Sword of Light: Humanoid Self-Propelled Artillery

Chapter 208 Scheming Against Chu Yunfei

In response to Li Yunlong's words, Wang Gensheng said:
"I can't come to the land battle, but my navy also has a marine corps!"

After saying that, Wang Gen waved his hand and said:
"Alright, Lao Li, I didn't come here to reminisce with you. I came here to take down Chu Yunfei. Back when the War of Resistance was about to be won, we were caught in Chu Yunfei's trap. Now that Chu Yunfei's 'Eighty-Nine Lions' have delivered themselves to our door, we have no reason not to take him down. Otherwise, I won't be able to enjoy my meal."

That's right, Wang Gensheng still remembers the trap Chu Yunfei set up three years ago!

Upon hearing Wang Gensheng's words, Li Yunlong hesitated and said:

"But my mission this time is to hold Zhao Village for twenty-four hours. To launch a rash attack..."

Li Yunlong was clearly hesitant, to which Wang Gensheng waved his hand and said:

"Defend? Can you hold it? This time, Chu Yunfei's Eighty-Nine Lions are a top-tier American-made weapon, with countless cannons. If you dare to defend Zhao Village, those cannons could wipe out half of your men."

Indeed, Chu Yunfei, who had joined the Jin army, was highly valued because he was from the Whampoa Military Academy, and therefore was equipped with the best weapons and equipment.

In fact, Chu Yunfei and Li Yunlong are fictional characters in "Bright Sword," unlike the TV series "The Great Battle," which is based on historical figures. However, Chu Yunfei and Li Yunlong can still be matched with their historical counterparts.

For example, although Li Yunlong is a complex character whose prototypes are based on multiple military commanders, and his unit, the Second Lions of the East China Field Army, also has multiple unit prototypes, this unit has a particularly easy-to-identify feature, that is, it was originally a unit of the Second Field Army, and was incorporated into the combat sequence of the Third Field Army during the Huaihai Campaign.

Based on this clue, the main prototype of Li Yunlong's Third Field Army and Second Lion should be the 11th Column of the Second Field Army in history.

The 11th Column of the Second Field Army was established in 1947, formed by merging and upgrading local armed forces. At that time, it was called the 11th Column of the Jin-Ji-Lu-Yu Field Army. Its first mission after its establishment was to impersonate the main force of the Second Field Army to cover its advance into the Dabie Mountains. After the mission was completed, the 11th Column of the Second Field Army was incorporated into the Third Field Army's command.

As for the prototype of Chu Yunfei, it should be noted that Chu Yunfei's Eighty-Nine Lions belonged to the Fifth Army of Qiu Qingquan's Corps in his hometown. Moreover, Qiu Qingquan once made a special phone call to Chu Yunfei's Lions to inquire about the battle situation. When the Eighty-Nine Lions attacked Zhao Village, they had artillery groups, cannon companies, advanced mobile phones, and aircraft and tanks to assist in the battle.

Therefore, considering the plot of "Bright Sword", the prototype of Chu Yunfei's Eighty-Nine Lions is definitely not the Eighty-Nine Lions of the Thirteenth Army in Tang Enbo's system, but should be the Two Hundred Lions, the absolute main force of Qiu Qingquan's Fifth Army. Only in this way could Chu Yunfei be so arrogant.

Furthermore, Zhou Lang was the leader of the two hundred lions during the final battle. He graduated from the seventh class of Huangpu. From this point of view, Chu Yunfei, who was personally recruited by Du Yuming to the Fifth Army, and Zhou Lang are somewhat similar.

Therefore, taking all factors into consideration, the main prototype of Li Yunlong's "Two Lions of the East China Field Army" should be the 11th Column of the 2nd Field Army, and the main prototype of Chu Yunfei's "Eighty-Nine Lions" should be the 200 Lions of the 5th Army.

Although the 11th Column of the 2nd Field Army is a corps-level unit, while the 89th Lions is a lion-level unit, this seems to be an imbalance.

