Chapter 118

February 2nd.

Ping'an County, inside the headquarters of the Japanese army.

Kazuki Yamamoto sat on the Taishi's chair with a stack of information in his hand, closing his eyes and pondering, when Kotaro Ito suddenly walked in.

"General Yamamoto."

Ito's tone was solemn.

As the person in charge of the fuel collection plan, Ito could enter Yamamoto's headquarters directly without notification.

"Ito-kun."

Yamamoto opened his eyes, put down the information in his hand, and spoke gently.

In just one month, Yamamoto discovered that this Ito was indeed a talent, and after this person was in charge of fuel collection, not only fuel, but also other materials in Pan County collected a lot more.

"General."

Ito said solemnly:

"I suspect that the fuel may have been deliberately released by the Independent Regiment, and the person in charge of the warehouse should have been instructed by Li Yunlong."

"There's too much fuel, it's not normal."

"Hmm."

Yamamoto nodded:

"I've noticed that, too."

In just one month, he collected nearly 10,000 tons of fuel, to say that Li Yunlong did not find it, this is absolutely impossible, and the proportion is also very interesting, ordinary 80 grade gasoline is only a few hundred tons, and the rest are high-quality heavy oil.

The Army does not have the need to consume heavy fuel in large quantities.

The separate regiment also did not have machinery and equipment that consumed heavy oil.

As for the high-grade aviation gasoline, it does have it, and the quality is extremely high, 130 high-purity gasoline, which directly made the fuel experts here red-eyed, but only gave a barrel, and the other party said that the management is very strict, and it is necessary to take it slowly.

Such a huge amount of fuel oil, such an outrageous amount of heavy oil, is obviously abnormal.

Li Yunlong seems to be deliberately attracting the power of the empire in the form of materials, otherwise as long as he cuts off the Zhengtai Railway, the imperial army of Ping'an County will have to retreat.

"So what are we going to do?"

Ito continued.

"Keep trading."

Yamamoto sighed:

"You can take as much fuel as they produce, and the machinery and equipment from Nanyang will continue to be delivered, and the food stamps are not enough to tell me directly."

This feeling of knowing that the other party is a trap, but having to jump off is terrible.

Yamamoto was helpless.

can only be helpless.

After he turned in the fuel, and more and more, the Empire's support immediately went up a notch.

The form of combat defense artillery, which had been urged for a long time, came, and twelve were given at one time, and the long-range cannon brigade was enhanced, from one brigade to two brigades, and the ammunition was also fully replenished.

The ammunition he stored in Yuxian was a thousand tons, and of course this was the total weight including bullets, grenades, grenades, shells, and packaging.

The rate at which recruits are offered has also increased.

And Li Yunlong only got a little machinery and equipment, scrap steel, and some food stamps issued by themselves.

On the surface, the Imperial Army made money.

Some seized useless machinery and equipment, and some scrap steel were exchanged for nearly 10,000 tons of fuel, which were full of profits. But the other party can continue to come out with fuel, and the amount has been increased, so it doesn't look like a loss.

However, there is no way to stop now.

"Hey."

Ito bowed his head should be.

Turning around and hooking the corners of his mouth, Ito left the headquarters in a happy mood.

"Inform the captains, and General Kosa will come to the meeting."

After Ito left, Yamamoto, who had a gloomy face, said to the staff officer.

There has been no fighting recently, and the high-level devils of Ping'an County quickly gathered at the headquarters. When the last of the newly arrived heavy artillery wing commanders, Osa, arrived, Yamamoto spread out a map of the surrounding area of Heian Prefecture on the table.

"The current situation is serious."

Like his words, Yamamoto's tone was serious:

"Li Yunlong and his independent regiment are ready to attack and are about to attack."

"This time the enemy is strong."

"Its soldiers are more elite than the imperial army, the weapons are more advanced than the imperial army, the firepower is several times stronger than the imperial army, and the logistics supply advantage is superior, and our only advantage is that the troops are a little more than the other side."

Hearing Yamamoto's speech, the newcomer to the Heavy Artillery Wing Shirono Kazuma Osa felt very uncomfortable.

He is new here, and even after staying here for almost a month, he has not yet adapted to the situation in Ping'an County.

In just a few years, it's like a reincarnation.

The situation between the Imperial Army and the Tubalu Army was completely reversed, and the firepower of the Tubalu troops was far above the Imperial Army, so that the only advantage of the Imperial Army was the number of people.

But even if he was very reluctant in his heart, he had to admit it.

What General Yamamoto said was clearly very wrong.

At this moment, the Imperial Army of Ping'an County had a heavy artillery wing, with a total of fifteen Type 92 105 cannons, thirty-five Type 75 mountain guns, fifty Type 97 mortars, about thirty Type 92 infantry guns, and twelve Type 47 anti-tank guns.

And the enemy.

That is, the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army opposite.

