Looking at the extremely serious expression on Li Ziyuan's face when he talked to him, Liu Lianming nodded and said, "Regiment leader, you can rest assured, I promise to send this batch of materials to the sub-district safely." However, the batch of Soviet* that we seized in Xiyaogou, can you give me five? ”

"We don't have much ammunition for those Sun-made Flower Machines in our hands. I'm all in the mountains along the way, so I have a higher chance of playing melee combat,* and the effect is much better than that of a rifle. The quality of the Jinzao* I have on hand is too poor, and I don't have much ammunition left for the Japanese Flower Machine. After all, the Japanese army pistol bullets, we captured not many of them. ”

"And these Soviet* use drums, and the ammunition volume is more than double that of the several types we originally used*, which can maintain sufficient firepower in close combat, and even I feel that there is no problem in suppressing the Japanese light machine guns. And it's better to give me another batch*, preferably all of them are Japanese*. ”

Regarding Liu Lianming's request, Li Ziyuan nodded without hesitation: "I'll give you ten, and I'll give you half of the ammunition." * A moment you go to the chief of staff and ask him how much he needs to give it to you. But you must return this batch of supplies, not a single piece of clothing, to the military sub-district safely. Let's settle accounts after the two autumns, and if there is one thing missing, I will only ask you. ”

Hearing that the regiment commander not only agreed to his request, but also added five additional branches*, Liu Lianming hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Please rest assured, the head of the regiment, I will definitely send these materials to the sub-division intact." Except for a little mistake, you just ask. ”

Liu Lianming's assurance, Li Ziyuan waved his hand uninterestedly. After Liu Lianming left to prepare, Li Ziyuan turned around and said to Ma Yongcheng beside him: "The troops will immediately be divided into three ways, and when I see a stronghold, I will destroy a stronghold." In a word, the bigger the movement, the better. ”

Also, tell the troops to pay attention to collecting the mules and horses of the Japanese puppet army after they have established a stronghold. Tell the troops that there is no need to deliberately cover up during the operation, and do not be afraid to make earth-shattering things. But there is one thing, ammunition saves me a little use. Especially He Huizhang, if the consumption of cannonballs exceeds one-third, Lao Tzu will peel his skin. ”

"Also, tell the troops, no matter how many strongholds they take, to assemble at the line of Shiqiao, southeast of Changzhi City, before 14 p.m. at the latest. But tell the troops that no one is allowed to fight me to the death. If you really can't attack a stronghold, don't give me a hard fight. If anyone causes too many casualties, let alone my dismissal. ”

Hearing Li Ziyuan's order, Ma Yongcheng said with some doubts: "Lao Li, what are you doing here?" You made such a big move, didn't you consciously let the devils mobilize heavy troops to besiege us? This is the Shangdang Basin, not the deep mountains and old forests in the eastern mountains of Hubei. ”

Ma Yongcheng's worry made Li Ziyuan smile and said, "Old Ma, I just want to muddy the water in this Shangdang Basin." If we don't muddy the waters, how can we mobilize the enemy, and how can we transfer back the Japanese puppet army that swept in Ludong? This time, I came to turn the entire Shangdang Basin upside down. ”

"Another point is the most critical, I just want to use these small-scale pull-out operations to complete the run-in of the troops as soon as possible. Get all the recruits into the groove as soon as possible. The edge of the sword is sharpened, how do you know how many pounds and taels everyone is if you don't polish it? As for the rest, don't worry, brother, I still have a number in my heart. ”

The affirmation in Li Ziyuan's tone made Ma Yongcheng pause slightly, and finally didn't say anything more. He knows too well the character of his partner, and it is difficult to change it as long as he makes up his mind. Instead of arguing, it's better to go along with him for a while.

In fact, Ma Yongcheng doesn't really know the whole reason why Li Ziyuan did this. Li Ziyuan made such a big move around Changzhi, in addition to transferring the Japanese puppet army in Ludong to the west, so as to minimize the damage caused by the Japanese puppet army to the Ludong area. In addition to the two important reasons for speeding up the run-in progress of the troops through small-scale operations.

It is necessary to speed up the formation of the troops through a series of actions on the periphery of Changzhi to form a situation in which training is substituted for fighting. This time he went deep into the surroundings of Changzhi, where the terrain was unfavorable, and Li Ziyuan was carefully considered. He knew that the number of recruits from the former Central Army who had been recruited at the moment accounted for more than half of the troops.

Although these recruits have completed all their training, none of them have actually been on the battlefield. They were encircled and captured before they could get out of the troops, which cannot be regarded as combat experience at all, at most it is the experience of squatting in the devil prisoner of war camp. Since these former prisoners of war are the backbone of the current army, it is still difficult for them to be formed in a short period of time without experiencing some beatings.

Even if there are veterans of their own troops, those experiences cannot be comprehended by words alone. If you haven't experienced the battle, you won't really understand. There is no way, this situation is forcing that. In order to mobilize the Japanese puppet army in the Ludong area, this time he was preparing to poke a big hole in the defense of the Japanese puppet army in Changzhi City.

Next, who knows if there will be a fierce battle? If these recruits do not mature as soon as possible, it will delay major events. No matter how long a recruit has been trained, he is still a recruit if he has not been on the battlefield. Using the Japanese puppet army strongholds around Changzhi to let these recruits exercise is not considered to be a seedling boost, and the jade is not a weapon.

