Chapter 838 Li Yunlong: I also want to win the battle
Zhou Wei was stunned when he heard this, but he wholeheartedly agreed with the style of play proposed by Li Yunlong.
The powerful artillery advantage not only enables a quick victory, but also ends the battle at the minimum cost, killing two birds with one stone.
But when he thought of dispatching 60 or 70 mountain field artillery pieces to protect his team of more than 3,000 little Japanese, Zhou Wei began to feel guilty.
He had participated in many big battles, and even the largest artillery attack he had seen only assembled a dozen mountain field guns, which were pieced together by many troops.
Huang Yu, the deputy chief of staff of a regiment, actually commanded sixty or seventy mountain field artillery pieces to participate in the battle at once. The first reaction of anyone who heard this was disbelief.
Besides, the shells for the mountain artillery equipped by the Eighth Route Army were all captured, so every time one fired, one would be missing.
According to the fighting method Li Yunlong just proposed, Huang Yu would need at least 1,500 artillery shells to destroy this light infantry regiment in this battle, but do they have that many artillery shells?
Faced with questions in his head, everyone had to look at Li Yunlong again: "Captain Li..."
"The troops using 60 or 70 mountain field artillery to attack the Japanese can indeed severely damage the enemy in a short period of time, but this is too wasteful. Do we have so many artillery shells to consume?"
"It's not wasted at all..." Li Yunlong shook his head and replied.
"I used to have the same idea as you, seize, seize, and search in battles. Only after meeting Xiao Huang did I realize the benefits of using firepower advantage in battle: Although it is a bit of a waste of ammunition, it can capture a large number of weapons and ammunition that the Japanese have no time to destroy."
"Otherwise, even if we take time to end the battle, the enemy will destroy all weapons and ammunition before dying, and in the end lose his wife and lose his troops."
"Sixty or seventy mountain field guns fired at the Japanese reinforcements."
"As long as they shoot accurately, they can kill one or two thousand little Japs in just a few minutes."
"These little devils who were killed didn't have time to destroy their equipment and ammunition, and in the end they all took advantage of us."
"As for ammunition..."
"They have just wiped out the Japanese mopping up troops in the middle, and there must be no problem in seizing one or two thousand rounds of artillery shells."
"It's just right to use the loot to destroy the reinforcements sent by Neji Okamura."
"I can guarantee that within three hours at the latest, we will receive the good news that Xiao Huang has completely wiped out the Japanese light infantry regiment."
Speaking of this, Li Yunlong suddenly punched the table and said with a face full of dissatisfaction: "No..."
"Xiao Huang, a deputy chief of staff, killed so many elite Kwantung Army soldiers."
"I am the leader of a large group, and I can't be compared to him in anything I say."
"At the very least, I have to compare myself to Kong Er."
"I heard that the troops commanded by Kong Erlunzhi had just fought a night attack against the Japanese. The ferocious tigers dug their hearts out and killed the Japanese troops steadily."
"In addition to killing more than a thousand elite Kwantung Army troops, we also seized a large number of artillery pieces and baggage ammunition that the Japanese army had not had time to take away."
"We must also find a way to win another big victory..."
Zhou Wei's face showed an expression of embarrassment.
The Kwantung Army's mopping up troops on the left marched in a hurry, desperate to reinforce Chenjiazhuang. When they encountered tunnel fortifications, they combined aircraft and artillery to attack them. If they couldn't attack them in a short time, they chose to take a detour. They did not follow the Sole Regiment and the 25th Regiment on the battlefield at all.
Otherwise, the two regiment leaders would not be free enough to discuss the Chenjiazhuang ambush at the headquarters.
After thinking for a moment, he answered: "Captain Li..."
"The Japanese are only thinking about reinforcing Chenjiazhuang. We want to attack them but they won't accept their attacks..."
"Then let's fight a tough battle that they must take on..." Li Yunlong seemed to have thought of something and said firmly.
Then he spread out the map on the table and scanned the marching route of the Japanese army along the left road, looking for something bit by bit.
Zhou Wei kept his eyes following the tip of Li Yunlong's pen, trying to follow Li Yunlong's thoughts.
Half a minute later, the pen tip stopped at a small village called Weizhuang.
Li Yunlong's eyes suddenly started to shine. While looking at the map, he asked the chief of staff: "Are the tunnel fortifications we built in Wei Zhuang still there?"
The chief of staff thought for a while before replying: "Yes, I am."
"Weizhuang is not big, and the tunnel there is not big enough. It can hold a battalion of troops."
"As long as there is an underground tunnel..." Li Yunlong's eyes became brighter and brighter as he stared at the chief of staff and began to give orders.
"The guard company, reconnaissance company, engineer platoon, first battalion of the only regiment... the second battalion, third battalion of the 25th regiment, all the troops directly under the regiment, set off immediately, discredited and rushed to the disguised emergency repair fortifications.
"Repair surface fortifications at night and expand tunnel fortifications during the day..."
"Be sure to more than double the size of the ground and underground fortifications before one o'clock tomorrow afternoon."
"Other troops continued to rely on favorable terrain to slow down the Japanese army's march."
"If the Japanese suddenly turn around and retreat, they will immediately penetrate in front of the Japanese army and continue to use guerrilla warfare and tunnel warfare to slow down their march."
"Weizhuang is the final road for the Japanese troops to evacuate our base area."
"Hold Wei Zhuang. The Kwantung Army's left-side mopping up troops will have nowhere to go and will have to be blocked by us in the base area."
"Weizhuang is not far from Chenjiazhuang, only 50 kilometers away. The troops can reach it by marching in eight hours."
"When Xiao Huang annihilates the light infantry regiment sent by Okamura Neji, he will have at least 4,000 men left to fight on the battlefield."
"Transfer three thousand of them to reinforce us, bring enough artillery and artillery shells, and then mobilize the cavalry troops."
"We will have the opportunity to fight a battle of annihilation in Weizhuang."
Zhou Wei was shocked again.
Li Yunlong was also too courageous. Before the blocking mission was completed, he had already started thinking about the next ambush.
Although the strength of the Kwantung Army's left mopping up force was not as strong as that of the center mopping up force, its total strength still exceeded 10,000.
Although thousands of people had been wiped out in previous battles, with less than 7,000 left to continue fighting, the Sole Regiment and the 25th Regiment also paid a heavy price.
There are less than 3,000 troops in the two regiments that can still stand up.
Li Yunlong wanted to use these 3,000 men to carry 7,000 elite Kwantung Army troops. This was too bold.
To put it in perspective: even if Huang Yu mobilized 3,000 men from Chenjiazhuang to reinforce Weizhuang, the Kwantung Army's left flank mopping up force would still have 1,000 more troops than his own, and they could also call for air support at any time.
In Zhou Wei's opinion: Li Yunlong's chance of winning this battle is less than 20%, and it can almost be said that he will lose.
He was about to persuade him, but Li Yunlong didn't give him a chance to speak.
He put on his hat, grabbed the armed belt on the table and walked out. As he walked, he ordered: "Captain Zhou, the task of slowing down the Japanese army's march is left to you."
"The later the Japanese army arrives at Weizhuang, the stronger the fortifications we repair will become. I will personally lead the team to repair the fortifications to ensure that the Japanese army will be defeated there."
"At that time, we will also learn from Xiao Huang. We will first use the surface and underground fortifications to fight a blocking battle with the Japanese, which will consume a lot of their troops. Later, we will surround them and fight them decisively. The victory will be determined in one battle."
