Chapter 1124 Get back all the principal and profit
Hong Linfeng knew very well the origins of the chariots and tanks in the armored company, and nodded in reply: "The protective armor of those chariots is indeed very thin, and an anti-aircraft machine gun can easily penetrate it from two to three hundred meters away. The Japanese have not only direct-firing mountain cannons, but also infantry cannons."
, and rapid-fire cannons.”
"As long as they are prepared and have one attack, all the tanks of the armored company will be wiped out by the little devils."
Wang Hong shook his head and replied: "I don't care what happens in the future. The top priority now is to capture Hunyuan County and complete the headquarters' task of lowering us."
"As long as we can take it down, we won't hesitate to use up all the armor."
Li Hao's face quickly returned to seriousness, he looked at Hong Linfeng and ordered: "Chief of Staff, you are responsible for mobilizing troops."
"The three independent camps will not move, and we will continue to have only three county towns."
"The heavy artillery battalion and the air defense battalion took out half of their equipment and marched day and night towards Hunyuan County."
"The main force of the regiment, the armored company, travels day and night, lurking near Hunyuan County, waiting for my orders."
"The commando team will set off now. One detachment will enter Hunyuan City to investigate the enemy's situation. The remaining two detachments will go to Datong to help me find out the deployment and mobilization of the Japanese and puppet troops and the Shanxi-Sui Army in Datong."
"Political Commissar, you are in charge of the Youth League Headquarters."
"In addition to ensuring combat supplies for all troops participating in the battle on the front line, prepare 10,000 penicillins and 1,000 rounds of heavy artillery shells for me."
"Chief of Staff, you have been worried that in this battle we will only suffer losses and not take advantage. In the end, all the benefits will be taken away by the Jinsui Army."
"Now I can tell you for sure that we will definitely not suffer in this battle."
"In our previous transactions with the Jinsui Army, because we begged them to buy grain, we gave them a lot of advantage."
"This time I want to get back all the losses I suffered before, including the principal and profit."
At the Japanese military headquarters in Taiyuan, the chief of staff stood in front of the military commander, lowered his head, and hesitated for a long time before reporting.
"Sir, the Laiyuan garrison reported that the ammunition supplies delivered to them by the Imperial Army from the ground were destroyed by the Eighth Route Army, and requested the military headquarters to continue airdropping ammunition to them."
"Bagh Yalu, if he becomes an aviation soldier, he will serve our Shanxi garrison. If you want an airplane, you can have an airplane?" the commander retorted angrily,
The chief of staff paused for a moment and continued to report: "The Yu County garrison reported that their arsenal was also destroyed by the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery."
"The remaining ammunition is only enough to sustain the garrison for three days. Please ask the military department to airdrop ammunition supplies to them!"
"There is also the Guangling garrison. The imperial army's convoy transporting ammunition supplies to them was ambushed. The entire army was wiped out and all ammunition was destroyed. They also requested the military headquarters to air-drop ammunition supplies to them and not give the Eighth Route Army a chance to destroy the ammunition supplies...
…”
"That's enough..." the military commander interrupted decisively.
"During this period, our Shanxi garrison has needed enough air support. Many times, in order to eliminate a company of the Eighth Route Army, or to transfer hundreds of imperial troops, planes have to be dispatched for cover. It has completely embarrassed our Shanxi garrison.
Already."
"For this reason, the Aviation Command has repeatedly made suggestions to the Front Army Command: saying that our Shanxi garrison did not take their aviation seriously and did not win a major victory, but wasted a large amount of the empire's precious aircraft resources."
"Your Excellency, the Commander, has already called me and asked me to use the aviation force with caution in the future."
"The combat aircraft in North China belong to the entire front army, not to a unit of our Shanxi garrison."
"After my repeated efforts, Your Majesty the Commander agreed to arrange for a squadron to cooperate with us unconditionally in our operations."
"This squadron only has one transport aircraft. Even if it flies non-stop for twelve hours a day, it may not be able to guarantee the daily ammunition needs of the five to six thousand garrison troops in the three counties."
