Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Li Yunlong said, "I did make a couple of fortunes, but they were both small. I organized the militia in northwest Shanxi into a regular army."

"Using these militias, we have expanded six new detachments, each with six or seven battalions, and each battalion has about a thousand people."

This is how the new 3-strong regiment was formed.

The biggest difference between these 3 people and the main force of the New st Regiment is the difference in weapons and equipment.

These troops were all equipped with Japanese-style equipment, and the uniforms they wore were produced by the Northwest Shanxi Clothing Factory, so they did not have helmets.

Each soldier is entitled to 150 rounds of training ammunition per month, which are reimbursed by Boss Lin.

Now, after several months of training, each team has developed some combat effectiveness.

Although it cannot be compared with the combat effectiveness of the Japanese Type A Division, it is enough to fight against some second-tier Japanese divisions.

As for those puppet troops, they are definitely no match for these detachments.

"That's quite something, Old Li." Kong Jie said with a smile, "This way, our military strength will be greatly improved."

During these four months, Kong Jie and Ding Wei thought they were already very impressive for expanding their forces in northern Shaanxi by 10,000 people each.

But he didn't expect that there were more experts, so Li Yunlong directly expanded the team to 30,000 people.

Ding Wei said excitedly, "Does this mean that our three regiments now have over 13 people?"

"That's right." Zhao Gang nodded and smiled. "Our group has over 8 people, and your two groups have over 5 people. Isn't that over 13 people?"

Kong Jie asked, "Old Li, how many troops are there in the First Army now, including the Japanese and puppet troops?"

Li Yunlong looked at Zhang Dabiao and said, "Dabiao, tell Captain Ding and Captain Kong about the strength of the Japanese in the First Army."

"Yes." Zhang Dabiao immediately introduced, "The current strength of the First Army, including the Japanese and puppet troops, is about 11, including more than 7 Japanese and 3 puppet troops."

"The specific designations are the Japanese 20th Division, 36th Division, 41st Division, Yoshino Regiment, and Kuroshima Cavalry Regiment stationed in Taiyuan."

"The 9th Brigade stationed in Xin County, and the 109th Division stationed in Yangquan and Shouyang."

"The puppet army had five independent divisions and eight independent mixed brigades, assisting the Japanese in defending the Taiyuan, Zhengtai Road, and Xinxian areas."

The 2nd Cavalry Brigade had been transferred to the Zhangjiakou area by Tada Shun.

The current commander of the Japanese Army's 2nd Cavalry Brigade is Tadamichi Kuribayashi, the god of war on Iwo Jima.

"13 vs. 11." Kong Jie said with a smile, "The advantage is mine."

Ding Wei, however, looked a little serious. He stared at the map and asked, "How are the Japanese defenses now?"

"The Japanese fortifications are pretty good," Zhang Dabiao pointed at the map and continued, "The Japanese have built over 5,000 bunkers, watchtowers, tunnels, and other fortifications of various sizes around Taiyuan. Only a quarter of them are concrete, two-quarters are brick and stone, and the remaining quarter are tunnels."

"But according to intelligence, due to a shortage of steel, the Japanese used bamboo and wood as substitutes when building some concrete fortifications."

"In addition, the Japanese have built a lot of brick and concrete fortifications around Xinxian, Yangquan, Shouyang, etc."

"Especially Niangzi Pass. The Japanese turned it into a fortress and equipped it with large-caliber anti-tank guns."

The Japanese still have some good stuff, such as 410mm and 460mm coastal defense guns, especially the 460mm coastal defense gun, which is the main gun of the Yamato battleship. It has a range of more than 30 kilometers and is extremely powerful.

However, coastal defense artillery of this caliber is a strategic weapon used by the Japanese to defend their homeland, and it is impossible to transport it to Niangzi Pass.

What was transported to Niangzi Pass was the Japanese Type 150 mm cannon.

This type of artillery is divided into two types: mobile type and fortress type. Both types of artillery can be towed, and the one transported to Niangzi Pass is the fortress type.

In addition, the Japanese deployed this fortress cannon in Jingxing Fortress and Yanggao Fortress.

