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Chapter 445 Actual combat is the best training!

The officers of the original First Army Command naturally knew about the new weapons equipped with big horns on the Eighth Road.

However, during the eight-way attack, almost all the data had been burned.

Most of the officers in this new batch of headquarters were transferred from the mainland, and they don't know this yet.

"Can this thing destroy reinforced concrete gun towers and bunkers?"

"It can't be the homemade artillery made by the Eighth Route Army?"

Chief of Staff of the First Army Hanaya is skeptical.

Reinforced concrete blockhouses and blockhouses are very strong, and they are definitely not comparable to masonry blockhouses and blockhouses.

And this seemingly crude weapon can destroy reinforced concrete gun towers and bunkers?

"This weapon is powerful."

The person who spoke was Major General Masao Miyazaki, the deputy chief of staff. His eyes were dark and his face was gloomy.

All the officers looked at him, and Masao Miyazaki continued: "On Mount Baozi, the Xinyi regiment's troops used this kind of weapon. With just one encounter, all my tank squadrons were destroyed by this weapon."

At the beginning, Masao Miyazaki used the artillery mirror to observe the battlefield, so he could see it more clearly.

That kind of weapon is so powerful that it explodes into a large piece, comparable to the power of a 105mm howitzer.

Kazuki Yamamoto continued: "During the Battle of Zaoyi a year ago, the 17th Tank Regiment of the Mongolian Army went south for reinforcements. It was ambushed by a new regiment of the Eighth Route Army in the Hulugou on the Tongpu Highway. More than 50 tanks of the entire army Annihilated, according to the post-war investigation, the Xinyi Regiment used exactly this kind of loudspeaker weapon."

Among them, the devil officers who didn't know the inside story couldn't help taking a breath.

A chariot regiment in the Chinese battlefield, which can be said to be able to walk sideways, was beaten to annihilation?

It's so outrageous.

Now the Devil officers finally believed that the power of the loudspeaker weapon used by the Eighth Route Army was indeed terrifying.

Looking at Kazuki Yamamoto, Hanaya said reproachfully:
"The Eighth Route Army has such powerful weapons, why didn't Yamamoto-kun tell you earlier?"

"If I knew this earlier, I wouldn't need to spend money and resources to build fortifications of bunkers and gun towers around the bandit area of ​​​​Xinyi Regiment."

"Now not only the imperial army has lost more than 1000 people, but it may also lead to the failure of the blockade of the new regiment."

As soon as these words came out, Yoshio Iwamatsu also looked at Kazuki Yamamoto with dissatisfaction in his eyes.

Kazuki Yamamoto took out the drawings, not only did he not get praise, but he might become a backer.

But Kazuki Yamamoto's tone didn't fluctuate at all: "Before this, I didn't expect this weapon to be so powerful that it could penetrate reinforced concrete fortifications."

Lieutenant General Shimizu suddenly spoke: "The movement of the 36th Division last night, what if it was a masterpiece of the 105mm howitzer?"

He still couldn't believe that such a simple thing could destroy a solid reinforced concrete fortification, comparable to a 105mm howitzer?
You must know that a 1mm howitzer requires 105 artillerymen and a lot of logistics to play well.

And this thing can be played by two people at most.

Yoshio Iwamatsu said in a deep voice: "Whether it is a 105 howitzer or a loudspeaker weapon, what is needed now is countermeasures, countermeasures."

On the words of countermeasures, he raised his voice and emphasized coldly.

眼下第一军的主力部队有第33师团、第36师团、第37师团、第41师团，第14旅团、第18旅团、第3旅团等。

The 21st and 35th divisions of the North China Front Army and the 4th Cavalry Brigade of the Mongolian Army have left Shanxi.

Momoyo Nagakura Nomura of the 2nd Konoe Division and Hideyoshi Kusuyama, commander of the 37th Konoe Division, were dismissed due to defeat in combat.

The division headquarters of the 2nd Guards Division was withdrawn to Japan, the 2nd Guards Division and the 37th Division, and the remaining forces of the two divisions were combined to form the new 37th Division, headed by Adachi 23 , currently stationed in Yangquan.

Currently, the 41st Division and the 1st Cavalry Brigade of the Mongolian Army are stationed in Taiyuan.

The 33rd Division is still stationed in the area of ​​Zhongtiao Mountain, in case the Central Army crosses the Yellow River north to retake Zhongtiao Mountain.

The 36th Division blocked the Xinyi Regiment in northwest Shanxi.

The 14th Brigade and the 18th Brigade were on guard against the Eighth Route Army in the southeast of Shanxi along the Baijin Line.

The strength of the First Army seems to be a lot, but Yoshio Iwamatsu feels that the strength is greatly insufficient.

Thinking of Li Yunlong, Yoshio Iwamatsu felt a headache.

Just to defend against Li Yunlong's new regiment, an entire division of the First Army had to be deployed.

It's fine if it can be prevented, but the key is that it is impossible to prevent. Yoshio Iwamatsu feels as uncomfortable as swallowing a fly.

"General!"

Kazuki Yamamoto said in a deep voice: "At this point, either the 36th Division will shrink its defenses, or build stronger permanent fortifications!"

Hua Guzheng snorted coldly and said: "Yamamoto-kun said lightly, how many building materials are needed for such a large area?"

"I suggest." Then, Hua Guzheng said with a flash of sternness, "The 41st Division and the 1st Cavalry Brigade immediately launched a raid on the bandit area of ​​the Xinyi Regiment, and cooperated with the 36th Division to completely wipe out the Xinyi Regiment!"

"I don't believe that two elite divisions of the imperial army, plus a cavalry brigade, can't wipe out the more than 1 people in the new regiment."

