Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

Chapter 195 No matter how much it costs, you must keep the machine tool for me! 3-word chapter

Lin Zhenhua looked at the busy soldiers in the mountain stronghold, and instead of excitement, his face became increasingly nervous. Today was already the third day, and no matter how stupid the Japanese were, they should have discovered something was wrong. Once the Japanese used their own intelligence capabilities, everything that Lin Zhenhua had hidden would soon be discovered by the Japanese.

Lin Zhenhua calculated the distance from the eight strongholds to the base in his mind, and the result made him feel more and more uneasy. He said to Li Yunlong beside him in an unprecedented solemn tone: "Old Li, it will take another three days to transport all the equipment and machine tools. How long do you think the actions of the third and fourth battalions can be concealed from the Japanese? Old Li, you can give me an accurate time so that I can prepare in advance?"

Li Yunlong was not surprised by Lin Zhenhua's sudden inquiry. In fact, even he felt something was wrong. Before, the 726th Regiment had been holding its ground near Yushugou, but this afternoon, it launched a counterattack against the th Battalion. Even the Japanese in the Zhangzhuang stronghold sent a team to launch a tentative counterattack. This proved that the Japanese had doubts about the series of actions of the independent regiment. If the Japanese's claws could not be chopped off, the consequences would be disastrous.

Li Yunlong looked at the map on the table and replied in a dull tone: "College student, three days is too long. The third and fourth battalions definitely can't hold out for that long. If the Japanese in Zhangzhuang and Yushugou launch a counterattack, the third and fourth battalions can only hold out for one day at most."

"According to the intelligence we received earlier, a battalion of Japanese troops is stationed at Zhangzhuang Stronghold. In the past two days, a tank squadron is on its way to Zhangzhuang Stronghold. With the current strength of the Third Battalion, it is simply unable to stop the Japanese counterattack. Today, I have issued an order to the Third Battalion Commander to build fortifications on the high ground six miles west of Zhangzhuang Stronghold. They must hold on for at least one day."

"Zhang Dabiao's Fourth Battalion is in a better situation than the Third Battalion. After all, the combat effectiveness of the 726th Regiment cannot match that of the Japanese. In addition, there are only three battalions left in the 726th Regiment now, and there is also the Yushugou Market to defend. At most, one battalion can be withdrawn to launch a counterattack with the Japanese. In fact, the pressure on both sides is about the same!"

"I have already given orders to the Third Battalion Commander and Zhang Dabiao. Even if both battalions are wiped out, they have to hold out for a day."

After Li Yunlong's analysis, Lin Zhenhua finally felt relieved. As long as he was given two more days, he would be able to transport the equipment and half of the machine tools out.

"Old Li, I think we need to revise the transportation plan. We will suspend the transportation of some equipment tonight and focus on transporting machine tools. We must rush to transport all the machine tools by tomorrow night!"

"As for the transportation of weapons and equipment, we adopt the method of changing equipment on the spot, allowing the soldiers to reach the hiding place of the equipment by karate. If the speed is faster, the change of equipment for three battalions can be completed in three hours."

Li Yunlong was immediately inspired and said excitedly: "Our independent regiment now has a total of seven battalions, each with about 800 people. The third and fourth battalions are responsible for blocking the devils first, and the second battalion is responsible for safety along the way, which must also be eliminated. The armored battalion is responsible for the transportation of weapons, which must also be eliminated. The only three battalions that can be mobilized are the artillery battalion, the rocket artillery battalion, and the anti-aircraft artillery battalion. The anti-aircraft artillery battalion is responsible for guarding the base. In the end, we can only withdraw the artillery battalion and the rocket artillery battalion."

"I will send a telegram to Lao Zhao right now, asking him to transfer these two people over immediately. The journey is very safe, and they don't need to carry a large amount of weapons and ammunition. Even if the speed is slow, they will definitely be able to reach Heiyun Village before tomorrow evening! No matter how much it costs, the machine tool must be saved. Weapons and ammunition can be discarded, but the machine tool must be pulled back to the base!"

Lin Zhenhua had no objection to Li Yunlong's arrangement. Transferring these two battalions would not have much impact on the independent regiment's base, as long as they could make good use of the time difference.

Under the arrangement of Li Yunlong and Lin Zhenhua, the operations on the third and fourth days went very smoothly. Except for two machine tools and equipment of two regiments that were not transported back, most of the equipment and machine tools had been safely transported to the eight bandit strongholds.

The transport team arranged by Zhao Gang was also speeding up the transportation from the mountain stronghold. In order to avoid the enemy's bombing, Lin Zhenhua had already organized people to find a place to store weapons in advance. It was precisely because of the prior preparation that the weapons were transported very quickly. Now the weapons and equipment of two regiments have been transported to the base.

However, when the time entered the fifth day, the situation suddenly changed. Yamamoto Ikki and Hirata Kojiro led the special forces team and landed in the mountains 20 miles away from Heiyun Village in a transport plane during broad daylight.

What made Yamamoto Ikki feel painful was that this airborne operation was not too smooth. There were 66 people when they set out, but there were only 48 people left, including himself. The number of personnel was reduced by % before the mission even started, which really made Yamamoto Ikki a little overwhelmed.

