Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

Li Yunlong's staff is now divided into three departments, each responsible for different things, namely the Far East, Outer Mongolia, and the four eastern provinces.

Then each area still needs someone to lead it. Old Han took some people with him when he left, and Shen Quan also needs people. Ding Wei and Kong Jie are fine, they both have their own teams, so Li Yunlong doesn't have to worry about them.

"Okay, I know you're having a hard time. There's another batch of students graduating this year, and we'll give you priority when they graduate. Do your best!"

"Yes!"

The arrival of the brigade commander was good news, but Li Yunlong soon received new good news. Another group of people rushed to Li Yunlong's Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning and Chahar Military Region from the Hebei, Shandong and Henan regions.

The leader of the team was General Luo Yong, also known as the Whirlwind General. Besides General Luo Yong, they were joined by over 200 mid-level commanders, most of whom had previously served as deputy battalion commanders or deputy regimental commanders in their respective units.

Among them were some of Li Yunlong's old acquaintances, such as Liang Dajun, who had fought with him in Yu County, as well as Li Yunlong's beloved relatives, brothers, and former subordinate Cheng Kang, also known as Cheng the Blind.

"Report, Commander Li, Luo Yong will report to you!"

"You're just in time. How many soldiers can you lead, Xiao Luo?"

Hearing Li Yunlong's blunt question, General Luo Yong didn't know how to answer for a moment. After thinking for a while, he said, "I used to command a column in Shandong Province with more than 3,000 people!"

"I'll give you five regiments, ten thousand men each. Can you lead them well for me?"

"can!"

This time, Luo Yongjiang answered without hesitation and spoke decisively.

"Very good. These soldiers have been training for two months. I will give you another month to bring them out. After a month, test them on the battlefield. Are there any problems?"

"no problem!"

Li Yunlong nodded with satisfaction. At this time, he noticed a soldier next to General Luo Yong. The soldier looked at Li Yunlong somewhat stiffly. He looked somewhat similar to Lao Ma.

"What's your name?"

"Report, my name is Wu Baili!"

"Wu Baili, that's a nice name. Where are you from?"

"My hometown is Huzhou!"

"Hey, you guys from Huzhou, how many of you are there?"

"Three!"

After hearing this, Li Yunlong patted Wu Baili on the shoulder and said, "Xiao Luo, how about this soldier follow me?"

"no problem!"

Luo Yongjiang looked at Wu Baili with some curiosity, but he didn't find anything special about Wu Baili.

"Alright, everyone, take a break first. I'll send someone to arrange the specific duties tomorrow. I have something else to do, so let's disband for now!"

After Li Yunlong finished speaking, he prepared to leave with Wu Baili.

Zhao Gang, who had been standing nearby, stepped forward with a smile. "The situation has been quite complicated lately, and the Commander has been quite busy. Please understand. But I've prepared dinner for everyone. Please join me for a meal and get to know each other. I'll also explain the current situation to you all. This way!"

Lao Zhao led the way, and Luo Yongjiang and others followed him towards a bunker in Hailar.

At this time, Blind Cheng came to Luo Yongjiang and said, "Old Luo, you are confused!"

"What's wrong?"

"You gave such a good soldier to Li Yunlong?"

Luo Yongjiang didn't quite understand what Blind Cheng said.

Blind Cheng sighed and said, "You probably don't know yet, but our Commander Li is very good at judging people!"

"Do you know Xiao Wanshi and Zhang Yingcai?"

General Luo Yong thought for a moment and nodded. When he came here, he heard that they had captured a Japanese lieutenant general alive, and also launched a surprise attack on Qiqihar, capturing Shiro Ishii, the founder of the Japanese 731st Unit.

"It used to belong to our regiment. Li Yunlong traded it for a Type 92 infantry gun and 25 rounds of ammunition!"

Luo Yongjiang couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "Old Cheng, you've lost all your money in this business, right?"

"Who says it's not true? I heard that Li Yunlong has a very sharp eye now. Whoever he sets his eyes on is a perfect match. After all, I have exchanged a cannon and 25 rounds of ammunition for it!"

Blind Cheng didn't continue speaking, the implication was self-evident.

When Luo Yongjiang heard this, he couldn't help but gasp: "Are you talking about Wu Baili?"

"Just wait and see, I'm sure I'll make a name for myself!"

Chapter 447 It’s Li Yunlong Again

Thirty kilometers outside Chita.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

After a series of explosions, a group of people in khaki military uniforms suddenly appeared on the ground and launched an attack on the Soviet Union's position.

On the Russian position, after the Japanese ended their charge, a group of soldiers crawled out from various cat-ear holes, aiming their guns at the Japanese in the distance.

The battle lasted for more than an hour, and the Japanese successfully captured the Russian position at sunset.

Yamashita Tomotake breathed a sigh of relief. After three days of attack, the Kwantung Army's First Army finally got closer to Chita.

However, the First Army of the Japanese Kwantung Army also suffered heavy casualties. An entire regiment of Japanese soldiers was killed in this position, and they were still about 30 kilometers away from Chita.

Now, every step the Japanese take forward is consuming their own manpower.

At this time, the Japanese also realized that the Russian army did not seem to be easy to defeat. The current defenders were completely different from the original Far Eastern Front. They were not defeated in one blow. Instead, they used the terrain to continuously hinder the Japanese attack.

"Hasn't air supremacy been seized yet?" Yamashita Fengwu put down the telescope and asked the chief of staff beside him.

Yamashita Tomotake was very clear about the problem the First Army was facing now, which was the lack of air superiority.

"Command said it will take some time!"

