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Chapter 455 When the Battle Begins!

Although the 36th Division built thickened reinforced concrete bunkers and gun towers.

But Jing Guanren is very clear that there is no fortress that cannot be broken in this world.

The Eighth Route Army has been fighting the Japanese blockade for a long time, and it has unique combat experience in bunkers and gun towers.

As the trump card unit of the Eighth Route Army, the Xinyi Regiment is equipped with mountain artillery and howitzers, and its ability to attack tough problems is even stronger.

If the new regiment spared the lives of shells and soldiers, it would be able to break through such a gun tower.

Shi Chuanzhishui's tone was quite confident: "There are more than 1 people in the Xinyi Regiment. Even if all the shells and soldiers are exhausted, they will not be able to unplug all the bunkers and gun towers."

Jing Guanren let out a long sigh of relief, the stone in his heart finally fell.

Li Yunlong and Xinyituan put a lot of pressure on him.

In just over a month in Northwest Shanxi, the 36th Division lost more than 3000 soldiers.

The 36th Division fought against the Central Army in southern Shanxi for two years without losing so many soldiers.

In Jing Guanren's view, in the case of frontal combat, the combat effectiveness of the 36th Division is not inferior to that of the Xinyi Regiment.

However, the new regiment did not fight the 36th Division head-on at all, and Commander Yoshio Iwamatsu strictly ordered the 36th Division to take the initiative to attack, so it was so passive.

Coupled with the fact that the new regiment was well equipped, more than 2100 people were lost if they were not careful.

If there is another wave, he might be the head of the division.

Fortunately, Commander Yoshio Iwamatsu persuaded Commander Neiji Okamura to allocate a large amount of steel and cement to build stronger bunkers and gun towers.

Jing Guanren asked: "Ishikawa-kun, when the fort was being built recently, did the Shinichi regiment send small troops to harass it?"

"Report to the head of the division, Xinyi regiment did not send small troops to harass!"

Shi Chuan Zhishui guessed: "I guess, Li Yunlong is thinking, after the imperial army repairs the artillery towers and bunkers, then dispatch troops to destroy the imperial army's artillery towers and bunkers."

"Hmph!" Jing Guanren snorted coldly, and said, "It's the best. After these bunkers and gun towers are repaired, Li Yunlong and his new regiment can have a taste of the power of the imperial army!"

If the new regiment still uses the previous two tactics, it will definitely suffer.

Dozens of hundreds of companies attacked hundreds of bunkers and gun towers at the same time, but they were unable to take down for a long time.

But it is obviously unrealistic to rely on these bunkers and gun towers to create a new group.

Because Li Yunlong is not a fool, after the Eighth Route soldiers attacked some blockhouses and blockhouses, they realized that these blockhouses and blockhouses were difficult bones, and they would definitely give up the attack at that time.

However, Jing Guanren didn't want to rely on these bunkers and gun towers to create a new group.

Now the task of the 36th Division is how to hold out until the start of the big sweep under the attack of the Xinyi Regiment, and save more troops to cooperate with other divisions in the sweep.

"It's a pity!" Ishikawa Zhishui said, "The new regiment is too tight against the base area. After our intelligence personnel enter the base area, it is like a stone sinking into the ocean. It is difficult to send out information. So how many troops does the new regiment have? When will they start to act? We all know nothing..."

"Ishikawa-kun, you reminded me."

Jing Guanren said in a deep voice: "The last time my fishing plan failed, it is likely that the information was leaked."

"Your Excellency, Head of the Division." Ishikawa Zhishui said, "Do you suspect... that there are intelligence personnel from the Eight Routes hiding in the county, and that Li Yunlong knew about the deployment of the Imperial Army's troops in advance?"

"That's right!" Jing Guanren nodded, "The Xinyi Regiment just occupied Heyuan, Ping'an, and Anhua counties not long ago. When they retreated, they must have left intelligence personnel behind, and they probably have a radio station."

The main roads and highways from the county seat to the Xinyituan base have been blocked.

Regarding the mobilization of the Japanese army, if the intelligence personnel of the Xinyi Regiment did not have a radio station, the intelligence would definitely not be sent out.

Jing Guanren said: "Also, last time when we attacked Dagu Town on the day we first arrived in Northwest Shanxi, the Xinyi Regiment seemed to know in advance that the 222nd Regiment and the 36th Regiment of the Mountain Artillery Corps were going to attack Dagu Town. Is it not suspicious that you are ready for defense?"

"Division commander, it's really suspicious!" Ishikawa Zhishui said, "It seems that Li Yunlong has indeed planted intelligence personnel in the county."

"Mr. Shi Chuan!" Jing Guanren's eyes were fixed: "After returning to the county seat, immediately apply to the intelligence department of the headquarters to deploy a radio station reconnaissance vehicle to monitor the Eighth Route Army radio signal. We must dig out the underground party lurking in the county seat."

"Hi!" Ishikawa Jisui paused.

……

"According to information."

"The 36nd Regiment of the Devil's 222th Division is stationed in Anhua County, the 223rd Regiment is stationed in Ping'an County, and the 224th Regiment and the Mountain Artillery Regiment are stationed in Heyuan County."

In Zhaojiayu, Xinyi Regiment Headquarters, Wang Dehou pointed to the map and said.

Li Yunlong, head of the regiment, Zhao Gang, political commissar, and Xing Zhiguo, deputy head of the regiment, were also there to discuss the battle plan.

Wang Dehou continued to introduce the current situation of the enemy: "In addition, judging from the number of enemies wiped out, the 222nd regiment suffered the most serious losses. First, we lost a brigade in Dagu Town, and we killed hundreds of people in the two night raids. , the 222nd Regiment is estimated to have only half of its troops left."

