Chapter 119 Preparing to Go to the New Base After the brigade commander finished speaking about the appointments, he began to assign the next phase of combat tasks to everyone. "According to the headquarters' plan, in half a month, our 386th Brigade will be responsible for heading to Taihang Mountain to expand our base. The new regiment went to Yuci County to establish a base. " "The new second regiment will go to Liao County to establish a base." "The independent group went to Ping'an County to establish a base." I saw that the brigade commander had announced the tasks of the New 1st Regiment, the New 2nd Regiment, and the Independent Regiment, but there was no place for his own vanguard regiment. Qin Yangming asked anxiously, "Brigade Commander, what is the mission of our vanguard group?" "Stay behind?" Li Yunlong and others became a little anxious when they saw that the brigade commander did not mention the mission of the vanguard regiment.
Judging from the map brought by the brigade commander, the defense areas of their New 1st Regiment, New 2nd Regiment, and Independent Regiment directly formed a triangular area. If the Vanguard Regiment joins in, then one of the four regiments will be able to free up troops to serve as a mobile force, and they can go out to do side jobs at any time. Otherwise, if there are not enough troops, the three regiments will be fixed in their respective defense zones and cannot be easily mobilized. "Brigade Commander, how about letting Xiao Qin go to Xiyang County to establish a base?" "In this way, our four regiments will work together. Even if the Japanese send a brigade of troops, they will not be able to enter the Taihang Mountains through the defense line of our four regiments." "Yes, Brigade Commander, if the strength of Xiao Qin's vanguard group is not enough, my new regiment can switch with Xiao Qin. The vanguard group will come to my Yuci, and I will go to Xiyang County." “What are you doing? Are you four planning to form a clique?" The brigade commander listened to what they said, waved his hand, and said seriously: "I know that you four have a good relationship, but I seriously warn you, our troops are strictly prohibited from forming small groups!" "Hey, Brigade Commander, don't you know who we are?" "Brigade Commander, I, Li Yunlong, guarantee that I am not a member of a small group. Isn't it because there are old comrades around, and if anything happens, it will be convenient to take care of them, right?" "Brigade Commander, I, Kong Jie, always obey orders from above." "Brigade Commander, what exactly is the mission of our Vanguard Regiment?" "Alright, Li Yunlong, Ding Wei, Kong Jie, Qin Yangming, the four of you stay here, and the rest of you go out first." The brigade commander did not speak out the mission of the vanguard regiment, but waved his hand to signal everyone else to go out first. Under the brigade commander's order, Zhao Gang and others quickly got up and left the command room, and then closed the door. After seeing everyone else leave, the brigade commander said to everyone, "What I'm going to say next must be kept strictly confidential. If the news leaks out, I'll shoot you all!" "The mission of the Vanguard Group is to protect the headquarters as they head to Xiyang County, and to serve as the guards of the headquarters!" "Remember, this news must not be leaked. If the location of the headquarters is exposed, you know the consequences!"
The four regiment commanders listened to what the brigade commander said and nodded to show that they understood. "In addition, after you arrive at the new base, quickly recruit soldiers to expand the army. Don't keep the weapons and equipment in the warehouse for the New Year. Use them all." Ding Wei, who was somewhat sensitive to the battle situation, listened to the brigade commander's words and quickly said, "Brigade commander, are we going to make a big move?" The brigade commander listened to Ding Wei's words and smiled, "Ding Wei, you have a good vision of the war situation. Our Eighth Route Army is indeed going to make a big move." "Most of the Japanese troops are now gathered in the south. According to the news from Yan'an, the Japanese seem to be shifting their focus to Southeast Asia. This is a good opportunity. We are ready to give the Japanese a big blow. By the way, let the people know that our Eighth Route Army is not a force that can only pick on the weak as the people in Shancheng say. We can also fight big and tough battles with the Japanese devils!" …… After the brigade commander left, Li Yunlong and others also left Baihuling and began to reorganize the troops in preparation for moving to the new base. Qin Yangming also began to think about the big move that the brigade commander mentioned. Qin Yangming naturally understood what the brigade commander meant by the big move. Hundred Regiments Offensive! A large-scale raid launched in North China, led by the Eighth Route Army, broke the Japanese's cage policy against the Eighth Route Army. At the same time, it destroyed the Japanese's transportation lines, making it impossible for the Japanese on the southern battlefield to receive material support from the north. Qin Yangming was thinking about his own plan. A year ago, Qin Yangming had the idea of carrying out a decapitation operation against the Japanese. However, due to opportunities and timing, he never said it and kept perfecting his ideas in his mind. If his plan could succeed, and the Eighth Route Army could take the opportunity to launch a raid, he might be able to achieve a greater victory! In particular, the current Eighth Route Army is stronger than the Eighth Route Army at the same time in the previous life. Let’s not talk about anything else, just talking about weapons and equipment, during this period of time in the previous life, the entire Eighth Route Army did not have many artillery pieces. Even ammunition was in short supply. But now it is different. Qin Yangming provided a large amount of medicine, saving the lives of at least nearly 10,000 veterans of the Eighth Route Army. At the same time, a large amount of equipment and ammunition was also produced. Basically each regiment can be equipped with several mortars and one or two flat-fire cannons. Grenade launchers can be equipped to the company level. Even each brigade has a mountain artillery company, and some main regiments even have infantry artillery companies. Especially on the 386th Brigade's side, because of its proximity to the water, the 772nd and 771st Regiments under it obtained a large number of weapons and equipment thanks to the New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment. They also had a battery equipped with one mountain gun, two infantry guns, and six mortars. The 386th Brigade has an artillery battalion directly under the brigade headquarters, equipped with 16 mountain cannons. The headquarters also has a heavy artillery battalion located in the 115th Division, equipped with six 105mm howitzers.
And there will soon be a convoy of ten tanks. The three main divisions of the Eighth Route Army, in addition to the artillery equipped by the subordinate units, also had artillery battalions directly under the division headquarters equipped with sixteen to twenty-four mountain cannons. In terms of equipment, the gap between us and the Japanese army is not that big. In addition to the flat-fire cannons manufactured by the arsenal, there is also a disposable rocket launcher similar to the Panzerfaust rocket that uses black powder as power. Basically, each company of the troops below has the ability to deal with small and medium-sized Japanese artillery towers. If Qin Yangming was confident that he could destroy the high-level command system of the Japanese troops stationed in Shanxi, he might even be able to capture several large cities like Shangdang. If the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army had not been a fence-sitter and was willing to fight the Japanese together, they might have been able to recapture Taiyuan. (End of this chapter)