Southeast Shanxi.
Wangjiayu Village.
Eighth Route Army Headquarters.
The chief, chief of staff and division commander are gathering together to discuss the current situation.
The chief of staff said: "It's noon today."
"Good news came from the 9th Theater. The month-long Second Battle of Changsha has ended. A total of more than 30,000 Japanese troops were annihilated, 6 aircraft were shot down, and 9 motorboats were sunk."
"Currently, the Japanese army is retreating to the north of the Xinqiang River. The Chinese ** team will take advantage of the victory to pursue it and regain the lost ground. It is expected that the situation before the war can be restored."
The leader nodded and said with a smile: "General Xue is not that easy to mess with. The little devil has hit the wall this time."
The division commander analyzed: "The Japanese army gathered forces and attacked Changsha for the second time. The strength was 4 divisions and 4 brigades, with a total strength of 120,000."
"As for **, the total strength is 10 corps and 33 divisions, and the total strength is about 300,000."
"Our counter-mopping operation in northwestern Shanxi this time."
"The independent regiment, the new second regiment and the new first regiment, the total strength used by these three regiments is about 45,000 people, and the total strength of the Japanese army plus the puppet army is about 120,000 people."
"The battle to defend Changsha lasted for a full month."
"Our counter-mopping operations in northwestern Shanxi ended in just half a month, and more than 30,000 Japanese troops were killed."
"If you look at it this way, our three regiments in northwest Shanxi are more powerful than the 300,000-strong army in the **9th War Zone!"
"Commander!" the chief of staff laughed, "you can't settle the score like this."
"Among the five Japanese divisions that attacked northwest Shanxi, only one was a Category A division."
"But among the four divisions and four brigades of the Japanese army that attacked Changsha, three were Category A divisions, namely the 3rd, 4th and 6th divisions."
"And these 120,000 troops are basically Japs, and there are very few puppet troops."
The counter-mopping operations in northwestern Shanxi and the second Changsha defense battle both started at about the same time.
Moreover, they all won the battle, and each of them wiped out more than 30,000 enemies.
One was shot by the Eighth Route Army and the other was shot by the Communist Party.
Although the Eighth Route Army is now also under the Kuomintang's order of battle, after all, the ideologies are different, so both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party cannot help but compare the two battles.
It just depends on which side plays better.
The commander said: "This time, I agree with the division commander. Our three regiments in northwestern Shanxi fought better than the 9th Theater."
"Oh?" The chief of staff did not expect the chief to say the same thing, and said in a surprised tone, "Chief, why do you think so?"
The commander analyzed: "First of all, the Japanese 3rd Division, 4th Division and 6th Division are Category A divisions. In fact, the combat effectiveness of these three Category A divisions was strong in the early years of the Anti-Japanese War.
As the battle progressed, the elite veterans of the Japanese Army's Class A Division were gradually consumed, and the combat experience of the new recruits who came in was naturally not as good as those of the elite veterans."
"Although the Japanese army won many battles, in fact there were not many elite veterans, and the combat effectiveness of the 3rd, 4th and 6th Divisions was not as strong as imagined."
"Definitely not as good as the Japanese 10th Division, which just participated in special exercises and was strengthened during the war."
"Secondly, our strategic vision does not necessarily place the battlefield in northwest Shanxi."
"If we really want to calculate carefully, the Miaoergou battle and the Xinzhou battle can also be counted as part of the counter-mopping up operations in northwestern Shanxi."
"In the battle of Miaoergou, the 2 battalions of the New 1st Regiment and the 2nd Independent Brigade completely wiped out a Japanese 5th Heavy Artillery Regiment and 3rd Infantry Regiment, with a total of five to six thousand Japanese."
"In the Battle of Xinzhou, the New Regiment defeated the 39th Japanese Infantry Regiment, wiped out the 108th Japanese Field Artillery Regiment, and shot down more than 80 Japanese aircraft."
"Whether it is in terms of the number of enemies annihilated or the number of Japanese aircraft shot down, our three regiments in northwestern Shanxi are more than the 9th Theater."
"Although the strength of the Japanese army attacking northwestern Shanxi this time is worse than that of the Japanese army attacking Changsha."
"But don't forget, our three regiments in northwestern Shanxi participated in the battle, including the militia, there are only more than 45,000 people, and even if we include the 2nd Independent Brigade, the number is almost 50,000."
"And the 9th theater has 10 armies, 33 divisions, and 300,000 troops."
After a pause, the leader said categorically: "So I think the counter-mopping operations in northwestern Shanxi will be more beautiful than the second Changsha defense battle."
"That's true!" said the chief of staff, "I did not add the Miaoergou Battle and the Xinzhou Battle to the anti-mopping up battles in northwestern Shanxi. If they were added, the results of the 9th Theater would indeed be inferior to Li Yunlong's.
them."
The division commander smiled and said: "In September alone, the Japanese army lost probably 80,000 troops on the Chinese battlefield. If this rate continues, the Japanese will not be far away from leaving."
The chief and chief of staff couldn't help but smile.
Both of them knew that what the division commander said was a joke. The Japanese army almost lost two major battles at the same time, but the strength of the Japanese army was still far greater than that of the Chinese Army.
It is not that easy to drive the Japanese out of China.
However, these two victories gave several leaders hope of victory in the Anti-Japanese War.
Patriots at home and abroad will probably cry with joy when they receive the news of these two great victories.
And now the Eighth Route Army is accumulating strength and preparing to deal a cruel blow to the Japanese.
At that time, it will not be a small fight, nor will it be a breakthrough war like the Hundred Regiment War, where each unit fights independently.
It is a real large-scale offensive battle.
Launch a full-scale attack on the Japanese First Army and even the North China Front Army.
