157. Chapter 157 Prepare for a head-on confrontation
Chapter 157 Prepare for a head-on confrontation
Li Yunlong's troops are currently strengthened by local armed forces, and their strength has already exceeded 2,000.
After several consecutive battles, they achieved success one after another, with a large number of seizures, and the overall weapons and equipment were also very sophisticated.
After Li Yunlong saw with his own eyes that the Chu Yu Cavalry Company and Zhang Wu Cavalry Company seized a large number of shells and artillery pieces, would he be very greedy?
Even though he has seized a lot of weapons and equipment, and even now has four field guns, Li Yunlong still wants to seize more weapons and equipment.
However, he and his troops always ambush near Sato's detachment, preparing to ambush them.
Even after the Harada detachment came over, Li Yunlong didn't take it seriously. After all, he had more than 2,000 troops and the overall weapons and equipment were not weak.
Back then, when he commanded a new regiment with more than a thousand men, he dared to go head-to-head with the Sakata Regiment. Now he has more than two thousand troops, and Lao Li didn't take those five thousand little devils seriously.
After all, the weapons and equipment of the troops under his command now are not comparable to those of the new regiment.
Light machine guns are assigned to the squad, grenade launchers are assigned to the company, and the battalion has heavy machine guns.
There is sufficient ammunition, and Lao Li has four 90MM mortars and four 75MM field guns at his head.
He thought about seizing the opportunity to fight again so that he could be armed to the teeth with a new regiment.
That time in Bu Nao, Li Yunlong never thought whether the Japs would be serious about it, and directly dispatched the aviation unit.
Two reconnaissance planes set off first and discovered Li Yunlong's troops immediately.
Small aerial bombs fell on the ground one after another, and deafening explosions began to sound.
The position of Li Yunlong's troops was completely exposed, and the Sato detachment and Harada detachment that set off immediately responded.
Mountain guns and field guns quickly stopped advancing and were quickly set up.
The black muzzles were aimed at the area where the aerial bombs exploded, and shelling began one after another.
The Lunar Army survey team immediately came to the nearby commanding heights and conducted observations through various artillery equipment.
After the artillery launched the test firing, they immediately made adjustments based on the data provided by the survey team.
Then the Sato detachment assembled six field guns, and the Harada detachment assembled fourteen mountain guns, and carried out covering bombardments one after another.
Lao Li's troops were first bombed and then shelled. Now they wanted to ambush, which was definitely not an option.
Fortunately, they built a very strong bunker, otherwise such bombardment and artillery fire would definitely cause them heavy losses.
By four o'clock in the morning, Li Yunlong commanded the troops to disperse and evacuate the ambush position.
The Sato detachment and the Harada detachment discovered that the Eighth Route Army was withdrawing from the battlefield, but they did not pursue it and continued north along the railway.
Of course, Lao Li's evacuated troops were strafed at low altitude by the Moon Army aviation.
After the two reconnaissance planes performed their mission, they directly lowered their flying altitude and continued to shoot at Li Yunlong's troops.
Some soldiers came directly into contact with the firepower of the Tellurian Army aviation force, and were fired upon by aviation machine guns and died on the spot.
The Little Japanese Air Force fired all their bullets, and then left the battlefield in a majestic manner.
Li Yunlong looked at the leaving reconnaissance plane and clenched his legs into fists.
Just because he doesn't have any anti-aircraft weapons at his command, there is no way to attack them compared to the Moon Army's aircraft.
That time, Lao Li didn't gain anything at all, but caused a certain amount of casualties to the troops.
"Damn it, did the little devil really get serious that time? What earth-shattering things did the Jinsui Army do in the north?"
"Dabiao, let the troops disperse and hide. We can't do anything with their planes, so we can hide first."
"Send scouts to pay close attention to the movements of the Lunar Army. When morning comes, Lunar Army aircraft cannot be dispatched, and we will launch combat strikes again."
"I'll have to settle that account with the little devil in the morning."
Li Yunlong looked at Zhang Dabiao, the commander of the first battalion not far away, and shouted loudly.
Zhang Dabiao immediately agreed to come east, and his troops quickly began to disperse and hide.
Two detachments of the Yuan Army assisted Dong with the aviation force, and they suppressed Li Yunlong's troops.
After not encountering any obstruction, the Sato detachment and the Harada detachment marched towards the north.
At six o'clock in the morning, Chen Ziyun began to receive reports from the cavalry company.
Chen Ziyun was not too surprised when he learned that more than 5,000 Yuan troops were rushing towards Xin County for reinforcements.
At this time, Chen Ziyun commanded Dong, and the three-way troops supported Dong in the artillery battalion and successively destroyed the bunkers and gun towers along the railway.
