"Brigadier Commander, I heard from comrades that the Japs invaded the base area in large numbers in the past two years. How many Japs tanks were seized at that time? Why didn't I see them?"
The soldier who spoke was named Li Yuhou. He was recruited from the Shandong Military Region to the 16th Brigade. There were approximately two thousand officers and soldiers like this. Although they were mobilized across military regions, they did not get emotional. Instead, they were all very happy.
Liu Guitang, a ruthless bandit who had been running rampant in North China for many years, captured several 16th Brigade scouts and brutally killed them. After the war, Li Yunlong ignored the orders of the Shandong Military Region and directly beheaded them in public. This really made the local people feel bad. At that time, Lunan, who cooperated in the fight,
All the commanders and soldiers in the military region clapped their hands and applauded.
The troops of the Eighth Route Army adhere to discipline and obedience, but this does not mean that they are impersonal. Li Yunlong dared to risk being punished by his superiors to avenge the tragic death of the soldiers. Which soldier would not want to serve such a superior?
Li Yunlong's style of conduct has won the support of many commanders and soldiers, not to mention that the 16th Brigade is a top-notch unit in the entire Eighth Route Army's combat sequence.
"Brigadier, do you think I have the talent to be a tank soldier?"
Li Yunlong's face collapsed when he heard this, and he suddenly became less interested. It turned out that the new regiment was indeed equipped with several Japanese tanks, and Li Yunlong hid them like treasures.
However, with the establishment of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Column, not only the tanks were requisitioned, but most of the trucks used daily were dispatched to the automobile camp for centralized use.
"You kid don't understand at first glance. What's so good about a little devil's tank? It looks like a thin-skinned coffin, so it's a living target on the battlefield!"
"On this day, people can be suffocated to death in tanks. What good is a tank soldier?" Li Yunlong curled his lips and said.
Sun Yu said kindly: "How is it possible? The little devil's tanks are a good thing. Just take a look. I have to build a few of them this time!"
It was noon at this time, and everyone was hiding in the shade in the grass sheds under the city wall, while Zhou Weihan had already led the column headquarters to retreat to Yucheng.
Li Yunlong is both a brigade commander and a political commissar. Even though he is not a political cadre, he has his own way of getting closer to commanders and soldiers.
In his opinion, it was nothing more than bragging and chatting with the soldiers, so he came here specially to chat with the soldiers before the war, and the commanders and soldiers from the Shandong Military Region were the top priority.
While they were talking, a group of people from the cooking squad of the 10th Regiment Headquarters came over carrying meals. Sun, the squad leader, shouted to everyone to hurry up and prepare meals.
Li Yunlong took a quick look and thought, oh, the soldiers in the cooking squad each carried a box cannon, and they looked more majestic than the guard company.
"Old Sun, your cooking class is so prosperous? Where can you go to get someone to take advantage of you?"
Upon hearing Li Yunlong's cross-examination, Lao Sun smiled, holding a cigarette rod in his hand, and sat cross-legged next to Li Yunlong.
"Shengzi, what are you doing standing around here? Give the brigade commander a copy first. If the brigade commander isn't happy, he may not even be able to use the box of cannons!"
Old Sun said with a gun and a stick, but Li Yunlong still smiled. The two of them were actually very familiar with each other. The predecessor of the 10th Regiment of the 16th Brigade was the New Regiment, and Old Sun was the cooking squad leader of the Regiment Headquarters of the New Regiment at that time.
Speaking of which, Lao Sun is nearly fifty years old and is the eldest member of the 16th Brigade. He was originally a famous cook in Cao County, specializing in weddings and weddings. Later, there was a famine and the people couldn't even afford to eat, so they simply took him with him.
A group of apprentices joined the Eighth Route Army.
"Brigadier, is this battle difficult to fight? I see a lot of movement?" Lao Sun asked.
Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes: "What should I say? Your brother can smell this?"
"Hey, brigade commander, although we are just the squad leader of the regiment's cooking class, the business I am in charge of is Menqing. Carloads of white flour are brought to the city, and 3,000 chickens are raised in the base area alone.
, when did there ever be such a big movement?”
