The Boss of the Yan Family in Siheyuan

Chapter 454 Building fortifications

Author: Star Traveler

"Yes." After hearing Yan Xishan's order, the staff officer turned around and left the command room, and sent a telegram to the 358th Regiment.

"Pay close attention to the movements of the Japanese troops, and report any abnormal behavior in a timely manner. If necessary, you can spend more time with the Japanese couriers." Yan Laoxi said to the adjutant on the side after seeing the staff member go out.

"Understood." After hearing Yan Laoxi's words, the adjutant on the side responded quickly. They had done this kind of thing before. After all, as a warlord, what he cared about most was his own interest.

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At this time, the new regiment was stationed in Zhaojiayu, and Li Yunlong was meditating in front of the map.

"Regiment commander, brigade commander's telegram." The telegraph operator walked into the room and said to Li Yunlong.

"Oh, the brigade commander's telegram. Why did he remember to send me a telegram? Bring it over and let me see it." When Li Yunlong heard that the telegraph operator said it was a telegram from the brigade commander, he felt a little different and said to him.

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Zhao Gang, who was on the side, heard what the telegraph operator said and looked towards Li Yunlong.

But seeing Li Yunlong frowning as he read the telegram, he asked: "What's wrong, Old Li? What's the matter? What did the brigade commander say?"

After hearing what Zhao Gang said, Li Yunlong did not answer, but handed him the telegram in his hand.

Zhao Gang took the telegram from Li Yunlong and started reading it. However, as Zhao Gang finished reading the telegram, his brows furrowed unconsciously.

Then he sighed and said: "Old Li, this is not a good thing. Two more divisions have arrived from the Kwantung Army."

Hearing Zhao Gang's words, Li Yunlong sighed: "Yes, there are two more divisions, this is not within our plan.

"Lao Li, if that doesn't work, let's retreat." Zhao Gang asked worriedly.

"Withdraw, what a joke, where are you going to retreat to, to the Yellow River? The Japanese are eager for you to withdraw now. As soon as we withdraw, the Japanese propaganda against us will be overwhelming. By then the situation will be even more unfavorable to us, and we will retreat."

When the time comes, we still have to protect the people, but when the devils come up, we will be even more passive." Li Yunlong looked unhappy and said to Zhao Gangshang.

"Then what do you mean, what are you going to do?" I don't blame Zhao Gang for wanting to retreat. The main reason is that the Japanese have mobilized too many troops this time. If nothing else, the Kwantung Army with two divisions alone is not what it is now.

The New Regiment can compete with it. Although the New Regiment has developed rapidly in the past six months, its military strength has expanded to more than 17,000 people.

Moreover, since secretly contacting the Muto escort in Ping'an County, there has been no fighting during this period. The soldiers have been training hard. But when Zhao Gang thought about it, his individual strength was definitely not that of the Kwantung Army. After all, they were among the elite of the Japanese army.

of elites.

But Li Yunlong would definitely not be willing to give up the base area and retreat. After all, this base area has been developed for a year, and now everything is on track. If it is given up so easily, the previous investment will be in vain.

Well, and the New Regiment finally took root in the base area, and now it has to travel here and there, the soldiers would not agree. After all, most of the New Regiment's soldiers were recruited after coming here.

So Li Yunlong thought for a while and said: "What I mean is that the situation remains the same. The people should evacuate, but we can't evacuate. We must have a good fight with the little devils here, otherwise the prestige of our new regiment in the hearts of the people will definitely be destroyed."

It was a big blow.”

Hearing Li Yunlong's words, Zhao Gang frowned and said: "Old Li, my opinion is that we can avoid his edge first. After all, it is not easy for the new regiment to get to where they are today. It would be too bad if they are lost in this battle.

What a pity, are you just cruel enough to watch the team you formed yourself disappear?"

The reason why Zhao Gang suggested that Li Yunlong retreat was mainly because he felt that the Japanese troops had come with too many troops and that the New Regiment could not resist them. This was beyond their previous expectations.

"Old Zhao, I understand what you said, but we have no choice now but to fight the Japanese." Li Yunlong said to Zhao Gang, his tone seemed a little hasty, because Zhao Gang's opinions were inconsistent with his own. This is

He didn't allow it. Although he knew that Zhao Gang had good intentions, Li Yunlong didn't include the word "retreat" in his words, so he was very opposed to Zhao Gang's opinion.

"Besides, we are now a collective with the New Second Independent Regiment. Even if we want to retreat, we must consider the opinions of Ding Wei and Kong Jiede." Li Yunlong said to Zhao Gang again.

