Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 214 Jinzhong Iron Triangle!
Xujia Village.

New group.

Regiment Headquarters.

Ding Wei, Kong Jie and the staff of the New 1st Regiment gathered together.

Yesterday at noon, Ding Wei and Kong Jie both received a telegram from Li Yunlong asking them to come and eat meat.

Last night, Ding Wei and Kong Jie led their respective main forces and marched all the way to the territory of the New 1st Regiment. The troops of the two regiments were arranged in a nearby village, ready to set off at any time.

Ding Wei and Kong Jiecai had just led their troops to their respective bases and had not had time to cause any trouble. The Japanese did not know that they had arrived in the Jinzhong area north of Zhengtai Road, so they brought their main forces to Li Yunlong's territory to help cause trouble. Naturally, they did not have to worry about their hometown being attacked by the Japanese.

At this time, in the regiment headquarters, the faces of the two brothers Ding Wei and Kong Jie were filled with joy.

刚到晋中根据地，两兄弟皆是就无偿收获了1门120迫击炮、2门75毫米山炮和10门20毫米机关炮。

After arriving at the base, before they could even sit down, Li Yunlong gave them each more than 100 military horses.

Things that make money happen one after another, and they can't be stopped at all.

Now Li Yunlong is going to stir up trouble again, and he has called the two of them along. This is another business that will make him rich and profitable.

Li Yunlong looked at Zhao Gang and said, "Staff Officer Zhao, please tell Captain Ding and Captain Kong about our operational objectives this time."

The members of the New 1st Regiment already knew the target and battle plan in advance, but Ding Wei and Kong Jie did not know yet.

Therefore, Ding Wei and Kong Jie need to come together for a meeting to let them understand the goals and combat deployment and see if they have any opinions or suggestions.

Like Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and Kong Jie are experienced in tactical command and have extensive experience in battle. They may have constructive suggestions to prevent the troops from suffering greater losses.

"Yes."

Zhao Gang stood up and said to Ding Wei and Kong Jie:
"Our targets this time are the Japanese-held Meng County seat and the Japanese military trains transporting military equipment and raw materials..."

Zhao Gang quickly explained the situation, the enemy's and our own posture, and the combat deployment to Ding Wei and Kong Jie.

"Do you two have any comments or suggestions?"

After Zhao Gang finished speaking, he sat back in his seat. Li Yunlong stared at Ding Wei and Kong Jie and asked.

Ding Wei and Kong Jie had bright eyes, and their expressions were full of eagerness and anticipation.

Kong Jie thought carefully for a moment, then said, "This battle plan and emergency plan are very good. I have no objection."

"I have no objection," Ding Wei said. "As long as I can get rich, that's fine."

Li Yunlong nodded. There was no perfect combat plan or emergency plan. The battlefield situation was unpredictable and anything could happen during the battle. The key was whether the troop commander could react quickly and seize the fleeting opportunity.

"Row."

Li Yunlong nodded:
"That's it, our three regiments will act separately and keep in touch via radio at all times."

"If the situation is extremely urgent, you can also use the radio function of the radio to communicate, but you must use code words to prevent the Japanese from eavesdropping on our battle plans."

The three regiments of Ding, Kong and Li have already developed a set of secret codes for communication. In the future, Li Yunlong also plans to develop a set of local dialects of Zhejiang Province to confuse the Japanese.

However, there are currently no soldiers from Zhejiang Province in the three regiments.

"Captain."

At this moment, Xiao Zhang, the radio operator, walked in quickly and reported to Li Yunlong:

"The reconnaissance platoon just sent a telegram saying that a Japanese infantry battalion has arrived at Gaocheng Mountain."

The new regiment currently has nine radio stations, four radio operators, and five radio operator trainees.

Li Yunlong looked slightly delighted and took the telegram to read it.

Ding Wei's expression changed. "Where are the Japanese at Gaocheng Mountain? Can we launch a surprise attack at night and wipe out this group of Japanese?"

If we knew the location of the Japanese in Gaocheng Mountain, we could find their camp and surround and destroy this Japanese force from all directions.

Li Yunlong shook his head and said, "My reconnaissance platoon didn't conduct close reconnaissance for fear of being discovered by the Japanese."

Ding Wei nodded. He had not considered this point. After all, this was the elite battalion of the Japanese devils of the Type A Division. There must be top reconnaissance experts among the Japanese devils.

Not to mention close reconnaissance, even if we just follow them, we might be discovered by the Japanese.

Unless the Blade Commando is dispatched, it is possible to follow and conduct reconnaissance without being noticed by the Japanese, but the Blade Commando is preparing for the siege.

"but…"

Li Yunlong changed the subject:
"This group of devils will send someone to deliver a radio to the county town. My scouts will kill the devils delivering the radio on the way, and then continue to monitor their conversations using the phone."

The Japanese arrived at Gaocheng Mountain secretly, and around the county town, there were scouts from the New 1st Regiment active.

The Japanese in Gaochengshan will definitely send one or two people disguised as Chinese civilians to secretly deliver the radio into the county town.

If the Japanese failed to deliver the radio to the county town, they would definitely continue to communicate by telephone.

Kong Jie smiled and said, "It seems that the Japanese are under your control. This way, I can rest assured. This time, our Jinzhong Iron Triangle will do something big."

Li Yunlong's mouth curled up: "Old Kong, you're right, I really like the name of Jinzhong Iron Triangle."

