Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

"Gastilovich was promoted to commander of the Siberian Military District?"

When seeing this news, Li Yunlong was stunned. This Gastilovich was promoted too fast. He was only an army group commander some time ago, but now he has directly become a military district commander. If they were in the same country, he would be on the same level as himself.

After reading the contents of the telegram, Li Yunlong lit a cigarette, narrowed his eyes slightly, and made slight adjustments to his original plan.

If someone else had been the commander of the Siberian Military Region, Li Yunlong would never have interfered in the affairs of the Japanese and the Russians.

But now that Gastilovich has become the commander of the Siberian Military District, there is more room for maneuver.

Gastilovich is now very rich, and you can get whatever you want from him.

"Old Li, what's wrong?"

Zhao Gang saw Li Yunlong lost in thought, and waited until Li Yunlong's hand was burned by the cigarette and his thoughts were brought back to reality before he started asking.

Chapter 440 Xing Zhiguo, please remember this again

"Old Zhao, take a look at the telegram."

Li Yunlong handed the telegram in his hand to Zhao Gang.

After reading the contents of the telegram, Zhao Gang smiled and said, "This is good news!"

Li Yunlong nodded: "This is indeed good news. We need to change our layout!"

Then, he turned to look at Xing Zhiguo, who was talking to Old Han not far behind him: "Xing Zhiguo, remember this again!"

Old Xing trotted over, taking out a pen and paper. When he came to Li Yunlong's side, the pen had the cap on and the notebook was open, ready to take notes.

"Send a telegram to Ding Wei and Kong Jie, asking them to respond immediately. The original order is canceled. The 1st and 2nd columns will enter the Wunuer Fortress area to assist the Mao Bear troops in defending the Chita area. Tell Ding Wei and Kong Jie that assisting in the defense does not mean they will fight the Japanese to the death!

"We must play to our strengths, take advantage of the terrain, fight guerrilla warfare and sparrow warfare, destroy the enemy's transportation lines, and avoid direct confrontation with the enemy troops!"

"At the same time, find out the specific location and structure of the fortress built by the Japanese in Sunwu County, and find a way to take it down for me."

"Let them remember that their mission is to assist the Russians, to fight guerrilla warfare and sparrow warfare, and not to engage in a head-on confrontation with the Japanese!"

"Yes!"

"Send a telegram to Zhang Dabiao and have his entire advance group retreat back to Arxan. I have other tasks for him!"

"Yes!"

"Order the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Regiments to immediately abandon their original missions and return to Arshan to assemble!"

"Yes!"

"Order Shen Quan to lead his Chahar Detachment north to Outer Mongolia immediately. Stop fighting guerrilla warfare. He has a mission!"

"Yes!"

"By the way, call Zhang Yingcai to me!"

"Yes!"

Xing Zhiguo repeated all of Li Yunlong's orders and started sending telegrams. Li Yunlong saw Lao Han and waved to him.

"Old Han!"

Old Han had studied under Li Yunlong long enough to have learned almost everything he needed to. Now that Li Yunlong lacked a commander who could coordinate the overall situation, Old Han was undoubtedly a very suitable candidate.

"I have a task for you. Do you have the confidence to complete it?"

After hearing this, Lao Han stood at attention and said, "Commander, please give the order and ensure that the mission is completed!"

"Very good, your mission is not complicated. I need you to lead the Second, Third, and Fourth Regiments directly under your command into Outer Mongolia, support an Outer Mongolian, and form the Outer Mongolian Freedom Army. Your mission is to overthrow Choibalsan. The Japanese will definitely find a way to contact you. You must agree to any request they make."

Old Han listened to Li Yunlong's words. Although he didn't understand why Li Yunlong did this, he didn't ask any questions. Instead, he waited quietly for Li Yunlong to assign tasks.

"I only have one request of you, which is to defeat the current Outer Mongolian puppet government, make Choibalsan personally renounce independence, and then support this person. It doesn't matter if he declares to join the puppet Manchuria or returns to our country, but independence is not allowed. Do you understand?"

Hearing this, Old Han roughly understood Li Yunlong's idea: "Old Li, you are planning to attack Outer Mongolia..."

"Give it a try. As long as Choibalsan declares his intention to give up independence, there will be much more room for maneuver in the future. Remember, no matter what, Choibalsan must make the announcement himself, and it must be recorded on video!"

"Yes!"

"Go get ready."

