Chapter 128

More and more troops are blocking the Japanese army, not only the Eighth Route Army, but also many troops of the Jinsui army have joined the operation.

In the Eighth Route Army headquarters, Mr. Peng held the table and wondered, "what's going on? The whole northwest of Shanxi is in a mess, but we don't know any news from our headquarters."

A staff officer smiled bitterly and said, "who said no? I called many troops below. They all said they didn't know what was going on. They just found that the Japanese army had such a big move, so they took the initiative to attack. Anyway, the purpose was to make the Japanese army uncomfortable!"

Mr. Peng said angrily, "I have no problem making the Japanese army uncomfortable, but I have to find out what's going on. Where is the source of this incident? What's the reason for the Japanese army to make such a big move? I'm afraid I can't even sleep if I don't find out these things!"

On the other side of the telephone table, a staff officer suddenly shouted with ecstasy, "I've got it! I've got it!"

Mr. Peng smiled and hurriedly asked, "what's clear? Talk about it!"

The staff officer came over and said with a smile, "boss, I finally found out. The source of this incident turned out to be Ping'an County!"

Mr. Peng wondered, "Ping'an County? Is that our army over there?"

The staff officer said, "it's the independent regiment of the 386 brigade!"

Mr. Peng patted his thigh and said, "I should have thought it was Li Yunlong! What did he do to make so many Japanese troops move?"

The staff officer was a little hesitant. Mr. Peng wondered, "what's the matter? Is there anything you can't say?"

The staff officer had to say, "boss, you have wronged Li Yunlong this time!"

Mr. Peng said strangely, "Why have I wronged him? Isn't it caused by his independent regiment this time?"

The staff officer said: "It's the independent regiment, but not Li Yunlong... I'll start from the beginning! Well, before, a small Japanese army raided the headquarters of the independent regiment. Li Yunlong was seriously injured in the battle and is still unconscious in the field hospital. The headquarters of the independent regiment also suffered heavy losses, and more than half of the guards were injured. Then political commissar Guo Lingfeng called all the troops of the independent regiment to attack Ping'an County City, so the Japanese sent several reinforcements to Ping'an County. As a result, they were tenaciously blocked by several troops of our army and friendly forces, and they couldn't reach Ping'an. The Japanese headquarters seemed to be in a hurry. Even the troops in Taiyuan went out, and the scale of the battle became bigger and bigger. Now there are wars everywhere in the whole northwest of Shanxi, which is completely in a mess! "

Mr. Peng frowned and asked, "do you mean... It's not Li Yunlong who caused the trouble this time, but Guo Lingfeng?"

The staff officer nodded and said, "as far as I know, that's it!"

Mr. Peng patted his head and said with a bitter smile, "I knew this boy was so capable of tossing around. I shouldn't have sent him to partner with Li Yunlong in those years! This boy is really not a fuel-efficient lamp. He has been with Li Yunlong for several years? I think he's going to be better than the blue?... by the way, how's Li Yunlong's injury?"

The staff officer thought for a moment and said, "what I learned is that he has had an operation in the hospital and the bullet has been taken out, but he hasn't woken up. He hasn't been out of danger yet."

Mr. Peng was always worried and said, "what's wrong with Li Yunlong? Every time this smelly boy gets into trouble, I can't wait to screw off his dog's head. I'm really worried about him now that he's injured and lies down!... in this way, inform Chen Geng, let him go to the hospital to see Li Yunlong, and express my condolences on behalf of me! In case this boy wakes up, he scolds me for being impersonal!"

The staff officer nodded and said with a smile, "if Li Yunlong woke up, he would be very happy to know that you are so nervous about him!"

Mr. Peng said angrily, "I'm nervous about him? If he doesn't cause me trouble, I'll burn Gao Xiang!... by the way, after this incident, remember to remind me that I have to transfer Guo Lingfeng as soon as possible! Let him stay with Li Yunlong, and I don't know how much trouble to cause in the future!"

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The front attack of the independent regiment finally began to encounter the tenacious resistance of the Japanese garrison in Ping'an County, and fell into a temporary stagnation under the four walls of the county.

Guo Lingfeng was burning with anxiety. He knew that now the battle was not just as simple as his independent regiment fighting a safe county. The whole northwest of Shanxi had become a bloody ladle, with flames everywhere.

If the independent regiment can not break through Ping'an County in a short time, dozens of troops of the Eighth Route Army and the Kuomintang army will be in danger.

Moreover, the independent regiment will bear the brunt and even be in danger of being destroyed. Once it reaches that point, the encirclement and support will become a joke, and the Japanese army will begin to catch turtles in a jar.

But fortunately, Guo Lingfeng knew that the number of Japanese troops in Ping'an County was not large, only about 1000. With the increasing intensity, the independent regiment surrounded by the city will gradually take advantage of its large number of troops and powerful firepower.

In other words, it is only a matter of time before the independent regiment breaks through the county. The key lies in whether the independent regiment breaks through the county first or whether the blocking forces can not stop the Japanese reinforcements first.

At this time, both sides fight for one breath!

Zhang Li's district team has repulsed the Japanese charge many times. From the first more than 100 people to now, there are still more than 30 people left, and more than half of these living people are injured.

Li Shiyong's company on the opposite highland also suffered heavy casualties, leaving only more than 40 people, most of whom were slightly injured.

After all, relying on them, even if they rely on the advantage of geographical advantage and face the crazy attack of a whole Japanese regiment, they have gradually lost their hold.

In fact, they were already proud enough to rely on an army of less than 300 people, half of whom were local armed forces, and even blocked the full wing of more than 3800 Japanese troops for seven hours.

Another attack by the enemy was repulsed. Zhang Li looked around and there were only nine brothers left.

A soldier's face was blackened by the smoke of gunpowder, and his sweat ran down his cheeks and suddenly became a big flower face. Zhang Li looked at him and suddenly couldn't help laughing.

The soldier didn't know why and asked, "Captain, what are you laughing at? We're all dying. Are you still in the mood to laugh?"

Zhang Li said with a smile, "what can't laugh? Anyway, now we laugh and cry. Why don't we die with a smile?"

The soldier looked up and thought, suddenly smiled and said, "that's reasonable! Captain, wait for the devil to come up again, I'll throw out all the remaining grenades for him. It's useless to keep them anyway!"

Zhang Li said positively, "no, at least one must be left! You think, if we come up barehanded, what if the devil comes up? Do you want to be a prisoner?"

The soldier smiled and said, "you know what commissar Guo said -- 'leave the last bullet to me!' now we have no bullets, so we have to leave grenades!"

Zhang Li said with a smile, "smart!"

While chatting, the soldier lying in the front trench shouted, "Captain, the devil is coming up again!"

Zhang Li scolded: "I'm so tired. Are these devils coming again? What a special thing! It's really not reassuring!... shit, brothers, get up, don't spread out and get ready to fight..."