Chapter 136 Li Yunlong also asks to join in the fun
After the Mongolian Army Headquarters received contact from the First Army Headquarters, Lieutenant General Commander Okabe Naosaburo paid great attention to this matter.
Okabe Naosaburo was the first chief of staff of the North China Front and once assisted the first commander Juichi Terawai in commanding operations.
Therefore, he had a good network of connections outside the North China Front Army Headquarters, and Shinozuka Yoshio's First Army suffered heavy losses one after another.
Did Naosaburo Okabe even know the detailed combat losses of the 3rd Regiment and the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade?
After knowing that the 48th Independent Brigade was going to attack and that Coco would threaten the Tongpu Railway, the troops stationed in Mongolia did not neglect it.
Naosaburo Okabe contacted the 26th Division immediately and gave detailed combat arrangements.
The Harada detachment was organized at the headquarters of the 26th Division with the 13th Eastern Independent Infantry Regiment as the core.
The Harada Detachment has the 13th Independent Infantry Regiment in the east, the 1st Mountain Artillery Battalion, and the 1st Engineer Battalion, with a total strength of more than 5,000 people.
From the Lieutenant General Commander of the Mongolian Army Naosaburo Okabe to the Lieutenant General Shigenori Kuroda of the 26th Division, they all attached great importance to that battle.
Colonel Harada, who was commanding the battle, received messages from them one after another.
Both Okabe Naosaburo and Kuroda Shigenori emphasized one point, that is, you must never underestimate the enemy just because the wrong side failed to advance to the Sui Army.
They begged Colonel Harada to treat the wrong side as the most elite troops and not be careless in the slightest.
After all, does Naosaburo Okabe know the strength of that unit? He is afraid that the eastern unit under his command will also suffer heavy casualties.
After Colonel Harada received the messages, he responded respectfully, but in his heart, he did not take them too seriously.
From Colonel Harada's point of view, he had more than 5,000 troops under his control, and there were only two to three thousand Shanxi-Sui army if he didn't pay too much for it.
Even if they mispay more than 10,000 elite Central Army troops, they still have no chance of winning.
The 26th Division also belongs to the three-regiment division, but their situation is different from the three security divisions under the First Army.
After the full-scale war between the two sides in 1937, the strength of the seventeen permanent divisions of the Moon Army was obviously insufficient.
So not long after, they organized eight ad hoc divisions and resurrected two permanent divisions.
However, as the two sides continued to fight in central and northern China, especially in the Songhu area, the two sides invested millions of troops in the battle.
The Moon Army was deeply aware of its lack of troops, so in the follow-up, they organized seven triple regiments into field divisions.
Was the 26th Division organized at that time? Was that unit a field division?
Whether its predecessor was mixed into the 11th Brigade, or whether it was a dispatched division organized by the Kwantung Army.
The 11th mixed brigade of the Lunar Army is completely different from the current independent mixed brigade of the Lunar Army. Are those mixed brigades classified as field brigades?
The 11th Mixed Brigade is a field force formed by the Kwantung Army in 1934. It has independent infantry regiments 11 and 12 in the east, and artillery and other units directly under its jurisdiction.
Do those troops have strong combat effectiveness? The little devils formed an independent brigade, which is not at the same level as them.
Even if the 36th Division, 37th Division, and 41st Division in the southern Shanxi region are compared with the 26th Division, there is still a huge gap in combat effectiveness.
Is it because of this that Colonel Harada did not take the warnings from the General Headquarters and Division Headquarters seriously?
The Army Garrison in Mongolia formed the Harada Detachment, with a strength of more than 5,000 men and a strong overall strength.
The troops completed their assembly, quickly approached the railway, and were ready for mobile operations.
The First Army mobilized the 6th, 7th, and 8th independent infantry brigades from the East of the independent mixed 3rd Brigade as the core, and organized the Sato detachment.
Yoshio Shinozuka supplemented the three independent infantry brigades with corresponding combat strength and brought them up to the standards of field brigades.
At the same time, Yoshio Shinozuka transferred a field artillery brigade and a cavalry squadron to strengthen the army.
The total strength of Sato's detachment is more than 4,000, and Sato is the staff officer of the first section of the 1st Army Headquarters who directs the operation.
Does he have strong capabilities, or was he personally appointed by Yoshio Shinozuka.
At this time, the Sato detachment was also advancing towards the Tongpu Railway and was ready for battle.
The total strength of the two detachments of the Yue army is about 10,000, which shows how much they attach great importance to Chen Ziyun's army.
At the same time, the Second Section of the First Army Headquarters has mobilized all intelligence personnel to pay close attention to the situation near the railway.
A large number of puppet traitors were mobilized one after another to search for the whereabouts of Chen Ziyun's troops.
Once Chen Ziyun's troops are discovered, the First Army will decisively launch a north-south pincer attack to contain their attack and ensure the absolute safety of the railway.
