coobybook Chapter 382 It is time to pursue the enemy relentlessly and annihilate the enemy’s effective forces
Chapter 382 It is time to pursue the enemy relentlessly and annihilate the enemy’s effective forces
At the Taiyuan headquarters, Shinozuka Yoshio was in his office reviewing recent intelligence. The tightly closed door was pushed open, and Mitsui Ippei rushed in anxiously, reporting in an urgent tone: "General, the telecommunications department has just received an urgent message from Ping'an County. Li Yunlong's troops, who have always been our focus, launched a surprise attack on Ping'an County at 7 o'clock this morning and have now successfully entered the county!"
"So far, only 30 or so members of the Kurofuji Battalion have escaped. They request that we send bombers to provide aerial fire support to help the Yamamoto Special Forces retake the county seat."
After hearing the news, Shinozuka Yoshio was in disbelief. He snatched the telegram from Mitsui Ippei's hand and checked the contents of the telegram to confirm the truth. He suppressed his anger and quickly calmed himself down. He gritted his teeth and ordered word by word: "Notify Taiyuan Airport and Yangmingbao Airport to dispatch all our fighter planes to immediately launch an indiscriminate attack on Ping'an County!"
"Immediately give orders to the troops in Fu'an and Shuiquan, asking them to send reinforcements to help Yamamoto's special forces retake Ping'an County! Activate our hidden agents in Ping'an County to blow up the No. 3 ammunition we have stored in Ping'an County. I would rather destroy Ping'an County than let Li Yunlong's independent regiment get it!"
Mitsui Ippei bowed his head and said, "General, I understand. I will order the troops to reinforce Ping'an County at all costs. We must not let this material transfer site fall into the hands of the Independent Regiment. Please rest assured, General!"
Shinozuka Yoshio waved his hand, sat back somewhat uninterested, took a sip of tea from the cup, and then completely suppressed the anger in his heart. Then he came to the headquarters operations room, ready to deploy more troops to recapture Ping'an County, and even wanted to use this opportunity to encircle and annihilate Li Yunlong in Ping'an County.
Yoshio Shinozuka ordered the combat staff to immediately formulate a plan to encircle and annihilate Li Yunlong, and to seize the current favorable opportunity, turn passivity into initiative, complete the tasks assigned by the headquarters in advance, and take this opportunity to destroy the main force of our regiment.
Li Yunlong didn't know that Mitsui Taro and his four men had successfully escaped from Ping'an County, which made the Japanese and puppet troops in the city completely lose their command and run around like headless flies. Before Li Yunlong led the two battalions of reserve troops to Ping'an County, Zhang Dabiao and Shen Quan had already completed the cleanup of the Japanese and puppet troops in the city. The process was smoother than the two had imagined. They did not encounter much resistance at all and completed the occupation of the entire Ping'an County.
When Li Yunlong arrived with two battalions of reserve troops, Zhang Dabiao had already arranged for people to set up anti-aircraft weapons and formed three dense anti-aircraft formations to deal with the threat of Japanese fighter planes!
It was already eight o'clock in the morning when Li Yunlong arrived at the gate of Ping'an County. The convoy did not stop at the gate, but quickly drove into the county, where he happened to meet Zhang Dabiao who had come to meet him.
Li Yunlong and several others got off the communication command vehicle and looked around. After seeing that the nearby residential areas had not suffered any losses, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Zhang Dabiao, what's the current situation in the city?" Li Yunlong asked immediately.
Zhang Dabiao had a smile on his face and reported excitedly: "Commander, we have completed the occupation of the entire Ping'an County. A total of 362 Japanese soldiers were killed and 32 Japanese soldiers were captured. 107 puppet soldiers were killed and 328 puppet soldiers were captured. The number of Japanese soldiers and puppet soldiers who escaped during the chaos is about 200. They are fleeing towards Anjiaji. I have sent two armored companies to pursue them. I estimate that they will be wiped out soon!"
Li Yunlong did not say anything about not pursuing desperate enemies at this time. He was very satisfied with Zhang Dabiao's arrangement. His gloomy face became much better. He said in a gentle tone: "Zhang Dabiao, your arrangement is very appropriate. We must pursue the enemy desperately at this time. The Japanese have no anti-tank weapons. It is time for us to show the power of our armored forces."
"As for the Japanese soldiers stationed in Anjiaji, don't worry too much. The Japanese special forces are carrying light equipment and can't pose a threat to our armored forces. Brothers, go after them boldly. There is nothing to worry about! What we really need to pay attention to now is the threat from the air. The first and second infantry battalions are responsible for counting the supplies in the city, the third battalion is responsible for martial law in the streets, the fourth and fifth battalions will immediately start transporting supplies, and the sixth battalion will immediately start air alert!"
"Take out the anti-aircraft weapons we carry and the anti-aircraft racks prepared by college students in advance, and start air defense operations immediately."
