Chapter 1039 Li Yunlong: Blocking is not as good as beating a drowned dog.
The former enemy headquarters of the Independent Brigade.
Li Yunlong was going crazy with joy. Looking at the entire Eighth Route Army, he was definitely the first person to receive air support on the battlefield.
At this moment, he was holding a telescope to observe the Japanese garrison from a high position, and was completely in no mood to care about the frontline attacking troops.
"Buzz buzz... boom boom..."
Amidst the dull roar of aircraft engines, three more aircraft began to dive towards the ground.
In less than three seconds, several orange-red fireballs and billowing black smoke rose into the sky from the Japanese military station. It took several more seconds before the thunderous explosion reached Li Yunlong's ears.
With a smile all over his face, he excitedly waved his fists and shouted loudly as he watched the scenes of Japanese troops being bombed.
"Well done..."
"You little sons of bitches, I didn't expect that you would also be hit by a plane and bombed on the battlefield one day. It's so cool..."
"I, Li Yunlong, have been fighting against the Japanese for so many years, and I have never been as happy as I am today."
"Huang Yu is still awesome."
"After we captured Taiyuan Airport and took huge risks to get these planes back, our Eighth Route Army had the capital to set up a flying group."
"Otherwise I wouldn't have had the chance to see the little Jaap being bombed in front of the plane."
"Brigadier..." A correspondent suddenly ran towards him.
"The offensive troops have already broken through the Japanese second line of defense...According to the current attack rhythm, they can break through the Japanese third line of defense in half an hour at most and enter the Japanese camp."
Li Yunlong then turned his attention to the frontline positions.
The offensive troops are covering the Japanese third line of defense with artillery fire.
Perhaps it was because of the presence of planes in the sky that although the Japs in the camp were equipped with nearly a hundred mountain field guns and heavy artillery, the attacking troops had not been attacked by these artillery pieces since they entered the war.
Because of this, the attacking troops were so powerful that they continuously broke through two Japanese defense lines relying only on mortars and dozens of mountain field artillery.
The more I watched, the more excited I became, and I immediately ordered: "Tell all the battalion commanders participating in the battle."
"Give me all your wealth, don't save shells and bullets, attack with the strongest firepower, and rush into the Japs' camp as quickly as possible."
"If we go too late, the few thousand little Japs left in the station will be blown up by the flying group, and we won't even be able to drink soup."
As soon as the correspondent left, an exclamation came directly from the mouth of the chief of staff beside him.
"brigadier……"
"The situation has changed..."
"The little devils in the camp are so inexperienced that they seem to be trying to break out and run away..."
Before the chief of staff finished speaking, the sound of firefights from the front line began to become louder.
Li Yunlong quickly raised his telescope and looked towards the battlefield, his brows furrowed at the same time, and he analyzed while looking: "It's really..."
"I thought these little devils would defend their position and fight us to the end."
"I didn't expect to be bombed so quickly that I lost my temper and wanted to break out and escape. I'm so disappointed."
The chief of staff immediately answered: "There are planes bombing in the sky. I don't know if the flight group will carry out a second round of bombing."
"If they really decide to continue to defend their position, without our independent brigade attacking, the flying regiment alone can cause them heavy casualties and lose their combat effectiveness."
Having said this, the chief of staff also frowned and reminded Li Yunlong again.
"The little devils are dividing their forces to break out and retreat."
"The troops launched a counterattack against our attacking troops in squadrons and groups..."
"Although the heavy artillery and mountain artillery they are equipped with cannot participate in the battle, they still have more mortars than us. The offensive forces are under great pressure to stop them, and their strength is far lower than that of the Japs. I'm afraid I won't be able to withstand it."
Li Yunlong made a decisive decision: "When the enemy changes, I will change..."
"The firepower advantage is in the hands of the little devils, and we have no position to defend. It's not as satisfying as beating a drowned dog in a blocking formation."
"Let the attacking troops immediately let the Japanese breakout troops leave. The troops will be organized into battalions and companies, and they will kill them behind the Japanese breakout troops and beat them up."
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After the little Japanese infantry received the order to break out, they could turn around and leave.
The several artillery brigades guarding the center of the station were not so lucky.
In order to simplify the procedures for participating in the war, it is necessary to ensure that the artillery can quickly enter the battle after the station is attacked.
Nearly a hundred mountain field guns were all set up in their respective emplacements.
As a result, they received orders to break out and retreat before they had time to join the battle.
Now the little Japanese gunners are busy.
Some people led the mules and horses, and some pushed the artillery out of the emplacement... They were very busy...
"When the infantry was almost finished breaking through, they used mules and horses to pull the artillery and began to move. The speed was not ordinary slow."
More importantly, because they were far behind the infantry, they suddenly had no infantry protection around them and were completely exposed to the independent brigade.
A blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise.
Li Yunlong was worried that the independent brigade had too few troops. Faced with thousands of little Japs who suddenly broke out together, he had to give up some of the Japs and keep an eye on some of them to chase them down.
The Japanese army actually put such a big fat piece of artillery right in front of their mouths.
The troubled expression on his face was immediately replaced by excitement.
He put down the telescope, pulled out the small pistol hanging from his waist, and waved his hand at the headquarters and ordered: "The chief of staff, the three combat staff officers, and the radio operator will stay, and everyone else will pick up their weapons and follow me to the battlefield."
"We don't have enough troops, and the little Japanese infantry can't stop them."
"The Japanese artillery must be followed by me..."
"Everyone is going against me..."
"The faster the better, fire all the light machine guns to prevent the little devils from blowing up the artillery..."
"Da da da……"
More than a hundred little Japanese artillerymen led their mules and horses, pulling eight field guns and quickly advanced along the infantry retreat line. They wanted to leave Longkou Town as early as possible and get rid of the planes in the sky. A burst of machine gun fire suddenly sounded on their flanks.
The rain of bullets flew over, and the unprepared little Japanese gunners were knocked down by more than a dozen in an instant.
Although the remaining Japs gunners were in a panic, they did not immediately abandon the eight field guns. Instead, they accelerated their retreat in order to defeat the Eighth Route Army attacking from the flank.
But they were pulling heavy field guns, and no matter how hard they drove the mules and horses, they were still outpaced.
"Bang bang bang... bang bang bang... bang bang bang..."
Rifles and pistols joined the battle at the same time, and more than ten gunners guarding the field guns fell.
Dozens of Eighth Route Army figures appeared in front of the Japanese gunners at the same time.
Two machine gunners rushed at the front of the team, one holding a light machine gun and firing while charging.
Wherever the bullets hit, the gunners were swept away piece by piece like ripe wheat.
Dozens of riflemen were scattered on both sides of the machine gunner, spread out in a battle formation, charging while pulling the bolt, and looking for opportunities, they would squat on the ground and shoot at the Japanese gunner.
In the blink of an eye, the distance between the two sides shortened to sixty or seventy meters.
The number of more than one hundred Japanese artillerymen also dropped sharply to less than seventy.
If the stalemate between the two sides continues like this, the remaining gunners will undoubtedly die.
