It's just that in the old base area of Hubei, in the face of the frantic sweep of the Japanese puppet army, the three battalions that returned to Hubei could hardly stand on their feet. At that time, the entire old base area was full of Japanese puppet troops. Every village, every mountain pass, and even every mountain ridge has the troops deployed by the Japanese puppet army.

After returning to Hubei, it can be said that there were several battles per day, and the losses of the troops were large. After not finding it for three whole days, the three battalions that remained in Hubei insisted on the local armed situation, and the three battalions that fought alone became a sweet spot in the eyes of the Japanese puppet army. Not only the Japanese army, but even the pseudo-plainclothes team and the pseudo-Hubei garrison relied on the support of the devils and dared to bite them.

Especially the pseudo-Hubei Garrison, maybe it was hurt by Li Ziyuan, but it didn't have the ability and ability to retaliate like Tsuruta Nunan. This time, I caught a small eight-way army, and I thought it was time for revenge. even abandoned the previous suspicions with the pseudo-Hubei plainclothes team and joined forces to deal with the third battalion.

With the support of the Japanese army, not only did they mobilize their troops to bite the three battalions. Even at night, he did not give up the pursuit for the first time. At this time, the three battalions were not only exhausted, but suffered a lot of losses in the blocking battle, the key was that the ammunition was already a little lacking, and they could not compete with the pursuing puppet army for the time being.

And he has been unable to get in touch with Liu Yanlai for a long time, and he has not been able to replenish him. Even because of the lack of food replenishment, there was a certain non-combat attrition in the troops. Although three days later, they managed to find the local armed forces in the southeast of Hubei.

But at that time, the entire base area was full of Japanese puppet troops, and even every village was full of Japanese puppet troops. Liu Yanlai's range of activities was compressed to a very small area, and even he could only be trapped in the deep mountains and old forests. The local cadres who stayed and persisted made great sacrifices, and Liu Yanlai, who was already three or four out of ten, and almost no one was available, and there was nothing to be done in the face of the predicament of the third battalion.

In the end, Song Weiye had no choice but to transfer to Licheng with his troops, and found his old troops to replenish part of the food and solve the urgent need. However, then Song Weiye, who was a little unwilling, handed over the wounded to the old army, and returned to the eastern mountainous area of Hubei with the troops.

In the past few days, they have been fighting everywhere. Liu Lianming, who transported supplies back to Hubei alone, was the one they picked up. In order to rush back the materials urgently needed by these troops, they fought seven battles in two days with the puppet Changzhi garrison and the Jinnan National Salvation Army, which were biting them behind them.

If it weren't for Li Ziyuan's actions in Changzhi, which attracted the attention of the Japanese army back to the vicinity of Changzhi City, I am afraid that this batch of supplies would be difficult to keep. The battalion now had less than a company of strength left, and the ammunition was largely depleted. The machine guns originally equipped, plus the machine guns left by Li Ziyuan when the troops were about to be divided, there were only two Czech light machine guns left.

In fact, as soon as Li Ziyuan's side started, it had already been discovered in the rest of the three battalions operating in Ludong. It's just that because the Japanese puppet army here has a large number of troops, they can't rely on it even if they try their best. It was not until the brother troops arrived that they joined forces with the heads of military divisions to participate in the battle.

After reporting his experience, mentioning that he was chased and bitten by the pseudo-Hubei Garrison, Song Weiye gritted his teeth and said: "Regiment leader, I have never been so angry in my life. Grandma's, these bastards, take advantage of the fact that the main force is not in Hubei, but the dogs are very arrogant. ”

"Not only did they pretend to destroy the old base area unscrupulously, but they also cooperated with the devils to grab food and arrest us, but they also relied on the devils to support them and bite me to death. After my battalion returned to Hubei, it didn't fight the devils much, but half of the losses were caused by these bastards. I've been a soldier for so many years, and it's the first time I've been pressed on my head and by the puppet army. ”

"Commander, I want soldiers, I have to beat these bastards so much that they can't even recognize their own mothers. Let these bastards know and know that my old Song is not so easy to mess with. I've never been afraid of devils, can I still be afraid of these bastards who fight with people? What else does that Wang Tieshi have Liu Kaishan, I want to pick their skins. ”

Looking at Song Weiye, who was unusually thin in front of him, after listening to his report, Li Ziyuan patted him on the shoulder: "What I'm most worried about is you." It's good that you're still here, as long as you're here, we can still pull up a battalion at any time. I will fill your gap in the shortest possible time. ”

"As for those bedbugs, as long as the team is retrained, they won't be able to make the climate. They're not devils, let's pinch them to death, isn't it like pinching a bedbug to death? If you want revenge, you can pull the team up and practice it again as soon as possible, and revenge can be done at any time. ”

"What we have now is a light machine gun and a grenadier for you. But the problem is that we lack qualified soldiers now, especially the loss of old bones is too great. After your kid army is replenished, you must pull the team out of me again as soon as possible. Remember, I want an iron-clad troop, not the kind of troop that is strained out of sand as soon as you arrive on the battlefield. ”

After Li Ziyuan finished speaking, Song Weiye saluted and said, "Leader, you can rest assured." As long as the recruits are in place, within three months, I promise to return you a steel battalion. But now it's all fiction to say anything, we're mules and horses, just pull it out and see. ”

Regarding Song Weiye's guarantee, Li Ziyuan cannot deny it. This guy still has a set of wars, and under such a critical situation, he can still save a company, which is already very unexpected for Li Ziyuan. Originally, I thought that it would be good to have one-fifth of this battalion left, but now I see that this guy has overfulfilled his task.

