bookcurios Chapter 207 I’m not exaggerating, anti-aircraft guns are absolutely effective against tanks! 3-word
Chapter 207 I’m not exaggerating, anti-aircraft guns are absolutely effective against tanks! 3-word
Zhao Gang came out and said something fair, criticized Li Yunlong a few times, and shifted the matter back to the main topic. He asked solemnly: "Old Li, college students, it's time to stop worrying about the past and talk about the main business first!"
"This time the Japanese have sent out tens of thousands of troops to attack our independent regiment. We must quickly come up with a countermeasure, formulate a battle plan in advance, and make a clear division of labor. Only in this way can we stop this wave of attacks by the Japanese!"
Li Yunlong also put away his playful smile, and made arrangements with a serious face. He said in a serious tone: "Today is July 7th. I estimate that the vanguard of the Japanese will arrive near Heiyun Village in three days. I asked Shen Quan to lead the second battalion to bury a large number of mines on the road leading to our base. This will delay the time for the Japanese to arrive at the base and facilitate the mobilization of personnel and troops!"
"As for the Japanese troops in the direction of Xiaozhang Village, I have also arranged for Zhang Dabiao to plant a large number of mines in Xiaoling Mountain in front of Xiaobao Village. In short, let's buy time for the Japanese troops and dampen their morale!"
"College student, you are the most familiar with air defense operations. You will be in charge of commanding the air defense battalion. You must shoot down a few more fighter planes for me. This will teach the Japanese a lesson and prevent them from looking down on our independent regiment!"
Lin Zhenhua assured him seriously, "Old Li, the anti-aircraft battalion is not only used to deal with the enemy's aircraft, but also the enemy's tanks. The enemy's tanks and armored vehicles are thin-skinned and bulky, and they simply cannot withstand the bombardment of the Bofors 88mm anti-aircraft gun. Before, you have been worried about the short range of the 37mm anti-aircraft gun. Now with the help of the anti-aircraft gun, the enemy's tanks and armored vehicles can be killed with one shot!"
"What really worries me is that our independent regiment is short of manpower. Lao Li, you should take advantage of these two days to reorganize the troops. This will make it easier to command them in battle!"
Zhao Gang also immediately persuaded, "Old Li, what the college student said is very right. Some of our previous arrangements are now very inappropriate. We must reorganize the troops, otherwise it will really affect the combat effectiveness of the troops! The new recruits we recruited before have already arrived at the base the day before yesterday. It's just right to take advantage of this reorganization to arrange the new recruits!"
Li Yunlong had this idea a long time ago, but he had been unable to spare the time due to the rat eradication operation. Now that he finally had some free time, he could do the work of reorganizing the troops. He cleared his throat and replied in a serious tone: "I have already thought about the reorganization of the troops. The total number of troops left in our independent regiment is 5736, which is just right for reorganization into seven battalions, plus a regimental guard company!"
"The first four battalions are infantry battalions, each with 3200 people, a total of people, reorganized into a German-equipped infantry regiment, all equipped with German equipment! The remaining three battalions are the air defense battalion, the artillery battalion, and the garrison battalion. The air defense battalion is responsible for the air defense operations of the base, and the college student serves as the battalion commander. The artillery battalion is commanded by Wang Chengzhu, who is responsible for providing artillery support for the troops. The garrison battalion is responsible for the defense of the base to prevent the infiltration and sabotage of the Japanese spies, and Lao Zhao serves as the battalion commander!"
"The first and fourth battalions are responsible for guarding the direction of Xiaobaozhuang, and the second and third battalions are responsible for guarding the direction of Heiyun Mountain. This time we have enough ammunition, so there is no need to save ammunition when fighting. As long as we can repel the Japanese attack this time, the surrounding Japanese will not dare to attack our independent regiment again. Our independent regiment can be said to have truly taken root in northwest Shanxi!"
Zhao Gang interrupted at this time and said, "Old Li, members of the county brigade and district squad from several surrounding counties have arrived at our base one after another. How do you plan to arrange them?"
Li Yunlong poked his teeth. It goes without saying that the combat effectiveness of the county brigade and the district squad was strong. Some of them were holding muskets and red tassel spears. If they really fought with the Japanese, they might not even be able to withstand a wave of attacks from the Japanese. How to arrange them was indeed a difficult problem. But now the independent regiment was seriously short of people. He didn't want to give up these two or three thousand people, and he was caught in a dilemma for a while.
Lin Zhenhua seemed to understand Li Yunlong's difficulties, and suggested with a smile on his face: "Lao Zhao, Lao Li, this problem is very easy to solve. Our independent regiment used the Japanese Type 38 rifles before, as well as some Hanyang rifles and some miscellaneous rifles. Those rifles that are not in large scale should continue to be sealed. After the war with the Japanese is over, we will continue the plan of exchanging weapons and ammunition for supplies. The four or five thousand Type 38 rifles we sealed up are more than enough to equip the county brigade and the district squad. In addition, we have a lot of bullets in stock before, which can come in handy now. What do you two think of my proposal?"
