Half a month passed in a flash.

It didn't take long for May 1st.

In the past half a month, the whole of Shanxi and even North China have been filled with a tense smell of gunpowder.

In Ji Province, the Japanese army is mobilizing troops and combat materials in an attempt to carry out a sweeping operation against the Eighth Route Army of the Jizhong Military Region, and the Eighth Route Army of the Jizhong Military Region is actively making counter-sweeping preparations.

However, the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese army in Shanxi were diametrically opposed.

The Eighth Route Army in the southeast and northwest of Shanxi Province is actively preparing for war, the soldiers are practicing tactics, and the logistics units are stepping up preparations for war materials.

Prepare for the attack on the Taiyuan and Zhengtai railways.

The Japanese army was also panicked, hoarding food and war materials overnight, and building various fortifications to cope with the upcoming ferocious offensive of the Eighth Route Army.

If you don't do well, the Japanese army in Shanxi will be completely wiped out in this battle.

I have to admit that the Japanese army's will to fight is really powerful.

From the commander of the First Army to the commander of the division, to the soldiers, many devils know that they are not the opponents of the Eighth Route Army.

However, without explicit refusal, the Japanese army thought of many ways to defend against the attack of the Eighth Route Army, but only did not think of retreating.

Even if the whole army is annihilated, the Eighth Route will be consumed, so that the Eighth Route will not be able to touch North China within a year or two.

This world, although because of the arrival of Chen Feng and the system, has seriously deviated from the original historical track.

But the wheel of history always corrects itself.

Okamura Ninji took the lead in carrying forward the fine tradition of the Japanese army, refused to carry out Tojo Hideki's order to attack the northwest of Jin, and still on 1 May, gathered troops to launch a sweeping operation against the Jizhong Military Region.

In the original play, the main force of the First Army also carried out a brutal sweep of southeast Jin.

It was in this sweep that Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang led the independent regiment to break through from the encirclement of the devils in the southeast of Jin and went to Zhaojiayu in the northwest of Jin.

In that battle, the independent regiment was taken care of by the devils and the puppet army, and two-thirds of the casualties of the whole regiment were killed, and the second battalion commander died.

In that battle, the deputy chief of the General Staff died.

The Jizhong Military Region suffered serious losses.

But this time, through the headquarters, Li Yunlong sent the Jizhong Military Region a rough battle plan for the devil sweep in advance.

Although there is no detailed plan for the devil's sweep, the Jizhong Military Region knew the news that the devil was going to sweep the Jizhong Military Region more than half a month in advance, and the preparations were relatively sufficient.

Moreover, the ammunition of the current Jizhong Military Region has been supplied with weapons and ammunition from the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

The military district command has an artillery brigade under its jurisdiction, which is mainly equipped with Type 92 infantry guns and American 75-mm mountain guns.

The fighters had a relatively adequate supply of ammunition and grenades, and the regiments were armed with a number of 60-mm and 82-mm mortars.

However, the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the Jizhong Military Region was not much, with less than 70,000 people.

In addition, the main forces are relatively scattered, and it is necessary to protect the people and cover the retreat of the people in the anti-sweeping operation.

The Eighth Route Army of the Jizhong Military Region was no match for the devil's sweeping troops.

However, at present, the situation in the Jizhong Military Region is still much better than that of another time and space.

Northwest of Shanxi.

Zhaojiayu Village.

In the new regiment and regiment headquarters, Chief of Staff Wang Dehou held a telegram in his hand and walked quickly into the regiment headquarters.

"Commander, the headquarters just called."

"The devils really made a move against the Jizhong Military Region, about 30,000 devils and 20,000 puppet troops, adopting the method of compression and encirclement, and launched an attack on the Jizhong Military Region."

"The head of the headquarters ordered the flight group of our new regiment to take off immediately and cooperate with the Jizhong Military Region to launch an anti-sweeping operation."

While speaking, Wang Dehou handed the telegram in his hand to Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong was lying on the table studying how to attack Taiyuan, and raised his head after hearing Wang Dehou's words.

Li Yunlong's eyes narrowed slightly: "Okamura Ningji, this old devil is not particular, we all sent two clear code telegrams in a row, pointing at the noses of Okamura Ningji and Tojo Hideji, this devil does not dare to attack our northwest Jin." ”

Wang Dehou smiled slightly: "With the strength of our Eighth Route Army in the northwest of Jin, if the devil dares to attack, it is to seek death." ”

The last time he killed Sadachi Yoshimoto and Tadao Hironaka, the second of the weapons and ammunition earned, 28 B4 heavy howitzers and 28 Katyusha rockets.

All 28 B4 heavy howitzers were handed over to the headquarters, and some of the headquarters preferred large-caliber heavy artillery.

The other 28 Katyusha rocket launchers were all owned by Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong expanded another Katyusha rocket artillery battalion.

Now the heavy fire units of the new regiment have a total of 2 B4 heavy howitzer battalions, 3 Katyusha rocket artillery battalions, 1 150-mm howitzer battalion, 2 105-mm howitzer battalions and 2 tank battalions.

Although they are all battalion-level establishments, each battalion is a regimental size.

