Rise from the sword

Chapter 437 Shanxi Northwest Iron Triangle!

At the beginning of the 'Steelmaking' operation, Ding Kong and Li met each other during the deployment of the troops of the regiments.

The battle plan has been drawn up, the tasks of each regiment have been assigned, and the emergency measures for accidents have also been properly formulated. Needless to say, the three people who have been comrades in arms for more than ten years have a tacit understanding. It is reasonable that these three people do not need to meet. If there is anything, they can contact the radio station. , Moreover, the marching routes of the three regiments do not overlap.

But because of the speed of the three jumpers and the hard roads connecting the three bases, the three guys met by coincidence.

in the sun.

At a corner of a wide road, three three-wheelers parked in a circle on the side of the road. Ding Kongli and Ding Kongli each leaned on the seat of the motorcycle, with their legs crossed, their hats slanted, and smoke in their mouths. .

Beside them is the independent regiment that set off in mighty strength.

For this operation, Li Yunlong dispatched more than 500 troops. The first battalion and the second battalion were dispatched together, followed by the cavalry battalion as a reserve team, and more than half of the recruit training battalion was also dispatched to assist in transportation.

"Lao Li, your tire scooter can really hold [-] tons of cargo?"

After taking a sip of the cigarettes made by Zhaojiayu Cigarette Factory, Ding Wei looked at the cart team behind the team.

More than 300 big mules pulled more than 300 brand-new carts with rubber tires along the winding road, forming a team that was several miles long, like a giant python hovering in the mountains.

"Nonsense, labor and capital can still lie to you!"

Li Yunlong also took a puff of smoke and stared at him, dissatisfied with Ding Wei's suspicion.

"I know that there is no problem with the big mule. It can indeed be pulled by [-] tons, but can the frame hold it? The Zhengtai Railway is not close to our place. If it falls apart halfway through such a distance, it will cause a lot of losses. "

Ding Wei's tone was worried.

Pneumatic rubber tires have less resistance than wooden tires, and devil’s iron tires. After the cart is used, it can hold [-] tons of goods and a large mule can pull it. During the period of using the motorcycle, Ding Wei also felt the quality of the tires. Chen The things the boss came up with were much better than the devils, so he wasn't worried about that.

What he is worried about is whether the frame can support it. At present, the road is only available in the base areas between the three regiments. If you leave the base area, it is a dirt road and a stone slab. The cart runs slowly and vibrates greatly. There is no time to repair them if they are broken, so they have to give up some of the goods.

[-] tons of cargo can be loaded on an ordinary cart, but it will fall apart after a few steps.

"Don't worry about this."

Li Yunlong is very confident:
"I have tested it before. It can carry [-] tons of goods and run on the horse track all night without any problems, and it can run an average of five kilometers per hour. This cart has shock-absorbing steel plates. Our Zhaojiayu Machinery Factory product quality assurance."

"so smart?"

Kong Jie and Ding Wei were both shocked.

Loading [-] tons of goods, running on the horse track all night is three times that of ordinary carriages, not to mention the average speed of [-] kilometers per hour. With this thing, the transportation capacity of the regiment has increased several times.

"Give me some when the time comes."

Ding Wei spoke immediately.

"I also want."

Kong Jie took a step back, and his face was full of annoyance.

If he is slow, it will take a long time for the cart to reach the regiment. There is a coal mine in his base area that is organizing large-scale production to provide coal and coking coal to the independent regiment. The most lacking in his regiment is transportation power.

"Hahaha···"

Li Yunlong was very generous this time, after all, it was something he produced:
"Okay, when this mission is over, I will give each of you a hundred vehicles."

"Thank you very much then."

Kong Jie was overjoyed, and began to think in his heart that he would discuss with Ding Wei later and give him the new-style scooter first.

During the conversation between the three, the large team of the independent regiment had left the road, entered the mountain road, and dispersed. The three of Ding Kongli and their guards rode away on their own three bungees.

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The mighty movements of the independent regiment were naturally discovered by the devils at the first time. After all, they suffered so many losses from the independent regiment, and the little devils in several counties near the independent regiment kept a close eye on it.

However, the first reaction of the devil garrisons in Ping'an County, Pan County, and Heyuan County was not to mobilize troops to intercept them, but to shrink back one after another, hiding in the county barracks or gun towers.

The devils thought they were coming to trouble them again, and they were going to be cowards for a while.

It wasn't until the evening when Li Yunlong's two main camps and a huge transport team approached the Zhengtai Railway in the direction of Pan County that the devil realized that something was wrong. This group of people went to pay attention to the railway again, and it was the same place last time .

But this time the night is coming.

