Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 135 God made me rich!
Taigu.

It belongs to Jinzhong, Shanxi Province.

About 10 days ago, the Suzuki Unit of the 20th Division of the Japanese Army attacked from north to south and drove to the Wuma River Bridge in Taigu, where it was blocked by the anti-Japanese army. A fierce battle broke out between the two sides.

However, due to the huge disparity in strength, the anti-Japanese army quickly retreated to Taigu County to defend under the bombardment of Japanese aircraft and artillery. The Japanese then surrounded the county and engaged in a fierce battle with the anti-Japanese army at the west gate.

After the Japanese army occupied Taigu County, they burned, killed, raped, and looted the entire city, and bloodbathed every street and alley in Taigu City.

The local people hated the Japanese devils to the core, but the enemy was at their mercy and the people were at their mercy, so everyone was in danger.

After occupying Taigu and Qixian, the Japanese army temporarily did not continue to advance southward along the Tongpu Road, but instead took a short rest and replenishment to recuperate and replenish combat supplies.

Since too many soldiers could not be stationed in Taigu County, the Japanese army stationed its main forces outside the city.

At this time, the Japanese Field Gas Battalion and the 1st Independent Mixed Brigade were stationed near Taigu County.

The night was as dark as ink, without a single star to be seen.

A slope among the woods.

"We have arrived at the northeastern edge of the Jinzhong Basin. About 4 kilometers ahead is Taigu County."

Li Yunlong looked at the map, then looked at the inky night ahead, and said to Ding Wei and Kong Jie beside him.

After setting out from the base, Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and Kong Jie led the troops to the Guangyang Highway first. After three nights of forced march, they walked a total of 150 kilometers and finally arrived near Taigu County. In order to avoid being discovered by the Japanese reconnaissance planes, the troops hid during the day and moved at night, and their whereabouts were not exposed.

Moreover, the temporary anti-tank troops along the way took time to familiarize themselves with and train on the new equipment while marching.

It is impossible to say how skilled or accurate one is, but one can use it freely on the battlefield.

Kong Jie came over and said, "We are about 5 kilometers away from the enemy's field gas team camp, and about 1 kilometers away from the 7st Independent Mixed Brigade."

The current location of the troops is 4 kilometers southeast of Taigu County.

The Japanese field gas team's base was about 1 kilometers away from the base of the Japanese Independent Mixed Brigade 3.

Ding Wei also came over and sneered: "The Japanese combat troops don't like the field gas brigade either, for fear that the gas will leak and infect the soldiers."

Li Yunlong said: "After we finish, we must retreat to the mountains as soon as possible to avoid being surrounded by the devils."

As long as they entered the mountains, it was the Eighth Route Army's world, and the Japanese armored vehicles, tanks and cars had no way to display their abilities.

"There are still about three and a half hours until dawn, so there's still plenty of time."

Li Yunlong moved the flashlight to his wrist and glanced at the watch on his hand:

"Let's each regiment send out scouts to find out the situation first."

Although there is detailed intelligence information provided by Boss Lin, that was information from a few days ago, and it is still unknown whether the Japanese have made any new changes at this time.

Li Yunlong had to be responsible for the lives of the troops of the three core regiments if he led them out of the base.

The combat effectiveness of a Japanese mechanized brigade on plain terrain can easily defeat a Nationalist division within a few hours.

The biggest advantage of the Japanese mechanized brigade is speed. In this flat terrain, the speed of the Japanese armored vehicles and tanks is much faster than the legs.

Before taking action, detailed reconnaissance and preparation must be done.

Kong Jie nodded and said to Li Yunlong, "Okay, your regiment will be responsible for scouting the Japanese field gas team, and Lao Ding and I will be responsible for scouting the garrison in the direction of the 1st Independent Mixed Brigade."

Ding Wei also nodded. Whoever was responsible for attacking a certain Japanese army unit would be responsible for scouting the Japanese army units in that direction.

Quite reasonable.

Li Yunlong turned to a signalman and said, "Xiao Yang, go get the reconnaissance squad."

"Yes!"

Xiao Yang turned and left.

After a while, Wang Hongcai, the leader of the reconnaissance squad, came to Li Yunlong with Wei Dayong, Liu Shouren and seven other soldiers from the reconnaissance squad.

"Squad Leader, you, the reconnaissance squad, put on plain clothes and go to the Japanese field gas team's base to conduct reconnaissance."

"Mark the checkpoints set up by the Japanese along the way on the map."

"Be safe and don't expose yourself."

Li Yunlong handed a map with interspersed curves to the squad leader.

"Yes."

Wang Hongcai took the map and put it away carefully.

"Reconnaissance Squad 1, change into plain clothes, take your Mauser pistols and follow me."

Wang Hongcai, Wei Dayong and the soldiers of the reconnaissance squad quickly changed into the prepared plain clothes, each carrying two Mauser pistols and sufficient bullets, and headed towards the direction of the Japanese field gas battalion.

At the same time, Ding Wei and Kong Jie also sent out their respective elite reconnaissance teams, who quickly disappeared into the inky night.

The reconnaissance units of the New Third Regiment and the Independent Regiment were all led by veteran reconnaissance soldiers who had experienced the Long March. They were experienced in various reconnaissance operations and were able to properly deal with various emergencies.

"The rest of you, rest here and eat some dry food to replenish your energy."

"Pay attention to concealment."

After saying that, Li Yunlong found a piece of ground and sat down.

Three consecutive nights of forced marching may be too much for the new recruits, but for veterans like Li Yunlong who have experienced the Long March, it is easy and enjoyable.

