Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 102 Brigade Commander: Defend!
Li Yunlong and Zhang Hu quickly returned to the regiment headquarters.

Zhong Zhicheng came forward, eager to try: "Old Li, all the companies and platoons directly under the battalion have been assembled, and the troops are ready to set off at any time."

When Li Yunlong received the call from the brigade commander, the companies and platoons directly under the battalions were all at the regimental headquarters. After the meeting, they immediately gathered the troops.

However, the various units of the new regiment are very close to the regimental headquarters, so the troops can set off as soon as possible.

"Order all units to prepare dry food and remain on standby."

Li Yunlong's expression did not change at all as he placed his pistol, samurai sword, telescope and other equipment on the table.

"Didn't the brigade commander say there was going to be a major combat operation?"

Zhong Zhicheng was stunned and sounded a little disappointed.

"There is indeed a major combat operation, but it's not going away right now. The troops will rest for a night and then depart tomorrow."

Li Yunlong told Zhong Zhicheng the headquarters' combat plan.

Ordinary soldiers are naturally not qualified to know the combat plan, but as a regimental commander, Zhong Zhicheng is fully qualified to know the combat plan.

This time, the Eighth Route Army Headquarters made a big move, dispatching a total of 5 main regiments and 3 basic regiments, an elite force of more than people.

Just the pre-war preparations will take some time.

It will also take time to distribute the equipment, weapons and ammunition handed over by Li Yunlong to the soldiers of the main regiments and basic regiments.

The headquarters has sent the main force of the 115th Division to harass the enemy with small groups in order to delay their advance and buy time for the larger force to prepare and enter the ambush position.

"Eight regiments, plenty of ammunition, this time we can finally have a big fight."

Zhong Zhicheng waved his fist, his tone became happy again, and his eyes were expectant.

In this operation, each regiment had ammunition distributed by the headquarters after the new regiment handed it in.

The troops participating in the battle had more than 100 rounds of ammunition per person, which was a very rich war and enough to give the Japanese a hard time.

Afterwards, Zhong Zhicheng arranged for the signalmen to issue orders to the companies and platoons directly under each battalion to prepare dry food and stay on standby.

Li Yunlong spread out a map, his eyes lowered, staring at the map with a thoughtful look.

In this battle, the mission of the New 1st Regiment, the Independent Regiment and the New 3rd Regiment was to block the enemy's return for reinforcements in the area west of Guangyang after the ambush started.

Li Yunlong guessed that the headquarters did not send a brigade commander to command the blocking battle because he could get bullets by killing the Japanese in the battle he commanded.

And a lot of bullets.

He still had a quota of 80 bullets from Boss Lin, and he hadn't had time to receive them yet.

Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes. Even though the New 1st Regiment was now wealthy and had fierce machine gun firepower.

However, this battle is still difficult to fight.

Because the New 1st Regiment, the Independent Regiment and the New 3rd Regiment will face the most elite Type A division combat units of the Japanese Army. The devils have excellent artillery firepower, soldiers with extremely high individual qualities, and may even have air support.

The mountain artillery company of the new regiment has not yet formed combat effectiveness.

Although there are 15 60mm mortars and 5 basic shells in the warehouse of the new regiment, 15 mortar groups are needed to unleash the full firepower of these mortars.

As for the terrain for ambushes...looking at the map, this section of terrain is very suitable for ambushes and blocking.

But even so, according to the conventional blocking tactics, the three regiments would probably suffer heavy losses.

Li Yunlong frowned and thought, if he used unconventional tactics, could he reduce losses, complete the mission, and inflict greater damage on the Japanese?
I'm afraid just defending won't work...

After a while, Li Yunlong raised his head and shouted to the outside of the door, "Hu Zi."

Guard Zhang Hu ran in quickly, his body erect, "Here we are!"

Li Yunlong ordered, "Go and call Wang Chengzhu, the artillery platoon leader."

