allonlinenovel Chapter 259 The 8th Route Army also joins the battle
Chapter 259 The 8th Route Army also joins the battle
Laiyuan Eighth Route Army Headquarters.
"Old Ji, are you saying they are going to attack Laiyuan City?" Commander Yang suddenly raised his voice, startling Ji Guangshun.
Ji Guangshun smiled bitterly and said, "That's what the telegram says. At 5:30 in the morning three days later, we will launch an attack on the Laiyuan devils."
"Laiyuan City has a regiment of Japanese soldiers. How many troops do they have to make such a boast? Not to mention they have to stop the Japanese soldiers in Lingqiu."
Commander Yang was confused. Even an old veteran like him wouldn't dare to do that. He was really too bold.
"Seven battalions, plus some logistics and militia companies, with a total strength of more than 10,000." Ji Guangshun said truthfully.
He has been moving around quite frequently in the past few months. Whenever he has nothing to do, he goes to Xianyaling to sit and urge matters concerning weapons.
Unexpectedly, he learned a lot from it, such as training, charge formation, and tunnel digging.
The wealth of Gu Changfeng's tribe also made him jealous.
Have you ever seen ordinary soldiers eating their fill and still having two taels of meat a day?
Gu Changfeng's subordinates are all of this standard.
After a few months of raising and training, those skinny new recruits all looked like calves, which made Captain Ji very envious.
As the chief officer of the Eighth Route Army in Laiyuan City, Commander Yang naturally had a lot of things to do, and he only paid occasional attention to Gu Changfeng's troops.
So until now he was not very clear about the situation of Gu Changfeng's troops. Hearing Ji Guangshun say this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"They're developing so fast they're almost surpassing us."
Ji Guangshun said: "Commander, I told you last time that after they captured the largest landlord in Gaojia Town,
"The land was directly distributed to the people, so more and more people joined the army."
Commander Yang was stunned and couldn't help but say, "Their movements are quite similar to ours!"
Isn't that what they are doing? Suppressing the evil landlords and gentry and distributing the land to the people for cultivation.
Ji Guangshun nodded and said, "Changfeng said that it is implemented according to our policy, but with slight changes."
Commander Yang smiled and said to Staff Officer Li next to him, "This kid is quite interesting. It seems that we were right to give him the opportunity under pressure last time."
Actually, when the personnel issue was reported last time, many people still expressed opposition.
However, after a boss learned about it, he communicated with Commander Yang and finally confirmed the "rental" of the personnel.
"Haha, if he didn't still have the title of 21st Army, we might be able to recruit him into the team right now."
Staff Officer Li said with a smile.
That was their original idea, but it wasn't appropriate at this moment.
After all, the combat effectiveness of Gu Changfeng's troops is something that everyone would envy. If Baldy knew about it, given his character, he would definitely give them an official position directly.
Master Yang said happily, "Don't worry, Monkey King can't escape from Tathagata's palm. We can just wait patiently."
"Division Commander, Staff Officer Li, aren't we talking about attacking Laiyuan?"
Ji Guangshun was speechless. They were talking about attacking Laiyuan, so why did they end up talking about other places?
"Haha," the two smiled at each other, and then Commander Yang spoke.
"With this kid's background, he's more than capable of conquering Laiyuan on his own. It seems he wants to take us with him this time. If that's the case, let's fight the devils."
Then he looked at Ji Guangshun and asked, "Tell me, where does he plan to put us in charge?"
With his knowledge, he quickly understood Gu Changfeng's confidence. He had dared to attack the prisoner-of-war camp before.
Laiyuan is now just a regiment, which means nothing to Gu Changfeng's troops.
"The east city gate," Ji Guangshun replied.
Commander Yang nodded and said, "Old Ji, your Third Regiment and Old Chen's First Regiment can go ahead. The only request is that you don't embarrass yourself too much."
With Gu Changfeng's troops around, the limelight is definitely not on his side, and his request is reasonable.
