Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

"Yes!"

Jiang Shou listened to Li Yunlong mobilizing troops, thought for a moment, and asked, "Li Yunlong, how much supplies can our Air Force airdrop at a time now?"

"The C54 transport aircraft can drop about tons of supplies at a time. Taking off from Arxan Airport, it can cover the entire four eastern provinces!"

"What about the soldiers?"

Jiang Shou suddenly had an idea. Li Yunlong instantly understood what he was thinking and said with a smile: "Airborne troops need training and need to learn to parachute. Our soldiers have never learned it, so they can't parachute for the time being!"

"But if there's an airport, we could transfer some soldiers. The C54 only has forty-eight seats, and if we remove some of the equipment, it can seat about sixty people. We're small in number, so we can only transport about a company of soldiers at a time."

After hearing this, Jiang Shou nodded, said nothing more, and continued to look at the sand table.

"Report, Shen Quan's unit sent a telegram: their vanguard has boarded the train and is heading for Jinzhou. They are expected to arrive in Jinzhou before dawn!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yunlong quickly took the telegram. Chaoyang was approximately 80 kilometers from Jinzhou, and a normal forced march would take two days. The Shenquan troops had a large number of cavalry and could maneuver quickly, but it would still take a day.

Li Yunlong didn't expect that Shen Quan would not take the usual route and would directly use the train.

"train?"

"Yes, Shen Quan personally led two regiments and took the train to Jinzhou. The rest of the cavalry also went south. One division was left behind to continue clearing out the Japanese in Chaoyang, and then they all went south as well."

After hearing this, Jiang Shou glanced at the sand table and said, "The train is indeed the fastest way, but isn't he afraid that the Japanese will blow up the tracks?"

"Shen Quan used to blow up railroad tracks every day, so he has experience and should be prepared. In this way, Shen Quan's troops should be able to reach Jinzhou before the Japanese reinforcements, making it much easier to capture Jinzhou!"

Outside Chaoyang City.

After Shen Quan's vanguard entered the city, Shen Quan followed the main force to the train station outside the city. He noticed the freight train parked at the train station at first sight.

"Is this railway heading towards Jinzhou?"

"Yes, the Japanese usually rely on this railway to transport supplies."

Shen Quan stared at the carriage and asked, "How many people can a train hold?"

"This train has twenty carriages, and each carriage can hold more than two hundred people. Old Shen, you're not planning to..."

Shen Quan took out the telegram sent by Li Yunlong and said, "The Japanese have gathered a lot of troops from Panjin, Yingkou, Huludao and other places, and are rushing to Jinzhou. Although the total strength is less than a division, we must move quickly so that we can capture Jinzhou as soon as possible!"

"Have the 7th Regiment and the Guard Regiment of the 3rd Division follow me and head straight for Jinzhou. Order the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Divisions to also quickly head towards Jinzhou along the railway!"

"Yes!"

Political Commissar Zhou wanted to object, but he held back the words. He knew the importance of his unit and that Jinzhou must be captured as soon as possible. The train was the fastest way to get from Chaoyang to Jinzhou. While it was risky, it was worth a try. What if the Japanese didn't blow up the railway?

"Old Shen, I have no objection to taking the train to Jinzhou, but you are the commander, you can't take such a risk!"

"Is it risky to bring a few thousand people? The Japs around here are each a battalion or a squadron of soldiers. I'm bringing over 4,000 people, so I'm lucky I don't cause any trouble for them!"

"Once we get to Jinzhou, we must immediately arrange a defense plan. I'm not familiar with the terrain of Jinzhou. I must first go to Jinzhou to observe the terrain and formulate a battle plan!"

"Old Zhou, I'll leave the Chaoyang devils to you. I'll be leaving first!"

After Shen Quan finished speaking, he did not give Zhou Daye a chance to refute, and directly led his men to get on the car. At the same time, he also asked someone to send his battle plan to the command center.

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I've been reported, and that name can no longer be used. Don't ask who it was, yesterday's chapter has been changed a lot, you can go back and take a look, hey.

Chapter 592: Order Kong Jie...

"Boost!"

"go ahead!"

"Boost!"

"Run forward!"

"..."

In Huludao City, when Shen Quan's troops appeared in Chaoyang, the Japanese defenders of Huludao also received a telegram from the Fifth Army Command, asking them to immediately support Jinzhou.

The Japanese defenders in Huludao were well aware of the importance of Jinzhou. After receiving the telegram, they acted very quickly and prepared to take a train to support Jinzhou.

It wasn't just the Japanese garrison in Huludao. Meanwhile, the Japanese troops, who had been mobilized to Qinhuangdao to reinforce the Shanhaiguan defense, immediately dispatched two divisions and prepared to return to Jinzhou by train. Meanwhile, the Japanese garrisons in Panjin and other places also received telegrams from headquarters and quickly began to gather towards Jinzhou. Throughout the Liaoxi Corridor, every Japanese garrison that could be mobilized was mobilized.

At the same time, the Japanese defenders in Jinzhou City also quickly became busy after receiving the telegram.

"Emergency gathering!"

"Emergency gathering!"

A group of Japanese soldiers were woken up in the middle of the night.

"what happened?"

"do not know!"

"Captain's order: Immediately reinforce Jinzhou's defenses and notify the puppet troops to immediately take up defensive positions!"

A Japanese sergeant shouted loudly. This time, the Japanese not only mobilized the Jinzhou garrison, but also the puppet army in Jinzhou City, police from the police station, and some overseas Chinese.

