With the order of the commanders of both sides was given.

The 20 infantry battalions of the Eighth Route Army quickly assembled at Yangquan Station, and most of these were new barracks, each with about 2,500 people.

In terms of equipment, it was aligned with the main battalion.

In addition to the all-in-one semi-automatic rifle and automatic rifle, and the Bazooka and light machine guns that were widespread in the squad, each infantry battalion was equipped with 12 75mm mountain guns as standard.

The firepower is tough.

Each train pulls a battalion and its equipment to Niangzi Pass, and then these troops have to be quickly interspersed on foot.

Complete the task of encircling the devils in Shimen and Zhengding areas within three days.

And on the devil's side, the 11th Infantry Wing of the 12th Division is also ready to intersperse.

……

Ji Province.

Xiao County.

The headquarters of the Jizhong Military Region of the Eighth Route Army.

"Report, the commander-in-chief of the front, Commander Li, sent a telegram!"

With a telegram in his hand, the communications staff officer walked in quickly, saluted District Chief Lu and then reported.

"Give it to me."

The chief of staff on the side took the telegram and read it.

After reading the telegram, the chief of staff's eyes lit up.

"What instructions does Regiment Leader Li have?"

District Chief Lu hurriedly asked.

The political commissars and staff officers on the side also looked at the chief of staff expectantly.

The Jizhong Military Region is a second-level military region of the Eighth Route Army, which is equivalent to the column level, larger than the brigade level but smaller than the division level.

And now that Li Yunlong is already a division-level treatment of the Eighth Route Army, the Jizhong Military Region asked Li Yunlong to command, and District Chief Lu did not feel uncomfortable in the slightest, but looked forward to it.

Last time.

The Jizhong Military Region only cooperated with the new Second Regiment in combat, nominally under the command of Li Yunlong, and had already made a lot of money.

And this time, the Jizhong Military Region assembled almost all the main forces, which were actually under the command of Li Yunlong.

It is bound to make a greater fortune.

In fact.

The 50,000 high-quality militia soldiers of the new regiment given by the Jizhong Military Region were only to thank Li Yunlong for the weapons and equipment given to the Jizhong Military Region before the last battle.

Unexpectedly, Li Yunlong also generously gave an artillery regiment to the Jizhong Military Region.

This made the commanders and fighters of the entire Jizhong Military Region sincerely grateful to Li Yunlong, and they were eager to report to the headquarters and turn the Jizhong Military Region into a second-level military region under the new regiment.

With Commander Li's generosity and wealth, will he treat the Jizhong Military Region badly?

However, not to mention that the headquarters will not agree, I am afraid that even the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region will not agree.

But.

It is no fun for the Jizhong Military Region to be turned into a second-level military region of the new First Regiment, but the main force headed by the New First Regiment will launch a major counterattack in North China, and the Jizhong Military Region, as the base area in North China, will inevitably cooperate in the operation.

There is also a chance to make a fortune.

The commanders and fighters of the Jizhong Military Region have been waiting for this day for a long time.

"Commander Li instructed us..."

The chief of staff subconsciously said a sentence, and then changed his words:

"Commander Li prepared 20,000 steel helmets, 2,400 Czech light machine guns, 600 Makqin, 6 million rounds of ammunition, including 3 million machine gun rounds, 200,000 grenades, and 100,000 mortar shells..."

"It will be distributed in the form of airdrops, and the location is the same as last time, in Xujia Village, the first batch of airdrops is already on the way."

With each thought, everyone's eyes widened.

As soon as the words fell, the eyes of the high-ranking people of the military region, including District Chief Lu and the political commissar, suddenly widened.

Last time, Li Yunlong gave the Jizhong Military Region 5 million rounds of ammunition, 300,000 grenades, 50,000 artillery shells, 800 machine guns, 70,000 steel helmets, and equipment for 1,500 cavalry.

Otherwise, what did the Jizhong Military Region use to surround the devils of the three divisions last time?

And this time, Li Yunlong shot more generously!

