Gaoyang City fought a battle, and ten minutes after the end of the battle, all departments were cleaning up the battlefield in a tense manner.

"Regiment commander, according to the latest statistics of the various departments cleaning up the battlefield: we killed a total of 9,082 Japanese puppet troops in Gaoyang, captured more than 300 puppet soldiers, and captured a large number of guns and ammunition!" In the headquarters of Yuki Miyashita, Li Yunlong, who had entered here, was receiving a report from Duan Peng.

Li Yunlong smiled and said, "Haha, the brothers are all playing well." By the way, have you already contacted the guerrillas of our army in the Baiyangdian area for armed resistance? ”。

"It has been connected, Gaoyang City originally belonged to the south of Baiyangdian, and there were guerrillas in the mountains and dense forests outside the city. We sent the guerrilla fighters who had just joined us in Baoding out to make contact, and they were already in touch. At this time, a guerrilla force of several hundred people was entering the city, and it had already contacted the various units that were cleaning up the battlefield, and was carrying the captured Japanese food, grass and ammunition. ”

Duan Peng smiled and said out loud.

Li Yunlong nodded, with the help of the nearby guerrillas, Li Yunlong did not have to issue an order to ask the soldiers to blow up and destroy the captured grain, grass and ammunition.

At this time, Zhang Dabiao and Zhou Hua, cavalry companies, Sun Desheng and other main commanders and fighters all rushed to Li Yunlong's place.

After seeing that everyone had arrived, Li Yunlong did the main position of the headquarters where Yuki Miyashita was, and waved his hand to signal that the big guy had also done it.

After everyone was in place, Li Yunlong motioned to Wei Dayong on the side to spread out the military map, pointed to it and said: "At present, our department has captured Gaoyang City, killed countless Japanese puppet troops, and captured a large amount of grain, grass and ammunition in the city, which can be described as a great victory. Judging from the information obtained so far, a few minutes before the old devil Yuki Miyashita was finally killed, he had already asked the Japanese garrison in Renqiu for response and reinforcements. At this time, Ren Qiu's little devil is estimated to have reported our situation to Beiping! The big guys are talking about it, whether we follow the original plan and take a hidden rest in the Baiyangdian area! ”。

"Commander, the enemy situation has changed. We appeared in Gaoyang City, and the Japanese army in Renqiu knew that we were the headquarters of the new regiment, and we must be Daju. You must know that Renqiu is just a small city, and it is estimated that there will not be too many Japanese troops stationed in Renqiu. However, the Japanese army at Renqiu may establish a blockade from the east and block us first! Zhou Hua, the commander of the independent battalion, said solemnly.

Li Yunlong said: "Old Zhou, do you mean that the troops withdrew from the Baiyangdian area and moved in other directions? ”。

"Yes, Baiyangdian is still close to the Pinghan Railway Zone. And once Tada Jun knows that we are in the Baiyangdian area, he will inevitably mobilize heavy troops to encircle and suppress us. Although the reeds in Baiyangdian are dense, it is suitable for the troops to fight guerrilla concealment. However, the fame of our new regiment is too great, and it is not impossible that the encirclement and suppression forces mobilized by Tada Jun will inevitably be many times or even more than ten times the number of troops that the Japanese army used to encircle and suppress our army's guerrillas in the Baiyangdian area in the past. ”

At this time, Zhang Dabiao, the commander of the first battalion, also bowed his head and said: "Regiment commander, I agree with Lao Zhou's suggestion. In fact, the troops can rest for half the night in the Baiyangdian area. Then, in the second half of the night, or in the early hours of the morning, the troops marched rapidly and withdrew from Baiyangdian and attacked in other directions. ”。

Others, such as Sun Desheng, commander of the cavalry company, Duan Peng, captain of the special combat team, and others also opened their mouths to make suggestions and agreed with Zhang Dabiao and Zhou Hua's analysis and suggestions.

