My client Li Yunlong

Chapter 124 Heavy troops are coming!

Before answering Jun Tada's call, Yoshio Shinozuka received Yamamoto's report.

"This is··"

Yamamoto Kazuki placed a large stack of Xinhua Newspapers published by Tubal Road on the desk of the headquarters. A rough calculation estimated that there were about a hundred copies. The condition was old and there were obvious signs of use.

This made Yoshio Shinozuka very confused.

Why give him so many old newspapers?

It was a newspaper published ten days ago. It published the battle at the Xiazhuang stronghold where the Imperial Mountain Island Regiment was completely wiped out and the regiment flag was captured.

"These were torn off by the gendarmerie from the walls at street corners in Taiyuan and Jinzhong yesterday and the day before yesterday."

Yamamoto's answer made Yoshio Shinozuka's expression change.

This newspaper, which records the disastrous defeat of the Locust Army, contains a large number of photos that even illiterate people can understand.

Although the seizure of the alliance flag has been denied by the empire, the disastrous defeat of the Shandao Alliance cannot be denied. With the series of corpses of the Imperial Locust Army and the remains of the alliance headquarters, everyone can see the disastrous defeat of the Locust Army.

The Eighth Route Army released a large number of these newspapers to Taiyuan and Jinzhong, and the purpose was self-evident - to destroy the prestige of the Locust Army, belittle the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Locust Army, induce resistance among the people in the occupied areas, and attract talents to defect to the Tubal Road.

Fortunately, the printing quality of Tubal Road is relatively poor and the photos are blurry. Unless you have a certain knowledge base, it is difficult to know what information is conveyed in the photos.

It has no effect on ordinary people.

But for those unstable elements who are dissatisfied with the empire in their hearts, the stimulation will be great.

"Have you found any channels?"

Shinozuka Yoshio's eyes flashed with a dangerous light.

Although the impact is not widespread, it must be addressed.

Tubal Road has recently obtained a large amount of weapons, ammunition and supplies. If Tubal Road gathers a large number of restless elements who are determined to resist the empire, it will be even more difficult to deal with.

Xinhua News Agency and Tubal Road headquarters are together, and the source cannot be solved for the time being.

The channel can only be blocked.

"It was released by the Tuba Road underground organization lurking in Taiyuan."

Yamamoto shook his head and replied:
"This group of rats is very vigilant, uses a single line of communication, and is difficult to clean completely."

"Then add checkpoints to enforce inspections and deploy more checkpoints."

Shinozuka Yoshio flashed his eyes with murderous intent:
"If anyone is found carrying a newspaper, shoot him immediately!"

The burden of setting up checkpoints is very small, almost none, but the effect is very good.

"Hi!"

Yamamoto bowed his head.

In order to facilitate the collection of intelligence, some key blockade checkpoints are directly commanded and controlled by the Intelligence Section of the First Army.

Jingle Bell···

When Yoshio Shinozuka finished speaking, the phone rang in the headquarters.

"General."

The staff officer immediately said:

"Headquarters phone number."

This is the headquarters of the First Army, and the headquarters mentioned by the staff is naturally the headquarters of the North China Front.

If I had the ability to speak directly to the North China Front Army Headquarters, it would be much easier to promote special operations... In Yamamoto Kazuki's envious eyes, Shinozuka Yoshio picked up the phone:
"General!"

Yoshio Shinozuka stood at attention and saluted.

"Shinozuka-kun."

Jun Tada's voice was calm:
"what's the matter?"

"I recommend."

Tada Shun doesn't like to be long-winded. Tada Shun must have read Matsuzaki Naoto's investigation report in advance, so Yoshio Shinozuka goes straight to the point:
"Mobilize a second-class field division as soon as possible, and with the support of the aviation unit, carry out an encirclement and suppression of Tubal Road in the Taiyue Mountains."

"The second-class field division."

Inside the microphone, Jun Tada’s voice changed obviously:
"Is Tubal Road in Taiyue Mountain Area so strong?"

A fully-equipped B-class field division has a total strength of 3000 people, including an artillery, cavalry, engineering, baggage regiment, four infantry regiments, field hospitals and other units.

of course,

Yoshio Shinozuka did not mean a full second-class field regiment.

But the number of troops will not be less than 9000.

Using such a huge force just to attack the small Taiyue Mountain area?
"According to current intelligence, they are stronger than a full brigade in the empire."

"But it is meaningless to simply eliminate the [-]th Brigade in the Taiyue Mountains. What we really need is to destroy its source of supplies."

"Otherwise the [-]th Brigade will appear next."

Yoshio Shinozuka explained:
"Today, the imperial investigation cannot know the source of the Eighth Route Army's weapons, ammunition and equipment, but tens of thousands of tons of supplies cannot leave no trace. As long as the heavy army enters the Taiyue Mountains, they will definitely be able to find the source of the Tubal Army's supplies."

"Makes sense."

Tada Shun nodded:
"Then let the 27th Division go."

"I will have the entire 27th Division assemble."