"According to intelligence, the Japanese military train will depart from Taiyuan Station at 2:00 a.m. tonight."

"Taiyuan Station is approximately 60 kilometers away from Songjia Village, where we are ambushing."

"According to the train's speed of 30 kilometers per hour, the Japanese military train carrying equipment will arrive at Songjia Village around 4 o'clock."

Li Yunlong continued, and repeated the battle plan:
"Lao Kong, your group's siege time is set at 4: AM tomorrow morning."

"Our regiment's sharp blade assault team will be the first to sneak into the city from the city wall and attack the Japanese military police headquarters." "The soldiers of the reconnaissance platoon and the special forces company will also sneak in and attack the Japanese arsenal and grain depot inside the city."

The total number of Japanese troops defending Mengxian County was only about 200, even less than the number of Japanese troops defending Wuxiang County.

Kong Jie was full of confidence: "With the Sharp Blade Commando and other troops lurking in the city and cooperating with the outside world, I am confident that we can capture the county town within three hours!"

Li Yunlong nodded in satisfaction and looked at Ding Wei again:

"Old Ding, setting up an ambush on the road from Gaocheng Mountain to the county seat is crucial. Our regiment's second and third battalions, as well as the artillery battalion, will be under your command. This way, your forces will outnumber the Japanese by 3 to 1."

Ding Wei had an expression that said he had never fought such a lavish battle in his entire life. "Old Li, please don't worry. If we can't win this, I, Ding Wei, will just go home and take care of my kids. Why would I even lead troops to fight a war?"

Kong Jie jokingly said, "Old Ding, what are you dreaming about? If you want to go home and have children, you need a wife and children. You're a bachelor, where will you get a wife and children?"

Ding Wei said unhappily, "Can't I just pick one up on the road?"

Everyone laughed.

Li Yunlong: "The meeting is adjourned."

……

After the 77rd Infantry Battalion of the 3th Regiment of the Japanese Army arrived at Gaocheng Mountain.

The Japanese captain immediately ordered two reconnaissance soldiers who could speak Chinese to wear Chinese civilian clothes and go to Mengxian County with a radio.

Before the two Japanese soldiers reached the county town, a group of scouts from the New 1st Regiment, also wearing ordinary people's clothes, rushed out from the bushes halfway.

Before the two Japanese scouts could react, they were pressed to the ground like slaughtered pigs, with smelly socks that had not been washed for at least two months stuffed into their mouths.

Their weapons were snatched away, they were knocked unconscious, and then a sack was put over the Japanese soldier. They carried him and the captured radio and quickly disappeared into the night.

The soldiers who had failed the special forces training were admitted to the reconnaissance platoon, which greatly increased the strength of the reconnaissance platoon.

The movements of the scouts of the New 1st Regiment were smooth and flowing, as if they had been through hundreds of battles, with a touch of elegance and grace.

Five p.m.

Yangquan.

At the 77th Regiment of the Japanese Army, Colonel Li Dengxing had not received the telegram from Iwao Shigemi, so he asked the telephone operator to call Iwao Shigemi.

Fortunately, the call was connected.

"This is the Meng County Locust Army Headquarters."

"Major Yancang, please answer the phone."

"I'm Iwasou Shigemi."

Iwao Maomei's somewhat gloomy voice came from the phone.

Li Dengxing then asked, "Iwakura-kun, why didn't you send me a telegram?"

"What?" Iwacang Maomei was suddenly startled. "Your Excellency, I can't hear the radio."

Li Dengxing said solemnly, "At noon, the 3rd Infantry Battalion sent scouts to deliver the radio to you. The radio hasn't arrived yet. It's very likely that the scouts escorting the radio have already encountered an accident."

"Doesn't this mean," Major Iwao Shigemi's tone changed, "that our battle plan might be leaked?"

"It's not impossible..."

Li Dengxing said solemnly:

"After all, the Eighth Route Army only has one regiment of troops. They are absolutely no match for our 3rd Infantry Battalion."

"Be prepared first. If the Eighth Route Army dares to attack the city, they will be courting death."

"If the Eighth Route Army doesn't attack the city, my 3rd Infantry Battalion will cooperate with your military police to wipe out the Eighth Route Army that has defeated Meng County."

Iwao Shigemi: "Hi."

After hanging up the phone, Li Dengxing frowned slightly, feeling that something was wrong.

"Since the Eighth Route Army can kill the locust army scouts."

"Why didn't the Eighth Route Army cut the telephone lines?"

"Can we also keep the locust troops in Yangquan and the county town in touch via telephone lines?"

"idiot."

"My conversation with Yan Cang-jun was most likely monitored by the Eighth Route Army..."

Thinking of this, Li Dengxing's expression changed slightly.

He looked at a staff officer beside him and said, "Immediately order the 3rd Infantry Battalion to change to a concealed position. The Eighth Route Army is very likely aware that the 3rd Infantry Battalion has arrived in the Gaochengshan area."

It was just a guess after all, but just in case, Li Dengxingyi still made arrangements.

Moreover, Li Dengxing was not panicked at all. It was easy for his infantry battalion to defeat a Chinese army regiment head-on.

Even if the intelligence was leaked, an infantry regiment of the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei could not be a match for an infantry battalion of a Type A division of the Locust Army.

In the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy or trick is futile.

The staff officer suddenly lowered his head: "Hi."

(End of this chapter)