Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 285 I have never fought such a prosperous battle in my entire life!

Dagushan.

The 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

Chief of Staff Fang Ligong hurried into the regiment headquarters.

In his hand he held a telegram he had just received.

Fang Ligong's face was filled with shock. "Commander, I just received a telegram from the theater headquarters. The Japanese 3rd Brigade has been completely wiped out."

"What did you say?"

Chu Yunfei turned around suddenly with a look of doubt on his face, thinking he had heard it wrong.

The 3rd Brigade was completely wiped out?

How can this be?

The Japanese Army's 3rd Brigade was stationed in Gang County, not far from the Dagushan defense zone of the 358th Regiment, so the two sides naturally fought each other.

The combat effectiveness and firepower of this Japanese unit far exceeded those of the 358th Regiment. Naturally, the 358th Regiment did not dare to compete with it and could only choose to avoid its attack.

The 3rd Brigade was much more powerful than the Sakata Regiment, yet it was completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army?

Fang Ligong's expression was shocked, and his tone was also filled with shock:
"The Japanese 3rd Brigade was completely wiped out. It happened last night. They were defeated by Li Yunlong and his troops."

"The Eighth Route Army's Xinhua Daily has already published the headline news."

Fang Ligong spoke word by word and handed the telegram in his hand to Chu Yunfei.

When Chu Yunfei took it and looked at it, his eyes widened and his face was full of disbelief.

"This is a mixed brigade, a fully-organized mixed brigade!"

After reading the telegram, Chu Yunfei's questioning expression disappeared, replaced by a look of shock.

The adjutant Sun Ming standing by also narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling restless.

As a soldier, the Eighth Route Army won every battle. It is impossible for Sun Ming to say that he did not envy them.

Fang Ligong sighed, "Yeah, I don't know how the Eighth Route Army did it. This is simply unimaginable. Since the Lu Gouqiao Incident, there seems to have never been such a battle in the whole of China."

"Yeah!" Chu Yunfei nodded, his tone sour, "After this battle, Li Yunlong is going to become famous again."

Sun Ming said: "Among the hundreds or even thousands of regiments in China, which one can compare with the New 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army?"

Chu Yunfei is a bit vain and likes to do earth-shaking things, not for fame and achievement, but just to prove his ability.

But he was a colonel who graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy, but he was not as good as Li Yunlong, who had never attended military school. This made him very uncomfortable.

Fang Ligong's tone was tinged with sarcasm. "Speaking of which, these three regiments of the Eighth Route Army's Jinzhong unit aren't even on the National Army's organizational chart. They don't even have an official designation. Let alone Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's main regiments, even the main brigades and divisions of the Central Army can't compare to the three regiments of the Eighth Route Army's Jinzhong unit in terms of combat effectiveness or combat performance."

It is really sad that the troops that receive military pay and have combat supplies are performing poorly, while the troops that do not receive military pay and have no combat supplies have achieved one brilliant victory after another.

At the beginning, Fang Ligong and Chu Yunfei both had some prejudice against the Eighth Route Army. Like Chairman Chiang, they believed that the Eighth Route Army disobeyed the orders of the National Government Military Commission and moved from the front battlefield to the enemy's rear battlefield, which was called guerrilla warfare but was actually a way to preserve strength.

However, when the Eighth Route Army achieved one victory after another that was even more exaggerated than on the front battlefield, Fang Ligong and Chu Yunfei's attitudes towards the Eighth Route Army changed.

At least the Eighth Route Army was a real force fighting the Japanese invasion, not a force that preserved its strength by conducting guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines as the Nationalist government claimed.

"Soldiers don't talk about politics." Chu Yunfei waved his hand and said, "It seems that I have to find a chance to meet Brother Yunlong."

Yan Laoxi had already written a letter to Li Yunlong and asked Chu Yunfei to find an opportunity to give it to Li Yunlong.

