The Boss of the Yan Family in Siheyuan

Chapter 461 The general attack begins

Author: Star Traveler

Chapter 461 The general attack begins

Hearing Li Yunlong's words, Zhao Gang lowered his head, thought for a moment, and then said to Li Yunlong: "Old Li, I've thought about your proposal. I really need to move the regiment headquarters from Zhaojiayu, otherwise it will be inconvenient to manage the distance.

But I also have some concerns. We have defeated such a large Ping An County. Do you think the little devils can be willing to do so? If it is like before, even if we are not the opponents of the little devils, we will probably move our base to other places, but the county seat cannot

Same……."

Although Zhao Gang didn't say it explicitly, Li Yunlong knew that he was afraid that he would not be able to defend the county. After all, in southwest Shanxi, the Eighth Route Army only had three forces: the New First Regiment, the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment, and the surrounding areas were not surrounded by Japanese forces.

The scope is the Central Army or the Shanxi-Sui Army or the bandits and bandits. It is not that easy to defend a county.

"Don't worry, Old Zhao. You have to know that our regiment's strength is not what it used to be. Apart from anything else, we can still protect a safe county." Li Yunlong said with confidence.

He had already calculated before that as long as he could withstand this wave of Japanese attacks and rely on Ping'an County to expand the defense area, the new regiment would definitely usher in great development.

The Japanese army is now at sunset. The Pacific battlefield has already involved most of their forces, and they are unable to take care of the domestic battlefield. This operation can be regarded as the last counterattack of the Japanese.

If they cannot gain an advantage in this battle, then they can only find ways to hold on to the occupied area. After all, the little devils only have so much comprehensive strength. Compared with the domestic battlefield, they pay more attention to the Pacific direction.

After all, even if the domestic battlefield fails, they can fight back as long as they protect their homeland. The Pacific battlefield is related to the life and death of their homeland, and they still know which is more important and which is less important.

Just when Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang had agreed to move the headquarters of the new regiment from Zhaojiayu to Ping'an County once this difficulty was over, Zhang Dabiao hurried in from outside.

"Regiment commander, political commissar, our troops have all returned to their bases, and the casualties and seizures in this battle have also been calculated." Zhang Dabiao came in and reported to Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang.

After hearing Zhang Dabiao's words, Zhao Gang quickly said: "Battle Commander Zhang, come on, sit down and tell me, what are the casualties of the troops sent by our new regiment to stop the Japanese army this time?"

When Li Yunlong heard Zhang Dabiao's words, he also looked towards him. Although he was curious, he did not urge him.

Zhang Dabiao sat down, took a sip of water, and then slowly said: "Regiment commander, political commissar, the troops we sent to stop the Japs this time have gained a lot. Although we cannot get specific data, based on the materials seized, we

This time it caused at least 1,700 casualties to the enemy, but we only suffered more than 900 casualties, including 362 killed, 429 slightly injured, and 185 seriously injured.

people."

“A total of more than 1,600 Type 38 rifles, 11 light machine guns, three heavy machine guns, two grenades, one mortar, bullets, artillery shells and a lot of logistical supplies were seized...

"

Hearing the numbers coming out of Zhang Dabiao's mouth, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang both had smiles on their faces. Although the little devil couldn't be said to be physically injured in this battle, it was enough to hurt them for a few days.

After all, in the last battle, the Japanese army's logistics supplies had been blown up by the New Regiment. They finally replenished some and so much was consumed by Li Yunlong. Although the troops did not suffer much loss, I was thinking about the New Regiment.

The new second regiment and the independent regiment launched an attack, which was impossible to do in a short time.

The initiative on the subsequent battlefield had passed from the Japanese side to the Eighth Route Army headed by Li Yunlong.

As long as he finds a way to prevent the Japanese army from getting sufficient supplies, it will only be a matter of time before these two Kwantung Army divisions are eliminated. Li Yunlong has already seen that victory is beckoning to him. As long as he follows the steps and slowly consumes them like boiling frogs in warm water

No matter how elite the opponent's little devil is, they can't stop the fact of failure.

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For a period of time after that, in addition to sending people to monitor the movements of the Japs and sending troops to attack the Japanese army's logistics transport convoys, Li Yunlong focused all his attention on Ping'an County. In Li Yunlong's opinion, as long as he was strong, it was only a matter of time before the Japs were eliminated.

matter.