As far as they know, there are more than one hundred and fifty 105 long-range guns, more powerful and long-range than the Type 92 cannon, more than fifty 105 mountain guns, and more than two hundred 120 large-caliber mortars, and six larger-caliber mortars.

As for recoilless guns, 82, 60 mortars, this is too much to count.

Oh, by the way, and almost a hundred tanks.

Not to mention the shells, which are conservatively estimated to have fired at least 10,000 tons last month.

How many times is this difference?

Obviously, it is more than ten times, or even more than twenty times the difference in firepower.

What a fart this fight!

Yamamoto didn't notice the depressed Shirono Kazuma, and he continued to say in a solemn tone:

"Although the road from Gecun to Ping'an County has not been opened, the road from Zhaojiayu to Heyuan County has been built, and it is a four-lane road, which can accommodate armored troops to pass."

"Li Yunlong will inevitably use Heyuan County as a base and rely on the use of armored forces to launch an attack on Ping'an County, Pan County, Yu County and other places."

"There are few mountains between Heyuan County and Ping'an County, the terrain is flat and open, which is very suitable for armored forces and heavy firepower, and we have no chance of winning in the face of more than 100 tanks and hundreds of heavy artillery pieces of the independent regiment, frontal field battles."

The voice fell, and there was silence in the headquarters.

I don't want to admit it, but it's true.

Although there were more than 60,000 imperial troops around Ping'an County, there was no chance of victory against Li Yunlong and his independent regiment head-on, and the gap was too big.

"Don't be frustrated."

Yamamoto looked around and continued:

"The difficulties are only temporary, at present, the empire is mobilizing forces, and soon there will be a large army to deal with Li Yunlong, what we have to do this time is to hold Pan County, Ping'an County, and Yu County, and ensure the smooth flow of the Zhengtai line."

"It's not that hard."

The gap between friend and foe is huge, but Yamamoto is still confident.

"Hey."

The rest of the people gave a 'hi' and forcibly boosted their morale.

"I command."

Yamamoto's tone was serious:

"The garrisons of Panxian, Yuxian and Ping'an counties have built multi-level and large-depth positions on various traffic arteries, passes, and commanding heights, excavated tunnels, dug anti-tank trenches, and built anti-tank bunkers."

"Although the strength is not comparable to the enemy, but this time, we have sufficient supplies and food, and next month, 10,000 new soldiers will arrive, and the troops are also very sufficient."

After handing over the fuel, the status of Ping'an County has improved again, not only the speed of replenishment of troops, but even the weapons and ammunition are much better than before, after all, the little devil is still far from the point of exhaustion

"Among the three counties, Panxian County, the closest to Heyuan County, is also more than 70 kilometers away, and we can rely on strong fortifications to block layer by layer, consume Li Yunlong's offensive force, and regain the positions lost during the day."

"If necessary, an elite brigade can be sent to cut off its supply lines."

"Although Li Yunlong has advanced weapons and equipment and strong strength, the time for him to obtain these advanced equipment is too short, and he will inevitably not be able to give full play to his strength."

"Pay attention to digging more hidden trenches, and then organize demolition squads to hide among them, waiting for the opportunity to blow up enemy tanks."

"Hey."

Hearing Yamamoto's orders and analysis, the morale in the headquarters suddenly increased.

If you just block Li Yunlong, it seems that there is a chance of winning, and it is not small.

The Imperial Army of Ping'an County, because of the morale master General Yamamoto, and sufficient food and supplies, the morale is very abundant, and there is no shortage of loyal samurai who sacrifice their lives for the locusts.

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The next day.

Zhao Jiayu, Independent Regiment Department.

Li Yunlong is also convening a meeting of the high-level leaders of the independent group.

Zhang Dabiao is reporting:

"Excluding the troops guarding Heyuan County, Zhao Jiayu, Gecun and other places, in mid-February, the troops that could participate in the attack were one armored battalion, five artillery batteries, and nine infantry battalions, totaling 39,700 people."

"There are one hundred and fifty tanks, three hundred armored vehicles, 105 artillery pieces, 300 guns, 20 160 mortars, 240 heavy mortars."

"In addition, there are 5,000 people from the transport brigade, 300 ten-wheeled trucks, 200 half-track transporters, 1,000 large mules to participate in the logistics supply, and the ammunition prepared is 20,000 tons."

"By the way, there are seven more attack aircraft."

After Zhang Dabiao finished speaking, everyone felt relieved.

More than 100 tanks, hundreds of artillery pieces, tens of thousands of tons of ammunition, and airplanes, all of this sounds like a lot of energy.

Li Yunlong pointed to the map around Ping'an County on the table, and said directly:

"Let's attack Ping'an County, the news of Pan County will definitely not be able to hide from the little devil, I guess, the little devil has already begun to prepare."

Everyone nodded.

After all, the crazy shelling in the first two months has trained enough elite artillery crews, and the little devils have also been blown up with experience, and the effect is very poor, and there is no need to continue the shelling.

In this case, unless the devil is a fool, it can be seen that the independent regiment is about to attack.

