Comrade, Your Ingredients Are Too Complicated

October 10, 1941, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in Taiyuan.

"Comrades, before the meeting officially begins, I want to tell you some very unfortunate news."

"The Eighth Theater in Suiyuan failed to withstand the frontal attack of the Japs. At present, the troops at all levels under the command of the Seventh Route and a Half have dispersed to break through, but his main force, the 35th Army, is still being pursued."

"We have to send troops immediately. We will wait until the battle is over to determine the attitude of the mountain city."

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the entire Meishan conference room instantly dropped to freezing point.

During the period when the Japanese were launching a massive attack, the headquarters received telegrams requesting help from Route 7 and a half every day.

But the bald head who was not involved in human affairs seemed to have predicted the operations of the Eighth War Zone, and frequently put pressure on the Eighth Office of the mountain city to prohibit the three main forces from sending troops northward for support.

The lessons learned in Zhongtiao Mountain have made the top management of Guo Prefecture once again become more wary of TG. They are afraid that their troops will serve as a wedding dress for the Desperate Warrior Fox.

In a sense, the border area is the force they fear the most.

Losing Suiyuan is not entirely a bad thing. After all, it allows Shanxi's Eighth Route Army to be attacked in the north and east at the same time, delaying their development opportunities.

In order not to undermine the anti-Japanese united front, but also to prevent certain people from leading the people to achieve ulterior secrets through public opinion.

The deputy commander-in-chief had no choice but to take two countermeasures:

1. Mobilize the commanders and fighters in the Daqingshan base area to fully assist the Eighth Theater in carrying out the attack work, and strive to destroy the logistics supply line of the Mongolian army as much as possible before the war begins.

2. Provide military supplies needed by the Seven and a Half Routes as much as possible, and continuously transport weapons and food to the Wuyuan area by air transport.

In addition to high-end weapons such as fighter jets, tanks, and self-propelled rocket launchers that require training to use, the Eighth Route Army will give the opponent whatever they want.

After everyone present digested the information just now, the deputy general staff officer continued to speak to the Suiyuan map on the wall:

"At present, the Ma Jiajun has been defeated and retreated to Ningxia. The Central Army's Cavalry Sixth Army has withdrawn to the Yimeng area south of the Yellow River. The above two troops are not in danger for the time being."

"Judging from the current advance route of the Mongolian troops, the Japanese have no intention of continuing the pursuit."

"However, the situation of the main force of the 35th Army is not good. The defeat has demoralized the troops at all levels and they are almost in a desperate situation. If we do not lend a helping hand, the vast majority of them may die on the way to Lanzhou. "

Although the deputy general staff officer did not say it explicitly, anyone could hear the implication.

The commanders did not feel disgusted by the long-distance rescue of Route 7 and a half.

Judging from the opponent's current record, he can definitely be called a famous anti-Japanese general in the major war zones of the Republic of China, and is much stronger than some insects that do not live up to their name.

Everyone has a favorable impression of the strong generals who dare to fight and fight.

What's more, the three main forces are about to start a full-scale war with the Mongolian army. It is not difficult to save people while fighting the Japanese.

After a pause, the deputy general staff officer turned his attention to Commander Li Da, who was listening carefully.

"Li Yunlong, your 1st Marine Regiment is the most mobile unit in the entire army. After discussion at the headquarters, it was decided to send your regiment to cooperate with the 1st Air Division to carry out the task of searching and rescuing allies."

"The First Air Division will rush to the battlefield in advance to conduct reconnaissance, and then deliver your regiment near the target. If things go well, we will directly kill the pursuing Japanese."

"You don't have to worry about intelligence. I've already sent someone to your regiment's location before the combat meeting begins."

Suddenly hearing his name being called by the deputy general staff officer, Commander Li jumped up from his seat subconsciously. A bit of shock could be seen on his face.

After all, the commanders at the venue were basically brigade level or above. Lao Li really didn't expect that their regiment's mission would be ranked first.

After a while, the big-hearted Li Yunlong adjusted his state.

As the most elite airborne commander in the army, he looked at the deputy general staff officer with firm eyes and replied:

"receive!"

"Don't worry, chief! Our 1st Marine Regiment guarantees to complete the mission!"

This situation made Huang He touch his chin in a daze.

In his mind, the most famous case of using airborne and airborne methods to rescue allies during World War II was of course Tokusan's Operation Oak.

Taking into account the difficult after-school homework assigned to Li Yunlong by infantry experts, his fellow countryman's future record will definitely not be worse than that of Otto Skolzeny.

After the Eighth Route Army captured Suiyuan, maybe Lao Li would really enjoy the title of "the most dangerous man in the Republic of China".

