noffsinger Chapter 113 Stalemate
Chapter 113 Stalemate
The Japanese soldiers were waiting for reinforcements from Handan. All the Japanese soldiers in the Shipo Township position turned into moles, constantly digging holes.
They didn't want to repeat the mistakes of the 225th Regiment, which was blown into pieces. Every inch deeper the hole was dug, it seemed like an inch more of life.
Li Yunlong and Wang Meng were both angry and amused when they saw the afterimages left by the Japanese soldiers' shovels.
"Mengzi, have the little Japanese learned their lesson now? Have they learned the civil engineering work that we are best at?"
"Commander Li, the Japanese are not bad at civil engineering. Almost all the officers at the grassroots level graduated from non-commissioned officer schools or military academies."
"Well, his tactical skills are indeed impeccable. By the way, how are the various schools of the Shubing Organization doing?"
After Lin Shubing arrived in this world, he began to make long-term plans. Not only did he carry out literacy campaigns in various units, but he also opened an infantry school, an artillery school, and a tank school with the support of Li Yunlong.
The Infantry School trains grassroots non-commissioned officers and various technical talents, and teaches tactical knowledge, vehicle driving tests, and radio messaging.
The same is true for the Artillery School, but subjects include artillery reconnaissance, shooting, command, etc.
The tank school is more complicated, covering basic physics knowledge, electrical circuits and oil lines, as well as tank maintenance and repair, tank driving, infantry-tank coordination, and cluster command.
In addition, Lin Shubing also opened primary, junior high and high school education, bringing together all the children and young people who were willing to study. As long as their grades met the requirements, each student would be rewarded with one dollar per month.
Therefore, the children and young people in the entire base area, some will join the army, some will go to school, and in the future they will provide inexhaustible power for the development of the Independent Column, southern Shanxi, and even the entire China.
Talking about this old friend, Wang Meng felt a little guilty. He had always relied on his seniority to unconsciously "bully" Lin Shubing and left all the troublesome problems to him.
After coming to this world, Wang Meng wanted to have fun and went to the front line to fight, while leaving Lin Shubing to do the education and planning that would be difficult to achieve success in a short period of time.
"Commander, the book soldiers are doing a great job. When I met with them a few times ago, they said that the illiteracy rate among the soldiers has dropped by another 20%!"
"That's right. Although Old Li is not good at reading, I really think reading is useful. If you can't read, you can't understand the buttons on the tank. Let alone fighting, you can't dig a ditch!"
After Li Yunlong finished speaking, he began to observe the position again. It seemed that the Japanese would not launch a large-scale attack, otherwise they would not have been digging holes all the time.
Therefore, the tactics of cold gun and cold cannon were launched.
Of course, cold guns are easy to deal with, as the reconnaissance companies of each regiment are equipped with large-caliber sniper rifles. Even if they are not equipped with sniper rifles, the guns equipped with scopes in their hands are enough to teach the Japanese a lesson.
The reconnaissance company of the regiment sent out a sniper team, which lurked in the place closest to the enemy. Some hid in shell pits, some hid in the grass, and some squatted on trees. In short, they constantly used cold guns to deplete the morale and manpower of the Japanese.
The Second and Third Regiments could not hold back, and with Li Yunlong's approval they also sent out sniper teams, and it seemed that a sniper competition had begun.
Zhang Dabiao was very aggressive and threatened that if they didn't get first place, he would give them 100 packs of instant noodles.
Shen Quan was not someone to be trifled with, and he raised the stakes to two hundred packs.
Wang Huaibao smiled and said, "No problem!"
Seeing his soldiers competing with each other, Li Yunlong was so happy that he was shaking.
A raging soldier, and a raging nest.
The regiment commanders under me all love fighting and competing, so how can the soldiers under me be any worse?
The infantry regiment was working in full swing, and the artillery regiment was also busy.
With the support of their local rich man, Chief of Staff Wang, they also sent out artillery observation posts to report all the coordinates of the Japanese gathering places to Wang Chengzhu.
If the targets were within the reach of direct-fire weapons, 37mm anti-aircraft guns were used. With a range of 6500 meters, it was enough to hit the Japanese positions from the halfway point of the Taihang Mountains.
If direct firearms fail to hit them, then use infantry guns and howitzers. In short, we must blow the Japanese so hard that they can't even raise their heads, and let them also taste the pain of being bombarded.
The entire regiment was on the move. Except for Wei Heshang's reconnaissance battalion, all of them were held down by Li Yunlong in the barracks and prevented from moving.
Li Yunlong and Wang Meng arrived at the reconnaissance camp and saw Monk Wei, whose face was as shabby as a donkey's.
"Monk Wei, who are you giving a cold shoulder to?"
When Monk Wei saw Li Yunlong and Wang Meng coming, he immediately softened his expression, but his face was still twisted into a big knot.
"Commander-in-Chief, I dare not object. I will obey your orders."
"You kid still don't dare to have any opinion?"
Wang Meng saw that he wanted to play a trick on Monk Wei, so he continued speaking along with what Li Yunlong said.
"Commander, since Monk Wei has no objection, then don't give them this difficult task. Give it to the Second Regiment, so that Shen Quan won't be crying all day."
When Monk Wei heard the word "mission", his eyes shone with a strange light, brighter than when he saw his first meal of meat when he returned to secular life.
"Commander-in-Chief, the reconnaissance battalion is ready and prepared to complete any mission at any time!"
"Hahaha, didn't you just obey?"
Monk Wei touched his bald head embarrassedly and laughed.
"Commander, didn't you teach us that the bravest will win when two meet on a narrow road? We must be brave and not cowards!"
"Good job! Wei Dayong, listen to the order, assemble the reconnaissance battalion immediately, fully armed, target Dianshang Town! Be sure to assist the New 69st and New nd Regiments to repel the enemy's th Division!"
"Yes! Promise to complete the mission!"
It turned out that the position in Dianshang Town had also entered a stalemate and reached a delicate balance. Whoever of the enemy or our side deployed the first batch of new forces first would win the battle.
Li Yunlong talked his mouth off and finally promised not to take any spoils of war, and also gave 50,000 grenades, before he persuaded Ding Wei and Kong Jie to get involved.
The well-equipped and highly mobile reconnaissance battalion became the first choice for this mission.
The reconnaissance battalion carried a large number of grenades and light and heavy mortars via a transport convoy. The purpose was to stun the enemy as soon as they entered the battlefield and not give them a chance to breathe.
Fifteen minutes later, all the personnel and supplies were loaded onto the vehicle, and Zhao Gang rushed over.
"Old Li Mengzi, are we leaving so soon? We just finished wrapping our dumplings, why don't we wait until they finish eating before leaving?"
"Political Commissar, we'll be back soon. Wait for our message and cook the dumplings for us in advance. Let's go!"
At Li Yunlong's command, the convoy quickly drove towards Dianshang Town.
Zhao Gang smiled and shook his head. The soldiers led by Li Yunlong were all of this character. When they heard there was a war, they could crawl down from the marriage bed and eat dumplings before leaving?
"Lao Li, they can't get any food, why don't we go and try some? It's right over at the field hospital."
Li Yulong nodded. He was just about to go to the field hospital to check on the soldiers who had been injured these days.
Wang Meng also followed. He wanted to sit down and talk to Dr. Ke about the development of the medical team.