coobybook Chapter 378 It’s good enough to be able to eat the big white steamed buns, but you are still picky!
Chapter 378 It’s good enough to be able to eat the big white steamed buns, but you are still picky!
At 1942:1 p.m. on January 31, 11, the troops arrived at the outskirts of Ping'an County five hours ahead of schedule. The biting cold wind was howling, and Li Yunlong did not dare to order a fire. He used quicklime to heat the ginger soup to ensure that every soldier could drink a big bowl of it. This warmed up the tens of thousands of soldiers who were somewhat stiff.
"It's too cold out here in the wild. Take out the waterproof felt cloth we brought with us and cover our heads with it to block the wind outside. Let the soldiers take turns to rest. Before resting, everyone should eat something and warm up their bodies. It's too cold outside, so make sure to keep warm when resting..."
Li Yunlong was about to say a few more words, but was interrupted by Zhao Gang, "Old Li, when you were sleeping with your eyes half closed, I had already explained the matter to the soldiers. They are building the windproof shacks in an orderly manner according to my arrangement. There are trees near the campsite we chose, so we only need to tie the four corners of the tent cloth. It is very convenient to use."
"I asked the kitchen company to prepare a lot of chili sauce in advance, which is now in use. Ginger soup was also prepared long ago, and each soldier was given a full pot of ginger soup. They drank a lot on the march, and the spicy taste helped the soldiers withstand the severe cold. So far, there has not been a single non-combat casualty."
Li Yunlong didn't expect that Zhao Gang had already made arrangements. He scratched his head embarrassedly. With Zhao Gang as the butler, he really saved himself a lot of trouble.
"Old Zhao, with you as the chief steward, I don't have to worry about logistics. I have become so dependent on you over time that I even forgot about logistics."
Lin Zhenhua yawned heavily and said sarcastically, "Old Li, stop being so fussy. Old Kong and Old Ding have already arrived at the designated battlefield. I have just contacted them and asked them to build fortifications immediately. If they find any small groups of Japanese or puppet troops, they should be killed directly. The news of our attack on Ping'an County must not be leaked in advance!"
"When you came here before, I didn't allow you to bring heavy artillery, and you were a little unhappy. This time, I brought both 160mm and 180mm heavy mortars. However, the life of the barrel is a bit low. It can only fire 60 rounds at most before the barrel is scrapped, and it cannot be replaced. But this is very worthwhile for us. These two heavy mortars are used to demolish buildings, and the effect is very good."
"I will personally command you this time. I will let you see the power of the heavy mortars. Don't just stare at those hundreds of heavy artillery pieces. The heavy mortars we are equipped with now are just as powerful as the heavy artillery pieces. Once you see them in action, you will definitely like them!"
When it comes to artillery, Li Yunlong is furious and angrily scolds: "College student, you son of a bitch, you are totally fooling me. I can accept that you didn't let me bring heavy artillery larger than 105mm when I came here, but you didn't even let me bring 75mm mountain artillery, this is totally unacceptable!"
"This time when we came out, we only brought the Japanese Type 92 infantry guns, mortars, and two types of anti-aircraft guns. We were not strong enough to show off our strength. Even the rocket artillery battalion that I have always been obsessed with was left behind by you at the base to provide fire support for Zhang Yuanshan. You even confidently told me that with these three types of artillery, we can beat everything. I really believed you and now I regret it!"
Li Yunlong cursed without any hesitation, and spitted all over Lin Zhenhua's face, which made Lin Zhenhua look disgusted. He replied impatiently: "Old Li, I said that these three types of artillery are enough, so there will be absolutely no problem. Do you know more about artillery than me? It's not that I underestimate you, Li Yunlong. Everyone has their own expertise. When it comes to military command, I am indeed not as good as you, but when it comes to the power of weapons, you really don't know as much as I do!"
"Before, I didn't allow the use of heavy howitzers for training because the barrel life was too short. It could only fire 30 rounds and could only be used on the battlefield. The power of this 150mm heavy mortar even exceeds that of a mm heavy artillery. It's filled with new explosives, and its power will definitely amaze you!"
"It's no use talking too much. Once you've seen the power, you'll know I'm not talking nonsense. Seeing is believing. When the time comes, you'll be responsible for what you said today, Lao Li. I want to eat mutton these days. Take out your allowance for the first two months and buy me some mutton. It's just the right time for me to have a treat. Mutton is especially good in winter. It's very warming and nourishing. My body hasn't recovered yet, so I need to eat more good things to replenish it."
"In winter, it's easy to catch fish in the river. When the time comes, Lao Li can catch a few fish for me and ask Lao Wang to make some fish soup for me to drink. It will nourish my body. Just thinking about the taste makes my mouth water. If I can drink fish soup and eat mutton every day, my life will be so beautiful that it will make me snot!"
