Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

Chapter 385: Retreat tonight, and never wait until the day after tomorrow! Happy Mid-Autumn Festival

Time soon came to night. After experiencing the devil's crazy bombing retaliation, the people of Ping'an County immediately left Ping'an County with their families. Except for a few who went to live with their relatives and friends, most people chose to follow the independent regiment back to the base.

Zhao Gang has arranged for tens of thousands of people to leave early, and a large-scale migration has officially begun. With three-wheeled motorcycles used as a means of transportation, the pressure of evacuating personnel and transporting supplies has been greatly reduced. By adopting a segmented transportation method, a large amount of supplies and personnel were sent to Xiaozhangzhuang.

"Old Li, the vanguard has arrived at Xiaozhangzhuang. After resting for two hours, they will rush to the second transit station, Zhengjiaqiao. I am not worried about the safety along the way, but I am worried about the threat from the air. Marching during the day is too dangerous. I have sent a telegram to Deputy Commander Xing, asking him to gather all the means of transportation in the base and go to Xiamapu to pick up people, and try to bring everyone back to the base within two days." Zhao Gang said, pointing to the location of Xiamapu on the map.

Li Yunlong looked in the direction Zhao Gang pointed and nodded in agreement. There were more than 20,000 people living in Ping'an County, half of whom had been relocated and the remaining half would set off with the main force in four hours.

"Lao Zhao, your arrangement is very appropriate. I plan to pack up our armored vehicles and use them to transport supplies. The Japanese bombing during the day caused us a lot of trouble, and many military supplies were destroyed. Fortunately, most of the food that we are most concerned about has been preserved. In addition, we received a lot of food and money from the homes of the second Japanese. Our seizure this time is still quite a lot, and we have completely achieved the intended purpose. The most important thing is that we got seven or eight tons of copper materials and a large number of winter cotton clothes, which can be used to distribute to the people in time to help them survive the cold winter!"

Lin Zhenhua just tinkered with the communications command vehicle and replaced a circuit board on it. He finally repaired the radio and was able to continue sending and receiving telegrams.

"Lao Zhao, Lao Li, our radio station has returned to normal. I didn't expect that the muddy water got into the circuit board. The temperature at night was too cold, so it froze directly, which caused the circuit board to burn. Fortunately, I brought two spare circuit boards when I came out. Now they have been installed. After I go back, I will make some improvements and add some waterproof baffles to prevent similar situations from happening again."

"In this raid on Ping'an County, we mobilized all our weapons and equipment, and put the weapons produced by the arsenal to the test in actual combat. We discovered many loopholes in the weapons. After I return, I will make substantial improvements to enhance the combat effectiveness of the troops."

"As for the air defense problem that Lao Zhao is most worried about, there is really no good solution at the moment. Our anti-aircraft guns are only 40mm in caliber and are completely powerless against bombers in the sky. After all, even if we are equipped with more anti-aircraft guns, if the range is not enough, it will still be useless."

"For the 60mm and 88mm anti-aircraft guns, I will find a way to overcome their technical difficulties and reduce their weight so that they can be installed on the tank chassis. Then they can not only be used for defense, but also provide battlefield artillery support for infantry."

When Li Yunlong heard Lin Zhenhua mention anti-aircraft guns, he felt a pain on his forehead. It was not that he disliked the performance of these anti-aircraft guns, but he really believed what Lin Zhenhua said, that anti-aircraft guns are nine out of ten effective anti-aircraft guns. It was simply wishful thinking and something that could not be done at all to want to use anti-aircraft guns to block enemy aircraft.

"College student, our anti-aircraft artillery uses ordinary grenades. We must quickly develop the proximity fuze shells. Now that we have achieved mass production of transistors and electron tubes, you must find a way to increase the production of these two components, increase the production of our radio equipment and proximity fuze shells, and thus improve our air defense capabilities."

"In today's air battle, our Thunder Fighter Squadron did achieve considerable results, but the coordination between the aircraft was problematic and we missed many fleeting opportunities. College student, you have to find a way to install radios on our fighters. It would be best if all the fighters could be equipped with them. This will greatly improve the combat effectiveness of our air force battalion!"

Lin Zhenhua also noticed the problem of poor command and kept it in mind. He promised solemnly, "Old Li, I will start to improve the Thunder fighter after I go back and find a way to add a radio to it. It will be completed in ten days at the latest. You can rest assured!"

Zhao Gang listened to the conversation between the two quietly. When they had almost finished talking, he interrupted and said, "Lao Li, college student, I think we can't wait until midnight to set out. We should let the more than 2000 people who are ready set out in advance and find a way to get out in more time. The base is much safer than the wild. We have to send the people to the base as soon as possible."

