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"Captain."

In a simple house in the city of Beiping.

Although there were many beautiful and grand houses in the city of Peiping, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang still maintained a frugal and simple style and chose a seemingly ordinary house as the regiment headquarters.

The area around the regimental headquarters is filled with the New 1st Regiment's top snipers, and even members of the Sharp Sword Battalion will come to stand duty around the regimental headquarters.

Anyone passing by the regiment headquarters will be targeted by several top snipers at the same time.

Of course, those who passed by basically didn’t know that they had actually walked around the entrance of the Yama Palace.

The Campaign in North China came to an end. The Japanese only launched a new offensive in Central China, but did not take any further action against the Eighth Route Army in North China. The settlement of the two transactions was almost completed, and the rest and expansion of the troops were basically on track. Li Yunlong had a rare moment of rest.

At this time, Li Yunlong was lying on a chair, holding the intelligence information of "The Battle of Stalingrad" in his hand, reading it with relish.

This intelligence material was sent by Boss Chen via Yan Shuangying, and it is very detailed.

The Battle of Stalingrad ended last month.

Li Yunlong asked casually.

This time, several strategic bombers were attacked by large-caliber anti-aircraft guns.

"Ha ha…"

On the one hand, it was to intimidate and threaten the devils.

The Japanese army was short of resources and often suffered from insufficient logistical supplies during combat.

Li Yunlong curled his lips.

On the other hand, it was to test the Japanese anti-aircraft firepower in Tokyo.

Let’s have a weapons simulation. Li Yunlong plays the German commander and Zhao Gang plays the Soviet commander to see if he can capture Stalingrad.

Suddenly, Wang Dehou walked in quickly with a telegram in his hand:

However, the Japanese were ultimately afraid to act rashly and did not dare to wield their butcher knives.

But this time, under the threat of force from the Eighth Route Army, the devils dared not carry out the Three Alls Policy again.

The reason is simple, because the Japanese have invested too many troops in the National Army in the southwest and cannot break into the mountain city in a short time.

Of course, after the intimidation and deterrence from the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, Principal Chang also sent a telegram of intimidation and deterrence.

"How many troops does our new regiment have now?"

The battle of Changsha is over, and the Japanese will definitely not continue to attack.

If Principal Chang's deterrence had been effective, the 300,000 soldiers and civilians in Jinling would not have been massacred by the Japanese.

"Phenomena such as burning, killing, looting, and raping women rarely occur."

Under the orders and permission of the Japanese military high command, the Japanese army engaged in open looting during combat.

West and south of Stalingrad are the main grain, coal and oil producing areas of the Soviet Union.

"Captain, the headquarters sent a telegram from Changsha."

Wang Dehou replied: "At present, our regiment has a total of 6 heavy armored combined battalions, 2 heavy armored tank battalions, 5 flying squadrons plus an independent fighter squadron, 14 independent heavy artillery battalions, 5 logistics support battalions, 2 guard battalions, 3 engineering battalions, 3 air defense battalions, 8 cavalry battalions... In addition, there are 15 newly formed heavy armored combined battalions in training."

Wang Dehou continued, "In addition, the independent battalion has also grown to more than 3 people. Now the main force of our new regiment has exceeded 30 people."

Li Yunlong's eyes lit up and he put down the intelligence information in his hand.

After Zhao Gang came back, he planned to show it to Zhao Gang, Xing Zhiguo and others, and then discuss it.

Fortunately, the strategic bomber did not descend to drop bombs.

In addition to blatant plundering, the inhumane Three Alls Policy was also implemented. These were just routine operations for the Japanese army.

As expected, the anti-aircraft firepower deployed by the Japanese in Tokyo has been greatly enhanced, especially near the Japanese locust palace, where a lot of anti-aircraft firepower has been enhanced, including many 150mm large-caliber anti-aircraft guns.

By then, the logistical supplies will be cut off, and the hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops will be in a situation of being surrounded.

Li Yunlong received a telegram from the headquarters, saying that YA had also sent 30 strategic bombers to fly over the Japanese mainland.

This requires great courage. Even Li Yunlong did not expect to send strategic bombers to the Japanese homeland to deter the Japanese.

If German troops occupied this area, the Soviet Union would lose important resources needed for the war.

However, with the Japanese attacking like this, it was impossible for the National Army and the Japanese to jointly attack the Eighth Route Army.

