Rise from the sword

Chapter 362 Is it within three days, or beyond 30 days?
November.

In the sky of Shanxi, heavy snow is falling.

In the headquarters, in the staff department in the adobe building, a group of staff members are having a meeting, and the firewood stove next to them is blazing to dispel the chill.

Staff Officer Mo took a deep breath:

"Recently, the devil garrisons in various counties have accelerated their stockpiling of supplies, recruiting peasants and livestock carts everywhere. The scale is far beyond our expectations. Based on the information collected by intelligence personnel from various places, I speculate..."

Having said this, he paused.

Over the past month, the headquarters has spent a lot of energy collecting information on the devils, trying to figure out the scale and duration of the devils' sweep. Finally, some information was deduced from the amount of materials and troops mobilized by the devils.

This is not difficult, the mobilization of the devil's troops cannot be concealed, but it takes a lot of time to count and confirm. As for the duration of the attack, it is also very simple, as long as it can be calculated from the materials mobilized by the devil.

As for the devil's attack route and specific time, this is highly confidential information. The headquarters doesn't have much idea, and can only wait for the devil to move out before making any moves.

"The total force of the devil's attack was close to [-] in the first wave, and a large number of devils will come later. In the end, the total force will exceed [-], and the number of puppet troops will not be less than [-]."

Staff Officer Mo's tone was extremely solemn:
"Moreover, the duration of this raid is at least two months."

"The total strength exceeds [-]."

"The duration is more than two months."

All the staff were terrified, and even a few staff stood up, all showing horror.

There were [-] devils, and it lasted for more than two months. These two news were like a big hammer, and the staff officers were all stunned.

The plan formulated by the General Staff is as follows: the militia and local troops protect the people and move them, break through the devil's encirclement, and the regular troops deal with the devils. After avoiding the first wave of the devil's strongest attack, they wait for an opportunity to attack the enemy's supply line and force the devils to retreat.

Although with the large expansion of the arsenal, the troops have sufficient weapons and ammunition, and they already have a certain amount of confidence to fight the devils, and they can even try to concentrate their forces to encircle and wipe out a small group of devils.

But [-] devils, plus tens of thousands of puppet troops, are too many, beyond the ability of Jinchaji.

Let alone the duration of two months.

Two months of continuous sweeping and attacking the base area means that the devils are determined to fight a protracted war. The supplies stored by the troops may not be enough to consume.

"However, there is also a piece of news that I don't know if it is good news."

Staff Officer Mo continued:
"Among the [-] devils, three of them are going to attack Shou County. They are currently stationed in Yangquan. By the way, the devils have mobilized almost [-] puppet troops to deal with Li Yunlong."

"Three full formations..."

The staff department fell into silence again, and the staff members looked at each other in blank dismay.

Three full regiments, almost [-] devil soldiers, plus [-] puppet troops, that is [-] troops, so many devils and puppet troops, just to attack a small Shou County?

By the way, there are those three large-caliber heavy artillery.

Are the devil commanders crazy?

"It seems..."

A staff officer muttered to himself:
"The devil has a lot of opinions on Captain Li. This is a thorn in the flesh, a thorn in the eye."

An army of [-], with three large-caliber heavy artillery, went to attack a small Shou County. Obviously something was wrong, and it was obviously too much force. The little devils have always been engaged in precise shooting and precise combat. It can be seen from the devil's weapons and equipment.

But the devils still carried out this attack, which shows that Li Yunlong is very valued by the devils. Before attacking the arsenal, only [-] devils came.

"As for what Li Yunlong did, can the little devil not hold grudges?"

A staff officer said with a smile:

"In the past two years, the things that the independent group has done, we are as happy as we are, and the devils are as painful. It is good that the little devils are not crazy."

"Hahaha···"

"Too."

The staff officers brought the devil into thought for a while, then burst out laughing.

"Li Yunlong only went to three alliances, wouldn't the other bases be much easier?"

A staff officer frowned.

"But, with [-] devils and [-] puppet troops, can Li Yunlong handle it?"

Another staff officer frowned.

All of a sudden, the staff members split up. They were thankful that the devils were hotheaded and attacked the Independence Regiment with heavy troops, which could greatly relieve the pressure on other base areas, but they were also worried about the situation facing the Independence Regiment. They were afraid that something might happen to Chief Li.

"Anyway, let's tell the independent group about the situation first."

Staff Mo made the final decision.

The matter of the independent regiment can only be resolved by the independent regiment itself. This raid, to put it mildly, can be said to be difficult to protect all the bases.

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"Three regiments, plus five thousand puppet troops."

After receiving the information sent by the headquarters, Li Datuan suddenly felt his scalp go numb:
"Almost [-] devil soldiers, plus [-] devils, this little devil really thinks highly of me, Lao Li, and actually mobilized nearly [-] troops to attack Shou County, hehehe, is this determined to eliminate our Lao Li? ?”

