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Chapter 203: Brigade Commander Attacks
There are many technical routes for suspension, which makes Ren Zhong a little dazzled, but each has its own uses and characteristics. Ren Zhong finds that it is difficult to strike a balance between comfort and performance.

In order to adapt to the current usage, Ren Zhong chose a special design for off-road for the Red Star F1 pickup truck - a hard axle structure. The wheel on one side of the hard axle structure cannot jump freely, otherwise it will affect the positioning parameters of the wheel on the opposite side. But it is precisely because of this feature that when the suspension on one side of the same axis is compressed, the hard axle can increase the downforce on the other side, making the wheel close to the ground. This design is a well-deserved strongman in terms of strength, performance and range among off-road vehicles.

But this design is also not comfortable at all, and is also extremely hard and bumpy!

But in return, it is almost an all-terrain driving capability! For Ren Zhong, this is the most useful car at this stage. At this stage, even the roads are not well repaired, and there are even no roads in many places. What's the point of not improving the off-road performance?

So Ren Zhong chose this suspension structure for the Red Star F1 pickup without hesitation.

As for comfort, it was only after the Japanese were driven away that Ren Zhong brought out the McPherson suspension and improved it into a truly passenger-oriented pickup truck.

The new suspension system, although still hard and bumpy, has much stronger grip. Unlike the first version of the F1 pickup truck, you always worry about it rolling over when you get on the bumpy road!

In fact, the Red Star I is going too fast, and if it loses balance when it encounters a bump, it will flip over! Ren Zhong has received many reports of rollover accidents, but there is nothing we can do at this stage. We can only ask for a lower speed, especially on rough roads, which must be reduced to less than 30 kilometers per hour.

When the F1 pickup truck was replaced with a new suspension, this problem was solved with the new car. The Red Star I may really be suitable for farm work, but now it is a bit difficult for it to play a guest role in the mechanized corps.

While Ren Zhong was busy working on his own industrial system.

The border region and the Eighth Route Army headquarters planned to break a big news.

Just before New Year's Day in 1943, the Border Region and the Eighth Route Army Headquarters took the initiative to launch the Luzhou Campaign in order to connect the several bases of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters into one, connecting the Luzhou Basin and the mountainous area of ​​the Eighth Route Army Headquarters base into a large and complete base.

In this battle, the Taiyue Military Region was mainly responsible for the main attack. The Luzhou Campaign, commanded by the brigade commander himself, lasted for seven days and seven nights and captured Luzhou and its six surrounding counties in one fell swoop!
This was another important counterattack launched after the border area attacked Jiuyuan.

As the top force of the Taiyue Military Region, the independent regiment performed with great force this time.

Not only did it gather 10,000 main forces from the two major bases of Heyuan and Anping, it was the largest among all the regiments.

In terms of weapons and equipment, they far surpass their friendly forces. Just in terms of 107mm artillery, the Independent Regiment now has 8 main infantry battalions. Each infantry battalion also has an artillery company with 6 107mm artillery guns. In addition, the Independent Regiment's 107mm artillery battalion is equipped with 18 guns, and the expanded cavalry battalion is also equipped with an artillery company with 6 guns. The Independent Regiment has a total of 12 artillery companies and 72 powerful 107mm artillery guns!

Relying on its powerful firepower, the independent regiment undoubtedly became the main force under the brigade commander.

The territory under the command of the Independent Regiment benefited from the reclamation plan left by Ren Zhong and Zhao Gang's strong internal affairs ability. Even without the help of good seeds, the Independent Regiment, which used a large amount of homemade organic fertilizer for fertilization, had a good harvest every year and was the first in the Taiyue Military Region to achieve food self-sufficiency for the entire regiment.

With no worries about food and the green light from the brigade commander, Li Yunlong could devote all his efforts to expansion and training, so he gave the order for this decisive battle.

When Li Yunlong assembled all the field troops, even he was shocked!
Although the independent regiment only has 4 main infantry battalions and 1 cavalry battalion on the surface, the four local guerrilla battalions that have been developed below are all fully equipped and staffed main force battalions!

Therefore, after gathering the main forces as requested by the brigade commander and drawing out the newly built artillery battalion, the independent regiment suddenly became the only super regiment with 10 battalions in the Taiyue Military Region!

In terms of weapons, three of the five major arsenals in the base with full firepower are located on the territory of the Independent Regiment. Even though a lot of weapons were produced and allocated, the Independent Regiment still had the advantage of being close to the enemy and equipped its ten main battalions with weapons to the limit.

It was unthinkable for other regiments to have a battalion equipped with 6 107mm rocket launchers. But Li Yunlong had already laid a good foundation by grabbing a cavalry company and a strong cavalry baggage train. With the solution of the food problem, he expanded a lot of mules and horses, and made the cavalry battalion fully equipped. The newly added mule and horse battalion was equipped with 107mm rocket launchers, turning it into a mobile artillery unit!
With sufficient mule and horse resources, Li Yunlong easily added an artillery company to each battalion, realizing the long-range firepower of the battalion. Compared with other regiments, many regiments only had one or two 1 artillery companies.

There is no other way. Although the 107mm artillery is also a light artillery, it can only be transported over short distances by manpower, but it is not realistic at all for long distances. It must be transported by mules and horses. Other regiments do not have the food freedom that the independent regiment has gained by reclaiming wasteland and cultivating land. Even eating has become a problem, and mules and horses are naturally even more unaffordable.

Of course, the independent regiment now has 4 officially numbered infantry battalions, 1 cavalry battalion, plus an extra artillery battalion.