"Yes!"

Zhang Hu turned and walked out.

The artillery platoon was also stationed in this village, and soon, Wang Chengzhu's voice was heard at the door.

"Report."

Li Yunlong: "Come in."

The burly Wang Chengzhu walked in quickly and saluted Li Yunlong:
"Commander, Wang Chengzhu, the artillery platoon leader of the New 1st Regiment, reports to you!"

After the shelling of Dai County Airport, Wang Chengzhu also removed the word "acting" and became the official artillery platoon leader of the new regiment.

Li Yunlong asked, "Zhu Zi, how many gunners can use mortars in our regiment now?"

The 30 M2 60mm mortars and 4 bases of live ammunition promised by Boss Lin have arrived. Half of them have been handed over, and the other half will be kept by the New st Regiment.

The total weight of the gun base, barrel and artillery shell is only 19 kilograms, which can be easily carried by the artillery squad. Each gun crew consists of three people, and the maximum range can reach 1800 meters. It is a powerful weapon for supporting squad, platoon, company, and even battalion-level infantry combat.

Now we finally have artillery fire to suppress the Japanese machine guns and grenadiers!

"Report to the regiment commander," Wang Chengzhu replied, "There are about 20 gunners who can use mortars, but they may not be accurate."

"There are so many people?" Li Yunlong asked in surprise.

Wang Chengzhu reported, "We currently have over 60 men in our artillery platoon, equipped with two Type 2 infantry guns and three 3mm mountain guns. The artillerymen who can use mortars are mainly the gunners assigned to our regiment by headquarters last time."

Li Yunlong nodded. He almost forgot about this matter.

Since the New 20st Regiment obtained a batch of mountain artillery from Boss Lin, and Li Yunlong was short of artillerymen, when he left Wutai County, he asked the head of the headquarters for some artillerymen, and the headquarters gave him about artillerymen. During the Red Army period, our army established an artillery school and trained a group of artillery talents.

But their number is small, and they are mainly in the headquarters or artillery companies of each division.

Li Yunlong thought, it seems that he needs to go somewhere to get some artillery.

"There will be more than 20 artillerymen using mortars. That's enough."

Li Yunlong nodded with satisfaction:

"In this operation, three mountain guns will not participate in the battle, but all 3 mortars and two infantry guns will participate."

A 3mm mortar team consists of three people, and only one person is needed to use the mortar to aim and adjust the shooting parameters during combat.

The other two gunners, one was responsible for loading the ammunition and the other was responsible for delivering the ammunition.

The two infantry guns had several actual combat experiences, and the new artillery regiment trained by Wang Chengzhu himself had also initially formed combat effectiveness. Moreover, they were commanded by Wang Chengzhu himself, so there were no major problems.

"Captain, this is so beautiful."

Wang Chengzhu suddenly showed a ferocious smile on his face. 17 artillery pieces fired at the same time, which must be an artillery cover.

By then, the Japanese will be in big trouble.

"Don't be complacent yet," Li Yunlong warned. "Your artillery platoon must be careful and cautious when fighting. On the one hand, you must guard against the Japanese artillery firepower, and on the other hand, you must guard against the Japanese aircraft. Our regiment's artillery and artillery are limited. Don't let the Japanese blow them up."

"Don't worry, Commander." Wang Chengzhu patted his chest and assured, "The gun is there as long as we have the men. If the gun is gone, the men are gone."

Yes, they are the soldiers brought by me, Li Yunlong!
Li Yunlong was very satisfied with Wang Chengzhu's attitude, but he still taught him with a stern face:

"You still don't understand what I mean. If you lose the cannon and the shells, you can earn more, but the artillerymen must be alive."

"Yes!" Wang Chengzhu thought quickly and immediately changed his words, "The gun is there, the people are there; the gun is gone, the people are there."

