Eighteenth Army Headquarters
"The cost of attacking from here is not greater than the previous point, but there are too many permanent firepower points and fortifications here, and more artillery shells are needed..." The deputy commander was looking at the map carefully, analyzing which point on the blockade to attack from, and the team The loss can be reduced to the minimum, and the ammunition consumption is also the minimum.
The chief of general staff was also helping as staff.
Someone came to report: "Report, Ding Wei, commander of the 28th Regiment, is here in a hurry. There is urgent military information to report!"
When the deputy commander-in-chief and chief of general staff heard this, they looked at each other and immediately thought of Wu Ze.
Wu Zecai came over yesterday, and now there is urgent military information coming from the 28th Regiment. Ding Wei even jumped over to report it. This made the Chief of General Staff and Deputy Commander-in-Chief nervous. It must not be bad news.
"Let him in."
"yes."
Ding Wei came in and saluted the Chief of General Staff and Deputy Commander-in-Chief: "Hello, Chief!"
The deputy commander-in-chief and chief of general staff did not see sadness on Ding Wei's face, but instead were excited. The tension in their hearts immediately turned into sadness.
Ding Wei must have brought good news, and it must be particularly explosive.
Xiao Wu just went there yesterday, so he had a big harvest right away, right?
The chief of general staff looked at Ding Wei: "Ding Wei, tell me quickly, what kind of military information is this?"
"Two chiefs, this is the information that the undercover eagle of our 28th Regiment passed back last night." Ding Wei quickly presented the map and spread it on the table in front of the deputy commander-in-chief.
The eyes of the deputy commander-in-chief and chief of general staff fell on the map, and it soon became hot.
This is a more detailed map of the fortress village than the headquarters. It marks the defense, troop strength and some internal situations of most fortress villages.
On this map, the most conspicuous thing is not the large fortresses inside, but a line specially made thick with a pen.
This line is neither a highway nor a blockade. To be precise, it is a lifeline.
The lifeline of Fort Village.
In northwestern Shanxi, precipitation cannot be compared with that in the south, and well water supply is limited.
Places like Fortress Village have a huge demand for water. The larger the Fortress Village, the more water it needs.
Water is needed to irrigate crops in Fort Farm, and water is also needed for people and livestock. Water is the source of life in Fort Farm.
Except for a small number of fortress villages that can be self-sufficient in water from wells, other fortress villages require water supply from rivers.
This river supplies water to more than twenty fortress villages.
This strategic plan is to cut off the water in the upper reaches of the river, causing these two dozen fortress villages to lose their water supply.
Without water, these fortresses will collapse.
Of course, it won't be so fast if we don't attack, but the troops of the 18th Army can use methods such as destroying roads and bridges to prevent the Japanese traitors from delivering water to the fortress.
The weather is so hot now that once the water source in Fort Village is cut off, they won't be able to survive for a few days.
At that time, these fortress villages were simply a free gift to the Eighteenth Army.
As for how to cut off the water source upstream, the method is very simple.
Learn from the experience of the Battle of Wangershan and just change the course of the river upstream.
Moreover, this hole needs to be blown up a little bigger, or even a little more, so that the Japanese and traitors cannot repair it in a short time.
Of course, the diverted river must not overflow.
The map has also marked the location where the diverted river will flow into the Yellow River.
A method of bombing the river to divert it was used for the second time in a row.
Without even thinking about it, the deputy commander-in-chief and chief of general staff knew that this must be Wu Ze's plan again.
"Lao Peng, Xiao Wu's method is much smarter than our method from the blockade." The chief of general staff exclaimed, "We can obtain at least two months' supply of supplies at the minimum cost."
"More than that, he is much smarter." The deputy commander nodded heavily.
In fact, the deputy commander-in-chief also considered whether to find a way to obtain supplies from these fortresses. After all, the 386th Brigade had captured several cannons and five to six hundred rounds of artillery shells, so they had weapons for attacking fortresses.
But the deputy commander finally gave up.
Fortress villages like Qiujiazhuang are only small and medium-sized fortress villages, with forty or fifty gun towers and blockhouses built.
Those large fortresses have two to three hundred gun towers and blockhouses.
Five to six hundred rounds of artillery shells are not cost-effective to use on this.
Furthermore, setting up a small number of fortress villages is different from Wu Ze's strategy of setting up more than twenty fortress villages at once.
If we attack a small number of fortress villages, the Japs will definitely increase their troops to support them quickly. When the Japs and traitors are surrounded by heavy soldiers from all directions, it is impossible to bring back the captured materials.
