Zhang Yunfei knew that the implementation of such a policy by the little devils had brought about a great adverse impact on the development of the Eighth Route Army in North China, and if it were not for Zhang Yunfei supporting the Eighth Route Army with a lot of ammunition every month, the Eighth Route Army would definitely be in a difficult situation in North China.

Unexpectedly, this time the Eighth Route Army actually decided to mobilize so many troops, nearly 100 regiments, to strike at the little devils, it seems that the Eighth Route Army has also made a lot of determination.

Could it be that this is the Battle of the Hundred Regiments?

It seems that history has really become a mess, Zhang Yunfei remembered that the Hundred Regiments War commanded by Peng was not started at this time, and the Hundred Regiments War was launched at this time, I don't know what the result will be? Will it be the same as in history?

Zhang Yunfei thought for a long time before he said: "Mr. Peng, if you launch this campaign, let's call it the Battle of the Hundred Regiments!" ”

"Battle of the Hundred Regiments?" Hearing this, Mr. Peng groaned slightly, and immediately his eyes flashed, and he patted his thigh happily and said loudly: "Okay!" Our battle is called the Battle of the Hundred Regiments. ”

Zhang Yunfei was really going to call the Hundred Regiments Battle, and sighed in his heart, but he didn't expect that the Hundred Regiments Battle came like this, and the name of the Hundred Regiments Battle was proposed by himself.

Zhang Yunfei was also full of emotion in his heart, paused slightly, and said with concern: "Mr. Peng, do you need any help from our 36th Group Army to launch such a big campaign this time?" ”

Hearing this, the deputy commander-in-chief smiled, and glanced at Zhang Yunfei very happily, tonight, the deputy commander-in-chief invited Zhang Yunfei to catch up, the main purpose was to get some weapons and ammunition support from Zhang Yunfei.

At present, the Eighth Route Army has nearly 300,000 troops, although it has received a large amount of weapons support from Zhang Yunfei in the past, and has relied on these weapons to equip more than 20 main regiments, and these main forces are basically all armed with equipment, each infantry platoon has a machine gun, each infantry battalion also has two 60-mm mortars, and each regiment also has two Type 92 infantry guns.

Officially, because of this, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army decided to launch a large-scale frontal war of resistance in North China to strike a good blow at the little devils, in order to break the cage policy of the little devils.

However, the total number of these main regiments is less than 100,000, and the weapons and equipment of the remaining 200,000 people are basically Hanyang-made and old sleeves, and there are very few formal rifles, and only one or two machine guns are available in a company, and in terms of ammunition, the main regiment is better, with an average of 30 or 50 rounds of ammunition per person, and the shells of mortars and 92 infantry guns are basically enough for a base, but the remaining 200,000 troops, the ammunition is slightly insufficient, and the average is only about a dozen rounds of ammunition per person.

Relying on these ammunition to fight a large-scale battle, it is still a bit insufficient, although the Eighth Route Army's Huangyadong Arsenal still has hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition in stock, but on average, it is very small for each person.

When the deputy commander-in-chief saw Zhang Yunfei say this, he immediately said with a straight face: "Comrade Yunfei, to be honest, we have to fight such a big battle, and the most important thing is weapons and ammunition, and we would be grateful if you could support us with another batch of weapons and ammunition." ”

Seeing that the deputy commander-in-chief was very sincere, and launched such a big battle in the North China battlefield, it was a large-scale frontal war of resistance of the Eighth Route Army.

And this time it is the Eighth Route Army that is supported, Zhang Yunfei is ready to give full support, Zhang Yunfei is ready to take out all the inventory that cannot be used temporarily at home, and fully support the Eighth Route Army.

A year ago, Zhang Yunfei launched two 7.92 mm and 6.5 mm bullet production lines in order to support the Eighth Route Army, and the current monthly output of bullets has already exceeded 1 million rounds, and now the inventory in the warehouse, these two bullets are estimated to exceed 5 million rounds.

In addition, many of the eliminated Type 92 infantry guns have more than 200 units in the warehouse, and there are also a lot of shells, and the shell production line of the arsenal is still producing Type 92 infantry shells from time to time.

Now, Zhang Yunfei's troops, each division is equipped with a 105-mm howitzer regiment, and the troops of the battalion and company units prefer to use lightweight 60-mm mortars, so many Type 92 infantry guns in various units have gradually been eliminated and put into storage.

As for hand grenades, there are still many in the warehouses in the Datong base area, and Zhang Yunfei's troops also need to use grenades, but at present, the 36th Group Army has no major battles, and the stocks in the warehouses can all support the Eighth Route Army first.

