Finally, with a look of anticipation, the team headed to the New Second Regiment to visit the heavy artillery that Li Yunlong had captured from the Japanese artillery testing site, and set off in a mighty manner.
Not long ago, Kong Jie captured a quite comfortable Japanese-style small motor vehicle on the battlefield.
The accurate description is already a bit like a comfortable private car in later generations.
Then Captain Kong thought about it and reported the general situation of the battle to the brigade commander on the phone.
Then he flattered the brigade commander without leaving any trace, and then directly stated that he would send the brigade commander a special car that only the Japanese division commander could ride in.
At this time, the brigade commander was embarrassed. He was about to ask for some equipment, but he was stuck in his throat and did not say it.
After hanging up the phone, the brigade commander turned to the political commissar and said:
"Kong Jie is a very thoughtful boy. Whatever good things he captures, he always thinks of delivering them to us, the old brigade commander.
Political Commissar, tell me, with such good subordinates, what else do you want in this life?"
The political commissar didn't say anything. He couldn't say:
Brigadier, you were supposed to get half the regiment's equipment back, but Kong Jie sent you away in just one car?
As a result, after the car was delivered, the brigade commander insisted on testing the car himself as soon as he got on the car, and the political commissar also rushed up and sat on the passenger seat.
The two of them were having a great time driving at the training ground at the brigade headquarters.
In the words of the brigade commander, we can ask for this equipment and ammunition at any time, so we are no longer interested in it, but this is the first time for us to have this private car.
Since then, it has been much more convenient for the brigade commander to inspect any regiment, or to report to the headquarters. When nothing happened, he deliberately drove the car given to him by Kong Jie to show off in front of the boss and division commander.
As soon as he opened his mouth: "That boy Kong Jie gave it to me specially!"
I almost made the boss and others jealous.
So this time, although the boss was busy and inconvenient, he still sent some cadres to the New Second Regiment to visit the heavy artillery.
He also specially asked the brigade commander who was passing by to wait at the brigade headquarters and pick up the comrades from the headquarters together - just use that car!
One of them is Commander Wu, the commander of the headquarters artillery regiment.
This is the boss’s beloved general who takes great care of him.
It can even be said that he is the founder of the entire Eighth Route Army and artillery unit.
That's the Northern Military Academy, also known as the Northeast Military Academy, which specializes in artillery.
He is a very rare artillery talent, and it is not an exaggeration to even call him an artillery expert.
At that time, the Red Army Corps finally captured several artillery pieces. As a result, apart from the boss, only Commander Wu was the only one who could use artillery. So Commander Wu naturally became the commander of the artillery unit.
Later, after the Sino-Japanese War broke out and the Anti-Japanese Revolutionary United Front was formed.
The Red Army was reorganized into the 18th Group Army, so Commander Wu was appointed as the commander of the only artillery regiment in the headquarters.
..."Brigadier! Haha, I'm sorry, according to the boss's instructions, we made a special trip here to catch a ride."
386th Brigade Headquarters.
Commander Wu arrived with two other artillery regiment cadres and said with a smile.
The commander of the artillery regiment has quite a lot of qualifications. Even compared to the brigade commander, he only joined the party two years later.
In addition, the commander of the headquarters artillery regiment, although his position is at the regimental level, has a special status, which is much more powerful than the commander of a frontline combat regiment like Li Yunlong.
Li Yunlong, who has always talked about his seniority, is not enough in front of this person.
As for Commander Wu, the boss’s favorite general, the brigade commander also likes him very much.
As the tiger generals under the old general manager, the relationship between the two has always been close.
"Lao Wu, here we come, hurry up and get in the car, we're waiting for you!"
The brigade commander greeted with a smile, and then said he would drive the car himself.
Captain Wu had an upright character and laughed: "The brigade commander drove the car himself. The standards of our trip are high enough."
As soon as they got into the car, Commander Wu was even more amazed and said: "It's amazing, brigade commander, no wonder the boss always thinks about it and says that Kong Jie is not kind and gave the old brigade commander a car without saying...
The boss will send one over.
This small car is very comfortable to sit in. With the glass on all sides, you won’t feel cold in the car in this winter.
With this baby, it will be much more convenient to go anywhere in the future!"
Hahaha——
The brigade commander couldn't help but laugh heartily. After enjoying the uniqueness, he felt more and more satisfied.
I was still thinking in my mind that Fatty Chen came over after a while, just in time to drive the car and take the boy for a ride.
