Wang Ye slept until dark.

After getting up and asking Lao Wang for some food, Wang Ye came to the underground shelter. He saw the brigade commander Li Yunlong, Ma Yuan, Chen Mingli and several other staff members gathered together to study the map.

Seeing Wang Ye come in, the brigade commander said, "Xiao Wang, why don't you sleep more?"

"I've already slept for a long time," Wang Ye said, "Besides, where can I sleep soundly?"

"That's right." Li Yunlong smiled, "Xiao Wang, come here and let's discuss together. Which target should be attacked in this night attack tonight?"

Night counterattack is the traditional craft of the Eighth Route Army.

The Northwest Shanxi Column has already achieved great success.

Wang Ye immediately walked over and stood in front of the big map.

He asked Ma Yuan again: "How is the fight during the day?"

Ma Yuan said: "From 1:00 pm, Dongxian, Anhua and Ping'an County were successively attacked by the Japanese army, among which the Japanese 1st Division attacked Dongxian the most fiercely."

"The 1st Division used more than 100 large-caliber heavy artillery to launch artillery bombardment."

"After three shellings, one-third of the houses in Gan County have been damaged, and one-third have been burned into ruins by sulfur bombs. Only one-third of the brick-concrete structures are still intact. In addition, a few shallow tunnels were also collapsed by the Japanese, but they were quickly unblocked by a detachment."

"The damage to houses in Anhua and Ping'an County is also very serious."

"But fortunately, our fortifications are basically in relatively solid houses, so the impact is not great."

"After an afternoon of fierce fighting, the three detachments each repelled the Japanese army's three full-strength attacks, destroyed about twenty tanks and armored vehicles, and killed about a thousand enemies."

"Our army also suffered more than 1,000 casualties, including more than 500 of them."

"Although the equipment loss is not small, the engineers and technicians of the arsenal are repairing day and night, so in general, our number of mountain cannons, mortars and machine guns has not decreased."

Speaking of this, Ma Yuan finally concluded: "It's probably that."

The brigade commander continued: "Xiao Wang, from the moment, the defensive pressure of a detachment is too great, so my idea is to try to kill the heavy artillery troops of the 1st Division first, even if it is just destroying a heavy artillery corps. For every few guns of the Japanese, the defensive pressure of a detachment can be reduced by one point."

Li Yunlong said: "The pressure on Lao Ding is indeed too great."

Wang Ye pondered for a moment and said, "Brig Commander, if you want to destroy the artillery of the 1st Division, you still have a chance, but sending infantry assaults is definitely not possible. Doing this will lead to death."

"Haha." Li Yunlong smiled, "Xiao Wang, you really want to go with our old Li."

The brigade commander said: "Li Yunlong means to use artillery raids. Your Wolf Warrior Brigade first determines the shooting elements, and then concentrates all the mortars of the three detachments, and launches enough shells to the Japanese heavy artillery positions in a short time. In this way, even if you cannot destroy them all, you can at least destroy most of them!"

"The mortar cannot do it." Wang Ye shook his head and said, "The range is not enough."

"Ah?" Li Yunlong was stunned when he heard this and said, "What does it mean?"

Wang Ye sighed and said, "The Japanese army has been fighting with our Northwest Shanxi Column for so long and is already very familiar with our style, so we will definitely beware of our sneak attacks. It can be foreseen that within three kilometers around the Japanese artillery positions, there will definitely be guards and patrols."

"So our artillery can't get close to you at all."

"It is even more impossible to have enough time to set up guns and fire shells."

Speaking of this, he paused and said, "So, you can only use mountain cannons!"

"Only use mountain cannons?" The brigade commander and Li Yunlong frowned.

"Yes, use mountain cannons." Wang Ye nodded, "Most of the four-type 75mm caliber mountain cannons we equipped with are Type 41 75mm caliber mountain cannons, and a small number of Type 94 75mm mountain cannons. The range of Type 41 is six kilometers, and the range of Type 94 is eight kilometers. Building artillery positions from six kilometers away can effectively avoid the Japanese guard posts and patrols."

