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Chapter 450 Eat the 36th Division!

Zhao Gang couldn't put it down in his hand, and then asked: "Old Li, the deposit is only 5000 helmets, how do you plan to divide it?"

At present, the total strength of the Xinyi Regiment is more than 2.

There are more than 1 people in the seven divisions, and more than 5 people in the main force.

When the Xinyi Regiment first arrived in Northwest Shanxi, after the Battle of Taiyuan, the main force had only more than 6 people.

However, because the business earned a lot, Li Yunlong expanded the main force to three battalions.

They are Artillery 2 Battalion, Air Defense Battalion, and Heavy Artillery Battalion. The newly expanded units are almost all air defense units and artillery.

A total of about 2000 people were added to the main force, all supplemented from the original county brigade, and after the county brigade was changed to a teaching camp, more than 2000 militiamen were added.

Even if all the 5000 helmets are distributed to the main force, the number is still not enough.

"Let's equip the main infantry battalion first." Li Yunlong thought for a while and said.

The four main infantry battalions have a total of more than 4500 people. They are the trump cards in Li Yunlong's hands. They were brought out from the southeast of Shanxi. They have experienced major battles such as the Taiyuan Battle, the 37th Division, and the 2nd Guards Division.

Good things should naturally be equipped first.

However, as long as the business is completed, Xinyituan will have a steel helmet in their hands.

Moreover, the price of removing a thickened and reinforced blockhouse is 5 times that of ordinary reinforced concrete blockhouses. Such a business cannot be found even with lanterns.

Li Yunlong is also very glad that Chen Feng chose him, otherwise he would still be living a miserable life right now, how could he have such a solid family background.

Zhao Gang said: "Since we have decided to give priority to equipping the main infantry battalion, we can now order each battalion to receive helmets according to the number of people."

Li Yunlong nodded.

Immediately, he called Chief of Staff Wang at the regiment headquarters and ordered the main infantry battalions to send people to the warehouse to collect the helmets.

Each warehouse is very hidden, and has a telephone line with the regiment headquarters. If there is any abnormal situation, you can contact the regiment headquarters at any time.

These warehouses are filled with food, weapons and ammunition, which can be said to be Li Yunlong's lifeblood, and Li Yunlong naturally protects them.

Spare American weapons and ammunition for 3000 people, shells and bullets of three bases, and nearly 3000 tons of food.

These are the solid family background accumulated by Li Yunlong.

"In addition, this batch of flamethrowers must be distributed as soon as possible for veterans to train."

Li Yunlong's eyes were deep, he thought a lot at this moment, and said:
"After taking away the thickened and reinforced bunkers and gun towers, we can attack the 36th Division. This time, I want to eat the 36th Division."

According to intelligence, after the 36th Division was killed by the Xinyi Regiment after more than 3000 people were killed, there is currently no additional troops.

If, this time, the thickened and reinforced bunkers and gun towers can also be taken away, it is conservatively estimated that the No. 36 devils of the 2000th Division can be killed.

Then, half of the combat troops of the 36th Division was basically killed by the Xinyi Regiment. By then, there were only more than 5000 devil combat troops left, and these 5000 devils would defend three counties.

Of course, there is also a puppet army with a mixed brigade, with more than 3000 people.

In addition, the combat effectiveness of the devil's logistics force should not be underestimated.

At the beginning, the 115th Division was in Pingxingguan. With sufficient ammunition and extremely favorable terrain, the 5th Division launched a sudden attack on the unsuspecting Japanese [-]th Division logistics and supply units.

It's just a slight advantage, killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred.

When Li Yunlong led his troops to attack the three counties of Xiangyuan and Licheng in Changzhi in the southeast of Shanxi, the logistics troops of the 37th Division fought street battles with the Eighth Route Army with weapons, which also caused a lot of trouble for the Eighth Route Army.

Therefore, when attacking the county seat, the devil's supply unit, engineering unit and logistics unit must also be taken into consideration.

Although the fighting power of the devil's logistics troops is not as good as that of the combat troops, their fighting power and fighting will are definitely much stronger than those of the puppet troops.

If Kong Jie's Independent Regiment and Ding Wei's New Second Regiment join, they will be able to eat up the 36th Division under the conditions of great strength and weapons.

Of course, wars are often not just based on strength on paper, otherwise the weaker side will simply surrender. There are many factors that determine the outcome of a war.

Li Yunlong had to make a good plan on how to eat up the 36th Division with the least casualties.

Zhao Gang worried: "What if the devils have completed the mobilization of supplies and troops during this period, and are ready to sweep our new regiment's base area? After we finish fighting the 36th Division, the devils will come to sweep them back. The troops are exhausted. , I am afraid it will be difficult to stop the Japanese attack."

"It shouldn't be so fast!"

Li Yunlong thought carefully, and said: "On the one hand, the Japanese army had just finished the Zhongtiaoshan Battle, and the combat supplies were consumed a lot. On the other hand, the Japanese army's strength in Shanxi was no longer enough to support our Eighth Route Army's base area. It is necessary to mobilize combat supplies and troops. Time, coupled with the arrival of troops and equipment, often harass the railway, and it is also difficult for the devils to transport combat supplies at the moment."

In the Battle of Zhongtiaoshan, the Japanese North China Front Army assembled more than 10 troops and prepared supplies for the battle of three divisions.

However, only 1.5 division battle supplies were delivered to the Japanese soldiers.

The other 1.5 division battle supplies were blown up by Shinozuka Yoshio's order.

The life of the Japanese navy is very enjoyable, with various resources tilted, but the life of the Japanese army is a life of tightening their belts.