In terms of heavy firepower, it is very satisfying.

Such a strong firepower, coupled with air supremacy, Tojo Hideki, who is far away in Japan, does not understand.

However, Okamura Ningji, who was beaten several times, was very forced, and did not dare to gather troops to launch a sweeping operation against the Eighth Road in the northwest of Jin.

After reading the telegram sent by the head of the headquarters, Li Yunlong said in a disdainful tone: "The devils swept the Jizhong Military Region, and they didn't play any new tricks, they still compressed and surrounded them, and then closed the iron wall and swept the three-plate axe with iron rollers." ”

After a pause, Li Yunlong sighed again: "Boss Chen's strategic vision is indeed high, he predicted that the devils would carry out a sweep of the Jizhong Military Region a few months ago, when the devils won a victory in Southeast Asia. ”

"yes!"

Wang Dehou nodded sympathetically:

"Since then, the Jizhong Military Region has been preparing for this counter-sweep."

"Chief of Staff."

Li Yunlong's tone was categorical: "Immediately order the flight group to take off, bomb the logistics supply line of the devil according to the original plan, and reinforce the brother troops of the Jizhong Military Region in the air to carry out anti-sweeping operations." ”

At present, the devils in Taiyuan have summed up the experience of air defense, and they have quickly implemented it, and are stepping up the construction of anti-artillery holes and tunnels.

Although the flying brigade went to Taiyuan every day to carry out routine bombing of devils, the effect was not very great.

The devils want to attack the Jizhong Military Region, and Li Yunlong naturally wants to help a bunch of people.

The Jizhong Military Region is the granary of the Eighth Route Army, and part of the grain eaten by the Eighth Route Army of the Taihang Military Region comes from the Jizhong Military Region.

Now it is the spring plowing season, and the devils are sweeping the Jizhong Military Region at this juncture, and their vicious intentions are clearly exposed.

In another time and space, it was after this sweeping operation of the devils that the Eighth Route Army in North China fell into an extremely difficult period, and both the territory and the troops were seriously reduced.

Okamura Ninji, this old devil is still very good.

And Li Yunlong had already ordered the flight brigade to make a plan to reinforce the Jizhong Military Region by air.

"Yes!"

Wang Dehou turned around and went to call and give orders.

Then.

Li Yunlong put on a military hat and walked out of the regiment headquarters, called Huang Erhu and Chen Baoshan, and got into a jeep and headed in the direction of Dagu Town.

More than half an hour later, Li Yunlong came to Dagu Town.

I happened to see the 45 planes of the flying group take off one by one, line up in the air, and head in the direction of Jizhong.

It wasn't until the plane disappeared into the sky that Li Yunlong retracted his gaze with satisfaction and reluctance.

Although he has seen these planes many times, Li Yunlong feels that he can't see enough at all, just like looking at a beauty, no matter how he looks at it, he can't get tired of it.

Subsequently.

Li Yunlong came to the battalion headquarters of the first battalion.

After the reconstruction of Dagu Town, Zhang Dabiao led a battalion to enter Dagu Town.

After a while, the regimental headquarters of the new regiment will also move over.

After the Heyuan airport is repaired, the regimental headquarters of the first battalion and the new regiment, as well as the guards and several heavy firepower battalions, will all be moved to Heyuan County.

"Commander, why are you free to come to our battalion today?"

Zhang Dabiao saw Li Yunlong appear at the entrance of the battalion department, his expression was slightly happy, and he walked over quickly and saluted with a military salute.

Li Yunlong raised his hand and saluted back: "I'll take a look at the training of your first battalion." ”

Regarding the operational plan for this attack on Taiyuan, Li Yunlong was ready to pick a battalion with the strongest combat effectiveness in the new regiment.

And this battalion with the strongest combat effectiveness is the key to the success of Li Yunlong's battle plan.

Among the infantry battalions of the new regiment, the strongest combat effectiveness was naturally Zhang Dabiao's battalion.

Zhang Dabiao's expression moved, and his expression was confident: "Regiment leader, what kind of training do you want to see?" ”

As the battalion with the strongest combat effectiveness in the new regiment, most of the soldiers in the first battalion are elite veterans, and all qualities are top-notch in the whole regiment.

"Da Biao, how are the shooting results of the soldiers?"

Li Yunlong thought for a moment and asked:

"Our regiment has just been replaced with a new gun, how are the soldiers using the new guns? Is it fully adapted to the new gun? ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Dabiao's eyes lit up: "Regiment commander, the new gun has won unanimous praise from the soldiers, and this new gun is much better than the Yankee's Garand!" After a month of training in shooting new guns, a large number of sharpshooters emerged in our battalion, of which the fourth company had the most sharpshooters, and the number of sharpshooters in the fourth company was more than 170, and even the cooking soldiers were sharpshooters. ”

Each battalion of the new regiment consisted of 12 companies, each with a strength of more than 2,500 men.

These include nine infantry companies, one mortar company, one mountain artillery company and one transport support company.

The first company of the first battalion was all replaced from M3 submachine guns to five or six submachine guns, and the shooting results of the soldiers were also very good, but they were still worse than the fourth company.

