Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 254 There is a problem with the Eighth Route Army!

soon.

Li Yunlong discussed with Lin Feng the price of severely damaging the 3rd Mixed Brigade.

in fact.

Killing Japanese soldiers, lieutenants, majors, pilots and technicians all had a fixed price.

such as.

The cost of killing an ordinary Japanese soldier is 1000 bullets or a rifle plus 1 bullets. The cost of killing a Japanese soldier from a Type A division is doubled.

Kill the Japanese generals and officers, and pay them according to their positions.

For example, the price of a major general brigade commander of a Type A division is higher than that of an independent mixed brigade.

The price of a major general chief of staff of an army group or a major general deputy chief of staff of a front is higher than that of a major general brigade commander of a Type A division.

This time, Li Yunlong's plan was to severely damage or destroy the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade.

If it remains the original price, Li Yunlong can accept it. After all, it is better than nothing.

However, Li Yunlong's character is to try his best even if there is a chance.

This time he really got a lot of good things from Lin Feng.

If we can really severely damage or destroy the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade this time.

Li Yunlong and the Jinzhong base will definitely make a fortune.

the next day.

Ding Wei and Kong Jie rushed to Xujia Village for a meeting.

Although the New 1st Regiment had captured Mengxian County, Li Yunlong did not move the regimental headquarters to the county town.

After some discussion on the combat plan, the combat plan and emergency plan were determined to concentrate the main force of the Jinzhong Military Region and eliminate the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade.

After hearing the generous price offered by Lin Feng, Ding Wei and Kong Jie immediately became very motivated.

Ding Wei and Kong Jie quickly returned to their respective bases and began to make plans and preparations to deal with the Japanese attack.

The fourth night.

Brigade Commander Chen led the 772nd Regiment and the 16th Regiment and ambushed a military train transporting 1000 tons of combat supplies in Lubei Village.

After half an hour of fierce fighting, the soldiers successfully destroyed two armored vehicles and a Japanese squadron that was escorting the military train.

Then several thousand main forces and militiamen pried up a kilometer of steel rails.

Lin Feng dispatched a large helicopter to transport 1000 tons of combat supplies to southeastern Shanxi overnight, and then retrieved the large helicopter into the system.

By the time the Japanese reinforcements from Yangquan and Niangziguan arrived at Lubei Village, the Eighth Route Army had already retreated.

"Nani?"

Early the next morning, Yoshio Shinozuka, who had just woken up, received the news that the military train had been robbed and almost fainted.

noon.

The 39th Brigade sent photos of the battle in Lubei Village to Taiyuan.

Within the headquarters.

Yoshio Shinozuka, Renya Mutaguchi, Ikki Yamamoto, Kiyoshi Mizuya and other Japanese officers of the First Army stared at the photo on the table and fell into deep thought.

The photos show a lot of traces of battle and the bodies of Japanese soldiers who were stripped down to their crotchless pants.

The looted military trains and railroad tracks have all disappeared without a trace and their whereabouts are unknown.

a long time.

Mutaguchi Renya said in a deep voice: "Commander, I am a staunch atheist, but it is obvious that there is something wrong with the Eighth Route Army here..."

Staring at the photo on the table, Yoshio Shinozuka frowned and his face was gloomy.

This was his first defeat as commander of the First Army.

The Japanese army was not rich either. 1000 tons of combat supplies was not a small number. It was enough supplies for a division to carry out a battle.

During this battle in southern Shanxi, the North China Front Command only allocated 3000 tons of combat supplies to the First Army.

One third of the money was robbed in one go.

Heart is bleeding.

"Mizuno-kun."

Shinozuka Yoshio looked at Lieutenant Colonel Mizuya Kiyoshi, the intelligence officer who only had one arm:
"Has your intelligence department found any clues?"

Mizuno Kiyoshi bowed his head and said, "Commander, the intelligence department has already uncovered some information. Intelligence personnel have reported that the Eighth Route Army used aircraft to transport the rails and military trains to southeastern Shanxi. However... this has not yet been confirmed."

