Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 134 High morale!

"good."

"It's worthy of the troops led by me, Li Yunlong."

Looking at the reactions of the battalion commanders and platoon leaders, Li Yunlong nodded with satisfaction.

The New 1st Regiment was a basic regiment established after the reorganization of the army, and Li Yunlong was the first military commander of the New 1st Regiment.

As a basic regiment, the New 1st Regiment's combat record was not the most impressive in the entire Eighth Route Army, but it was among the top three.

The careful Zhao Gang discovered that the New 1st Regiment had a temperament slowly taking shape, a temperament very similar to that of Li Yunlong, the first military commander.

Li Yunlong continued speaking and got straight to the point:

"I won't say much about boosting morale or mobilizing for the battle. Let's hurry."

"The operational objective of our operation this time is to completely annihilate the Japanese North China Front Army's field gas squadron."

"Because the Japanese Army's 1st Independent Mixed Brigade was stationed next to the Japanese Army's field gas unit."

"Therefore, the main forces of the Independent Regiment and the New Third Regiment, our brother units, will cooperate with our regiment in combat and hold off the 1st Independent Mixed Brigade for 20 minutes, buying time for us to completely wipe out the Japanese field gas squad."

Everyone was looking at this plan carefully.

"Captain."

Second Battalion Commander Chen Ziyuan narrowed his eyes slightly and asked a question:
"Can our New 20st Regiment, with over 700 men, completely wipe out 1000 Japanese soldiers within minutes?"

Even with more than 700 people in the New 20st Regiment, it would be difficult to kill 1000 organized Japanese soldiers within minutes even if they had strong firepower and launched a surprise attack.

The troops are here.

Even if they were to set an ambush, it would be difficult for this number of troops to kill 20 Japanese soldiers within 1000 minutes.

Even if you kill 1000 pigs, it would be difficult to kill them all within 20 minutes, let alone the Japanese devils who would resist and be extremely vicious?
Unless the Japs lined up in formation and let the Eighth Route Army shoot at them, but how is that possible?

Everyone's eyes focused, and they quickly thought of this point, and their faces became solemn.

They would carry out Li Yunlong's order without hesitation and personally lead the troops to charge. Since they had joined the revolution, they had already put their heads on the line and put life and death aside.

But they all fought their way out of the hail of bullets and held important positions in a regular army corps. None of them were easy to deal with.

It is impossible to be a commander if you only have courage but no tactical command ability.

"That's a good question, Second Battalion Commander."

Li Yunlong glanced at the Second Battalion Commander approvingly:
"This time, we're going to deploy all the mortars in the regiment. We're not going to bring any mountain artillery or infantry."

"After arriving outside the Japanese field gas unit camp, first set up mortars to bombard the Japanese gas masks with incendiary bombs, and then use artillery shells to bombard the locations where the gas bombs are stored."

Everyone's eyes lit up. The captain's tactics were quite interesting!
The second battalion commander said with admiration:
"The incendiary bombs burned off the Japanese's gas masks, and once the Japanese's poison gas spread, the Japanese soldiers would be poisoned and fall to the ground immediately."

"Then our new regiment's soldiers entered the camp wearing gas masks and carrying guns to harvest."

"If the battle goes smoothly, including the time it takes to fire the artillery, the battle can be resolved in about 15 minutes!"

"But the captain."

Artillery platoon leader Wang Chengzhu also raised a question:
"Our regiment doesn't have enough artillery. We only have 20 gunners who can use mortars, and we have 39 mortars."

Currently, the new regiment has a total of 27 60mm mortars and 12 82mm mortars, and there is a serious shortage of gunners.

"The problem of insufficient artillery has been solved."

Li Yunlong smiled slightly and said:
"I have borrowed an elite artillery company from the division and brigade headquarters."

"There's no need to worry about a shortage of artillery and ammunition in this battle."

"Once we arrive near Taigu, we will directly launch a wave of artillery fire on the Japanese field gas team camp, firing 3000 rounds at the fastest speed."

"This time we're forming a temporary artillery battalion, with you serving as the acting battalion commander. Do you have the confidence to win this battle?"

"Report to the commander!" Wang Chengzhu said in a resounding voice, "Yes!"

At this moment, there was a flame burning in Wang Chengzhu's eyes. There were 27 60mm mortars and 12 82mm mortars, totaling 39 mortars.

If you are poor, you can shoot accurately; if you are rich, you can cover the area with artillery fire!
This is real artillery coverage!

39 mortars fired 3000 shells at the fastest speed, which was enough to give the Japanese field gas team a hard time.

"Yes, there is a lot of energy."

Li Yunlong nodded again with satisfaction and gave another instruction:
"Commanding an artillery battalion is not like commanding a platoon of a few guns. You have to figure out how to coordinate the command, where to set up the artillery positions, and how to make sure every round is not wasted."

Commanding an artillery battalion is not as simple as just lip service and shouting "fire".

After all, Li Yunlong had never worked in artillery, so Wang Chengzhu needed to figure out many of the details on his own.

"Don't worry, Commander," Wang Chengzhu declared loudly, "If our temporary artillery battalion fails in this battle, you can just shoot me."

In the past, Wang Chengzhu had always fantasized about becoming an artillery commander one day.

He even used the saying "An artilleryman who doesn't want to be an artillery commander is not a good artilleryman" to motivate himself. Of course, Wang Chengzhu only thought about it when he was bored. A month ago, he was just a small artilleryman.

