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

Chapter 267: Lao Zhao, you must hold on. I will take people there right away! A big chapter with thr

Under the current circumstances, Li Yunlong had nothing to explain. This was not something he did on purpose, but the troops he had were stretched thin, and it was even more impossible for him to ignore the safety of the rear area. The rear area stored a large amount of weapons, ammunition and arsenal equipment. If something went wrong, the consequences would be no less than the loss of Xiaoyunling position.

Lin Zhenhua stood up and said something fair: "Captain Ding, Captain Kong, Lao Li didn't lie about the troops. The troops that the Independent Regiment expanded twice were basically consumed in this battle. To be precise, even the original capital was lost! If it weren't for your reinforcements, even if we could win the air defense battle today, we would not be able to hold the Xiaoyunling position!"

"We are now in a very awkward situation. We have enough weapons and ammunition, but we are short of people. Old Li has already sent Deputy Commander Xing to recruit soldiers, and now we are facing a large-scale raid by the Japanese. We have already sent someone to inform Deputy Commander Xing to return as soon as possible. If we calculate the time, Deputy Commander Xing should be back in two or three days!"

"Of course, these are all our estimates. We can't guarantee whether they will come true in the end! What we can do now is to build the fortifications more complete and solid. Time was tight before, and many compromises were made when building the fortifications. It's just the right time to take advantage of the fact that the Japanese have suffered a great defeat and are unable to launch a large-scale attack on us. We should build the fortifications of the Xiaoyunling position and make it an iron wall. This way, when the Japanese attack in large numbers, we can hold out for a longer time!"

Li Yunlong also spoke at this time: "Lao Ding, Lao Kong, in this battle, our independent regiment really tried its best. The county brigades and district squads from several nearby counties joined the battle and all died in the Xiaoyunling position. The total number of people participating in our independent regiment this time is more than 8000, but now all of us together are only more than 2000!"

"To be honest, the independent regiment is having trouble protecting itself now, let alone launching a counterattack against the Japanese. That's simply wishful thinking! Fortunately, the threat here has been lifted. I have asked Zhuzi to lead two companies of heavy artillery to support Lao Zhao. Without the threat from the air, it would be a foolish dream for the Japanese to take over the Xiaobaozhuang position!"

"I just called Lao Zhao. He only has 900 men left, including the wounded, and he is facing thousands of enemies. That's why I sent him half a battalion of reinforcements."

Ding Wei and Kong Jie were also greatly shocked after listening to Li Yunlong and Lin Zhenhua's stories. They had expected that the independent regiment would suffer heavy casualties, but they did not expect it to be so heavy, with more than 6000 casualties. If their own casualties were included, the total number of casualties reached more than 9000. No wonder Li Yunlong no longer shouted about launching a counterattack against the Japanese as before, he really had no money left and could only swallow his anger.

"Lao Li, you have been wronged this time! If Lao Kong and I were to guard this position, I am afraid we might not be able to hold it for such a long time. I thought the Japanese were bluffing before, but after understanding you, I realized how difficult it is for you! Fortunately, the brigade commander saw that something was wrong and asked the two of us to come to reinforce you regardless of everything. In addition, the two battalion reinforcements sent by the brigade commander arrived at the most critical moment and helped you. Otherwise, even if the brigade commander himself came to guard the Xiaoyunling position, he would not be able to hold it!"

Kong Jie interrupted Ding Wei and said sincerely, "The Independent Regiment was handed over from me to you, Li Yunlong. Before, the boss said that the Independent Regiment was a dough, but since you, Li Yunlong, became the leader of the Independent Regiment, the Independent Regiment has become stronger day by day, so strong that even I, Kong Jie, find it incredible. In terms of leading troops to fight, Lao Ding and I are indeed slightly inferior to you!"

"Ding Wei, don't be unconvinced. Li Yunlong was able to fight against a Type B division of the Japanese for such a long time. If there were two of us, I estimate that we wouldn't be able to hold out for even two days. This is still the case when we are flattered. The combat effectiveness of the Japanese is indeed much lower than a few years ago, but our troops have gone through many bloody battles with the Japanese, and the personnel have been replaced one after another, so their combat effectiveness is also much lower than before!"

"I, Kong, am very convinced about this matter. People always say that knowing shame leads to courage. Now we have reached this point. We used to be on par with Li, but now we are far behind him. The combined strength of our two regiments is not as good as his. Just for this reason, we are not as good as him, Li Yunlong!"

Ding Wei did not refute this time. What Kong Jie said was indeed true. Seeing that the atmosphere was a little strange, Lin Zhenhua immediately changed the subject and said, "Let's talk about the current situation first. We can talk about other gossip later! Lao Zhao is commanding the battle at the front. I am the only one responsible for the statistics of supplies. I can take on this burden first. This is just a small matter for us and it is not worth making a big fuss about it!"

