Li Yunlong was speechless.

Because Li Yunlong also discovered this problem, whether it was the Battle of Niangzi Pass or the last four regiments attacking Yangquan County, there were only two battalions actually involved in the battle.

This is because the battlefield width is limited and there is no expansion of too many troops.

On the other hand, some people are unable to command. War is not a sand table deduction. As long as the commander gives the order, the corresponding combat units can react immediately. In actual combat, this requires a timely and reliable communication and communication between the command center and the frontline combat units through the communications corps.

The correspondents mentioned here include cavalry correspondents and radio correspondents.

If there are too many combat units that need to be commanded, it will not only greatly increase the commander's calculation amount, but also greatly increase the workload of the communications soldiers. Once the communication is not smooth, or the commander makes mistakes due to the calculation amount, the consequences will be disastrous, and it is likely that a combat unit will be lost and the battle will fail.

If you fight guerrilla warfare, there is no problem. If you can fight, you can fight. If you can’t fight, you can run away.

However, once it is reorganized and becomes a regular army, it can no longer follow this gameplay.

Just talking about the Independent Regiment and the New Regiment, a communications squad is obviously not enough, but simply expanding the communications squad into a communications squad is useless, because Li Yunlong could not call him, and he did not have so many orders at all. He needed to communicate to various combat units on the front line through a communications squad of a squad.

Therefore, the more combat units you have, the better.

Otherwise, why are most of the world's army three-unit system?

Because the command efficiency of the three-unit system is the highest, it will not cause waste of troops or weapons.

Although Li Yunlong was not as thorough as Ding Wei thought, he did feel this problem. The strength of the Independent Regiment has expanded to this day and is no longer as quick as before.

Only Ding Wei and Wang Ye can see this problem thoroughly.

Wang Ye couldn't help but say: "Captain Ding is right. Moderate streamlining of personnel does not mean weakening of combat effectiveness, but can make the use of troops and weapons more efficient."

"After all, they are top students who have returned from studying abroad in Germany. Their knowledge is that they are more rough than those of us." Li Yunlong refused to praise Ding Wei for a moment, but he was not stingy when praising Wang Ye.

Li Yunlong always believed that good soldiers were praised.

"Xiao Wang, I'll figure it out as soon as you say that."

"If you want to reorganize it, just reorganize it. If your superiors want to streamline it, just keep it simple."

"But there is only one thing that the Wolf Warrior Team cannot be reduced."

Hearing this, Ding Wei suddenly remembered that he also wanted to set up a reconnaissance platoon.

Ding Wei said to Li Yunlong: "Old Li, Xiao Wang is here too. I'll tell you something."

"You said." Li Yunlong smiled and said, "As long as you don't borrow someone from me to borrow equipment, no matter what other things, you just need to speak, Lao Ding, and Lao Li will do it."

Ding Wei's second half of the sentence was held back into his stomach.

Because he just wanted to borrow from Li Yunlong and Wang Ye.

Unfortunately, Li Yunlong knew him so much that he took the lead and kept his mouth shut.

There was no way, Ding Wei could only settle for the second best, and then said: "That's right, the huge role played by the Wolf Warrior Team in this combat operation to break the Zhengtai Road is obvious to everyone, so I also plan to form a reconnaissance team. Lao Li, can Xiao Wang be an instructor in the New First Regiment for several months?"

When Cheng Shifa and Kong Jie heard this, they were so regretful that they were dying.

Why didn't they expect this? He let Lao Ding snatch it first.

However, Li Yunlong refused: "Let Xiao Wang be an instructor, don't even think about it."

He smiled and Li Yunlong said again: "Although our old Li didn't study very seriously, he has heard a lot of storytelling in the Three Kingdoms. Liu Bei still heard the story of Jingzhou."

Ding Wei said angrily: "Damn, I'm not Liu Bei."

"Who knows?" Li Yunlong smiled, "wealth is moving."

Wang Ye Qi said: "Captain, I am a human being, not a wealth."

"Oh, yes, you are a person, I'm wrong, our old Li will apologize to you." Li Yunlong smiled and picked up the bottle and poured a bowl of wine for Wang Ye.

Wang Ye looked speechless.

Am I an individual? Is a human?

Why does this sound wrong?

Kong Jie, Cheng Shifa, and Ding Wei were also a little surprised.

When did Li Yunlong become so kind?

In fact, Li Yunlong is also good at others. How about changing others?

Ding Wei could only take a step back and said to Li Yunlong: "Old Li, then I'll send someone to the Wolf Warrior Team. Can you learn this with Xiao Wang?"

"Of course there is no problem."

Li Yunlong laughed and said, "You can just send a camp here to study. We Lao Li will waive you the food fee for this camp. How about it? Is it fun?"

"A camp?" Ding Wei said, "Why do you think I'm stupid?"

However, Ding Wei still solicited Wang Ye’s opinion: “Xiao Wang, what do you think?”

"I have no problem with this." Wang Ye said cheerfully, "But the only thing is that you must be a good player. If you are not good at it, I will not accept it."

"That's for sure."

Ding Wei said: "It must be a good player."

Kong Jie and Cheng Shifa next to them were also moved.

Kong Jie said: "Lao Li, you can't just help Lao Ding."

