Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 213 Everyone has a good chance of winning.

"The devils in Meng County asked for help?"

Li Yunlong's expression changed slightly and he looked at the reconnaissance platoon leader Wang Hongcai.

"Yes, Captain."

Wang Hongcai nodded and continued to report:
"We monitored a conversation between Iwao Shigemi, the captain of the Japanese military police battalion in Meng County, and Koto Koichi, the commander of the 77th Regiment stationed in Yangquan."

"The Japanese 77th Regiment will dispatch an infantry battalion to ambush in the Gaocheng Mountain area north of Mengxian County."

"When our troops attack the city, the Japanese will come from inside and outside to attack and eat up our siege troops."

The fact that the Japanese in Mengxian and Yangquan were able to communicate with each other was naturally due to the reconnaissance platoon's deliberate act.

The engineers sent by the Japanese a few days ago to repair the telephone lines were killed by the reconnaissance platoon.

It would have been very easy for the Japanese squad, engineers, and reconnaissance platoon to kill this group of Japanese soldiers today, but Wang Hongcai did not do so.

With his keen sense as an old scout, he knew that the Japanese were so anxious to connect the telephone line that they must be asking for help from Yangquan, as there was probably no radio station in the county town.

Wang Hongcai branched off a line from the telephone line between Yangquan and Mengxian, and then connected this line to a telephone, so that he could directly monitor the Japanese devils' conversations.

"Don't the devils in Meng County have a radio?"

Li Yunlong's eyes flashed when he heard this, and he suddenly felt that he had missed out on 100 million.

If he had known that the Japanese in Mengxian County had no radio, he would have ordered his troops to attack Mengxian County long ago.

At present, the New First Regiment is large and powerful. 100 tons of food are only enough for the New First Regiment's consumption for one month, and 3 tons of food per day is a basic need.

Boss Lin has raised the price of grain for recapture of the county town and killing of the major general to 200 tons, and the price for recapture of the military stronghold and killing of the lieutenant general to 400 tons.

With the current size of the new regiment, it consumes about 1200 tons of food a year.

but.

If the New 1st Regiment wants to develop, it cannot always have this small number of people. The troops need to be expanded. Weapons and ammunition can be obtained by killing the Japanese, but food can only be obtained by recaptured county towns or important military towns.

Although Sekigahara Roku was killed, Boss Lin also rewarded him with 100 tons of food.

But this food is only enough to sustain the new group for two months.

"No." Wang Hongcai shook his head and said, "According to Yancang Maomei, the Japanese radio station was lost in the last battle."

Li Yunlong suddenly realized: "The First Battalion did not report the situation of the enemy radio station. It was probably blown to pieces during the battle."

Pity…

If he had known this situation in advance, Li Yunlong would have sent troops to capture Mengxian County and earned 200 tons of grain.

As soon as the main force of the Japanese army arrived, the troops took the initiative to withdraw from Mengxian County. As soon as the main force of the Japanese army left, they captured Mengxian County again.

Another 200 tons of grain can be earned.

After repeating this several times, the more than 2000 people in the new regiment had enough food for a year.

Li Yunlong learned about the situation of the people in Meng County. Last year, the people in Meng County were first plundered by the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, and then by the Japanese and puppet troops. It is only spring now, and the people have just finished farming. The harvest will not be until autumn. The people in many villages cannot get enough food.

Li Yunlong really couldn't bear to ask the people to hand over food at this time, so the new regiment had to find a way to get food on its own.

After Lin Feng delivered the goods last time, the new regiment had more than 1000 mules.

With so many big mules, the New 1st Regiment was short of logistics personnel, so naturally they had to place some of the big mules in the homes of ordinary people to help take care of them.

Li Yunlong planned to take out some grain as a reward for the people to look after and raise the mules, which would be another batch of grain expenditure.

So, Li Yunlong needed food, a lot of food.

