in2ebook Chapter 122: Comprehensive Attack
Chapter 122: Comprehensive Attack
Ding Wei and Kong Jie immediately asked the guards to run back and notify the remaining cadres to quickly organize a hundred soldiers with cultural background, and immediately delivered them to Lin Shubing.
Moreover, they were afraid that the independent column would regret its decision, so the leading cadres who came to send the troops turned around and left, and could not be stopped.
While they were chatting happily here, the Japanese soldiers from Handan were also busy. They had already arrived south of Linzhou City and were passing by the observation post of the 358th Regiment.
The observation post quickly passed the news to Chu Yunfei in the county town.
Chu Yunfei walked to the front of the map and measured the distance between the Japanese and Shipo Township where the fighting was fierce. The distance was still acceptable.
"and many more!"
Chu Yunfei then set his sights on the Grand Canyon Town, which was only a few steps away from Linzhou. The distance was only about ten or twenty miles.
Chief of Staff Fang Ligong looked at Chu Yunfei, who had a gloomy face, and came over.
"Commander, are you worried that the enemy's target is not Shipo Township, but the Grand Canyon Town on the flank?"
Chu Yunfei nodded. If the target was Grand Canyon Town, they could reach the battlefield in one hour at the fastest and three hours at the slowest.
A fist slammed hard on the table.
"It seems that Li Yunlong is going to suffer a loss. They are all Chinese armed forces. I, Chu, feel heartbroken when I see this!"
"Commander, if it was our own troops of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army, we would have intervened even if they were disobeying orders, but this is someone else's team, Commander Yan is wary."
"Alas, with a powerful enemy at hand, to engage in intrigue and deception simply because of a political difference is truly a disregard for national justice!"
"It is the duty of a soldier to obey orders. We will still follow the orders from our superiors, but if the Japanese dare to invade Linzhou, we will definitely drive them out!"
Chu Yunfei nodded helplessly and sent a fast horse to deliver the information to Li Yunlong.
At the sentry post of Grand Canyon Town west of Taihang Mountain Base, Chu Yunfei's messenger was stopped.
"Which part?"
"358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, deliver intelligence to Commander Li!"
The sentry searched carefully and then called Li Yunlong's command center.
"Chu Yunfei's people? Let him in. Wait, don't let him see our secrets. I'll go to your side!"
After Li Yunlong finished speaking, he took Wang Meng and rode a motorcycle towards Grand Canyon Town quickly. In less than ten minutes, they arrived at the Grand Canyon sentry post.
The messenger of the 358th Regiment saluted.
"Commander Li, I am a subordinate of Captain Chu of the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. I am here to deliver intelligence on the orders of the captain!"
The messenger handed the letter to Li Yunlong while drooling at the advanced weapons and uniforms of the soldiers of the independent column.
Li Yunlong opened the letter and read it quickly.
"Brother Yunlong, how are you? I missed you very much since we last met. I won't waste any time on small talk. Today's letter is mainly to inform your department of important intelligence. The 72st Independent Mixed Brigade of the Handan garrison, the 73nd Infantry Battalion, the 6rd Infantry Battalion, the Artillery Team, and the Engineer Team, with 4 infantry guns and mountain guns, are marching towards your headquarters. The target is unknown, but I think it should be the Grand Canyon Town. Please prepare in advance. Take care!"
Li Yunlong gave the letter to Wang Meng, and then gave the messenger a box of compressed biscuits and instant noodles.
"Go back and tell your Captain Chu that I, Li Yunlong, will accept this favor. After we repel the Japanese attack, I will treat him to a drink!"
The messenger saluted, put the two boxes of good things on the horse's back, climbed on the horse, and went back to report.
In fact, even if Chu Yunfei did not report the news, the observation post of the independent column would have discovered the traces of the Japanese in advance.
After all, there are more than 3,000 people, not just 30. They can't be found if they hide casually.
However, at this time, time is life. One minute earlier of preparation means one minute earlier chance of victory and one minute less casualties.
"Immediately notify all troops to load their guns and move their observation posts forward eight kilometers. All officers above the regimental level and the commanders of the battalions and companies directly under them, go to the column headquarters for a meeting!"
Military orders were as heavy as mountains. In less than twenty minutes, the sand table of the third-floor command center of the Taihang Mountain Base was surrounded by officers of the independent column.
Li Yunlong stood right in front of the sand table, his usual playful smile gone, his face now as gloomy as rain.
"I won't say anything encouraging. Political Committee Zhao will give the pre-war mobilization later. I will directly announce the order now, and you will execute it."
"The Japanese in Shipo Township and Daxiagu Town will probably launch attacks at the same time. I estimate that the attack will take three hours at the slowest and one hour at the fastest."
Li Yunlong then announced the specific combat deployment.
The first regiment continued to hold the position in Shipo Township to prevent the enemy from breaking through the front.
The Third Regiment held the Grand Canyon Town and sniped the enemy invading from the right wing.
The air defense of the Shipo Township position is the responsibility of the artillery regiment.
The anti-aircraft artillery companies of the 1st and 2nd Regiments were concentrated in Grand Canyon Town for air defense.
At the same time, because the Shipo Township position was completely within the range of the infantry artillery, the artillery battalion of the 1st regiment could play a role, so the column's howitzer group mainly attacked the enemy in Grand Canyon Town.
The direct cavalry company went to Grand Canyon Town and carried out firepower reconnaissance.
After the anti-aircraft firepower network was organized, the direct tank battalion moved to the Grand Canyon Town to hide and wait for specific orders.
The reconnaissance battalion and the 2nd Regiment serve as reserve forces, ready to support Shipo Township and Daxiayu Town at any time.
The troops of the Independent Regiment under Xing Zhiguo were responsible for the guard mission of the Taihang Mountain base and assisted the field hospital in transporting the wounded.
At the command, each regiment organized its battle.
Li Yunlong patted Wang Meng on the shoulder. He knew that Grand Canyon Town must be the main attack direction of the Japanese devils.
"Mengzi, I'm going to Grand Canyon Town, you stay here and keep an eye on Shipo Township!"
Of course Wang Meng rejected Li Yunlong.
"Commander, you are the soul of our independent column. You cannot leave the headquarters. This is your battlefield! In addition, no one in the entire independent column knows tanks better than me. It is appropriate for me to go to Grand Canyon Town!"
Li Yunlong couldn't persuade Wang Meng and could only nod.
"Brother, when you come back, we'll have a couple of drinks!"
Before leaving, Wang Meng left two platoons of special forces to Li Yunlong and asked them to protect Li Yunlong's safety at all times.
When he arrived at Grand Canyon Town, he felt relieved to see that Wang Huaibao had prepared everything properly.
Among the three regiment commanders, although Wang Huaibao is not the only one who can fight, he has the calmest personality, so he is just right for this positional battle.
Wang Huaibao has buried a large number of mines on the enemy's must-pass routes, which can cause some trouble to the Japanese.
In addition, the anti-aircraft guns transferred from the 1st and 2nd Regiments were camouflaged and arranged in a V-shape, supporting each other and surrounding the main position in the middle.
"Captain Wang, you are under a lot of pressure this time. The enemy has more than 3,000 people. We are not at an advantage in terms of numbers."
Wang Huaibao smiled naively and pointed in the direction of Wang Chengzhu's artillery regiment.
"Chief of Staff, please make arrangements with Zhuzi. The howitzers will focus on our side later!"
Wang Meng patted his head and forgot to ask the last key question.