And Wu Ze has established more than twenty fortress villages at once, which is equivalent to messing up the entire area.
Reinforcements are needed everywhere, water is scarce everywhere, and the Japanese traitors cannot gather so many troops at once. They are stretched thin and cannot put out fires everywhere. In this way, the 18th Group Army has a lot to do to bring back the captured materials in the chaos.
"Ding Wei, please reply to the Eagle and tell the Eagle." The deputy commander turned to look at Ding Wei: "Wu Ze's safety is the most important. If the situation is not right, have him evacuate immediately. Airport intelligence and Wu Ze's For safety, choose the latter."
At present, the 18th Army's supplies can be temporarily relieved, but large-scale raids are still necessary, and the Japanese airport is still a huge strategic threat.
"Yes." Ding Wei responded and saluted: "Then I'm going back."
"Well, let's go back and be careful on the road." The deputy commander hummed.
Ding Wei left. The deputy commander-in-chief and the chief of general staff immediately looked at the strategic plan on the map again. The two quickly finalized it and immediately asked all parts of the 18th Group Army to prepare immediately.
386 Brigade
"Brigade commander, the division headquarters sent an urgent order." The deputy brigade commander handed a newly arrived order to the brigade commander.
The brigade commander took it and looked at it, his face lit up and he laughed loudly: "Great, this is really great."
According to the order, the division headquarters ordered the 386th Brigade to organize a certain number of troops and sufficient transportation manpower. After the water sources of the three fortresses under the jurisdiction of the 386th Brigade were cut off, they would immediately encircle them and wait for an opportunity to seize the villages.
"Brigadier Commander, if we capture these three fortresses, we can seize a lot of supplies and food, but if we divide them among the various teams of the 18th Group Army, there won't be much, right?" the deputy brigade commander questioned.
"Didn't you see that the water source in the Fortress Village is cut off? This means cutting off the river." The brigade commander said, "You think that cutting off the river only affects the three Fortress Villages in our jurisdiction."
When the deputy brigade commander heard this, he looked at the map and his eyes widened for a moment: "Brigade commander, there are more than twenty fortresses here. If we take them all, my God..."
"So, the pressure on our 386th Brigade will be greatly reduced." The brigade commander smiled.
Now, except for the 386th Brigade, the rest of the Eighteenth Army is in difficulty.
The 386th Brigade made a fortune by attacking Heyuan County, and all the troops relied on the 386th Brigade. The 386th Brigade had to tighten its belts to get by again.
The 772nd Regiment and the 771st Regiment are both doing well and have a high level of consciousness.
Take the initiative to hand over the weapons and tools that have been seized.
Li Yunlong from the New Regiment and Kong Jie from the Independent Regiment were not very aware and refused to cooperate.
In particular, Li Yunlong of the New Group even used autonomy as a threat, saying that it was okay to hand over part of it, but the autonomy must be maintained and cannot be taken back.
The brigade commander was so angry that he went to Li Yunlong's house to do important "ideological work" in person, so that he did not delay the headquarters' orders.
Now, once the twenty-odd fortress villages are taken down, the pressure on the 386th Brigade will suddenly disappear.
"Yes, there are more than 20 fortresses. I can't believe it." The deputy brigade commander admired.
"You convey the order to the 772nd Regiment and the 771st Regiment and ask them to prepare accordingly. I will go to the New Regiment and the Independent Regiment personally," the brigade commander said.
The brigade commander can't go there.
Li Yunlong and Kong Jie are in trouble now, especially Li Yunlong.
This kid's brain works very fast. Once he knows that the water source is cut off, this kid will quickly think of the headquarters' big plan.
By then, who knows what this kid will do.
"Brigadier, why do I feel that this plan looks familiar? It doesn't look like the deputy commander in chief..." The deputy brigade commander remembered something.
"Just remember, just understand some things in your mind." The brigade commander immediately interrupted the deputy brigade commander.
The brigade commander knew what the deputy brigade commander was going to say. He definitely wanted to say that this method was very similar to Wu Ze's approach to the Wangershan victory. Could it be that Wu Ze came up with this.
The brigade commander had an intuition. This must be what Wu Ze was thinking.
The deputy commander-in-chief and chief of general staff have recently been thinking about how to find a solution from the blockade. Such a solution is probably Wu Ze's plan.
The 386th Brigade wants to erase traces of Wu Ze. Even the brigade headquarters cannot talk about Wu Ze easily.
"Yes, brigade commander." The deputy brigade commander nodded.
