"Lao Kong, how many machine guns did you distribute to your brother's troops?"
At a fork in the northwest of Shanxi Province, Ding Wei asked Kong Jie.
"Each regiment was allocated 8 gates, and I kept 38 gates for myself." Kong Jie replied.
"You only give 32 troops to your brothers. You guys are really stingy." Ding Wei couldn't help teasing.
Li Yunlong assigned each attacking group 70 machine guns for air defense.
However, Li Yunlong had asked them not to eat alone and share some with their brothers.
Each attack group has a total of 5 infantry regiments. In addition to the regiment they lead, there are also 4 other infantry regiments.
"Then how many machine guns will you allocate to the brothers' troops?" Kong Jie asked.
"Me? I will give each group 7 doors." Ding Wei said.
"Fuck, you're still talking about me, you gave me less than I did." Kong Jie cursed.
"That kid Cheng Shifa is even more stingy, so he only gave each regiment six doors." Ding Wei snorted.
Ding Wei's New Second Regiment and Kong Jie's Independent Regiment were originally equipped with more than 10 machine guns. Now, each of their regiments has more than 50 machine guns.
In addition to the mountain artillery that is about to be obtained, each regiment has a machine gun regiment and an artillery regiment.
The New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment, following Li Yunlong, have become the leading ace regiment of the Eighth Route Army.
Li Yunlong smiled and said nothing. Just a few dozen machine guns were nothing, so Ding Wei and Kong Jie only used them as treasures.
Then, Kong Jie looked at Li Yunlong: "Old Li, our third brother is now in the northwest of Shanxi, but the sea is vast and the fish can leap, the sky is high and the birds can fly. There is no superior to control, so we can do whatever we want. From now on
If there is a chance to make a fortune, you kid, don’t be alone!”
Now that the Battle of Taiyuan has ended, Li Yunlong is no longer the commander-in-chief of the third column, and the three of them are considered old comrades.
Ding Wei immediately agreed: "Lao Kong is right. From now on, our three regiments will be in northwest Shanxi. It will be a prosperous and a loss for both. When you get rich, Lao Li, you must bring us, Lao Ding and Lao Kong. Even if
If there is no meat to eat, we can just drink soup!"
Li Yunlong suddenly said happily: "What's going on? Are you getting a taste of the sweetness?"
"Of course." Ding Wei said, "I have seen the territory of our three regiments on the map, it is in the shape of a "pin"."
"If we cooperate properly, we can stop the Japanese army's 100,000 elite soldiers."
"We captured Taiyuan this time and killed Yoshio Shinozuka. If we made such a big noise, the Japanese will definitely mobilize heavy troops to retaliate."
"No matter which regiment the Japanese attack first, they will pass through the defense areas of the other two regiments."
"Your new regiment is well equipped and has reimbursed ammunition. You are not afraid of Japanese revenge. But Lao Kong and I are not. Once the defense areas of our two regiments are captured by the Japanese army, your new regiment will be attacked from three sides."
"Old Ding is right." Kong Jie agreed, "This is called lips dying and teeth falling apart. Only when our two groups become rich will your new group be safe."
Li Yunlong grinned, and his shrewd eyes glanced back and forth at Ding Wei and Kong Jie.
They are both old comrades-in-arms, who doesn’t know who is who? These two guys are useless and can’t afford to fight early.
At that moment, Li Yunlong said: "If you want to make a fortune, that's okay, but when the guns are fired, our three regiments must have a unified command, right?"
"After what Lao Li said, doesn't he just want the command of our two regiments?" Kong Jie glanced at Ding Wei and said.
"If you want command power, no problem!" Ding Wei said, "As long as Lao Li can make me and Lao Kong rich, what does command power mean?"
Anyway, this isn't the first time I've been commanded by Li Yunlong.
Now Li Yunlong has received brigade-level treatment. Although he is not the direct superior of Ding Wei and Kong Jie, his level is already one level higher than those of them.
What's more, if they follow Li Yunlong and make a fortune, Ding Wei and Kong Jie would like to fight in battles like Taiyuan more often.
Winning a battle will make you a fortune, reimbursement of weapons and ammunition, and weapons and equipment given by Li Yunlong. Winning a battle is equivalent to making three fortunes, so why not?
Kong Jie reminded: "However, Lao Ding and I only give you the wartime command authority. As for the peacetime command authority, you must clarify your position and do not regard yourself as the person in charge of the northern Shanxi base area."
"Don't worry!" Li Yunlong said, "I need your wartime command authority. I can't take care of the new regiment in normal times, so how can I have the time to take care of you two regiments?"
The person in charge of the northern Shanxi base area, haha, it will happen sooner or later.
Captain Li Da added in his mind.
Next, the three of them discussed the reception of mountain cannons, shells, and reimbursed weapons and ammunition.
After receiving a satisfactory answer, Ding Wei said: "It's getting late, we'll meet up soon!"
“See you later!”
The three of them first saluted each other, hugged each other for a moment, said goodbye, and then led their respective troops to the territory designated by the headquarters.
The territory in northwestern Shanxi is very large, and each of the three regiments has its own territory.
Li Yunlong led the commanders and fighters of the new regiment, loaded with ammunition and supplies, and headed towards Ping'an County, Heyuan County and Anhua County.
After two days of marching from Taiyuan, Li Yunlong finally led his soldiers to their destination, Zhaojiayu Village in Ping'an County, more than 100 kilometers away from Taiyuan.
Five miles away from Zhaojiayu Village, the Sharp Sword Squadron is already waiting here.
The Sharp Sword Squadron, led by Lu Yingjun, rode on horseback yesterday to go ahead of the larger troops and go to Zhaojiayu Village to inquire about the situation.
