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Chapter 138 Jie Jie Jie!

the next day.
  early morning.

Shimen.

The division headquarters of the [-]th Division.

"Sandaojun."

The division commander, Masao Sandichi, was answering the phone. On the other side of the phone was Shun Tada, the commander of the North China Front:
  "The focus of this battle is not to eliminate the main force of the [-]th Brigade, but to find the enemy's material transportation channel and then cut off this channel."

"Hi!"

The third real husband bowed his head in response, but his expression was full of arrogance.

Admittedly,

The [-]th Brigade has recently acquired a large amount of weapons and equipment and is very strong.

But his [-]th Division was a second-class field division, and its equipment and firepower were comparable to those of the first-class division at the beginning of the war.

How could the people of the Republic of China be able to deal with it?
  Even if equipment catches up, command level, combat experience, and soldier quality are the core factors that widen the gap in combat effectiveness.

and,

His division is equipped with 105 artillery pieces, actually 12 Imperial Type 105 [-]mm howitzers.

So in Sandao Zhenfu's heart, this time he not only wanted to find forces that dared to support Tubal Road with weapons, ammunition and supplies, but also gave this guy who dared to fight the locust army a harsh lesson.

We also need to annihilate the main force of the [-]th Brigade.

Let this group of Tubalu know that the Locust Army is not incapable of dealing with them, but that it cannot spare the time and troops.

"When can the attack begin?"

Shun Tada asked.

"The attack is expected to begin on July [-]th!"

Sandaozhenfu replied.

"very good."

"I'm waiting for your good news."

Tada Shun hung up the phone.

"Liao County!"

"Yu County."

"Hum hum····"

Putting down the phone, Sandaozhenfu came to the map and looked at Liao County in the Taiyue Mountains on the map, and then at Yu County, the two counties that were captured by the Eighth Route Army not long ago.

A series of sneering sounds were made.

This time, he divided his troops into two groups and used his absolute strength to penetrate directly into the hinterland of the Taiyue base area to completely wipe out the largest group of law and order unrest elements in the Locust Army in North China.

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  at the same time.

Yangquan.

The heavily armed Yamamoto Kazuki led his special agent team to Ping County, the battlefield where the second chief of staff and deputy chief of staff were attacked.

The chaotic personnel transfer of the [-]th Brigade stationed in Yangquan has nothing to do with Yamamoto. Yamamoto came here to investigate the communication capabilities displayed by the Eighth Route Army during the ambush battle.

"then."

Tominojima is reporting to Yamamoto.

Lieutenant Tominoshima, the former captain of the Sakata Regiment, was injured in Cangyunling and at the stronghold of Liao Town, Liao County. He subsequently escaped from the battle where the Yamada Regiment was annihilated and became the captain.

Because of his status as the former squad leader of the Sakata Alliance, his luck was much better than that of Ogami. Not only was he reinstated, but he also went to work in an elite squadron.

This force is the squadron that escorts the Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff.

"I'm responsible for pre-investigation."

Tominojima spoke with clear logic:

"When I passed here, I searched both wings. I personally led people to investigate the right wing, which was the location of the artillery position on Tubal Road at that time. No trace was found."

"After you pass, how long will it take for the squadron headquarters to arrive?"

After questioning several of Funoshima's soldiers and confirming the details, Yamamoto continued to ask Funoshima.

"Half an hour."

"half an hour."

Yamamoto raised his eyebrows:
  "So short?"

In half an hour, more than a hundred people entered the position with hundreds of artillery shells to deploy an ambush. Even if they surveyed the terrain in advance, it was still very urgent unless there was timely communication.

"Your Majesty."

Tominojima spoke solemnly:
  "I suspect that Tubal Road has a walkie-talkie for timely remote communication."

The kid has a walkie-talkie.

The Type [-] transmitter used for timely communication with artillery has a theoretical communication distance of up to ten kilometers.

This thing is not very technical.

But theory is just theory, because the technical level is not up to par. In slightly more complex terrain, not only is the actual communication distance only five kilometers, the failure rate is extremely high, and the output is still low.

Completely unable to meet the needs of artillery units.

Therefore, the Japanese usually lay field telephones for artillery communications.

"I see."

Yamamoto's tone was solemn.

He inspected the weapons and equipment that were lost and captured during the battle.

Only light weapons though.

The Type [-] rifles and Type [-] grenades equipped by the Eighth Route Army are significantly better than those produced by the Empire in terms of accuracy and reliability. After inspection by military industry experts, it can be confirmed that in addition to similar designs, the Tubal Route equipment The weapons, both in terms of materials and manufacturing processes, are far ahead of the empire.

now,

Following small arms and ammunition, Tubal Road seems to have acquired very advanced communication equipment, which is also much ahead of the empire.

This is not a good thing.

Once Tubal Road is supplemented with the deficiencies in its equipment system, it will really be possible to fight the Locust Army head-on.

"Let's go back."

After waving his hand to signal Funojima to leave, Yamamoto Kazuki's solemn expression did not diminish at all.

Next he is going to Li County.

During the investigation of the battle in Li County, the Eighth Route Army was suspected of displaying 60 mortars with a range of more than two kilometers and 82 mortars with a range of more than five kilometers.     If this piece of information is also true.

With long-range light mortars and real-time communication radios, with a little training, Tubalu can fight the locust army head-on in the mountainous areas. It won't be long.

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  That night.

Liao County.

Xu Hu, the leader of the New Third Regiment, sat straight on the city wall, looking at the headquarters transportation team in the distance carrying bags of white flour, corn, lard oil, and canned meat, and then looked down at the Liao County in his hand. Fortification map.

