Southeast of Jin.

Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

Looking at the congratulatory messages sent by people from all walks of life, the Shuangqing government, and the commanders of various theaters, the boss had a smile on his face.

In the past, Li Yunlong led a large number of troops to attack several times in a row, and as soon as he made a move, he severely damaged a division of the Japanese army.

But this time, it was the 5th Heavy Artillery Wing and the 3rd Infantry Wing of the 1st Division of the Japanese Army, which were said to be the most combat-effective.

The heavy artillery unit was the strategic force of the Japanese army.

That's a big deal.

If the Battle of Pingxingguan broke the myth of the invincibility of the Japanese army, the anti-sweeping operation in the southeast of Shanxi Province swollen the face of the devil, and the Taiyuan Battle stood on the head of the devil to, then the Battle of Miaoergou was to press the devil to the ground and rub it.

As soon as the telegram was issued, the whole of China knew that the Eighth Route Army had won the battle at Miaoergou on Pingsui Road, annihilating more than 6,000 Japanese troops, and this news occupied the headlines of various news media.

Congratulatory telegrams poured in from all walks of life.

And this also made the attention of the military and civilians of the whole country focus on the battlefield in the northwest of Shanxi.

Because it was clearly written in the newspaper, the two wings of the 10th Division, which had been completely annihilated, were devils who were transferred from outside the border to reinforce and attack the base area in the northwest of Shanxi, but they were robbed by the Eighth Route Army halfway.

"The battle of Miaoergou was too beautiful."

The chief of staff touched his chin and said in a happy tone:

"Fortunately, Li Yunlong, this kid, left a back hand and arranged the two battalions of the division on the periphery, otherwise it would be really difficult to achieve such a big result."

Putting the telegram in his hand on the table, the boss nodded and said in agreement: "That's right! If it weren't for the two battalions of the new regiment, it would have been really difficult to completely annihilate the 5th Heavy Artillery Wing and the 3rd Infantry Wing of the Japanese army. ”

The strong combat effectiveness of the 3rd Infantry Wing of the Japanese Army, the boss and the chief of staff did not have the slightest doubt.

If it is a frontal battle, the combat effectiveness of the two battalions of the new regiment is estimated to be comparable to that of the Japanese 3rd Infantry Wing.

The two battalions of the new 1st Regiment are strong in firepower, and the 3rd Infantry Wing of the Japanese Army is strong in tactical coordination and individual soldier quality.

As for the fighting will of both sides, they are at the top level, the devils are full of devotion to the locusts and the empire, and the soldiers of the new regiment are not afraid of death.

Under the kind of terrain in Miaoergou, the new regiment and two battalions as ambushes naturally not only occupied the terrain advantage, but also gave full play to the firepower advantage.

If the 115th Division had had won a great victory at Pingxingguan, the 115th Division would have the kind of American-style equipment and sufficient ammunition of the new regiment and two battalions, and the results would have been several times greater, and its own side would have been able to greatly reduce casualties.

After all, many of the soldiers who participated in the Battle of Pingxingguan were old Red Army, and the quality of individual soldiers was definitely the peak, but the weapons and equipment were poor, and there was a lack of ammunition, and they fought with the devils many times in the battle.

Although most of the soldiers of the two battalions of the new regiment are recruits who have been in the army for less than half a year, their weapons and equipment can be called luxurious, and there are enough bullets for training in peacetime.

After experiencing the major battle against the 36th Division, the morale is high, and the combat effectiveness is naturally stronger.

And if it is replaced by the 2nd Brigade to ambush the 3rd Wing of the Devil Infantry, it is estimated that it will really not be able to win.

A battalion of the new regimental division was pulled out, and its firepower was stronger than that of the 2nd Independent Brigade.

"This time, Li Yunlong, this kid has made a lot of money."

"20 150-mm howitzers, 10 203-mm heavy howitzers."

