Half a month passed by in a flash.
Time will soon come to May 1st.
In the past half month, the whole of Shanxi and even North China has been filled with the smell of tense gunpowder.
In Hebei Province, the Japanese army is mobilizing troops and combat materials in an attempt to carry out mopping up operations against the Eighth Route Army in the Jizhong Military Region. The Eighth Route Army in the Jizhong Military Region is actively preparing for counter-mopping up.
However, the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese Army in Shanxi were in a completely opposite situation.
The Eighth Route Army in southeastern Shanxi and northwestern Shanxi is actively preparing for war, soldiers are practicing tactics, and the logistics troops are stepping up preparations for combat supplies.
Prepare to attack Taiyuan and Zhengtai Railway.
The Japanese army was also panicked, hoarding food and combat supplies overnight, and building various fortifications to cope with the upcoming fierce offensive of the Eighth Route Army.
Maybe, the Japanese army in Shanxi will be completely wiped out in this battle.
I have to admit that the Japanese army's fighting will is really powerful.
From the commander of the First Army to the division commander to the soldiers, many Japanese soldiers knew that they were no match for the Eighth Route Army.
However, without a clear rejection, the Japanese army thought of many ways to defend against the Eighth Route Army's attack, but they never thought of retreating.
Even if the entire army is annihilated, the Eighth Route Army will still be crippled, making it impossible for the Eighth Route Army to invade North China within a year or two.
Although the arrival of Chen Feng and the system in this world has caused serious deviations from the original historical trajectory.
But the wheel of history will always correct itself.
Okamura Neiji took the lead in carrying forward the Japanese army's fine tradition of conquering superior forces from below and refused to carry out Tojo Hideji's order to attack northwest Shanxi. Still on May 1st, he assembled troops and launched a mopping up operation against the Central Hebei Military Region.
In the original drama, the main force of the First Army also carried out a brutal sweep of southeastern Shanxi.
It was during this sweep that Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang led the independent regiment to break out of the Japanese encirclement in southeastern Shanxi and reach Zhaojiayu in northwest Shanxi.
In that battle, the independent regiment was heavily cared for by the Japanese and puppet troops. Two-thirds of the regiment suffered casualties, and the second battalion commander died.
In that battle, the deputy chief of staff died.
The Jizhong Military Region suffered serious losses.
But this time, Li Yunlong sent a rough combat plan for the Japanese raids to the Jizhong Military Region in advance through the headquarters.
Although there was no detailed raiding plan by the Japs, the Jizhong Military Region knew the news that the Japs were going to raid the Jizhong Military Region more than half a month in advance and was relatively well prepared.
Moreover, the ammunition of the Jizhong Military Region is now supplied with weapons and ammunition from the Eighth Route Army Headquarters.
The military region headquarters has an artillery brigade under its jurisdiction, whose main equipment is the Type 92 infantry gun and the American 75mm mountain gun.
The soldiers have relatively sufficient ammunition and grenades, and each regiment is equipped with some 60mm and 82mm mortars.
However, the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the Jizhong Military Region is not large, with less than 70,000 people.
In addition, the main force is relatively dispersed, and it is necessary to protect the people during anti-mopping operations and cover their retreat.
The Eighth Route Army in the Central Hebei Military Region was no match for the Japanese raiding forces.
But the current situation in the Jizhong Military Region is still much better than in another time and space.
Northwest Shanxi.
Zhaojiayu Village.
New Regiment, Regiment Headquarters, Chief of Staff Wang Dehou walked quickly into the Regiment Headquarters with a telegram in his hand.
"Captain, we just received a call from headquarters."
"As expected, the Japs took action against the Central Hebei Military Region. About 30,000 Japs and 20,000 puppet troops launched an attack on the Central Hebei Military Region using the tactics of compression and encirclement."
"The head of the headquarters ordered our new flying group to take off immediately and cooperate with the Jizhong Military Region to launch anti-mopping operations."
While talking, Wang Dehou handed the telegram in his hand to Li Yunlong.
Li Yunlong was lying on the table studying how to attack Taiyuan. He raised his head after hearing Wang Dehou's words.
Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes slightly: "That old devil Okamura Neji is not very particular. We sent two clear telegrams in a row, pointing our fingers at Okamura Neji and Tojo Hideji's noses. This devil doesn't even dare to attack us.
northwest."