After Lao Han left, Zhao Gang thought for a moment and said, "We've sent our troops out so openly. The Japanese will soon know we're in the Greater Khingan Range. Then..."

Li Yunlong's reputation is too great now. If the Japanese knew that Li Yunlong was in Greater Khingan Range, they would definitely find a way to attack. Now that Li Yunlong has sent almost all his troops, Zhao Gang is worried about his safety.

"It's okay. If Gastilovich hadn't been appointed commander of the Siberian Military District, I wouldn't have been exposed. But now that Gastilovich has been appointed commander of the Siberian Military District, we can be more open and aboveboard."

"I guess the Americans will have to come to our aid in the future."

Li Yunlong, with his battle plan already finalized, lost his serious expression and returned to his usual demeanor. Zhao Gang, upon hearing this, couldn't help but wonder, "Will the Americans support us, too?"

"If Outer Mongolia were occupied by puppets supported by the 'devils' and they were planning to launch a surprise attack on Gastilovich's Siberian troops from behind, do you think the Russians could stop them?"

Zhao Gang thought about it and realized that if Li Yunlong's troops launched a surprise attack on the Soviet Union now, the Soviet Union's troops might not be able to withstand it.

During these two months, Li Yunlong was also busy. Of the 70,000 laborers rescued at the Wunuer Fortress, 50,000 were incorporated into the army.

Including some laborers rescued in and around Arxan, the total number was 20,000. Li Yunlong expanded his army by 70,000 in just two months.

Adding the 30,000 troops when Li Yunlong arrived, the Heilongjiang-Jilin-Liaoning-Chahar Military Region now has a total of 100,000 troops.

Among these 34 men was a tank regiment with a total of 26 tanks. Among them were four Type 5 modified Japanese tanks captured by Li Yunlong, sixty T-s stolen from the Russians, and another sixty old T-s and BTs purchased from Gastilovich, for a total of sixty tanks.

Among them, the T26 and BT5 tanks are both old tanks. They are sitting ducks on the European battlefield, but they are enough to deal with the Japanese, especially the BT5 tank. Although it weighs ten tons, its maximum speed can reach kilometers per hour, and it can run at a speed of more than kilometers per hour in actual combat.

Li Yunlong planned to take this opportunity to expand the tank regiment and, if possible, to a tank army. After all, they would have to fight a decisive battle with the Kwantung Army, and they would not be able to do it without tanks.

In addition, Li Yunlong also has a flying regiment. There are a total of 2 aircraft in Li Yunlong's flying regiment, including 1 old-fashioned Po- reconnaissance aircraft and two Yak-.

Arxan, Hailar, and Wunuer all had simple airfields built for aircraft takeoff and landing. Within two months, Li Yunlong had trained approximately 300 pilots, and he planned to train at least 3,000 pilots, or even more.

Because of the equipment brought back from Chita and the equipment brought from Heiyun Mountain, Li Yunlong was ready to start imitating the Wave 2 near Arshan. The most difficult engine could also be produced using the engine production line seized from Taiyuan.

In addition, Li Yunlong has secretly built a small hydroelectric power station on the Taoer River. Because the Japanese focus is on the Far East, the hydroelectric power station built by Li Yunlong has not been discovered yet.

If all goes well, the Arxan Arsenal is likely to produce a replica of the Bo-2 reconnaissance aircraft this winter.

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I still have some during the day. I talked to my editor today and they suggested I update 6,000 words a day. I'll continue to update 6,000 words a day from now on. However, I will make up for the manuscripts I owed before. I hope you can understand. I also want to earn more! ~ I still owe 19 chapters.

Chapter 441 The Japs Prepare to Ambush Shen Quan

One day after Li Yunlong issued the order, in a valley near Daqing Mountain.

The 18th Cavalry Regiment and the 15th Infantry Regiment of the 14th Division, plus a tank regiment supported by the Mengjiang Garrison Command, were now lying in ambush on both sides of this unknown valley.

Since Shen Quan's sudden realization, he has become a nightmare for the Mengjiang garrison. The Chahar Column attacks the counties or armies occupied by the Japanese almost every week.

The area occupied by the Mengjiang Garrison Army was very large, but it was only garrisoned by two divisions and two mixed brigades.

Among the two divisions, the 26th Division had only one infantry regiment left, and the rest of the regiments were annihilated in the mobile warfare in Shenquan.

