By five o'clock in the afternoon, it was already dark.

Somewhere between the stronghold of Huting and the stronghold of Niuzhuang, the commanders and fighters of the new regiment were spreading out in echelons along the road line more than two kilometers long, stepping up the construction of fortifications.

Ding Wei, commander of the new regiment, was patrolling the position.

"Listen to me, the fortifications must be solid."

"This time the attack is different from the past, and there is a high probability that it will be a vicious battle."

"The order from the brigade headquarters is to nail us to the position like nails!"

"Before the Independent Regiment takes the Huting stronghold, a devil must not be let go!"

With Ding Wei's roar and encouragement, the soldiers of the new regiment dug trenches in full swing.

In any case, Li Yunlong is their old leader, how can the old head not help him?

The new regiment is now strong and strong, with three main battalions plus a cavalry company, a guard company, and a special service company, and each main battalion has three infantry companies and a machine gun company.

In addition, there is an artillery platoon directly under the regimental headquarters!

This means that the new regiment has 15 companies plus an artillery platoon.

Together with several directly subordinate teams of the regiment headquarters, the strength of the whole regiment has exceeded 2,000 people.

This is worse than an old main regiment like the 772nd Regiment, because the 772nd Regiment has only 12 companies and more than 1,700 people.

Therefore, the new regiment also served as the main force in this blockade, and the 772nd regiment came to protect the flanks and prevent the Japanese from making a detour from the flanks and attacking the two flanks behind the new regiment.

As for the local troops of the 3rd and 5th Divisions, they mainly carried out sabotage attacks on highways.

Cheng Shifa, the commander of the 772nd Regiment, was on the position of the new regiment at this time, and when he saw the new regiment swinging light and heavy machine guns one by one on the positions on both sides of the road, he was really envious.

"Damn, your new regiment is even better than our 772nd regiment!"

Cheng Shifa said: "I don't know, I thought you were the main force of the 386 brigade." ”

"Lao Cheng, I don't like to hear what you say." Ding Wei said abruptly, "Didn't your 772nd Regiment just start the army early and have the official number of the National Government?" In terms of combat effectiveness and equipment, what is inferior to you in our new regiment? If you really do it on the battlefield, I bet you that the one who wins will definitely be our new group. ”

Cheng Shifa said: "Hey, you are fat, you kid is really gasping?" ”

Ding Wei said: "Don't be unconvinced, otherwise how can the brigade commander let our new regiment fight the main force?" ”

"That's the brigade commander's eccentric eye." Cheng Shifa said with a dark face, "In the past, there were all good things that could be done to Li Yunlong, but now that you kid is here, it will become all the good things that can be done to you." ”

"That's because you, Cheng Blind, don't have the ability to do it yourself."

Ding Wei said abruptly: "Can you blame the brigade commander?" ”

"Yes, I don't have you two to toss."

Cheng Shi said angrily: "Look at Li Yunlong, what has the brigade commander used to be?" ”

"Just the strength of a regiment, and it has just been upgraded from a local army, just a few hundred broken guns, not a single heavy weapon, fucking he dares to storm the Huting stronghold where there are devils and puppet troops heavily garrisoned!"

Ding Wei said: "Don't underestimate Lao Li, this kid has always had a lot of ideas in war." ”

"No matter how many ghost ideas you have, can you still use them as heavy weapons?" Cheng Shifa said abruptly, "Lao Ding, just wait and see, in the end, the brigade commander has to come forward to wipe his ass for him and transfer the artillery battalion over." ”

Ding Wei smiled and said, "What do you say that Lao Li wants to take the Huting stronghold?" ”

"How?" As soon as Cheng Shifa turned around and saw his guard leading the horse behind him, just like this, his war horse pouted the horse's tail and pulled a soak of horse manure, and immediately pointed to the freshly baked horse manure and said, "If Li Yunlong can really take the Huting stronghold with his independent regiment, I will eat this soaked horse manure." ”

"Cheng Blind, this is what you said." Ding Wei said angrily.

"I said it." Cheng Shifa said, "A mouthful of spit and a nail." ”

As he was talking, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded on the road behind him.

"Captain Ding, Captain Ding!" Immediately, a shout came.

When Ding Wei and Cheng Shifa looked back, they saw a horse speeding along the road from the direction of Huting.

When he got closer, Ding Wei recognized the person as Xiao Li, Kong Jie's guard, and immediately asked, "Xiao Li, why don't you stay in the Huting stronghold to protect Regiment Leader Kong?" ”

"Captain Ding, the head of the regiment asked me to come and inform you."

Xiao Li gasped and said: "The battle in the Tiger Pavilion stronghold has ended, the battlefield has been cleaned up, and all the brother troops don't have to fight anymore, just let the devil's reinforcements go over." ”

"What?" Ding Wei was stunned, "Li Yunlong finished his work?" ”

He thought of Li Yunlong's coarse and meticulous nature, and he never fought uncertain battles, but he still didn't expect that the Independent Regiment could take the Huting stronghold so quickly, which was a big surprise to him.