"That's it." Cheng Shifa also said, "All are old comrades-in-arms, you can't favor one or the other."

"Old Kong, Lao Cheng, what are you talking about? Is Lao Li such a person?" Li Yunlong said as he ate the empty wine bowl on the table.

Kong Jie quickly gave Li Yunlong a full list.

Cheng Shifa also helped Li Yunlong peel a few salted peanuts.

Li Yunlong then laughed and said, "I didn't say anything. Just send people here. As the saying goes, a sheep is to drive, and a group of sheep is to drive. Isn't it just a few more people to eat? But you have to bring your own equipment for horses. The equipment of the Wolf Warrior Team is the only one of our independent regiments, each with two box cannons, a rifle, and a war horse."

"That's it?" Cheng Shifa sneered, "No problem, we will solve these ourselves."

After solving a major event, Ding Wei was in a good mood. He picked up the wine bowl and said, "Come on, let's go and celebrate the good start of the Zhengtai Road attack!"

...

It was two days after the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi Sui Army received the news.

"Room seat?Room seat!" Fang Ligong hurried into the war room and said to Chu Yunfei, "I'll find out clearly. The reason why the Japanese army fought fiercely the morning before yesterday was because something big happened in Yangquan!"

"Big thing?" Chu Yunlong said twice and said disdainfully, "What big thing can be there on Yangquan?"

"Regiment, this matter cannot be underestimated." Fang Ligong said, "The 386th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army defeated Yangquan County. The 4th Brigade of the Japanese Army stationed in Yangquan County, together with an infantry brigade, was completely wiped out!"

"What?" Chu Yunlong's expression changed, "The Japanese 4th Brigade headquarters and an infantry brigade were completely wiped out?"

"Yes, it's simply incredible!" Fang Ligong said with some emotion, "I can still remember the scene when the 386th Brigade just entered Shanxi. At that time, the 386th Brigade had only more than 5,000 people. Not only were the weapons and equipment poor, but the models were even messy. There was even a single-player by Sichuan."

“However, it’s only been two years,”

"The 386th Brigade can actually beat a brigade unit of the Japanese army!"

"Although the 4th Japanese Brigade who stayed in Yangquan only had one brigade headquarters, two corps headquarters plus an infantry brigade, there were two thousand people in total! More than 5,000 Eighth Route Army attacked the county town where more than 2,000 Japanese troops were stationed. In the end, it not only captured the county town, but also wiped out the Japanese troops defending the city. This was simply incredible!"

Chu Yunfei frowned and said, "It seems that the new regiment belongs to the 386th Brigade?"

"Yes." Fang Ligong said, "The Independent Regiment also belongs to the 386th Brigade."

"No wonder," Chu Yunfei said, "The 386th Brigade has a brigade commander from the first phase of Huangpu like Chen Gen, a powerful general like Li Yunlong, and an elite force like the New Regiment and Independent Regiment. It is not surprising that it can conquer Yangquan County. Last time, the Independent Regiment defeated the Bantian United from the front?"

"Yes." Fang Ligong said, "The senior officers of the Eighth Route Army can always create miracles."

"This is a very regrettable thing." Chu Yunfei sighed, "A capable and powerful general like Chen Gen and Li Yunlong cannot be used by the party and the country."

“It’s really regrettable.”

Fang Ligong deeply agrees with it.

...

Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong are just a pity.

President Chang, who was far away in Chongqing, was already angry.

At this time, the Battle of Sazao was in full swing. Tomibu and Ichiro, who succeeded Okamura Nagaki as the commander of the 11th Army, faithfully implemented the plan formulated by Okamura Nagaki, with the first priority to crack down on the main force of the Fifth War Zone of the National Army gathered near Zaoyang. They gathered 88 brigades of 7 divisions and 88 brigades to launch a fierce attack.

As the battle deepened, bad news came one after another.

In the end, even General Zhang Zizhong, commander-in-chief of the Right-wing Army, died in the battlefield.

The situation was so bad that President Chang had to personally boost the morale of the frontline soldiers, but even so, the situation on Zaoyi battlefield continued to deteriorate.

The Nanjing pseudo-government, which is under construction, is constantly making a statement about saving the country in a curve.

The direct consequence is that the North China battlefield was isolated behind the enemy, and the National Army on the East China battlefield began to turn against each other in large numbers and devote themselves to the Nanjing pseudo-government. The situation of the war of resistance across the country was dark.

In early May 1940, it is no exaggeration to say that it was the darkest period since the War of Resistance.

However, at this moment, just as President Chang and a senior general of the Party and the country were worried, an exciting news came from Shanxi.

Taking advantage of the empty Japanese troops in Shanxi, the Eighth Route Army concentrated its main force to launch a fierce attack on Zhengtai Road, Tongpu Road, Baijin Line, and even the county towns along the Pinghan Line. After ten days of fierce fighting, it conquered hundreds of large and large strongholds along the four railways, and wiped out more than 25,000 Japanese and puppet troops!

In particular, the Zhengtai Road, the active line connecting Shanxi and Hebei, was completely destroyed by the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army and was completely paralyzed. It was impossible to repair and open to traffic within at least a year.
To be continued...