Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

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Li Yunlong immediately sat up straight, he knew what was going on by looking at the situation.

These eight regimental commanders nominally came to attend a combat meeting.

But in fact, they came to accept combat missions.

It is obvious that the leaders have already discussed the specific combat plan and emergency plan, and are about to carry out combat deployment.

The Deputy Chief of General Staff picked up a bamboo pole with a serious expression and pointed at the new combat map hanging on the wall.

"After the fall of Niangziguan, Yangquan, Pingding, and Xiyang in eastern Shanxi, the Japanese army captured Shouyang."

"In order to avoid being attacked from both sides, the main force of the Xinkou Nationalist Army has retreated to the Taiyuan area."

"The main force of the Japanese 5th Division has captured Xinzhou and is approaching Taiyuan."

"During their retreat, the Nationalist army blew up the bridge on the Zhengtai Road and deployed troops to defend it. The Japanese troops in eastern Shanxi were unable to reach Taiyuan via the Zhengtai Road in a short period of time."

"According to reliable intelligence, the main force of the Japanese 20th Division has moved from Yangquan to Xiyang."

"After analysis by the headquarters staff, it was determined that this group of Japanese troops was not targeting our Eighth Route Army, but was likely to attack westward along the Guangyang Highway."

"They attempted to penetrate directly into the Jinzhong and Taigu areas south of Taiyuan, cut off the Kuomintang army's retreat route south from the Taiyuan Basin, and thus consume the main force of the Kuomintang army in the Second War Zone in the Taiyuan area."

The group leaders looked at the map on the wall, their faces darkening slightly.

If the Japanese really achieve this combat goal, the anti-Japanese war situation in Shanxi Province will become very serious.

Moreover, once the Japanese destroy the main force of the National Army in the Second War Zone, the Japanese, who have suffered a lot of losses at the hands of the Eighth Route Army, will definitely turn around to deal with the Eighth Route Army.

"In order to cover the retreat of friendly forces, delay the Japanese army in Xifan, and strike a blow to the Japanese invaders' arrogance, the headquarters decided that the main forces of the 129th and 115th Divisions would ambush the Japanese 20th Division on the Guangyang Highway."

Upon hearing this, all the regiment leaders, including Li Yunlong, looked murderous and eager to try.

All the regiment commanders have made great military achievements and have rich experience in front-line combat and command operations. None of them is easy to deal with.

Without waiting for the group leaders to express their opinions, the deputy chief of general staff spoke again.

"Headquarters' battle plan is to spare the enemy's infantry, cavalry, and artillery, and focus on attacking the Japanese army's supply train."

Teacher Lin added:
"It's difficult to achieve a complete victory against the elite troops of the Japanese Type A Division with our current limited forces. However, if we can lure the Japanese supply troops into the battle, avoiding the strong and attacking the weak, we can inflict a greater blow on the enemy."

This ambush was proposed by Division Commander Lin. With his keen sense of smell, he noticed that there was meat to eat in Guangyang, but there were not many main force troops around him.

So he planned to join forces with the 129th Division to ambush the Japanese, and reported this to the head of the headquarters.

Opportunities for combat were rare, so the head of the headquarters quickly agreed and quickly formulated a combat plan and emergency plan.

Li Yunlong and all the regiment commanders nodded. This was the way the Japanese marched, with the various arms in front and the logistical units behind.

This is how the Pingxingguan victory was achieved a few days ago, and it achieved remarkable results.

The Deputy Chief of General Staff said: "The following combat deployment is now made."

"The 686th and 689th Regiments were deployed in the area from Guangyang to Hufeng to ambush the Japanese troops, under the command of Division Commander Lin. The 769th, 771st, and 772nd Regiments were deployed in the area from Hufeng to Zhanshang Town to ambush and block the Japanese troops, under the command of Division Commander Liu."

"The New 1st, Independent, and New 3rd Regiments will block the Japanese army's return reinforcements in the area west of Guangyang, commanded by Comrade Li Yunlong."

Li Yunlong was stunned. He didn't expect that the headquarters would take the initiative to let him command three regiments in battle.

Ding Wei and Kong Jie's expressions did not fluctuate at all, but they were secretly happy in their hearts. They thought they could make a fortune with Li Yunlong again this time.

"Do you all understand your respective combat missions?"

The head of the headquarters glanced at the group leaders and asked in a deep voice.

The group leaders: "I understand!"

"Very good, you're quite spirited," the commander of the headquarters said sternly, "Our Eighth Route Army's mission this time is to devour the damned 20th Division's supply troops."

"Also, I have another good news for you all."

"Comrade Li Yunlong has secured a batch of weapons and ammunition for our Eighth Route Army."

"In this ambush operation, except for the New 8st Regiment, each main force regiment participating in the battle can obtain 150 machine guns, 20 Type 100 rifles, and 12 rounds of ammunition before the battle. Each core regiment can obtain Type rifles and rounds of ammunition."

"This time, we can have a good fight."

When crossing the Yellow River to the east, the entire 129th Division had about 1 people and a total of about 10 rounds of ammunition, which was only more than 10 rounds of ammunition per person.

Each main group here has about 2000 people, and each core group has about 1000 people.

But after this wave of supplies, the officers and soldiers of the main and basic regiments present here can have more than 100 rounds of bullets per person.

This time, Li Yunlong handed over 150 million rounds of bullets, and the headquarters immediately took out 124 million rounds of bullets to fight this battle.

After learning that Li Yunlong could get bullets endlessly, the head of the headquarters also invested heavily, determined to teach the arrogant devils a severe lesson!