Zhang Dabiao suggested, "Captain, how about we capture the county town tonight before the main force of the Japanese arrives?"

"We have almost figured out the strength of the Japanese and puppet troops in the city."

"The tactics are the same as last time. All telephone lines are cut off. Send the Blade Commando and the Reconnaissance Platoon into the city and launch a decapitation operation against the Japanese."

"Cooperate with the troops outside the city to attack the city. If the battle goes smoothly, the county town can be captured in a few hours."

Li Yunlong looked thoughtful. He had to admit that Zhang Dabiao's suggestion was very tempting.

Because the odds of winning are very high.

Without any prior preparation, the Japanese sent small forces such as the Blade Commando and the Reconnaissance Platoon to infiltrate the city and carry out a decapitation operation against the Japanese gendarmerie headquarters. Once the gendarmerie headquarters was killed, the Japanese puppet army would inevitably be in chaos and would be almost helpless.

But after careful consideration, Li Yunlong shook his head and said:

"This morning, Boss Lin sent someone to deliver intelligence. Three days later, a Japanese military train carrying military equipment and raw materials will be heading for Peking via the Zhengtai Railway. If we take action in Meng County now and recapture the county seat, which is close to the Zhengtai Railway, the Japanese will likely change their transportation plans. Our main task now is to rob the Japanese military trains transporting equipment and raw materials."

Zhang Dabiao's eyes lit up and he nodded immediately. The captain was indeed thoughtful.

"What about Meng County? After we rob the Japanese army train, we can come back and deal with them?"

Li Yunlong calculated carefully, and then raised the corner of his mouth (Crooked Mouth Dragon King): "I want all the Japanese military equipment and Meng County."

Zhang Dabiao, with his buzz cut, had sharp eyes. He suddenly thought of something and said with admiration, "Captain, this is a brilliant move!" "We ambushed the Japanese army train on the Zhengtai Railway. The main force of the Japanese in Yangquan will definitely come along the Zhengtai Railway to reinforce us."

"The Independent Regiment and the New Third Regiment will split one regiment to attack the county town, while the other regiment will set up an ambush to lure the Japanese troops ambushed on Gaocheng Mountain into the ambush circle."

An infantry battalion of the Japanese Type A Division was ambushed near the county seat of Mengxian.

Then the New 1st Regiment would have to rob the Japanese army train and attack the county town, so the troops would definitely not be enough.

The Japanese puppet troops in Mengxian County are not to be feared, but this Japanese infantry battalion is very powerful.

but.

The New 1st Regiment was not fighting alone. It only took one telegram to call on the Independent Regiment and the New 3rd Regiment.

Li Yunlong glanced at Zhang Dabiao approvingly. This kid was really quick-witted and had a strong understanding. This was why Li Yunlong liked him. "To ambush the Japanese army column, we only need to send out one main force battalion and two infantry companies. The other two main force battalions and the artillery battalion can be used to deal with the Japanese infantry battalion."

Zhang Dabiao nodded. "This arrangement makes perfect sense. Our two main battalions plus the artillery battalion have over 1300 men. Adding the New 3000st Regiment or the Independent Regiment, our total strength is nearly 1000. The Japs' infantry battalion counts as 3000. We're outnumbered 1000 against , and we're setting up an ambush. With superior firepower, our chances of winning this battle are very high."

Li Yunlong said, "And after we rob the Japanese army train, we can use mule carts loaded with stones to leave a lot of ruts on the road, and lure the main force of the Japanese army of the 78th Regiment towards the southeast of Shanxi."

"Look, a complete battle plan has been created."

Zhang Dabiao was full of admiration: "Captain, your move is amazing!"

Li Yunlong smiled slightly. "You are not bad, you can keep up with my thinking. Deputy Commander Xing and Zhao Gang are formulating a battle plan to rob the Japanese army column. The two of us will make a battle plan to attack Meng County."

Zhang Dabiao: "Yes."

Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao quickly formulated a battle plan to attack Meng County.

The siege was similar to the previous attack on Wuxiang County. The Sharp Blade Commando, reconnaissance platoon and special agent company were sent to infiltrate the city, attack the Japanese gendarmerie headquarters, granary and arsenal, and cooperate with Kong Jie and the independent regiment to recapture Mengxian County.

Li Yunlong personally led the 1st Battalion of the New 1st Regiment and the guard company to the Zhengtai Railway to rob the Japanese army train.

The second and third battalions and artillery battalion of the new first regiment, as well as the machine gun company and other units, together with Ding Wei's new third regiment, ambushed the Japanese infantry battalion.

In addition to the operational plan, corresponding emergency plans have also been formulated.

Then, Li Yunlong ordered Zhang Zhilian to send telegrams to Boss Lin, the brigade headquarters, Ding Wei and Kong Jie.

The telegram was sent using the latest code book provided by Boss Lin, with the top level of confidentiality to ensure that the content of the telegram would not be intercepted and deciphered by the Japanese.

However, no matter how advanced the code book is, it cannot be used for a long time, so as to prevent the Japanese decryption experts from finding the patterns in it. After a period of time, a new advanced code book will be replaced.

……

Yangquan.

Although it was late at night, the Japanese headquarters was still brightly lit.

"Report to the Colonel."

Lieutenant Colonel Matsuo Harushige, Chief of Staff, bowed to Li Dengxing and reported:
"The 3rd Infantry Battalion has set out overnight, following the designated marching route and making a circuitous move towards Mengxian County."

"According to your order, the 3rd Infantry Battalion brought two 2mm mountain guns and four Type 75 infantry guns."

Li Dengxing nodded in satisfaction: "Yoshi!"

At this moment, Li Dengxing wanted to laugh when he thought of the combat meeting during the last mopping-up attack on the Southeastern Shanxi by the Eighth Route Army.

During that combat meeting, the commander of the 78th Regiment, Kobayashi Tsuneichi, excluded him, and the brigade commander, Takagi Yoshito, did not trust him and even verbally attacked him.

The results of it?
The grass on the graves of Kobayashi Tsuneichi and Takagi Yoshito has grown tall.

And he is still alive and well.

Facts will prove that I am better than Kobayashi Tsuneichi and Takagi Yoshito in tactical ability!
I just need an opportunity.

And this battle of Mengxian is an opportunity to prove himself.

Because the new brigade commander Sekigahara Roku and the 78th Infantry Regiment commander Iwa Tetsuhide and others were wiped out in Shimen City.

More than 39 people from the 78th Infantry Regiment, which were originally supposed to reinforce the 3000th Brigade, stayed in Shimen City. They planned to wait for the new brigade commander and regiment commander to arrive in Shimen City, and then these troops stranded in Shimen City would escort the new brigade commander and regiment commander to Yangquan.

However, the candidate for the commander of the 39th Brigade has not yet been finalized.

If he fought a good battle in Meng County and wiped out an infantry regiment of the Eighth Route Army, he would have the possibility of being promoted to major general and being promoted to the commander of the 39th Brigade.

However, due to insufficient troops, the headquarters recently notified that an important military train would pass through Yangquan, so Li Dengxing could only send one infantry battalion to Mengxian.

At present, the commander of the 20th Division, Ushijima Tsunemi, has not yet taken office, and Koto Koichi has not reported the matter to the commander of the st Army, Seiji Kazuki, intending to give Seiji Kazuki a surprise.

Katsuki Seiji has just taken office and he definitely needs a victory to prove himself.

"One elite infantry battalion, one military police squadron, and one locust army battalion, working together internally and externally to wipe out an infantry regiment of the Eighth Route Army, is easy."

Lieutenant Colonel Li Dengxing said to his staff, "This time, our chances of winning are very good."

Staff Officer: "Hayi."

(End of this chapter)