Information about the No. 20 Seventh Division immediately appeared in Yoshio Shinozuka's mind.

The 27th Division, established in 37, is a second-class field division with a total strength of 4000 troops. It is stationed in North China and Northern Mongolia and has fought against Tubal Road many times.

The third wing of its fourth brigade is the Sakata Wing.

"This battle is yours to command."

Tada Shun continued.

"Hi, thank you Commander."

Yoshio Shinozuka was overjoyed.

With the full support of the North China Front Army Headquarters, the No. 20 Seventh Division can be assembled in about half a month, and can launch an attack on the Taiyue Mountains in about 20 days.

And beyond his expectation, this time the entire division was dispatched, a total of 4000 people.

With such a force, they will definitely be able to destroy and severely damage the [-]th Brigade.

Even if the opponent retreats and moves away from the Imperial Locust Army, those materials cannot be taken away. He can also destroy Tubal Road's weapons, ammunition and material sources.

···
Headquarters of the [-]th Brigade.

"Twelve thousand people."

The brigade commander looked at the statistics in his hand and couldn't help but sigh.

Today, even excluding the independent regiments, including the seven main regiments, troops directly under the brigade headquarters, and transportation troops, the total strength of the 8000th Brigade exceeds [-].

This strength far exceeds that of an infantry brigade.

Among the foreign powers, there is also a full division scale.

Including the independent regiment, the Japanese B Division is no more than this size.

But don’t ask, asking is the journey.

There are just too many people.

Who stipulates that a brigade cannot have more troops than a division?
Even if I have more troops than an army group, it is also a brigade.

But although the [-]th Brigade has a large number of people, it also has many problems.

Weapons and equipment are not an issue.

After annihilating the Shandao Regiment, the brigade headquarters obtained sixty of the latest 82 mortars from Li Yunlong - these mortars are not only technologically advanced, but also have sufficient spare barrels. Even if the barrel is exploded, they can be fired immediately. Fixed.

Unless captured by the Japanese or lost, there will be no loss.

Sixty 82 mortars allowed the brigade headquarters to set up a reinforced artillery battalion, totaling ten artillery companies, for joint training. When necessary, they can be decentralized to each main regiment to supplement firepower.

There are also [-] rounds of artillery shells.

Enough to fight a tough battle.

Czech-style machine guns and Type 98 grenade launchers have become commonplace, and everyone has one gun. All Japanese guns have been eliminated. They are all German-made [-]K, Type [-] submachine guns, and shell guns.

60 mortars are popularized at the company level.

Although there is no barrel gun, in mountainous terrain, theoretically, the combat effectiveness can exceed that of the Japanese mixed brigade.

But in terms of real combat effectiveness, the [-]th Brigade is really not as good as the Japanese mixed brigade.

That's far away.

The main problem is that there are too many new recruits in the [-]th Brigade, and there are not enough qualified grassroots battalion, company and platoon-level officers and technical soldiers.Especially as walkie-talkies spread to every battalion, and even began to spread to companies, the problem of a shortage of qualified battalion, company, platoon officers, and a shortage of technical soldiers became more and more serious.

Although the headquarters has been sending outstanding officers to the 771th Brigade, and the training camp established based on the 150st Regiment has also expanded the training scale to [-] people, it is still not enough.

After all, with the increasing number of weapons and equipment, the requirements for commanders' level are also getting higher.

The training time is also longer.

Especially technical soldiers who can operate walkie-talkies - the new walkie-talkies are simple to operate, but to use them well requires brains and rich experience in use.

Moreover, outstanding officers and a large number of technical soldiers must first be provided to the independent regiment in exchange for weapons and ammunition - the sixty 82 mortars were all exchanged for outstanding battalion, company, platoon officers and technical soldiers.

The most elite key officers and cadres are drawn from all regiments in the brigade.

Many of them are old Red Army soldiers.

In fact, the brigade headquarters knew that these officers and technical soldiers were all there for training.

The independent group has top instructors who come from nowhere. Their level is comparable to that of top foreign professors. Their theoretical and practical knowledge is top-notch. They know astronomy at the top and geography at the bottom.

Weather surveying, map operations, radio maintenance applications and principles are all taught.

After waiting for half a year, these outstanding officers will be mobilized back to the main regiments. Then, the [-]th Brigade will be able to fully utilize the combat effectiveness of this set of equipment.

So, it takes time.

But the Japanese will not give the [-]th Brigade time.

"According to information from headquarters."

The brigade chief of staff said:
"Recently, the Japs in Taiyuan, Shimen and other places have been mobilized frequently. It is estimated that they are preparing to attack."

"The destination is expected to be our Taiyue Mountain Area."

"Humph."

The brigade commander snorted coldly.

You can guess this without any intelligence.

The strength of the boss behind Li Yunlong can be seen from the 20 tons of grain that appeared out of thin air in the Taihang Mountains. Even the Japanese could not keep up.

Logistics and transportation capabilities can directly represent the strength of a force's military strength.

Of course, the Japanese have no chance of finding out about the mysterious boss.

