People are shining their swords, secretly helping the Iron Triangle in Northwest Shanxi

Chapter 316 Taking the initiative to make suggestions (please subscribe)

"No way, who can have two artillery battalions and thirty artillery pieces?"

"Even the rich landlords don't have such equipment. Commander, where did you hear about it?"

"The troops of Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun are incredible. Their mountain artillery regiment only has 28 artillery pieces."

"These two artillery battalions have thirty artillery pieces, which we Lao Li can't even imagine."

Li Yunlong continued to pretend to be confused in front of Commander Chen. He would definitely not admit that he had such a number of artillery pieces.

Otherwise, if Commander Chen finds out, his weapons and equipment will definitely not be preserved.

Commander Chen didn't waste any time talking to Li Yunlong and directly called Wang Chengzhu and Yang Hua over.

In front of Li Yunlong, Commander Chen directly asked.

Wang Chengzhu and Yang Hua were not as courageous as Li Yunlong. They lowered their heads and honestly stated the number of artillery pieces in their troops.

Eighteen Shan orogenic cannons and twelve Feng orogenic cannons.

There are a total of thirty mountain cannons, none too many and none too few.

After Li Yunlong listened to their report, he wilted like an eggplant beaten by frost.

"Old brigade commander, look at the weapons list. I have handed over more than a dozen artillery pieces."

"You also know the situation near our independent detachment. There are wolves in front and tigers behind."

"How can we develop here if we don't have someone who can take advantage of us?"

"And the eighteen Shanxi orogen cannons were transferred from various regiments."

"The range of these mountain artillery is only 6000 meters. The two artillery regiments of the 201st Division have dozens of artillery pieces."

"Old brigade commander, you must consider our current situation."

"It's so difficult for us here. We have to eat but we don't have anything to eat. We have to have weapons and ammunition but we don't have weapons and ammunition."

"It's hard to make a small fortune, you can't just leave it all, this... this is making life unbearable."

Li Yunlong said aggrievedly, looking like a frustrated little daughter-in-law.

For those who don’t know, I thought Commander Chen bullied him.

"Li Yunlong, do you think I don't know anything about the things you did?"

"All the infantry squad leaders in the new regiment are equipped with rifles and submachine guns."

"Each platoon will soon have a 60MM mortar. Go and find out which regiment has equipped its infantry platoon with a 60MM mortar!"

"You are so rich here that you can't take care of other brother troops."

Commander Chen stared at Li Yunlong and said.

Seeing that Commander Chen was getting a little angry, Li Yunlong also felt guilty.

After all, the army has many regulations, not to mention that Commander Chen has to take away some weapons and equipment.

Even if all the weapons and equipment are taken away, Li Yunlong still has to obey orders.

What's more, Li Yunlong knew in his heart that Commander Chen took great care of him.

Otherwise, with Li Yunlong's trouble-loving character, it is still unknown whether he can continue to be a regiment leader, let alone a detachment leader.

"I...I obey the arrangement." Li Yunlong lowered his head and said.

"Deploy six Shanxi orogenic cannons, and you will leave two artillery battalions and 24 75MM mountain cannons."

"Now that we have the number of artillery pieces in the artillery regiment, there is no need to hide them."

"I will give you the designation of an artillery regiment. As for the candidate for the regiment leader, we will discuss it with the division headquarters later and find a professional artillery cadre for you."

"Zhongtiao Mountain is an area that the headquarters attaches great importance to. You, Li Yunlong, will develop well here."

"Remember, don't cause trouble for me, otherwise you won't be able to keep your position as detachment leader sooner or later."

"The independent detachment is very popular now, and everyone wants to come here."

"Some veterans have said that they are not willing to be commanders, but are willing to be captains of independent detachments."

Commander Chen looked at Li Yunlong in front of him and gave detailed instructions.

"I only want six mountain cannons. If you had told me earlier, that's fine. If it's just six mountain cannons, I'll give them to you directly."

"After all, you are an old brigade commander. I am giving you some cannonballs. Otherwise, without the cannonballs, this thing is just scrap metal."

"Old brigade commander, you see, although we have a radio here, there are some situations where it is really difficult to wait for a call back."

"If there is an emergency, can we start fighting directly without asking for instructions?"

Li Yunlong chuckled, looked at Commander Chen in front of him and asked.

