Chapter 197: The Strongest County Brigade!

The command of the First Army of the Japanese Army.

Yoshio Shinozuka paced back and forth in the battle hall with a blushing face, and his right hand was gripping the handle of Emperor Hirohito's Imperial Treasure Sword.

At this moment, he really wanted to cut people.

Because the blue and white porcelain teacups and vases have been thrown by him too much.

Since becoming the commander of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka has never been so embarrassed as he is today.

Aircraft, aerial bombs and aviation fuel at the New Town airfield were all destroyed in the shelling.

After all, Japan is a resource-poor country, and so many planes and materials have been destroyed, even Yoshio Shinozuka feels very painful.

Compared with distress, Yoshio Shinozuka was more angry, the enemy actually burned the war to Taiyuan, not only destroyed the Xincheng Airport, but also calmly retreated under his nose.

This is not only a slap in the face of Yoshio Shinozuka, but it is equivalent to an angry slap in his face, and the one who slapped him was Li Yunlong, who he had long wanted to cut off his head.

Amid the sound of hurried footsteps, communications staff officer Toshimatsu Kasai hurriedly walked in and said with a pause: "Your Excellency General, the fire at the airport has been extinguished, but all aviation fuel and aerial bombs have been lost. ”

Although this result had been expected, after hearing Kasai Toshimatsu's words, Yoshio Shinozuka still breathed a sigh of relief: "How about the casualties of the pilots and the garrison?" ”

Kasai Toshimatsu said with a solemn expression: "The garrison is counting the battle damage, although the results have not come out, but I think the casualty number is probably not small, the shells fired by the Shina artillery are like having eyes, and all the shells fired have fallen on the planes and important facilities at the airport." ”

"It's not surprising." Yamamoto Kazuki said, "The Eighth Route Army dispatched special forces, used radio communication machines to convey the shooting of Zhu Yuan, the Eighth Route Artillery conducted test firing, and the special forces of the Eighth Route corrected the trajectory according to the impact point, so it can be said that Li Yunlong's special forces acted as the eyes of the artillery." ”

While Kazuki Yamamoto and his special forces could do the same, he didn't bother to do it.

His target was either Yan Xishan's prefect's department or Chairman Jiang's mansion, and the last sneak attack on the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army was just a practice.

Although the decapitation operation failed, Yamamoto's original intention remained the same, and he only lamented that the secret service team was unlucky, and there was just an internal ghost in the headquarters.

Although the inner ghost has not yet been caught...

After a pause, Kazuki Yamamoto asked again, "When the artillery and special forces of the Eighth Route are talking by radio, Kasai-kun's communication room should be able to monitor it, right?" ”

"Yes, indeed." Kasai Toshimatsu frowned slightly and said, "But most of the time the people of Shina talk in secret language, we don't know what it means, and even if we know what it means, we can't be sure where the target of the Eighth Road shelling is." ”

Yamamoto Kazuki was silent when he heard this, and Kasai Toshimatsu's words were true.

The firing element of the cannon is measured according to the position and distance between the artillery position and the target.

Even if they heard a series of firing parameters from the radio communication machine, they had no idea about the artillery positions of the Eighth Route and the targets of their artillery.

Yoshio Shinozuka frowned and said, "Yamamoto-kun, why did Li Yunlong's special forces repeatedly make meritorious achievements, but your special forces failed one after another?" ”

"Your Excellency, General!" Yamamoto Kazuki said awe-inspiringly, "I know you're unhappy with me, but please give me another chance." ”

"The main reason for the failure of the special forces this time is because the weapons equipped are not as good as Li Yunlong's special forces."

"Bad equipment?" Kusuyama Hideyoshi on the side sneered, "The equipment of your special forces is the best unit in the entire First Army, and if the equipment is not good, the rifles in the hands of other troops should be called burning sticks." ”

Yamamoto Kazuki glanced at Kusuyama Hideyoshi lightly: "Your Excellency Chief of Staff, Li Yunlong's special forces are indeed equipped with a new weapon. ”

"It's very portable, and it's powerful."