"What really worries me is the defensive fortifications of the Xiaoyunling position. The damage they suffered this time is very serious. It is very easy to repair them, but the defensive capabilities will be very poor. My suggestion is to repair them from the back to the front, and build the tunnel fortifications first. As for building artillery positions and bunkers, we can only talk about it after the tunnel fortifications are built!"

"The previous battle between us and the Japanese was actually very dangerous. If we hadn't destroyed their poison gas bombs, causing them to panic and make stupid decisions, I'm afraid Xiaoyunling would have been lost long ago! We must strengthen our defense against poison gas, so that we will have enough means to deal with the Japanese poison gas attacks!"

"There is also the issue of weapons and ammunition. We have plenty of guns and artillery now, but the number of shells consumed before was too large. There are only about 30,000 shells of various types in stock. If we encounter a war like the previous one, we will be in a dilemma of insufficient ammunition!"

"The construction of the arsenal must be on the right track. The Japanese destroyed six of our factories before. We must hurry up to rebuild them and install the machine tools. We must first solve the problem of ammunition. The two bullet production lines that were put into production before had many problems, and the failure rate was very high. I will start to solve these problems next!"

Li Yunlong knew that what Lin Zhenhua said was true. The fighting in recent days had consumed a lot of ammunition, and even the bullets were almost used up. A rifle without bullets was not even as good as a fire stick. Li Yunlong had a deep understanding of this.

"College students, the bullet production line is our top priority, and we must ensure that it is put into production as soon as possible. Fortunately, we have seized a batch of ammunition from the Japanese, so that even if we encounter an emergency, we can use it for emergency!"

"We can put the production of artillery on hold until we repel the enemy's attack. Right now, our most important task is to resume the production of bullets and to renovate the fortifications of the Xiaoyunling position on a large scale."

Lin Zhenhua took out a design drawing at this time, spread it on the table and said, "Lao Li, this is the fortification drawing I designed before, which I brought out for your reference. The fortifications on the position will be left to you. I will rush to the arsenal in a moment!"

Just as Lin Zhenhua was about to say a few more words, the phone beside him rang. Lin Zhenhua immediately picked up the phone and Zhao Gang's voice came from the microphone: "Lao Li, hurry up and bring some people to support us. The situation here in Xiaobaozhuang is very bad. The Japanese are preparing to launch a general attack on us. This time is different from the past. The pressure we face is too great. We may not be able to withstand it. We must hurry up, otherwise it will be too late!"

Li Yunlong immediately took the phone from Lin Zhenhua. He had just heard what Zhao Gang said, and replied with a serious face: "Old Zhao, I will bring two companies of troops to support you. It is expected to arrive within three hours. You must hold on no matter what. Don't let the Japanese break through the Xiaobaozhuang position!"

After saying this, Li Yunlong hung up the phone and left the command center in a hurry. There was no need to explain the rest of the things. The four of them had already discussed almost everything. The most important task at the moment was to defend the Xiaobaozhuang position, otherwise all previous efforts would be in vain.

"Captain Ding, just in case, the defense of Xiaoyunling will be handed over to you. For safety reasons, we must send troops to scout the Heiyunling area, so that if there is a problem, we can provide timely warnings!"

"Captain Kong, you have the most important task. I need you to lead 500 villagers to move cement from the cement factory to the Xiaoyunling position. I will take over the construction of the fortifications at the Xiaoyunling position. First, move the front ones to the position and repair them. This way, we will have the confidence even if we have to fight a defensive battle!"

Lin Zhenhua hurriedly explained that he had to take the lead at this time. This was mainly because Ding Wei and Kong Jie did not understand the situation of the independent regiment and could not allocate resources reasonably.

"College student, Lao Ding and I will do as you arranged. You called the Arsenal before and asked them to send some steel bars over. Now it seems that this may be very difficult. When Lao Li left, he took all the trucks with him, which would make the Arsenal lose its transportation capacity. Leave this matter to me. I can use the hundreds of horse-drawn carriages of the Japanese devils to transport things, and I guarantee that it will not delay your work!"

"In order to avoid any accidents, Lao Li left thousands of villagers for us. They can be used this time. I will take 500 people to transport cement and steel bars, and the remaining 500 people will be handed over to you to build fortifications. We must act quickly. Once the Japanese army attacks again, our current fortifications will not be able to stop them at all!"

Lin Zhenhua knew that what Kong Jie said was the truth. Yesterday, the Japanese suicide squad had caused great damage to the positions, and there were many steel plates that needed to be removed. That was why he was so anxious, for fear of any unexpected situations.

"Captain Ding, Captain Kong, fortunately our simple tower crane was not damaged by the Japanese, so it will be much easier to dismantle the steel plates. I will take the soldiers to assemble the tower crane first. We must quickly dismantle the damaged steel plates and widen and reinforce the position. We have a lot of things to do next!"

"I plan to gather more villagers to help and pay them wages every day, so that we can repair our fortifications as quickly as possible. This matter cannot be delayed at all!"