The sword starts with copying the sharpshooter's ability

"Haha, look at you guys, your mouths are all grinning to the top of your heads, are you enjoying the beating?"

Li Yunlong laughed and cursed loudly:
"We should be happy that we destroyed a Japanese division and showed the power of our Eighth Route Army. But we can't be happy now. There are still two damn Japanese brigades closing in on us!

Our two battalions are still trying their best to stop the enemy. We must quickly clean up the battlefield and leave with the spoils. We can’t let the brothers who are trying to stop us die in vain! "

"Yes!"

The soldiers agreed and immediately dispersed to start cleaning the battlefield.

But the brief excitement could not erase the fatigue after a night-long battle, and the soldiers' speed in cleaning the battlefield quickly slowed down.

No, we have to motivate them!
Li Yunlong saw it and was anxious. He immediately thought of setting an example for Zhang Wu and ordered Zhang Dabiao:
"Go, find Zhang Wu for me. We need him to make the soldiers scream!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Dabiao agreed and went to find Zhang Wu immediately.

At this time, Zhang Wu also got down to the road.

Seeing Zhang Wu, Zhang Dabiao's eyes lit up, he walked over quickly, pulled Zhang Wu up and left:

"Zhang Wu, the captain is looking for you!"

As he said this, he glanced at Zhang Wu and became envious:

"You have performed a great deed this time, and our captain will give you a big reward!"

Not a small reward?
Zhang Wu raised his eyebrows. He was about to go find Li Yunlong. While he followed Zhang Dabiao obediently, he asked curiously:

"What reward?"

Zhang Dabiao kept it a secret:

"Let the captain tell you, you will know in a moment!"

The two walked quickly towards Li Yunlong. Before they got close, Li Yunlong noticed Zhang Wu coming and greeted him with a big laugh. After giving Zhang Wu a big hug, he patted Zhang Wu on the back and said:
"Haha, Zhang Wu, you're awesome! You helped our independent regiment and wiped out a Japanese division so quickly!"

As he said this, he let go of Zhang Wu and loudly listed Zhang Wu's contributions:

"In this battle, how about you first find out the Japanese's deployment situation, let our regiment suppress the Japanese's heavy firepower from the beginning, and kill most of the iron turtles and sharpshooters, kill two artillery battalions, and the artillery squadrons of each regiment. Let alone destroying a Japanese division in just a few hours, it is even a question whether our regiment can win!"

His words were specifically spoken to the soldiers around him, and they immediately resonated with them.

The soldiers looked at Zhang Wu, gave him a thumbs up, and praised him:
"Yes, the reason we were able to fight so well in this battle was all because of Zhang Wu!"

"That's right, our Zhang Wu is really amazing!"

"That's right. In my opinion, with Zhang Wu here, it won't be a problem for us to turn back and wipe out the two supporting brigades of the Japanese!"

Hearing these words, Li Yunlong was overjoyed, but he was not ready yet. He waited for the soldiers to finish speaking, put away the smile on his face, and began to add the final fuel to the fire:

"In view of the fact that Comrade Zhang Wu has outstandingly completed the tasks assigned by the regiment party committee and played a vital role in the complete destruction of the Yuechuan Division, the regiment party committee has carefully considered and decided to apply for the position of deputy regiment leader for Comrade Zhang Wu while applying for the general commendation for him!"

The boss's commendation and the position of deputy group leader?!

As soon as Li Yunlong finished speaking, the soldiers couldn't help but envy Zhang Wu.

Zhang Wu's commendation started at the general manager level, and he was promoted to deputy head of the regiment, becoming a full-time regimental-level leader. Who wouldn't be envious?

But they were not jealous.

Everyone knows that with Zhang Wu's merits, abilities, and contributions in several battles, he should have been promoted to deputy head several years ago!
The boss’s commendation and the position of deputy group leader!
Zhang Wu couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth. Who would complain about having few honors, especially when he was promoted to deputy head of the group?

Thinking of this, he stood at attention and saluted:
"Thank you, Commander. I will continue to work hard and make new contributions to kill all the Japanese devils!"

"Good job! This is really encouraging!"

Li Yunlong patted Zhang Wu's shoulder with satisfaction. Although he was still very curious about how Zhang Wu managed to make such rapid progress after every battle, he suppressed his curiosity. Time was pressing and this was not the time to talk about these things.

Seeing the envious eyes of the soldiers around him, he knew that the time had come. He put his arm around Zhang Wu's shoulders, glanced at the soldiers, and said:

"Look at you, all of you are drooling, what, you want it too?

Sure, our group has always been capable of eating meat!

Now hurry up and clean up the battlefield. When we get back, I will reward you according to your merit. You can drink wine in big bowls, eat meat in big mouthfuls, and divide the gold and silver according to the weight.

If you perform well, I will apply for a reward and promotion for you!"

"Really?"

The soldiers' eyes lit up, and some even couldn't wait to ask questions.

"Of course it's true!"

Li Yunlong straightened his face, patted his chest and assured:
"Li Yunlong keeps his word and always keeps his promise!"

"Yes!" With Li Yunlong's promise, all the soldiers shook off their fatigue and agreed to clean up the battlefield with full enthusiasm.

Looking at their expressions, Li Yunlong finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking he should be able to find some time to get out.

Zhang Wu also seized this opportunity and asked for a fight:
"Captain, I want to fight the Japanese reinforcements and reduce the casualties of our regiment!"

