coobybook Chapter 138 As long as the rear is safe, I dare to confront the Yoshino team head-on! 3-word chapter
Chapter 138 As long as the rear is safe, I dare to confront the Yoshino team head-on! 3-word chapter
Yamamoto Ikki and the remaining special agents rushed back to Xiaozhang Village overnight, just in time to meet up with Yoshino's team. After learning the news of Yamamoto's special agent team's arrival, Yoshino Masao was happy, but he hid it in an instant. He knew that Yamamoto Ikki must have suffered a major setback, and he must not gloat at this time, otherwise he might get himself into trouble.
Yoshino Masao came out to receive Yamamoto Ikki and Hirata Kojiro. After a few simple greetings, he pretended to be curious and asked, "Mr. Yamamoto, why do you look so shabby? Who is so bold as to ambush Yamamoto's special forces?"
Yamamoto Ikki said with an unpleasant expression: "Yoshino-kun, last night I led my team to attack the headquarters of the Independent Regiment, but the news was leaked in advance and we were ambushed by the Independent Regiment. We lost more than 30 members before we were able to evacuate safely!"
Yoshino Masao didn't expect Yamamoto Ikki to admit his failure so openly. This made him look up to him. At the same time, he also felt that he had gone too far before. If he was found out, he might not be able to continue to be the captain of the regiment. He quickly changed the subject and said, "Mr. Yamamoto, victory and defeat are common in the military. A temporary defeat is nothing. You don't have to take it to heart!"
"Our regiment's attack yesterday was not smooth, and more than 800 warriors died. If it weren't for the help of fighter planes, our losses would be even greater! I hope to join forces with Yamamoto-kun, launch an attack on the independent regiment in the open and in secret, and complete the task assigned by the headquarters!"
Before Yamamoto Ikki could speak, Hirata Kojiro took the initiative to agree on behalf of Yamamoto Ikki: "Yoshino-kun, we are willing to cooperate with you. We have developed an insider in the Independent Regiment, and he also withdrew with us this time. With the help of the insider, we can easily find the weak points of the Independent Regiment's base, sneak into the hinterland of the Independent Regiment, turn the world upside down, and cooperate with Yoshino-kun's frontal attack!"
"As long as we work together sincerely, we can completely eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army and find the missing Zero fighter in two days at most!"
Hearing Hirata Kojiro mention the Zero fighter, Yoshino Masao did not dare to neglect it. This matter was led by the headquarters, and even the Prince of Jinling was paying attention to it. He would not dare to cheat on this matter even if he had ten guts. He solemnly assured: "Hirata-kun, please rest assured! After the combat supplies are replenished, our wing will launch another attack in five days!"
"Yoshi! Let's work together to completely wipe out this independent resistance group in northwestern Shanxi!" Kojiro Hirata slammed the table and said passionately.
The headquarters of the Zhaojiayu Independent Regiment.
Lin Zhenhua stayed up all night last night and finally managed to modify two anti-aircraft weapons to be verified. He plans to spend three days to modify four more, which will be used to deal with the Japanese fighter planes.
Lin Zhenhua took a sip of the hot tea handed over by Zhao Gang to warm himself up, and pointed to the map in his hand and said, "Old Zhao, the defense of the base is now in your charge. Yamamoto's special forces will never be silent. According to the information obtained from the overnight investigation, the Japanese have planted at least three spies in our independent regiment. Two have been captured now, and the identity of the other one is still unknown. The guards of the regiment headquarters must be strengthened, and the spies must not be allowed to take advantage of the loopholes!"
"These places in the base are very important. We need to bury more mines nearby. We need to prepare food, drink, and toilet supplies for the people inside in advance. We need to prepare the soldiers inside to stay there for half a month. No matter what, there must be no problems in these places!"
Zhao Gang looked at the places circled with pencils. They were indeed the top priorities of the independent regiment. Ammunition and food for the independent regiment were stored there. It was no exaggeration to say that they were the lifeblood of the independent regiment.
"College student, I know the seriousness of the matter! I have mobilized the militia in the base area and arranged for people to transport a large amount of daily necessities to these places. Even if we stay there for a month, it will be no problem. In order to guard against the Japanese artillery, I also had people lay a large number of mines nearby. Even if the Japanese have iron teeth and copper fangs, they will have no place to bite!"
Li Yunlong lit a cigarette, squinted his eyes, stared at the map on the table, fell into deep thought, and turned a deaf ear to the conversation between the two.
After finishing the cigarette in his hand, Li Yunlong slowly said: "Lao Zhao, I just thought carefully, the defense of our base is full of loopholes. Zhu Ziming, that bastard, is too familiar with our base. I plan to keep one of the two companies brought back from the front line, and also keep the sharp knife platoon formed by college students. I will hand them all over to you. You must guard these key places firmly!"
"At the same time, immediately give orders to the militias in each village. Tell them to stay at home and not go out. Cut off all communication within the base. At the same time, plant mines around the village and set up hidden sentries. I want to make sure that even if the Yamamoto Special Forces sneak in, they won't be able to find a target for a sneak attack. As long as our base is safe, I can safely fight the Yoshino Corps head-on!"
