Taiyue Military Region, Brigade Department.

The brigade commander, chief of staff and several staff members are surrounding the map to discuss the upcoming spring sweep.

A combat staff member said: "The Brigade Commander, Chief of Staff, and the Japanese army in Shanxi gathered three field divisions to carry out an iron-blocked sweep on our Taihang Military Region, which will inevitably cause the garrison in other areas. This will bring about the opportunity to launch a large-scale attack to expand the base as much as possible."

After saying this, he said, "It's better to take down the entire Luyang!"

The Chief of Staff shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's not that easy. Although the Japanese army in Shanxi concentrated three field divisions to sweep away our Taihang Military Region, there are still two brigades for garrison."

"At least one of the brigades is used to defend the southern Shanxi region."

"Considering that the Jinsui Army and the Japanese army are now in conflict with each other,"

"Old Yan Xiba cannot fight against the Japanese army, both sides will be injured,"

"So the Japanese army will most likely focus their defense on our Eighth Route Army. Therefore, at least more than half of the troops in this infantry brigade left by the Japanese army in southern Shanxi will be used to guard our Taiyue Military Region."

"So what?" said another chief of staff. "The Japanese infantry brigade has only more than 6,000 people, and most of them have only more than 4,000 Japanese. At present, the main force of our Taiyue Military Region and local armed forces have more than 30,000 people, and the number of troops is more than seven times that of the Japanese. I think we can fight against the Japanese."

The Chief of Staff shook his head and said, "Our number of troops is sufficient, but the training and equipment level of the troops are still far from that of the Japanese army. The most important thing is that the ammunition reserve is insufficient. Even if the Independent Regiment supported our 100,000 rifle ammunition at the end of last year, the total number is only 350,000 bullets..."

"If this goes well, there's no problem."

"But if it is cooked into raw rice and Luyang City cannot be taken down in the end, then we will suffer a huge loss."

Speaking of this, the Chief of Staff said: "After all, we have too little capital and can't take any risks. Otherwise, if we lose the bet, it will be a big deal."

The two combat staff members said nothing more.

The Chief of Staff also turned his attention to the brigade commander who had not spoken.

The brigade commander Youyou said, "Actually, I am more worried about Li Yunlong and the other three."

"Li Yunlong and the others?" said the Chief of Staff, "Brig Commander, I don't understand this. Li Yunlong and the others will only be in a better situation than us. What are you going to worry about?"

The brigade commander said angrily: "It is precisely because of the good situation of the three of them that I am more worried."

The Chief of Staff was stunned when he heard this, and then he immediately responded and said, "Brig Commander, are you worried that they will go to fight Taiyuan?"

"Yes, I'm worried that they will attack Taiyuan!" The brigade commander nodded, "Last time with the Jinsui Army and the Central Army jointly fought against Taiyuan, Li Yunlong and the other three were only fighting and blocking the attack. At that time, his heart must have been like a cat's claws."

"Now the Japanese army in Shanxi concentrates its main force to sweep away our Taihang Military Region, and northwestern Shanxi and even Taiyuan have become empty again. I won't say anything about Kong Jie, but with the temperaments of Li Yunlong, Ding Wei, Wang Ye and others, do you think they can hold back? I'm sure they can't hold back, and they will definitely make the decision to make Taiyuan."

"I really dare to fight Taiyuan?" The two combat staff looked at each other.

"Will they dare to run to attack Taiyuan with just three regiments?"

"The strength of only three regiments?" The brigade commander said angrily, "Do you know how many troops there are now, the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment?"

A staff officer said: "It's just a regiment, and three thousand people were killed."

Another adviser said: "Three regiments add up, ten thousand people will be the best."

"Ten thousand people? Humph, you underestimate Li Yunlong and the other three." The brigade commander said angrily, "Tell you that the three regiments left in northwest Shanxi have more than 10,000 troops!"

