Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

"The last time Sixth Brother went out, he encountered an air raid and was almost suffocated to death in the air-raid shelter, so..."

After hearing this, Director Dai snorted coldly, "Let him be. Why bother with those peasants? They're lucky to have an air-raid shelter to hide in. Did they get anything out of the captured devils?"

"One of them spoke up, but he didn't know much. He revealed that there should still be quite a few Japanese Special High Technology Corps personnel lurking in the mountain city. They had all received orders to assassinate Li Yunlong!"

"Humph, Li Yunlong's head is really valuable, three hundred thousand dollars. I even want to chop his head off and trade it with the Japanese. Continue to interrogate those who haven't spoken, and make sure they speak. But remember, don't kill them, they still need to be useful!"

"Yes!"

"Should we continue using Li Yunlong as bait? There's been a lot of telegraph activity in Shancheng these past two days. They must be the Japanese spies sending messages!"

Hearing this, Boss Dai narrowed his eyes slightly: "Spread the news and say that Li Yunlong will hold an awarding ceremony at the Jialing Hotel the day after tomorrow evening!"

"Yes! But Boss, should we let a few people in on purpose?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Boss Dai turned around and glared at his subordinate fiercely: "Do you have a pig brain? There are so many people at the awarding ceremony. If something goes wrong, both you and I will be in trouble. Li Yunlong is just bait. Our targets are the Japanese Special High Technology Bureau and the Mei Agency!"

"Remember, keep a close eye on it and don't let anything unexpected happen. Also, mark the invitations we sent out. Replace all the people in the Jialing Hotel with ours. I want to see how many people the Japanese will send to die for Li Yunlong!"

"Yes!"

Boss Dai actually didn't care about Li Yunlong's safety. He even heard the big boss say that if Li Yunlong died at the hands of the Japanese, it would be a worthy death as it would arouse the anger of the people across the country. But he absolutely could not die at the awarding ceremony, as that would be a matter of face!

The big boss is a respectable man and must not lose face.

Chapter 107: Honoring, Promotion, and Leaving the Mountain City

The tenth day of the Lunar New Year, Jialing Hotel.

Li Yunlong went to Kenanpo on the third day of the Lunar New Year. It has been nearly a week since he came to the mountain city from Shanxi Province. However, during this week, Li Yunlong did not leave the hotel at all except for visiting the mansion where his husband worked and the village and discussing procurement matters.

Li Yunlong knew very well that the Japanese wanted him dead, and the person who was going to award him the medal today also wanted to die at the hands of the Japanese.

After all, his fame in the country is at its peak and he has just captured a Japanese general. If he is assassinated by the Japanese at this time, it will definitely arouse the patriotic enthusiasm of people across the country.

Therefore, Li Yunlong cherishes his life very much. Even when he eats in the hotel, he prepares everything by himself, and the ingredients are delivered by his husband himself.

At the same time, Li Yunlong also felt the difficulties faced by the people in the mountain city. During the seven days, the weather was good on three days. The Japanese bombers almost appeared over the mountain city on time, and the air defense alarm would sound. The Japanese bombing of the mountain city was almost uninterrupted. As long as the weather conditions permitted, they would dispatch planes to bomb.

However, the people of the mountain city did not surrender. They hid as soon as the air defense alarm sounded, and came out to resume work and life after the planes left. They did not surrender because of the constant bombing, but became more resolute.

Just when Li Yunlong was about to get used to the sound of the air raid alarm, he finally received the notice that his medal awarding ceremony would be held at the Jialing Hotel on the tenth day of the Lunar New Year.

"You're using me as bait again!"

Looking at the road leading to Jialing Hotel, Li Yunlong couldn't help but sigh. He obviously lived in a hotel run by the military where banquets could be held, but he insisted on going to Jialing Hotel. He probably intended to use him as bait to lure the Japanese out.

During these few short days, Li Yunlong learned from Zheng Yaoxian that there were more than 20 people who wanted to infiltrate the hotel where Li Yunlong was staying. All of them were spies lurking in the mountain city or traitors bribed by the Japanese army, and all of them were captured by the Military Control Commission.

In addition, following the clues, several Japanese strongholds in the mountain city were destroyed, which was considered an invisible contribution. Li Yunlong only hoped that after he left, he could plug some holes in the mountain city that had been infiltrated like a sieve.

However, the person who made Li Yunlong feel most gratified was Zheng Yaoxian. After Li Yunlong told him about the problem with the air-raid shelter, he immediately went to inspect the air-raid shelter in person, and then applied for it. When no one cared, he took his men to renovate each air-raid shelter one by one.

Fortunately, the door of the air-raid shelter only needed to change the opening and closing direction, which was not a big project. Within a few days, several large air-raid shelters had been changed, and several ventilation holes were also made, including the one where the accident happened later.

It was around six o'clock in the evening when Li Yunlong arrived at the hotel. There were no setbacks along the way, he just took a detour. However, when Li Yunlong set off, he still heard gunshots coming from the distance, which should be an attack by the Japanese.

Arriving at the hotel entrance, Zheng Yaoxian walked up to Li Yunlong, cigarette in hand, and whispered, "General Li, thanks to you, we killed another twelve Japanese spies and traitors today and captured seven or eight more!"

