Ding Wei: "This is the second thing I want to tell you. Since the boss already knows that we have surrounded the Japanese 9th Brigade, he is obviously unwilling to let them leave.

Therefore, he also sent reinforcements to us."

"There are three regiments in total, namely your new regiment, Cheng Xiazi's 772 regiment, and Lao Xu's 771 regiment.

Now, these three groups are on their way, and the new group should be the fastest, arriving in about two hours.

The 772nd Regiment and the 771st Regiment are a little later, but not too late."

"No, now that so many troops are gathered in Hulu Gorge, a temporary commander is naturally needed.

The boss considered that you captured 1 Japanese Major General and 6 Japanese Colonels, and that you lured the Japanese 9th Brigade into the ambush, so I decided that you would serve as the temporary commander and have full authority to command this battle.

action."

Li Yunlong suspected that there was something wrong with his ears and he heard wrongly. He asked with some uncertainty: "Old Ding! You said that the boss knew these things. Instead of blaming me, he sent reinforcements to us, and then returned the favor.

Let us serve as the temporary commander of this operation?"

"Yes! Although you are still just a regiment leader now, you are living the life of a division commander."

Ding Wei nodded heavily.

To be honest, he was quite dissatisfied with Li Yunlong's role as the temporary commander. After all, everyone is the commander of the regiment, so why should they obey your command.

But when he thought of Li Yunlong's military exploits, he felt relieved again.

"Hahaha!"

After the initial shock, Li Yunlong laughed and said: "Damn it, I never thought that we, Old Li, would be able to command tens of thousands of people to fight. Blind Cheng, no matter how arrogant you were in front of me before, you have to obey me today."

I’m in command!”

After being excited, Li Yunlong felt that the burden on his shoulders was too heavy.

Before that, he had only commanded a new regiment to fight against the Japanese. The total strength did not exceed 2,000 men. He commanded 4 regiments and fought with more than 10,000 people. This was the first time for a young girl to get on a sedan chair. So Li Yunlong was not afraid.

With his unafraid character, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

Because if this battle doesn't go well, not only will he be laughed at by Cheng Xiazi and others, but even the boss will definitely not let him go.

After retracting his thoughts, Li Yunlong immediately said with a solemn expression: "Old Ding, Brother Chu, Zhu Zhu, come and advise me. How should we fight this battle?"

Ding Weidao: "Our first task is to wipe out all the Japanese 9th Brigade before the Japanese reinforcements arrive at Hulu Gorge!"

"However, the Japanese reinforcements will arrive at Hulu Gorge in two hours at most, and the Japanese 9th Brigade is all huddled in bunkers. Unless we launch a fierce attack regardless of the cost, we are determined not to defeat them within two hours.

It will be destroyed."

"In this case, we need to send a force to intercept the Japanese reinforcements and buy us enough time to eliminate the 9th Brigade.

Jiangjun Ridge, not far from here, is a good blocking location."

Ding Wei is worthy of being a general. In just one sentence, he analyzed the current situation thoroughly and even thought about the location of the attack.

Li Yunlong nodded with deep approval, then looked at Wang Chengzhu aside and asked, "Zhuzi, what do you think?"

Wang Chengzhu: "I completely agree with Commander Ding's proposal. The political commissar can arrive as quickly as possible, but it will also take two hours. It is too late in time, so we need to mobilize a force from the independent battalion or independent regiment to go

Set up defenses to block the Japanese reinforcements."

Ding Wei nodded with deep understanding: "Well, we not only have to send a force to block the Japanese reinforcements, but they must also be drawn from among us.

Fortunately, the 9th Brigade has been beaten down by us, and we only need to deploy some troops at a few exits, so we don't worry about them being able to break through.

But, who among us is going to stop the Japanese reinforcements?"

Wang Chengzhu thought for a while and took the initiative to ask Ying: "Let me lead the independent battalion."

Li Yunlong: "Okay! Zhuzi, you go to Jiangjun Ridge to set up an ambush first. When Cheng Xiazi and Lao Xu arrive, I will immediately ask them to lead their troops to reinforce you!"

As for the Japs in the 9th Brigade, after the political commissar arrives, we will immediately launch an attack and strive to eliminate them in the shortest possible time!"

"With chili noodles, you won't have to worry about these bastards not getting out of their turtle shells!"

Li Yunlong's eyes revealed a trace of cold murderous intent, as if he had seen the Japs from the 9th Brigade being smoked with chili peppers as they got out of the bunker and were exposed to the muzzles of the New Regiment and the Independent Regiment.

Immediately, Wang Chengzhu briefly explained to Li Yunlong how to use chili noodles, and then led his troops straight to Jiangjun Ridge.

Jiangjunling is only 5 kilometers away from the east exit of Hulu Gorge, and only about 10 kilometers away from the west exit. It took Wang Chengzhu and his troops less than an hour to arrive at Hulu Ridge again.

Previously, the Independence Battalion had blocked the Japanese 9th Brigade at Jiangjun Ridge and killed hundreds of Japanese soldiers.

Later, when Kazuo Watanabe led his troops to pursue the independent battalion, he did not collect these corpses. Today, these corpses are still lying under General Ridge.

At this time, the Japanese reinforcements would arrive at Jiangjunling in less than an hour.

Wang Chengzhu didn't have time to take any rest, so he immediately ordered the soldiers of the independent battalion to repair ambush fortifications on the high ground on both sides of the road.

Fortunately, the terrain here is higher, condescending, and covered with all kinds of grass and wild trees.

Therefore, there is no need to spend too much effort building a hidden bunker.

The soldiers of the independent battalion worked together and dug several simple trenches as quickly as possible.

In addition, they used some trees and bushes as cover, so they quickly built a blocking position.

Get ready to block the attack before the Japanese reinforcements arrive.

Wang Chengzhu handed over the troops to the command of Tian Shuishenghe and Chen Xi. He personally controlled the Type 97 light mortar and led the artillery, ready to fire at any time to provide fire support for the blocking troops.

In this blocking battle, the Japanese army dispatched an infantry regiment and a cavalry regiment, and it was not ruled out that there were other Japanese troops.

However, Wang Chengzhu only had less than one battalion in his hands, with a total strength of less than 1,500 men.

The reconnaissance company cooperates with the Wolf Fang Special Forces to protect the safety of the headquarters. They are not here. Many soldiers have been sacrificed in the previous battles.

Therefore, there were less than 1,500 soldiers following Wang Chengzhu at this time.

In this battle, there was a huge disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves, so Wang Chengzhu wanted to concentrate his firepower as much as possible at the very beginning of the battle to inflict as many casualties on the Japanese as possible.

Only by narrowing the strength gap between the two sides and disrupting the Japanese organization and command system can the next battle be beneficial!

This will be a tough battle, but in order to expand the results, eliminate the Japanese 9th Brigade, and buy enough development time for the Eighth Route Army in northwest Shanxi, Wang Chengzhu has no choice!

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Chapter completed!