Volume 1 Chapter 052 Heavy Artillery Battalion (Part 1)
Although there were only two of them in the room now, Monk Wei was guarding the door.
Hearing Li Yunlong yelling, Zhao Gang knocked on the table and shouted, "What are you cursing about? Can you say some things?"
Li Yunlong sobered up after hearing Zhao Gang's stern rebuke.
"This is my fault, Li! I will apologize!"
Zhao Gang immediately said with a stern face: "If the soldiers hear you yelling like this and spread it, it will be bad!"
Li Yunlong had stopped complaining, but he still said stubbornly: "You are a full man who doesn't know the hunger of a hungry man. Our independent regiment has expanded by a battalion, but the weapons and equipment are still not available !"
"You..." Zhao Gang heard it and pointed at Li Yunlong and said, "You can't ask others to take the risk and send weapons to you, Captain Li, in front of everyone!"
Li Yunlong chuckled and said, "Forget it. It's better to rely on yourself than on others. I, Old Li, should see which puppet army is easier to fight and grab some supplies! Alas, the one raised by my stepmother can only fend for himself!"
Kenanpo, Ji County.
Sixth Group Headquarters.
Chu Yunfei walked in alone, and when he saw General Yang Aiyuen, he immediately stood at attention and saluted.
"Hello, Commander. The head of the 358th Regiment, Chu Yunfei, is reporting in!"
Seeing that it was Chu Yunfei, Yang Aiyuan smiled and said, "It's you, kid! How are you? Did you encounter any danger along the way?"
"No!" Chu Yunfei shouted loudly.
"Sit down and talk!" Yang Aiyuan valued this trusted subordinate very much. "The battle a few days ago was fought beautifully, showing the prestige of our Jinsui Army. I reported it to the commander-in-chief, and he was so happy that he praised you repeatedly, saying that you have the style of a champion marquis!"
Chu Yunfei said modestly. "I don't deserve the praise from Commander-in-Chief Yan. I, Chu Yunfei, am just relying on my cleverness to do small things. I am not worthy of being praised by the public!"
"If you can't even perform well, then all of us will be ashamed to death. This year, our Sixth Group has not fought a decent battle except for your 358th Regiment! You are good and you have brought honor to our Sixth Group!" Yang Aiyuen praised sincerely.
Chu Yunfei stood up quickly and said, "All of this is due to your good guidance, Commander. If it weren't for your consistent support, I, Chu Yunfei, would not be able to display my abilities even if I had more abilities."
"Sit down! Sit down and talk, no need to be polite!" Yang Aiyuan asked, "What are you doing here today?"
Yang Aiyuen didn't think that Chu Yunfei would be so idle as to run to Ji County just to chat with him.
"Commander! Our regiment has attacked the Japanese army several times, and I'm afraid that the Japanese army hates our regiment to the core. Given the nature of the Japanese army, our regiment will soon suffer retaliation from the Japanese army. This time, Yun Fei came here, in addition to requesting the commander to replenish ammunition in time, in order to resist the Japanese army, Yun Fei wants to request the commander to deploy two heavy artillery so that the 358th Regiment can form a heavy artillery company!"
If Chu Yunfei wanted a few mortars this time, Yang Aiyuen would agree.
Even if he wanted a mountain cannon, he might have agreed.
After all, fighting the puppet army and fighting the Japanese army are completely different concepts.
After defeating a brigade of puppet troops, Yang Aiyuan simply gave them a few words of praise and then replenished the ammunition for the 358th Regiment. That was all!
But they defeated a Japanese battalion and annihilated thousands of Japanese soldiers. This is a great military achievement.
Even if we report it to the National Government, we can still present it to you.
There would be no problem in rewarding a few mortars or even a mountain cannon.
You can also use real military achievements to shut up other divisions and brigades.
But I want heavy artillery, and two of them.
hehe……
wishful thinking.
Now it is different from the past. One of my army groups only has one heavy artillery regiment, with 12 105mm howitzers made in Jin.
If I assign you 2 guns, once the Japanese army launches a large-scale attack.
What can I use to protect the commander-in-chief!
Yang Aiyuan, who had been smiling just now, immediately frowned and said seriously: "Yun Fei, do you know how much trouble you have caused by pretending to be an Eighth Route Army soldier this time? The deputy general of the Eighth Route Army has even sent a telegram to complain!"
Seeing how quickly Yang Aiyuan turned hostile , Chu Yunfei was muttering to himself.
As expected, all bosses are the same. Once their subordinates try to ask for something, they immediately turn hostile.