As soon as the boss said this, except for Li Yunlong, the other seven regiment leaders all showed ecstasy on their faces.

"Great! This time we didn't just fire five bullets and then charge into hand-to-hand combat!"

"This time we can have a good fight!"

"Just watch our group perform!"

"..."

All the regiment leaders looked at Li Yunlong with expressions of gratitude on their faces.

Even Commanders Lin and Liu looked at Li Yunlong with satisfaction. With just over 100 rounds of ammunition per person, it was still far behind the Japanese.

But for the Eighth Route Army, it was a rare and prosperous battle.

Captain Li's expression remained calm. He really wanted to say, is this something to be happy about?

After the approval of the brigade commander and the head of the headquarters, today's cooperation settlement was that the New 50st Regiment kept 130 rounds of ammunition and handed over the remaining million rounds of ammunition.

This time, Boss Lin gave another reward of 12 machine gun bullets. Currently, the New 70st Regiment has about bullets of various types, making it a real local rich man.

Of course, the new regiment is equipped with a large number of submachine guns, light and heavy machine guns and newly acquired general-purpose machine guns, all of which are big consumers of ammunition.

Without any financial resources, it is impossible to support so much firepower.

However, Li Yunlong would never reveal the financial situation of the New 1st Regiment.

All the group leaders here are not easy to deal with. Who doesn’t have some financial resources?

It's just that Li Yunlong's family background is a little bit richer.

Next.

The general, the deputy chief of general staff and the division commanders gave some instructions on some details before ordering the meeting to be adjourned.

After the meeting.

Li Yunlong found Commander Lin and got straight to the point:
"Master Lin, I want to do business with you."

"what business?"

Commander Lin sounded surprised and spoke slowly but with full strength.

Right now, Li Yunlong is a celebrity in the Eighth Route Army, his fame second only to that of the division commanders. He can also obtain a large amount of weapons and ammunition. What kind of business can he do with me?
Li Yunlong: "I want to exchange two mountain guns and 2 rounds of ammunition for Xiong Shanglin from your division's independent regiment."

"Xiong Shanglin?" Division Commander Lin obviously knew Xiong Shanglin. "Second Company Commander of the First Battalion of the Independent Regiment?"

Li Yunlong nodded: "Yes, it's him."

Commander Lin asked, "I'm getting a great deal at this price. The question is, can you afford two mountain guns and 2 rounds of ammunition?"

Li Yunlong chuckled and didn't say yes directly. Instead, he said, "A few days ago, I just handed over 30 75mm mountain cannons and 6000 rounds of artillery shells to the headquarters."

干掉第20师团的12门野战炮后，李云龙又获得12门75毫米山炮和3个基数的炮弹，这个情况连旅长和师长都不知道。加上新一团的3门山炮，一共就是15门山炮和3个基数的炮弹，其中一个基数炮弹是训练弹。

"Deal!" Commander Lin nodded. "Li Yunlong, are you interested in joining our division? If you come, I'll make you the main commander."

Li Yunlong can get weapons and ammunition. If they can recruit him, their division will become rich.

"Lao Lin, no one would poach people like you."

Commander Liu's voice sounded slowly behind him.

"It's just a joke, Lao Liu, don't take it seriously."

Commander Lin laughed and turned to walk out.

"Li Yunlong, come here."

Commander Liu stood with his hands behind his back, his expression serious.

Li Yunlong is now a hot commodity in the Eighth Route Army. Commander Liu must keep a close eye on him, otherwise he will suffer a huge loss if he is poached one day.

"Commander." Li Yunlong walked up to Commander Liu.

"What were you whispering to Commander Lin just now?" Commander Liu asked.

"Report to the division commander." Li Yunlong reported the transaction truthfully. It was impossible to hide such a thing from the division commander.

"Trading two 2mm mountain cannons and 75 rounds of ammunition for a company commander? You really know how to do business, huh?"

After listening to Li Yunlong's report, Division Commander Liu's eyes twitched:
"Doesn't our division have a company commander? Should we exchange heavy weapons and artillery shells with other divisions?"

If the head of the headquarters had not been here, Commander Liu would have wanted to beat Li Yunlong up.

What made Commander Liu angry was not that Li Yunlong exchanged two mountain cannons and 2 artillery shells for the company commander.

Li Yunlong chose the long way around and didn't even offer him two mountain guns and 2 rounds of ammunition in exchange for a company commander. With Li Yunlong's price, let alone a company commander, even if Li Yunlong wanted a battalion commander, Division Commander Liu would have to meet his conditions.

Li Yunlong explained aggrievedly: "Commander, I want a company commander with special operations potential, not an ordinary company commander."

Commander Liu really wanted to beat Li Yunlong up, but when he thought about the many great achievements this kid had made recently and that he would be able to get weapons and ammunition continuously in the future, he thought better of it. As long as he could keep an eye on Li Yunlong and prevent him from being poached, there would be plenty of opportunities to make a fortune in the future.

Division Commander Liu instructed, "If you need people in the future, just report directly to the division headquarters. The division headquarters simply won't need so many weapons and ammunition."

"Yes!" Li Yunlong was flattered. When did the division commander become so easy to talk to?
"Oh, right," Commander Liu continued, "the 300 Red Army veterans that headquarters promised to give you have been brought here by the commander. They're at the entrance to the village. You can take them directly back to the New st Regiment's base later."

"Yes!" Li Yunlong's expression brightened. "Thank you, Commander."

……

After the meeting, Li Yunlong took Zhao Gang and Zhang Hu and immediately rode back to the New 1st Regiment’s base.

Zhao Gang was also enlightened today. It was the first time for him to meet so many leaders.

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