"Could it be that our Eighth Route Army's general attack on the First Army has been advanced?"
Kong Jie asked tentatively, and Ding Wei also looked at Li Yunlong expectantly.
"General attack? That's not..."
Li Yunlong shook his head slightly, turned his voice north and south, and told Ding Wei and Kong Jie the battle plan to completely annihilate the 37th Division and the 33rd Division.
To put it bluntly, this time the battle against the 33rd Division and the 37th Division was just a test attack by the Eighth Route Army.
Accumulate combat experience and test the waters for the Eighth Route Army's future general offensive.
After all, the Eighth Route Army had never launched such a large-scale frontal battle.
Even a hundred-regiment battle was nothing more than piecemeal tactics, and the largest battle was only at the brigade level.
This time the battle was at the corps level.
In the future, the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi will fully attack the First Army, and the scale will be even greater.
After hearing Li Yunlong's battle plan, Comrade Kong Jie's eyes widened: "The main force is 220,000 troops fighting. If we add the logistics troops and militia, wouldn't it be more than 300,000?"
These 220,000 main combat troops naturally include the 80,000 troops in the Northern Shanxi Iron Triangle.
"almost."
Li Yunlong nodded lightly.
The expression on his face seemed to be unchanged, but his heart was filled with joy.
"Finally we can have a big fight!"
Ding Wei's face was full of joy:
"If I were the head of the headquarters, we wouldn't wait for Boss Chen's plane and just go ahead and fuck the First Army."
"With the strength of our Eighth Route Army, are we still afraid of his mere First Army?"
Ding Wei estimated that the main force of the Eighth Route Army in southeastern Shanxi and northwestern Shanxi now totals more than 300,000.
Including the main force of the Eighth Route Army in other military regions, the total strength reached 500,000. If the militia and guerrillas are included, it is estimated to exceed 1 million.
Of course, the main force of the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi and southeastern Shanxi is the real elite of the Eighth Route Army.
The New First Regiment, the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment are the elite among the elite, and the New First Regiment is the trump card among the elite.
"The time has not come yet."
Li Yunlong shook his head.
Although the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi is now well equipped, the individual quality of most units is still not as good as that of the Japanese army.
The meal must be eaten one bite at a time, and the war must be fought one fight at a time.
The Eighth Route Army suddenly grew to hundreds of thousands of men, and it would be unrealistic to wipe out the Japanese First Army stationed in Shanxi in one battle.
The transition from guerrilla warfare to large corps warfare requires a process of adaptation from commanders to soldiers.
certainly.
If the battle commanded by Li Yunlong is a success, there will be small-scale guerrilla warfare, but in the future the Eighth Route Army will usher in an era of large-scale combat.
The corner of Li Yunlong's mouth curled up slightly: "Lao Kong, Lao Ding, you two, guess who is the commander-in-chief of this battle?"
"Who else could it be?" Ding Wei blurted out almost subconsciously, "Of course it's the deputy commander-in-chief of our Eighth Route Army. Could it be that you are the one..."
But seeing the smile on Li Yunlong's lips and the sullen expression on his face, Ding Wei's voice stopped abruptly.
Kong Jie also seemed to realize something and said tentatively: "Old Li, don't tell me that the commander-in-chief of this battle is your boy!"
"Hey hey hey..."
With a smile in his iconic voice, Li Yunlong said: "That's right, the commander-in-chief of this Zhengtai Road battle is none other than our old Li!"
In the past, the Eighth Route Army often launched attacks on the Japanese on the Zhengtai Railway.
But those attacks are either called breaking attacks or breaking attacks.
Mainly based on piecemeal guerrilla warfare, if you can beat, you fight, if you can't beat, you run away, after you run back, you continue to fight, and after you beat, you run away.
And this time is called a battle. This is an offensive battle mainly focused on destroying the enemy's vitality.
"You kid didn't lie to me and Lao Kong, did you?"
Ding Wei looked at Li Yunlong with an expression that said, "I don't know much, so don't lie to me."
"Why did we, Lao Li, lie to you?"
"You will know in a few days when the order from the 386th Brigade Headquarters comes out."
Li Yunlong's expression and tone were quite disdainful.
Did you lie to Ding Wei and Kong Jie? Labor and management don’t have that leisure.
Seeing Li Yunlong's expression, Ding Wei and Kong Jie immediately looked at each other. It seemed that this was true.
This kid Li Yunlong is going to heaven!
The future is bright!
At this time, Ding Wei and Kong Jie just wanted to hug Li Yunlong's thigh.
Although the Eighth Route Army forbids bullying, the three brothers came from the same class. Now that Li Yunlong is rich, he takes care of Ding Wei and Kong Jie in some aspects, and others can't find any fault.
After a pause, Li Yunlong continued: "In order to confuse the enemy, this time I will put the 150mm howitzer battalion, 2nd artillery battalion, tank battalion, and some anti-aircraft firepower of the new regiment under your command. "
"Be a good boy." Kong Jie said in shock, "This firepower is incredible."
Last month, the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment each added several thousand recruits.
These recruits have not yet received the helmets. This time, the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment are under the command of Li Yunlong. According to the business agreement, Boss Chen will also complete the helmets for the recruits of the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment.
There are also tens of thousands of steel helmets for the 129th Division of Southeast Shanxi Province that will be delivered before the war.
