Regiment headquarters.

"Now, our cement plant, steel plant and machine repair plant are about to be built."

Zhao Gang said: "However, there is a shortage of raw materials and technical personnel, and it may take a lot of time to form an output......

When Boss Chen provides machinery and equipment, he will also arrange senior technical personnel to provide technical guidance.

Raw materials will also provide some, but not much.

"As for the technical personnel, I have already applied to the headquarters, and the headquarters will send a group of technical personnel over in the near future." Li Yunlong said: "The main reason is that the steel plant lacks iron ore, especially high-quality iron ore. ”

Xing Zhiguo said: "We can use the tracks of the Tongpu Railway first, anyway, when the first division comes, the devil will repair it again." ”

The Beitongpu Railway is now controlled by a new group, and the railway transportation from Datong to Taiyuan has been completely interrupted.

Tongpu Road is the top priority of the First Army in Shanxi, so the devils will definitely resume opening to traffic.

"If only we could knock Baotou down." Chief of Staff Wang Dehou said, "There is no shortage of steel and coal, and there is no shortage of explosives." ”

There are a lot of metal ores in Baotou, and even rare earths, so the devil will send a division to guard there.

The devils transported the plundered resources to Beiping and Northeast China through the Pingsui Road.

Li Yunlong's eyes flashed and said: "It is only a matter of time before Baotou is recovered. ”

In the future, the operational policy of the new regiment is to solve the First Army first, then the Mongolian Army and even the entire North China Front, and finally the Kwantung Army.

Use the plane provided by Boss Chen to bomb the Japanese mainland.

As for whether to land and counterattack the Japanese mainland, Li Yunlong has thought about it, but he has not thought about it so much.

The meal should be eaten one bite at a time, and the road should be taken step by step.

If there really is that day, Li Yunlong will definitely not give up that opportunity.

Wait until the Han flag is all over the world, and the horse will step on Tokyo to enjoy the cherry blossoms.

Xing Zhiguo suddenly thought of the information provided by Boss Chen, and said in a worried tone: "This time, the first division is going to bring a heavy artillery brigade, which is a great threat to our reinforced concrete fortifications!" ”

A heavy artillery brigade of the Japanese army generally has two heavy artillery wings, 30-40 Taisho seven-year 150-mm heavy cannons, and 20 45-year howitzers of 240 mm caliber.

Some heavy artillery brigades and regiments are also equipped with 10 Type 96 305 caliber heavy howitzers and 3 to 6 Type 98 320 mm mortars.

According to the information provided by Boss Chen, the 3rd Heavy Artillery Brigade, which belongs to the 1st Division of the Japanese Army, only has two caliber cannons, 150 mm and 240 mm.

After the 3rd Heavy Artillery Brigade and the 5th Heavy Artillery Wing were completely annihilated by the new 1st Regiment.

The base camp in turn assigned the 4th Heavy Artillery Wing of the 7th Heavy Artillery Brigade to the 1st Division.

The 4th Brigade of Heavy Artillery is subordinate to the Guards Division and has been guarding Tokyo, and this time the devils have also made a bloody effort to suppress the development of the new regiment.

The thickened reinforced concrete bunkers and turrets built by the new regiment are slightly thicker than the thickened bunkers and turrets of the devils.

It can barely carry a few 150 mm cannons, but it is impossible to carry a 240 mm heavy gun.

Wang Dehou also nodded and said: "This is a trouble, the power of the 240mm howitzer, I don't know how much better than our father's hammer?" ”

"The devil's howitzer should be more powerful, right?" Xing Zhiguo said, "After all, the caliber of the devil is larger. ”

"Not necessarily." Zhao Gang also participated in the discussion, "Boss Chen's products are all high-quality products, although the devil's heavy howitzer has a large caliber, but the power is not necessarily greater than our father's hammer." ”

"It's a mule or a horse, pull it out and take it for a walk when the time comes."

Li Yunlong snorted: "Although the devil's 240mm heavy howitzer is powerful, our 203mm heavy howitzer is not vegetarian. ”

The 240-mm heavy howitzer of the forty-five-year type, although the caliber is large, weighs 38 tons, and it cannot be maneuvered in the assembled state, and the firing flexibility is also poor.

The B4 heavy howitzer equipped with the new regiment has a total weight of 15.8 tons, and in the assembled state, it can be maneuvered with a tracked tractor.

If the devil dispatches 240-mm heavy howitzers, then the B4 heavy 203-mm howitzers of the new regiment will also have to be pulled out for a walk.

Because of this, the heavy artillery of the devil can be suppressed.

Otherwise, it is likely that the devils of the 1st Division will be hit into the base area, and the 240-mm heavy howitzers will also pose a great threat to the tunnel fortifications.

If the tunnel fortifications are relatively shallow, they can completely kill or injure the soldiers of the tunnel fortifications.

If he really couldn't parry, Li Yunlong didn't mind a heavy artillery contest with the First Division.