"There is also the 3rd Infantry Wing of the Annihilation, which should also be considered a business."

The chief of staff crossed his arms and spoke one by one, his tone happy.

Although he didn't know the specific details of Boss Chen's discussion with Li Yunlong, the chief of staff also knew that as long as Li Yunlong's troops annihilated the enemy, they would have weapons and ammunition.

This is also the reason why Li Yunlong applied to transfer troops from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region to give him command.

After all, it is very difficult to rely on the two battalions of the new regiment to deal with the two wings of the 1st Devil's Division.

The chief of staff continued: "This batch of heavy artillery, boss, how much do you plan to let Li Yunlong hand over?" ”

The smile on the boss's face became more and more intense: "It's still the same, let Li Yunlong pay half and keep half, but you have to send a telegram to Li Yunlong first, congratulations on his fortune, he will understand." ”

The boss had a look of anticipation on his face, and he couldn't wait to see the 203mm heavy howitzer.

The more powerful the new regiment is, the more equipment Li Yunlong will hand in in the future, and the head of the headquarters naturally understands this truth.

The boss valued this point, so he sent the new first regiment, the new second regiment and the independent regiment to the northwest of Shanxi Province for development.

After all, there is such a big place in the southeast of Shanxi, and the 129th Division has been developing here for several years, and many of the young and strong people here who should join the army have joined the army, and those who have not joined the army are also militiamen.

"This is the tacit understanding between you and Li Yunlong, boss."

The chief of staff immediately laughed, and as soon as he wishing you prosperity on making a fortune, Li Yunlong would take the initiative to hand over half of the weapons and equipment of the business.

"In addition, Li Yunlong sent a telegram that the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment had obtained three base numbers of ammunition, and there would be no problem in holding out for a few more days."

After a pause, the chief of staff couldn't help but say with some concern: "Calculating the time, in a few days, the new regiment will carry out a full-scale counteroffensive against the 10th division of the Japanese army, can the new regiment be able to fight?" ”

There are several main reasons for the impregnable defense line of the new regiment: tunnels and anti-slope fortifications, hidden bunkers that cannot be destroyed by the devil's artillery, as well as strong firepower and sufficient ammunition and the bloody battles of the soldiers.

The boss said: "Li Yunlong, this kid has never suffered losses, since he dares to make such a battle plan, he must be sure, I believe in him." ”

"That's fine!" The chief of staff laughed and said, "I will prepare a telegram for Li Yunlong, congratulate him on his fortune, and let him act according to the original battle plan." ”

After speaking, the chief of staff picked up paper and pen and brushed and wrote.

……

In the afternoon.

3 kilometers away from Dagu Town, the headquarters of the 10th Brigade of the 8th Division of the Japanese Army.

Major General Saburo Miura was eating, and suddenly his expression moved, and a buzzing sound sounded in his ears, and he hurriedly walked out of the tent.

Outside the tent.

Hamio Ohno, Chief of Staff Hiroshi Ohno, Captain of the 40th Wing Tatsuharu Yamaguchi, and Eisuke Suzuki, Commander of the 39th Wing, were holding binoculars to look in the direction from which the voice came.

"Brigade commander, the new regiment of the Eighth Route has finally called for airdrop!"

Looking at the formation of more than 20 large transport planes and several fighters at an altitude of several kilometers, Chief of Staff Ono Binfu said with a gloomy face.

The Independent Regiment and the New 2nd Regiment had obtained the information of the airdrop, and the former enemy headquarters had shared it with the wings of the 10th Division, and strictly ordered not to attack the airdrop planes called by the Eighth Route Army.

However, Saburo Miura doesn't believe in this evil.

The other divisions and regiments all ordered their subordinates to pretend to be the Eighth Route in an attempt to intercept the airdrop.

According to the analysis of the General Staff of the First Army of the Japanese Army, it was determined that the planes that airdropped ammunition, supplies, and air support to the Eighth Route came from a certain island in the Pacific Ocean, and were not troops of the Eighth Route.