And upgrade it by the way!

He added in his mind.

After looking at Zhang Wu, Li Yunlong nodded directly:
"That's fine, I'll feel more at ease with you going!
Go find Zhang Dabiao and get 300 rounds of bullets for replenishment, but don't fight to the end. After we clean up the battlefield, I will dispatch troops to cover our retreat in turns.

The Japanese on both sides have most likely received a death order. Once they find out that the Koshikawa Division has been destroyed by us, they will definitely continue searching. Don't let two brigades take advantage of you just to save a few more Japanese soldiers!
You are my best brother, you can't exchange your life with the turtle bastards, understand?"

"Don't worry, Captain!"

Feeling Li Yunlong's deep concern, Zhang Wu felt warm in his heart. He had already thought of how to fight, so he told him everything:
"I will fight for a maximum of one hour. If the soldiers who are covering us leave, I will leave. I will never fight longer than that!"

Seeing that Zhang Wu had made up his mind, Li Yunlong waved his hand:

"Well, since you have made up your mind, go ahead. The sooner you go, the sooner you will come back. I will lead the main force back along the original route, and you can just follow along the original route!"

"Yes!"

After standing at attention and saluting Li Yunlong, Zhang Wu found Zhang Dabiao to restock his 300 rounds of bullets and rushed towards the th Brigade.

Not long after he left, the independent regiment cleaned up the battlefield and counted the casualties and spoils of war.

Not counting the casualties from the blocking on both sides, in this battle, the Independent Regiment suffered less than 2 casualties, but completely wiped out the 5000-man Koshikawa Division, with a casualty ratio of more than 11000:1!

Although we did not win with a smaller force, we were able to achieve a 1:2 casualty ratio by completely annihilating the Japanese's reorganized division. We had 1 and the Japanese had 2. Not only in northwest Shanxi, but even in the whole country, there is no other regiment that can do this!

The Independent Regiment is now the most powerful regiment in the country!

The losses were so low that the spoils were even greater.

There were a total of 15 tanks, 15 armored vehicles, 42 trucks, 12 75 field guns, 24 75 mountain guns, 12 37mm rapid-fire guns, 22 Type 22 infantry guns, 20 132mm anti-tank guns, 396 heavy machine guns, 240 light machine guns, 8 grenade launchers, 6000 Type 2 sniper rifles, more than Type rifles, and more than Type rifles.

As for ammunition, since Zhang Wu had figured out the Japanese's deployment in advance, and the independent regiment had been suppressing the Japanese's heavy firepower, the Japanese's ammunition consumption was not great.

6.56公斤野炮榴弹550发，5.74公斤山炮榴弹860发，37毫米穿甲爆破弹700发，37毫米榴弹680发，20毫米穿甲曳光弹830发，20毫米高爆榴弹750发，3.8公斤步兵炮榴弹1200发，50毫米掷榴弹8000发，手雷5万颗，其他各种子弹加起来近100万发。

In addition, there were 1 general's sword, more than 20 lieutenant's swords, thousands of lieutenant's swords, military uniforms, military caps, belts, leather shoes, gas masks, first aid kits, armored iron plates, fuel tanks, wheels, medicines, mule and horse carts, etc., too numerous to count.

As for the corpses of the Japanese devils, we burned them all and used their lives to fertilize our land.

After doing all this, Li Yunlong ordered the 3rd and 4th Battalions to support the 1st and 2nd Battalions respectively and cover their retreat alternately, while the other battalions set off in batches with the spoils.

He was the last one to come, and his teeth were chattering as he looked at the captured tanks, armored vehicles and trucks.

He was very reluctant to give up.

With this seizure, he is one step closer to his dream of a steel torrent.

But if they were reluctant to do so, the Japanese planes would find them very easily due to the terrain. By then, not to mention all the spoils, it would be difficult for them themselves to escape the Japanese pursuit.

This is a conspiracy of the Japanese devils!

"Forget it. If the old doesn't go, the new won't come. I've seized a lot of weapons and equipment. I don't need a few iron bastards!"

Li Yunlong gritted his teeth, said something disdainful, and then ordered Zhao Gang:

"If we leave, the Japs will definitely search in all directions, and these bastards will definitely not be able to hide!

Lao Zhao, let the soldiers behind us dismantle these iron turtles and trucks for me. Take away whatever can be taken away, and blow up whatever can't be taken away!

We can’t leave it to the Japs!
Especially the oil in the fuel tank, you must take it away, our Iron Turtle depends on this oil!"

Zhao Gang nodded:
"Okay, leave it to me. It won't delay our retreat!"

While they were evacuating in an orderly manner, Zhang Wu also arrived at the position of the first battalion.

At this time, the First Battalion was still relying on favorable terrain and minefields to resist the attack of the Sixteenth Brigade.

But the gap in manpower and firepower was too great. Although they effectively slowed down the pace of the Japanese, they also paid a heavy price.

At this time, there were only more than 300 people left in the first battalion, and Shen Quan was also slightly injured.

Upon hearing the news that Zhang Wu had arrived, Shen Quan, who had one arm hanging, slapped his thigh excitedly with his other hand:
"Our Zhang Wu is here? Haha, that's great. With him here, our camp won't be under any pressure anymore!"

After quickly greeting Zhang Wu, he joked with a relaxed look:
"Zhang Wu, you came just in time. If you were any later, you would have to burn paper if you wanted to see me!"

(End of this chapter)