Kojiro Hirata also had a very ugly expression on his face. It was he who proposed the airborne plan, but he did not expect that the losses would be so great. This made him pessimistic about the next actions. He understood one thing: any action targeting Lin Zhenhua would never go smoothly. Could it be that Lin Zhenhua's luck was really against the will of heaven?

"Hirata-kun, things have come to this point. We have no way out. We must complete the reconnaissance mission assigned to us by the general and provide target guidance for the bombers!"

"Koizumi, check the radio station immediately. We need to make sure there are no problems with communication with the headquarters." Yamamoto Ikki said with a serious face.

Koizumi Jiichiro immediately took out the radio and checked it. Not finding any problems, he nodded to Yamamoto Kazuki, which made Yamamoto Kazuki feel relieved.

Yamamoto Ikki took out a map and found the location of Black Cloud Village, then took out a compass and determined the direction. Under his leadership, the special forces team moved towards the direction of Black Cloud Village.

Black Cloud Village, Juyi Hall.

Lin Zhenhua was eating a dark-faced steamed bread with some pickled vegetables, and was enjoying it when Wei Dayong came running in from outside, shouting and yelling, "College student, the Japanese transport planes just dropped a lot of parachutes. I saw people hanging under the parachutes through the telescope. Go outside and take a look!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhenhua immediately put down the steamed bread in his hand and hurriedly ran out with Wei Dayong. When they arrived at the large training ground of the mountain stronghold, Lin Zhenhua took the telescope handed over by Wei Dayong and looked carefully into the distance. The situation was exactly as Wei Dayong said, which made Lin Zhenhua secretly say that it was not good. He gave an order to Wei Dayong beside him in a serious tone: "Monk, I just roughly estimated the landing place of the little devils. It should be about 30 miles away from us. You immediately take a company of troops to encircle and suppress this group of devils. Don't let them get close to Heiyun Village!"

"Duan Peng, you immediately lead a company of soldiers to patrol nearby. If you find anyone lighting a fire, put it out immediately. I estimate that the Japanese bombers will be coming soon. Arrange the soldiers to quickly hide the weapons and ammunition stored outside!"

"Zhu Zi, where the hell have you been? Come here right now!"

Wang Chengzhu heard Lin Zhenhua's urgent shout and immediately ran over and asked, "College student, what do you want from me?"

“Zhu Zi, I reserved a battalion of anti-aircraft guns to guard against this move by the Japanese. Now is the time to use them. You must immediately take San Wa Zi and set up all the anti-aircraft guns for me. Also, gather the heavy machine guns in our hands. Follow the tactics I taught you before and form two aerial fire interception networks. We must not let a single bomb fall into the mountain stronghold!”

"For our independent regiment, the loss of some weapons and ammunition is not a big deal, but if the machine tools are destroyed by the Japanese bombers, it will be difficult to build our arsenal in another two years. The deal I made with the Third Reich this time must have been known to the Japanese. This is probably the last deal we make. These machine tools are vital to us, and we cannot allow any mistakes to occur!"

Wang Chengzhu understood the importance of machine tools. With machine tools, the independent regiment would truly have its own military production capacity, which was more valuable than a division's equipment. He immediately assured Lin Zhenhua: "College students, today our artillery battalion and anti-aircraft artillery battalion will keep an eye on the enemy's bombers. No matter how much it costs, we will protect the machine tools. I, Wang Chengzhu, am willing to sign a military order. If the task is not completed, you don't have to do it. I will kill myself!"

Lin Zhenhua didn't say anything more. He knew very well that the Japanese's tricks were not limited to these. There would be even bigger and more deadly moves in the future.

The facts were just as Lin Zhenhua had expected. General Tada Shun of the North China Front Command received an urgent telegram from the headquarters. They obtained important intelligence information from Lin Zhenhua's transaction with the Third Reich. One of them was jet fighter technology, and another piece of intelligence was that Enigma might be cracked. In fact, all of this was done deliberately by General Bella, otherwise the Japs would never have been able to obtain the intelligence on the transaction between the two parties. General Bella did this for the sake of the Third Reich. He did not want his allies to be stuck in the swamp.

After reconfirming Lin Zhenhua's value, General Tada Shun ordered the 12th Army to start the autumn mopping-up operation ahead of schedule. At the same time, he selected some soldiers from the two divisions that were about to leave Taiyuan to form the Second Independent Mixed Brigade, headed by Major General Katazaburo, to launch an offensive against the Independent Regiment.

After a long quarrel, the Japanese headquarters finally determined the plan to move south, and the two divisions staying in Taiyuan City began to move south according to the order.

"Mr. Shinozuka, in order to maintain stability in the Chinese occupied areas, the headquarters has formulated Operation Plan No. 7, which requires a large-scale mopping-up operation to be carried out in the Chinese occupied areas to ensure the smooth implementation of the empire's southward movement plan. At the same time, it also requires the reserve of supplies in advance for the southward movement plan. The headquarters strictly orders that all troops must launch offensive operations before July 12. Those who deliberately delay will be punished by military law!" Tada Shun announced in a serious tone.

"General, I will mobilize the troops immediately and will definitely launch an offensive before the 12th to cover the implementation of the Empire's southward march!"