Li Yunlong saw that everyone agreed that they could rest and recuperate in the Baiyangdian area for a short time, but they needed to withdraw from Baiyangdian and move to other directions. Otherwise, it would be a big trouble to be blocked by the heavy troops of the Japanese army in North China in the Baiyangdian area.

In the final analysis, at this time, although the troops under Li Yunlong's command had gathered the strength of the nearby guerrillas after the Battle of Baoding to join the new regiment, the strength of the troops had increased to more than 2,000 people. However, in the face of the heavy threat of three divisions and several independent brigades directly under the command of the Japanese army headquarters in North China, Li Yunlong still knew that what they said was right.

Therefore, Li Yunlong said: "Okay, so be it." After the troops finished cleaning up the battlefield, they withdrew from Gaoyang City. There is no need to rest in Baiyangdian, and notify the local guerrillas of our army who have entered the city to carry grain, grass and ammunition to attack and advance in the direction of Renqiu. Pay attention, let them play our flag. And we can break away from the Baiyangdian area and attack south. ”。

"Yes, Commander! It's just the regimental commander, where do we go south to rest? Zhang Dabiao, the commander of the first battalion, nodded, but then asked.

Li Yunlong pointed to the military map on the table, and said with a smile: "Go south, fight Suning, and after a few hours of rest here, the troops will continue to march at night." When the time comes, we will go all the way south from Suning and attack Raocheng, Wuyi and other places. Directly drag the main force of the Japanese army south! As for the goal of the march at that time, let's talk about it! ”。

"Yes, Captain." When everyone heard this, they knew what Li Yunlong meant, and they all nodded in agreement.

After that, Li Yunlong commanded all units to continue to clean up the battlefield, assisting the local men and horses of his own guerrillas near Gaoyang to carry the grain, grass and ammunition captured from the city.

At this time, in the city of Beiping, in the Japanese headquarters of the North China Front, although Tada Jun learned that Baoding had been lost, he urgently dispatched more than a dozen Japanese bombers of the 11th Air Brigade of the Japanese Air Force in Nanyuan Airport to fly over Baoding City and bomb the Japanese warehouses in the city. It's just that at that time, there was no longer a single soldier of the Eighth Route Army and the guerrillas in Baoding City.

Nearly an hour later, the news of the loss of Gaoyang City was reported to Beiping from the defenders of Renqiu, and Tada Jun only knew at this time that Li Yunlong's army had actually rushed east to Gaoyang, and had attacked again at night, capturing Gaoyang City in a short period of time. Tada Jun, who was angry, almost lost his breath.

"It's all rubbish, Yuki Miyashita has already strengthened his vigilance, and he was actually attacked by Li Yunlong's troops at night to conquer Gaoyang City. The commander of the imperial army, now facing Li Yunlong's troops, has no strength to fight? "Tada Jun is a little numb now, and the reports of the defeat are gradually increasing, so he can't be numb if he doesn't want to.

Fujimoto Haruki, chief of staff of the headquarters, who reported to Tada Jun that Gaoyang had been attacked by Li Yunlong's troops, said in a condensed voice: "Your Excellency, the Renqiu garrison reports, according to the urgent telegram information from Yuki Miyashita asking them for help at the end, it can be seen that the Eighth Route Army troops attacking Gaoyang City are very strong in combat, and there are at least more than 1,500 to about 2,000 troops. The strength is strong, the Renqiu garrison asks for reinforcements, and the enemy army is afraid that the enemy army is approaching Renqiu, and the garrison is invincible! ”。

"How many imperial troops are there in Renqiu? Fujimoto-kun! Tada Jun had a huge detailed map of North China and Hebei Province in front of him, and pointed to Renqiu City near Baiyangdian Lake above.

Fujimoto Haruki pointed to the Ren Qiu Cheng on the map above and said with a wry smile: "There is only less than one squadron of the Imperial Army, and the Imperial Association Army only has two companies of troops, less than three hundred guns!" 100% can't stop Li Yunlong's army from advancing eastward! Your Excellency, Commander! ”。