"What do you mean by falling into a pit?" The commander pretended to have a straight face: "You mean, I, the division commander and the staff deliberately pushed you into the pit?"
Li Yunlong quickly explained: "Commander, I didn't mean that. I meant the brigade commander, division commander, commander and chief of staff. None of them are more qualified than me to command this battle. It's not my turn."
The chief of staff smiled and said: "Li Yunlong, you are the most suitable person among us here to command this battle."
Li Yunlong was puzzled: "Chief of Staff, why me?"
The chief of staff said bluntly: "Because you will be reimbursed for winning battles under your command."
"Although your new regiment seized more than 3 million rounds of ammunition from the ammunition depot of the Japanese 4th Brigade in Yangquan, annihilated the Japanese 9th Brigade and seized more than 1.1 million rounds of ammunition, and robbed the Japanese army and seized more than 3.5 million rounds of ammunition, some of them supported
Brothers in other military regions now have a total ammunition reserve of more than 6 million rounds."
Regarding the Eighth Route Army's family fortune, the chief of staff knew everything about it.
The batches of bullets seized were basically due to Li Yunlong, and most of them were handed over to the headquarters.
Because the main force of the new regiment basically used fine weapons, and the county brigade could ensure self-sufficiency by engaging in side jobs, so most of the ammunition seized was handed over.
Listening to the chief of staff's words, Li Yunlong couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Yoshio Shinozuka was truly the captain of the Eighth Route Army's transportation brigade, and he unknowingly sent so many bullets to the Eighth Route Army.
To be more precise, Yoshio Shinozuka is worthy of being the captain of our transportation brigade, because basically these bullets were obtained from the Japanese by our troops led by Mr. Li.
The chief of staff continued: "There are 182 mountain guns and howitzers, and the artillery shell reserve is about 60,000 rounds. Coupled with the wealth of each artillery regiment, the number of artillery shells is estimated to be 80,000 to 90,000 rounds."
Li Yunlong knew that the chief of staff was talking about the total number of shells of 75 mountain field guns and 105 howitzers.
This does not include the number of shells for infantry guns and mortars, which add up to even more shells.
"We in the Eighth Route Army have very poor financial resources. Although we made a few fortunes this winter, they are only enough to fight one big battle."
The chief of staff sighed: "After this battle, our 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army will fall into a period of weakness again."
Because they were fighting head-on with a Japanese division, the battle would definitely be very brutal. Even if they could win, it would be difficult to capture many weapons and ammunition.
Our own side will also lose a lot of weapons and ammunition. Without logistical supplies, soldiers, weapons and ammunition cannot be replenished.
If the Japanese raid next time, the consequences may be disastrous.
"If you are in charge of this battle, as long as you win the battle, our weapons and ammunition will be reimbursed, plus the captured part, we will definitely make a profit."
"And you happen to be studying large corps operations, so I, the commander, and the division commander all decided that you would be the one to command this battle."
"Now do you understand why this battle is entrusted to you to command?"
"I understand!" Li Yunlong nodded solemnly and said.
After hearing what the Chief of Staff said, all the worries in his heart miraculously disappeared at this moment.
Ultimately, it was because the Eighth Route Army was too poor, and Li Yunlong happened to have supply channels.
Li Yunlong knew very well that not only were there reimbursements and seizures of weapons and ammunition, but he could also make a profit from business.
Brother Chen Feng should be interested in the big business of wiping out a Japanese division.
For wealthy people who own airplanes, warships and tanks, the business of a mere division is nothing more than trivial matters.
At that time, you can earn 3 weapons and ammunition, 1 trading price, 1 weapons and ammunition reimbursement, and 1 seized enemy weapons and ammunition.
At that moment, Li Yunlong expressed his position: "Commander, chief of staff, division commander, please rest assured. In order to make our Eighth Route Army rich, even if I lose my front teeth, I have to completely tear the Japanese 37th Division into pieces!"
"Okay!" The chief patted Li Yunlong on the shoulder, "What I want is your spirit of daring to fight hard. You don't have to worry about weapons, ammunition, and logistics supplies. The headquarters will solve it for you. You only need to formulate detailed combat plans and emergency plans.
, just command a beautiful elimination battle."
Li Yunlong asked: "Chief, which troops are mainly under my command?"
The commander and chief of staff looked at the division commander.
The division commander said: "The troops under your command include the 386th Brigade except the New Fourth Regiment and the New Fifth Regiment.
