Chapter 228 God is trying to make me, Lao Li, rich!
After receiving the order from the headquarters.
The new regiment, led by Li Yunlong, withdrew to Heshun and Liao County overnight to fight guerrillas.
The headquarters, brigade headquarters, and division headquarters also withdrew to the outside lines to avoid the enemy's edge.
The Japanese retaliatory raid this time was even more ferocious than the Jinzhong raid at the beginning of the year.
Moreover, this time the Japanese came very suddenly, beyond the expectations of the Eighth Route Army headquarters.
According to the estimates of the Eighth Route Army headquarters, the Japanese army may have to prepare for half a month before launching a raid.
The actions of the Japanese army in northwestern Shanxi indeed confused the Eighth Route Army headquarters, which ordered the main force of the 120th Division to withdraw to the southern Hebei area.
Fortunately, the New Regiment promptly eliminated the Yamazaki detachment that was deep in the base area, making the Japanese army's "central bloom tactic" bankrupt.
An autumn rain and a cold.
After a rain, the temperature of the air dropped sharply, and the new group of soldiers in the field had already felt the chill of early winter.
At this time, the Japanese were still raiding the base area, and Li Yunlong did not receive an order to return to the base area.
In the cave, Li Yunlong held an oil lamp and stared at the map.
Zhao Gang walked in from outside and said: "We have enough food for half a month if we save food. Although it is a bit cold, the soldiers have brought all the gray woolen coats from the beginning of the year. The problem is either a big one or they don't know what the Japanese are doing."
How long will the sweep last?"
Seeing that Li Yunlong didn't answer, Zhao Gang approached Li Yunlong and asked: "Old Li, you have been staring at the map for a long time. What are you thinking about?"
Li Yunlong said: "I'm thinking...the Japanese raids are a bit fast this time."
"Isn't it normal to be a little fast?"
Zhao Gang said: "The Japanese have suffered such a big loss and must be eager to retaliate against our base area. With the Japanese's urine, it would be abnormal to conduct a raid in a few months."
"What I mean is..." Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes and looked thoughtful: "The sooner the Japanese launch retaliatory raids on our base, the less prepared they are."
Zhao Gang was very familiar with Li Yunlong's expression. As soon as he saw this, Zhao Gang knew that this guy must be plotting against the Japanese again.
Thinking quickly in his mind, he followed Li Yunlong's words and said: "Originally, the Japanese wanted to use the Yamazaki detachment as bait and then surround our main force for a decisive battle, so they did not prepare more supplies, but the Yamazaki detachment was killed by our new regiment.
There is no bait, but the Japanese are unwilling to continue to look for our main force for a decisive battle. They don't know that our main force has already jumped to the outside, so the Japanese have been scanning the base area to find the main force of our Eighth Route Army. In this way, the Japanese's supplies
It’s almost time to panic.”
"That's right!" Li Yunlong nodded and said, "Yoshio Shinozuka will definitely send a transportation team to deliver supplies to the Japanese mopping up troops."
"There are only two major roads that can lead to the base area from the north."
"One is the Baijin Railway, and the other is the highway from Yangquan to Pingding County and then to Heshun, Liao County, and Yushe."
"Most of the tracks on the Baijin Railway were removed by the brother troops, and they were not repaired so quickly."
"Although roads were also damaged, compared with railways, roads can be repaired easily."
"As long as we cut off the highway for the Japs to enter the base area, the Japs' raids will not last more than a few days."
"That makes sense." Zhao Gang's eyes lit up slightly and he said, "I suggest that we stage an ambush on the highway. If we are lucky, we can seize all the Japanese supplies."
"It's not just an ambush." Li Yunlong said, "I also want to lure out the Japanese in Heshun County and eat them in one bite."
Zhao Gang became more and more excited as he talked: "After we lure out and eat the Japanese in Heshun County, we can also attack Heshun County and capture Heshun County in one fell swoop."
Li Yunlong said in surprise: "Old Zhao, why do I feel that you are more excited than me?"
"Have it?"
"Forget it about attacking Heshun County." Li Yunlong said, "We are now clearing the country with a strong wall, and we will stop when we are ready. To attack the county, we have to attract tens of thousands of Japanese from the base area to surround us."
Zhao Gang nodded. It was indeed the case. The Japs' tens of thousands of raiding troops were only dozens of kilometers away from Heshun.
The mountain artillery battalion will definitely be used to attack the county town. The Japanese will most likely guess that it is the New Regiment. With Yoshio Shinozuka's urine, he will definitely order the Japanese to give up the raid and encircle and suppress the New Regiment.
Attacking the county town will attract the main force of the Japanese raids, which will be troublesome for the new regiment.
"But we have no information now," Zhao Gang said, "and we don't know when the Japanese transport team will pass by the highway?"
"Moreover, I haven't surveyed the terrain in advance, so I don't know which place is suitable for an ambush."
Li Yunlong said: "Sun Desheng must know that we killed the Japanese 225th Regiment some days ago. He led the cavalry battalion to harass the Pingliao Highway. He made two trips back and forth. He must know where is suitable for an ambush."
"Then what are you waiting for?" Zhao Gang said, "Hurry up and call Sun Desheng over and ask, and we'll find out?"
"I've already asked." Li Yunlong pointed his finger 15 kilometers north of Heshun County. "The location of Gongjiagou is very suitable for an ambush."
