Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 210 Anger!
When the New 1st Regiment arrived in Meng County, it prepared to begin work and mobilize the masses to launch anti-Japanese activities.

The first step is to find out the enemy situation in Meng County.

The second step is to implement a policy of reducing interest rates within the base area and gain the support of the people.

Soon, the cadres sent to various villages and towns reported the situation to the regiment headquarters, and Xing Zhiguo summarized the information and reported to Li Yunlong.

At this time, the 100 tons of grain for the new regiment had been received. 100 tons of grain was not too much, but not too little either.

There were more than 2000 people in the new regiment. Each soldier was given 2 kilograms of food per day and ate three meals a day, so the total food consumption was 4000 kilograms per day.

In addition, the 350 horses in the cavalry battalion are also big consumers of grain. Each horse consumes 8 kilograms of fine grain every day, and consumes even more during combat, totaling 2800 kilograms of grain a day.

By this calculation, a new regiment would consume 3.5 tons of food every day. 100 tons of food would be enough for a new regiment to consume for about one month.

With Kong Jie's current financial situation, he couldn't afford to support a cavalry battalion. The food consumption alone was enough to make him scratch his head.

In other words, it was because Li Yunlong had a logistics captain that he was able to support the consumption of a cavalry battalion and more than 2000 soldiers.

Moreover, the food is only enough for one month's consumption. If there is no food after one month, the more than 1 people and more than 1 horses of the new regiment will have to starve.

Xing Zhiguo first reported on the enemy situation in Meng County: "There are about two squadrons of Japanese troops stationed in Meng County, and a battalion of puppet troops, with a total strength of about 1000 people."

"The surrounding towns are all under the control of the Japanese and puppet troops."

"The Japanese military police captain is called Iwao Shigemi, with the rank of major."

Li Yunlong nodded and asked, "What is the origin of this puppet army?"

The Japanese and puppet troops stationed in Meng County are nothing to be feared. With the current equipment of the New 1st Regiment, it will not be a big problem to attack the county seat of Meng County.

but!

Not far from Meng County, the 77th Infantry Regiment of the Japanese Army stationed in Yangquan can provide reinforcements at any time.

Although the personnel of the 39th Brigade's regimental headquarters were killed, the 77th Infantry Regiment was at full strength and its combat effectiveness was still top-notch.

In a head-on combat situation, the New 77st Regiment would definitely not be a match for the th Regiment.

Only when the New 77st Regiment, the Independent Regiment and the New rd Regiment unite can they compete with the th Regiment.

However, the three groups have just arrived, and their first priority is to grow bigger and stronger.

"This puppet army is a battalion of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army that surrendered. After the surrender, this puppet army was expanded and now has three infantry companies and one cavalry battalion under its command." Xing Zhiguo replied.

"A cavalry battalion?"

Li Yunlong's eyes lit up.

"That's right!" Xing Zhiguo nodded. "According to intelligence, this puppet cavalry battalion is stationed in Wanjia Town, near the Zhengtai Railway. They're equipped with Japanese warhorses and Type 32 sabers, but their weapons are Jin-made rifles and Czech-made rifles."

"Damn it!"

Li Yunlong said angrily:

"After these puppet soldiers defected to the devil, they became even more cunning and even caused trouble in the cavalry battalion. We only have one cavalry battalion."

"After figuring out the situation, send a battalion to bring the horses back as soon as possible."

Xing Zhiguo said worriedly, "Captain, we already have a cavalry battalion, but it's still in training and hasn't formed combat effectiveness. Military horses are a big consumer of food. If we bring these horses back, we'll have to keep these 300 horses for nothing."

"Then what do you think we should do?" Li Yunlong looked shrewd, but he was thinking carefully in his mind.

If we raise 300 more military horses now, we will have to waste 1 ton of fine grain every day.

Since these 300 military horses cannot create value, the 1 ton of food produced every day is just water poured out.

As for the big mules, they usually only need the help of the common people to take care of them. The big mules just need to eat grass, and they are only fed fine grains when they have tasks.

Li Yunlong would not do anything that would only cost money and not bring in any benefits.

Xing Zhiguo said, "Let these puppet soldiers take care of our horses first. When our regiment expands its cavalry next time, we will send people to bring the horses back."

"no!"

After careful consideration, Li Yunlong shook his head:
"There are too many variables in the hands of these horses in the puppet army, and the puppet army is very likely to use these horses to abuse their power during this period."

"Since our New First Regiment can't use these horses, we'll give them to the Independent Regiment and the New Third Regiment."

"One cavalry company from the New Third Regiment, one cavalry company from the Independent Regiment, and the other cavalry company will be handed over to the brigade headquarters."

With the current financial resources of the New Third Regiment and the Independent Regiment, it is difficult to support a cavalry battalion, but it is not a problem to support a cavalry company if they grit their teeth.

In the original drama, when the New 1st Regiment was still in Yangcun, southeastern Shanxi, it could afford to maintain a cavalry company.

At present, Li Yunlong is the head of the Jinzhong base, and the two regiments of Ding Wei and Kong Jie belong to the troops of the Jinzhong base.

The New Third Regiment and the Independent Regiment were both Li Yunlong's men. Giving the military horses to his own subordinates was considered a way of keeping the benefits within the family.

Li Yunlong planned to submit the extra horses for a cavalry company to the brigade headquarters, and the brigade commander would then piece together another 100 or 200 horses, enough to form a cavalry regiment. Furthermore, before leaving Chenjia Village in southeastern Shanxi last time, Zhang Wanhe had gifted Li Yunlong with dozens of horses, so the new regiment had no shortage of horses.