As for rifles and machine guns, Zhang Yunfei really doesn't have much, these things that were captured before were basically given to the Eighth Route Army, and some of them were sold to Yan Xishan, not long ago, the second brigade of the little devil cavalry was annihilated, and tens of thousands of little devils' weapons and equipment were captured, but these weapons, Zhang Yunfei also needed them, and the local garrison brigades that Zhang Yunfei was preparing to set up needed these equipment.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yunfei said: "Mr. Peng, you are preparing to fight such a big battle in the North China battlefield this time, you and I are both party-led troops, and this time we are fighting devils, and our 36th Group Army naturally fully supports it." ”

Seeing Zhang Yunfei's clear statement, the deputy commander-in-chief was very happy and said gratefully: "Comrade Yunfei, thank you so much, if this battle can achieve a major victory, your 36th Group Army will also make an indispensable contribution." ”

Seeing the deputy commander-in-chief with a happy face, Zhang Yunfei muttered: "Mr. Peng, how can we transport so many weapons and ammunition to you, if you rely on that rugged and narrow road, I don't think it will take more than ten days, and it will be difficult to transport it." ”

Most of the highway from Taiyuan to Guojiayu is a one-way road, which has brought great trouble to road transportation, and it is estimated that there are several thousand tons of ammunition and weapons, and if you rely on the trucks of the 36 th Group Army, it will really take more than 10 days to transport them.

Seeing Zhang Yunfei say this, how many weapons and ammunition do you have to transport for so long, the deputy commander-in-chief at this time was a little nervous in his heart, and his heartbeat involuntarily accelerated a little, although the deputy commander-in-chief's face was still not very obvious, but he still asked carefully: "Comrade Yunfei, how many weapons and ammunition are you going to transport this time?" ”

Zhang Yunfei smiled slightly and said: "Mr. Peng, this time our 36th Group Army will support you with 5 million rounds of various bullets, 5,000 boxes of grenades, 200 Type 92 infantry guns, 100 60mm mortars, and 50,000 rounds of various artillery shells. ”

Hearing Zhang Yunfei say this, the deputy commander-in-chief, who has good concentration, was still a little obviously excited this time, the deputy commander-in-chief's face was slightly red, and he was so happy that he held Zhang Yunfei's hand tightly and said: "Comrade Yunfei, on behalf of all the comrades of the Eighth Route Army, I thank you." ”

Holding the hand of the deputy commander-in-chief, Zhang Yunfei obviously felt that the hand of the deputy commander-in-chief was trembling slightly, which showed how excited and happy the deputy commander-in-chief was at the moment.

Zhang Yunfei said politely: "Mr. Peng, you are too out-of-this, we will transport these weapons and ammunition as soon as possible this time, but I still have an idea, according to my idea, not only will these weapons and ammunition be transported faster this time, but also we can provide greater support for the Hundred Regiments War." ”

After a long time, the deputy commander-in-chief's heart calmed down a little, looked at Zhang Yunfei's eyes, and the deputy commander-in-chief said: "Comrade Yunfei said, I am willing to listen to it." ”

Zhang Yunfei got up, came to the military map on the wall, pointed to a base of the Eighth Route Army, a place called Jinsha Town, and said slowly: "Mr. Peng, what do you think of the strategic location of this place?" ”

Zhang Yunfei refers to this place called Jinsha Town, backed by Taihang Mountain, its east is the vast North China Plain, west is the Taihang Mountain base of the Eighth Route Army, hundreds of kilometers south is Zhengzhou, hundreds of kilometers north is Shijiazhuang and Baoding, a few hundred kilometers east is Xuzhou, although so, but here is on the edge of the North China Plain, a little close to the Taihang Mountain.

The deputy commander-in-chief looked at this place suspiciously, this place is a base opened up by the 129th Division, and several regiments of the 129th Division are stationed around, the deputy commander-in-chief looked at it for a while, and he didn't see the strategic importance of this place.

Zhang Yunfei reminded slightly: "Mr. Peng, what will happen if we build an improvised airport there?" ”

After listening to Zhang Yunfei's words, the deputy commander-in-chief realized that if an airport was built there, Zhang Yunfei's strategic materials to support the Eighth Route Army would be continuously transported there by planes, and if some planes were stationed there, then Shijiazhuang and Baoding could be attacked in the north, and Zhengzhou could be threatened in the south.

Zhang Yunfei also has such a purpose, Zhang Yunfei wants to build an airport there, on the one hand, to transport some weapons and equipment there by air, and to use a combination of air and road transportation to greatly increase the transportation capacity.

On the other hand, Zhang Yunfei also wanted to send some planes over to provide air support for the Eighth Route Army's 100-regiment battle and also to provide his air force pilots with a chance to fight in real combat.

Seeing that Zhang Yunfei intended to build an airfield there and station the air force, the deputy commander-in-chief's heart began to get excited again, and he also looked forward to the battle of the 100 regiments.

(To be continued)