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#272 - The way back

After exchanging supplies, Li Yunlong and his men didn't linger at all. They directly loaded the captured train with the goods and notified the headquarters of the Qilu Base Area to begin a full-scale seizure of the railway line!

This time, the focus was on the section near Jizhou. With the reinforcement of heavy weapons, especially the mountain guns and RPG rocket launchers, which were convenient for attacking strongholds and blockhouses, the three main regiments of Qilu appeared outside Jizhou City, scaring the Japanese so much that they didn't dare to leave the city.

They allowed the Qilu main force to destroy all the railway strongholds near Jizhou.

They completely took control and escorted Li Yunlong and his men on their return journey by rail.

Two-thirds of the vehicles were given to the Qilu Base Area, and those soldiers left on the train.

After all, the Qilu Base Area had now received a large number of heavy artillery pieces, which were very troublesome to tow without trucks.

Weapons like mountain guns and 107 rocket launchers were fine; mules and horses could tow them. But 105mm howitzers were not so easy. It would take several horses to move them, making relocation very difficult, unlike a G506 truck, which could directly tow them for rapid relocation.

Because the Japanese still hadn't figured out the purpose of Li Yunlong and his men.

However, the Japanese intelligence agencies had received information that the Eighth Route Allied Forces had received a batch of goods in Dao City. Although the Japanese intelligence personnel couldn't say what these things were, since they were important enough to mobilize three elite Eighth Route Army units together, they must be extraordinary.

After the news reached the headquarters of the Japanese North China Area Army and the Ninth Area Army, the Japanese gritted their teeth and squeezed out three divisions to prepare to destroy this batch of goods at all costs in the plains area.

They had been beaten so badly that they no longer had the confidence to seize these goods.

They could only make a desperate decision to fight Li Yunlong and his men to the death and destroy everything.

The telecommunications decryption team deciphered the Japanese movements in real time.

Front line.

Li Yunlong, who had just bypassed Jizhou, received the information and smiled coldly, "The Japanese are underestimating me. They dare to block the road with three divisions. Do they think we've become vegetarians? Lao Ding, Lao Kong, how do you think we should fight this battle to completely wipe out these Japanese roadblocks?"

"It's difficult. We didn't bring the tank battalion. We only have two tank companies at hand. Now that the Japanese dare to come, anti-tank guns and tank detachments are definitely coming. This will keep our tank companies busy for a while, and they won't have the strength to open a path for the infantry to charge."

"Plus, we have very limited ammunition. The supplies left in Qihe are only enough for one base number. Our artillery advantage will be very limited in this battle. So, according to conventional tactics, our advantage is not that great," Ding Wei said.

"I think Lao Ding is right. We must fight this battle cleverly. We need the close cooperation of comrades and the maximum support in intelligence. We must find out where the Japanese artillery is located? Give full play to the mobile and flexible characteristics of the tanks and use the tank units to solve the enemy's artillery. As long as the Japanese heavy firepower is neutralized, we will win this battle without fighting," Kong Jie added, having tasted the victory of firepower.

"You two really think the same way I do. That's why we're brothers. That's how it's going to be. We'll immediately telegraph Commander Lu. Request the comrades in Jizhong to find out the distribution of the Japanese forces as soon as possible and locate the Japanese artillery."

Li Yunlong grinned and said, "I want to see how many heads the Japanese are sending over."

North bank of the Yellow River, the leader of Jizhong looked at the situation on the map. Now it was a patchwork, completely overlapping with the large cities occupied by the Japanese. The leader of Jizhong looked at it for a while and said to the chief of staff.

"Lao Li doesn't take our Jizhong seriously. How could such an exciting battle be without my Lao Lu's participation? Telegraph Commander Li and tell him that we will do our best to collect Japanese intelligence. At the same time, Jizhong will also launch a heavy attack on the three Japanese blocking divisions to ensure that they do not affect the transportation of supplies!"

"In my Jizhong territory, we don't need outsiders to help us lead the charge. We'll fight this battle ourselves."

Jizhou.

Chen Brigade Headquarters.

"It seems that our pressure on the Japanese is not strong enough. The Japanese still have the strength to squeeze out three divisions to block Li Yunlong and his men."

The brigade commander pointed to the map, "I think it's time to capture the Puzhou and Fanxian areas to create a posture to meet Li Yunlong and his men's return. At the same time, we will expand our base areas to the Puzhou and Pingyuan areas. This is a good place. The Japanese are now overwhelmed and still want to cause trouble. We can't indulge them."

"Lao Chen, are we really not going to care about Li Yunlong and his men?" The chief of staff interjected with a smile.

"Li Yunlong and Ding Wei are both cunning old foxes. How could they be stumped by such a small matter? That's impossible. I guess this guy already has an idea, otherwise he wouldn't ask us for help. This guy is famous for being shameless and never gets up early without a profit."

The Jizhong Base Area is now getting closer and closer to the brigade commander and his men. Therefore, the Jizhong Base Area lacks nothing in terms of weapons and supplements.

Now that the production capacity has been released, a large number of weapons and ammunition are being produced every day. Although it is not realistic to fully re-equip the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army, it can now be continuously expanded through production capacity. After the Jin troops are replaced, a large number of Japanese equipment will be eliminated.

For the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army in the distance, with sufficient ammunition, they can crush the Japanese without engaging in any bloody bayonet fighting. Who would be stupid enough to take the initiative to fight?

While the Japanese were hesitating, Li Yunlong and his men had already returned to Qihe and equipped the three main forces.

At the same time, the intelligence system of the Jizhong Base Area had already found out the address of the Japanese artillery regiment.

In this way, the attack on the three Japanese division artillery regiments was settled.

The Jizhong Base Area would find a way to solve two artillery regiments, and the other artillery regiment would be handed over to Li Yunlong and his men.

Another battle was about to begin.

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