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Li Yunlong walked out of the house with his head tilted, his face and neck were dark.

"Hey, who is coming? It's Da Biao!"

"Captain, I came to see you."

Zhang Dabiao has worked with Li Yunlong for many years. When they were in the New 1st Regiment, he served as a battalion commander under him.

After following Ding Wei for more than half a year, he became the leader of the group. He was a real leader of the main force, with 2,000 people under him.

Different life situations lead to different choices.

The three men went into the house. Li Yunlong had nothing to say. He couldn't talk about family matters in front of his old subordinates.

Besides, when Zhang Dabiao was the battalion commander, he was the regiment commander. Now his old subordinate has also become the regiment commander, and he is still the regiment commander.

It would be embarrassing to tell others about it, right?

Looking at the cans of white wine on the table, he couldn't help but hum a few words, "Your Fourth Military Division's food is good, with a complete range of wine and meat. It's not a waste. I can still benefit from your Da Biao in the future."

As he was rolling his own tobacco, ready to take a puff to relieve his boredom, Zhang Dabiao took out a box of Japanese cigarettes and handed it to him.

"Take this and try the Japanese stuff."

Li Yunlong took the cigarette in his hand, took two puffs like a master, tilted his head, and ignored everyone.

Zhao Gang greeted Da Biao and said that the losses during this breakout and counter-mopping-up operation were quite heavy.

The comrades were disbanded and broken up into small groups, and they managed to break out of the encirclement.

The fight was difficult and hard.

Many soldiers were intercepted by the Japanese and were unable to break out.

"Our Fourth Military Division is also in a bad situation. We have been surrounded by tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers, including two brigades and an infantry regiment."

"The Japanese raids became a regular occurrence. The Battle of Southern Shanxi released the mobile forces of three divisions. These people poured into southeastern Shanxi, central Hebei and other places. The anti-Japanese forces in various military regions all suffered casualties.

There will be no guarantee that there will be a place for cooperation in the future. Political Commissar Zhao says a word, and I, Zhang Dabiao, will definitely help."

Zhao Gang also had a deep understanding of this. The soldiers suffered heavy casualties, most of their weapons and equipment were lost, and they did not have enough ammunition. Each person only had three or five bullets left.

All the Type 92s were lost, and the entire regiment had only three Type 99 light rifles left, and one grenade for every five men.

To put it nicely, it is an independent regiment. However, at this moment, Li Yunlong only has three to five hundred people, which is the strength of an infantry battalion.

When Da Biao saw that the old commander was in trouble, he touched his head and said that he could support with a batch of weapons and equipment and help each other.

"I took 200 rifles, 5000 rounds of ammunition, and 10 boxes of grenades from the regiment to tide over the difficulties first."

It was actually a nice sentence, but Li Yunlong didn't want to hear it.

"Look at how capable you are. Do you even know your last name? I, Li Yunlong, still need your help."

"We don't have any other skills, but we have the ability to fight the Japanese and save money. It won't be long before we get the Type 99 rifle, the Type 92 rifle, and the infantry gun.

Ding Wei took advantage of my New 1st Regiment, otherwise the position of military sub-district commander would be ours."

"In terms of seniority, when I was the squad leader, Ding Wei was still a rookie. Where can he go to seek justice?"

Zhao Gang glared at him, not understanding what he was saying.

Ask the kitchen staff to take the cans away, cook two dishes together, and have a drink here at noon.

It's not easy for old comrades to meet each other. It was really thoughtful of Zhang Dabiao to come and see Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong was a little drunk before even starting to eat the two simple dishes.

Maybe he was feeling sorry for the soldiers who died in battle, or maybe he was feeling sorry for the equipment and supplies that were abandoned during the independent regiment's breakout, so he was just feeling sad.

He casually asked the regiment commander Zhang Dabiao how many people he had and what weapons and equipment he had.

If you can't make it in the military sub-district, come and find Li Yunlong. He will always be given an important position.

