Eighth Route Army Headquarters.

The boss and Mr. Liu were playing cards.

The boss said: "This kid Li Yunlong not only destroyed the Huting stronghold, but also hunted rabbits and ate the 8th mixed brigade of the puppet army. He seized a lot of money and made a fortune!"

After the battle at Hutouling, Ichiro Okazaki sent a telegram to report the situation to Yoshio Shinozuka, which shocked the entire top brass of the Japanese First North China Army.

On the way back to the base of the independent regiment, the headquarters had already received information about the Huting stronghold and Hutouling.

Commander Liu smiled and said: "Li Yunlong made a fortune this time, with more than 2,000 long and short guns, more than 60 light and heavy machine guns, more than a dozen artillery pieces, and more than 300,000 rounds of bullets, but he was beaten by Brigadier Chen."

"I called the day before yesterday. Guess what, it shocked Li Yunlong. I asked him what he was afraid of. He said he was afraid that the brigade commander would regret that the independent group had not handed over enough, so he called to wish him good luck and prosperity."

"Haha..." The boss couldn't help but laugh, "This is Li Yunlong."

Then, the boss' expression changed and he asked: "Li Yunlong captured the Huting stronghold in half an hour. How did he do it?"

The total number of Japanese and puppet troops in the Huting stronghold was 300. Not only were the gun towers strong, but there were also bunkers made of reinforced concrete.

Although the independent regiment has mortars.

There is no problem in using mortars to blow up civil structure turrets, bunkers and other fortifications.

However, mortars are not effective against bunkers built of reinforced concrete.

Several times, the boss wanted to remove the nail in the Huting stronghold.

But I was afraid that the troops would suffer too many casualties, so I kept waiting for the opportunity.

But the Independent Regiment, which numbered over a thousand people, actually took it away in such a short period of time.

Not only was it defeated, but it also had the remaining strength to fight at Hutou Ridge, twenty miles away, and annihilated the 8th mixed brigade of the puppet army that went to support the Huting stronghold.

This is something the boss never expected.

Commander Liu said: "I read the detailed battle report submitted by the Independent Regiment. They used a new weapon called a flying thunder cannon, which not only blew up two Japanese bunkers, but also blew a hole in the wall of the Huting stronghold.

The Huting stronghold was destroyed with one charge."

"hiss!"

The boss couldn't help but take a breath of cold air: "It was Monk Wei from the Independent Regiment who invented the flying thunder cannon that killed more than twenty Japs in Lijiapo with one shot? Is this thing really that powerful?"

"This thing is indeed very powerful, but it is not easy to operate and can easily blow up your own people." Master Liu nodded and said.

The boss immediately said: "If it's not easy, then learn it. Since this monk Wei can invent this thing, then our soldiers can learn it. If the soldiers all learn to use flying thunder cannons, then the strongholds and gun towers of the Japanese and puppet troops in North China will be destroyed."

It’s the coffin they built for themselves.”

Commander Liu nodded and said: "A few days ago, I sent the division's engineering company to the independent regiment to learn how to use the flying thunder cannon."

At this time.

The decoder came over with a telegram and saluted: "Chief, Commander Yan of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and Chongqing sent a congratulatory message!"

"oh?"

The boss put down the playing cards in surprise, took the telegram, took a look at it, and immediately became convinced.

Commander Liu was also a little surprised: "Does even Yan Laoxi and Chongqing know about the independent regiment's elimination of the 8th mixed brigade of the puppet army?"

"You should also take a look." The boss handed the telegram to Commander Liu. "In addition to the official words of encouragement to Li Yunlong, Yan Xishan also sent a group of senior officers from his Shanxi-Sui Army to come to our base to observe the tactics.

Let’s make arrangements with your teacher to learn from a teacher.”

Mr. Liu took it and took a look at it and said with a smile: "It's still the same official language, without any practical meaning, but why is Yan Laoxi so humble all of a sudden?"

The boss said: "The cat is teaching the tiger a lesson. This ability to climb trees cannot be easily revealed to me."

"Even if I teach him," Mr. Liu said with a smile, "he won't be able to learn it."

…

Yangcun, Independent Regiment Headquarters.

Li Yunlong took out sweet potatoes from under the bed to bake.

Li Yunlong is in charge of military affairs, and Zhao Gang is in charge of life.

Zhao Gang usually kept a close watch on him, so Li Yunlong took advantage of Zhao Gang to go down to the company to inspect the training of new recruits, so he secretly took a few sips.

"Old Li!"

"Old Li!"

As soon as he put the sweet potato roast on the table and before he could drink it, Li Yunlong suddenly heard several familiar voices in his ears.

When I walked out, I saw Ding Wei, Kong Jie, and Cheng Shifa coming together.

"Haha!" Li Yunlong suddenly laughed, "Old Ding, Lao Kong, Lao Cheng, why are you here!"

Ding Wei said: "Old Li, we are here to congratulate you on getting rich. You won't welcome us, right?"

"How can it be possible? Is our old Li that kind of person?" Li Yunlong said, "You guys came to congratulate me on my wealth. Why didn't you bring any gifts? How could you come to congratulate me empty-handed? Do you know the etiquette?"

"Look, let me tell you." Kong Jie said, "Li Yunlong is an iron rooster. He won't say anything about it, and he always wants to take a peck from others."

"Ha ha!"

The three of them were invited into the house by Li Yunlong. Li Yunlong said to the guard Xiao Zhang: "Xiao Zhang, tell Lao Wang to cut some of the horse meat that was brought back a few days ago and make some good dishes."

During the Hutouling ambush battle, many horses and mules of the Eighth Puppet Brigade were killed by stray bullets and artillery shells, and they were all transported back to the independent regiment.

After the instructions were given, the four of them sat cross-legged on the Kang, and Li Yunlong cooked peanuts and sweet potatoes to entertain them.

"I said, Lao Li, you are too unjust." Ding Wei took a sip and said, "You drank and ate meat in Qixian County and made a lot of money. We will stop you from behind and work hard for a long time.

Don’t you express your gratitude?”

"That's right!" Cheng Shifa, leader of the 772nd Regiment, snorted, "I mobilized all 1,400 members of the 772nd Regiment to work for your independent regiment for a long time. You don't want to send me away after just a drink, do you?"

Kong Jie also said: "Our New Second Regiment has been blocking you for a long time, in exchange for you, Li Yunlong, being treated like this?"

"Hey!" Li Yunlong put the wine bowl on the table, "I asked you why you wore a pair of crotchless pants today. Your feelings are here to rob me. Li Yunlong is here. It's a pity that you are late. All your things have been handed over to the brigade headquarters.

, go find the brigade commander yourself, I don’t have a single gun here, not a single bullet!”

Ding Wei was full of disbelief: "Old Li, you're wrong. It's not like we haven't been beaten by the brigade commander in the autumn wind. The Huting stronghold plus a brigade of puppet troops add up to nearly 3,000 guns and hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition. The brigade

Can we all go away if we grow up?”

Li Yunlong tilted his mouth and looked at Ding Wei: "Don't think that I don't know. You didn't fight with the Japs at all. As soon as the Japs reinforcements came out of their nests, our independent regiment finished the work. Without you to stop us, we were independent."

After the regiment captured the Huting stronghold and the 8th puppet brigade, it was still able to escape unscathed."

"Bah!" Kong Jie said, "Li Yunlong, are you speaking in human language?"

Ding Wei also said angrily: "Old Li, what you said really chills the hearts of us old comrades."
Chapter completed!