Seeing Lin Zhenhua's intoxicated look, Li Yunlong retorted with disgust: "You are dreaming, you want to drink fish soup and eat mutton. You want to live this life every day, which even the damn landlords dare not dream of. I think you must be dreaming. Although it is dark now, you can't dream of such unrealistic dreams. I don't expect to drink mutton soup and eat mutton. Being able to eat big white steamed buns every meal is already a good thing that I dare not dream of. You are being picky!"
Lin Zhenhua curled his lips and replied with disdain: "Old Li, if a person has no dreams, what is the difference between him and a salted fish? I want to be a salted fish with dreams. Maybe I can really live such a life in my lifetime, but it requires us to fight with both hands!"
Seeing that the two were getting more and more outrageous and cross-eyed, Zhao Gang quickly stepped out to persuade them, "Old Li, college student, stop bickering and focus on the present. I don't know if you two have bad tempers. If you don't bicker a few times a day, you will feel uncomfortable all over! Our operation this time was carried out very secretly. So far, the news has not been leaked. The contact with Xu Zhongyi is going on normally. Ping'an County is very peaceful. The Japanese have been very honest these two days. This is good news for us!"
Li Yunlong laughed heartily and said, "Since the day we decided to attack Ping'an County, I started mobilizing troops to confuse the Japanese. I used this tactic of pretending to build a plank road to attack Chencang secretly, but I used it very well! It's only midnight now, let's not stand outside, we should hurry up to eat something and rest for a while, to ensure that we have sufficient mental state and physical strength before the war, so as not to affect our performance on the battlefield!"
Zhao Gang and Lin Zhenhua did not refute Li Yunlong's words. They took the food handed over by Wei Heshang and Duan Peng and ate it in big mouthfuls. After eating, they lay down in the communication command vehicle and fell asleep. Li Yunlong was not idle and walked around for more than an hour. After confirming that Zhao Gang's arrangement was fine, he carefully returned to the communication command vehicle, covered himself with a small quilt, and began to snore loudly.
Four hours passed quickly. Duan Peng, who was taking turns to rest outside the car, walked into the car and called the six people inside. Li Yunlong used the flashlight to check the time on his pocket watch. It was 4:16:28. He rubbed his eyes hard with his hands and became alert.
"Lao Zhao, go and arrange for the soldiers to eat quickly. After eating, we must set off quickly. We must get outside the Japanese position before dawn, launch an attack when the Japanese are unprepared, and sweep through the Japanese defense line outside the city in the shortest possible time."
"College students, you must contact the Thunder Fighter Squadron immediately and have them refuel and load ammunition for their fighter planes. They must arrive above Ping'an County before seven o'clock to provide air fire support for the ground forces' attack!"
Li Yunlong also had things to do. He had already sent a reconnaissance company to investigate the situation. He estimated that the reconnaissance company had already arrived near the Japanese position. He had to adjust the combat deployment in a timely manner based on the intelligence sent back by the reconnaissance company to reduce the casualties of the troops.
The camp, which had been quiet just now, seemed to come alive and became lively. Vehicles were restarted one by one in order, and those that failed to start were pushed aside and started by manpower. Faulty vehicles were also repaired by the maintenance company. Several armored vehicles that were grounded had to have their engines replaced due to sudden engine failures, and they were quickly restarted.
Kong Jie and Ding Wei were also busy building a defensive position. The frozen ground was too hard to dig with a pickaxe, so they could only boil water to build an ice wall, spread thick dead grass on it, and added a layer of cut tent cloth. It finally looked like something real. It was no longer like before, with no protection at all. If they encountered the devils, they couldn't even find a place to hide, and they would really become sitting ducks.
"Old Li, the soldiers are having lunch now. There will be no problem for us to set off on time at 5:30. I forgot to ask you just now, has the reconnaissance company sent back any intelligence?" Zhao Gang handed Li Yunlong a bowl of fried noodles and asked seriously.
Li Yunlong took the fried noodle soup and ate several big mouthfuls. He felt warm in his stomach and said without turning his head, "Old Zhao, I was just about to tell you about this. According to the information passed on by Xiao Dapeng, there is only one left of the two puppet army camps originally deployed outside Ping'an County. The puppet army's strength has been directly reduced by half, and the enemy's strength has increased from one squadron to two squadrons."
As he was talking, Li Yunlong spread out the map, pointed to the lower right corner and said, "The Japanese have deployed three new checkpoints here to strengthen the defense of Ping'an County. Fortunately, we have conducted another investigation. If we really follow the previous intelligence, we might really be beaten head-on by the Japanese!"