Chapter 241 Preparing 12 regiments to attack Lan City

The battle in Lijiapo continued, and the Eighth Route Army continued to launch advancing attacks.

Facing the threat from the Lunar Army's artillery, the soldiers began to adopt a dispersed and crawling strategy, slowly advancing to the starting position in front.

Lieutenant Colonel Yamazaki Jihei of the Moon Army at the top kept observing through the telescope, with a sneer gradually appearing on his lips.

The overall strength of his more than a thousand troops was very strong, and even if they continued to fight, they would suffer heavy casualties and not be affected at all.

Eight Type 94 90MM mortars fired one after another, and grenades were fired continuously.

Even if the soldiers adopted a creeping strategy, they were still bombarded and suffered casualties.

Not long after, Yamazaki Jihei organized an artillery unit to launch a covering artillery bombardment in a demonstrative manner.

At one time, ten mortars, four infantry guns, four mountain guns, and four rapid-fire guns concentrated their fire.

Grenades, shrapnel, armor-piercing shells, and armor-breaking shells were fired at the attacking troops.

Along with the deafening explosion, shrapnel quickly spread in all directions.

The 772nd Regiment, which is responsible for the main offensive mission, is under great pressure.

Some of their light and heavy machine guns, grenade mortars, and even infantry guns were hit during the battle and were destroyed on the spot.

Commander Cheng, who was commanding the battle, saw that scene and his expression became solemn.

The battle continued until 10 o'clock in the afternoon, when the main attacking force retreated again.

Brigadier Chen, who was at the forward command post, frowned when he saw that scene.

Brigadier Chen quickly came to the map. He looked at the location of Li Jiapo and fell into deep thought.

For Brigadier Chen, who had experienced many battles, the battle in Yandong was not passive at all.

The Moon Army occupies favorable terrain, and the troops simply cannot launch operations in full.

Moreover, the little Japanese they faced were not just an ordinary infantry brigade, but had received various reinforcements.

Apart from anything else, if they had not had a large number of artillery, Brigadier Chen's troops would not have been able to respond.

What's more, their four eastern infantry squadrons are elite troops drawn from various ministries and have strong combat effectiveness.

If the little devil shoots the legs with a light machine gun, it is almost impossible to bite the flesh with the gun.

The grenade can lock onto the target, and it can easily hit with one grenade.

Most of their rifle legs can hit accurately at a distance of two to three hundred meters and cause harm.

The Type 38 rifle is not very powerful, but it is accurate and has strong penetrating power.

As long as you ask for beatings and harm, it's basically hopeless.

Seeing the casualties suffered by his troops, Brigadier Chen felt very uncomfortable.

He must execute the order given by him unconditionally.

"Brigade commander, Li Yunlong's new regiment has arrived near the battlefield."

"Should we let them come? That bastard Li Yunlong can cause trouble, but he can be a good leg in the fight."

"Let them go, maybe they can gain something."

"And although the new regiment can be a subsequent field regiment, their weapons and equipment are much better than those of the old regiment."

Chief of Staff Zhou hesitated for a while, then came to the brigade commander to make suggestions.

The new regiment has more than 2,000 troops. Compared with the 3,000-strong old main regiment like the 772nd Regiment, is there a gap in the number of soldiers?

But in terms of their weapon configuration, the 772nd Regiment is not comparable.

The new regiment has four 82MM mortars, two infantry guns, two mountain guns, and nine 60MM mortars.

There are almost a hundred light and heavy machine guns, and they have a large number of grenade launchers.

As for ammunition, the 772nd Regiment has no way to compare with the new regiment.

From the beginning of Cangyunling to the end of the Xinxian battle, could Li Yunlong always accumulate ammunition?

It's hard for him to hide weapons and equipment, but he has a lot of bullets and leg mines hidden.

Very few people in the New Regiment knew about that matter, let alone the brigade commander.

Although the 772nd Regiment is not the earliest main field regiment in the 386th Brigade, it is very different from the New Regiment in terms of ammunition.

Even if the new group of heavy machine guns shoots in the legs, Li Yunlong can ensure the supply of ammunition.

Chief of Staff Zhou knew Li Yunlong very well, so he hoped that he would come to join the war.

Brigadier Chen glanced in the direction of Li Jiapo through the observation hole, with a thoughtful expression on his face.

"Let the new regiment remain on standby, and Li Yunlong can take the cadres to the front line to observe the situation."

