“···· Hi"

Hearing Yamamoto's prediction, the panic on the staff officer's face disappeared, and it took a long time to react, and he hurriedly said:

"The Eighth Route Army attacking Panxian used a large-caliber mortar, the caliber of which is unknown for the time being, but the power is comparable to the empire's 240 howitzers, and one shot can easily destroy concrete bunker fortifications."

"At present, the fortification group outside Panxian has been destroyed."

The 240 howitzer projectile of the devil weighs nearly two hundred kilograms, while the Soviet-style 240 mortar projectile weighs only one hundred and thirty-seven kilograms, theoretically speaking, the two sides are not at all an order of magnitude.

Far from it.

But the system is unreasonable.

The Little Devil 240 projectile is loaded with inferior Shimose explosives, and the reload coefficient is low, while the mortar projectile that comes out of the system has a high-hardness steel projectile, plus a large reload coefficient, and a high-quality explosive for Black Sokin.

The two sides fought to a draw.

And the ability to attack the fortification, the 240 mortar projectile with a high-hardness steel projectile body has some advantages.

"Comparable to 240 howitzers."

The corners of Yamamoto's mouth twitched, and he continued to ask in a calm tone:

"How many doors?"

"Ten doors."

The staff officer bowed his head and replied.

Hearing the number, Yamamoto rubbed his forehead for a long time before he sighed deeply:

"Order Tanaka to withdraw."

Ten guns, comparable to 240 howitzers, the fortifications of Panxian are equal to nothing.

Without strong bunker fortifications, Panxian continues to hold on, which is nothing more than using human lives to consume a little more ammunition, but the other side is an independent regiment that can waste more than 100,000 shells, which is meaningless.

Although it is not a problem to insist on a period of time by leaning on the tunnel behind the mountain, the fortifications of Panxian County are not perfect enough, and it is better to concentrate forces on Ping'an County.

"General."

The staff officer continued to report:

"Panxian has been surrounded by independent regiments, and the strength of the enemy's two brigades has been maneuvered to the rear of Panxian County at high speed through tracked vehicles, cutting off the retreat route of the Panxian garrison."

Mechanization····

Yamamoto immediately stood for a long time.

Finally, he sighed again:

"Let Yamada come here."

It's time to change the leader of the first combat team again.

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At the same time.

Pan County.

"All the troops in the city retreated to the back mountain."

Hearing the news of being surrounded, Tanaka decisively gave up the idea of breaking through.

He knows it well.

Although there are still more than 6,000 troops in Panxian County and sufficient ammunition, there is a serious lack of heavy weapons and offensive capabilities.

Not to mention anything else, the artillery of the Independent Regiment on the commanding heights of the mountainous area in the rear was a hurdle that he could not overcome.

It is better to rely on the tunnels and ground fortifications in the back mountains of Panxian County to resist.

The complex tunnels connected by the ground fortifications can minimize the advantage of advanced weapons and powerful firepower, and if the independent regiment wants to eliminate the imperial soldiers hiding in the tunnels, it must send infantry down, creating a situation of hand-to-hand combat.

This buys a lot of time, and also against the strength of the independent regiment.

Although he didn't know what the purpose of buying this little time was, there would be no reinforcements, and there would be no hope, just a little delay in death.

"Hey."

The staff officer quickly went to convey the order.

"It's a pity."

Looking at the departing staff officer, Tanaka sighed faintly.

In this situation, he actually wants to surrender.

As General Yamamoto's confidant and the leader of the first combat team of the special team, he naturally knows that now that the situation in the empire is grim, there is no chance of winning the holy war, and defeat is a matter of time.

He didn't want to break the jade for the emperor.

It is said that the treatment of those who surrendered was not bad.

Many of the recruits, who could not bear the frenzied training and brainwashing, committed suicide, and a small number fled to the base of the Independent Regiment, where they were guarded and had limited movement, but they were doing well.

It's just that in the battle with the imperial army, the independent regiment never surrenders, only attacks, attacks forever, opens fire when it meets, and unless it takes the initiative to lead the team to surrender, it will be annihilated.

As a commander, he has a large group of people around him at any time, and as long as he leaks the slightest intention of surrendering, the group of officers who are still fanatical will definitely shoot him as soon as possible.

"Hey, damn bushido, damn the emperor, damn the empire."

Tanaka scolded:

"Damn Yamamoto."

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"All the devils are hiding in the tunnels in the back mountain?"

Hearing the report of the front-line reconnaissance soldiers, Fang Yuanshan suddenly sneered:

"The little devil thinks well."

With the help of the tunnel holding, it is theoretically possible to delay time, and even have the opportunity to cause a large number of casualties to the attacking troops.

