Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 103: Even sniping can be done in a variety of ways.

"Give it a try? Lao Li, are you sure?"

Kong Jie was a little skeptical that the brigade commander would say that.

"Lao Kong, you don't believe it? Why don't you call the brigade commander and ask?"

Li Yunlong's tone and expression remained unchanged.

Kong Jie stopped talking. The brigade commander must be very busy at the moment. Isn't it asking for trouble to call him to ask about it?

As for Ding Wei, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

I have to say that Lao Li's battle plan is indeed bold, and it's no wonder that Lao Kong is suspicious.

This kid is really good at sniping.

But then again, the ones we were blocking this time were the elite of the Japanese Type A Division. According to conventional tactics, their three core regiments would be difficult to defeat.

Although their three core regiments had strong light firepower and relatively sufficient ammunition, their artillery firepower was weak, and their total strength was only more than 3000 people.

The Japanese infantry regiments of the Type A divisions, which had artillery, armored vehicles and tanks coordinating the attack, were under great pressure in a frontal attack.

"Old Ding." Li Yunlong looked at Ding Wei, "Do you have any comments?"

Anyway, the brigade commander said to defend for a while. If the brigade commander investigates it in the future, I will explain that the telephone communication was poor and he heard it as giving it a try.

"I have no opinion."

Ding Wei said:

"But Lao Li, your style of fighting will require a lot of ammunition. Although Lao Kong and I have received 12 rounds of ammunition from headquarters, light and heavy machine guns and submachine guns are big consumers of ammunition. We may not have enough ammunition for our two regiments."

This was the first time Li Yunlong and Boss Lin cooperated. Boss Lin offered a very high price and even gave him a reward for defeating the Sakata Regiment.

A total of 300 light machine guns and 300 submachine guns were obtained, as well as a large amount of bullets, grenades, 6 infantry guns and several thousand 70mm artillery shells.

After the Battle of Wangdongbao, one third of them were transferred to the New Third Regiment and the Independent Regiment.

Although the captured materials were handed over to the headquarters, the weapons and ammunition captured by the Japanese were retained by the New 769rd Regiment, the Independent Regiment and the th Regiment.

At present, the New Third Regiment and the Independent Regiment each have about 50 light and heavy machine guns and 40 submachine guns, as well as hundreds of rifles.

It is satisfactory in terms of light firepower.

However, the amount of ammunition consumed is also astonishing. Without some financial resources, it would be impossible to support so many firepower points.

"That's right!" Kong Jie said seriously, "In order to complete the blocking mission, Lao Li, you have to give us some bullets."

If it weren't for his cooperation with Boss Lin, Li Yunlong would probably have been promoted to brigade commander based on his military record.

Ding Wei and Kong Jie have most likely become regiment commanders under Li Yunlong. In fact, this is what the headquarters planned.

At this moment when the entire nation is in danger, whoever can win the battle will be promoted, and whoever can win the battle and obtain a large amount of weapons and ammunition for the Eighth Route Army will be even more likely to be promoted. Even if Li Yunlong does not want to be promoted, his status in the Eighth Route Army can be greatly improved.

Therefore, Ding Wei and Kong Jie had no objection to following Li Yunlong's command.

Li Yunlong behaved extremely autocratically during the combat operations, and Ding Wei and Kong Jie had no objections.

Even this, Ding Wei and Kong Jie were mentally prepared. They knew Li Yunlong too well. This was Captain Li's character.

One idea here, another idea there, who should I listen to?

"What are you doing?" Li Yunlong feigned displeasure and raised his voice. "Fight the local tyrants? I'm not a local tyrant. If you want to fight the local tyrants, go fight the Japanese. The Japanese are much richer than me."

Kong Jie said, "Headquarters said that Lao Ding and I will cooperate with your new regiment, Lao Li, to block the attack."

"Actually, isn't it just about letting you command our two regiments?"

"So, even if you're the superior of me and Old Ding, it wouldn't be unreasonable for you to allocate some ammunition to our two regiments, right?"

As soon as Mr. Kong finished speaking, Mr. Ding immediately joined in, saying, "It's not too much."

Li Yunlong looked at Kong Jie and then at Ding Wei. Neither of these two brothers is easy to deal with!
After the great victory at Wangdongbao, their two regiments still had some ammunition left. In addition to the spoils of war and the 12 rounds of ammunition allocated by the headquarters to their two core regiments, the total number of ammunition for Ding Wei and Kong Jie's regiments was about 20 rounds, or 200 rounds per person.

But then again, you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing the child.

In this battle, Li Yunlong's goal was to kill about a thousand Japanese soldiers, and they were from the Type A division.

Boss Lin said that if you kill the elite Japanese soldiers of the Type A Division, you can double the exchange rate for bullets and rifles.

If one soldier from a Type A Division is killed, 2000 rounds of bullets can be exchanged for it. If 1000 Japanese soldiers from a Type A Division are killed, 200 million rounds of bullets can be exchanged for it.

How can you make a fortune by calculating small accounts?

Thinking of this, Li Yunlong said: "I can give you two more regiments, each with 10 rounds of ammunition and 5000 Mark 2 grenades, but I have one condition."

"10 rounds of ammunition and 5000 Mark II grenades?"

"real or fake?"

Li Yunlong's tycoon's move made Uncle Kong feel helpless and his tone suddenly became higher.

He just said it casually. Even if Li Yunlong didn't give him bullets, he would still lead the soldiers of the independent regiment to fight this battle.

I didn't expect that this one shot would bring down so many bullets and grenades.

"Old Li, you are not kidding, right?"

