Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

"That's good." Brigade Commander Fukada nodded, feeling a little disappointed. In fact, he thought he could be the acting division commander, but he didn't expect that it would not be his turn.

Although even if he becomes the acting division commander, he will not be able to become the real division commander later, but at least he has experience and the possibility of promotion in the future will be greater.

"Mr. Fukada, before the new division commander arrives, the affairs of the 16th Division will be temporarily handled by you. Is that okay?" said Itagaki Seishirō.

"I understand!" Brigade Commander Fukada nodded.

"Okay, you've been traveling all the way, so go and have a good rest first. We can deal with other things after you've rested." Itaheng Seishirō waved his hand, and the matter came to an end here.

The two men slowly walked out of the office and walked in the corridor.

"Mr. Fukada, you want to serve as the acting division commander so that you can have the opportunity for promotion in the future." Matsushita Renkyu directly said what Brigade Commander Fukada was thinking.

"Division Commander Matsushita, I never said that!" Brigade Commander Fukada naturally could not admit it.

"You didn't say it, but that's what you think, Fukada-kun, you're a little too impatient. How can we be impatient about this? Nakajima-kun was defeated, and the 20th Division was also hit hard. We suffered a great loss this time.
At this critical moment, you are thinking about being the acting division commander to add a chapter to your resume. Do you think that Division Commander Itachi can't see it? "Matsushita Renkyu made a suggestion. Maybe Division Commander Itachi originally wanted to promote him, but when he saw the behavior of Brigade Commander Fukada, he obviously gave up the idea.

"Division Commander Matsushita, I really don't think so!" Brigade Commander Fukada was still being stubborn and didn't want to admit it.

"Whether you think so or not, you know it in your heart. Anyway, just take care of yourself." Matsushita Renkyu said nothing more and quickened his pace away from Brigade Commander Fukada.

If they won a battle, the original division commander would be transferred away. There was nothing wrong with what Brigade Commander Fukada said. Superiors also like to see motivated subordinates.

But now they have suffered a defeat, and even Nakajima Imao was killed by the enemy. In this situation, if they still think about promotion, it would be ignorant of Brigade Commander Fukada.

Looking at Matsushita Renkyu's back, Brigade Commander Fukada couldn't help but slap himself. He was really blinded by power and actually had such thoughts. But it was too late for him to regret now.

.........

A few days later, Li Yunlong and his men finally returned to the New 1st Regiment.

After they handed over the troops to the 771st Regiment, the commander of the 771st Regiment led the soldiers of the 771st Regiment away from the base.

As for the independent regiment, Kong Jie also asked the chief of staff of the regiment to lead the troops to the regiment headquarters. He and Li Wenying stayed in the New 1st Regiment temporarily and would go to the brigade headquarters with Li Yunlong and others tomorrow to report the intelligence.

That night, Li Yunlong and his colleagues gathered together for dinner, and at the dinner table, they also talked about the combat situation.

"Li Jin, can you build heavy artillery in the future?!" Li Yunlong couldn't help but bring up this matter again, obviously feeling upset about blowing up the Japanese's heavy howitzer.

"Captain, you overestimate me a little. This is about making heavy artillery, not rifles. It's not that easy." Li Jin was a little amused after hearing this. How could heavy artillery be made so easily?

"That's right, Old Li, you are making things difficult for Li Jin. Building heavy artillery is a step-by-step process. It's not that simple." Kong Jie also said.

If heavy artillery was so easy to make, the National Army would have made it long ago and would not have been beaten into this state by the Japanese.

"Ah... I feel a little unwilling. I have captured a heavy artillery with great difficulty, but I can only blow it up." Li Yunlong sighed. He felt it was such a waste to blow up such a large-caliber heavy artillery.

"Captain, don't be discouraged. It's just heavy artillery. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future." Li Jin also comforted him.

"Speaking of which, we have severely damaged the 20th Division of the Japanese this time. The Japanese will not give up and will definitely send another division over.
Although this is a bad thing, it also has its benefits. "Li Jin changed the subject to prevent Li Yunlong from mentioning the heavy artillery.

"What good can this do? If the Japanese redeploy a division here, won't we be under even greater pressure?!" Li Yunlong asked doubtfully.

