Chapter 14 Big Fat Sheep
The Wolf Warriors Squad was officially established.
Li Yunlong also arranged a separate dormitory for the Wolf Warriors in the backyard.
On the one hand, this is to demonstrate the importance of the Wolf Warrior Squad, and on the other hand, it is also to ensure the safety of the regiment headquarters.
The last encounter was a formal wake-up call for the Independent Regiment. Since there was such a special forces unit in the Japanese army in Shanxi, the security of the regiment headquarters must be strengthened.
Li Yunlong didn't want to become a victim of the Japanese army's knife without knowing it.
Now we have the Wolf Warriors and other experts in the backyard,
The Japanese special forces should forget about trying to gain any advantage.
Thinking of this, Li Yunlong's mood improved again, and the depression of being robbed by the brigade commander was swept away . He hummed a tuneless Dabie Mountain song while taking out half a bottle of sweet potato wine from the bedside table.
Just as he was drinking, the door curtain was lifted and Wang Ye walked in with his head lowered.
"Xiao Wang?" Li Yunlong picked up the wine bowl and asked, "Want a sip?"
Wang Ye glanced at the wine bowl and thought to himself, I won’t drink from the same bowl of wine with you.
Only that idiot Zhang Dabiao doesn't despise you and is willing to drink your saliva.
Wang Ye shook his head and said, "Captain, I have something to talk to you about, so I won't drink."
"Something?" Li Yunlong put down his wine bowl and asked, "About the Wolf Warriors?"
"The Wolf Warriors are fine." Wang Ye shook his head and said, "It's just my analysis of the enemy situation around the Taihang base."
"Enemy analysis?"
Li Yunlong said, "Tell me."
Wang Ye said: "Captain, did you notice that the cavalry battalion of the puppet army's 8th Mixed Brigade that we just wiped out actually had two cavalry companies and a machine gun company!"
"Yeah, that's a little weird."
Li Yunlong nodded and said, "First of all, the puppet army rarely forms cavalry battalions."
"Secondly, even if the puppet army formed a cavalry battalion, it would usually be modeled after the Japanese cavalry battalion, with two cavalry companies and a machine gun squad."
"The machine gun squad is only equipped with four light machine guns."
"But this cavalry battalion of the 8th Mixed Brigade is equipped with a machine gun company."
"Moreover, the machine gun company is composed of three machine gun platoons, each equipped with three imitation Czech light machine guns."
"This firepower configuration is very powerful. If our independent regiment had not caught up with us by chance and had not grasped the timing well, we might not have been able to chew this hard bone."
Wang Ye said: "Then why is this happening?"
Without waiting for Li Yunlong to answer, Wang Ye asked again: "Is it possible that the Japanese army in Shanxi is preparing to launch a mopping-up operation against our Taihang base?"
"And the 8th Mixed Brigade will participate in the mopping-up operation?"
"That's why the Japanese army in Shanxi strengthened the firepower configuration of the battalions under the 8th Mixed Brigade."
"In fact, not only has the firepower configuration been strengthened, but even the ammunition supply has been replenished."
"Otherwise, the 8th Mixed Brigade Cavalry Battalion would not be able to fully allocate 30,000 rounds of ammunition."
"That makes sense." Li Yunlong's expression suddenly became serious when he heard this, and he added, "This possibility is very high."
Wang Ye added: "However, I estimate that the preparations of the Japanese army in Shanxi will not be completed so quickly, because the main force of the Japanese invading China is currently fighting a major battle with the Nationalist army in the Zaoyi battlefield. The Japanese government's war materials must be tilted towards the Japanese army in central China. At this time, it is difficult for the Japanese army in Shanxi to obtain sufficient ammunition rations."
"So in the short term, the Japanese troops in Shanxi were unable to launch a major offensive."
"The only thing the Japanese army can do now is to make the puppet army prepare for war in advance, because the puppet army's weapons and equipment are captured from the National Army and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, and will not be restricted by the Japanese army headquarters."
"That makes sense. That makes sense." Li Yunlong nodded repeatedly.
"Xiao Wang, you really are worthy of being a top student who graduated from the Berlin Military Academy."
"The analysis you just gave is well-reasoned. Even the staff at the headquarters are not as thorough as you."
"It's a waste of your talent to have you be a team leader. Why don't you come back to the regiment and serve as my combat staff officer? After a while, I will report directly to the headquarters and let you be the chief of staff."
"Captain, please don't do that." Wang Ye said quickly.
"I still hope to stay in the front-line combat troops."
"Is that so?" Li Yunlong said, "I'm sorry to have wronged you."
"No grievance." Wang Ye waved his hand and said, "Captain, if my analysis just now is correct, then there is a great opportunity for our independent regiment to fight."
