"Regiment commander, if a war starts at Zhaojiayu, once we can't quickly get out of contact with the strength of a brigade of the Japanese Itagaki Division, it will be very troublesome at that time." Zhang Dabiao said worriedly.

The Itagaki Division is known as the elite division of the Japanese army, with strong combat effectiveness. The defeat of dozens of divisions of the Chinese army with less than one division at the beginning shows that the Japanese troops under the command of Seishiro Itagaki are not as easy to deal with as the Japanese troops of the Fourth Division, which are not very strong in their fighting will.

He Yongjie, the commander of the fourth battalion, nodded and said, "Regiment commander, we only have more than a thousand people, although the brothers have good combat effectiveness. The guys in their hands are also sufficient, and it is not a problem to deal with them for a while. However, if we were to engage the main force of one of Itagaki Seishiro's brigades here in Zhaojiayu, I am afraid that our losses would be great. ”。

The rest of the commanders and fighters all nodded, but agreed with Zhang Dabiao and He Yongjie's suggestions.

The consistent operation of the new regiment has a tradition of frontally attacking the elite units of the Japanese army. However, the Japanese troops of Seishiro Itagaki were extremely strong, and if they were entangled by the Japanese army commanded by Seishiro Itagaki, the old devil, it would be very troublesome for the main force to retreat at that time.

Li Yunlong saw that everyone did not agree with the exchange of fire between Zhaojiayu and a brigade of Itagaki Seishiro, and he was immediately speechless.

However, if you don't stop and fight a head-on battle with the cunning old devil of Seishiro Itagaki on the bright side, it is estimated that it will be difficult to hang the old devil Seishiro Itagaki to continue to pursue himself and enter the depths of Mount Hakuto.

"Special mother, brothers, if we don't fight head-on with Itagaki Seishiro's troops, if the old devil Itagaki Seishiro doesn't pursue us at that time, this gang of devils will be in trouble once they go south! The construction of the base area has now reached the most critical moment, and Zhao Gang is under great pressure from them in the base area. The construction of new recruits and base areas will take time. This battle must be fought! ”

Li Yunlong waved his hand and pointed to the location of the dot representing Zhao Jiayu on the unfolded map.

"Captain! We now have less than one regiment of troops, and it is difficult to calculate the victory or defeat of a brigade in the terrain of Zhaojiayu and a brigade of Seishiro Itagaki in this terrain. Once we are in a scorching war, we will be in trouble if we want to retreat at that time. What's more, it is daylight now, and the devil's fighter planes will also be dispatched once the wind and snow stop properly. Here, it's not far from Datong. Zhang Dabiao, the commander of the first battalion, pointed to the map and analyzed Li Yunlong worriedly.

Li Yunlong waved his hand and said, "It's not okay not to fight." But we won't all be left to fight with Seishiro Itagaki's army! ”。

He Yongjie, the commander of the fourth battalion, was puzzled: "Regiment commander, what do you mean?" ”。

Zhang Dabiao, the commander of the first battalion on the side, immediately realized the meaning of Li Yunlong's words, and suddenly smiled: "Regiment commander, do you mean to leave some men and horses in Zhaojiayu to block the main force of the devil?" The rest of the troops continued to withdraw to the depths of Mount Baishan? ”。

"Not bad!" Li Yunlong said with a smile: "What you said is right, we only have more than 1,000 people, and it is impossible to fight head-on with the two wings of Zhaojiayu and Itagaki Seishiro, this is a bad act." But we can't afford to give up a head-to-head battle with Seishiro Itagaki. Otherwise, the old devil Itagaki Seishiro saw the vast deep mountains and old forests of Baishan Mountain, and he would definitely not be willing to let the main forces of the two wings enter the mountain to encircle and suppress us. What's more, the snow is also relatively deep now, and it is difficult to go into the mountains to encircle and suppress. ”。

After a pause, Li Yunlong continued: "If we want to hold the strength of Seishiro Itagaki's two wings, it is still necessary to fight head-on. But there won't be too many troops! ”。

When Zhang Dabiao heard this, he took the lead in seizing the blocking task and said: "Regiment commander, this frontal blocking operation, hand it over to our battalion!" ”。

He Yongjie, the commander of the fourth battalion on the side, quit and said hurriedly: "Lao Zhang, your kid has been in charge of the main attack task many times, so this time I will hand it over to our fourth battalion." ”。

So, Zhang Dabiao and He Yongjie grabbed the blocking task in front of Li Yunlong.

However, Li Yunlong had already made a decision, and saw Li Yunlong waving his hand to stop the two of them from bickering.

"Hey, you two guys stop it. Lao He, your fourth battalion has just been reorganized and joined our new regiment. Moreover, the four battalions were all adapted from guerrillas, and they were good at guerrilla warfare in the mountains, and many times they did not have the experience of fighting resistance warfare and positional warfare head-on with the elite units of the Japanese army. This time, the task of blocking in Zhaojiayu will be handed over to Zhang Dabiao's battalion! Li Yunlong said with a smile.

He Yongjie's fourth battalion was a newly formed unit that joined during the war, and the soldiers of the fourth battalion were all guerrilla fighters. But at this time, it was the elite Japanese troops of Seishiro Itagaki who were chasing after him, and they were still two wings. Under the crush, He Yongjie's four battalions may not be able to withstand it.

When He Yongjie heard this, he was persuaded by Li Yunlong. The Fourth Battalion was indeed adapted from the local guerrillas and was good at fighting mountain guerrillas. A large-scale frontal blocking battle is not necessarily the opponent of a battalion. In other words, what kind of war to fight also depends on the specific type of combat that each unit is good at.

"Okay, Commander, I see." He Yongjie nodded a little frustratedly.

Li Yunlong turned to Zhang Dabiao and said, "Dabiao, your first battalion is going to fight in the streets of Zhaojiayu Village, fighting with devils. At least to withstand the attack of the two wings of Seishiro Itagaki for half an hour, can it be done? ”。

"Captain!"

Zhang Dabiao said solemnly: "My battalion has to hold in Zhaojiayu for half an hour? ”。

"Not bad! Half an hour was enough to make Itagaki Seishiro's anger soar. The main force continued to retreat after ten minutes, and assisted the people of Zhaojiayu to withdraw from here and take refuge in the mountains. If you insist on half an hour, we will be able to settle Zhaojiayu's fellow villagers in the deep mountains by then. Half an hour after the blockade, the first battalion will meet us immediately. Li Yunlong pointed to the map.

Zhang Dabiao said: "Commander, there is no problem. However, Wang Chengzhu's artillery team will be left with us. ”。

"No problem!" Li Yunlong waved his hand arrogantly and said, "Wang Chengzhu's artillery is all left behind to provide you with artillery support." In addition, I am leaving you three Maxim heavy machine guns and fifteen Czech light machine guns to strengthen your interdiction firepower. ”。

"Commander, that's enough! It was enough to withstand Itagaki Seishiro's attack for half an hour. Zhang Dabiao said with a smile, with so much machine gun and artillery support, it is still possible to withstand Itagaki Seishiro for half an hour.

Li Yunlong saw that all the orders had been completed, so he said: "Okay, all the troops are ready!" Ten minutes later, the troops assisted the evacuation of Zhaojiayu's fellow villagers. The first battalion immediately carried out the construction of blocking fortifications along Zhaojiayu! ”。。

"Yes, Captain!" All the people got up and stood up, and then they went away.

At this time, less than a minute after everyone left, a soldier walked up to Li Yunlong with a sinister face and said, "Regiment leader, Yang Xiuqin, president of the Zhaojiayu Women's Rescue Association, wants to see you." ”。