Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 383 New Guard!

Before Li Yunlong led his troops into northwestern Shanxi, each county in northwestern Shanxi had a guerrilla force of one thousand to two thousand people, all of which were developed by the 120th Division. The guerrilla leaders were basically old Red Army cadres, but they were relatively scattered, and the strength of each guerrilla force ranged from dozens to hundreds of people.

After the main force of the 120th Division advanced into the Hebei-Central Military Region, the headquarters handed over the command of these guerrillas to Li Yunlong.

These guerrilla forces all had relatively rich practical experience, but because of their poor weapons and equipment, their combat effectiveness was relatively weak, and they were constantly suppressed by the Japanese and puppet troops.

but.

Once these troops are equipped with sophisticated weapons and undergo a certain amount of training, their combat effectiveness may not be as good as that of the devil's elite troops for the time being, but they will definitely be much stronger than the puppet troops, and even stronger than the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the National Army.

"Let's do it." Zhao Gang nodded.

Li Yunlong said, "Then let's divide the work and cooperate. I will contact Boss Lin as soon as possible and exchange one mountain artillery regiment for the infantry regiment's weapons and ammunition."

"Da Biao, determine which counties have the strongest guerrillas. Contact them as soon as possible and inform them to come to Ping'an County for reorganization. Also, keep an eye on the various defensive positions. We need to speed up the construction of these positions."

"Old Zhao, you will be primarily responsible for the troops' political and ideological work, as well as the development and construction of the attached school."

in the afternoon.

The telegraph room of the New 1st Regiment received a plaintext telegram from Yoshio Shinozuka, commander of the 1st Army.

"Yoshio Shinozuka is getting too cocky. He even dares to send a coded telegram to mock me." Captain Li raised the corner of his mouth slightly.

"It's a traditional skill of the Japs." Zhang Dabiao said with disdain, "They wiped out our two artillery regiments and two tank battalions, but now they've claimed to have wiped out our five artillery regiments and two tank regiments."

"Haha." Li Yunlong laughed. "Even if the Japanese really wipe out our five artillery regiments, we still have five artillery regiments. What will the Japanese use to attack northwest Shanxi?"

Zhang Dabiao said, "Captain, that old devil Shinozuka Yoshio should think he has destroyed most of our artillery and tanks. When the devils start their formal attack, it will be a good show to watch."

"How is the construction of the defensive position going?" Li Yunlong asked.

"The first line of defense," Zhang Dabiao replied, "is basically complete. We're ready to start building the second line."

Li Yunlong nodded and said, "Leave the second line of defense to the engineering battalion, militia, and civilians. Let the soldiers begin to rest and train, especially to conduct more training on tunnels, reverse slopes, and concrete fortifications."

"Yes." Zhang Dabiao turned and left.

Operations staff officer Yang Ziyun walked in quickly.

"Captain, your new guard has arrived."

"Tell him to come in."

"Yes."

After a while, footsteps were heard at the door and Li Yunlong looked up.

A young soldier with a strong build, muscular body, and a resolute expression came to the regiment headquarters, carrying a marching backpack. He was Li Yunlong's new guard Dong Dahai.

A few days ago, when Li Yunlong was inspecting various troops, he saw this guy fighting five people at the training ground of the recruit camp and easily winning.

At that time, Li Yunlong felt that the young man had good skills, but Li Yunlong did not recruit him on the spot. Instead, he found the training battalion commander Zhang Shuangyi and quietly asked his name. Then he asked his subordinates to investigate Dong Dahai's ancestors for three generations. After his temper, personality, education and character were all up to standard, Li Yunlong let him be his guard.

Li Yunlong's position in the Eighth Route Army is now very important. If he recruits an enemy spy as a guard, that would be a lot of fun.

"Report to the commander, Dong Dahai reports to you."

Dong Dahai straightened his body, raised his hand and saluted Li Yunlong, looking a little uneasy.

He just wanted to join the Eighth Route Army to kill the Japanese and never thought that he would become Li Yunlong's bodyguard.

It was like a pie falling from the sky and hitting him on the head, making Dong Dahai extremely happy.

Who is Li Yunlong? In the eyes of the villagers, he is even more powerful than Yan Laoxi.

Being able to serve as Li Yunlong's bodyguard is a blessing from past life.

"Comrade Dong Dahai, don't be nervous." Li Yunlong stood up and patted him on the shoulder. "From now on, we will be superiors and subordinates, but also comrades fighting side by side. Your guarding position is temporary. My last guard, Zhang Hu, is now a company commander and has just made a great contribution."

In the attack on Heyuan County, both the Combat Company and the Anti-Aircraft Battalion made contributions, and Li Yunlong has applied to his superiors for commendation.

Dong Dahai said, "Yes, Commander, but being able to be your bodyguard is a blessing from my previous life. Can I be your bodyguard for the rest of my life?"

Li Yunlong criticized: "A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. What future can you have by being a guard all your life? When I first joined the Red Army, I was the guard of the division commander. The division commander said I was a genius."

Li Yunlong really wanted to say: Commander, you are so good at judging people!

Li Yunlong continued, "I think you're not bad. You've led the resistance against the landlords and killed the devils. Why didn't you join the 120th Division?"

Dong Dahai said, "I went to the 120th Division's recruitment office and saw that their weapons and equipment were poor and they didn't have enough food. I can only eat three kilograms of food a day. If I join the 120th Division, won't I still be hungry every day?"

Li Yunlong said, "Then it's right for you to join the New 1st Regiment. Our New 1st Regiment doesn't have much else but plenty of food. The skills you learn from me are no less than those learned on the battlefield."

Li Yunlong looked at Yang Ziyun and said, "Xiao Yang, take Dong Dahai to where he lives and tell him what kind of work a guard needs to do."

"Yes."

Dong Dahai saluted and turned to walk out.

After the two men left, Li Yunlong picked up the map and studied it carefully.

Although some information has been sent over from Boss Lin.

But Boss Lin doesn't have a complete battle plan yet.

It is obvious that the Japanese First Army is also making plans.

Without the Japanese's battle plan, it would be difficult for Li Yunlong to make a plan.

Then Li Yunlong drafted a telegram to Boss Lin.

"Captain."

At this time, Communications Platoon Leader Zhang Zhilian walked in quickly, saluted and reported:
"Boss Lin sent a telegram."

"Give it to me." Li Yunlong took the telegram and started reading it.

"Ok?"

After reading the telegram, Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes.

Boss Lin said in the telegram that he had obtained three Japanese combat plans, each with a quota of 500 Japanese soldiers, and asked Li Yunlong whether he wanted to exchange them.

Of course, the battle plan cannot be on a telegram. Often the content of a battle plan is quite large and cannot be explained in a few words on a telegram, let alone three battle plans.

"Call Boss Lin back immediately," Li Yunlong said. "Say I'm willing to exchange 1500 Japanese soldiers for three combat plans, and send this telegram to Boss Lin as well."

This telegram was Li Yunlong's request to exchange the weapons and ammunition of a mountain artillery regiment for the weapons and ammunition of a main infantry regiment.

It is imperative to reorganize a part of the guerrillas into the main force of the new regiment.

Because the Japanese's battle plan has been released, which means... the Japanese are about to start attacking the base in northwest Shanxi.

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(Dong Dahai was the chief of staff of the C Regiment of Li Yunlong's division who died in the Battle of Kinmen. Xing Zhiguo, the commander of the C Regiment, also died at the same time. The original novel does not mention that Zhang Dabiao died in the Battle of Kinmen.)
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