Rise from the sword

Chapter 168 This belly is cut
A mountain road from Taiyuan to Yangcun.

The artillery company, the cavalry battalion and the special squad are already waiting here slowly. According to the pre-war plan, the teams of the independent regiment participating in the gold snatching and bombardment of the airport are scheduled to meet here.

"Captain."

"Captain."

Soon, the spy company led by Li Yunlong also arrived.

"Captain, are you okay?"

This was the monk's voice. He saw the blood on Li Yunlong's face and was so frightened that his back was covered with cold sweat.

"What can labor and management do? He devil can still have the ability to kill me? A joke."

Li Datuan first glanced at the monk.

"Haha, yes, everything is here."

Afterwards, Li Yunlong looked around and saw that all the troops gathered at the scheduled time at the scheduled time. He laughed, his expression and tone full of satisfaction: "Let's go back to Yangcun, let's drink the celebration wine."

"Let's go back to Yang Village."

Zhang Dabiao agreed.

The whole team marched towards Yang Village in unison.

On the mountain road, all the soldiers participating in the battle, whether it was the exhausted artillery company or the cavalry company leading the horses, were all in high spirits and high morale, even the wounded on horseback were all flushed.

Although the Independence Regiment has won many battles, this battle was fought with great vigor.

And the harvest is extremely rich.

The artillery used [-] rounds of shells to bombard Taiyuan Airport intensively, allowing the devils to enjoy the feeling of being covered by artillery fire.The special team won the first battle, sneaked into Taiyuan City alone, killed dozens of devils, robbed gold and silver, and seized a large amount of property.In front of the Taiyuan defenders, the cavalry battalion suppressed the firepower of the city gate and took away the special teams and supplies.

With more than one ton of gold, at least one ton of oceans, the Devils Airport in Taiyuan was completely blown up. Because of the powerful firepower and the pre-prepared minefields, the secret agents killed devils in a row, just like killing pigs. It was an unprecedented battle. .

This also caused every fighter to feel unfinished.

They still wanted to fight the devils for another three days and three nights, bombard the devils with thousands of shells, and want to continue to snatch all the devils in Taiyuan.

"How about the casualties?"

On the way back, Li Yunlong asked.

Although adequate preparations were made and the devils were caught off guard, how could there be no casualties in the war.

Then he continued:
"The secret service battalion lost a lot this time. There were 120 people when they went there. Now only 87 brothers have returned, and 33 brothers have been lost."

Leader Li's voice was full of distress.

Playing high-speed maneuvers with two thousand devils and puppet troops, the secret service battalion is the most stressful force. If it is not for the minefield prepared in advance and sufficient weapons and ammunition, Li Yunlong would never dare to do this.

Moreover, the secret service battalion is full of veterans.

"However, counting the cavalry squadron, the devil's losses may exceed two hundred."

The loss of the devil still made Captain Li feel better.

"good."

It was Zhang Dabiao who answered first: "Three members of the special team sacrificed and two were injured, but they were all minor injuries. They will return to the team within half a month."

"The police force escorted by the devil is so powerful?"

Li Yunlong was a little surprised.

Five casualties are not low for a special team with only about forty people.

According to the intelligence data, there were only a few dozen policemen escorting the gold devils, and their combat effectiveness was not good. With the combat effectiveness of the special team, this group of useless devil policemen should not be able to respond to the sneak attack.

Could something be wrong?Was discovered in advance and had to attack by force?

"Humph."

Zhang Dabiao snorted coldly: "There are a few members of the Yamamoto Secret Service among the ghosts who escorted the gold. These old devils are really powerful and have strong individual combat capabilities. The sacrificed team members were all caused by these devils."

Zhang Dabiao's tone was full of murderous intent.

"Special Team Yamamoto."

Li Yunlong also squinted his eyes, hummed twice, with murderous intent: "Labor and management will one day settle accounts with this shit Kazuki Yamamoto."

At the beginning of the new year, Yangcun's revenge regiment had not reported yet!

Don't think that if the independent group changed its head, this matter will be over.

"The cavalry battalion suffered five casualties, and three soldiers died."

Sun Desheng's tone was a little low.

Braving the firepower net woven by the devil's four heavy machine guns, even though it was covered by smoke bombs, the cavalry battalion still lost three soldiers.And the two injured soldiers were seriously injured.

The bullets of the [-]nd type are not like the [-]th cover that pierces through two holes, and their power is not inferior to that of the Mauser rifle.

