The sword starts with copying the sharpshooter's ability

Having fulfilled their wish, Ding Wei and Kong Jie did not stay in the independent regiment for long. After visiting the four artillery battalions and nine grenade launcher battalions of the independent regiment, they set off and left the independent regiment.

On the way, Kong Jie couldn't help but say to Ding Wei:

"Li Yunlong is really getting excited this year. With more than 1 people and so much heavy firepower, I dare not even think about it if it were me, Kong Jie!"

"What's so unthinkable about this?"

Ding Wei glanced at him and said:

"With Zhang Wu here, I wouldn't be surprised even if he had 13000 people, let alone 18000. Zhang Wu is truly amazing. If I had Zhang Wu, I would be able to develop so quickly!"

Then he shook his head:

"Forget it, there's no point in saying this. Soldiers like Zhang Wu are hard to come by. This time we can build our iron triangle and have a few more bites of meat with the independent regiment!"

Kong Jie raised his lips expectantly, nodded and said:
"Yes, it is very exciting to fight with the sharpshooter Zhang Wu!"

The two chatted until they reached a fork in the road, and then returned to their respective bases under the protection of their guards.

Less than 15 days after they left, the Japanese officially formed the Uesugi Division in Ningchi and the Yuekawa Division in Wukou County.

"吆西!"

Upon receiving the news, General Okamura, who was in charge of the First Army, nodded with satisfaction. In order to reduce the risk of an ambush, he ordered the Uesugi Division and the 41st Brigade in the Taiyuan area to assemble in Fu'an.

In order to carry out the mopping-up operation, the two units would travel half a day apart, quickly support each other, and launch a counter-ambush against any Eighth Route Army that dared to ambush them!

The same is true for the Yuechuan Division and the 1th Brigade in Wukou County. One month later, they will carry out the Iron Roll mopping-up method from the north and south directions against Ping'an County, Heyuan County, Feng County, and Anhua County at the same time, looking for the Independent Regiment for a decisive battle.

During this period, he also instructed the four mixed flight squadrons at Taiyuan Airport to conduct reconnaissance in all the sweeping areas and expand them to Ningchi, Fu'an, Shuiquan and Luyang.

If we can find the independent regiment, we will fight immediately!
But what he didn't know was that his order was intercepted by the Special Committee as soon as it was issued, and the specific firepower configuration of two divisions and two brigades was sent to the 2th Brigade.

After receiving the telegram from the Special Committee, the brigade commander could not help but be secretly shocked:

"My goodness, not only did the North China Japanese commander-in-chief personally command the troops, he also transferred so many people and changed the tactics. He is targeting the independent regiment to death!"

"Yes!"

The Chief of Staff nodded in agreement:

"The battalion-level anti-tank guns and the regiment-level rapid-fire cannons are aimed at the independent regiment's armored units!

Moreover, the two Type D divisions of the Japanese army have 2 tanks and 15 armored vehicles each. They are armed to the teeth!"

The Chief of Staff frowned and analyzed:

"One of them has such strong firepower. The Japanese still have to mop up the enemy in groups of two. If we let them complete their deployment, there will be more than 2 of them along the way. Even with an independent regiment, we won't have any chance!"

"So, we can't let the Japs complete their deployment!"

The 16th Brigade and the Koshikawa Division were both in Wukou County and had no chance, the brigade commander said, and he called the chief of staff to work on the map of the 41st Brigade and the Uesugi Division.

After finishing the work on the map, the two analyzed the distribution of forces of other Japanese troops stationed on both sides, and then selected the Uesugi Division as the target of the ambush.

After determining the target, the brigade commander punched the map between Ningchi and Fu'an, with a fierce look in his eyes:
"The distance from Ningchi to Fu'an is very long. Even if the Japanese have reconnaissance aircraft, it is enough for us to mobilize troops and ambush the Japanese again!
He still wants to sweep in groups of two? Humph, bullshit!"

Looking at the chief of staff, the brigade commander directly ordered:
"Send a telegram to the Independent Regiment and the New 1st Regiment immediately, asking them to send us the specific troop deployments. Tell them that we have received intelligence on the Japs, so if you want to get some meat, don't hide it!"

The Chief of Staff nodded:
"Okay, I'll send the message right away!"

After receiving the telegram from the brigade commander, Li Yunlong and Ding Wei instantly became alert and quickly sent their respective troop assignments to the brigade commander.

After receiving the call back, the brigade commander nodded with satisfaction:

"Yes, Li Yunlong and Ding Wei are indeed outstanding regimental-level cadres from the Fourth Front Army. They have both made great progress this year!"

"That's right!"

The Chief of Staff smiled and said:

"The New 7000st Regiment has 1 soldiers and 13000 artillery battalion. The Independent Regiment is even more amazing, with 4 soldiers, 9 artillery battalions and grenade launcher companies. My goodness, if we don't promote him, this guy will already be a division commander!"

"Li Yunlong has many clever ideas for fighting, and with Zhang Wu protecting him, it's no wonder that the independent regiment is developing so fast!"

The brigade commander also said something with a smile, but the smile on his face turned into a frown of solemnity:

"However, the independent regiment's current firepower is still inferior to that of the Uesugi Division. Moreover, judging from its last casualties, 1 of them were new recruits. The Japanese are targeting it, so if a tough battle comes..."

