The beginning of July.

The Xinhua News Agency and a group of people from the headquarters of the base bank left for the base area in southern Hebei.

The southern Hebei base is located in the North China Plain, on the east side of the Taihang base where the Xinhua News Agency is located in the Northern Bureau, while the Taiyue base is in Shanxi, on the west side of the Taihang base area.

Before leaving, Xinhua News Agency photographer Lao Xia looked at the expanded mountain horse road in the Taiyue base area, as well as the new breed of mules and horses around him, and suddenly licked his lips and proposed:

"It will take five more days for the comrades from the Wutai Mountain base area to arrive."

"Why don't we go to the Independent Regiment first?"

From the location of the Northern Bureau to Yang Village, the straight-line distance is fifty-seven kilometers, and the mountain horse road is eighty kilometers, and the new mules and horses have fast traction speed and sufficient endurance, and they can be reached in one day.

Five days,

He could take a picture of the situation with the independent regiment.

With the abundance of materials, the living conditions in the base area have been greatly improved, among which Yangcun is the most, and the people are living more and more happily.

Now that the film is enough, it's time to shoot it all over again to document the changes in the base.

It was then published in Xinhua Daily.

Lao Xia said in his heart,

It's definitely not because now the independent group has meat and wants to go over and eat a meal.

"Good idea."

When the words fell, several people accompanying him agreed.

Then, the group walked towards Yang Village one after another.

···

Meanwhile.

Shanghai.

In June 40, the Pacific War had not yet broken out, the Shanghai market was still under lease at this time, and the influence of Britain, France, Germany and Italy was strong, and the Japanese had to give some face.

thereupon

There were many newspapers founded by Chinese people in the concession.

Although he was suppressed by the Japanese, even attacked, assassinated, and oppressed by the countries in the concession, he still survived tenaciously and spoke tirelessly.

On this day,

Outside the concession,

A few countrymen were holding a newspaper and talking.

"The Eighth Route Army annihilated a Japanese infantry wing and captured a wing flag!"

In the newspaper, it was the front page headline of the reprinted Xinhua News.

This immediately attracted people's attention.

There were several people gathered around the roadside.

"It can't be."

"Didn't the Eighth Route Army swim but not attack? Can they annihilate a wing of Japanese? ”

"Three thousand men in one wing!"

Some people don't believe it.

This is normal.

Although there are big victories such as Taierzhuang, nearly a million troops can't hold Songhu, coupled with a series of frontal battlefield defeats, the loss of a large part of the country, and the strength of the devil has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

let alone

On the frontal battlefield, there is very little wing to annihilate the devils.

Not to mention the Eighth Route Army, which was located in the rear.

"And the Wing Flag?"

Seeing the report that followed, this man was even more unconvinced:

"I'll tell you."

"Capturing the flag of the Japanese wing is much more difficult than annihilating a Japanese infantry wing."

"The modern army of the Japanese has been established for more than 100 years, and the United Flag has never been captured, and even the great victory of the Russians in the north at Nomenkan has not been captured at all."

"Do you know what foreign newspapers and military publications say about this wing flag?"

"Mythical Banner!"

"The Japanese have a special flag protection squad for each wing to protect the wing flag."

"Are they okay with the Eighth Route Army?"

"It's fake news at first glance."

This person was in the middle, and there was a hint of honor in his tone.

"More than 100 years of modern army building of the devil?"

Someone immediately sneered.

The man was dressed and looked like a student, and he continued to retort:

"The Meiji Restoration only began in 1868, and as for the devils to establish a modern army, the establishment of the division system was in 1888, how did it become more than 100 years in your mouth?"

"I studied in Tokyo, don't you know better?"

The former person's face suddenly turned red, but he still argued with his neck stalked.

"Snort······ You've learned in vain. ”

After being ridiculed in person, the person who had studied in Japan could only leave, but in the end he still left a sentence:

"This news must be fake."

"Even Russia can't do it, and the Tsuchihachi Road can defeat the Japanese? Can you capture the wing flag too? ”

The sound faded away.

Several people holding the newspaper continued to look at it.