"Captain."

Xing Zhiguo's eyes lit up slightly. "This is a good idea. It will not only weaken the enemy's combat effectiveness, but also strengthen the Eighth Route Army. Our New 1st Regiment won't have to consume more food. Commander, you have a lot of ideas."

Li Yunlong nodded and said, "You take the cavalry battalion to Wanjia Town and bring back the horses of two companies. Send a cavalry company to deliver the horses of the other company to the Jindongnan Brigade Headquarters."

Xing Zhiguo said: "Yes, I will ensure that the mission is completed. Wanjia Town is about 30 kilometers away from here. If the battle goes well, we will be back in the afternoon."

The short-distance marching speed of cavalry is not comparable to that of infantry.

The cavalry sped up and could reach the destination in just one hour, a distance of 30 kilometers.

Although the new cavalry battalion was formed not long ago, the troops are still intensifying their training.

Most of the cavalrymen in the New 1st Regiment were veterans who could ride horses, but their archery and horse-riding charging and slashing skills might not be as good as those of the Japs.

However, their combat effectiveness in dismounted combat was not low, because the New 1st Regiment Cavalry Battalion was well-equipped and had sufficient ammunition, so the puppet army cavalry battalion naturally could not be a match for the New 1st Regiment Cavalry Battalion.

After a pause, Xing Zhiguo continued his report: "Commander, there is another situation. The people of Meng County are very afraid of the Japanese and the puppet army. Many people are unwilling to have contact with us."

Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes and asked, "Are you afraid of retaliation from the devils and puppet troops?"

"That's right." Xing Zhiguo nodded. "A few months ago, our guerrillas cooperated with a group of nationalist troops and launched a surprise attack in Nanshe Village, killing 200 Japanese soldiers. Fearing retaliation from the Japanese, the guerrillas and the nationalist troops retreated. Afterwards, the Japanese massacred 288 villagers in Nanshe Village and threatened that anyone who dared to come into contact with the Chinese army would be retaliated against by the Japanese and the puppet army."

A fierce look flashed in Li Yunlong's eyes.

Damn Japs!

However, it must be said that the guerrillas and the Nationalist army did a really poor job in Nanshe Village. They attacked the Japanese in Nanshe Village but didn't even evacuate the villagers. Don't they know that the Japanese will never give up?

Of course, this account must be attributed to the Japanese.

Li Yunlong analyzed: "They are not afraid of fighting the Japanese with us. What they fear is that after we defeat the Japanese, we will abandon them and run away, and the Japanese will come back to massacre them, and they will have no power to resist."

"That's right!" Xing Zhiguo agreed. "The Japanese carried out massacres, and the common people hated them to the core. They were just afraid. They were afraid that the army would abandon them, and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army would abandon them and run away. They were afraid that we would do the same and abandon them and run away."

Li Yunlong said, "So it's not difficult to solve this matter. In the name of revenge for the 288 villagers in Nanshe Village, we should kill the devils who carried out the massacre and avenge our fellow villagers. We should also send propaganda officers to the village to spread the word that our New st Regiment will not leave Meng County now that we have arrived. Even if we have to leave, we will take everyone with us. You lead the cavalry battalion to Wanjia Town to collect the horses, and I will leave this matter to Zhang Dabiao."

"Yes."

Xing Zhiguo straightened his body, turned around and walked out.

……

Taiyuan.

Japanese First Army Headquarters.

"How's the investigation going?"

"Which small unit of the Eighth Route Army launched a surprise attack on the 39th Brigade Headquarters?"

Lieutenant General Kazuki Seiji, commander of the First Army, called the intelligence staff and asked in a deep voice.

Chief of Staff Major General Tanaka Takayoshi was sitting opposite Kazuki Seiji, and the two were drinking tea and playing chess.

Yamashita Tomoyuki had already flown to Beijing to take up the post of Chief of Staff of the North China Front Army.

The 39th Brigade Headquarters was wiped out in Shimen City. Even Tianhuang, who was far away in Tokyo, knew about it and ordered the North China Front Army to eliminate the murderer.

The Shimen City Police Brigade provided information that the murderer had fled to Jin Province, and the pressure naturally fell on Xiangyue Qingji.

As for Colonel Sanhao Zhou Yi, he had been stripped of his title and demoted directly to the reserve, with almost no chance of turning things around.

The intelligence officer, sweating profusely, bowed his head and said, "Commander, no, the intelligence department has investigated."

"Judging from the bodies of the Locust Army soldiers who died in the exchange of fire, most of them were shot in the head between the eyebrows, and died in one shot."

"Judging from the bombardment of the airport, this unit is proficient in artillery operations and is professional in directing and correcting artillery fire."

"The fact that the enemy planted explosives on the road from Daguo Village to Shimen City and decisively killed the mule and escaped afterward suggests that this enemy unit had learned of Major General Sekigahara's itinerary in advance and had developed a comprehensive attack and escape plan."

"This small force is small in number, but its combat effectiveness is very strong and it is very professional..."

Before the intelligence officer could finish, Kazuki Seiji grabbed the teacup on the table and slammed it to the ground: "Baka!"

"Snapped!"

The blue and white porcelain teacup shattered, and the tea spilled all over the floor.

Xiangyue Qingji's right hand trembled slightly, and his face became more and more ugly. Oh no, the guard had just poured boiling water into the blue and white porcelain teacup.

His hand was nearly burned, and Kazuki Seiji became even more furious: "Is this the result of your intelligence department?"

(End of this chapter)