My client Li Yunlong

Chapter 61 The locust army who doesn’t want to learn a lesson!
Yangquan.

Located at the "East Gate" of Shanxi Province, it is the strategic point of the Three Shanxi Provinces and the throat of Shanxi and Hebei Provinces.

It is also the midpoint of the Zhengtai Railway.

Yangquan is rich in mineral resources. Before the Japanese came, it was already the largest anthracite production base in the country and the main source of pig iron for Yan Laoxi's favorite Taiyuan Arsenal.

After the Japanese occupied Yangquan, they seized a large number of ironworks and coal mines and handed them over to Japanese businessmen. They also frantically mined iron ore and anthracite coal and transported them back to China through the Shota Line.

In order to ensure public security in Yangquan, ensure the smooth flow of the Zhengtai Line, and carry out continuous plunder, the headquarters of the No. 20 Ninth Brigade of the First Army, as well as an entire infantry regiment under its jurisdiction, were stationed in Yangquan.

The captain of the Infantry Regiment was Taro Yagi, so it was also called the Yagi Regiment.

On March NO.15,
On the edge of downtown YQ, in Nankou Alley, there is a somewhat dilapidated soy sauce shop. The plaque in front of the door reads "Yao Ji Soy Sauce Shop".

This is an intelligence contact point of the Eighth Route Army in Yangquan.

At the front of the shop was a frustrated shopkeeper.

A young man wearing a round hat and a long mandarin jacket walked into the soy sauce shop. After looking around for a while, he made sure that no one was following him, so he took out a Xinhua Newspaper and said to the shopkeeper in an excited tone:

"Good news, good news!"

"Hejin Squadron was completely wiped out by our troops!"

"The Hejin Squadron was completely wiped out?"

The shopkeeper of Yao Ji’s soy sauce shop was stunned at first, then overjoyed.

Half a month ago, the superiors asked the Yangquan intelligence force to inquire about the strength, weapons and equipment, departure time, and route of action of the Japanese reinforcements sent to Liao County.

The first time they received the order, the entire intelligence force in Yangquan was extremely excited.

This order means that the army intends to attack the Japanese troops in Yangquan who are reinforcing Liao County. It also means that each of them will participate in this operation, and every Japanese who is killed has their own contribution.

All to act.

Although in the face of the Japanese raids and suppression, Yangquan's intelligence power suffered a lot and had to go underground. Due to financial reasons, the intensity of its activities was not as strong as before.

However, because of their arrogance, the Japanese did not keep the scale, strength, and weapons and equipment of the reinforcements secret. They soon found out that Yangquan sent out to reinforce Liao County the Hejin Squadron, a reinforced second-class infantry squadron with a total strength of 211 people.

The information was delivered immediately, but unfortunately there was no radio station, so it could only be delivered by people, and the speed was very slow.

It would take the next day at the earliest to reach the base.

And the Japanese are arrogant, but not stupid.

The departure time and specific action route of the reinforced Hejin Squadron are relatively confidential. Only Japanese squad-level officers and brigade staff officers know about it, so it is difficult to find out.

In fact, don't look at the Japs clamoring for locusts and jade fragments for the Holy War, but just listen. There are a lot of worms among the Japs. As long as you build a certain network of connections and spend some money, it is not difficult to get this kind of information.

Especially Osaka officers have the highest success rate.

However, Yangquan's underground intelligence force itself was very poor, its scale and network of relationships were gradually shrinking, and they had no financial resources to obtain information. It was not until two days after the Japanese reinforcements set off that they figured out the route.

Based on the fact that the Japanese marched thirty to forty kilometers every day, by the time the news reached the base area, the Japanese would probably have arrived in Liao County.

That's too late!

Without accurate and timely intelligence, it would be impossible for the troops to launch an ambush.

For a time, all the intelligence personnel in Yangquan were very frustrated.

But I didn't expect that the ambush battle was actually successful, and they were completely wiped out!

"Li Yunlong led the independent regiment to annihilate the Hejin Squadron, killing 211 Japanese and seizing a large amount of weapons, equipment and supplies!"

"it is good!"

"it is good!"

"The Japanese's small elite Yamamoto special agent team raided the headquarters of the Independent Regiment, causing the Second Battalion of the Independent Regiment to suffer heavy losses. Commander Li led the Independent Regiment to counterattack. Not only did he completely annihilate a combat team of the Yamamoto special agent team, but he also killed Shogun Hirata. !”

"Haha, get excited!"

"So it turns out that the prisoner-of-war camp in Liao County was also run by our troops?"

After reading the newspaper, shopkeeper Yao Ji cheered repeatedly, sweeping away the depression and gloom.

"I will pass the news on to other comrades as soon as possible."

Putting away the Xinhua Newspaper, shopkeeper Yao Ji sounded excited.

Their intelligence work was not in vain. The main force in the base area really ambushed the Hejin Squadron and wiped them out. This was the biggest incentive for their intelligence work.

"correct."

Before the young man in the round hat left, shopkeeper Yao Ji handed him 20 yuan:

"Give these silver coins to the base area."

“Right now, the base area is facing a shortage of supplies, so this is my part.”

"This··"

The young man looked at the 20 yuan in his hand, and then looked up at shopkeeper Yao Ji - a shopkeeper of a small dilapidated soy sauce shop in the war-torn Yangquan. The 20 yuan was probably his entire worth.

"Didn't the newspaper say that the Independence Regiment seized and handed over a large number of weapons, ammunition and supplies?"

The young man muttered.

"Brother Shen Sheng, the organization will prepare to arrange for you to go to the base area in a while. Just go and see for yourself and you will know."

"You are a college student, and you can also drive an airplane and a car. The base area needs talents like you even more."

