Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 321: When a large corps fights, military discipline must be strict!

After receiving Li Yunlong's combat instructions.

Ding Wei and Kong Jie quickly returned to their respective bases.

Start deploying troops and preparing dry food and ammunition.

Li Yunlong squinted his eyes and stared at the map, thinking over and over again in his mind about the possible problems that might arise during the march and ambush.

The territory of the Jinzhong Military Region is mainly in the area north of Zhengtai Road.

This battle requires an ambush on the Baijin Highway in southeastern Shanxi.

The Baijin Highway is located in a guerrilla zone, where activities by the Eighth Route Army guerrillas and the Japanese and puppet troops are relatively frequent.

The troops must march at night, and their whereabouts must not be exposed while marching.

If the Japanese knew about the Eighth Route Army's ambush plan, four Japanese divisions would surround us.

Any negligence could lead to the failure of the ambush plan.

He remembered a sentence from one of Boss Lin’s books: When large-scale military operations are carried out, military discipline must be strict!
Li Yunlong said solemnly, "Pass on my order. Anyone who reveals their whereabouts during the march or ambush will be punished by military law!"

This was an opportunity given to Li Yunlong by God. In his previous military career, he had only commanded a division at most. This time was different. Being able to command 40,000 main forces in combat was already another level. This was called large-scale troop combat.

Li Yunlong would not allow any accidents to happen in this ambush operation due to anyone's negligence.

"Yes!"

Combat staff officer Yang Ziyun's expression became serious, and he quickly went to pass on orders to the troops participating in the ambush.

"Captain, Boss Lin sent someone to deliver a piece of intelligence."

Just then, guard Zhang Hu walked in quickly with a document bag in his hand.

Li Yunlong asked, "Where are the people?"

Zhang Hu replied, "It was Boss Lin's burly bodyguard. He left after delivering the intelligence."

The bodyguard was about two meters tall, with bulging muscles. Zhang Hu claimed that he was also a martial artist.

Once, Boss Lin came to the regiment headquarters, and Zhang Hu had nothing better to do, so he sparred with the burly bodyguard, but was defeated in just two moves.

This was unacceptable to the competitive Zhang Hu. Recently, whenever he had nothing to do, he would go to the Blade Commando Team and practice hand-to-hand combat frantically.

Li Yunlong nodded, took the file bag, opened the intelligence information inside and started reading.

Zhang Hu turned and walked out. Xing Zhiguo walked in. "Commander, the order to distribute ammunition and prepare seven days of dry food has been issued to the companies directly under each battalion. The troops have entered the first level of combat readiness and are ready to depart at any time."

Li Yunlong didn't raise his head, but nodded and said, "Okay!"

"Captain." Xing Zhiguo's eyes lit up and he asked, "Did Boss Lin send someone to deliver it?"

"Yes."

At this time, Li Yunlong finished reading the intelligence information, with a happy look on his face:

"The Japanese have added a new element to their Operation A plan. The North China Front Command has allocated 3000 tons of supplies to the First Army. The Japanese plan to wait until Yamamoto Ikki leads his special forces to decapitate the headquarters. Then, the 20th, 108th, and 109th Divisions will switch from a feint attack to a main attack, defeating our 129th Division in one fell swoop and capturing our Eighth Route Army base in southeastern Shanxi."

"The Japanese have increased their combat supplies, and you're still so happy, Commander?" Xing Zhiguo asked in a puzzled tone.

Deputy Regiment Commander Xing guessed that the regiment commander was planning to rob the Japanese of their combat supplies along the way, something he had done often before.

"Boss Lin's intelligence also said that an observation group of the Kwantung Army has arrived at the First Army. The leader is the Kwantung Army Chief of Staff Rensuke Isogai, with the rank of Lieutenant General. There are also two major generals, six colonels, and twelve major general staff officers. This observation group will follow the 108th Division from the Baijin Highway to southeastern Shanxi. God is making us rich." Li Yunlong looked happy.

"Oh my God." Xing Zhiguo was delighted after hearing this. "It looks like we're going to make a fortune in this battle."

Li Yunlong's eyes narrowed. "After the July 7 Incident, this Isogai Lianjie led the Japanese 10th Division to participate in the war of aggression against China, allowing his soldiers to rape, plunder, and kill innocent civilians at will. This time, I will make sure this old devil stays in Shanxi for good."

There was murderous intent in his words.

Xing Zhiguo nodded, knowing that his captain was not bragging and that Li Yunlong now really had the ability.

Then, all Jinzhong troops began to enter a state of combat readiness and waited for orders.

The dry rations were fried and eaten again. The Jinzhong troops were used to eating fine grains, so the soldiers were not used to eating dry rations for a period of time.

By the tenth day, more than half a month had passed since Boss Lin first sent someone to deliver the battle plan.

Boss Lin sent another person to deliver a piece of information:
The 21st Division and 3000 tons of combat supplies have arrived in Taiyuan, and the 108th Division has been fully staffed.

The troops, supplies and combat plans are all ready. Li Yunlong knows that the Japanese are about to take action.

Taking advantage of the pitch-black night.

Li Yunlong led the main force of the New 1st Regiment, Ding Wei led the main force of the New 3rd Regiment, and Kong Jie led the main force of the New 2nd Regiment and left the Jinzhong base.

At present, the Japanese have not implemented the cage plan on a large scale.

The defense of the railway was not strict, and the main force of the Japanese puppet army basically stayed in the county town or in the stations along the way.