"You military commanders won't give me any rewards?"

Li Yunlong replied with a smile, and when his hand inadvertently passed in front of Zheng Yaoxian, a small piece of paper fell into Zheng Yaoxian's pocket. There were a few words written on the paper, which were about Shadow's name.

Zheng Yaoxian may not know it now, but he will definitely understand the meaning of this name in the future.

The Jialing Hotel was redecorated today. The hotel's auditorium was the venue for today's award ceremony. In addition to Li Yunlong, more than a dozen Kuomintang generals were also awarded medals.

Li Yunlong was wearing a major general's uniform and had the Baoding Medal and the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal on his chest.

As soon as he entered the door, he was surrounded by a group of reporters. After briefly answering a few questions, he found his seat and sat down.

However, as soon as Li Yunlong sat down, the officers waiting to be awarded medals beside him immediately distanced themselves from Li Yunlong. After secretly glancing at Li Yunlong, they immediately looked straight ahead, fearing that others would see that they had any relationship with Li Yunlong.

In those days, within the National Army, you must not have any relationship with the Eighth Route Army, otherwise promotion will only be a dream, and if you encounter any problems, you may be dismissed and investigated immediately.

But even in this situation, Li Yunlong, a pure Eighth Route Army soldier, was sitting in the auditorium of the National Army waiting to be awarded medals.

However, what surprised Li Yunlong was that the person who was awarded the medal this time was not the principal, but Commander Yan. Li Yunlong understood the reason after just a simple thought. Someone must be afraid of danger. After all, the Japanese were now trying every means to assassinate Li Yunlong like crazy.

I was worried that the Japanese would cause a big commotion in the meeting hall and I would not be able to escape.

The awarding ceremony was very simple and boring. First, several Blue Sky and White Sun Medals were awarded, and later several Baoding Medals were awarded.

Finally, Li Yunlong came on stage. Commander Yan walked up to Li Yunlong holding a Yunhui Medal in his hand. After a few words of encouragement, he put the medal on Li Yunlong's chest, along with a ribbon.

Then Commander Yan awarded Li Yunlong a medal. He took off the star on his shoulder and replaced it with two, which meant that Li Yunlong became a lieutenant general in the combat sequence of the National Army.

However, these are not the issues that Li Yunlong cares about most. After all, medals and military ranks are all empty things. What Li Yunlong cares about most is the organization of the brigade.

It was not until the end of the awarding ceremony that Li Yunlong received a blank letter of appointment from Commander Yan.

"Fill out this letter of appointment yourselves. The maximum number of personnel at full strength is 5,500, the size of two regiments!"

Li Yunlong raised his eyebrows slightly. It seemed that someone was still a little stingy. He gave him a brigade with two regiments, while some of his own brigades had four main regiments with more than ten thousand people.

"Commander Yan, since you are the commander of the Second War Zone, I won't be polite with you. I have given you the establishment, but what about the equipment?"

Commander Yan glanced at Li Yunlong and said, "Don't worry about the equipment. It's already been prepared for you. It will be delivered soon after you return. It will take at most one month, yes, three months. It will definitely be delivered in three months!"

After hearing this, Li Yunlong immediately smiled and nodded, saying, "Thank you, Commander Yan. Please come and inspect our independent column when you have time!" As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper and a pen from his pocket and said, "Commander Yan, I, Li, have a bad memory. Could you please sign what you just said?"

"you!"

Commander Yan's expression changed slightly as he looked at the paper and pen in Li Yunlong's hand. Li Yunlong continued, "Commander Yan, you won't go back on your word, will you? There are quite a few reporters here."

"you!"

Commander Yan took a deep breath, wrote down a month's commitment, and hurriedly left the venue.

After Li Yunlong left this equipment confirmation letter to his teacher, he followed him on a plane to Shanxi Province the next day to return to the Independent Column. He could not delay any longer. If he delayed any longer, he would not be able to take the same flight with Yan Laoxi. Who knows what kind of trouble might arise.

In addition, Li Yunlong also received a piece of news that the new commander of the Japanese First Army, Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko, has arrived in Taiyuan. Li Yunlong is going back to meet this Japanese prince, the culprit of Jinling City!

P.S. Due to force majeure, some of the original Shancheng plot was cut and skipped. I originally wanted to give Li Yunlong something good, but I couldn't write it, so I just skipped it. So these two were written a little hastily, please forgive me! ~Continue to ask for a five-star rating.

Chapter 108: The Army's Red Deer Being Hit by the Navy

Taiyuan Airport.

A group of high-ranking Japanese officers were lined up in the cold wind, including the commanders of the 6th, 14th and 20th Divisions, and three Japanese lieutenant generals.

Behind these three Japanese division commanders were the commanders of the 3rd, 4th and 6th Mixed Brigade.

These people are currently the highest-ranking officers of the Japanese army in Shanxi Province. Originally, there were some senior officers such as major general staff officers in the First Army Headquarters, but after they were wiped out by Li Yunlong, the only senior generals left are the commanders of each army.

"coming!"