Then, if the Japanese army pretends to be the Eighth Road, puts on the Eighth Route military uniform when the transport plane comes, and hits red signal flares, it is possible to intercept the airdropped materials of the Eighth Road.

But Saburo Miura didn't think so, he not only had to intercept the supplies of the Eighth Road, but also shoot down the plane that provided the Eighth Road with war materials.

"There are 22 transport planes in total, 5 fighters!"

Tatsumura Yamaguchi, the commander of the 40th Infantry Wing, had a good look in his eyes, put down his binoculars and said to Saburo Miura.

"Are you all ready?" Saburo Miura looked at Hiroo Ohno and asked in a deep voice.

"Report to the Wing Commander." Hiroo Ohno nodded, "It's all ready!" ”

"Yo Xi!" Saburo Miura ordered, "Go and pass the order!" ”

"Hey!" Hiroo Ohno turned around and went to give the order.

Although the sound of the plane can be heard from a long distance, at the speed of the aircraft, the humming of the plane and the engine will disappear in a few minutes at most.

With the order of the brigade headquarters, on a hill, more than 200 devils wearing Eighth Route Army uniforms rushed to the transport plane formation, shouting loudly and waving their hands.

At the same time, the Devil Squadron Leader pulled the trigger of the red flare towards the sky.

"Whew!"

As a red signal flare rose into the air, the smiles on the faces of the devils wearing the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army became more and more enthusiastic.

Around the hill.

There are 1 infantry brigade of the 39th Wing of the Japanese Army, 2 machine gun brigades, the 40th Wing of the Japanese Army, the 41st Wing of the 237th Division and the air defense unit, as well as a total of 10,000 troops of the puppet army to hide.

Each of the Devil Puppet Army soldiers was covered with withered grass, twigs, or corn stalks.

Today, Saburo Miura is going fishing.

In order to achieve accurate airdrops, the altitude of the transport aircraft will be reduced to less than 1000 meters during the airdrop, which is even the height of the Type 92 heavy machine gun.

Not to mention the Type 98 20mm machine gun.

Saburo Miura thought very beautifully, after the transport plane was airdropped, all the firepower was fired at once, and he didn't believe that he couldn't shoot down a few enemy planes.

As the formation of transport planes got closer and closer, the buzzing roar in the ears became louder and louder, and the formation of transport planes began to lower their altitude and flew towards the top of the mountain.

"The enemy plane was fooled!"

Tatsuharu Yamaguchi, commander of the 40th Infantry Wing, exclaimed.

"Yo Xi!"

A smile appeared on the corner of the mouth of Saburo Miura, Hiroo Ohno and others, as if they saw the picture of the airdrop falling on the heads of the locusts and shooting down the enemy plane.

But soon, the smiles on the corners of Saburo Miura and Hiroo Ohno's mouths suddenly froze.

The transport plane formation descended to 2 kilometers and swept over the mountain, and no airdrop fell as expected.

Instead, five fighters formed a battle formation and swooped down towards the top of the hill.

"Nani?"

"Discovered?"

Saburo Miura and Hiroo Ohno held binoculars in disbelief and stared at the fighters that were diving down, while the transport planes flew towards the position of the Eighth Route Army while lowering the high ground.

On the hill.

The devils in the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army were dancing and shouting loudly and waving to the transport plane.

But looking at the 5 fighters that were whizzing and diving down, the devils were dumbfounded, and the huge roar hit their hearts.

Escort fighters don't just dive when attacked, they automatically identify danger and attack when they perceive danger signs.

"Yaga, run!"

After a short period of stunned, the devils suddenly scattered and ran wildly.

"Attack!"

The infantry and defense soldiers ambushed by the devils also opened fire at this moment, and sparks appeared on the ground like stars, and bullets like raindrops poured into the sky, forming an impermeable anti-aircraft fire network.

……