Xiao County.

Xujia Village.

Jizhong Military Region Command.

With the issuance of the order of the headquarters and the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, the headquarters of the Jizhong Military Region immediately became busy.

The radios were all turned on, and all the scouts were sent out to inform the assembly of the various main forces as quickly as possible.

The Jizhong Military Region has jurisdiction over five military subdivisions, and the main force is scattered and stationed in various localities in the form of regiments, battalions, and companies.

Inside the headquarters.

District Chief Lu, who received the order, as well as the political commissar, chief of staff, and operational staff officers, were rapidly formulating an operational plan.

The first step is to determine which troops will attack and which units will remain in the base areas, so as to determine the next battle plan.

Originally, it was the 110th Division of the Japanese Army that defended the central Hebei region, and as the 110th Division of the Japanese Army was transferred to attack Niangzi Pass, only a small number of garrison troops and puppet troops were left.

The main force of the Jizhong Military Region can naturally also be transferred to stab the devils who attacked Niangzi Pass.

Don't worry about the base being swept away by devils and puppet troops.

Even if the headquarters does not order the Jizhong Military Region to stab the devil in the eye, the Jizhong Military Region is ready to launch an offensive in the Jizhong Military Region, at least taking this opportunity to recover a few county seats.

Revenge for the devil's two sweeps.

It's just that the headquarters ordered the Jizhong Military Region to stab the devil's eyes, which also happened to avenge the devil's two sweeps.

Although the two sweeps by the devils did not hurt the vitality of the Jizhong Military Region, many commanders and fighters died in the sweeps, and many ordinary people were slaughtered by the devils.

The soldiers of the Jizhong Military Region have long wanted to avenge this revenge.

It's just that the Jizhong Military Region lacks experience in fighting a big battle, its weapons and equipment are poor, and its logistical supplies are almost non-existent.

The new regiment of fraternal units is willing to provide weapons and ammunition, which can greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of the Jizhong Military Region.

This gave the Jizhong Military Region the capital to fight the devils.

As soon as the first step of the battle plan was determined, District Chief Lu took a sip of the porcelain cup and opened it, and a telegraph operator from the military region headquarters walked in quickly with a telegram in his hand.

"Report to the chief, the new regiment leader Li secret telegram!"

The telegraph operator gave a standard military salute and handed over the telegram in his hand.

District Chief Lu hurriedly put down the porcelain cup in his hand and took the telegram and looked at it.

When he looked at the first message, he looked as usual, but when he read the second message, District Chief Lu's eyes suddenly widened, and his eyeballs were about to fall:

"Our Jizhong Military Region is going to make a fortune!"

The first telegram was that Li Yunlong asked the Jizhong Military Region to draw up its own combat plan, and gave the Jizhong Military Region a combat mission that was not difficult to complete, to assemble the main force and complete the receipt of airdrop supplies within seven days, and then rush to Niangzi Pass to stab the eyes of the three devil divisions.

The battle plan was formulated by himself, and the task was completed within seven days, and he rushed to Niangzi Pass to encircle and flank the Japanese army with the independent regiment.

It can be said that Li Yunlong only symbolically issued a combat mission.

Even if Li Yunlong does not issue this task, the main force of the Jizhong Military Region will rush to Niangzi Pass within seven days and join forces with the independent regiment to encircle the three divisions of the Japanese army.

The second and third messages are the list of airdrop supplies.

The political commissar and chief of staff, as well as the combat staff officers, who had been watching District Chief Lu read the telegram, suddenly showed a curious look on their faces.

"How much benefit did Regiment Commander Li give to our Jizhong Military Region?"

The political commissar's tone was surprised, how many weapons and ammunition did it make his own head have a look of ecstasy on his face?

"Airdrop supply list."

"5 million rounds of ammunition, 300,000 grenades, 50,000 artillery shells, 800 machine guns, 70,000 steel helmets..."

District Chief Lu read them one by one, and with each recitation, everyone's eyes became brighter.

