Li Yunlong said with a dark face: "The weapons and ammunition seized this time are divided equally with Lao Ding and Lao Kong, this is not said, after all, we said it before the war, and it is also beneficial for our independent regiment to divide the weapons and ammunition to the new first regiment and the new second regiment, because our three regiments are in the northwest of Shanxi, and the little devils will take care of one and lose the other." ”

After a pause, he added, "But why do you have to send ammunition to the brigade commander and the boss?" ”

Wang Ye smiled: "Commander, you have already taken a step forward, why can't you take another step?" ”

"What do you mean?" Li Yunlong said angrily, "Xiao Wang, can you not talk like this all the time?" ”

Wang Ye said angrily: "Regiment Commander, I mean to say that giving ammunition to the brigade commander and the boss is the same as distributing ammunition to Commander Ding and Commander Kong. ”

"The strength of the new first regiment and the new second regiment has become stronger, and they can form a strong momentum with our independent regiment, so that the devils in the northwest of Jin will take care of one and lose the other, and no matter which regiment they fight, they will have to take care of the other two regiments."

"Then the same reason, the main force in the southeast of Jin has become stronger, and it can also form a horn with the three regiments in our northwest Jin, from now on the devils sweep the southeast of Jin, we can send troops from the northwest of Jin to threaten Taiyuan, and in turn, if the devils sweep our northwest of Jin again, then the southeast of Jin can threaten Taiyuan."

"In this way, the devil will be in a difficult situation."

"This also means that the Japanese army in Shanxi will completely lose its offensive capability."

"From then on, the Japanese army could only shrink into a few large cities, a dozen major county towns, and strongholds along several main transportation routes, waiting for our Eighth Route Army to come to the door to clean them up."

Speaking of this, Wang Ye said again: "The main force in the southeast of Jin is much more than ours, mainly because of the lack of ammunition, if they can support a certain amount of ammunition, they can burst out with twice or even three times the lethality, which is much stronger than staying in our warehouse to fall dust." ”

Wang Ye didn't just say this.

The combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army is really nothing to say.

Even though the combat effectiveness has declined somewhat after the large-scale expansion in 38 years, after three years of battlefield training, the combat effectiveness has already recovered and even surpassed it this year.

There is no need for the same battlefield support as the Japanese army, as long as there is a supply of combat materials similar to that of the national army, the Eighth Route Army can beat the Japanese army in North China called mother.

However, the cruel reality is that the supply of materials for the Eighth Route Army has never been abundant.

Because there was no stable supply of ammunition, the Eighth Route Army rarely fought fortified battles, because it was easy to lose money in fortified battles.

However, it is difficult to have too many captures in ambush warfare and sparrow warfare, because the devil has learned well after suffering several losses, unless there is a major combat operation, at other times, even the garrisons of the artillery towers of each stronghold can only carry a small amount of ammunition, and it is difficult for the Eighth Route Army to capture too many strongholds.

So the seizure of the independent regiment this time is really precious.

Zhao Gang was the first to be persuaded by Wang Ye, and echoed: "Lao Li, I think what Xiao Wang said makes sense, our independent regiment will rarely have a big combat operation in the next six months, so much ammunition can really only be left in the dust, so it is better to support these ammunition to the brigade headquarters and the headquarters organs." ”

Xing Zhiguo also said: "Lao Li, I also think what Xiao Wang said is right. ”

Wang Ye said: "You don't need to support too much, 100,000 rounds of ammunition is about the same, of course, if the regiment commander feels that the support is less, he can also support another 10,000 grenades." ”

"Enough, enough!" Li Yunlong hurriedly said.

"100,000 rounds of ammunition are enough, and grenades are not needed."

"Then send 100,000 rounds of ammunition each." Zhao Gang nodded and said, "However, Regiment Leader Cao has helped us so much this time, shouldn't our independent regiment also show something?" ”

"I've already thought about this."

Li Yunlong said: "Just send him 70mm caliber shells." ”

"I think it's appropriate." Zhao Gang said, "Several artillery companies of Regiment Commander Cao are equipped with 70mm 92 infantry guns, so it is best to send him 70mm caliber shells." ”

Wang Ye asked, "The question is how much?" ”

"Five thousand rounds!" Li Yunlong is quite atmospheric this time.

While he was talking, Cao Sanlian had already brought Tu Feng, Liu Mantank, and Lou Daqiang over with three company commanders, and Cao Sanlian came this time, in addition to being ordered by the brigade commander to support the independent regiment to fight, by the way, he also wanted to bring back the artillery of these three companies, although there were only a few artillery soldiers left who could be killed from Shuiyao Mountain alive.