The other four battalions existed in the form of Independent 4st Battalion and Independent 1nd Battalion in Heyuan and Anping, allowing Li Yunlong to live the life of a division commander in advance while being the regiment commander.

Of course, it was not just Li Yunlong's Independent Regiment that expanded. Ding Wei's New 4st Regiment also developed into a super regiment consisting of 1 infantry battalions, 1 guerrilla battalion, and artillery battalion.

Even Kong Jie, who had the hardest time, had developed a new force in the Zhongtiao Mountain area, including three main infantry battalions, an artillery company with 3mm fire and mortars, and a guerrilla brigade. This was why the headquarters decided to let the brigade commander launch the Luzhou Campaign. Facing the defense strength of a brigade of the Luzhou devils, the brigade commander, who was now strong and powerful, did not care about the real and fake, and directly crushed them.

The independent regiment was the first to go out and take Changzi and Shangdang first, and then they closed the door and beat the dog. The 771st Regiment, the 772nd Regiment, and the New st Regiment surrounded the Japanese in Luzhou from all directions!
The New Second Regiment carried out a feint attack on the Japanese stronghold in Zhongtiao Mountain, delaying the main force of the Japanese in Jincheng and making them dare not send out assistance!
If the brigade commander had not been concerned about the Japanese air raids during the day that would cause unnecessary casualties, it would not have taken seven days and seven nights.

Now the Eighth Route Army Headquarters is still extremely short of air defense capabilities. There is no electric furnace steel plant in the base, and the steel produced and the processing equipment cannot meet the requirements of the G20 anti-aircraft gun.

The brigade commander adopted the method of resting during the day and attacking at night. From north to south, he devoured the Japanese in Luzhou counties one by one. Finally, he blew up the city wall of Luzhou in one fell swoop and devoured all the Japanese here without leaving a single one alive!

This battle was fought fairly and openly, expanding the base area directly under the Eighth Route Army Headquarters to seven new counties, connecting them together in the southeastern Shanxi base area and beginning to have strategic depth.

(New sphere of influence of the headquarters Taihang Taiyue base)

As soon as the battle report was released, it shocked the world. The Japanese soldiers who were originally eager to launch a sweeping operation were suddenly silenced. They temporarily cancelled the sweeping operation plan and had to start sending reinforcements to Shanxi.

With the strength demonstrated by the Taiyue Military Region this time, at this stage, the Taiyue Military Region alone is no longer a target that the Japanese in Shanxi can easily raid by entering the mountains.

Another brigade was defeated. For the Japanese, this was the third time in just half a year.

The Japanese never dreamed that the Eighth Route Army in North China had grown to such a level that they could easily defeat two divisions and swallow up an entire brigade. This series of failures made it inevitable for the Japanese in Gangcun to be reprimanded by the headquarters!

As for Yoshio Shinozuka of the First Army of the Japanese in Shanxi, he was directly replaced and sent back home to teach and farm!

After all, with such a huge loss, someone must take the blame. Shinozuka Yoshio is obviously the most suitable person to take the blame.

After Iwamatsu Yoshio took over his position, he started complaining without hesitation and sent several telegrams in a row to formally ask for help from the North China Front Army!
It is required that North China add 2 to 3 divisions to form a joint defense against Jinsui to curb the trend of collapse and deterioration of the entire Jinsui situation. You must know that Jiuyuan has been lost and Qingcheng has just been defeated. If Qingcheng cannot hold out, the Eighth Route Army will follow Qingcheng to the south. Now there are only 3 divisions and 2 brigades in Jin (one brigade has just been eliminated). The huge Jin Province needs to be defended everywhere, and there is really no spare force to strengthen the defense of Yunzhong in the north.

Although the Japanese in Gangcun did not satisfy his appetite, a Korean division that had just arrived in North China was sent directly to Jin. After all, the Eighth Route Army suddenly came to Luzhou, and the nearby Jincheng was suddenly empty. There was only one brigade, and if no reinforcements came, the place might not be able to be defended.

In fact, there was a discussion at the beginning whether we could take them down together. After all, the two basins were adjacent to each other. If we took advantage of the situation and attacked them one by one, it would not be a big problem in terms of military strength.

But the problem eventually arose in the area of ​​ammunition. The number of rockets in the Taiyue Military Region's stockpile was insufficient to capture two important basins in succession.

So the brigade commander can only come in one wave.

However, the Japanese did not know this. After Yansong took office, even though the First Army was short of manpower, he quickly sent three battalions to Jincheng to strengthen the defense!
Then they kept asking the North China Front Army for tactical guidance, forcing the Japanese in Gangcun to increase their troops and strengthen the defense in Shanxi.

The Japanese paid a great price and exposed many spies lurking in the Eighth Route Army. They finally figured out that the Eighth Route Army's mysterious heavy weapon was a rocket and mastered the basic performance parameters of this weapon.

Rockets are no longer considered cutting-edge secret weapons, but the Japanese had not conducted in-depth research in this area before. Now that they see that this weapon has such great power, the Japanese also see its future.

In order to counter this new weapon from the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese also sent relevant technical information back to their homeland, requesting research on similar products. They also attempted to use magic to defeat magic!
Ren Zhong was not clear about this change.

However, he had long known that this thing could not be kept secret forever. Given the Japanese's pervasive intelligence infiltration, they would find out sooner or later.

Although we have no shortage of patriots willing to die for our country, we also have many traitors who sell out their country for personal gain.

Ren Zhong was not afraid that the Japanese would know about the existence of this weapon. As long as the actual rocket did not fall into the hands of the Japanese, even if they wanted to imitate it, the propellant formula alone would not be something that could be solved in a short time.

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