Chapter 644: Le Yiqin Falling from the Sky

Tang Qiuli commanded the troops, suddenly attacked, opened the first line of Japanese blocking positions, but had to face the blocking and interception of two wings of the Japanese army, the lazy garrison of the Japanese troops, inadvertently increased the variables, which he did not expect, the breakthrough could not go out, the Japanese army on the opposite side had established a solid blocking line, forced assault, and it was possible for the whole army to be annihilated.

Fortunately, the guard brigade and the fifth special operations detachment occupied the commanding heights on both sides, and the Japanese army could not rush into the valley, forming a situation of counterfire, but they could not afford to consume it, and the Japanese army pursuing behind them had already exchanged fire with the blocking troops sent by the mountain tigers. Tang Qiuli muttered secretly, but two more planes came from the sky, which added to the danger.

The two planes circled around and swooped down, Tang Qiuli shouted: "Pay attention to air defense, mountain tigers, organize anti-air shooting" Without waiting for the mountain tigers to move, the two planes poured a rain of bullets on the Japanese blocking position, causing dust to rise on the ground, and the Japanese soldiers screamed and fell down one after another, the ferocious firepower suddenly became dumb, Tang Qiuli shouted, it was too timely to assault, the two planes in the air were simply life-saving living bodhisattvas

The troops took advantage of the opportunity of the Japanese army being beaten by the planes in the sky, and rushed towards the Japanese army like a tide, and the two planes were constantly strafing the Japanese positions on the opposite side, and they opened a gap, and for more than 30 minutes, the two planes continued to strafe repeatedly on the Japanese positions, and Tang Qiuli saw clearly from the sign of the planes that this was the plane of his own air force, and he didn't know which pilot it was, and it was too timely.

In the distance, there was a huge roar, and this time it was not two planes, but a large group of more than a dozen planes, which flew over the Japanese position, and several planes shook their wings and dropped a burst of bombshells, including the big killer "Buddha Light" napalm, and the Japanese position was in a sea of fire, thick smoke billowed and flames soared.

The blow from the large group of planes in the sky was not something that the Japanese infantry could withstand, and the troops quickly rushed out of the mouth of the valley, and even the guard squadron that was blocking the Japanese pursuers behind them also withdrew, and the troops did not find a retreat to the scheduled Xinxiang, but took the direction of Linqi Benhebi in Henan.

The three wings of the Japanese army in the rear joined forces and pursued closely, but the troops were not so nervous, after the large group of planes returned, there were always two fighters in the sky escorting, this wave flew away, and the next wave arrived immediately, beating the Japanese pursuers to the ground, despite the heavy casualties, they still held on.

The troops on the ground marched, the planes in the sky circled and escorted, turned the nose of the plane from time to time, and strafed the Japanese army that fell a few kilometers behind, this strange scene, the two company-level officers of the Eighth Route Army were dumbfounded, and from time to time peeked at Tang Qiuli, who was still chic and calm in front, and looked at the monster, this young Tang commander-in-chief, how much energy did he have, the infantry army also had aircraft protection, and every time the plane returned, it had to shake the wings a few times, although I didn't know what it meant, I also looked at it, It was a tribute to some big man on the ground, and it was an eye-opener.

In the evening, when the troops arrived in Linqi, Tang Qiuli immediately turned on the radio station, contacted the troops, and got the news that the division commander had escaped safely and left the Taihang Mountains, and the entire independent division troops were greatly relieved from top to bottom, as long as the division commander was fine, it was worth the price.

Yang Ketian, the accompanying chief of staff, reported that after counting the number of people, the breakthrough battle, the troops suffered more than 100 casualties, of which 37 were killed, most of them were soldiers of Sun Zhenbang's corps, and the Japanese army behind was still in hot pursuit, Captain Huang had already arranged layers of blockade, Tang Qiuli was annoyed, less than two hours of fighting, he actually let his troops suffer so many casualties, the little devil behind him was really hateful, he bit like a mad dog, and he didn't hurt this gang of bastards, but he still had to follow Jinan?

It's a pity that there are no soldiers in his hands now, and Lin Qi can't stay for a long time, Shanhu brought in an officer, Tang Qiuli knew, it was Geng Zhijie, the commander of the third brigade of Yuan Jinghao's corps, who was originally the commander of the first regiment of the second independent brigade, or the letter of appointment signed by himself, Geng Zhijie saw his division commander, his face was excited, and he stood up and saluted: "Report to the division commander, Geng Zhijie, commander of the third brigade of the Shaanxi local garrison, on the order of Commander Yuan, led more than 9,600 officers and soldiers of the whole brigade to arrive to protect the safety of the division commander, please instruct"

Tang Qiuli was happy in his heart, and he had some questions, Yuan Jinghao's Shaanxi garrison force, the establishment of three brigades, each brigade has only more than 7,000 soldiers, how can there be nearly 3,000 more people, it must be Yuan Jinghao, this guy dug up the soldiers from Wu Hongtao, in fact, he wronged Yuan Jinghao, but people have never stretched out their hands, they are all recruited locally, his troops are stationed in Henan, and there are those soldiers of Tang Enbo's Eighth Army who are compared.

