Commander Li looked at Second Battalion Commander Zheng Yu with an expression on his face as if he had never seen the world before.
"I'll shock you if I tell you. Now our political commissar Zhao can hit the target at a distance of 1,700 meters with that large-caliber sniper rifle."
Hiss! Everyone except Lu Yingjun suddenly widened their eyes and looked at Zhao Gang with eyes full of shock, admiration and disbelief.
In this era, hitting a target at a distance of 300 meters is considered a master.
Being able to hit the target at a distance of 400 meters is a sharpshooter that various troops compete for.
Like the snipers of the Sword Squadron, they are all sharpshooters among sharpshooters.
And Political Commissar Zhao can actually hit the target from 1,700 meters away. What level of shooter is he?
Everyone couldn't imagine it for a while.
At this time, there were only two words in everyone's mind: That's awesome, Political Commissar Zhao!
Zhao Gang said humbly: "The main reason is that the gun is good. If I use another sniper rifle, I won't be able to hit the target at such a long distance."
"Old Zhao, please stop being modest." Commander Li waved his hand and said: "Not only in our entire regiment, but also in the entire Eighth Route Army, we can't find a sharpshooter like you."
Zhang Dabiao said with a smile: "I think the number one sharpshooter in our Eighth Route Army must be none other than Political Commissar Zhao."
All the company and battalion commanders nodded in unison. They were convinced of Political Commissar Zhao. Not only was he highly educated, but his marksmanship was also so good.
That's outrageous.
"It's passed." Zhao Gang said hurriedly, "There are people outside the world, and there is a world outside the world. I am just relying on my gun, how can I be so evil?"
"I think what Da Biao said is right." Li Yunlong's eyes widened, "When you kill Masanori Hirata, who dares not to recognize you as the number one sharpshooter of our Eighth Route Army?"
Zhao Gang quickly brought the topic back: "Let's get back to business, Lao Li, let's talk about the specific battle deployment."
Li Yunlong pointed to the map on the table and said: "There is a mountain called Mianshan on the south side of Niangziguan. The distance from Niangziguan Station is 1,700 meters."
"Before dawn on the day Justice Hirata arrived, Lao Zhao lurked on Mianshan Mountain with a large-caliber sniper rifle, waiting for opportunities to snipe the target. The Sword Squadron was responsible for protecting his safety."
"This is our first-hand preparation."
"This man made a mistake, his horse made a mistake. If Lao Zhao fails to hit the target, we still have second and third steps to prepare."
Everyone present has basically seen the power of that large-caliber sniper rifle.
There is no need to hit the target's vital parts at all, only the target's torso, and the target will have no chance of survival.
The whole person was almost cut into two pieces, and all the target's internal organs were smashed to pieces. How could he still survive?
"The second-hand preparation is to wash the ground with artillery shells."
"This time, the mountain artillery battalion carried half of the base number of artillery shells, locking up the ladies and bombing them to death."
A half-base number of shells for one mountain cannon is 50 rounds, and a half-base number of shells for 26 mountain cannons is 1,300 rounds.
These many artillery shells are enough to hit the county town, let alone Niangziguan Railway Station.
"yes!"
Wang Chengzhu responded loudly, laughing so hard that he could hardly close his mouth. The mountain artillery battalion was finally able to fight again.
Artillery shells wash the ground. As the commander of the artillery battalion, Wang Chengzhu likes this word best.
"The machine artillery battalion is responsible for protecting the mountain artillery battalion's air defense." Li Yunlong looked at He Jie. The aviation force of the Japanese First Army had been reorganized and had to guard against it.
"Yes!" He Jie straightened his body and responded loudly.
Li Yunlong continued: "The third-hand preparation is the first battalion, the second battalion and the third battalion. The second battalion and the third battalion are ambushing on the east and west sides of Niangziguan Station, and the first battalion serves as the reserve team."
"But you have to ambush farther away, at least two or three kilometers away."
"If a big shot is going to Niangziguan that day, the Japanese will definitely increase the martial law among the troops."
"Half an hour. If the attacking force fails to capture Niangzi Pass in half an hour, the mission will be abandoned."
Everyone then remembered that when they ambush the Japanese 9th Brigade a few days ago, there was also a Japanese Major General coming, and the Japanese soldiers got up in the middle of the night to search and be on guard.
"Everyone acted on time and according to plan."
Li Yunlong thought about it again, taking into account the special circumstances, and finally emphasized the process again:
"Wait for the political commissar to fire first. If the target is hit, the Sword Squadron will fire a green flare to signal the infantry to retreat."
"If the target is not hit, the Lijian Squadron will fire a red flare to signal the infantry to move closer to Niangzi Pass and launch an attack, and the Mountain Artillery Battalion will clear the ground with artillery fire towards Niangzi Pass."
"In a word, regardless of whether the artillery fired or not, the infantry only looked at the color of the signal flare to see whether they would attack or retreat."
"Each unit will prepare three days of dry food and set off the day after tomorrow." Li Yunlong said again, "The meeting is dismissed!"
"Yes!" Everyone responded in unison, and then walked out one after another.
After everyone left, Zhao Gang said: "Lao Li, this time the whole group is dispatched, so we must ask for instructions from our superiors."
Last time, two battalions were dispatched to ambush the elite brigade of the Kwantung Army. Li Yunlong still had this bit of autonomy.
The brigade commander would also turn a blind eye.
However, Li Yunlong did not mobilize the autonomy of the entire regiment. If the superiors really pursue the case, it will be enough for Commander Li to drink a pot.
Even if Masabu Hirata is killed in the end and a large number of cotton-padded clothes and gas masks are obtained, the merits and demerits will most likely be outweighed.