He paused and said, "The Japanese cannot send the guard post or patrol team to such a long distance. If they dare to do this, they are seeking death."

Li Yunlong frowned and said, "But the transfer speed of the mountain cannon is too slow!"

"Yes." The brigade commander also said, "In order to damage the Japanese heavy artillery units as much as possible, our artillery units must fight until the last moment, which means that there is little time left for the artillery units to dismantle mountain artillery. In addition, the time for shipment, and considering that mules and horses cannot move fast, they will definitely be bitten by the Japanese infantry."

"Infantry?" Wang Ye shook his head, "Brig Commander, the 1st Division has a cavalry brigade!"

"Damn!" The brigade commander's face collapsed instantly and he said with a dark face, "I have forgotten this."

Li Yunlong also cursed: "Damn it, just like the terrain near Dong County. Once our artillery troops exposed their targets, wouldn't they be dead? Then how can we fight this battle?"

"Yes, this is simply a death sentence." Ma Yuan said.

Wang Ye said: "The regiment commander, and the brigade commander, can still fight a battle."

"How to shoot? We don't want our mountain cannons? Use our own mountain cannons to exchange for the Japanese's heavy cannons?" After saying this, Li Yunlong exclaimed and said, "Hey, it seems that it's OK."

Chen Mingli said: "If we can ensure that the Japanese heavy artillery group can be destroyed, it will be cost-effective, even if we pay all our mountain artillery."

"It is impossible to ensure that the destruction is not guaranteed." Wang Ye waved his hand and said, "Who dares to guarantee this kind of thing? But there is one thing I can guarantee that is to ensure that the cavalry brigade of the 1st Division is killed!"

"Kill the Cavalry Brigade?" Li Yunlong and the brigade commander reacted and immediately became excited.

"Xiao Wang, you are such a competent military advisor!" Li Yunlong patted Wang Ye's shoulder hard and said, "How did you come up with this kind of vicious trick?"

"Captain, haven't I learned everything from you?" Wang Ye retorted, "The brigade commander and the chief of staff don't often say that when fighting, you are the one who belongs to you, Li Yunlong has many ideas. I will naturally learn it after I have followed you for a long time."

Speaking of this, he smiled and Wang Ye said again: This is called "those who are close to vermilion are red, and those who are close to ink are black."

Li Yunlong was not angry, but smiled and said, "Xiao Wang, tell me your specific thoughts."

Wang Ye said with a solemn expression: "The brigade commander and the regiment commander. The specific idea is actually very simple. Our Wolf Warrior Brigade first conducts reconnaissance on the 1st Japanese Division, first determines the target of the attack, then selects the artillery position and determines the shooting elements. After the artillery arrives, the artillery position is immediately built."

"There are also heavy machine gun troops."

After a pause, Wang Ye said again: "I remember our column has more than 200 heavy machine guns in total, right?"

The brigade commander said: "If you don't count the heavy machine guns of local troops, our column's ten main regiments are equipped with a total of 216 heavy machine guns of various types. However, recently the arsenal sent a batch of repaired Type 92 heavy machine guns, so the actual number should have exceeded 250!"

"Collection of 100 heavy machine guns from the First and Third Detachment!" Wang Ye said, "It is all in front of the artillery position."

"Haha." Li Yunlong said with a loud laugh, "After the heavy artillery position of the 1st Division was bombarded by our side, the Japanese will definitely dispatch cavalry to launch a counterattack as soon as possible."

"How mobile and how fast are the cavalry?"

"The distance between five or six kilometers can be reached in less than ten minutes."

"Then, the 100 heavy machine guns that were ambushed in advance fired at the same time. In less than a cup of tea, the entire Japanese cavalry brigade could be killed!"

Wang Ye said: "After killing the Japanese cavalry, the heavy machine gun troops will immediately return from the original route! The Japanese infantry cannot arrive at the battlefield so quickly, so the heavy machine gun troops still have time to evacuate."