Chu Yunfei said nonchalantly: "Commander, this is all for the purpose of striking the Japanese army. It is a tactical necessity. The 18th Group is also under the jurisdiction of the Second War Zone and is considered a friendly force. My 358th Regiment is just borrowing their uniforms for use. There is nothing to make a fuss about. Didn't they pretend to be the Central Army? I have never heard of the Nationalist government complaining. They are too petty, no wonder they have not achieved anything great until now!"
"Hmph! Can you just wear this military uniform casually? Write a self-criticism, and it must be thorough!" After Yang Aiyuen scolded him, he pretended to leave.
Chu Yunfei quickly stood up, took Yang Aiyuan's arm, and said, "Commander, I will definitely write a self-criticism. But you must allocate two heavy artillery to me. The Japanese army will come in large numbers, at least a brigade. Without heavy artillery, my 358th Regiment will be in danger!"
In the early stage, the Japanese Independent Mixed Brigade was in charge of five infantry battalions, an artillery battalion, a communications team, an engineering team, a baggage team, etc., with a total number of about 5,000 people.
The brigade artillery battalion is responsible for one field artillery squadron and two mountain artillery squadrons.
There are usually 6 Type 91 105mm field guns and 12 Type 94 75mm mountain guns.
This is only the artillery battalion directly under the brigade, not counting the artillery of each infantry battalion.
If the Japanese army gets angry, they will deploy a reinforced artillery battalion, which will have 20 mountain guns and 12 field guns.
It's so scary!
Yang Aiyuan sighed and said, "Yunfei! Everything else is easy to say. But as for the heavy artillery, my army group only has one heavy artillery regiment, with a total of only 12 guns. You want to form a heavy artillery battalion with just one regiment. What will the other regiments and divisions think? More importantly, I still need these 12 heavy artillery guns to protect Ji's safety and the safety of the commander-in-chief. How can I allocate any extra ones to you!"
Chu Yunfei pleaded. "Commander, no other regiment can fight as well as our 358th Regiment! Besides, the 358th Regiment is part of our Sixth Group. If it is attacked by the Japanese army, it will suffer heavy casualties, and it will be our Sixth Group that will suffer the most. Commander Yang, you can't just ignore it!"
When Yang Aiyuan heard this, his face turned very unhappy.
Wang Jingguo, commander-in-chief of the 13th Army Group, has always been jealous of Yan Xishan's position and has always wanted to replace him.
He slandered himself in front of Yan Xishan many times.
If he had not always been Yan Xishan's confidant, and had not been the commander-in-chief of the Sixth Group, he would have been dominated by Wang Jingguo long ago.
What Chu Yunfei said made sense. If the 358th Regiment suffered heavy losses, the interests of the Sixth Group would also be damaged.
"Yun Fei, let me explain to you! Those 12 105mm heavy artillery pieces are to protect Ji County, and you don't even think about it. The commander-in-chief will never approve it. I shamelessly ask the commander-in-chief to allocate two 75mm mountain artillery pieces to you!"
"Hey!" Chu Yunfei said with a sad face: "Commander, please give us two more mortars! Otherwise, if a Japanese brigade attacks, the 358th Regiment will not be able to withstand it!"
Yang Aiyuan rolled his eyes at Chu Yunfei, shook his head and said, "You sly fellow. Forget it. In consideration of your regiment's merits in repeatedly striking the Japanese, I will give you two more mortars!"
"Thank you, Commander!"
Chu Yunfei was so happy that his heart was blossoming.
He was not stupid, so how could he not know that the 12 heavy artillery pieces of the Sixth Group and the 12 heavy artillery pieces of the Seventh Group were heavy artillery regiments established to protect Ji County.
He is just learning from Li Yunlong.
He asked for a request that the brigade commander would never agree to.
Wait until the brigade commander disagrees.
Li Yunlong made another small request, which the brigade commander could not refuse.
Similarly, Chu Yunfei asked for two heavy artillery pieces this time.
How could the commander agree to this?
But Chongpao could not agree to this. In order to reward Chu Yunfei and to compensate him, he naturally had to give him some benefits.
This time, we not only get 2 more mountain cannons, but also 2 more mortars. This is beyond our expectations!
However, this time I came to Keyanpo in person, not just for Ermenshan.
If it's just for the mountain artillery, Fang Ligong can come.
Chu Yunfei asked: "Commander, our arsenal is unable to manufacture heavy artillery now, so why don't we buy it from abroad! Whether it's the Soviet Union or the United States, they should be willing to sell it!"