"Then this fortress, shall we still repair it?" Xing Zhiguo asked.

Li Yunlong's eyes narrowed when he heard this, his eyes were contemplative, and he thought about it carefully.

Originally, the new regiment wanted to build fortresses in important strongholds such as Dagu Town and Lijia Town, and give up the county seat to the devils.

But the fortress could not withstand the bombardment of 240-mm heavy guns.

At present, the cement and steel factories of the new regiment are about to be built, and once completed, a large amount of steel and cement will be produced for the repair of fortresses and roads.

When the 1st Division first arrived, the cement plant and the steel plant were almost officially put into operation.

The new regiment can confront the 1st Division while repairing the fortress.

However, the Devil's 150-mm and 240-mm heavy guns can shell from a distance and blow up the half-repaired fortress, making the fortress unsuccessful.

And even if the new regiment repairs the fortress, the Devil's 240-mm heavy howitzer will still not be able to block the bombardment of the Devil's 240-mm howitzer.

In the end, the 240-mm heavy artillery was too much of a threat to the new regiment.

After a long time, Li Yunlong waved his hand and said: "Don't repair the fortress for the time being, let's see if Boss Chen's side can get information on the whereabouts of the devil's 240mm heavy artillery." ”

Thankless, loss-making business Li Yunlong will never do.

After a pause, Li Yunlong said again: "This first division is here in the northwest of Jin, don't let the damn go." ”

Zhao Gang's pupils shrank when he heard this, and he immediately asked, "Lao Li...... Do you want to annihilate the 1st Division? ”

Even Xing Zhiguo and Wang Dehou had solemn expressions, with the strength of the new regiment now, if they want to eat the first division, I am afraid they will have to grind their teeth again.

"That's right!" Li Yunlong's eyes were fierce, "Last time, I let the 10th Division run, and the labor and management regretted it for a few months, and this time we must not let the 1st Division run again." ”

Zhao Gang said: "The strength of this first division is much stronger than that of the 10th division, so we have to think about it in the long run." ”

Xing Zhiguo asked thoughtfully: "What does the regiment commander mean, should he pull the new second regiment and the independent regiment together?" ”

"That's right!" Li Yunlong said yes again, nodded, and continued, "This time, Yamamoto's kid sent the advance team to the independent regiment and the new second regiment defense area to sabotage, and the No. 200 devils of the two advance teams were all killed, making a net profit of 1,000 tons of weapons and ammunition, and they don't have to hand it over to the brigade department. ”

"When this batch of weapons and ammunition is in place, the main forces of the new second regiment and the independent regiment will each be able to expand to 15,000 people."

"After our expansion is completed, the main force can reach 40,000 people, which is 70,000 in total."

"The weapons and equipment are better than the devils of the first division, and the strength is more than that of the devils of the first division, can't you still kill the first division?"

Everyone thought about it carefully when they heard this, and according to what Li Yunlong said, there was really a chance to kill the first division.

Although the artillery fire of the 1st Division was strong.

But with the artillery fire of the new 1st regiment, plus the artillery fire of the independent regiment and the new 2nd regiment, the 1st division had no advantage.

This time.

There was only one First Division in the northwest of Shanxi, but this First Division faced three regiments of the Eighth Route Army in the northwest of Shanxi.

"Lao Li, what are you going to do?" Zhao Gang asked.

Among the people present, Li Yunlong had the most ideas in terms of fighting.

"I haven't figured out exactly how to do it yet." Li Yunlong said, "But there are generally ideas. ”

"The 1st Division will go to the northwest of Shanxi, and the task of the 36th Division will definitely be the same, to block our new regiment in the northwest of Shanxi."

"Prevent our new group from attacking devils everywhere and curb the development of our new group."

"When the devils have their hands freed, they will send heavy troops to encircle and suppress our new group."

"So let's strike first, and before the devils can free up their hands, we will first deal with the first division of the devils."

If the devils want to attack the northwest of Jin, the first division will definitely be the main force.

There are many benefits to getting rid of the 1st Division first.

Not only when the devils attacked the base area in the northwest of Jin, the pressure was much less.

Of course, the 1st Division is not muddy, and if you want to eat the 1st Division, you will definitely have to pay some price, but the price is worth it.

If we can eat the Japanese division that ranks first, it can greatly deal a blow to the arrogance of the Japanese army and greatly increase the determination of the Chinese army and people to resist Japan.

Li Yunlong continued: "Even if it can't be completely annihilated, at least the first division will be severely damaged, and the heavy artillery brigade of the first division must be killed. ”

This time, Li Yunlong really made up his mind.

On the one hand, the price of eating or severely hitting the 1st Division is very good.

On the other hand, the devil has repeatedly sent a division group to the northwest of Jin, and is it really a tourist attraction in the northwest of Jin? Come and go as you want?

The heavy artillery brigade of the little devils is too threatening to the Chinese army and must be killed.

Of course, the price of taking out the devil heavy artillery brigade is also attractive.