The brigade commander took the guard platoon and set off immediately on horseback.
independent regiment
"Li Yunlong, I can't return this weapon and equipment now. If you really want it, I'll chop off two of your fingers and give them to you!" Kong Jie, the leader of the independent regiment, yelled at Li Yunlong, took out a big blade, and wanted to chop off two of Li Yunlong's fingers.
Li Yunlong stopped Kong Jie's big blade: "Kong Er, what do I need your fingers for? Besides, you want to shoot hundreds of guns, as well as light and heavy weapons, mortars, with just two fingers. Your fingers The head is made of gold, is it worth so much?”
"Then, I will chop off this hand for you, then it will be done." Kong Jie said.
"Kong Erlu, don't tell me these useless things!" Li Yunlong waved the IOU from Qiujiazhuang's weapons in front of Kong Jie: "I tell you, since ancient times, people have killed to pay for their lives and debts to pay for their debts. You old man Kong borrowed my weapons and equipment, and if you write an IOU, you have to return my weapons and equipment, and I don’t want anything else!"
Li Yunlong wants to build a small elite unit, and the equipment is easy to talk about, which is basically enough.
But the manpower is still close... It's not close. The main reason is that the independent group has more suitable candidates.
For example, Wang Xikui, who can shoot thieves accurately, and Wang Gensheng, who can throw grenades very accurately.
Li Yunlong also knew that soldiers like Wang Xikui and Wang Gensheng were precious treasures to Kong Jie and would not be given easily.
If it were him, Li Yunlong, he would definitely not give it to him.
Li Yunlong deliberately used the IOU from Qiujiazhuang to talk about the matter.
If you deliberately ask for equipment first, Kong Er will definitely not be able to give it to you.
If Kong Er didn't give it, Li Yunlong would...hehehehe.
It's not a piece of cake to get two people away from these idiots.
"Li Yunlong, I really can't get it out now." Kong Jie said at the loss, and his aura was a little weaker, "It's not like you don't know the situation of our independent regiment. Even the cannons have not been saved, and half of the weapons and equipment of Qiujiazhuang have been handed over. , Fortunately, some strongholds were left and captured, otherwise, if I really returned this weapon to you, wouldn’t the soldiers of my independent regiment have to go to the battlefield with fire sticks?”
"Old Kong, do you think this will work?" Li Yunlong took advantage of the situation and handed Kong Jie a step up.
"How?" Kong Jie gave Li Yunlong a sideways look, not thinking that this kid was really that easy to talk to.
"You can't give me this batch of equipment, so why don't you give me some interest first?" Li Yunlong said.
"We didn't say there would be interest at the beginning." Kong Jie was not stupid.
"Yes, we didn't talk about interest at the beginning." Li Yunlong nodded, "But now I'm talking to you about interest. Either you return the weapons and equipment to me now, or we talk about some interest. You pay some interest first, and I will temporarily Aren’t you allowed to return your weapons and equipment?”
"Li Yunlong, if you don't go into business, you are simply burying your talents!" Kong Jie cursed, "Don't you fucking lend us money to me."
Kong Jie scolded Shao for loan sharking, which was a hint to Li Yunlong to stop being such a fucking lion.
"Two." Li Yunlong stretched out two fingers.
"What do you mean, you want twenty machine guns from me? No, I can't get them out." Kong Jie's eyes widened and he shook his head.
"Am I, Li Yunlong, such a black-hearted person?" Li Yunlong shook his head.
"Okay, just two light machine guns, I'll have someone give them to you right away." When Kong Jie saw Li Yunlong shaking his head, he thought that Li Yunlong only wanted two light machine guns, so he was going to let it go immediately.
"I don't want a gun." Li Yunlong shook his head again.
Kong Jie glared: "Li Yunlong, don't you fucking want my mortars, I only have two in total now, you damn..."
"I want two veterans from you." Li Yunlong interrupted Kong Jie.
"You want someone?" Kong Jie looked at Li Yunlong suspiciously.
"Yes, I want people." Li Yunlong nodded.
"Then who do you want?" Kong Jie expected that the person Li Yunlong wanted was not an ordinary veteran, but he still asked.
Now, there are a lot of veterans in the independent regiment. If they can send away the shameless thing like Li Yunlong, Kong Jie can only endure it.
"Wang Xikui and Wang Gensheng."
"What, you want Wang Xikui and Wang Gensheng?" Kong Jie glared, "How do you know these two people?"
These two are the treasures of the Independent Regiment. One can shoot accurately, and the other can throw grenades accurately. They are the top veterans of the Independent Regiment.