"The weapons and equipment of the Eighth Route Army are good, there is a gun per person, there are a lot of machine guns, and there are flower mechanisms, which are not as bad as the little devil said."

"This photo is good, the officer corps commander named Li Yunlong is still stepping on the corpse of the captain of the devil wing, what is the name of Yamashima Dazuo, and the other foot is stepping on the flag of the devil wing."

"Hey, that's how it should be for the little devils."

"It's a pity that this photo is too blurry, otherwise I would have to engrave a copy and hang it at the door to ward off evil spirits."

"Hey, if only it were true."

"This Yamashima Osa is indeed dead, and the newspaper over there of the devil also said it."

"The annihilation of the Mountain Island United is probably true, if it is not annihilation, it is a heavy blow."

The student just now spoke:

"But the flag of the wing, the newspaper over there of the devil said it was fake."

Since there were anti-Japanese newspapers, the devils and traitors naturally also set up newspapers to propagate and distribute them in the occupied areas.

"Hit the devil a wing hard, that's also very powerful!"

"Li Yunlong?"

"Isn't this the one who killed the famous Ossakata Nobutuse?"

"Yes, that's the man."

"Hey, devils have famous generals, and we also have famous generals!"

···

"General Kagesa."

"Do you really not deal with the fake news published in the newspapers?"

Also at the same time, in a heavily guarded room, Ying Zuo Zhenzhao, the military adviser of Wang's puppet government and the actual controller, waved his hand in the face of his subordinates' inquiries and replied:

"It's okay, the empire has clarified."

"Besides, this kind of fake news that can't even be seen clearly, normal people believe it."

"Hey."

"It's a lowly job."

The subordinates immediately bowed their heads.

After his subordinates left, Kagesa Zhenzhao frowned.

The mountain island wing was annihilated, many people know, this is not denied by the empire, the main thing is that it is difficult to deny, the wing flag can be forged, but the corpse can not be said to be forged by the earth eight roads.

But the Yamashima United flag was captured, and he was one of the few people who knew the truth at this time.

Because of this, not only the base camp was furious, but even the locusts were furious.

Because of this incident, there was a lot of personnel turmoil in the North China Front, and the commander of the 29th Brigade, Kotani Matsuhara, was named and criticized.

Even, there were important ministers in the base camp who used this to promote General Gangcun to take up the post of chief of staff of the North China Front, trying to guide the dispute between the southbound faction and the conservative faction.

Fortunately, Tubalu did not have the ability to tell foreign reporters the news in detail, and the Yamashima Wing was also a garrison unit, and the wing flag was newly issued, relatively new, and not highly recognizable.

"Where the hell did those weapons and ammunition come from?"

Then Kageza Zhenzhao's brows furrowed even deeper.

At present, what is more serious than the seizure of the flag of the Wing is the weapons and ammunition that continue to appear in the Tuba Road base area.

A month ago, he also received an order to assist in the investigation, but there was no clue, so that he couldn't help but wonder if it was really Tubalu who had obtained weapons, ammunition and supplies?

But there is clear evidence of this from the First Army and the North China Front.

If these sources of supplies are not cut off.

The incident of the United Wing Flag will not be repeated again, and the Dispatch Army Command of the Republic of China has once again emphasized strengthening the protection of the Wing Flag, but the fiasco of the Yamashima Wing will inevitably repeat itself.

···

Night.

"This canned braised pork is so delicious."

"It's all pork belly."

Yang Village.

Inside the canteen of the regiment headquarters.

Photographer Lao Xia and his entourage of fifteen people sat around a round table, and the most conspicuous thing on the table was a pot of braised pork that was personally cooked by Chef Luo, the commander of the cooking company.

Not to mention the braised pork that weighs fifteen pounds.

At the first bite, Lao Xia was conquered by Chef Luo's cooking skills and the canned braised pork produced by the system, and closed his eyes and reveled in praise.

After he finished speaking, seeing that no one responded to him, he opened his eyes and was dumbfounded.

I saw a table of fifteen people, except for him, the rest of the people were all eating the pot of meat, and no one paid attention to him at all.

