Chapter 220 Ding Wei: Li Yunlong, don't be convinced
Huang Yu agreed with the regiment leader's analysis: "The troops will take a rest tonight to recharge their batteries, and we will take the opportunity to train the troops and replenish the troops with all the hundreds of captive soldiers just mobilized by the chief of staff!"
"By the way, take all the cars we can find outside Taiyuan City and hide them."
"Attack the outer city of Taiyuan tomorrow night, capture the Taiyuan Arsenal, dismantle the equipment, and try to start the retreat the day after tomorrow!"
At the Japanese military headquarters in Taiyuan, Yoshio Shinozuka has received the bad news that reinforcements will not be wiped out by the independent regiment. The latest information about the independent regiment is also constantly appearing in the hands of Yoshio Shinozuka.
The chief of staff stood by the sand table with a frown on his face, discussing with his subordinates from time to time. The more the discussion, the deeper his frown became.
Then he walked to Yoshio Shinozuka with his head lowered, and with a long sigh he said: "Commander, we have mobilized all the troops that can be mobilized around Taiyuan... We can no longer mobilize any soldiers..."
"If you want to kill the independent regiment and recapture Jinzhong and Taiyuan Airport, you must mobilize troops from the front line to return reinforcements!"
"Then what should we do with our large-scale sweep against the Eighth Route Army? It ended in vain?" Yoshio Shinozuka asked in dissatisfaction.
The chief of staff didn't know how to answer this question.
The troops stationed in Shanxi were originally very abundant and could fight on both fronts with ease.
As a result, the Independent Regiment emerged as a freak. Since the breakout, it had continuously broken through three imperial army blockades, killed and severely damaged a large number of imperial troops, and almost consumed all the mobile troops that could be mobilized in the occupied area.
As a result, the Shanxi garrison no longer has the ability to fight on two fronts.
If we continue to sweep the Eighth Route Army base areas, the independent regiments operating around Taiyuan will definitely cause trouble everywhere because they have no opponents, further damaging the occupied areas.
If the troops are divided and returned to support Taiyuan, the Shanxi garrison's large-scale raids against the Eighth Route Army will fail due to lack of troops...
No matter which path he chooses, the chief of staff is very reluctant.
He could only settle for the next best thing, and said another option with a helpless face: "How about we ignore the independent regiment and continue to raid the Eighth Route Army base areas!"
"After we have completely captured the Eighth Route Army base area, we will assemble heavy troops to surround the independent regiment and eliminate them in Taiyuan!"
"Can't you think of a good way to get the best of both worlds?" Yoshio Shinozuka was still very dissatisfied with this answer.
The chief of staff shook his head and explained: "The Shanxi garrison has limited troops, so we can only focus on one thing and lose the other. Please calm down, Commander!"
Yoshio Shinozuka did not answer immediately this time, and was silent for a while before speaking: "Since we can't go both ways together, let's attack the important target that is most beneficial to us first!"
"Continue to sweep the Eighth Route Army base areas?" the chief of staff looked at Yoshio Shinozuka and asked tentatively.
"Based on the analysis of the battle situation, it is indeed more cost-effective to attack the Eighth Route Army base areas than to attack the independent regiments."
"That is the home base of the Eighth Route Army. After it is occupied by us, the Eighth Route Army will become a bunch of rootless people. Not only will they not be able to replenish their troops, ammunition, or food... they will not even have a hiding place!"
"It won't take long for us to completely eliminate them!"
"By eating the main force of the Eighth Route Army, the independent regiment operating in Taiyuan will become a lonely army without any foreign aid, and will be wiped out by us sooner or later."
Yoshio Shinozuka still didn't answer, but judging from the silent expression on his face, he had already approved the proposal in his heart, but he had not yet made a final decision.
Suddenly he turned to look at the person in charge of the intelligence: "Tell me again the latest information about the Independent Regiment, the more detailed the better!"
The person in charge of intelligence quickly found out the intelligence he had just compiled and talked while reading it.
"Your Excellency, Commander... Before last night, there were more than 3,000 independent regiments operating in Taiyuan, equipped with three armored vehicles, ten mountain guns and infantry guns, about thirty mortars, and nearly thirty heavy machine guns.
It has ample ammunition and is extremely powerful in combat."
"Last night, they divided their forces and attacked, successively captured Jinzhong, captured Taiyuan Airport, and killed four of our reinforcements."
"Kill the enemy by one thousand and lose eight hundred by yourself..."
"No matter how powerful the independent regiment is, it still paid a heavy price in last night's firefight!"
"After rigorous investigation, the independent regiment lost more than 500 people in the attack on Jinzhong County, nearly 200 people in two ambush battles, more than 300 people in the attack on Taiyuan Airport, and more than 100 people in other small-scale battles!"
"The total strength of the independent regiment has been reduced sharply to less than 2,000 people. The overall combat effectiveness has been greatly weakened. The troops are very tired and will not have the ability to continue attacking us in a short time!"
Yoshio Shinozuka still didn't speak. He turned to stare at the chief of staff and asked, "What do you think of this problem?"
The chief of staff blurted out: "Jinzhong County and Taiyuan Airport have been lost... Even if the independent regiment still has combat effectiveness, we will lose a few more counties and strongholds at worst!"
"As long as the mopping up troops completely capture the Eighth Route Army base areas and return with heavy reinforcements, the independent regiment will be unable to escape."
"As much treasure as you have eaten in the past few days, you will spit it out when you fight back!"
Shinozuka Yoshio was persuaded and immediately ordered: "Then we will ignore the independent regiment and continue to raid the Eighth Route Army base areas. At worst, we will lose a few more counties and strongholds."
Until this moment, Yoshio Shinozuka still never thought that the independent group would target Taiyuan City.