However, in reality, the 11th Column of the Second Field Army only had 15,000 men during the decisive battle, while the 200 Lions of the Fifth Army of the National Revolutionary Army was the main force among the main forces, with a maximum strength of 20,000 men, and should have had more than 10,000 men during the decisive battle. Therefore, although the two armies were of different ranks, their strength was not much different.

Although the plot arrangement of the final battle in the Bright Sword series is somewhat chaotic, making it difficult to understand and preventing viewers from seeing the main plot of the final battle.

However, a closer analysis of the plot reveals that the battles between Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei in "Bright Sword" actually revolve around the Xudong blocking battle.

First, Chu Yunfei has a line during the attack on Zhao Village: "Open the lifeline to Huang Baitao's forces at Nian Village." That one line is enough. At this point, the broader battlefield context is that Qiu Qingquan's and Li Mi's corps are reinforcing Huang Baitao, while the Third Field Army is launching a strong counterattack on the Xudong battlefield. Normally, as two commanders, Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei would rarely have the opportunity to fight one-on-one, but in the Battle of Pantang on the Xudong battlefield, that opportunity did arise.

The Battle of Pantang was a chaotic battle between Qiu Qingquan's army group and the North Jiangsu Army Group of the East China Field Army on the Xudong battlefield. The two sides marched in the dark, with the goal of flanking the enemy's position from behind.

Because it was night, neither side knew the other's identity at first during the march. Once they discovered each other, a very rare melee broke out, and the organization was completely disrupted. Some command posts were only separated from the other side by a wall, while others were simply in the left and right wing rooms of the same courtyard.

In the midst of this chaotic battle, Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei bumped into each other by chance. One led a reconnaissance company, while the other led the Lion Guard. They fought head-on, and both were seriously injured.

In fact, the Battle of Pantang was a very special battle, with neither side having any particular strategy or tactics. Therefore, the duel between Chu Yunfei and Li Yunlong can only represent their individual abilities and cannot represent the strength of their respective troops.

In the TV series "Bright Sword," this was also the last showdown between Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei. After that, Chu Yunfei went to an island to live out his remaining days, while Li Yunlong met Tian Yu in the hospital room.

Leaving aside the Battle of Pantang, what would happen if we took the 11th Column of the 2nd Field Army, the prototype of Li Yunlong's 2nd Lions, and put it against the 200th Lions, the prototype of Chu Yunfei's 89th Lions, and had them fight a real battle with their troops deployed, just as Chang Naichao said?

Unfortunately, although Li Yunlong is indeed formidable, if the 11th Column were to face 200 enemy soldiers head-on, he would likely be in grave danger.

First, the two sides have similar numbers of personnel, both around 10,000. Although the 11th Column is a military-level unit, it cannot gain a numerical advantage due to its smaller size.

Secondly, the firepower of the 200 Lions might be several times or even more than that of the 11th Column of the 2nd Field Army. They not only had many heavy artillery pieces, but also tanks, and their infantry's light weapons were also very sophisticated.

The prototype for this battle is the Battle of Zhao Village from the TV series "Bright Sword".

Li Yunlong's two lions defended, while Chu Yunfei's eighty-nine lions launched a fierce attack. In just one day, Chu Yunfei's powerful artillery fire reduced Li Yunlong's two lions to less than half their fighting strength.

Li Yunlong's equipment and firepower were inferior to Chu Yunfei's, so simply sticking to positional defense would be tantamount to suicide.

However, it was fortunate that the Third Field Army commander issued a timely retreat order and also used five tons of artillery shells to subtly ambush Chu Yunfei.

If this were not the case, the likely consequence would be that Li Yunlong's two lions would all perish on the battlefield of Zhao Village.

This is why Wang Gensheng came to persuade Li Yunlong to take the initiative.

There are two advantages to taking the initiative tonight. First, we can engage in close-quarters combat without being bombarded.

The second advantage is that it can fully utilize the field combat capabilities of Li Yunlong's troops, allowing them to inflict greater casualties.

This two-pronged approach is at least more practical than simply guarding Zhao Village and waiting to be bombed.

(End of this chapter)