After saying this, the brigade commander laughed and scolded: "Although Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and Kong Jie are the regiment commanders, they live the life of the brigade commander. Hey, no, the brigade commander is not as arrogant as the three of them."

By the way, there are also differences between the brigade commander and the brigade commander.

The 129th Division now has ten brigades under its jurisdiction, and all the numbers are ranked as the New 12th Brigade.

However, the brigade commanders of these ten newly formed brigades cannot be compared with the brigade commander, the veteran brigade commander.

In fact, the brigade commander is now the commander of the Taiyue Column, and his level is between the division commander and the brigade commander.

I heard that the Independent Group, the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment had developed to more than 10,000 people, and the two staff members were stunned, which was a bit inconsistent with the regulations.

After the reorganization last year, the Eighth Route Army formed many brigade-level combat units.

Each brigade usually has three to four regiment-level combat units under its jurisdiction, and the troops of each regiment have been reorganized. Basically, they are the 9th Company or the 12th Company of the Third Battalion. Large groups with fifteen companies under its jurisdiction no longer exist.

For example, Cheng Shifa's 772nd Regiment was restored to the 12th Company.

So Cheng Shi was very resentful. He was all brothers from the class. Why were Ding Wei, Kong Jie and Li Yunlong the three of them able to command a group of tens of thousands of people, but he could only command less than two thousand people?

At that moment, a staff officer questioned: "Commander, this does not comply with the regulations, right?"

The Chief of Staff said: "The Independent Regiment, the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment are special circumstances and temporary."

Another combatant staff member sighed: "If Commander Li and his team really had more than 30,000 troops, they might really dare to run to attack Taiyuan. After all, Commander Li has always been bold, and there is nothing in this world that he dared not do."

The brigade commander snorted: "It's not that it's not accurate, but certainly, the three of them will definitely go to Taiyuan."

The chief of staff smiled and said, "So, the brigade commander means that we will also send a few regiments to join in the fun?"

The brigade commander pondered: "If Li Yunlong and his team really want to attack Taiyuan, their troops will probably still be a little nervous, but we will not be able to attack Luyang here. If we want to ensure that Luyang is taken down, there will be insufficient troops. But if it is just a restraint, it will not be used at all, so we can transfer twelve regiments to cooperate with Li Yunlong and the others."

"Transfer 12 regiments to cooperate with them?" the chief of staff said in surprise, "Braft Commander, are you going in person?"

"I won't join in the fun, otherwise Li Yunlong wouldn't be angry to death?" The brigade commander laughed and scolded, "Isn't this kid just commanding two divisions to fight Taiyuan? Now I give him five divisions to see what he can fight? If he conquers Taiyuan, everything will be fine, but if he can't take it, hum, let's see how I deal with him."

The Chief of Staff said: "Brig Commander, would you please let Li Yunlong command so many people directly?"

The Chief of Staff still had some concerns. In fact, he felt that Li Yunlong was enough to be motivated and had many tricks, but sometimes he was still a little too reckless.

The most important thing is that Li Yunlong has never commanded so many people.

So, the brigade commander was responsible for the 50,000 troops to command Li Yunlong to fight at once, and the brigade commander had to bear great political risks for this.

"I believe Li Yunlong can do it." The brigade commander spared no effort to train his subordinates and was willing to bear huge political risks for it. "And isn't there still Wang Ye? With Wang Ye formulating a combat plan, Li Yunlong's tactical command, and Ding Wei and Kong Jie's escort, I believe there will be no problem."

The chief of staff smiled and said, "After this battle, Li Yunlong should be promoted to brigade commander, right?"

"Not only Li Yunlong is going to be promoted to brigade commander," said the brigade commander, "Ding Wei and Kong Jie are going to be promoted to brigade commander."

"It's really time to be promoted to brigade commander." The chief of staff smiled, "Or what would it be like if a regiment had eight battalions?"

"That's it, you send a telegram to the independent regiment immediately." After saying that, the brigade commander took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, and smiled slightly at the words "floating signs" on the cigarette box.