Hearing this, Zhang Dabiao became excited.

"Old regiment commander, you are worrying too much. Our Fourth Military Division is strong and powerful. I have 2000 brothers under my command. We have four mortars, two infantry guns, two heavy machine gun companies, and one light machine gun squad."

"What? You, Zhang Dabiao, are really rich."

Li Yunlong looked up in surprise. He knew that Ding Wei was capable and his level was not inferior to his.

Now it seems that the gap is too big.

The Fourth Military Division has three such regiments.

Pick any one of them at random and Li Yunlong would be envious.

He is so greedy.

Ding Wei is still petty-minded. If Li Yunlong were given a few thousand men, he would dare to attack Taiyuan.

In the Wutai Mountain area, Ding Wei indeed did not have the courage of Li Yunlong. He would not lead his brothers to die by charging forward foolishly.

After taking stock of the casualties of the troops, the main forces were still entrenched near the county seat.

Guerrillas, militias and other organizations in the mountainous areas continue to exist.

These guerrilla forces are sufficient for harassment, but if they engage in a serious battle with the Japanese, the casualties will be heavy.

This is due to factors such as insufficient training, as well as a lack of experience in trench warfare and frontal combat.

The troops had a half-month rest period to replenish soldiers for the main regiment and replace damaged firearms and weapons.

The old and damaged guns that have been replaced are temporarily stored. When the opportunity is right, they will be transported to the arsenal in the rear and can be used again after repair.

The 9th Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese army had to put on a show after a brief rest in Gang County.

Kenkichi Ikegami arranged a large number of puppet troops and security forces to act together with the brigade, and the number of people seemed to be several thousand.

Back to the mountains.

But no matter how you look at it, it feels a bit fierce on the outside but weak on the inside.

The new regiment's high-definition unit took the initiative to fight and tangle with the Japanese.

It was discovered that the Japanese invaders' intention to carry out the raid was not obvious, and they even seemed to be slacking off.

The force of the attack was weak, and the puppet army and military police only launched a few waves of offensives, but they immediately withdrew from the battle after being beaten back.

Immediately reported the situation on the front line to Ding Wei.

Ding Wei made two judgments: the 9th Independent Brigade lost a large number of elite veterans and damaged its main heavy weapons and equipment, and its combat effectiveness was seriously reduced.

Second, the Okayama Regiment in the Fuping direction suffered heavy losses and was unable to cooperate in the pincer attack.

Entering the mountainous area with only Shang Xianji's troops would be pure suicide.

The best idea is to wait for reinforcements, wait for the rest of the mopping-up forces to gather, and then together we can wipe out the Fourth Military Division.

Is the Japanese's slacking attitude intended to deal with Yoshio Shinozuka?

Probably.

Regardless of the reason, the Japanese did not dare to launch a fierce attack on the Fourth Military Division, so Ding Wei could breathe a sigh of relief.

The Wutai Mountain area and Xizhou Mountain area where they are located are safe in the short term and can shelter the independent regiment, the new second regiment, and the mountain guerrillas for rest and recuperation.

at noon,

The kitchen staff brought over a plate of fried horse meat, fried peanuts, canned stewed beef, and a bottle of Fenjiu.

Ding Wei is a man who will not let himself suffer, so the lunch was very luxurious, with meat, wine, and special side dishes.

The big pot dishes taste terrible, without any oil or water, and they make your mouth taste bland.

It was rare for Zhong Zhicheng to get together with him, so he sat across the table and turned a blind eye to his drinking.

"Did Li Yunlong and Kong Jie's regiments suffer heavy losses? How many troops are left?"

Political Commissar Zhong immediately arranged for people to go to the two regiments to inquire about the situation. The brother units suffered heavy casualties and were seriously injured.

What is most lacking is not weapons, but ammunition.

In order to break out of the mopping-up encirclement, the army had used up all its ammunition. Without bullets and grenades, how could it be considered a fighting force?