Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

"Reporting to the commander, the Imperial Guard Division has departed from Yanggao Fortress, and it seems their destination is Datong."

Datong.

Independent regiment headquarters.

The intelligence officer reported to Kong Jie.

Kong Jie's mission this time was to defend Datong and northwestern Shanxi, on the one hand to prevent the Japanese from advancing south along the Tongpu Railway to reinforce the First Army and attack Li Yunlong's rear, and on the other hand to prevent the Japanese from raiding the stronghold of the New First Regiment in Ping'an County.

Furthermore, if the Japanese advance south along the Tongpu Railway, even if they cannot reinforce the First Army, damaging the railway would be enough to give the New First and New Third Regiments a run for their money.

Although the North Tongpu Railway was protected by hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians from the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region to prevent sabotage by Japanese guerrillas.

But don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the eventuality.

"finally come!"

Kong Jie's eyes suddenly lit up.

Because the offensive of the New 1st Regiment and the New 3rd Regiment was going smoothly, Kong Jie was worried that the Imperial Guard Division would not dare to come, and that the New 3rd Regiment would not be credited with the victory in the attack on Taiyuan.

What is the enemy's troop strength?

Kong Jie rolled up his sleeves and asked.

"The enemy has nearly 26,000 troops, including about two mountain artillery regiments and one tank regiment."

The intelligence officer replied.

The Independent Regiment's intelligence department was able to obtain such clear intelligence thanks to the intelligence systems of the New First Regiment and the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region. Now that Li Yunlong is leading his troops to attack Taiyuan, these intelligence systems are all under the command of Kong Jie.

The Independent Regiment knew immediately if there was any disturbance at Yanggao Fortress.

Of course, the Japanese intelligence system was also quite formidable, and they roughly figured out the Eighth Route Army's troop strength and firepower in Datong.

"What a pity!"

Kong Jie stared at the map and snorted coldly:
"The Japanese chose to march at night; otherwise, sending several waves of air force units to bomb them would have caused them considerable losses."

"Immediately monitor the movements of the Imperial Guard Division and report any developments immediately!"

"Yes, sir!" The intelligence officer saluted quickly and turned to leave.

Then Kong Jie stared at the map, a hint of excitement showing on his face.

"Old Kong, we can't be careless in this battle."

Political Commissar Li Wenying stared at the map and said, "The Imperial Guard Division is one of the Japanese's Class A divisions and also the Imperial Guard of the Tianhuang Army. This Japanese unit suffered two defeats in northwestern Shanxi, and this time they will definitely come to get revenge. In addition, we don't know if there are any Japanese reinforcements."

It would be a lie to say that Li Wenying wasn't worried.

In this battle, without reinforcements from the New 1st and New 3rd Regiments, the Independent Battalion fought alone against the Japanese Imperial Guard Division, the most elite unit.

Despite the fact that the Imperial Guard Division suffered two crushing defeats in the battles in northwestern Shanxi, they still managed to achieve their goals.

Even a mixed guard brigade was completely wiped out in northwestern Shanxi, but that was all done by the new 1st Regiment.

It has almost no connection with the Independent Regiment.

Kong Jie mentally calculated the costs and said.

"Why are you panicking?"

"In terms of troop strength, our Independent Regiment is about the same as the Guards Division, both around 3 men."

"In terms of artillery firepower, we have five artillery battalions, which is five artillery regiments."

"In terms of tank strength, we have a tank battalion and a directly subordinate tank company, which can easily defeat the Japanese tank regiment."

"We are not bad in terms of logistics and supplies. The Jin-Sui Arsenal is just a few dozen kilometers away, and 800 large trucks transport weapons and ammunition for us."

"Oh, right, we also have air support!" Kong Jie said, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

Although the new regiment had been equipped with aircraft for more than a month, Kong Jie and the soldiers of the Independent Regiment had not yet experienced air support.

"Old Li," Kong Jie paused, then looked at Li Wenying and asked, "If we were Li Yunlong, how would we fight this battle?"

Li Wenying was an old comrade-in-arms with Kong Jie and Li Yunlong, so she naturally knew Li Yunlong's tactical command style: "Li Yunlong likes to take unconventional approaches in battle. No one can figure him out. He might behead the Guards Division headquarters, or he might ambush the Guards Division."

Kong Jie nodded: "That's right!"

"Given this bastard's tactical style, he will definitely use superior firepower and manpower to attack the Guards Division headquarters directly."

"Use tanks, infantry, and artillery firepower to carry out a decapitation strike against the command post of the Guards Division."

"Then we crushed the Imperial Guard Division in one fell swoop."

Li Wenying's eyes lit up: "Old Kong, you mean we should adopt this tactic?"

Kong Jie thought it over carefully and nodded, his tone excited: "That's right, we'll use this tactic against the Guard Division this time!"

Although Kong Jie felt this tactic was somewhat risky, he preferred a more solid and methodical approach.

However, it must be admitted that this tactic has its merits, and now the Independent Regiment's firepower far exceeds that of the Guards Division, which has emboldened Kong Jie.

"The bolder the people, the greater the harvest," Kong Jie said. "That's what Boss Lin said when he encouraged Li Yunlong to fight the Japanese. I think it makes a lot of sense. We can't be timid. This time, we have to go all out and fight the Japanese."

"Okay, I agree to this tactic." Li Wenying was also full of enthusiasm. "If we can beat the Guards Division in a one-on-one fight, our Independent Regiment will become famous!"

At least for now, there seems to be no problem with this tactic.

Now the Eighth Route Army also has a detection radio that can detect radio signals.

We can roughly determine the location of the Japanese high-powered radio signal.

However, the Japanese had changed to a new codebook, and their telegrams could not be deciphered in a short time.

Furthermore, to carry out a decapitation strike against the Japanese division headquarters based on radio signals, ground troops must be close to the enemy command post for guidance, preferably special forces. Currently, the Independent Regiment does not have personnel in this area.

Then Kong Jie began to mobilize troops and formulate corresponding battle plans.

At the same time, a telegram was sent to Li Yunlong to report on the situation of the Japanese Imperial Guard Division and to request air support from the New 1st Regiment's flight squadron.

It didn't take long.

The intelligence staff sent word that they had discovered that more than 400 Japanese vanguard troops were advancing towards Datong along the Ping-Sui Railway.

Kong Jie instantly realized that this was a Japanese search corps, which consisted of one mounted company, one vehicle company, and one armored vehicle company.

This kind of organization does indeed have relatively high mobility and protection.

On battlefields with lower technological requirements, it is possible to charge around to a certain extent, especially after breaking through the defenses of infantry-based forces, which can easily cause confusion and fear among the enemy and further expand the gains.

However, compared to the Eighth Route Army today, it seems rather shabby.

However, it can be seen that the Japanese army attached great importance to the search and rescue regiment, after all, this was the highest level of mechanized force that Japan's national strength could provide for an infantry division.

Just then, the communications staff officer strode over: "Reporting to the regimental commander, former commander-in-chief Li Yunlong has sent a telegram: the new 1st Regiment's flight squadron is on standby 24 hours a day!"

"Ready to be dispatched 24 hours a day?"

Kong Jie's eyes suddenly lit up.

Compared to the Japanese aircraft, whether it was the Mustang fighter or the A-1 attack aircraft, they could participate in nighttime ground attacks with the support of flares.

"Old Kong," Li Wenying asked immediately, "what do you want to do?"

"Contact the New 1st Regiment's flight squadron immediately!" Kong Jie shouted. "I'm going to wipe out the Guards Division's search wing!" (End of Chapter)