NCCnovel Chapter 148: Locust Extermination
Chapter 148: Locust Extermination
Lin Shubing quickly entered the headquarters and when he saw Li Yunlong, who was full of worry, he knew that something serious was going to happen.
"Commander, what's wrong?"
Wang Meng gave the intelligence summary to Lin Shubing.
Lin Shubing took the information suspiciously, and looking at the number of destroyed villages and the number of civilians killed, his suspicion turned into anger.
"Commander, give the order!"
"Shubing, how is our armored vehicle training going?"
"We conducted an assessment yesterday, and some soldiers with driving experience are basically able to go on the road!"
"Okay, organize a commando team for me to fight these troublesome locusts!"
"Yes!"
Lin Shubing returned to the crawler transporter driver training class and immediately convened a general meeting.
"Comrades, I originally wanted to buy you three months of training time, but the Japanese won't give us time. They don't dare to confront our independent column head-on, but instead they are slaughtering our unarmed compatriots! Can we agree to this?"
"Can't! Can't! Can't!"
"Okay, because the Japanese light infantry is fast and the target is difficult to grasp, we need our tracked armored vehicles to carry the infantry for rapid maneuvers! Now start the assessment. Those who pass the assessment will return to their original units and carry the troops for mobile patrols!"
Due to the endless anger and the desire to win, the passing rate of the four hundred students increased by half to 50% in just one day.
Wang Meng immediately spent 1500 points to redeem 150 half-track armored vehicles.
Of the two hundred trainees, one hundred were driven away from the training class, and the remaining 50 were kept as training vehicles to speed up the training progress.
The Sd.Kfz.251 half-track armored vehicle has a body weight of 1700 pounds, a crew of 2, and can carry 10 infantrymen.
It is equipped with two 2mm machine guns installed at the front and rear of the top of the vehicle, and a tailgate is opened at the rear of the vehicle.
The maximum road speed is 55 kilometers per hour, the wading depth can reach 0.5 meters, and it can climb a 24-degree slope.
Moreover, the rear side of this half-track transport vehicle is open, which can provide a good firing range for the soldiers on board. At the same time, in special circumstances, they can also roll off the vehicle from the side and quickly engage in battle.
One hundred armored vehicles returned to the various troops and immediately organized into battlefield commandos. Every three vehicles formed a commando team, carrying an infantry platoon, a total of thirty-three commandos, which cruised throughout Pingshun County.
When encountering a small group of enemies, the commandos can completely defeat the enemy with the two 7.92mm mortars mounted on the vehicle, individual firepower and 50mm platoon-level mortars.
Can't win? Then call for help!
Pick up the walkie-talkie and call the regiment headquarters to request long-range artillery or large troops in vehicles for support.
Small groups of locusts were killed in the bud.
Yoshio Shinozuka, who was still immersed in the joy of destroying Pingshun County, could no longer laugh before he could laugh for long.
The sabotage plan centered on various strongholds and artillery towers was completely contained by the armored vehicle assault team of the independent column and could no longer be carried out.
The Japanese and puppet troops sent out to implement the "Three Alls Policy" were either completely wiped out or driven directly back to the artillery tower.
In short, there is no more results!
"Baga, where did the independent column get the armored vehicles? Is it possible that an armored vehicle can slip through the loopholes in our blockade? Order He Zhier to investigate immediately!"
Shipo Township Military Fortress.
The sadness on Li Yunlong's face finally faded a little.
Wang Meng walked in with a stack of information and handed it to Li Yunlong's face.
"Commander, Zhang Dabiao and Shen Quan are both crying anxiously, saying that they are lying there like turtles, motionless, feeling very frustrated! Especially Shen Quan, who didn't participate much in the last battle and is feeling very frustrated!"
Li Yunlong looked at the sand table for a long time. At present, the Japanese in the direction of Yangquan and Changzhi were not moving, and it seemed that they were ready to play cowardly.
"Since the Japanese have retracted their heads into their tortoise shells, we should chop off all the claws that stick out! Order all regiments to cooperate with the local armed forces and tear down all the Japanese artillery towers and strongholds!"
"Yes!"
Li Yunlong stopped Wang Meng who was about to leave and gave him another instruction:
"However, each regiment must leave at least one battalion to guard their own defense line to prevent the Japanese from stealing our home! Also, isn't Wang Ming helping the independent regiment? Ask him to suggest that the independent regiment also be brought in to participate."
Li Yulong was a man of rough but meticulous mind. On the one hand, he prevented the enemy's surprise attacks. On the other hand, he took advantage of the fact that the Japanese dared not go out to eliminate the Japanese forces in Pingshun County and establish his own local armed forces of an independent column.
The reason for allowing the independent regiment to participate is to increase its combat experience. It also allows them to get some spoils and upgrade their weapons and equipment.
Once the order was given, each regiment would take on tasks according to the order of the headquarters.
The first regiment is responsible for Beidanche Township, Yanggao Township, Shicheng Town and Hongtiguan Township north of Pingshun County.
The Second Regiment is responsible for Qingyang Town, Xigou Township, Zhongwujing Township, Miaozhuang Town and Beishe Township to the west of Pingshun.
The Third Regiment is responsible for Dongsitou Township, Longxi Town and Xingcheng Town in the southwest of Pingshun County.
These towns and villages have Japanese strongholds or artillery towers, and even maintenance associations.
The tactics of the independent column were simple: first, artillery bombardment, then light and heavy machine gun fire suppression, and finally the infantry to clear the area.
In less than three days, all the artillery towers and strongholds in the towns were taken down, and the maintenance council and some pro-enemy forces were also completely wiped out.
Under the leadership of Xing Zhiguo, the Independent Regiment also participated in the battle of the Second Regiment of the Independent Column, and successively eliminated the artillery towers of six or seven strongholds, which greatly boosted morale.
Wang Ming couldn't help feeling happy when he saw the soldiers happily hugging their light and heavy machine guns.
"Brothers, it's more exciting to capture what you have captured yourself!"
"Captain Wang, it's mainly for the fun of killing devils!"
"Ha ha!"
After eliminating the Japanese strongholds, each regiment used the captured weapons and equipment to expand and train the local guerrillas and reorganize them into local garrison forces.
In addition, Jia Guier also quickly dispatched officials at all levels to set up the team of Pingshun County.
Li Yunlong was actually somewhat happy when he saw Pingshun County being badly beaten.
"Mengzi, let's break the old world and build a new one!"
"If you don't break, you won't stand!"
"Hahaha, you intellectuals still put it better. In my opinion, we should drive these dog bandits out, and then we Chinese will be the masters of our own house!"
At this time, Yoshio Shinozuka was furious in the headquarters in Taiyuan. Seeing the various strongholds and artillery towers on the sand table being taken away, his anger reached its peak.
But, there is nothing I can do!
He had sent telegrams to the North China Expeditionary Army Headquarters many times, requesting reinforcements and the mobilization of the 2nd Aviation Regiment and the 1st Tank Brigade to join the war, but all his requests were rejected.
"Pingshun County has no strategic value. It's not worth wasting a bomb on it! The Empire's bombs should be dropped on Chongqing!"
Shinozuka Yoshio roared helplessly.
"Baka! What a bunch of short-sighted bureaucrats!"