Ding Wei's expression changed. He had thought Li Yunlong might give him 2 rounds of ammunition as a token of appreciation, but he hadn't expected Li Yunlong to give him so many. Ding Wei and his fellow soldiers had used Mark II grenades before. They were truly impressive. Their explosives were extremely stable, with a wide kill range and a high rate of fragmentation. They were an essential weapon for individual soldiers defending their country.

Li Yunlong said seriously, "There's no joking in the army. You can pick it up at the warehouse later and take it directly back to the regiment."

"Old Li, tell me." Kong Jie's tone was full of gratitude. "What are the conditions?"

Li Yunlong said, "If this blocking battle fails, you must return this batch of weapons and ammunition to me."

If the ambush troops on the main side were discovered by the Japanese in advance, or the Japanese changed their route and did not take the Guangyang Highway, the battle would not be fought, and Li Yunlong would have suffered a huge loss by giving away so much ammunition.

The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, and no one knows what will happen in the next second.

Li Yunlong's ammunition was not blown by the wind, but was obtained by the soldiers who shed blood and sacrificed their lives, with swords and guns.

Not to mention old comrades, even if they are brothers, they must settle accounts clearly.

Don't do business that will lose money.

Kong Jie nodded: "No problem, if this battle doesn't happen, I'll just return the weapons and ammunition to you."

Ding Wei also said: "Do you want to write an IOU?"

"No need." Li Yunlong waved his hand and said, "I still trust you two old comrades."

Li Yunlong knew Ding Wei and Kong Jie very well. Although they were not easy to deal with, they were the same type of people as him. They always kept their promises, made promises, and agreed upon business matters, and never played tricks on others.

Of course, this is limited to comrades in the same unit.

If we were facing the Japanese or the national army, it would be hard to say.

Even if Ding Wei and Kong Jie broke their promise and did not return the ammunition before the battle started, Li Yunlong was not afraid at all.

The new regiment now has more than 70 rounds of bullets, and there will be a large amount of ammunition waiting to be earned in the future.

The brothers Ding Wei and Kong Jie are very smart. They think they can make a fortune by following Lao Li. Why would they offend Lao Li for no reason?

Next, the three brothers discussed some details of the battle.

After the soldiers had breakfast, they distributed ammunition and prepared dry food. Li Yunlong gave Ding Wei and Kong Jie 10 rounds of bullets and 5 second-hand Mark grenades each. The three core regiments headed towards the designated ambush direction in batches.

……

Ambush is a tactic commonly used by our army.

Ambush warfare also requires tactics, and victory cannot be achieved by just ambushing.

Generally, five conditions must be met before an ambush can be launched.

第1、准确掌握敌情；第2、对预设战场的地形地物要了如指掌；第3、预设战场必须要便于隐蔽，伪装；第4、必须有快速脱离战场的条件；第5、有较为强大的预备队和打援的部队。

Commander Lin was a shrewd and calculating person. This ambush met all five conditions, so he reported to the headquarters and organized troops to ambush the 20th Division in the Guangyang area.

At the same time, the main forces of the two regiments of the 115th Division and the three main regiments of the 129th Division.

After breakfast, the soldiers distributed ammunition, prepared dry food, and were marching quickly towards the designated ambush direction.

At the same time, the main force of the Japanese 20th Division had arrived at Xiyang County.

The vanguard of the Japanese 20th Division, the 40th Infantry Regiment of the 39th Brigade, about 686 to 2 devils were marching to the Madaoling area of ​​​​the Guangyang Highway. The 5th Company of the nd Battalion of the th Regiment suddenly opened fire. The devils thought they were ambushed by a large force and resisted in panic.

The Japanese vanguard organized several counterattacks, and the Second Battalion of the 686th Regiment blocked the enemy's advance on the Guangyang Highway. The Japanese vanguard had to slow down its march, marching only 7 kilometers in a day and staying overnight in Guangyang Town.

The main force of the Japanese 20th Division rested for a day in Xiyang.

night.

Xiyang County.

Japanese Army 20th Division Headquarters.

"General."

Lieutenant Colonel Fujita Hidehachi, the 20th Division's communications staff, walked in quickly with a telegram in his hand and reported to Kawagishi Fumisaburo, saying:

"Just now, Lieutenant General Itagaki, the commander of the 5th Division, sent an urgent message."

Inside the headquarters, Fumisaburo Kawagishi, Chief of Staff Colonel Hisazo Kitamura, as well as brigade commanders and regiment commanders, were discussing the marching plan.

Kawagishi Bunzaburo said solemnly: "Read it."

"Hi."

Fujita Hidehachi held the telegram and read:

"According to reliable intelligence, the main force of the Chinese Army's Second War Zone is fleeing from the Taiyuan Basin along the Nantongpu Line. Request the 20th Division to quickly penetrate the Jinzhong and Taigu lines to prevent the main force of the Chinese Army from fleeing south and completely destroy the main force of the Chinese Army's Second War Zone."

"Your Majesty the Heavenly Locust is on board. The Great Japanese Locust Army is on board."

After reading the telegram, Fujita Hidehachi stood with his hands behind his back.

Fumisaburo Kawagishi waved his hand, signaling Hidehachi Fujita to leave. Lieutenant Colonel Fujita put the telegram on the table, suddenly lowered his head, turned around and walked out.

Immediately, Kawaishi Fumisaburo snorted coldly.

Do you think my 20th Division doesn't want to reach Taiyuan as soon as possible?
"Kimura-kun." Kawagishi Fumisaburo looked at Chief of Staff Kitamura Hisazo and asked gloomily, "Can the main force of the 20th Division's locust army safely pass through the Guangyang Highway?"

(End of this chapter)