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Half an hour later, the combat meeting officially ended, and the commanders hurriedly returned to their stations by car.

Li Yunlong is no exception. There are still twenty-one hours left before the departure time of the 1st Marine Regiment. He must go back quickly to formulate a rescue plan.

"Captain! You are finally back!"

"Is there a new combat order? I just saw the headquarters' correspondent at the gate."

"By the way, you should go to the regiment headquarters quickly. The political commissar, deputy commander Xing and the three battalion commanders are waiting. They told me to take you there as soon as possible."

After finishing speaking, the monk grabbed his captain's arm and ran into the base without saying a word.

Since the Eighth Route Army established the airborne force, Li Yunlong's physical fitness has greatly improved, but there is still a big gap compared with the calf-like Wei Dayong.

In desperation, he could only speed up while cursing.

Fortunately, the location of the regiment headquarters was not far from the gate, and the two of them reached their destination in just five minutes.

After entering the door, what came into view was a framed message hanging on the wall. This was one of the gifts given to Li Yunlong by the Army's morale wizard after the Battle of Taiyuan.

The font is in dignified regular script, and the content is "With the torrent of steel, we will realize our ambitions."

According to the boss, the huge military transport planes in the sky are another manifestation of the torrent of steel.

"Hey, the leader is back."

"You didn't really have a fight with the deputy commander, did you? Why did the combat information come back earlier than the people who attended the meeting?"

"According to me, you really don't have to worry. Since the establishment of our First Marine Regiment, there has never been a battle of any size without our airborne troops."

Looking at Zhang Dabiao with a playful smile, Li Yunlong rolled his eyes and sat down at the table.

Fight against the deputy commander? Whenever someone coughed, he would slap himself three times, and then quickly think about whether he had done anything wrong recently.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense."

"Our group will set off on time at eight o'clock tomorrow morning. Our destination should be between the Houtao area and Lanzhou. Now we will have a meeting to formulate a battle plan."

"Give me the information sent by the deputy general staff, and let's discuss together what equipment the troops need to bring."

After receiving the folder from Xing Zhiguo, Li Yunlong opened the information and began to read it carefully, while the others remained quiet and waited.

Five minutes later, Lao Li frowned, as if he had encountered something difficult.

"The defeat in the Eighth Theater was not unfair. Compared with the Japs a year ago, the current troops stationed in Mongolia are simply exaggeratedly stable."

"This Amakasu Jutaro has completely absorbed the experience and lessons of his former commander Naosaburo Okabe. Every step of his command is almost in direct opposition to the plan of the Seven and a Half Routes."

"Coupled with the strong strength that can overwhelm others, it feels like defeating ten with one force."

After hearing the analysis of their team leader, Zhao Gang and others nodded in agreement.

Everyone present is a commander with rich combat experience. They have already made a mental assessment of the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Theater Zone, which has been equipped with some magical weapons.

Considering the strength of the opponent, they only lasted for two weeks. The enemy this time must not be underestimated.

In fact, it is not to blame for the improper command of the Seven and a Half Road. After all, there is a certain gap in the hard power of the two sides. The army stationed in Mongolia dispatched a large number of armored troops, and human legs and horse legs were simply unable to compete with machines on the prairie.

Unable to defeat the enemy from the front, the Eighth War Zone could only send out cavalry to take the initiative while defending the city, trying to attract the enemy to return to defense by disrupting encirclement points in the rear for reinforcements, and encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao.

The Japanese army adopted a chain defense in the Suiyuan area. Normally, one stronghold did not have too many troops.

However, there is strong linkage between each stronghold. Once attacked, motorized troops can quickly arrive to provide support.

In response to the above characteristics, the Eighth War Zone organized more than a dozen cavalry commandos to detour and attack the rear areas of the Mongolian army and directly attack Huanglong.

At the same time, the main force of the army set up ambushes at various transportation nodes to intercept the returning troops stationed in Mongolia. They planned to take advantage of the Japanese's unwillingness to fight and eager for reinforcements to kill and injure the enemy's effective forces as much as possible.

This trick worked so well during the winter offensive that year that the entire Eighth Theater once walked Okabe Naosaburo like a dog on the grassland.

It's a pity that the Japs are also making progress, and they won't suffer the same trick twice.

Amakasu Jutaro's army stationed in Mongolia not only added a new tank brigade, but also equipped a large number of armored vehicles and transport trucks. Its mobility is no longer what it used to be.

The ultra-high speed of support caused tremendous psychological pressure on every soldier in the cavalry commando team.

What's more, the troops directly under the North China Front supported a B division and an independent mixed brigade for the Mongolian army. The surge in troops greatly increased the difficulty of the attack.

