coobybook Chapter 602: Monk, hurry up and bring your men to fill the gap at all costs
Chapter 602: Monk, hurry up and bring your men to fill the gap at all costs
After receiving Lin Zhenhua's reply, the confusion on Li Yunlong's face disappeared. He understood that now was the time to make decisive moves. Even though he didn't want to throw away the more than 20 kilograms of food to the Japanese, the situation was stronger than he was. For the safety of the soldiers, he had no choice but to issue the order to retreat.
"Monk, immediately pass on my order. All companies take turns to provide cover. Set up booby traps and land mines on the food supplies. After dark, everyone will follow me and immediately retreat to Ping'an County."
"Zhu Zi, leave some shells near the grains, and detonate them when we leave. Even if I blow up all the grains, I won't leave them to the Japs. We brought a lot of shells this time, so you keep firing, otherwise they will become the spoils of war for the Japs. It's better for us to fire them all in advance. Even if we can't kill the Japs, we can at least hear the noise and give them to our brothers to give them courage. It's better than letting them fall into the hands of the Japs!"
At first, Li Yunlong really didn't plan to blow up the grain, but later he thought about it carefully and realized that it would be too difficult to get the grain back from the devils. In this case, it would be better to blow it up directly. What he couldn't get, he definitely couldn't let the devils get it. With this idea in mind, most of the grain was destroyed in the end, and only a small part was seized by the devils.
Yamamoto Ikki had been keeping a close eye on Li Yunlong's movements, but due to the cover of the food on the carriage, he could not see clearly. He did not know that Li Yunlong had already planned to retreat, but instead was complacent with his own plan.
The confrontation between the two sides lasted for two and a half hours. In order to evacuate safely, Li Yunlong had people build several fires in advance and deliberately put a lot of water in the big pot. He also added two cans of meat. The aroma was so strong that it really fooled Yamamoto Ikki.
An hour after Li Yunlong left, Yamamoto Ikki realized something was wrong and immediately sent a team of agents to investigate. It turned out that Li Yunlong had already left with his men. Before he could roar, a loud explosion sounded. All 48 members of the team of agents who had just gone to investigate were blown to pieces alive, which made Yamamoto Ikki gnashed his teeth in hatred.
"Leave a squadron to rescue the food, and the rest of you follow me immediately. No matter what, we must catch up with Li Yunlong today and make him provoke me to the terrible consequences!"
Under the personal leadership of Yamamoto Ikki, the Japanese immediately launched a pursuit. Li Yunlong, who had been prepared, immediately ordered the soldiers to stop after leaving for an hour and a half. He planned to ambush the Japanese and let Yamamoto Ikki know that he, Li Yunlong, was not easy to mess with!
"Zhu Zi, as soon as I fire the signal flare, you aim at the Japs' firepower points and fire hard. Only if we hurt and scare the Japs, they will not chase us all the way. Only in this way can we safely retreat to Ping'an County."
"Monk, you will be more obedient to me. Without my order, no one is allowed to jump out of the position to fight the devils with bayonets. We have plenty of weapons and ammunition. There is no need to fight the devils hand to hand. We must use the weapons in our hands to deal with the devils and reduce the casualties of our brothers!"
An hour and a half later, Yamamoto Ikki led a large force of Japanese devils to the ambush site. He immediately smelled a scent of danger and was about to order his troops to be on alert when Li Yunlong reacted even faster and fired three signal bullets in succession. More than 800 soldiers who saw the signal immediately launched a frantic shooting in accordance with Li Yunlong's order. Wang Chengzhu did not fire immediately, but waited for the Japanese devils' firepower points to be exposed before starting to clear them out at a targeted point.
The Japanese reacted very quickly to the sudden attack. Under the command of the sergeant, they quickly launched a counterattack, and the enemy and us engaged in a fierce exchange of fire. Yamamoto Ikki officially named the special forces as the main force of the raid, trying to force Li Yunlong to reveal his flaws by attacking the flank.
Li Yunlong immediately saw through Yamamoto Ikki's sinister intentions. On the one hand, he ordered the soldiers to increase the density of firepower, and on the other hand, he mobilized the reserve troops to strengthen the defense of the flanks and crushed Yamamoto Ikki's conspiracy.
The battle between the enemy and our side was extremely brutal and reached a white-hot level from the very beginning. The fierce Japanese soldiers who would not die even launched a pig-rush tactic, and the enemy and our side even engaged in close hand-to-hand combat.
Although Li Yunlong has the advantage in terms of military strength, the gap between the enemy and us in individual combat capability is still relatively large. Li Yunlong can only rely on his superior firepower and adopt positional warfare to continuously consume the enemy's strength.