He paused here, then ordered:
"Forget it, let him fight with Ding Wei. By then, the casualties of the two regiments will be smaller, and they will be able to deal with the raids of the other three brigades and divisions with greater ease!"

After saying this, the brigade commander raised his lips slightly and added:
"When you send them intelligence on the Japanese and the troop allocations of the Uesugi Division, don't forget to emphasize that they should choose their own ambush points and act accordingly!"

The Chief of Staff understood immediately, and he also laughed and nodded:
"Okay, I'll send the message like this!" After receiving the telegram from the brigade commander, Ding Wei looked confused:

"What a loss, what a loss. If I had known that it was the brigade commander who asked us to cooperate with the independent regiment, I would not have agreed to Li Yunlong's request for 6% of the captured spoils!
Hey, hey, hey, I've suffered a huge loss this time!"

On the other side, Li Yunlong's eyes lit up, and he laughed and said to Zhao Gang:
"Haha, luckily I made an agreement with Ding Wei last time that we would take 6% of the spoils, otherwise we would have suffered a huge loss this time!"

Zhao Gang's eyes lit up and he praised:

"Yes, your old talk was not in vain last time. With the help of the New 1st Regiment, our regiment's casualties will be much less!

Look at the weapons configuration of the Uesugi Division. In addition to the heavy weapons of the three field regiments, there are also 3 tanks, 15 armored vehicles, 15 guard battalions, 2 field artillery battalion, and 1 mountain artillery battalion..."

But after a closer look, he raised his eyebrows:
"No, no, why does the Japanese brigade have an anti-tank gun squadron and the regiment has a rapid-fire artillery squadron?"

Anti-tank gun squad, rapid-fire artillery squadron?
Li Yunlong's heart trembled. He quickly took the weapons and equipment of the Uesugi Division and took a look. He immediately started to curse angrily:
"Damn it, the Japanese are targeting our Iron Turtle. The rapid-fire cannons and anti-tank guns are all aimed at the Iron Turtle!"

Zhao Gang's expression also became serious. He looked at Li Yunlong and asked:
"Old Li, then should we still bring our Iron Turtle?"

"With it, why not?"

Li Yunlong said without thinking:

"With the Iron Turtle advancing, we can destroy the Uesugi Division faster with less casualties. We should hide first and destroy some of their rapid-fire cannons and anti-tank guns. Then our Iron Turtle can advance a portion of them!"

As he said this, he spread out the map and, together with Zhang Dabiao beside him, did homework on the map on the distance from Ningchi to Fu'an, and soon selected a suitable ambush point - Luyunling!

After choosing the ambush point, Li Yunlong said to Zhao Gang:

"The Japanese have already set out. It will take them at most 10 days to reach Luyunling. We don't have much time to prepare. Send the ambush point to the New 5st Regiment and tell them to reach Luyunling within days!"

Zhao Gang nodded:

"Okay, I'll send the message right away!"

Li Yunlong looked at Zhang Dabiao again:
"Da Biao, have the messenger notify the company-level officers and above to come to the meeting. We have to hurry up and assign combat missions!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Dabiao stood at attention and chest out, and agreed, then asked the messenger to go down and pass on the order.

The war is about to begin?

After receiving the order from the messenger, Zhang Wu's eyes lit up. Last time he heard that the Japanese were forming a division, so now he must have received the information.

"understood!"

Zhang Wu had been eager to kill the Japanese and level up, so he agreed and went to the regiment headquarters immediately.

When he arrived at the regiment headquarters, he greeted Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang, and then when all the company-level cadres and above had arrived, Li Yunlong asked Zhao Gang to read out the brigade commander's order and the specific firepower deployment of the Uesugi Division.

really!

After hearing the specific firepower allocation of the Uesugi Division, Zhang Wu began to get ready.

Last time, the Japanese 2th Brigade allowed him to upgrade more than 2 levels. Although the Uesugi Division this time is a Type D division, it has more heavy weapons than the 6000th Brigade, and there are 3 new types of soldiers. Plus, with the more than experience points he already has, he should be able to upgrade to levels!

While he was thinking about this, when Zhao Gang finished reading, Li Yunlong glanced at everyone and said directly:

"This time we are going to ambush the Uesugi Division at Luyunling in Zhang County with the New 5st Regiment. Time is tight and it will take five days on the road. I won't waste any more time on nonsense. Now let's assign specific combat tasks!"

First, look at the battalion and company commanders of all infantry battalions:

"The 4th, 5th and 6th battalions will be at the head, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd battalions will be at the tail, and the other six battalions will be in the middle. According to my idea, we will divide the Japanese into four sections. We will discuss the details with the New 1st Regiment when we reach Luyunling.

But no matter how we divide them, during the first wave of attack, we don't need to kill or injure a lot of the Japanese soldiers, we must separate them.

The Japs have too many heavy weapons. If we don't separate them, it will be difficult to destroy them. Besides, if we don't separate them, our Iron Turtle won't be of much use!"

As if remembering something, Li Yunlong continued:

"Also, each battalion should dispatch three light machine guns to form an aircraft trap. According to the brigade commander's intelligence, the Japanese aircraft have already begun reconnaissance in this area.

The support for the ambush battlefield will definitely be faster. If they dare to dive, they will rush to Zhang Wu's side. Zhang Wu will deal with the little Japanese planes!"

"Yes!"

All the company commanders of the infantry battalions stood at attention and answered in unison.

(End of this chapter)