HBWnovel Chapter 255: Death of Mountain Cat
Chapter 255: Death of Mountain Cat
Ping'an County, inside the garrison headquarters.
Yamamoto Ikki stood in the room and said to the signalman: "General Shinozuka, I disappoint you!"
"This battle started badly. Our troops were blocked by the enemy's independent regiment and lost the initiative. We are now surrounded by the Eighth Route Army in Ping'an County."
"General, in view of the necessity of future strategic innovation, Yamamoto hereby begs the general to immediately send a telegram to the surrounding troops to rush to the rescue!"
Shortly after the telegram was sent, General Shinozuka, who was far away in Taiyuan, received Yamamoto Ikki's telegram for help.
"Do as Yamamoto-kun asks. This is a guy who has never known danger. If he shows weakness, the situation may be worse than he said."
"Hi!"
"Wait a moment!"
Just as the signalman was about to leave, Hideyoshi Kusuyama stopped him.
"Commander, is it worth it for one Yamamoto Ikki?"
"You must know that with the current strength of the Eighth Route Army, the troops that go to rescue Yamamoto Ikki may never return!"
Hearing this, General Shinozuka glanced at Kusunokichi and said calmly, "The situation in Shanxi cannot get any worse."
"But special operations can provide us with a glimmer of hope for victory."
"The reason why Yamamoto-kun failed this time was simply because the intelligence was inaccurate, which caused the plan to fail."
"Even if I have to block the entire northwest of Shanxi, I will save Yamamoto Ikki."
"I understand!"
Hideyoshi Kusuyama nodded and went to the telegraph room in person. He wanted to help General Shinozuka and rescue Yamamoto Ikki at all costs.
Outside Ping'an County, after receiving news that the Imperial Army in the city was willing to open the gates, Li Yunlong and others began to act.
Kong Jie naturally deployed his troops in a grand manner and surrounded Ping'an County.
"If Lao Kong needs help, just let me know. Don't be shy!"
Li Yunlong found Kong Jie who was arranging tasks and whispered.
Kong Jie's independent regiment is considered to be the most standard regiment in the Eighth Route Army.
Three infantry battalions, one artillery battalion, plus the regiment's guard platoon and reconnaissance company, a total of 1800 people, it was indeed a bit difficult to surround Ping'an County.
"Okay, leave me a battalion as a reserve, and I'll take care of the rest."
When the battle was about to begin, Kong Jie was not polite and directly asked for Li Yunlong's battalion.
"Okay! I'll leave the Fifth Battalion to you!"
Li Yunlong left behind a battalion without hesitation and left Ping'an County with the other troops.
Kong Jie was responsible for solving the problem of Ping'an County, and they were responsible for blocking the Japanese reinforcements.
"Cough cough..."
After Li Yunlong left, Kong Jie came to the front of the troops and said, "Everyone, the Japanese who killed seven of our brothers last night fled to this Ping'an County."
"What do you think we should do?"
"Fuck you!"
The members of the independent regiment raised their guns and roared in unison.
The noise was so loud that the Ping'an County garrison, which had been preparing to fight upon seeing the Eighth Route Army's main force withdraw, retracted its feet.
"very good!"
Kong Jie smiled with satisfaction: "According to the plan, the first battalion will attack the south gate, the second battalion will attack the west gate, the third battalion will attack the north gate, the reconnaissance company will guard the east gate, and the artillery battalion will be responsible for artillery support."
"Yes, I promise to complete the mission!"
As the tasks of each unit were clarified, the battalion commanders of the independent regiment began to arrange their soldiers to attack, and the sound of gunfire appeared in the sky above Ping'an County.
"Chirp chirp chirp..."
"Bang, bang, bang..."
The Taihang Type 107 rocket launcher and Type infantry gun fired at the same time, hitting the Japanese garrison troops so hard that they could not raise their heads.
"Baga, the Eighth Route Army has no moral principles and only knows how to use cannons to bully others!"
The captain of the Ping'an County garrison, hiding in the city gate tower at the foot of Dongshan Village, shouted angrily.
"Captain, should we send the artillery to counterattack?"
A Japanese soldier who couldn't stand the bombing couldn't help but ask Dongshan Village.
"No, we only have two infantry guns. We are no match for the enemy's artillery. The artillery must be saved for critical moments!"
Dongshancun refused decisively.
As soon as he opened fire on his two cannons, they would definitely attract enemy rocket attacks.
