Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

At the headquarters of the new regiment.

Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, Zhang Dabiao, a group of staff officers, commanders of various columns, and logistics minister Zhang Wanhe held a combat meeting.

Zhang Dabiao introduced to everyone.

"At present, our Northwest Shanxi Arsenal is about to be completed."

"After the first batch of military equipment and raw materials go into production, the weapons and ammunition produced each year can equip twenty battalions of our regiment!"

Everyone's eyes suddenly lit up. This annual output was very nice.

You know, after two years of development of the New 1st Regiment, the troops only have more than 30 battalions.

"The weapons and equipment produced by the Northwest Shanxi Arsenal, plus the weapons and equipment our New 1st Regiment earns from Boss Lin every year."

"Within the next year, our new regiment will expand to 50 battalions!"

Zhang Dabiao spoke in a resounding voice, his tone full of confidence.

The eyes of all the staff officers and column commanders were burning. They all knew that the battalions Zhang Dabiao mentioned were actually regimental-level in size, equivalent to 50 regiments.

Logistics Minister Zhang Wanhe was both excited and felt a lot of pressure.

What’s exciting is that this damn Li Yunlong is expanding his troops so quickly.

The total strength of the 50 regiments is at least between 12 and 15.

Adding the current troops of the New 20st Regiment, the total strength of the New st Regiment will probably be close to people.

Moreover, the weapons and ammunition used by the New Third Regiment and the Independent Regiment also depended on the logistical supplies of the New First Regiment.

By then, the total strength of the three regiments will probably be more than 20 people.

With so many people plus military horses and mules, the amount of food consumed every day by people and horses is not a small number, probably four or five hundred tons!
In addition, the new regiment is equipped with semi-automatic rifles, submachine guns and general-purpose machine guns, all of which are big consumers of ammunition.

Large trucks and tanks are big fuel consumers.

Zhang Wanhe could imagine that one year later, every day after waking up, the soldiers from the three regiments in northwestern Shanxi would be waiting for his logistical supplies.

By then, the pressure on him as the logistics minister will be extremely great.

However, Zhang Wanhe has a clear idea. With Boss Lin as the transport captain, what pressure is there to be afraid of?
No matter how great the logistical pressure is, is it ever greater than that of the Red Army or the Eighth Route Army that had just crossed the Yellow River?
If you want to know how hard it is, think about the 25,000-mile Long March; if you want to know how tiring it is, think about the revolutionary veterans.

After reciting a few words silently, Zhang Wanhe's eyes gradually became hot.

The New 1st Regiment at that time had such terrifying combat effectiveness and firepower that it could probably challenge the Japanese North China Front Army alone.

"but……"

Zhang Dabiao changed the subject:
"The arsenal's factory buildings, production line equipment, and skilled workers are all available and will soon be completed and put into production. The raw materials provided by Boss Lin are only enough for our arsenal's production for two to three months."

"Our arsenal is short of raw materials, especially good quality iron ore, manganese ore, and large quantities of copper ore."

"We don't have these things in northwest Shanxi, but there is one place that does, and that's Wuyuan and Baotou in Suiyuan."

"The two regions have diverse mineral resources, large reserves, high grades, and concentrated distribution, making them easy to mine."

There was actually another reason why Li Yunlong was preparing to attack Wuyuan and Baotou areas.

According to Boss Lin, Baotou has oil fields and rare earth mines. After taking Baotou, if the Eighth Route Army wants to exploit oil here, Boss Lin will provide technical support.

Even the Japanese didn't know about the oil field, otherwise they would have mined there crazily.

Although Boss Lin provided a lot of strategic materials such as gasoline and diesel.

However, the new regiment is also tight on fuel. The fuel consumption of large trucks is okay, 30 liters per 500 kilometers is acceptable, but the tanks' fuel consumption of liters per kilometers is simply scary.

Zhang Dabiao continued, "So, we need to recapture the two county towns of Baotou and Wuyuan within a short period of time."

"According to our current intelligence, the Japanese cavalry group stationed in Baotou is stationed in Mongolia."

"The cavalry group consists of two cavalry brigades and one cavalry artillery regiment, the 1st Cavalry Brigade and the 1th Cavalry Brigade."

"Each cavalry brigade is composed of two cavalry regiments. The main force of the 1st Cavalry Brigade was annihilated by us last time in Datong." "The main force of the Japanese army currently stationed in Baotou is the 4th Cavalry Brigade and the Cavalry Artillery Regiment of the Japanese Cavalry Group."

