Bright Sword: I am an undercover agent in the puppet army

Chapter 94: Attacking Yangquan, the anxious Japanese soldiers: How come this night feels longer than a year!
Kong Jie was furious: "Li Dayehu, I'm telling you, you're dreaming! Don't even think about it! The spoils of war in this Nanhui stronghold all belong to my New Second Regiment!"

Li Yunlong didn't care: "Okay, then Lone Wolf Advisor, drive, we will go directly to Yangquan County."

Kong Jie didn't wait for Xu Yang to speak, and asked in confusion: "What? Going to Yangquan County? What are you going to do in Yangquan County?"

Li Yunlong: "What else can we do? Of course we should recapture the county and wipe out the devils in Yangquan City. Are we going to celebrate the birthday of the devils?"

Kong Jie: "Are you going to attack Yangquan County?"

Li Yunlong raised his neck and said, "Of course!"

Kong Jie: "You went to attack Yangquan without permission. Does the brigade commander know?"

Li Yunlong: "Of course, the Lone Wolf Staff has already asked the brigade commander for instructions."

As the head of a regiment, Kong Jie certainly knew what it meant to capture a county. The benefits were enormous, especially for a large county like Yangquan.

Let alone anything else, just beating up a few local tyrants and evil gentry would be enough for them to eat for several years.

Kong Jie's mind immediately became active, and he said with a smile on his face: "Old Li, fighting Yangquan is no small matter. To be on the safe side, I can lend you a helping hand."

Li Yunlong sneered, "Give us a helping hand? I see you clearly want to get a piece of the pie, right? I tell you, no way!"

Kong Jie: "Old Li, please don't be so harsh. After all, we have been comrades for many years."

Li Yunlong: "Now you know that I am an old comrade? When I provided artillery support for your attack on the Nanhui stronghold, why didn't you treat me as an old comrade?"

Kong Jie smiled awkwardly: "Didn't I say I wouldn't pay you? It's just that you're asking for too much."

Li Yunlong: "Is it too much? Ask yourself, if you don't have my artillery support, can you capture the Nanhui stronghold?"

"This……"

Kong Jie was speechless for a moment.

Li Yunlong continued, "In this regard, Lao Ding and Lao Cheng are much better than you. When I provided them with artillery support, they were very straightforward and shared it equally among the several families I had.

You refused to do it when it came to you, and now that you know we are going to attack Yangquan County, you want to get a piece of the pie, which makes it very difficult for me to deal with it."

Kong Jie: "Five portions, five portions! I am not a stingy person."

You, Kong Erlangzi, aren't you a stingy person? If you didn't want to get a piece of Yangquan County's pie, would you be so generous?

Li Yunlong's mind is as clear as a mirror.

However, don’t tell the truth when you see through it.

He changed the subject and said, "It's not impossible to take you with me, but you have to follow my orders for all the actions that follow."

Kong Jie: "What do you mean? You mean, you want me, Kong Jie, to accept your command? Why? When we were in the independent regiment, I was your deputy commander?"

Serving as Li Yunlong's deputy commander in the independent regiment was the biggest black history in Kong Jie's life. Now he has been re-employed with great difficulty and becomes the commander again.

Li Yunlong still wanted to command him, but he was absolutely unwilling to do so.

Li Yunlong frowned: "What? Lao Ding and Lao Cheng are willing to follow orders, but you want to be treated specially?
As the saying goes, a snake cannot survive without a head. If we don't have someone to make decisions for such a large operation, we will all be fighting on our own and unable to form a unified and effective command. Can he do it?"

"This……"

Kong Jie was speechless again. He was naturally unwilling to obey Li Yunlong's command for no reason, but if there were benefits, it was not impossible for him to give in once.

What's more, both Lao Ding and Lao Cheng surrendered.

As he had just worked as Li Yunlong's assistant and continued to obey his orders, Kong Jie was actually much more receptive than Ding Wei and Cheng Xiazi.

"Uh-huh……"

At this time, Blind Cheng coughed twice and said, "Old Li, what do you mean by obeying your command? That means we should obey the command of the Lone Wolf Staff Officer, okay?"

Kong Jie's eyes lit up: "The commander-in-chief of the front line this time is the Lone Wolf Staff Officer, so there will be no problem at all."

The last bit of worry in his heart was dispelled.

At this time, the New Second Regiment, with the artillery support of the armored train, had successfully captured the Nanhui stronghold.

Xu Yang, who had been silent, said, "Since the matter has been finalized, each regiment will leave a platoon of people to clean up the battlefield, and the rest will continue to move westward, aiming for the Qijiayan stronghold."

……

The 771st Regiment of Xu Shengji was responsible for attacking Qijiayan.

With the addition of armored trains, the originally tough bone turned directly into a piece of fat meat.

Xu Shengji was also an aggressive person. When he heard that they were going to attack Yangquan County and had consulted the brigade commander, he immediately applied to join.

Around three in the morning.

The 386th Brigade's Independent Regiment, the New 771st Regiment, the New 772nd Regiment, the 10000st Regiment, the nd Regiment, and the Imperial Army's Independent rd Battalion, totaling more than combatants, either took armored trains or ran, and marched all the way to Yangquan County.

It was bustling outside, and a heated argument broke out inside the command car.

The focus of the dispute is what tactics to choose.

In terms of tactical command ability, Xu Yang was obviously far inferior to Li Yunlong and others, so he just listened quietly and made the final decision, but did not participate in it.

Li Yunlong opened his voice and said, "I have made it very clear. Divide the troops into four groups and surround the four gates of Yangquan in the east, west, south and north respectively, and force the Japanese to come out from the railway crossing!"

"This is wishful thinking!" Blind Cheng retorted bluntly: "You let the Japanese come out from the railway crossing, and the Japanese will come out from the railway crossing?

Kasahara Koizumi is your son? He just listens to you?"

Li Yunlong laughed loudly and said, "If Kasahara Koizumi was our son, I would slap him against the wall so hard that he couldn't be pulled off.

My son dared to hit me, but I got him beaten up!"

Li Yunlong's words caused everyone to laugh, and the originally tense atmosphere eased a lot.

Xu Shengji frowned and said, "I am also against dividing the troops. There are several mobile battalions in Yangquan County, plus the headquarters of the 22nd Regiment and the County Security Corps, the force is at least nearly 3000 people!"

"If we divide our forces, wouldn't the force in a single direction be one to one with the Japs, or even less than the Japs?"

“Although I am reluctant to admit it, we must face the fact that at this stage, the combat effectiveness of our Eighth Route Army may be stronger than that of the Imperial Army, but there is still a big gap compared with the regular army of the devils.

With a one-to-one force and an offensive operation, we have no chance of winning."

Ding Wei said: "That's not how it works. If the Japs dare to concentrate their forces to attack in one direction, the combat effectiveness in that direction may be stronger than that of our Eighth Route Army.

But the other directions will be empty and useless, so we can focus on the other directions and directly wipe out the nest of the 22nd Infantry Regiment of the Japanese. "Li Yunlong smiled and said, "It still has to be you, Old Ding. Blind Cheng and you, Old Xu, don't understand. "

Blind Cheng and Xu Shengji were speechless for a moment.

Kong Jie said angrily: "Old Li, you are just talking nonsense. Your independent regiment not only has a large number of people and guns, but also has sophisticated weapons. You have also seized an armored train. You are not afraid even if you are targeted by the devils.

But we only have more than 1000 people in the New Second Regiment. The Japanese will definitely pick on the weak and use us as a breakthrough point."

Li Yunlong spread his hands and said, "There is nothing we can do about it. After all, