Chapter 352 Li Yunlong: Lao Tzu is the head of the new Second Regiment, listen to me in the war
"Boom boom boom..."
Nine balls of orange-red flames spurted out from the offensive position again, and the sound of explosions reached the captain's ears at the same time.
Looking up, nine explosive packets the size of millstones came into his sight again, rolling towards the blockade.
"Rumble..."
A thunderous explosion soon sounded, and the ground beneath my feet trembled twice in the explosion. In the splashing fire, three more machine gun bunkers were blown to pieces...
"Bagya Road, what does the artillery squadron do? We fired so many artillery shells just now and they didn't even destroy those flying thunder cannons...a bunch of stupid pigs..."
"Continue to fire counterattacks, and if you can't kill the opponent again, the squadron leader will disembowel the enemy directly, and the deputy captain will take over the command!"
At five o'clock in the morning, Instructor Wang withdrew from the battlefield with the remaining five thunder cannons, losing four thunder cannons and 23 soldiers.
Along the Japanese blockade, a total of 17 machine gun bunkers were blown into ruins, and more than 190 Japanese and puppet troops were killed, most of them Japanese!
After receiving the battle report, Huang Yu's face immediately lit up with joy.
If we continue to fight at this rate of annihilating the enemy, in two to three nights, the number of Japanese and puppet troops on the blockade will be reduced to less than a thousand.
The outer defense line of the blockade will also be taken down bit by bit, and all the remaining Japanese and puppet troops will be forced to the top of the mountain.
The Japanese captain's reaction was exactly the opposite.
He had thought that the Eighth Route Army would use thunder cannons to attack him, but he did not expect that they would combine the thunder cannons with offensive positions to specifically attack the machine gun bunkers on the blockade.
Although I arranged a large number of mortars to counterattack the independent regiment's flying thunder cannons.
But the torpedo cannon has a trench as a bunker, and it can move after throwing an explosive package, giving itself no chance to counterattack...
As a result, after fighting for half a night, the mortar squadron only destroyed a few torpedo cannons of the independent regiment.
On the other hand, not only were more than a dozen bunkers destroyed, but nearly two hundred garrison troops were lost!
The mortar squadron was also counterattacked several times by the mortar unit of the Independent Regiment during the battle, losing half of its artillery and gunners. It truly cost the company and lost its troops.
Looking at the increasingly brighter sky around him, he was not happy at all. Instead, he was worried about the future of the blockade.
The combination of flying thunder cannons and offensive positions to name machine gun bunkers is too sharp. If we can't think of a suitable way to break the situation, the losses tomorrow will not be smaller than today.
If we continue to fight like this, within a few days, the few garrison troops on the blockade will be exhausted.
What makes him despair is: there is no precedent for the independent group's style of play.
The captain racked his brains and couldn't think of a way to break the situation...
At the enemy headquarters of the New Second Regiment, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang stood together at the observation port, looking down at the terrain in front of them with serious and expectant expressions.
Zhao Gang spoke first: "Lao Li, do we really want to fight the mopping up troops here?"
Li Yunlong did not answer immediately, and was silent for a long time before speaking: "I have seen several pocket formations, and I can only contain more than three thousand days of puppet troops here at once!"
After hearing this, Zhao Gang reminded with a worried look on his face: "I think it's too risky to fight like this!"
"Zhang Dabiao just reported that there are still 3,500 Japanese and puppet troops we want to ambush!"
"The total combat troops of the New Second Regiment only have less than 4,000 people, and there is almost no strength advantage at all!"
"Not to mention the firepower: the two new second regiments combined can't compare to the Japanese and puppet troops mopping up the troops all the way!"
"Except for the terrain advantage, which is in our hands, all other advantages lie with the Japanese and puppet troops!"
"No matter how you consider it, I feel that the New Second Regiment has a very low chance of winning a decisive battle with the Japanese and puppet troops. It is very risky!"
Li Yunlong shook his head and said: "You are wrong!"
"In addition to the terrain advantage, we also have the advantage in military strength!"
"We won't have a decisive battle with the Japanese until tomorrow."
"Tonight, tomorrow during the day, and tomorrow night, no matter how bad the results are, we can still kill two or three hundred days of puppet troops!"
"After the decisive battle begins, if I kill another seven to eight hundred Japanese puppet troops at once, the enemy's total strength will be reduced sharply to 2,500!"
"If we reduce the puppet troops, artillery, and heavy equipment..."
"The only kid who can really fight a tough battle with us is in his early 1000s..."
"Excluding the artillery, we have at least 3,000 people to face the Japanese army head-on. This is a three-fold advantage in strength. There is no reason why we cannot win!"
Zhao Gang immediately showed a suspicious expression and asked: "How is it possible to kill seven or eight hundred puppet troops at once!"
"Lao Li, why do I feel like you are daydreaming... You don't have a fever?"
Li Yunlong shook his head and replied: "I definitely didn't have this confidence before, and I didn't dare to think about it."
“But Xiao Huang from the Independent Group gave me a good start!”
"He can use explosives to repay thousands of puppet troops in one night, and I, Li Yunlong, can also use explosive packs to repay seven to eight hundred days of puppet troops at once!"
"I have already thought of the specific combat plan!"
"The independent regiment buried explosives in advance in the village where the Japanese would camp, and then suddenly detonated the explosives after the Japanese went to sleep, killing and injuring nearly a thousand Japanese puppet troops!"
"The kid is very smart and will definitely not make the same mistake twice."
"I decided to do the opposite and plant gunpowder at several commanding heights in our pockets!"
