Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 208 Eat melon!

At this moment, Xing Zhiguo and Li Wenying settled the troops and walked in quickly.

Li Wenying is the political commissar of the independent regiment and Kong Jie's partner. They are all old comrades in the Red Fourth Front Army.

As soon as the two entered the room, they saw Ding Wei and Kong Jie staring there with their eyes wide open and excited expressions, as if they had heard some great news and had lost control of their expressions.

Li Wenying asked, "What's going on? What happened?"

Xing Zhiguo's expression changed, as if he had vaguely guessed something.

"Political Commissar, Lao Xing, you've arrived just in time."

Kong Jie came back to his senses and took a big puff of his pipe. He choked on his throat because he was smoking too hard: "Ahem..."

Ding Wei took over and said, "Our Eighth Route Army has made a fortune, 12 heavy artillery pieces."

Upon hearing this, Xing Zhiguo looked at Li Yunlong excitedly. Li Yunlong smiled slightly and nodded at him.

Li Wenying looked surprised: "What 12 heavy artillery pieces?"

Ding Wei immediately told the story of how the Blade Commando killed the new commander of the 39th Brigade of the Japanese Army and obtained 12 heavy artillery pieces.

Political Commissar Li Wenying slowly opened her eyes.

Before this, the Eighth Route Army did not even have a heavy artillery piece. The most powerful artillery piece was the Forbos 75mm mountain cannon handed over by Li Yunlong.

The 75mm caliber obviously cannot be called a heavy artillery.

To be called a heavy artillery, it must be at least a 105mm caliber howitzer.

Li Wenying looked at Li Yunlong and asked, "Old Li, what's the caliber of the heavy artillery?"

Ding Wei and Kong Jie also hurriedly looked at Li Yunlong. They were too excited just now and had no time to ask about the model and caliber.

Li Yunlong had a smug look on his face. "What caliber? I'll tell you something to shock you. The 12 guns we won this time are 120mm heavy mortars."

Everyone's expression dimmed slightly. It was actually a mortar, not a howitzer or field gun.

If the Eighth Route Army had howitzers or field guns with a caliber of 105 mm or above, its artillery firepower would be greatly enhanced.

It can fight against the artillery regiments of ordinary Japanese divisions in artillery battles and can also provide artillery support for division-level troops.

Therefore, Ding Wei and Kong Jie would rather obtain howitzers or field guns with a caliber of 105 mm or above.

"120mm heavy howitzer?" Kong Jie frowned. "This thing must be very heavy, right?"

"Not heavy at all." Li Yunlong shook his head. "The entire gun weighs 280 kilograms and is equipped with rubber tires for easy maneuverability."

As he spoke, Li Yunlong took out a photo of a 120mm heavy mortar and handed it to Ding Wei and Kong Jie.

"nice one!"

Staring at the 120mm heavy mortar in the photo and its performance data, Ding Wei, Kong Jie and Li Wenying's eyes lit up.

The caliber of this thing is 50 mm larger than the Type 70 infantry gun, but the overall weight is only kg larger, and the power of its shells is several times greater.

As for howitzers or field guns with a caliber of 105 mm or above, the Eighth Route Army could not use them at all given its current conditions.

Those things are too heavy and need to be pulled by cars, which places high demands on road conditions and anti-aircraft firepower.

This 120mm heavy mortar is truly suitable for the current Eighth Route Army. It is light but powerful. One shell weighs 16.6 kilograms. It can be transferred by horses, mules, or even manpower, and has good mobility.

At this moment, Xiao Zhang, the radio operator who had just left the regiment headquarters, came in again with a telegram and a smile on his face.

"Reporting to the regiment commander, Boss Lin has sent detailed information about this decapitation mission."

Boss Lin's intelligence was really fast. Li Yunlong was impressed and said, "Xiao Zhang, read it quickly."

Everyone looked at Zhang Zhilian with curious eyes. Although it was confirmed that Guan Yuanliu had been killed, except for Li Yunlong and Xing Zhiguo, no one knew the specific method of committing the crime.