The division commander laughed again and said: "And Li Yunlong's clearly coded telegram, it's so heartbreaking."
Speaking of this, the chief and chief of staff laughed out loud.
The leader said: "This kid Li Yunlong is a devil and a devil."
The chief of staff also said: "If I were Neji Okamura, I would probably be so angry that I would vomit blood. This kid Li Yunlong is so bad."
at this time.
A telegraph soldier held a telegram in his hand, walked in quickly, and gave a standard military salute:
"Report, new telegram!"
"Oh?" the chief said in a surprised tone, "It's another telegram from Li Yunlong? Isn't this guy going to get rich again?"
After a pause, the leader said again: "Read it!"
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Yes!" The telegraph soldier took the telegram and read out, "Boss Chen will provide 40 transport aircraft and 10 transport aircraft for the 5,000 tons of combat materials seized this time.
fighter jets, transported directly from Datong Airport to Yangcun Airport. In addition, the new regiment is about to hand over 4 203mm heavy howitzers, 6 150mm howitzers and 4 37mm anti-aircraft guns. Please prepare to receive the goods. The time is 10
At 9 a.m. on the 10th, Li Yunlong, leader of the new regiment."
In this battle, combined with the counter-mopping operations in northwest Shanxi, eight 203mm howitzers, nine 150mm howitzers and nine 37mm anti-aircraft guns were obtained.
However, the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment each had to give Li Yunlong a 150mm howitzer.
Therefore, Li Yunlong directly handed over 6 150mm howitzers to the headquarters, and reduced the number of 37mm anti-aircraft guns by one.
Then the number of 150mm heavy artillery in the new regiment is exactly 36. This is a level of strengthened heavy artillery regiment.
It can only be described as terrifying.
Plus the two artillery battalions of the new regiment.
I am afraid that the Japanese army will have to dispatch a heavy artillery brigade to suppress the new regiment in terms of artillery firepower.
When the commander, chief of staff and division commander heard this, their eyes lit up like light bulbs.
"This guy Li Yunlong?" the chief of staff said in a surprised and delighted tone: "He actually got 50 planes to transport supplies for us?"
actually.
The commander, chief of staff and division commander were also worried about how to transport 5,000 tons of combat supplies to southeastern Shanxi.
If that didn't work, the commander would even order Li Yunlong to transport this batch of combat materials to northwest Shanxi and hide them, and then take them out for use by the main force of the 129th Division in the future.
But now this problem is solved.
It's only 5,000 tons of combat supplies. With 40 transport planes at full power, it can be done in a few days at most.
In the past, Boss Chen arranged for transport aircraft to deliver goods to Yangcun Airport. Many times, the goods were calculated in thousands of tons, and they were all shipped from overseas bases. The flight range of the transport aircraft started at 2,000 kilometers each time.
The two-way flight distance from Datong Airport to Yangcun Airport is only about 900 kilometers.
Delivery speed will be faster.
"Is this guy Li Yunlong getting rich again?"
"Hand over 4 203mm heavy howitzers, 6 150mm howitzers and 4 37mm anti-aircraft guns."
"Chief, it would be unreasonable if we don't allocate some heavy howitzers to our 129th Division."
The teacher pushed up his glasses, his eyes and tone full of expectation.
At the same time, I am also a little envious. This guy Li Yunlong is really a big deal. He has a 150mm howitzer and a 203mm howitzer.
In this regard, the 129th Division has no new achievements.
Li Yunlong, the regiment leader, is even better than Lao Zheng, the division commander!
The leader waved his hand and refused without hesitation: "I can give you a few 150mm howitzers, but forget about the 203mm heavy howitzers. I want to create a heavy howitzer battalion."
"Okay." The division commander had no choice but to say, "150 mm is 150 mm. Something is better than nothing."
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129th Division Logistics Department.
Minister Zhang Wanhe is writing an approval note for the 772nd Regiment, 200 boxes of grenades and 200 boxes of bullets. Today, the 772nd Regiment is also a strengthened regiment, with a strength of nearly 3,000 people.
Today, the scale of the arsenal has expanded dozens of times, and ammunition is relatively sufficient.
Zhang Wanhe also lived a very comfortable life.
He had just finished writing the approval slip, stamped it, and handed it to the transportation captain of the 772nd Regiment. The transportation captain took the approval slip and went to the logistics department to collect the ammunition.
Zhang Wanhe was about to take a drink of water.
The phone next to him rang, and Zhang Wanhe picked it up casually: "Hello, this is the logistics department."
The next moment, the voice of the Chief of Staff sounded in Minister Zhang’s ears:
"Minister Zhang, a large number of combat supplies will arrive at Yangcun Airport in two days. The headquarters has ordered your logistics department to prepare for transportation."
"Yes!" Minister Zhang straightened up and asked, "Chief of Staff, how many tons of supplies are there in total? I can arrange a transportation team here."
Although he said this, Minister Zhang was secretly wondering.
Without exception, all supplies arriving from Yangcun Airport were handed over by Li Yunlong. There is no doubt about this.
The question is, 1,000 tons of weapons and ammunition have just arrived. How come so much more combat supplies have arrived so soon?
The chief of staff said: "The combat supplies this time are 5,000 tons."
"What did you say?" Zhang Wanhe's eyes almost dropped, and his voice suddenly rose, "5,000 tons of combat supplies?"
"That's right!" said the chief of staff, "In addition to 5,000 tons of combat supplies, there are also 10 cannons with a caliber above 150 mm. You need to prepare some warehouses and transportation teams."
"yes!"
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Wanhe slapped himself hard.
Hiss! This is not a dream.
This kid Li Yunlong is so rich that everyone wants to be the logistics director of the new regiment.
In the office of the logistics minister, Zhang Wan rubbed hands with the minister.
This chapter has been completed!