Among them, the security company troops continued to blow up the railway, and the Tongpu Railway has been damaged on a large scale.
According to Chen Ziyun's estimation, it would be difficult for the Japs to repair the railway in a short period of time.
The mission of the port system has not yet been completed, and the operation of the railway will definitely not continue to the east.
After Chen Ziyun stood in front of the map and checked it, he immediately gave the battle order.
He moved the two independent infantry battalions of Wu Ziqiang and Shi Yuji back to the hilly area to defend, while the guard company continued to attack the north side.
"Tell Chu Yu to command the troops to continue advancing towards the Yuanping City area on the north side and continue to destroy the bunkers, gun towers and railways."
"When necessary, you can fire a signal flare to obtain long-range artillery support from the artillery battalion!"
"In the absence of orders, they will continue to launch combat attacks."
"Of course, if they encounter the main force of the Lunar Army attacking from the north, they can withdraw quickly to ensure that there will not be too many casualties."
Chen Ziyun immediately dispatched order troops to directly contact the guard company. That unit had stronger combat effectiveness, so they requested to continue the attack.
Two independent infantry battalions, Wu Ziqiang and Shi Yuji, withdrew, otherwise they would launch defensive deployments in the hilly area.
The Yuejun troops rushing over from Xin County wanted to ensure the safety of the railway, so they wanted to pursue the guard company to the north.
Did they want to pursue the guard company troops, or did they want to pass right under the nose of Chen Ziyun's troops?
Just ask those little devils to appear in the area east of the position, and Chen Ziyun will not let them pass safely.
The artillery battalion has fifteen artillery pieces and currently has a large number of artillery shells. Those artillery pieces alone can easily stop their advance.
Not to mention that Chen Ziyun has three independent infantry battalions and a cavalry company.
"Contact each battalion and make full use of the terrain to carry out defensive operations."
"In addition, each battalion does not seek to concentrate its forces for defense, but each squad seeks to dig air-raid shelters."
"The little devils dispatched reconnaissance planes at noon in the east. They will definitely ask for the aviation force when fighting in the east."
"Commander, please contact the artillery battalion and ask Zhou Wenbo, the commander of the field artillery company, to report to the headquarters immediately."
Chen Ziyun had a serious expression on his face, and he began to issue combat orders one after another.
That time Chen Ziyun called Zhou Wenbo over to ask if he planned to use the two 77MM field guns of the field artillery battery to organize anti-aircraft firepower.
Otherwise, even if the troops dig air-raid shelters in advance, they will suffer heavy casualties if they are targeted by precision bombing if they want to engage in defensive warfare.
Especially the artillery positions. Once the enemy is bombed, the elite artillerymen that Chen Ziyun has carefully cultivated will be in vain.
Up to now, after being continuously rewarded by the system, Chen Ziyun has a strong ability in artillery command, and he has a full understanding of the relevant artillery capabilities.
Although the Liao-made Type 14 field gun is not a field gun, it can be dismantled and transported.
And it uses imported parts from abroad and is assembled at Fengtian Arsenal.
The maximum elevation angle of that field gun can reach 45 degrees. At such an elevation angle, can it be used as an anti-aircraft gun if the gun body is raised?
When fighting in Jiangcheng outside the Pass, the Liao-made 14-type field artillery launched a bombardment in the wrong direction and shot down a Lunar Army reconnaissance aircraft.
At this time, Chen Ziyun called Zhou Wenbo over, naturally wanting him to quickly change the two Liao-made field guns with detailed firing parameter tables into anti-aircraft gun status.
Even if the Moon Army aircraft cannot be shot down, it will still be effective if it scares the Japanese aviation forces so that they cannot lower their altitude and carry out precise bombing.
Chen Ziyun's side actively carried out combat deployments, and the messengers passed on combat orders one after another.
The guard company continues to carry out combat operations under the command of Chu Yu. At present, the overall strength of the guard company is very strong.
They have four infantry platoons and one machine gun platoon.
In terms of heavy weapons, they have four heavy machine guns, two mortars, and two infantry guns.
Moreover, in order to maintain the combat effectiveness of their troops, they are currently suffering casualties but have not been replaced.
There are about 200 troops, all of which are at the elite level. Do they have strong combat capabilities?
After all, each battalion's machine gun company only has four heavy machine guns and two mortars.
Is it possible that a machine gun platoon in a guard company would be far better equipped than all the machine gun companies in each battalion?
With such heavy weapons and powerful infantry and guard companies attacking along the railway, they will naturally not encounter resistance.
What's more, at critical moments, they can fire flares at any time to obtain long-range artillery support from the field artillery battery.