Three full regiments, exactly 1 people, as for the [-] puppet troops, even if the puppet troops are not good at fighting, but there are too many ants and kill elephants, [-] devils, the independent regiment can at least score a full regiment battalion to cope.

And those who can participate in the attack must be the hardcore second devils mobilized by the devils, and their combat effectiveness is really not bad.

"Ten thousand Japanese troops, five thousand puppet troops."

Commissar Zhao's scalp was also numb.

The independent regiment currently has only 5000 people, including the reserve recruit battalion. The strength ratio is three to one. The independent regiment is well equipped, well supplied, and well trained. The strength of the army is no joke.

"Lao Li, what about us?"

Zhao Gang looked at Li Yunlong.

It was estimated that the devils would dispatch at most 6000 to [-] people, that is, a brigade of troops to attack, plus [-] devils, but the situation was far beyond expectations, and the number of devils was almost twice as high as expected .

"Continue to implement the original plan."

Leader Li took a puff of cigarette, and then flashed sharply:
"Even if he has 10,000+ troops from the North China Front Army, labor and management will have to bleed him in Shou County. The fortifications dug by labor and management in half a year are not for nothing."

"Although the little devil has a lot of troops and fierce firepower, we have a solid position and sufficient weapons and ammunition. Let's rub the edge of the little devil here first to consume the devil's offensive power, so that it will be easier to retreat and break through."

Li Datuan is well versed in the way of fighting.

'Well, that's what I thought too. '

Zhao Gang nodded.

He is also very much in favor of resisting the devils here. This time the devils attacked on a huge scale. The longer the independent group persisted, the more devils it would attract, and it would be able to buy time for other bases and even the headquarters to transfer.

Although this would cause even greater losses to the Independent Regiment, in war, someone had to be sacrificed, and someone had to be at the forefront.

"Hey hey..."

Leader Li smiled, and his tone was firm:

"This time the little devils are coming aggressively. The order from the headquarters is to disperse and transfer the regiments. The longer we stay here, the more time we can buy for other troops to transfer."

"Before taking Shou County, the little devil dares to attack with all his strength?"

'We have to stick to it for at least a month. '

Leader Li's tone suddenly changed at the end: "The longer we stick to it, the more devils we attract, the higher the price Brother Chen will give us, and the faster we will recover after the war."

"Are the people ready to move?"

he continued.

When the devils come to mop up, the people in the base area must be transferred. This is a very important job, so Political Commissar Zhao is in charge of it himself.

"It's all ready."

Zhao Gang replied: "The food and important belongings of the people in the base area have been buried, and they can retreat with their livestock at any time."

"Ha ha···"

Li Datuan laughed, and said in a smug tone, "Let's say that everything is ready and we only owe Dongfeng."

"Ah."

Commissar Zhao sneered, he was too lazy to talk about this kind of topic with the students, it was a waste of time.

Leader Li also knew it well, he clicked his tongue, and changed the subject on his own: "[-] devils, [-] puppet soldiers, the little devils really value labor and capital."

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Just when Li Yunlong marveled at the big hand of the little devil.

In Taiyuan, Yoshio Shinozuka was also blamed for this decision.

"Hi, hi..."

In Taiyuan Headquarters, Shinozuka Yoshio answered the phone and kept bowing his head: "What General Gangmura said is that this time he was impulsive due to his humble position, and he will never do it again next time."

Beside Shinozuka, Kazuki Yamamoto bowed his head in silence.

In order to deal with Li Yunlong, the First Army mobilized three regiments and three heavy artillery to attack Shou County, and also mobilized five thousand imperial alliance troops. This move was dissatisfied, including General Gangcun, the commander of the North China Front Army, but General Xiaozuka still insisted. This plan was forcibly implemented, and finally the Front Army Headquarters accepted the plan.

This time, General Gangcun expressed his dissatisfaction with the call.

When the phone was hung up, Shinozuka Yoshio changed his previous humility, raised his head, raised his chest, and smiled confidently at the corner of his mouth, like a proud fighting rooster.

After two months of persuasion and using almost all his contacts, he finally mobilized three regiments, plus five brigades of the Imperial Association Army to deal with Li Yunlong, plus three heavy artillery.

This time, even if Li Yunlong couldn't be killed, he would definitely be able to cripple the Independence Regiment completely and lose its organization.

Taking a deep breath, Shinozuka Yoshio gave the order to prepare to attack in an excited tone:

"Order, Infantry No.30 Third Regiment, Infantry No.70 Eighth Regiment, First Heavy Artillery Brigade, Second Heavy Artillery Brigade, Ninth and Tenth Regiments of the Imperial Association Army, according to the scheduled plan, encircle Shou County and launch attack."

"Infantry No.70 Eighth Regiment is the reserve team."

"Be sure to take Shou County within three days."

"Hi."

The staff officer who had been waiting for a long time hung his head very low this time.

(End of this chapter)