The New Regiment will definitely not be able to eat so much ammunition and food. Just transporting it back to the base area will be troublesome for the New Regiment, and it is inevitable to hand it over to the brigade headquarters.
So Li Yunlong was relieved.
After a pause, Li Yunlong said again: "By the way, have you found that old devil Tsuda Mitake?"
Li Yunlong did not forget what Chen Feng told him. As long as the new regiment killed one Japanese major general, Chen Feng would provide air support from 30 aircraft at a time.
The second battalion commander shook his head and said he didn't know.
At this time, Zhang Dabiao came over and said with a grin: "Regiment commander and political commissar, let me tell you some good news. According to the traitor's translator, the Major General of the Fourth Brigade was killed by a shell when we were hit by the first round of shelling. No bones remain.”
Li Yunlong looked happy when he heard this, then narrowed his eyes and commented: "The devil always said that jade is broken, but I see that his stupidity is really broken now."
…
Just when Li Yunlong said he wanted to congratulate Li Yunlong on getting rich.
The brigade commander at the brigade headquarters suddenly sneezed.
The brigade commander smiled.
"It's probably Li Yunlong who is scolding me behind my back."
"It is estimated that Yangquan was captured by him at this time. He must have captured a lot. He is afraid that I will rob him."
I have to say that under normal circumstances, the brigade commander's guess is quite accurate.
In the original drama, Li Yunlong did not get the main attack mission in the Battle of Lijiapo, so the brigade commander guessed that he was scolding his mother at the regiment headquarters.
But this time the brigade commander guessed wrong. Li Yunlong wanted to congratulate him on getting rich.
Deputy Brigadier Han crossed his arms and said with a smile: "If Li Yunlong can really capture the Yangquan ammunition warehouse and grain depot, he will definitely gain a lot."
"Yangquan is the Japs' largest military town in central Shanxi besides Taiyuan."
"The Japanese strongholds and gun tower military supplies including the Zhengtai Railway, Heliao Highway, and Yuliao Highway all have to be dispatched from Yangquan."
"In addition, the ammunition reserves of the entire Fourth Brigade are also in Yangquan."
"And the Japanese wing units and above have backup weapons."
The brigade commander nodded and said: "Yes, if we can capture the ammunition warehouse and grain depot in Yangquan, our entire 129th Division can make a fortune."
"But it's very difficult to capture them. The Japanese will definitely give priority to destroying these materials before they can."
"This kid Li Yunlong has a lot of clever ideas in fighting." Deputy Brigadier Han thought, "Maybe he can really win."
At this moment, Chief of Staff Zhou walked in hurriedly, smiling happily.
Chief of Staff Zhou said: "Brigadier Commander, Deputy Brigadier Commander, I have good news for you two."
"Comrades from the enemy's Ministry of Industry just interrogated the Japanese prisoners sent by the New Regiment."
"According to the accounts of these Japanese prisoners, most of them are not regular Japanese soldiers, but Japanese ronin who were temporarily recruited."
"It seems that Mitake Tsuda was beaten badly by Li Yunlong." The brigade commander laughed, "Even Japanese ronin were dragged into the battlefield."
Deputy Brigadier Han asked: "Chief of Staff, didn't you say good news? What good news?"
Chief of Staff Zhou smiled and said: "These prisoners also confessed that Major General Mitake Tsuda, commander of the Japanese Fourth Brigade, was killed by the new regiment's artillery shells, and no bones were left."
"Haha..." the brigade commander laughed while stroking his hands, "Li Yunlong is really good at creating surprises."
"An ordinary diversion mission turned into a battle of attack and annihilation for this kid."
"It seems like this kid is going to heaven." Deputy Brigadier Han's eyes were full of surprise: "This is the second general our Eighth Route Army has killed!"
The last Japanese general killed by the Eighth Route Army was the commander of the 2nd Brigade, Lieutenant General Norihide Abe, known as the flower of the famous general. He was killed by a mortar shell from the first detachment of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region during the battle of Huangtuling. .
The brigade commander adjusted his glasses, and the eyes behind the frames were a little bright.
Chief of Staff Zhou added: "According to the news from various ministries, the Japanese's medium-sized stronghold has been almost completely taken out by each regiment."
"There are only a few large strongholds left, and it is expected that all these large strongholds will be removed tomorrow night."
"Completed the task two days earlier than the five days given to us by the headquarters."
"In addition, the new regiment can capture Yangquan City. After the large strongholds are removed, I suggest that our 386th Brigade can concentrate its forces to capture Shouyang County City!"
"The casualties of each regiment's attack on strongholds are relatively small." The brigade commander nodded. "I think there is no problem in taking Yangquan by hunting rabbits in the grass."
"At that time, let the new regiment take the main attack." Deputy Brigadier Han said, "Li Yunlong, this kid, has many clever ideas in fighting."
"I agree." Chief of Staff Zhou said.
The brigade commander said: "Since everyone agrees, let's send a telegram to the division headquarters first. If approved by our superiors, we will immediately formulate a combat plan."
Chief of Staff Zhou immediately drafted a telegram and handed it to the brigade commander. After reading it, the brigade commander had no problem, and then handed it to the telegraph operator to send the telegram out.
In less than ten minutes, the division headquarters called back, verbally commending and affirming the 386th Brigade's performance, and agreeing with the 386th Brigade's plan to attack Shouyang.
At that moment, the three chiefs gathered together and began to formulate a battle plan.
When formulating a battle plan in normal times, one needs to consider attack and blockade, but this time there is no need for the 386 Brigade to allocate troops to block the attack.
