The reason why Principal Chang and Yan Baichuan were ecstatic.
It was because the Eighth Route Army suffered heavy casualties and almost ran out of ammunition.
They also knew that the Eighth Route Army had so-called external assistance, but according to intelligence, they also knew that the Eighth Route Army's external assistance was limited.
So little external assistance is just a drop in the bucket in the face of the consumption of such a big battle.
In the Battle of Taierzhuang, 290,000 Chinese troops fought against 50,000 Japanese troops. At the cost of 50,000 casualties, more than 10,000 Japanese troops were killed and wounded.
You killed 25,000 Japanese troops on the Eighth Route Army, but you couldn't have at least 50,000 or 60,000 casualties?
Principal Chang and Yan Baichuan had no doubts about the Eighth Route Army headquarters' report that two-thirds of the 129th Division's casualties were casualties and ammunition was almost exhausted.
At this time, the Eighth Route Army was so weak, and the Japanese army had suffered such heavy losses. With the Japanese army's vengeful character, they would definitely carry out crazy revenge and raids.
When the Japanese troops invade the territory, what will the Eighth Route Army do to resist it?
Can you withstand it?
And the reason why Shinozuka Yoshio and Tada Shun were ecstatic.
It was because Principal Chang and Yan Baichuan believed what the Eighth Route Army said.
As a warring party with the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese army did not know the specific casualties of the Eighth Route Army, but they knew that it was certainly not as many as two-thirds.
Yoshio Shinozuka and Shun Tada estimated that the Eighth Route Army's casualties were about half.
Two-thirds of the reported casualties were just the Eighth Route Army's attempt to deceive the Nationalist Government and the World War II zone into supplying arms, ammunition, and supplies.
However, the Eighth Route Army's ammunition and supplies were almost exhausted, and Yoshio Shinozuka and Shun Tada believed it.
In such a large battle, the Eighth Route Army used tens of thousands of troops and hundreds of cannons. Such consumption was not something the current Eighth Route Army could bear.
As long as Principal Chang and Yan Baichuan believed the Eighth Route Army's words and believed that the Japanese army was about to retaliate against the Eighth Route Army, it would be beneficial to the Japanese army's next actions.
First deal with the Central Army, then the Eighth Route Army and the Shanxi-Sui Army.
Although the head of the Eighth Route Army headquarters was not overjoyed, he still wanted to laugh.
When the weapons and equipment of the three divisions and the reimbursed weapons and ammunition are in place, the production line of the arsenal is put into operation.
The 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army is stronger than before the counter-mopping up, has more weapons and ammunition, and has greater war potential.
As long as the Japanese dare to raid, the Eighth Route Army will dare to give them a big move.
Of course, the Eighth Route Army still had to keep a low profile before the Japanese launched a raid to avoid exposing its strength.
Each force has its own agenda.
Neither Principal Chang nor Yan Baichuan fired a single shot at the Eighth Route Army.
Only Commander Wei Lihuang of the Central Army's First War Zone learned that the Eighth Route Army had won a great victory but suffered heavy losses, so he despite the pressure sent people to deliver 1 million rounds of ammunition in batches.
Long before this, Chief Wei had given the Eighth Route Army 1 million rounds of ammunition and 250,000 grenades.
However, because Chief Wei was too close to the Eighth Route Army, he was put under house arrest in Mount Emei by Principal Chang.
As a result, the Central Army was leaderless and the Japanese army took advantage of it, but this is a story for another day.
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"Old Li, you said you wanted me to bring a transport team here to transport weapons, ammunition and food. Where are they?"
Half a month later, at Yangcun Airport, 3 kilometers away from Yangcun, Minister Zhang Wanhe and his transportation team rushed to the old place to receive the goods.
The cavalry regiment of the brigade, the cavalry battalion of the new regiment and the transport team of the new regiment have arrived.
For such a large battle, there must be hundreds of tons of weapons, ammunition and food, right?
Minister Zhang has also shipped supplies here several times, so he is familiar with this old place for receiving goods.
However, there was nothing in sight, not even a gun or a grain of food.
"Why are you so anxious?"
"It's coming in half an hour."
Li Yunlong looked at his watch.
Zhang Wanhe immediately cursed and said: "We still have half an hour to go, why are you calling me to drink the northwest wind so early?"
Li Yunlong's eyes widened and he said: "What's wrong with drinking some northwest wind? You loser, how did you become the Minister of Logistics? We Eighth Route Army soldiers don't have enough food and clothing to keep warm. If you ask me, you might as well hit a wall and die."
ball."
"I'm not as capable as you, Li Yunlong, so if you, Li Yunlong, take over my position as the Logistics Minister, then we Eighth Route Army soldiers will eat meat every day."
Minister Zhang replied.
"Haha, labor and management are going to be the Minister of Logistics. We Lao Li dare not say anything else. Our Eighth Route Army has at least 1,000 rounds of ammunition per person, enough barrels for submachine guns and light machine guns, enough rice and white flour for every meal, and enough canned beef and pork tubes.
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Minister Zhang snorted and said sarcastically: "We have 4 to 50 million people in the Eighth Route Army. Each of us has at least 1,000 bullets. That's 4 to 5 billion bullets. Even if you sell 10,000 Li Yunlong, you can't buy that many bullets. Every meal of rice
He Baimian is even more bragging. I heard that your New Regiment now has 8,000 people. If you can make the soldiers of the New Regiment eat rice and white noodles every meal, I, Zhang Wanhe, will eat shit!"
Li Yunlong smiled happily: "Haha, you can eat it then. Our food in Xinyituan is really rice and white flour every meal. If you don't believe it, go to Xinyituan and see for yourself."
