Chapter 683 Li Yunlong: I have the final say (first update)
Author: 574981
Within Li Yunlong's headquarters, Deng Jingye, the leader of the Wangdu garrison, and Huang Qi, the leader of the Mancheng garrison, all frowned and discussed the troops' battle plan for tonight.
"Deputy Head……"
Huang Qi said with a worried look: "The artillery unit of the Mancheng Garrison Regiment has less than 400 shells left."
"Based on the way we fought last night, these few shells will definitely not last until tomorrow morning."
"The regiment leader asked us to severely damage the Baoding garrison tonight and force Gangcun Ningci to send troops back from the front line for reinforcements."
"She won't be able to hurt the little devil just by shelling."
"I suggest changing the artillery attack to a force attack."
"Concentrate all artillery attacks in one direction to suppress the Japanese and puppet troops at the top of the city."
"Use another reinforced battalion to assault the city gate."
"Blow up the city gates, rush into Baoding, and occupy an area within the city."
"No matter how bold Okamura Neji is, he won't dare to risk his life with us and will continue to hold on to Baoding."
Deng Jingye immediately stood up and supported: "I agree with Captain Huang's opinion."
"Last night the artillery played the leading role, and our infantry played the supporting role. The soldiers had nowhere to vent their anger."
"It's our turn to be the protagonist tonight."
"Deputy Head……"
"No matter how powerful the artillery is, it can only attack Baoding City from a long distance. If it cannot attack Baoding, Neji Okamura will have no sense of crisis."
"Only by sending troops into Baoding and letting Neji Okamura see with his own eyes the possibility of Baoding being captured by us, will he feel scared and have to send troops back from the front line for reinforcements."
Not only was Li Yunlong dissatisfied with this proposal, he was also extremely resistant to it. He opened his mouth and began to curse: "Shut up, everyone."
"I know how to rush all day long...I don't know how to use my brain."
"There are at least two thousand Japanese puppet troops in Baoding City."
"With the addition of the gendarmerie, security forces, and expatriate armed forces, there is no problem if we can gather another thousand people."
"We only have a thousand people, how much price do you plan to pay to enter the county town."
"Facing the crazy counterattack of the Japanese and puppet troops, do you think the troops entering the city can withstand it?"
"How much price do you have to pay in the battle?"
"After the battle is over, do we still have the troops to protect the artillery and safely withdraw to the base?"
"Old Li, I don't want to do business where you lose money and make money."
Huang Qi couldn't think of any other way, so he could only answer the question bravely: "Deputy commander, I think as long as we can keep the base, it doesn't matter if we wipe out all the city's garrison. At worst, we can go back to being the bare commander."
"I am willing to take over the main offensive mission and personally command the city's defense regiment to storm Baoding."
"Captain Deng led his team into the city to block the attack, blocking all the Japanese and puppet counterattack troops and threatening the safety of Neji Okamura."
"The two of us will work hard and we will definitely be able to complete the mission."
"Pah...shut up, I..." Li Yunlong slapped his hand on the ammunition box and said dissatisfiedly.
"I, the deputy commander, are not dead yet. When will it be your turn to call the shots in the army?"
"Without my permission, all soldiers who come from the base cannot die, and you two are no exception."
As soon as Deng Jingye heard Li Yunlong's tone of voice, he knew that he had an idea, and he immediately came over to ask with an expectant expression.
"Deputy Head……"
"I listen to you, I'll beat you however you want..."
Huang Qi has not fought with Li Yunlong yet, but he has heard of Li Yunlong's magical fighting methods.
Deng Jingye is also a person with a proud personality and does not give in easily.
Seeing him staring eagerly at Li Yunlong shows that he is convinced of Li Yunlong.
A person who can be admired so much by Deng Jingye can't be any worse.
Then he looked at Li Yunlong with an expectant expression.
"How many artillery pieces do we have left?" Li Yunlong asked a question that Huang Qi thought was a bit irrelevant.
"Three infantry guns, six mountain guns, 24 mortars..." Deng Jingye recounted.
"Where's the flying thunder cannon?" Li Yunlong continued to ask.
"That's a good thing. It's so powerful that it can explode into a large area."
"If we can hit the city head, at worst we can blow up a 30-meter-long no-man's land."
Deng Jingye immediately replied: "The two regiments are equipped with twelve guns each, a total of twenty-four guns, and one hundred and twenty explosive bags."
"Yesterday we were too far away from the city, so the thunder cannons didn't participate in the battle. They were all intact."
"Then let them be the protagonists tonight." Li Yunlong said decisively, and a specific battle plan came into his mind.
Before Deng Jingye could speak again, he ordered: "Gather two infantry cannons, four mountain cannons, and fifteen mortars to bombard the east gate."
"Deng Jingye, you will be responsible. I will give you three hundred men. You must form a regiment."
"Let Okamura Neji mistakenly think that the east gate is our main attack direction."
"The extra nine mortars were divided into three, and the remaining three city gates were feinted."
"Let Neji Okamura further confirm our main attack direction."
"The city-wide garrison took all the thunder cannons and two mountain cannons to the west gate, and we entered Baoding from there."
"Remember to bring all the 120 explosive packs. Whether the troops can severely injure the Baoding garrison and inflict pain on Neji Okamura, I hope it all depends on them."
The mountain cannon shells hit the top of the city with a piercing scream, fire splashed, rocks flew everywhere, and the two battlements seemed to have been blown to pieces.
Several Japanese and puppet troops hiding behind the battlements were blown away at the same time.
It hit the ground outside the city like a toy.
