Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Next, the two sides discussed some weapons production lines, as well as delivery and receipt matters.

As for the weapons production line, the Type 565, light machine guns, bazookas and mortars, equipment and raw materials were all sent to the Ping'an County Industrial Zone in northwestern Shanxi.

As for weapons, ammunition and combat weapons, the New 1st Regiment and the Headquarters each had half.

However, when it came to the price of killing the Japanese infantry, Li Yunlong did not ask for too many weapons and ammunition.

Instead, the price of 25,000 devils was exchanged for ammunition and food.

Now the New 1st Regiment has become so big and powerful, with so many soldiers to support and the need to continue recruiting new soldiers.

The total strength of the New 13st Regiment, including the troops in northwest Shanxi and southeast Shanxi, is about 7 people. Based on the calculation that each soldier consumes two and a half kilograms of food per day, the food needed per day is 5 kilograms, or about 70 tons.

In addition to the consumption of war horses and mules, the New 100st Regiment consumed about 3000 tons of food every day and tons of food every month.

The 4000 tons of grain earned from recapture of Anhua County, Heyuan County and Datong was only enough for the entire New 40st Regiment to consume for days.

Although he had taxes paid by the local people in the base, Li Yunlong still felt that food was tight because he had to feed such a large team and received assistance from Boss Lin.

Last year, Li Yunlong led the main force of the army from Jinzhong to northwest Shanxi. Within a month, he recaptured eight county towns and earned 8000 tons of grain at one time. In subsequent battles, he recaptured more county towns and earned several thousand tons of grain. The army was able to barely hold on until now.

However, as the troops grew, the food in the warehouse was almost gone.

However, if Li Yunlong is willing, he can obtain 1 tons of food this time for the price of killing 5 tons of food for one Japanese soldier, which is enough for the consumption of the new regiment for three years.

But Li Yunlong didn't do that much. He exchanged 5 tons of grain from Boss Lin at the price of Japanese soldiers.

It is enough for the new regiment to consume for one and a half years, but as the size of the new regiment expands and the number of war horses and soldiers increases, this batch of food can only last for one year at most.

This battle almost wiped out the Japanese 1st Cavalry Brigade and severely damaged the Japanese Imperial Guards Division. Li Yunlong was able to obtain 4600 high-quality Japanese military horses.

However, Li Yunlong was also very satisfied. At least he didn't have to worry about food shortages in the short term.

Zhao Gang also breathed a sigh of relief. After all, Li Yunlong was in charge of military affairs and he was in charge of life. As the political commissar, he was responsible for the food of the troops.

Li Yunlong exchanged 2000 tons of medicines and medical equipment for the price of 200 Japanese devils.

In addition, he also took out the price of 1500 Japanese devils and exchanged it for 30 million bullets and 1 artillery shells. The price of one Japanese devil was 3000 bullets, or 60 artillery shells. The price of 5000 Japanese devils could be exchanged for bullets, and the price of 5000 Japanese devils could be exchanged for artillery shells.

In this way, after Boss Lin's reimbursement arrived and the delivery was completed, the ammunition reserves of the new regiment reached 4500 million bullets and 90 artillery shells.

Ever since the troops switched to semi-automatic rifles, the rate of bullet consumption has increased significantly!

Then, Li Yunlong used the price of four 4mm howitzers to exchange for weapons and equipment for three infantry battalions and one anti-aircraft battalion.

In terms of infantry and air defense forces, the new regiment can be expanded to about 10,000 people this time.

In addition, the weapons and equipment obtained by the Independent Regiment and the New Third Regiment can be used to expand their forces by 5,000 people each.

Minus the casualties, the Independent Regiment and the New Third Regiment seemed to have not increased much, but each of them could be allocated a tank battalion, which was a qualitative improvement in the combat effectiveness for Ding Wei and Kong Jie.

After all the matters were discussed, which took the whole afternoon, Lin Feng had eaten and drunk his fill. He politely declined Li Yunlong's invitation to stay overnight in the New 1st Regiment and left with satisfaction.

Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, Chu Yunfei and others sent Boss Lin to the north gate.

"Earn money with blood!"

Lin Feng looked at the system panel and saw the points he had earned from Li Yunlong this time. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly:
"It's almost there. Once I earn enough points, the system will be controlled by me, the protagonist."

"When the time comes, I'll give Li Yunlong double the reimbursement and double the business price."

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After seeing off Boss Lin, Li Yunlong originally wanted to return to the regiment headquarters for another drink, but was stopped by Zhao Gang. Everyone was already a little drunk, and if they got too drunk, if there was an emergency at the base, it would probably cause chaos.

Li Yunlong had no choice but to give up and gave Zhao Gang a few cold looks.

In this battle, every soldier received commendations to varying degrees, including substantial rewards such as allowances, canned food, and flour.

The next day, Zhang Dabiao ordered his troops to start clearing out the Japanese according to the information provided by Boss Lin.

Soon, the Japanese soldiers hiding in the base were found and wiped out one by one.

After wiping out the devils, Zhao Ganggang ordered the people who had retreated to the banks of the Yellow River to return to the base area one after another.

"Lao Li, where are you planning to attack in the next battle plan?"

At the regiment headquarters, Zhao Gang asked Li Yunlong while eating lunch.

"How do you know I have a battle plan?"

Li Yunlong was thinking, and when he heard Zhao Gang's words, his expression changed.

Zhao Gang said unhappily.

"nonsense."

"You're stockpiling food, ammunition, and medicine. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that you're up to something big."

"Are you preparing to attack Taiyuan?"

After defeating the main force of the North China Front Army, the only opponent of the Northwest Shanxi Military Region in Shanxi was the main force of the First Army.

"Yes."

Li Yunlong nodded. "I'm planning to attack Taiyuan. After the Japanese 1st Army suffered 129 casualties from the th Division's attack, they have already withdrawn their forces. The main force is defending Taiyuan and the Zhengtai Railway."

"However, before we attack Taiyuan, we must first take Baotou and Wuyuan."

Zhao Gang wondered, "Why do we have to take Baotou and Wuyuan before attacking Taiyuan?"

Li Yunlong pointed at the map and said, "It's very simple. The Baotou and Wuyuan areas have all the mineral resources we need. High-quality iron ore for making guns and cannons, high-quality copper ore for making bullets, and manganese ore for making alloy steel. In addition, there is a large amount of coal."

"Only by taking over Baotou and Wuyuan can our Northwest Shanxi Arsenal develop as quickly as possible."

"Makes sense."

Zhao Gang nodded. "I agree to attack Wuyuan and Baotou. Once we take Baotou and Wuyuan, we can then take Taiyuan. Then we'll have all the mineral resources needed for the Huangyadong Arsenal."

The enemies who occupied Wuyuan and Baotou were the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia, who mainly fought against Fu Zuoyi's Suiyuan Army.

Although the main force of the Mongolian troops was damaged in the Northwest Shanxi Campaign, Fu Zuoyi did not take the opportunity to send troops to recapture Wuyuan and Baotou.

In addition, with Datong being recaptured by the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese were unable to transport the looted mineral resources back to the Northeast via the Pingsui Road. It was estimated that a large amount of mineral resources were stored there, waiting for the Eighth Route Army to harvest.

"But..." Zhao Gang said worriedly, "We don't have air superiority after all. If the Japanese send planes to bomb the Pingsui Road, it will be very slow for us to transport various ores by train."

After the arsenal went into production, a large amount of ore was needed. A train could transport one thousand tons of ore at a time, but the Japanese planes could blow up the rails at any time.

Li Yunlong sneered: "Let the Japanese air force be proud for a short period of time, at most half a year, and after our pilots return, we should be able to gain air superiority."

Zhao Gang's eyes suddenly lit up. In half a year, our Eighth Route Army will also have airplanes. I'm really looking forward to it. (End of this chapter)