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Chapter 1030 The stubborn 4th Division!

Just when the Japanese 11th Army was preparing to attack.

The main force of the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment have completely taken control of Peiping.

After fighting two battles in Zhangjiakou and Huailai County and traveling for many days, the two troops were also a little tired.

Li Yunlong ordered the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment to rest and regroup in Peiping, preparing to face the Kwantung Army.

Once the Eighth Route Army recaptured Peiping, it would be impossible for it to fall again.

At the same time, he ordered the artillery troops and logistics troops to prepare for bombarding the Japanese positions in Baoding.

"Reporting to the head of the regiment, we just received a call from the headquarters and the general reserve team has been dispatched."

In the headquarters of the new regiment, Wang Dehou reported to Li Yunlong, who had just gotten up.

Li Yunlong was on duty during the war in the middle of the night last night. He didn't go to bed until almost dawn and didn't wake up until noon.

Although he only slept for a few hours, Li Yunlong was full of energy and motivation, and his mind was extremely clear.

Not long after the Eighth Route Army headquarters was powered on and issued, a secret message from the headquarters to the new regiment followed.

"Where are the Kwantung Army's devils?" Li Yunlong asked.

Wang Dehou then said: "According to the intelligence, the Japanese soldiers from the Kwantung Army have passed Shanhaiguan and Qinhuangdao and are marching towards Tangshan."

"The Kwantung Army is a bit slow!"

Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes.

Didn’t it mean that the Kwantung Army was an elite force of the Japanese? This is the result?

Wang Dehou smiled slightly, the regiment leader had indeed been waiting for the Kwantung Army for a long time.

but.

The Air Force of the Eighth Route Army blew up all the main railway and highway bridges entering the Pass. The Japanese Kwantung Army could not enter the Pass by train and could only enter the Pass on foot to reinforce the North China Front Army.

Wang Dehou said: "The quality of the individual soldiers of the Kwantung Army is indeed strong enough, but with the march of dozens of kilometers every day for half a month, the Japanese soldiers are not machines. It is estimated that they will not have much combat effectiveness left when they arrive in North China."

Li Yunlong nodded: "Once the main force of the Kwantung Army that entered the pass is eliminated, it will be much easier to counterattack the Northeast."

"By the way, Captain, a telegram was sent from the headquarters in the morning. Four flying groups directly under the headquarters and four new flying groups have been established in Taiyuan."

After a pause, Wang Dehou reported again:

"The head of the headquarters asked you, when will our plane arrive?"

Li Yunlong's eyes lit up slightly. The head of the headquarters was really resolute and did what he said.

In order to welcome the return of this group of pilots, the new regiment and the headquarters have already started making preparations.

Build additional airports in Taiyuan, northwestern Shanxi and southeastern Shanxi, prepare aviation fuel and aerial bombs, build additional airport oil depots and ammunition depots, reserve fuel and ammunition, and build additional pilot dormitories and canteens.

and stationing trained ground staff at the airport.

Now pilots have been stationed at various newly built airports, waiting for Li Yunlong's plane.

Li Yunlong said: "Call back to the headquarters. Boss Chen will start delivering goods tomorrow for three consecutive days. This time there are a total of 300 aircraft, including 100 fighter jets, 100 medium bombers, 50 heavy long-range bombers, and There are 30 heavy strategic transport aircraft and 20 reconnaissance aircraft."

Although there are somewhat few reconnaissance aircraft, under normal circumstances, fighter jets can also be used as reconnaissance aircraft.

Because every fighter of the Eighth Route Army is equipped with a radio.

Among the 100 fighter jets, 20 are Saber fighter jets and the other 80 are Hellcat fighter jets.

Because the Saber fighter is too expensive, each Saber fighter needs to consume 5 ordinary aircraft credits, and each heavy strategic bomber or heavy strategic transport aircraft only consumes 2 ordinary aircraft credits.

This time, although Li Yunlong only exchanged 300 aircraft, he consumed 200 aircraft quotas and a large amount of Japanese infantry quotas.