"This casualty is acceptable."

Li Yunlong nodded.

This is much lower than he expected.

The gates of the city are all flat ground. In this terrain, facing the devil's firepower, five casualties are very good.This shows that his cavalry battalion soldiers are all elite.It also shows that Sun Desheng's training effect on the cavalry battalion is excellent.

After all, smoke grenades can only obscure the field of vision, not the bullets. The four heavy machine guns shoot down fire, this is no joke.

Li Yunlong's comfort made Sun Desheng feel a little better.

"The artillery company sacrificed four, including a gunner, and also lost an 82 mortar."

Speaking of casualties, Yan Sheng's face turned ashen.

"what happened?"

Li Yunlong was very surprised, and his tone was distressed.

The artillery battery suffered casualties, which he had not expected, and lost a gunner.The gunners brought out this time are all elite, fed by shells one by one.

They are all the babies of the independent group.

As for the loss of that cannon, Captain Li completely ignored it.

He can still afford to lose a mere 82 mortar.

"During the eighth round, a cannon was hit by a devil's mountain cannon."

Yansheng's face was as gloomy as water: "The devil's artillery level is a bit powerful."

In the last round of shelling, although he strictly maintained the shelling time of 3 minutes, due to the decline in the physical strength of the soldiers due to long-term maneuvering, the movement of building the artillery positions was a step slower.In addition, the devil's artillery level is really not bad. When retreating, one artillery crew was hit by the devil, and all the artillery crew including the gunner were killed.

"A gunner."

Li Yunlong said with emotion:
"It was hard to train, and labor and management feel distressed."

"However, in this battle, our independent regiment has made a profit, and the devil's loss is definitely dozens of times more than ours."

Leader Li's voice became harsh:

"I'll see how many planes the devil can build."

"After going back, we will increase the training of new gunners. We don't have to worry about shells or guns. We train more with live ammunition on weekdays. Labor and management will set up an artillery battalion for him next year."

As he said that, the wound on Datuan Leader Li's face suddenly opened, and blood poured down, matching his ferocious expression, it was particularly terrifying.

"Yes."

Yan Sheng's voice was like a bell.

Is the independent group a big loss this time?
It's actually not that big.

There were only more than 40 casualties, less than 50, which was a small injury for the previous battles.A few years ago, the fight against devils did not cost more than a hundred people.

More than 40 people are already a slight loss.

It's just that recently the independent regiment has been better equipped, its supplies have improved, its soldiers have good physical strength, and its losses have been much, much lower than in previous years.

And compared to the devil's loss, it was a complete victory.

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"Your Excellency the Lieutenant Commander."

"Your Excellency the Lieutenant Commander."

Hearing someone calling himself, Iwago Hideji opened his eyes with difficulty. In his blurred field of vision, he saw the staff officer of his brigade, and also saw through the window the airport that was still waving gunpowder smoke and the only ones that were still burning. A plane with a lower skeleton.

Judging from the sky, it was already noon.

He had been in a coma for several hours.

"Has the enemy retreated?"

His voice was hoarse and his face was pale.

"Withdrawn."

"The enemy has retreated."

The staff officer said quickly.

Hearing that the enemy had already retreated, Iwago Hideji finally breathed a sigh of relief. He got up with difficulty, took the water handed over by the staff officer, took a sip, and after a moment of silence, he said:
"How about the loss, has it been counted?"

"loss···"

Looking at the gradually rosy captain of his own team, the staff officer hesitated for a moment before continuing:
"It's a huge loss."

Fearing that his team leader would vomit blood again, the staff officer woke him up first.

"specific number?"

Iwago Hideji's voice was determined, as if he was ready.

The staff officer took out a form:
"All 52 aircraft in the airport were damaged, 25 of which were completely blown up, five were seriously damaged and damaged, and there is no possibility of repair, and 22 aircraft can be repaired."

"but···"

Glancing at his captain again, the staff officer lowered his voice:
"According to the report of the logistics technician, most of the main structures of the aircraft that can be repaired are damaged, and they are prone to failure after repairing. Repairing is not recommended, and the rest of the damage is relatively minor, and the cost of repairing is also very high."

"Nearly all of the engines will need to be replaced."

"..." Iwago Hideji remained silent.

This loss was actually within his expectations. He knew exactly what his own plane looked like. It was thin-skinned and had almost no armor protection. A shrapnel could be inserted into the fuel tank or the engine.