"In addition, this flying squadron was given to us by the commander with conditions. The Shanxi garrison must win a great victory as soon as possible and give an explanation to the superiors. Otherwise, the command of this flying squadron will also be taken away, and we will also be under the supervision of our superiors.
Punishment.”
The chief of staff frowned and replied helplessly: "Sir, the Imperial Army has just completed its sweep of the Eighth Route Army."
"Building blockade areas, building blockade ditches and walls, and constructing reinforced concrete strongholds cost too much manpower and material resources."
"Now that the raid has failed, not only has there been no gain for the original efforts, but we have also lost troops and generals."
"But our opponent, the Eighth Route Army, has become stronger and stronger in this large-scale raid. Even their food shortages are not solved through any means."
"One is ebbing and the other is ebbing. At this time, the imperial army is simply unable to launch a battle, let alone win the battle."
"In addition, the troops stationed in the three counties of Laiyuan, Yuxian and Guangling are surrounded by heavy troops from the Eighth Route Army, and their ammunition is almost exhausted. If they cannot be replenished in time, not only will we not be able to win the battle, but the troops stationed in the three counties will also be exhausted by the Eighth Route Army. In the end, all
The army was destroyed."
The commander's face became increasingly serious, and he took a deep breath and replied: "Send a telegram to the squadron that is cooperating with our operation. From now on, transport planes will air-drop ammunition to the three counties without interruption."
"Tell the troops stationed in the three counties that this incident is clearly a conspiracy of the Eighth Route Army. They want to use up all the ammunition in their hands and then take the opportunity to capture the three counties."
"We must not be fooled again. Before the ammunition problem is completely solved, we must find ways to reduce ammunition consumption."
"As for the problem of winning the war, I will take care of it."
"The Eighth Route Army is not the only opponent in Shanxi. If we can't find any loopholes in the Eighth Route Army, we can find loopholes in other opponents."
The chief of staff reacted as soon as his eyes lit up: "Sir, are you talking about the Jinsui Army?"
Seeing the army commander nodding, the chief of staff continued: "Speaking of the Jinsui Army, there is indeed some news about them here in Beizhi."
"According to reliable intelligence, the Shanxi-Sui Army formed a heavy artillery regiment."
"There is also intelligence showing that the Jinsui Army intends to attack Datong a second time to avenge its previous humiliation."
The army commander's eyes also lit up: "If the Jinsui Army really plans to attack Datong a second time, then this is our opportunity."
"In Datong, the Shanxi-Sui Army was severely damaged for the second time."
"Order the Special High School Division to strengthen intelligence collection on the Jinsui Army around Datong, especially the heavy artillery regiment you just mentioned."
"The last time they attacked Datong, they failed because they didn't have heavy siege artillery."
"If there is really heavy artillery this time, we must prepare for counterattacks in advance to prevent being caught off guard by the heavy artillery."
Outside Hunyuan City, when Li Hao and Hong Linfeng arrived here, all the battalion commanders under his command were already in place.
Li Hao was not polite and asked bluntly: "Battle Commander He, Hunyuan County is on your territory. You are a local snake and know the situation inside better than us. You speak first."
"Yes, commander!" He Jun replied quickly.
"The Hunyuan garrison has a total of more than 1,600 people. The Japanese army has two infantry squadrons, a mortar squadron, a heavy machine gun squadron, and an infantry artillery squad, a total of more than 500 people."
"The rest are all puppet troops, one regiment in total."
"Under the deterrence of our flying thunder cannons, all the Japanese and puppet troops huddled inside the city."
"They have renovated the entire city fortifications with reinforced concrete. On the surface, there seems to be no change. In fact, they have hollowed out the city walls. There are machine gun bunkers inside the walls."
"Ordinary mortars, mountain artillery, and infantry artillery will leave at most a white spot when hit. I have tried it."
"Heavy artillery can explode, but it requires too many shells."