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Chapter 377, Neiji Okamura's Worries
"Okay, this Li Yunlong really didn't disappoint me, good job."

Early in the morning, I heard the hearty laughter of the brigade commander coming from the headquarters.

Inside and outside the courtyard, the cadres who just got up to work were silent, and there was only one thought in everyone's mind:
"What is Li Yunlong doing to make the brigade commander so happy?"

Suddenly a staff officer whispered out: "Could it be Li Yunlong who completed the task of the brigade commander?"

As soon as he said this, the hearts of those who knew the inside story were shocked.

Thinking of a few days ago, the brigade commander indeed issued an order to let the Zhongtiaoshan Military Region, which had established an arsenal, open up a transportation route to the north, and provide them with a steady stream of ammunition for the Taiyue Military Region.

However, the road to the north is separated by a county town, with a radius of tens of miles, there are two thousand puppet troops, which is so easy to deal with.

Many people shook their heads secretly.

I'm afraid that Li Yunlong will destroy a few strongholds at most, so he will report the good news to the brigade commander.

At that time, the county seat will not be taken down.

Hehe, how happy the brigade commander is now, how miserable Li Yunlong will be scolded.

Li Yunlong was promoted and took advantage of it, and there are many people who want to see his luck.

At this moment, Commissar Wang's surprised voice came from the room: "Oh, it's only been a few days since the order was issued, and the county seat has been taken down.

Even mobilizing troops takes time, and he doesn't stop.In other words, it didn't take much effort to fight the county seat. "

The people in the yard looked at each other in blank dismay, it seemed that they misunderstood Li Yunlong.

But when the Eighth Route Army attacked the county town, it was regarded as a top priority. It had to be carefully studied, field researched, analyzed the pros and cons, and made a complete plan before it could start to act.

How can there be such a tiger to fight directly?

That was purely trying to lose the battle.

A staff officer who had been to the New Second Regiment said: "There used to be more than 2000 people in the New Second Regiment. Each squad had a light machine gun and a submachine gun, and their firepower was stronger than that of the Japanese. They also had an artillery battery composed of six guns.

Now it has developed in Zhongtiao Mountain for a period of time, and it is much stronger than before.In addition, Li Yunlong has expanded three regiments, and there is a new regiment.

There are more than 1 people in five regiments, even if they gather together to besiege on all sides, the consumption will also consume the little devil to death.There is nothing to brag about in a strong attack, anyone can win. "

Having said this to the bottom of their hearts, many people nodded secretly again.

Use five to ten times more troops than the Japanese army to attack hard. The most powerful main force is equipped with more powerful equipment than the Japanese army.

It's not surprising if you beat it down, but it's strange if you can't beat it down!

At this time, the chief of staff came back from the outside and heard their whispers:

"What are you talking about?"

"Hello Chief of Staff!" Everyone greeted one after another.

A fast-talking cadre said: "We are saying that Li Yunlong mobilized more than 1 people to attack the county town, and they were defeated in one day."

"What! Don't you want Li Yunlong's base?"

The chief of staff couldn't stop laughing. He knew that the cadres must be guessing, so he told them the truth.

Everyone was dumbfounded and speechless.

"God, the two battalions took down the county town in one night?"

"One thousand seven hundred Japanese puppet troops were wiped out in one night. Are they all holding machine guns?"

Every big action of Li Yunlong can refresh the cognition of the cadres.

They really couldn't imagine how the two battalions could take down the county town where the puppet troops were stationed for more than 1000 days. It is too exaggerated.

The other troops transferred two battalions, which was not enough for the Japanese to fight.

The chief of staff smiled: "What is this? According to the battle report, one of their squadrons, 1 people ambushed nearly 200 Japanese troops, and wiped out more than of them in less than a minute, without any damage to themselves."

The scene was silent for a moment.

Everyone is not shocked by how powerful this is, but they are suspecting that this is fake, right?
The outspoken cadre just now said it directly: "Chief of Staff, why does this sound like a fairy tale, Li Yunlong is just bragging to coax you."

Twenty people kill two hundred devils in one minute, unless the little devils stand there and let them kill, how is it possible!
The question is, under what circumstances would a little devil stand still and be killed?
Could it be that Sun Wukong cast a fixing spell!
"I know it's hard for you to believe it for a while, but it's true. Deputy Commander Ding Wei and Chief of Staff Yu Dayong of the sub-military region all sent confirmation telegrams."

The chief of staff didn't believe it at first, but Li Yunlong was bragging, and those two wouldn't brag along with him.

