NCCnovel Chapter 426: Concentrate all heavy artillery to bombard Anjiaji. I want to give Yamamoto Ichiki a bi
Chapter 426: Concentrate all heavy artillery to bombard Anjiaji. I want to give Yamamoto Ichiki a bi
Although Li Yunlong made a lot of noise when he set out, the actual force attacking Ping'an County only added up to less than 2500 people, and they were simply unable to capture Ping'an County. Even if they were able to capture Ping'an County by accident, they would probably suffer huge casualties.
There is a big difference between siege warfare and positional warfare. Even with the help of an air fighter squadron, it is not an easy task to capture Ping'an County. What's more, there are thousands of civilians in Ping'an County. This makes Li Yunlong very cautious, fearing that the Japanese will make a desperate effort and use the civilians as human shields.
The last time we attacked Ping'an County, the reason why it was so smooth was mainly because of the word "speed". In addition, the air and ground forces cooperated well, the armored forces advanced recklessly, and the Japanese were careless. Li Yunlong launched a surprise attack, so it took only less than an hour and a half to capture Ping'an County.
It would be a great fortune to encounter such an opportunity once. Ping'an County is not easy to attack at the moment. Building an ice wall by pouring water on the city wall can bring great trouble to Li Yunlong.
"Mr. Hei Teng, your idea is very good. I thought it would take at least a month to repair the city wall of Ping'an County. However, using the ice bricks you mentioned to repair the city wall, it only took three days to complete the repair, helping us survive the most dangerous days."
"We thought Li Yunlong would come with great force, but we didn't expect that all this was just to scare us. Li Yunlong only brought three battalions of troops and wanted to take over Ping'an County. It's nothing but a foolish dream!" Colonel Kuroki said sarcastically with a smile on his face.
Kurofuji Ichiro reminded with an unpleasant expression: "Kuroki-kun, Li Yunlong is a cunning man. We should be more careful. I think we should strengthen our vigilance and abandon all the outer positions. We should focus on defending Ping'an County. Only in this way will we not give Li Yunlong the opportunity to defeat us one by one."
Colonel Kuroki did not refute but followed the advice of Kurofuji Ichiro. He quickly retreated a puppet army corps and two Japanese squadrons left outside the county town into Ping'an County and organized two or three lines of defense in succession. Only then did he have time to continue standing on the city wall and watching the show.
Li Yunlong took three days to reach the outskirts of Ping'an County. He saw that the Japanese had withdrawn all the troops left behind in the outskirts into the city. He cursed, "Damn it, the damn Japanese escaped so fast, without even giving me a chance."
"There are heavy Japanese troops deployed in Ping'an County. It will be very difficult to take it down. We might as well focus on Anjiaji, which is the training ground of Yamamoto's special forces. We will leave a battalion of troops to block the Japanese reinforcements in Ping'an County, and the main force will attack Anjiaji with all its strength. I must chop off Yamamoto Ikki's head this time!"
Just when Li Yunlong was planning to attack Anjiaji with great momentum, Ma Xiaobo and his group of six climbed out of the ravine covered in dust and dirt. Their purpose was very obvious. They approached the independent regiment with excited smiles on their faces. This state immediately aroused the soldiers' vigilance. Zhang Dashan arranged a company of soldiers to capture them, and after searching them, they brought them to Li Yunlong.
"Captain, this comrade said he was a special envoy from the headquarters. I dare not confirm whether it is true or false, but he has a letter of introduction from the brigade commander. In addition, he also received a handwritten letter from the general manager. I don't know whether the letter is true or not. This needs to be judged by the commander!"
Li Yunlong didn't expect to meet the special commissioner Ma Xiaobo here. Especially when he saw the dusty appearance of the group, he asked curiously, "Special commissioner, when did the headquarters send the special commissioner? How come I didn't know? Zhang Dashan, you are not fooled, are you?"
As Li Yunlong spoke, he took the letter from Zhang Dashan and looked at it carefully. He found that there was nothing wrong with the two handwritten letters. However, he still did not believe the man in front of him. He asked suspiciously, "You are the special envoy Ma Xiaobo. Did you send the previous telegram? Weren't you surrounded by the devils? How did you escape now?"
Ma Xiaobo knew that Li Yunlong would ask this question, and he had already prepared a draft in his mind. He said dejectedly, "This should be Captain Li, right? Your name is very famous. Even I have heard of you, but I have never had the chance to meet you in person. After seeing you today, I found that your reputation is indeed true!"