……

Peiping.

Iron Lion Alley.

Command of the North China Front.

In the war room, a huge map has been posted on the wall of the war hall, almost the entire wall is plastered.

This map is a detailed map of the northwest of Shanxi, and even the roads under construction in the northwest of Shanxi are marked.

In order to defend the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army, the devils took great pains.

Although the northwest of Jin is in the defense area of the First Army, the current First Army can barely protect itself, let alone take the initiative to attack the new regiment?

Last time, when a new regiment attacked the Zhengtai Railway, not only was the First Army helpless, but more than 4,000 people were killed.

The new regiment in the northwest of Shanxi Province has become a big problem for the North China Front, and if the new regiment comes a few more times, the first army will be almost gone.

The Southeast Asian theater was progressing smoothly, the Japanese offensive was going well, and the British and American forces were losing and retreating.

The reason why Japan invaded China in an all-out way and threatened to destroy China within three months was to completely occupy China, and then integrate China's huge population and resources to help Japan fight a decisive battle with the American and British forces in Southeast Asia.

However, the Sino-Japanese War lasted for more than four years, and not only did Japan not achieve a decisive victory, but a large number of Japanese troops were pinned down in China.

This time, the Japanese army attacked Southeast Asia, but it achieved unexpected results, and victory was in sight.

Therefore, Okamura Ninji and others paid little attention to the situation in Southeast Asia, and instead studied how to deal with the new group in the northwest of Shanxi.

"Your Excellency, the commander of the First Division, Lieutenant General Mifu Nakazawa, has arrived!"

A staff officer hurriedly walked in and bowed to Okamura Ninji and saluted.

Okamura Ningji's expression moved: "Please let him in." ”

"Hey!"

The devil staff officer turned and left.

After a while, Lieutenant General Mitsuo Nakazawa, dressed in an earthy yellow battle robe, with a lieutenant general's sword at his waist, and a pair of round glasses, appeared at the door.

He was followed by two sharp-eyed guards, but when they reached the door, they stopped.

Mitsuo Nakazawa stepped over the threshold and walked into the war room.

Mitsuo Nakazawa graduated from the Army University and was a classmate of Akira Muto, Naoji Sakai, and Noboru Kunizaki.

Moreover, Mitsuo Nakazawa also served as the chief of staff of the 16th Division of the Japanese Army, which participated in the Jinling Massacre.

The 16th Division of the Japanese Army was the garrison of the Central China Front of the Japanese Army after the occupation of Jinling, and it was also the division that had been stationed in Jinling for the longest time, and it was also the culprit division that participated in the Jinling Massacre.

As soon as he entered the door, Mitsuo Nakazawa gave a military salute to Okamura Ningji: "Your Excellency, General! ”

Okamura Ninji replied with a military salute with a solemn expression, then smiled slightly, made a gesture of please, and said, "Nakazawa-kun, it's been hard all the way, please go to the living room to rest for a while." ”

If you can become the division commander of the first division, you must have the ability.

After two years, Mitsuo Nakazawa will most likely be promoted to the commander of a certain army.

For example, Isamu Yokoyama, the previous commander of the 1st Division, was recently promoted to commander of the 4th Army.

If Mitsuo Nakazawa had performed well in the northwest of Jin, Okamura Ninji would have considered promoting Mitsuo Nakazawa to commander of the First Army.

Sanfu Nakazawa looked at the map on the wall: "Your Excellency, General, this is a map of the northwest of Jin, right?" ”

"That's right, this is the detailed map of the northwest of Jin!" Okamura Ninji's tone was quite surprised, "Nakazawa-kun also has a study on the map of northwest Jin? ”

Tanabe Moritake and Seizo Arisue on the side were also slightly surprised.

Nakazawa Sanfu said: "The opponent of the First Division is in the northwest of Shanxi, of course, we must thoroughly study the map of northwest Shanxi, not only the map of northwest Shanxi, but also the opponent. ”

For Li Yunlong and the new regiment in the northwest of Shanxi, Sanfu Nakazawa has never despised it.

can achieve the position of the commander of the first army division, Nakazawa Sanfu is not a fool, how can it be so easy to deal with the new regiment that killed so many lieutenant generals and major generals in the empire, as well as tens of thousands of locust soldiers?

The 10th Division paid a heavy price for their arrogance and contempt, and Nakazawa did not want to follow in the footsteps of the 10th Division.

Okamura Ningji's expression became more and more satisfied, and the attitude of Mio Nakazawa made him full of confidence in the First Division.

"Yo Xi!" Okamura Ninji nodded and said, "I will transfer the 26th Independent Mountain Artillery Wing of the 26th Division to you as well." ”

"Then thank you, Your Excellency!" Mitsuo Nakazawa looked happy, since then, the first division has four artillery wings, two of which are still heavy artillery wings.

In the ensuing confrontation with the new group, Mitsuo Nakazawa felt full of confidence.

(End of chapter)