Cao Sanlian said: "Lao Li, I have to go." ”

"I'm leaving." Li Yunlong said, "Don't stay for a few more days? ”

If it was according to Li Yunlong's original intention, he really wanted to detain Cao Sanlian directly.

But the brigade commander will definitely not agree to do this, and when Cao Sanlian stays, maybe he should move his nest.

"I can't stop it." Cao Sanlian said, "The brigade commander has given another combat mission, and after we go back, we will have to cooperate with the 772nd Regiment to launch a tough battle, preparing to pull out a stronghold in Changzi County." ”

Li Yunlong said: "Since you have a combat mission, I won't keep you more." ”

After a pause, he added, "But before I leave, I have a small gift for you." ”

"Gifts?" Cao Sanlian said a little shyly, "How embarrassing is this?" What's so embarrassing about that? ”

"Five thousand rounds of instantaneous grenades of 70mm caliber." Li Yunlong smiled and said proudly, "This is a little heart I send to you, an old comrade-in-arms." ”

Cao Sanlian was stunned when he heard this.

He thought that Li Yunlong would give him cigarettes.

After all, the Independence Regiment now runs a cigarette factory.

Although the taste of the cigarette is average, it can be regarded as a cigarette.

But he never expected that Li Yunlong would send cannonballs.

If you send shells, you will send shells, and you will send 5,000 shells, 5,000 rounds!

After a long time, Cao Sanlian said: "Lao Li, do you really want to send me 5,000 rounds of 70mm caliber shells?" ”

"When did our Lao Li talk and didn't count?" Li Yunlong waved his hand and said, "You just have to go to Lao Gou to get it." ”

"Hey, hey, what should I say?" Cao Sanlian kept rubbing his hands, then gritted his teeth and said, "Lao Li, since you are so interesting, then I can't say nothing." ”

After speaking, he turned back to Tu Feng, Liu Manquan, and Lou Daqiang and said, "You can stay." ”

"Yes!" Tu Feng, Liu Manquan and Lou Daqiang have no opinion on this, after all, they have been in the independent group for almost a year, and they are also in love.

And how good it is to stay in the Separate Regiment.

The Separate Regiment had field artillery of 75mm caliber.

Controlling this thing is much more enjoyable than the 92 Infantry Cannon.

Li Yunlong asked with a smile: "Lao Cao, why don't you take Tu Feng and them away?" ”

"If you don't bring it, let the three of them stay." Cao Sanlian smiled and asked again, "Old Li, there is one more thing, can you give me a few more bright brand cigarettes?" ”

"Harm, that's it?" Li Yunlong said, "I've already prepared it for you." ”

Speaking of this, he said: "There are thirty-one boxes in total, ten boxes for the brigade commander, ten boxes for the division commander, ten boxes for the boss, and one box for you, when the cigarette is finished, just tell me." ”

"Really? Thank you so much. Cao Sanlian was overjoyed when he heard this.

A box of cigarettes is fifty, five hundred packs, enough for him to smoke for a year.

Li Yunlong said again: "In addition, I also prepared a big gift for the brigade commander and the boss, and you can also help me bring it over." ”

"Okay." Cao Sanlian agreed, and said with a smile, "Lao Li, you really seem to be a different person now, I almost can't recognize you." ”

Li Yunlong laughed.

……

Taiyuan, the headquarters of the First Army.

"Brush!" Ryuichi Sakamoto spreads out the map.

The eyes of Yoshio Iwamatsu, Hanayamasa, and several other section leaders fell on the map at the same time.

Sakamoto Ryuichi pointed to the map and said: "Your Excellency the Commander, Your Excellency the Chief of Staff, and all the gentlemen, please see, the capital of the northwest of Shanxi is Anhua, in addition to Anhua County, there are four counties, including Heyuan, Ping'an, Fu'an and Laoxian. ”

"The area of northwest Shanxi is about 30,000 square kilometers, and the population is about two million."

"Among them, Heyuan County has the largest area and the largest population, with more than 600,000 people."

"However, half of the area and population of the entire northwest of Jin are under the control of the enemy."

"At present, the imperial army has a total of three enemies in the northwest of Shanxi, namely the only brigade of the Jin Sui Army entrenched in Heyuan County, the 94th Brigade of the Central Army entrenched in Fu'an County, and the three regiments of the Eighth Route Army entrenched in Anhua, Lao County and Ping'an County respectively, among which Chu Yunfei's only brigade of the Jin Sui Army is the strongest."