"Boom boom boom..."
A series of denser explosions followed at the top of the city, which were shells fired by mortars.
After a while, the east wall of the city was covered by artillery fire.
More than a hundred Eighth Route Army soldiers slowly moved towards the city.
When they were still more than 200 meters away, the light and heavy machine guns set up by the Japanese and puppet troops on top of the city began to fire, and bullets flew out of the city wall like a free fire. Apparently they had been discovered.
A dozen soldiers were shot and fell to the ground in an instant. The other soldiers quickly got down and fired machine guns to fight back.
While the Japanese and puppet troops gathered at the top of the city, the artillery shells fired by the Eighth Route Army towards the top of the city became significantly denser.
There were fires rising into the sky and thick smoke rising everywhere.
From time to time, you can see several Japanese and puppet troops being blown away by artillery shells.
Five minutes later, more than a hundred Eighth Route Army troops appeared outside the city.
A total of more than 200 soldiers formed two lines of skirmishers and quickly rushed towards the city gate.
Many soldiers held explosive packs in their arms, as if they were blasting the city gates.
Six heavy machine guns mounted three hundred meters away also joined the battle at this moment, and all their bullets hit the battlements near the city gate.
The powerful offensive firepower was definitely something the Japanese and puppet troops had not encountered yesterday.
"Bageya Road, the Eighth Route Army wants to blow up the city gate..."
The Japanese captain made a judgment as soon as he saw the Eighth Route Army's offensive posture outside the city.
"All light and heavy machine guns opened fire to block their attacking troops..."
"Contact the headquarters immediately and report to the Commander that we have been attacked by the Eighth Route Army..."
"They want to rush into Baoding from the east of the city. The troops stationed at the city head suffered heavy casualties. They are asking for support..."
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At the Japanese Army Brigade Headquarters in Baoding, the phone rang one after another.
As soon as the operator put down the phone, a new call came in and he had to pick up the phone again.
"Your Excellency Commander..."
The deputy chief of staff hurried over to report.
"All four city gates of Baoding were attacked, and the east part of the city was heavily attacked by the Eighth Route Army."
"Two infantry guns, four mountain guns, and more than ten mortars participated in the battle."
"The main attacking force must have at least one battalion."
"The garrison in the east of the city has lost more than 200 people and is short of troops. We hope that the headquarters will send reinforcements immediately."
"The other three city gates were only attacked by three mortars, and the main attacking force did not exceed one company..."
Okamura Neji strode to the sand table.
The Eighth Route Army's troop strength and firepower configuration are all marked on it, which is clear at a glance and can be seen very clearly.
Analyzing while watching: "The Eighth Route Army that attacked Baoding only had more than 20 artillery pieces left."
"The number of artillery pieces on the battlefield is similar to what we judged."
"It means that our opponents have tried their best and did not hide their strength."
"The east side of the city is their main attack direction tonight."
"Order……"
"To the west of the city, to the south of the city, and to the north of the city, each will dispatch 150 people to reinforce the east of the city and block the Eighth Route Army's offensive at all costs."
The deputy chief of staff hesitated and reminded: "Commander, think twice..."
"As soon as the reinforcements leave."
"The city defense garrisons in other directions of Baoding will be sharply reduced to less than 300 people..."
"What if this is the Eighth Route Army's plan to attack the east and attack the west, and they will be fooled by this deployment of troops."
"I suggest that we deploy mobile troops to reinforce the east side of the city."
"The city defense garrisons in other directions remain stationary."
Okamura Neji shook his head and refused: "No..."
"The mobile force is the last force under the command's control and must not be mobilized except as a last resort."
"The possibility of making an attack in the east and in the west is very low."
"The Eighth Route Artillery has all participated in the battle. As long as they keep an eye on the artillery units in the east of the city, they won't have enough artillery support even if they want to attack from the east."
"Let alone infantry."
"We fought all night yesterday, and the Eighth Route Army's participating troops only had a thousand men to fight."
"I want to have a reinforced battalion of five to six hundred people in the east of the city, and one company of troops in each of the other three directions, which adds up to exactly one thousand people."
"There is no artillery and no infantry to coordinate the attack."
"Even if there are only more than a hundred people defending the other three city gates in Baoding, the Eighth Route Army will never be able to capture them."
"Ten thousand steps back to speak."
"If the Eighth Route Army outside the city is really attacking in the east and in the west."
"The mobile troops we have are not vegetarian either."
"They march forward in a hurry and can reach any city gate in twenty minutes at most."
"Do you think it is possible for the Eighth Route Army to capture a city gate in such a short time?"
The deputy chief of staff quickly shook his head.
The fortifications of Baoding City are very strong. Even if there are only more than 300 people defending the city, ordinary troops cannot take it down.
Seeing that the commander had considered all the issues that needed to be considered, he stopped talking nonsense.
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Behind a mound more than 500 meters west of the city, Li Yunlong was staring at the city head anxiously.
The siege battle had been going on for almost ten minutes. It stands to reason that Okamura Neiji had already figured out that the east of the city was the main direction of attack and mobilized troops from other directions to reinforce the east of the city. As a result, the Japanese and puppet troops in front of him showed no signs of mobilization.
"Did Neji Okamura see through my plan..." Li Yunlong said to himself.
At the same time, his brows furrowed into a big "Sichuan" character and he shook his head.
"It shouldn't be..."
"Except for the thunder cannons, I used all the artillery available to the troops."
"That old devil Okamura Neji is not a god, so there is no way he could have guessed my plan."
"hold on……"
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