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Chapter 253 The Devil's Action
The brigade commander got angry when he heard Li Yunlong's sarcastic remarks and glared at him, "Stop being so picky about fat or thin, kid.
It's our own team.
Don't let your butt get all cocky just because you won two battles!"
"Yes, yes, who told us that our independent regiment was raised by a stepmother?"
Li Yunlong didn't dare to confront the division commander directly, so he could only continue to make sarcastic remarks.
The brigade commander glared at Li Yunlong again and didn't continue scolding him.
"Your independent regiment's mission is to guard the Liaoyuan Arsenal for me. You don't need to charge into battle. If you need copper mines, my 386th Brigade and the entire Eighth Route Army in Shanxi will find a way for you!"
The brigade commander's face was full of unquestionable expression.
Li Yunlong sighed, and in the end he still didn't dare to fight with the brigade commander.
Yu Ye thought for a moment and said, "Brigade Commander, our independent regiment is now strong and powerful, and it would be a waste if we just stay here.
Moreover, as our troops expand, if we do not receive actual combat training for a long time, our independent regiment will be defeated no matter how sophisticated its weapons are.
After all, the first factor that determines whether a war is won or lost is people, not weapons.”
"Then what do you mean?"
"Brigade Commander, what I mean is that we should let Lao Li and his men out to fight. Since our 772nd Regiment is very strong, we can rotate the 772nd Regiment to guard our Liaoyuan Arsenal.
At the same time, our Liaoyuan Arsenal can also provide them with a weapon sequence suitable for the 772nd Regiment according to their needs, which will also be beneficial to improving their combat effectiveness."
Yu Ye patiently and kindly persuaded the brigade commander.
Li Yunlong, who was standing by, was so overjoyed when he heard this that his mouth almost stretched to his ears. All the expressions on his face conveyed one message: "Old Yu, good brother!"
After hearing Yu Ye's analysis, the brigade commander also felt that it made some sense. If Yu Ye could provide them with suitable full-strength weapons based on the combat habits of the 772nd Regiment, then the combat effectiveness of the entire 386th Brigade would be greatly enhanced.
The brigade commander pondered for a moment and nodded.
When Li Yunlong saw the brigade commander nod, he almost jumped up and his face flushed instantly: "Brigade commander, thank you, thank you, brigade commander!"
"Li Yunlong, let me be frank. This copper mine is of vital importance to our Eighth Route Army, and it is also a very important checkpoint that restricts the long-term development of our Eighth Route Army.
This time, I'm taking the risk of letting your independent regiment fight this battle. You must show me how good you are!
Absolutely no laziness or slacking is allowed!"
The brigade commander spoke seriously, holding the whip in his hand.
"Yes, Brigade Commander, our independent regiment will never be lazy!" Li Yunlong said seriously on the spot.
"This battle must succeed, not fail. Before this battle, you must conduct a thorough reconnaissance and completely defeat this part of the Japanese."
"Yes, Commander, I'll arrange it right away."
When Li Yunlong heard that there was going to be a war, he instantly became alert and extremely excited.
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Taiyuan City.
Yoshio Shinozuka placed several pieces of information in his hand on the table, and then began to pace in the command room, thinking about plans and countermeasures.
Just over ten days ago, the Independent Regiment launched a surprise attack and blew up a biological weapons warehouse outside Heyuan County, completely aborting the Locust Army's plan to use biological weapons in Shanxi and causing huge negative impact in international and domestic public opinion.
These incidents were no longer something he, the first commander of Jin, could suppress. General Ningji Okamura personally called to reprimand him, and such things must never happen again.
Yoshio Shinozuka was thinking carefully about how to resolutely prevent this incident from happening. If he could kill the Independent Regiment, wouldn't that solve this problem once and for all?
Ok?
Yoshio Shinozuka gradually made up his mind.
If the goal is to eliminate the Independent Regiment and the Liaoyuan Arsenal, then two objectives must be achieved. The first is to effectively kill the Independent Regiment's manpower until it collapses, and the second is to completely destroy the Liaoyuan Arsenal's production capacity and core personnel.
Looking at the pieces of information in front of him, Yoshio Shinozuka fell into deep thought.
"An unidentified armed force was spotted in the direction of Tongshan."
"The copper miners in the Bizigou direction rioted, and it seems that someone organized it."
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Seven or eight pieces of information all pointed to two places, Bizigou and Tongshan.
Yoshio Shinozuka seemed to be thinking about something. He took out a piece of paper and wrote the words "copper mine, miner" on the paper. Then he quickly crossed it out and wrote a big word "copper" in its original place.
The purpose is quite clear. The Eighth Route Army’s latest attempt is to get “copper”!
Combined with the attack by the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army on the Changzhi Iron and Steel Plant and its affiliated iron mines nearly a month ago, there is reason to believe that the Eighth Route Army's Liaoyuan Arsenal had already achieved considerable production capacity and technical level, and the steel ripped from the tracks was no longer enough for the Liaoyuan Arsenal to use.
Considering this main line, it makes sense that the Eighth Route Army has appeared frequently near the copper mine in recent days.
The Eighth Route Army must be looking for copper for the Liaoyuan Arsenal!
The only Eighth Route Army unit in Shanxi that could use copper and smelt copper must be the Liaoyuan Arsenal.
Yoshio Shinozuka suddenly understood. He had already guessed the Eighth Route Army's plan.
Without hesitation, he quickly walked to the battle map, looked at the current deployment situation of the Eighth Route Army in various areas, and began to plan in his mind.
Currently, there are only two squadrons of locust troops stationed on these two coppers. If the Eighth Route Army is determined to take them down, it won't be a big problem.
But if we use these two copper mines and two squadrons of Japanese invaders as bait, then?
Since copper is so important to the Liaoyuan Arsenal, if it is managed well, perhaps the big fish, the Independent Regiment, can be caught.
"Pass on my order, and order the 37th Division to pay close attention to the movements in the Bizigou direction, to ensure that if a battle breaks out, a brigade or more of troops can be mobilized quickly at any time, ready to annihilate the main force of the Eighth Route Army.
Order the 41st Division to closely monitor the movements in the Tongshan direction and ensure that it can advance at any time if a battle breaks out."
"Hai!"
“Also, call Ikki Yamamoto who is in charge of special operations to me. It’s time for him to play a role.
Once the independent regiment is really transferred out, the Liaoyuan Arsenal's defense will inevitably be left unattended.
If he still cannot achieve victory, then he should apologize to the Heavenly Locust!"
"Hai!"
Looking at the aide's back as he left to deliver the message, the murderous intent in Shinozuka Yoshio's eyes flickered.