Of course, Li Yunlong was not the only one to pay. The head of the headquarters also shed blood.

"Yes!"

Wang Dehou grinned.

He quickly drafted a telegram, and after Li Yunlong signed it, he asked the Communications Department to send it to the headquarters.

After receiving the telegram, the head of the headquarters must have been delighted.

This is a great double happiness.

Yesterday, the North Attack Group of the Eighth Route Army just recaptured Peiping, and then the Eighth Route Army received another 300 aircraft, which made them even happier.

Had a sumptuous lunch.

Chief of Staff Wang Dehou reported to Li Yunlong: "Regiment Commander, all artillery positions have been prepared. We have prepared 36 artillery shells for this bombardment."

36 rounds of artillery shells may seem like a lot, but when allocated to each gun, there are only 250 to 300 rounds for each gun.

In the Battle to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in another time and space, the US military poured nearly 200 million rounds of artillery shells in Shangganling, consuming 5 tons of ammunition.

But the battle has just begun.

In this battle, the Eighth Route Army will be more arrogant than the US military in another time and space.

"Hehe!" Li Yunlong was happy, "36 rounds of artillery shells are enough for the Japanese and puppet troops on the opposite side to drink a pot."

In the original drama, Li Yunlong used 3600 grenades to break through the Yamazaki Brigade's defense line.

But this time, Li Yunlong prepared 36 artillery shells to deal with the main force of the North China Front. Many of them were heavy artillery shells. A heavy artillery shell weighed dozens of kilograms and was full of power.

Zhao Gang smiled slightly: "In addition to 36 rounds of artillery shells, there are also 2 tons of aerial bombs prepared by two flight groups."

Li Yunlong looked at the watch on his hand: "Wang Dehou!"

Wang Dehou: "Yes!"

Li Yunlong's tone was decisive: "Give me the order to start shelling the enemy positions in 10 minutes!"

Wang Dehou: "Yes!"

……

10 minute later.

On the battlefield of the Japanese and puppet troops.

Just when the Japanese and puppet troops were wondering whether the Eighth Route Army was not planning to attack.

A large, sharp roar of artillery shells sounded in the sky. Immediately afterwards, there was an overwhelming explosion.

In addition to artillery firepower, there were also fighter jets and bombers, which dropped a large number of aerial bombs on Japanese and puppet positions.

After an hour of indiscriminate bombardment, the infantry and tanks launched a feint attack to ensure that there were no Japanese or puppet troops on the position.

If there were no Japanese or puppet troops on the battlefield, the shells would have been wasted.

Although Li Yunlong has a lot of bombs, he has the full support of his financial backer, Boss Chen.

There is almost no need to worry about logistical supplies, but after all, Li Yunlong is a person who is afraid of poverty and is strictly prohibited from wasting ammunition.

The infantry and tanks feigned an attack once, and then retreated after confirming that the Japanese and puppet troops were both in position.

An hour later, a new round of aerial bombardment and artillery bombardment began. The Japanese and puppet army positions seemed to have been flattened, torn into pieces, and submerged in the fire.

Under the continuous and indiscriminate bombardment of high-density heavy artillery and aerial bombs, each anti-gun cave and troop hiding cave were hit by heavy artillery and aerial bombs.

The Japanese and puppet soldiers inside were blown to pieces.

After half a day of shelling, the Japanese and puppet troops suffered heavy losses.

Okamura Neiji was also preparing to organize a death squad at night to launch a desperate attack on the Eighth Route Army's artillery positions.

……

After dark.

The Japanese 11th Army in the Xuzhou area took the lead in launching the attack.

The cold wind of winter was blowing in the wilderness.

Tonight is the night of the full moon, and it is also the night of murder.

Under the cover of mortars and grenades, the Japanese army launched an attack on the forward positions of the Eighth Route Army.

Just like last night, the Eighth Route Army's firepower was very sparse, and even not as strong as last night.

The Japs of the 4th Division quickly captured the Eighth Route Army's forward positions.