Li Yunlong, this guy's eyes are so mean.
"You don't care how I know it. Anyway, give me these two people and I'll leave right away." Li Yunlong said.
"No, no, you can do it with others, but you can't do it with these two people." Kong Jie disagreed, he couldn't let go.
"Kong Er is stupid, is it really not possible?" Li Yunlong waved the IOU in front of Kong Jie again.
"If you want something else, you can consider it. You really can't consider these two!" Kong Jie shook his head and said.
"Kong Er is stupid, well, since you don't want anyone else, then you give me back the weapons and equipment..." Li Yunlong was ready to put pressure on Kong Jie again.
The brigade commander's voice suddenly sounded outside: "Li Yunlong, get out of here!"
The brigade commander is here? ? !
As soon as Li Yunlong heard the brigade commander's voice, his momentum of extorting money from Kong Jie disappeared immediately, and his face immediately became extremely nervous: "Kong Er, you're the one who invited the brigade commander here?"
"Li Yunlong, please don't accuse me wrongly. In less than an hour after you came to the Independent Regiment, you asked me for three debts!" Kong Jie glared, "Even if I call the brigade commander, he can't come so fast."
"That's right, that's right."
Li Yunlong stopped talking nonsense with Kong Jie and hurriedly went out to greet the brigade commander. Kong Jie also ran out quickly.
"brigadier!"
"brigadier!"
Li Yunlong and Kong Jie ran out of the regiment headquarters and saluted the brigade commander as he strode over.
"Li Yunlong, you really don't take my orders seriously." The brigade commander stared at Li Yunlong solemnly, "What did I tell you before? You are not allowed to leave the new regiment without my order. You are treating me like The words fell on deaf ears, you came over to the Independent Group, did you declare it to me?"
"Oh, Brigadier, I forgot, I forgot, don't be angry, don't be angry, I will definitely not forget it next time, definitely not again." Li Yunlong quickly laughed in front of the Brigadier.
"Forgot, why don't you forget that I am your brigade commander." The brigade commander's voice roared a little higher, "That way, no one will be able to control you anymore, you kid. You can do whatever you want, it’s so enjoyable.”
"Don't dare, don't dare, don't dare." Li Yunlong shook his head repeatedly.
"Hmph, there's nothing in the world that you kid doesn't dare to do." The brigade commander snorted and asked, "Why are you here with the Independent Regiment?"
"I didn't do anything. I just came here to reminisce with Lao Kong and increase our relationship..." Before Li Yunlong finished talking, the brigade commander raised the whip in his hand. Li Yunlong quickly said seriously, "Don't I want to form an elite small unit? There are still two people left, I think there is someone suitable here at Lao Kong, so I came over."
"I want you, can't you talk on the phone?" The brigade commander retracted his whip.
Li Yunlong wanted to deal with the elite small unit, and the brigade commander also knew about it.
Li Yunlong was very sneaky, but he couldn't hide it from the brigade commander's eyes.
You know, the brigade commander initially worked in intelligence.
The brigade commander saw what Wu Ze left for Li Yunlong. The brigade commander was also very interested in this innovative strategy and supported Li Yunlong.
It is precisely because of this that the brigade commander specially left some extra weapons and supplies for the New Regiment for Li Yunlong's training.
"Brigadier, what I said on the phone is that there is a risk of leaking secrets." Li Yunlong explained.
"Kong Jie, give Li Yunlong the two people he wants from you." The brigade commander stopped talking to Li Yunlong and turned to Kong Jie directly.
The innovative tactics Wu Ze left behind are very valuable, and the brigade commander fully supports them.
"Brigadier, this..." Upon hearing this, Kong Jie was about to complain.
"This is an order." The brigade commander interrupted Kong Jie.
Li Yunlong smiled and said to Kong Jie: "Lao Kong, don't worry, if there is another chance in the future, I will help you make a fortune."
But the next moment, Li Yunlong stopped laughing. The brigade commander said to Li Yunlong: "Your new regiment will allocate two grenades to the independent regiment as compensation."
"What, brigade commander, I want to give Kong Jie two grenades?" When Li Yunlong heard this, his eyes immediately widened.
After waiting for a long time, with the brigade commander interfering like this, he might as well just use the grenade to replace Kong Jie.
When Kong Jie heard that he could have two grenade launchers, he immediately beamed: "Okay, okay, no problem, brigade commander, I will obey the order."
Although Wang Gensheng and Wang Xikui were very reluctant to part with Kong Jie, it was a good deal for two veterans to exchange two grenade launchers.
