Rise from the sword

Chapter 461 Ding Wei's Big Plan!

"The technology of the new 105 howitzer is relatively advanced. The more advanced the weapon, the more difficult it is to master. First equip twelve guns to let the Yansheng organization's elite gun crews familiarize themselves with the performance, and then change them on a large scale."

"Currently the troops are still dominated by 75 Bofors mountain guns."

"One hundred guns, plus the bottom row of extended-range ammunition, is enough for now."

Li Yunlong decided on two new weapons:
"As for the 84 recoilless gun."

"This is a good thing. It can be used by a single soldier. It has similar personnel and machine gun configuration. It can resist tanks and bunkers. It is very suitable for offensive operations. Next, we will launch an attack on Ping'an County, and the troops are urgently needed."

"However, this is a new gadget, and the tail flames are also dangerous to our own people when used. First equip the elite troops on a small scale, and equip a platoon with three doors. After the troops have figured out the performance, they will be equipped generally, and further decentralized."

Both Ding Kong and Zhang Dabiao nodded in agreement.

Everyone here is an old officer. From the beginning, the machine guns of a regiment could be counted with one hand, and now the machine guns have spread to the squad, and the mortars have been distributed to the platoon, battalion, and regimental artillery to provide fire support anytime and anywhere.

The deepest feeling of everyone is.

With any new weapon, troops need an adaptation process.

For example, an infantry squad that has never had a machine gun is suddenly equipped with a machine gun, and it takes a period of adaptation before it can play the role of the machine gun.

However, actual combat can speed up this process, and the recoilless gun is a direct-firing artillery, which is easy to operate and use, and the troops can quickly become familiar with it and play a role.

After Li Yunlong finished speaking, he spread out a map of the vicinity of Ping'an County, and changed the subject:
"Our offensive this time is dignified and upright. It is clearly placed in front of the devils. We intend to open up a passage to the base area and threaten the Zhengtai Railway."

"Even the specific route is very clear. Starting from Gecun, build a road leading to Ping'an County, then occupy Ping'an County, and use Ping'an County as a base to cut off the Zhengtai Railway."

"The road has been built for [-] kilometers so far, and it is only [-] kilometers away from the devil's forward position."

Everyone listened quietly, smiling.

The Anti-Japanese War has been fought for so long, and for the first time, for the first time, the army has not concealed the purpose of the war, and made moves in an upright manner, preparing to wrestle with the devils head-on and fight for strength.

This feeling is comfort.

Li Yunlong continued:
"The little devil prevented us from getting the passage out of the base area. Starting from Ping'an County, we built four defensive positions, and each position has a solid semi-buried earthworks group."

"The devil's intention is also very clear. Rely on a solid position, prevent us from opening a passage, and advance slowly, and then use long-range artillery fire to attack my base."

"in addition."

"From the beginning of July to the present, the little devils have been carrying out large-scale infiltration and penetration. On the one hand, it is training troops. On the other hand, seeing that we are a mountainous area with complex terrain, it is impossible to completely block it. They use light infantry penetration tactics to enter us. Destroy the base area, and even cooperate with the frontline troops to attack back and forth, completely breaking through our defense line."

After finishing speaking, Li Yunlong smiled and waited for Kong Jie and Ding Wei to speak:

Ding Wei didn't speak, just squinted his eyes slightly, thinking all the time.Zhang Dabiao didn't speak, he was looking at the map on the table.

The conference room was quiet for a while, Kong Jie frowned:
"There is nothing to hesitate about, just type it out."

"With our current strength, we have an advantage in military strength and firepower. It is not easy to fight down."

"From the information point of view, the little devil only has four long-range artillery pieces. The model is most likely to be the Type 105 105mm cannon. Not to mention the new [-]mm howitzer we are about to get, even with the Bofors Mountain Cannon, it can be easily suppressed."

"Big mules and horses with mountain cannons, maneuvered to within [-] kilometers of the position, just set up a posture and bombard, can't one hundred guns beat four?"

"As for those strong positions and bunkers, the 160mm mortars were shot one by one, advancing slowly, and building roads at the same time. The devils have no strength to resist. The same is true for Ping'an County. adequate."