"Yamamoto, this old devil still has some skills, and we have suffered a lot in his hands."

Li Yunlong glanced at Kong Jie as he spoke.

Kong Jie snorted murderously and did not speak.

"I received news from the front that the little devils built multi-level and in-depth fortifications, dug tunnels, built ultra-wide anti-tank trenches, and arranged heavy defenses on the road leading from Heyuan County to Pan County, Ping'an County, and Yu County.

Li Yunlong continued.

"We will also find an opportunity to send small elite troops to cut off our supply lines and attack our convoys."

Ding Wei added:

"Heyuan County is not close to Pan County and Ping'an County."

"Lao Ding is right, Yamamoto Kazuki is the best at this, this old devil is studying special operations."

Li Yunlong said with a smile.

"It looks like it's going to be a tough battle."

Zhao Gang, who rarely came to participate in the combat meeting, sighed.

Although the strength of the independent regiment is superior in all aspects, the strength of the little devil itself is not weak, and the will to fight is also very strong, and it is backed by a strong position, with sufficient troops and sufficient supplies, and if it really fights, it will inevitably be a bloody battle.

The troops have to advance step by step, during which they will encounter many night counterattacks by the devils, after all, the night has a weakening effect on firepower, the devils have a large number of tunnels, which can save themselves well in the shelling, and there are rear reserves that can continue to support.

Of course, the separate regiment with an armored battalion will definitely win in the end, but the losses will not be small, and the time will not be short, because the armored forces are seriously inexperienced, and such a large-scale offensive is also the first for the independent regiment.

"If it had gone according to plan, it would have been a really uphill battle."

Li Yunlong was still smiling.

"What's your idea?"

Zhao Gang was instantly interested.

Fighting, this dog has always had a lot of ideas, listening to this relaxed tone, it is obvious that he already has a good idea in his heart.

"Hey, hey, hey..."

Li Yunlong lay on the table and looked around for a while before saying:

"This time, let's give Shanben a way to return to the other."

"The old devil Yamamoto is good at interspersed infiltration, and likes to engage in sneak attacks, hehehe, this trick, we will also, no worse than him, when the equipment was poor, he relied on this hand to live."

Hearing this, everyone laughed in unison.

"Look."

Li Yunlong pointed to the map and said:

"Yuxian County has the Zhengtai Railway passing through, and it is also the farthest away from our base area, so the devils put supplies, supplies and reserves here, and transported them to the frontline positions through two roads."

"After the offensive begins, I plan to send the first and second battalions to block these two roads and cut off the devil's logistics supply line."

"Good idea."

Zhao Gang couldn't help but admire.

Out of the blue.

Putting aside the biggest advantage of the independent regiment, heavy weapons and large firepower, it unexpectedly infiltrated the devil's position with light equipment, cut off the supply lines of the Japanese army, and even cut off the Japanese army between the three counties.

"It's no problem for troops to infiltrate the past."

Kong Jie, who had been silent, spoke:

"But with the strength of a battalion, can it be held? The 1st and 2nd Battalions had to face an attack of at least 10,000 devils, and there was no sufficient logistical supply, no fire support, and it would take at least 48 hours for reinforcements to arrive. ”

"It doesn't take that long."

Li Yunlong shook his head:

"The tank force plus the heavy artillery group, we also have 240 heavy mortars, which are enough to destroy the devil's concrete fortifications, and after cutting off the devil's supply line and reserves, it will be possible to converge in a maximum of thirty-six hours."

"Moreover, who said that the first and second battalions did not have fire support?"

As he spoke, Li Yunlong looked at Kong Jie.

The latter suddenly realized:

"Yes, we have an air force, seven attack aircraft."

The Heyuan County airfield is only 107 kilometers away from the site where the 1st and 2nd Battalions infiltrated and cut off the road, and even if it is fully loaded with 3.5 tons of explosives, it will only take about half an hour for the attack planes to arrive.

With air support, the battle will be very easy, and the two battalions will only need to hold their positions at night.

"Hahaha..."

Li Yunlong immediately laughed proudly:

"We also have an air force, and the planes are more advanced than the devils, and the bomb load is more than the devils."

"It's a pity that there aren't enough pilots, otherwise..."

Grand Master Li snorted with some pity.

If there are enough pilots, where is it necessary to fight like this?

The direct air force cut off the supply of the devils, reinforcements, and then the tank troops were cut, and the follow-up infantry artillery followed up to clear the devil's positions everywhere.

As for the tunnel, directly pour gasoline into it and ignite it, it's over, it's really not good, directly seal the concrete, see one by one. Anyway, now the independent regiment lacks everything, but there is no shortage of supplies.

"Exactly."

Li Yunlong continued:

"The new rifle has also arrived, starting with the first and second battalions."

"The new rifle is really good."

Zhao Gang immediately took over the topic:

"Light weight, strong and durable, high precision, fast rate of fire, suitable range, low production difficulty, Boss Chen also gave technical information, I am planning to organize large-scale production."