Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

The night was as dark as ink. Although it was already late March, the nights in the north were still very cold.

Baiyanling.

A high-powered steam engine was working with a clattering sound, continuously providing power to the air defense radar.

At around 2:20 a.m., Major Hisao Imaoka led a special forces team of more than 50 men to Baiyanling.

Initially, Hisao Imaoka wanted to use a feint attack tactic, creating disturbances elsewhere to lure the company defending the radar away.

However, Hisao Imaoka rejected this idea.

The reason is simple: when it comes to military strategy, the Chinese are the ancestors of the Japanese, and this approach is even less effective against the Eighth Route Army.

While Japan was still engaged in village warfare in history, the Chinese army had already launched countless large-scale battles involving more than 100,000 soldiers, and had mastered various military strategies and tactics.

The company commander that Li Yunlong sent to guard the radar station must have been experienced in combat and command.

If we alert the enemy and attract the main force of the Eighth Route Army, we'll be doomed.

Therefore, Hisao Imaoka planned to kill the radar station in one fell swoop and then flee immediately.

The guard company protecting the radar station dared not slacken their efforts in the slightest; half of the soldiers protected the radar station from the surrounding area, while the other half slept in their tents.

However, the soldiers did not expect that the Japanese special forces had actually infiltrated the radar station from the cliffs on both sides of Baiyanling.

The battle began at 2:30 and ended at 2:40. After the Japanese special forces destroyed the engine and radar, they left a group of special forces soldiers to provide cover. Hisao Imaoka led more than 30 soldiers and escaped by descending the cliff on the left side using ropes.

However, before they had even slipped two kilometers, they were surrounded by the guard battalion of the New First Regiment stationed in the woods.

Li Yunlong's regimental headquarters was nearby, and the direction the Japanese soldiers fled was exactly where Li Yunlong's regimental headquarters was located.

"Deputy Captain, we are surrounded. There are Eighth Route Army soldiers everywhere around us."

The Japanese special forces reconnaissance soldiers, dressed in Chinese civilian military uniforms, showed no fear whatsoever.

"Baka! We shouldn't have retreated from here."

Hisao Imaoka's face, however, was very gloomy:
"It seems we will have to pledge our loyalty to His Majesty the Heavenly Locust tonight, but it's a pity we won't be able to see the day when our country's army innovates its tactics."

"However, I believe that Colonel Yamamoto will definitely be able to lead the Chinese army to innovate its tactics!"

Explosions and gunfire continued to erupt as Hisao Imaoka and his team of Japanese special agents kept poking their heads out to fire.

The Japanese soldiers were very accurate with their guns, but their submachine guns had too short a range, so the Eighth Route Army infantry failed to advance and ended up with nothing.

The Japanese special forces members also had an inexplicable confidence in Yamamoto, and their admiration for him was no less than that for Tianhuang.

Hisao Imaoka said, "Send a farewell telegram to Colonel Yamamoto immediately!"

“Vice Captain, I’m afraid it’s too late,” said the communications officer. “I’ve already made contact with the North China Area Army Headquarters. You should speak to them yourself.”

Hisao Imaoka immediately took the receiver, placing one hand to his ear and the other to his mouth:

"Moshi moshi, I am Hisao Imaoka, the deputy captain of the Yamamoto Special Forces of the First Army. I am now having a farewell call with Colonel Ichiki Yamamoto."

A voice came from the other end of the call: "I'll go get Colonel Yamamoto right away."

“It’s too late,” Hisao Imaoka said. “The enemy is already setting up artillery. Just listen to me.”

"Hisao Imaoka led his special forces team to complete the mission of destroying the enemy's radar station at Baiyanling in Xinxian County. The entire team embodied the spirit of the Locust Army, and were willing to sacrifice their lives. They have now accomplished the mission assigned by the General Staff."

"However, the enemy reacted swiftly, and our troops were surrounded by superior forces. We ran out of ammunition, and the wounded had all committed suicide. There were less than 20 soldiers left, who held their last cover and prepared to die with grenades and submachine guns."

"I would give my life for my country, and die for it with unwavering resolve."

"The entire special forces team shouted 'Long live His Majesty the Heavenly Locust!' They were determined to go to the River of Three Crossings with blood on their blades, and would never fail in their duty as soldiers."