Zhang Wanhe's words really made Li Yunlong happy. Is there anyone who wants to eat that stuff these days?
Although Xinyi Tuan's food is a mixture of coarse grains and fine grains, at least half of each meal consists of rice and white flour.
Meat was not included in every meal, but at least one of the three meals a day had meat. This food was better than the Japanese army's.
"Real or false?" Zhang Wanhe was doubtful.
"You'll know if you go and see for yourself."
Li Yunlong laughed.
After about 20 minutes, Li Yunlong ordered the soldiers to remove the artificial turf.
The airport runway that is 2 kilometers long and more than 50 meters wide gradually appears in the field of vision ahead.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Wanhe and the team members he brought with him almost had their eyes popping out.
Chen Feng still underestimated the materials needed to build the airport.
Even if it is to build an airstrip, 100 tons of materials are far from enough. Subsequently, hundreds of tons of materials were airdropped. The New Regiment organized a large number of manpower and spent nearly half a month to successfully build the two airports. Now it is finally possible.
Put into use.
"Is this an airport?"
Zhang Wanhe spoke urgently and asked while looking at Li Yunlong.
"Nonsense." Li Yunlong said, "What else could this be if it wasn't an airport?"
Not long after, there was a buzzing sound in the sky, and Li Yunlong raised his telescope to look over.
Through the field of view of the telescope, only groups of transport aircraft appeared in the field of view.
There are also fighter jets to escort you, so you don't have to worry about enemy planes suddenly bombing you indiscriminately.
In the eyes of many expectant eyes, a transport plane sank its nose and took the lead in buzzing down the runway.
"Old Zhang."
Li Yunlong looked at Zhang Wanhe next to him, and then at the transport team members he brought with him:
"The location of our airport must not be exposed."
"Don't worry." Zhang Wanhe looked away and said in an excited tone, "I'll talk to them one by one when I go back. If this matter leaks out from me, you can twist off my head."
I saw the first transport plane land and drive to the secondary runway, and then one after another transport planes full of supplies landed.
"Lao Zhang, I'll leave this to you." Li Yunlong and guard Huang Erhu got on their horses.
"Leave it to me?" Zhang Wanhe asked, "Where are you going?"
"I still have something to do!"
"Drive!" Li Yunlong and Huang Erhu galloped forward, their horses' hooves tumbling, and their figures quickly zoomed away.
There were too many people at the airport today, so Chen Feng didn't show up, but he went to Yangcun with the information.
By the time Li Yunlong rushed to Yangcun, Chen Feng had already arrived and Zhao Gang was receiving him.
When we walked to the entrance of the regiment headquarters, Zhao Gang was in the courtyard of the regiment headquarters, ordering the cooking team to prepare a table of hard dishes.
"Lao Li, you're back, how's it going at the airport?" Zhao Gang asked hurriedly.
Li Yunlong said: "The first batch of transport planes carrying supplies have landed. The cavalry battalion, brigade cavalry regiment, and Minister Zhang's transportation team have all arrived."
"That's good." Zhao Gang said, "Brother Chen has arrived and is in the house."
"Oh?" Li Yunlong's eyes lit up, and his voice was filled with joy, "Let's go."
The two of them walked into the inner room of the regiment headquarters together.
Chen Feng was already sitting on the kang. When he saw Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang walking in, he got off the kang to say hello.
The new group only needs to use the outhouse of the group headquarters to entertain ordinary guests.
Chen Feng has always been a guest of the New Group. Not only was he invited to the inner room by Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang every time, but he was also entertained with good wine and good food every time.
"Brother Chen, sit down quickly, sit down quickly."
The smile on Li Yunlong's face became more sincere and his voice became amiable.
Zhao Gang took a cup and made a cup of tea for Chen Feng. This tea was given by the brigade commander. Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang were usually reluctant to drink it, so they only took it out to brew when Chen Feng came.
"Two brothers, the recent situation is not good. The Japanese army has made harsh words to make your Eighth Route Army fight an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. According to intelligence, the Japanese army has recently been mobilizing a large number of troops and supplies to Shanxi to target them.
I killed you Eighth Route Army."
Chen Feng picked up the tea cup, took a sip gently, and then put the cup on the table and said.
"Bah!" Li Yunlong suddenly cursed and said: "The little devil has the nerve to say an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, but I still want the little devil to pay with blood."
Zhao Gang slapped the Kang table and groaned: "This Japanese invaded our country and killed so many innocent people. I think the Japanese we beat last time were not painful enough."
The last anti-mopping campaign really hurt the Japanese so much that Yoshio Shinozuka would rather concentrate his troops to fight the 200,000 Central Army than fight the Eighth Route Army.
After defeating the Central Army, Yoshio Shinozuka can retire with honor.
As for the Eighth Route Army... let the next commander have the headache.
"So, the intelligence I gave you this time is to give the Japanese army more pain."
Chen Feng smiled slightly: "Brother, I spent a lot of effort and finally got the exact time of a military train that the Japanese army entered Shanxi from the Zhengtai Railway. This military train contained a regiment of Japanese soldiers."
"A gang of Japs?"
Suddenly, Li Yunlong's voice rose an octave higher, and the entire regiment could hear it clearly.
Zhao Gang's eyes suddenly lit up.
Although two divisions were severely damaged in the last counter-mopping operation, such big business is rare, and it was carried out by Li Yunlong's brother troops commanding more than a dozen regiments.
If it were just the current new regiment, it would be basically impossible to severely damage two Japanese divisions in one battle.
Therefore, the business of an alliance of Japanese soldiers is definitely a big deal for the current Xinyi Regiment!
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This chapter has been completed!