Early morning on June 17th.
The day after the Shandao Regiment was completely wiped out.
There are still sporadic enemy remnants on the front line, and the brigade headquarters is still organizing troops to search and suppress them. News of the battle victory has not yet been reported to the headquarters, but the battle belonging to the independent regiment has ended.
Li Yunlong has already brought the main battalions back to the station for repairs.
"Brother Yunlong, I'm sorry."
In the regiment headquarters, Lu Renjia’s voice was full of apology:
"I got some warnings here."
"So starting from next month, the supplies to your regiment, especially when it comes to weapons, equipment and key military supplies, can only be fixed at a battle share, and the number of people can only be limited to 5,000."
"There is no way to provide additional weapons and ammunition for cooperative missions, and I can't provide much help if you submit a request."
"warn?"
Li Yunlong was stunned and said with a smile:
"fine!"
Since the other party didn't say anything, Li Yunlong didn't ask what the warning was or who it was, nor did he express worries in a meaningless way.
Besides,
Even if it is fixed at forty rounds of artillery shells per person in a battle, the number of weapons and ammunition for a scale of 5,000 people per month is still a lot. There are 200,000 rounds of 82 mortar shells per month.
It's enough.
Excluding the monthly mission expenses and saving the rest, while ensuring that the firepower is not much less than that of the Japanese, it will be enough for the entire division, and there may even be a lot left over.
If you use it sparingly, the whole army may not be able to use it enough.
and!
Li Yunlong glanced at the supply list on the table.
The Shandao Regiment Headquarters was annihilated, the regiment flag was successfully captured, and the long-term cooperation was over.
But every month, 50,000 tons of grain, 5,000 tons of lard oil, 50,000 sets of military uniforms, 50,000 sets of military shoes, 5,000 sets of first aid medical kits, and 50,000 square meters of wood are used to attract the Shandao Alliance to attack.
You can still receive it every subsequent month.
Even if there is no further increase in supplies in the future, these things can greatly help the troops, and life will never be as miserable as before.
"However, the task of exchanging the list of important supplies remains the same!"
This sentence immediately made Li Yunlong relax completely.
The supply list with Black Hawks, tanks, and advanced factories is still there.
Use your life, use the life of the independent regiment, use the life of the Japanese, and use the life of the Japanese to fight for a prosperous and advanced future. The opportunity is still there!
"Starting from July, the latest models of 60 and 82 mortars will be issued."
"The 25 new supplies will also be distributed starting next month."
Lu Renjia continued.
"Haha, thank you!"
Captain Li's eyes lit up.
The New 82 mortar has a maximum range of 5,700 meters. If it has this in the Xiazhuang stronghold battle, it can directly suppress the Japanese mountain artillery positions. Although the accuracy is poor, it can be made up for by quantity and firepower.
The casualties of the Third Battalion could not have been so great. In just four days of fighting, the total casualties exceeded 400 people, and nearly 200 soldiers died.
But having said that, if the Japanese attack with artillery from the beginning, the Japanese may not dare to continue the attack.
“And then there’s the collaboration that follows.”
In Li Yunlong's expectant eyes, Lu Renjia said the next cooperation:
"This is also a long-term mission."
"The target is the Chief of Staff of the First Army."
"Every time you kill a chief of staff of the First Army, including the deputy chief of staff, you can get 1.5 million silver dollars, and you can allocate 1.5 million silver dollars to your regiment every month."
"Um?"
Li Yunlong didn't understand it all at once:
"If you kill a deputy chief of staff of the First Army, you will be given 1.5 million silver dollars?"
One and a half million oceans.
Based on the current exchange price of the base, it is equivalent to 450,000 US dollars. This amount cannot be said to be less, but it is not much, especially considering the means of his brother Lu.
"No no no!"
Lu Renjia shook his head and said:
"Every time I kill a deputy chief of staff of the First Army, Brother Yunlong can receive 1.5 million silver dollars from me every month, and an ocean of 95 percent pure silver, until the Japanese are completely eliminated."
"For example, Brother Yunlong killed three chiefs of staff of the First Army in June, including the deputy chiefs of staff. As long as the Japanese orders are issued, then, starting from July, I will give brother Yunlong 4.5 million per month. .”
"In June, there can also be 4.5 million oceans."
"hiss···"
After this explanation, Li Yunlong suddenly took a breath of cold air.
A chief of staff or deputy chief of staff of the First Army earns 1.5 million silver dollars a month!
One year is 18 million oceans, 5.4 million US dollars.
If this price is released, the devils themselves will take action!
For his ten chiefs of staff of the First Army, he has fifteen million silver dollars every month, equivalent to 4.5 million U.S. dollars, which is more than 50 million U.S. dollars a year.
It doesn't seem like enough.
According to the intelligence from the headquarters, the military expenditure of the Japanese North China Front Army, which had a total strength of more than 300,000, was as high as 100 million US dollars last year. However, last year, the North China Front Army actually did not launch many large-scale battles.
This is due to the fact that more than 300,000 Japanese soldiers from the North China Front are frantically plundering North China. In fact, it is far more than that.
But a hundred of them would definitely be enough.
It may not be enough for the Japanese, but it is enough for the troops.
As long as he can kill the four chiefs of staff of the Japanese First Army, that's six million silver dollars a month, which can fill the severely deficient base area finances and stabilize the base area's currency to a certain extent.
"This deal is done!"