Cheng Shifa looked even more incredulous, how could it be?

Just with an independent regiment? Those hundreds of broken guns, those more than a thousand people?

Can you actually take the Tiger Pavilion stronghold guarded by the devil's puppet army?

Ding Wei was still a little unconvinced, and pulled Xiao Li and asked, "Xiao Li, are you mistaken?" Did the Independent Regiment really take the Huting stronghold? You're not lying to us? ”

"Liar?" Xiao Li was also stunned when he heard this.

"Captain Ding, why did I lie to you?"

Ding Wei was speechless, yes, why are you lying to us?

Xiao Li took a moment of breath and said, "Commander Ding, I still have to go and inform the 772nd Regiment and the local troops of the 3rd and 5th Divisions to transfer, so I won't stay here longer." ”

"You go directly to the blocking position of the Fifth Division."

Ding Wei said: "I will help you inform the 772nd Regiment and the Third Division. ”

"Then thank you Captain Ding." Xiao Li hit his horse and galloped away.

Ding Wei turned around and looked at Cheng Shifa with a smile, and shouted, "Old Cheng? ”

"What are you doing?" Cheng Shifa shrunk his neck and said, "What are you doing?" ”

"Nothing." Ding Wei smiled, "It's just to remind you that it's time for dinner." ”

After speaking, he pointed to the pile of horse manure on the ground, and said with a smile: "Hurry up, eat it while it's hot." ”

"Go, go, go." Cheng Shifa said with a dark face, "You only eat shit on a dog day." ”

……

At the headquarters of the 386 Brigade.

The brigade commander was pacing back and forth at the headquarters.

The eyes of the chief of staff and several staff officers followed the brigade commander back and forth, and no one dared to say anything, because they knew that the brigade commander was angry now, and who would dare to touch the head at this time?

"Chief of Staff, has the main force of the 4th Brigade of the Japanese Army left the county seat?"

"Judging from the time, I must have left the city, but nine times out of ten I was stopped in Niuzhuang, because a district team of the Fifth Division blew up a highway bridge, and there is no more than two hours, so don't think about repairing the bridge."

"But that can only stop the Japanese army for two hours, and then, we can only fight a tough battle."

"That's no way, I can only hope that the independent regiment can move faster."

"Chief of Staff, you say, how long will it take for the Independent Regiment to take the Huting stronghold? Is it possible to take it before dawn tomorrow? ”

"Under normal circumstances, the possibility of taking the Huting stronghold before dawn tomorrow is very small, after all, the independent regiment has no heavy weapons at all, and the strength is not superior."

"This Li Yunlong!"

The brigade commander said and got angry again.

"What did the boss say on the phone just now?"

The chief of staff said with a slumped face: "Brigade commander, the boss is very angry, saying that Li Yunlong is unorganized and undisciplined, and he has repeatedly taught him not to change, so our brigade must be severely punished." ”

After a pause, he asked again: "Otherwise, let him come to the brigade headquarters to carry the cauldron of marching for a few days, right?" ”

"Behind the pot?" The brigade commander said with a dark face, "It's all cheap for him, if the independent regiment can't take the Huting stronghold, the troops will suffer heavy losses, and Lao Tzu will shoot him!" ”

At this, the brigade commander became anxious again.

"No, why do I have no bottom the more I talk about it?"

"I'll have to go to the Tiger Pavilion stronghold to take a look in person."

The chief of staff persuaded: "Brigade commander, why don't you let me go?" ”

"You can go." The brigade commander said, "Bring the artillery battalion and all the shells, and you will tell Li Yunlong for me, there is no turning back from the bow, and you must take the Huting stronghold at all costs!" ”

"Yes!" The chief of staff responded, put on an armed belt and walked out.

At this moment, the phone on the table suddenly rang.

The chief of staff turned back and grabbed the phone: "Hello, this is the 386 Brigade." ”

"Chief of Staff, I'm Zhao Gang." Zhao Gang's voice came from the other side of the phone, "I want to report to you a good news, our independent regiment has taken the Huting stronghold!" ”

"Oh, you've taken the Tiger Pavilion stronghold."

The chief of staff casually replied and was about to hang up the phone.

But in the next second, the chief of staff reacted and changed his face suddenly.

The brigade commander next to him, as well as a few combat staff officers, also brushed it over.

"Zhao Gang, what did you just say?" The chief of staff's tone trembled slightly when he asked again.

Zhao Gang on the other end of the phone was obviously a little excited, took a breath and repeated loudly: "Chief of Staff, I want to report to you a good news, our independent regiment has successfully taken the Huting stronghold and has made a lot of gains!" ”

The chief of staff immediately turned his gaze to the brigade commander again, and said quickly: "Brigade commander, take it!" ”