"Let's go."

Liao County.

After the 27th Division retreated, the New 3rd Regiment recaptured Liao County again.

While further consolidating his defenses, Xu Huzhi also spread to the surrounding areas and recaptured a large number of lost villages and towns.

According to the latest statistical survey,

Because of the influx of refugees, the Liaoxian base area where the New Third Regiment and a battalion of the Independent Regiment are stationed has a population of nearly 100,000, but the cultivated land is only about 150,000 mu.

Fortunately, a large number of newly built water conservancy facilities, wasteland, and roads have attracted a large number of landless people, and the new housing construction programs organized by the base areas have also provided shelter for a large number of homeless people.

In addition, four new furniture factories, textile factories and other factories were built, ten collective farms were opened, and nearly 10,000 workers were absorbed, which greatly promoted the economy of Liao County.

Calculated in southern Hebei currency,

It is estimated that Liao County will be able to provide more than 5 million new dollars in tax revenue this year.

Of course, this is based on the fact that as of late August, the base area has invested 15 million New Zealand dollars in Liao County and surrounding towns and towns, and it is expected to invest more than 50 million yuan throughout the year.

After all, in later generations, Liao County was a poor county.

At this time, under the escort of a main battalion of the 689th Regiment, a cavalry company, and a transport company totaling 1,200 people, with 500 mule-drawn carts, they set out from Liao County and prepared to go to the base area in southern Hebei.

With the establishment of the transportation network in the mountainous area of Fan Taiyue, Liao County is also one of the grain transfer stations in the Taiyue base area.

"Let's go."

With a wave of his hand, the commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 689th Regiment marched along the highway with a baggage transport company, a guard unit, a cavalry reconnaissance unit, and a mule and horse team carrying 550 tons of grain.

Thanks to the repeated reinforcement of flat roads and the pull of the system's twin mules and horses, even if the pallet is a hard-wheeled pallet truck made by the base, it can transport more than a ton of grain in one trip.

After all, the Germans' two-horse tractor cart has a standard transportation of 1.7 tons.

And it can also ensure a daily travel speed of 60 kilometers, and it can reach the southern Hebei region in four and a half days.

And on this highway there are ten convoys of this size.

12,000 people, 10,000 mules and horses, on this more than 300-kilometer-long highway, day and night, transported grain to the southern Hebei region.

"In the future, it will still be a mechanized world."

Seeing such a huge transport team leaving, Xu Huzhi, the head of the new third regiment, couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

12,000 transport and escort troops, 5,000 mules and horses.

Even with such huge manpower and material resources, it can only transport more than 400 tons of grain to southern Hebei every day, and once it encounters rain and snow, this figure will even drop to 300 tons.

And this huge transport team, people eat horses and chew every day, and the consumption of grain is as high as nearly 400 tons, and there are also as many as 200 tons of various types of forage.

It is equivalent to consuming every pound of grain transported.

The wear and tear of mule and horse transportation can be seen.

Corresponding to this is the truck transport fleet.

Fifty trucks, a total of drivers, logistics, accompanying security personnel, etc., a total of less than two thousand people.

It can transport 1,625 tons of grain to the base areas in southern Hebei every day, consume more than 40 tons of fuel oil, various types of lubricating oil, and mechanical parts that are rarely allowed to be replaced.

At this moment, Xu Huzhi profoundly realized that in the future, mechanization is inevitable.

The efficiency of manpower transportation of mules and horses is too poor.

···

"Do you remember them all?"

Before departing from Liao County, the commander of the second battalion of the 689th Regiment convened a meeting of the whole battalion, as well as all the squad leaders of the reconnaissance cavalry company and the transportation company.

During this time, he conveyed orders from his superiors.

"In case of an attack, the grain can be destroyed by the devils, but try to keep the mules and horses?"

Acting together, the artillery platoon leader Yu Jindou blinked,

He couldn't help but burp during this time.

Burp.

Affected by him, the people around him also had a full burp.

According to the latest provisions, for every 10 tons of food that the independent regiment is fed, the system must provide one ton of meat or cooking oil.

Based on the calculation that the Taiyue Mountains can obtain 200,000 tons of grain every month, the meat per month is 20,000 tons.

Among them are canned meat, but also fresh meat and bacon.

However, 20,000 tons of meat per month, some of which need to be replaced with edible oil, is slightly insufficient compared to the huge population of Taihang, Taiyue and southern Hebei.

In addition, transportation priority is necessary for food, so in addition to the Taiyue base area, other places, including the headquarters and even the main force, have relatively little meat.

In fact, even if it is an independent regiment, although there is meat in Dunton, it is impossible to eat all-you-can-eat meat in Dunton.

But every time the convoy came, the cooking squad in Liao County would give the convoy soldiers a meal full of meat.

"Yes."

The battalion commander nodded.

"Understood."

Yu Jindou nodded, indicating clarity.

Those who can serve as squad leaders are all flexible, and have participated in some military training, know some combat examples, understand some military theories, and have a relatively good cultural knowledge base.

Although I can't understand the full meaning of this order from my superiors, I can generally understand it.

Is the superior planning to use food to attract devils to attack, and then eliminate the devils who come to attack, or do they have other plans?

Although the army stipulates that food is precious and waste is prohibited.

However, the Taiyue base area can free up a large amount of grain every month, and in battle, it is very difficult to protect food, and it is completely unnecessary to spend the lives of soldiers to protect food.