The shot is 3,000 light and heavy machine guns!

District Chief Lu carefully calculated, plus the previous light and heavy machine guns, as well as ammunition, most of the troops can achieve one machine gun per squad.

Each warrior gets a steel helmet, and there's a spare.

The Jizhong Military Region has become a tyrant unit of the Eighth Route Army, and its equipment and combat effectiveness are probably stronger than the main divisions such as the 115th Division and the 120th Division.

It's still comfortable to follow Captain Li, and you can eat nine meals a day.

"Captain Li is really rich."

An operational staff officer said with emotion.

"Commander Li has no other instructions?"

The commissar looked at the chief of staff and asked.

The chief of staff flipped through the next telegram and reported with a serious expression: "Commander Li instructed us to arrive at the eastern and southern areas of Shimen and Zhengding within three days after receiving the equipment, and complete the encirclement of the 11th Division, the 56th Division, and the 60th Division of the Japanese Army with the main force of the new regiment interspersed. ”

Garrisoned in Jingcheng County was the garrison brigade of the 6th Army Subdivision of the Jizhong Military Region.

The troops of this garrison brigade are only temporarily stationed in Jingcheng County, and if the 11th Division and other devils attack, they will have to give up Jingcheng County.

The 70,000 or 80,000 main forces of the military region have already been assembled in the central Hebei region and are ready to be called at any time.

With the defeat of the devils in the Zhengtai Campaign, the 110th Division and other devil divisions were completely annihilated, and the devils adopted the strategy of shrinking the defense and recovering the troops.

The troops in the central Hebei region have taken the opportunity to recover more than 10 county towns in the central Hebei region.

District Chief Lu looked at the chief of staff: "Call back to Regiment Commander Li immediately, thank you very much for the airdrop supply to Commander Li, within three days, the Jizhong Military Region will guarantee the completion of the encirclement task." ”

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

District Chief Lu smiled slightly: "It seems that after this battle is over, we will have to send Li Yunlong tens of thousands of militiamen with good quality." ”

The two waves of weapons and equipment before and after, not to mention tens of thousands of militiamen, even if it is tens of thousands of main forces, the Jizhong Military Region is willing to give them.

Poor and afraid.

The high-ranking officers of the Jizhong Military Region all smiled slightly.

Got rich.

……

The 11th Infantry Wing of the 12th Division of the Japanese Army infiltrated Pingshan County at the same time.

11th Infantry Brigade of the 22nd Division of the Japanese Army.

Under the command of the brigade commander, Major General Kuroiwa Yoshikatsu, he took the lead in launching an active attack on the Eighth Route Army, and under the cover of the artillery fire of the 11th Artillery Wing, launched a fierce offensive against the positions of the garrison brigade of the Jizhong Military Region.

As the devils began to attack, the epic Battle of North China also kicked off.

The devil's intelligence is that the main force of the Eighth Route Army is assembling near Yangquan.

The two artillery battalions of the new regiment, as well as the two infantry battalions, have quietly come to the vicinity of Jingcheng County.

As soon as the battle began, it was white-hot.

The offensive of the devils was fierce, and under the cover of artillery fire from the artillery wing, more than 10 tanks and armored vehicles led the attack.

The fighters on the positions of the Jizhong Military Region lacked anti-tank weapons and artillery countermeasures.

Jizhong Military Region Garrison Brigade.

Brigade headquarters.

"What did you say?"

"Yes!"

"I'll report to the brigade commander!"

An operational staff officer hung up the phone and reported to Wang Jiang, commander of the garrison brigade:

"Report to the brigade commander, the forward position has been lost, and the devils are attacking our deep position."

Wang Jiang's expression was solemn and he looked at the chief of staff on the side: "Immediately contact the artillery battalion of the new regiment and request artillery fire support!" ”

In the face of the attack of the devils of the A Division, the garrison brigade could not resist it at all, and lost its forward position in less than half an hour.

"Yes!"

The chief of staff responded, and immediately picked up the walkie-talkie in his hand.