Li Yunlong slammed the table and said in annoyance: "Damn it, I was so busy killing rats these days that I forgot about this matter. This college student's plan is very good and can be used directly!"
Zhao Gang also immediately echoed, "I have no objection to this matter. According to my statistics, the total number of county brigades and district squads is about 2800, which is just enough to form four battalions. They are temporarily organized into reserve battalions, reserve battalions 8500, and . Two battalions of troops are mobilized in two defensive directions as reserves. In this way, our shortage of troops can be greatly alleviated. Our total force has reached more than people, narrowing the gap with the devil's force. This is also more beneficial for us to repel the devil's siege!"
The three men reached a consensus and completed the reorganization of the troops in just two days. The battalions also rushed to the battlefield and launched defenses relying on fortifications built in advance.
The Japanese Independent Mixed 2nd Brigade, led by Captain Lu Ichiro Katayama, also rushed to Erchaling. He ordered the troops to immediately station nearby and build defensive fortifications.
"Mr. Hatoyama, I asked you to send a squadron of troops to conduct reconnaissance at the front. Now tell me in detail the situation at the front!" Katayama Ichiro asked with a serious face.
Chief of Staff Junichiro Hatoyama did not dare to neglect and replied in a hurried tone: "General, I sent the Nohara Squadron to conduct reconnaissance before. According to the intelligence they sent back, the China Independent Regiment has buried a large number of mines in front of our road. The engineers have no way to remove them in a short time. The only solution is to break through the minefield in front through large-scale detonation. This will waste a lot of our artillery shells and explosives. The first batch of ammunition from the headquarters will not arrive until two days later!"
When Ichiro Katayama heard his chief of staff talking about ammunition, his head started buzzing. He really didn't expect that the sky had been clear for so many days, but the ammunition had not been delivered yet. He only had half of the basic ammunition in his hands. If a real fight broke out, this amount of ammunition would soon be consumed. But even so, the headquarters still gave him a strict order to reach the base of the independent regiment within three days.
"Hatoyama, the air support that the headquarters promised us before has been postponed because the fuel and ammunition depots were bombed. Taiyuan Airport needs to draw fuel and bombs from other places, which will take up to half a month. This means that in the next offensive operation, we are not even as good as the Chinese army in terms of weapons and equipment. The situation is very bad!"
"There are only two ways to break the impasse. One is to launch a large-scale poison gas war against the Independent Regiment. This time, the headquarters approved thousands of poison gas bombs for us. With the help of these poison gas bombs, it should not be difficult for us to conquer the defensive positions of the Independent Regiment! The other is to rely on Dr. Ishihara. Dr. Ishihara has been in Ping'an County for more than half a month. He called me back last night. If our attack is not successful, he will activate the backup plan and turn the base created by the Independent Regiment into a dead zone and eliminate all the Chinese inside!"
"Hatoyama-kun, which one do you think we should choose?"
Junichiro Hatoyama couldn't help but shudder. He had heard of the name of Dr. Ishihara. He was truly a messenger from hell. Thousands of Chinese people had died at his hands alone. Sometimes he even suspected that this man had mental problems. Otherwise, how could he enjoy killing people?
"General, it's better for you to decide this matter. I really don't dare to deal with Dr. Ishihara. I can't stand Dr. Ishihara's mysophobia. If I really get along with such a person, I will go crazy!" Junichiro Hatoyama replied with a painful face.
Ichiro Katayama knew that Dr. Ishihara and Junichiro Hatoyama were college classmates and the relationship between them was very bad. He no longer had the mood to joke. After all, he had to make the decision himself and other people's opinions were for reference only.
"Hatoyama, immediately withdraw an engineering squadron to clear a path for the army to advance. At this point, we can't retreat. In this case, let's have a good fight with the Independent Regiment. This time we have the advantage in manpower. As long as we are careful, there will be no problem in taking down the Independent Regiment!"
"Hi! General, I will personally go to the front to supervise the battle and ensure that the road is opened before 3 pm. The vanguard troops can reach the vicinity of Black Cloud Village tonight, so that we can launch an offensive against the Independent Regiment tomorrow!"
Under the order of Brigade Commander Ichiro Katayama, a squadron of engineers and a squadron of artillerymen began to use explosives and artillery to clear the mines buried by the Second Battalion of the Independent Regiment. The effect of the clearing was very obvious and a large number of mines were detonated.
At this time, the Japanese specially dispatched four trucks to begin testing the effectiveness of the mine clearing. Since the mines previously produced by the Independent Regiment were all made of iron shells, they could be easily found by the Japanese mine detectors. In addition, in order to ensure safety, the Japanese cleared the minefield twice and sent two tanks to move back and forth in the minefield. As a result, no mines exploded, which meant that the minefield of the Independent Regiment did not play its due role at all. It only took eight hours to complete the clearing of the 1000-meter minefield.