Chapter Twenty-Six: The Great Battle of Heyuan 4
"What! Equipment for ten divisions? Zhang Wanhe's face was full of horror at this time, where is there still a little bit of the calm appearance before, no way, there is really no way, Wang Yue, this guy is not shocking, and as soon as he came up, he offered a price that made Zhang Wanhe unbelievable.
"Lao Zhang, it is the equipment of ten divisions, plus the 2,000 tons of machine-made cloth, 1,000 tons of stainless steel machine-made tools, 1,000 twelve-horsepower imported tractors, 100,000 boxes of canned fish, and 5,000 sets of military uniforms that I brought this time." Wang Yue added with a smile, no way, for the sake of the gold in the dungeon, he had to come up with enough price so that the Eighth Route Army could help him open the passage into the dungeon.
"Ten, ten, ten, ten, ten!" Zhang Wanhe felt that his heart was about to jump out, he was forced by Wang Yue to buy a large number of weapons and equipment before, and that time he was scared enough, this time it was good, and it was a bigger one, ten divisions of equipment, how could the Eighth Route Army refuse, I'm afraid even northern Shaanxi couldn't refuse.
"Lao Zhang, don't get too excited, after all, I also have conditions, I want to completely relocate Laojunguan, and I will be the first to enter Laojunguan's underground palace, I must get the things that my family ancestors stored there!" Wang Yue smiled, he believed that the old-timers would not have any opinions even if they knew what was in the dungeon, after all, if they didn't have themselves, the secrets of the old monarch would continue to be annihilated in the long history, and he was currently not sure how many weapons these gold could purchase in 2023, anyway, he would not let the old-timers suffer.
"I'll ask the headquarters!" Zhang Wanhe didn't talk nonsense, turned around and ran to the front command of the 772nd Regiment, where the field phone could already dial the headquarters, the situation was urgent, and he had to ask the boss for instructions from the headquarters.
Soon, Zhang Wanhe brought back the instructions of the headquarters, and unsurprisingly, the boss agreed to Wang Yue's quid pro quo, the 772 regiment would stick to it until Lao Junguan completed the relocation, and when Wang Yue entered the underground palace, even if the 772 regiment was the last person left.
In order to cooperate with Wang Yue to open the underground palace, Li Yunlong's 1000th regiment will also rush to Laojun Mountain after completing the vigilance task on the Huting stronghold, and all of them will be mobilized and commanded by Wang Yue to excavate the underground palace of Laojunguan.
What Wang Yue didn't know was that at this time, because of this sudden change, the Eighth Route Army Headquarters had also changed the operational objectives of the First Battle in Heyuan County, and the previous combat goal was only to repel the independent mixed 3rd brigade, and at the same time hold on to Laojun Mountain for 48 hours, as long as the Laojun Temple could be relocated, but now, the boss actually wanted to completely annihilate this independent mixed 3rd brigade.
You must know that since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the first wing to be completely annihilated by the Chinese army is still the Black Island Cavalry Wing, as for the brigade, there is no such thing as there at all, and even the time when the Loess Slope was against the Abe Guixiu Brigade was only a heavy blow. But now, the boss actually wants to fight the little devil in Heyuan County.
The artillery regiment of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army mobilized more than 20 75mm and 122mm guns under the command of the 386 Brigade, and the tank battalion and cavalry regiment of the headquarters were also temporarily recalled, all under the command of the 386 Brigade.
In addition, the troops along the march route of the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade Regiment also received orders to delay this group of devils with all their might, and this order was not only aimed at the regular army of the Eighth Route Army, but also those squads, county brigades, military engineering teams, and guerrillas active in areas behind enemy lines have received orders from their superiors to use any method, any means, and no matter the cost, even if they fight to the last man.
In order to strengthen the firepower of the blocking troops, the 300 light machine gun crews and more than 500 M35 45-mm light mortar gun crews that were being trained at the headquarters were all sent out after receiving their equipment.
At the door of an exquisite courtyard in Daxiawan, an old man looked at the troops who were leaving Daxiawan one after another, his eyes were deep, and after a little thought, he beckoned two guards and ran towards the headquarters combat headquarters.
This old man is our commander Yan who escaped death in the Second World War Zone, although the boss didn't tell him why the Eighth Route Army wanted to engage in such a big military activity, but today, for this old Xi'er, as long as it is something that can make the little devil unhappy, he is willing to help the field, otherwise, he feels that his face has no place.
So, the troops of the Jin Sui Army also received an order soon after, that is, to make every effort to delay the devils to independently mix into the 3rd Brigade, this Yan Commander not only offered a high reward this time, but also assured the troops that the soldiers and weapons lost in this battle will be fully replenished, in a word, as long as you are willing to fight devils, the old man (the name of Yan within the Jin Sui Army) will never let you suffer.
In the past, this would never have been so close to the Eighth Route Army, but the recent situation has been very bad for the Jin Suijun and him, especially the Chongqing government, according to the information he has obtained in the past few days, this time the Japanese intelligence agency infiltrated the Kenanpo and actually had the shadow of Chongqing, it is likely that the Central Unification has already obtained relevant information, but it has not notified the Second War Zone and the Jin Suijun, which is equivalent to indirectly helping the Japanese.
