Chapter 173 Li Yunlong’s speculation, big fish! It wasn't just the Baihuling Brigade Commander and his men who didn't rest. Li Yunlong in Yuxi Town also had no intention of resting. In the headquarters of the independent regiment in Yuxi Town. Li Yunlong was discussing the battle plan with Political Commissar Zhao Gang, Deputy Regiment Commander Xing Zhiguo, and Commander of the New Second Regiment Kong Jie. "Old Li, what do you think the Japanese Fourth Brigade is doing stationed in Tongshi Town? If they were to wait in Tongshi Town for the other two brigades to reach their attack positions, then the Fourth Brigade shouldn't have sent out two battalions of troops to set up defenses along the way into Shiquan County." Kong Jie sat on a chair, holding his pipe in his hand, looking at the sand table on the table in the middle of the independent regiment headquarters, his face full of confusion. Li Yunlong listened to Kong Jie's question and shook his head: "How do I know what this old devil Pinglu Yongfu wants to do. I'm not a worm in his stomach. I can't possibly run over and whisper in the ear of that old devil Pinglu Yongfu like a young wife whispering to her groom. Hey, Pinglu Yongfu, you old devil, what is your Fourth Brigade doing stationed here in Tongshi Town?
Do you want to wait for the other two brigades to reach the attack positions designated by you Japanese devils so that you can launch the attack at the same time? If I go over and ask, I have no idea whether this old Japanese soldier Pinglu Yongfu would tell me what's going on. But I must know that Pinglu Yongfu, the old devil, will definitely chop me with his officer's sword. " "Hahahaha~" "Old Li, Old Li, you bastard..." "Hahaha, hey, you don't say anything, Lao Li, maybe you can really run over and ask, what if that old devil Ping Lu Yongfu sees your head that is as big as a chamber pot and tells you everything in a good mood? Then you come back happily and tell us what happened, so that we can arrange troops to chop off the head of that old devil Pinglu Yongfu. I, Kong Jie, have never killed a Japanese general." Li Yunlong's words successfully made everyone laugh. Everyone's physical fatigue was also slightly alleviated by the laughter. Li Yunlong listened to the joke Kong Jie was making, threw a cigarette to Kong Jie, and cursed with a smile. "Go to hell, you fool. It's not even daytime yet and you're already daydreaming. If I really had that ability, I'd ask Pinglu Yongfu what that old devil was doing in Tongshi Town. I will just chop off the head of this old devil Pinglu Yongfu, and the problem will be solved immediately." "Huzi, don't just stand there, don't you see that the kettle is empty? Hurry up and make some strong tea, and go to the kitchen to see if there is anything to eat." After Li Yunlong finished speaking, he was about to drink some tea to quench his thirst, but he found that the kettle was empty. He hurriedly asked Hu Zi, who was standing guard outside the door, to make some tea, and went to the kitchen to get some food. When Kong Jie heard Li Yunlong greeting Hu Zi, he immediately added to Hu Zi without any politeness. "Huzi, if there's nothing ready, then see if the kitchen staff still has the beef jerky and fried noodles that the Pioneer Group makes. Get some beef jerky, chop it up, mix it with the fried noodles, add some hot water, mix it, and bring it over. If there is no beef jerky, just mix it with some meat oil..." Li Yunlong listened to Kong Jie's words and turned to glare at Kong Jie.