But Chief of Staff Mutaguchi Ren'ya jumped out to refute.

"This is impossible, absolutely impossible."

"How could a bunch of beggars and peasants have a plane?"

"Even if there's a one in ten thousand chance that the Eighth Route Army has airplanes, Lubei Village and Songjia Village don't even have airports. How could the Eighth Route Army transport something weighing over 2000 tons by plane in such a short time?"

Mizuno Kiyoshi was speechless. This matter was so weird that even though there was some information, it still seemed unbelievable.

After a pause, Shui Yeqing continued, "Commander, according to intelligence investigations, the pay and combat supplies distributed by the Chinese Nationalist Government to the Eighth Route Army were distributed based on the number of a group army. However, the Eighth Route Army has demonstrated firepower that exceeds its equipment level. This is very abnormal."

Yoshio Shinozuka frowned, nodded, and looked at Yamamoto Ikki, who was standing beside him with a posture and expression like a sculpture.

"Yamamoto-kun, what do you think?"

Yamamoto seemed to be thinking about something, and only came back to his senses when he heard Yoshio Shinozuka's question.

He looked at Mutaguchi Ren'ya and Mizuno Kiyoshi, his expression calm, but he felt a little disdainful in his heart.

They are all a bunch of trash...

Yamamoto Ikki said coldly, "Commander, this is very obvious."

Shinozuka Yoshio's expression changed: "Yamamoto-kun, tell me what you think."

Yamamoto Ikki said, "It's very simple. The Eighth Route Army received external assistance. I studied the battle reports between the Locust Army and the Eighth Route Army and found that the Eighth Route Army's firepower has greatly increased in just a few months. They are equipped with 20mm machine guns and an unknown anti-tank weapon. This 20mm machine gun is superior to the Type 20 20mm machine gun equipped by the Locust Army and the Su Luotong mm machine gun equipped by the Chinese government army. It is also very maneuverable. As for the anti-tank weapon, even the Locust Army and the Chinese government army do not have it. There is no way the Eighth Route Army could produce such advanced equipment. The Eighth Route Army's rifles, bullets, grenades and other light weapons and ammunition have also greatly increased, so they must have received external assistance."

Yoshio Shinozuka's expression relaxed slightly, and he nodded imperceptibly.

Yamamoto Ikki's analytical skills were indeed quite impressive, something that even Mizuno Kiyoshi, Mutaguchi Renya, and even Shinozuka Yoshio hadn't anticipated.

"Mr. Yamamoto, where did the Eighth Route Army get its assistance, and how did it get it?"

Mutaguchi Ren'ya, who claimed to have fired the first shot in the holy war, also looked down on Yamamoto Ikki, who studied special operations.

"The Soviet Union." Yamamoto Ikki's eyes were sharp. "Among the East Asian countries, only the Soviet Union has the ability to aid the Eighth Route Army. This is a Soviet conspiracy against the Locust Army. As for the form of assistance, this requires investigation by the intelligence department."

Special forces' favorite thing is to destroy the conspiracies of other countries, and Yamamoto Ikki is no exception.

"That makes sense."

Shinozuka Yoshio's expression was startled, but he snorted coldly, "According to intelligence, the Soviet Air Force disguised as the Chinese Air Force fought against the Locust Army's aviation units, and they suffered heavy losses at the hands of the Locust Army's aviation units."

A look of realization suddenly appeared on the faces of Mutaguchi Ren'ya and Mizuno Kiyoshi.

The Soviet Air Force joined the war. The Japanese, Soviet and Nationalist armies all knew about it, but no one made it public.

Tacitly.

"Damn the Soviets!"

"Before, they were causing trouble in the Far East, and now they are causing trouble in North China!"

Mutaguchi Renya cursed.