"The total force is about 8000 people, and its main task is to deal with Fu Zuoyi's Suiyuan Army stationed in Suiyuan."

The Japanese cavalry group was equivalent to a cavalry division, with a total strength of more than 10,000 troops.

At this time, Li Yunlong said: "The cavalry group belongs to the Mongolian garrison army, but the main force of the Mongolian garrison army, the 2nd Brigade and the 26th Division, were also killed by the New st Regiment, so this battle, this cavalry group basically has no reinforcements."

"In order to find out the specific location of the Japanese troops and their troop distribution, I sent the Sharp Sword Special Forces to Baotou and Wuyuan a week ago."

"In a few days, we will receive intelligence on the Japanese cavalry group."

After Li Yunlong finished explaining the conditions for winning this battle, Zhao Gang immediately explained why this battle had to be fought.

In addition to seizing a large amount of mineral resources, it will also be possible to recover a large area of ​​occupied areas such as Wuyuan and Baotou.

in addition,

If we can destroy the Japanese cavalry group, we can not only seize a large number of military horses, but also earn a batch of military horses from Boss Lin.

At the same time, a large number of new soldiers with excellent riding skills can be recruited in Suiyuan and Mongolia.

By then, the size of the new cavalry regiment will reach more than 10,000 cavalry, equivalent to two cavalry divisions.

When talking about more than 10,000 cavalry, Zhang Wanhe was also calculating in his mind how much food these 10,000 cavalry would consume every day.

An adult military horse needs 1% of its body weight in concentrated grain and 2% of its body weight in fodder every day.

An average Japanese horse weighs 1000 kilograms and requires 10 kilograms of fine grain and 20 kilograms of grass every day.

1 Japanese horses require 10 jin (50 tons) of fine grain every day, and another 20 jin of grass.

Ordinary troops really can’t afford it!
However, this bastard Li Yunlong has the financial support of Boss Lin, so it should not be a problem for him to raise more than 10,000 military horses.

Li Yunlong glanced at everyone:
"This battle is mainly against the Japanese cavalry. The infantry is definitely not going to work."

"So, this battle mainly involved cavalry columns, tank columns, and artillery, including a 105mm howitzer battalion and a 120mm heavy mortar battalion."

"Chief of Staff Zhang Dabiao will be in charge of the command, and Minister Zhang will be in charge of logistics and supplies."

"Considering the long distance, all the troops took the train to Suiyuan for this battle."

After taking Datong, the New 1st Regiment also controlled part of the Beitongpu Road and the Pingsui West Road, and seized some Japanese trains.

Sun Desheng, Dong Jianfeng and others who got to fight were all smiling, while the column commander who didn't get to fight looked disappointed.

There is no war to fight.

Just then, Communications Company Commander Zhang Zhilian walked in and handed over a telegram.

Li Yunlong took the telegram and read it, his lips curled up slightly: "Interesting."

"Old Li," Zhao Gang asked, "What's going on?"

Li Yunlong said, "This is a telegram from the Sharp Sword Special Forces. They have intelligence on the Japanese cavalry group. There's also news: Suiyuan Army scouts have been spotted near Baotou and Wuyuan. Lü Yingjun suspects the Suiyuan Army may attack the Japanese cavalry group in the near future."

"Fu Zuoyi also wants to take over Wuyuan and Baotou?" Zhao Gang's expression changed, but after thinking about it, he didn't feel surprised.

The main force of the Mongolian army was wiped out by the New 1st Regiment in the Battle of Northwest Shanxi. Among the two cavalry brigades of the cavalry group, the st Cavalry Brigade was also wiped out by the New st Regiment.

The Japanese's strength in Suiyuan has been greatly reduced, and there is no reinforcement. Fu Zuoyi has always been active in the war of resistance and will certainly not give up this opportunity.

Li Yunlong chuckled and said, "It depends on who moves faster."

Although Fu Zuoyi was known for his seven and a half routes, Li Yunlong would never give in in this situation.

A group of staff officers and column leaders also laughed.

Cavalry columns, tank columns, mechanized artillery units, and train transport forces.

This speed of maneuver and attack was unmatched by anyone on the Chinese battlefield, not even the Japanese. (End of this chapter)