The Japanese sent another division here, which was quite stressful for them, and he really couldn't see any benefit from it.

"The Japanese didn't send a division here out of thin air. They must have been sent from other war zones. This way, the pressure on other war zones would be too great.

By then, other war zones might be able to take advantage of the opportunity to launch a counterattack against the Japanese." Li Jin explained that everything has two sides, with good and bad sides.

Besides, the Japanese transferred Class A divisions from other war zones, which is a good thing for other war zones, but they will have to bear greater pressure here.

"That's true, but forget about the counterattack you mentioned. Other war zones won't even think about counterattacks. They'd rather the Japanese don't attack them." Li Yunlong said. He didn't understand those people in the National Army yet.

"It seems that what you said is true." Upon hearing this, Li Jin fell into deep thought for a moment.

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this. I think we should discuss the major operational plan." Kong Jie changed the subject, thinking that instead of discussing whether other war zones would launch a counterattack, it would be better to talk about the major operational plan formulated by the higher-ups.

"I estimate that the scope of this large-scale operation will not be too small, and there will be a lot of troops involved, and maybe even all of them will be mobilized," said Li Jin.

The scale of the Hundred Regiments Campaign was still very large, and the combat range was very wide, all of which were aimed at the Japanese's cage policy.

The Japs thought they could use this cage to control them, but they, the Eighth Route Army, are not pushovers. Once the fighting starts, they will definitely give the Japs a big surprise.

"Mobilize all of them?! That shouldn't be the case, right?! Although I don't know how many people our Eighth Route Army has now, there should be hundreds of thousands of them!" Li Yunlong said. Their Eighth Route Army is developing rapidly, which is not comparable to two or three years ago.

"I also think that we shouldn't send out all of us. This will expose our strength," Zhao Gang also said.

They have been developing their strength in secret. If they were to mobilize all of them, it would be equivalent to actively exposing their development situation.

"The national army has already cut off our military pay and will not provide us with any more in the future. It won't have much of an impact if we are exposed.

The most important thing is that after two or three years of fighting, some people in the National Army have proposed surrendering to the devils.
There were even spies on the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army side, which showed that the situation was still serious. Therefore, this major operation was also a thorough demonstration to those who surrendered that no matter whether you surrender or not, we will fight to the end.
Since it is a large-scale battle, we must mobilize all of our troops to inflict heavy damage on the devils! Only in this way can we thoroughly demonstrate our attitude. First, we can deal a heavy blow to the devils, and second, we can let the people at home know that our Eighth Route Army is still fighting the devils. "Li Jin began to analyze.

In fact, he felt that the reason why spies appeared in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army might be related to him, because the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was not particularly active in fighting the Japanese before, and it was not until he dragged them into the water that the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army began to deal with the Japanese.

Otherwise, the Japanese would probably not have set their sights on the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

However, Li Jin had nothing to feel guilty about, because the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army had not been aggressive enough in fighting the Japanese before. "What you said does make sense." Hearing this, Li Yunlong nodded in agreement.

“Speaking of the surrenderists in the Nationalist Army, I am really angry. The Japanese invaders burned, killed and looted here. Do they think that surrendering to the Japanese invaders can solve the problem?!

That will only encourage the Japanese to be more arrogant. We don't know how many people they will kill. Only by fighting the Japanese to the end can we make them not dare to be so arrogant. "Li Wenying slammed the table and said angrily.

He just couldn't understand, do those people really not want to protect this country?! In order to protect their own interests, they can even ignore it?!
This is probably what the people in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army who served as spies for the Japanese thought.

"In my opinion, those guys should be taken out and shot!" Li Yunlong said gritting his teeth.

In other words, he didn't know who wanted to surrender. Otherwise, if he found an opportunity, he would definitely kill all those guys who shouted surrender.

"Since this battle is so important, I think we should also think about how to fight it when the time comes." Kong Jie brought the subject back.

"Old Kong, you don't have to worry about me and Li Jin. The commander said that the big battle requires me to cooperate with Li Jin. We can fight however we want, as long as we can kill more Japanese.

Of course, we still rely on large forces to fight. We will cooperate with those who can, and if we can't, we will attack in important places.

In short, once the fight starts, we must not let the Japanese have an easy time." Li Yunlong said slowly.