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Fuliangshan Fortress, independent gang headquarters.

Wang Ye spread out the Taiyuan City Defense Map and said, "Several leaders, I think one thing must be determined before formulating a specific combat plan, that is, how much specific to the fight?"

"Is that too much?" Li Yunlong said, "Of course it's until Taiyuan is taken."

Wang Ye asked back: "What if the Japanese army directly canceled the mobilization of our Taihang Military Region and the entire division returned to Taiyuan? We must also insist on conquering Taiyuan?"

"This is definitely not possible." Ding Wei said.

"If the entire Japanese division returns to the rescue, then we can only give up fighting Taiyuan."

"The entire Japanese division may not be very likely to return to the aid, right?" Li Yunlong frowned, "They have worked so hard to do such a sweep, so they can't give up halfway, right?"

“Nothing in this world is absolutely true.”

Wang Ye said solemnly: "So we must make emergency plans."

Li Yunlong said again: "Even if the entire Japanese division returns to the aid, there is a time difference. If we are almost capturing Taiyuan City, will the entire Japanese division return to the aid to the aid, and we will give up?"

"This is a problem." Ding Wei nodded, "A point in time should be determined first."

Wang Ye said: "Then it is limited to three days. If the Japanese do not return to help within three days, we will strive to take Taiyuan. If it is less than three days, the Japanese on the southeastern front line of Shanxi will return to help. We can only retreat and strive to win the outer city. The outer city must be taken!"

"Outer City?" Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and Kong Jie were stunned when they heard this.

Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo were also stunned, this was a bit beyond their expectations.

Ding Wei said: "Xiao Wang, why do you have to take over the outer city of Taiyuan? Is there any particularity?"

Li Yunlong also said: "The outer city of Taiyuan has been taken down by Chu Yunfei, Liang Gang and others once, and the ones that should be plundered have been almost the same, and we may not be able to get any money."

Speaking of this, he said, "So you have to take down the inner city."

"Because the Japanese headquarters, the arsenal and the banks are all in the inner city."

"Only by taking over the inner city of Taiyuan, we will not lose money in this vote."

Ding Wei and Kong Jie nodded at the same time, and they also thought so.

Wang Ye said, "Not that, Taiyuan Outer City actually has a high-value goal."

Speaking of this, Wang Ye said again: "Chu Yunfei, Liang Gang and others took over the outer city of Taiyuan last time, but they just plundered the shops and wealthy families in the outer city. It can be said that they entered Baoshan and returned empty-handed."

Li Yunlong felt energetic as soon as he heard this, and asked anxiously: "What treasures are there in the outer city of Taiyuan?"

Wang Ye said: "Shanxi Machinery Factory is inside Gongjimen. This is the real treasure in Taiyuan City."

"Shanxi Machinery Factory?" Li Yunlong frowned, "A mere machine factory can be considered a treasure?"

Wang Ye said: "Captain, you may not have any impression of Shanxi Machinery Factory, but you must have heard of another name of Shanxi Machinery Factory."

"What?" Li Yunlong asked, "What's the name?"

Wang Ye smiled and said, "The other name of Shanxi Machinery Factory is Taiyuan Arsenal!"

"Taiyuan Arsenal? This is impossible." Li Yunlong said, "Long before the fall of Taiyuan City, Yan Laoxi had already transported away all the machinery and equipment of Taiyuan Arsenal and dozens of tons of raw materials. The arsenal left in Taiyuan was only an empty shell, and the Taiyuan Arsenal was outside Gongji Gate, not within Gongji Gate."

"Captain, that's just promotion." Wang Ye said disdainfully, "It's all fake."

"Fake?" Li Yunlong said, "What do you mean that the machinery and equipment of Taiyuan Arsenal have not been transported away?"

"Just transported some of the equipment away." Wang Ye said sneered, "Even less than two percent of the total number, most of the machinery and equipment of the Taiyuan Arsenal were left to the Japanese."
To be continued...