Taiyuan Guizi Airport was back in operation, and there were a large number of planes to replenish it. For the safety of the transport team, Chief Li chose to operate at night to avoid the threat of planes.

"How many people did Li Yunlong dispatch?"

Dazuo Shimagawa, who was in charge of guarding the railway command in Yu County, asked quickly.

"About 3000 people, and they carried a large number of horse-drawn carts."

The devil scouts have roughly figured out the size of the independent regiment.

"3000 people."

Shimagawa breathed a sigh of relief at this number.

3000 people, a large number of them are transportation troops, so the actual combat troops should only be about 2000 people, which made Gibbon suddenly fatter. After he informed the Taiyuan Headquarters of the situation, he ordered the troops in Yu County Assemble ready for battle.

He suffered a big loss last time when Li Yunlong stole [-] kilometers of railway tracks, destroyed several gun towers, and lost a lot of troops, but the opponent was unscathed.

It’s different in the past.

At the beginning, he was seriously short of troops, and a brigade he sent to support was firmly suppressed by two heavy mortars.

But now, the three newly transferred brigades have all been added to his command, the problem of troop strength has been solved, and the artillery has also been strengthened to a certain extent. He has newly obtained four [-]-style mountain guns, and the eight-kilometer range can completely suppress Li Yunlong. Heavy mortar.

He already has the strength to fight Li Yunlong head-on.

Moreover, after the railroad tracks were stolen last time, he also called the captains of the surrounding teams to hold a combat meeting, and carried out targeted drills and arrangements, just to prevent Li Yunlong from stealing the railroad tracks again.

"The railway garrison teams are moving to Xizhuang, Chawan, Yejiacun and other places."

Dazuo Shimagawa is gearing up at the headquarters, intending to avenge his shame.

Following his orders, more than [-] Japanese troops, including the railway armored vehicle patrol squadron, rushed to Xizhuang, Chawan, and Yejiacun, which were the positions of the independent regiment.

After thinking for a while, Shimagawa continued to issue orders:

"Order the Pan County garrison to block the main traffic road leading to the mountainous area, build positions around the horse road and the highway, and prepare to block the fleeing Li Yunlong troops."

Shimagawa knows very well that Li Yunlong's independent regiment is very strong, and its firepower is even stronger than that of the Imperial Permanent Division. The opponent has a lot of mortar firepower. Lack of combat experience, although the force is two to one, it is estimated that it can only be driven and defeated, and cannot be severely damaged.

For this reason, he arranged for the Panxian garrison to go out to intercept and form an encirclement circle.

"Order the garrisons in Ping'an County and Heyuan County to strengthen their vigilance and guard against the remaining Eighth Route Army troops and Li Yunlong's follow-up troops."

Naturally, Shimagawa did not forget the Xinyi Regiment and the Xin Er Regiment who had always been honest. He also did not forget that the total strength of the Independent Regiment was as high as 6000, and only half of the troops were dispatched this time.

However, Taiyuan Airport has been restored, and as long as it is daytime, he can get air support.

The order was delivered quickly, and Yoshimoto also received a telegram from Shimagawa.

"Sent 3000 people to bring a large number of carts to the Zhengtai Railway..."

Looking at the news reported by Shimagawa and the countermeasures, Yoshimoto's originally nervous mood instantly calmed down.

Yoshimoto and Shimagawa thought the same, this battle, the advantage lies in the imperial army!
Although Li Yunlong has the advantage in firepower, the imperial army has an advantage in strength, and it is an absolute advantage.

There is a mobile force of more than 4000 near the railway, and there is a garrison brigade of nearly a thousand in Pan County, with a total strength of more than 300. Li Yunlong, excluding the transport team, may not have more than 500 capable of fighting. One force.Once dawn, his air force can make Li Yunlong's artillery advantage disappear.

"Humph."

Gibbon sneered:
"This Li Yunlong has been so smooth recently, do you really think that the imperial army can't deal with him? Really think that the imperial army is afraid of him?"

"It's just a short-sighted generation."

After sneering, Gibbon gave the order.

"Order the airport to prepare and take off immediately after dawn to support the Pan County area."

At this moment, Gibbon felt more at ease than ever before, and the boredom and aggrievedness in his heart were swept away.

Yamamoto, who came to deliver the information, looked at Yoshimoto Teiichi's expression, movements, and demeanor at this moment, and his thoughts suddenly returned to more than a year ago. He remembered that General Shinozuka looked like this when Li Yunlong attacked Shou County?

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"Reporting to the head of the group."