The brigade commander said: "Where is the artillery unit? Does the artillery unit really have no time to evacuate?"

"Yes, maybe it's time," said Li Yunlong. "No matter how fast the Japanese react, it will take at least half an hour for their infantry to reach our position five or six kilometers away? We will fire twenty minutes of shells, and with the remaining ten minutes, we will hurry up and dismantle and ship them, and then transfer them quickly."

After a pause, Li Yunlong said again: "If necessary, send another army to attack."

"Captain, this is impossible." Wang Ye said, "First of all, it will not be possible to form a saturated shelling in twenty minutes. After all, our column now has only 36 mountain cannons left."

"Secondly, how many troops will be left to fight and block the attack?"

"Without building defensive fortifications in advance, one or two battalions could not withstand the attack of the 1st Division."

"In any case, the 1st Division is a heavy-armed division, and their infantry will be accompanied by tanks and armored vehicles, and a small amount of troops cannot withstand it."

"However, if too much force is invested to fight and block,"

"It will inevitably have an impact on the next city defense."

"In the end, even if there are troops fighting and blocking, our artillery will not be able to escape."

"Because the road surface in Jiugong Mountain is still muddy, it is extremely difficult for infantry to march on the mountain road, and it is even more impossible for mules and horses to carry heavy loads to go faster, so they will definitely be caught up by the Japanese infantry."

After a pause, Wang Ye said again: "So, it's better to just give it a try and exchange our 36 mountain cannons for the heavy artillery group of the 1st Division. If you're lucky, you might as well give it a little more."

"What's the point?" Li Yunlong asked with a look of expression, "The Japanese's combat supplies?"

"Yes." Wang Ye nodded, "The 1st Japanese Division was just here, and I don't believe they could repair the underground material warehouse so quickly, so their combat materials must be piled up in the open air."

"Then let's fight!" said the brigade commander, "Xiao Wang, you will set off with the Wolf Warrior Team!"

"Yes!" Wang Ye stood at attention, saluted the brigade commander, turned around and left.

The brigade commander ordered Ma Yuan again: "Xiaoma, call the first and second teams immediately and ask them to send all the mountain cannons to Jiugong Town overnight! Be sure to get fast!"

Ma Yuan immediately grabbed the phone and shook the handle vigorously.

Li Yunlong said flatteringly: "Brig Commander, should I lead the team?"

"Okay." The brigade commander nodded and said, "You can go, but don't make trouble for me. If there is no cannon, you can rob it again, but if there is no one, then nothing will be gone."

"Yes." Li Yunlong agreed with a loud promise.

...

Taiyuan, 1st Army Command.

Amiso-Semi-Semi-Arthur is also reporting a day of damage to Okamura Yasuji.

"After an afternoon of fierce fighting, the Imperial Army lost 18 Type 95 light tanks, 3 Type 97 medium tanks, and 6 imitation Vix armored vehicles, and more than 1,000 Imperial Army were killed."

"It's really damn." Okamura Yasuji said, "I actually lost so many personnel and equipment in just one afternoon."

There were three sayings from the so-called "General, based on the war reports from various divisions and groups, we can basically conclude that the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army has made sufficient preparations in Gan County, Anhua County and Ping'an County. They not only renovated or reinforced the construction of private houses in the city, but also demolished some private houses to make isolation belts."

"This is also expected." Okamura Yasuji said in a deep voice, "After all, it's the 386th Brigade."

You Mo Jing San said again: "Combined with the authentic tunnel dug in advance by the 386th brigade, the entire battle situation will be particularly difficult."

"This is also expected." Okamura Yanji nodded and said, "And the Imperial Army has been fully prepared for this and has made a lot of preparations."

After a pause, Okamura Yasuji said again: "Your Maijun, the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army is best at night battles and also likes night counterattacks, so you must remind all divisions to strengthen your vigilance."
To be continued...