Chapter 49 Break through from the front!
In order to maintain his position and avoid being blamed for the defeat in this battle, Nobutsu Sakata quickly ordered his troops to launch a frantic attack.
As long as people are busy or anxious, they will definitely make mistakes.
Especially Nobutsu Sakata, who also did not rest for a night. He is already older and his health is not very good.
Therefore, his tired body caused him to make a fatal mistake.
As the troops were constantly ordered to attack, many guards came in and out of the command center.
This whole scene fell into Qin Yangming's eyes.
"What are you laughing at, kid?"
Li Yunlong, who was standing by, was quite confused when he heard the voice coming from Qin Yangming's mouth.
However, his telescope was not as powerful as Qin Yangming's, so he could not see the situation.
"Captain, look, this is the Japs' headquarters."
Qin Yangming handed the telescope to Li Yunlong, pointed in the direction of the Japanese headquarters and spoke to Li Yunlong.
"Hey, Huzi, Huzi, go and call Li Erhu over to me."
"Captain, there's no need to shout. I calculated. It's only six kilometers, and we can fire one shot."
……
In Gujiabao near Cangyunling, in a fortress built by a landlord.
Fang Ligong, the staff officer of the 358th Regiment, walked quickly up the stairs, reached the top of the dock, and came to Chu Yunfei, who was observing the battle on Cangyun Ridge with a telescope.
"Commander, this time the Eighth Route Army has run into a tough opponent."
"This is a mixed force of the Sakata Regiment of the Japanese Army's 4th Brigade and the 3rd Brigade."
Upon hearing this, Chu Yunfei turned his head and looked at Fang Ligong.
"Sakata Corps? Haha, what a narrow road for enemies. We fought against them last time."
"Ah."
Fang Ligong nodded: "Sakata is not an easy enemy to deal with. During the Battle of Xinkou, Sakata's regiment defeated two divisions of the Central Army."
"The last time our regiment fought him in Luye, it only took an hour and we suffered nearly three hundred casualties."
Fang Ligong sighed, and continued with some lingering fear: "If we hadn't retreated quickly, the 358th Regiment would have been completely wiped out by him."
Chu Yunfei nodded, indicating that what Fang Ligong said was correct.
"This time the Eighth Route Army ran into trouble; their equipment was poor and their ammunition was not sufficient.
Judging from their appearance, they may have concentrated most of the artillery of the entire brigade or even the entire division in order to stop the Sakata Regiment."
"After the Japanese planes bombed just now, their artillery stopped firing. I guess they have run out of artillery."
"If we engage in a firefight with such a powerful opponent, I'm afraid it will be very dangerous."
Chu Yunfei's tone was full of regret.
Fang Ligong also felt the same way: "Yes, this group of Eighth Route Army is definitely finished."
"The battle will have an outcome by noon at the latest. Sakata has surrounded Cang Yunling now. They won't be able to hold out for much longer anyway."
Listening to what Fang Ligong said, Chu Yunfei looked at the Japanese in the direction of Cangyunling with a telescope: "I was wondering if we can give them some support."
"Even if we can only provide a little artillery support on the periphery, maybe with this little artillery support, they can break out."
Fang Ligong shook his head and said, "Commander, I'm afraid we can't do anything about this. Commander Yan of the Second War Zone has repeatedly stressed that we must have a written order from the headquarters to cooperate with the Eighth Route Army.
Apart from this, no soldiers or troops may be moved.”
As if worried that Chu Yunfei would disobey orders, Fang Ligong lowered his head and said, "Those who disobey orders will be severely punished."
"I know that, but it's really hard to bear watching the Japanese destroy our friendly forces while we can only stand still."
"In the end, we lost our own national defense capabilities."
"Yes, if the troops surrounded were the Nationalist Army, we would have helped even if we had to disobey orders, but now these are the Eighth Route Army."
"They are friendly forces in theory, but in reality they are the chairman's biggest concern."
Fang Ligong reminded Chu Yunfei: "These people will be dealt with sooner or later."
Chu Yunfei listened to Fang Ligong's words and nodded.
He naturally understood what Fang Ligong said. He was the Chairman's confidant. If the surrounded troops were the National Army, he would disobey orders and send troops to support them.
No matter what the result is, the chairman will definitely not punish him, and may even reward him.
But now it is the Eighth Route Army that is surrounded. If we send troops out without authorization, it will not only cause dissatisfaction among the Chairman, but also the Second War Zone Commander.
