The American-style equipment was pulled back to the defense area of the new regiment and quickly put into storage.

The more than 2,500 skilled workers, as well as engineers, have also arranged accommodation.

The arsenal of the new regiment, Li Yunlong is preparing to build it between the mountains and mountains.

In order to prevent being bombed by Japanese aircraft, the new regiment adopted the same method as the mountain behind Zhaojiayu, hollowing out the entire mountain.

That place is called Wohu Mountain, where the steel mill and cement factory were also built, and there is a small river next to it, and the water is abundant.

At present, the engineer battalion is organizing the people to build a large number of construction projects in Wohu Mountain, and the construction period has been completed for a small part, and it is expected to be completed in nearly two months.

"Report to the regimental commander, according to the intelligence from the scouts."

In the regiment headquarters, Wang Dehou, chief of staff, reported to Li Yunlong:

"The 1st Division of the Japanese Army began to build a stronghold on the road to Datong in the northwest of our Shanxi Province, and this repair is several."

Li Yunlong then asked, "Chief of Staff, can you point out the specific location?" ”

Wang Dehou put a map of northern Jin on the table, and slid his fingers along the highway from northwest Jin to Datong.

"The Japanese army is building strongholds here, here, here, and here on the highway."

"There are four strongholds in total, and all of them are medium-sized strongholds, all of them are strongholds of masonry turrets."

"The Japanese army coerced us Chinese laborers to build strongholds, and there were quite a few of them, and they could complete the construction of all these strongholds in 10 days and half a month at most."

Subsequently, Wang Dehou used a pencil to draw the location of the Japanese stronghold on the map.

Li Yunlong stared at the map in deep thought.

Medium-sized strongholds of the Japanese army are generally equipped with a squad or squadron, as well as a company or more of puppet troops, with a strength of about 200 to 300 people.

This kind of stronghold is generally equipped with a three-storey blockhouse, and a small blockhouse is built on both sides of the big blockhouse, and a blockhouse will also be set up at the gate and the rear wing of the stronghold.

The area in the middle of the stronghold was generally a barracks for the Japanese army and the puppet army.

At the beginning, the Huting stronghold was in this configuration, and it was captured by the new regiment with 1 75-mm Italian field gun and more than a dozen mortars.

Now that the Maguan stronghold has been razed to the ground by Katyusha rocket artillery, and the Japanese army is still building a medium-sized stronghold, it is worth pondering.

Because of the current new regiment, let alone fighting Taiyuan City, even if it hits Beiping City, the firepower is enough.

In a small medium-sized stronghold, two infantry companies of the new regiment, plus 2 mountain guns and a few mortars, can take it down, and it is easy and pleasant.

As for why it can't be fought when the Japanese army is building strongholds, because the tactics of the new regiment now are mainly to cover the enemy with a round of artillery fire.

It was the common people who repaired the strongholds, and a round of artillery fire could kill all the Japanese troops, but the common people were not spared.

Seeing Li Yunlong squinting his eyes and thinking, Wang Dehou said: "Regiment commander, the first division of the Japanese army, this is scared by our new regiment, so after the Maguan stronghold is shelled, we must build a medium-sized stronghold to prevent the large army of our new regiment from sneaking north to attack Datong." ”

From the northwest of Shanxi to Datong, there is only one highway at present.

Although there are also many small roads that can be interspersed with detours, the small roads are interspersed with circuitous and heavy firepower.

And the devils of the 1st Division of the devils are afraid of this, presumably there are scout activities on the path.

Li Yunlong nodded and said, "There is another possibility, these strongholds were built by the First Division to attract our attention. ”

"Commander, what do you mean..."Wang Dehou said thoughtfully, "Nakazawa Sanfu, this old devil, is playing with us to repair the plank road and secretly Chen Cang?" ”

"That's right!" Li Yunlong said, "I dare to bet with you, there are still devils' secret posts in other places, otherwise after the Maguan stronghold is eliminated by us, the devils will dare to repair the stronghold, isn't this looking for death?" ”

"The devil is not stupid, and he will never let these soldiers die in vain."

