The Eighth Route Army took a slight advantage in this battle.
The Japanese never expected that the Eighth Route Army would launch a counterattack in the direction of Yuncheng.
Because Okamura Neji is not stupid, he knows that the Eighth Route Army has no tactical or strategic counterattack significance in the direction of Yuncheng...
Tactically, the imperial army assembled a large number of combat troops on the Yuncheng defense line, and they were elites with actual combat experience. Although the Eighth Route Army had strengthened its equipment and combat effectiveness, it was still unable to carry out a counterattack.
Doing so will only increase the casualties of the Eighth Route Army and realize the imperial army's strategic intention of strangling the Eighth Route Army.
Strategically, Okamura Neiji also understood that if the Eighth Route Army launched a counterattack from west to east on the Yuncheng defense line, it would cut off the contact between the imperial army and the stubborn army... Wouldn't this mean blocking the stubborn army on the other side?
Are you just watching the fun? Obviously it is not in line with the purpose of China's cooperation in the war of resistance.
Because of this idea, Okamura Neiji was very confident about the defense of Yuncheng Defense Line. He and his subordinates did not even consider the defense of Yuncheng Defense Line at all, they only thought about attacking.
This gave the Eighth Route Army a golden opportunity...
The Japs' defense in Yuncheng was very weak. In many places, even basic field fortifications were not built. Especially in the direction of Yuncheng, the Japs set up tents and camped outside like camping.
Because the Japanese believe that it is impossible for the Eighth Route Army in Yuncheng to go out to fight...
What kind of place is Yuncheng? Not only does it have towering city walls, but there are also circles of gun towers, bunkers, trenches, and tunnels outside the city. With such favorable terrain for defense, is it stupid to choose to fight outside the city?
But this time, the Eighth Route Army went out of the city to fight, and it was a massive counterattack:
It can be said that Li Yunlong spent a lot of money in this counterattack. He first used rocket launchers to bombard the Japanese positions for three consecutive minutes.
It was almost impossible before. When did the Eighth Route Army have the ability to bomb the Japanese positions for three minutes? This would require at least thousands of rockets.
But the independent group at this time did it.
Li Yunlong dug a little to the left and a little to the right. At this time, the independent regiment had actually stocked more than 3,000 rockets.
So Wang Xuexin said that Li Yunlong seems to be more suitable to be the logistics minister.
But it seems inappropriate. If he is made the logistics minister, then all the troops fighting on the front line will be squeezed out by this guy.
Li Yunlong knew the importance of this battle. This was what the chief told him.
The chief said on the phone: "Li Yunlong, are you confident that your independent group will take the lead this time?"
Li Yunlong was happy when he heard this: "Commander, please rest assured, if our independent regiment in our army can't do it, then no other army can!"
"What are you talking about?" The chief was a little unhappy after hearing this: "If you win a few battles, your tail will be raised to the sky, right?"
"Yes!" Li Yunlong smiled apologetically. As long as this guy has a fight, it doesn't matter how others yell at him or confront him. If the task is not given to him, it won't matter what kind words he says.
Li Yunlong asked: "Chief, just tell me where to attack this time! I promise to satisfy you, but I still have to say it first. We still have the old rules, whoever seizes it will get it!"
The chief said "Yo": "You guys, you still told me about the conditions?"
"Don't you dare!" Li Yunlong chuckled: "Chief, this is not me telling you the conditions. You also know the current situation. We all rely on 'our own efforts to make enough food and clothing'. We have to take care of ourselves in the first place.
The things provided by the arsenal are not enough to fit between the teeth. If this happens,
If the battle is captured, it will not be ours... Isn't it true that we beat the dogs while others eat their meat? How can there be such a good thing in the world! Besides, if we really fight like this, our independent regiment will not only defend Yuncheng but also risk our lives against the Japanese.
If there are no more bullets, how can we still play with the enemy? There is nothing I can do!"
What Li Yunlong said was one after another, and there were many fallacies. Moreover, he put himself in the position of a "victim" and seemed to have countless grievances and bitterness. The chief was persuaded by these words.
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"Sure!" the chief replied: "It's up to you, whoever captures it gets it! This is what you said, don't regret it!"
Li Yunlong was overjoyed, straightened his waist and slapped his chest loudly: "Chief, don't worry, whatever I, Li Yunlong, say, it has always been the Kitchen God who says it!"
Later, Li Yunlong realized that he had fallen into the pit dug for him by the chief.
Li Yunlong's independent group is indeed the leader...but being the leader does not mean it is the main force.
The main force was actually Li Changfu's Hundred Battle Group, which was the mechanized force.
What's even more terrible is that the independent regiment is responsible for tearing apart the frontal defense line of the Japanese. The enemies they face are the elite field troops of the Japanese. In such a battle, more things will be fought and less things will be captured... If it were before, they would still be the elite Japanese soldiers.
Troops seized more.
Because the elite troops of the Japanese army mean more advanced equipment and more ammunition, Li Yunlong often boasted: "I fight the elites in this independent group!"
But it’s different now. The Eighth Route Army is now equipped with Yingjiang’s Springfield rifles. This gun is even better than the Japs’ 38 rifles. What’s more, the Springfield rifles are still new. The 38 rifles captured from the Japs
The big cover was either broken or damaged, and even if it was recovered intact, it would still be an old gun with polished rifling.
These things were already useless to the independent group at this time, or they could be said to be "tasteless" existences.
On the contrary, it is the mechanized troops of the Hundred Battle Groups... It is great to go deep into the enemy's hinterland. The troops that come to intercept are either the Japanese logistics troops or the puppet troops. Sometimes they can also encounter the Japanese artillery head-on.
This was determined by the lack of Japanese troops.
At this time, the Japs opened many fronts and needed troops everywhere. In the direction of the Eighth Route Army, although the Japs had the ability to gather elite troops like the 21st Division in front of Yuncheng, they were just an egg shell.
Empty.
This is one of the reasons why Wang Xuexin dared to carry out a "blitzkrieg" in reverse against the Japanese.
One of the conditions for the success of the "Blitzkrieg" is that the enemy's hinterland defense is insufficient and the troops are empty. The Japanese defense situation meets this standard.
So needless to say the circumstances of the seizure.
The Independent Group is just chewing a hard bone, but it is hard and there is not much meat.
The Hundred Battle Group just went inside to bleed the Japanese, but they didn't meet many who could fight. There was endless equipment and supplies everywhere, and even the supplies they brought back were packed in captured cars.
As one of the troops participating in the war, the Independent Regiment will definitely be able to get a portion of the seized supplies if they are uniformly distributed according to the headquarters.
But now...
Li Yunlong said it himself: Whoever captures it belongs to whom!