What's more, there are many people who can tell the truth about the battle process, and there are many people who can prove it. There is no such thing as bragging and lying about the record.

"By the way, they conquered the county seat and snatched 200 million catties of grain, which solved the problem of the troops spending the winter."

The chief of staff dropped another blockbuster and entered the command room with the documents, leaving a group of cadres staring blankly.

"I still have something to do, so I'll go first."

Said that he had been to the staff officer of the New Second Regiment, but he found an excuse and withdrew first.

"I have something to do too..."

Everyone found their own reasons and hurriedly withdrew.

We all know that we misunderstood Li Yunlong at the beginning and underestimated his strength.

But no one is willing to admit that they slapped themselves in the face, and escape is the best way.

In the command room, the three main figures of the th brigade were all present, staring at the telegrams from all over the place.

TOEFL, in the entire Taiyue Military Region, radio stations have been equipped to the regiment level, and the transmission of information has become more convenient.

As soon as the enemy moved, the brigade headquarters received the news.

"Fourth, the Ninth Brigade, the 21st Brigade, and even the devils in Taiyuan were dispatched, so they just took down a county town. Can the little devil be so impatient?"

The chief of staff frowned in distress.

The Japanese army mobilized at least four troops, more than 2 people, all rushed to Li Yunlong and the others.

Laying down a county is like stabbing a hornet's nest.

According to this state, the fat meat just eaten will have to be vomited immediately, or they may have to face a big raid.

The passage was re-occupied by the Japanese army, not to mention the delivery of ammunition, and we had to worry about whether the newly established arsenal could be kept.

This is going to worry people to death!

"First send a telegram to Li Yunlong and inform them of the situation."

The brigade commander knew that he couldn't discuss countermeasures for a while, and he was afraid of delaying time, so he hurriedly asked Li Yunlong to be notified first.

And they continued to surround the map, judging the intentions of the Japanese army.

The little devil just wanted to take back the county seat, so he didn't need so many people. The four troops mobilized 2 people, which is the size of a division.

You know, the three divisions of the Japanese army confronted the 20 Central Army in Zhongtiao Mountain for several years.

Four months ago, five divisions were mobilized to directly defeat and wipe out 10,000+ Central Army.

Political Commissar Wang said with emotion: "The Japanese army in a division is really unkind!"

……

Since the last big raid against the Eighth Route Army ended, General Neji Okamura, the commander in North China, came to Shanxi in person to conduct research in various units.

I traveled to seven or eight cities and watched the situation of more than a dozen troops.

Okamura Ningji came to Taiyuan for the last stop to inspect the No.20 Division stationed here.Yoshio Iwamatsu accompanied him in person.

After seeing the training of the troops, Okamura Ningji didn't say anything in person, but on the way back to the headquarters, he still didn't save face for Yoshio Iwamatsu.

"The No.20 Division is far inferior to the Sixth Division. The No.14 Division is now at best a second-rate level. It cannot fight against the strong forces of Europe, the Soviet Union, and the United States.

But what they have to deal with is the Eighth Route Army like beggars, and it is reasonable to say that they should not fail repeatedly.However, according to the battle reports I heard in Beiping, the combat capabilities of the First Army's troops were assessed to be at a substandard level. "

Okamura Neiji said that the troops are second-rate, and the quality of the soldiers is one aspect. The main reason is that the heavy field artillery was transferred away. Basically, the security division was formed by three regiments, with about 5000 people.

The main task of the First Army stationed in Taiyuan is to deal with the Eighth Route Army, and it does not need heavy artillery, which is already very rich.

But what about their performance?

After driving away the Central Army, the Eighth Route Army took advantage of the gap and filled the vacancy in Zhongtiao Mountain.

Mobilizing more than 17 people to mobilize the mobilization, not only failed to eliminate the Eight Routes, but also suffered heavy losses, which was more than that of the Central Army.

I lost a county seat in the mountains a few days ago, and lost another county seat last night.

Neiji Okamura really wanted to ask, is Yoshio Iwamatsu sitting in this position eating dry food?

It's just that it's too embarrassing. Yoshio Iwamatsu is a veteran lieutenant general after all, so he doesn't have the nerve to ask.

"Commander, this is my negligence."

Yoshio Iwamatsu first admitted his mistake, and then explained: "In the past year, most of the Eighth Route Army has received some arms support from a special channel, and their combat effectiveness has been greatly improved."

Special channels for arms support?
If true, it seems to make sense.

For the Eighth Route Army, the lack of weapons and ammunition is a major factor limiting their combat effectiveness.

Receiving support in this area to make up for shortcomings will naturally cause more trouble for the imperial army.