Lao Xia was not hypocritical, he directly picked up the spoon and scooped a large bowl into the bowl.

After eating his head, he touched his stomach, and his heart was full of satisfaction.

"Fortunately, I ate oil and water for a few months before, otherwise we would have to lie down tomorrow if this meat went down."

A comrade from the base bank also touched his stomach and sighed.

This stew is too oily and watery,

If you don't eat meat for a long time, or rarely eat meat, if you suddenly eat a meal, you will inevitably have gastrointestinal disorders.

"Yes, yes."

Lao Xia agreed.

"It is estimated that after a while, the soldiers of the army will be able to eat meat at a time."

Combined with recent experience, one has made a guess.

"Haha, that's a good thing!"

Everyone smiled.

After some happiness, Lao Xia suddenly asked the soldiers of the independent regiment on the side:

"Captain Li is in Li County?"

"Yes, our regiment commander went to Lixian to command the battle."

The warrior replied.

"Shall we go?"

Lao Xia asked suddenly.

Go to the front line, become a war photojournalist, and record the life-and-death battles of the soldiers of the Independent Regiment - after having enough film, Lao Xia had a lot of ideas in his heart.

"I'll ask!"

The soldier immediately went to the regimental headquarters to inquire.

A few minutes later,

And the warrior returned:

"No problem, I can arrange for you to leave tomorrow morning."

"Do you know how to ride a horse? We'll be able to get you a horse. ”

"Yes!"

Lao Xia was overjoyed.

···

Yang Village is not close to Li County.

There are more than 70 kilometers of mountain horse trails.

When Lao Xia arrived in Li County, it was already noon the next day.

At this point,

Li Yunlong was in the front-line command center, looking at the red dot on the communicator screen on his wrist, and then glanced at the map of Li County on the table, flashed sharply, and asked:

"How's the preparation going?"

After having the communicator, Grand Master Li did not lack wool.

He found that the communicator was not only used to communicate with Brother Lu, but also an almost perfect real-time map.

Although it was limited to the area where the independent regiment was fighting and stationed, and although it could only be copied with bare hands, the almost perfect accuracy still gave the independent regiment great help in combat.

"The 1st Battalion, the 2nd Battalion, and the Artillery Battalion have all been deployed in place."

Zhang Dabiao replied:

"The flag-pulling team formed by a hundred combat backbones drawn from the whole regiment has also lurked near the devil's barracks."

"Okay, let's go."

Picking up a 40-type submachine gun and putting on a carrying gear full of five magazines, Li Yunlong went straight to the Lixian devil's station.

"Commander, there is a photojournalist from the Northern Bureau who wants to go with us."

This is, a soldier reported Lao Xia's request.

"Let him follow the second battalion."

Li Yunlongtou didn't reply.

···

Three o'clock in the afternoon.

On open land west of Pear County.

The first brigade of the Westfield United is stationed here, and the headquarters of the wing is also stationed.

"Co-Captain."

At this time, a devil Shaozuo staff officer ran in and reported:

"It has been confirmed that it is the 386th Brigade Independent Regiment that appeared near Lixian."

"Independent regiment!"

Nishidano's pupils also flashed.

The head of the independent regiment is Li Yunlong.

The one who killed the new adjutant of the empire, Nobutsu Sakata, killed the captain of the Yamashima Daisa, and killed the deputy chief of staff of the North China Front, Li Yunlong!

If you can kill this person...

Then his promotion to general is inevitable.

"How's the troop?"

Nishidano asked in a wary tone.

Li Yunlong is very tempted,

But the danger is also great.

It is said that the strength of the combat effectiveness of the 386th Brigade is not weaker than that of the empire of the same force, and among them, the combat effectiveness of the independent regiment is the most, which is almost stronger than the level of the locust army of the empire of the same force.

Of course, this is only a C-class garrison.

"It's not clear yet, but it's probably around 1,500."

"Fifteen hundred..."

Hearing this, Nishidano subconsciously licked his lips.

At present, the main force of his wing is here, with a total strength of 2,300 people, including the cavalry squadron, the main mobile force of the wing, and the five 41-type mountain guns of the main fire and artillery brigade of the wing are all gathered in Lixian.