"Yes, Commander, I will ensure that the mission is completed." Ji Guangshun saluted, his heart filled with excitement.
Finally, he wanted to see with his own eyes the fighting power of Gu Changfeng's troops.
He is still very curious about how Gu Changfeng captured the Japanese in the prisoner-of-war camp.
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This time, to exchange weapons, Gu Changfeng ran to the mountains and forests dozens of miles away.
The first thing is two heavy artillery pieces and 5000 points of artillery shells.
2 heavy machine gun bullets, 2000 points.
Mortar shells are worth 2000 points.
These are all the same things as before, the only difference is that the remaining one thousand or so were exchanged by Gu Changfeng for bulletproof vests.
50 points per set, a total of 20 sets were exchanged.
In fact, he had changed before, but there were only three sets, worn by him, Zhao Ziqing and Liu Dazhuang.
It was also because of the incident of the special forces soldiers who died in the prisoner-of-war camp last time that made him feel that he had to exchange some of them.
Let the commandos wear it, at least it can protect against some bullets.
When points are accumulated later, all 300 special forces personnel must be equipped, and some special forces equipment must also be provided.
The things returned to the base safely, and the large amount of artillery shells made Lu Daya very happy.
220 rounds of 43.5 kg high-explosive grenades are enough to last for a while.
This thing is expensive, but it is really useful.
Lu Daya caressed the barrel of the heavy artillery affectionately. After a while, he turned to Gu Changfeng and said, "Changfeng, this time, the brothers brought half of the ammunition, which is enough to blow up Laiyuan City."
Gu Changfeng said indifferently: "You can do whatever you want. Anyway, you must wipe out the Laiyuan City devils for me the day after tomorrow. Not a single one can escape."
Lu Daya said confidently: "There will definitely be no problem with our artillery battalion."
Zhang Guofu saw a group of people surrounding a heavy artillery from afar, and couldn't help but walk forward to take a look. After a while, he exclaimed.
"Damn it, this was the heavy artillery the Japanese used when they attacked Taiyuan."
"Hey, the Japanese naval guns are awesome, but their 150mm caliber howitzers are still inferior to this."
Lu Daya has seen almost all kinds of Japanese artillery and destroyed many of them. However, in comparison, he still thinks that German heavy artillery is more powerful and easier to use.
Zhang Guofu's eyes lit up and he asked about the previous battle.
In the past few months since he came here, he has heard a lot about the deeds of Gu Changfeng's subordinates. From Dachang to Jin-Cha-Ji, it is no exaggeration to say that he has experienced hundreds of battles.
In his opinion, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army he had served before was completely rubbish and useless.
Laiyuan, the Japanese regiment headquarters.
Wu Xinchun closed his mouth and thought quietly, while the staff officer Hebian Sanshiro stood aside with his head lowered. Neither of them spoke.
After a while, Wu Xinchun slowly opened his eyes, looked at the riverside and said, "Hebian-kun, what do you mean by brigade commander?"
He Bian heard the captain's question and said respectfully, "Your Excellency, I dare not make any rash guesses."
Wu Xinchun shook his head, obviously not satisfied.
He was very surprised that the Chinese in Gaojia Town had caused at least 5000 imperial warriors to die.
Logically speaking, the brigade commander should ask for support from above and then send troops to retaliate.
But the matter has dragged on until now without any progress, which makes Wu Xinchun very confused.
In Lingqiu City, Shibuya Ryuji stood in a pavilion, looking up at the dim sky, muttering:
"The Chinese are right. It's true that a storm is brewing!"
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, our people have sent news that the Chinese in Gaojia Town are actively preparing for war, targeting Laiyuan City."
Duanmu Chengzi said calmly.
Shibuya Ryuji nodded slightly, his eyes still fixed on the dim sky, and gave a casual order.
"Send a secret message to allow Major General Kurokawa of the 21st Brigade to take action."
"Hi!" Duanmu Chengzi bowed deeply, then turned and left.