coobybook Chapter 624: Once the clarion call for counterattack is sounded, we must not give up halfway and mus
Chapter 624: Once the clarion call for counterattack is sounded, we must not give up halfway and mus
"With our current strength, it is still very difficult to capture two county towns within six days. The march alone will take three days, and if we add the time for the project, it will take at least 12 days to capture the two county towns. By that time, it will be too late!"
"The three divisions of the Japanese army have a total of 50,000 soldiers. Even if the Japanese soldiers are weak in combat, two of them can easily defeat one of us. The Japanese must have tasted the sweetness of street fighting before. If they send out 30,000 soldiers to fight us, we really won't be able to win!"
"If we want to change the unfavorable war situation in the future, we can only take risks. This is the only solution we can think of at the moment. I decided to open up two battlefields and launch attacks on Shuiquan County and Fu'an County at the same time. I will suspend support for the Shanxi Suiyuan Army and focus on taking down these two counties first."
"Next, I will mobilize all air forces to launch bombings on the two county towns. At the same time, I also require Lao Kong to reach the outskirts of Shuiquan County within a day and a half. On the morning of September 9, an offensive operation against Shuiquan County must be launched."
"In order to make up for the shortage of troops in the new regiment, I plan to suspend the transportation of the air transport line and use air transport to reinforce a group of soldiers and weapons and ammunition for Lao Kong. No matter how we fight next, we must capture the two counties of Shuiquan and Fu'an before September 9. Only in this way can we get rid of the impending crisis!"
Lin Zhenhua made the decision directly. He is now the commander of the Northwest Shanxi Military Sub-district. He has made up his mind. Even if Li Yunlong and Kong Jie disagree, he will carry it out.
Li Yunlong and Kong Jie did not expect that Lin Zhenhua would directly start a two-front war, which made them very worried. At Kong Jie's signal, Li Yunlong persuaded with a serious face: "College student, your order is really risky. Our air force regiment is indeed stronger than the Japanese air force, but the strength is very limited. The Japanese have a total of nearly 200 combat aircraft, while we only have about 260 combat aircraft. Once we divide the air force in our hands into two, the Japanese can completely adopt the method of defeating them one by one, which will bring a huge threat to the air force regiment!"
"Once we lose air superiority on the battlefield, our armored forces will become important targets of the Japanese air force. With our weak anti-aircraft firepower, we will not be able to withstand the attacks of the Japanese air force. Such a risk will cause our hard-earned strategic advantage to be lost within a day or two. I think we can't take such a risk. We have to be cautious."
"Even if the Japanese get reinforcements from three divisions in six days, it will take at least three days from departure to arrival. We still have nine days to advance steadily. There is no need to rush for success!"
"Not to mention that the main force of the Japanese is mainly targeting the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. They have been on the defensive against us. From this, it can be seen that the Japanese have already made a decision. They plan to defeat the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army first, and then concentrate all their mobile forces to eat us up."
"This is our best opportunity, and we cannot miss it. Steady and steady progress can greatly reduce our losses. Even if the main force of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army is beaten back by the Japanese, with the three counties supporting each other, we should not have any major problems in a year or two. Not to mention that our base can still provide the three counties with weapons and ammunition reinforcements."
Li Yunlong was also very clear in his heart that if he adopted the strategy he had mentioned before, nine days would definitely not be enough, and it would take at least 12 days.
Lin Zhenhua did not listen to Li Yunlong's advice. The reason was as mentioned above. They had no choice but to find ways to save time. He had underestimated the strength of the Japanese before. The Japanese were more tenacious than he expected. He did not expect that under such fierce firepower, the Japanese could still cause such heavy casualties to his side.
"Lao Li, Lao Kong, I understand your concerns, but we have been forced into a corner now. We can only bet everything we have on ourselves to ensure that the good situation will not go to waste. We have already sounded the clarion call for a counterattack and have drawn up a strict timetable. This time, time really does not wait for us. Once we launch a counterattack, the Japanese will definitely not sit still and wait for death. The fight between the two sides will be very brutal, and we must be mentally prepared for this in advance."
"The Japanese in Fu'an County have made up their minds to resist to the end, otherwise they would never threaten us with the common people. This is obviously to delay time. If we foolishly agree, I estimate that the Japanese are likely to use the trick of "shooting us in the center". Once we cut off our connection with the rear and use up all the ammunition, the tanks and artillery in our hands will be no more useful than a fire stick!"