However, the Japanese imposed a blockade on the Jinzhong base, and Chu Yunfei was unable to enter the Jinzhong base.

Fang Ligong said, "Commander, if you want to see Li Yunlong, I'm afraid you'll have to wait a while."

Chu Yunfei asked, "What happened?"

Fang Ligong said, "I estimate that although the Eighth Route Army in Jinzhong wiped out the Japanese 3rd Brigade, they must have suffered heavy casualties. After all, the 3rd Brigade is known as the elite unit of the Japanese Army. In addition, the Japanese 39th Brigade has not stopped attacking the Eighth Route Army's base in Jinzhong. Moreover, the intelligence department has received information that the Japanese Army has transferred a field artillery battalion and two 2mm heavy howitzers from Taiyuan to attack the Jinzhong base. I'm afraid Li Yunlong is in trouble."

"Is this happening?"

Chu Yunfei's face darkened slightly.

The artillery firepower of a field artillery battalion is already strong enough. With the addition of two 2mm heavy guns, the firepower is even more terrifying. It is very likely that a platoon of the Eighth Route Army will be wiped out with one shot.

Chu Yunfei walked back and forth in the operations room with his hands behind his back. Suddenly, his expression froze. "The Eighth Route Army is fighting the Japs in the front, while our 358th Regiment is sitting on the bench in the back. I feel really bad."

"Brother Ligong, pass on my order to assemble the troops immediately and go to the Jinzhong base to help the Eighth Route Army."

Fang Ligong was tempted, but he still advised: "Regimental Commander, please think twice. Commander Yan has repeatedly stressed that cooperation with the Eighth Route Army requires a written order from the headquarters. I'm afraid our 358th Regiment is powerless to do anything about this matter."

Chu Yunfei tightened his gloves, his face full of fighting spirit: "Just send a telegram to the headquarters. Commander Yan wants to recruit Li Yunlong. This is the best opportunity. Commander Yan will agree to our 358th Regiment's dispatch."

"The commander is wise." Fang Ligong's eyes lit up. "If my 358th Regiment can save the Eighth Route Army in Jinzhong from danger at the critical moment, perhaps Li Yunlong will really switch to the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army." Fang Ligong then quickly drafted a telegram. After Chu Yunfei signed it, he asked the telegraph operator and decoder to send it to the Second War Zone Command.

Chu Yunfei knew very well that Commander Yan would probably get nothing out of his efforts, because he saw very clearly that Li Yunlong was the same type of person as him.

Although Li Yunlong appears to be carefree on the surface, he will not change his beliefs even if a gun is pointed at his head.

Otherwise, why did Li Yunlong fight the National Army for ten years without submitting to Chairman Chiang, but now he wants to submit to Commander Yan?
Anyone with a discerning eye can see this.

Chu Yunfei just wanted to help Li Yunlong and complete the task assigned to him by Commander Yan.

However, Yan Laoxi was born into a business family, and there were some things that Chu Yunfei could not understand. In this respect, Yan Laoxi and Li Yunlong were a bit similar. They would try their best, and if they succeeded, it would be a great event.

If it fails, Yan Laoxi will not suffer any loss, but may even be able to stage a divisive plot.

On the other hand, Yan Laoxi's intelligence system has found out that the reason why Li Yunlong was able to lead his troops to win so many battles was mainly because he had the support of a mysterious aid channel. This aid channel could not only provide weapons and ammunition, but also arsenals, which were things that could make Yan Laoxi drool.

If he could persuade Li Yunlong to join the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, then the aid channel behind Li Yunlong would belong to him, Yan Laoxi.

Yan Laoxi, who came from a businessman family, always made a loud clacking sound when he used the abacus beads.

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at the same time.

Zhangjiazhai front.

This is the only way from Yangquan to Mengxian County.

On the other side, Wangjiawan is the only way from Shouyang to Mengxian County.

The Japanese army could only enter the Jinzhong base area by passing through Wangjiawan and Zhangjiazhai.