Behind Lu Yingjun, there was a woman standing, it was Yang Xiuqin.
There were also some militiamen. The militiamen looked at the guys in the hands of the new group with envy.
Seeing Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and others at the front of the team, Lu Yingjun strode forward, and Xiu Qin quickly followed.
Lu Yingjun gave a military salute and introduced: "Reporting to the group leader and political commissar, these are the militiamen of Zhaojiayu Village. This is Comrade Xiuqin, director of the Women's Rescue Association of Zhaojiayu Village."
Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang stepped forward to shake hands and said, "Hello, Comrade Xiuqin."
"Hello, Captain Li, Political Commissar Zhao." Xiuqin said enthusiastically: "On behalf of the folks in Zhaojiayu Village, I would like to welcome the comrades of the new regiment."
Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang thanked them profusely.
Xiuqin has just turned 18. Girls in the mountains get married early, usually at the age of fifteen or sixteen.
According to the eyes of the people in the mountains, the 18-year-old Xiu Qin was about to join the ranks of old girls. If it hadn't been for the war, Xiu Qin might have gotten married long ago.
Xiu Qin is not pretty, but she is at the age where she is full of youth, and there is a bit of shyness on her rosy face.
Every word spoken and every gesture brought a touch of feminine warmth to the men fighting on the battlefield.
After visiting Zhaojiayu Village, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang immediately decided to locate the regiment headquarters here.
Soon, other troops of the New Regiment were stationed in the villages around Zhaojiayu Village.
Regarding the next development of the new regiment, Li Yunlong already has some plans in mind. However, the army has just finished a big battle and needs time to rest and recuperate.
The next day, Li Yunlong got up a little late.
When commanding troops to fight, the string in my mind is always tense, and I don't feel tired even if I haven't rested for days and nights.
But as soon as he was free and relaxed, the feeling of exhaustion suddenly seemed to hit him from the depths of his soul. Last night, Li Yunlong almost fell asleep in bed.
However, after a whole night of deep sleep, when Li Yunlong got up early, he already felt that he was resurrected with full blood and full of energy.
Before going to bed last night, Li Yunlong had already spoken to Chen Feng on the radio. Chen Feng said that he would meet at Zhaojiayu Village at noon today.
After all, the work is done and it's time for harvest.
After breakfast in the cooking class, Li Yunlong was about to go out for a walk. Zhao Gang happened to walk in and said with a smile: "Old Li, are you finally awake?"
"Yeah." Li Yunlong nodded and said, "The mass base in northwest Shanxi is better than I thought. Each village not only has militia, but also a women's rescue organization, which saves us a lot of work."
It is the most difficult to establish a base in a new place.
Even in some places, under the propaganda of the Nationalist government, people believed that the Eighth Route Army was a scourge and were resistant to it.
It is rare to find a house to live in like this, and the people warmly welcome you and support the work of the Eighth Route Army.
"But..." Zhao Gang said, "Northwestern Shanxi has been an area with barren land and poor people since ancient times. In addition, this year's harvest is not good, and the Japanese and puppet troops often go into the mountains to steal food. The lives of the villagers are not easy."
Hehehe smiled, Li Yunlong didn't care, and said: "Why are our Eighth Route Army here? We are here to help the people in northwest Shanxi live a good life. From now on, only we people in northwest Shanxi will bully the Japanese and puppet troops, not the Japanese."
The puppet army bullies the common people."
The headquarters left 1,000 tons of weapons and ammunition for the new regiment, which is the weapons and equipment for 15,000 people. This batch of equipment will soon be able to arm the militiamen.
Li Yunlong is full of confidence that these more than 15,000 militiamen will be able to form combat effectiveness in a short time.
"That's true." Zhao Gang nodded with a smile on his face. In the battle to attack Taiyuan, plus the blocking battle, the New Regiment suffered a total of more than 1,300 casualties.
The fourth battalion blocked the 3rd Brigade and suffered more than 400 casualties. It fought with Japanese planes and suffered more than 900 casualties during sieges and street fighting.
Among them, more than 500 people died, more than 300 were seriously injured, and more than 500 were lightly injured.
The seriously wounded have been taken by train to the field hospital at the southeastern Shanxi Division for treatment, while the lightly wounded have been bandaged and followed the large troops to northwestern Shanxi. After recuperation and recovery, they will become a group of heroes again.
Therefore, the New Regiment lost more than 800 men in this battle, and the number of casualties and attrition was within the acceptable range.
Part of the New Regiment's property in southeastern Shanxi was also brought to northwestern Shanxi, and 1,100 tons of grain, 1,000 tons of weapons and ammunition and reimbursed weapons and ammunition were about to arrive.
In addition, there is also the business price of killing Yoshio Shinozuka.
Both food and weapons and ammunition are relatively abundant.
"That's right." As soon as Zhao Gang thought of food, weapons and ammunition, he couldn't wait to ask, "Old Li, have you contacted Brother Chen?"
"Don't worry, we've been contacted."
Li Yunlong nodded: "I have made an appointment with Brother Chen. He will come to Zhaojiayu at noon today."
The location of Zhaojiayu was not mentioned on the radio, but the location chosen by Chen Feng when he was in southeastern Shanxi.
At that time, the headquarters only allocated a large area of land for the New Regiment, and Li Yunlong had not thought about which village the regiment headquarters would be located. When Chen Feng saw that Zhaojiayu was in Li Yunlong's territory, he proposed to meet in Zhaojiayu Village.
Zhao Gang, who had thick eyebrows and big eyes, slightly raised the corners of his mouth, and couldn't help but reveal a happy look on his face.