Chapter 325 News about Yang Xiuqin, unknown armed forces
Looking at Li Yunlong’s serious face, Yang Xiuqin spoke to Li Yunlong without any panic.

He said that the independent regiment’s plan to attack Ping’an County was all his own speculation, not because he had heard any news.

Hearing Yang Xiuqin say that it was her own speculation, Li Yunlong also became interested.

You must know that this time when he brought the independent regiment to Zhaojiayu, the soldiers under him thought that they were going to attack the Zhangzhuang stronghold and the Japanese strongholds and artillery towers along the Dongzhang River, preparing to expand the area controlled by the Eighth Route Army.

Even the various actions of the Independent Regiment indicated that the goal this time was only to attack these two places.

Perhaps those company commanders, platoon leaders and other cadres could infer from some things that the independent regiment might be attacking the county seat of Ping’an County, but they were absolutely not sure and would not speak carelessly.

As a result, Li Yunlong did not expect that Yang Xiuqin, the district head in charge of administration, could actually infer that their independent regiment was going to attack the county town, and judging from the other party’s behavior, it seemed that they knew the independent regiment quite well.

For this reason, Li Yunlong became a little interested in Yang Xiuqin, but this interest did not mean that he was interested in Yang Xiuqin’s abilities.

That is to say, Zhao Gang and others were not there, otherwise Li Yunlong would have asked Zhao Gang to check Yang Xiuqin’s background, and asked the Security Department to inquire about the situation to find out what was going on and how much Yang Xiuqin knew.

If Yang Xiuqin really only guessed the goal of the independent regiment and analyzed the situation of the independent regiment, and if there was no major problem with Yang Xiuqin’s identity, then it wouldn’t matter.

If Yang Xiuqin not only deduced the situation of the Independent Regiment, but also deduced the situation of the New First Regiment, the Pioneer Regiment, and the New Second Regiment, then the problem would be big.

A district chief, equivalent to a company-level instructor of an independent regiment, knows so much information and can analyze so much intelligence…

Said that he had deduced it himself, Li Yunlong definitely didn’t mind taking away all the county and district committees in the entire Ping’an County area and handing them over to the brigade commander while attacking the county seat of Ping’an County and then investigating them thoroughly!

So now Li Yunlong also plans to see how much Yang Xiuqin knows, how she knows it, and why she has this ability.

If Yang Xiuqin had this ability, why would she serve as the administrative chief instead of the military chief?

Since Yang Xiuqin is able to serve as the administrative chief of a region, it means that Yang Xiuqin has some management capabilities. In terms of management ability alone, she may not be worse than a company commander.

And now Yang Xiuqin can deduce the purpose of the independent regiment so quickly based on some information she has observed and learned, which shows that Yang Xiuqin also has strong ability in commanding operations.

“Tell me, how did you know that my independent regiment was going to attack the county seat of Ping’an County. Xiao Wang, pour a cup of tea for District Chief Yang, and also, watch your mouth. You know what you should and shouldn’t say.”

“Yes!”

Li Yunlong relaxed his body, leaning against the earth wall, and asked Yang Xiuqin to talk about it to see how she deduced it. He also asked the guard next to him to pour tea for Yang Xiuqin, and reminded the guard not to talk nonsense and not to tell this information to others.

The guard next to him was obviously not as flexible as Hu Zi. He poured tea according to Li Yunlong’s order and then stood beside Li Yunlong.

If Hu Zi was here, he would go out and ask someone to notify Zhang Dabiao to come over. If Zhao Gang was here, he would ask Zhao Gang to come over, and then go out himself. He would not stand beside Li Yunlong motionlessly like this guard.

Yang Xiuqin said with a smile as Li Yunlong asked her to explain how he deduced it.

“Captain Li, please don’t underestimate me. My brother is a battalion commander of the 120th Division. He told me a lot about the independent regiment.

My brother also fought in the war with the Independent Regiment. He said that the commander of the Independent Regiment, Li, commanded two regiments by himself. It was very impressive. “

“Oh? You fought with me? Battalion commander? From the 120th Division? I commanded two regiments?”

When Li Yunlong listened to what Yang Xiuqin said, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes, but he quickly reacted.

“Is your brother the commander of the Qingshui Town Independent Battalion in Qinghe County?”

