coobybook Chapter 232 Preparations for Siege
Chapter 232 Preparations for Siege
Chapter 232 Preparations for the Siege
"Then I will introduce the situation in Qingyun County," Kong Yue continued.
"According to our personnel's reconnaissance, there are currently about 300 Japanese soldiers guarding Qingshan County, as well as two companies of puppet troops totaling more than 300 men, for a total of more than 600 people."
"Hey Lao Kong, it seems there aren't many Japanese soldiers in Qingshan County," Li Yunfei said.
"That's right, the troops stationed in Qingshan County were basically all involved in the operation to encircle and suppress Wolong Mountain."
"These Japanese devils aren't even enough to fill the gaps between the teeth of two of our regiments," Li Yunfei said casually.
"Old Li, let me finish. If attacking Qingshan County were that easy, I would have taken this opportunity to attack it long ago."
"Oh, what's so special about this Qingshan County?" Li Yunfei continued to ask.
"Qingshan County is located next to Xiaoqingshan Mountain. In the early years of the Republic of China, Xiaoqingshan Mountain was a hotbed of bandits, and Qingshan County suffered a lot of damage from them."
"Later, a county magistrate arrived. In order to ensure the safety of the county town and prevent any breakout, he specially organized all the people of the county to expand the city wall of Qingshan County."
“The city wall, which was originally only five or six meters high, was increased to 10 meters high by them. In addition, in order to prevent bandits from charging on horseback, the county magistrate specially dug a moat 5 meters wide and 2 meters deep around the county town.”
"In this way, after that, Qingshan County was basically free from being robbed by bandits again."
"The Japanese devils came from behind. If it weren't for the troops stationed in Qingshan County fleeing at the sight of the Japanese, Qingshan County wouldn't have been so easily occupied by the Japanese." Kong Yue was also full of anger when he thought of this.
"Later, after the Japanese occupied the county town, they continued to strengthen the town's defenses, making the defenses of Qingshan County town increasingly complex."
"No wonder the Japanese dared to leave so few men to defend the county town," Li Yunfei said with a look of sudden realization.
"Since Commander Kong knows Qingshan County so well, he must have a solution to the problem," Niu Dali asked with a smile.
"Hahaha, as expected, we couldn't hide it from Battalion Commander Niu," Kong Yue said with a laugh.
"Ever since I led the Second Regiment to be stationed near Qingshan County, I have been thinking about attacking the county town when our strength is greater. So I sent scouts to infiltrate the county town early on, with the aim of figuring out the layout of Qingshan County's defenses."
"I didn't expect this day to come so soon," Kong Yue said with a big laugh.
"Come, everyone, please look. This is a map showing the Japanese defenses in Qingshan County." Kong Yue said, taking a map out of his pocket.
Upon looking at the map, everyone saw that it marked various Japanese defensive fortifications.
"My goodness, the defenses of Qingshan County are much stronger than those of Wolongshan County. If we blindly attack Qingshan County, even if we capture it, our losses will be enormous!" Li Yunfei was also terrified when he saw the Japanese firepower deployment map.
"Commander Kong, this deployment map of yours has been a great help to us," Niu Dali said excitedly as he looked at the map.
"Since it can be used to fight the Japanese, all my hard work over the years has not been in vain." Kong Yue waved his hand.
"Judging from the defense map, the defenses on the west side of the county town are weaker, making it a good target for our main attack," Kong Yue continued.
"Since we have such a detailed firepower deployment map, and our attacking force is close to 3000 men, we outnumber the Japanese by six to one. Old Li has never fought such a rich battle before."
"If you ask me, we all focused on the main attack, and the Japanese were caught completely off guard," Li Yunfei said.
"Commander Li, this is a good idea. Since we have such a large force, let's all launch a major offensive and give the Japanese devils a good beating!" Niu Dali agreed.
“Since you two have both decided this way, I have no objection. We will all focus on the offensive.” Kong Yue nodded in agreement.
"How should the battle be arranged?" Li Yunfei asked Niu Dali.
"I'll be in charge of the southern part of the county, the western part will be handled by Commander Kong, and the eastern and northern parts will be the responsibility of Commander Li," Niu Dali assigned the combat tasks.
"Battalion Commander Niu, you've taken over the most difficult southern region," Li Yunfei said.
“We have the strongest fighting force, so we’ll definitely have to fight the toughest battles,” Niu Dali said calmly.
"Now there's another problem: how are we going to cross this moat? We can't just swim across, can we? Otherwise, we'd become easy targets for the Japanese," Li Yunfei continued to ask.
"Haha, Commander Li, I believe Commander Kong already has a solution."
"As expected, I couldn't hide it from Battalion Commander Niu. The reason I was late this time was to prepare the river-crossing equipment. I've already had the soldiers of the Second Regiment prepare the pontoon bridge. Once we start the attack, the pontoon bridge will be erected immediately to ensure our troops' advance," Kong Yue said confidently.
"That's great!"
"Now that the battle preparations are complete, when will we launch our attack?" Kong Yue asked.
“It’s past 8 p.m. now. How about we launch the attack at midnight sharp?” Niu Dali suggested.
"Alright, let's use this time to make final preparations for the battle." Li Yunfei nodded.
"I agree as well." Kong Yue had no objections either.
"Then let's all prepare to move out, and we'll launch the attack promptly at 12 o'clock."
"it is good."