Chapter 651: We cant let the Japanese live a comfortable life!
When they were in the New Regiment, Kong Jie and Ding Wei had seen the power of heavy howitzers.
Siege a city, build reinforced concrete permanent fortifications, and attack infantry. It is definitely a real killer weapon.
Of course, the premise is to have air supremacy. Without air supremacy, once such a big killer appears on the battlefield, even if there is anti-aircraft firepower, the Japanese aircraft will definitely use suicide attacks to deal with heavy howitzers. Because of this
Heavy howitzers pose too great a threat to enemy fortifications and infantry.
This time, brothers Ding Wei and Kong Jie each received four 150mm heavy howitzers and celebrated the New Year happily.
However, compared with Li Yunlong, he pales into insignificance.
This kid Li Yunlong quietly killed a lieutenant general and two major generals, and directly obtained 32 heavy howitzers!
Even if Li Yunlong handed over 16 heavy howitzers to the Eighth Route Army headquarters, the new regiment would still have 16 heavy howitzers left.
Including the previous 8, there are a total of 24 heavy howitzers.
Now the artillery firepower of the new regiment has steadily risen to a higher level.
"It's really hard to compare people to each other, and you have to throw away goods when comparing goods!" Kong Jie sighed with emotion. He didn't have any envy in his heart, but he didn't feel jealous.
Even if he met him, Kong Jie would definitely scold Li Yunlong for being an idiot for running such a big business all by himself.
But Kong Jie was sincerely happy. He was happy that his old comrade had made another big fortune, and he was happy that the strength of the Eighth Route Army had increased.
"Calculated this way, the new regiment and the headquarters each have 24 heavy howitzers, which is the size of two heavy howitzer regiments..."
Ding Wei sounded excited:
"These heavy howitzers can be used as the trump card and strategic weapons of our Eighth Route Army."
Kong Jie nodded and agreed happily: "Yes, the artillery firepower of our Eighth Route Army should now exceed that of the First Army and even the North China Front Army, but there is too little ammunition."
The Eighth Route Army now has almost 20 artillery regiments with an organic size of 75mm or above.
The artillery units under the New 1st Regiment, the Independent Regiment and the New 2nd Regiment alone have six artillery formations equivalent to the size of an artillery regiment.
Although there is a 75mm artillery shell production line in southeastern Shanxi.
But there are no production lines for 105mm, 150mm and 203mm howitzer shells.
Moreover, the reserve of artillery shells with a caliber of 105 mm and above is only 3 base numbers, and each shot needs to be approved by the head of the headquarters.
If you want to obtain a steady stream of artillery shells, you can only hand over cannons above 105 mm to the command of Li Yunlong.
Ding Wei also said: "In addition to the small number of artillery shells, the reserves of bullets, grenades and explosives are not sufficient. It will still be some time before our Eighth Route Army fully counterattacks the Japanese in North China, but it should be soon."
If the Eighth Route Army launched a full-scale counterattack against the Japanese in North China, it would definitely be a large-scale battle.
Ding Wei and Kong Jie were deeply touched by the consumption of ammunition in large corps operations.
In the last anti-mopping operation, the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment alone fired more than 6 million rounds of ammunition and 100,000 artillery shells.
And this was only half a month of fighting. Without the airdrop supplies provided by Boss Chen, the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment would certainly not have been able to last for half a month under the fierce attack of the four Japanese divisions.
Even so, the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment paid a heavy price in casualties.
Of course, the Japanese casualties were even greater.
If you want to counterattack the North China Front, regain North China, and gain a firm foothold when the Japanese army mobilizes heavy troops to counterattack, you must prepare huge amounts of combat materials.
"In addition to combat supplies," Kong Jie said, "there is another point. With the exception of the New Regiment, our troops mainly focus on guerrilla warfare and are not adapted to the way of large corps operations."
Ding Wei nodded and said: "Lao Kong, you are on to the point. It will take a relatively long time to transform from guerrilla warfare to large-scale corps warfare."
Although the heads of the headquarters have learned how to fight in large corps, it takes a process for the troops to transform from guerrilla warfare to fighting in large corps.
In this process, there may be victories and failures.
But the moment the Eighth Route Army truly adapts to large-scale operations, it will be the end of the little devils in North China!
"However, the little devil has been learning our tactics recently." Kong Jie sneered, "How dare a small group of troops penetrate into our base area to cause damage."
Ding Wei also snorted coldly: "You kid really doesn't know how to write the word death!"
Both of them received telegrams from Li Yunlong.
There was no detailed route or time for the Japs to infiltrate into the base area in the telegram. Both of them knew it, and it must be Boss Chen who had not obtained any specific information.