Just like that, a total of six or seven people, including the brigade commander, military commander, and political commissar, were crammed into the car, which was not very spacious to begin with.
It's completely warm now.
The brigade commander snickered in his heart. Sure enough, it was quite wise to choose to drive.
You can't squeeze into the car with the driver, right?
With the roar of the car engine, the car sped away on the smooth and comfortable road leading to Xin Er Tuan.
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New Second Regiment Headquarters.
Li Yunlong, Kong Jie and Ding Wei who arrived first, three old comrades-in-arms were chatting from east to west and from south to north in the warm room of the regiment headquarters.
Of course, when chatting between men, especially these Eighth Route Army generals, the topic will quickly shift to the current war situation.
Then let’s talk about Li Yunlong’s attempt to build the New Second Regiment into a rapid reaction force.
Ding Wei, who has been thinking about this matter, took the lead in expressing his own suggestions:
"Old Li, I have to admit that this time you took the lead in proposing to build a quick reaction force of our Eighth Route Army, which is a mechanized combat force directly under the headquarters. You really hit the mark.
Our Eighth Route Army has always relied on the mountainous areas around the base to deal with the Japs. It is said to be a guerrilla war, but it relies on our mobility. We can lead the Japs by the nose and fight, whether it is mobile warfare, guerrilla warfare, ambush warfare, or all kinds of warfare.
All tactics are good.
In fact, in the final analysis, the mobility we use is nothing more than our feet.
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Just with these feet, we walked through the Long March, stepped on the grass, climbed over the snow-capped mountains, and compared with the little devils, that’s not to say.
Coupled with the mountainous terrain, the terrain is rugged and difficult to navigate, and the Japs' mechanized combat advantages cannot be developed at all. Therefore, near our base area and near the mountainous areas, we can surpass the Japs in mobility."
The conversation changed:
"But in the final analysis, our feet are very strong, that is, in the mountainous area, in this three-acre area of our base area.
Just relying on the mobility of two feet is actually quite limited.
We fought back and forth, but eventually we ended up going around in circles with the little devil near our base area, in the suburbs and mountainous areas.
Once we leave our base area and the mountainous areas where we can rely on, can our feet be worthy of the little devil's tracks and the devil's wheels?
Therefore, the range of combat that this combat force relies on is actually quite limited.
This is also one of the important reasons why we have been developing behind enemy lines in recent years. Although we can cause certain losses to the little Japanese, we are ultimately unable to threaten the security of the Japanese army to a large extent.
Wait until the little devils use some kind of cage policy and build a large number of strongholds, bunkers, and gun towers. This time, the range where our feet can run has been completely blocked.
We don’t have much left in the so-called mobility advantage of running on our feet.”
Speaking of which.
Ding Wei's words were mixed with a bit of admiration: "But it's different now, Lao Li, after you build this mechanized combat force, it will be equivalent to our Eighth Route Army having a quick reaction force.
This is a comprehensive mechanized combat unit that is more powerful than the conventional cavalry unit and the straight-moving vehicle unit of my new regiment.
Once this mechanized combat force is successfully built.
I am even trying to imagine that in the future our Eighth Route Army will be able to have large-scale penetration and roundabout strategic development possibilities!"
Li Yunlong suddenly laughed and said:
"Haha, Lao Ding, there is a saying, this is called heroes seeing things alike. Your thoughts are the same as ours, Lao Li's.
This is what we, Lao Li, thought at the beginning.
In the past, we fought with our feet. What the little devil knew was that there was such a Li Yunlong in northwestern Shanxi. What he was worried about was that northwestern Shanxi would be attacked by this Li Yunlong.
But if our new second regiment is built into a complete rapid reaction force.
Hum hum, by then not only northwest Shanxi, but even the entire Shanxi and the entire North China will know that there is such a Li Yunlong, who can use mechanical vehicles to attack any place in the area occupied by his Japanese at any time.
Then there are too many little devils who have to worry about being attacked by our Lao Li all the time.
Maybe the commander-in-chief of the Japanese North China Front, Okamura Neiji, would have to send someone outside to inquire during the meal, whether I, Li Yunlong, had come over!"
Kong Jie: "..."
Ding Wei: "..."
"I'm telling you, Lao Li, our old comrade-in-arms knows the basics, so you'd better stop bragging.
You haven't even finished your horoscope yet. Even if your new second regiment has become a mechanized combat force, its scale will be quite limited. Are you bragging to the sky?"
Kong Jie smiled and teased.