Shopkeeper Yao Ji shook his head.

The underground intelligence officers who have experienced more than two years of brutal hunting and suppression by the Japanese and are still fighting in Yangquan are all true comrades.

Unlike those selfish traitors.In order to drive away the Japanese, I wanted to give up everything I had, but I hoped that others would leave something behind so that my life could be better, so that I could bear the suffering alone.

Shopkeeper Yao Ji took Shen Sheng's hand, asked him to hold the silver dollar tightly, sighed, and then said:

"Their life is much more difficult than ours."

As a senior intelligence officer, shopkeeper Yao Ji naturally knows that when supplies are extremely difficult, when propaganda mentions that a large amount of supplies have been seized and the difficulties have been alleviated, they are basically exaggerated ways to boost morale.

But this Comrade Shen Sheng, who was developed not long after returning to China, has not been to the base area yet and does not know much about this yet.

"Is it difficult to obtain supplies in the base area?"

Shen Sheng was stunned and said.

"Well, you have to be prepared."

Shopkeeper Yao Ji said with a smile.

"No matter how hard it is, no matter how tired it is, I have no problem doing it just to fight off the Japanese."

Shen Sheng's tone was full of confidence.

During his time fighting in the Iberian Peninsula, he suffered a lot.

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"Yamamoto-kun, what do you think?"

When the Xinhua News Agency made Yangquan intelligence officers excited and their morale greatly improved.

Taiyuan, the headquarters of the First Army.

This newspaper made Yamamoto frown.

The third combat team of his Yamamoto Special Forces was featured on the front page of the Xinhua News Agency. He was annihilated by the independent regiment led by Li Yunlong and trained the Yamamoto Special Forces with his own hands. He was determined to reform the tactics of the imperial army. He felt that His face was burning.

In February, he scored [-]-[-] with the Independent Regiment and stepped on the corpses of the Eighth Route Army to prove the strength of Yamamoto's special agent team. He was affirmed by the chief of staff and sent the deputy chief of staff to inspect.

As a result, the independent regiment in turn annihilated his third combat group, and even killed the deputy chief of staff who inspected.

He stepped back on the corpses of the locust army.

As a result, not to mention promoting special operations and innovating the tactics of the Imperial Army, I am afraid that some people will use this reason to demand the dismantling of the Yamamoto Special Agents and divert military funds to other uses.

Thanks to the support of General Shinozuka, his Yamamoto special agent team enjoyed the military benefits of two brigades, which made many people jealous.

Also on the front page were the independent regiment's attack on the Liao County prisoner-of-war camp, annihilating the garrison squadron, and rescuing more than 500 prisoners of war, and the independent regiment's complete annihilation of the Hejin squadron on the road from Liao County to Yu County.

In just one month, the two combined squadrons were completely wiped out. Although the losses were not significant, it also disgraced the First Army.

"General, my assessment is that this is a bluff."

Although he was slapped in the face, Yamamoto was still extremely proud, and his tone was disdainful.

"Oh, talk about it."

Yoshio Shinozuka looked at Yamamoto with interest:

"Yamamoto-kun, you should know that what is recorded in this Eighth Route Army newspaper is all facts."

"General, these are indeed facts, but precisely because they are facts, it shows that Tubalu is bluffing."

Yamamoto Kazuki looked conceited and arrogant:
"Under the order of Tada Shun, the locust army in North China blocked and divided the Eighth Route Army base areas. Although the effect was lower than expected due to insufficient troops, it also greatly restricted the Eighth Route Army's ability to obtain supplies from the outside."

"The Jinsui Army, the Central Army, etc. are seriously at odds with them, and conflicts have even broken out many times. It is impossible to support them with supplies."

"The Eighth Route Army itself has only very weak military production capabilities."

"Therefore, the Eighth Route Army should be seriously short of weapons, ammunition and supplies at this time."

"In the recent so-called victories of the Eighth Route Army, the Liao County prisoner of war camp, the baggage convoy on the Liao County highway, and the Hejin squadron have all encountered intensive firepower."

"There are some shell casings left in the prison camp, the baggage convoy, and the Hejin Squadron. In the past, the Eighth Route Army would collect and take away every shell casing on the battlefield."

"Even in the baggage convoy and the battlefield where the Hejin Squadron is located, there are 50- and 60-caliber light grenade craters, indicating that the Eighth Route Army used a large number of 60-caliber mortars and grenades in the battle."

"It's much more powerful than the light firepower of the Locust Army."

"This is also"

"General, do you think it is possible for the Eighth Route Army to have such firepower?"

"impossible."

Yoshio Shinozuka shook his head directly:

"They have no source of weapons and ammunition. Even if someone wants to support them, there is no transportation channel."

Thinking of this, Yoshio Shinozuka suddenly felt that Tubalu was quite pitiful.

Not only was it blocked by the imperial army, but it was also blocked by friendly forces. A well-organized army could only rely on collecting ammunition from civilians, seizing it, and reloading its own ammunition to maintain consumption.

"So in my opinion, these battles were all bluffs by Tubal Road who concentrated their weapons and ammunition to use the reputation brought by Li Yunlong's killing of Colonel Sakata to boost the morale of their troops."

Yamamoto's tone was full of confidence:
"After all, for an army that is seriously short of supplies, the only thing it can do is improve the morale of the troops."

"It makes sense."

Yoshio Shinozuka smiled and agreed.

He thought so too.

"so."

Yoshio Shinozuka sneered:
"I plan to send another infantry squadron to reinforce Liao County and establish a stronghold in Shangcun."

"I want to see if the Eighth Route Army still has enough ammunition for another ambush."

(End of this chapter)