Chapter 218 Li Yunlong: There's nothing wrong, get out
"Brigadier, what do you think of this proposal?" Chief of Staff Zhou asked bluntly.
"The idea is very bold...I have already ordered it, but it is very feasible!" Brigadier Chen gave a pertinent answer.
"One sentence in the telegram is very correct: If the Independent Regiment can really get back the military equipment to produce rifles and ammunition, the Independent Regiment will not lose even if it runs out!"
"With military equipment, the arsenal can produce a steady stream of weapons and ammunition, and we can expand more troops... Soldiers don't have to fight the Japanese and puppet troops with empty guns... This is to sacrifice one small family for everyone and improve the Eighth Route Army
The best way to improve overall combat effectiveness!”
“Comrade Kong Jie’s overall view is worth learning from all of us!”
After saying that, he asked the chief of staff: "Is there any news about Ding Wei's new regiment and Li Yunlong's new regiment? Have they successfully broken through? How many troops are left...how is their combat effectiveness?"
As soon as Chief of Staff Zhou heard this question, he guessed what the brigade commander was thinking and reported it immediately.
"I contacted them yesterday!"
"Ding Wei is a very clever guy. During the whole breakout process, except for the Japanese planes, the other Japanese and puppet troops hardly took advantage of him."
"The new regiment before the breakout consisted of more than 3,600 people... They broke through three blockades of the Japanese and puppet troops in succession and fought more than ten battles. Currently, there are still more than 1,800 people left, but their equipment and ammunition are about to be destroyed.
It’s all light, especially heavy weapons!”
"I was chased and beaten by the Japanese all the way. I lost many of my heavy weapons, leaving only three mortars and thirty or forty rounds of artillery shells!"
"Where is Li Yunlong's new second regiment?" the brigade commander nodded and continued to ask.
"The losses of the New Second Regiment were greater than those of the New First Regiment!" Chief of Staff Zhou replied.
"Li Yunlong fought several tough battles with the Japanese on the way to the breakout. Although he killed more Japanese and puppet troops than the New Regiment, he also suffered heavy losses!"
"The New Second Regiment before the breakout also had more than 3,000 people, including mountain artillery, infantry artillery, mortars, heavy machine guns... whatever you want!"
"After the successful breakout, there were more than 1,500 people left in the regiment. All mountain artillery and infantry artillery were lost, two mortars were left, and four heavy machine guns were left. All kinds of ammunition were almost used up, and they were restored to the new state.
When the Second Regiment was first formed, it was extremely poor."
The brigade commander was silent for a moment and replied: "The two regiments total more than 3,000 people. They are a group of elites who have just experienced continuous bloody battles. Their combat effectiveness is very strong. It will definitely be no problem for one regiment to hold down two infantry brigades."
"As for equipment, as long as they reach Taiyuan in time, they can have mountain cannons no problem!"
Chief of Staff Zhou analyzed the words of the brigade commander: "Taiyuan Airport was bombed, and the independent regiment will not encounter air attacks on its way to break out. The only things it needs to face are the returning reinforcements of the Japanese and puppet troops and the remaining troops in the strongholds along the way."
"The New Second Regiment and the New First Regiment each deal with two brigades, and the independent regiment deals with two more brigades... As long as the Japanese reinforcements do not exceed one brigade, Kong Jie can safely bring the captured military equipment back to the base!"
"Since the beginning of the big sweep, although the Japanese and puppet troops have made rapid progress and occupied large areas of our bases... they have also paid a huge price for themselves, especially the several major battles fought by several main regiments when they broke out, and they wiped out all the little devils without any organization.
That’s more than four infantry brigades!”
"Minus these losses, the Japanese mopping up troops can at most dispatch one brigade to return to Taiyuan!"
The brigade commander shook his head and analyzed: "This is just our routine analysis."
"Once the Independent Regiment breaks through the outer city of Taiyuan and captures the Taiyuan Arsenal... not only will the Japanese army in Shanxi be furious, but the North China Front Army Headquarters will also be shocked by the astonishing performance of the Independent Regiment!"
"It cannot be ruled out that in order to save Taiyuan and the arsenal, they will end this sweep early..."
"Gather heavy troops to besiege our independent regiment, the new first regiment, the new second regiment..."
"Then the pressure on them will be great!"
The chief of staff was convinced, but soon he looked relieved and said: "Brigade commander..."
"If the Japanese really fight like this, our troops guarding the base area will not be vegetarians..."
"Each unit can take the initiative to attack... through guerrilla warfare, mobile warfare, ambush warfare, destroying roads and other means to delay the Japanese and puppet troops returning to reinforcements, no matter what, you can buy them a lot of time!"
"With the combat effectiveness of three regiments, we will definitely be able to seize the opportunity and break out of the encirclement of the Japanese and puppet troops!"
"Even if we can't bring back all the loot captured from the arsenal, it would be nice to be able to bring back some of it!"
"And I believe Kong Jie has a way to bring back all the military equipment seized from the Taiyuan Arsenal!"
"Kong Jie only asked us to deploy a few regiments to cover their breakout, which shows that he already has a good way to transport the loot!"
"I remember that after the Independent Regiment captured Yangquan, none of us believed that he could transport the weapons and ammunition in the Yangquan arsenal back to the base area..."
"In the end, he did it. He just used a combination of fake and real methods to transport millions of kilograms of loot back to the base area."
The brigade commander was persuaded by the chief of staff, took a deep breath and ordered: "We will draft a combat order now!"
"By the way, report this action to the headquarters and ask the boss to help us check..."