Although Ping'an County has been captured by the New Regiment, there must still be many Japs in the city. In order to prevent these people from causing damage to the county, Li Yunlong made a suggestion to Zhao Gang to collect guns throughout the city.

Post a notice that if anyone has a gun, no matter what kind of gun it is, as long as it is turned in, a certain reward can be given, but if the gun is not turned in within a fixed time, he will be severely punished once found out.

And if someone exposes it, certain rewards will be given.

Since the notice was posted, countless people throughout Ping'an County have turned in their guns, including some homemade bird cannons and some guns that couldn't be fired.

Of course, some people will definitely hide their guns. This is unavoidable, even in later generations, let alone in this day and age. Even so, actions to collect guns must be carried out.

Thanks to a series of actions by Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang, Ping'an County has been stabilized by the new group, and many Japanese spies and intelligence personnel from other forces have been picked out.

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Half a year has passed in a flash, and it is now 1943. During this six months, the Japanese army launched several attacks on the New Regiment in Ping'an County, but they were all blocked by Li Yunlong.

And after half a year of training, the new regiment has grown to a force of more than 20,000 people.

Not only the new group, but the strength of Kong Jie's independent group and Ding Wei's new group are also increasing.

Adopting Li Yunlong's method of encircling the city from the countryside, the defense areas of the two regiments changed from one or two towns before to a vast rural area occupying an entire county.

Except for the county town, the two regiments are under the control of them. The number of troops has also increased from more than 4,000 to 3,000 to more than 7,000. However, the weapons and equipment are not as sophisticated as the new regiment. Because the strength of the troops has grown too fast, many soldiers can only

Equipped with outdated shotguns, some can only hold machetes and spears.

But there is nothing that can be done about it. After all, there are only so many weapons and equipment, and as the Eighth Route Army, Baldhead will not provide them with supplies. But this is considered good. In the Eighth Route Army, except for the new regiment, the regiment-level troops

Except for abnormality, the strength of the new second group and the independent group is basically unmatched.

In the base area of ​​southwest Shanxi, the New First Regiment, the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment have a combined strength of more than 40,000, accounting for one-tenth of the total strength of the Eighth Route Army.

In sharp contrast, the strength of the Little Devils has not only not increased, but has also declined seriously. The strength of the Kwantung Army has gone from 30,000 troops in the two divisions to less than 20,000 now. Even if the other two are added,

The garrison strength in each county will not exceed 25,000. Compared with Li Yunlong and his three regiments, they are already at a disadvantage. Unless they continue to mobilize troops from the Northeast or North China, it will only be a fantasy to eliminate Li Yunlong and others.

And it is not that easy to mobilize troops from other places. After all, the Northeast Kwantung Army not only needs to defend the northern powers, but also needs to mobilize troops to the Pacific theater, and the local troops are almost exhausted.

Even on the domestic battlefield, many child soldiers have appeared. Li Yunlong knew that the Japs had now reached a point where they were exhausted. As long as they persisted for more than a year, the Japs would surrender.

What he has to do now is to develop his own strength, prepare for a large-scale counterattack, and wait until the critical moment to give the little Japanese a fatal blow.

But before that, the two divisions of the Kwantung Army must be eliminated. After all, how can others be allowed to sleep soundly in the bed.

The development of strength has reached its peak now. If we want to develop further, we can only drive out or eliminate the little devils nearby.

So Li Yunlong sent someone to summon Ding Wei and Kong Jie, planning to discuss and launch a general attack to eliminate the Japs from these two divisions.

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In Ping'an County, inside the headquarters of the New Regiment, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang were looking at the map, while eight battalion commanders represented by Zhang Dabiao were sitting around the table, waiting for Li Yunlong to issue orders.

"Li Yunlong, you're a bit too foolish if your old comrade didn't say anything to greet you when he arrived."

Hearing the sound, Li Yunlong knew that it was Ding Wei and Kong Jie who were coming, so he quickly turned around and looked at the door.

"Come in when you're here. Why do you have to let me go out to pick you up if you're one of your own?" Li Yunlong said with a smile.

Leaving the security guard at the door, Ding Wei and Kong Jie walked in alone.

"Lao Li, why did you call me and Lao Kong here this time?" Ding Wei came in and looked at the situation in the room and asked Li Yunlong in front of the group.

