Chapter 713: People are sitting at the headquarters, and cannons are coming from the sky!
Southeast Shanxi.
Liao County.
Eighth Route Army Headquarters.
Early this morning, the commander, chief of staff and division commander got up early, and even before breakfast, they discussed the battle plan in the operations hall of the headquarters.
The combat plan discussed this time was not to attack Taiyuan and Yangquan, but to prepare the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army to continue its development towards southern Shanxi.
The division commander introduced, "Currently, we have recaptured Xiangyuan, Licheng and Changzhi, and developed troops in the Shangdang area. Further south are Gaoping, Lingchuan and Jincheng. In this area of southern Shanxi, in addition to our guerrillas,
And Pang Bingxun’s department.”
The commander said, "Southern Shanxi is just in our pocket and can be recovered at any time. If we want to attack, we will attack the Japanese 33rd Division in the Zhongtiao Mountain area!"
Today, the strength of the Southeast Shanxi Eighth Route Army is no worse than that of the First Army.
The main force is more than 200,000, and there are about 1,000 guns of various calibers.
Mainly the 60mm mortars and 70mm infantry guns produced by the arsenal support the fraternal units in other military districts of the Eighth Route Army. Otherwise, the number of artillery pieces of the 129th Division would have exceeded 1,000.
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After more than a year of building walls, hoarding grain, and intensifying troops, the Southeast Shanxi Eighth Route Army now has enough weapons, ammunition, and food reserves to support the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army in several battles.
The current appetite of the head of the headquarters is naturally not as small as recovering one or two counties, but mainly to kill the Japanese with effective force.
Whether the territory is recovered or not, it is still there, and it will be the same whether it is recovered sooner or later.
But there are more than 1 million Japs in China. If you kill one of them, you will lose one. This is real.
"Fight the 33rd Division?" The chief of staff was slightly surprised, "Our place is 300 kilometers away from Zhongtiao Mountain. If we send the main force there to fight, can the logistics and supplies keep up?"
"We have traveled 25,000 miles, so what is 300 kilometers?" the chief said domineeringly, "If the logistics supplies cannot keep up, then our combat troops will have to carry more supplies. We only need to bring Nan Tongpu
Once the road is cut off, the Japs of the 33rd Division will have no logistical supplies. At least we still have logistical supplies and the help of the local people."
The distance of 300 kilometers is connected by roads. Now the 129th Division has hundreds of vehicles that can transport ammunition and food to the frontline troops, but the supply line is slightly longer.
It also consumes more fuel. Fortunately, the fuel provided by Boss Chen is barely enough.
The division commander said, "If the troops on the south bank of the Yellow River also take the opportunity to cross the Yellow River north to attack the 33rd Division, under attack from both sides, it may even be possible to completely annihilate the Japanese 33rd Division."
"I'm afraid it will be more difficult to get the cooperation of the Communist Party." said the chief of staff. "At the end of last year, the die-hards in the upper echelons of the Communist Party came together to accuse Wei Lihuang of failing to resolutely implement the policy of settling domestic affairs before resisting foreign aggression. Chiang Kai-shek also accused him of not
We should favor our Eighth Route Army in many matters. Last month, Chiang Kai-shek ordered General Wei Lihuang to be transferred from the First War Zone, relieved of all his duties, and replaced as Director of the Xi'an General Office of the Military Commission, depriving him of his military power.
And conduct secret surveillance."
"The current actual commander of the first theater is Tang Enbo. This person has never dealt with our Eighth Route Army. I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult to get this person to cooperate with us in the battle."
"And if the government stabs us in the back at a critical moment, the consequences will be disastrous."
The chief of staff's concerns are not unfounded.
If General Wei Lihuang is still the commander-in-chief of the First Theater Zone, then there is no need to worry too much about this problem.
It's not like ** has never done anything like stabbing someone in the back, and Principal Chang can definitely give such an order.
General Wei Lihuang would definitely not implement it because the overall situation of the war of resistance was the most important thing, but it was hard to say for Tang Enbo.
"Then the Japanese 33rd Division, shall we still fight?" the division commander asked.
The 33rd Division was formed by the Japanese army in Sendai in 1939. The codename "Gong" was the second batch of divisions established by Japan in 1939. It was a Japanese second-class division.
The Battle of Nakatiao Mountain was also the battle where the 33rd Division came to prominence. The division commander Sakurai Shozo led the 33rd Division to attack the Japanese from the northeast. The offensive was fierce and the Japanese were defeated all the way.
The chief thought carefully and said decisively:
"We must fight this battle!"
"After June this year, our Eighth Route Army will launch a major counterattack against the Japanese army in Shanxi."
"Before the major counterattack, we will eat as many Japanese troops as we can."
"Okay!" The chief of staff nodded seriously, "Then I'll start formulating a battle plan."
In the Hundred Regiments War, the head of the headquarters made the decision, and the chief of staff formulated the corresponding battle plan based on the needs of the military operation.
The division commander nodded and did not object.
To be honest, over the past year, the 129th Division's troops have more than doubled, but they have fought far fewer battles than before.
The main reason is that the Japanese army began to shrink its defense and gradually shifted its defense focus to northwestern Shanxi. As a result, the guerrillas rarely fought.
The results achieved were only the recovery of a few county towns.
At present, if the 129th Division wants to maintain the overall combat effectiveness of the troops, actual combat experience is essential.