"Kong Erlangzi, this is my independent regiment, not your new second regiment. Beef jerky, fried noodles... and you want to mix it with lard... Do you want me to prepare another bottle of Fenjiu for you?" Kong Jie laughed as he listened to Li Yunlong's words. "Hey, Lao Li, why are you so stingy? I led the troops to Yuxi Town without stopping, and I didn't even have a sip of water. What's wrong with coming to your place to have a good meal?" "Don't think I don't know. At the beginning, Xiao Qin led the Vanguard Group to support the headquarters. The logistics troops of the Vanguard Group temporarily stayed in Tongshi Town. You went there many times to beg for money. Of course, you can also prepare a bottle of wine for me, so that I can celebrate after the victory of this battle." Listening to Kong Jie's words, Li Yunlong looked at Kong Jie and spoke. "Humph, there is no beef jerky and lard. I prepared those to supplement the nutrition of the injured soldiers. I can't bear to eat it myself, so I'll just have some fried noodles." "Huzi, if the kitchen team hasn't been formed yet, just take some fried noodles and add some hot water to mix them up, and give each person a bowl." "Yes!" After receiving Li Yunlong's order, Hu Zi quickly turned around and ran towards the kitchen team. The reason why Hu Zi was asked to go to the kitchen to bring some food was not because Li Yunlong and Kong Jie were greedy, but because they were really hungry. They discussed the battle plan at the regiment headquarters for most of the night and kept drinking tea to refresh themselves. In addition, Li Yunlong and Kong Jie had not eaten dinner, so after such a long time, their stomachs were already empty. Li Yunlong didn't eat because the duck that was about to reach his mouth flew away, and he was so angry that he couldn't even eat. After Kong Jie brought the New Second Regiment over, he went directly to Li Yunlong's regiment headquarters. So I didn’t have dinner and I’m hungry at this time. Originally, everyone was discussing various battle plans and were highly concentrated, so they didn't feel very hungry. But now, after Li Yunlong's jokes. It eased the tense atmosphere in the regiment headquarters, but it also distracted everyone, and they began to feel a little hungry. That's why Li Yunlong thought of asking Hu Zi to prepare some food. After letting Hu Zi solve other problems, Li Yunlong continued to discuss the battle plan and Pinglu Yongfu's purpose with Kong Jie, Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo. "The situation is like this. The plan sent over by the brigade commander is that at four o'clock in the morning, Ding Wei's New 1st Regiment and Cheng Xiazi's 772nd Regiment will launch an attack on the rear of the 4th Brigade. Cut off the retreat of the Japanese 4th Brigade, and then the 772nd Regiment took over the defense line, responsible for blocking the Japanese 11th Brigade after the 771st Regiment could no longer withstand the attack of the Japanese 11th Brigade. After cutting off the Japanese's retreat, the New 1st Regiment launched an attack on the Japanese 4th Brigade from the north of Tongshi Town. At that time, our independent regiment will launch an attack from the east. The vanguard regiment and the troops directly under the headquarters launched an attack on Tongshi Town from the direction of Baihu Ridge in the west. This time the headquarters is making a truly big move. The heavy artillery regiment, wow, six 105mm large-caliber howitzers, and twenty-four 75mm field guns.
Together with the artillery battalions of our various regiments, our artillery firepower is no less than that of the Japanese. Not to mention the tank company supported by the headquarters. Although they are all on the vanguard regiment's side, they can also provide support to our battle. Apart from aircraft, we were much better than the Japanese in other aspects of equipment, and our numbers were twice as many as the Japanese. I, Li Yunlong, have never fought such a powerful battle in my life. " "No matter how you look at it, the advantage is on our side this time. If we fail to defeat the Japanese Fourth Brigade within three days, then I, Li Yunlong, won't have to go to the brigade headquarters to feed horses. When the time comes, I will chop off my own head and send it to the brigade commander as a chamber pot! I, Li Yunlong, have no face to continue living after seeing such a shameful thing. " Li Yunlong pointed at the sand table and told several people the troop deployment information on the offensive plan sent by the brigade commander not long ago. Kong Jie listened to what Li Yunlong said and nodded in agreement. "What Lao Li said is correct. At the beginning, our troops were not as many as those of the Japanese, and our equipment was far inferior to theirs. At that time, we were able to defeat the Japanese, snatch a large amount of equipment from them, and establish our own base. Now we are better equipped than the Japanese, we have more troops than them, and our soldiers are just as well trained as them. If we can't defeat the Japanese Fourth Brigade within three days under this situation, I, Kong Jie, will be sorry for the equipment." Zhao Gang listened to what the two captains said, nodded in agreement, and then asked with still great confusion. "But Lao Li, what is the purpose of the Japanese Fourth Brigade stationed in Tongshi Town? Although I am not as good as you in fighting, I can see that Tongshi Town is not a suitable place for defense. It was obvious that the Japanese Fourth Brigade had enough time to transfer its large forces to garrison in Hegu Town, or simply retreat to garrison in Hejiaji. These two places are obviously more suitable for defensive operations, but why did the Japanese Fourth Brigade choose Tongshi Town? If we consider that our troops do not have heavy firepower, there would be no problem in choosing Tongshi Town for garrison. After all, the defenders have heavy firepower, while the attackers do not, so Tongshi Town is indeed a suitable place for defense. However, we seized so many weapons and equipment from the Japanese that it is impossible for them not to know that we already have a large number of heavy weapons. In this situation, Tongshi Town is obviously a big pot, and the 4th Brigade jumped into this big pot. Moreover, the area of Tongshi Town is not only poor in defense, but also poor in offense. Continuing forward is Wangjiapo and the big river in Hegu Town. The Japanese Fourth Brigade wants to rely on its own capabilities to launch an attack on Hegu Town and cross the river smoothly. That is just a pipe dream. To the west is Baihu Ridge. I don’t need to explain what the terrain of Baihu Ridge is like, as some of you here know it better than I do. The entire Baihu Ridge was first transformed by our Eighth Route Army and then by the Japanese. Now Baihu Ridge can be said to be a military fortress. Only two thousand people are needed, so even if the Japanese Fourth Brigade sacrificed all their lives, they would not be able to cross Baihu Ridge. As for the attack on Yuxi Town, the terrain here is complicated, and our independent regiment is responsible for the defense. If the Japanese Fourth Brigade wants to take Xia Yuxi Town, the various blocking positions alone will be enough to crush the Japanese Fourth Brigade. Moreover, in the attack on Yuxi Town, the Japanese tank squadron and those mountain artillery and field artillery were equivalent to being scrapped. The mountainous and hilly area between Tongshi Town and Yuxi Town was so impassable that not only the Japanese tanks but even their large trucks could not pass through. Without trucks, the Japanese artillery can only be pulled by horses, but the Japanese Fourth Brigade mainly relies on trucks and does not have many horses..."
