A magazine of 30,000 rounds, you call it Hanyang

Chapter 132 Cutting off the Devil's Artery

New group.

Li Yunlong led the entire regiment of soldiers and, after blocking the Japanese infantry battalion, evacuated the battlefield after receiving orders from the brigade headquarters.

But they were not idle either. After a Japanese infantry battalion withdrew, the Japanese troops in this area became depleted.

Under the cover of dusk, the New 1st Regiment quickly hid near a weak Japanese stronghold, preparing to launch an attack after dark.

"Report to the regiment commander, the Japanese infantry battalion just now suddenly turned around and is approaching us."

Li Yunlong was also surprised by Zhang Dabiao's words.

"Damn it, there's something wrong with these Japs. They insisted on going north when I told them not to, and now that I'm not stopping them, they've come back on their own. Go, send a few more people to see what's going on."

Li Yunlong felt that the Japanese might have guessed his plan to launch a surprise attack on their stronghold, so the Japanese infantry battalion of the 20th Division gave up their march north and prepared to attack him from behind.

Second Battalion Commander Shen Quan immediately took the order and personally led his men to investigate.

Not long after, Shen Quan returned to Li Yunlong again.

"Commander, this Japanese infantry battalion seems to be sick. It approached us by a few kilometers, and now it has turned back north..."

"What the hell is going on here?"

Even Li Yunlong, who is usually knowledgeable, was a little confused.

"The Japs are running around without getting tired. There must be something fishy going on. Report it to the brigade headquarters immediately."

386 Brigade Headquarters.

The brigade commander stood in front of the table with a pen in his hand.

Both sides of the long table were filled with officers and soldiers of all ranks of the 386th Brigade.

"Kong Jie's independent regiment encountered this situation just now, and now Li Yunlong's new regiment is facing the same situation as Kong Jie."

"This is definitely not a coincidence, and it's definitely not an accident. There must be something going on."

"Let's make a bold guess: what's the reason the Japs are heading north again?"

"Originally, the 769th Regiment and the Sharp Knife Regiment had already retreated, so there was no need for the Japanese reinforcements to go..."

Speaking of the word "retreat", the brigade commander suddenly thought of something.

'Autonomous action'!

Although Zheng Kaixuan and the spearhead group said they wanted to withdraw, they also emphasized the need to act independently.

The brigade commander immediately understood the key to the matter.

"It must be Zheng Kaixuan's doing. The Japanese troops are heading north again. Contact the Sharp Knife Regiment immediately."

The brigade commander's guess was absolutely correct.

However, Zheng Kaixuan had already anticipated that the brigade would contact him again, and the radio station of the spearhead regiment had already been shut down.

"Reporting to the brigade commander, we are unable to contact the spearhead regiment."

"Division headquarters news: The Japanese Matsui Regiment has continued its eastward advance!"

"Division headquarters reported that the Japanese stronghold in Jingxing has sent another reinforcement force, and they are heading to Longquanyu."

"Division headquarters reports that two infantry battalions from the Japanese 20th Division are heading north again..."

"The 109th Regiment of the 134th Division has turned north and is heading towards Xiyang..."

Hearing the news one after another coming from the division headquarters, even the brigade commander couldn't help but gasp.

"Zheng Kaixuan, what the hell did you do? You're almost driving those Japanese soldiers crazy."

"Order! New 1st Regiment, Independent Regiment, carry out a surprise attack on the Japanese stronghold according to the original plan."

"Order, the 772nd Regiment, harass the nd Regiment of the th Division of the Japanese..."

The brigade commander issued several combat orders in a row. He didn't know what Zheng Kaixuan wanted to do, but there was no doubt that the brigade's current combat plan was invisibly echoing Zheng Kaixuan's.

It can tie down the Japanese 20th Division, disrupt the battlefield situation, and create as many opportunities as possible for Zheng Kaixuan.

The brigade commander walked to the door of the tent and looked into the distance at the night sky that was already full of stars.

"Kaixuan, I hope you won't let me down. I've been looking forward to seeing the sharp knife of the Sharp Knife Group for a long time."

Outside Longquanyu, the spearhead regiment is ready to go.

This time, Zheng Kaixuan led a highly mobile force that marched very quickly.

Longquanyu is the only way from the western Hebei Plain to eastern Shanxi. After leaving Longquanyu and heading east, you will reach the western Hebei Plain.

Once you get here, the road is flat.

The war horses spread their hooves, and the light chariots could also run freely and move forward at full speed.

After circling eastward for a few times, they had already bypassed the Japanese infantry battalion that was rushing to Longquanyu's Jingxing stronghold.

Under the cover of night, the spearhead regiment headed eastward and in just over half an hour, it had entered Hebei Province for a full 20 kilometers.

"Turn around and head north!"

Zheng Kaixuan gave the order again.

The troops began to change direction and headed north.

Half an hour later, a battalion of Japanese infantry cautiously arrived at Longquanyu.

Longquanyu is strategically located and is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It was also dark at this time, and the Japanese did not dare to attack rashly, fearing that they would fall into Zheng Kaixuan's ambush.

After sending out several small units to investigate and after many attempts, the Japanese infantry captain finally discovered that there were only more than a thousand corpses of the guard team's puppet soldiers and Japanese soldiers left in Longquanyu. Where was the trace of Zheng Kaixuan and others?

When Kawagishi Fumisaburo and Matsui Shunsho heard the news, they gritted their teeth in anger.

They knew that they had been fooled by Zheng Kaixuan again!

No one could have imagined that Kawagishi Fumisaburo and Matsui Toshitoshi, who had spent half their lives in the military and possessed rich combat experience, would be fooled by Zheng Kaixuan again and again and played around in his hands!

Just like walking a dog, he walked them around.

Fumisaburo Kawagishi secretly vowed that he must find Zheng Kaixuan at all costs and kill the Sharp Knife Group.

But what is strange is that Zheng Kaixuan and the Sharp Knife Group have disappeared without a trace, and there has been no news of them since then.

Tianyu Town, Qujia'an.

The Sharp Knife Regiment suddenly appeared here like a divine army descending from the sky.

"Captain, I don't understand. If we want to fight the Japs, we'll encounter plenty along the way. Why are we going through all the trouble of running all the way to this little deserted village?"

Niu Dashan scratched his head, looking puzzled.

Zheng Kaixuan did not want to disturb any Japanese strongholds they passed along the way, no matter how big or small, and he carefully bypassed them all, which took him nearly half the night.

He originally thought Zheng Kaixuan wanted to go to some big place, but who would have thought it was actually an inconspicuous little village.

At this point, Zheng Kaixuan no longer intends to hide it from everyone.

"Dashan, you know, although this village is small, it is extremely important. The Japanese occupy a very important transportation line. A section of the main road of the Zhengtai Railway passes through here."

"Brothers! Cutting off the Zhengtai Railway is like severing the enemy's main artery. The first thing we must do tonight is to destroy the station and blow up the railway!"