The devil's movements were immediately reported to Li Yunlong by the scouting fighters:
"The devils in Yu County, Niangziguan Railway Station and other places have been dispatched. Including a patrol squadron of armored vehicles, about four thousand devils are rushing towards us,"

"The devils in Pan County have also been dispatched, and they are setting up blockades on the horse trails and highways near the county seat."

"Hey hey..."

"The little devil reacts quite quickly."

After Li Datuan heard the devil's arrangement, he didn't panic at all, and even praised it in a leisurely tone.

"But..."

"Humph."

With a cold snort, Li Datuan changed the subject, instead of worrying about the army of devils, he waved his hand and urged the independent soldiers beside him:
"Hurry up and take the time to dismantle this thing."

Looking forward along Li Yunlong's arm, I saw a train parked on the railway, the locomotive had derailed, and ten carriages were overturned beside the railway track. Nearly a thousand independent regiment fighters were busy on the train, following the grinding wheels Intertwined with steel, with the flames splashing, pieces of steel plates, steel columns, and steel wheels were carried by the soldiers to the carts and fixed.

The locomotive side is more troublesome, because the boiler has just been extinguished, and the structure is complicated, it is inconvenient to cut, and it is difficult to disassemble. Install the explosive package on the car, ready to blow up the locomotive directly, and then cut it with a gasoline grinding wheel cutter.

Of course, there are also a large number of fighters cutting the rails.

"Hurry up."

Picking up a dismantled iron wheel and walking towards the cart, Li Yunlong glanced at his watch by the way, and urged:
"We have four hours."

Although he brought an anti-aircraft heavy machine gun, but the heavy-duty cart has poor maneuverability and the target is large, he must arrive in the mountainous area before dawn tomorrow to avoid the bombing of the devils.

As for the devil reinforcements.

This time, he will let the devils know that in Northwest Shanxi, there are only Li Yunlong and the independent group.

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Under the night.

at the same time.

Ding Wei took two battalions of his new regiment, the artillery company, the guard company, and the reconnaissance company, a total of 2000 people, approaching Niangziguan Railway Station under the cover of night.

"Prepare."

Ding Wei raised his binoculars and looked at the Niangziguan Railway Station in the distance, his voice was cold.

Beside him, the platoon company of the new regiment had four 120mm mortars and eight 82mm mortars began to assemble and build positions. The first battalion took advantage of the cover of night and slowly approached the train station.

The rest of the troops set up positions on the spot.

Also at the same time.

Kong Jie also brought two battalions of his new second regiment, totaling 2000 troops, and approached Pan County under the cover of night.

"Prepare."

Following Kong Jie's order, the artillery company of the New Second Regiment pointed its guns at the devils who were building a position.

"First Battalion, go up."

The first battalion secretly approached the devil's position. At this time, the devil was concentrating on digging the bunker fortifications, and all his attention was in the direction of the independent regiment and the railway. He paid little attention to the flanks. The first battalion of the new second regiment moved until it was 300 meters away from the devil's position. None were found.

As for the Second Battalion of the New Second Regiment, they secretly approached Pan County.

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In the direction of Yu County, Zhang Dabiao and the First Battalion had already built a position here, ready to block the reinforcements of the devils in the distance.

"battalion commander."

On the battlefield, Zhang Dabiao received a message from the reconnaissance company:

"About two thousand devils are approaching us along the railway, and there are armored vehicles."

"All ready to fight."

Zhang Dabiao shouted sharply:
"A company commander."

"Have."

The first battalion and company commander quickly ran over.

The first battalion and the first company were the troops that broke through in the reverse direction in Shou County and blew up the 240 heavy artillery. It was the second company at the time, but among the three main battalions of the independent regiment, the title of the company was not fixed. top rank.

The company commander's name is Xu Husheng, and he is 21 years old this year.

"You take your company and detour from the left, and lie in ambush on the mountain, waiting for my order to launch an attack and destroy the devil's artillery."

Although the total strength of the first battalion was less than 1000, and the devils had more than 2000, the number of troops was more than two to one, but Zhang Dabiao still dared to send one-third of the infantry to flank and ambush.

Because this time, the first battalion is not only supported by six 82 artillery pieces from the artillery company of the battalion, but also six 82 mortar artillery pieces from the third artillery company, six 120 heavy mortar fire support, and 60 mortar artillery pieces from each company. There are thirty artillery pieces in total.

The unprecedented ferocious and powerful artillery fire gave Zhang Dabiao confidence.

This time he not only wanted to stop the devils, but also severely injured the devils.

"Yes."

Hearing that the target was the devil's artillery, Xu Husheng felt as if he had been beaten with chicken blood.

　Two updates tomorrow, not sure about the time. ····

　　
　
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