Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

First floor of Air Defense Tower No. 2.

New Group Meeting Room.

As the regimental headquarters issued the order, officers from the battalion level and above of the New 1st Regiment, the Independent Regiment and the New 3rd Regiment came here for a meeting.

Before the meeting started, the battalion commanders or instructors arrived one after another, and the atmosphere was as lively as the New Year.

"Oh my goodness, these people are all battalion commanders..."

Shen Quan, captain of the second column of the independent regiment, looked at the many commanders who appeared with a hint of shock in his eyes.

Because of the delay caused by military affairs, Shen Quan arrived at the regiment headquarters almost at the meeting time.

Over the past half month, the Independent Regiment and the New Third Regiment have also been reorganized following the pace of the New First Regiment.

Each regiment is composed of three columns, and each column is composed of three infantry battalions, one anti-aircraft battalion, one artillery battalion, one cavalry battalion, one engineering battalion, one tank battalion, one logistics support battalion, one field hospital and other troops, with a total strength of nearly 3 people.

Including those directly under the regimental headquarters, the Independent Regiment and the New Third Regiment each have nearly thirty battalions.

Guan Dashan was appointed commander of the first column of the independent regiment, and Wang Huaibao was appointed commander of the third column of the independent regiment.

Shen Quan looked over and saw that there were already more than a hundred battalion-level commanders on the first floor of the No. 2 air defense tower, and more battalion-level commanders were arriving one after another.

"More than a hundred battalions, no, more than a hundred regiments..."

A strong desire to fight surged in Shen Quan's heart.

As we all know, a battalion in the Northwest Shanxi Military Region is actually the size of a regiment.

When the Eighth Route Army was just reorganized, Shen Quan was the battalion commander of the independent regiment. He had been in the army for eight years and could be said to have been through hundreds of battles and had fought his way out of bullets and shells.

What scene haven’t you seen?

But I have never seen such a scene of more than a hundred camps.

Moreover, there are more than 100 battalions with sufficient ammunition and firepower, and their combat effectiveness is very strong.

"This time, with such a big show, they should be attacking Taiyuan, right?"

Shen Quan guessed.

"Captain Shen Zong, the commander is waiting for you on the second floor."

At this time, a guard came over and said to Shen Quan.

Led by the guards, Shen Quan came to the second floor, which was a huge war room with several large maps hanging on the wall and several small houses next to it. A dripping sound could be heard.

In the middle of the operations hall was a huge sand table. As Shen Quan had expected, the middle of the sand table was exactly Taiyuan City.

Surrounding the sand table were the three regiment commanders from northwestern Shanxi and the commanders of each column.

"Captain, Shen Quan reports to you!"

Shen Quan found Kong Jie and saluted him.

"You're almost late."

Kong Jie looked at his watch and said.

"Something delayed me for a while." Shen Quan asked with a chuckle, "Captain, are we going to attack Taiyuan?"

"That's right." Kong Jie nodded heavily and smiled slightly. "That's right, this is the order from headquarters. We have to get serious this time and launch a counterattack against the Japanese in Taiyuan and the Zhengtai Railway!"

Behind Kong Jie stood Li Yunlong, Zhang Dabiao, Xing Zhiguo, Zhao Gang, Ding Wei, Chu Yunfei and others. Several column commanders and combat staff of the New 1st Regiment were also busy there.

It looked like a war was about to break out, and even the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder.

"Great, I've finally waited for this day!"

Although he had expected this, Shen Quan still couldn't help but shudder when he heard the news.

At this moment, a combat staff officer quickly walked up to Li Yunlong, saluted him and reported: "Report to the regimental commander, all battalion commanders or political instructors have arrived, a total of 112 battalion-level commanders."

In addition to the column commanders and political commissars, each battalion only needed to send one battalion commander or political instructor. "112 battalions?" Li Yunlong raised his head and said, "Then this attack on Taiyuan will be called the Battle of the Hundred Battalions."