A Japanese soldier suddenly spoke, and then a plane was slowly landing in the distance, escorted by two fighter jets.

The plane slowly landed on the runway, and finally after circling a circle, it stopped in front of a group of Japanese division and brigade commanders. Soon a second plane landed, but this time there was no fighter escort beside the landing plane.

The door of the first plane opened, and the military band that had been prepared long ago began to play music. All the Japanese generals stood at attention, waiting for the appearance of the new commander of the First Army, Tian Huang's uncle, Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko.

Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko stood at the cabin door and glanced at the Japanese general who came to greet him. He just nodded slightly without any condolences or handshakes. He walked directly to the car parked not far away and left a message: "Headquarters, meeting!"

"Hayi!"

After hearing this order, the other Japanese generals looked at each other, sighed, followed the prince's pace, and drove to the headquarters.

At this time, the city of Taiyuan was in a state of panic, and there was no sign of a festival at all.

A group of Japanese soldiers and puppet troops are using the Taiyuan city wall as a basis to strengthen the city defense of Taiyuan.

The Japanese have not yet found a way for Li Yunlong to lead his troops into Taiyuan City, but they have found several loopholes in the Taiyuan city wall and are working to repair them. In addition, several tunnels close to the city wall have also been blocked by the Japanese.

In addition to these, the Japanese also found a new headquarters in Taiyuan City for renovation. Four artillery towers were built inside the headquarters, with searchlights installed on them. Some buildings at the entrance were also blown up by the Japanese, revealing a large open space. Several bunkers were built at the entrance of the headquarters, and even some shooting holes were opened on the wall.

It can be said that the newly rebuilt headquarters is heavily guarded, and entry and exit require strict inspection, for fear that someone will break into the headquarters and capture their First Army Commander.

Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko looked at Taiyuan City, which looked like a large construction site, with an expressionless face. He did not say a word and waited until all the senior generals in Taiyuan City arrived at the headquarters' meeting room before he issued the first order.

"Except for repairing the Taiyuan city walls, all projects within Taiyuan City must be halted, including the construction of the new commander. Our top priority right now is not to hide in Taiyuan City like a coward!"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the Japanese generals were stunned.

"Your Highness, we are doing this for safety reasons..."

As soon as these words came out, Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko immediately slammed his hand on the table and said, "Baga, are you planning to let the Eighth Route Army invade Taiyuan City again?"

In an instant, the entire conference room fell silent and no one dared to speak.

"Since you don't want the Eighth Route Army to invade Taiyuan City again, then why are you building a new headquarters, and building it like a military base? Don't you even have the confidence to defend Taiyuan? Or do you want everyone to think that the Imperial Army has been frightened?"

A group of generals immediately lowered their heads and dared not look at Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko.

"Before I came here, I met the captain of the Navy's Izumo. Guess how he mocked our First Army!"

Prince Asaka Naruhiko coughed and then imitated the voice of the captain of the Izumo, saying, "Your Highness, I heard that you will be taking up your post in the First Army. For your safety, our Navy Headquarters is willing to send marines to protect you. After all, since the founding of our Navy, no fleet commander has ever been captured by the enemy!"

As soon as these words came out, the Japanese generals were about to lower their heads again, but Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko said, "Lift your heads up and look at me!"

"Do you know what the Navy is doing in the Magic City? Those idiots in the Navy are standing guard at the entrance of our Magic City Army Headquarters, claiming to be protecting the commander of the Magic City Headquarters! Do you know that because of the First Army, our Army has become the laughing stock of the Navy?"

"At the Imperial Headquarters meeting, the Navy Minister proposed assigning the Marine Corps to guard Sakura City. He was worried that our Army wouldn't be able to protect His Majesty Tianhuang, and he demanded a budget cut for our Army. Damn, those Navy bastards now ask everyone in our Army, 'How's General Shinozuka Kazuo?'"

"Now, because of our First Army, our entire army has become the laughing stock of the Empire!"

Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko's words were not loud, but they hurt all the Japanese generals present, because they knew that if a fleet commander of the navy was captured by the enemy who infiltrated the ship, the way they mocked the navy would be even more exaggerated.

"If I were you, I would commit seppuku immediately to wash away my shame!"

"But now is not the time to commit seppuku. We must personally restore the lost face of the Army!"

Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko then took out a document, tore it open, and threw it on the table. "This is the plan I personally made when I visited General Okamura Ningji before I came here. It's a battle plan against the Eighth Route Army!"

"The methods you used in Shanxi Province before were too mild. This time, we must strike hard and completely wipe out the Eighth Route Army's base in Shanxi and completely eliminate the Eighth Route Army!"

"General Okamura Neiji named this battle plan the Three Lights Plan, but I prefer to call it the Scorched Earth Plan!"

"Kill them all, burn them all, loot them all! Kill everyone in Taihang Mountain, burn everything in Taihang Mountain, loot all the food and supplies in Taihang Mountain, completely leaving the Eighth Route Army with no living space, force them to fight a decisive battle with us, and ultimately use their blood to wash away the shame of the First Army. Do you have the confidence?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the eyes of all the Japanese generals present lit up.

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will definitely complete the mission!"