Then there would be no way to ask the brigade commander for militiamen, but Li Yunlong knew this.
"Don't worry, I've already asked the brigade commander for instructions."
Li Yunlong said in a proud tone: "On the second day after I came back from the first business, the brigade commander called Qiufeng. I asked the brigade commander for instructions, and he asked me to go ahead and do it."
As for the details and price of the specific business, Li Yunlong has not told the brigade commander yet.
The brigade commander only knew that after a while, Li Yunlong would hand over 300,000 rounds of ammunition and 20,000 grenades to the brigade headquarters.
At this point, the brigade commander readily agreed to Li Yunlong's battle plan.
"Then I'm relieved." Zhao Gang nodded.
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The next day, the cooking teams of each company camp of the New Regiment began to prepare three days of dry food.
Dry food is still fried noodles and horse meat jerky.
In winter when the weather is over 20 degrees Celsius, the steamed buns and vegetable pancakes will be frozen to the point of being hard to bite.
Usually, you need to warm it up close enough to be able to bite it, or you can make a fire to roast it before eating it. However, it is not easy to make a fire on a snowy day.
There is still some horse meat jerky left after killing the Black Island Cavalry Regiment in the first half of the year, and it is only eaten as dry food when going out to fight.
However, the horse meat jerky is almost bottoming out. Now there are more than 4,500 people in the new regiment, and they will consume at least 2,000 kilograms of horse meat jerky in one day of fighting.
Early in the morning on the third day, Li Yunlong led a new regiment of commanders and fighters to set off and march quickly towards Niangziguan.
Yangcun is more than 50 kilometers away from Chenjiagou, and more than 70 kilometers away from Niangziguan.
Time is tight and tasks are heavy.
As usual, the soldiers handed over heavy equipment and ammunition boxes to the army horses and mules, so that the soldiers could move forward lightly.
It was already midnight that day when the new group arrived at Mianshan, south of Niangziguan.
The soldiers were all very tired. Marching in such weather and road conditions was a test for both their will and their leg strength.
Fortunately, every soldier wore a thick gray woolen coat and rubber-soled cotton shoes instead of marching in straw sandals, and they also wore ear-protecting cotton hats.
The first thing after arriving at Niangzi Pass, Li Yunlong ordered the soldiers to camp and rest.
He himself, Zhao Gang and several battalion commanders climbed Mianshan to reconnoiter Niangzi Pass.
Li Yunlong did not dare to go too close for reconnaissance, because people walking in the snow would leave footprints. If a Japanese official was coming to Niangzi Pass, the Japanese would definitely be on alert.
It would be very bad if the Japanese discovered that someone was approaching for reconnaissance.
Although it was already midnight, the lights in Niangziguan Station were still bright, but it was late at night, and even with the artillery mirror, nothing could be seen clearly.
Immediately, Li Yunlong called Zhao Gang and several battalion commanders back to the tent to sleep, and ordered the whole group to get up at 5:30 as last time.
A night of silence.
At 5:30 in the morning the next day, the soldiers on duty woke up the company and battalion commanders.
Then the company commanders of each battalion ordered the guards to wake up the soldiers. Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang were also woken up by the guards.
At that moment, Li Yunlong called over the commanders of each company and battalion, gave a few instructions, and then ordered them to split up.
Li Yunlong asked Lu Yingjun to use the artillery mirror to adjust the shooting elements of the mountain artillery battalion at Niangziguan Station in advance.
Then Li Yunlong took the artillery mirror and acted as Zhao Gang's observer.
At a distance of 1.7 kilometers, an 8x telescope can only see roughly. If you want to see the target's face clearly, you have to use a 16x artillery scope. You can also use the artillery scope to measure the distance.
Moreover, the scope of Zhao Gang's large-caliber sniper rifle can also be adjusted to 16 times.
Wearing camouflage clothes, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang found an inconspicuous sniper spot halfway up Mianshan Mountain, lay down and placed their large-caliber sniper rifles in front of them.
Then the sniper rifle was covered with white cloth to achieve a perfect lurking camouflage, which would be difficult to detect even if someone approached.
The Sword Squadron was hiding around the two of them.
As the sky gets brighter, the temperature in the air is higher than at night, but it is still very cold. The biting cold wind is blowing, blowing on people's faces like a knife.
However, everyone in disguise was wrapped in thick layers, including leggings, cotton gloves, cotton hats and cotton shoes. They were fully prepared. Although it was very cold, there was no need to worry about frostbite.
During the day, you can use the artillery mirror to see the situation of the lady in a cage at a panoramic view.
There are bunkers, gun towers, trenches and barbed wire fences. There are two trains parked in the station, and occasionally trains pass by.
At about nine o'clock, a train pulled into the station and stopped. More than 400 Japanese soldiers jumped out of the train, and the train headed towards Yangquan.
As soon as they got off the train, these Japanese soldiers began to enforce martial law on the platform with weapons in hand. Some Japanese soldiers looked around with binoculars. Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang remained motionless.
Li Yunlong did not find the target in the field of view of the artillery mirror.
Near noon, the Japanese in Niangziguan Station came out of the barracks and lined up on both sides of the platform with guns.
Seeing this, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang both looked refreshed. The target was probably about to arrive!
As expected, half an hour later, an armored train like a steel behemoth drove from the direction of Jingxing County.
This steel behemoth has eight large armored carriages. The turrets and long barrels on the carriages indicate that this armored vehicle is equipped with heavy artillery.
As it approached Niangziguan Station, the large armored vehicle began to slow down, then drove into Niangziguan Railway Station and stopped inside the train station.