coobybook Chapter 173: Restoration of Changzhi
Chapter 173: Restoration of Changzhi
The communications soldier came running over with his face flushed.
"Captain, this is an order from the headquarters!"
Zhang Dabiao stood up suddenly and took the telegram.
"Okay! Get ready to fight!"
More than a thousand soldiers from the reconnaissance battalion of the first regiment and the reconnaissance battalion directly under the independent column quickly boarded vehicles and marched towards Changzhi city at high speed.
According to the intelligence sent back by the special operations squadron, the Japanese defenders in Changzhi City consisted of two infantry squadrons.
The fortifications outside Changzhi City were guarded by only a squadron of the 60th Brigade.
More than a thousand fully armed scouts with automatic weapons were unstoppable against less than four hundred Japanese soldiers.
The Japanese soldiers on the Changzhi city wall were the first to discover the cluster of armored vehicles. They immediately blew their whistles and pulled out their anti-tank guns, preparing to attack the armored vehicles.
"Baga, even though the Empire's anti-tank guns can't penetrate tanks, they can still easily penetrate armored vehicles!"
The Japanese artillerymen quickly loaded the ammunition and prepared to fire, but completely forgot that there was a small bomb stuffed in the barrel.
The Japanese artilleryman pulled the gun rope with a grim smile, but something unexpected happened. A huge ball of fire appeared in front of them.
The light penetrated the soul and took away dozens of Japanese soldiers next to the anti-tank gun.
Soon after, intensive explosions were heard in Changzhi City, and thick smoke rose from all important military locations.
This was not enough. The 150mm infantry artillery outside the city roared and called the names one by one according to the guidance of the special operations squadron.
After attacking the important military locations, the infantry artillery immediately covered the Japanese fortifications outside Changzhi City with artillery fire.
Under the cover of artillery fire, an armored reconnaissance battalion wiped out the Japanese remaining squadron at a very small cost.
In order to avoid casualties among civilians, the 150mm infantry artillery stopped shelling the city.
The special operations squadron quickly occupied the East Gate and guided the independent column's reconnaissance battalion into the city.
As soon as the direct reconnaissance battalion entered the city, it surrounded and attacked the gendarmerie headquarters, and then began to attack the Japanese throughout the city.
After the reconnaissance battalion of the first regiment dealt with the Japanese outside the city, it left one company in the outer fortifications, while other troops also entered Changzhi City and began to clean up.
A regiment of artillery battalion also quickly entered Changzhi City and began to deploy defenses.
During the cleaning period, the rumbling sound of artillery behind him also reached the ears of Kenjiro Keisuke Miura.
His heart skipped a beat. It was over.
Kenjiro Kei Miura only knew how to attack Wei to save Zhao, but forgot to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
He gambled everything on his life and brought out all four independent infantry battalions, but not only did he lose half of his men, he also failed to capture the position of the independent column.
Lost the wife and broke down again.
Kenjiro Keiichiro looked westward, no longer hoping that he would be able to return to Changzhi.
"Kill them! Kill all those cunning Chinese!"
Kenjiro Kei Miura was desperate and furious, so he ordered the remaining 2,000 Japanese soldiers to attack.
Shen Quan looked at the disgusting yellow torrent, picked up a heavy machine gun, roared, and prepared to fight to the death!
"Captain, the headquarters has an urgent telegram, requiring all of our Second Regiment to move into the anti-artillery caves!"
"What? Is Wang Huaibao back again?"
Five minutes later, a barrage of howitzer shells hit the Japanese soldiers. After one round of salvos, most of them fell down.
The bombardment of shells and the flying severed limbs completely woke Kenjiro Miura up.
Without the suppression of aircraft, could the artillery of the independent column let them go?
Kenjiro Kei Miura calmed down and immediately reported to Yoshio Shinozuka in Taiyuan, requesting to retreat south to Jincheng.
As Yoshio Shinozuka looked at the telegram, his inner anger turned into surprise and fear.
He never expected that a troop that was not registered with the Chongqing Military and Political Department could stretch for hundreds of miles and quickly occupy Yuncheng, Yongji, Wenxi and Changzhi within two days.
Such an army actually appeared right under his nose?
Yoshio Shinozuka calmed down and had no choice but to agree to Kenjiro Kei Miura's request and retreat to Jincheng with the 1,000 Japanese soldiers who participated.
"I'm afraid this unit will become the First Army's biggest enemy!"
The First Army immediately adjusted its strategy, abandoning all strongholds and small towns in Yuncheng and Changzhi areas and moving to Jincheng.
Major General Horime Ichimo, Chief of Staff of the First Army, was puzzled.
"General Shinozuka, why are you giving up these lands and resources?"
Yoshio Shinozuka sighed and pounded his hands on the table in frustration.
"Since the independent column can capture Yuncheng, can it not capture those small strongholds and the scene? If we leave our soldiers there, they will only die in vain!"
Kenjiro Keiichiro took one last look at the Yangjingdi Village position, then fled in a panic towards southern Shanxi without looking back.
Since then, Yuncheng and Changzhi have been completely recovered.
Li Yunlong in the military fortress finally felt relieved when he heard the news of Kenjiro Keisuke's retreat.
If this mad dog, Qing Sanpu, really loses his mind and fights to the death, many soldiers will probably be sacrificed.
The following finishing work was simple. As the Japanese troops evacuated one after another, there were no more Japanese forces in Changzhi and Yuncheng areas.
In the entire southern Shanxi, only the area within a radius of 20 to 30 miles around Jincheng is controlled by the Japanese.
Just when Li Yunlong breathed a sigh of relief, a quick phone call rang.
The operator picked up the phone, answered twice, and then respectfully handed the phone to Li Yunlong.
"Commander, the brigade commander is calling!"
"Li Yunlong, I have to congratulate you on your fortune first!"
When Li Yunlong heard this, he almost peed his pants again.
"My great brigade commander, our independent regiment has fought a fierce battle for two days and lost everything. How can we make any money?"
The brigade commander snorted coldly, knowing that Li Yunlong would definitely cry poor.
"Hmph, don't lie to me. Taking over such a large territory is not considered making a fortune? Let's not talk about the past. Now that the territory has been taken over, what are you going to do?"
It turns out that the brigade commander is planning to seize the territory, but Li Yunlong is not prepared to keep the territories in his own hands.
His troops were all about charging into battle, what was the point of guarding these territories? Could he even have children?
However, Li Yunlong still winked at Wang Meng and gestured to the area of "territory" with his mouth.
"Li Yunlong, don't be silent, haven't you discussed it yet?"
Li Yunlong stood at attention and could only answer honestly.
"Commander, we haven't agreed on how to transfer the troops, but we will all obey your orders!"
The brigade commander was not polite either. Based on the principle of making money together, he handed over all the occupied areas, including Fenglingdu, Yongji County, and the area south of Yuncheng, which were closest to the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia base area, to the independent regiment.
As for the areas north and west of Yuncheng, they were respectively handed over to the more powerful New 1st Regiment and New 2nd Regiment.
Changzhi, which is closest to Pingshun County, is naturally firmly in Li Yunlong's own hands.
After brigade commander Wang Meng and others had "beaten the local tyrants and divided the land," they took the call.
"Brigade Commander, the independent column has a request!"