In his eyes: Taiyuan is the political and economic center of Shanxi and the location of the First Army's headquarters. The garrison is strong and the city defenses are solid. No matter how stupid the independent regiment is, they will not choose to attack here.
If I remember correctly, Taiyuan has not been attacked for several years since it was occupied by the Shanxi garrison.
These reasons made Yoshio Shinozuka confident in Taiyuan City. Even if the independent regiment troops approached Taiyuan City, he never worried about the safety of Taiyuan.
Kong Jie still doesn’t know Yoshio Shinozuka’s decision.
If you knew that Shinozuka Yoshio looked down on the Independent Regiment and believed that the Independent Regiment could not make any big waves in Taiyuan and could only capture some county towns and strongholds without affecting the overall situation, he had no intention of sending troops back from the front line for reinforcements.
He will definitely jump up from the ground with joy.
The later the Japanese army deploys troops to return reinforcements, the more time the independent regiment will have to transfer military equipment.
When the Japanese and puppet troops break out of the encirclement and retreat in the future, the Japanese and puppet troops will rush back to support and retreat. Before they can form an encirclement too far away, they will have many breakout routes to choose from.
On the highway 110 kilometers away from Taiyuan, the New Second Regiment, which was marching in a hurry, collided with the New First Regiment.
As before, when old comrades meet, they will give each other a scare first. No one will accept the other, and today is no exception.
"Old Li, do you know what Kong Jie is doing in Taiyuan?" Ding Wei asked when he saw Li Yunlong.
"His independent regiment has strong soldiers and ample ammunition. If it's a target that he can't defeat, it won't be of much use if our two regiments go there!"
Li Yunlong was unhappy when he heard this: "Old Ding, what nonsense are you talking about!"
"What's wrong with our two regiments? Even if the strength and equipment are not as good as those of the independent regiment, the combat effectiveness is not that simple!"
"Others don't dare to speak nonsense. When it comes to fighting Japanese invaders, every soldier in the New Second Regiment is not a coward!"
"Wait a minute, isn't it your kid who's scared?"
"Taiyuan is the headquarters of the Japanese First Army and is surrounded by heavy troops. Are you afraid that the new regiment will not be able to come back after they go to Taiyuan?"
Ding Wei was even more angry. After fighting for so many years, he had never been called a coward.
Li Yunlong was better. When they met, he said that he was afraid of being beaten by the Japanese. He glared and scolded back: "Li Yunlong, are you taking some gunpowder? I want to talk to you properly. You open your mouth and call me a coward. This is not looking down on you."
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"When it comes to fighting Japanese invaders, my new regiment is no worse than your new second regiment!"
"Not to mention that the New First Regiment has 300 more people than the New Second Regiment!"
"If you are not convinced, wait until we get to Taiyuan and have a good competition!"
"Commander Ding, don't be angry...Old Li did take some gunpowder..." Zhao Gang quickly stepped forward to smooth things over.
"When he learned that Commander Kong of the Independent Regiment was killing everyone in Taiyuan, and that the New Second Regiment had to obey Commander Kong's command after arriving in Taiyuan, he never smiled again, and I didn't even have a good tone when I spoke to him!"
Ding Wei immediately showed a look of realization: "I just guessed that Li Yunlong was dissatisfied with Kong Jie's command, and as expected..."
The words of Zhao Gang and Ding Wei undoubtedly touched Li Yunlong's heart, and he replied unhappily: "The brigade commander is too partial!"
"I and Kong Erluzi are both regiment leaders, why should I be allowed to obey his orders?"
"In the Battle of Yangquan, Kong Erluzi had already gotten over his addiction to being a brigade commander. Finally, he encountered another joint operation. Why should he still be the commander-in-chief..."
"I've been a regiment commander for so long, but I've never had the urge to be a brigade commander!"
"Kong Er is stupid, but he has been addicted to being a brigade commander for two times. I can't compare with him!"
"If it weren't for the fact that this battle is very important and cannot have any accidents, I would definitely go to the brigade commander and have a good talk."
Ding Wei smiled and replied: "Li Yunlong, don't be unconvinced!"
"I don't know about other battles, and I can't comment on them...but I respect Kong Jie's battle in Taiyuan!"
"If I were to lead a new regiment to fight this battle, I would definitely not be able to achieve such a great result!"
"Moreover, he arrived in Taiyuan earlier than us and is familiar with the topography and topography there... The next action plan was also designated by him. No matter from any analysis, he is the best candidate to be the commander-in-chief."
"After the new regiment arrives in Taiyuan, no matter what Kong Jie asks me to do, I will obey the order unconditionally!"
"Let me say something to you: Your boy is really good at fighting, but he likes to take risks!"
"Nothing happens in the base area. Our people are everywhere. If there is an accident, there will be someone to take care of it."
"Taiyuan is the heart of the Japanese army in Shanxi. It is surrounded by heavy Japanese and puppet troops. If you are not careful, our three regiments will become a piece of fat in the mouth of the Japanese and puppet troops. Your command is too risky!"
"Kong Jie has a cautious character and does not engage in dangerous battles. Following him, the troops will be able to escape unscathed as much as possible."
"It's okay to complain to me here. Don't lose your temper when you get to Taiyuan!"
Li Yunlong was not really angry, he was just unconvinced and wanted to find someone to vent to.
As for Kong Jie commanding the new second regiment, he didn't care too much.
Both of them are old comrades-in-arms, and no one knows each other better than them. If they were to die on the battlefield, they would definitely hand over the troops to their old comrades-in-arms as soon as possible.
After his inner unhappiness was vented, his mood suddenly improved a lot, and he said with a sneer on his face: "Kong Er is indeed more cautious in fighting than me... I also obey him in the raid on Taiyuan!"
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