So although several strategic bombers were slightly damaged, fortunately there were no casualties.

But now, the German army has suffered its most serious defeat in a strategic scope, and the strategic landscape on the Eastern Front in Europe may change.

But it was of no use, the Japanese didn't care about Principal Chang at all.

As a soldier, Li Yunlong was of course very interested in this war.

"Our intimidation and threats to the Japanese achieved very good results. After the Japanese officers and soldiers captured Changsha, they were strictly controlled by the headquarters and did not dare to massacre the city."

Once the Eighth Route Army is ready, the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Japanese Expeditionary Force and the 11th Army will be attacked from both sides by the Eighth Route Army and the National Army.

Judging from the casualties on both sides alone, this battle was the bloodiest battle in modern history. The casualties on both sides are estimated to be over 200 million, making it a veritable meat grinder.

"good."

Because once the Japanese were angered, they would most likely carry out a massacre in retaliation in Changsha.

At the beginning, the new recruits for the new regiment were mainly provided by the Hebei-Central Military Region and the Hebei-Southern Military Region.

However, since Li Yunlong gave some heavy equipment to the Ji-Central Military Region and the Ji-Nan Military Region, the number of troops provided by these two military regions exceeded 10 by 2.

Since these were all excellent soldiers, Li Yunlong naturally accepted them all.

These troops have undergone initial training and will then be expanded along with other troops.

The Eighth Route Army has a tradition of having veterans guide new recruits, and provides full assistance to new recruits in their studies and training.

On the battlefield, veterans would rather sacrifice themselves to protect new recruits.

In this atmosphere, even if the veterans are diluted, the overall combat effectiveness of the new regiment will not be affected much.

In addition, all the officers who were responsible for trading with the brother units of the New 1st Regiment were in place.

Zhang Dabiao was fully responsible for this transaction and he did his job well.

On the other hand, in Henan Province, due to the sincere invitation (seduction) of the Independent Battalion and the 129th Division, the National Army's 3rd Army lost more than half of its troops and withdrew from Zhengzhou in disgrace.

There was nothing the Nationalist army could do. If they did not withdraw, most of the 3rd Army would probably be divided up by the Independent Battalion and the 129th Division, and their entire organization would collapse.

Even though the army was strictly disciplined, the Kuomintang soldiers still followed the Eighth Route Army in response to the sincere invitation.

Since we can’t win by fighting, the only option left is to escape.

Li Yunlong nodded, an uncontrollable smile appearing on his face.

Today, most of the infantry, tank and heavy artillery units of the New 1st Regiment have been reorganized into heavy armored combined battalions.

Each heavy combined battalion has a strength of about 1 troops and is commanded by a deputy regiment commander and a political commissar.

In this way, the pressure on Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang during combat was greatly reduced.

In addition, the new regiment has now unified the caliber of its artillery, and all of its organized heavy artillery battalions are equipped with 122mm howitzers and 152mm howitzers.

The 75mm Italian guns, 105mm howitzers and 150mm howitzers are a thing of the past.

Wang Dehou continued, "In addition, a total of 2 trucks and armored vehicles for the North China Campaign have been received. After half of them were handed over to the headquarters, our New First Regiment still has 4 vehicles left. After giving 1 armored vehicles and 2 cars to the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment respectively, our New First Regiment still has 1000 cars and armored vehicles left. Together with the cars and armored vehicles previously equipped, our New First Regiment has basically achieved motorization."

After a short pause, Wang Dehou asked, "Captain, I went to Taiyuan for a meeting some time ago. Guess what the staff at the headquarters called our New First Regiment?"

Li Yunlong showed a hint of curiosity on his face and asked, "What?"

Wang Dehou said: "The staff officers at the headquarters, call our New 129st Regiment the Li-Zhao Army, and call the th Division the Liu-Deng Army."

"Haha..." Li Yunlong laughed immediately, "Li Zhao Da Jun is a good name, I like it very much."

After this expansion, the main force of the 129th Division is probably about 4 to 50 people. After all, it is a veteran main force division, and it acts together with the headquarters, so its foundation is indeed solid.

There is nothing wrong with Liu and Deng's army.

Although the New 129st Regiment is not as strong as the 129th Division, it has stronger firepower.

Therefore, there is nothing wrong with calling the New 1st Regiment the Li Zhao Army.