According to the information Yang Xiuqin said, Li Yunlong recalled his past situation. Except for the last time when he cooperated with the 120th Division to fight the Japanese in northwestern Shanxi, he had never cooperated with the 120th Division at other times. It was also at that time that he became the commander of the independent regiment, commanding two regiments of troops alone.

Listening to Li Yunlong’s answer, Yang Xiuqin shook her head.

“No, at that time my brother was a company commander of an independent battalion, but later the independent battalion was upgraded to become the Qinghe County Independent Regiment, so my brother also became the battalion commander.

It was at that time that he wrote to me, saying that it was because you, Commander Li, led the Independent Regiment and the New 1st Regiment to capture Qinghe County, otherwise he would not have had the opportunity to become a battalion commander.

Then he told me a lot about you, Captain Li, and many things about the Independent Regiment. The military district’s newspapers and the county newspapers also had a lot of things about the Independent Regiment and its commander.

That’s how I learned about you and the Independent Group.

Every time the independent regiment went out, they would attack a Japanese county town. The nearby county towns were Ping’an County, Fu’an County, and then Gucheng County on the other side of the Northeast Pass.

Fu’an County has already been captured by the Eighth Route Army, and Gucheng County is so far away, so I guess, Commander Li, you must be going to attack Ping’an County.”

“Well, you guessed right. I am going to attack Ping’an County. Your analytical skills are good enough to serve as a platoon leader under me. You can barely serve as a platoon leader of a main battalion.”

After listening to the reasons given by Yang Xiuqin, Li Yunlong nodded and commented to Yang Xiuqin.

“Ah? Commander, am I only capable of being a platoon leader? I am the district chief. I used to be the president of the Women’s Association. I didn’t become the district chief because of my brother.

The district chief is a battalion-level cadre, right? I am not talking about being a battalion commander, but I can be a company commander, right? How come you say I can only be a platoon leader? Or am I barely qualified to be a platoon leader?”

Listening to Li Yunlong’s evaluation, Yang Xiuqin felt a little unconvinced. After all, she had worked her way up to the position of district chief step by step.

If the ranks were swapped, his rank as district chief would be on par with battalion and company-level cadres in the army.

Even if the independent regiment is the main force, it is at least equivalent to a company commander.

As a result, when it came to Li Yunlong, he could barely serve as a platoon leader.

Still barely enough.

Hearing this, Yang Xiuqin spoke somewhat unconvinced.

“Captain Li, I have the ability. I have killed two Japanese devils, three puppet soldiers, and seven or eight traitors alone. I am a combat hero in our county and I am also the district chief. How can I be only a platoon leader?” Li Yunlong said bluntly after hearing Yang Xiuqin’s unconvinced words.

“Oh, you’re still not convinced? Killing two Japanese soldiers? Is that a lot? Xiao Wang, tell us, District Chief Yang, how many Japanese soldiers have you killed? How did you kill them?”

Li Yunlong waved to the guard beside him, indicating that he should tell Yang Xiuqin about his battle record.

“Yes!”

“I have shot and killed eight Japanese soldiers with my gun, and stabbed and killed two Japanese soldiers with my bayonet in hand-to-hand combat.

As for puppet soldiers, traitors, bandits, and the like, there were even more of them, and we did not include them in our military exploits.”

“You heard me, Xiao Wang is just an ordinary soldier in the guard company of my independent regiment, and he is also a soldier in the guard company responsible for protecting the safety of the regiment headquarters. Usually, there is basically no battle for them. Even so, Xiao Wang has ten heads of Japanese soldiers in his hands.

Just two little Japanese devils are nothing in my independent regiment. District Chief Yang, you can go out and ask those soldiers. Killing two little Japanese devils is just the most common thing.

That is to say, my independent regiment. If it were replaced by the vanguard regiment, any of the soldiers in the vanguard regiment who dared to say that they killed two Japanese devils would be laughed to death if they were not new recruits.

Leading troops to fight a war is not about how many Japanese devils you can kill or how high a position you have held in the past. There is a difference between leading troops to fight a war and managing ordinary people.

A platoon leader under my command was able to lead a platoon of soldiers in a field battle against a squad of Japanese devils without being at a disadvantage.

It can even directly block the attack of a squadron of Japanese devils.

District Chief Yang, I am not trying to undermine your confidence. I am the head of the Independent Regiment. What is my Independent Regiment? To be frank, the Independent Regiment is one of the strongest regiments in the Eighth Route Army.