Zhao Gang nodded heavily: "Okay, let's call it the Battle of a Hundred Camps!"

Everyone's eyes suddenly lit up. Although there were only a hundred battalions, in terms of scale, they were actually a hundred regimental-level troops armed to the teeth!

"Now that everyone is here, let's start the meeting!" said Li Yunlong.

Afterwards, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang brought everyone to the conference room hall on the first floor.

The battalion commanders, who were originally as lively as if it were New Year's Day, suddenly fell silent and looked at Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang.

Li Yunlong nodded with satisfaction and said loudly through the loudspeaker:

"They're all big and strong, it seems everyone's food is pretty good."

The battalion commanders burst into laughter. This spirit of revolutionary optimism has always been possessed by our army commanders.

"But rice and meat are not eaten for nothing. It takes a thousand days to raise an army but only a moment to deploy it!"

"I'm sure everyone has guessed it. Yes, we're going to attack Taiyuan this time!"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the battalion commanders were immediately shocked. It was like dropping a blockbuster bomb on the calm surface of the water.

Li Yunlong glanced at the battalion commanders. Some had burning eyes, some were excited, some were full of anticipation, some had resolute expressions, and some had fierce expressions...

But no one looked afraid.

All the officers here who are able to become battalion commanders are tough guys who have crawled out of the pile of corpses. They are excellent in tactical command, leading troops, and other aspects.

Li Yunlong pressed down with both hands, and the place below suddenly became silent again.

Only Li Yunlong and the head of the headquarters could control this situation and these arrogant soldiers.

Li Yunlong continued:
"Two months ago, headquarters issued the 'Battle Preparation Order' to the three major bases in Northwest Shanxi, Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei, and Southeast Shanxi, and simultaneously reported it to Yan'an!"

"After analyzing the changes in the domestic and international situation, the 'Preparatory Campaign Order' stipulates that the total number of troops directly participating in the major counter-offensive should be no less than 40!"

There was another commotion among the battalion commanders.

In just two and a half years, the Eighth Route Army had grown from 4 men to the ability to mobilize 40 men and launch large-scale campaigns.

And this is only the troops that have been deployed. If you add the troops that have not been deployed, the total force is even more exciting.

"Our Northwest Shanxi Military Region can dispatch 13 troops to attack Taiyuan, while the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region can dispatch 8 troops to block the attack on the Pingsui Line."

"The 129th Division dispatched 20 men, with the bulk of its main force attacking the Zhengtai Road and capturing Niangzi Pass."

"A small number of main forces will attack Taiyuan from the Baijin Line to cooperate with our Northwest Shanxi Military Region in attacking Taiyuan."

"Now, I will make the following battle deployment for our three regiments in northwest Shanxi!"

"The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd columns of the Independent Regiment were deployed in the area around Datong and Beitongpu Road to block the enemy advancing westward from the Pingsui East Road. Their mission was to defend the base area in northwest Shanxi and prevent enemy reinforcements."

"Yes!" Kong Jie strode forward, saluted, and said loudly, "The Independent Regiment guarantees to complete the mission, defend the northwest Shanxi base, and prevent the enemy from reinforcing!"

Although the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region was a large military region with a total strength of nearly 20, its forces were too dispersed and its weapons and equipment were relatively poor. Although the headquarters had reinforced the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region with several waves of weapons, equipment and ammunition supplies, it was still unable to confront the Japanese Type A Division head-on.

According to intelligence, the Japanese deployed three divisions behind the Yanggao Fortress, including one Type A division and two Type B divisions.

The Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region could not stop these three Japanese divisions, but with the 8 troops dispatched by the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region and the independent regiment, there would be no major problem.

Now the Northwest Shanxi Military Region not only has a large stockpile of weapons and ammunition, but also has arsenals, so naturally it has to leave behind a main force.

"The New 1st Regiment will attack Taiyuan along the Beitongpu Road and the right wing!"

"The New Third Regiment attacks Taiyuan from the left wing!"

"The first phase of the battle plan is..." (End of this chapter)