Wang Dehou added: "Also, during this period, there have been a lot of Nationalist soldiers returning home to visit their families, and then joining our Eighth Route Army."

"Oh?"

Li Yunlong's eyes lit up at first, then he looked puzzled, but in the next moment, a look of realization appeared on his face.

Li Yunlong immediately asked: "Is it because of the land reform?" "Yes!"

Wang Dehou nodded, his tone excited:

"In the past, land was monopolized by a few people, and most people did not have land. After those people were allocated land, they wrote letters to the Kuomintang soldiers. When the Kuomintang soldiers returned to their hometowns to visit their relatives, they simply did not go back and joined our Eighth Route Army on the spot."

Li Yunlong instructed: "These are all veterans. They can be accepted, but they must be strictly examined to prevent the infiltration of the Japanese and the Kuomintang spies."

Li Yunlong knew too well the nature of the Kuomintang army.

Although with the assistance of Boss Chen, the development of the Eighth Route Army was not smooth.

Especially when the Eighth Route Army was developing arsenals and civilian factories, in addition to the Japanese spies and agents who were sabotaging them, there were also Kuomintang spies who were secretly sabotaging them.

However, faced with sabotage by enemy spies, the Eighth Route Army launched counter-espionage activities in the base area and reaped rich rewards.

The Eighth Route Army suffered very little losses.

Wang Dehou: "Yes."

Just then, Xing Zhiguo walked in quickly.

"Old Xing, how is the reorganization and training of the troops going?"

Li Yunlong looked at Xing Zhiguo and asked.

Although Xing Zhiguo is still the deputy regiment commander today, his treatment has reached the brigade level.

His position in the new regiment is much higher than those deputy commanders who command the heavy armored combined battalions.

"The adaptation is basically complete, now it's training!"

Xing Zhiguo smiled slightly and said:

"With three months of tactical and live-fire training at most, we can send our troops to the battlefield to fight the Japanese!"

Li Yunlong nodded, looking very satisfied.

The troops grew stronger and stronger as they fought.

Li Yunlong instructed: "In addition to tactical and live-fire training, ideological and political work must also keep pace."

"Yes!" Xing Zhiguo said, "Captain."

After a pause, Li Yunlong tapped his fingers on the table and said, "I think the tactical and live-fire training is still too slow."

In terms of tactics, the main focus is on training in the three-three system, coordinated operations between different arms, and training of large troops in coordination with small-scale battles and large-scale operations.

As for live-fire training, the ammunition for training was mainly reimbursed by Boss Chen.

"Actual combat is the best training!"

Li Yunlong glanced at Xing Zhiguo and Wang Dehou and said.

During the last battle in North China, the troops encountered some problems.

These problems mainly occur among new recruits.

For many new recruits, it was their first time to fight in a large-scale battle. They were frightened to the point of urinating their pants, or vomited on the spot after seeing the tragic scenes on the battlefield.

Of course, this is a problem that every recruit has to face.

Although the problem is not big, Li Yunlong also hopes that every soldier of the New 1st Regiment who goes to the battlefield will be a brave fighter.

"I also know that actual combat is the best training. Only soldiers who have been on the battlefield and killed the enemy can be considered true warriors."

Xing Zhiguo said:
"But the problem now is that the Japanese are in a defensive posture, and the timing is not yet ripe for us to launch a large-scale attack. Even if we want to fight, we have no chance."

Li Yunlong walked quickly to the wall and stared at the map on the wall, his eyes moving quickly back and forth on the map.

Then, Li Yunlong pointed to two locations on the map on the wall and said, "Chengde and Shanhaiguan!"

Wang Dehou's expression changed, and he asked, "Captain, do you mean to capture Chengde and Shanhaiguan?"

"In this way," Xing Zhiguo also said, "the troops will have experience in actual combat training."

"It's only a matter of time before we capture Chengde and Shanhaiguan." Li Yunlong raised his lips with a wise expression on his face. "But before we capture Chengde and Shanhaiguan, let's first move the newly formed heavy armored combined battalion, the newly formed tank unit, and the artillery unit to the front lines of Chengde and Shanhaiguan to fight in rotation, so that the newly formed troops can quickly accumulate practical experience."

"Round battles? Fighting instead of training?"

Xing Zhiguo and Wang Dehou's eyes suddenly lit up.