Each of these items can make the Jizhong Military Region a lot of money, and the combination of so many weapons and ammunition is a great wealth for the Jizhong Military Region.

After reading the last piece of equipment for 1,500 cavalry, wow... There was even more uproar in the headquarters.

How poor was the Eighth Route Army?

Take the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region as an example, during the Battle of the Hundred Regiments, 36 regiments under the jurisdiction of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region participated in the battle, and the troops of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region consumed a total of 260328 bullets, 17,752 grenades, and 661 artillery shells in the battle.

On average, each fighter fires only about 3 bullets in battle.

Even though the conditions were difficult, there was a huge disparity in military equipment between the two sides, but the Eighth Route Army still insisted on fighting.

As a second-level military region, the Jizhong Military Region is almost always a plain terrain, and there is no danger to defend, and it is often swept away by devils, and the conditions are even more difficult.

This time, 5 million rounds of ammunition were obtained at once, which means that each main fighter could get about 100 rounds of ammunition.

Moreover, in the battle, you can call Li Yunlong for airdrop supplies at any time.

The machine-gun fire more than doubled.

The Jizhong Military Region suddenly became a local tyrant army!

"This Captain Li is too rich, isn't he?" The political commissar sighed emotionally.

"It's so rich!"

It took the chief of staff a long time to come back to his senses:

"However, Regiment Commander Li can even take out the heavy artillery of the aircraft, and this bit of weapons and ammunition should be nothing to him."

If it weren't for the fact that he had personally seen Commander Li's plane support the Jizhong Military Region in the air last time, the chief of staff couldn't believe that this was true.

Everyone nodded suddenly, and they were quickly relieved.

Regiment Commander Li can even take out the plane, what is this bit of weapons and ammunition?

This batch of weapons and ammunition is an unimaginable wealth for the Jizhong Military Region, but for Li Yunlong, the commander of the new regiment, it may just be a little oil and water flowing from his fingernails.

The personnel of the Jizhong Military Region Command, except for District Commander Lu, thought that these weapons and ammunition came from the northwest of Shanxi.

But.

District Chief Lu didn't break it, and he only heard two sentences from the heads of the headquarters when he went to the headquarters for a meeting.

It is said that a mysterious patriot named Chen Feng provided assistance to Commander Li, and even he did not know more information.

This is also a top secret at the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

Some officers who were a little uncomfortable with Regiment Commander Li's nominal command of the Jizhong Military Region suddenly disappeared from the slightest discomfort in their hearts.

After all, the new regiment is just a regiment, and Li Yunlong is just a regiment commander, commanding such a large military region, although it is an order from the headquarters, there are always people who are uncomfortable.

Of course, if you feel uncomfortable, you will not feel comfortable, and the orders of the headquarters will still be carried out.

However, these officers didn't expect that Regiment Commander Li gave too much.

"Get this batch of weapons and ammunition in your hands first."

"Let's receive airdrop supplies in Xiao County, and the place to receive the airdrop is in Xujia Village."

District Chief Lu suppressed the excitement in his heart, stared at the map and said:

"Call back to Regiment Commander Li immediately, and say thank you to Commander Li for the airdrop and supplies, and the Jizhong Military Region can receive the airdrop at any time, and the location is Xujia Village, Xiao County."

Most of the area of Ji Province is a plain terrain, and you can receive airdrops anywhere.

However, at present, the time is tight and the task is heavy, and it is necessary to receive the airdrop as soon as possible, and then distribute the weapons and ammunition to the soldiers of the troops.

"Yes!" The chief of staff immediately began to prepare telegrams.

"Commander Li has given us so many weapons and ammunition." Taking advantage of the chief of staff's efforts to prepare a telegram, the political commissar said, "Shall we also give something in return to Commander Li?" Gifts are still exchanged. ”

District Chief Lu thought about it and felt that what the political commissar said made some sense, so he said: "There is no shortage of weapons, ammunition, food, and even very wealthy, what can we give to Commander Li?" ”

The political commissar said: "Last time, the communications soldiers of the new regiment said that the new regiment lacked troops, and we have hundreds of thousands of militiamen in the Jizhong Military Region, and we will pick tens of thousands of militiamen with good quality to send to Commander Li, what do you think?" ”

"I'll see it!"