Li Yunlong had already informed the two of them that they had newly obtained a quota of [-] tons of weapons and ammunition.

"As for the infiltration of devils, this is really difficult to guard against."

Speaking of this, Captain Kong frowned.

After playing guerrilla warfare for so many years, he knows very well that the terrain in the mountainous area of ​​Northwest Shanxi is complex. During the day, it is fine, and he can detect and respond in time. Once it is night, especially in complex weather, it is extremely difficult for light infantry to infiltrate.

And the little devil is really not bad at playing this trick.

Not to mention that there is Yamamoto, the master of special operations, on the opposite side.

"hey-hey···"

Li Yunlong was about to speak when Ding Wei suddenly smiled sinisterly:
"We are located in a mountainous area in the northwest of Shanxi. The mountains are densely covered. The main traffic arteries are guarded by the main force. The devils can only choose those mountain trails, or come in through the mountains."

"We can't keep these light troops out..."

"But after entering the base area, it is not difficult to find out."

Hearing this, Kong Jie nodded:

"Our base areas are connected by roads, every village has security militia units, and many hilltops also have security posts. It's easy to find out, but it's too late. Devils will definitely cause damage to the base area when they come in."

"Not always."

Ding Wei snorted coldly:
"Boss Chen, the radio station has been released. Let's distribute the radio station to the commanding height guard post and scout soldiers. Once the devils infiltrate the troops are found, immediately notify the regiment headquarters. After confirmation..."

Speaking of this, Ding Wei's tone suddenly raised:
"We will notify the tank troops to go and eliminate them immediately."

"Yes, we still have armored units."

Suddenly, Kong Jie's eyes widened.

The tank has been in hand for more than two months, and has completed the basic training. He went to see it. Although he is still a little unskilled, he has preliminary combat capabilities and is currently cooperating with infantry intensive training.

With the mobility of the tank, it can rush to the battlefield in the first time.

It is absolutely impossible for the devils who infiltrated to carry anti-aircraft guns. I am afraid they can't carry much explosives, at most they are Type [-] or mortars.

The impact fuze of the [-]-type infantry artillery shells can only scratch the skin of the No. [-] tank with side panels unless it hits the rear, and the same is true for mortars. Besides, there are guns on the tanks.

With the passability of tanks, some mountains can be climbed directly, and with the protection of accompanying infantry, little devils don't even think about approaching with explosives.

Isn't that.

Where is the little devil running!

"Hahaha····"

Li Datuan smiled proudly:
"Our brother Chen is much richer than the little devil."

Immediately, the four people in the regiment headquarters were all smiles, and everyone seemed to have thought of the scene where the devil's light troops finally infiltrated, and then they were run around by the tank troops.

"in addition."

After laughing for a while, Ding Wei took a deep breath, looked at the map of Northwest Shanxi on the table, and lowered his voice:

"I suggest that we do not launch an active offense for the time being, but focus on passive defense."

"How to say?"

Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes and became interested.

Ding Wei continued:

"Now our total strength, including the recruits in training, is almost [-], and the construction brigade is still providing high-quality recruits from afar. room for improvement.”

"And the expansion of the army is too fast, and there are some problems. It takes time to strengthen political and ideological education and strengthen military discipline."

Li Yunlong, Kong Jie, and Zhang Dabiao all nodded in unison.

The three of them have been leading troops for so many years, so they naturally know that their army can have extremely high efficiency and combat effectiveness. One of the cores is ideology and military discipline. Military discipline must be strictly followed, and cultural knowledge must also keep up.

Otherwise, a grain of rat droppings will spoil a pot of soup.

Moreover, the current situation in the base area is actually very serious. The influx of a large number of ordinary people brings a large number of people, but also brings risks. Management is very difficult. Devils, spies, and some guys are also deliberately sabotaging. At this time, the troops cannot make mistakes. Otherwise, it is easy to be provoked and used.

"Also, don't you find it strange?"

Ding Wei propped his hands on the table and raised his tone:
"We have carried out construction with great fanfare in Northwest Shanxi. We have established explosives factories and arsenals. The army has expanded to tens of thousands, which seriously threatens the safety of the Zhengtai Railway. Millions of people flow to us."