With which shelling density, this loss is normal.

Seeing this, the staff continued to talk about the loss:

"The [-] bombs and [-] barrels of gasoline that were originally intended to be used today were all detonated by the enemy's artillery fire. The entire airport was devastated, and the entire ground needed to be re-leveled and repaired."

"How about the loss of personnel?" Hideji Iwago asked the key point.

The loss of the plane is already irreversible, and he has prepared for this before.

Compared with the plane, the loss of ammunition, gasoline and the airport is very small. Although the empire lacks oil, the loss of a few hundred barrels of fuel is still affordable.

Speaking of the loss of personnel, the voice of the staff officer became even lower:

"The pilots killed 14 people, the airport staff killed 57 people, and the garrison chasing the enemy killed 97 people."

"The pilot lost so much?"

Even though preparations were made, the amount was beyond Iwago Shuuji's expectation.

This data is all pieces of jade, that is, dead.

Pilot losses are inevitable.

The timing of the opponent's attack was really ingenious. At that time, the first wave of fighter planes was preparing to depart, the service was refueling and reloading, and the pilot was also checking his warhawk. The shells that fell suddenly were not covered, and death was normal.

But fourteen pilots...
These courses are all the long-trained pilots of the First Army Flying Brigade, pilots with at least two years of actual combat experience.

It is harder to replenish than an airplane.

Lost fourteen at once...

Iwago Hideji's complexion that had just recovered became pale as paper again.

There are only a few pilots in the Empire every year, and most of them are snatched away by the navy. The army's allocation is pitiful. How long will it take for their first army flying brigade to make up for it?

I'm afraid it won't be replenished for a year.

Compared with these elite pilots who have just graduated from the aviation school, the gap between the third-line division and the permanent division is even greater.

As for the jade fragments of the service and the guards, he didn't care too much at all.

These people die when they die, and it is an honor to be loyal to the empire.

However, the loss of nearly 150 people from the service personnel and the garrison brigade also made him feel distressed.

One squadron is gone.

It seems that when Admiral Xiao Zhong finally returns, his stomach is definitely settled.

"Over there in Taiyuan City, how about the loss?"

Iwago Hideji continued to ask.

In his memory, it seems that the Taiyuan City Defense Brigade lost more.

For example, the cavalry squadron that was completely wiped out at the beginning, under the terrible firepower of the Eighth Route Army, more than 100 people were all gone in a few minutes.

"All members of the Cavalry Squadron of the Taiyuan Garrison Brigade suffered heavy losses in the follow-up pursuit. Including the police force escorting the gold in the city, this time the imperial army accumulated a total of 410 people."

The staff officer gave a total number of casualties.

"You didn't snatch that ton of gold back, did you?" Hideji Iwago suddenly asked nonsense.

"No."

The staff officer lowered his head: "A ton of gold, and the escort, Major Kazuo Ohno, were also broken, including several of his team members who were also broken to protect the gold."

"Kazuo Ohno?"

Shuji Iwago seemed to know this person: "Master Yamamoto's secret service team?"

"Yes." The officer bowed his head and said.

"It seems that the enemy we are facing this time is unusual. No wonder Shinozuka will give a serious reminder."

They are all in Taiyuan City, so Hideji Iwago naturally knows Kazuki Yamamoto and the secret service team of Yamamoto. He knows how powerful the members of the secret service team of Yamamoto are.

Those are all elites carefully selected in the permanent division, and have received special training from Kazuki Yamamoto.

Each individual soldier is of top quality.

He also recalled the telegram sent back by the Lieutenant General after he notified Shinozuka Yoshio.Let him be careful of the troops attacking the airport and strengthen his vigilance.However, the airport was being bombed at the time, so he didn't read the details in detail.

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, seems to know about the attack on the Eighth Route Army troops this time."

The staff officer muttered, and found the telegram: "Lieutenant General Xiaozuka said that this attack was carried out by Li Yunlong."

"Li Yunlong?"

The pale-faced Iwago Shuuji stared wide-eyed.

It was the one who killed the captain of the Sakata United, defeated the Sakata United, and sent a small group of troops to attack five hundred miles and killed Lieutenant Ikeda Hisaichi.The one who led an ambush and wiped out the squadron of the Kwantung Army, and Li Yunlong who wiped out a half brigade of the Empire around Shou County?

That Li Yunlong who gave Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka a headache?
　phone number.

　　There are two idiots driving drunk and driving me to work overtime...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)