So, for the large amount of supplies that the troops have recently obtained, the Japanese can only send out large forces to raid the Taiyue Mountains and conduct on-the-spot investigations.

"Are all counties and base areas ready for transfer?"

the brigade commander asked.

With the current strength of the [-]th Brigade, they really don't have the strength to fight head-on with about [-] Japanese soldiers outside the base area - even if they are blocked, they will suffer heavy casualties in the end, and basically all the main troops will be wiped out.

Therefore, in the face of the Japanese army's attack this time, the brigade headquarters' plan was to strengthen the walls and clear the country, relocate the people, avoid the enemy's sharp attack, and attack the Japanese transport troops in a cold way.

With walkie-talkie communication, this time, the [-]th Brigade can play hide-and-seek with the Japanese.

"Ready!"

The brigade chief of staff sounded confident.

With the launch of 300 militia training, more than [-] elite veteran officers and cadres organized militia units. The brigade's control of the Taiyue base area has been almost perfect, and every village can be transferred within five hours.

"it is good."

"Hahaha··"

The brigade commander couldn't help laughing when he thought of the Japanese army pouring into the Taiyue Mountains and finding that there was nothing here.

The little devil will definitely think that there are so many supplies, such as warehouses and transportation channels.

But who would have thought,
Did these supplies actually appear out of thin air?
"This guy Li Yunlong has been in Li County recently?"

The brigade commander's voice suddenly changed.

After more than four months, the brigade headquarters also realized that every time Li Yunlong caused trouble, he would definitely produce something good.

The greater the movement, the greater the benefits.

After annihilating the Shandao Regiment and seizing the flag of the Shandao Regiment, Li Yunlong appeared with the 5700 mortar with a range of 82 meters, and the 3500 mortar with a range of 60 meters.

Even the 82 mortar weighs less than forty kilograms.

This is why he is willing to drop the most elite battalion, company and platoon officers in the brigade to the independent regiment.

The only pity is that there are only two of each for familiar operation and shooting table, and the actual equipment of the independent group will not be until next month.

Then, it will be in his hands next month, that is, August.

There are also those military horses that are much better than the Japanese military horses, and he is also jealous. Similarly, the independent regiment will not be put into large-scale deployment next month, and they will not be in his hands until the next month.

"I guess we plan to attack the Westfield United Team."

The brigade chief of staff speculated, then he changed his tone and asked
"You think, what good things will come out this time?"

"It's really hard to guess."

The chief of staff hesitated:
"What we lack most now is body-barrel artillery to suppress the Japanese artillery."

"But the new mortar has a very long range. Although its accuracy is not as good as that of a barrel gun, it is not much different."

Speaking of this, the chief of staff sounded amazed.

It not only doubled the range of the mortar, but also improved the accuracy of the mortar to be close to the Japanese old-fashioned barrel gun. This kind of technology is simply incredible and unimaginable.

"Moreover, the Japanese have planes and their artillery is stronger than ours. The lightest mountain artillery weighs more than 500 kilograms, which is not suitable for the current army equipment system."

"I think it should be an offensive artillery such as the Type [-] infantry gun."

"The superiors' plan for the Japanese blockade has been initially formulated."

The chief of staff spoke mysteriously about the rudimentary plan that was later called the Hundred Regiments War.

"Li Yunlong's weapons and equipment this month?"

The chief of staff changed the topic again.

It’s the penultimate day of June.

July is almost here!

It’s time for Li Yunlong’s big sale again!
"I won't go this time."

The brigade commander waved his hand:

"The news about the batch of artillery received by the headquarters has been spread. Li Yunlong's side should be very lively."

Division commanders can't afford to lose face, but brigade commanders don't.

There are still many brigade-level officers in the Eighth Route Army.

···
"Report."

The next day, in Yangcun, Zhang Dabiao walked into the regiment headquarters:
"The Fourth Battalion telegraphed that the Japanese Xitian Wing Headquarters, the First Battalion, and the Cavalry Squadron have assembled in Li County."

"it is good."

Li Yunlong was immediately overjoyed.

The mission of the Fourth Battalion is to establish a solid base near Li County and force the Japanese Xitian Regiment Headquarters to assemble.

Only when the Japs have gathered together, expanded their strength, and been attacked will they pursue them frantically.

"Order the first battalion, second battalion, and artillery battalion to assemble and set off immediately after changing their equipment."

Li Yunlong stood up, turned on the communicator on his wrist, took a look at the location of the Xitian United Flag, determined that it was in the flat open land north of Li County, and immediately ordered.

Today is the last day of June and new weapons are arriving tomorrow.

then,

That’s it, get the new 120 mortar!
"Report."

At this moment, a regiment guard soldier ran in:
"The brigade commanders are here, bringing with them a transport team."

"Brigadiers?"

In an instant, Li Yunlong understood that he was here to pick up equipment.

"Hahaha··"

Then, Li Yunlong couldn't help laughing.

Although Ding Wei came to the door the day before yesterday, he also promised to Ding Wei.

But, does he, Ding Wei, dare to fight with the brigade commanders?

(End of this chapter)