"In that case, now let someone notify Commander Ding and Commander Kong to come over and let's discuss it together." After hearing Li Yunlong's words, Zhao Gang thought about it. After all, the Eighth Route Army in southwest Shanxi

There were only three of them in the team, and their three groups were also close to each other, so he responded.

"Huzi, arrange for someone to call Lao Ding and Lao Kong. Just tell them that I have something important to discuss with them. Go ahead." After hearing Zhao Gang's words, Li Yunlong shouted to Huzi who was standing guard at the door.

"Yes, Commander, I will arrange for people to go there right away." After receiving Li Yunlong's order, Huzi turned around and left, and arranged for people to go to the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment to find Kong Jie and Ding Wei.

After Li Yunlong saw Huzi leaving, he sat on a chair and started smoking. Zhao Gang looked in the direction of the door and didn't know what he was thinking. The two of them sat in the regimental headquarters like this for two hours, doing nothing.

As for the New Second Regiment, Kong Jie was arranging the transportation team, because today happened to be the day to go to the New First Regiment to pick up food, and he was giving some instructions to Old Man Huang in the logistics department.

"Old Huangtou, you have to pay attention to safety on the road. The food we are hauling this time is related to the food and clothing problem of more than 3,000 people in our independent group. We can't make any mistakes. I will ask the security platoon to follow you later and be responsible for escorting the food. You

You have to transport the food back to me safely." Kong Jie told Old Man Huang with a serious expression.

More than half a year has passed since the last Japanese ambush. The independent regiment has grown from more than 2,000 people in the past to more than 3,000 people. Although the strength has increased, the logistics cannot keep up. Well,

With the support of the new group, he wouldn't know what to do otherwise.

"Don't worry, Captain, there won't be any accidents. I will transport the food back to you safely." Old Man Huang knew that the matter was of great importance, so he promised Kong Jie firmly.

"Okay, as long as you know that this matter is not trivial, there is nothing else to pay attention to. Pay attention to safety on the road. Let's go."

As soon as Kong Jie finished speaking to Old Man Huang, he saw his guard running over to him and saying, "Captain, someone from the New Regiment is here."

"Oh, someone from the new group has arrived. Hurry, invite them in." Kong Jie heard that it was someone from the new group. Although he didn't know what happened to Li Yunlong, he was short-tongued after all, so Kong Jie said

He asked people to come over in a good voice.

When the soldiers of the new regiment came in, they saluted Kong Jie and then said: "Captain Kong, our regiment leader asked you to discuss important matters with you and asked you to go to our regiment headquarters."

Although he didn't know what Li Yunlong was up to, Kong Jie still said: "I know, I'm going to your new regiment headquarters now." After saying that, he turned to Old Man Huang who had not left yet and said: "Old Huang, this time

I'll go with you to collect food, and we'll set off now."

"Yes, captain." After hearing Kong Jie's words, he hurried out to greet the transportation team."

Looking at Old Man Huang's back, Kong Jie said to the guard on the side: "Go and lead my horse, let's go first."

Hearing Kong Jie's words, the guard quickly went out and brought Kong Jie's horse over, and then handed it over to Kong Jie's hands.

Kong Jie took the horse's rope, got on his horse and rushed towards the new regiment headquarters with two guards.

Two hours later, Kong Jie arrived at the headquarters of the New Regiment in Zhaojiayu, and happened to meet Ding Wei, who was also coming on horseback, at the entrance of the village.

When the two entered the headquarters of the new regiment, they saw Li Yunlong sitting on a chair smoking a cigarette. He looked very worried, so the two looked at each other.

"Lao Li, why did you call me and Lao Kong over?" Ding Wei first asked Li Yunlong.

After hearing Ding Wei's words, Li Yunlong raised his head and looked at him, and then slowly said: "This is a telegram from the brigade commander. The Japanese are going to launch an operation against us. You two should read it first, and we will discuss it after reading it.

"After speaking, Li Yunlong picked up the telegram on the table and handed it to Ding Wei.

Upon seeing this, Ding Wei took the telegram and read it. After reading it, he gave it to Kong Jie. The two of them read it for more than ten minutes.

After reading this, both of them were a little surprised and did not speak. Instead, they stared at Li Yunlong, wanting to hear what Li Yunlong meant.