Li Yunlong retorted: "A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, Lao Kong, you don't know that! If a soldier has no ideals, what's the difference between him and a idiot?"
Kong Jie was startled.
This Lao Li, whom I haven’t seen for a few days, is really impressive. He has even improved his level of swearing and can actually use no curse words!
"So, Lao Li, I kind of understand why you deliberately set aside these heavy artillery pieces and didn't send them to the headquarters as soon as possible.
You also deliberately applied to your superiors to hold a tour of heavy artillery in your new second regiment.
Are you kid thinking of taking this opportunity to invest in and assist the mechanized combat unit of your new second regiment?" Kong Jie asked with a smile.
Haha——
Li Yunlong said happily: "Old Kong, you can see all this!"
Although it was a bit of a joke, Kong Jie still felt the solemnity and determination hidden behind Li Yunlong's behavior.
So... "Lao Li, you want to create a rapid response force directly under our Taihang. As old comrades, Lao Ding and I will definitely support you fully. There is nothing to say!
One day, the reputation of our Northern Shanxi Iron Triangle can spread throughout Shanxi, the entire North China, and even the entire China.
That’s your real ability, Lao Li!”
Ding Wei on the side nodded in agreement: "For the sake of our old comrades, I have nothing to say!"
Looking at Kong Jie and Ding Wei who were fisting sincerely, Li Yunlong was quite suspicious, thinking in his mind: He probably took the equipment and materials waiting for us, Lao Li, to "divide the spoils"!
Kong Jie did what he said, and in order to show his support for Li Yunlong, he immediately expressed his opinion: "Old Li, just like you said, this time we took advantage of the brigade commander and the commanders of the regiments to come to the new
The Second Regiment visited heavy artillery.
This is an important stage for our Shanxi Northwestern Iron Triangle to launch the concept of applying our Eighth Route Army's rapid reaction force in the strategic direction of large-scale intersecting operations in the future.
In other words, can you get the support of the brigade commander and even the boss this time for your mechanized combat force to develop on a large scale in the future?
This meeting is crucial!"
Kong Jie was unusually solemn, and this time he frightened Li Yunlong.
"Lao Kong, don't scare me!"
This time, Li Yunlong originally thought of taking advantage of the brigade commander and regimental commanders to gain some benefits from them when they came to visit the heavy artillery.
Anyway, Li Yunlong knew very well that he would definitely not be able to keep these artillery pieces.
"When the time comes, Zhang Wanhe will strike a blow, the brigade commander will ask for another part, and the boss will ask for some benefits.
I'm thinking that our Lao Li's quick reaction force needs all kinds of vehicles, equipment and supplies, which is almost enough."
Kong Jie said: "This is far from enough, Lao Li, we just need equipment and supplies, this is just the most basic.
The most important thing is that through this meeting, we must make the brigade commander, as well as the heads of various regiments and visiting cadres, and even the boss and deputy chief of staff fully aware of it.
The importance of our Eighth Route Army troops developing rapid response forces.
In addition, we need to gain their full support for our rapid response force.
Otherwise, think about it, how far can you, Li Yunlong, together with Lao Ding and me, develop the mechanized combat force of your new second regiment?
That must be quite limited.
It's amazing that you are fighting a small war in Shanxi, but you still expect to fight all over North China? Lao Li, think about this reality for yourself?
In addition, you don’t want your quick reaction force to be built, and at most it will send reinforcements to various places under the orders of the headquarters, and then be responsible for sneak attacks on one or two military targets, and that’s all it will do, right?” As soon as these words came out, Ding Wei on the side couldn't help but asked curiously: "Lao Kong, what do you mean?"
Kong Jie thought for a moment and then said: "I think it's just like what Lao Ding and Lao Li said just now.
After we build this quick reaction force, it should not just function as a quick reaction force of the Eighth Route Army in the northwestern Shanxi area.
More importantly, it should have the scope to fight with uncertainty.
It can even radiate to the entire North China. The assistance to our Eighth Route Army troops should not be limited to our 386th Brigade, but only to our Taihang Base Area.
It should even be connected to Jizhong and even to Shaanxi.
It’s not just our 129th Division, maybe the 120th Division, or even the 115th Division.
As long as we dare to think, using our mechanized combat force as a guide, we can completely unite the combat forces in our various base areas in a clever way to carry out operations.
In order to plan a joint offensive for a larger situation, this is the means of combat that poses an important threat to the Japanese army on a large scale."...