"College student, I forgot to ask you, how are the soldiers doing in learning how to drive tanks and armored vehicles?"
Lin Zhenhua sniffed and said in a brisk tone, "Old Li, I was not idle yesterday. I have already trained a driver. He is now in charge of the training. I estimate that in two or three days, he will be able to learn everything! I have just arranged for Duan Peng to lead the transport team to transport gasoline to the front line. I estimate that it will be delivered in six or seven hours."
Hearing that arrangements had been made for the college students, Li Yunlong had no intention of staying in the regiment headquarters any longer. He ate all the food brought to him by the guard Xiao Ma, wiped his mouth, and rode to the front line with Wei Dayong.
Lin Zhenhua and Zhao Gang were busy with their own things. The crisis of the Independent Regiment was not resolved because of the two victories. On the contrary, their situation was even more dangerous.
Xiaoyangzhuang is the location of the brigade headquarters.
When he learned that the Japanese had launched a large-scale attack on the independent regiment's defense zone, the brigade commander had already ordered Ding Wei's New 1st Regiment and Kong Jie's New 2nd Regiment to support Li Yunlong. However, six days had passed and the two regiments had not broken the Japanese's defense and were still marking time. The brigade commander was so angry that he wanted to whip the two men with a whip to calm his anger.
The chief of staff picked up the intelligence beside him and advised: "Brigade Commander, Ding Wei and Kong Jie are under great pressure. It is too difficult for them to break the defense of a brigade of the Japanese. In the previous anti-mopping-up operation, the two regiments suffered heavy losses. They have just completed the replenishment of troops, and the combat effectiveness of the troops has not been restored. It is not easy to fight the Japanese to a draw. Even so, the number of casualties is very large. It is really hard to blame them!"
The brigade commander threw his whip on the table with a snap, pointed to the location of the independent regiment on the map and said, "I placed the three regiments in these three places so that they can support each other if there are any difficulties!"
"But who could have thought that the Japanese were determined to wipe out the Independent Regiment, and even prepared the troops to fight the reinforcements in advance. The Japanese's intention is very clear. After the Independent Regiment is eliminated, the New Second Regiment and the New First Regiment will be like meat on their lips, ready to be eaten at any time. If the two regiments cannot cooperate with each other and are surrounded by the Japanese separately, they will have no choice but to break out!"
"The good situation in northwest Shanxi will be ruined. It will be very difficult to send troops here in the future, and it will also cause a series of chain reactions. Don't you think this will not make me worried?"
The chief of staff stared at the map carefully and sighed helplessly: "Brigade Commander, according to the intelligence from the headquarters, the Japanese are determined to destroy the independent regiment this time, no matter how great the price! Who would have thought that the independent regiment could actually seize a Zero fighter of the Japanese? Until now, we still don't know whether it is true or a smoke bomb deliberately released by the Japanese?"
"Chief of Staff, I asked you to contact Li Yunlong before. Did you get in touch with him?" the brigade commander asked seriously.
The chief of staff spread his hands and said worriedly, "We have tried to contact the independent regiment many times before, but failed. It is possible that there is something wrong with their radio. Their radio often had problems before. I guess it is completely unusable now!"
The brigade commander paced back and forth in the headquarters, and finally made up his mind and said, "Chief of Staff, we cannot stand idly by. The importance of the independent regiment is beyond doubt. I have decided to bring the guard regiment under the brigade to support us in person, and the brigade will also move there!"
"This time, the Japanese have mobilized so many troops and even dozens of fighter planes. This shows how much importance the Japanese attach to the Independent Regiment. We cannot let anything happen to the Independent Regiment. We must defend the base for the Independent Regiment no matter how high the price!"
The Chief of Staff stood at attention and saluted, "Brigade Commander, make arrangements right away. We can set out to support the Independent Regiment tomorrow morning!"
A fierce battle was taking place in Yushuling at this time. The battle became intense from the beginning. After the New 1st Regiment and the New 2nd Regiment joined forces, they launched an attack on the Japanese blocking positions. Ding Wei and Kong Jie even used all their resources and fired hundreds of artillery shells to cover the infantry's charge, but they were still beaten back by the Japanese.
"Lao Kong, we can't go on like this. We've been fighting the Japanese for six days. The casualties of our troops are very heavy, and 40% of our ammunition has been used up. If we continue fighting like this, even if we can break through the Japanese defense line and reach the independent regiment, we won't be able to do anything!" Ding Wei put down the telescope in his hand and persuaded.
Kong Jie replied with a gloomy face: "Old Ding, we have now reached a point where we are fighting the Japs and cannot retreat even if we want to. We can only wait until dark to make plans! The brigade commander has given the two of us a death order that we must reach the location of the independent regiment within half a month. Excluding the time for traveling, we only have three days left. I, Old Kong, don't have the ability to break the Japs' defense in three days!"