42. The 57th Regiment, the 59th Regiment, and the divisional artillery regiment are also under your command."
"The total military strength has exceeded 30,000. In addition, the Taiyue and Taihang Military Regions will mobilize no less than 20,000 militiamen and civilians to ensure the logistics of these 30,000 troops."
"How about it? The headquarters assigned to you are all troops capable of fighting tough battles."
After hearing this, Li Yunlong carefully calculated that there were more than 17,000 people in the 386th Brigade's New Regiment, New Second Regiment, New Third Regiment, Independent Regiment, 772nd Regiment, Cavalry Regiment and Artillery Regiment alone.
In addition, there are 3 regiments of the 385th Brigade, plus 5 regiments of the decisive column, plus the divisional artillery regiment, a total of 9 regiments, with a strength of more than 15,000 people.
These regiments can be regarded as the main regiments of the Eighth Route Army. The soldiers can basically have one gun per man, and the combat effectiveness of the troops is guaranteed.
Later, Li Yunlong said: "I applied to transfer the howitzer regiment under the artillery brigade directly under the headquarters to me."
At present, the entire Eighth Route Army has only 36 howitzers, most of which are equipped with howitzer regiments under the direct jurisdiction of the artillery brigade of the headquarters.
This guy is really powerful. If the howitzer regiment is also transferred to him, he may be able to eliminate the Japanese 37th Division without using air support.
The commander said: "You have an artillery reinforcement battalion, an artillery regiment directly under the brigade headquarters, and an artillery regiment under the division. You have three artillery regiments in hand, and they are all American mountain artillery. The Japanese 37th Division only has one.
The mountain artillery unit, the mountain artillery is probably one-third of yours, enough to suppress or even cover it with artillery fire, right?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Not only is the battle commanded by Li Yunlong in need of artillery support, the troops fighting for reinforcements are under greater pressure and also need artillery support.
"That's enough." Li Yunlong nodded and said, "But the range of howitzers is longer than that of mountain cannons. What I think is that if the observers in front call for artillery support, exceeding the range may delay the fighter planes."
The chief of staff made a suggestion: "In fact, the divisional artillery regiment can be replaced with a howitzer regiment, and the howitzer regiment can be used by Li Yunlong, and the mountain artillery regiment can be used by the troops fighting for reinforcements. The howitzer is too heavy. After all, it will definitely be firing at the same time.
To withdraw, it would be more convenient to use the mountain artillery regiment."
"I agree with the chief of staff's opinion." Commander Liu also said, "Li Yunlong's consumption of 105 shells can be reimbursed."
"Okay then." The commander thought carefully and nodded in agreement, "Then replace the divisional mountain artillery regiment with the howitzer regiment."
Li Yunlong was secretly happy. With the howitzer regiment under his command, he would be even more certain of winning this battle.
Then, the chief looked at Li Yunlong: "If you have any other requests, feel free to ask for them. If it can be solved, if it cannot be solved, the headquarters will find a way to solve it for you."
Li Yunlong thought about it carefully, and found that the command authority, troops, weapons and ammunition, and logistical supplies were all fine.
The key is to find a few subordinates who are easy to use.
The chief of staff crossed his arms and said: "This temporarily formed column is called the Taihang Column. After this battle, each unit will return to its own formation."
"I have no objection to this." Li Yunlong said, "Zhao Gang works well with me, so the headquarters does not need to send me a political commissar or chief of staff. In addition, I plan to divide this column into three assault group troops, that is, columns
For the detachments below, I hope that Ding Wei, Kong Jie and Cheng Shifa will serve as commanders of these three detachments. They and I are both from the same class, so I know them well and can use them easily."
"That's no problem." The leader nodded and said, "Which regiment you want to put under which detachment? You might as well decide now so that the headquarters can issue orders together."
"Yes!" Li Yunlong immediately picked up the pencil and a piece of straw paper on the table, and quickly distributed the troops of each regiment under the three detachments.
After the division commander read it, he put it away in his pocket. At that time, the division commander asked the staff to prepare the order, and then issued it to each brigade, and then each brigade issued it to each regiment.
Li Yunlong held a meeting with the three leaders at the headquarters until the afternoon before leaving and returning to Yangcun.
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Yangcun, entrance of Xinyi Tuantuan Department.
Li Yunlong dismounted, handed the reins to Huang Erhu, and hurriedly walked to the inner room of the regiment headquarters. He opened the door curtain, walked into the inner room of the regiment headquarters, and took out the radio communication machine from the cabinet.