"Tell Li Yunlong that when the new regiment is on the battlefield, he will not be able to achieve results and see how he deals with him."

"It's very important. Let him be honest. The division commander and deputy commander-in-chief are nearby. Please tell me if he is in trouble, no one can protect him."

"The deputy commander-in-chief is very angry right now. He, Li Yunlong, has to consider whether he can bear the anger of the deputy commander-in-chief."

After thinking for a while, Brigadier Chen shook his head. He had not arranged for a new group to go.

After giving orders to the new regiment, Brigadier Chen set out for the front line and directly discussed with Commander Cheng and other cadres.

He requested that the 772nd Regiment and other troops be organized to continue the attack and attack Yamazaki Jihei's troops instead.

Li Yunlong, who came to the vicinity of the Lijiapo battlefield, couldn't help mumbling after learning about the situation in detail.

"If you can't kill more than a thousand little Japs in an army of ten thousand people, then what's going on?"

"He just said that he was a blind man. When I taught him how to shoot, I saw that he was not capable of commanding."

"The brigade commander doesn't agree either. Let our new regiment come over as soon as possible and join the battle directly. Maybe the battle will be over by now."

"What, Lao Zhao, what did I say, the brigade headquarters asked the new regiment to be on standby?"

"No...the division commander and deputy commander-in-chief are both nearby..."

While Li Yunlong was muttering, Zhao Gang came over and conveyed the order from the brigade headquarters.

Li Yunlong was naturally unhappy when he heard that the new group was still on standby.

When he was about to lose his temper, he heard that the division commander and deputy commander-in-chief were near the battlefield.

In an instant, Lao Li was like a mouse seeing a cat, and he immediately came to the rescue.

Brigade Commander Chen could manage Li Yunlong obediently, not to mention that there were division commanders and deputy commanders nearby.

So Li Yunlong obediently took Zhang Dabiao and other cadres and went directly to the Lijiapo battlefield to observe.

At 11 o'clock in the afternoon, Brigadier Chen once again organized his troops to attack Li Jiapo.

The troops from both sides continued to engage in fierce battles, and the Piyuyue Army obviously had the upper hand.

At the same time as the fierce battle in Lijiapo, the area to the west of Taiyuan, Lancheng area.

Whether the 48th Independent Brigade also launched combat operations was discussed by Chu Yunfei, Chen Ziyun and others.

Do they plan to seize Lancheng and ensure the absolute safety of the joint headquarters with the Seventh Army?

At the same time, the main force of the brigade can also quickly advance to Lancheng in the follow-up, posing a threat if it is too far to the east, and coordinate the Eighth Route Army to carry out operations.

The original attack mission to Lancheng was handed over to Chen Ziyun's 358th Regiment.

However, Qian Bojun of the 12th Regiment was not prepared, so Zhang Fuyun took the initiative to ask for a fight.

Chu Yunfei thought for a while and handed over the task of attacking Lancheng to the 12th Reserve Regiment.

After all, the 48th Independent Brigade had grown to a force of ten thousand people at this time, and Qian Bojun's group of officers who had followed Chu Yunfei for a long time were also the core group.

If you don't give them any chance and always reuse Chen Ziyun, it will inevitably cause some unnecessary conflicts.

During that time, Qian Bojun and Zhang Furun kept a low profile. Apart from wooing the troops, they followed Chu Yunfei's advice.

Even if they were reprimanded by Chu Yunfei, they would take the initiative to admit their mistakes.

Moreover, Qian Bojun kept meeting with Chu Yunfei to talk about their old friendship.

After all, they have followed Chu Yunfei through life and death for many years, and Chu Yunfei is not a heartless person.

So in Qian Bojun's case, Zhang Fuyun didn't make too many mistakes, so he was willing to give them a chance.

According to intelligence, there are eight hundred Yuan troops in Lancheng, which is not the size of an independent infantry brigade.

The 12th Reserve Regiment has a total of 2,000 people and is also very sophisticated in weapons and equipment.

The entire regiment has six infantry guns, twelve heavy machine guns, four mountain guns, and a large number of 60MM mortars.

Chu Yunfei thought that there would be no problem if they advanced to Lancheng to fight.

Qian Bojun and Zhang Fuyun also believed that the Lancheng battle would be easy to win.

At half past eleven, the leading troops of the 12th Reserve Regiment arrived outside the Lancheng area.

Bu Nao and the others were quickly attacked by the Moon Army. The Japanese troops stationed themselves on the high ground and launched a direct fire attack.
To be continued...