Otherwise, when the Japs infiltrate into the base area, they can just send troops to exterminate them, and Ding Wei doesn't have to make a trip.
The information given by Boss Chen was that the two advancing teams of the Japanese army were about to disguise themselves as the Eighth Route Army and enter the defense areas of the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment to carry out assassinations and sabotage, destroying military-civilian relations.
The main targets of these two advancing teams are militiamen and ordinary people, and they also collect intelligence on the base area.
However, both Ding Wei and Kong Jie were very satisfied with the price of killing this group of devils.
This time the business was the same as the last time they attacked the county. The New First Regiment, the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment were doing business in partnership. Ding Wei and Kong Jie took the big head, and Li Yunlong took the small head.
"Lao Kong, how are you going to deal with this infiltration of Japanese invaders?"
Good wine and good food were served. While eating and drinking, Ding Wei looked at Kong Jie and asked.
After a glass of wine and sitting on the kang connected to the kitchen, Ding Wei's chill and fatigue from the journey were instantly washed away.
Kong Jie ate a fried peanut, raised his head and took a sip of wine, with a stern look in his eyes: "It's very simple, close the door and beat the dog."
"Close the door and beat the dogs?" Ding Wei asked, "What do you mean, let the Japanese in and destroy them? I'm afraid these Japanese are disguised as the Eighth Route Army. It's not that easy to find, right?"
"Old Ding, aren't you just in a hurry and got confused?"
Kong Jie chuckled and said: "Although these devils are wearing our clothes, the weapons in their hands are very different from ours."
"Yes..." Ding Wei's eyes lit up slightly, "How could I forget this!"
Ding Wei and Kong Jie were both sure that in the last anti-mopping operation, the Japanese failed to seize a semi-automatic rifle from the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment.
During the counterattack of the New Regiment, the Japanese captured more than a dozen semi-automatic rifles.
There was nothing that could be done about it. During the counterattack of the New Regiment, the entire seventh company of the New Regiment was sacrificed.
Fortunately, the artillery of the new regiment fired at the Japanese position in time and plowed the Japanese position over and over again. Otherwise, the Japanese would have captured at least dozens of semi-automatic rifles.
There are 200 people in the Japanese advance team. These dozen semi-automatic rifles are definitely not enough for the Japanese.
Moreover, Kong Jie estimated that the Japanese would definitely not be willing to give the dozens of semi-automatic rifles they had finally captured to the Japanese advance team members.
After all, this semi-automatic rifle is also very advanced equipment among the Japanese.
Maybe the Japanese have sent these semi-automatic rifles to local arsenals to study and imitate them.
Kong Jie continued:
"Now that we know that the enemy's equipment is different from our main force, it's easy to handle."
"The Japanese advance team will definitely not dare to infiltrate from the main road, because there are many open and hidden sentinels on the main road."
"Then the enemy must have penetrated into our base along the path."
"During this period of time, we will place more open and hidden sentries on the paths."
"Once we find traces of the Japs, let's not make any noise first. Let the Japs in first, and then send troops to quietly block the Japs' retreat."
"Next, just send troops to encircle and suppress them."
"No matter how many people the Japanese infiltrate in, once they are discovered, there is no possibility of escape."
Intelligence showed that the Japanese were disguised as the main force of the Eighth Route Army and infiltrated into the base area.
Rather than pretending to be militiamen.
There is a big difference between the militia and the main force of the Eighth Route Army.
Although the main force of the Eighth Route Army was often stationed in villages and lived with the common people, they basically trained alone in a certain venue.
The militiamen are half civilians and half soldiers. They train when there is nothing to do, and they are busy with farm work when there is trouble.
Moreover, the militia and the main force are also very different in terms of equipment and wear.
Generally speaking, the main force is stronger than the militia in terms of combat effectiveness and the temperament of the troops.
Of course, there are also some powerful militia teams.
Ding Wei nodded sternly: "Okay, let's do it!"
After a pause, Ding Wei said again: "If I had known it was so easy, you could just send me a telegram, which would make my trip in vain, in this cold weather..."
The reason why Ding Wei came over to discuss with Kong Jie.
It's because the devil's plan is extremely vicious.
The Eighth Route Army was able to gain a foothold because of its courage to fight and its inseparable relationship with the common people.
If the Japanese were allowed to succeed and cause chaos in the base area, Ding Wei and Kong Jie might even be dismissed from their posts, let alone develop the troops.
As for Li Yunlong's new group, Yamamoto Kazuki was wise and did not dare to provoke them.
The strength of the New First Regiment, even if the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment were added together, would not be enough.
"I figured this out on the way you came here," Kong Jie said, "I didn't intentionally ask you to come all this way."