Give a good beating, and these recruits will be good soldiers. At this point, Li Ziyuan has absolute confidence. Because he has always believed that there are only useless generals in this world, and there are absolutely no useless soldiers. What's more, it is definitely a good thing to test them with actual combat, and you can also instill the tactics of the Eighth Route Army into their minds before these recruits are formed.

Of course, Li Ziyuan dared to do this because these people were all recruits. If the veteran soldier over there, like the independent company led by Dong Ping, without a period of training, Li Ziyuan would not dare to do this. It is precisely because these people are recruits who have not yet been completely formed that Li Ziyuan dares to use them so confidently and boldly.

Naturally, Li Ziyuan would not say these words to Ma Yongcheng. If I told him, maybe Ma Yongcheng would nag again. Even He Sanliang may not agree with his approach. He didn't want to waste too many fighters because of arguments. If you wait until all the troops drawn by the Japanese army return, then you will still be playing a fart.

As the political commissar, Ma Yongcheng did not object, and Li Ziyuan simply let go. Along the junction of Hubei and Changzhi and Huguan counties, swept all the way to the past. Since Li Ziyuan's sneak attack on Changzhi City last time, the Japanese puppet army has significantly increased its vigilance along this line. The density of the strongholds, as well as the number of defenders, were much larger.

It's just that the old problem of insufficient Japanese troops has never been able to change. In addition to the Japanese army's sweep of the Ludong area, these strongholds are now almost doubled in size, and the puppet Changzhi County Garrison and the puppet Jinnan Jianguo Army are garrisoned separately. The Japanese army was still equipped in detachments, even in the size of three or five.

The strength of the Japanese army is insufficient, and the puppet army has always been a fox and a fake tiger, and its combat effectiveness is not strong. In the past, they were able to rely on strong fortifications, as well as barbed wire and trenches, to counter the lack of offensive weapons. But when there were also cannons on the Eighth Road, these puppet armies basically wilted immediately.

Moreover, the strongholds of the Japanese puppet army deployed in this area, it is obvious that there are few who can resist his shells. Several strongholds dominated by puppet armies at the junction of the southeast of Changzhi and Huguan were cleaned up in half a day. The troops put the Krupp mountain cannon and two 20-mm small cannons, and most of those puppet troops directly surrendered.

The remaining one or two who tried to resist would be honest with one shot. That is, there are more Japanese troops stationed, and the resistance of several core strongholds is more tenacious. But in the stubborn stronghold, it could not withstand the flat fire of the Krupp mountain artillery. Moreover, Zhou Tong's superb artillery skills are also quite good.

In this battle to sweep the stronghold of the Japanese puppet army, as long as his artillery participated in the battle, basically the shells were driven into the firing holes of the fortifications. Not to mention these strongholds used to prevent sneak attacks on the Eighth Road, because the Eighth Road is not built with heavy weapons, and it is not strong. Even if it is built strongly, it can't withstand the bullet from the shot hole?

Clear the fire point, and the remaining turrets will be much easier. After opening these strongholds, Li Ziyuan focused on searching the mule horses. As long as it is a large animal, whether it is a mule or a horse, he is swept away. Then the artillery towers built by these Japanese puppet troops were directly lit with fire.

In one morning, Li Ziyuan, who was divided into three routes, not only pulled out more than ten strongholds built by the Japanese puppet army in the southeast and east of Changzhi in one breath. The battalion commanded by Zhang Zijian, supported by He Huizhang's two mortars, also fought a close ambush between Jiazhangzhen and Handian.

Using intensive firepower, within half an hour, a battalion of the puppet Jinnan National Construction Army reinforced from Handian to Jiazhang and cooperated with a formed squad of the Japanese army was defeated. Not only did they completely annihilate an infantry squad of the Japanese army, but they also captured more than 200 puppet soldiers and more than a dozen puppet plainclothes members.

More than 100 rifles, two crooked light machine guns, one grenadier canister, hundreds of Jin-made 65 rifles, five Jin-made light machine guns, and one heavy machine gun, more than 10 Jin-made shell guns were seized, and more than 10,000 rounds of ammunition were seized. On top of that, five authentic trained pack horses were captured.

Li Ziyuan's action swept away most of the Japanese puppet army strongholds in the southeast of Changzhi City. The black smoke that ignited after the turret was ignited could be seen clearly from the head of Changzhi City. When the 36th Division mobilized the only baggage and sappers in the city, as well as some artillery and a small number of infantry, the reinforcements formed by the 36th Division carefully went out of the city to reinforce.

Li Ziyuan's troops were carrying the spoils of war and had already moved north quickly. The 36th Division, which was extremely angry by Li Ziyuan's hand, simply ordered all the 36th Divisions that had been swept up in Ludong to withdraw and carry out a large-scale clean-up of the entire Shangdang Basin. And repeatedly urged the first wave of troops to return to Changzhi in the shortest possible time.

It's just that the order of the 36th Division has just been issued, and dense gunfire rang out around Changzhi City. The defending troops reported that a group of eight roads suddenly attacked Dongguan. A company of the Jinnan Jianguo Army stationed in Dongguan was all disarmed, and now this Eighth Road is besieging the East City Gate. And not only Dongguan, but also the Baijin railway line in the north also sounded a dense explosion at the same time.

Hearing that this Eight Roads dared to be bold enough to sneak attack the location of the division headquarters again, and even dared to sneak attack in the daytime openly. The current commander and chief of staff of the 36th Division almost vomited blood in anger, and they had never seen such a bold Eighth Road.