The fame of Yuan Jinghao's troops has been resounded in Henan, strict military discipline, the good demeanor of the soldiers, and the most important thing is that there is no ambiguity in fighting little devils, and the hot-blooded young people around the garrison have joined the army, and now, Yuan Jinghao's original three brigades have been expanded to nearly 10,000 people, and two new brigades have been expanded, with a strength of nearly 50,000 people.

He learned that the division commander was encircled by the Japanese army in the Taihang Mountains and lost contact with the news, he was anxious, and later, after learning the exact news of the division commander, he was a little relieved, from the current position of the division commander, after coming out of the Shuzhang Valley, the nearest route was to go to Hebi through Linqi, and he immediately dispatched Geng Zhijie's third brigade to guard Hebi, and all the staff set off to meet the division commander in the Linqi area.

When he arrived in Henan, the safety of the division commander fell on him, and his order to Geng Zhijie was that even if the division commander broke a little skin, you kid would bring his own dry food and come to the corps headquarters to feed the horses, Geng Zhijie dared to slack off, the whole brigade marched for eight hours, and he had just arrived, and he happened to meet Tang Qiuli from them.

There is a brigade of troops in his hand, plus more than 10,000 people who follow him, and he can completely eat the group of mad dog little devils who are chasing and biting him, just when Lin Qi kills them, he immediately convenes a combat meeting and arranges Lin Qi's battle plan, the mountain tiger is unwilling to fight this battle in his heart, and escorting Xiaoqiu to Jinan safely is his only task, if possible, the mountain tiger is not willing to encounter even a Japanese soldier on the way, protecting such a big man who moves in all directions, to say that the mountain tiger is not afraid every day, If you are walking on thin ice, it is a lie, the mountain tiger can lose his life by himself, Xiaoqiu has a small cut on his body, and the mountain tiger feels guilty and feels that he is derelict in his duty.

But looking at Tang Qiuli, who was full of interest, Shanhu didn't say anything, but strictly ordered the personal guards of the special guard to be optimistic about the division commander, and never let him go to the front line, as well as the two division commanders' wives at the division headquarters, not to mention the slightest mistake, Tang Qiuli was full of confidence in the temporarily organized battle of Linqi, and the Japanese troops chasing after him added up, less than the strength of a brigade, more than 8,000 people, and their own troops were superior, the most important thing is that the Japanese army did not know that Geng Zhijie's third brigade had arrived, which was the basic guarantee for killing these Japanese troops.

After the deployment was completed, the troops were carried out according to the plan, Tang Qiuli still adopted ambush tactics, arranged an encirclement around Linqi, and waited for these damn bastards to enter the net, the commander of the Eighth Route Army, Wu Company Commander and Instructor Li were invited to participate in the combat meeting, the house was full of stars, and the two company-level officers were dazzled, their task had been completed, Tang Qiuli was ready to let the troops of the Eighth Route Army return to the Taihang Mountains, and the two officers had been asking to participate in the rare battle of annihilation.

Tang Qiuli thought about it, it was okay, the Eighth Route Army was dealing with the Japanese army in the Taihang Mountains, and they were all raiding and harassing battles, so it was good for them to open their eyes, the officers who participated in the meeting all left, Tang Qiuli panicked in his heart, and lost dozens of soldiers, especially the death of six personal guards of the special guards, which made him feel extremely sad, he was usually too familiar, and he had regarded them as a part of his life, and it was already a habit to see their young smiling faces every day, and he suddenly lost them, and his heart was empty.

If it weren't for the protection of himself, the bullets of the little devils, not even a single hair of their hair, suddenly remembered Mei Xue, the pale face when she broke through, and felt a pain in her heart, this little girl was frightened step by step along the way, and every day was spent in the tense sound of gunfire, he was about to go to see Mei Xue, and the staff officer sent a telegram to keep his footsteps.

The telegram was sent by Le Yiqin from Jinan, "Division commander, Yiqin is very guilty in his heart, because his subordinates are not working hard, he is tired of the division commander, and he is not afraid of danger to come to Jinan in person, so that he is surrounded by the Japanese army in the Taihang Mountains, and he is in danger of being unexpected, if the division commander has any damage, he is also at the fault of Yiqin, and now he flies to the Shuzhang Pass, witnessing the fierce battle, Yiqin is very anxious, and he can't wait to fight with the division commander immediately, helplessly, he can only do his meager strength in the air, and now the division is out of danger, Yiqin is at peace in his heart, and a meeting of all pilots is being held, Waiting for the division commander to visit Jinan Air Team Le Yiqin handwritten"

After reading Le Yiqin's telegram of review with self-blame, Tang Qiuli smiled, this lovely guy took all the responsibility on his body, it turned out to be him in the sky today, he really fell from the sky, and the siege was lifted in time, otherwise, it is really hard to say what the result will be, maybe he is still fighting hard in the encirclement of the Japanese army? But how did he know he was in the valley around the palms?

In fact, I still didn't estimate the enemy's situation enough, and I was too anxious, so I had this series of thrills, but the harvest was quite big, at least I heard the long-lost gunshots, smelled the smell of gunsmoke, and had the feeling of being on the battlefield for a long time, Tang Long's gun also fired nearly 100 bullets, otherwise, they were all rusty, which was too enjoyable

Tang Qiuli, who was in Linqi, felt very happy that he could personally participate in the battle, but Le Yiqin in Jinan, Shandong Province, did not have such a good mood, and he was worried about self-blame, which made him feel unspeakably uncomfortable and almost crazy.

(To be continued)