There is also the military factories in Guangyuan and Chenggu, although the factories in Guangyuan were completely destroyed, there were still some stocks remained, but the Central Army, which later took over the county seat of Guangyuan, reported that all the equipment, materials, and reserves were destroyed. As for the Chenggu side, eating elephants is even more ugly, under the pretext of protecting the arsenal, that Commander Hu actually mobilized a division into the Chenggu to assist in the defense, not only entered the arsenal, but also blocked the guards of the Jin Sui Army in the barracks.
The Japanese are not good either, the previous Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka has always felt that he can win him over, so the persecution of the Jin Sui Army is also limited, and it has always made Chief Yan have illusions, but after this incident, Chief Yan can see that no matter how the Japanese win you over, they can get you at any time, first to overcome Nanpo, and then to Luoyang, these devils are the number of ways to kill everything.
The Jin Suijun seems to be stable at present, but under the surface, some people have a different mind, and begin to contact the Chongqing government and the Japanese, once their side is really unable to provide enough funds and weapons and ammunition for the troops, many people may re-stand in line, even their most trusted Wutai people are unreliable, just like this time, they are in trouble, and the first thing that comes to mind is Chu Yunfei of the Huangpu Department.
After thinking about it, Chief Yan felt that he had to lean towards the Eighth Route Army, at least on the surface, he wanted to let the Chongqing government and the Japanese know that if he really forced himself too hard, he Yan would really fall to the Eighth Route Army, and then there would be nothing to do with them in the territory of Jin Province, sometimes he really felt that this was also a choice, if the Jin Sui Army and the Eighth Route Army were closely united, it was really not impossible to recapture Jin Province, especially at present, the Eighth Route Army seemed to have received strong assistance from the outside.
Aid, in fact, just the little thing that the Eighth Route Army obtained, not to mention that when the Taiyuan Arsenal was still there, that is, Guangyuan and Chenggu Arsenal were still there, and he Yan might not be much concerned, but now it is different, the arsenal of Kenanpo was bombed, the Guangyuan Arsenal was destroyed, and the Chenggu Arsenal could be swallowed at any time, and the weapons he secretly hid over the years could maintain the attrition of the Jin Sui Army for six months at most, and if there was a big battle, it would only be a campaign or two battles, so he is now actively engaged in a new arsenal on the one hand, On the other hand, it is necessary to open up channels for the purchase of weapons, and the weapons channels of the Eighth Route Army obviously make Chief Yan very interested.
Chu Yunfei had already sent back the news from the Huting stronghold that the Eighth Route Army had actually obtained more than five divisions of weapons and equipment at one time, and more than 37,600 Carcano M1891 rifles; Grisenti 1910 pistols 3600; Beretta M1918 submachine gun 2000 pieces; 4,000 Breda 1930 light machine guns; 2471 M35 45-mm light mortars; Revelli 1914/30 machine guns, 980 units; 1938 M-122mm howitzers; More than 7 million rounds of instep bullets of various models; Thousands of rounds of large-caliber shells. In addition, there were 2,000 tons of cloth, 1,000 tons of steel tools, 1,000 12-horsepower tractors, and 100,000 boxes of canned fish, which was enough for the entire Eighth Route Army in Jin Province to complete a reload.
While shocked that the Eighth Route Army had obtained a large amount of weapons and equipment, Chief Yan was even more shocked that under the current circumstances, there were still people who could transport weapons into Jin Province, not only to bring them in, but also to such a large amount.
The question is, why are all the weapons from the noodle country? Although the mood of the dictator of the noodle country is also a little unstable, he will not suddenly support the Eighth Route Army, didn't he say some time ago that the intelligence agency of the noodle country in China secretly helped the Japanese? Why did it suddenly turn?
Or maybe the big northern powers are helping them, it's not right, they've been assisting the Chongqing government for several years, if they wanted to help the Eighth Route Army, they should have done it a long time ago, and they don't seem to have the ability to get such a number of weapons to the hinterland of Jin Province.
But no matter how the other party transported such a large number of weapons in, it was not necessarily a bad thing for him Yan and Jin Suijun, if he could purchase weapons through the channels of the Eighth Route Army, it would really solve a big problem for him.
Don't think that there is no shortage of weapons in the Jin Sui Army with two small arsenals, in fact, since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the weapons of the Jin Sui Army have been in a state of shortage, especially artillery, because there is no channel to purchase high-quality steel, the arsenal has long been unable to produce shells, even the most ordinary rifle quality is declining rapidly, also because of the lack of raw materials, so the factory has to use steel rails to build the barrel, which makes the barrel quality relatively inferior, the life span is only 500-1000 rounds, As for the machine gun situation, it is even more miserable, the data says how many are produced every month, so can it be counted? A machine gun that needs to change the barrel to hit a magazine is probably not as good as a crooked handle, right?