"Then if we want to go north to attack Datong." Wang Dehou was worried, "But it won't be able to achieve the effect of the surprise attack of the 3rd Brigade that went north last time." ”

Last time, the 3rd Brigade of the Japanese Army was completely annihilated, mainly because it was able to succeed in a surprise attack.

Li Yunlong first asked the Sword Squadron and the scouts to kill the Japanese scouts, and then dispatched the cavalry to attack from a distance and block the Japanese 3rd Brigade in Datong City.

and ordered the Sword Squadron and a battalion and a company to attack Datong Station and grab 5,000 tons of combat materials.

Later, a large number of troops arrived, annihilated the Japanese 3rd Brigade in one fell swoop, and killed its major general Brigade Commander Mizumi Imi.

"If you want to raid the 1st Division, you have to find a way." Li Yunlong nodded, "Otherwise, once the 1st Division senses that something is wrong, it is likely to let the 1st Division slip away." ”

Today's 1st Division is not even half of its combat effectiveness at its peak.

Although the 1st Division had some additional strength, it was of a lower quality compared to the previous soldiers.

The biggest threat to the new regiment was the heavy artillery wing of the 1st Division, with 20 150mm cannons and 10 240mm heavy howitzers, and the firepower was extremely strong.

Of course, the new regiment also has counterfire, such as a battalion of 150-mm howitzers, a battalion of 203-mm heavy howitzers.

When the Katyusha rocket artillery battalion has formed combat effectiveness, it can also counter the heavy artillery wing of the devils.

Li Yunlong instructed: "First send the sword squadron to bypass the devil's stronghold and see if we can find out the hidden devil's outpost, the devil's secret post is likely to carry a radio station." ”

"That's all it can do for now."

Wang Dehou was about to turn around and leave, but suddenly turned around again:

"By the way, the regiment commander, there is also information that the 33rd Division of the 1st Army of the Japanese Army has withdrawn the Zhengtai Railway from Zhongtiao Mountain, and the division headquarters is currently stationed in Shouyang County."

"Did the Japanese abandon Mt. Nakajo?" Li Yunlong's eyes narrowed slightly.

The Japanese army originally dispatched 6 divisions to attack Zhongtiao Mountain and defeated 200,000 Central Army.

Li Yunlong seized the opportunity of the emptiness of the Japanese army in Taiyuan to attack Taiyuan and kill the commander of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka.

It can be said that the Japanese army attacked Mt. Nakajo, although it achieved a great victory in the direction of Mt. Nakajo.

But the backyard caught fire, and the headquarters of the First Army was completely annihilated, resulting in heavy losses for the Japanese army.

It can be said that Li Yunlong led the 30,000 Eighth Route Army to fight a record and threw off the 200,000 Central Army several streets.

"Yes." Wang Dehou nodded and said, "Regiment leader." ”

"Okay, you go and give orders to the Sword Squadron first."

"Yes."

Wang Dehou turned and left.

Li Yunlong stared at the map, his eyes contemplative.

When the headquarters in the southeast of Shanxi planned to attack the 33rd Division, the head of the headquarters had already greeted Li Yunlong.

Let Li Yunlong send troops to contain the Japanese First Army to prevent the Japanese First Army from moving south to rescue the 33rd Division.

And Li Yunlong had two plans in his mind, the first plan was that once the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the southeast of Shanxi Province went south to attack the 33rd Division, then Li Yunlong would summon the main force of the new 1st Regiment or the 2nd Regiment to go south to approach Taiyuan.

One regiment was left to block the southward movement of the Mongolian garrison and the 1st Division.

The second plan was that when the main force in the southeast of Jin Province attacked the 33rd Division, the new regiment launched an attack on the 1st Division at the same time, making it difficult for the 1st Army to take care of the end.