Chen Ziyun was completely unaware of the deployment of the Yue army, so he still commanded the troops to advance towards the railway.
The troops currently under Chen Ziyun's command are not weak in strength. There are two infantry battalions, one artillery battalion, a guard company, a cavalry company, and a baggage company.
Zhang Wu's cavalry company of more than 200 people had already been dispersed. They were responsible for guiding the troops to advance to prevent the main force from being exposed and attacked.
Wu Ziqiang's 5th Independent Infantry Battalion and Shi Yujie's 6th Independent Infantry Battalion advanced from the front and rear respectively.
If the artillery battalion is attached to a guard company, it will march in the middle. Chen Ziyun is currently not moving with the artillery unit.
Up to now, they have been marching continuously without any fighting.
It was also at that time that the New Regiment Headquarters in Yangcun.
Li Yunlong stood in front of the map with his big eyes, and he looked outside from time to time.
"Lao Li, what's wrong? I asked them to come over so early in the morning. I can't call if I need anything."
"Old Li, I want to go out to fight against orders again. Why haven't I learned any of the lessons I learned before?"
While Li Yunlong was looking forward to it, the voices of Ding Wei and Kong Jie came from outside.
The two of them came to the house with tired faces. After seeing Li Yunlong, they couldn't help but complain.
"Old Ding, Lao Kong, we have been old comrades-in-arms for many years, otherwise with our attitude, let alone eating meat, he wouldn't even give us a morsel of soup."
"Old Li always misses us when something good happens, but we are lucky enough to blame him now. When Dongci has something good happen, he will definitely stop calling us."
Hearing Kong Jie and Ding Wei's complaints, Li Yunlong stared and shouted.
The 48th Independent Brigade is currently stationed near Yangcun. Chen Ziyun led the troops to launch operations, trying to hide the new regiment, but it was impossible to do so.
There are more than 2,000 troops, a large number of heavy weapons and equipment, including eight mountain guns and field guns.
Xin Yituan Qiufu didn't notice such a movement at all, so he, Li Yunlong, was the one doing nothing.
After learning that Chu Yunfei's troops were dispatched, Li Yunlong immediately realized that he knew that the Jinsui army must be looking for a fight with the Japs.
There was also a large amount of artillery. He speculated that Chen Ziyun was probably commanding that force.
By now Li Yunlong probably knew that the person who had provided assistance to him several times before was definitely Chen Ziyun.
Therefore, it is speculated that Chen Ziyun commanded the troops to attack the Moon Army, and Li Yunlong's heart was like a cat scratching him, and he felt as uncomfortable as he wanted.
Not to mention Chen Ziyun's support for him several times, whether the new group can develop to the level of Ruming, whether Chen Ziyun can play a decisive role.
Due to emotions and reasons, Chen Ziyun commanded the troops to fight, so he, Li Yun, Longbu Sheng, asked for help no matter what.
Even if we don't talk about those things, in several battles with Chen Ziyun, the New Regiment never suffered a loss.
On the contrary, they can benefit every time and their own strength continues to expand.
Thinking of those things, Li Yunlong made a decision directly.
On the one hand, he arranged for personnel to pay attention to the dynamics of Chen Ziyun's troops, and on the other hand, he quickly contacted Kong Jie and Ding Wei.
After all, no matter what Buzhan said, the new regiment was not the security force of the general headquarters. Li Yunlong did not know what to measure.
"Now that there is an opportunity to make a fortune, are we willing to make a fortune with him?"
"Chu Yunfei's troops are dispatched. They asked the wrong little devil to attack."
"Let's ask if we can go together. I don't dare to say anything else. We can get some benefits no matter what."
"All eight artillery pieces of the Shanxi-Sui Army were dispatched. The scale of that battle was not small."
"Old Ding, Lao Kong, don't waste time. Are we willing to attack with him?"
Li Yunlong came to the map and began to introduce the situation.
When Ding Wei and Kong Jie heard this, they felt a little moved.
Apart from anything else, their troops also gained a lot of benefits from those few battles.
Of course, compared with the new group, Qiufou was much inferior, so they wanted to fight again and expand their own strength by capturing them.
They are also old comrades-in-arms. Li Yunlong's new regiment has more than 2,000 troops and well-equipped weapons and equipment.
And there are more than a thousand people in their army. If there is a big difference in weapons, they must be a little unconvinced.
"Old Li, we are all the headquarters' security forces now. Can we be held accountable for attacking without permission?"
"I have forgotten what happened at the brigade headquarters. Once I am investigated, I might ask to be dismissed from my post."
"As for that matter, please contact the brigade headquarters and report it..."
The honest man Ding Wei hesitated and immediately spoke.
Up to now, the brigade headquarters has been transferred and they are unable to maintain phone contact.