Li Yunlong nodded directly.
"I can't provide intelligence help to Brother Yunlong this time."
Lu Renjia emphasized.
"This is no problem!"
Li Yunlong responded confidently.
Killing the Chief of Staff of the North China Front may not be possible.
The army currently does not have this intelligence capability.
But the First Army!
After gathering the intelligence power of the entire base area and the Eighth Route Army, can't they kill a mere Japanese Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff of the First Army?
Today is different from the past!
After receiving 200,000 tons of food, the army's intelligence strength has been greatly enhanced.
···
at the same time.
Brigade Headquarters.
Frontline command post.
"Report."
A communications staff officer put down the handset and earphones and reported to the brigade commander:
"The 1st and 2nd Battalions of the New 1st Regiment telegraphed that they have annihilated the remaining enemies in Xiaoyushan and captured a Type 41 mountain gun and more than 100 rounds of artillery shells."
"good!"
The brigade commander was immediately overjoyed.
The Independent Regiment attracted the Guizishandao Regiment to attack and annihilated the Guizishangdao Regiment headquarters.
Twenty-two main battalions of the 386th Brigade, with more than 12,000 troops, took twenty-four hours to finally annihilate the Japanese Mountain Island Regiment entrenched around Xiazhuang. Although some Japanese escaped, But there were less than a hundred people in total.
Annihilate a whole Japanese army!
Looking at the three years of the Anti-Japanese War, this is also an extremely rare victory!
"Order the 772nd and 773rd regiments to stay and clean up the battlefield."
"The remaining regiments return to their bases."
With another click, the brigade commander felt the communication convenience brought by the walkie-talkie.
Although it requires the use of reinforced antennas weighing dozens of kilograms and repeated debugging to achieve a maximum communication range of forty kilometers, small antennas can only achieve half the communication range, which is twenty kilometers.
In bad weather, the price will be reduced by half.
But it is enough for the 386th Brigade.
If that doesn't work, they can also arrange for the cavalry communications troops to be transferred, which is hundreds of times faster than the previous command. Any order can be issued to each battalion within one to five minutes.
Moreover, even if a strengthened antenna is added, it will only weigh the same as the previous radio.
It’s even perfectly waterproof!
Extreme failure rate.
After a day and night of fighting yesterday, only one machine malfunctioned!
The 386th Brigade was able to completely annihilate the Shandao Regiment, actually annihilating 2,900 Japanese, and only letting away less than 100 Japanese.
It was spread to all camps, and each camp had two walkie-talkies.
Precisely because of his walkie-talkie, he was able to clearly grasp every battlefield trend on a rainy night in the complex Taiyue Mountains, command his troops to block every loophole in the encirclement, and annihilate a Japanese regiment.
"yes!"
The brigade staff immediately began to execute the order.
···
"Report!"
At the same time, Yoshio Shinozuka also received a telegram:
"Telegram from Major Kawada, commander of the temporary artillery battalion of the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the 29th Brigade, Shandao Regiment."
"The night of June 16th."
"During the Shandao Regiment's attack on the Xiazhuang stronghold, the headquarters encountered a night attack led by Li Yunlong. Although the Shandao Regiment captain and the regiment headquarters fought bravely, they were ultimately outnumbered. In the end, all officers and soldiers were shattered."
"Due to the loss of effective command, most of the Xiazhuang stronghold that had been captured was also recaptured by the enemies who came with continuous reinforcements."
"The main force of the regiment has also been heavily surrounded by the enemy's 386th Brigade. It has lost contact with the three infantry brigades for more than 24 hours. It is estimated that it has been surrounded by the enemy."
"Our brigade has decided to destroy all artillery and artillery shells and fight the enemy to the last soldier..."
Relying on brainstorming, speculation, and the dictation of the remnant soldiers, the Japanese were able to figure out the truth.
Before the staff telegram had finished reading, Yoshio Shinozuka stood up suddenly, his eyes widening in disbelief:
"Nani?!"
The day before yesterday, the Shandao Regiment also reported that although the offensive plan was frustrated and not as good as expected, it still made progress. It severely damaged the Tubal forces around the Xiazhuang stronghold and consumed the enemy's artillery shells.
As a result, it was only two days before we were surrounded!
"Li Yunlong!"
"The 386th Brigade!"
After accepting the reality, Yoshio Shinozuka became murderous every word.
Not to mention the former, Sakata Nobutetsu, Hirata Shogun, Cangyunling, Liao County Prisoner of War Camp, Xingzigou ambush battle, their hands were stained with the blood of the imperial army.
The latter is the enemy of the Locust Army. Xiangtangpu, Qigen Village, and Shentou Ridge will always be the pain of the Locust Army.
"Keep in touch!"
The reality is very cruel.
The enemy's strength obviously exceeded everyone's expectations, and it was far beyond. While blocking the attack of an infantry regiment, there was still room for a large number of troops to surround them.
But Yoshio Shinozuka still felt lucky in his heart.
This is a regiment, with three infantry brigades and one artillery brigade. The empire's full infantry regiment, just Tubal Road, cannot be completely wiped out.
There must be the ability to break out.
Aren't there three infantry brigades missing?
In mountainous areas and on rainy nights, it is normal for the radio to be damaged.
"Ask Sakashita Bokuma to send a reconnaissance plane to investigate."
Yoshio Shinozuka finally dispatched the plane.
(End of chapter)