"Ask the county brigade to ambush Gongjiagou. What is the name of the word you taught me?"
"What kind of pig or rabbit thing?"
Zhao Gang said angrily: "That's called waiting for the rabbit to catch the rabbit. How long have you just learned it and then forgotten it?"
Li Yunlong said hurriedly: "That's right, the county brigade is guarding the pigs and waiting for the rabbits in Gongjiagou. We will guard the pigs for the devils in the county town on the way... waiting for the rabbits, whether they are pigs or rabbits, we will capture them all!"
Zhao Gang: "..."
…
The Eighth Route Army headquarters and field hospitals have been safely moved to the outside.
Eighth Route Army Headquarters.
The chief of staff said to the boss: "There was a call from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region. The day after we killed the Yamazaki detachment, the Lailing Battle ended."
"This battle lasted for 18 days, although it failed to capture the two county towns of Laiyuan and Lingqiu."
"But basically all the strongholds and gun towers around the two county towns were removed, and more than 1,000 Japanese and puppet troops were annihilated."
The boss asked: "What is the casualty situation in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region?"
"There are more than 1,300 casualties," the chief of staff said, "However, the headquarters hospital has sent people to send 4 tons of medicine, and the injured soldiers can receive treatment."
The boss breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
Compared with the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, the 129th Division's combat effectiveness is undoubtedly much stronger.
The 385th and 386th brigades each attacked a county town and ended the battle in two days. They even surrounded the point for reinforcements and almost killed a Japanese regiment.
If the two brigades had not launched an attack around the point for reinforcements in the morning, the battle would probably have been over by the evening.
Of course, this is mainly due to good equipment. The 129th Division has an artillery regiment for the 385th Brigade, and the 386th Brigade has an artillery regiment, which is very powerful in attacking difficult situations.
Even, the 129th Division has a new regiment, an ace unit.
At this moment, the telegraph operator walked in and gave a military salute: "Report to the chief, internal secret message!"
The chief of staff took it from the telegraph operator, glanced at it, and handed it to the boss.
The boss took it and took a look and saw that the telegram said: Tomorrow at noon, the Japanese army will send a large number of vehicles from Yangquan to Liao County.
At that moment, the boss's eyes narrowed: "This must be supplies for the Japanese raiding troops."
"Yangquan? That must be the transport team of the Japanese 37th Division." The chief of staff crossed his arms, "Boss, do you want to fuck him?"
The boss's eyes dropped, and he looked along the highway from Yangquan to Liao County. Without raising his head, he asked: "Which army is closest to the Ping-Liao Highway now?"
"It's Li Yunlong's new regiment." said the chief of staff. "The new regiment is equipped with a radio station and can give orders to Li Yunlong at any time."
The boss's eyes lit up. Since Li Yunlong is there, it's safe. This guy never suffers.
Cutting off the Japs' supply line, the Japs' raiding plan was self-defeating.
At that moment, the boss smiled and said: "You are taking advantage of this guy Li Yunlong. Let's draft a telegram and send it to him."
…
Not long after, Li Yunlong, a caveman at the top of the mountain, received a telegram from the headquarters.
Looking at the telegram in his hand, Li Yunlong's face suddenly turned into a smile: "God is trying to make me, Old Li, rich."
"Old Li, what did the headquarters telegram say?"
Zhao Gang's expression changed when he saw this, and he asked quickly.
While handing the telegram to Zhao Gang, Li Yunlong said: "Tomorrow at noon, a large Japanese transport convoy will set off from Yangquan, and its destination is Liao County."
"Headquarters ordered our new regiment to ambush and destroy this transport team halfway."
"We are still planning to wait for the rabbit, but the orders and information from the headquarters have come."
"You said this isn't God making us, Lao Li, rich, so what is it?"
Zhao Gang's eyes also lit up: "Although the information does not say the specific number of vehicles, but using the word "large number", there will definitely be no less..."
Li Yunlong stared at the map, slowly raised the corners of his mouth, then raised his head and shouted loudly: "Huzi!"
"Here!" Huang Erhu bent down and came in.
"Pass my order and the direct company commanders of each battalion will go to the regiment headquarters immediately for a meeting."
"yes!"
…
In less than ten minutes, a group of battalion company commanders and county brigade captains came to the cave.
The so-called strong walls and clearing the wilderness means moving to the wilderness in order not to expose their whereabouts.
Like some small base areas, after receiving information about the Japanese raids, the people and troops moved in advance, turning the area raided by the Japanese into a no-man's land.
None of the company commanders directly under the battalion had any complaints. The Japanese had been conducting raids on the base areas in this way in recent years.
Sometimes they even had to move hundreds of miles within a few days. All the Eighth Route Army soldiers had iron legs, not blown out, but walked out on their legs.
Looking at the crowd, Li Yunlong didn't talk nonsense and said straight to the point: "I just received a telegram from the headquarters. Tomorrow afternoon, there will be a Japanese transport convoy from Yangquan to Liao County along the highway. The headquarters ordered us to eat this transport convoy."
When the company commanders directly under the battalion heard this, their eyes suddenly lit up like light bulbs.
Li Yunlong continued: "This time we not only want to eat the Japanese transport team, but also the Japanese reinforcements in Heshun County!"
As soon as he said this, the eyes of the company commanders directly under the battalion suddenly brightened a little more.