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The Japanese military plane that had been flying around everyone's heads for several days suddenly disappeared. Before the reason was figured out, the boss's frown had not relaxed since the morning.
It has been more than half an hour since lunch was placed on the table, but the boss has not moved at all. He has been staring at the map to analyze possible new plots launched by the Japanese and puppet troops.
"Boss, I figured out the reason!" the chief of staff suddenly ran in excitedly, holding the message that Brigadier Chen had just forwarded in his hand, and said with excitement.
"All this was done by the Independent Group!"
"They not only captured Jinzhong last night, they also captured Taiyuan Airport together. The results were impressive. They also proposed a very bold idea to us. I hope the headquarters can provide some cooperation?"
"Give me a telegram quickly!" The boss's frown immediately relaxed.
After receiving the telegram, I read it carefully.
The content of the telegram was very long, and the boss read it twice before putting it down, and then ordered the chief of staff: "We must continue to be disturbed... Since both Kong Jie and Brigadier Chen feel that attacking Taiyuan is very feasible, then we
Just promise them!"
"As long as we can capture the outer city of Taiyuan and seize the equipment in the Taiyuan Arsenal, we can do whatever we want from the headquarters to cooperate!"
The new Second Regiment was temporarily stationed. The regiment leader Li Yunlong did not have any joy on his face for successfully breaking through. He had not thought about food or food for two days, and whenever he had time, he would lock himself in his room and look at the map.
"Old Li... I know you are worried about ammunition. But there are too many Japanese and puppet troops gathered around us, looking for us everywhere. If we are not careful, we will be surrounded by their heavy troops again."
"At this time, it is best for us to hold back and continue to lurk. When the counter-mopping up is over and the Japanese and puppet troops return to the occupied areas, we can then find ways to obtain ammunition from surrounding strongholds."
"It's too slow...and it's too late. The troops can't afford to wait!" Li Yunlong shook his head.
"You have ammunition in your hands, so don't panic in case of trouble... The New Second Regiment doesn't even have five bullets per person left. If an accident happens somewhere and the troops are exposed, they won't even be able to get together the ammunition for a breakout!"
"Don't worry, Old Zhao... I, Li Yunlong, am not a fool, and I will definitely not push the troops into danger just for a little ammunition!"
"But the soldiers cannot be without ammunition!"
"I want to find two attack targets a little further away from here, concentrate a reinforced battalion on a long-distance attack, then withdraw after the attack, and grab some ammunition back while ensuring that the main force of the regiment is not exposed."
Zhao Gang personally experienced the entire breakout process of the New Second Regiment and witnessed with his own eyes the huge role of powerful firepower in the breakout battle.
The troops successfully broke through and entered the mountains. After learning that the New Second Regiment was short of ammunition and had less than five bullets per person, as the logistics manager of the New Second Regiment, he was even more worried than Li Yunlong and could not sleep that night.
But he is more aware of the current dangerous situation of the New Second Regiment.
After finally escaping from the pursuit of the Japanese and puppet troops, we must not push our troops into the encirclement of the Japanese and puppet troops again.
No matter how worried he was about ammunition, he didn't show it. He planned to wait until the counter-mopping was over and the troops were completely safe before solving this problem.
It turns out that the group leader is also thinking about this matter and has even thought of a solution.
Zhao Gang's behavior is much more cautious than Li Yunlong's.
He subconsciously wanted to object, but when the words reached his lips, he swallowed them back.
He felt that what the regiment leader said was somewhat reasonable. As long as the attack target was not around the main force of the regiment, even if an accident occurred during the raid, the main force of the regiment would not be exposed.
He decided to give it a try...
He hesitated for a while before replying: "You are right...the troops cannot be without ammunition. They must reserve some ammunition anytime and anywhere to prepare for emergencies..."
"As long as the main force of each target regiment is far enough away and no more than one battalion is sent, I will agree to fight this battle!"
"Report..." When Zhao Gang was about to continue speaking, the guard company commander suddenly appeared at the door of the room.
Li Yunlong was about to discuss with the political commissar the troops grabbing ammunition. He felt that nothing could be bigger than this, so he said with an impatient expression: "It's nothing, get out of here. I didn't see that I had important matters to discuss with the political commissar."
?"
"Regiment commander...political commissar, the brigade headquarters has an order for us!"
Li Yunlong stood up from the kang and said, "Let him in quickly!"
"We haven't contacted the brigade headquarters for several days, so we just want to know about the situation at the brigade headquarters through him!"
The brigade correspondent who came was an old acquaintance. Li Yunlong was not polite. When he saw him, he asked directly: "Have the brigade commander succeeded in breaking through?"
"Report to Commander Li, Political Commissar Zhao... The brigade headquarters has not broken through the encirclement yet, but it is very safe!"
"That's good!" The worry on Li Yunlong's face eased a lot, and he stared at him and continued to ask.
"What orders does the brigade commander give us... Should we take the initiative to cover them and break out of the encirclement of the Japanese and puppet troops?"
The correspondent shook his head and replied: "The brigade commander asked the New Second Regiment to abandon all their baggage, take only weapons and ammunition and three days of dry food, and march quickly to Taiyuan!"
"The troops will set off immediately after receiving the order. Commander Kong of the Independent Regiment is waiting for you in Taiyuan!"
"After the troops arrive in Taiyuan, the independent regiment will replenish you with weapons and ammunition. The specific combat tasks will be assigned by Commander Kong of the independent regiment!"
"This order is extremely urgent and must be carried out unconditionally!"
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