"But the little devil just brought in some recruits to confront us. There are no veteran troops, and only the North China Front Army is dealing with us. The situation is much easier than we expected."

"No matter how short the troops are, you little devils, you won't be unable to mobilize tens of thousands of troops, right? The entire Chinese dispatched army has a total strength of not less than a million."

"You say, what does this represent?"

After finishing speaking, Ding Wei looked around several people.

"illustrate."

Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes:

"The little devil has more important military operations. Your previous speculation was correct."

"Correct."

Ding Wei nodded and said with a smile:

"Now the Americans are going to build airports in Guilin and other places, and plan to use this as a base to bomb the devil's homeland."

"This threat to the devils is much more serious than ours. At best, we are disrupting the security of the occupied areas and causing territory losses. But if the American planes are allowed to bomb the mainland, their locusts will be furious and the cabinet will have to resign collectively. "

"Since that's the case, let's take this opportunity to set a big banner."

Li Yunlong, Kong Jie, and Zhang Dabiao all looked over and listened quietly to Ding Wei's continuation.

Ding Wei pointed to Ping'an County on the map and said, the corners of his mouth slightly raised:
"The little devil's intentions are not difficult to guess. They have too many battle lines and insufficient troops. The formation of new troops is too slow. They will use us to train troops and let the troops quickly form. Then, when the troops are sufficient, they will launch a general attack and take us down in one fell swoop."

"However, our strength is also improving."

"And we have Boss Chen, we have a huge population in the base area, and our strength is improving much faster than the devils. Recently, the superiors will send a group of grassroots officers and cadres. It is estimated that in another half a year, we will have more than one hundred armored tanks. Troops, artillery clusters with hundreds of cannons, and elite combat troops that exceeded the total strength of the First Army at its peak."

"The longer the time, the greater the gap in strength between us and the devils in Northwest Shanxi."

Ding Wei narrowed his eyes:

"After the devils in Ping'an County bombarded the road construction team, we first showed weakness and suspended the extension of the road, and then launched a small-scale attack, assuming the attitude of advancing to the range of the Bofors Mountain artillery and destroying the devil's artillery position."

"The little devil is very aware of the mobility of our mountain artillery. It will definitely not allow us to gain an advanced artillery position. It will definitely cling to the position and never retreat. The front line will once again fall into a state of fierce battle."

"Let's push forward slowly. Don't rush to show the extended range bombs, as well as the new 105 howitzers and 160 heavy mortars."

"While training the troops, put pressure on the devils, and then release some benefits, food, and fuel appropriately, to attract the devils to continue to increase their efforts."

"When the time is right, that is, when the devils launch a big war in the south, we will take the opportunity to launch a full-scale attack, occupying Ping'an County, Pan County, Yiyu County, and even Niangziguan Railway Station, all the way to Taiyuan."

"At that time, there were definitely a lot of devils in several counties. Maybe we have a chance to get that large general hospital..."

"you think···"

Li Yunlong's eyes exploded:

"Catch a net full of big fish."

"Correct."

The corners of Ding Wei's mouth curled up ferociously:

"Maybe there will be a chance for a better price in the future."

"I can see it."

Kong Jie was the first to speak.

"I also agree with Captain Ding's plan."

Zhang Dabiao raised his hand in agreement.

"That's settled then."

Li Yunlong also nodded.

Later, several people worked with the staff of the regiment headquarters to formulate a more detailed battle plan, and Cheng He from the new regiment also participated, and the formulation of the plan was not completed until around nine o'clock the next night.

On the third day, when Ding Wei and Kong Jie left the independent group, Ding Wei was so lost in thought that he almost fell down while walking.

"Captain."

Cheng He couldn't help asking:
"What are you thinking?"

Since last night, he saw that his team leader had been thinking about something, but judging from the loosened brows, it was not a serious problem, but something very interesting.

"My plan is to cut off the Zhengtai Railway and occupy the counties of Pan County, Ping'an County, and Yu County."

Ding Wei's tone is faint:

"However, Li Yunlong is a bastard, give him two divisions, he dares to fight Taiyuan."

"hiss···"

Cheng He took a breath, a little unbelievable:

"It's impossible."