"However." Ding Wei nodded, "Boss Chen is becoming more and more generous with his actions. He killed a Japanese advance team member and received 5 tons of weapons and ammunition and 5 tons of food."
Kong Jie said with expectant eyes: "Yes, as long as we kill all the Japs No. 200, that will be 1,000 tons of weapons and ammunition and 1,000 tons of food..."
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at the same time.
Dagu Town.
New Regiment Headquarters.
Li Yunlong has sent two companies to the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment respectively to cooperate in doing business.
Xing Zhiguo looked a little worried and said: "The Japanese infiltration this time is probably caused by Yamamoto Kazuki. Can the Independent Group and the New Second Group do it?"
Among the First Army, only Kazuki Yamamoto likes to engage in special operations.
It's just that the troops trained by Yamamoto Kazuki cannot escape the end of destruction every time they encounter a new group.
Therefore, this time, Yamamoto Kazuki targeted the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment.
In Kazuki Yamamoto's view, if I can't afford to offend Li Yunlong, why can't I afford to hide from him?
Zhao Gang said: "With the information provided by Boss Chen, Commander Ding and Commander Kong are well prepared in advance, and the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment should not suffer any loss."
Li Yunlong nodded and said: "What Lao Zhao said makes sense. If you can't kill the Japs who have infiltrated into the base area, then how can Ding Wei and Kong Jie get rich? Why should they be captains? Just go home and take care of your children."
After finishing speaking, Li Yunlong stared at the map on the kang table and narrowed his eyes slightly.
Seeing Li Yunlong's expression, Zhao Gang, Xing Zhiguo and Wang Dehou looked at each other, and they all understood that the leader was plotting against the Japanese again.
However, Li Yunlong's eyes were a little wandering, looking here and there on the map.
After a while, Li Yunlong raised his head and saw Zhao Gang and the others staring at him intently.
"Why are you staring at me? Is there something on my face?" Li Yunlong asked with a raised brow.
Zhao Gang, Xing Zhiguo and Wang Dehou all laughed.
Xing Zhiguo asked: "Old Li, you are thinking about making a fortune again. Where are you going to make a fortune this time?"
Everyone knows Li Yunlong very well. This guy just can't sit still. When he has nothing to do, he always thinks about killing Japanese soldiers.
It was like this when I became the leader of the new regiment, and it became even more like this later with the help of Boss Chen.
Whether he is sitting, lying down, or sleeping, he is always thinking about how to do business and make a fortune.
If you want to make a fortune in business, you must kill the Japanese.
Boss Chen may not have any information for a while, so he will look for business opportunities by himself.
Although the main tasks of the new regiment now are to rest, expand, and build base areas, there is no problem in taking a break from the busy schedule to make a small fortune.
With a confident smile on his lips, Li Yunlong pointed at the map and said: "Now that the Japanese have reduced their defenses, there are not many places where they can make a fortune."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhao Gang stared at the map and said: "Now the only places where we can make a fortune are Datong, Taiyuan, Yangquan and Niangziguan Station."
"That's right!" Li Yunlong nodded, "After the Japanese Tongpu Railway was occupied by us, only the Zhengtai Railway was left. In addition to Datong, Taiyuan, Yangquan and Niangziguan are all on the Zhengtai Railway."
"We can take advantage of Taiyuan and Yangquan, but the time has not yet come. Let's make money from Datong and Niangziguan first."
"The problem is," Xing Zhiguo said, "Datong has just been occupied by the 26th Division of the Japanese Army in Mongolia. It is an infantry division. If we want to defeat it, we will have to attack it as a whole, right?"
"Not necessarily!" Li Yunlong said, "The first cavalry brigade of the Mongolian Army is still in Taiyuan, and the 26th Division has been sent to attack Datong. How many troops does the Mongolian Army have? The Japanese Army Headquarters in Mongolia must also be afraid of being attacked by Fu Zuoyi.
The army stole my hometown, so I estimate that the Japanese 26th Division will definitely not stay in Datong, but will leave some of its troops behind, and the rest will return to Baotou."
Li Yunlong's idea was to attack Datong again and earn a wave of 150mm howitzers and 37mm anti-aircraft guns.
If you don’t make money, you won’t make anything, so why not?
As for the First Division, there has been no movement yet. Li Yunlong estimates that it will take some time to arrive in northwest Shanxi.
"I have sent the Sword Squadron to Datong for reconnaissance."
Li Yunlong continued:
"In addition, I will also send the Sharp Sword Squadron to conduct reconnaissance in the direction of Niangziguan. There will be news soon. In short, I can't let the Japanese live a comfortable life!"
Xing Zhiguo smiled and said: "The devil's life is uncomfortable, but our life is comfortable."