War of Resistance: Glory of the Beasts

Chapter 540 The richer you are, the less you lack money!
Xinzhou.

Xinkou Defense Line.

The entire 217th Brigade carried shovels and began massive construction on the Xinkou defense line.

Beep! Beep!

A truck honked its horn beside the dug road, and soldiers from the 217th Division got on board one after another, and one by one the strong and young men carried the dusty sacks off the truck.

"Hurry up!"

Yang Jingyu kept waving his arms. On the road at the foot of the mountain, there were rows of soldiers carrying sacks filled with rocks and river sand and stacking them towards the trenches. The entire battlefield was filled with smoke and dust, extending from Xinkou all the way to the mountains on both sides.

"Director, this old man Yan is not stingy. When have we ever had cars to transport these things during the war?"

"Can he detain it? Behind Xinkou is Taiyuan. If we don't spend a fortune now, will we be leaving all the gold and silver treasures in our home to the Japanese?"

"Director, ammunition!"

"They are all Jin-made ammunition boxes!"

A long line of trucks kept coming and going from Taiyuan to Xinkou, transporting mountain rocks, river sand, food, and ammunition. Among them, 7.92 rounds of 217 ammunition alone were transported. This time, was finally rich;

In addition, 30 MG replaceable spare barrels were also obtained. Just from the condition of the barrels, it can be seen at a glance that they were produced not long ago;

There were two trucks full of spare magazines and gun oil for the Type 99 rifle; there were also pheasant neck gun oil, gun barrels, and spare parts. Old Xizi Yan had emptied out all her family's assets.

"Director, there are still shells!"

The Type 92 infantry gun shells were not made in Jin, but they were still pulled to you by vehicle. At that moment, the position was filled with bullets, weapons and equipment.

"Listen up, everyone. Each regiment will go to the brigade headquarters to collect the ammunition they need. The amount to be distributed is half of the total amount!"

Mancangzi turned his head and glanced at Yang Jingyu: "Are you from Henan? When did you change your place of origin to Shanxi?"

"Stop talking nonsense with me!"

Mancangzi asked in confusion, "Then why are you still learning to be so busy when the war is about to start? You can only take half of the shells when they are distributed. What does that mean? Director Yang, we are an artillery battalion. What should we do if we don't have enough shells?"

Yang Jingyu looked at him and said, "You are the only one who talks too much!"

"This time we are not fighting a tough battle, nor are we fighting to annihilate them. We are feigning defeat. If you don't leave some sweet treats for the Japanese on the battlefield, will they believe you?"

"We will use half of it and deposit the other half in a Japanese bank. When the war is over, we will come back to collect the interest."

Before he could finish his words, a regiment came over in a mighty procession from a distance. When they stopped at the foot of the hillside near Xinkou, one of them walked quickly up the hill after asking questions: "Report, Song Shilun of the 120th Regiment of the 358th Brigade of the 716th Division has been ordered to report to Director Yang!"

"Regiment 716?"

Yang Jingyu turned his head and looked at the mountain path behind him: "That's not right. Shouldn't our brigade commander transfer people from the 115th Division? Why are you here?"

Song Shilun smiled: "Director Yang, before Brigade Commander Xu went to Taiyuan, he did want to transfer the 115th Regiment to participate in the Xinkou defense plan and carry out deep penetration tactics with the commander of the 688th Division. But our division commander applied to the general and took over this job."

Snapped!
Song Shilun saluted in public and said, "Our division and our regiment also want to learn from the anti-Japanese experience. You give the order, and I will obey any order!"

The reason why our army was able to make a great name for itself in the battlefields of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea was actually because of two tactics. One was called guerrilla tactics, which could evolve into many variations such as encirclement and attack, blocking, etc. The second tactic was deep penetration!

This deep penetration requires great skill. As long as you penetrate it, it will be like a nail driven into the enemy's heart.

Therefore, when Xu Chaoyang decided in the headquarters tent to annihilate the Tojo Corps at Xinkou, he already had a tactical idea. The 217's feigned defeat at Xinkou was just a feigned defeat. If they wanted to lose for real, they had to hurt the Japanese. To hurt the Japanese, deep penetration would play a key role.

Think about it, the Japanese are about to seize the position, and suddenly a regiment appears behind them. The question of whether to take care of the head or the butt is up to them to consider, not us.