"More than 50 tanks of the 7th Tank Regiment were destroyed by this weapon."

"This is also the main reason why Li Yunlong's special forces were able to fight their way out of the encirclement from the airport in less than 20 minutes tonight."

"Our pillboxes and turrets can't stop the opponent's light weapons at all."

"My 1st and 2nd combat teams were blown to smithereens, along with the 94 truck."

"If it weren't for me and Koga Gorou's quick reaction, we would have no bones left by now, Your Excellency Chief of Staff, do you still think that the other party's weapon is a burning stick?"

Kusuyama Hideyoshi said coldly: "No matter how good the weapons and equipment are, they are just auxiliary tools, if you want to win the battle, you still have to rely on people in the end, Yamamoto-kun, you don't make excuses for your incompetence." ”

This view is the same as that of the officials in charge of the production of firearms.

It is believed that the battle is carried out to the end, and it is necessary to rely on the soldiers to fight to achieve the final victory.

So the rotten and rigid-minded Japanese officials in charge of firearms production not only equipped their rifles with bayonets, but also designed and installed bayonets for submachine guns and machine guns.

If it weren't for the fact that the heavy machine guns and cannons were too heavy, the devil officers would have even wanted to load bayonets on heavy machine guns and cannons.

Yamamoto Kazuki said very politely: "Your Excellency Chief of Staff, are the warriors of Maeda Takao Osa, Major General Tsuda Mitake, and the warriors of the Seventh Wing and the Fourth Brigade of the Jade's Chariot Regiment?" ”

"Defeat means incompetence." Nanshan Hideyoshi's tone gradually rose, and he said coldly, "Since ancient times, it has been a king and a loser..."

"Enough!" Yoshio Shinozuka slapped the desk violently, his face was pale, and the most powerful left-hand infighting was the last thing he wanted to see.

"Hey!" Kazuki Yamamoto and Hideyoshi Kusuyama hurriedly bowed to Yoshio Shinozuka.

"Yamamoto-kun's words make sense, the Eighth Route has grown to hundreds of thousands of people, if all the Eighth Roads are as good as Li Yunlong's equipment."

"I am afraid that our First Army will have no place in North China."

This is also the reason why Yoshio Shinozuka is afraid, at present, the Eighth Route Army does not hesitate to expose its hole cards and wantonly destroy the communication lines blocking its base area, will it have anything to do with this matter?

Without these blockade lines, will there be a steady stream of arms and ammunition assistance from enemy countries entering the Eighth Route Base Area?

"We must eliminate the Eight Roads at any cost, we can't let the Eight Roads continue to develop, we must completely eliminate them!"

The speed of development of the Eighth Route Army is indeed astonishing, growing to nearly 400,000 in just three years.

If it was only 400,000 people but the weapons and equipment were very backward, it would not have scared Yoshio Shinozuka.

Because such a large force obviously exceeded the Eighth Route Army's ability to supply military supplies, the combat effectiveness of the troops was not strong, and they were just a group of rabble without weapons and equipment.

But now that the other side is likely to receive aid from the enemy, the situation is very different.

"But before that, we need to restore traffic, and we need to increase our troops to restore it."

"Nanshanjun, immediately order the 37th Division to return to the Zhengtai Railway, and still call the 36th, 37th, and 41st divisions to come back to the outside world,"

Taking a deep breath, Yoshio Shinozuka finally made a decision at this moment, leaving two divisions to watch Wei Lihuang's Central Army in Jinnan, and temporarily drawing one division to help.

Fighting a war requires the preparation of military supplies and logistical supplies, and without rail and road transportation, the combat effectiveness of the First Army will be greatly weakened.

If you want to launch an offensive against the Eighth Route Army, you must first ensure the smooth flow of communication lines, otherwise you will not only fail to achieve the strategic goal, but will suffer heavy losses.