According to headquarters information,

This time it was the [-]th Japanese Division that came to sweep the base area.

A whole division!
  There are more than [-] Japanese soldiers, including four infantry regiments, an artillery regiment, a cavalry regiment, an engineering regiment, and a heavy equipment regiment.

The strength is far greater than the current [-] Brigade.

Although I feel unhappy, the army has obtained so many advanced weapons, why are there still so many Japanese soldiers?

But Xu Hu had to admit it.

Even if the Independent Regiment, which has [-] men and better weapons and equipment, and the [-]th Japanese Division engage in a head-to-head battle, the loser will definitely be the [-]th Brigade.

Although the independent regiment has twelve latest 120 mortars.

But the Japanese 105th Division also has twelve [-] howitzers.

As for the more than two hundred latest 82 and 60 long-range mortars equipped by the entire brigade, they cannot play a decisive role in division-level field battlefields. The advantage of light weapons firepower has limited effect in division-level battlefields.

of course,

If the battlefield is placed in a mountainous area, all the troops of the [-]th Brigade are concentrated, and more than [-] militia troops are used as supplements, the Japanese [-]th Division can be secured outside the base area.

It can even severely damage the Japanese [-]th Division.

But the [-]th Brigade also had to pay a huge price, and the casualties would be no less than the Japanese, or even more.

The problem of the [-]th Brigade is that there is not enough time to adapt to new weapons, and the command capabilities of grassroots company and platoon-level officers are insufficient, and they are unable to exert the full combat effectiveness of the current equipment system.

The [-]th Brigade still needs time to grow.

After the Japanese [-]th Division was crippled, they could quickly pull out a [-]th Division and a [-]th Division.

Even the fifth division!
  But what about the Eighth Route Army?
  There is currently only one [-] brigade!
  Therefore, the superiors decided not to engage in a head-on confrontation with the Japanese, but continued to engage in guerrilla warfare with the Japanese using the tactics of retreating when the enemy advances, harassing the enemy when stationed, attacking when the enemy is tired, and pursuing when the enemy retreats.

But after all, today is different from the past.

Today, the strength of the [-]th Brigade has been greatly improved.

Therefore, according to the plan of the brigade headquarters, the New Third Regiment and the Fourth Battalion of the Independent Regiment were to be in Liao County to severely rub off the Japanese spirit.

At present, the total strength of Liao County is [-], including [-] from the New Third Regiment, [-] from the Independent Regiment, and [-] from the reserve and supplementary militia under the command of the New Third Regiment.

It is expected that the Japanese troops attacking Liao County will include two infantry regiments, an artillery brigade, and more than [-] Japanese soldiers.

The strength ratio between the enemy and ourselves is more than two to one.

If you want to defend yourself and teach the Japanese a lesson, you need to work hard on fortifications.

"Has the wood from the Independent Regiment been transported?"

Stationed in Liao County for more than a month, during which the New Third Regiment vigorously built a lot of defenses, but faced the attack of the Japanese Division with 105 heavy artillery, it was not enough.

It’s not that the quantity isn’t enough, it’s that the quality isn’t enough.

Due to the lack of supporting timber, there is not much timber around Liao County. It is impossible for them to dismantle the wooden beams in ordinary people's homes to build fortifications like the Preserved Fruit Army did.

Mainly wood transported from Yangcun.

The Taiyue base area only has [-] square meters of wood per month, which sounds like a lot, but the demand for wood in the base area is also huge.

Wood is needed to build houses, soldiers' dormitories, training grounds, canteens, etc., wood is needed to build roads, and wood is needed to build fortifications.

Fifty thousand tons are not enough for the Taiyue base area.

In order to save wood, the fortifications in Liao County are generally based on the defense of the Japanese Qiwu Mountain Cannon.

Now it needs to be strengthened even more.

"The transportation team has arrived in Liao County."

"Fifteen hundred rough pine logs in total."

The chief of staff of the New Third Regiment replied.

"it is good!"

Xu Hu directly warned:

"We must hurry up and build fortifications, working in two shifts day and night."

"Tell the soldiers that they must be built according to the design quality. The better and stronger the fortifications are, the smaller our casualties will be and the greater the casualties we will cause to the Japanese."

"Yes!"

The chief of staff of the New Third Regiment went to execute it immediately.

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  After arranging the fortifications.

Xu Hu went straight to the camp of the Liao County Independent Regiment.

Currently, there are [-] independent regiments in Liao County's military strength, but there is only one fourth battalion in terms of organization.

Is there an infantry battalion of the Independent Regiment with a strength of [-] men?

No!

This time...

Arrive at the camp, enter the underground ammunition depot, and look at four huge 120-mm mortars in the warehouse, as well as boxes with a total of two thousand 120-mm mortar shells weighing [-] kilograms.

The Independent Regiment sent a heavy artillery battery over.

"Jie Jie Jie..."

Xu Hu let out a ferocious laugh that belonged exclusively to villains.

So what if the military strength is more than doubled?

So what if the Japanese have planes?

So what if the Japanese have a 105 howitzer?

He also had heavy artillery, four heavy artillery pieces, and two thousand heavy artillery shells.

In addition to the six 82mm long-range mortars belonging to the Fourth Battalion, and the twelve 82mm mortars belonging to the New Third Regiment.

Although it is an old-fashioned 82 mortar with a range of only 82 kilometers, its power is no less powerful than the long-range [-] mortar.

With this kind of family background, it would be no problem to stop the Japanese for a week, let alone three days.

(End of this chapter)