"What I mean is that our three armies will merge into one, and then we will have a good showdown with the Japanese in southwest Shanxi, and we will evacuate the people in our camp from now on. Although the Japanese have transferred two divisions from the Kwantung Army,

, but we are not vegetarians. If the Japs come, we will turn around and leave without saying a word. That is not my style, Li Yunlong. I carry one head on two shoulders. I don’t believe that the Japs are not afraid of death." Li Yunlong's face was filled with murderous intent.

said. After that, he took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took out one and started smoking.

After Li Yunlong finished speaking, Zhao Gang on the side said: "What I mean is to avoid its sharp edges and preserve our strength. After all, it is not easy for our three regiments to get to where they are today. If this battle wipes out all three of our regiments, what will happen to us?"

It is also a heavy loss for our Eighth Route Army. Moreover, the enemies coming this time are not ordinary. With the two divisions of the Kwantung Army, we do not have an advantage in strength at all, and the overall quality of the soldiers is not comparable. We have no chance of winning."

"Okay, Lao Ding, Lao Kong, what do you two think?" After hearing Zhao Gang's words, Li Yulong quickly asked Ding Wei and Kong Jie.

After hearing the general meaning of the two, Ding Wei thought for a while and then raised his head and said: "Then let me express my opinion first. If there is anything wrong, you can add it."

After saying that, Ding Weiyou thought for a moment, thought about his words, and then said: "I think what Lao Li said is right. Before the Japanese come, we should consider how to retreat. This is not only for the soldiers below, but also for the reputation of our Eighth Route Army."

, or the common people in the base area, it is a huge blow, so I do not agree with retreat. Whether our three regiments are defeated or survive, we should stick to our positions at this time.

It stands to reason that the enemies have come to show off their power at our doorstep, and we have retreated repeatedly. Even if we die, we will die on the battlefield, otherwise there is no difference between us and those warlord troops." When he said this again, Ding Wei thought of what he had done before.

The Northeastern Army, they didn't fire a single shot and gave up more than one million square kilometers of land to the little devils, but now they are scolded by the people across the country.

"Old Ding, I think so too. A soldier must have the backbone of a soldier. If he dies on the battlefield, it doesn't matter if he is shrouded in horse leather. Eighteen years later, our man is a good man again." Li Yunlong looked at Ding with a smile on his face.

Wei said: "Our Eighth Route Army team must have this kind of momentum that will show its sword when encountering the enemy. Even if we die in battle, we will be proud of our defeat."

"Lao Kong, what's your opinion?" After hearing Li Yunlong's words, Ding Wei turned to Kong Jie and asked.

Originally, Kong Jie agreed with what Zhao Gang said. After all, only by preserving his strength can he have the last laugh. Moreover, there are only so many troops in the Eighth Route Army. The loss of any one troop is a heavy loss for them, let alone the loss of three troops.

There are several groups, and they are all the size of the main group.

But after hearing the words of Li Yunlong and Ding Wei, his thoughts began to waver. After all, as a soldier, it is a shame to flee without fighting when encountering a powerful enemy, and this shame will follow him throughout his life and will never be washed away.

Can't take it off.

"I agree with what Lao Li and Lao Ding said. Although doing this will cause heavy losses to the strength of our Eighth Route Army, I don't want to be a deserter." Kong Jie thought for a while and said. He finally chose to stand with Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang.

Together.

Maybe they are not a mature politician, but they are definitely a courageous soldier.

After listening to Kong Jie's words, Zhao just said slowly after waiting for a long time: "Okay, since your opinion is to stick to your position, then I can only agree. I will now arrange personnel to take care of the fellow villagers in the defense area.

All moved to a safe place."

Zhao Gang has now figured it out, because what Li Yunlong, Ding Wei, and Kong Jie said makes sense. They fight as soldiers to protect their homes and countries. If they run away when they see a strong enemy, then what kind of soldiers are they?

After Zhao Gang left, Li Yunlong pulled Ding Wei and Kong Jie to the map.

"Lao Kong, Lao Ding, our three regiments are currently focusing on position construction and defense fortifications. This time, we must have a good fight with the little Japanese. The Japanese Kwantung Army is known as the "Flower of the Army."

I beat him so hard that chrysanthemums bloomed all over the ground. Even if the King of Hell comes, I will also stroke his two beards.

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At this time, the 358th Regiment also received orders from Yan Laoxi.

"Regiment leader, the commander ordered us to temporarily withdraw from the defense area and wait until the Japanese operation is over before letting us come back." Fang Ligong walked into the command room with the telegram and walked up to Chu Yunfei and said.