"Hmm, fighter plane?" Li Yunlong asked, "What fighter plane?"
Wang Ye said: "Captain, think about it, the Japanese troops in Shanxi are now unable to launch large-scale combat operations due to lack of ammunition supplies, but the puppet troops have already deployed in place and strengthened their firepower. More importantly, the ammunition rations have also arrived in advance. For our independent regiment, this is simply a fat sheep!"
"Yes!" Li Yunlong slapped his thigh and said excitedly, "That's the truth."
Li Yunlong immediately put away the wine bowl and bottle, and took out a map from the cabinet.
As he spread out the map, Li Yunlong said eagerly: "Then we have to choose the fattest sheep. If we kill it, our independent regiment will have a prosperous year!"
While the two were talking, Kong Jie's voice suddenly came from outside the door.
"Li Yunlong, are you up to something crooked again?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Kong Jie walked in with the old pipe in his mouth.
Li Yunlong said, "Old Kong, you came at the right time. Come and help with the staff."
"What's the matter? Do you need my help for advice? You always don't like others to talk too much." Kong Jie said as he sat down on the kang.
Li Yunlong said: "This is what happened..."
Li Yunlong told Wang Ye about his analysis just now.
"It's true." Kong Jie's expression also changed.
“I thought this was unusual.”
"How could a puppet army cavalry battalion have a machine gun company?"
"It's a machine gun company, and they're allotted so much ammunition!"
"After hearing what Xiao Wang said, I understood that the Japs were really planning to make a big move."
"Old Li, we have to report to the headquarters immediately and ask them to notify all units in the Taihang Anti-Japanese Base to prepare for battle in advance, so as not to be caught off guard by the Japanese."
"Old Kong, there's no rush for this."
Li Yunlong chuckled and said, "Xiao Wang also said that the Japanese invaders are currently busy with the Zaoyi Campaign, and the Japanese troops in Shanxi are unable to launch a large-scale offensive in the short term."
"So now, the situation in Shanxi is like this,"
"The Japanese are thin and hairy, and can only whine about their poverty."
"But the puppet army has already replenished its firepower and ammunition."
"Lao Kong, this is a fat sheep for our independent regiment!"
"We have to take advantage of this opportunity and pick the fattest sheep to slaughter."
"Once we kill this fat sheep, our independent regiment will be able to upgrade its equipment and improve its combat effectiveness. This will really be a good year for us."
"Yes." Kong Jie immediately became alert.
"Our independent regiment must pick the fattest sheep!"
Wang Ye smiled and said nothing. He knew where Li Yunlong would choose.
Sure enough, after much deliberation, Li Yunlong finally chose the Huting stronghold.
"Let's attack the Huting stronghold!" Li Yunlong patted the map and said, "The Huting stronghold is less than 50 miles away from our base. In addition to a Japanese squadron, there is also a reinforced battalion of the puppet army's 8th Mixed Brigade."
" Huting ?" Kong Jie said, "Old Li, Huting stronghold is not easy to attack."
"It's not easy to fight." Li Yunlong said, "We lack heavy weapons for attacking, and we can't break through the bunkers and artillery towers of the Huting stronghold, so we have to think carefully about how to fight this battle."
Wang Ye suggested: "Captain, should we call the political commissar to discuss this together?"
Kong Jie agreed, "Yes, Lao Li, you just promised him that you have something to discuss."
"Okay, okay, then call him back." Li Yunlong had no choice but to ask the guard to call Zhao Gang.
Zhao Gang was staying in the first battalion at the time. After receiving the notice, he returned to the regiment headquarters in less than a moment.
Wang Ye then told Zhao Gang about the situation, and the conversation that was originally between the two of them expanded into a combat meeting of the regiment. This was also the first time that Wang Ye attended a meeting in the regiment.
Zhao Gang directly expressed his opposition: "I am against attacking the Huting stronghold ."
After a pause, Zhao Gang continued, "We have just won a victory and seized a lot of weapons and equipment. Our ammunition reserves have also greatly improved, but the lack of heavy weapons for attacking has not improved at all. The Huting stronghold is a large complex stronghold. It not only has solid artillery towers and bunkers, but also has deep and wide trenches on the periphery."
"So, if we force the attack, our independent regiment will definitely suffer heavy casualties."
"What's wrong with casualties?" Li Yunlong was unhappy when he heard it. "If there are casualties, then we won't fight anymore? There is no war without casualties. As long as I, Li Yunlong, am with the independent regiment, the last thing we fear is fighting tough battles!"
Zhao Gang said: "It's not that our independent regiment cannot fight tough or difficult battles, but I am against such tough or difficult battles. This is called military recklessness, which Chairman Mao criticized in "On Protracted War"."
"Zhao Gang, stop putting the blame on me." Li Yunlong was angry.
