"The Japanese 62nd Regiment was completely wiped out, and the new regiment had zero casualties..."
Headquarters, watching the new regiment report to the 386th Brigade Headquarters, the Brigade Headquarters then reported the detailed battle report to the Headquarters.
The boss, chief of staff and all the combat staff were all lost in thought.
A big departure.
On that day, after the New Regiment completely annihilated the Japanese 62nd Regiment, they followed the original retreat route and retreated south without any bombing by Japanese planes.
After getting into the mountain, it was completely safe, and there were no casualties in the new regiment.
"How did Li Yunlong do this?"
A combat staff officer asked with a look of disbelief on his face.
Killing a Japanese regiment with zero casualties, who would dare to believe it?
"Is this combat report false?"
Another combat staff officer said, and everyone looked at him.
The chief of staff and division commander both frowned slightly.
The combat staff officer quickly explained: "That's not what I meant. It is not difficult, even easy, to kill a Japanese regiment with the strength of the new regiment. However... Regarding this combat report, should our headquarters verify it again? "
Yesterday morning, the headquarters received a secret message: the Japanese 62nd Regiment was completely wiped out near Niangziguan.
This time everyone was unanimous and agreed that it was Li Yunlong who did it. After all, the new regiment had an indicator to fight on its own.
The result was exactly as the leaders expected. The headquarters called the 386 Brigade and learned that the new regiment was engaged in side business in Niangziguan.
It was definitely Li Yunlong who did it.
The headquarters urged the new regiment to submit the combat report as soon as possible.
After Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang led their troops back to the station, Zhao Gang wrote a detailed report on the battle overnight.
The boss looked at the chief of staff and asked, "See how Li Yunlong fought this battle?"
The chief of staff picked up the combat report and read it. Zhao Gang's pen calligraphy was beautiful and looked effortless.
In five minutes, the chief of staff read the detailed battle process, including obtaining advance information, attack and blocking deployment, battle details and retreat.
The chief of staff put down the paper and said: "The New Regiment obtained the information in advance on the exact time of the Japanese 62nd Regiment's arrival in Shanxi by military train. The main attack was on the 1st and 2nd Battalions. During the ambush, there were no casualties in either battalion. , The main attacking troops did their work too quickly, and the blocking troops were ordered to retreat without getting into a fight with the Japanese, and they were not attacked by Japanese planes during the retreat."
The division commander said: "With the current firepower of the New Regiment, if explosives are planted on the railway in advance, and then the firepower is fully unleashed, it is really possible to kill a Japanese regiment with zero casualties."
The boss nodded and looked at the combat staff: "Let's all disperse. Do what you have to do. The headquarters will send people to the new regiment to verify the casualties."
After all the combat officers dispersed, the division commander said: "Even the Japanese 62nd Regiment has come to Shanxi. It seems that Yoshio Shinozuka is not determined to give up. He wants to dispatch troops to eat up our Eighth Route Army before he retires. 129th Division?”
After Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang learned about the important information that Yoshio Shinozuka was about to retire, they reported it to the Eighth Route Army headquarters.
Including the information about the ambush of the Japanese 62nd Regiment, it must have come from that mysterious patriotic man named Chen Feng.
"That's to be expected."
The chief of staff crossed his arms and smiled: "We killed more than 25,000 people last time. This old devil must be unconvinced and want to regain his position."
"Not convinced?" The boss snorted coldly, "If you're not convinced, then beat him again until you convince him."
Nowadays, the Eighth Route Army's family wealth is getting stronger, its waist is stronger, and its boss is more domineering than before.
The tactic of breaking into pieces and breaking out was just a last resort. Now that we have the strength, there is no need to break into pieces and break out.
The chief of staff smiled and said: "According to the report of Logistics Minister Zhang, we have received the Japanese weapons and equipment for two divisions, and the equipment of one Japanese weapon division. When all the weapons and ammunition for reimbursement and assistance are in place, we can expand the number by at least 40,000 people. the main force."
Based on the calculation of 10,000 people per division, the equipment of 3 divisions plus the more than 8,000 guns seized in the last anti-mopping operation can be expanded to 4 main divisions.
The Eighth Route Army has many basic regiments and local militia groups.
Distribute these weapons and ammunition, and then add militiamen to the basic corps and local militia, and the basic corps and local militia will become the main force in an instant.
Although the combat effectiveness of the 129th Division is not as good as that of the established main force due to lack of combat experience and other reasons, the overall combat effectiveness of the 129th Division has been greatly enhanced.
The division commander also said: "The infantry cannon and grenade production lines in our arsenal have also been put into operation. It will take at least one and a half months for the Japanese army to mobilize troops and raise supplies. During this one and a half months, the infantry cannon and mortar production lines in our arsenal will work overtime, at least It can produce 350 cannons. Although it cannot defeat all the Japanese who are mopping up, it is still no problem to destroy them all."
The boss nodded: "Although we have sufficient financial resources, we cannot take it lightly in the face of the fierce Japanese army. I think we must prepare for a rainy day."
"In this way, we still follow our previous agreement. If the Japanese army uses 8 divisions to sweep the base area, we will break up into pieces and disperse to break out."
"If we use 6 divisions, we will use the method of counter-mopping up last time and concentrate our forces to annihilate them all."
"If we use four divisions, we can wipe out at least two of them."
"Let Li Yunlong direct all the way."
Regarding this, the boss, chief of staff and division commander have long discussed it, and they all agreed that the Japanese army would dispatch about six divisions to sweep the base area.
Four divisions were not enough, and eight divisions were too many. The Japanese army could not mobilize that many troops, and at least two divisions had to be left in southern Shanxi to defend the Central Army.