Reducing the casualties of mules and horses is simple,

The mules and horses produced by the independent regiment are obedient, and in the face of explosions, they will not panic, first suppress the devils with firepower, and then retreat with the transfer.

···

"Can't you keep the devil out?"

Meanwhile.

Yang Village,

In the staff headquarters of the Independent Regiment, Yin Si, the new staff officer of the Independent Regiment, asked this question.

Yin Si is very young and a new recruit.

I have only been in the army for about half a year.

Because he had a certain cultural foundation, after a period of training at the brigade headquarters, he was transferred to an independent regiment to participate in the training, where he learned first-hand advanced military knowledge from the system and sharpened his staff organization skills.

"Since we know that the devils will attack the convoy, and the intelligence has grasped the movements, can't we keep the devils attacking the troops out of the way?"

"Or, mobilize troops for an ambush?"

Yin Si asked curiously.

As soon as this question came out, it immediately attracted the attention of a large number of new staff officers.

"Starting from Yangcun, the transportation line to the base area in southern Hebei is 350 kilometers long."

Chief of Staff of the Independent Regiment, Zhang Dabiao explained.

His tone was calm at this time, and while opening the map of Taiyue, Taihang, and southern Hebei, he said:

"Among them, there are 150 kilometers of transportation routes from Taihang to the base area in southern Hebei, and although the terrain here is mountainous, the terrain is also relatively flat."

"In this kind of terrain, the troops are fast in mobility, lightly armed, and can march 50 or 60 kilometers a day, and ensure sufficient combat effectiveness."

"If the devil wants to attack our convoy, he must choose here."

"Around this highway, there is a large population, and the base area and the devil's control area are intertwined, and the movement of the army will inevitably be discovered by the devil."

Yin Si nodded suddenly.

Ambush warfare, the most important thing is to take the enemy by surprise, to achieve the concealment of intelligence, once discovered by the enemy, then, ambush warfare means defeat.

"As for sending troops to block it."

Hearing Zhang Dabiao's words, many staff officers, including Yin Si, looked at it together.

Encirclement and annihilation are impossible,

But keeping the devil ambush troops out can be said to be very simple.

With the economic development of the base areas in southern Hebei, the intelligence strength of the troops is growing day by day, coupled with advanced short-wave radio stations, and the deployment of intelligence networks around the highways, it is not difficult to find devils infiltrating the troops in the vicinity.

In fact, this intelligence network has already been established.

This is also one of the key reasons why the independent regiment dares to use heavy truck transport teams to transport grain to the southern Hebei region.

This highway is close to the Taihang Mountains, and with the strength of the Taihang base area, the firepower of some of the main regiments is comparable to that of independent regiments, such as the old 16th Regiment, 15th Regiment and so on.

There is also a cavalry battalion of the headquarters with high mobility, as well as a newly formed cavalry regiment directly under the elite of the main force.

"Because our purpose is not to protect food."

Zhang Dabiao grinned, murderous:

"It's about killing the devil!"

"It's easier to put the devil in and fight."

"I see."

Yin Si was stunned.

Now, the truck convoy has begun to transport grain to the base areas in southern Hebei, and the grain transported by the mule and horse convoy is actually unnecessary.

Even the loss doesn't matter.

And using some grain for the head of the devil is too profitable.

"Remember."

At this time, Li Yunlong walked in, and his arrogant and domineering tone was murderous:

"One of our ultimate combat goals is not to drive the devils out, but to kill them all!"

In Brother Lu's contract, the terms have been changing, but there is one that has never changed.

After the complete elimination of the devils, the assistance to the independent regiment was stopped.

"Kill all the devils."

There were whispers in the staff, and everyone was munching on this sentence in a low voice.

"Kill all the devils."

"Kill all the devils."

“···”

···

"Our purpose this time is to attack the Eighth Route Army transport team."

"Fight fast and accurately."

"When you complete your mission, retreat immediately."

"Although there are aviation units to cover us, and the support brigade of the 30th Brigade will also attack the nearby county town to attract reinforcements from the Tuba Road, but this is the Tuba Road base area, and they have deployed heavy troops, so the battle will be resolved as soon as possible."

"Remember our purpose and sabotage the supplies they transported."

At the same time, near Chi County, a group of more than 1,000 devils quietly approached the highway leading from the Taihang base area to the southern Hebei base area.

During the break,

The deputy wing commander of the Kawazawa Wing called a meeting of the captains and squadron leaders to emphasize the specific tasks of the operation.

"Hey."

In the roar of a group of devil officers,

Heze Wing, Second Squadron of the Second Infantry Brigade, Second Detachment of the Third Squad, Detachment Leader Yuei Shiratori frowned.

After the failure of the attack on the Zhizishan Bridge, although Shiratori Yuei survived smoothly, he was also slightly injured in a bump, and after recuperation, he was dropped to the Heze United as a supplement.

Thanks to "surviving" from the fierce battle, and with the help of some silver dollars, Yuei Shiratori was promoted to squad leader.

"This should be the territory of the Eighth Route Army!"

Looking at the surrounding environment, Shiratori Yuei, who had been observing the route, keenly sensed the location of the troops at this time.

In the base area of the Eighth Route Army.

Enemy territory!

Thinking of the terrifying combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army seen at the Zhizishan Bridge, Shiratori Yurong subconsciously felt a thrill all over his body, and there was only one thought in his mind:

"How will I survive this time?"

This is the king of prison escapes in later generations, and he has no confidence in the victory of the locust army.

(End of chapter)