The Eighth Route Army and the Japanese fought brutal hand-to-hand combat with red bayonets on the battlefield.

This time, the Japs of the 4th Division showed great strength, bursting out with a bit more fighting power than usual.

The Eighth Route Army on the forward position seemed not to have expected that the enemy's combat effectiveness was so strong tonight. It was completely different from the enemy last night. After a hand-to-hand battle, they retreated.

Not only the 4th Division, but also the Japanese 6th Division and the 13th Division, which were the main attackers, easily occupied the forward positions of the Eighth Route Army.

The Japs naturally did not miss this opportunity and prepared to pursue the victory.

鬼子的10个炮兵联队的96门150毫米重炮、200多门75毫米山炮和75毫米野战炮，开始向八路军的纵深阵地炮击。

In an instant, a sharp whistling sound tore through the air, and hundreds of shells from the first round fell on the Eighth Route Army's position from different directions.

The metal projectiles with the breath of death made a terrifying scream, forming dense orange-red trajectories in the night sky.

The Eighth Route Army's deep positions immediately fell into a sea of ​​smoke and fire.

In order to achieve the suddenness of shooting, the Japanese artillery groups did not conduct pre-fire. Instead, they had decided to shoot Zhuyuan and prepared a large number of artillery shells a few days ago, just to wait for this moment.

The Japanese shelling continued.

A large number of soldiers from the Japanese 4th Division have swarmed into the forward positions that the Eighth Route Army has lost.

These soldiers of the Japanese 4th Division carried backpacks and rifles with bayonets in their hands. They looked arrogantly at the shelling of the Eighth Route Army's deep positions by their own artillery fire.

As soon as the sound of artillery stopped, they immediately rushed to the Eighth Route Army position and harvested the heads of Chinese soldiers.

Colonel Taro Nitta, captain of the 8th Infantry Regiment, grabbed the phone and reported loudly to the division commander Sekihara Rokuhui: "Your Excellency, division commander, I am now on the Eighth Route Army's position. We have seized some Eighth Route Army weapons, including 75mm American mountain cannons, 82mm mortars, large-horn anti-tank rocket launchers, and some new semi-automatic rifles and submachine guns from the Eighth Route Army!"

At the 4th Division headquarters.

Division leader Sekihara Roku looked slightly happy.

As the lieutenant general's division commander, he would naturally not attack with the troops.

"Yoshi!" Sekihara Roku asked, "How much ammunition were seized?"

"Report to the division commander." Colonel Taro Nitta replied on the phone: "Almost no ammunition!"

Hearing this, Guan Yuanliu was completely relieved. It seemed that the Eighth Route Army was really out of ammunition and food.

Sekihara Roku immediately ordered: "As soon as the sound of artillery stops, all attacking troops will immediately launch a full-scale attack and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop!"

"Hi."

Colonel Taro Nitta suddenly lowered his head.

……

at the same time.

Sengge Temple.

Eighth Route Army Division Headquarters.

"Master."

A chief of staff reported:

"The Japanese army has captured our forward position, and the Japanese artillery has begun to shell our deep positions."

"As expected."

The teacher smiled slightly.

In the deep positions of the Eighth Route Army, there were not many Eighth Route Army soldiers at all, and the enemy's shells exploded all alone.

In order to lure the enemy deeper, the Eighth Route Army had endured the Japanese and puppet troops for several days.

The political commissar also smiled and said: "It seems that the Japanese are quite anxious. They arrived two days earlier than we expected."

"Can the devil not be impatient?"

The chief of staff said: "Beiping has been recaptured by our Eighth Route Army. Okamura Neji and more than 11 Japanese troops are struggling to support themselves in Baoding. If Yokoyama Isamu and his th Army cannot rush to North China, Okamura Neiji and the North China Front Army will probably I want them all to be broken into pieces."

"It would be better if the Japanese attack earlier." The division commander nodded and said, "Deal with the Japanese early to avoid long nights and nightmares."

(End of this chapter)