"Regiment commander, the scouts at the front line have reported that there are dense gunshots coming from the direction of Mount Qifeng. It looks like someone is attacking Mount Qifeng.”In the Hutou Mountain Independent Regiment headquarters, the squad leader of the 3rd Company, Squad One, Zhao Jie, rushed to the Independent Regiment Commander Qiu Ming and reported.
"What is it? Someone is attacking the stronghold?" Chief of Staff Li Yong asked in disbelief.
"Yes, and from the sound of the gunshots, it seems to be a tough one. I've already asked the scouts to expand the scope of their surveillance. There will be a reply soon.”Zhao Jie nodded.
"This is strange. Within a radius of several dozen miles around Tiger Head Mountain, other than our independent regiment, where else would there be a large-scale armed force that has the strength to take down Qifeng's turrets? Hiss…Otherwise, it could be that a few civilian armed forces near Tiger Head Mountain have joined forces?”Li Yong fell into deep thought.
"I don't think so. Although a few civilian armed forces have a certain advantage in numbers, in terms of equipment, it's impossible for them to have heavy firepower weapons. At most, they only have a dozen or so 38s.”Zhao Jie shook his head and expressed his opinion.
"Could it be the troops supporting the advance of the country in Clear Wind Mountain Stronghold?”Independent Regiment Political Commissar Wu Yuanshan suddenly said.
"This…"
"Guild Leader! Guild Leader! According to our frontline scouts, the ones who attacked the Qifeng stronghold were a small group of well-trained and well-equipped infantry. There were about 20 of them, and they did not have any large-caliber weapons such as grenade launchers or mortars. However, each of them had a crooked light machine gun. By the time I returned to the regiment headquarters to report the situation, they had already wiped out all the enemies outside Qifeng. The rest were all hiding in the turrets, waiting for reinforcements from Laiyang County.”Before Li Yong could finish, a soldier from the frontline scout post rushed in and reported to the leaders present.
"With such powerful firepower, it must be the troops of the Supporting Country on Clear Wind Mountain!”After listening to the report of the frontline soldiers, Wu Yuanshan slammed the table and said with certainty.
"But Qingfeng Mountain is more than 200 miles away from Qifeng, and there are two checkpoints in between. How did they get here?”Zhao Jie muttered to himself with a puzzled expression.
"We can't care about that for now, Guild Leader! I suggest that we immediately send troops to help the advancing army eliminate the remaining devils in Qifeng Pass. You also know that this stronghold has always been a huge threat to our Tiger Head Mountain!”Li Yong immediately suggested.
"Hmm…I agree with the Chief of Staff. The Qifengkou Stronghold is the only way we can get down the mountain. Because it was suddenly occupied by the Japanese for two months, we never had the chance to take it back. This was a good opportunity to snatch it back! Although the advancing army is powerful, its sphere of influence cannot reach this place. Thus, I feel that it is necessary to send troops to assist.”Zhao Jie echoed.
"Regiment commander, I also think we can send the artillery platoons as reinforcements! Then, they would send out infantry to set up an ambush on the road to the Qifeng stronghold and destroy the Japanese reinforcements. This is killing two birds with one stone!" Wu Yuanshan, who never participated in military operations, agreed with Li Yong and Zhao Jie.
"Yes! I also think that it is necessary to send troops to ride the wind! How about this! Zhao Jie, go and inform the 1st Battalion Commander. Tell him to lead the 1st Battalion to ambush the reinforcements from Laiyang County at Black Dragon Gorge. Dalong, inform the platoon leader of the Cannon Faction and have him bring all the artillery and mortars with me to quickly support the advancing troops at Qifeng Stronghold. Political commissar, chief of staff, you stay behind at the regimental headquarters.”Qiu Ming ordered.
"Guild Leader, you're going too? No, I don't agree. If you want to go, it should be me, the chief of staff. You're the highest military director. How can I let you go?”Li Yong immediately objected when he heard that Qiu Ming wanted to personally lead the battle.
"That's right! Old Qiu! Let the Chief of Staff bring some people over." Wu Yuanshan said.
"This is my first time dealing with the most powerful civilian armed forces in the southeastern region of Ludong. As the regiment commander, how can I not be present?”Qiu Ming laughed.
"You can go if you want, Chief of Staff!"
"Here!"
"You will follow the regiment commander. No matter what happens in the battle, you must bring the regiment commander back unscathed.”Wu Yuanshan said.
"Yes, sir! I promise to complete the mission!" Li Yong saluted with his chest and promised solemnly,
"Alright then! There's no time to lose. Let's set off immediately!”Qiu Ming agreed to Wu Yuanshan's arrangement…
Half an hour later, Qiu Ming and Li Yong led the artillery and security squads to the periphery of Qifeng Stronghold. However, there were only three disarmed soldiers waiting for them. There was also a group of fully armed soldiers who were guarding the Qifeng Fortress.
"What happened? Where are the people who advanced into the army?" Li Yong hurriedly asked a soldier.
" Gone... gone..." The Eighth Route Army soldier stammered.
"Don't be anxious. How did they leave? How was the stronghold taken down? And how did you…Tell me slowly from the beginning.”Qiu Ming consoled the three.
"They left 20 minutes ago in a Japanese truck from the stronghold. They had planted people in the stronghold in advance and broke through from the inside. As for us, because we wanted to observe the situation of the battle at a close distance, in the end…in the end, our weapons were taken away by their scouts and we were placed here. Now, the Qifeng stronghold had been completely taken over by them.”One of the scouts told the truth.
"Are those the brothers of the Independent Regiment of the 8th Route Army at Hutou Mountain? I'm sure you've already guessed our identities. To be honest, this Japanese turret was already taken over by us half an hour ago. As the advancing army had other combat missions, our commander led his troops to retreat first, leaving me as the temporary commander of the stronghold.
Before our commander left, he told me to return your weapons to your army if you have reinforcements. In addition, he also told me to give half of the weapons in the turrets to your army. Finally, our commander told me to tell you something, which is: "Speed is the most important thing in war!" On a hill near the turret, Qin Lu No. 1 shouted to the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army.
"Speed is the most important thing in war…God is the most important thing in war…Haha! That's right, speed was the most important thing in war! That brother! Please thank your commander for his kindness. Tell your commander that I, Qiu Ming, have learned my lesson!”After Qiu Ming muttered a few times, he suddenly came to a realization and said loudly to Qin Lu No.1.
"Let's go!" After saying that, Qiu Ming turned around and said to the soldiers…
"Qiu Ming? Oh! Commander and I!" Looking at the retreating figures of the Independent Regiment, Qin Lu No.1 suddenly thought of something and muttered to himself.
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