A certain amount of troops were recently added, but not long after these new recruits set out from Zhangjiakou, they were robbed by Shen Quan's troops. Half of the 3,000 new recruits who were trained with great difficulty were killed and half were captured.

These 3,000 men were snatched from the Kwantung Army by the Mengjiang Garrison Army. You must know that the war in Siberia is very stalemate now, and the focus of the headquarters is on Siberia. It is not easy for the Mengjiang Garrison Army to snatch such a small number of new recruits.

As a result, the new recruits were killed before they even arrived in Datong. Only one regiment was left garrisoning the entire Datong area. Recently, many guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army have launched tentative attacks.

The Japanese also understood the situation in Datong, so they dispatched troops to support Datong, but they were once again ambushed by Shen Quan's troops on the way.

At this time, the Japanese also understood one thing. If they did not eliminate Shenquan's main force, let alone supporting Datong, the troops stationed in Mengjiang would be worried even if they wanted to leave the city.

So with the assistance of the Special High Technology Bureau, the Mengjiang garrison obtained some intelligence.

Shen Quan will lead his main force northward at three o'clock this afternoon. This valley is the only way for Shen Quan to pass through, so the Mengjiang garrison gritted their teeth and stomped their feet, and mobilized the last elite troops to prepare to destroy Shen Quan's troops in this valley.

"It's almost time, why hasn't Shen Quan come yet?"

The commander of the 14th Division, Kengo Noda, frowned and looked at the entrance of the valley.

It is now around 2:30, but there is no movement at all. Normally, when an army sets out, there will definitely be an advance unit ahead of the main force to explore the way. The advance unit usually keeps a distance of half an hour to an hour from the main force.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, perhaps Shen Quan is too arrogant and didn't send out any troops to explore the way!"

The chief of staff of the 14th Division next to him thought for a moment and then suggested a possibility.

It's not that the Japanese chief of staff is talking nonsense, but that Shen Quan's troops have indeed been arrogant during this period.

As Shen Quan's troops destroyed many main forces of the Japanese Mengjiang Garrison Army in several mobile warfare and ambushes, the strength of the Mengjiang Garrison Army was sharply reduced from more than 50,000 at the beginning to more than 30,000.

These more than 30,000 people are scattered throughout the Mengjiang region, hundreds of kilometers apart from each other, making it impossible for them to effectively support each other.

So Shen Quan started eating barbecue outside Ulanqab today, and will appear outside Zhangjiakou the day after tomorrow to show off his power. After a while, he may appear in Suiyuan and other areas to steal supplies.

If the Japanese soldiers guarding the city could not stand Shen Quan's provocation and went out of the city to cause trouble for Shen Quan, if the number of people was too small, they would not be able to come back; if the number of people was too large, Shen Quan would run away, but after running for a distance, another army would appear to cooperate with Shen Quan and eat up this group of Japanese soldiers.

In just a few months, Shen Quan's Chahar Column expanded from more than 3,000 cavalry to 14,000 cavalry.

These are the soldiers who can ride horses as long as Shen Quan can. Ordinary people who can't ride horses were sent to brother troops. Recently, the Wutai Mountain base has developed very rapidly.

At this time, at a high point outside the Japanese ambush circle, Shen Quan looked at the time and then looked at the Japanese ambushing on the distant mountain.

The Japanese were very smart this time. They did not ambush on both sides of the valley, but ambushed on the back of the mountains on both sides of the valley. They left observation posts on high points to observe the situation in the valley. If anyone entered the valley, the Japanese would immediately cross the ridge and launch an attack.

Even if the troops entering the valley searched along the ridges on both sides of the valley, it would be difficult to find the enemy ambushing behind them.

Shen Quan did arrive near the valley around three o'clock, but it was three o'clock in Shen Quan's time. Shen Quan himself didn't know the actual time.

As a result, when Shen Quan's vanguard arrived at the vicinity of the valley, they encountered a group of Japanese troops who were secretly burying mines and explosive packs in the valley.

Without making a sound, the vanguard immediately retreated and reported what they had seen to Shen Quan.

"I've been ambushed by the Japs every day, and I almost got tricked by them!"

Shen Quan put down the telescope and said self-deprecatingly that this time Shen Quan received an order from Li Yunlong to lead the troops north to Outer Mongolia. He did not expect that the Japanese would give him such a surprise before leaving.

"Commander, what should we do?"

"What can I do? I told you to read more books, but all you do every day is eat, sleep and fight the devils!"

"Commander, what does this have to do with reading?"