"I earnestly request Colonel Yamamoto to complete the reform of the army's tactics!"

"Our souls will surely become guardian spirits of the nation, forever protecting China."

The words had barely left his lips when a series of sharp whistling sounds filled the sky, and a dense barrage of shells rained down on the Japanese special forces' formation. After the initial barrage, the remaining 20-odd special forces members had vanished without a trace.

……

"Damn it!"

"What are the damage figures at the radar station?"

At the headquarters of the new regiment, Li Yunlong looked at Wei Dayong, the guard battalion commander, who had just walked in.

After the reorganization of the New First Regiment into a column, the commander of the guard battalion was changed to Wei Dayong. Now the guard battalion of the New First Regiment has more than 2,000 people, with first-class equipment and all of them are veteran elites.

Their individual soldier skills are comparable to those of a special operations regiment directly under headquarters, and they are equipped with 150 large trucks, achieving direct mechanization.

Wei Dayong, a former reconnaissance soldier and special forces captain, is a first-rate warrior.

"Reporting to the commander, the radar and generator have been destroyed by the Japanese."

"Of the company responsible for defending the radar station, 18 soldiers were killed and 38 were wounded."

"More than 50 enemy soldiers were wiped out."

"Judging from the enemy's firepower, reaction speed, and marksmanship, it should be the Japanese Yamamoto Special Forces."

"The Japanese attack on the radar station was most likely a special operation."

After the report was completed, Wei Dayong gave his guess.

As a former special forces captain, Wei Dayong was very familiar with special operations, and his methods of attacking radar stations were exactly the same as those used in special operations.

When encircling and annihilating the remaining Japanese troops, Wei Dayong did not order his troops to rush in and capture them alive, but instead ordered the artillery to provide artillery cover.

The guard battalion that arrived later to provide reinforcements suffered almost no casualties.

Li Yunlong's anger vanished instantly, and he chuckled, "If it's Yamamoto's special forces, then it's not a loss."

"Special forces soldiers are the most precious treasures. I would be heartbroken to lose even one of them. I wouldn't trade him for a battalion commander."

"That kid Yamamoto lost more than 50 special forces soldiers this time. He must be heartbroken."

If the Japanese special forces have their eyes on the radar station, let alone a company, even if they send a battalion to defend it, the enemy will have a way to blow up the radar.

In this large-scale operation, in addition to the protection of the guard battalion, the Sharp Sword Squadron also moved with the regimental headquarters.

Therefore, the regimental headquarters was very safe and had no fear of being beheaded by the Japanese special forces.

The new regiment has more than one radar, and since this radar was lost, Boss Lin can reimburse the cost of a new radar.

"Commander," said Zhang Dabiao, a man with a buzz cut and sharp eyes, "the communications company heard the Japanese farewell telegram on the radio. Yamamoto Ichiki should know that our radar station has been bombed. Could we make a move on this?"

"Of course." Li Yunlong nodded. "The Japanese will definitely send planes to conduct probing bombing tomorrow. Have the Strategic Deception Battalion prepare inflatable heavy howitzers in advance to give the Japanese a little taste of success, and then give the Japanese air force a big one."

Zhang Dabiao chuckled: "Yes!"

Just then, the communications officer, Xiao Zhang, came in: "Reporting to the regimental commander, Deputy Regimental Commander Xing has sent a secret telegram."

Li Yunlong took the telegram and read it. Xing Zhiguo had already led the main force of the Jinzhong Military Region to the eastern and northern areas of Niangziguan Fortress.

"It moves pretty fast."

"Return the call to Deputy Regiment Commander Xing immediately and continue to remain hidden and await orders."

"Yes."

In the past two days, the 129th Division has bombarded and shelled Niangziguan Pass without sending infantry to attack, not because Commander Liu is uninterested in Niangziguan Pass.

Instead, they waited until the bombing and shelling were almost over before Xing Zhiguo's troops from the Jinzhong Military Region came to reap the rewards.

After all, the 129th Division had no price to pay for recapturing Niangziguan Fortress, while Li Yunlong's troops would pay a very generous price. (End of Chapter)