Shinozuka Yoshio said in a deep voice, "Just keep this a secret for everyone. Don't make it public. After all, the Locust Army and the Soviet Army haven't officially gone to war yet. Mizuno-kun, please quickly find out how the Soviet Union is assisting the Eighth Route Army."

"Hi Yi!"

Mizuno Kiyoshi's face was gloomy. He hadn't smiled since his arm was blown off.

He swore to avenge his left arm.

Shinozuka Yoshio took a deep breath and said, "Mutaguchi-kun."

"Cancel the military train that will leave for Peking tomorrow night. War supplies will be transported in 100-ton increments per trip via the Pingsui and Tongpu Railways."

"Recently, military trains carrying important supplies should not be transported on the Zhengtai Railway."

Mutaguchi Renya: "Hi!"

"Meeting dismissed."

A brainstorming session ended here.

……

Jinzhong.

Xujia Village.

Li Yunlong was staring at the map on the table with a magnifying glass, studying the possible tactics that the Japanese might use.

Just then, footsteps were heard at the door. Li Yunlong did not look up, but heard the excited voice of the communications staff.

"Captain."

"The brigade just sent a telegram saying that 1000 tons of combat supplies have arrived in southeastern Shanxi."

Li Yunlong couldn't help but look happy when he looked up.

The Japanese's combat supplies included not only weapons and ammunition, but also fuel, food, bedding, canned food, medicine and other good things.

These combat supplies cover the equipment and supplies of Japanese soldiers, ranging from personal protective equipment to combat equipment to daily supplies, with a rich variety to meet the various needs of combat and daily life.

Li Yunlong took the telegram and looked at it with a surprised expression.

The brigade commander also commended him in a telegram, praising his accurate intelligence and urging him to keep up the good work.

The brigade commander doesn't often praise people.

"Send a telegram back to the brigade headquarters for me, saying that I, Li Yunlong, congratulate the brigade commander on his fortune."

"Yes!"

The communications officer turned around with a smile on his face and walked quickly towards the telegraph room.

After a while, the communications officer brought another telegram, this time from Lin Feng.

Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka, commander of the Japanese First Army, canceled the military train transporting mortar equipment and raw materials.

"As expected."

Li Yunlong raised the corners of his mouth and sneered.

"Forward this telegram immediately to Brigade Headquarters."

After the military train carrying combat supplies was robbed, the Japanese would certainly not dare to continue transporting equipment and raw materials for mortar production in a high-profile manner.

"Yes!"

In the afternoon, Xing Zhiguo returned from the position where he was building fortifications and brought good news:

"Commander, the reinforced concrete fortifications planned for the Jinzhong Military Region have all been completed."

The reinforced concrete fortifications in the Jinzhong base were not the kind of bunkers and artillery towers used by the Japanese.

Instead, they rely on tunnel fortifications built on the mountain. They use tunnel drills to hollow out the mountain and then reinforce the tunnels with steel bars and concrete.

An exit was reserved at the rear of the tunnel, an artillery position was built on the reverse slope of the mountain, and bunkers and machine gun fortifications were built in front of the tunnel.

This is a new set of defensive fortifications that Li Yunlong ordered to be built based on the "Tunnel and Reverse Slope Tactics" given by Lin Feng.

The advantage of this new type of defensive fortification is that it is not afraid of Japanese aircraft bombing or artillery fire. It protects the infantry's manpower to the greatest extent and prevents the enemy from taking advantage of the air and artillery.

"Yes, it's 10 days faster than our plan."

"Old Xing, thank you for your hard work."

Li Yunlong looked delighted and patted Xing Zhiguo on the shoulder.

"Captain, I'm not tired."

"As long as we're fighting the Japanese, no matter how hard or tiring it is, I think it's all worth it. Before the Japanese attack, I'll organize the troops to conduct a lot of tunnel and reverse slope combat training."

There was no sign of fatigue on Xing Zhiguo's face, but rather he was full of energy.

Li Yunlong nodded with an extremely satisfied expression.

(End of this chapter)