"Even if it can't be completely wiped out, it can still inflict heavy damage, making it unable to turn over the waves in a short period of time."

Huagu is just a brave and intrepid person.

When planning the September [-]th Incident with Kenji Doihara, Seishiro Itagaki, and Wanji Ishihara, they were judged as more than a failure.

Now Itagaki and others are at the worst level of lieutenant general, and he is just a major general with little real power.

"Mr. Huagu, have you ever thought about it?" Qingshui said politely: "The 41st Division and the 1st Cavalry Brigade have just gone to the northwest of Shanxi, and the main force of the 10 Eighth Route Army in the southeast of Shanxi will immediately go north to attack Taiyuan. The 14th Brigade may not be able to resist the 18 main force of the Eighth Route, and we will have to follow in the footsteps of Lieutenant General Shinozuka Yoshio."

"Furthermore, we don't have enough supplies to mop up the Xinyi regiment's base."

Shimizu Rule added another sentence.

"Then according to General Qingshui, what should we do?"

Hua Guzheng did not refute, but asked in a deep voice.

Because he knew that Qingshui rules were telling the truth, and this was the brilliance of the Eighth Route Army headquarters, which can be said to be a conspiracy.

Regardless of whether the First Army attacks the southeast of Shanxi or the northwest of Shanxi, the Eighth Route Army in the other direction can threaten Taiyuan.

Now only by increasing troops and mobilizing materials can we launch a raid on the base areas of the Eighth Route Army, and it is impossible to increase troops and mobilize materials in a short period of time.

"The 36th Division cannot shrink its defenses. It can only build stronger fortifications according to Yamamoto-kun's method!"

Qingshui ruled: "Because once the 36th Division shrinks its defenses, it will be blocked by the new regiment in the county seat. At that time, no supplies will be able to enter the county seat unless it is air-dropped, but the air-dropped supplies are not enough to maintain the 36th Division. The 36th Division, when the 36th Division becomes extremely weak, the Xinyi Regiment will be able to wipe out the [-]th Division without any effort!"

Following Qing Shui's train of thought, the expressions of all the officers changed.

They all knew that Li Yunlong was like an old wolf baring his teeth. If the 36th Division shrank into the county, the situation would most likely develop in the direction Qingshui said.

If that were the case, things would be very bad.

Yoshio Yanmatsu took a deep breath, and said in a condensed voice: "Build stronger fortifications around the Xinyi group base!"

Not just a third of the fortifications were destroyed overnight.

The Xinyi regiment has only been in Northwest Shanxi for more than a month, and there are thousands of extra people.

The speed at which the Eighth Route Army developed its forces really frightened Yoshio Iwamatsu.

And this commander is Li Yunlong, who is notorious to the Japanese army.

According to intelligence, when the Xinyi Regiment first arrived in Northwest Shanxi, there were only a few thousand people, but now there are more than 1 people, which has doubled in size.

Let it go on, what's the point?

Although it will cost a lot of steel and concrete to build a stronger fortification, it can still be done by concentrating the resources of the entire North China.

"Hi!" All the devil officers nodded in unison.

……

Time soon came to midnight.

The new regiment took advantage of the night to attack the devil's blockade again.

Those who built artillery towers built artillery towers, those who built bunkers built bunkers, and those who filled trenches filled trenches. All the departments of the Xinyi Regiment were extremely busy.

The devils did not dare to shrink their troops and return to the county seat.

Just as Shimizu said, once the troops are reduced, the 36th Division will be blocked by the Xinyi Regiment and trapped in the county.

In fact, in the later period of the Anti-Japanese War, many counties and strongholds were blocked by the Eighth Route Army.

Some devils who are hungry can only exchange weapons and ammunition with the Eighth Route Army for food.

But if you don't shrink your troops, you can only be beaten passively in bunkers and gun towers.

The devils slept during the day and did not sleep at night to guard against sneak attacks by the Eighth Route Army. The devils also placed booby traps around the bunkers and gun towers, adding secret whistles.

But in the face of absolute strength, fancy means are futile.

After a fierce battle in the middle of the night, the Xinyi regiment took down more than 70 devil bunkers and devil artillery towers.

After two consecutive nights of sneak attacks, Li Yunlong ordered to stop. On the one hand, let all the ministries rest and summarize their combat experience, and on the other hand, they had to see the reaction of the devils.

If the devils don't take some measures, then the Xinyi Regiment will take down the remaining bunkers and gun towers, and implement an anti-blockade against the devils.

Another 1000 devils were killed overnight, and the 36th Division lost almost one regiment, and the combat troops had almost only a little more than two regiments.

The new regiment has more than 2 people, and its strength and weapons and equipment have great advantages.

However, Li Yunlong does not want to attack the city for the time being. There are still more than 36 people in the 1th Division, and the price of street fighting is too high.

"In the battle last night, 76 people from our ministry were killed and 167 were injured, including 48 who were seriously injured."

In the regiment headquarters, Wang Dehou reported to Li Yunlong.

This time the devils had made some preparations, taking away fewer bunkers and gun towers, and the casualties of the new regiment increased slightly compared to the first night.

However, for the Xinyi Regiment with more than 2 people, the 400 casualties in the two-night battle were just a little scratched, and the 36th Division had more than 2000 casualties in two nights, which was a bit traumatic.

Li Yunlong nodded: "After two nights of fighting, the combat effectiveness of the recruits in each division will have a qualitative improvement!"

"Yes!" Zhao Gang said, "Actual combat is the best training!"

After a pause, Zhao Gang asked, "Do you want to hand over the weapons and ammunition you earned this time to the headquarters?"

(End of this chapter)