"The Eighth Route Army's Shenquan troops have captured Chaoyang and are heading towards Jinzhou. Our main force is returning to provide support. The Empire needs us to hold Jinzhou. In six hours, the defenders of Huludao will be able to reach Jinzhou; in twenty-four hours, the defenders from Shanhaiguan will be back in Jinzhou!"

"The Empire needs you to defend Jinzhou for 24 hours. As long as you can defend Jinzhou, the Empire will reward you handsomely!"

"Everyone, head to the west immediately to reinforce the defensive positions, move supplies, and prepare for battle!"

"Hai!"

After all the devils and puppet troops were mobilized, the people in Jinzhou City were also awakened.

Inside Jinzhou City, Qin Yu, commander of the 4th Battalion of the 2nd Regiment of the Special Operations Brigade, leaned against the door, listening to the noise outside. He then turned and looked inside. "I think our troops are about to attack the city. Communicator, have you received the order from headquarters?"

"not yet!"

"How are our weapons prepared?"

"We only got about forty rifles and twenty pistols. The rest were just some daggers and cold weapons!"

Qin Yu and his men had sneaked into Jinzhou before the war began. However, unlike Qiqihar, they hadn't been able to bring a large number of weapons into the city without the support of the Fourth Division, so they had to find a way to get some weapons themselves.

"Where are our grenades? How many have we produced?"

"The furnace has never been extinguished. We've already made over a thousand of them, and there are still four explosive packs!"

"Have you finished the topographical map?"

The deputy battalion commander nodded, spread out a map, and said, "We've confirmed three times that the Japanese headquarters and arsenal have been confirmed. The outer positions are difficult to confirm. We also have several people who have been captured by the Japanese and are digging trenches. We can't rescue them for the time being."

Qin Yu thought for a moment and said, "After receiving the order, we must first seize the Japanese armory. Without suitable weapons, we will be at a disadvantage in the battle!"

"Yes!"

At this moment, there was a knock on the door. After the code was confirmed, the door opened.

A puppet Manchurian policeman in black leather was standing at the door. He rushed in as soon as the door opened, saying breathlessly, "The Japanese know that Commander Shen's troops have arrived in Chaoyang, and are now mobilizing the puppet troops and Japanese in the city to defend it. Get ready, it will probably be our turn soon!"

This policeman was also a soldier from the Special Operations Brigade in disguise. When he entered the city, he saw the puppet army recruiting policemen. Since he was from the four eastern provinces, he became a low-level catcher, that is, a patrol officer.

"Okay, be careful!"

"Okay, I'll go outside and check out the situation. Oh, and here's a pistol I just got, with thirty rounds of ammunition!"

The soldier left behind his ammunition and weapons and quickly left. The house returned to calm, with only a few stoves in the backyard still burning, and simple grenades being made.

In Baicheng Command Center.

"Report, intelligence personnel telegraphed that the Japanese in Huludao, Panjin, Qinhuangdao and other places are mobilizing on a large scale!"

After receiving the telegram, Li Yunlong frowned: "The Japanese reacted very quickly!"

Chief Jiang nodded and said, "As expected. The railways in the four eastern provinces are well developed, so it's normal for the Japanese to move quickly. Fortunately, we have air superiority, otherwise this battle would be much more difficult to fight. Has the order to bomb the Huludao to Jinzhou railway been issued?"

"It's already been bombed once, but it's hard to bomb it at night without ground guidance. The Japs should have repaired it!"

"Well, it depends on who is faster, Shen Quan or the little devil!"

Li Yunlong ate peanuts while staring at Jinzhou. He just hoped that Shen Quan would move faster.

"Report, intelligence personnel telegraphed that there are a large number of unusual movements of Japanese troops in North China."

"Ok?"

Jiang Shou took the telegram after hearing it, read it, and walked to the sand table: "The ten divisions that the Japanese army has released are ready to be transferred. Don't they want them in North China?"

This move by the Japanese army was beyond Jiang Shou's expectations. The situation in North China was now extremely bad. Peking was under siege, Zhangjiakou had been breached and was in street fighting. Tianjin was also under siege, and Shijiazhuang and Baoding were also in danger.

Not only did the Japanese not strengthen the defense of these areas, but they also wanted to withdraw the reinforcements of ten divisions. Chief Jiang was a little confused.

"Li Yunlong, what do you think?"

Li Yunlong smiled and said, "This is a bit complicated. It involves the relationship between the Japanese Kwantung Army, the headquarters, and the North China Expeditionary Force!"

"To put it simply, the North China Expeditionary Army's loss of North China was the responsibility of the North China Expeditionary Army and had nothing to do with the Kwantung Army!"

"The Kwantung Army just needs to make sure nothing goes wrong in their territory."

"Also, the relationship between the Kwantung Army and the Imperial Headquarters was not good."

After Li Yunlong gave a brief introduction, Jiang Shou pondered for a moment and said, "It's similar to the relationship between the direct troops and the local troops in Chongqing?"

“It’s more complicated.”

"Well, if the ten divisions are transferred back, Shen Quan will be under a lot of pressure!"

Jiang Shou thought for a moment and said, "Contact the 129th and 120th Divisions and ask them to increase their blocking efforts and try to hold them off for a while. Also, have our Air Force bomb the railway that allows the Japanese to return to the four eastern provinces, and delay their return as much as possible!"

"Yes!"

"Now that the Japs have made their move, we have no choice but to respond. It's time for Kong Jie's troops to move too! Have all the Japs' Far Eastern Front troops been dispatched? How many troops are left in Khabarovsk?"

"Report, Khabarovsk currently only has two regiments of troops, plus a Japanese military police battalion, and some puppet troops!"

"Well, order Kong Jie..."

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