There was a hint of admiration in the eyes of both of them when they looked at Li Yunlong.

Xing Zhiguo, who is in charge of troop training, said: "This will not only allow new recruits and newly formed troops to get a lot of live-fire shooting, but also help them get familiar with and adapt to the battlefield as quickly as possible, and accumulate actual combat experience."

The new regiment will not sacrifice too many new recruits in the rotation battles because of its absolute firepower advantage and the Eighth Route Army's tradition of using old soldiers to train new soldiers.

However, it can allow new recruits to quickly accumulate practical experience and get rid of their fear of the Japanese and the battlefield.

Li Yunlong immediately gave the order: "Then execute it. After the new troops complete basic tactics and live-fire training, the troops will be divided into battalions and heavy-armored combined battalions and sent to Chengde and Shanhaiguan for rotation. The main task is to accumulate actual combat experience. You, Old Xing, will coordinate and arrange the details."

Xing Zhiguo: “Yes!”

……

at the same time.

The Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment were also busy expanding and training their troops.

The New Second Regiment was stationed in Zhangjiakou and the Independent Regiment was stationed in Tianjin.

After the Eighth Route Army recovered North China and Xuzhou, and acquired large tracts of land in the Central Plains, it no longer lacked soldiers, but what it lacked was high-quality soldiers.

However, the soldiers of the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment were all militiamen from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, and they were also high-quality soldiers.

After the end of the North China Campaign, the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment also made a fortune.

Ding Wei and Kong Jie each expanded the army by 20,000 to 30,000 people.

Moreover, the weapons of the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment will soon be replaced from American equipment to Type 56 domestically produced equipment produced by the Eighth Route Army's Northwest Shanxi Arsenal and Taiyuan Arsenal.

Ding Wei and Kong Jie are now both treated as deputy division commanders.

This made Cheng Shifa, who was still the team leader, regretful.

Why did I compete with Li Yunlong for the main attack mission?
In almost every battle in the past, Cheng Shifa would jump out to compete with Li Yunlong for the main attack, and Cheng Shifa even snatched the position of the main commander of the 772nd Regiment originally belonging to Li Yunlong.

Although these things won't cause any grudges between the two of them, it won't be very pleasant either.

Li Yunlong was originally considered half-master of Cheng Shifa, but as time went by, the relationship between the two gradually became distant.

On the contrary, Li Yunlong's relationship with Ding Wei and Kong Jie is getting better and better.

Today, Ding Wei and Kong Jie have been following Li Yunlong. Not only have they made a fortune, they each have 50,000 to 60,000 main forces under their command, as well as various heavy artillery, tanks and armored vehicles.

It can be said that the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment were equipped with all the equipment except aircraft.

It's true that people have to die when compared with others, and goods have to be thrown away when comparing goods.

Of course, the current 772nd Regiment is also equipped with domestically produced Type equipment and is still one of the main regiments of the Eighth Route Army.

But compared with the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment, the gap is like a chasm, and it is even more incomparable with the New First Regiment.

……

Rabaul Airport.

After listening to the report from flight captain Zenjiro Miyano, General Yamamoto Shichihachi smiled and looked happy.

A few hours ago, more than 200 Japanese planes from Rabaul Airport headed straight for Guadalcanal and bombed the US troops stationed there.

The record is outstanding.

The Japanese lost 21 aircraft, but shot down 10 American aircraft and destroyed 26 American warships.

But the reality was that the Japanese fought with American planes that took off from Henderson Airport for three hours, but the results were not good, and they even lost 21 planes.

However, in order not to disappoint or worry General Yamamoto, Miyano Zenjiro "white-heartedly deceived" Yamamoto Nanahachi.

"Yoshi."

General Yamamoto Shichihachi showed a satisfied look on his face and patted Miyano Zenjiro on the shoulder:

"Miyano-kun, your flight unit will now bomb the U.S. troops in New Guinea. You will still be in charge of the next bombing plan. I hope you can lead the Imperial Japanese Navy's aviation force to inflict heavy damage to the U.S. troops in one fell swoop."

"Hi."

Miyano Zenjiro suddenly lowered his head:
"General, the aviation unit must continue to work hard and achieve greater results."

When he bowed his head, from an angle that Yamamoto Nanahachi could not see, Miyano Zenjiro had a bitter expression on his face. (End of this chapter)