He wanted a command right. After all, he had to ask for instructions for everything. This was not his style.

Lao Li will fight at any time. He is worried that he will be caught in pigtails, so he asks for an amulet in advance.

"The situation here is complicated, and I can give you this power."

"But you have to understand that you don't need to ask for instructions to fight only in emergencies."

"If you cause trouble, I will be the first to remove you from your position as detachment leader."

"In addition, for the New Regiment, I will transfer Xing Zhiguo to you and let him serve as your deputy commander."

"This way you can focus on the independent detachment in the future, and just hand over the new regiment to Xing Zhiguo."

Commander Chen thought for a moment and spoke directly.

Li Yunlong happily agreed, and he also knew Xing Zhiguo, so it would be no problem for him to serve as the deputy leader of the new regiment.

Immediately afterwards, Commander Chen gave some detailed instructions before leaving with the corresponding weapons and equipment.

After Commander Chen left, Li Yunlong sat on a chair, eating peanuts and drinking some wine. Not to mention he was very happy.

"Lao Li, you are pretending to be asleep when we come here. Commander Chen comes here and you have to get up if you are really sleeping."

"Why don't you pretend to be asleep? Maybe if you pretend to be asleep, Commander Chen will have nothing to do with you and just leave."

"That's right, you, Li Yunlong, are really capable. You are generous enough to give out six mountain cannons as soon as you say so."

"You don't know about the situation of the First Artillery Battalion. It was composed of mountain artillery units transferred from our regiment."

Not long after, Ding Wei and Kong Jie arrived at the detachment headquarters. They looked at Li Yunlong and said with unhappiness on their faces.

Although the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment also replenished their weapons and equipment this time, they felt uncomfortable having six mountain cannons taken away.

"You didn't come here just now and didn't hear what the old brigade commander said."

"Which regiment will equip 60MM mortars to company-level combat troops? Your New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment have done it."

"You are not satisfied yet. I think you are just greedy. You should be taught a lesson by the commander."

Li Yunlong looked at Ding Wei and Kong Jie, drank some wine, and scolded them directly.

Ding Wei and Kong Jie were both old comrades-in-arms of Li Yunlong. They were not polite and sat directly next to him.

He picked up the bottle, poured himself a drink, and drank directly.

Li Yunlong smiled, called the guards, and ordered the cooking team to prepare some side dishes.

"Old Li, just giving me some 60MM mortars is not enough."

"When I was cleaning the battlefield, I saw that you had hidden many weapons and ammunition."

"You did it covertly, but our old Kong's eyes are not for anger."

"There are so many weapons and ammunition, no matter what you do, you have to spit out some of them."

Kong Jie looked at Li Yunlong and said directly.

"Yes, Lao Kong is right, Lao Li, we, Lao Ding, are easy to kill."

"Just give me whatever you give Lao Kong."

“I don’t want more than that, and I definitely don’t want less.”

Ding Wei also said immediately, looking at Li Yunlong with a pair of eyes.

"What are you doing? I'm not a wealthy landlord."

"The old brigade commander came here to ask for weapons and ammunition, and you come here to ask for weapons and ammunition too."

"If you want nothing, go and go, don't bother me here."

Li Yunlong stared and said, getting anxious as he spoke.

But Ding Wei and Kong Jie are his old comrades-in-arms and know his character very well.

This time the two of them said they would not leave at all, just waiting for Li Yunlong to give them weapons and ammunition.

In the end, Li Yunlong was very reluctant to compromise.

Ding Wei Regiment and Kong Jie Regiment added some flat-fire artillery, and the 82MM mortars they originally had were mortar companies directly under the established regiments.

By the next morning, Ding Wei and Kong Jie returned to their troops with weapons and ammunition, satisfied.

In the following time, the independent detachment will mainly conduct training in order to master weapons faster and gather combat effectiveness.

As for the 201st Division in the eastern part of Zhongtiao Mountain, training is also being conducted and positions are being continuously reinforced.

After all, after the 98th Army left, they had no one to rely on here.

If this force wants to gain a foothold here, it must make more preparations to deal with different situations.As for the Japanese and puppet troops, they evacuated the relevant areas, but the main force is still here on the periphery.

The 33rd Division was also reinforced by puppet troops, thus completely blocking the line from Hengling Pass to Yuanqu City.