Similar tactics have been used many times on the battlefield. During the Korean War, the U.S. military often found that the road ahead was blocked or the enemy came from behind. This time, Xu Chaoyang used the wisdom of his predecessors to give the Japanese a taste of the new things. We Northeasterners must be warm when entertaining guests.

"What's wrong with you?" Yang Jingyu took a look and found that the 716th Regiment couldn't even get a complete set of Liao Type 13 rifles, let alone the Type rifle. There were also soldiers in the team carrying red tasseled spears. He was stunned for a moment. With this equipment, how can you carry out a deep penetration campaign?

But Song Shilun was so happy!

Didn't the 688th Regiment once work with Xu Chaoyang? Look at them now. The worst of them are carrying Type rifles, and every company can be allocated at least one Type rifle. What's the concept?
"Wang Tianhao?"

"To!"

"Bring out the extra Liao-13s that our brigade has."

Wang Tianhao did not move, but lowered his head: "Director, the brigade commander said that those are the equipment discarded by the 115th Regiment of the 688th Division. After we finish this battle, we will use them when we expand our army."

"Stop talking nonsense. Don't we have to finish this battle first?"

"Go get Che!"

Song Shilun was quite particular: "Don't worry, Chief of Staff Wang, we will definitely return after this battle!" He certainly didn't know Wang Tianhao's appearance, but how could he not know Wang Tianhao's name?
He was thinking that after he had the Type 13 rifle, he would return the Type rifle. We are all grown men, and who would like to be looked down upon?

"In addition, give five of our Type 716 rifles to the th Regiment, and another rounds of ammunition."

Mancangzi was not happy at the time. 217 was rich, but when had they ever been so wasteful? They had also come from a poor background, and who knows how the brigade commander had earned their current wealthy environment: "Director!"

"Do as I say. If Xu Chaoyang has any objections when he comes back, let him talk to me!"

This is Yang Jingyu. If it were someone else, all these tigers, leopards, jackals and wolves in 217 would be able to eat him alive!

As they were talking, another troop came over from a distance: "Where is your Director Yang?"

That fellow was sloppy and swaying as he walked. The troops he led also wore their hats askew and their uniforms were open. If you didn't know, you would have thought he was a soldier who had turned into a bandit.

"Director Yang! I finally found you!"

He didn't even salute properly, just put his hand on his temple and left it there. Without waiting for Yang Jingyu to salute back, he stood beside Yang Jingyu and said, "Director Yang, Wang Jinshan from the 129th Brigade of the 386th Division has been ordered to come and cooperate with the brother troops to carry out the second major deep penetration. Please give the order!"

He was smiling as he spoke, looking very familiar, which made Yang Jingyu laugh and cry.

Xu Chaoyang didn’t tell him that he would bring so many troops here?

"report!"

"The 115th Regiment of the 688th Division has been ordered to report. Director Yang, I'm here again!" In the distant valley, a familiar voice was heard before the person arrived. Old Han and his troops appeared at the corner of the mountain road shortly afterwards.

Is this to treat everyone equally?

The ace troops of the 115th, 120th and 129th Divisions have all arrived. After a feint of defeat at Xinkou, you brought in three ace main regiments. Xu Chaoyang, are you planning on losing the battle?

Yang Jingyu was completely confused. How could he know what was going on inside the tent at that time?
In order to win this opportunity for their men, those division commanders almost quarreled with Xu Chaoyang. Even though the 386th Brigade was led by that guy, they still took on the responsibility when facing those division commanders, and they had their reasons and evidence!

"After all, Chaoyang belongs to our 129th Division. If we need someone to attack and coordinate, then naturally we need the help of our 386th Division. After all, we only have one mother."

The commander of the 115th Division glared at him!
"I don't like to hear you talk like that. Xu Chaoyang has been working in my 115th Division except in Yan'an. He has experienced two consecutive battles with the 688th Regiment. The two sides have already reached a tacit understanding."

When we arrived at the 120th Division, they just said, "We are here to learn, so just leave a place for us!"

Just like that, the troops under Xu Chaoyang were forced into two brigades!

Xu Chaoyang squatted in the tent and wanted to fight the devils directly. There were 100,000 of them. If they kept fighting like this, even if he plucked all his hair off and blew it into Sun Wukong, it would still not be enough.
　I have a flight tonight, and the other two chapters will be posted at the same time as yesterday.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)