However, ever since Wang Chengzhu became the artillery platoon leader and the New 1st Regiment received so many artillery and artillery shells, he is still a long way from becoming the artillery commander.

But he was not far from becoming the artillery battalion commander. As early as several days ago, Wang Chengzhu was thinking about what he should do after becoming the artillery battalion commander.

Wang Chengzhu's current ability is still insufficient to command a mountain artillery battalion or an infantry artillery battalion.

But since he was commanding a mortar that he was familiar with, Wang Chengzhu felt somewhat confident.

Li Yunlong snorted, "If I kill you, I'll waste a bullet. But if you fight well in this battle, I'll promote you to acting artillery battalion commander of our new regiment."

Now Wang Chengzhu felt that he was terrifyingly strong: "Yes!"

Then, Li Yunlong turned his gaze to the acting machine gun platoon leader Wei Daxun:
"Wei Daxun, this time, in addition to borrowing a company of artillery from the division and headquarters, I also borrowed 12 bazooka teams and 12 20mm machine gun teams. Together with our regiment's 12 bazooka teams and your 20mm machine gun platoon, we will form a temporary anti-tank battalion. You will serve as the temporary anti-tank battalion commander and cooperate with the independent regiment and the new third regiment to stop the Japanese's independent mixed brigade 1st."

"You also need to think carefully about how to maximize the power of this anti-tank battalion and teach the Japanese armored forces a lesson."

The artillery company that Li Yunlong borrowed only contained artillerymen, without any cannons or shells.

For the division headquarters, this was a rare opportunity for the division's artillery company to engage in actual combat. They could accumulate actual combat experience without firing any cannons or shells.

Where can I find such a good opportunity?
For the New 1st Regiment, these borrowed artillery and anti-tank weapons, as well as anti-tank personnel, can also allow the commanders of the New 1st Regiment to accumulate front-line combat tactical command experience.

As long as we don't lose this battle, it will be a win-win situation.

Time is short and the task is heavy.

Although the Eighth Route Army had only recently been equipped with bazookas and 20mm machine guns, the soldiers had just received them and were still unable to warm up to them.

However, they can get familiar with the equipment and even conduct rocket launcher test firing training on the way. It is better to sharpen the weapons before the battle.

Although it's a bit of a forced move, it's better than nothing, right?

"Yes, Captain."

Wei Daxun looked excited:
"In addition to the book 'How to Shoot Down Planes', Boss Lin also gave me a copy of 'How to Shoot Down Tanks'. I promise to complete the task."

Wei Daxun had never expected that Li Yunlong would trust him so much and directly appoint him as the temporary anti-tank battalion commander.

You know, he and his cousin Wei Dayong had just joined the New 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army not long ago, and this Eighth Route Army was completely different from what the National Army promoted.

Li Yunlong is a man who does not doubt people and does not employ them, and he trusts people he employs. Moreover, this is a rare opportunity to train and accumulate commanders' practical experience in artillery and anti-tank. Naturally, Li Yunlong wants to promote and cultivate the commanders of the New 1st Regiment.

Then, Li Yunlong turned his gaze to the three battalion commanders:

"Once you arrive at the enemy's field gas unit camp, your three battalions and the temporary fourth battalion will deploy their forces around it. As soon as the shelling stops, immediately lead your troops into the enemy camp."

"I only have one request for you. Once you break into the camp, don't let any of the Japanese go. Kill them all, leaving no one alive."

In the last sentence, Li Yunlong's eyes were fierce and his tone was murderous.

The notorious Japanese poison gas unit was the most hated unit by both the National Army and the Eighth Route Army, no doubt about it.

Normally, these little devils hid behind the Japanese infantry, and even set up artillery positions on the reverse slope, secretly launching poison gas bombs.

The Chinese army was so helpless against the Japanese poison gas artillery units.

But this time, after getting close to the Japanese poison gas artillery unit’s base, we must first let these Japanese soldiers taste the poison gas themselves, and then kill them all without leaving a single piece of armor.

"Yes!"

The three battalion commanders shouted in unison.

Finally, Li Yunlong looked at Lao Wang from the logistics department:

"Old Wang, your logistics department must do a good job of logistics and bring enough dry food and ammunition."

"Yes, Captain." Lao Wang patted his chest and promised, "The Logistics Department will ensure that the mission is completed."

After the deployment was completed, Political Commissar Zhong gave some instructions on some details, explaining why this battle had to be fought and how to fight it well.

After Political Commissar Zhong finished speaking, Li Yunlong said, "After the meeting, each battalion and platoon will go to the logistics department to collect ammunition. Each unit will prepare dry food and check equipment in the morning, sleep in the afternoon, and set out in the evening."

"You must keep it secret. If anyone leaks it, I will skin him alive!"

"Meeting dismissed."

"Yes!"

Everyone shouted in unison and then walked towards the door.

In the morning, artillery, bazooka and machine gun units sent by the division and brigade headquarters arrived.

Before the troops set off in the evening, Ding Wei and Kong Jie also led their respective main forces to Shangzhuang Village to join the main force of the New 1st Regiment.

Taking into account the insufficient transportation capacity of Ding Wei and Kong Jie's regiments, Li Yunlong allocated 100 mules to each of them to transport dry food and ammunition to ensure that the soldiers could march lightly and have enough energy to participate in the battle after arriving in Taigu.

The morale of the officers and soldiers of the three regiments was very high, and they marched quickly towards Taigu under the cover of night.

(End of this chapter)