Most of the soldiers of the fourth company and even the cooking soldiers are sharpshooters?

Li Yunlong's eyes lit up, and he suddenly became interested.

At the beginning, there were few sharpshooters in the new regiment, and the same was true for other troops, and the number of sharpshooters in each regiment was counted by hand.

But now, the number of sharpshooters in one company of one battalion of the new regiment is more than that of one brigade of the Eighth Route Army.

Li Yunlong ordered: "Da Biao, you go and make arrangements, I want to exchange shooting experience with the soldiers of the fourth company." ”

As a sharpshooter, except for the group of guys in the sword squadron, Li Yunlong has never served anyone in terms of shooting.

"Yes!"

Zhang Dabiao straightened up.

At the Dagu Town shooting range, Li Yunlong exchanged shooting experience with the 4th Company of the 1st Battalion.

There are more than 220 soldiers in the fourth company, Zhang Dabiao did not brag, most of the soldiers are sharpshooters, even the cooking soldiers are sharpshooters.

Those fighters who are not sharpshooters are not bad at shooting!

Over the range, the fleet of the new flying group returned to the airfield after completing its mission.

On the shooting range, Li Yunlong exchanged shooting experience with the soldiers of the first battalion and the fourth company.

Li Yunlong said: "There are two kinds of sharpshooters, one is to use the eye second, three points into a line, the thumb and index finger pull the trigger together, the rules are decent, not sloppy at all, this shooting method is very accurate." ”

"But the disadvantage is that it can't quickly capture the target, and it must form a line of sight before it can be fired, which is called a sharpshooter on the shooting range, and it can't be used in actual combat."

After a pause, Li Yunlong glanced at the soldiers of more than 200 meters, and then said: "Another kind of sharpshooter is to fight by feeling, and he doesn't practice with dead strength. ”

"The real sharpshooter is fed by bullets on the battlefield, and when you fight more, you will feel it, you will be there when you see it, you will be there when you lift the gun, and the bullets will bite the flesh, this is called a sharpshooter."

"Regiment commander, then the sharpshooters of our fourth company, is it the first or the second?" A sharpshooter soldier asked aloud.

The group of soldiers immediately looked at Li Yunlong with anticipation.

Li Yunlong glanced at the soldiers: "You are all veterans, the elite of our new regiment, of course the second type." ”

"But don't be proud, as the saying goes, there are people outside of men, and there are heavens outside of heaven."

"In terms of marksmanship, you are indeed not bad, but compared with the sword squadron, it is far behind."

"Commander." Another fighter asked, "What level is the Sword Squadron?" ”

The sword squadron is a mysterious existence in the eyes of the soldiers of the new regiment, and the dragon does not see the head but the tail, and among the soldiers, only the legend of the sword squadron is circulated.

What infiltrated Taiyuan and killed the devil pilots of the First Army, and then retreated, and blew up dozens of devil planes on the way to retreat.

What carried out the decapitation of Miyano Michiichi, chief of staff of the Kwantung Army.

Only by participating in the selection of the new regiment of special forces, the soldiers who are trained in the camp will have the opportunity to get a glimpse of the whole picture of the sword squadron.

But the eliminated fighters refused to say anything after returning to the company.

No way, I was abused in the Sword Squadron.

"What level? It will surprise you to say it, all the members of the Sword Squadron are top-level marksmen, one level higher than sharpshooters. ”

Li Yunlong glared and said loudly, and the soldiers listened very carefully:

"The guys in the Sword Squadron, what hand-to-hand combat, shooting, infiltrating, driving, blasting, etc., are at the top level in all aspects."

"I don't expect you to be at the top of your game in everything, but you can't just practice shooting."

"I usually have to practice throwing grenades, practicing bazooka, and practicing physical fitness."

"A real king of soldiers is not only a sharpshooter, but also a sharpshooter, and his stabbing and physical fitness are also top-notch, and he is top-notch in all aspects."

After Li Yunlong's pointing, the training plan of the commander of the fourth company of the first battalion for the fourth company suddenly became clear.

The shooting performance of the soldiers of the fourth company was indeed very good, but they neglected other aspects of training.

In terms of the tactical cooperation of the soldiers, most of the soldiers of the Fourth Company are elite veterans, so naturally there is no need for Li Yunlong to say more.

"Da Biao, you kid has two brushes to lead the soldiers."

"Not only did it bring out the Seventh Company of Steel, but it also brought out the Fourth Company of Sharpshooters."

Before leaving Dagu Town, Li Yunlong looked at Zhang Dabiao who was sent to the entrance of the town, and his tone was satisfied.

The combat effectiveness of the first battalion was so strong, and Li Yunlong became more and more confident in his battle plan this time.

The corners of Zhang Dabiao's mouth curled: "Regiment commander, I have learned from you these few times, I let the soldiers sweat more in peacetime training and bleed less in wartime." ”

"The troops continue to intensify their training." Li Yunlong patted Da Biao's shoulder, "Our Eighth Route Army will attack Taiyuan soon, and there will be an important task to be handed over to your battalion at that time." ”

"Yes!"

Zhang Dabiao's body straightened, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

(End of chapter)