Wang Dehou smiled slightly: "With the strength of our Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi, if the Japanese dare to attack, they are seeking death."
The last time I killed Yoshimoto Teichi and Hironaka Tadayo, I earned the second weapon and ammunition, 28 B4 heavy howitzers and 28 Katyusha rocket launchers.
Among them, 28 B4 heavy howitzers were all handed over to the headquarters. Some heads of the headquarters prefer large-caliber heavy artillery.
The other 28 Katyusha rocket launchers all belong to Li Yunlong.
Li Yunlong expanded another Katyusha rocket launcher battalion.
The heavy firepower unit of the new regiment now has a total of 2 B4 heavy howitzer battalions, 3 Katyusha rocket launcher battalions, 1 150mm howitzer battalion, 2 105mm howitzer battalions and 2 tank battalions.
Although they are all organized at the battalion level, each battalion is regiment-level in size.
In terms of heavy firepower, it is very satisfactory.
Such powerful firepower, coupled with air superiority, Tojo Hideki, who is far away in Japan, does not understand.
However, Neji Okamura, who had been beaten several times, was very strong and did not dare to mobilize troops to launch a mopping up operation against the Eighth Route in North Shanxi.
After Li Yunlong read the telegram sent by the head of the headquarters, he sounded disdainful: "The Japanese raided the Jizhong Military Region, but they didn't come up with any new tricks. They still compressed and surrounded them, and then encircled them with iron walls, and swept away the three axes with iron rolling methods."
After a pause, Li Yunlong said with emotion: "Boss Chen's strategic vision is indeed high. He predicted that the Japanese would launch a large-scale raid on the Jizhong Military Region a few months ago when the Japanese won victory in Southeast Asia."
"yes!"
Wang Dehou nodded sympathetically:
"Since then, the Jizhong Military Region has been preparing for this counter-mopping up."
"chief of staff."
Li Yunlong's tone was decisive: "Immediately order the flying brigade to take off, bomb the Japanese logistics supply lines according to the original plan, and provide air reinforcements to the brother troops in the Central Hebei Military Region to conduct counter-mopping operations."
At present, the Japanese in Taiyuan have summarized their experience in air defense and implemented it quickly, and are stepping up their efforts to build anti-aircraft holes and tunnels.
Although the flying brigade went to Taiyuan every day to conduct routine bombings against the Japanese, the effect was not very great.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The Japanese are going to attack the Jizhong Military Region, so Li Yunlong naturally wants to help.
The Jizhong Military Region is the granary of the Eighth Route Army. Part of the food eaten by the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang Military Region comes from the Jizhong Military Region.
It is now the spring plowing season, and the Japanese are raiding the Jizhong Military Region at this juncture, and their vicious intentions are clearly revealed.
In another time and space, it was after this Japanese mopping up operation that the Eighth Route Army in North China fell into an extremely difficult period. Both its territory and its strength were severely reduced.
This old devil Okamura Neiji is still very talented.
Li Yunlong had already ordered the flying brigade to make a plan to reinforce the Jizhong Military Region by air.
"yes!"
Wang Dehou turned around and went to call to deliver the order.
then.
Li Yunlong put on his military cap and left the regiment headquarters, called Huang Erhu and Chen Baoshan, got into a jeep and headed towards Dagu Town.
More than half an hour later, Li Yunlong arrived at Dagu Town.
I happened to see the 45 aircraft of the flying group taking off one by one, forming a flying formation in the sky, heading towards Jizhong.
It wasn't until the plane disappeared into the sky that Li Yunlong was satisfied and reluctantly looked back.
Although he has watched these planes many times, Li Yunlong feels that he cannot get enough of them. It is like watching beauties and he never gets tired of watching them.
Later.
Li Yunlong came to the headquarters of the first battalion.
After Dagu Town was rebuilt, Zhang Dabiao led another battalion to Dagu Town.
After a while, the headquarters of the new regiment will also move here.
After the Heyuan Airport is repaired, the 1st Battalion, the regimental headquarters of the New 1st Regiment, as well as the guards and several heavy firepower battalions will be moved to Heyuan County.
"Captain, why are you free to come to our first battalion today?"
When Zhang Dabiao saw Li Yunlong appearing at the entrance of the camp, he looked slightly happy and walked over quickly to give him a military salute.
To be continued...