"College students, you must immediately send a telegram to the base, informing the Thunder Fighter Squadron to rush to Ping'an County as soon as possible to provide battlefield air defense for the troops!"
"Lao Zhao, you are responsible for the transportation of materials in the city. I have to go around the city carefully. Don't find all those damn traitors. We can't miss such a good opportunity. We can kill one to warn the rest. We can save these bastards from working for the devils every day and bullying the people. It's time to make them atone for their sins."
Under Li Yunlong's arrangement, everyone acted quickly. When the people hiding at home learned that it was the Independent Regiment that came, their worries disappeared. They knew the reputation of the Independent Regiment, which was a team to fight the Japanese devils and was very fair in doing business. They secretly informed the soldiers and captured all the hidden Japanese devils.
Li Yunlong also captured several diehard traitors in the city, tried them in front of many ordinary people, and shot them in public. He then used the food and money confiscated from the homes of these traitors to provide relief to the needy people in the city. At the same time, he posted a notice to recruit soldiers, and people came to respond in large numbers at once.
It's no wonder that the people in Ping'an County were so eager to join the army. The Japanese had been plundering them so hard these days that many people didn't even have enough food for half a month. They could only eat a bowl of porridge every day to keep their families alive. Now they have the opportunity to have a full meal every day, and their eyes are red with envy. Not to mention that they can join the army to fight the Japanese and take their families to settle in the independent regiment base. Such a good thing is hard to find even with a lantern. The six recruitment offices were overcrowded for a while.
Zhao Gang did not expect that the people would be so eager to join the army, but he knew that this was not a good time to recruit soldiers, so he arranged for several recruiting officers to persuade the people to return home and hide in the cellars as much as possible. The Japanese fighter planes would arrive over Ping'an County in half an hour at most. Upon hearing the news, the people immediately followed the order and hid in the cellars of their homes, hoping that the Japanese bombers would leave quickly so that they could escape from the hell of Ping'an County.
"Old Li, this is the telegram just sent by Old Ding and Old Kong. The Japanese have dispatched hundreds of fighter planes, which just passed over their positions. They remind us to make air defense preparations in advance." Lin Zhenhua read out the telegram that had just been translated.
Although Li Yunlong had prepared for the large-scale attack of the Japanese fighter planes, his face changed slightly when he heard this huge number. He cursed angrily: "Damn the Japanese, this time they have completely set their sights on our base. We shot down 40 fighter planes in total, but the Japanese replenished them so quickly. This proves that the Japanese must have drawn fighter planes from other places. They are going to fight us to the death!"
"College student, where are the Thunder fighters? Don't wait until the devils are on top of us. These bastards are still in the base and haven't come out yet. Isn't this just a waste of time? Air combat is all about time. Waiting for the rabbit to come is much better than mending the fold after the sheep have been lost!"
Lin Zhenhua did not have a smile on his face. Instead, he replied solemnly, "The Thunder Fighter Squadron will be over Ping'an County in five minutes. This is indeed good news for us, but I am afraid that in this air battle, our Thunder Fighter Squadron will be wiped out again. This will greatly undermine the morale of our air force. However, the situation we are facing now has no choice but to risk our lives. This really makes me feel very guilty!"
Li Yunlong recalled the last time the Thunder Fighter Squadron was wiped out, and his face became extremely gloomy. He said in a hoarse voice: "The less fearful people are on the battlefield, the more likely they are to survive. The more afraid they are of death, the less likely they are to survive. Our fighters are not as good as the Japanese, so we will use our superior firepower to eliminate the Japanese bombers."
"The new Raiden fighters equipped with 30mm cannons have even more fierce firepower. As long as Gao Yuanzhi and his men can penetrate the enemy bomber group as soon as possible, we still have a % chance of winning!"
Lin Zhenhua nodded uncomfortably, and with great pain, he ordered the communications transport plane in the air to execute Operation Plan No. 2. Once the order was issued, the Thunder Fighter Squadron would have no way of retreat, and the losses each time would probably be very huge. He only hoped that they could leave a few seeds this time, instead of being wiped out like before.
"College student, you have to believe in the courage and will of our soldiers. No matter how advanced the weapons are, they are ultimately used by humans. As long as people make mistakes, as long as our soldiers can seize favorable opportunities, there is still hope of turning defeat into victory. I believe our soldiers will be able to create miracles and achieve results that will amaze the Japanese!" Li Yunlong said in a sonorous and powerful voice.
While the two were talking, Gao Yuanzhi led a brigade of Thunder fighters to the sky above Ping'an County, drawing cheers from the soldiers below. Li Yunlong and Lin Zhenhua couldn't help but cheer as well.
"College student, no matter what, our independent regiment has a real air force, and the Japanese will be more wary of us because of this. But this is not a bad thing, but a good thing. We have to take this step, just like bitter melon, which is bitter when it is immature and sweet when it is mature!"