"Commander, all the troops are ready."

In the command center, Zhang Dabiao reported to Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong nodded and said, "The enemy has two squadrons and a puppet army battalion, with a total strength of 600 to 700 people. Our total strength is 6,000 to 7,000 people. The troop ratio is ten to one, and the artillery firepower is at least ten to one. I have never fought such a powerful battle in my life."

"Pass on my order to destroy the enemy within half an hour."

"Yes!" Zhang Dabiao's eyes were sharp. He saluted and turned to walk out.

As the ace force of the New 1st Regiment and even the entire Jinzhong base, the soldiers of the 1st Battalion usually eat the best food, use the best equipment, have enough ammunition, have the most veterans and elite soldiers, and have the strongest combat effectiveness, but they are also at the forefront of the battle.

"Hu Zi, go call Sun Desheng." Li Yunlong said to Zhang Hu.

"Yes!"

A few minutes later, Sun Desheng walked in quickly and saluted: "Report to the commander, Sun Desheng reports to you, please assign combat missions!"

Since the cavalry battalion was established, it has already completed its training mission, but has not yet had any decent combat missions. The brother units have made military achievements one after another, and Sun Desheng is almost getting anxious.

So as soon as he arrived, Sun Desheng asked Li Yunlong to fight. If no tasks were assigned today, Sun Desheng planned to stay in the command center.

"Come and look here."

Sun Desheng followed Li Yunlong's finger and looked at the map.

Li Yunlong continued, "This is Miaoling and Guanjiayu. The Japanese have built several strongholds in this area. They are all blockhouses and artillery towers, all made of reinforced concrete and very solid. The infantry will defeat the Japanese and puppet troops later. Your cavalry battalion's mission is to chase them along the road and disperse the fleeing Japanese and puppet troops. Then hand over the remaining Japanese and puppet troops to the infantry. You will lead the cavalry along the road all the way to Miaoling and Guanjiayu, eliminate the Japanese strongholds, and arrive early to clear the way for the large army behind."

"In addition, in addition to transferring 30 bazooka teams to you, we will also give you two cavalry companies from the Independent Regiment and the New Third Regiment. This way, you will have 500 cavalry and at least 40 bazooka teams."

"Do you have the confidence to clear the enemy stronghold and complete the mission within an hour?"

Cavalry was also a scarce branch of the Eighth Route Army in Jinzhong. Li Yunlong equipped each platoon of the cavalry battalion with two bazookas. Each platoon of the cavalry of the New Third Regiment and the Independent Regiment was also equipped with one bazooka.

Sun Desheng's expression lit up, and then he said in a decisive tone: "Don't worry, Captain. If I fail to complete the mission, I, Sun Desheng, will come to see you with my head."

"Yes, he has the spirit of a workaholic."

Looking at Sun Desheng's attitude, Li Yunlong nodded with satisfaction and said:
"The Japs' elite forces have basically been withdrawn. The Japs stationed in these strongholds are all second-line troops. Their combat effectiveness is not strong, but we must not engage in a stupid battle like a cavalry attack on the stronghold."

"Don't worry, Commander." Sun Desheng chuckled, "I will resolutely follow your instructions to only take advantage and not suffer any loss."

"Haha, that means you only take advantage and never suffer any loss." Li Yunlong nodded with satisfaction, "Go ahead."

"Yes!" Sun Desheng turned and left.

After Sun Desheng left, Li Yunlong continued to stare at the map with a slight smile on his lips.

The most crucial part of this battle was to capture Yangquan City and seize the grain depot and arsenal of the 39th Brigade before the main force of the Japanese troops in Wangjiawan returned to Yangquan for support.

Although Zhangjiazhai is closer to Yangquan, the main force of the Japanese troops in Wangjiawan is equipped with some vehicles, and a battalion of troops can return to Yangquan for support within a few hours.

However, Li Yunlong was well prepared for this. The Japanese would know what speed is of the essence in war!
(End of this chapter)