"There is another situation. Of the tens of thousands of people who originally planned to leave with us, due to various reasons, only about 3000 were willing to continue to leave with us. This has greatly reduced our escort pressure."

Li Yunlong knew what Zhao Gang was going to say, so he stopped the microphone and said, "Tell the people in advance that even if they go to our base, they will face the danger of enemy bombing. If the people don't want to leave Ping'an County, let them go to nearby towns to stay with relatives and friends. When they leave, give them half a month's worth of food to ensure they can survive."

"As for the remaining 3000 people who are willing to leave with us, we will allocate % of our troops to escort them away first, and the remaining troops will be responsible for covering their retreat. Yamamoto's special forces have not been wiped out by us. I always feel that this bastard Yamamoto Ikki is looking for an opportunity to take a bite of us. We have to be on guard against this!"

Li Yunlong's worries were not wrong. After entering the nearby forests, Lin Zhenhua did not send any more troops to pursue Yamamoto's special forces. This made Yamamoto Ikki breathe a sigh of relief. However, he did not leave. Instead, he led everyone to a hidden cave, which contained a large amount of weapons and ammunition, as well as daily necessities that could sustain everyone for a month.

Kojiro Hirata finally knew where Yamamoto Ikki spent the money. He had been a little worried about the account book before, always feeling that Yamamoto Ikki was hiding something from him. Now that he finally knew the truth, instead of feeling angry, he was very glad that he did not argue with Yamamoto Ikki and stop him from building a secret material storage area, otherwise they might have really frozen to death or starved to death in the mountains.

"Mr. Yamamoto, I was wrong before. I shouldn't have doubted you. If you hadn't made preparations in advance, all of us would have had to flee like stray dogs, living a life of hunger and thirst. There are sufficient supplies stored in the cave. We can hide here and wait for the arrival of reinforcements. Then we can follow the reinforcements to attack Ping'an County and annihilate Li Yunlong's independent regiment in Ping'an County."

Mitsui Taro's face was also full of joy, especially when he saw the canned food and compressed biscuits piled up like a small mountain, his eyes were shining. He hadn't eaten since morning, so he opened a can of beef without hesitation and ate it without hesitation. While eating, he also made a sigh of admiration, which made everyone present unable to bear it any longer, and picked up the canned food and compressed biscuits to eat, even Yamamoto Kazuki was no exception.

Mitsui Taro finished eating first and burped loudly. He had a satisfied expression on his face and said with a smile, "After having a full stomach, my brain works much better. I think tonight is an opportunity. We can launch a night attack and harass the independent regiment continuously so that they can't rest in peace."

"The independent regiment often used this tactic to deal with the imperial army before. We can do the opposite. The special forces are good at this and can definitely make Li Yunlong suffer considerable losses."

Ichiro Nakamura also stood up and echoed, "I agree very much with Mr. Mitsui's proposal. We are like a lost dog, being driven here from Ping'an County, and the support we had high hopes for has not arrived yet, which makes me very worried. We must find a way to delay the independent regiment's withdrawal and harass it continuously. We must not let it leave Ping'an County. Only in this way can we achieve the goal of completely annihilating Li Yunlong's independent regiment in Ping'an County."

Colonel Kurofuji's face was full of dejection, but after listening to the two's proposal, his eyes burst into bright light again, and he said with hope: "Now is indeed a very good opportunity. It is too dangerous during the day, and it is very suitable to carry out harassment at night. The helmets equipped by the special forces do not reflect light under night light. If we launch a surprise attack on the independent regiment secretly, the chances of success are very high."

"Mr. Yamamoto, I need your support. I am willing to use all the money I got before to help you expand the special forces team. I only have one request, which is to ask Mr. Yamamoto to send troops to harass the independent regiment so that the encirclement plan formulated by the headquarters can proceed smoothly!"

Hirata Kojiro did not remain silent at this time, and also stood up to support: "Mr. Yamamoto, our special forces have expanded very quickly in recent days, but their combat effectiveness has also decreased a lot. Only through actual combat can we truly improve the combat effectiveness of the special forces. The last time we pursued Li Yunlong's team, we suffered a disastrous defeat because there was a problem with the coordination between the special forces. Otherwise, even if we are faced with a more difficult situation, we will never return in defeat with our advantages in manpower and firepower!"

Yamamoto Ikki was convinced by everyone. The most important thing was that he also saw some hidden dangers of the special forces team. He could help the special forces team to form an army as soon as possible through tonight's night raid.

"Yoshi! I will order the Second Special Agent Team to split into six teams in a moment and look for an opportunity to launch a night attack on the Independent Regiment. I will definitely not let Li Yunlong sleep peacefully tonight!"