"Hayi, Your Excellency the Commander is wise." Kusuyama Hideyoshi seized the opportunity to slap a sycophant, "My admiration!" ”

Yoshio Shinozuka looked at Yamamoto Kazuki: "Yamamoto-kun, you continue to track down Li Yunlong's aid channels, the Eighth Route Army launched such a big battle, it must be in urgent need of supplies, and the consumption of weapons and ammunition in Li Yunlong's department is definitely not small, and the other party is most likely to show his feet at this time." ”

"Hey!" Yamamoto Kazuki bowed his head and said, "This time, I won't disappoint the general!" ”

"I hope so." Yoshio Shinozuka nodded.

……

Newspapers and periodicals from behind enemy lines to the rear area vigorously disseminated news of the victory every day, and telegrams and letters of congratulations were disseminated in the base areas, which greatly boosted the people's morale and morale in the base areas.

After learning the news, the morale of the commanders and fighters of the front-line combat units was even higher, and most of the fatigue from the continuous combat disappeared.

"105 regiments!"

"Battle of the Hundred Regiments!"

In the regimental headquarters near Shouyang County, after learning about such a large-scale campaign launched by the Eighth Route Army this time, Zhao Gang sighed with emotion:

"When the Red Army was reorganized into the Eighth Route Army, there were only more than 40,000 troops, and in three years, it has expanded by as much as 10 times!"

"If this development continues, won't our troops be able to exceed one million in another three years?"

"It's not necessarily a good thing to expand the force too quickly." Li Yunlong shook his head and said in a calm tone, "The more troops there are, the greater the consumption, with the supply capacity of our Eighth Route Army, we can't afford such a huge consumption at all, even if such a force is large, it is difficult to form combat effectiveness." ”

When Zhao Gang heard this, he thought about it, Li Yunlong really attached more importance to the combat effectiveness of individual soldiers, and he tried his best to recruit new recruits from the militia or teaching regiments, because only when the combat effectiveness of individual soldiers is strong can the overall combat effectiveness of the troops be guaranteed.

"So, the burden of our new group is heavy." Zhao Gang agreed, "Strive to kill more devils and get more assistance from Brother Chen, and the equipment of our Eighth Route Army will be better." ”

"It's one thing to kill devils and get help." Li Yunlong said, "Our new regiment also has to find ways to improve the combat effectiveness of the troops, just relying on the superiors to supplement the militia and recruits, our expansion speed is too slow, and in every battle our soldiers are sacrificed or wounded, they are attrition, for example, after these battles, our strength is only more than 2,100 people." ”

"That's a real problem." Zhao Gang nodded and asked, "Lao Li, do you have a way?" ”

Li Yunlong said: "When the first phase of the battle is over, the rifle equipment that our regiment has replaced does not need to be handed in in a hurry. ”

"I'll ask the brigade commander to apply for the establishment of a county brigade under our regiment."

"We don't rely on our superiors for the supply of this county brigade, so we use these rifle equipment that our regiment has eliminated."

"In normal times, I don't care about the development of this county brigade, the county brigade acts alone, I don't care how the battle is fought, touching the camp, ambushing, digging traps, beating sticks, and kidnapping tickets."

"Anyway, as long as it's against the devil and traitor, you can do whatever you like."

"I only provide weapons and ammunition, and I go to the devils and traitors for food."

"I want to build the strongest county brigade, and in the future, our army source will be able to solve it by ourselves."

Zhao Gang's eyes lit up slightly when he heard this, and he said: "Lao Li, your tricks are high, not only has the problem of the source of troops been solved, but the recruits have also enhanced their combat effectiveness in frequent guerrilla warfare. ”

Although this county brigade used rifles that had been eliminated by the new regiment.

But these rifles are all 38 large covers, with plenty of bullets, and the equipment of this county brigade is even better than that of the ordinary main regiment.

If the development is good, the combat effectiveness of this county brigade will be stronger than that of the main regiment in the future, and it will really be the strongest county brigade on the surface.

After a pause, Zhao Gang asked again: "However, those who want to govern the army must first choose generals, who are you going to let pick the girder of this county brigade?" ”