Allowing the troops to quickly accumulate actual combat experience in combat is actually preparing for the subsequent major counterattack.
After the discussion, several leaders were preparing to have breakfast.
But just then.
A young telegraph operator held a telegram in his hand and walked quickly into the conference room, then gave a military salute and said, "Report to the chief, good news for the new regiment!"
"Good news?"
The leader and chief of staff both looked slightly shocked. Could it be that this guy Li Yunlong has made some big move again?
"Such an early victory? This is the first time for Li Yunlong, read it quickly." The teacher looked at the watch on his hand and smiled. He couldn't wait to know what victory Li Yunlong had fought, how many Japanese soldiers he had killed, and more importantly,
I want to know how much money Li Yunlong has made.
The chief and chief of staff on the side also looked at the telegraph operator expectantly.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Yes!" The young telegraph operator picked up the telegram and read, "This morning, two Japanese flying regiments attacked Dagu Town with air attacks. Our new regiment assembled more than a thousand anti-aircraft firepower
We counterattacked, shot down 37 enemy planes, and damaged more than 20 enemy planes. We requested the headquarters to immediately notify all military regions and pay close attention to the Japanese parachuting pilot who was injured by the enemy plane, Li Yunlong, the commander of the New 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army."
After the telegraph operator finished reading the telegram, he put it on the table, gave another military salute, turned around and left quickly.
"Shooted down 37 enemy planes and damaged more than 20 enemy planes?" The division commander was suddenly surprised, "How many Japanese planes are there in the two flight regiments?"
The chief of staff said, "The Japanese army's aviation force organization is a bit strange and not uniform, but the two flight groups have at least ** ten aircraft."
The division commander asked, "So in this battle, Li Yunlong killed most of the aircraft of the North China Front?"
"That's right!" The chief of staff nodded with a smile on his face.
The leader found the location of Dagu Town on the map and said with joy, "Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang must have received the information in advance about the Japanese planes bombing Dagu Town, so they deployed a large number of air defense firepower points in Dagu Town in advance to protect the troops and the people."
Withdraw, and when the Japanese planes bomb, open fire together."
The division commander pushed up his glasses, his expression showing shock, "More than a thousand anti-aircraft firepower points fired at the same time, how terrifying is the firepower?"
After the victory at Pingxingguan, the Nanjing Nationalist Government allocated six 20mm Sulotong machine guns to the Eighth Route Army, of which the 115th, 120th, and 129th Divisions each received two.
For the Eighth Route Army, which lacks heavy weapons and anti-aircraft weapons, the Sulotong machine gun can be called a trump card weapon.
At that time, the weapons of the Eighth Route Army were millet plus rifles and machetes. Weapons such as machine guns were the most advanced. Every time the troops took action, the number of rounds of ammunition required the personal approval of the division commander.
But now, the Oerlikon 20mm machine gun equipped by the Eighth Route Army is much stronger than the Sulotong machine gun in all aspects!
The new regiment alone will prepare at least 500 Oerlikon 20mm machine guns, and Li Yunlong handed over more than 1,000 Oerlikon 20mm machine guns.
However, these more than 1,000 gates have been allocated to various troops for use. The 129th Division cannot afford to fight a wealthy battle like Li Yunlong that has gathered more than 1,000 air defense firepower points.
Dozens of millions of rounds of ammunition are fired every minute. Who can handle this well?
The chief of staff said, "The bullets and shells hitting the air must be as dense as raindrops!"
Although he was not present at the scene, the chief of staff could imagine how powerful the new regiment's firepower was at that time.
In addition to the Oerlikon 20mm machine gun and 127mm heavy machine gun, the new regiment is also equipped with 37mm anti-aircraft guns and 88mm anti-aircraft guns.
The latter two types of anti-aircraft guns can also be a great threat to Japanese aircraft!
They were two Japanese flying regiments. When they were attacked simultaneously by more than 1,000 anti-aircraft firepower points, they did not dare to fight at all. All the planes wanted to be pulled into the clouds at the first time.
If the Japanese army, with the intention of destroying ground anti-aircraft firepower points, made another swooping attack, the number of aircraft that would be shot down would not be just 37.
The commander looked at the chief of staff and said, "Immediately give orders to the troops along the Japanese route to pay close attention to the movements of Japanese aircraft. Once you find a Japanese pilot parachuting, take control immediately and try to catch them alive!"
The value of Japanese pilots is much greater than the Japanese aircraft themselves.
"OK!"
The chief of staff looked at the map and immediately began to draft orders via telegram.
It didn't take long before several telegram orders were drafted and handed over to a combat staff officer, who took them to the telegraph room.
After doing all this, the chief of staff calculated carefully and said, "In this battle, Li Yunlong and his group shot down 37 aircraft on the spot, and killed at least 37 pilots. According to the deal given by Boss Chen, that is 185 aircraft."
75mm mountain cannon, and 111 105mm howitzers, a total of 296 cannons, this is a big deal!"
After a pause, the chief of staff said with a smile, "Also, I remember last time Li Yunlong said that all the weapons and ammunition earned next time will be handed over to the headquarters. Haha, we will make a fortune this time!"
"Commander, you are thinking long-term. If it were me, I had to ask Li Yunlong to hand over half of the artillery and ammunition last time." The division commander adjusted his glasses and felt comfortable. This time the 129th Division will expand by an artillery division.
"Of course!" The chief raised his brows, with a hint of joy in his tone, "When have you ever seen me make a loss-making business?"