"From the intelligence provided by the intelligence services,"

"The only brigade of the Jinsui Army currently has a total of more than 9,000 troops."

"Among them, there are also two American M1A1 75mm mountain artillery battalions, with strong firepower."

"The 94th Brigade of the Central Army currently has about 6,000 troops, and the brigade commander Liang Gang is not only able to lead troops, but also surprisingly good at governing places, so it should not be underestimated."

"Of course, the biggest threat still comes from the three regiments of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army."

"Among them, the independent regiment commanded by Li Yunlong is the most threatening, and the No. D battle plan, which His Excellency has placed high hopes on, has suffered a tragic Waterloo, which is due to Li Yunlong's independent regiment."

"From the information that has been known so far, there are only 2,000 people in the independent regiment."

"There are only 2,500 people in the new first regiment, and there are only 1,500 people in the new second regiment."

"But I think the intelligence department is seriously lagging behind in gathering intelligence about the Eighth Route Army."

"I don't believe it, the Independent Regiment is only two thousand people, and in my estimation, the Independent Regiment has at least four or five thousand people, or even six or seven thousand!"

"None of that matters, though."

"After the failure of the D operation plan, the independent regiment, the new 1st regiment and the new 2nd regiment will definitely be greatly expanded."

"According to the speed of the Eighth Route Army's expansion, after this year, the three regiments of the 38th Brigade in the northwest of Shanxi Province can be expanded to at least 20,000 people!"

"And the level of equipment will not be bad."

"Because the weapons and equipment captured from the Imperial Army and the Imperial Allied Army alone are enough to arm 20,000 people!"

Hearing this, Iwamatsu Yoshio's face suddenly changed, and several section chiefs such as Sakuma Jiro, Inoue Yasushi and Mizuhara Takuya even whispered.

To be honest, they thought that the situation in the northwest of Shanxi would become more severe, but they did not expect it to be so severe.

If it is really according to what Ryuichi Sakamoto said, then the 69th Division, which is used to maintain law and order in the northwest of Shanxi, will have to face 20,000 Eighth Route Army, 10,000 Jin Sui Army and 6,000 Central Army.

The ratio of enemy strength is two to one!

And over time, there is a chance that it will become three to one or even four to one!

The reason is also very simple, the imperial army will only fight less and less, while the Chinese army will only fight more and more.

Ryuichi Sakamoto continued: "Therefore, in the future situation, the imperial army will be at an absolute disadvantage in the northwest of Jin, and even the imperial army will not be enough to erase this disadvantage. ”

"In such a situation, it is undoubtedly extremely difficult to maintain the offensive."

Speaking of this, Ryuichi Sakamoto said again: "But what I want to tell Your Excellency the Commander and all the monarchs is that if you just blindly defend it, then the final result can only be to defend to the death!" ”

"If you blindly stick to it, you will definitely not be able to hold it in the end."

"The end result can only be bitten to death by the enemy."

Ryuichi Sakamoto's words were somewhat unexpected by Iwamatsu Yoshio.

At that moment, Iwamatsu Yoshio asked, "So you mean, continue to take the offensive?" ”

"Yes, go on the offensive!" Ryuichi Sakamoto said, "Even if the forces are at a disadvantage, we must insist on taking the offensive and insist on putting pressure on the enemy." ”

Yoshio Iwamatsu asked, "What should I do?" ”

Ryuichi Sakamoto replied: "Start from two aspects, first, to enhance the enthusiasm and combat effectiveness of the Imperial Allied Army, and second, to divide the relationship between the Eighth Route Army, the Jin Sui Army, and the Central Army. ”

Iwamatsu Yoshio said again: "You can talk about it in detail." ”

"Okay." Sakamoto Takaichi paused slightly, and said, "The biggest problem in the Imperial Allied Army is that the two ends of the first rat, on the one hand, they want to live a comfortable life with the Imperial Army, but on the other hand, he doesn't want to tear his face with the Eighth Route Army, so he often perfunctory things on the battlefield, and even reached a tacit understanding with the Eighth Route Army." ”

"I've heard about it, too." Hanaya said.

"It is said that the Imperial Allied Army will only shoot into the sky on the battlefield."

"In return, the Eighth Route Army generally does not kill the Imperial Army."