Although the leaders let them perform on their own, they still have to cooperate in combat when the larger force needs their cooperation.

"What?! The leader has already arranged everything for you?!" Kong Jie was stunned. He didn't expect that the leader would assign tasks to the New 1st Regiment and the Special Operations Regiment so quickly.

"Otherwise, Lao Kong, it's not that I look down on you, but the combat effectiveness of the Independent Regiment is indeed far behind that of our New First Regiment.

Moreover, the New 1st Regiment must also cooperate with the Special Operations Regiment. Only in this way can the results of the battle be maximized. "Li Yunlong said with a smile.

The leader asked the New 1st Regiment to cooperate with the Special Operations Regiment in operations, with the original intention of allowing these two regiments to share more of the pressure.

After all, with the special operations regiment there, the Japanese will definitely give priority to the special operations regiment for attack.

"That's right." Kong Jie nodded helplessly and admitted it. If it were before, he might have continued to be stubborn, but this time in the battle with the Japanese, the casualties of their independent regiment were indeed much greater than those of the New 1st Regiment.

It can also be seen from here that the gap between them and the New 1st Regiment is indeed quite large, and it is completely reasonable for the leader to make such arrangements.

"Old Kong, I plan to find an opportunity to capture Taiyuan. Do you want me to tell the commander and let your independent regiment participate?" Li Yunlong said with a smile.

"Attack Taiyuan? You must be drunk. Is Taiyuan so easy to attack?" Kong Jie rolled his eyes when he heard that.

Taiyuan has been controlled by the Japanese for two or three years, and its defense is impregnable. It cannot be compared with attacking any airport.

"Old Kong, don't disbelieve me. When the battle begins, troops from all over the country will take action to attack the devils.

By then, the Japanese will definitely be unable to take care of themselves, and the defenders of Taiyuan will not have so many Japanese guarding them.

You say, is this a good opportunity?! With the special operations regiment here, do you think we can’t defeat Taiyuan?! " Li Yunlong said seriously.

If it were only the New 1st Regiment, he would naturally not be so bold, but they have the Special Operations Regiment with them.

Even though Taiyuan's defenses seemed impregnable, if they joined forces with the special operations regiment to attack Taiyuan where the defenders were not numerous enough, they would definitely be able to capture Taiyuan. He was very confident about this.

Kong Jie was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then he said, "When it comes to the battle of Taiyuan, let's include the Independent Regiment in it, and let them take the lead!"

"Damn it, you kid still want to take the lead and gain the first merit. You're so cool. I've already let you follow behind and drink some soup, but you still want to eat the meat." Li Yunlong said directly.

"Old Li, what you said is true. If Taiyuan is captured, the credit will definitely be greater to you than to me. Is there anything else to say?" Kong Jie said directly. With his special operations regiment, he felt that there was still a chance to capture Taiyuan.

"As for the attack on Taiyuan, let's not rush to make plans now. Let's wait and see." Li Jin said. The big battle hasn't even started yet, but they are so optimistic about taking Taiyuan.

After chatting until the early morning, everyone went back to their residence to rest.

The next morning, Li Yunlong and his men rode their horses towards the brigade headquarters. They did not arrive until after four in the afternoon.

When they arrived at the conference room, the chief and the political commissar were already waiting there.

"Chief, Political Commissar!" Everyone saluted the two men.

"Please sit down. Your performance this time was very good and you received praise from the boss." The chief said with a smile.

"It's all because of the commander's good command that we were able to complete this mission! The credit goes to the commander!" Li Yunlong flattered him in a serious manner.

"Damn it, stop it. The real hero this time is Li Jin. If he hadn't made such a detailed plan, this operation wouldn't have been so successful." said the leader.

The first credit must go to the Special Operations Regiment, followed by the New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment.

"I learned it all from the leader, so I can come up with a good plan. Luck also plays a big role. Every step taken by the Japanese is basically carried out according to my expectations." Li Jin said modestly.

"What are you talking about? Sometimes luck is also part of strength. Besides, this is not luck. If it weren't for Nakajima Imao, annihilating the 20th Division would have been easy." The leader said seriously.

He knew very well that with the combat effectiveness of the Special Operations Regiment, if they were really targeting the 20th Division, the 20th Division would not be able to escape.

(End of this chapter)