The New Second Regiment has developed so fast during this period, and it is inseparable from Li Yunlong's support. However, the rapid development of the unit still has some sequelae, that is, there are too many recruits, weapons and equipment are somewhat stretched, and combat effectiveness has seriously declined. Therefore, for Li Yunlong to send people this time

Calling himself over, Ding Wei had great expectations.

All he wanted was that this time Li Yunlong called him and Kong Jie over to make a big move, and he was very happy to fight against the little devil.

After all, this can not only train the new recruits, but also capture a lot of weapons and equipment if they fight well. Although the two divisions of the Kwantung Army have been encircling the two divisions of the Kwantung Army for reinforcements in the past six months, and a lot of supplies have been seized, the scale of the battle is a bit small after all.

Moreover, there were also casualties and losses on our own side.

Even if there are some gains occasionally, the accumulation is not too much. These small fights alone cannot solve the actual problems within the group.

"Sit down and talk." Li Yunlong took the map off the wall and spread it on the table, and then said to Ding Wei and Kong Jie standing aside.

After several people were done, Zhao Gang took the teapot and poured a cup of tea for everyone, and then Li Yunlong said:

"What Lao Ding said is right. Lao Zhao and I have been studying for several days before, preparing to launch a big operation for the little Japs and cripple the Japs near our three regiments at once."

As he spoke, Li Yunlong pointed to four places on the map where Japanese troops were concentrated.

Hearing Li Yunlong's words, Ding Wei looked at the map carefully without speaking, but Kong Jie was a little surprised and said:

"I'm telling you, Lao Li, think about it carefully. Although the Japs have suffered a lot in the past six months, they still have some strength. If we act rashly, we might fall into the Japs' trap."

It’s not surprising that Kong Jie was worried. After all, although they had won many battles before, especially the new regiment that captured Ping’an County, these battles were all fought with an absolute advantage, either by sneak attack or by surprise.

Occupy the commanding heights to defend, or use more to attack less.

However, in terms of field battles, the overall strength of the Eighth Route Army was still inferior to that of the Japanese. Even though it had more troops than the Japanese, it was not at a decisive advantage.

Take the New Regiment as an example. The individual quality of the soldiers of the New Regiment is the highest among the Eighth Route Army, but it is not as good as the Japs. If you fight with the Japs in the wild, you must at least have the necessary skills to win the battle.

More than twice the number of troops.

Even if their three regiments combined totaled 40,000 people, the Japanese troops on the opposite side were still quite large. Although their overall strength was greater than that of the Japanese soldiers, they did not have an absolute advantage.

Especially in the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment, there are still many soldiers who are not even equipped with rifles. This group of soldiers accounts for one-third of the two regiments.

So Kong Jie was a little worried. After all, it was not easy for the independent group to develop until now. He didn't want to ruin so many years of hard work just because of a battle.

"Old Kong, you can't say that. Although our overall strength is indeed not as good as the Japanese, there is nothing we can do." After hearing Kong Jie's words, Ding Wei said before Li Yunlong could refute.

"Why, Old Ding, what do you have in mind?" Kong Jie looked up at Ding Wei and asked.

When Li Yunlong on the side saw Ding Wei say this, he also looked towards him.

When Ding Wei saw that his servants were looking at him, he didn't care. He just laughed and said unhurriedly:

"I do have some thoughts. Although the Japanese have an advantage in overall strength, we cannot allow others to overwhelm our own prestige, and we do not just rely on data on paper to fight a war. If this is the case, our Eighth Route Army will be wiped out by the enemy.

It will develop this big, don’t you think?”

"I'm telling you, Old Ding, don't be too pretentious. If you have anything to say, just say it directly. I know that I, Kong Jie, don't have the brains you need." Kong Jie asked anxiously when he heard that there was something in Ding Wei's words.

Li Yunlong's eyes lit up when he heard Ding Wei's words. When he discussed with Zhao Gang before, he had already thought of a way to deal with the Japanese, but since Ding Wei wanted to make a move, he would not bother him.

"Although the strength of our three regiments does not have an absolute advantage over the Japs, it is not impossible to win. You see, the Japanese forces around us are divided into four groups, and they are not close to each other." Ding Wei pointed to the map.

He introduced to several people: "If we concentrate our forces to attack this group of Japanese troops near Anhua County, even if the other three groups of Japanese troops want to come to support, it will take at least an hour to arrive."

(End of chapter)