And what is the combat effectiveness of this puppet military division, although he has not dealt with it before, it is not clear for the time being. But Li Ziyuan, judging from the combat effectiveness of the Jin Sui Army that he knew, had nothing to worry about in the field. But if it is a defensive battle, the combat effectiveness of this division should not be low. After all, the old man is the Jin Sui army, and the Jin Sui army is famous for fighting defensive battles.

Among the three parts that make up the puppet army of the ministry, Li Ziyuan, the security regiment, does not attach much importance to it. This security regiment has a lot of troops, more than 900 people. But according to their own understanding, equipment and combat effectiveness are only third-rate at best. But the two infantry battalions of the Jin Sui Army who surrendered to the enemy, Li Ziyuan did not underestimate them.

Both battalions, both in terms of establishment and equipment, are at least at the level of a reinforced battalion. Not only did each battalion have four infantry companies, but there was also a heavy machine gun company armed with six Jin-made heavy machine guns, and a mortar company with four Jin-made mortars. Each squad has a Jin-made 79 imitation Czech light machine gun, and the rifles are all Jin-made 79 rifles.

At present, there is a general shortage of troops for this kind of weaponry. After the loss of the Taiyuan Arsenal, the weapons and equipment were also quite good among the Jin Sui army, which could not be compared with the original. Judging from the report of the military sub-district, these two battalions are the nails left by the Jin Sui army in the eastern Jin region, and naturally the weapons and troops will be different.

Although it is only two infantry battalions, they are equipped according to the standards of reinforced battalions. As long as it can recruit soldiers, it can be expanded into two regiments at any time. Four infantry companies, one heavy machine gun company, and one mortar company, all of which are a condensed infantry regiment. Together, the field troops and local units of the Eighth Route Army in the entire Taihang Mountains did not meet this standard.

Even if it is its own troops, it is now only three heavy machine guns per battalion, and four heavy machine guns directly under the regiment. However, in the infantry squad, one light machine gun and one grenadier in his own unit, the standard is about the same. If you look at it according to the firepower alone, if you kill one of their battalions, you need to dispatch two battalions.

However, although the quality of the light weapons of this puppet army division is slightly poor, it is sufficient in quantity. Although the conditions for purchasing steel have been lost, they can only rely on the more than 200,000 tons of rail steel obtained from the demolition of the Longhai Railway to make weapons. However, relying on some of the equipment and workers of the Taiyuan Arsenal that moved westward, it could still meet the replenishment of the Jin Sui Army itself.

It's just that because of the use of rail steel, the quality of these weapons is relatively poor. But at present, in order to unify the caliber with the Central Army, the bullets have been changed to 79 calibers. Although the quality of the weapons was not comparable to that of the Central Army, these weapons were sufficient in quantity, and the Japanese army also replenished a large amount of ammunition.

Not only is there a sufficient number of light weapons, but this puppet army division actually has an artillery battalion with four Jin-made 12-type mountain guns and two Jin-made 150-millimeter mortars. This puppet army aroused Li Ziyuan's great interest. At the same time, in addition to this puppet army, the puppet Hubei garrison of the old enemy Wang Tieshi is also constantly expanding.

Li Ziyuan's old enemy has not only become the commander of the Ludong and Hubei joint defenses, but the garrison in his hands has expanded to nearly 3,000 people, and he is also fully equipped with weapons and equipment. The number of light and heavy machine guns, not to mention, almost doubled. There was also an artillery battalion composed of five mortars, two flat-firing guns, and two Trinity guns.

This guy now controls the entire line of the Old Baijin Railway, which stretches from Qiaokou in the south to Liankou Town in Ludong in the north. The strength in his hands is somewhat incomparable to even that puppet military division. This guy is very rampant now, and he takes his guard team all day long to scrape every now and then.

And the puppet army division was stationed from Ludong County to Changzhi, and was stationed along the Ludong, Hubei, and Changzhi highways. and his pseudo-garrison, forming a situation of mutual cooperation. Now looking at the whole, no matter which part is hit, the other part will pour out.

Looking at the enemy situation map on the map, Li Ziyuan's brows furrowed. Although the Japanese army has reduced its strength, it has expanded the puppet army. The entire Ludong region is now a staggered mix of enemies and enemies, and under the condition that the Japanese army is shrinking its forces, the power of the puppet army has the upper hand.

Just when Li Ziyuan was thinking about how to deal with the current complicated situation, He Sanliang walked in. Seeing Li Ziyuan staring at the map in a daze, He Sanliang did not interrupt him. The situation on the entire map was made by him according to the report of his superiors, and he knew it in his heart without looking at the map.