"Although Yu County is far from Taiyuan along the Zhengtai Railway, if we want to attack Taiyuan, we have to attack along the Zhengtai Railway. Then we have to take Yangquan and Xiyang, and cut off the reinforcements of the North China Front Army."

"This is tantamount to going to war with the North China Front..."

"Who knows about this?"

Ding Wei shook his head:

"I estimate that in half a year, at most eight months, the devils will launch a new round of big battles."

"For such a long time, with the support of Boss Chen, the devils can't guess that we can develop to that level, and we can't guess it ourselves."

Cheng He froze for a moment, then nodded.

indeed.

If six years ago, when he first started fighting devils, he said that one day, his battalion would be equipped with nearly two hundred machine guns, six 120 mortars, eighteen 82 mortars, and 54 60 mortars. He wouldn't believe it even if he died.

······
Compared with the troops, Political Commissar Zhao, who was in production in the rear, also had a big plan in mind.

"political commissar."

In the grain warehouse group of the Independent Regiment, Shen Quan, the captain of the transportation brigade, found Zhao Gang, and said with a wry smile:

"When will the mules bred by our troops on the side of Minister Zhang be ready? My transportation team is really too busy."

At the beginning of the year, Boss Chen gave the technology of the first and second generation big mules, a livestock farm, and thousands of bred first-generation stallions and donkeys, which can be bred directly.

"Is the transportation gap so big?"

Zhao Gang was a little surprised.

The automobile transportation brigade now has [-] large trucks with ten wheels, [-] large jeeps, plus the [-] big mules of Old Zhao, and over [-] self-made new-type transportation carts, the largest single transportation The capacity exceeds two thousand tons.

The total number is more than five thousand.

Boss Chen's delivery point is only a few kilometers away from the warehouse, and the cart can make at least five or six trips a day.

How could it be insufficient?

"political commissar."

The corner of Shen Quan's mouth twitched, a little like to cry:

"Now the restrictions have been lifted in the regiment. As long as you have food coupons, as long as the source is reasonable, you can exchange for food. The daily food output has increased sharply, from more than 1000 tons to nearly [-] tons per day."

"Although the people who came to exchange the food transported it themselves, after Boss Chen delivered the goods, we had to transport them from the delivery point to the warehouse, plus the metal and coal from the machinery factory, the explosives factory, and by the way, fuel for the tank troops."

"It's really not enough."

"That's it."

Zhao Gang nodded. The army expanded recently, and the new big mules given by Boss Chen were swallowed up by the army, and the quota was also used to exchange for more important weapons and ammunition. The transportation capacity of the transport brigade stopped increasing.

However, the army got more and more materials, machinery factories, explosive factories, breeding factories, etc. were also getting bigger and bigger, and the demand for transport capacity in the base area increased sharply, and the contradiction between work and demand appeared immediately.

"The livestock farm at the headquarters will not be available until at least February next year."

Zhao Gang has naturally paid attention to Zhang Wanhe's livestock farm, and knows that the fine-bred mules of his army will not be available for slaughter until February next year, so there is no hope here for the time being.

"I'll allocate another 5000 people to your transport team."

After Zhao Gang solved Shen Quan's problem with the sea of ​​people method, he fell into deep thought in the room.

In the future, with the further expansion of machinery factories and arsenals, the demand for transportation in the base areas will definitely increase sharply. The daily demand will reach tens of thousands of tons. At that time, it may not be enough to rely on the sea of ​​people. We must find a way technically, that is, cars, or yes····
"Guard."

Zhao Gang called the guards:
"Take me to the machine shop."

He was going to consult the master.

·····
mid-September.

One morning.

On the second position of the Japanese army in Ping'an County.

Four 105-type [-] cannons were pulled into the pre-excavated position by a tractor. A group of devils began to put down the pestles, unfold the gun mounts, and raise the barrels. Some devils were observing the airship at high altitude to cheer up.

With a range of [-] kilometers, the airship is required to correct the impact of the shell at high altitude.

After half an hour of busy work, the captain of the Devil Artillery Battalion issued an order:
"Azimuth..., fifteen kilometers away..."

As the red flag fell, the muzzle flames of the four Type 105 [-] cannons burst into flames.

(End of this chapter)