Every hour, a Japanese armored patrol would patrol along the Zhengtai Railway.

Without the Japanese's knowledge, more than 12,000 main forces of the Jinzhong Military Region crossed the Zhengtai Railway.

The Jinzhong base is about 100 kilometers away from Wulipu, the ambush point set by Li Yunlong.

Even if they marched normally, it would take two days to arrive. But the troops had to stay hidden, so they could only sleep during the day and march at night.

However, when Li Yunlong was scouting the terrain, he found a resting point for the troops, and the daily route and resting location were written into the combat plan.

And all radio stations must maintain radio silence during the march.

The Japanese were already able to determine the location of the Eighth Route Army through radio signals.

However, Li Yunlong had already sent a telegram to the headquarters before leaving.

When the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Jinzhong left Jinzhong and headed for southeastern Shanxi.

The Chief of Staff has already led the main force of the 386th Brigade on the road to Wulipu.

During this period, the Japanese started their usual outrageous actions before the war.

The three divisions participating in the battle quickly assembled and distributed food and ammunition.

Then, these three divisions were transferred back and forth. Sometimes they were preparing to attack the Jinzhong base, sometimes they seemed to be attacking the Jizhong base, and sometimes they were preparing to attack Luliang Mountain, which scared Yan Laoxi a lot.

For a time, all forces in Shanxi were in danger, and even the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder of an impending war.

Under the cover of the frequent movements of the main force of the Japanese army, Yamamoto Ikki led a special forces team of more than 80 people, carrying a radio, a guide and a translator, disguised as a company of the Eighth Route Army, and infiltrated the Eighth Route Army base in southeastern Shanxi.

After two days of forced march, the main forces of Jinzhong and the 386th Brigade successfully met at Fenshuiling Village on the Baijin Highway without alerting anyone.

"chief of staff!"

When he saw the chief of staff, Li Yunlong raised his hand and saluted.

After crossing the Yellow River to the east, Li Yunlong caused a lot of trouble, and the chief of staff often spoke well of him in front of the boss.

Li Yunlong keeps all these favors in his heart.

"Li Yunlong, you are the commander-in-chief of this battle. I should be the one saluting you."

The chief of staff smiled slightly and saluted Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong looked at the officer behind the chief of staff and said with a smile, "Haha, they are all acquaintances."

All the regiment leaders smiled and saluted Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong returned the military salute one by one, and then shook hands with them one by one:

"Blind Cheng, long time no see. Have you improved your marksmanship?"

"Old Wang, I heard that your regiment fought a large group of Japanese soldiers last time and did quite well."

"Lao Zhong, my former partner, you are fatter than before. It seems that you are living a good life."

"..."

Ding Wei and Kong Jie also came forward to say hello.

After exchanging greetings, everyone gathered around the octagonal table, on which was a battle map drawn by the Deputy Chief of Staff himself.

The Chief of Staff was an expert in ambush warfare and had personally written a book called "Ambush Tactics". However, this was the first time that he had ever conducted an ambush on such a large scale.

"Everyone is here. Let me repeat the battle plan."

The Chief of Staff glanced at everyone, his expression becoming stern:

"Our ambush area this time is on the Baijin Highway, about 15 kilometers from Yaotou Village to Guandi Temple. Both sides of the highway are full of valleys and overgrown with weeds. The terrain is even more suitable for an ambush than the Guangyang Highway we used last year."

"The New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment of the Jinzhong Military Region are the main forces, deployed in the area from Yaotou Village to Xiawulipu."

"The 386nd Regiment, the New Fourth Regiment, the New Fifth Regiment, the New Sixth Regiment, and the New Seventh Regiment of the 772th Brigade are laying an ambush between Xiawulipu and Guandi Temple."

Although the 15-kilometer ambush area is very long, even if the Japanese 108th Division is divided into several groups to pass through the Baijin Highway, it can ensure that half of the Japanese soldiers of the 108th Division enter the ambush circle.

"After the battle begins, if there are still Japanese soldiers who have not entered the ambush circle, the New Third Regiment will be responsible for blocking the Japanese soldiers north of Yaotou Village."

"The New 4th and New 6th Brigades serve as reserve forces, while the brigade's artillery regiment and the division's heavy mortar battalion are responsible for providing artillery support to the 772nd, New th, and New th Regiments."

The artillery firepower of the Jinzhong Military Region is even stronger. Ding Wei and Kong Jie each have a heavy artillery regiment-level artillery firepower, and Li Yunlong has two heavy artillery regiment-level artillery firepower.

The chief of staff asked loudly, "Do all the regiments understand their respective tasks?"

"understand!"

The regiment commanders and political commissars shouted in unison.

"The Chief of Staff has said everything that needs to be said."

Li Yunlong suddenly looked serious, glanced at everyone, and said in a cold tone: "I emphasize again, when fighting in a large-scale military group, military discipline must be strict. If anyone's troops fail to perform, don't blame me, Li Yunlong, for not respecting the feelings of my old comrades!"

The regimental leaders and political commissars responded with a firm and serious expression: "Yes!"

Saying something three times is as easy as saying water. Everyone present was a battle-hardened commander, so there was no point in repeating it. Li Yunlong nodded and said, "I've prepared a gift for everyone."

Li Yunlong waved his hand towards the door and said, "Carry it in."

The regiment leaders and political commissars looked out the door expectantly.

(End of this chapter)