As Zhao Gang was talking, Li Yunlong took over the conversation. "If we use manpower... hehe, as long as the Japanese dare to dismantle those cannons, we only need to attack them halfway, and then all those cannons will be named Li!" "Even if the Japanese Fourth Brigade wanted to launch an attack together with the other two brigades, they shouldn't be stationed in Tongshi Town... If they want to start a big attack, they need good soil and seeds first... Pinglu Yongfu was not an idiot. As a Japanese general, it was impossible for him not to understand such an obvious thing. There is only one possibility that allowed the Japanese Fourth Brigade to garrison in Tongshi Town, and that is that Pinglu Yongfu received an order from his superiors, and it is very likely that the old Japanese, Shinozuka Yoshio, gave the order. Let Pinglu Yongfu, the old devil, lead the 4th Brigade to garrison in Tongshi Town! I just don't know what kind of order Shinozuka Yoshio gave to Pinglu Yongfu, and what kind of thing or what could make Shinozuka Yoshio station a brigade in a place that is not suitable for stationing?" Thinking of this, Li Yunlong also felt a headache. If we don't figure out the Japanese's purpose, then if anything unexpected happens when the battle starts, it will be fatal. "Captain, we received news from the commando team!" Just as Li Yunlong was thinking hard, the communicator next door quickly ran over with a telegram. Xing Zhiguo, who was closest to the door, heard the communicator's voice and immediately stood up and took the telegram without waiting for Li Yunlong to speak. "Hahaha, let me see if the monk has any good news for me... My great political commissar, please recite it quickly..." Looking at the telegram in Xing Zhiguo's hand, Li Yunlong immediately became alert. Ever since the Vanguard Battalion was reorganized into the Vanguard Regiment and separated from the Independent Regiment. Li Yunlong also wanted to form a team similar to the assault platoon of Qin Yangming's vanguard regiment. So they selected the best soldiers from the entire independent regiment to form a spearhead force for the independent regiment. Because of the monk's powerful strength, Li Yunlong directly appointed him as the captain of the commando team. And the experienced Wang Xikui (who was a good shooter and fought with the Japanese with bayonets) served as deputy captain. The commando's main task is to conduct reconnaissance and raids on the enemy, and it is also the spearhead of the entire independent regiment. After the 4th Brigade changed the direction of attack, Li Yunlong sent a commando team to investigate the Japanese and see what they were doing. Zhao Gang took the telegram, took a quick look at it, and then immediately spoke. "Captain, Wei Dayong reported that the soldiers of the Japanese Fourth Brigade who were responsible for defending the retreat route had recently received several trucks that drove in from outside Shiquan County. Except for the Japanese soldiers in the stronghold, the rest of them retreated to Tongshi Town with the trucks. Now the place where the 4th Brigade was originally stationed is being defended by another Japanese army unit that arrived from behind. Wei Dayong asked about the blocking troops of the 771st Regiment, and the 771st Regiment reported that the Japanese soldiers coming from behind were not from the 4th Brigade, but a new force, and the specific situation was not yet clear. Wei Dayong said that the Japanese soldiers seemed to be welcoming someone. Except for the Japanese soldiers responsible for defense, the other Japanese soldiers were standing beside the road. Listening to what Zhao Gang said, Li Yunlong and Kong Jie looked at each other.
"We have discovered the purpose of the Japanese Fourth Brigade stationed in Tongshi Town! They are waiting for someone! And what he is waiting for is probably not some ordinary soldier, but a big fish! If it is a support force, then there is no need for the Japanese to stand guard. It must be a high-ranking Japanese officer! Communicator, hurry up and contact Ding Wei, the leader of the New 1st Regiment, for me!" (End of this chapter)