"Captain Li, I am a special envoy sent by the Chief of Staff to open up a secret medicine transportation line to solve the problem of lack of medical care and medicine in the army. After I arrived in Ping'an County, I first looked for Xu Zhongyi, but I didn't expect that he had become a traitor and sold my whereabouts to the devils. Fortunately, I was more alert, and with the help of Captain Chu, we escaped the encirclement of the devils at the cost of huge casualties."
"We have been hiding in the ravines these days playing hide-and-seek with the Japanese. We had planned to hold out for a few more days, but we have no more food and have to go out to find food. Unexpectedly, I ran into Captain Li here. I can finally complete the second mission assigned to me by the boss."
"Captain Li, I need to see the new second regiment commander Kong Jie and the new first regiment commander Ding Wei immediately. The general has issued an important combat order. Please help me and let them meet me as soon as possible. The situation at the headquarters is very bad. Things really can't be delayed any longer. If it is delayed any longer, something big will happen!"
"I know that Captain Li may have some doubts about my identity. After all, even if I encounter such a situation, I have to identify it again and again. I don't feel offended by this. I only have one request, that is, Captain Li, please identify our identities as soon as possible, and then help me establish a secret drug transportation line, and let the New 772st and New nd Regiments set off immediately, rush to Shentouling to meet the nd Regiment, and rush to the junction of the three provinces together to carry out the secret mission assigned by the brigade commander."
Li Yunlong believed half of Ma Xiaobo's words, but not the other half. For some reason, he always had a hunch that Xu Zhongyi did not defect to the enemy, and there must be some hidden story that he didn't know about.
"Commander Matt, I will arrange for someone to escort you to the base right now. Kong Jie and Ding Wei are also guests of our independent regiment. When you meet them, take out the handwritten letters from the general and the brigade commander and let them check them. I am a bit tied up right now. This big trip from the base has consumed a lot of fuel. I can't return empty-handed."
"Plus, the current opportunity is very good, and I don't intend to miss it, not to mention the task assigned to me by the college students, which requires me to capture Anjiaji at all costs. I can't accompany the special envoy back, so I can only arrange a company of troops to escort you back to the base first. We can talk after the war is over!"
"Dashan, you must immediately mobilize a company of soldiers to send the special envoy back to the base. You must ensure the safety of the special envoy and never let him fall into the hands of the devils!"
"Shen Quan, don't just stand there, take your troops and rush to Anjiaji with me immediately. No matter how much it costs today, we must chew Anjiaji, this tough bone. Notify the Thunder Fighter Squadron, let them rush to Anjiaji first, and throw the small bombs they carry into the enemy's position!"
While Li Yunlong was giving orders, he secretly observed the expressions of Ma Xiaobo and others. When he saw their faces change slightly and then quickly return to normal, he became even more suspicious. When he checked the handwritten letter just now, he really didn't find any problems, but the changes in the faces of several people made him think more.
"Captain Li, let's go to the base first. You must be careful during the battle. The Japanese are very powerful. You must not be careless, otherwise you will suffer a great loss!"
Ma Xiaobo gave Zhang Dashan a message before leaving, and then he left the headquarters with Zhang Dashan, and returned to the base of the independent regiment under the escort of a company of soldiers. Li Yunlong had no time to care about Ma Xiaobo now, so he immediately led two battalions of soldiers to Anjiaji and caught Yamamoto Ikki off guard.
"Immediately give orders to the dive bomber squadron to bomb the enemy's artillery towers and bunkers in Anjiaji. Drop all the bombs you carry and let the enemy have a taste of being bombed. Order the Thunder Fighter Squadron to immediately destroy the enemy's anti-aircraft firepower, and also find ways to eliminate the enemy's artillery and light and heavy firepower points to clear the obstacles for the large-scale attack."
"Sanwazi, don't say I didn't give you a chance to show off. Immediately concentrate all our artillery and bombard Anjiaji to show the Japanese how powerful our heavy artillery is."
This time, Li Yunlong specially brought a heavy artillery company, equipped with four 105mm heavy howitzers and two 120mm heavy howitzers, preparing to take this opportunity to train the artillery. Hundreds of simulation trainings are not as effective as one actual combat.
"Shen Quan, when the artillery fire extends, you will immediately lead the armored battalion to charge forward for me. You must make full use of the firepower and speed advantages of the armored forces. Today is a good opportunity to train troops. You must pay attention to me. The last time we attacked Ping'an County, your Second Armored Battalion's performance was really not very good. If you still can't show your true combat effectiveness this time, don't blame me for dismissing you!"
"Xiao Zhongyuan, send a telegram to the regiment headquarters immediately and tell them about Ma Xiaobo's situation. Also, tell them about our plan to attack Anjiaji. Let the base be ready to provide assistance at any time."