Neiji Okamura was aroused with curiosity: "Oh, keep talking."

Yoshio Iwamatsu: "According to our recent information, it has been confirmed that a man named Yuan Lang and the organization behind him provided a huge amount of arms to the Eighth Route Army.

From machine gun grenades to tank artillery, there is almost everything, and everything is included.

And Li Yunlong, who caused the imperial army to suffer repeatedly, and his new second regiment, are the biggest beneficiaries of these arms.

They are equipped with a large number of submachine guns and machine guns, and in terms of light firepower, they have largely surpassed the imperial army. "

Weapons and equipment lagging behind the enemy is a plausible reason.

Don't look at some military officers who say: weapons and equipment do not determine the outcome, it is the person who uses the weapon that determines the outcome.

But when the armies of the two sides are equal, the quality of weapons is very important.

Those with large caps can only fire one bullet with one shot.

Those who used submachine guns at the same time had already fired seven or eight bullets, suppressing several people from raising their heads.

The Japanese army's weapon superiority has always overshadowed the Chinese army invaded by them, enjoying the bonus of good weapons.

No one will ignore this aspect.

"Also, according to the information sent back by our intelligence agent who penetrated into the enemy's interior, that person recently transported a batch of machinery to the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army has established a new arsenal in Zhongtiao Mountain. I heard that it is already able to produce bullets and Dynamite."

Okamura Ningji stopped suddenly and turned to stare at Yoshio Iwamatsu.

"Has Yuan Lang and the special channel behind him been investigated? Who is standing behind them?"

Establishing an arsenal is no small matter, and it is more terrifying than sending in several batches of munitions.

After all, several batches of arms can't arm many people, and they will gradually be exhausted.

But once the arsenal is undisturbed and continues to produce, it can provide continuous support for the Eighth Route Army.

Then the elimination of the Eighth Route Army will become empty talk.

Weapons, ammunition, and arms production lines, Neiji Okamura suspects that there is a country standing behind them, is it the Soviets or the Americans?

"This... the identity of this person is extremely mysterious. It is said that only a few senior officials of the Eighth Route Army know about it, and others are even forbidden to inquire about it.

And his channels for transporting arms and machines have also been kept secret.We have also repeatedly ordered checkpoints to be strictly searched, but no trace of it has ever been found.

As for those large machines, it is said that they were transported by boats from the Yellow River. "

Yoshio Iwamatsu's answer did not satisfy Ningji Okamura.

He wanted to get the exact news, which country was making trouble behind, and wanted the imperial army to continue bleeding.

The Soviets are being invaded by the Germans, fearing that the Imperial Japanese Army will go north to flank them, so they may adopt this strategy.

The empire is about to go south to Southeast Asia to obtain urgently needed resources, and the United States is an unavoidable hurdle.

It seems that they also realized that the empire will not be controlled by them. The Americans have stopped their previous commercial exchanges and banned the sale of a series of important materials such as oil and steel.

Using some machine weapons to secretly support the Eighth Route Army to make trouble for the empire, the Americans can definitely do it.

Both countries have such motives, who is it?

If you want to question, you have to use evidence to speak.

Neiji Okamura: "The arsenal of the Eighth Route Army must be eliminated, and the mysterious Yuan Lang should be captured alive, and his identity must be confirmed.

We need to know which country is making trouble, the empire will definitely make them pay the price. "

Yoshio Yanmatsu nodded and said: "Then I will immediately arrange a battle plan to encircle and suppress the Eighth Route Army in Zhongtiao Mountain."

"We must be fully prepared, and it is best to obtain conclusive evidence first."

Okamura Ningji repeatedly urged.

At his position, what he pays attention to is not one province or one place, but how powerful one or two groups of enemies are.

Instead, from the perspective of the empire, it pays attention to deduce the global strategy.

Going north to attack the Soviet Union was dominated by the army. If it became a national policy, the army would gain a greater say and more resources.

However, since the failure of the Battle of Nuomenkan, the navy's strategy of going south to attack Southeast Asia has become the consensus of the headquarters.

It has become a necessity to allocate more resources to the navy and build more ships.

The dispute between the services and the national policy, Okamura Ningji, as a general of the army, is absolutely unavoidable.

At the moment, going south is still under preparation, and it remains to be discussed before it is actually implemented.

At this time, whoever provided support to the Eighth Route Army, the Soviet Union or the United States, may be a useful weight.

Neiji Okamura looked at the gray sky and sighed deeply.

Regardless of identity, from the perspective of imperial soldiers, the navy's southward strategy may drag the empire into a road of no return.

(End of this chapter)