From the Yuanpingcheng section of the Tongpu Railway, fierce gunfire continued to be heard, and the bunkers and gun towers carefully built by the Japs were destroyed one after another.
The Yue puppet troops stationed there attacked Dongfang in the guard company, and they were absolutely right.
At around 6:50, a large number of Moon Army troops began to appear at the junction of Xin County and Yuanping City.
Dozens of cavalry dispersed and moved forward to search. Lieutenant Colonel Sato and Colonel Harada established a detachment headquarters immediately.
Antennas were quickly set up one by one, and the communication soldiers began to operate the radio and make direct contact.
The Moon Army's communication facilities are very complete, and they can keep in touch via radio at any time and get all kinds of news as soon as possible.
In that regard, not to mention the Eighth Route Army, even the Shanxi-Sui Army and other units cannot compare.
"The Jinsui Army with about 200 people from Yechang continues to attack north along the railway. They are currently fighting in the original Pingcheng area."
"The Jinsui Army was well-equipped with a certain amount of heavy weapons. They continuously destroyed the bunkers and gun towers they set up along the way and attacked the railway."
"Except for those Jinsui troops, there are currently no traces of Jinsui troops in other areas."
"Based on their reconnaissance troops and intelligence sent from various parties, whether the main force of the Shanxi-Sui Army is there."
"The terrain there is hilly. It is very likely that they built a defensive position there and used it as the core to continuously destroy the Tongpu Railway."
"Harada Osaka Pavilion East, they now have two choices, one is to quickly bypass there, the other is to quickly go there and launch a fierce attack."
A few minutes later, Lieutenant Colonel Sato, who was a staff officer, sorted out all the information and quickly came to Colonel Harada to report.
The Moon Army is not a waste, nor is it a weak force.
Chen Ziyun's combat intentions, after their analysis from all aspects, were completely grasped by the little devil.
For the Yue army, how to make combat decisions was a difficult problem.
If the Jinsui Army directly launches a combat attack in the hilly area, both the Sato detachment and the Harada detachment have suffered losses before.
Moreover, their attack on the main force of the Shanxi-Sui Army means letting the guard company continue to destroy the Tongpu Railway in Yuanping City.
The Tong-Pu Railway can be a lifeline for military transportation. Once it is destroyed, it will have a great impact on them.
Can they please go around there and quickly pursue the guard company troops? The main force of the Jinsui Army in the hilly area can give them a fatal blow from the rear at any time.
Moreover, if the Moon Army wants to bypass the hilly area, can they take many roads? It will also consume a lot of energy for the Moon Army.
Lieutenant Colonel Sato currently commands more than a thousand troops, and he does not hold the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
So he left it to Colonel Harada to make the decision.
Colonel Harada slowly came to the map. He looked at the battle map with a thoughtful expression on his face.
After a moment of silence, Colonel Harada pointed to the hilly area on the map.
"They launched an attack there with all their strength, contacted the aviation unit, and launched an air strike there before dark."
"At the same time, they mobilized all their elite troops to the front line to launch attacks, trying to quickly break through their defensive positions."
"As long as the main force of the Jinsui Army deployed there is attacked, then the elite troops fighting in Yuanping City will quickly return to support."
"If they currently have more than 5,000 troops, as many as 20 mountain artillery and field artillery, and can receive aviation support, they will definitely be able to achieve results."
"Sato-kun, I and he have been defeated before, now is their best chance to make a comeback."
Colonel Harada's face was serious, and he made a decisive decision to attack the main force of the Jinsui Army.
Lieutenant Colonel Sato was slightly stunned, obviously not expecting Colonel Harada to choose to confront the Jinsui Army head-on.
Now that he has made his decision, Lieutenant Colonel Sato will definitely not refuse.
The Lunar Army troops began to make preparations, and Colonel Harada and Lieutenant Colonel Sato were discussing operations in the detachment headquarters.
One artillery piece after another, otherwise an artillery position can be quickly constructed.
A large number of infantrymen also began to build starting positions, and the First Army Headquarters quickly contacted the aviation force to launch bombings.
By seven o'clock, six bombers arrived at Chen Ziyun's troop position in the air.
Aerial bombs fell on the position one after another, and deafening explosions sounded.
The scorching air waves quickly spread in all directions, and the positions of each battalion were affected to a certain extent.
Ten minutes later, the Little Japanese bombers began to lower their altitude. They were preparing to carry out precision bombing to completely destroy the defensive positions.
Those little Japanese bombers would not have thought that under Zhou Wenbo's arrangement, the two Liao-made field guns had been adjusted to anti-aircraft gun status.
And did Zhou Wenbo personally take command and prepare for the artillery bombardment by Moon Army aircraft?
