Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 464: With sufficient strength, the locusts are crushed.

When Li Yunlong brought Ding Wei and Kong Jie back to the regiment headquarters.

The regiment's kitchen staff had already prepared a table full of delicious food and wine, most of which were horse meat, which was very tasty and fragrant.

Because there was too much horse meat, Li Yunlong also ordered the motor battalion to transport some of the horse meat to the Jinzhong base.

At present, the New 1st Regiment has occupied Beitongpu Road, and the only Japanese unit still in operation is Zhengta.

but.

The 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army grew stronger.

The New 14st Regiment had just inflicted heavy damage on the Japanese th Division in northwestern Shanxi.

Even the Japanese 20th Division stationed on Zhengtai Road was trembling with fear, fearing that it might be severely damaged one day.

Now the Eighth Route Army definitely has the strength to severely damage or even wipe out the 20th Division.

"Old Li, this wine glass is too small. Change it to a bigger bowl. Someone who doesn't know you would think you, Li Yunlong, are too poor to drink."

Ding Wei saw the small wine glass on the table and immediately shouted.

"That's right, how can you enjoy drinking from this small glass?" Kong Jie also protested.

"Drink or not!"

Li Yunlong said unhappily, "This is the new rule of Political Commissar Zhao. If you two disagree, go and tell Political Commissar Zhao."

"It's rare." Kong Jie said with emotion, "You, Li Yunlong, have been the regiment commander for so many years, and you've been promoted and demoted five times. Finally, there is a political commissar who can control you."

Li Yunlong raised his eyebrows and said, "That's because I'm giving Zhao Gang face. If I don't give him face, how can he control me?"

“I heard someone was going to give me some face?”

Just then, Zhao Gang and Zhang Dabiao finished their military affairs and walked in from outside.

"How could that be possible?" Li Yunlong laughed. "Who would dare not give face to you, Political Commissar Zhao?"

"That's pretty much it."

Zhao Gang snorted and took his seat.

Zhang Dabiao chuckled and sat down next to Zhao Gang and Li Yunlong.

Ding Wei and Kong Jie didn't say anything and just drank from their small wine glasses.

There are now more than 40,000 people in the New 1st Regiment, and Zhao Gang now lives the life of a political commissar in charge of more than 40,000 people.

Also.

Zhao Gang was also the political commissar of the two bases in northwest Shanxi and central Shanxi. If you really want to be picky, Zhao Gang was also in charge of the New Third Regiment and the Independent Regiment.

The five of them began to clink glasses and chat. Although the cups were small, the horse meat smelled very fragrant and the atmosphere at the table was harmonious.

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

Li Yunlong ate meat with big mouthfuls and drank wine with small sips. Then he looked at Ding Wei and asked, "Old Ding, what do you think about the development of our base in Northwest Shanxi?"

Ding Wei indeed had a unique vision. When it came to the question of whether the Red Fourth Front Army should move north or south, he firmly believed that it should move north.

Ding Wei took a sip of his wine before saying, "Japan is an island nation, lacking strategic materials and relying heavily on imports. After the Battle of Wuhan, although the Japanese army successfully captured Wuhan, they failed to achieve their strategic objectives, and their strategy of a quick victory was completely shattered."

Li Yunlong nodded and said, "Old Ding, what do you want to say?"

Ding Wei said, "Next, the Japanese will probably be on the front lines, and it will be difficult for them to launch a large-scale offensive like the Battle of Wuhan. This will lead to a strategic stalemate between us and the Japanese. The Japanese will also mostly use their main forces to fight on the front lines and transfer them to carry out security operations behind enemy lines."

Kong Jie asked, "Old Ding, are you saying that the Japanese are going to concentrate their forces and attack our rear areas?"

"That's right!" Ding Wei nodded.

Everyone's expressions were a little solemn for a moment.

In order to carry out the Wuhan operation, the Japanese military headquarters concentrated the forces of 14 divisions in central China.

Directly participating in the Wuhan battle were the 2nd Army and the 11th Army, with a total of 9 divisions, about 25 people, as well as the Navy's 3rd Fleet, the Air Force Corps, etc., with a total of about 120 ships of various types and about 300 aircraft of various types.

Even if the New 129st Regiment and the th Division were combined together, they would not be able to defeat the Japanese on this scale.

Although the combined artillery regiment size of the New 129st Regiment and the 20th Division is about .

However, the Japanese had 300 planes, which posed a huge threat to the Eighth Route Army's artillery units.

Even if they didn't bomb the artillery units, the Japanese planes specifically bombed the Eighth Route Army's logistics transport teams and roads, which made the Eighth Route Army suffer.

Zhao Gang smiled and said, "But don't worry, everyone. Even if the Japanese attack our base in northwest Shanxi, they probably won't mobilize as many troops as they did in the Battle of Wuhan."

"Political Commissar Zhao has a point."

Kong Jie nodded. "In a large-scale battle like the Battle of Wuhan, the Japanese army would have consumed at least tens of thousands of tons of ammunition. We are so poor in Northwest Shanxi. How could the Japanese waste most of their ammunition in such a remote place?"

Li Yunlong pondered, "But based on Boss Lin's intelligence and the Japanese army's recent movements, the Japs will definitely attack us, either in northwest Shanxi or southeast Shanxi. I just don't know how many troops and supplies they will deploy."

Zhang Dabiao said: "The scale should not be smaller than the two divisions and three brigades of the Japanese army last time."