As for radios, let alone Li Yunlong's new regiment, the earliest main regiments were not equipped with radios.
So they communicated with the Lord to ask if they could rely on the messengers. If they asked for permission now, the day lilies would be cold.
"Lao Li, Lao Kong is right, we..."
Even though Ding Wei was not prickly, he was still a little hesitant about this matter.
After all, there is the general headquarters behind them. I wonder if there is any accident, the consequences will be too serious.
"What are we thinking? The main forces of our three regiments will remain unchanged, and one unit from each regiment will be dispatched to jointly attack."
"If we dispatch one battalion for each regiment, then we only have three battalions. More than a thousand people can do a lot of things."
"The main force of each regiment will be fine if they stay there. The main force of the Japs is fighting in the south. There are not many defense forces left in the east."
"What's more, when we take the initiative to attack, they don't have many troops. They can't attack."
"Let's think about it. When we were at the brigade headquarters, the brigade commander said that we can cooperate with them in fighting, so we should try our best to cooperate with them in fighting."
"Even if we are investigated later, we will not comply with the brigade commander's order."
"Old Ding, Lao Kong, let's give him a quick word and don't waste his time there."
Li Yunlong looked at Ding Wei and Kong Jie and said with an anxious expression on his face.
Ding Wei and Kong Jie looked at each other, and then at Lao Li.
"That day in Didong, there was nothing that I, Li Yunlong, did not dare to do."
"I'm an old comrade of many years. Even if I gave him an artillery battery, he wouldn't do anything as risky as me."
"Lao Li, we have agreed to keep in touch at any time. If anything happens, we have to withdraw immediately."
"I am very willing to personally command the troops in combat. If the Jinsui Army withdraws, I must withdraw immediately."
Ding Wei and Kong Jie asked in detail whether they would agree to Li Yunlong's invitation to fight.
Soon, more than a thousand troops including the first battalion of the new regiment, the fourth battalion of the new second regiment, and the seventh battalion of the independent regiment gathered.
The other three regiments also managed to piece together four 90MM mortars. Under the command of Li Yunlong, they quickly launched an attack.
As for the troops of the New Regiment 1 and the New Regiment 2, Ding Wei will coordinate and command them to perform defense tasks on the spot.
Li Yunlong moved quickly with his troops, and they began to chase Chen Ziyun's troops, intending to follow them in combat operations.
At this time, the sky was gradually getting brighter, and after six o'clock, the fiery red sun began to appear in the easternmost part of the sky.
Chen Ziyun led his troops to hide in different areas. He took out the combat map and looked at it in detail.
The task given to him by the system is to destroy the northern section of the Tongpu Railway and destroy the bunkers and gun towers built along the railway.
That task is not too difficult. After all, the eight artillery pieces of the artillery battalion have a certain range.
They hardly need to dispatch troops, just launch artillery bombardment to destroy those bunkers and gun towers.
There is a saying in Bu Nao that when a gun goes off, there is a thousand taels of gold.
If you fire the cannonballs, you will definitely gain something.
Without any loot, Chen Ziyun was reluctant to waste the shells.
After all, the thousand shells of the six Bofors Mountain Cannons were all exchanged for real gold and red silver. Chen Ziyun had to cherish them.
"Wenbo, our observation team dispersed to carry out operations and measure relevant data."
"Chu Yu, our security company has dispatched troops to assist the observation team in their operations and ensure their safety."
"Liang Battalion Commander, Li Company Commander, our artillery unit is looking for a suitable location and building a covering position."
After Chen Ziyun made some observations, he directly gave the combat order to the artillery battalion east.
"No." After receiving the order, several officers immediately saluted and agreed to come east.
As for the two infantry battalions, Chen Ziyun was deployed nearby and built bunkers on the spot.
Can Hongtian now, Chen Ziyun does not plan to launch combat operations.
The target of more than 2,000 troops is too big. Once they are exposed, subsequent operations will definitely be affected.
Chen Ziyun plans to observe Hongtian in detail and conduct operations in the morning.
He planned to complete the task of reunification as soon as possible after the war.
Each battalion immediately took action, executing different combat orders.
Zhang Wu, commander of the cavalry company, otherwise stayed with Chen Ziyun.
"Commander Chen, those Eighth Route Army soldiers are following behind. Can you please drive them away?"
When no one was around, Zhang Wu looked at Chen Ziyun and asked directly.
Did the New Regiment send troops to pay attention to the actions of Chen Ziyun's troops? Of course they had been discovered by the cavalry company long ago.
"Ignore them, they are wrong and we are not a threat." Chen Ziyun shook his head.
Chen Ziyun knew the origin of the Eighth Route Army without even thinking about it. It was definitely a new regiment.
As for what they want to do, Chen Ziyun knows better.
I asked the wrong Moon Army to attack, so Li Yunlong must have asked to join in the fun.
(End of chapter)
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