The third battalion was handed over to him, and now he can be completely relieved. This time, taking advantage of the presence of the division commander and the political commissar, he transferred this guy by himself, and I believe that this guy will not let him down. However, for Li Ziyuan, what was a little depressed was He Sanliang's chief of staff order, but this time it did not come down.

However, after the troops returned to Ludong, the higher authorities sent the director of the political department and other cadres who had not yet been fully equipped, but did not send a new chief of staff to Li Ziyuan. In other words, although the superiors have not yet approved He Sanliang to officially serve as his regimental chief of staff, they have not sent anyone to replace him, at least for the time being, which can be regarded as a tacit acquiescence.

Of course, if Li Ziyuan knew that this time Chief of Staff He Sanliang's order had not been officially issued for his own reasons, he would not know if he would give himself two big mouths. In fact, the reason why He Sanliang's order from Chief of Staff has not come down is very simple.

He Sanliang's outstanding performance in the battle in Ludong, especially after Li Ziyuan rushed out, as an acting chief of staff, actually moved the troops in an orderly manner. From the adjustment of firepower configuration to the rhythm of the counterattack of the troops, to the mastery of the attack heat of the counterattack troops, it is quite good.

After listening to the reports of the deputy chief of staff and the chief of staff of the division, who were watching the battle in front, He Sanliang was unanimously favored by the deputy commander-in-chief and the division commander. Only then did several leaders know that Li Ziyuan had the capital to attack alone. It's not that this guy is bold, it's that he still hides such a treasure.

The division commander wanted to transfer He Sanliang to the military region headquarters to serve as a training staff officer. The political commissar believed that such talents should be placed in Kang Da as teachers or in the teaching team to train more qualified staff officers. The deputy commander-in-chief didn't say anything himself, but after the war, he sent the chief of the operations department of the headquarters to the Ludong Military Subdivision to quietly transfer He Sanliang's materials.

And the commander of the Third Division, who personally led the team to reinforce this time, Li Ziyuan's former old brigade commander, directly found the political commissar after the war and wanted to transfer He Sanliang to the Third Division to him as the chief of the operations section, or even as the deputy chief of staff. Regarding the fact that the headquarters and his old superiors came to dig into his corner, Li Ziyuan is still unclear at the moment. If I knew, I am afraid that this intestine would be repentant.

Of course, before the superiors made a final conclusion on He Sanliang's whereabouts, He Sanliang had to continue to act as the chief of staff of the regiment for the time being. However, Li Ziyuan, who didn't know that he was being dug up at the foot of the wall, felt somewhat depressed although he Sanliang's order had not come down.

But after returning to the base area, he didn't have time to ask his superiors because of the myriad things. In addition to the issue of replenishing soldiers, there are also some people and things that he needs to deal with personally. The opportunity to calm down at the moment is rare, and Li Ziyuan has to hurry up and deal with it.

After the First Battle of Ludong, the nearly 2,000-day puppet army that fought with Li Ziyuan in Ludong ran back less than 300 people. The Japanese army, which had suffered heavy losses, stopped its sweep after the battle. The Japanese puppet army that participated in the sweep withdrew from the Taihang base area on all fronts. Although the second front army of Wang Puppet was transferred to the battlefield in the southeast of Jin, at least the entire Taihang District is very calm at the moment.

The situation has eased, which is both good news and not a good thing for Li Ziyuan. The good news was that the Japanese stopped sweeping and were finally able to catch their breath. The not-so-good thing is that when the situation has eased, the things that should be found have also come to the door.

One is that he secretly concealed and seized weapons and ammunition, and after the headquarters and the division headquarters knew about it, they scolded him for a bloody sprinkler. Together with the booty captured in the First Battle of Basongling, most of them were confiscated. Although this matter seems somewhat bad, it is not a bad thing for Li Ziyuan.

Without him, all those light and heavy machine guns were given to him, and he couldn't afford to raise them anyway, even if they weren't confiscated, he would have to hand over a part of them. Besides, not to mention that the superiors left him some of the ammunition, even if it was confiscated, he didn't care. Anyway, his inventory in Hubei was basically preserved this time, and it was enough for him to use it for a while.

At the same time, the matter of his two killings of prisoners was also counted this time. Although he was not held accountable for special reasons at that time, he was only given a demerit and removed from his position in the party. However, Li Ziyuan himself doesn't care about these punishments, in other words, he doesn't care at all.

The only thing that troubled him was that the political commissar asked him to write the necessary and profound review, which gave him a bit of a headache. Thinking about a regiment-level cadre, who has to write a 3,000-word inspection and publicly review it at a cadre meeting of the whole military region, Li Ziyuan always has the feeling that he has returned to the time when he was studying in later generations and was forced to write a review by his teacher.

And for Li Ziyuan, the worst thing after the situation calmed down is that it is time to fulfill what he promised to some people. At the beginning, he promised Dong Ping to release him after the situation eased. But after the battle in Ludong, he was a little reluctant. This is a talent, and it would be quite distressing to let Li Ziyuan go like this.