Because the entire Shanxi Province has been turned into a pot of porridge by the Eighth Route Army, the cooperating troops will help block the supporting Japs.
Therefore, the three chiefs quickly perfected the combat plan.
"Brigadier, Brigadier."
"I congratulate you on getting rich!"
Outside the brigade headquarters, several leaders just heard the sound of horse hooves. Before Li Yunlong could dismount, his loud voice spread throughout the brigade headquarters.
The mission of the new regiment is to contain the Japanese troops in Yangquan at Lion Rock for at least five days.
As a result, in just one day, the new regiment's containment mission had been completed, because he had wiped out all the little Japs in Yangquan and recovered Yangquan City.
So, Li Yunlong, who had nothing to do, asked Zhao Gang and the soldiers to continue in Yangquan City, while he ran to the brigade headquarters to show off.
"Hey, isn't this Captain Li? Isn't your regiment attacking Yangquan..."
Seeing Li Yunlong walking into the brigade headquarters, Chief of Staff Zhou looked at Li Yunlong with a smile and doubts in his eyes. Then his eyes lit up slightly and asked again:
"Yangquan City has been defeated by your new group?"
Li Yunlong smiled and said: "If I hadn't said you were the leader, I would have guessed right. Yes, Yangquan has been captured by our new group."
Then he looked at the brigade commander and said, "Brigadier, I want to congratulate you on getting rich."
"Where does the wealth come from?"
The brigade commander adjusted his glasses and asked calmly.
Commander Li Da smiled triumphantly: "Our new regiment killed only two to three thousand enemies this time, and also captured the Japanese ammunition warehouse and grain depot, making a small fortune."
"Not many weapons and ammunition were seized, including the equipment captured by the enemy, plus the spare weapons of the Fourth Brigade found in the ammunition depot."
"In total, there are more than 3,000 guns, at least 3 million rounds of ammunition, and 20,000 rounds of artillery shells."
"As for the food, it's so-so, only more than 2 million catties."
"Did you capture the Japanese ammunition warehouse and grain depot in Yangquan?" Chief of Staff Zhou was startled, stood up and asked, "How did you do it?"
There was not much surprise in taking down Yangquan Chief of Staff Zhou, because Li Yunlong had already sent communications troops to report that the new regiment was going to attack Yangquan City.
But it would be difficult to successfully seize the enemy's ammunition depot and grain depot. The enemy would probably be so angry that they would blow up the ammunition depot and burn down the grain depot.
"Hahaha..." Commander Li smiled weakly, "It's simple. First, behead the 4th Brigade headquarters so that the Japanese can't issue orders to blow up ammunition depots and burn grain. Then concentrate the elite troops to attack the grain depots and grain depots." We raided the ammunition depot and captured it easily.”
Deputy Chief of Staff Han looked excited: "Brigade Commander, our 386th Brigade has made a fortune!"
The brigade commander stood up with great satisfaction and said in an excited tone: "Li Yunlong, you did a great job, you did a great job, I want to reward you well this time."
At this time, the brigade commander's excitement could not be described in words. He wished he could drag Li Yunlong into a ballroom dance.
"Oh, brigade commander, what are you doing? You are too polite. Just remember to treat me to a drink after the battle."
Li Yunlong looked calm on the surface, but he couldn't help but feel happy in his heart. He picked up the tea cup and took a sip happily.
"Don't say you want to drink." The brigade commander laughed, "Even if you want to eat Tang Monk's meat, I will find a way to get it for you."
Then, the brigade commander turned to look at the chief of staff: "Immediately send this news to the division commander and the head of the headquarters. They will be happy to receive the news. In addition, I request the division headquarters to immediately support our brigade transportation team, militiamen and civilians to move weapons and ammunition to Yangquan." and food.”
"Yes!" The chief of staff picked up paper and pen next week and began to draft a telegram.
Deputy Brigadier Han looked at Li Yunlong and asked, "Li Yunlong, what are the casualties of your regiment?"
…
It was different from the cheerful atmosphere at the 386th Brigade Headquarters.
At this time, the Japanese First Army Headquarters was in a haze.
According to information obtained from aviation fighter reconnaissance, more than 100 medium-sized strongholds fell during the day.
Among them, Jingxing Coal Mine, Niangziguan Station, and even Yangquan were all captured by the Eighth Route Army.
This completely panicked all the Japanese officers including Yoshio Shinozuka and Hideyoshi Kusuyama.
Kusuyama Hideyoshi said to Shinozuka Yoshio: "Your Excellency, Commander, until now, the First Army Headquarters and even the North China Front Army Headquarters have not figured out the numbers of the participating units of the Eighth Route Army."
"We know nothing about the Eighth Route Army's deployment of troops and its next operational intentions."
"How many trump cards does the Eighth Route Army have? What is the Eighth Route Army's ultimate goal?"
"Do they just want to remove the strongholds along the railway? Or are they going to attack...Taiyuan?"
On the word Taiyuan, Kusuyama Hideyoshi deliberately paused and bit hard.
Upon hearing the word Taiyuan, Yoshio Shinozuka couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly, and his pupils also shrank.
If the war is allowed to continue to develop as it is, it is not impossible for the Eighth Route Army to attack Taiyuan.
"Order." Yoshio Shinozuka said in a deep voice, "The intelligence department immediately found out clearly the attitude of the China-Sinsu-Sui Army and the Central Army towards the Eighth Route Army launching this campaign."
Judging from the current situation, the 3rd, 4th and 9th Brigades have been unable to handle this eight-way attack.
The old Japanese are already considering whether to transfer some of the three divisions of the besieged Central Army from the southern Shanxi front to return reinforcements.