District Chief Lu's eyes lit up slightly.

As soon as the devils in Shanxi are solved, the next step is to solve the devils in Hebei and Shandong.

At that time, the new regiment will be the absolute main force of the counteroffensive, and the Jizhong Military Region will definitely cooperate with the new regiment to fight devils in the future.

After having a good relationship with Regiment Commander Li, the Jizhong Military Region is still worried that it will not be able to make a fortune in the future?

"When this battle is over, I will communicate with Head Li and the headquarters."

As he spoke, District Chief Lu took the telegram from the chief of staff and signed his name.

……

Three days later.

Peiping.

Iron Lion Alley.

Command of the North China Front.

At this time.

Five days have passed since the Eighth Route Army officially launched an attack on the Taiyuan and Zhengtai Railway.

"Your Excellency..."

"This is based on the current battle situation of each unit, please take a look!"

In the war hall, Deputy Chief of Staff Seizo Yusue handed the folder of battle information sent by each unit to Okamura Ninji with both hands.

"If there is a final king, I won't watch it." Okamura Ninji waved his hand and said, "You dictate the situation of each battlefield." ”

Next to Okamura Ninji stood the Chief of Staff Moritake Tanabe.

Seven or eight staff officers were busy on the other side.

"Hey!"

Seizo put away the folder, pointed to the map with a slender pole, and introduced:

"On the Taiyuan battlefield, the current Fifth Division and the 41st Division on the Northern Front have blocked the offensive of the new 1st and 2nd regiments of the Eighth Route Army."

"The 24th Division and the 28th Division defending the Taigu Defense Line on the southern front have blocked the offensive of the main force of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army."

"At present, the position is solid, and the Eighth Route Army has no possibility of conquering the position in a short period of time."

"The positions of the 40th Division stationed in Shouyang and the 56th Division stationed in Yangquan are also very stable."

"The 1st Division and the 26th Division have launched an attack on the base area in the northwest of Shanxi Province of the Eighth Route Army."

“……”

"Yo Xi!"

Listening to Seizo Yusue's report, Okamura Ninji nodded with a satisfied expression:

"Who came up with the pit and anticline tactics?"

Okamura did not expect that five days had passed before the Eighth Route Army could conquer a small number of positions of the Locust Army.

This was completely inconsistent with what he had thought before, and with the overall superiority of the Eighth Route Army in land and air, the locust army in Shanxi suffered heavy losses.

But according to the current situation, it will be no problem for the locust army in Shanxi to hold out for another two months?

"It's Major General Tadamichi Kuribayashi." "After the Eighth Route Army used this tactic, he has been studying this tactic, and like the commander of the First Army, Lieutenant General Iwamatsu Yoshio, suggested that Taiyuan use this tactic to build fortifications, but Lieutenant General Iwamatsu at that time was superstitious about concrete permanent fortifications, and this tactic was not taken seriously by the First Army. ”

"Tadamichi Kuribayashi?" Okamura Ninji said with a moving expression, "Commander of the 1st Cavalry Brigade? This man is a talent, where has he gone now? ”

"Your Excellency, General." Moritake Tanabe replied, "Now Major General Kuribayashi is the chief of staff of the 23rd Army. ”

Okamura Ninji suddenly remembered that Tadamichi Kuribayashi had been transferred to the 23rd Army as chief of staff.

Okamura really wanted to bring Tadamichi Kuribayashi to his side as a staff officer, but at this time, it was impossible for Okamura Ninji to call Tadamichi Kuritabayashi over.

Otherwise, wouldn't it hurt Kuribayashi Tadamichi?

Okamura Ningji looked at Niangzi Pass, frowned and asked, "Tanabe-kun, when will the 23rd Division, the 35th Division, and the 110th Division be able to capture Niangzi Pass?" ”

Moritake Tanabe: "This..."