It is winter now, and the weather in Jin is so cold at night that it can freeze people's brains.

Fortunately, it hadn't snowed in the past few days, and the military coats provided by Boss Lin were very warm, so no one in the regiment was left behind or suffered frostbite. Li Yunlong ate some meat patties and drank some water, and immediately felt a lot of energy restored. The fatigue from the forced march in the middle of the night dissipated a lot.

The night was as dark as ink.

But there is a soldier in the reconnaissance squad nicknamed Night Owl. He can see dozens of meters away in this kind of weather and at night. He is a natural scout.

Not far from the earth slope and woods, the reconnaissance team, marching along the path, encountered the first checkpoint.

Night Owl made a gesture to the squad leader. There was a telephone booth, a circular position made of sandbags, a Type 13 light machine gun, and about Japanese soldiers, all of whom were sleeping.

Wang Hongcai quickly marked the location of the Japanese checkpoint on the map, and then made a gesture to the team members.

The terrain here is flat, and it is easy to take a detour. Without alerting the Japanese checkpoints, the reconnaissance squad quickly bypassed the Japanese checkpoints and continued to approach the Japanese field gas brigade's base.

"The Japs here are pretty lax."

After walking away, Wang Shouren, codenamed Hunter, said softly.

Wang Hongcai sneered:
"The Japanese never expected a surprise attack from a troop."

Although the Japanese were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army in eastern Shanxi and stubbornly blocked by the National Army in Xinkou, the Japanese were still in a great advantage overall.

In just two or three days, the Japanese captured important military towns such as Taiyuan, Taigu and Qixian. The surrounding anti-Japanese forces and armed forces were either eliminated by the Japanese army or driven to the Linfen area.

The main force of the Second War Zone, which had been frightened by the Japanese army, was busy retreating and absolutely did not dare to launch a sneak attack near Taiyuan.

Although the Eighth Route Army was brave, it was too far away from Taiyuan and could not reach it.

The Japanese soldiers stationed here must have become arrogant, so their vigilance became lax.

"Tonight." Monk Wei clenched his fist, the size of a clay pot, a fierce look flashing across his face. "I'm going to kill people."

Suddenly, the night owl in front made a gesture to stop.

Wang Hongcai immediately made a hushing gesture to silence them. At this time, they had bypassed the checkpoint and returned to the highway.

"Squad leader, this is a good place to bury mines."

Night Owl pointed to the road below and said softly.

"Okay, I'll mark it down."

Wang Hongcai nodded and quickly marked the location of the mine on the map.

The regimental commander only ordered to mark the location of the Japanese outposts and to scout the Japanese bases, and the reconnaissance squad also marked the locations suitable for burying mines. After the main force killed the Japanese field gas battalion, the troops would rely on mines to delay the Japanese pursuit.

This is the quality that a qualified reconnaissance team should possess.

The reconnaissance squad continued to advance, marking the Japanese sentry posts and minefields. When they arrived near the Japanese base, Night Owl and the squad leader approached for reconnaissance and confirmed that this was the Japanese field gas battalion camp, which was the same as the information provided by Boss Lin.

Then they conducted a detailed reconnaissance near the Japanese field gas battalion. In addition to discovering a new Japanese military station nearby, they also marked locations suitable for setting up mortar positions.

The actions of the reconnaissance team were very covert and were not discovered by anyone.

Soon the reconnaissance squad returned to the woods on the slope where the main force was hiding.

The squad leader reported the reconnaissance situation to Li Yunlong in detail and handed him a marked map.

"Well done, Xiao Wang."

After listening to the report, Li Yunlong used a flashlight to look at the map marked by Wang Hongcai and nodded with satisfaction.

"Second Battalion Commander."

Li Yunlong called the Second Battalion Commander Chen Ziyuan and pointed at the map and said:

"Look, Reconnaissance Squad One has already marked the enemy checkpoints and suitable locations for laying mines. When we march back, your Second Battalion's engineers will plant mines on the road. There are three checkpoints along the way, and each minesite is quite far from a checkpoint. The soil is soft and suitable for digging mine pits."

When it comes to laying mines to ambush people, it all depends on the second battalion commander and the soldiers of the second battalion.

Chen Ziyuan was the first military commander of the Second Battalion, and the soldiers of the Second Battalion had also learned to some extent the Second Battalion Commander's habit of laying mines to ambush people.

Of course, this kind of sinister operation will only be used against the Japanese devils, and will never be used against our own people and comrades.

"Yes, Captain."

Chen Ziyuan laughed, his tone sinister:

"Leave the mine-laying mission to our Second Battalion. I promise to send the Japanese pursuers to meet their Amaterasu."

At this time, the reconnaissance soldiers of the New Third Regiment and the Independent Regiment had also returned and were reporting the situation to Ding Wei and Kong Jie.

The blowing wind made Li Yunlong shiver. The wind was whistling sharply in the mountains and forests. Li Yunlong couldn't help but curse the damn God.

suddenly.

Li Yunlong looked at the direction in which the branches were swaying in the wind, and his eyes lit up.

In Shanxi Province, northwest winds usually blow on weekdays in winter. For safety reasons, the Japanese piled up poison gas bombs in the southeast corner of the camp.

In this way, if the poison gas leaks, it will not spread throughout the camp with the wind, but today a rare southeast wind blew.

"It seems that even God is on Old Li's side."

Li Yunlong murmured to himself: "God is going to make us, Old Li, rich."

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