The last time the Japanese attacked northwestern Shanxi, they deployed the 14th and 36th Divisions, the 6nd and th Brigades, the Imperial Guards Mixed Brigade, and some puppet troops. The enemy alone numbered nearly men, and the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi was able to hold off the Japanese advance only by relying on their fortifications. They concentrated on destroying the enemy along the way, stealing and bombing their homes to destroy their war supplies, and only then were they able to repel the attack.

In a head-on battle, the troops would suffer heavy casualties.

"By the way, Lao Li, how did your New 14st Regiment manage to inflict such heavy damage on the th Division in such a short time?"

Ding Wei looked at Li Yunlong and asked curiously.

After killing two Japanese battalions on the Anhe Highway, Ding Wei and Kong Jie resigned from their troops and returned to their respective bases.

"The 14th Division is a Type A division of the Japanese Army, and its combat effectiveness is very strong."

Kong Jie was also very curious.

Either the Independent Regiment or the New Third Regiment could defeat the 14th Division in a head-on duel.

If the two regiments join forces, they should be able to fight the Japanese 14th Division to a draw.

However, the New 14st Regiment actually inflicted heavy damage on the Japanese th Division within one day.

This strength is simply terrifying.

Li Yunlong then told Ding Wei and Kong Jie about the bombing of Heyuan County.

Kong Jie and Ding Wei shouted 666 on the spot.

"This is called tunnel warfare," Li Yunlong said. "From now on, every household in the counties controlled by the Eighth Route Army in northwest Shanxi must dig tunnels like they did in Heyuan County."

Ding Wei's eyes lit up: "If we open up all the tunnels in the county and connect them to the tunnels outside the city, then we can use heavy artillery, right?"

Kong Jie said, "Dig a tunnel from the city to the outside for at least several kilometers, and then connect the tunnels in the county town. This is a huge project. We are so powerful now, is it necessary to do this?"

"To save the lives of ordinary people, a little hardship is nothing." Li Yunlong said, "I can get a few earthmoving machines from Boss Lin. Digging a tunnel won't be difficult."

Kong Jie's eyes lit up: "If there are machines to replace manual labor, then it won't be a hassle!"

Then, everyone talked about the future development of the base in northwestern Shanxi.

Ding Wei suggested that arsenals, steel mills and other industries should also be established in northwestern Shanxi, so as not to put all eggs in one basket.

On the other hand, when the time is right, go north to recapture Datong, and continue north to recapture Wuyuan and Baotou areas.

In this way, the northwestern Shanxi base area had all the coal, iron ore, copper ore and rare metal mineral resources needed for the arsenals, steel mills and cement plants.

Zhao Gang immediately looked at Ding Wei with a new respect. He had thought that Ding Wei devoted all his time to military affairs, but he didn't expect that he also liked to think about construction matters.

"Captain Ding has a point."

Zhao Gang nodded and said, "This time we also acquired the equipment and corresponding technology for three cement plants and three steel plants. Once the equipment for the cement and steel plants is in place, we can immediately start operations. The cement and steel produced will be primarily used to build defense facilities, and the excess will be used to harden roads and build bridges."

There is iron ore in northwest Shanxi, but the quality of the iron ore is not good enough to be used to make artillery steel and gun barrels.

However, there is absolutely no problem in using the produced steel to build concrete bunkers, hardened roads and construct houses.

Ding Wei and Kong Jie's eyes lit up. This was an unexpected surprise. Someone brought them pillows just when they were about to go to bed.

Ding Wei said with a smile on his face.

"Once we repel the next attack from the Japanese, we will surely be able to make great progress again."

"After establishing the arsenal, steel mills and other industries."

"We will have a stable logistical supply, and then we can take the initiative to launch a counterattack against the Japanese army."

"First, destroy the Japanese First Army and completely recapture the Japanese-occupied areas in Shanxi."

"We now have Shanxi as our rear base. Once we have a firm foothold, we can launch a major counterattack against the Japanese troops in North China."

Li Yunlong nodded and said excitedly, "Old Ding, after completely annihilating the Japanese North China Front Army and retaking North China, do you think we should attack the Japanese forces in Central China first, or attack the Kwantung Army in the Northeast?"

"Is that even a question?" Ding Wei said unhappily, "Of course it's the Kwantung Army attacking Northeast China. Northeast China is the rear base of the Japanese army. The Fengtian Arsenal, the Japanese air base, and granaries are all here. If we can recapture Northeast China and seize the Japanese weapons and equipment and arsenals, we can easily equip hundreds of thousands of main forces."

"That makes sense." Li Yunlong nodded. "In fact, I think so too. After we recapture Northeast China and seize the Fengtian Arsenal, we will head south to deal with the Central China Front Army and the South China Front Army."

Ding Wei, growing increasingly excited, said, "Old Li, even I, a conservative, feel that your radical strategic thinking is too conservative. Why bother with the devils in central and southern China? Why don't you just let them fight the Nationalist army to the death? Why don't we just cross the ocean and attack the Japanese homeland?"

Li Yunlong's eyes lit up: "Great."

"You two will die if you don't brag."

After a pause, Kong Jie looked at Zhao Gang and Zhang Dabiao and said, "If these two guys keep talking, they'll probably punch the Soviet Union, kick Germany, and slaughter Japan and destroy the United States."

"Ha ha…"

Zhao Gang and Zhang Dabiao were both happy, and the air was filled with a happy atmosphere.

Li Yunlong looked at Kong Jie with a smile.

It’s not impossible…

As long as you have enough strength, the locusts can be crushed.

(End of this chapter)