"Brothers, fight hard for me. No matter what the cost, we must fight back the Japanese attack. Monk, bring people to plug the gap immediately. Even if we have to kill all the suicide squads, we must plug the gap for me!"
Under Li Yunlong's calm and composed command, the gap opened by the Japanese was blocked again, and the battle between the enemy and us fell into a stalemate again, but no one could do anything to the other. After fighting for four hours, the two sides still could not determine the winner.
Li Yunlong looked at the time. It was already 1:36 in the morning. The defensive battle had lasted for four hours and six minutes. There was no need to continue. But the key point was that it was very difficult to retreat now. Yamamoto Ikki had been gritting his teeth and persisting. Li Yunlong could only respond to the situation and continue to maintain the current confrontation.
"Mr. Yamamoto, there is no need to continue this battle. Our casualties have reached half, and our ammunition has been used up 80%. If we continue to confront each other, we will most likely be counterattacked by the enemy. Not to mention that Li Yunlong is very cunning. He may have already prepared other backup plans. If we don't retreat, we may really be wiped out here!" Hirata Kojiro persuaded anxiously.
To be honest, the four-hour battle had worn out the Japanese's spirit, and once again made Yamamoto Ikki realize how difficult Li Yunlong was to deal with. However, he was now under fire, and even if he wanted to retreat, he had many concerns. He had a feeling that Li Yunlong was about to give up, but even he couldn't be sure when he would give up completely.
Hirata Kojiro gave Yamamoto Kazuki a ladder. He seized the opportunity and said, "Order each team to take turns to provide cover, prepare to withdraw from the battle, return to Zhangjiagou, and cut off the transportation line between Ping'an County and Zhaojiayu first!"
Under Yamamoto Ikki's command, the attacking Japanese soldiers withdrew from their positions in just a quarter of an hour. Li Yunlong breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the Japanese soldiers leave. The casualties of the transport team were very heavy in this battle. Despite the advantages of terrain and firepower, the casualties exceeded half. This also made Li Yunlong deeply realize that night attacks are most disadvantageous to the side with superior weapons.
In the past, Li Yunlong was an expert in night attacks, but now he had suffered such casualties, which really made him look ugly, but he had to accept this reality. The decline in the combat effectiveness of the troops was an indisputable fact. Even if he was angry, it would be of no avail. He could only find ways to improve the night combat capability of the troops, so that when he encountered the Japanese night attack again next time, he could take revenge for this defeat.
"Monk, notify all companies to immediately withdraw from their positions with the wounded, and retreat back to Ping'an County with me!"
After giving the wounded a simple treatment and burying the bodies of the fallen soldiers, Li Yunlong led the transport team to urgently withdraw to Ping'an County. Upon hearing the news, Zhang Dabiao immediately sent a battalion of troops to meet them. At about five o'clock in the afternoon of the next day, Li Yunlong returned safely to Ping'an County.
The first thing Li Yunlong did when he returned to the county was to send the wounded to the hospital for treatment. Then he immediately checked the light and dark sentries, readjusted the combat deployment, and prepared to defend the county safely.
"College student, you should hurry up and find an opportunity to dispatch the air force battalion to airlift a batch of ammunition for us. I estimate that the damn Japanese will soon launch an attack on Ping'an County. I have to prepare combat supplies in advance to avoid being in a hurry when the time comes!" Li Yunlong asked for help anxiously with a walkie-talkie in his hand.
Lin Zhenhua's voice came from the intercom: "Old Li, it's really late today. I will arrange a transport plane to go there tomorrow to bring you more anti-aircraft weapons. Anyway, our anti-aircraft weapons are very effective when they are laid flat."
"The base is very safe now. After learning about your preparation, we immediately ordered the troops to enter a state of alert to prevent the infiltration of small groups of Japanese troops. In order to prevent the Japanese from making a fuss about the refugees, starting from tomorrow, we will suspend the acceptance of disaster victims until the expansion of troops is completed, and then accept the disaster victims."
"I have just discussed with Lao Zhao and are going to set up a special transport team to deliver food to the victims to ensure their survival! Our air transport line with Chen Minggeng will be officially opened tonight. From today on, there will be a steady stream of supplies transported into our base, and the food crisis that has plagued us will soon be resolved."
"The oil extraction is going very smoothly. We have successfully drilled the first oil well and we expect to be able to extract oil from the ground within two or three days. The refinery is being built according to the original plan and is expected to be put into production in five days. The fuel crisis that has plagued our base will be alleviated immediately!"
"The second phase of the arsenal's expansion is also going very smoothly. In short, we are very confident in fighting a war of attrition with the Japanese. There is really nothing to worry about!"