Therefore, 6 divisions are more reasonable.
However, the Eighth Route Army is no longer what it used to be. It is just a wishful thinking for the six divisions to destroy the Eighth Route Army.
…
"very?"
"The Eighth Route Army killed another Japanese regiment?"
In Luliang Mountain, at Kenanpo, Yan Baichuan was stunned after hearing Yang Xingru read the telegram.
"Didn't it mean that the Eighth Route Army suffered two-thirds casualties and ran out of ammunition? How could it possibly kill another Japanese regiment?"
"Are the casualties and ammunition consumption all fake?"
Yan Laoxi asked three questions with wide eyes and a face full of disbelief.
Yang Xingru said: "The casualties and ammunition consumption of the Eighth Route Army should not be false. According to the intelligence, it was the New Regiment of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army that killed the Japanese 62nd Regiment this time."
"The leader's name is Li Yunlong."
After finishing speaking, Yang Xingru was afraid that the commander would not remember Li Yunlong's name, so he added another sentence.
"Is it him again?" Yan Baichuan's eyes narrowed:
"I remember, the one who commanded the heavy damage to two Japanese divisions last time was also Li Yunlong, right?"
"It's this Li Yunlong." Yang Xingru said, "This person was unknown a year ago, but he rose to prominence after defeating the Bantian Regiment of the Japanese 4th Brigade in the battle of Cangyunling. He killed countless Japanese troops. Now he is not only In our World War II zone, he is a household name in half of China, and many intellectuals call him a national hero."
"Li Yunlong has won so many battles, why is he still a regiment leader?"
Yan Baichuan keenly grasped the key information, and his eyes suddenly lit up:
"It's not too much to give him a division commander. What on earth is the Eighth Route Army headquarters doing?"
"Such a general is too talented to be the leader of a regiment."
After a pause, Yan Baichuan suddenly looked at Yang Xingru, with a treacherous businessman's smile on his face: "Xingru, if I give Li Yunlong the position of division commander, will Li Yunlong surrender to the Shanxi-Sui Army?"
Yang Xingru smiled bitterly and said: "Commander, I heard that Principal Chang gave Li Yunlong a major general uniform, and Li Yunlong gave a general uniform to the cooking squad leader. Also, the reward for Li Yunlong from the Japanese army has reached 1 million yuan..."
Yan Baichuan snorted: "Old Chang is still as stingy as ever. He wants to bribe others but is reluctant to spend money. Li Yunlong is not a student of Chang's Principal Huangpu. Do you really think that Li Yunlong will be grateful to him if he is given a major general uniform?"
After a pause, Yan Baichuan said again: "Xingru, I'll write a letter. You find someone who can get in touch with Li Yunlong and hand the letter into his hand."
"I understand."
Yang Xingru understood the idea and said: "I heard that Chu Yunfei, the leader of the 358th Regiment, can talk to Li Yunlong. I will leave this matter to Chu Yunfei."
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Yangcun.
New regiment headquarters.
Political commissar Zhao Gang opened the door curtain and looked at Li Yunlong sitting on the kang.
Li Yunlong was eating peanuts and melon seeds and reading a book with a leisurely and contented expression.
Today's leader Li Da can already read books without Zhao Gang's tutoring.
It's just that there are a few people who I don't know yet, so I can only circle them first and ask Zhao Gang after he comes back.
Zhao Gang smiled and said: "Old Li, all the materials, weapons and ammunition of our regiment have been accounted for, and the reserves are very rich."
"Oh?" Li Yunlong looked at Zhao Gang, "Come on, Lao Zhao, tell me how much wealth our new group has."
In the past, when Xinyi Tuan was poor, Li Yunlong knew exactly how many guns, grenades and bullets Xinyi Tuan had, and he could do so accurately to single digits.
At that time, people in the Eighth Route Army were considered wealthy, but they also tightened their belts to live a comfortable life.
When he first became wealthy, Li Yunlong even did statistics himself, but after he became extremely rich, Li Yunlong stopped doing statistics.
Zhao Gang opened the notebook and said: "In terms of grain, there are about 500 tons of grain, 50 tons of which are canned meat, and 450 tons of rice and white flour."
Li Yunlong handed over all 2,000 tons of grain that severely damaged two Japanese divisions.
If the Eighth Route Army wants to expand, it will not be enough to just have weapons and ammunition. It must also have food to feed these soldiers.
However, Li Yunlong retained the 300 tons of food obtained from the annihilation of the Japanese 62nd Regiment. Now the new regiment has more than 500 tons of food.
Zhao Gang continued:
"Weapons and ammunition."
"The whole regiment has 7,600 semi-automatic rifles, including 6,500 M1 Rands, 1,000 M1 carbines, 350 light and heavy machine guns, large-caliber heavy machine guns, and a total of 2.8 million rounds of various bullets."
"60 mortars, 12 for each of the 4 battalions' artillery batteries, 6 for the county brigade, and 6 for the cavalry battalion."
"There are 72 machine guns, the machine gun battalions are equipped with 50 guns, and the infantry battalions and county brigades are equipped with 22 guns combined."
"440 submachine guns, 270 sniper rifles, and 300 bazookas."
"There are 10 105 howitzers and 41 75 mountain guns, totaling 51. The artillery shell reserve including mortars has a total of 3 bases, with a total of 33,000 rounds of artillery shells."
"There are more than 50,000 hand grenades and hand grenades combined."
"..."
Listening to Zhao Gang read it out one by one, the smile on Li Yunlong's face became stronger and stronger.