By then, Chu Yunfei’s life will be difficult.
“I don’t understand this principle.”
Chu Yunfei glanced at Fang Ligong and put down the telescope: "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Notify the frontline observation post to pay close attention to the movements of the Japanese." "If the Japanese enter our defense zone, order the first battalion and the artillery battalion to hit them hard."
……
In Sakata Nobutsu's command headquarters, after learning that the Eighth Route Army's artillery had been bombed by aircraft, they stopped firing.
Only some mortars and grenade launchers were firing.
Nobutsu Sakata believed that the Eighth Route Army's mountain artillery and infantry artillery had been completely destroyed.
Moreover, the Eighth Route Army had already abandoned the defensive positions on the secondary peak, and all personnel gathered on the main peak.
"Order the second, third, and fifth infantry battalions to attack from the front!"
"The remaining troops will attack from behind Cang Yun Ridge. I hope to resolve the battle within two hours!"
As the Japanese troops advanced, and Sakata Nobutsu mistakenly believed that the Eighth Route Army's artillery had been completely destroyed, his command center also began to move forward.
Li Yunlong, who was on the main peak position, watched the large Japanese force pressing forward and quickly gave orders.
"Zhang Dabiao, go give the order, everyone prepare to attack!"
"Yes!"
"Captain, just wait and see."
Zhang Dabiao took off his hat and said, "I promise to chop off the head of that old devil Sakata Nobutsu and use it as your chamber pot!"
"Hey, that's not necessary. We should prepare to retreat."
"The division headquarters and the field hospital have all been moved out. There's no need for us to waste time fighting the Japanese here."
"Soon the artillery will use up all their shells to blast open a road. Your mission is to clear this road completely!"
"Commander, Commander, the brigade commander sent a telegram asking us to take turns to cover and break out from Yujialing immediately.
The 771st and 772nd Regiments are now supporting us from the outside."
The communicator quickly ran to Li Yunlong and conveyed the brigade's order to him.
Li Yunlong turned his head and glanced at the Japanese soldiers who were about to rush into the 300-meter range: "Are you kidding? The Japanese soldiers' bayonets are against my heart. Retreat now?"
"If we retreat now, won't that mean we'll be beaten by the Japanese?"
"It's a pity they thought of breaking out at this time. Anyway, it's a breakout, so it doesn't matter where we go out."
Zhang Dabiao on the side said quickly: "Commander, the Yujialing direction has just been attacked several times. Now it is the weak point of the Japanese encirclement. It will be more likely to break through from there."
"What do you know?"
"If we leave, that bastard Sakata will definitely chase us like a wild dog. When they bring their artillery up the mountain, we will be the ones to be bombed."
"Correspondent,
Go and tell the brigade commander,
Our New 1st Regiment was held by the Japanese and had no way to withdraw from the battle. The regiment commander, Li Yunlong, decided to defeat the Japanese and break out from the front! "
Zhang Dabiao, who was standing by, lowered his head and whispered, "Captain, what you said makes sense, but you are disobeying orders from your superiors."
Li Yunlong looked at Zhang Dabiao and said through gritted teeth: "Zhang Dabiao."
"Have."
"stand at attention."
"Let me ask you a question. Who is the leader of the new group? What's his name?"
"Li Yunlong."
"Louder, you haven't eaten yet."
"Report, the leader of the new regiment is Li Yunlong!"
"The commander of the first battalion, Zhang Dabiao, has finished answering."
"That's right, go and execute the order. Didn't you see that Xiao Qin was sitting on the ground eating obediently?"
As Li Yunlong spoke, he pointed at Qin Yangming who was sitting on the ground eating beef jerky.
"No, what are you looking at me for? Want some?"
Qin Yangming suddenly noticed someone looking at him.
He found that Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao were staring at him.
He turned his head and looked around, making sure that there was no one else around, then took out the beef jerky he was chewing.
Li Yunlong waved his hand: "It's okay, it's okay, you can continue eating."
As Zhang Dabiao left and the Japanese discovered that the Eighth Route Army did not fire, they thought that the Eighth Route Army had run out of ammunition and immediately quickened their pace.
The Eighth Route Army soldiers on the mountain were holding torches and looking at the fuse in front of them.
In front of these Eighth Route Army troops were densely packed with unscrupulous artillery.
(End of this chapter)
