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Chapter 521: The Elite Among the Elite!

New Jersey Basin.

Lilin detachment headquarters.

"Report to the head of the brigade, Lieutenant General Moritake Tanabe of the frontline headquarters is urgent!"

Holding a telegram in his hand, a staff officer hurried in and reported to Kuribayashi Chumichi.

Kuribayashi Tadamichi stared at the map: "Read!"

The devil's staff officer picked up the telegram and read: "According to the report of the intelligence personnel, the Shinichi regiment has been dispatched, and the Kuribayashi detachment is ready for battle. Long live His Majesty the Emperor and the Imperial Japanese Army!"

Kuribayashi Tadamichi looked at the devil's staff officer: "Is it gone?"

"Hi!" The devil's staff officer lowered his head and said, "No more!"

Kuribayashi Tadao frowned, he had expected the dispatch of the Eighth Route New First Regiment, and he had even expected to receive information about the Eighth Route New First Regiment.

Although the Tongpu Road north of Xinzhou is currently under the control of the Eighth Route Army, the First Army has sent a large number of spies to infiltrate.

Even if it is difficult to infiltrate the base area, spies can still do it if they infiltrate the road section not far from the base area.

but.

The information only said that the Xinyi Regiment had been dispatched, but it did not specify how many troops the Eighth Route Army Xinyi Regiment had dispatched and what equipment it was carrying.

This made Kuribayashi Tadao feel uneasy.

You know, according to the analysis of past battles, the weapons and firepower of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army are much stronger than that of the Japanese army.

But when he thought of his own configuration, Kuribayashi Tadao instantly felt full of confidence.

The information Li Yunlong got was that there was only one Japanese regiment here, and the Xinyi Regiment would definitely not go all out.

而日军埋伏在周围的有步兵第39联队、步兵第62联队、骑兵第13联队、炮兵第108联队、战车第13联队。

Plus 80 aircraft for air support.

Even if the new regiment is dispatched in full force, Kuribayashi Chumichi is not afraid. Taiyuan, 60 kilometers away from here, has 4 infantry divisions and even cavalry can arrive for reinforcements in half a day.

Even if the Eighth Route Xinyi Regiment's fighting power is strong, far surpassing that of a second-tier division of the Japanese army, it is impossible to solve the five Japanese regiments in half a day.

What's more, the 39th Infantry Regiment responsible for serving as the bait belongs to the 10th Brigade of the 8th Division. Things.

Immediately, Kuribayashi Tadamichi looked at the staff officer: "Pass my order, the scout cavalry spreads to 10 kilometers away, once you find the main force of the Eight Routes, report to the headquarters immediately!"

"Hi"

The devil's staff put his feet together, lowered his head and turned to leave.

After the staff officer left, Kuribayashi Tadamichi looked at the war game on the table. The 13th Cavalry Regiment, the 62nd Infantry Regiment, the 13th Tank Regiment and the 108th Artillery Regiment were in ambush at the 39th Infantry Regiment. around.

Kuribayashi Tadamichi narrowed his eyes, and his eyes were slightly hot.

In this battle, if the Lilin detachment can defeat the Xinyi regiment, then his promotion to lieutenant general should be secure.

After all, Li Yunlong has not suffered a single defeat in the past two years. He led his troops to kill seven Japanese generals and tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers.

If he can defeat Li Yunlong in Xinzhou, then he will be the next "flower of the famous general"!
If Li Yunlong could be killed, he would have a bright future and even have the chance to be promoted to general.

At this time, Kuribayashi Tadao hoped that Li Yunlong would lead his troops to come faster.

……

Taiyuan.

First Army Headquarters, War Hall.

At this time, the war hall of the First Army was requisitioned by Moritake Tanabe and became the frontline headquarters for sweeping Northwest Shanxi.

In the combat hall, the heads of the divisions were impressively lined up, accompanied by Yoshio Iwamatsu, Masao Hanaya and Masao Miyazaki, but apart from intelligence, they did not interfere with other important military affairs.

Although Yoshio Iwamatsu, the commander of the First Army, didn't show anything on his face, he was somewhat disdainful in his heart.

If Neiji Okamura came to Taiyuan to direct in person, then he would definitely not be dissatisfied in the slightest.

But Moritake Tanabe was only the chief of staff of the First Army, and his military rank was the same as that of a lieutenant general. Why should he command the First Army plus five divisions to fight?
第一军的部队有第33师团、第37师团、第41师团、第14旅团、第18旅团和几个直属联队，再加上伪军和驻蒙军骑兵第1旅团，兵力近10万。

The number of Japanese and puppet troops who attacked the base area in Northwest Shanxi was almost 10.

In Yoshio Iwamatsu's view, the nearly 20 Imperial Army and the Imperial Association Army are fighting the main force of the 10-[-]th Route, and I can do it myself.

While thinking about it, Moritake Tanabe looked at Yoshio Iwamatsu: "Mr. Iwamatsu, haven't you figured out the strength and weapon configuration of the new regiment this time?"

The intelligence spies who went to Northwest Shanxi for reconnaissance were all sent out by the First Army, so regarding intelligence, Tanabe Moritake could only ask Yoshio Iwamatsu.

"not yet!"

Yoshio Iwamatsu said: "My intelligence personnel reported that they were chased and expelled by the Eighth Route Scout Cavalry, but I have ordered the intelligence personnel to find out the strength and weapon configuration of the new regiment at all costs."

"No need!" Tanabe Moritake said, "Iwamatsu-kun, withdraw all the intelligence personnel for the time being."

