Draw the sword and cure the fear of insufficient firepower

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiaolei took out a list from his pocket and handed it to Li Yunlong.

"Old Zhao! Old Zhao, please read to us what is on these!"

Li Yunlong took it and looked at it for a long time. There were a bunch of words on it, but he couldn't recognize them all. So he had to go to Zhao Gang with a shameless face.

"Old Li, now you know that being uneducated is not good, right? You must strengthen your cultural studies in the future. If you leave me one day, will you still read the documents?"

Zhao Gang pointed at Li Yunlong and cursed with a smile, then took the list and read it out: "107 10mm rocket launchers, 107 3600mm rockets, 50 Maxim heavy machine guns, 200 Czech light machine guns, 56 Type 5000 semi-automatic rifles, 500 boxes of melon grenades, and a lot of dollars!"

Zhao Gang felt his breathing become rapid and he could hardly catch his breath. Is this a gift?! This is simply a windfall!

"Oh my god, Commander Lin is so kind!"

"With so many weapons and ammunition, our independent regiment has never been so rich!"

"It has to be Commander Lin. These weapons and equipment are more than enough to equip five regiments!"

"It's more than five regiments. In my opinion, it's a division. It's no problem. It's Commander Lin!"

"We're rich, we're rich! Hahaha! This battle is going to be so exciting!"

Zhang Dabiao and others around were talking at once, and were quite excited.

Once upon a time, their independent regiment had only one mortar and two shells, and they would never fire until the critical moment.

It's been less than a year, and there have been earth-shaking changes. Not to mention other things, they have nearly a hundred mortars alone.

There are also these awesome 107mm rocket launchers sent by Commander Lin, totaling 20 rockets. Even now they can't believe that the independent regiment has become so powerful.

"Hahaha! I'm rich!"

"Xiao Zhao, thank your commander for me when you get back! Hahaha, I've never been so rich in my life. This is all thanks to Lin Tian!"

"Zhang Dabiao! Send someone to unload the stuff immediately and have the kitchen staff prepare a few dishes to entertain the comrades from Division 1!"

Li Yunlong was also very excited, his eyes were as big as cow eggs. After listening to what Zhao Gang read, he was happier than when he got married.

This is not a gift at all; it's clearly just an excuse to give him money.

Li Yunlong couldn't help but moisten his eyes. Lin Tian was such a nice guy. He always thought of him no matter what he did.

Zhao Xiaolei waved his hands hurriedly, indicating that there was no need to trouble him as he still had to go back to report, and then he took his men and drove away.

When Lin Tian gave the gifts, he still considered the independent regiment. He knew that the independent regiment now had a large number of personnel, but its logistics capabilities were always a shortcoming. If too many weapons and equipment were given, it would become a burden instead.

So Lin Tian didn’t send many weapons, mostly ammunition.

However, Lin Tian thought that this was not much. If it were placed in the independent regiment, it would be an incredible wealth.

Moreover, Lin Tian gave it to Li Yunlong as a gift, so the brigade commander felt embarrassed to rob again.

……

Taiyuan Japanese Headquarters.

"Bakayaro! Yamamoto Ikki is such an idiot!"

"He failed again! He failed again! He failed again and again! This proves that he is a complete idiot!"

"Now they have led the Eighth Route Army to Ping'an County! This is so stupid that it couldn't be any stupider!"

"You still have the nerve to ask this commander for help!!"

"Baga! Baga!!"

Shouqi Saburo was holding a telegram in his hand, his eyes were about to spit fire, and he kept hitting the table with his fists. Finally, he was so angry that he simply swept everything on the table to the ground.

He had only been in office for a month and was about to make some achievements when everything was disrupted by Yamamoto Kazuki.

The key point is that he had to send troops to rescue, as Ping'an County was of great importance.

Since the last battle with the Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army's bases in northwestern Shanxi have been connected, and the only city left of the Locust Army is Ping'an County.

If Ping'an County is lost again, the locust army will be completely driven out of northwestern Shanxi. If things continue like this, they will be driven out of Shanxi Province, and even Hebei Province will be threatened by the Eighth Route Army.

In this case, he, the new commander, would be guilty of a greater crime than Yoshio Shinozuka.

Yoshio Shinozuka was Okamura Yasuji's confidant. Last time, he destroyed an army of 50,000 locusts and was only dismissed from his post. He received no substantial punishment at all.

Shouqi Saburo had no connections and no confidants. If he lost Ping'an County and lost tens of thousands of troops, he would have to commit seppuku to apologize.

By then, he would become the laughing stock of the entire locust army, and Shouzaiburo could never accept this outcome.

But Yamamoto Ikki could die, but Ping'an County could not be saved.

He must also be held accountable for watching Ping'an County being occupied by the Eighth Route Army.

He had no choice but to take action this time. Since the Eighth Route Army had taken the initiative to cause trouble for him, he had to teach them a lesson.

It just so happened that he had not had any military achievements since taking office, so this time he would let the commander-in-chief see what Hisashi Saburo was capable of.

"Kawasaki-kun! Call all the generals to a meeting!"

Shouzai Saburo couldn't help but smile complacently when he thought of this. As long as that ghost didn't show up, he was still very capable of dealing with the Eighth Route Army around Ping'an County.

His first battle with the First Army did not have to be large-scale, but it had to be won.

According to the intelligence just sent back, there are more than 10,000 Eighth Route Army soldiers around Ping'an County. If he can wipe them out in one fell swoop, it will be a great achievement.

The Eighth Route Army never engaged in head-on battles with the Locust Army, but always harassed them using guerrilla warfare.

Therefore, it was difficult for the Locust Army to find the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and then to send heavy troops to annihilate it completely. Therefore, the Locust Army's record against the Eighth Route Army was not very ideal.

This time, the Eighth Route Army has come to our doorstep. With more than 10,000 people, they are definitely the main force of the Eighth Route Army.

……

In Ping'an County, Li Yunlong had already brought 10 battalions of the independent regiment to attack. The area within a 50-mile radius around Ping'an County was filled with troops from the Eighth Route Army.

Ding Wei and Kong Jie's troops were arranged by Li Yunlong to block the enemy from the periphery.

The county battalions, district squads, militia, and guerrilla forces were all scattered like beans in hundreds of key locations, ready to block or delay the enemy's support at any time.

Being able to be in a battle of this scale would make me proud to talk about it!

Li Yunlong was very thoughtful. This time he was in charge of the command, and the main attack must be led by the independent regiment!

If he fails to take over Ping'an County, he will be too ashamed to face anyone.

The artillery battalion of the headquarters was also in place, but after the brigade commander knew the current strength of the independent regiment, he said that the independent regiment's reinforced artillery battalion would be enough to attack Ping'an County.

There are still many civilians in the county town, and the artillery bombardment will inevitably cause huge casualties among the civilians.

When the Japanese reinforcements arrive, it will not be too late for the artillery to take action.