However, now that the 33rd Division is going north to defend the Zhengtai Railway, the headquarters will definitely not go south to Zhongtiao Mountain.

In this way, the Japanese army's defense of the Zhengtai Railway is relatively large.

The more than 200-kilometer railway line from Taiyuan to Jingcheng County was defended by nearly three divisions.

This is still the case when the 37th Division of the Japanese Army was disabled by the new regiment and the 129th Division, otherwise the defense of the Zhengtai Railway would be even greater.

I'm thinking about it.

Correspondent Chen Baoshan ran in and reported: "Report to the regiment commander, the 2nd Company of the Guard Battalion called, and Chu Yunfei, the commander of the 358th Regiment of the Jin Sui Army, has visited. ”

"Oh?" Li Yunlong's tone was surprised, "Chu Yunfei is here?" How many people are there, and how far is it from the regimental headquarters? ”

Chen Baoshan replied: "There are only more than 10 people, Chu Yunfei and his adjutant Sun Ming, and there is also a guard squad, which is about half an hour away from the regiment headquarters. ”

Li Yunlong nodded: "I know." ”

……

About half an hour later.

Chu Yunfei arrived as scheduled with Sun Ming and the guard squad.

The guard squad was waiting outside the village, and Chu Yunfei took Sun Ming, under the guidance of the guards, to the regimental headquarters of the new regiment.

"Haha, what kind of wind blew the great god of Brother Chu to my small temple today?"

In the courtyard of the regiment headquarters, Li Yunlong and Wang Dehou went out to greet Chu Yunfei.

Today, Zhao Gang went down to the troops, Xing Zhiguo went to Wohu Mountain to supervise the project, and only Li Yunlong and Wang Dehou were left in the regiment headquarters.

As soon as they met, after the two sides first exchanged military salutes, Li Yunlong laughed and said.

Chu Yunfei's heart twitched slightly, but he said as usual: "Yunlong's words are too exalted to my brother, my brother fought in the south and the north with the strength of a group, killed countless Japanese soldiers, killed 6 lieutenant generals and 10 major generals of the Japanese army, and was a brave person, how dare Chu be called a great god in front of Brother Yunlong?" ”

For the current Li Yunlong, Chu Yunfei really admires it, who can command the troops to kill 16 Japanese generals, and there is no second person in China.

At the time of the national crisis, Chu Yunfei was unwilling to intervene in the partisan dispute, and only wished that the independence and freedom of the nation would serve the country on the spot.

It's just that Chu Yunfei is a man, but the top chief, Chief Yan, and even Chairman Jiang don't think so.

It can only be said that Chu Yunfei followed the wrong party and leader.

"The 16 generals are so worried, one day I will cut off the head of Okamura Ningci and give it to Brother Chu as a night pot."

Hearing Chu Yunfei say this, Li Yunlong suddenly laughed, this Chu Yunfei is a proud person, but he doesn't often compliment people.

"Brother Chu, please."

Li Yunlong invited Chu Yunfei and Sun Ming into the living room of the regiment headquarters.

Guard Huang Erhu walked in with a teacup.

Li Yunlong said: "Brother Chu has always been a good person to go to the Three Treasures Palace. ”

Chu Yunfei sat on the chair, picked up the teacup and blew it, took a sip of tea and said: "Brother Yunlong, Chu came to the door this time, mainly because of the equipment of my battalion and the matter of my transport team, Chief Yan has explained clearly to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese spies and the agents of the military command are completely misunderstood, it is the intelligence staff officer of the Theater Commander's Department who is making the claim, this person has been executed, Brother Yunlong, can the equipment and transport team of that battalion be returned to us 358 Regiment, it should be regarded as giving my brother a face." ”

"Brother Chu, this is a bit difficult." Li Yunlong tapped his fingers on the table and said, Master Li knew the reason why Chu Yunfei came to the door this time. (End of chapter)