"Yes!"

Zhang Zhilian took the telegram and read it:

"Congratulations, Brother Yunlong, on your fortune. This morning at 10:39 AM, your Sharp Blade Commando used highway bombs to ambush and kill the new commander of the Japanese 78th Brigade, Major General Sekigahara Roku; Chief of Staff, Lieutenant Colonel Yamada Seiji; the new commander of the 4th Regiment, Colonel Iwatoshi Hide; four major staff officers; and over 200 members of the Imperial Guard Division's Guard Company. They also bombed the Japanese Ogo Village Airport and destroyed six Japanese aircraft."

Kong Jie asked in a puzzled tone, "How did Boss Lin know about the Japs' losses so quickly?"

"Humph."

Li Yunlong explained:
"Of course, Boss Lin has a high-ranking spy in the Japanese North China Front Headquarters. Otherwise, where do you think the information about Sekigahara Roku's itinerary came from?"

Kong Jie suddenly realized and said with emotion: "So that's how it is, Boss Lin is awesome!"

Li Yunlong looked at Zhang Zhilian and said, "Xiao Zhang, send a combat report to the brigade headquarters immediately."

Zhang Zhilian took out his notebook and pen to write down his thoughts: "Yes."

Li Yunlong word for word dictated to Zhang Zhilian the combat report for the brigade headquarters: "At 10:39 this morning, our commando team ambushed the Japanese 4th Regiment Headquarters on the road between Daguo Village Airport and Shimen City, killing one enemy major general, one colonel, one lieutenant colonel, four majors, and over 200 members of the Japanese Imperial Guard Division's guard squadron. We also blew up the Daguo Village Airport runway and destroyed six Japanese aircraft. This cooperation with Boss Lin earned us 6 heavy artillery pieces, six of which will be delivered to the brigade headquarters in two days. Li Yunlong, commander of the New 12st Regiment, dispatched a small unit without permission from his superiors and hereby requests disciplinary action."

Li Yunlong signed his name on the telegram.

Kong Jie laughed and said to Ding Wei and Li Wenying, "How could this bastard ask for punishment? I feel like he's asking for a commendation."

"Ha ha…"

Ding Wei and Li Wenying laughed heartily. ...

The news that the new officers of the 39th Brigade were wiped out in Shimen City before they even took office spread like a hurricane among the high-ranking Japanese military officials.

The spies of Yan Laoxi and Principal Chang got the news first and quickly passed it to Yan Laoxi and Principal Chang.

Attacked the Japanese brigade headquarters, bombarded the Daguo Village Airport...

Who did it?
While Yan Laoxi and Principal Chang were enjoying the melon, he ordered the intelligence personnel to investigate immediately.

Southeastern Shanxi.

Headquarters.

The intelligence at the headquarters was no less advanced than that of Yan Laoxi and Principal Chang, and the underground personnel of the Eighth Route Army passed the intelligence to the headquarters as soon as possible.

"The Daguo Village Airport was bombarded?"

"All the officers of the Japanese Army's 39th Brigade were wiped out?"

"And they completely wiped out the Guards Squadron of the Imperial Guards Division?"

The boss, the deputy chief of staff, the division commander, and a group of combat staff all had a look of delighted delight on their faces.

No matter which of these three things is brought out, it is all big news.

Needless to say, the first two are the Guard Squadron of the Imperial Guard Division, which is the guard of the Sky Locust and is recognized as a force with strong combat effectiveness.

They were actually wiped out in Shimen City?

Can you believe this?

And according to intelligence, these three major news stories were actually produced by the same group of people.

Just outrageous.

While the staff officers were shocked, a round-faced combat officer expressed deep confusion: "Who did this? Whose officers are these? How could they be so brave?"