"After the decisive battle started, the Japanese and puppet troops were eager to save their lives. They must have wanted to seize the high ground when they saw it. I took the opportunity to detonate explosives. Not only could I kill the Japanese and puppet troops on the high ground, but I could also cover the infantry to recapture the high ground and attack the Japanese and puppet troops in the pocket formation from a high position.
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Zhao Gang thought for a moment and continued to ask another question: "Even if you use gunpowder to repay the puppet troops for 700 to 800 days at a time, the pocket formation will still have 2,500 to 600 enemies!"
"Although the artillery and puppet troops you just lost are not as good as the Japanese infantry, they can also kill people!"
"When the decisive battle begins, I won't be able to stand by and watch the show. I will definitely join the battle."
"No matter how bad the combat effectiveness is, the troops still need to keep an eye on it."
"It would be great if we could gather two thousand people to deal with the Japanese soldiers in the pocket formation!"
"This is only a two-on-one strength advantage. The firepower advantage is still on the Japs' side, and our chances of winning are also very low!"
Li Yunlong answered confidently: "Leave the enemy's firepower advantage to me as well!"
"I guarantee that the heavy artillery they carry with them will not have a chance to bombard our attacking troops!"
"Without the threat of artillery fire, our chance of winning can be increased by 20%!"
"A few days ago, I specifically asked Kong Er to borrow thirty submachine guns and thirty Mauser pistols, all of which were equipped with the first company of the security battalion."
"After the decisive battle begins, the participating troops should fight as closely as possible with the Japanese and puppet troops!"
"The first company of guards will join the battle at the most critical moment, using submachine guns and Mauser pistols to eliminate a large number of Japanese active forces, change the situation of the battle, and end the battle."
Seeing that Zhao Gang was still preparing to ask questions, Li Yunlong became a little impatient and interrupted without hesitation: "I am the leader of the new second regiment, and I have the final say on war matters!"
"The time and location of the decisive battle have been decided. If you have any opinions, you can keep it. But from now on, no one can question this decision, and everyone must start preparing for the decisive battle!"
"Especially Lao Zhao..."
"You are the logistics manager of our new second regiment!"
"Whether the troops participating in the battle can be without any worries in the decisive battle and without having to worry about ammunition is all counting on you!"
As soon as Zhao Gang saw Li Yunlong's reaction, he realized that the matter had been settled!
No matter how I analyze it, I can't change it. I can only do my best to help Li Yunlong find out and fill in the gaps and fight this battle well!
Immediately put down the telescope and return to the headquarters to arrange ammunition supplies.
In another offensive position of the Independent Regiment, Kong Jie was in a very good mood. He had a heartfelt smile on his face since last night.
"Commander... we eliminated at least 250 Japanese and puppet troops last night!" Guard Battalion Commander Duan Yong rushed into the headquarters and reported happily.
"The flying thunder artillery battery killed more than a hundred Japanese and puppet troops and destroyed fifteen machine gun bunkers!"
"In order to kill the flying thunder artillery batteries, the Japanese army first used artillery fire to counterattack. Not only did it not achieve the effect, but our artillery seized the opportunity and fired several rounds of salvos at their artillery positions, destroying several mortars and killing many Japanese gunners.
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"After the artillery counterattack was ineffective, more than a hundred Japanese and puppet troops were sent to launch a counterattack towards the offensive position, trying to enter the thunder cannon firing position and annihilate them all!"
“In the end, stealing the chicken will end up losing the rice!”
"Half of our troops were lost without even touching our offensive position!"
Kong Jie had a panoramic view of last night's battle, but he only knew that the troops won the battle, and he did not know how many Japanese and puppet troops were killed by the participating troops.
After listening to the report, Kong Jie's smile became even stronger and he immediately ordered: "Continue to deal with the little devils like this tonight!"
"If we can kill more than two hundred people... there will be no one left on the blockade!"
"Captain...Captain Li of the New Second Regiment has an urgent call!" Telegraph operator Zhang Xuelin suddenly ran over to report.
Kong Jie said with a smile after reading the telegram: "After fighting for so long, it's time to close the net!"
"Send a telegram to the chief of staff immediately: The reorganized heavy artillery battalion is ready to go!"
"The baggage battalion assists, and the troops travel day and night. We must arrive at the battlefield before dawn the day after tomorrow!"
At the Baipogou Heavy Artillery Battalion station, battalion commander Chen Daliang was teaching his subordinates how to maintain the four large-caliber mountain guns they had just captured.
"Remember everything clearly...the barrels and breech of the guns must be cleaned every day, and when there is no battle, all artillery must wear gun jackets..." Chen Daliang touched the barrel as thick as a bowl and warned again.
"Don't worry, battalion commander, I promise to serve these four heavy artillery pieces more carefully than my wife... There will definitely be no problems!" Commander Zhang of the heavy artillery company replied with determination.
"In addition to routine maintenance, these artillery must be camouflaged at all times, especially when marching!" Chen Daliang continued to explain.
"Heavy mountain artillery is different from ordinary artillery. It cannot be dismantled and transported. It can only be transported by road and mules and horses!"
"If they don't disguise themselves well and are targeted by Japanese planes, a bomb can wipe them all out!"
"Then our heavy artillery battalion's housekeeping artillery is gone!"
Company Commander Zhang immediately took Chen Daliang to a pile of camouflage nets and introduced: "Don't worry, battalion commander!"
"The camouflage nets we use are all made by ourselves. When the camouflage net is covered, the heavy mountain artillery will immediately turn into a pile of bushes. Not to mention the Japs' planes, even the Japs' scouts will not be able to spot them!"