"The 223rd Wing and the 224th Wing each lost about 700 people."

"The current strength of the combat troops of the 36th Division is about 7000."

Li Yunlong nodded, and said: "You just counted the combat troops, and they are all infantry. What about the rear devil's support troops, artillery troops, and puppet troops?"

Wang Dehou said: "The 36th Division is a three-unit B-level division. The combat troops of the three regiments are about 1. People, plus the logistics and artillery, the 5th Division still has 36 people, plus the Seventh Mixed Brigade of the Puppet Army, the total strength is 1 people.”

A total of 1 troops?
Hearing this data, Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo showed seriousness on their faces.

If it is a field battle, the new regiment has the upper hand in terms of strength and firepower.

But this time the devils and puppet troops shrank in the county seat, fighting fortified battles and street fighting, and most of the new regiment's troops were recruits who had just joined the army for more than a month, and had never fought a major battle.

There is a saying in the art of war, encircle it ten times, attack it five times, and fight it twice.

Although Xinyituan has an advantage, it is not big.

If the new regiment loses too much and becomes weak because of eating the 36th division.

Then once the devils attack the base area, there will be big problems.

Li Yunlong nodded and said: "So, the question we have to consider now is how to eat up the 36th Division with the least casualties."

Wang Dehou analyzed: "The enemy's strength seems to be large, but the combat force is only 7000 people. Next time in the battle against the gun towers and bunkers, if you are conservative and can kill 2 devils, then the devil's combat force will only be 5000. There are 8000 people, and there are also [-] people from the logistics force and the puppet army.”

"The 1 people seem to have a lot of troops, but they are actually distributed in the three counties of Heyuan, Ping'an and Anhua, and most of the troops are puppet troops and logistics personnel, and their combat effectiveness is not strong."

"I think that if we adopt the tactics of dividing and encircling and breaking down one by one, we have a chance to eat the 36th Division."

Li Yunlong nodded slightly.

During this period of time, Li Yunlong thought of three battle plans.

The first battle plan was the tactic of dividing and encircling, breaking down one by one, that is, encircling the three counties after removing all the devil bunkers and artillery towers outside the county.

Then concentrate the superior forces, and gnaw down from county to county.

The advantage of this tactic is that it can take advantage of the strength and firepower of the new regiment.

The disadvantage is that if you concentrate your forces and firepower to attack one of the counties, the devils and puppet troops in the other two counties will easily break through and escape.

Moreover, the combat time span is relatively large, and it is likely to last until the arrival of devil reinforcements.

The second battle plan is that the new regiment will engage in friction with the 358th regiment of the Jinsui Army, and then develop into a war between the two sides.

Give the devil a chance to catch the cicada and the oriole, attract the devil to be fooled, and gather the main force of the devil in the wild.

But devils may not be fooled, and Li Yunlong doesn't want to cooperate with Chu Yunfei, this kid always misses his American equipment.

Li Yunlong has other helpers. Isn't Ding Wei's new second regiment and Kong Jie's independent regiment stronger than Chu Yunfei's 358th regiment?

The third battle plan is to encircle and fight for aid.

Li Yunlong told Wang Dehou the shortcomings of dividing up the encirclement and defeating them one by one, and proposed a plan to encircle and attack aid.

The core of the plan is that the Xinyi Regiment concentrates its superior forces and firepower to storm Heyuan County.

Heyuan County is where the headquarters of the 36th Division is located. Once Heyuan County is severely attacked, the devils in Ping'an County and Anhua County will definitely try their best to reinforce it.

This gave the Eighth Route Army an opportunity to gather and annihilate the main force of the devils in the other two county towns in the wild.

Once the main force of the devils is wiped out in the wild, there will not be many devils and puppet garrison troops in Ping'an County and Anhua County, and these two counties will be at your fingertips.

In the end, it is enough to concentrate our troops and firepower to take Heyuan County.

Zhao Gang, Xing Zhiguo and Wang Dehou all agreed with this battle plan.

Zhao Gang raised a question and said: "We also have to consider the reinforcements of the Japanese army. The Japanese army's 41st Division in Taiyuan, the 1st Cavalry Brigade, the 37th Division in Yangquan, the 3rd Brigade in Datong, and the [-]st Brigade in Mongolia. Reinforcements are possible for the Legion, and these factors must be taken into consideration, and corresponding contingency plans must be formulated.”

Li Yunlong had already taken these issues into consideration, and said: "We can apply for the headquarters, transfer troops from southeast Shanxi to the north, and make a posture to attack the 37th Division and Taiyuan."

"In this way, the devils will not dare to send out all their troops for reinforcements."

"The 3rd Brigade of the Japanese Army, according to intelligence, has not been replenished after losing 3000 people in Baozishan, and at most one regiment will be dispatched."

"As for the troops stationed in Mongolia further north, as long as we move fast enough, the battle will be over when the devils arrive."

Zhao Gang said: "So, we must resolve this battle quickly!"

Li Yunlong nodded and said: "According to the information from the county seat, besides building thickened and reinforced bunkers and gun towers outside the county seat, the devils are also strengthening the city walls and building barricades and other thickened fortifications inside the county seat, clearly to defend Prepare for urban and street battles, in addition to a quick victory, this battle must be launched as soon as possible!"

Xing Zhiguo asked: "Commander, when are you going to launch a campaign?"

Li Yunlong's tone was indomitable and fierce: "When the devils have repaired more than 100 thickened bunkers and gun towers, it will be the time when the battle will start!"

(End of this chapter)