"So we need to get someone to defend ourselves. Although we are logistics personnel, we can still be there at critical moments, right?" Lao Sun said, patting the box cannon on his waist.
"Well, that makes sense!" Li Yunlong picked up the conversation and immediately said: "Your brother puts his heart in his heart. No matter what the situation, he must let his comrades eat well!"
"That's natural. Don't worry about this. The entire cooking class of the 10th Regiment was taught by me step by step!"
In Dangshan, a large number of infantrymen and dozens of attached tanks of the Japanese 57th Division are advancing along the Longhai Line. From time to time, Japanese troops station in batches at strongholds and gun towers along the way.
"Stop moving forward and rest where you are!"
The order to go up to the peak came from the radio in the tank, and a group of Japanese tank soldiers jumped out of the tank impatiently. The air defense team that followed them immediately deployed anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns around the tank.
"Bagayalu, I feel like I'm about to be roasted!"
"Yes, when will these days end? I want to return to Manchuria immediately!"
"Matsutani-kun, your wish will be fulfilled soon. The Imperial Japanese Army is advancing along the way, but only a small group of Chinese armed forces are harassing them. The Eighth Route Army is completely vulnerable!"
"I hope so. My child will be born next month. I hope I can make it back by then!"
Tojo Toshio was the captain of this chariot team. He did not complain like other Japanese soldiers. He just wiped his body with a towel dipped in cold water, but he did not say anything to stop his subordinates.
In contrast, Tojo Toshio, who has a profound background, has a deeper understanding of the current situation than ordinary Japanese soldiers. The Eighth Route Army in North China is not the Manchurian Resistance Alliance, and it is by no means an easy person.
The Japanese army currently has three organic tank divisions. They were originally deployed on the Sino-Soviet and Sino-Mongolian borders. After the formation of the Southern Army, the third tank division was transferred to the Pacific battlefield.
The tank training brigade dispatched by the Japanese army this time was previously stationed in the Siping area of Puppet Manchukuo. It was specially equipped for teaching at Sipingke School, similar to the teaching corps of the National Army.
In addition to different types of arms, there are substantial differences between the two. The teaching corps is the elite of the national army, and its officers and soldiers have experienced hundreds of battles, while the Japanese army's tank teaching brigade has rarely had the opportunity to fight in actual combat since its establishment.
To put it bluntly, most of these little devils were fledgling student soldiers with almost no actual combat experience. The Japanese army did not dare to let the tanks take the lead, so the second division was dispatched, in the name of allowing the teaching brigade to gain actual combat experience.
The tank training brigade consists of the 23rd and 24th tank regiments, the 12th mechanized infantry regiment, the mechanized artillery training regiment, the brigade search team, the air defense team, the baggage team, the maintenance team, and the engineering team.
The tank wing has about 1,070 people, consisting of 3 squadrons of medium tanks, 1 squadron of light tanks, 1 squadron of artillery tanks (self-propelled artillery), and 1 maintenance squadron.
The mechanized infantry wing has approximately 3,030 people and is organized into 3 brigades. Each brigade consists of 3 infantry squadrons and 1 heavy machine gun squadron, and the Mechanized Infantry Regiment is directly under the jurisdiction of 1 mountain artillery squadron.
The search team consists of about 700 people, including 3 squadrons of light tanks, 1 squadron of infantry, and several cavalry.
The rapid-fire artillery team has approximately 340 people and is organized into 3 squadrons.
The mechanized artillery wing has about 1,500 people, consisting of one field artillery brigade (3 squadrons) and two 10.5 cm caliber howitzer brigade (each brigade also has three squadrons).
The air defense force has approximately 1,010 personnel, consisting of two squadrons of anti-aircraft guns and four squadrons of anti-aircraft machine guns.
The engineering team has about 1,150 people and is organized into 3 squadrons. The maintenance team is about 780 people and is organized into 3 squadrons.
The total strength is nearly 11,000, equipped with 188 Type 95 light tanks, Type 97 medium tanks and artillery tanks, and a large number of half-track armored personnel carriers and trucks, which is only two tanks less than the tank division.
The formation of the team, so the chariot teaching brigade is a well-deserved reinforcement group.