Yamashita Fengwu sighed and looked towards Chita with concern.

If the fighting continued like this, the First Army might be completely wiped out before Chita was even captured. I really don't know how the Fourth Division captured Chita in the first place, and why they gave it up for no reason.

"Order the attacking troops to rest in place and be on guard at night to prevent sneak attacks from the Russian bears!"

"Hayi!"

Around nine o'clock in the evening, a small force appeared around the Japanese First Army's logistics unit. After half an hour of fierce fighting, the Japanese logistics unit was engulfed in flames, and the small force disappeared into the night.

At the Kwantung Army Headquarters in Harbin.

"boom!"

Meijing Meijiro angrily threw a cup to the ground.

"Li Yunlong, it's this Li Yunlong again!"

At this time, Mei Jing Meijiro had only one idea, which was to immediately mobilize troops to besiege the Arshan area and get rid of Li Yunlong first.

But reason overcame impulse, because Mei Jing Meijiro knew that now was not the time to deal with Li Yunlong, as De San had already launched an attack on the Soviet Union in the Stalingrad area.

The Japanese must take advantage of the opportunity when the Russians are too busy to look east and occupy as much territory as possible. In Mei Jing Meijiro's eyes, at least the Lake Baikal area must be taken, and Chita is the only way to attack Lake Baikal and must be taken away.

However, the Japanese were blocked here. The battle had lasted for half a month, and they could only advance two or three kilometers a day.

What made Mei Jing Meijiro most angry was the sudden appearance of Chinese guerrillas around Chita.

At first, Mei Jing Meijiro was unable to confirm the identity of this guerrilla group until the 4th Division reported some time ago that they had captured Chita and encountered Li Yunlong's troops in the Greater Khingan Mountains. Only then did the truth come to light.

Li Yunlong gave the credit for capturing Chita to the 4th Division. Mei Jing Meijiro didn't believe it at first, and then the 4th Division produced a series of evidence, including but not limited to captured trophies, medals, various epaulettes and the Soviet Union's weapons.

As for the reason why the 4th Division appeared near Chita, the 4th Division said that it was because it encountered Li Yunlong's troops in the Greater Khingan Range and chased them all the way to Chita. As for why it did not report it, it was because Li Yunlong's "head" was too valuable and they did not want to share the credit.

When the Kwantung Army Headquarters sent a telegram inquiring about the movements of each division, it was not reported for this reason.

The reason was absurd, but after discussing it with a group of people from the Kwantung Army, Mei Jing Meijiro found that although it was absurd, it was also very likely true. Perhaps this was the only explanation. If it wasn't the 4th Division, could it be Li Yunlong's troops who attacked Chita?

In addition to the fact that the 4th Division captured Chita, which was difficult for Mei Jing Meijiro to accept, Li Yunlong's affairs in the four northeastern provinces were also completely exposed.

At the same time, the Japanese finally understood why the First Division that went to Arshan was completely wiped out. It was Li Yunlong and Mao Xiong who joined forces to destroy the First Division.

Li Yunlong had the ability to destroy an entire division of the Japanese army. After all, he had already destroyed the Sixth Division in Yun County, and the Mao Xiong army also had this ability. So based on this conclusion, the Japanese army would not think that it was Li Yunlong who captured Chita.

After all, no matter from which angle you look at it, Li Yunlong and Mao Xiong should be allies or partners, after all, they follow the same system.

Although many Japanese wanted to attack Arshan and kill Li Yunlong, considering that Li Yunlong had already captured the three fortresses of Arshan, Hailar and Unur, it would take at least six divisions to eliminate Li Yunlong.

In the end, Mei Jing Meijiro still endured it, not wanting to let Li Yunlong affect the entire battle situation.

However, Li Yunlong's troops were still around, cooperating with the Mao Bear troops to fight guerrilla warfare behind the Japanese lines, causing the Kwantung Army a lot of headaches.

"Commander, if we continue to advance westward like this, our casualties will be heavy. According to estimates, we may have to sacrifice the lives of 100,000 or even more Imperial warriors to capture Chita!"

The Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army, Sadaichi Yoshimoto, frowned and said that this estimate was calculated based on the recent casualty reports of the Kwantung Army. Unless there is a major change, there will not be too much error.

"Is it necessary to pay such heavy casualties?"

Mei Jing Meijiro was a little surprised. The Far Eastern Front did not suffer such heavy casualties when it defeated the 300,000 Russian troops.

The Soviet Union could withstand hundreds of thousands of casualties in a single battle, but the Kwantung Army could definitely not withstand hundreds of thousands of casualties in a single battle, and they were all the elite of the Kwantung Army.

"Is there any way to reduce casualties?"

Meijing Meijiro looked at the map and fell into deep thought.

"Commander, the General Staff thinks we can open up a second battlefield!"

"Opening up a second battlefield?"

Yoshimoto Sadaichi stood up and took out a piece of intelligence, handing it to Meijing Meijiro: "This is the intelligence on Outer Mongolia sent by our intelligence personnel. Recently, a group of rebels has appeared in Outer Mongolia. They are the ones who wanted to overthrow the current Outer Mongolia..."

Hearing this, Mei Jing Meijiro's eyes lit up and he quickly took the information and started reading it.

The reason why Mei Jing Meijiro was interested was that it was because of the emergence of the Free Army in the Far East that the Kwantung Army had the opportunity to defeat the Soviet Far East Front. If the operations in the Far East were replicated in Outer Mongolia.

At that time, the Japanese troops and the Outer Mongolian troops will march north together to cut off the retreat of the Chita Maoxiong army, and all problems will be solved.

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