The tunnel is narrow, which can disperse the attacker's forces, weaken the firepower advantage, and create a situation of hand-to-hand combat.

To put it simply, it is to use the terrain to force the attacker to use the tactic of adding fuel.

But well!

This trick is still a mantis arm as a car.

"Order the troops, occupy the ground positions, and watch out for the devil's hidden guns."

Fang Yuanshan waved his hand:

"Wait for the front-line troops to completely occupy the ground, and then let the tanker trucks come up."

Didn't the little devil hide in the tunnel? Then burn, directly pour gasoline to burn, and then the blower blows inside, and if you find the ventilation hole, block it with cement, if it doesn't work, then go straight.

Solved with equivalents.

Dig a deep pit, stuff it with 100 tons of explosives, detonate it, and see if these tunnels can hold up.

"Yes."

With Fang Yuanshan's order, the troops continued to attack.

First, the heavy artillery opened the way, destroying all the positions that could be seen on the ground, including the suspected holes in the tunnels, and also gave a few shots, and then, under the cover of the tanks, the infantry slowly approached, occupying the position step by step.

When I found a tunnel, either gasoline burned, or directly blocked, or a high-yield explosive collapsed, anyway, I just wouldn't go in.

During this period, the devils saw that the situation was not good, and constantly rushed out of the tunnel to raid, and even launched a counterattack, but in the face of the independent regiment with superior firepower, the effect was not obvious, and it was quickly eliminated.

The ground positions were thus encroached upon little by little.

During this period, Tanaka, who had no intention of fighting, was also buried in the collapsed tunnel.

However, the little devil relied on this trick and successfully delayed the attack of the right wing of the independent regiment, resulting in the failure of the two wing troops to assemble in Ping'an County at the scheduled time.

However, the general trend was unstoppable, even if the left wing led by Li Yunlong attacked Ping'an County alone, and after converging the first and second battalions, it still easily captured Ping'an County at a relatively small cost.

Of course, with the roar of heavy artillery, Ping'an County was destroyed not only the bunkers and fortifications built by the devils, but also almost the entire county seat.

The entire Ping'an County was bombarded to the ground.

When the last of the stubborn devils in the mountains were wiped out, the time had come to March 6.

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The next day.

That is, March 7th.

Ping'an County.

Inside the newly built independent regimental headquarters.

In March, the supplies doubled again, and the abundant materials allowed Zhao Gang to completely let go of his hands and feet.

On the first day of the month, before the battle was completely over, the construction of the highway from Zhao Jiayu to Ping'an County started again, and it was expanded into a six-lane road, and even directly used cement concrete pavement.

"It's a pity."

In the new regiment headquarters in the style of a rough room, Li Yunlong scolded and scolded:

"Let this old devil Yamamoto run away."

Because the right-wing troops were blocked by Panxian County and failed to form an encirclement of Ping'an County, before Li Yunlong led the left flank to attack Ping'an County, Yamamoto Kazuki saw that the situation was not good, and retreated to Yuxian County with a part of his troops through a small road.

This made Grand Master Li very heartbroken, and he still wanted to kill Yamamoto Kazuki!

"It would be nice to let him bounce for a while longer."

Zhao Gang was calm, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

After the troops occupied Ping'an County and Pan County, the base area was completely opened, with a large amount of flat terrain, and he could free his hands and feet to build industrial zones and develop the economy.

It is also suitable for people from other provinces to migrate over.

"Yes."

Li Yunlong snorted and also smiled.

After all, actual combat is actual combat, and the sharpening effect on the troops is excellent.

As a result of this war, a large number of outstanding grass-roots officers and cadres emerged in the independent regiment, and the unit thoroughly mastered all kinds of advanced equipment.

In the artillery unit, a large number of elite artillery groups have emerged, the level is comparable to that of Iwamori, and all kinds of school firing are perfect, and tank units and sharp car groups have come out one after another.

After a while, when the troops have thoroughly digested the experience of this battle, the independent regiment will usher in a rebirth.

At that time, there will definitely be no such thing as being blown up by a mere death squad.

"Are the casualties counted?"

Zhao Gang asked.

Although the overall situation was smooth, there were still some flaws, and the stubborn resistance effect of the devils was somewhat unexpected, causing a lot of trouble to the independent regiment, and the casualties could not be regarded as small.

Fortunately, the new hospital has been established, the technical level is extremely high, most of the fighters have been able to return to the team, and many of the wounded who could not be saved before have also survived.

"Okay."

李云龙 says:

"Counting non-combat attrition, including logistics, the total casualties of the troops are 3,535, of which 1,322 soldiers have died and 370 are still being treated."

Including logistics personnel, that is, transport brigades, the total combat troops of the independent regiment exceeded 50,000 people.