"I guess the Japanese have discovered our weakness. Our weapons and equipment are indeed much more advanced than theirs, but the requirements for logistics are also very high. We dare not send out a transport team to get supplies now, because Yamamoto's special forces are always watching us. As long as we dare to reveal the slightest flaw, the damn Yamamoto's special forces will bite us like wolves. I am not exaggerating. This is the intelligence just sent by the reconnaissance team. You two should take a good look at it."
Li Yunlong and Kong Jie took the intelligence and read it carefully. After reading it, the expressions on their faces became very solemn. They finally understood why Lin Zhenhua was so eager to open up a new battlefield. Even if it cost a huge price, he had to take down the two counties within five days.
"College student, I agree with your previous proposal. We can't be cowards, and we can't let the Japanese devils succeed in their conspiracy. We have to attack Fu'an County and Shuiquan County immediately. We must act quickly. If we are late, it may be too late!" Li Yunlong made a 180-degree turn in his attitude and supported it.
Kong Jie's attitude also made a 180-degree turn. Before, Kong Jie was quite worried, but after learning that only one platoon of soldiers from a company responsible for rear reconnaissance returned, he realized the seriousness of the matter. He really didn't expect that Yamamoto Ikki had been following them. He also understood Lin Zhenhua's concerns even more. Once the troops ran out of ammunition, it would bring very terrible consequences.
"College student, we have consumed a lot of ammunition in the past two days. I think we should let transport planes airlift a batch of ammunition to us. Land transportation is too dangerous. Air transportation is much safer. The Japanese air force has been passively avoiding fighting. They must have been scared by our air force regiment. However, the Japanese air force will definitely not continue to passively avoid fighting, because we are threatening their core interests, the Shuiquan Oilfield. Fujiwara Ichiro has to fight no matter how reluctant he is, otherwise his planes will all become scrap metal due to lack of oil!"
"Both the enemy and us have no choice now. We have the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army to share the pressure, so our life is relatively better. Once the main force of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army is defeated by the devils, we will really have to support it alone, and the situation will be more difficult than it is now. We should take advantage of the current strategic points so that we can defend with ease."
"Before, Lao Li and I were somewhat passive in avoiding fighting, wanting to reduce casualties in our troops. But there is always death in war. The main reason is that those who are afraid of death will not fight. That means they will hand over all the initiative to the Japanese. The more afraid of death you are, the more likely you will die. Only those who are least afraid of death can survive!"
After reaching a consensus, the three immediately informed Zhao Gang and Ding Wei of the matter. The five of them exchanged telegrams and argued for nearly two hours before deciding on this major counterattack.
"Lao Li, contact Lao Ding immediately and ask him to rush to Shuiquan County for my family. At all costs, they must reach the outskirts of Shuiquan County before tomorrow morning."
"Lao Kong, contact Lao Zhao immediately and ask him to provide us with supplies. At the same time, order the air force regiment to continue to intensify the bombing of Shuiquan County. We must let the Japanese see how powerful our air force is and put huge psychological pressure on the Japanese in the city. This will be more beneficial when we launch a siege!"
"I am responsible for deploying the attack on Fu'an County. We can't continue the truce with the devils. We have to take down the three city gates first."
Under Lin Zhenhua's order, the armored regiment and the independent regiment launched an attack on the three city gates of Fu'an County. After sacrificing hundreds of people, they successfully captured the three city gates. After capturing the three city gates, Lin Zhenhua did not take any further action, but arranged for people to persuade the devils in the city to surrender.
"Xiao Zhongyuan, contact the arsenal immediately and ask them to send all the tear gas bombs I developed earlier to Maoershan Airport. I will use tear gas bombs to deal with the Japanese tomorrow."
"Zhang Dabiao, go to the logistics transport team immediately and distribute all the gas masks to me. Tomorrow, the Fat Baby ground attack aircraft will drop tear gas bombs at a fixed point. Your mission is to wear gas masks and wipe out the escaped Japanese five minutes after the tear gas bombs are dropped."
"Shen Quan, your mission is also very important. Find me if there is a tunnel in Fu'an County. If you can find one, send a small team to sneak in secretly. Tomorrow, we will work together inside and outside to take over Fu'an County!"
"Zhu Zi, the rocket artillery battalion will hardly play a big role in the upcoming siege. You should immediately arrange for the rocket artillery battalion to withdraw to the rear. I will arrange a battalion of troops to protect it. You must hide well after the evacuation. Once the Japanese escape from Fu'an County, immediately cover them with firepower and let them taste the power of our rockets!"