The intelligence officer shook his head. "I don't know. The intelligence didn't mention it. But judging by the intelligence, this enemy is indeed very fierce. There are quite a few devils in Shimen City. After completely annihilating the 39th Brigade Headquarters and bombarding the airport, they were able to escape unscathed. Clearly, this group is very powerful."

"There aren't any Chinese troops active in Shimen City?"

Another operations officer stared at the map with a puzzled tone:
"In the southern and central Hebei regions, apart from some remnants of the Nationalist Army and bandit activities, there are only troops from our central Hebei base area."

The Hebei-Central Base Area has now been established, and the person in charge of the base area is District Chief Lu, who has left the Northeast Army.

However, although the Hebei-Central Military Region seems to have a larger territory, it currently has fewer troops and its equipment is relatively poor.

In Shimen City, they attacked and destroyed the 39th Brigade Headquarters and its guard squadron, and also bombarded the Daguo Village Airport, and then escaped unscathed...

The Kuomintang guerrillas were mainly stragglers who stayed in Hebei Province after the defeat and imitated the Eighth Route Army in fighting guerrilla warfare. These Kuomintang troops had difficulty in protecting themselves and could not cause any major waves. Some of them could not hold on and had already surrendered to the Japanese.

It is unlikely that it was the national army.

As for the bandits, it is even more impossible. It’s okay to bully ordinary people, but how many bandits dare to fight the Japanese?

The Ji-Zhong Military Region had only been established for half a year, but it had already fought more than 100 battles of varying sizes with the Japanese in the Ji-Zhong area, and the fighting was quite intense.

The boss nodded and said, "It seems more likely that the troops from the Jizhong Military Region did it."

The Deputy Chief of Staff looked at the Communications Officer and said, "Send a telegram immediately to the Jizhong Military Region to ask if they were responsible for the battle in Shimen City."

"Yes!" The communications staff immediately turned and walked towards the telegraph room. This kind of telegram, which is not important military intelligence or combat orders, generally does not require the signature of the head of headquarters.

The round-faced staff officer who spoke first suddenly said, "Could it be Li Yunlong who did it?"

"Li Yunlong?" another combat staff officer said, "Isn't this guy moving recently? How could he have the time or energy to cause trouble in Shimen City?"

"It's not impossible."

The Deputy Chief of General Staff's eyes lit up as he offered a thorough analysis. "The information about the First Army's flight schedule reported to the 386th Brigade a few days ago was provided by Li Yunlong. If Li Yunlong could get information on Kozuki Seiji's schedule, then he could also get information on Sekigahara Roku's. Furthermore, Li Yunlong has artillery and ammunition to bombard the airport. This isn't Li Yunlong's first time bombarding an airport; he's got experience."

The division commander pushed up his glasses and said, "Guessing is useless. Why not send a telegram and ask Li Yunlong?"

Just then, the phone rang and a staff officer quickly answered the phone.

After a moment, the staff officer hung up the phone and said with a smile, "Commander, we've figured it out. The 386th Brigade just called and said that the Shimen City incident was caused by Li Yunlong. He sent special forces to behead the commander of the 39th Brigade and bombarded the airport to facilitate retreat. He also gained 12 heavy artillery pieces."

"Haha!" The commander was delighted. "It really is this guy. Well done. What's the name of Li Yunlong's special forces?"

The Deputy Chief of General Staff said, "Blade Commando."

The boss said in a firm tone: "I will commend the Sharp Blade Commando Team and award them a first-class merit."

"Yes."

The staff officers rushed to each other to tell everyone at headquarters the good news.

The boss, chief of staff and division commander gathered together and carefully studied the photocopy of "How Special Forces Are Trained" submitted by Li Yunlong.

The next day, the Xinhua Daily published a news report: A small unit of the Eighth Route Army killed more than 39 members of the 200th Brigade of the Japanese Army in Shimen City, destroyed the Daguo Village Airport, and blew up 6 Japanese planes.

The news was very brief, only 40 words, without any further details, but it caused people at home and abroad to rush to eat the melon.

(End of this chapter)