"Chen Quan, find Wang Gensheng and Wang Xikui immediately." Kong Jie immediately asked the second battalion commander to call for people.
"Yes." Shen Quan, commander of the Second Battalion of the Independent Regiment, quickly left.
"Li Yunlong, you kid, stop complaining..." The brigade commander whispered a few words into Li Yunlong's ear. Li Yunlong immediately beamed: "Brigade commander, I'm not complaining. You are the leader, and everything you say is right."
This is our brigade commander. Our New Regiment is now the face of the 386th Brigade and the absolute main force. How could the brigade commander easily damage the New Regiment's combat effectiveness?
"But Li Yunlong, I reiterate that you are not allowed to leave your post without my order in the future!" the brigade commander warned seriously.
"No, no, brigade commander, please rest assured." Li Yunlong quickly assured.
"Okay, I won't say any more nonsense. Since you two captains are here, I will keep the story short..." The brigade commander immediately told Li Yunlong and Kong Jie about preparing to build three fortresses.
When Li Yunlong and Kong Jie heard this, they immediately judged that this must be Wu Ze's idea.
Seeing the different expressions on Li Yunlong and Kong Jie, the brigade commander immediately said solemnly: "You two remember, no one is allowed to talk about Wu Ze!"
"Brigadier, Lao Kong and I haven't spoken yet, but you told Wu Ze first," Li Yunlong said.
"Li Yunlong, stop picking on me!" The brigade commander glared, "Remember, you just have to be clear about many things."
"Yes, Brigadier." Li Yunlong and Kong Jie nodded.
"I still have something to do at the brigade, so I'll go back. You two, hurry up and prepare."
"yes."
"yes."
"Brigadier, go slowly, go slowly, brigade commander." Li Yunlong smiled and sent the brigade commander away.
"Li Yunlong, what did the brigade commander quietly tell you just now?" Kong Jie asked immediately as soon as the brigade commander left.
Kong Jie knew this boy Li Yunlong very well. If the brigade commander hadn't promised greater benefits, this boy would definitely not keep his complaints to himself so easily.
"It's nothing, the brigade commander just casually explained some small things." Li Yunlong said casually.
Seeing that Li Yunlong didn't say anything, Kong Jie stopped asking.
Second Battalion Commander Shen Quan quickly found Wang Gensheng and Wang Xikui.
"Captain!"
"Captain!"
Wang Gensheng and Wang Xikui saluted Kong Jie.
"Wang Gensheng, Wang Xikui, from now on, you are members of the new regiment. You pack up and follow the leader of the new regiment, Li Yunlong." Kong Jie said to Wang Gensheng and Wang Xikui.
"What, captain, are we part of the new regiment?" Wang Gensheng and Wang Xikui were both stunned when they heard this.
"What are you doing standing around? Hurry up and pack your things." Kong Jie urged.
"Captain, we are not leaving." Wang Gensheng and Wang Xikui both shook their heads. Although the conditions of the Independent Regiment were not as good as those of the New Regiment, the leader Kong Jie had not treated them badly.
A golden nest or a silver nest is not as good as your own doghouse.
"This is the brigade commander's order." Kong Jie said seriously, "What, you want me to disobey the brigade commander's order?"
"What, the brigade commander's order?" Wang Gensheng and Wang Xikui were even more stunned. The brigade commander probably didn't even recognize them.
"You two, hurry up and prepare. Don't worry, you have become a new group of people. I can't do anything wrong to you." Li Yunlong said to Wang Gensheng and Wang Xikui.
No matter how unwilling Wang Gensheng and Wang Xikui were, they could only obey the order and go back to pack their things.
"Second Battalion Commander, you also go to the New Regiment." Kong Jie said to Shen Quan, "Bring me the two grenade launchers."
When Shen Quan heard this, he asked Kong Jie: "Captain, are Commander Li willing to give it?"
Shen Quan knew Li Yunlong's character very well. He was always allowed in but not allowed out. He asked him to give the Independent Regiment two grenades. Why did it sound so mysterious? He came to ask for debts from the Independent Regiment, and he would also take the initiative to provide equipment. ?
"He will give the brigade commander's orders," Kong Jie said.
"Yes." When Shen Quan heard that it was the brigade commander's order, he didn't ask any more questions and wasn't worried anymore.
Wang Gensheng and Wang Xikui packed up, and Li Yunlong took them back happily.
Kong Jie watched their backs leave, and Kong Jie felt happy. The two veterans exchanged two grenade launchers, and also took away Li Yunlong, the god of plague who wanted debts. Zizi.