It would be better to endure it and wait for the enemy to break through the city gate, and then bomb the Eighth Route Army's attacking forces!
"Didi didi..."
"Charge! Kill!"
"The Eighth Route Army is attacking, quickly get on the city wall and shoot!"
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Daxiawan, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.
"I didn't expect it! I didn't expect it!"
The commander-in-chief held several telegrams and said happily: "I didn't expect the Japanese to dare to support Ping'an County at all costs."
"Don't they know that we have just strengthened the anti-Japanese forces in northwest Shanxi?"
"According to the telegram, there are two regiments, one battalion, two mixed brigades, and one garrison brigade near Ping'an County."
"Taiyuan has also sent a division, and they are heading towards peace at all costs."
The chief of staff looked at the telegram and smiled faintly: "Since they dare to come, then we should not let them go back!"
"Well, it seems that the group of devils surrounded by Li Yunlong and his men are very important!"
"But the more the enemy wants to do something, the more we must not let them do it!"
The commander-in-chief looked at the chief of staff and said in a deep voice: "Order all troops to block the enemy's support."
"Let all the guerrillas go out and lay mines and destroy the roads on the way back of the Japanese troops. I want them to never return!"
"Yes!"
Thirty miles north of Ping'an County, Li Yunlong was guarding here with several battalions of the New 1st Regiment.
"Zhang Dabiao is guarding his home in Zhaojiayu, and we have been waiting for the Japanese for a long time!"
Li Yunlong muttered a few words and shouted loudly: "Second Battalion Commander!"
"To!"
The second battalion commander walked through the trenches and arrived in front of Li Yunlong in less than a minute.
"Take the Second Battalion and go to the Xiji stronghold. I heard there are several vehicles there."
"Now the Japanese in northwest Shanxi are moving towards Ping'an County, and the Japanese in Xiji will definitely go there as well."
"Take the Second Battalion and take down the Xiji stronghold while their defenses are weak, and then bring the car back to me."
"Yes, I promise to complete the mission!"
The second battalion commander saluted and without hesitation led the men of the second battalion towards the Xiji stronghold.
"Old Li, the guerrillas have reported that a group of Japanese cavalry will reach our blocking position in about thirty minutes."
As soon as the second battalion commander left, the deputy regiment commander Xing Zhiguo came over with a telegram.
"Finally, it's here."
Li Yunlong excitedly picked up a Taihang Type 1 sniper rifle.
"Go, notify the regiment's best shooters to gather. This time I'm going to leave the horses behind and kill the men!"
On the other side, in Ping'an County, under Kong Jie's continuous attacks, the Japanese garrison, which was already unsure, began to panic.
"Captain, the enemy's attack is too fierce. Why don't we withdraw some of the people from the east gate here?"
"Anyway, the Eighth Route Army at the East Gate is just guarding from a distance and not attacking!"
The adjutant braved the artillery fire, came to the city gate tower, and made suggestions to Dongshan Village.
"it is good!"
Dongshancun nodded and prepared to withdraw all the soldiers at the East Gate to the city gate tower, and then replace some of the Imperial Army with those guarding the East Gate.
"Oh my god, I'm still wondering how to open the door!"
A burly man in the Imperial Army whispered to the tall and thin man beside him, "I didn't expect the Japanese to be so tactful and directly replaced us to guard the East Gate."
The tall and thin man didn't say anything, but just kept looking viciously at the mountain cat walking in front.
After everyone arrived at the east gate and exchanged guard with the Japanese here.
The tall and thin man calculated the time and felt that the Japanese were already some distance away from the east gate, so he immediately stepped forward and came in front of Shanmaozi.
"Tall guy, what are you doing?"
Shanmaozi looked at the tall and thin man who suddenly appeared in surprise.
"what?"
The tall and thin man took out the pistol he had prepared for a long time and shot Shanmaozi in the head.
"boom!"
A bloody hole appeared on Shanmaozi's forehead. Only then did the tall and thin man slowly say, "Of course I'm going to fuck you!"
"Open the city gate!"
None of the Imperial Army soldiers present showed any surprise at Shanmaozi's death. They all rushed to the city gate and scrambled to open it.
Among them, more than a dozen Imperial Army soldiers couldn't wait to run away after the city gate was opened, completely ignoring the shouts of the rough man behind them.
"Let them go!"
The tall and thin man looked at the fleeing Imperial Army and said, "Everyone has their own aspirations. A forced melon is not sweet!"
"Let's go, let's go find the boss."