"Old Li," Ding Wei asked, "What's your battle plan?" The Japanese were now well prepared, and their fortifications were so strong that they were a little abnormal.

It is not so easy to conquer Taiyuan.

Kong Jie also looked at Li Yunlong.

However, Kong Jie and Ding Wei knew that Li Yunlong was a man of many clever ideas when it came to fighting wars. This time, he must have formulated a complete plan and emergency plan when he summoned three regiments from northwestern Shanxi to attack Taiyuan.

Li Yunlong pointed at the map and said:
"My plan is to attack Xin County first, open up a channel to attack Taiyuan, and seize the initiative."

"Then we will recapture the two county towns of Yangquan and Shouyang, seize the Zhengtai Railway, and cut off the enemy's retreat."

"Old Li, here's a problem." Ding Wei stared at the map with a serious expression and said, "We've blocked all the ways the Japanese could break out. They're very likely to massacre the city."

Li Yunlong's expression remained unchanged: "How is it possible that the Japs' escape routes are completely blocked?"

"You mean..." Ding Wei's eyes wandered over the map. "To the north of Taiyuan is our Northwestern Shanxi Army. To the northeast is the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and the Northern Taihang Mountains. To the south of Taiyuan is southern Shanxi, but that's already the territory of our 115th Division. To the southeast is the territory of the 129th Division. We've also recaptured the Zhengtai Railway to the east. Where else can the Japanese break out?"

"Old Ding, have you forgotten?" Li Yunlong reminded him, "The Guangyang ambush, the battle where we ambushed the Japanese 20th Division?"

Ding Wei's eyes lit up and he said, "How could I forget? In that battle, you were like a god of war, destroying the 20th Division Headquarters and killing Lieutenant General Kawagishi, the commander of the Japanese 20th Division. This battle directly allowed the main force of our 129th Division to gain a foothold in southeastern Shanxi."

Kong Jie analyzed: "If we don't recapture Zhengtai Road, the old devil Shinozuka Yoshio will not break out, because he will predict that we have an ambush on Zhengtai Road and will most likely massacre the city."

"After we recaptured Zhengtai Road, the Japanese seemed hopeless, but in fact there was still a way out."

"This road to survival is Guangyang Highway."

"But there's another problem."

"The Japanese are surrounded by us. How can they break out and reach the Guangyang Highway?"

"That's not hard to imagine," Li Yunlong said. "If the enemy wants to break out from Guangyang Highway, they can just take the civilians hostage and leave the city."

After the Northwest Shanxi Campaign ended, it can be said that Li Yunlong spent most of the past six months studying how to attack Taiyuan.

He often put himself in Yoshio Shinozuka's shoes and thought about how he would break the Eighth Route Army's attack if he were in their shoes.

To this end, he often performs role-playing games with Zhao Gang, he plays Yoshio Shinozuka and Zhao Gang plays Li Yunlong, and they conduct military chess simulations on sand tables and maps.

If he were Yoshio Shinozuka, he would definitely take the people of Taiyuan hostage and break out from Guangyang Highway in desperate situations.

As long as the Japanese army sent a troop to Niangzi Pass to provide support, the remnants of the First Army would have a chance to break through successfully.

The more you consider, the more complete your battle plans and emergency plans will be.

After months of developing combat plans and emergency plans, it is natural to take all situations into consideration.

Ding Wei's eyes lit up and he praised, "It seems I was overthinking it. You've really considered everything when it comes to the battle plan and emergency plan for this battle."

"What's that?" Li Yunlong raised his lips. "As soon as the Japanese raised their butts, I knew what kind of shit they were going to do."

"For the battle to attack Taiyuan, I prepared several feasts for the Japanese. I guarantee they will regret setting foot on Chinese soil!"

Captain Li's eyes narrowed, and a murderous aura dissipated without him even expressing it.

Zhao Gang smiled and said, "Now, everything is ready, we just need the east wind."

At this moment, guard Dong Dahai walked in quickly and handed Li Yunlong a stack of information: "Report to the regiment commander, Boss Lin sent someone to deliver it."

Li Yunlong looked at the information and was overjoyed: "Dongfang will be here soon." (End of this chapter)