"Okay." Li Yunlong finally nodded in satisfaction. "Go to the logistics department warehouse and take back the 15 60mm mortars. Organize them into 15 artillery groups. In addition, each artillery group will receive 10 training rounds and use them up in the back mountain."

The training ammunition is not live ammunition. Each gun has a base number of 1 training ammunition.

As for the artillery platoon and machine gun company, the artillery shells and bullets needed in combat are carried by the logistics department. Now the logistics department is equipped with more than 300 large mules, which can carry a large amount of combat supplies, greatly reducing the weight of the soldiers during marching and ensuring the physical strength required for combat.

"Yes!" Wang Chengzhu turned around and walked out quickly.

Then Li Yunlong thought about how to arrange for this new group of Red Army veterans.

Li Yunlong's original idea was to organize these Red Army veterans into a machine gun company and temporarily supplement them into various battalions and guard platoons.

When the new regiment is expanded in the future, these Red Army veterans will be promoted to grassroots officers such as squad leaders and platoon leaders based on their performance and abilities.

but.

The troops will set out tomorrow morning, and there is too little time to deploy these Red Army veterans to the companies and platoons directly under each battalion.

Moreover, only by gathering these veterans together can they unleash their greatest combat effectiveness.

After some thought, Li Yunlong decided to temporarily organize a fourth battalion, with himself serving as the battalion commander. It would be composed of two companies of veterans and one machine gun company, with a total strength of 2 men. After the battle was over, he would decide whether to disband the fourth battalion based on the situation.

Thinking of this, Li Yunlong quickly selected some deputy company commanders, deputy platoon leaders and deputy squad leaders from each battalion to serve as company commanders, platoon leaders and squad leaders in the newly formed Fourth Battalion. In this way, the newly formed Fourth Battalion of the New First Regiment was formed.

Li Yunlong wanted Red Army veterans, and the head of the headquarters actually gave him a group of Red Army veterans.

Among this group of Red Army veterans, only a few were squad leaders, and the rest were all soldiers, not suitable to serve as company, platoon or squad leaders.

After half a day and a night of preparation, the new regiment was ready to go early the next morning.

Ding Wei and Kong Jie, who were not far from the New 1st Regiment's base, also brought the New 3rd Regiment and the Independent Regiment respectively to the New 1st Regiment's base to join the New 1st Regiment.

At the regiment headquarters, Li Yunlong went over the combat plan and emergency plan he had formulated yesterday, while Zhao Gang studied beside him.

Although Zhao Gang is a college student with a high level of education and strong learning ability, he is still a rookie in the military.

Therefore, he was not yet qualified for the duties of a combat staff officer and could only follow the students, run errands, and convey orders from the regimental headquarters. He still had three months of internship left.

"Ding Ding Ding-"

Li Yunlong had just finished explaining his battle plan and emergency plan when the phone on the table rang.

Li Yunlong grabbed the receiver and put it to his ear: "This is the New 1st Regiment."

"Li Yunlong." The brigade commander's powerful voice rang in Li Yunlong's ears. "It's me."

Li Yunlong couldn't help but straighten his body: "Brigade Commander!"

The brigade commander said, "In this battle, the main task of your three regiments is to defend the first wave. Just hold on until the main force reaches you, destroy the Japanese baggage train, and transfer the supplies to a safe area. You don't have to fight the Japanese head-on, but you must complete the blocking mission."

Li Yunlong felt a little touched. The brigade commander was worried about the three core regiments, so he called to give instructions before the army set off.

"Yes, Brigade Commander." Li Yunlong said in a serious tone, "I, Li Yunlong, Ding Wei, and Kong Jie will ensure that the blocking mission is completed."

After saying that, Li Yunlong hung up the phone with a solemn and cold expression.

Seeing this, Kong Jie asked curiously, "Old Li, what did the brigade commander say on the phone?"

Li Yunlong's expression and tone remained unchanged: "The brigade commander told us to give it a try."

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