Mid May.
Headquarters.
"The 29th Brigade is preparing to dispatch a brigade to reinforce the Yu County Shandao Regiment."
"Have you finally learned your lesson, little devil?"
Looking at the information sent by the Yangquan underground organization, the deputy general staff suddenly smiled and said.
"Ha ha··"
The division commander, boss, and headquarters staff also laughed.
After the Hejin Squadron was completely wiped out by the independent regiment, the little devil seemed to have a headache, and seamlessly sent a squadron for reinforcements, so the 386th Brigade was not polite and directly organized two regiments to be wiped out.
The Japanese were obviously furious, so they sent another reinforced squadron, the Nishino Squadron, and marched out in a swaggering manner without any concealment.
Just like a child's fighting spirit.
However, the little devil is not a fool. His squadron was wiped out twice in a row and he suffered two heavy losses, so he was secretly prepared.
The Nishino Squadron not only strengthened a Type 92 infantry gun, but also equipped it with a radio station. The Taiyuan Air Force was ready to support at any time, and the Japanese garrisons in surrounding counties were at their highest combat readiness.
In fact, the troops had no intention of taking action. After all, they could tell it was a trap at a glance.
Nishino Squadron is clearly a bait.
But unexpectedly, Li Yunlong took action. With the help of that mysterious friend, he dispatched more than a thousand people to annihilate the Xiye Squadron in just forty minutes in front of the Japanese garrison in Liao County.
"Xiye Squadron was annihilated by the Independent Regiment in Songjiazhuang. The little devil must be scared."
A headquarters staff officer said with a smile.
Regarding the Nishino Squadron annihilation battle, the headquarters organized several seminars.
After all, this battle was so exciting.
A small group of troops harassed the tired enemy, and then suppressed it with superior firepower. The superior force quickly advanced and was quickly divided and annihilated. The battle in which the independent regiment annihilated the Nishino Squadron was a perfect rapid annihilation battle.
There were almost no mistakes in Li Yunlong's command layout.
Because of the lessons learned from the annihilation of two squadrons, the Nishino Squadron never dared to concentrate its troops on an intensive march. Faced with harassment by a small group of troops using long-range precision rifles, it had no way of counterattack and could only disperse the squadron into three regiments.
Eventually it was quickly divided and annihilated.
"I'm afraid this infantry brigade is afraid of more than just the Japanese!"
The division commander analyzed.
"According to intelligence, the Japs are still collecting logistical supplies and recruiting civilian transport teams. I'm afraid the Japs may have other actions."
Just to reinforce a brigade, there is no need to prepare a special logistics transportation team. In the past, only when the Japanese were preparing to raid, they would forcibly recruit civilians to form a baggage transportation team.
"I guess they are planning to attack the Taiyue Mountain Area."
The deputy general staff speculated:
"I will immediately pass the information to the 386th Brigade."
"The intelligence personnel in Yangquan area will also be asked to keep an eye on this group of devils."
"good."
The vice president nodded in agreement.
"Speaking of which, the information from Yangquan this time is very timely and very detailed."
One of the staff members expressed emotion.
"It's very simple."
The Deputy General Staff replied:
"I approved an operational fund for the Yangquan Intelligence Organization."
"I see."
The staff officer who asked the question was suddenly enlightened.
When the organization and personnel are already very complete, how to improve the efficiency of the intelligence organization in obtaining enemy intelligence?
It’s actually very simple, just provide sufficient funds.
"Why··"
But then, the staff officer also sighed.
Although 200,000 tons of grain and 10,000 tons of lard oil greatly alleviated the financial crisis and material crisis in the base area, in general, the quantities are not large.
After all, separately, including the Shaanxi-Gansu Border Region, major base areas, military, political cadres, civilian personnel, etc., the number exceeds 600,000.
I can barely eat enough for a year.
Not to mention other consumption.
Food, clothing, housing, transportation, etc., that does not require a huge amount of money and materials.
Therefore, we can only give the Yangquan Intelligence Organization a separate operation fund.
···
"A brigade of troops reinforces Yu County."
"Bringing a baggage transport team."
"Are you planning to launch a raid on us?"
The brigade commander looked at the information passed by the headquarters and quickly determined the purpose of the Japanese.
Launch a raid on the base area.
"Currently, the strength of the Guizishan Island Regiment is very tight."
"A large army of reinforcements?"
"In other words, the Japanese will send at most one brigade to sweep the area, and the number of troops will not exceed 900 people at most."
"Is this enough people okay?"
The brigade chief of staff sounded confused.
Before February, if a Japanese brigade of more than 8900 people followed the highway deep into the base area, the 386th Brigade would really have a headache.
By concentrating all the troops, the 386th Brigade's enemy-to-enemy ratio can reach 1:13. Even if the firepower is very weak, after closing the distance, it is theoretically possible to defeat this group of Japanese soldiers.
But it’s different from the squadron.
A Japanese battalion must be very vigilant after entering a base area. There is almost no possibility of easily entering an ambush position. The alert will be spread to a range of more than a thousand or even thousands of meters.
Once they discover that something is not going well, they will immediately organize a defense on the spot and wait for help, or they can break out directly. If the Japanese break out, without a position, it is almost impossible to block it.
Therefore, if you want to annihilate a Japanese army, you can only fight hard.
It is not impossible for the 386th Brigade to forcibly mobilize troops to encircle and annihilate, but it will pay a very heavy price, and the entire brigade may even lose its combat effectiveness for a long time.
