coobybook Chapter 241 Military Exercises
Chapter 241 Military Exercises
With the help of the Japanese devils and the "encouragement" of the transport captain, Yan Xishan assembled an infantry regiment of more than 2000 people at Fenghuangzui.
"Advance towards Fenglingdu!"
Yan Xishan didn't know that the actions of his infantry regiment had been captured on camera by the press corps.
There were even some brave reporters who came forward with notebooks.
"Excuse me, why did you enter Fenglingdu? Are you using it as a passage to attack Taiyuan?"
The person being questioned was the bearded company commander.
"Why attack Taiyuan? If we attack Taiyuan with only the few guns we have, wouldn't that be suicide?"
"Then why did you send the Independent Column to attack Taiyuan? Do you really want to use the devils to destroy the Independent Column?"
The bearded company commander had not slept all night and was in a very bad mood. He immediately pushed the reporter away impatiently.
"What the hell are you asking? Even if they want to wipe out the independent column, so what? If you don't listen to our commander Yan, there will be no good end!"
The bearded company commander just said this, but this sentence appeared in countless newspapers the next day.
Just as Yan Xishan's troops were about to enter the outskirts of Fenglingdu, a platoon of soldiers stood in the middle of the road holding small red flags.
"Friendly brothers, please stop advancing. A live-fire exercise is underway ahead. If you enter without permission, you will bear the consequences at your own risk!"
"What military exercise? How big is the exercise area?"
"Twenty kilometers forward from where I stand, one hundred kilometers to the left and right!"
"Nonsense, get out of my way, or else don't blame the bullet for being blind!"
This platoon of soldiers did not bother with them and quickly pedaled towards Fenglingdu.
Not long after the truck left, a small-caliber artillery shell landed more than 100 meters in front of the left side of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.
With a loud "bang", the explosion raised a large amount of sand.
"Captain, shall we leave?"
The bearded company commander was in a dilemma. He wasn't sure whether the independent column was just talking or really going to fire artillery shells in this direction.
"What happened? Why did you stop?"
An officer of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army came over on horseback.
"What's going on? Are you scared silly by a cannonball? Keep moving forward!"
"Captain, the independent column doesn't look like it's a joke. How about we take a detour?"
"Snapped".
The captain on horseback cracked his whip.
"If you don't want to be whipped, then move forward! The independent column is a paper tiger. If they dare to fire guns or artillery, can General Yan's army of hundreds of thousands just sit there and watch?"
As soon as the regiment commander finished speaking, several more artillery shells fell in front of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.
The gusts of wind even blew on their faces.
"go ahead!"
The bearded company commander had no choice but to take out his box gun and fired a few shots into the air.
"Push it to me!"
After saying that, he walked to the back of the team.
At this time, the small-caliber shells that fell in front of the marching team had been replaced by large-caliber heavy artillery. The few unlucky guys walking at the front of the team were directly knocked to the ground, and their lives were in danger.
The regiment commander immediately jumped off his horse and hid under its belly.
"Damn it, are the Eighth Route Army really coming? Messenger, notify the troops to reinforce!"
Yan Xishan had long expected that Li Yunlong would not surrender so easily. After receiving the news, he immediately sent additional troops across the river.
But at this time, a large number of independent column aircraft appeared in the sky, circling over the Fenghuangzui Ferry, and occasionally diving and shooting at the ferry.
The F6F Hellcat, with its six M2 heavy machine guns, instantly smashed all the wooden boats moored by the shore into pieces.
"Commander Yan, do you want to fight?"
"Fight? Fight for what? By the time your anti-aircraft machine guns are set up, the bombs from the planes would have been dropped on our heads!"
After much consideration, Yan Xishan decided to let a regiment that had already crossed the river guard Fenghuangzui. As long as they guarded the ferry, they still had a chance to cross the river.
Just as the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army began to retreat, the roar of engines came from all directions.
An extremely terrified, trembling voice was heard.
"Captain, look!"
Hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles, wrapped in yellow smoke, were approaching their marching troops.
After more than ten minutes, a funny situation emerged.
The tanks and armored vehicles of the independent column formed a pincer shape and held back the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.
The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army looked at the black gun barrels and the loaded vehicle-mounted machine guns and kept swallowing their saliva.
Zhang Dabiao, commander of the Second Armored Division, crawled out of the command tank and shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Which unit are you from? Do not obstruct our military exercises, or you will bear the consequences!"
The regiment commander who was hiding under the horse's belly had already been frightened to the point of looking pale as death, and he stood up trembling.
"We are the Jinsui Army, and we have been ordered to occupy Fenglingdu?"
"Occupy? Did I hear you correctly? You want to occupy Fenglingdu?"
"Bah, bah, bah, you're wrong, we're just passing through Fengling Ferry!"
"Oh, I thought it was some bastard who was desperate to rob Fenglingdu! Yes, our department has not received any notification. In order to avoid misunderstandings, please get out of the way!"
The commander of the Jinsui Army was almost crying when he saw the crowds of people surrounding him.
"Sir, where should I go? You've blocked all the roads!"
Zhang Dabiao pointed to the back of the team.
"Listen to the command, stand at attention, turn around, and march in step!"
The commander of the Jinsui Army turned around mechanically and prepared to take a step, but when he looked around, didn't this mean they should retreat?
"Sir, that's not right. Without the order from the higher-ups, we dare not retreat?"
"Oh? Really!"
Zhang Dabiao took out the microphone.
"Attention, all vehicles. According to the exercise objectives, a large number of enemy stragglers are appearing ahead. Push forward!"
As soon as Zhang Dabiao finished speaking, all the tanks and armored vehicles started their engines again and began to move forward slowly.
The weak infantry was like a dead branch in front of the steel torrent, posing no threat at all.
The soldiers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army began to turn around and retreat uncontrollably, and then a large-scale rout occurred.
Go back to where you came from.
In less than an hour, a regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was blocked by tanks and armored vehicles at the Fenghuangzui Ferry, and was unable to advance or retreat.
Yan Xishan, who was in Tongguan, turned green in the face when he saw this.
There were independent column planes in the sky and their tanks and armored vehicles on the ground, but the small Phoenix Mouth did not give them any chance to fight with their large troops.
"Damn it! A regiment can't even defend Phoenix Mouth! Call Chongqing and request air force support!"
The captain of the Chongqing transport team would never have thought that Li Yunlong would dare to confront him head-on.
He was not prepared for a full-scale war with the Independent Column, otherwise he would not have broken through from Fenglingdu alone.
"Damn it, ask Zhou Zhirou to send a few planes to take a look. Remember, you must conserve your strength!"
Several old I-15s flew over Fenglingdu and were stunned when they saw the F6F Hellcats, which were several times their number.
Whether in terms of mobility or protective armor, they are not on the same level at all.
The Hellcat casually performed dive shooting and large-angle pull-ups in front of the I-15, which was enough to conquer it.
“Perhaps our mission is accomplished.”
Several I-15s circled over Tongguan for a few times and then flew south.