"Nani? Withdraw all the intelligence personnel? What if Li Yunlong dispatches large-caliber heavy artillery?" Yoshio Iwamatsu was shocked. What kind of mysterious operation is this?
Tanabe Shengwu smiled slightly: "I'm still afraid that Li Yunlong's large-caliber heavy artillery unit will not come. If it comes, it will solve this problem in one fell swoop. In addition, since we already know that the new regiment is dispatched, the reconnaissance planes should not follow along in the past two days." Tongpu Road has been reconnaissance."

Yoshio Iwamatsu couldn't understand Moritake Tanabe's operations more and more, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Tanabe, is this too obvious? Li Yunlong is insidious and cunning, and he may see that this is a trap."

Tanabe Shengwu said: "It's okay, I have been studying Li Yunlong for half a year. This person is a gambler. If he receives information, the Imperial Army's frontline headquarters has arrived in Xinzhou, and there is only one infantry regiment around him. He will definitely lead his troops to attack, because once Li Yunlong leads his troops to take down the frontline headquarters of the imperial army, then this time the Northwest Shanxi autumn sweep plan will be defeated by itself. After all, if there is no commander, the imperial army will still How to raid?"

If it was an ordinary commander of the Eighth Route Army, Moritake Tanabe, the chief of staff of the front army, would naturally disdain to study it.

However, Li Yunlong, a mere regiment commander, actually killed seven generals of the Japanese army and tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers. Li Yunlong and his troops seemed to be the number one enemy of the Japanese army in North China.

Even Neiji Okamura was studying Li Yunlong, so Moritake Tanabe naturally wanted to study Li Yunlong more.

Although the North China Front Army Command has not collected much information about Li Yunlong, it is still studying Li Yunlong's tactical command and combat style.

It seems that Moritake Tanabe's analysis made sense, but Yoshio Iwamatsu felt a little weird, and always felt that something was wrong.

However, Yoshio Iwamatsu stopped talking too much, and winning or winning this battle has little to do with him.

After giving the order to withdraw the intelligence personnel, Yoshio Iwamatsu finally remembered that something was wrong.

In the past, Hideyoshi Kusuyama, chief of staff of the First Army, and Shi Chuanzhishui, chief of staff of the 36th Division, also claimed to have thoroughly studied Li Yunlong. As a result, one was defeated and the other was killed...

……

At eleven o'clock at noon, Heishi Mountain.

In a large forest of Heishi Mountain about 40 kilometers away from XZ, Li Yunlong led his troops to rest here.

From the base to XZ, there is a distance of nearly 100 kilometers.

A distance of nearly 100 kilometers can be reached in just a few hours by tanks or cars, but it takes two days for infantry.

In order to prevent being discovered by the devil's reconnaissance plane, the Xinyi regiment sleeps during the day and marches at night.

It is expected to reach the Xinzhou Basin tomorrow morning, and then launch a fierce attack on the Japanese army.

The soldiers all marched lightly and handed over their luggage to mules, horses and cars. No one in the whole army was left behind, and no soldier was reduced.

As a qualified commander, what should be considered is to allow every soldier to maintain combat effectiveness anytime and anywhere.

The weather is beautiful, it hasn't rained these days, otherwise the tank would not be easy to drive on the road.

Zhao Gang's tone was full of doubts and worries: "Lao Li, it's a bit strange. According to the scouting cavalry report, the devil's spies seem to have withdrawn, and there is no reconnaissance plane over our heads for reconnaissance during the day. Our whereabouts may have been discovered. gone."

Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes: "It's not very likely, it must have been discovered. After we bombarded Taiyuan Xincheng Airport last time, the devils sent a large number of spies to Tongpu Road and the base area. The spies in the base area are good to our soldiers and civilians." Solve it, but according to the spies outside the ground, it is difficult for us to solve it."

Zhao Gang nodded: "Although our whereabouts were discovered, fortunately we sent the Sword Squadron and cavalry to clear the way for the large troops. The devils don't know our specific strength and the deployment of tanks. With all the personnel withdrawn, it is even more impossible to know that we have tanks."

Although Li Yunlong knew that the devils had discovered that the new regiment had already dispatched.

But from the devil's point of view, Li Yunlong might not know that the information about his dispatch was discovered by the devil.

It's a bit convoluted, but that's how it is.

After dark, Li Yunlong led the new regiment to continue on the road, heading south along the Tongpu Highway.

In the early morning of the next day, the scouting cavalry of the new regiment arrived near the Xinzhou Basin and exchanged fire with the devil's scouts.

Immediately, Li Yunlong sent a cavalry battalion and a sharp sword squadron to drive away the devil's scouts and found the location of the 39th Japanese regiment.

The position of the 39th Regiment was dug many trenches, as if waiting for a new regiment to arrive.

However, Li Yunlong and Xinyi Regiment knew that the 39th Regiment of the Japanese Army was waiting for the arrival of Xinyi Regiment.

The information provided by Boss Chen was as detailed as ever. Not only did the information include the number of the Japanese army participating in the fishing plan, but even the location of the Japanese army's bait and ambush troops.

"Captain, the Sword Squadron has discovered the position of the 39th Regiment."

Chief of Staff Wang Dehou reported to Li Yunlonghui: "According to the information provided by Boss Chen, the 39th Regiment belongs to the 10th Brigade of the 8th Division and is the elite of the elite."

At this time, the Sword Squadron conveyed the shooting elements of the 39th Wing of the Japanese Army to the Heavy Artillery Battalion.

The heavy artillery battalion also reported to the regiment headquarters that it was ready and ready to fire at any time.

Li Yunlong looked stern: "Give me an order to fire on me, what the hell is the best of the best, and the heavy bombardment by labor and capital is the best of the best."

(End of this chapter)