Although He Sanliang did not interrupt Li Ziyuan, the movement that came in still woke up Li Ziyuan who was in deep thought. Seeing He Sanliang coming, Li Ziyuan smiled a little unnaturally. Seeing the expression on Li Ziyuan's face, He Sanliang, who knew it in his heart, said: "What, I have a headache for Lao Liu's request?" ”

In response to He Sanliang's inquiry, Li Ziyuan nodded, but then shook his head and said, "There is a bit of a headache, but it's only a part." Lao He, I'm under a lot of pressure right now. Food and soldiers are all headaches for me right now. There is also the current change in the enemy situation, which is not good for us. ”

"Look at the situation on this map, how do I feel that these puppet armies, especially the puppet independent division, seem to be fighting for territory? You look at the position of their card, whether we are from the north or from the east, if we attack Changzhi City, we will not be able to avoid the defense area of these puppet armies. ”

"The puppet garrison is just that, but the puppet army division is extremely rare to adopt a centralized garrison posture. Although the number of troops is not much, the position of this garrison is very wonderful. Of course, this puppet military division, which is only more than 3,000 people, is naturally not too dangerous. But if you look at the distribution of their stations and the stations of the pseudo-garrison, they are behind the defense area of the pseudo-garrison. ”

"Attacking one point is bound to affect the whole body. And at present, the entire rich area of the Shangdang Basin is under their control. In particular, the grain-producing areas in the western part of Hubei are firmly under their control. If we want to solve the problem thoroughly, we can only partially alleviate the current predicament by relying on our own internal production to save ourselves. ”

"But if we want to attack outward, judging from the current situation, we can't just rely on our own strength. Even if the entire sub-district were to be armed, it would be difficult to be sure that it would be completely resolved. Grandma's, Lao Tzu killed Tsuruta Nuan, but he didn't expect to fulfill Wang Tieshi's guy. ”

Hearing what Li Ziyuan thought in his heart, He Sanliang didn't think too much. Before walking to the map, He Sanliang nodded at the map and said, "Actually, the head of the regiment, our current situation is indeed a little unfavorable. At least in terms of the current strength comparison, our division is the weakest in terms of weapons and equipment, and its existing strength. ”

"But in the big picture, we're not necessarily the weakest. First, there must be contradictions within the puppet army, and this does not need to be considered. Let's not talk about the contradictions between Wang's puppet Second Front Army and these puppet troops from the Jin Sui Army, because of old grievances and turf struggles. Even the puppet garrison and this puppet army independent division may not be the monolith we imagined. ”

"Wang Tieshi's puppet garrison is a head snake, and the puppet army that was stationed in the east of Tongpu Road before surrendering to the enemy, but stationed in the Jinzhong region in the north, can be regarded as a dragon crossing the river at most. The strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, and there will definitely be some contradictions between the two because of the territory or other reasons. ”

"Is it possible to divide the interests evenly in terms of overlapping turf? The entire Ludong area is such a large territory, and the Japanese army is constantly shrinking its forces, and it is mainly garrisoned by the puppet army. If on the surface the two puppet armies are more united, but in private, do you think they will get along? A piece of bread is so big, two people come to grab it, even the two brothers will have disputes. ”

"What's more, if these two puppet armies really hug together, it is the Japanese who are more worried. You must know that the location of these two puppet armies is around Changzhi. Especially this puppet army division, almost controls the lifeblood of the Changzhi Japanese army. Regarding the surrounding situation, the regiment commander, in fact, there is nothing to worry about. The more chaos there is between them, the better it will be for us. ”

"However, these two puppet armies have now been vigorously expanded by the Japanese army, and their strength has grown rapidly. In particular, the number of heavy weapons now almost surpasses ours. Even the number of light and heavy machine guns in the pseudo-garrison is basically more than that of our division. What's more, the artillery of these two puppet armies is not small. ”

"What I have the most headache now is the matter entrusted by Secretary Liu, do you think this matter is a report to the military division? We are not suitable for the whole group to go out in a short period of time. But if you do this kind of thing, you can't complete the task with too few troops. I think it should be better for the higher authorities to make overall arrangements for this matter. ”

He Sanliang's words, Li Ziyuan nodded slightly: "These young adults must be saved." Without young adults, the entire Hubei base area is a pool of stagnant water. But how to save it, we still have to think carefully. Especially at present, the entire Ludong area really cannot withstand the large-scale retaliation of the Japanese puppet army. ”

"There's also the issue of the sense of urgency. We must rescue these people before the Japanese puppet army transports these young adults. Otherwise, once these young adults are transferred to other places to serve as laborers, we will be beyond the reach of the whip to save them. ”

"However, the little devil has made great efforts to arm these two puppet armies, which is equivalent to sending us equipment. The artillery battalion of the independent division of the puppet army, plus the artillery of the Hubei and Ludong joint defense headquarters, sooner or later even the artillery with men must be mine. The devil's equipment is difficult to grab, but the equipment of this puppet army is equivalent to ours. ”

Li Ziyuan's attitude, He Sanliang nodded. Looking at the map, he was silent for a long time before he said: "Regiment commander, what I mean is that the entire rescue operation is still dominated by the reconnaissance company." It is possible to strengthen a part of the troops, but in practice the number of troops should not be too large. But the main force of the regiment can make a feint to cooperate. ”

He Sanliang's idea, Li Ziyuan nodded slightly and said: "That's what I mean, the rescue force is still capable." It's just the specifics, and we need to think about it carefully. Actions must not be hasty, but must be finalized, and absolutely must not be done in a hurry. If the Japanese puppet side is forced to jump over the wall in a hurry, then the whole thing will be even more tricky. ”

"The big problem now is the intelligence problem. I need good intelligence support, where these young men are being held, and the number of guards in force. The strength of the surrounding Japanese puppet army that can be mobilized must be taken into account. I don't know when the information from Lao Liu's side will be delivered, which is what worries me the most. ”

"However, this Wang Tieshi is a little rampant now. I think this guy is typically healed and forgot the pain, so we have to find a chance to clean up this guy. In particular, our ammunition needs to be replenished now. This ammunition warehouse is not good to use, and we are sorry for ourselves. ”