The various types of fighter planes supported by the Kwantung Army made it impossible for the cavalry in the Eighth Theater to hide, and almost all operations were carried out under the eyes of the enemy.

The first step of besieging Wei to rescue Zhao and encircling the point to rescue Zhao failed, and the subsequent plan naturally became a fantasy.

When the Mongolian army concentrated three divisions and two independent mixed brigades to attack the Wuyuan area, the Seventh Army had to retreat westward with its main force, the Thirty-fifth Army.

The combination of heavy artillery, tanks and aircraft was simply not a combination that the old and new cities of Wuyuan could withstand.

After driving away the Seven and a Half Route Army, Jutaro Amakasu did not choose to defend the city with a small number of Japanese troops and a large part of the puppet troops. After all, his predecessor had suffered losses before.

The old Japanese directly left a regiment of troops in the city, and also transferred three divisions of puppet troops from the rear to garrison Wuyuan.

In order to ensure that the city would not be attacked by sneak attacks, he first asked the puppet troops to set up sentry posts on the periphery, check every suspicious person along the way, and also guard the traffic lines.

The Japs did not expect the puppet troops to have any combat effectiveness, as long as they could give early warning to the regular troops in the city when they were attacked.

The main force is to occupy the buildings in the city that are easy to defend and difficult to attack, and connect each stronghold to each other to form a core position, and finally reinforce it with barbed wire and civil engineering works.

As a result, rigorous defense, highly mobile armored forces, and tens of thousands of defenders completely dispelled the intention of the Seven Route Army to wait for an opportunity to counterattack Wuyuan.

What's more, in this attack, Jutaro Amakasu specially strengthened the defensive force of the logistics route, and the troops fought for a full two weeks without showing signs of fatigue.

If the Seven and a Half Route Army had not mobilized the masses in advance to divert water from the Yellow River into the main and branch canals, making the Hetao area a flooded area, it is estimated that even retreat to Lanzhou would have become a luxury.

After briefly analyzing the tactics and strength of the troops stationed in Mongolia, Li Yunlong took out a piece of information from the folder and said:

"This time the enemy attaches great importance to reconnaissance and intelligence work. In the process of rescuing the Seventh and a Half Routes, there is a high probability that we will encounter the Army Aviation of the Kwantung Army."

"Although we now have high-power radios, we can call for support from the First Air Division in time. But it will take a while for the fighter jets to arrive, and we have to rely on ourselves for air defense."

"The rescue mission doesn't need to be tough, so I decided to replace the eight airborne tanks with medium-sized anti-aircraft vehicles. That thing is as effective at hitting aircraft as it is at hitting people. It can even fire a few shots when it encounters enemy tanks."

After hearing what his regiment leader said, Zhao Gang signaled Li Yunlong to turn over the information, where there was specific information about the enemy tank brigade.

Unlike the First Army, the tanks equipped by the Mongolian Army are not Type 95 light tanks that can only bully infantry, but Type 97 medium tanks with stronger firepower and protection.

The armor thickness of the front half of this thing's body is 25 mm, and the thickness of the lower part of the side and the rear side is also 20 mm. It is not that easy for the Cicada tank's 37 gun to penetrate it at a long distance.

"This time, the soldiers need to carry more 40 guns. It is really impossible to use transport planes and gliders to load more and arm the soldiers in the eighth theater."

"Bring along the secret weapons that Lao Huang prepared for us. Although the stability and reliability of the new assets are not high, we need stronger anti-armor capabilities in this operation."

"Before departure, the Mobile Combat Company organized another exercise to practice the new tactics developed some time ago. Hey, I really didn't expect to use them so soon. If you don't sharpen your weapons before the battle, it will be wasted!"

Li Yunlong glanced at Zhao Gang with a strange look. He thought that the other party was really worried. After all, their main purpose this time was to save people, not to go head-to-head with the armored troops stationed in Mongolia.

Even if the Cicada tanks cannot defeat the Type 97 medium tanks, they can still avoid the battle by virtue of their mobility and intelligence advantages.

As long as the First Air Division has dealt with the enemy's ground aviation and armored forces, it all depends on their own interests whether they want to leave or stay. No matter how hard the Type 97 medium tank is, it cannot withstand rockets and aerial bombs.

However, the opinions of his political commissar still had to be adopted. Li Yunlong stood up and said to everyone present:

"Okay, let's break up the meeting."

"Leave the exercise to Old Xing and Old Zhao. I'm going to go see Old Huang now to see if he still has any stock."

The Eighth War Zone really had no choice. They couldn't write unless they retreated to Suiyuan.

However, it is not unreasonable for the Japs in Suiyuan to become stronger. After all, if Jin Province is gone, they cannot do nothing.