At this time, the connection between the 201st Division and the independent detachment was completely severed, and they were unable to effectively cooperate with each other.

However, both sides have radios, and they can also report some situations to each other via radio.

It's just that the Japanese and puppet troops stationed at the line from Yuanqu City to Hengling Pass posed a greater threat to them.

Regarding this point, Chu Yunfei continued to discuss with Chen Ziyun.

At this time, through several battles and information obtained through different channels, they were vaguely aware of the intentions of the Japanese and puppet troops.

The Japanese and puppet troops were obviously completely blocking Zhongtiao Mountain and thus completely encircling the troops inside the mountain.

After completing the encirclement, as long as there is an opportunity, the Japanese and puppet troops will definitely launch combat operations immediately.

At present, Zhongtiao Mountain seems to be calm, but in fact, there will be a battle at any time.

And others may not know it, but Chen Ziyun knows it very well.

After the Zhongtiao Mountain battle, the commander of the North China Front will be replaced.

Shun Tada will be transferred away, and his replacement as the new commander will be Neji Okamura.

Okamura Neiji is considered the leader of the little Japanese army and has strong command and combat capabilities.

From the outbreak of all-out operations to the end of the operations, the North China Front had a total of seven commanders.

Okamura Neiji was the fourth, and the deputy commander-in-chief made a special comment on him.

You must know that the deputy commander-in-chief has experienced countless battles, and there are not many opponents who can make him evaluate!

Chen Ziyun knew that once Okamura Neji took office, he would definitely not allow a garrison to exist in Zhongtiao Mountain.

After all, this place is of great significance to the little devil.

And to this day, Tada Shun still has assembled a heavy force group in order to deal with Chu Yunfei and Li Yunlong's troops in Zhongtiao Mountain.

Originally, the little Japanese planned to eliminate the defenders of Zhongtiao Mountain in order to free up more troops.

But the result was exactly the opposite. Now they had to deploy more troops to garrison the nearby area.

"Master's seat, the Japanese and puppet troops have formed two blockade positions in the north."

"Pingyang City to Luzhou City is the second blockade position, and Wenxi City to Jincheng is the first blockade position."

"The area from Hengling Pass to Yuanqu City is controlled by the Japanese and puppet troops. We and the independent detachment cannot coordinate operations."

"On the contrary, the little devils can use this place as a base at any time to continuously launch combat attacks on us."

"If this situation continues, as long as they have the right opportunity, they can attack us at any time."

"Without any reinforcements, it is the best outcome for us to be driven out of Zhongtiao Mountain."

"If we were attacked by a heavily armed group, it could be devastating."

Here at the division headquarters, in front of a huge combat map.

Chief of Staff Fang Ligong pointed to different areas and said with a serious expression on his face.

Chu Yunfei, Chen Ziyun, Hao Shiwen, the brigade commanders of each brigade, and the commanders of each regiment are all here.

After listening to Fang Ligong's introduction, everyone had solemn expressions on their faces.

The 201st Division is now very strong as a whole, especially the First Brigade, which has three regiments and a full strength of 1 troops!

However, in the face of the huge number of Japanese and puppet troops, the number of these troops was obviously not enough.

Once a fight breaks out, the troops on both sides will definitely fall into a fierce battle.

The Japanese and puppet troops can continuously receive various supports, but the 201st Division may not have support.

The Jinsui Army in the western Shanxi region may completely abandon them in the face of the heavy Japanese and puppet army groups.

As for the first theater on the south bank of the Yellow River, not to mention, Jiang Mingsan would not care about the life and death of the 201st Division.

"Master, we have to prepare in advance, we can't sit still and wait for death."

“We take proactive action and we can take the initiative.”

"If we passively wait for the Japanese and puppet troops to attack, the battle will be very passive and there may be heavy casualties."

"Judging from the current situation, we still have to continue fighting, thereby causing casualties to the Japanese and puppet troops."

"Especially the puppet troops. These people are helping others to do evil. We must attack them severely so that they completely lose their confidence in fighting."

Deputy Division Commander Hao Shiwen looked at Chu Yunfei in front of him and directly made suggestions.

There are different personnel in the 201st Division. They belong to the Jinsui Army, direct troops, etc.

But now they are completely united because they know that if they have conflicts at this time, they will only die faster.

Moreover, Chu Yunfei and Chen Ziyun also have strong intimidation power, and they can definitely unite them to fight.