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“District Chief Yang, is there something wrong with your county chief’s brain? I remember I sent someone to contact you and said that my independent regiment needed the cooperation of local comrades in Ping’an County to carry out the mission. Why did your county chief call you to a meeting at this time? Tell me what’s going on?”

After Li Yunlong evaluated Yang Xiuqin, he thought of the fact that Yang Xiuqin had just returned, and asked Yang Xiuqin.

Want to see what’s going on.

If the local county magistrate of Ping’an County deliberately refused to cooperate with her work, then she, Li Yunlong, was not a person who would not bear grudges.

Since he refused to cooperate in such an important matter, Li Yunlong would have to try what it feels like to write a report.

“Oh, it’s like this, Captain Li, our county chief received news that an unknown armed force has recently entered the Ping’an County area, and he called us over to take precautions.

And according to information from other comrades, the bandit forces in Ping’an County seem to be showing signs of uniting.”

When Yang Xiuqin heard Li Yunlong asking about the meeting, she told him the reason why she was going to the county party committee for the meeting and all the related information without reservation.

“Unknown armed forces? Where are they located? What equipment do they have? What kind of clothes do they wear? Have they captured anyone alive?
When was it discovered that an unknown armed force had entered the Ping’an County area? From which direction did they come?

How many people are there? Do they have any heavy weapons? Heavy machine guns, mortars, mountain artillery, and other heavy firepower. “

Hearing Yang Xiuqin say that an unknown armed force had entered Ping’an County, Li Yunlong, who was preparing to attack Ping’an County, immediately sat up straight.

If it was just an administrative matter, then Li Yunlong didn’t need to care about it at all.

But now Yang Xiuqin said that it was because an unknown armed force had entered the Ping’an County area, so Li Yunlong had to pay attention to it.

Now they are about to attack the county seat of Ping’an County. If an unknown armed force appears in the Ping’an County area at this time, that would become a variable.

If it were just the Japanese devils, it would be easy to kill them as there were only a few of them. But if there were a lot of them, so many Japanese devils would have been discovered long ago.

If it was a large Japanese army, Li Yunlong would have received the news long ago.

And if it was the Japanese, Yang Xiuqin could not have said it was an unknown armed force.

Besides, Ping’an County is still the Japanese’s territory, so there is no need for the Japanese to cry thief and set up an unknown armed force.

So Li Yunlong was worried that the unknown armed force was from the mountain city. What if, after they had worked so hard to capture the county seat of Ping’an, the people from the mountain city came to pick the peaches?
Or what if some other forces interfere with the troops’ actions at a critical moment?
Yang Xiuqin listened to Li Yunlong’s series of questions and without hesitation, quickly told Li Yunlong all the information she knew.

“Captain Li, we did not discover the unknown armed group directly. Instead, our comrades found unfamiliar faces with weapons and equipment while they were at the market.

Our comrades tried to follow and gather some intelligence, but they lost track of them, so we have no idea how many people there are in that unknown armed group, or what weapons and equipment they have.

However, comrades from the county brigade said that the guy he was following did not seem to be very familiar with the terrain.

It was discovered the day before yesterday afternoon, and we were notified yesterday to attend a meeting at the county party committee.

Then when I came back from the county party committee this morning, I saw a group of Japanese soldiers coming from the direction of Xiaocaozhuang. They were probably heading to Ping’an County. The leaders seemed to be two high-ranking Japanese soldiers. “

“According to the county chief’s speculation, the armed group might be hiding in the mountains.”

Listening to what Yang Xiuqin said, Li Yunlong stood up, looked at the map behind him and began to think.

“Hiding in the mountains… unknown armed forces, and then in the market, and being able to shake off the tracking of local comrades… and in an unfamiliar terrain? Could it be Xiao Qin’s special forces?
No, the special forces team was taken to the Xiaocaozhuang stronghold by Xiao Qin… I don’t know if the reconnaissance company of the Pioneer Regiment has this level… It should be, the reconnaissance company of the Pioneer Regiment seems to be composed of retired soldiers from the original Pioneer Regiment’s assault platoon.

If we were soldiers from the assault platoon, we would have no problem shaking off the pursuit of those local comrades.”

“Okay, District Chief Yang, thank you for your information. I understand. I will arrange for someone to investigate and find out what’s going on.”

“You’re welcome, Captain Li. We are all comrades, so news should be shared. I hope our news will be helpful to the Independent Regiment.”

(End of this chapter)