"The casualties are almost one in ten."

Zhao Gang sighed.

The number of casualties was somewhat beyond his expectations, and with the absolute superiority of weapons and equipment and logistical supplies, the casualties of the independent regiment were still so huge, which made him deeply appreciate the importance of education.

Advanced weapons have higher requirements for the fighters who operate them, and this is precisely the shortcoming of the base area and the shortcoming of the entire country.

Lack of talent.

At the same time, he also made up his mind that in the future, he must establish an advanced education system for the country.

"The casualties were indeed a bit large, and they were not expected before the war."

"The little devil's combat effectiveness is really good, and we are still a little unskilled in new weapons, but this number is acceptable."

Li Yunlong saw that his partner was depressed, comforted him, and asked with some doubts:

"Lao Zhao, what's wrong with you?"

After so many battles, the two of them can't be said to be like iron and stone, after all, how can people have no feelings like iron and stone, but they are also used to seeing life and death, they can face it calmly, and they are even ready to sacrifice themselves.

"It's fine."

Political Commissar Zhao waved his hand and changed the subject:

"How many devils have you killed so far?"

After eliminating the last devil near Ping'an County yesterday, Boss Chen came again, and he happened to be absent.

"Two hundred short of 50,000."

Speaking of this, Li Yunlong was immediately happy.

"Fifty thousand!"

Zhao Gang's eyes lit up.

In the tank business, there was no other price code when it was 40,000 yuan, but at that time, Boss Chen said that once the independent regiment killed the devils reached 50,000, it would provide a steel mill with an annual output of 2 million tons, with a full set of steel rolling equipment, plus 50 master masters and technicians, and oxygen bottom blowing steelmaking technology.

"Hurry up."

Zhao Gang immediately urged.

Whether it is the equipment of the steelmaking plant or the fifty masters, they are all urgently needed by him.

"Hahaha..."

Li Yunlong laughed:

"Zhang Dabiao has already taken people to set off, and it is estimated that it will be there tomorrow."

Ping'an County has been occupied, and now it is the next step in the plan, to recapture Shou County, and by the way, to occupy Xiyang, during which two hundred devils will be eliminated, and it will be a matter of minutes.

"By the way, what are you going to do next?"

Before leaving, Zhao Gang suddenly asked.

Once the independent regiment occupies Shouxian and Xiyang, then, in the entire Jin region, the devils will only be left with a lonely Zhengtai line such as Taiyuan, Yangquan, Yuxian, Niangziguan, etc., and the rest of the places are the territory of the troops.

The little devils are concentrated in a long, narrow protrusion.

Oh, by the way, there is also the titular commander of the theater, Yan Laoxi's Jin Sui army also occupies some small county towns.

"After the old wound on the brigade's leg has been healed, it has passed through qi."

Li Yunlong clenched his fist fiercely:

"As long as we continue to attract with materials, the devil will definitely not be willing to give up, maybe he will continue to increase his troops, and when the war starts in the south, we will directly wrap the dumplings of the entire Jindi, and then continue to the north."

"To the north? Good idea. ”

Zhao Gang nodded.

Judging from the recent movements of the devils, a major war in the coastal areas is about to break out.

To the north, a key problem can be solved, the lack of iron ore, and the small iron ore mine in Heyuan County obviously cannot meet the consumption of 1.5 million tons of steel plants. According to the map provided by Boss Chen, there are a lot of high-quality iron ores on the side of the devil's army stationed in Mongolia.

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A few days later.

Zhengtai Railway, Yuxian County.

"The Separate Regiment did not attack?"

Looking at the information he had just received, Yamamoto racked his brains and couldn't figure it out, why didn't he continue to attack and completely cut off the Zhengtai line, even though he still had the strength to spare?

"Hey."

The debriefing staff officer said:

"According to Yangquan's intelligence, in the Shou County area, the tank unit of the Independent Regiment was discovered, and at present, Shou County has been occupied by the Independent Regiment, and it is attacking Xiyang."

"Shou County!"

Yamamoto frowned.

He didn't expect that Li Yunlong would leave the Zhengtai Railway alone and go to occupy Shou County.

After thinking for a while, Yamamoto's tone changed:

"How's the recent oil collection going?"

If he wasn't mistaken·····

"More and more, although it is not sold on the surface, as long as it passes through those independent regiment personnel, you can easily buy marine heavy fuel, and the more you buy, they even send some ordinary gasoline."

The staff officer's answer made Yamamoto's heart sink.

Recently, after learning that he could get a large amount of heavy oil on his side, the imperial army and even the navy in the Nanyang region have formed a special team to snatch machinery and equipment, just in exchange for fuel.