"Master, what the deputy commander said makes sense. Now the overall strength of our army is fully capable of taking the initiative."

"As long as we continue to attack the Japanese and puppet troops and weaken their combat strength, we will always be able to take the initiative."

"On the contrary, if we wait for the Japanese and puppet troops to attack, we may be very passive by then."

Liang Ruxian, the commander of the third brigade, hesitated and immediately made suggestions.

Chu Yunfei looked at Hao Shiwen and then at Liang Ruxian.

Finally, his eyes locked on Chen Ziyun. He wanted to hear Chen Ziyun's thoughts.

When Chen Ziyun saw Chu Yunfei's eyes, he naturally knew what he was thinking, so he put forward his own suggestion.

Chen Ziyun definitely fully supports the proposal to take the initiative.

At the same time, he also put forward targeted suggestions, and he wanted to personally command the troops to attack.

Without Chen Ziyun's Zhongtiao Mountain battle, the troops in the first theater suffered heavy losses. The main point was that there were no peripheral troops to provide support.

After Chen Ziyun appeared, he assisted Chu Yunfei in commanding the troops to come to the periphery to provide support.

Although there were casualties in various ministries, they did not suffer a devastating blow.

These troops moved to the south bank and were able to quickly recuperate and regain their strength.

Next, if the little devil wants to fight in Zhongtiao Mountain, he must completely block the perimeter to ensure that no troops will rush to help.

Under such circumstances, Chen Ziyun believed that it was necessary for them to fight on the periphery.

The system can provide some information, and Chen Ziyun can effectively use this information to carry out combat operations.

"Twelve 75MM mountain guns will be assigned to the guard regiment, and then an infantry regiment will be assigned to form a guerrilla detachment."

"I will direct operations as far out as possible to continuously attack the Japanese and puppet troops and disrupt their combat plans."

"At the same time, we can also seize as many weapons and ammunition as possible to expand our troops."

"The main force of the division stays here to train and strengthen defense, and can launch attacks at any time to support our operations."

Chen Ziyun came to the map and suggested directly.

Chu Yunfei, Fang Ligong and others looked at each other, and then nodded in approval.

The mountain artillery regiment's six Bofors mountain guns and six Type [-] mountain guns were transferred to the guard regiment. Deputy commander Sun Xiong personally directed the operation.

As for which infantry regiment to deploy, Chu Yunfei did not make a decision directly.

Wu Ziqiang, Shi Yujie, and Sun Ming volunteered, and they were all willing to fight with Chen Ziyun.

Most of the troops they serve as regimental leaders have been led by Chen Ziyun, and they can fully obey Chen Ziyun's command.

But in this battle, Chen Ziyun did not choose them.

"Deputy Commander Hao, I wonder if I can second the 603rd Regiment of the Second Brigade to cooperate with the guard regiment to form a guerrilla detachment and fight with me."

Chen Ziyun came to Hao Shiwen and asked with a smile on his face.

Xu Yuan, the leader of the 603rd Regiment, had a surprised expression on his face when he heard what Chen Ziyun said.

He did not expect that Chen Ziyun would choose his own regiment to follow him in the attack.

"Commander Chen, deputy division commander, I do!"

After being briefly surprised, Xu Yuan immediately stood up and expressed his stance directly.

"In that case, the 603rd Regiment will be handed over to Commander Chen." Hao Shiwen agreed directly.

Chen Ziyun nodded. He chose Xu Yuan's 603 regiment, mainly because this regiment was formerly a guerrilla force and they were better at guerrilla warfare.

Secondly, taking them to fight can also improve their combat effectiveness.

At present, the combat effectiveness of the regiments under the 201st Division is very uneven, among which the 603rd Regiment is the weakest.

The 201st Division directly formulated a combat plan, and the Guard Regiment and the 603rd Regiment formed a guerrilla detachment.

Chen Ziyun was in charge of the command, and the guerrilla detachment went directly to fight against the Japanese and puppet troops.

As for how and where to fight, Chu Yunfei will not interfere at all. Chen Ziyun decides on his own!
　Fengtian weapons are Fengtian Arsenal weapons, which are also the Liao-made weapons mentioned before.

　　Because it was prohibited before and I don’t know where it was prohibited, I will write about making weapons later.

　　
　
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