When the Japanese lose a brigade, they can immediately organize a new brigade.
This is also the reason why the troops never confront the Japanese.
It's not that it can't be touched, but the price is too high and it can only be a meaningless sacrifice.
But these days are different.
Today's 386th Brigade has strong soldiers and horses.
Not counting independent regiments, the total strength is fifteen thousand. We have in stock 7 million rounds of various bullets, more than 50,000 German-made hand grenades, more than 50,000 grenade grenades, and more than 30,000 60 mortar shells.
Eight or nine hundred Japs can really be eaten relatively easily.
Perhaps there will be more than a thousand casualties.
Almost like a devil.
However, the 50,000 militiamen can replenish losses at any time, and Director Liu of the headquarters hospital also announced that the treatment capacity has increased by more than ten times.
If you have the capital, you can have a head-on confrontation with the Japanese.
The Japs may not know the current background of the 386th Brigade, but after three squadrons were killed in a row, there were more than 500 Japs in total, which was equivalent to a non-full brigade.
As long as the little devil is not stupid, he will not send only eight or nine hundred people into the hinterland of the base area to sweep.
"I predict."
The brigade commander speculated:
"This group of devils is not preparing for a large-scale sweep. They are going for the independent group."
"We plan to raid Yangcun and Shangcun."
"Occupy Shangcun, establish a stronghold, and then extend to Yangcun through the newly constructed road of the Independent Regiment."
"this··"
The brigade chief of staff didn't know what to say.
The brigade commander's speculation is very reasonable, but the little devil has suffered so many losses and hasn't learned his lesson yet?
A brigade of eight or nine hundred people went to mop up the independent regiment, looking for a beating?
In forty minutes, an independent regiment annihilated more than two hundred Japanese!
The Taihang edition of Xinhua News Agency was on the front page.
The devil didn't even look at it?
When Li Yunlong dared to build a highway, why didn't he think that your little devil would come?
"Then let's..."
The brigade chief of staff's eyes lit up.
The Japanese will not change their nature, and they still look down upon others, which makes people confused, but this is also a good thing. A Japanese squadron of eight or nine hundred people will be eaten by him.
"Don't act yet."
The brigade commander shook his head:
"First pass the information to the independent group."
"I feel that this kid Li Yunlong will take the next set to the next level."
"good!"
The chief of staff nodded.
At this moment, boom...boom...boom...the roar of a plane's propellers came, and everyone in the brigade suddenly changed their expressions, and they all prepared to enter the air-raid shelter to take shelter.
"Same as yesterday, it's a Japanese reconnaissance plane."
The news from the guard company immediately made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
"reconnaissance aircraft?"
The brigade commander narrowed his eyes.
Since the sweep of the Taihang Mountains ended in February, the Japanese reconnaissance planes have not entered the base area for a long time.
But now they actually came to investigate for two days in a row.
···
"A Japanese army of more than 500 people is coming for reinforcements."
"With a baggage team of more than 300 people and more than 50 large vehicles."
"It is expected that within a month, the Japanese will send an infantry brigade of 800 and 900 people to Shangcun to build a stronghold."
Yangcun.
Looking at the information passed by the brigade headquarters, Li Yunlong frowned, and then cursed:
"Is the little devil stupid?"
"Or is he fucking blind?"
"Labour and management killed more than five hundred Japanese."
"More than 50,000 militiamen have been trained in the base areas, and more than 10,000 workers have built roads. More than 270 tons of food are delivered to the base areas and even guerrilla zones every day."
"The population of the surrounding villages has tripled."
"In the end, just send a large team over?"
In the past few days, watching the Japs sending planes for reconnaissance every day, Li Yunlong was full of energy, thinking that the Japs Shandao Unit was coming.
Troop training was organized every day, and a regiment staff department was established to lead the entire regiment to train hard together, conducting more than six hours of actual combat simulation training every day to adapt to the new communication equipment.
result.
Are you planning to bring a team of more than 900 people?
"what to do?"
Zhao Gang looked at Li Yunlong.
The independent group was ready, but the Japanese didn't take the bait.
In fact, Zhao Gang couldn't understand it either.
In Yangcun, Shangcun, and the five surrounding villages where the Independent Regiment is stationed, the Independent Regiment has built more than a dozen warehouse areas, and a large number of people come to exchange grain wages every day.
Although they are all cave-dwelling warehouses, they can definitely be seen through low-altitude reconnaissance by Japanese reconnaissance planes.
Why did the little devil only send one brigade over?
"what to do?"
Li Yunlong's eyes flashed sharply:
"Isn't the kid planning to open the road from Xiazhuang to Shangcun?"
"Labour and management gave him a stronghold in the village!"
"Secure the village stronghold?"
Zhao Gang's eyes lit up.
The themed circular fortress of Xiazhuang stronghold is made of concrete and bluestone bricks. It is very strong and cannot be penetrated even by the Type 92 infantry artillery.
Moreover, the independent regiment still has no offensive weapons, not even the Type 92 infantry cannon.
But who said that attacking Japanese strongholds requires attacking weapons?
Wouldn't it be enough to surround him?
Otherwise, if the Japanese go out and cut off the water source, how long can the Japanese resist?
Xiazhuang is a full 45 kilometers away from Guizi Liao County. It would take a day for the Japanese to march. It is also a full 28 kilometers away from Liao Town.
Moreover, they are all mountainous roads, so it is easy to block the Japanese reinforcements.
(End of chapter)