Takashi Sakamoto: "So it is necessary to break such a tacit understanding. ”

"It's hard to do." Yoshio Iwamatsu shook his head and said, "The most difficult thing in this world is the human heart. ”

Ryuichi Sakamoto said solemnly: "It's really difficult to say that this thing is difficult to do, but it's actually easy to do." ”

"Oh?" Yoshio Iwamatsu suddenly became interested, and asked again, "Sakamoto-kun, what's a good way?" ”

Sakamoto Takaichi said in a deep voice: "Whether it is a person or a country, the person in dispute is nothing more than interests, so if you want to break this tacit understanding between the Imperial Alliance Army and the Eighth Route Army, you can only start from interests." ”

"Interests?" Hanaya Masayichi, "Are there any specific measures?" ”

"Of course." Takashi Sakamoto, "The specific measure is the tax package!" ”

"Tax-included?" Iwamatsu Yoshio said, "You mean to let the Imperial Alliance Army collect taxes?" ”

"Yes, let the Imperial Concord Army take care of the taxation." Sakamoto nodded and said, "But it's not a tax for public security, but a tax for guerrilla areas and bandit areas, and the taxes of the guerrilla areas are levied, and the Imperial Army can keep half of them, and if it is a tax from the bandit area, no matter how much it is collected, it will go to the Imperial Army, and the Imperial Army will not collect a penny!" ”

"In this way, the enthusiasm of the Imperial Association Army is bound to be greatly improved."

"People's hearts are greedy, and driven by interests, the Imperial Allied Army will definitely actively collect taxes from the guerrilla areas, and there is a high probability that they will also enter the bandit areas to collect public grain."

"In this way, the Imperial Allied Army and the Eighth Route Army immediately became mortal enemies, and the tacit understanding between the two sides was self-defeating."

"And driven by interests, the Imperial Allied Army also has the enthusiasm to improve its combat effectiveness to fight against the Eighth Route Army, and its combat effectiveness is bound to improve in a short period of time."

Speaking of this, Ryuichi Sakamoto said in an accentuated tone: "At least, it will no longer be just a decoration like now, and even the defense base cannot count on the Imperial Army." ”

"Yo Si." Yoshio Iwamatsu nodded happily.

Hanaya Masa, Inoue Yasushi also nodded.

Only Takuya Mizuhara's eyes had a look of disdain that flashed away.

Ryuichi Sakamoto's approach is a typical practice of only focusing on immediate interests and ignoring long-term gains and losses, which is completely contrary to the three-noes policy advocated by His Excellency the General.

If you really hand over the northwest of Jin to Sakamoto Takuichi to toss, it won't take a year, all the previous efforts will have to be zeroed, and the people in the guerrilla areas will all have to fall to the Eighth Route Army, and at that time, even if the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Allied Army comes up, what is the use? At that time, the ranks of the Eighth Route Army had already expanded to 50,000 or even 100,000.

So it's all about the basics.

But Mizuhara Takushi won't say this, otherwise what if Iwamatsu Yoshio asked him to go to the northwest of Jin?

Thinking of this, Takuya Mizuhara hurriedly complimented him: "Sakamoto-kun's method is indeed very clever. ”

"However, such an approach seems to be in conflict with the three-noes policy advocated by His Excellency the General." Iwamatsu Yoshio said, "Will it have a negative effect?" ”

"Hurry up with power."

Takachi Sakamoto: "Anyway, the result won't be worse than it is now." ”

Iwamatsu Yoshio was noncommittal, and asked again: "Then, how to separate the relationship between the Eighth Route Army and the Jin Sui Army and the Central Army of China?" ”

"It's even simpler."

Sakamoto Takashi said abruptly: "We can say hello to the Jin Sui Army and the Central Army of China in advance, and give them the territory between the Eighth Route Army and the Jin Sui Army and the Central Army of China, so that the control area of the Jin Sui Army and the Central Army of China will directly border the control area of the Eighth Route Army, and it will inevitably lead to contradictions between the two sides." ”

"Well, that's a good idea." Iwamatsu Yoshio said, "Not only the northwest of Jin, but also the west, the middle, the south and the southeast of Jin, can also be used for reference, with the help of the Jin Sui Army and the Central Army of China, to restrain the Eighth Route Army, so that the imperial army can shoulder the heavy responsibility of security in the occupied area with fewer troops." ”

After a pause, he said: "This also means that the First Army can still concentrate enough superior forces on the local battlefield to launch offensive operations and break through the various bandit areas of the Eighth Route Army one by one. ”

"Your Excellency, Commander." Takashi Sakamoto paused heavily.

"Good, good." Iwamatsu Yoshio clapped his hands and said, "Sakamoto-kun, I will recommend it to Your Excellency the General, and you will serve as the chief of staff of the 69th Division." ”

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