The army base camp had already mobilized enough combat materials for the First Army, but received very little in return. It was defeated steadily by the Eighth Route Army, and even Taiyuan was captured.

Especially the last time a thousand tons of combat supplies were snatched by the Eighth Route Army, Yoshio Shinozuka was called the captain of the Eighth Route Army's transportation team.

Some high-level Japanese army officials proposed not to mobilize too many combat materials from the First Army.

As for the strength of the First Army at the moment, one division guards Taiyuan, one division guards the Central Army's counterattack in southern Shanxi, one division guards the front line of Yangquan, and one division guards the new regiment.

No matter which division is transferred, it is possible to mobilize the whole body.

That's why Yoshio Iwamatsu felt that his troops were greatly insufficient, and he didn't dare to launch a raid easily, because judging from previous battles, if the troops were not prepared enough, the troops would be severely damaged by the Eighth Route Army if they were not careful.

Because the Eighth Route Army Arsenal has mortar and infantry artillery production lines, many troops are equipped with mortars and infantry artillery.

The buildings on both sides of the railway are almost all masonry gun towers, which cannot withstand the attack of infantry artillery at all.

This made it easier for the Eighth Route Army to attack the railway, and left after the damage was done, coming and going like the wind, which caused a headache for the senior management of the First Army Headquarters.

Zhao Gang nodded: "That's true. If the devils can mobilize troops and combat supplies in a short period of time to launch a sweep against us, they won't spend a lot of time repairing and strengthening bunkers and gun towers."

In the first round, ordinary reinforced concrete bunkers and gun towers blocked the Xinyi regiment.

Immediately afterwards, they did not hesitate to spend manpower and financial resources to build reinforced and thickened bunkers and gun towers around the Xinyi Regiment base area.

This is clearly telling Li Yunlong that the Japanese army will not launch a sweep against the Xinyi regiment in a short time.

As for the Eighth Route Army in southeast Shanxi, the Japanese army will not provoke them easily. Today's 129th Division has already replaced shotguns with guns. There are 10 main infantry alone, and there are more than 10 artillery regiments. In addition to having no air superiority, the equipment is better than that of the little devils. , In addition, there is an arsenal, and the bullets and grenades can barely be self-sufficient. The Japanese army assembled three or four divisions to mop up the troops, and they couldn't beat them at all.

"However, this matter cannot be rushed." Zhao Gang said, "We have to take a long-term view and formulate a detailed battle plan and plan."

Li Yunlong said: "Don't worry, I have a measure!"

It is a big deal for the new regiment to eat the 36th Division and kill Jing Guanren, so Li Yunlong will naturally be cautious.

……

"Germany blitzed the Soviet Union? A full-scale attack?"

Beiping, No. 3 Iron Lion Alley, Neiji Okamura stood up suddenly after listening to the telegram read by the communications staff officer, his eyes sparkling.

"Hi!" The communications staff paused and said, "This is a telegram just sent by the base camp. The base camp has already verified it with Germany, but this is true."

"Yossie, yossie, yossie."

Neiji Okamura paced back and forth in the conference room with his hands behind his back, and said three times, which showed that he was in a very good mood at this time.

"Call the Chief of Staff over here immediately!" Neiji Okamura ordered.

"Hi!" The communications staff member put his feet together, nodded in response, and turned to leave.

After a few minutes, Chief of Staff Moritake Tanabe walked in quickly and walked up to Neiji Okamura: "Your Excellency, are you looking for me?"

Moritake Tanabe succeeded Miyano Michiichi as chief of staff of the North China Front Army in March.

The original deputy chief of staff Hirata Masanori was killed by Zhao Gang in Niangziguan.

"Tanabe-kun, read this telegram."

Moritake Tanabe picked up the telegram and read it, then his pupils shrank suddenly, and his face changed slightly.

"Tanabe-kun, what do you think?" Neiji Okamura asked calmly.

"Germany finally took action against Su, which was expected, but I didn't expect Germany to move so quickly, and the German guy was so decisive." Moritake Tanabe said as he put the telegram back on the table.

"That's right!" Okamura Neiji sighed, "Since the Soviet Union occupied a large area of ​​Poland and sent troops to occupy Romania's Bisabillaia, Germany will definitely attack the Soviet Union."

Although Germany's industrial capabilities are currently among the best in the world, Germany's industrial sector also has a weakness, that is, Germany's domestic oil production is surprisingly low.

After the Soviet Union occupied Romania's Bessarabia region, Romania's oil-producing areas were seriously threatened by the Soviet Union, which shocked Germany.

In order to solve this problem as soon as possible, Germany even gave up part of its interests in Western Europe.

Moritake Tanabe flashed his light and said: "The current international situation is changing. Germany will definitely invite the Japanese Empire to go north to attack the Soviet Union. Do you think the headquarters will go north?"

Right now, the only troops that can go north to cooperate with Germany's attack on the Soviet Union are the Kwantung Army.

However, the Kwantung Army's battle at Nuomenkan to test the strength of the Soviet Union was blown up, which caused the Japanese army to have great fear of the Soviet Union.

Coupled with the long supply line and the difficulty of road transportation in Siberia's no-man's land, Neiji Okamura believed that the base camp should not be so stupid as to really let the Kwantung Army attack the Soviet Union.

"probably not!"

Neiji Okamura shook his head.

Tanabe Moritake said: "Then, if the base camp does not choose to go north to pinch Su, the pressure on the Kwantung Army will suddenly decrease. Perhaps the base camp will agree to withdraw troops from the Kwantung Army to encircle and suppress the Eighth Route."

(End of this chapter)