in2ebook Chapter 388 Independent Camp Crisis
Chapter 388 Independent Camp Crisis
According to the current deployment of the independent column's forces, Shen Quan's Third Armored Division and Chu Yunfei's First Infantry Division are located in the eastern part of Pingshun.
In the south is Dai Anlan's Seventh Armored Division.
In the southwest (i.e. the Fenglingdu line in Yuncheng), there is Xing Zhiguo’s Sixth Armored Division.
And in the west (Yongji line) there is a mobile division of the armed forces.
The northern front included Wang Huaibao's 1st Armored Division (stationed at Niangziguan), Zhang Dabiao's 2nd Armored Division (stationed at Yuanping), Ding Wei's 4th Armored Division (stationed at Taiyuan), and Kong Jie's 4th Armored Division (stationed at Xinzhou).
Although there are still two military fortresses in Pingshun as the last support, if it really fell to this point, the wealth that Li Yunlong had worked so hard to save would probably have been destroyed by artillery fire.
Therefore, the top priority is to expand the strategic depth in the southern part of Pingshun again and advance eastward along the northern bank of the Yellow River.
The cities south of Pingshun are key defense areas heavily guarded by the Japanese. It is probably not enough to rely on the 7th Armored Division alone to push through.
"Old Li, the prisoners converted in the last few batches have all been added to the various armored divisions. Except for Chu Yunfei's First Infantry Division, all of them have been organized into five regiments!"
The five regiments mentioned by Wang Meng are a tank regiment, an armored infantry regiment, two mechanized infantry regiments, and an artillery regiment.
And now, more than 1,200 tank cadets are about to graduate, and they can equip at least three armored tank regiments!
He earned more than 50,000 points from the battle of Taiyuan, and had not spent much of them, so he decided to form three more tank regiments to supplement the Seventh Armored Division in the south of Pingshun, the Sixth Armored Division in the west, and the Second Armored Division in Yuanping.
A total of ninety Tiger tanks, one hundred and eighty Type 8520 tanks, ten matching tank command vehicles, and various types of artillery shells were exchanged, costing a total of points.
【Remaining Points】
Early the next morning, the three division commanders, Dai Anlan, Xing Zhiguo and Zhang Dabiao, came in jeeps to receive the new recruits and tanks, all in high spirits, as if it was Chinese New Year.
"You three should stop getting cocky, especially you, Zhang Dabiao! We gave you priority to add the tank regiment this time because you have defended the gates of our independent regiment and are our gate gods! You have to cheer up and form combat effectiveness as soon as possible!"
"Yes!"
People are in high spirits when good things happen. After receiving their equipment, Zhang Dabiao and his two companions returned home humming a little tune.
However, Peng Liang from Weishan Lake is now in a very difficult situation.
Since the establishment of the Weishan Lake Independent Battalion, it has been transformed under the training of instructors sent by the Independent Column.
From the original local guerrilla force, it has developed into a regular army.
Moreover, relying on their semi-automatic rifles, general-purpose machine guns, and light and heavy mortars, they have become one of the most powerful troops within hundreds of miles.
Therefore, Peng Liang followed Li Yunlong's instructions, accumulated experience in battle, and fought several ambushes on the Jinpu Road.
The Jinpu Road was a major transportation artery connecting the North China Front Army and the Central China Front Army, and the Japanese guarded it more closely than their own underwear.
The Japanese were inexplicably ambushed several times and were furious. They never expected that such a powerful force would appear in their rear area.
According to the recollections of the attacked military train, the firepower of this unit was extremely strong, and could compete with a regiment of Chinese troops in terms of firepower, or even surpass it.
Moreover, the soldiers who participated in the attack had extremely high combat skills, as if they had undergone systematic training.
The 5th Independent Mixed Infantry Battalion, responsible for guarding the Jinpu Road, received an order to go to the Weishan Lake area to prepare an ambush on the Weishan Lake Independent Battalion.
Major Satomi Ishihara, commander of the 5th Independent Mixed Infantry Battalion, was a brainwashed, fanatical militarist who had long wanted to make achievements on the battlefield.
However, who knew that he was assigned to the Jinpu Line, responsible for guarding the railway, and he was very depressed for a while.
Most of the attackers on the Jinpu Line were small guerrilla groups. Even if they fought here for a hundred years, they would not kill as many people as in a single major battle on the frontal battlefield.
This time he finally got the chance. He wanted to use his real command talent to win an unprecedented victory on the Jinpu Road.
Major Satomi Ishihara led more than 1,300 Japanese soldiers and more than 2,000 puppet troops from the Zaozhuang Security Corps and surrounded Weishan Lake. Not even a wild duck could fly out.
"Major, why did we just surround Weishan Lake instead of launching an attack immediately?"
Ishihara Satomi smiled proudly, as if she was waiting for someone to ask her this question so that she could take the opportunity to show off her "talent".
"This is a good question! There is a saying in China that one can defeat the enemy without fighting. Judging from the enemy's firepower, they have a full regiment of troops, which means that countless supplies are consumed every day. We will surround Weishan Lake with superior forces, and not a single grain of rice can be delivered. When they lose their will due to hunger, we will attack them in one fell swoop!"
"Your Excellency is wise!"
Ishihara Satomi surrounded Weishan Lake for seven days, and just as he expected, all the rice bags of the Weishan Lake Independent Camp had been emptied.
In order to avoid being discovered by the Japanese planes in the sky, they could not go fishing in a big way, so they ran out of food.
Peng Liang was forced into a corner and had no choice but to send a distress telegram to the powerful Li Yunlong and Wang Meng.
"Commander, Peng Liang from the Weishanhu Independent Battalion sent a telegram saying they are preparing to break out!"
Li Yunlong combined various intelligence analyses and concluded that the Japanese and puppet troops totaled more than 3,000. Even if the independent battalion was well-equipped and had excellent swimming skills, it would not be able to break through the layers of encirclement.
Even if they broke out of Weishan Lake, the Japanese iron-framed vehicles on the Jinpu Road would block them endlessly.
"Mengzi, Weishan Lake is thousands of miles away from us. Even if there are no Japanese soldiers chasing us, we can't reach Weishan Lake quickly even if we run freely!"
Wang Meng looked at the map carefully. Weishan Island was probably several square kilometers in size.
According to the nature of the Japanese, they will definitely clear out the surrounding small islands first, and then concentrate their firepower to attack the largest Weishan Lake Island in the middle.
As to whether it is possible to set up artillery on those small islands and whether the attack range is sufficient, it is still unknown.
But even if they only had rifles, machine guns and grenade launchers, these more than 3,000 puppet troops and Japanese devils were enough to flatten Weishan Lake.
Without further ado!
"The only solution now is to ask them to come out again!"
Wang Meng immediately made a phone call and said in a low voice:
"Get ready and set off tonight. Bring enough supplies, including compressed biscuits and more!"
"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"
Wang Meng took a deep breath. Now he could only rely on this force to rescue the Weishan Lake Independent Battalion!