Ding Wei said: "Lao Li, this time your regiment is taking a detour from Wutai Mountain and Beitaihang, so you can't use cars. Why don't you just transfer your Katyusha rocket launcher battalion to me and Lao Kong? 24 rocket launchers will attack the Japanese army." A volley, how enjoyable would that be?”
Although the artillerymen of the three regiments have not yet fully learned to use Katyusha, Boss Chen assigned artillery consultants, also known as artillery instructors.
During combat, the artillery instructor can be responsible for correcting the shooting elements and covering the enemy with fire.
"That's right, your rocket launcher battalion is placed there anyway."
Kong Jie also advised:
"It's better to take them out to fight the Japs. The artillerymen have also accumulated practical experience and can kill the Japs. Anyway, Boss Chen will reimburse the ammunition, so what are you afraid of?"
After hearing what Ding Wei and Kong Jie said, Li Yunlong suddenly felt that it made sense:
"Okay, then I'll give you two the rocket launcher camp."
After a pause, Li Yunlong said again: "This time your two regiments will jointly attack the Japanese 1st Division in Datong. There must be only one commander. Which one of you is willing to be this commander?"
When commanding troops to fight, there can be different voices and different suggestions and ideas.
But in the end, only one person can have the final say. Otherwise, if the command system is disordered, big problems will occur.
Ding Wei looked at Kong Jie: "Old Kong, how about I take charge this time and you take charge next time?"
"Why?" Kong Jie quit, "Why should you take charge this time and me next time? In my opinion, I will take charge this time and you, Old Ding, will take charge next time."
Of course Kong Jie refused. The Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment had never fought together before.
There may not be such an opportunity in the future. Of course Kong Jie wants to compete for command.
"Lao Kong." Ding Wei played the emotional card, "Which of us is following which? Your command is the same as mine. Let's discuss it."
"Old Ding, you said this yourself." Kong Jie said, "Since they are all the same, I, Kong Jie, will take charge."
Ding Wei said: "Old Kong, if you talk like this, it will be boring..."
Li Yunlong looked at Ding Wei and then at Kong Jie. Neither of these two brothers believed in the other.
Of course, Ding Wei and Kong Jie now obey Li Yunlong.
However, the size of the troops commanded by Li Yunlong is already at another level.
Li Yunlong then said: "Since everyone wants the command power, then you two decide by drawing lots, let's leave it to God's will to decide who will get the command power. Is that okay?"
In terms of tactical command ability, Ding Wei and Kong Jie are evenly matched.
Ding Wei has a stronger view of the overall situation, while Kong Jie pays more attention to the execution and tactics of executing orders from superiors.
No matter who Li Yunlong gives it to, it will be unfair to the other person.
It might as well be decided by drawing lots.
Li Yunlong took a pen and a notebook, tore off a piece of paper from the notebook, and then tore the paper in half. With his back to Ding Wei and Kong Jie, he drew a √ on half of the paper, An X was drawn on the other half of the paper.
"Those who catch √ will have the right to command, those who catch × will not have the right to command."
After finishing the painting, Li Yunlong crumpled the two half sheets of paper into two balls, then held the two balls of paper in his hands and shook them until he did not know which piece of paper was √ and which piece of paper was ×.
Then he threw it on the Kang table and asked, "Which one of you will come first?"
"I'll go first."
Ding Wei grabbed a paper ball and opened it. Kong Jie reached out and grabbed another paper ball in his hand.
Anyway, everyone has a 50-50 chance of coming first. It doesn’t matter who comes first. Kong Jie didn’t argue with Ding Wei.
Ding Wei quickly opened the paper ball and took a look. He was dumbfounded and saw an X on the paper. He said loudly: "This time does not count. Let's start again. Win two out of three games."
"Ha ha…"
Kong Jie looked at the big √ on the paper in his hand, but he felt happy:
"I'm willing to admit defeat, Old Ding. The command this time belongs to our Lao Kong."
"Then the command this time will be given to Lao Kong." Li Yunlong said upon seeing this.
Seeing that Li Yunlong had already made up his mind, Ding Wei said nothing more.
"Okay, Lao Kong, I'll give you the command this time." Ding Wei said, "If there is a chance for our two regiments to fight together next time, the command will go to me, and the next time it will go to you."
Kong Jie nodded and said, "No problem!"
Next, Kong Jie and Ding Wei determined the combat plan and emergency plan with Li Yunlong.
The two stayed in Yangcun for one night, and returned to their respective defense areas early the next morning with combat plans and emergency plans in hand.
…
As time goes by, the time for the general attack is getting closer and closer.
However, the senior agents lurking in the new group were never found, and Zhao Gang's fishing plan failed.
Zhao Gang was anxiously running around in the regiment headquarters, racking his brains.
Upon seeing this, Xing Zhiguo said: "Political Commissar, after all, this is a senior agent of the Japanese army. If he is caught so easily, he is not a senior agent, but an ordinary spy."
Compared with ordinary spies, senior agents will definitely be more cautious, hide deeper, and will not be easily exposed.
Zhao Gang didn't have much experience in underground work, so he had no problem dealing with ordinary spies, but the enemy was a senior agent, so it was more difficult to deal with him.
Wang Dehou said: "How about asking the headquarters for support from experienced underground party comrades?"
With Li Yunlong's current status in the Eighth Route Army, as soon as he opens his mouth, Wang Dehou knows that the headquarters will definitely send the most powerful underground party over.
"It's too late!" Li Yunlong said calmly with both eyes: "We must catch this senior agent before the troops set off. Let's ask Boss Chen to provide technical assistance."
(End of chapter)