Nishino, who has seen the intelligence of the headquarters, knows it very well.

The firepower of the 386th Brigade is indeed not weaker than that of the Locust Army, and it can even be said to be stronger than the Locust Army, but it is only light weapons and light artillery.

In terms of artillery, the locust army is still an absolute superiority.

Mortars are inherently weaker than body-barreled guns.

What's more, the surrounding areas of Lixian are all plain terrain, which is the main battlefield for the body cannon, and the quality can completely suppress the quantity.

If the battle is fought in the plains, he has a good chance of winning.

However, if you attack into the mountainous area, the terrain will limit the use of the barrel gun, which is more suitable for mortars to exert their strength, and the odds of victory will shift to the dirt eight roads.

When I hesitate,

suddenly

Boom Boom Boom ·

The sound of a violent explosion reached Nishidano's ears.

"What's the matter?"

Nishida's face changed, and he immediately asked.

"Report, we have been subjected to large-scale shelling from Tubalu."

Things quickly figured out.

"Massive shelling of my barracks?!"

Nishidano was suddenly glared at by the angry blowing beard.

He is still hesitating to continue to increase his troops and then attack the Independence Regiment?

Li Yunlong actually took the initiative to attack?

The Nishida United station is Plains!

Plain.

"Where are they?"

Nishida was murderous, and the corners of his mouth were unconsciously hooked.

"On the left, at a distance of about three kilometers, a large number of Tubalu infantry were also found nearby."

The staff officer immediately pointed out the position.

"Three kilometers to the left."

"Lots of infantry spotted!"

After finding the location on the map, Nishidano suddenly overflowed with murderous energy.

On the left is a thoroughly plain terrain, an open area with a radius of ten kilometers around it, with only a few small hills about ten meters high.

"Do they really think they can fight head-on with the Imperial Locust Army?"

"Command."

Nishidano immediately gave an order:

"The 1st and 2nd battalions of infantry, attacking enemy artillery positions."

Nishidano chose the most direct style of play, attacking from the front.

On the side, the staff officer seemed to try to persuade.

Since Tu Balu dared to fight with the locust army in the plains in the plains, he must have a certain certainty, but his mouth moved, and he couldn't say it in the end.

Following Nishidaye's order, the artillery brigade of the Nishida Wing, which had always been in a state of combat readiness, immediately began to fire at the artillery position of the independent regiment three kilometers away.

After a few minutes of shelling, the artillery of the Separate Regiment was clearly defeated and began to retreat.

At the same time, the perimeter infantry also began to retreat.

And the direction of the retreat was to the left plain terrain.

At this point,

It was half past five o'clock in the afternoon.

"Pursuit."

Seeing that the Independent Regiment continued to retreat to the plain terrain on the left, Nishidano did not hesitate to order the troops to pursue.

But he's not a fool either.

The speed of the pursuit was not fast, and the cavalry squadron was always allowed to carry out reconnaissance, winning step by step, steadily and steadily.

···

"The devil is out."

Relying on the walkie-talkie, Li Yunlong, who was hiding on the right side of the Devil's Barracks in Lixian County, soon received the news.

"Troops?"

Li Yunlong glanced at the communicator map, confirmed that the wing flag was still in the Lixian military camp, and asked.

The total strength of the devils in Li County is 2,200 people.

"About two thousand."

Five minutes later, the information of the various reconnaissance teams was transmitted to Li Yunlong's ears.

He looked at his watch, and it was half past six in the afternoon.

Night is falling.

"Two thousand..."

"There are only two hundred devils left in the barracks."

"Keep attracting devils."

"Wait until the evening, let the devils taste the power of the new mortar."

Following Li Yunlong's order, in the plain area north of Lixian County, the 20 artillery squads led by Xu Ping, commander of the artillery battalion of the Independent Regiment, deployed 20 of the latest 82-mm long-range mortars on a dirt bag.

front

Three groups of artillery observation posts also raised their high-magnification observation glasses in their hands.

(End of chapter)