"Could it be that our Eighth Route Army's general attack on the First Army has been advanced?"
Kong Jie asked tentatively, and Ding Wei also looked at Li Yunlong expectantly.
"General attack? That's not..."
Li Yunlong shook his head slightly, turned his voice north and south, and told Ding Wei and Kong Jie the battle plan to completely annihilate the 37th Division and the 33rd Division.
To put it bluntly, this battle against the 33rd Division and the 37th Division was just a test attack by the Eighth Route Army.
Accumulate combat experience and test the waters for the Eighth Route Army's future general offensive.
After all, the Eighth Route Army had never launched such a large-scale frontal battle.
Even a hundred-regiment battle was nothing more than piecemeal tactics, and the largest battle was only at the brigade level.
This time the battle was at the corps level.
In the future, the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi will fully attack the First Army, and the scale will be even greater.
After listening to Li Yunlong's battle plan, Comrade Kong Jie's eyes widened: "The main force of 220,000 troops is fighting. If we add the logistics troops and militia, wouldn't it be more than 300,000?"
The 220,000 main combat troops naturally include the 80,000 troops in the Northern Shanxi Iron Triangle.
"almost."
Li Yunlong nodded lightly.
The expression on his face seemed to be calm, but his heart was filled with joy.
“Finally we can have a big fight!”
Ding Wei's face was full of joy:
"If I were the head of the headquarters, we wouldn't have to wait for Boss Chen's plane and just go ahead and fuck the First Army."
"With the strength of our Eighth Route Army, are we still afraid of his mere First Army?"
Ding Wei estimated that the main force of the Eighth Route Army in southeastern Shanxi and northwestern Shanxi currently totals more than 300,000.
Including the main force of the Eighth Route Army in other military regions, the total strength reached 500,000. If the militia and guerrillas are also included, it is estimated to exceed 1 million.
Of course, the main force of the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi and southeastern Shanxi is the real elite of the Eighth Route Army.
The New First Regiment, the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment are the elite among the elite, and the New First Regiment is the trump card among the elite.
"The time has not come yet."
Li Yunlong shook his head.
Although the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi is now well equipped, the individual quality of most units is still not as good as that of the Japanese army.
You have to eat your meals one bite at a time, and you have to fight your battles one at a time.
The Eighth Route Army suddenly grew to several hundred thousand men, and it would be unrealistic to eliminate the Japanese First Army stationed in Shanxi in one battle.
The transition from guerrilla warfare to large corps warfare requires an adaptation process from commanders to soldiers.
certainly.
If the battle commanded by Li Yunlong is a success, there will be small-scale guerrilla warfare, but in the future the Eighth Route Army will usher in an era of large-scale combat.
Li Yunlong's lips curled up slightly: "Lao Kong, Lao Ding, you two, guess who is the commander-in-chief of this battle?"
"Who else could it be?" Ding Wei blurted out almost subconsciously, "Of course it's the deputy commander-in-chief of our Eighth Route Army. Could it be that you are the one..."
But seeing the smile at the corner of Li Yunlong's mouth and the sullen expression on his face, Ding Wei's voice stopped abruptly.
Kong Jie also seemed to realize something and said tentatively: "Old Li, don't tell me that the commander-in-chief of this battle is your kid!"
"Hey hey hey..."
With a smile in his iconic voice, Li Yunlong said: "That's right, the commander-in-chief of this Zhengtai Road battle is none other than our old Li!"
In the past, the Eighth Route Army often launched attacks on the Japs on the Zhengtai Railway.
But those attacks are either called breaking attacks or breaking attacks.
Mainly based on piecemeal guerrilla warfare, if you can win, you fight, if you can't, you run away, after you run back, you continue to fight, and after you win, you run away.
And this time is called a battle, which is an offensive battle mainly focused on destroying the enemy's effective strength.
"You kid didn't lie to me and Lao Kong, did you?"
Ding Wei looked at Li Yunlong with an expression that said, "I don't know much, so don't lie to me."
"Why did we, Lao Li, lie to you?"
"You will know in a few days when the order from the 386th Brigade Headquarters comes out."
Li Yunlong's expression and tone were quite disdainful.
Are you lying to Ding Wei and Kong Jie? Labor and management don’t have the leisure.
Seeing Li Yunlong's expression, Ding Wei and Kong Jie immediately looked at each other, and it seemed that this was true.
This kid Li Yunlong is going to heaven!
The future is bright!
At this time, Ding Wei and Kong Jie just wanted to hug Li Yunlong's thigh.
Although the Eighth Route Army forbade gangsterism, the three brothers came from the same class. Now that Li Yunlong was rich, he took care of Ding Wei and Kong Jie in some aspects, and no one else could find any fault with them.
After a pause, Li Yunlong continued: "In order to achieve the purpose of confusing the enemy, this time I will put the 150mm howitzer battalion, 2nd artillery battalion, tank battalion, and some anti-aircraft firepower of the new regiment under your command.
"
"Be a good boy." Kong Jie said in shock, "This firepower is incredible."
Last month, the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment each added several thousand recruits.
These recruits have not yet received the helmets. This time, the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment are under the command of Li Yunlong. According to the business agreement, Boss Chen will also complete the helmets for the recruits of the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment.
In addition, tens of thousands of steel helmets for troops participating in the war from the 129th Division of Southeast Shanxi will also be delivered before the war.
Ding Wei said: "Lao Li, this time your regiment is taking a detour from Wutai Mountain and Beitaihang, so you can't use cars. Why don't you just transfer your Katyusha rocket launcher battalion to me and Lao Kong? 24 rocket launchers will be used against the Japanese army."
A volley, how enjoyable would that be?"
Although the artillerymen of the three regiments have not yet fully learned how to use Katyusha, Boss Chen assigned artillery consultants, also known as artillery instructors.
During combat, the artillery instructor can be responsible for correcting the shooting elements and providing fire coverage for the Japanese.
"That's right, your rocket launcher battalion is placed there anyway."
Kong Jie also advised:
"It's better to take them out to fight the Japs. The artillerymen have also accumulated practical experience and can kill the Japs. Anyway, Boss Chen will reimburse the ammunition, so what are you afraid of?"
After hearing what Ding Wei and Kong Jie said, Li Yunlong suddenly felt that it made sense:
"Okay, then I'll give you two the rocket launcher camp."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After a pause, Li Yunlong said again: "This time your two regiments jointly attack the Japanese 1st Division in Datong, there must be only one commander.
Commander, which one of you wants to be this commander?"
When commanding troops to fight, there can be different voices and different suggestions and ideas.
But in the end, only one person can have the final say. Otherwise, if the command system is disordered, big problems will arise.
Ding Wei looked at Kong Jie: "Old Kong, how about I take charge this time and you take charge next time?"
"Why?" Kong Jie quit, "Why should you take charge this time and me next time? In my opinion, I will take charge this time and you, Old Ding, will take charge next time."
Of course Kong Jie refused. The Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment had never fought together before.
There may not be such an opportunity in the future. Of course Kong Jie wants to compete for command.
"Lao Kong." Ding Wei played the emotional card, "Which of us is following which? Your command is the same as mine. Let's discuss it."
"Old Ding, you said this yourself." Kong Jie said, "Since they are all the same, let me, Kong Jie, take charge."
Ding Wei said: "Old Kong, if you talk like this, it will be boring..."
Li Yunlong looked at Ding Wei and then at Kong Jie. Neither of these two brothers believed in the other.
Of course, Ding Wei and Kong Jie now serve Li Yunlong.
To be continued...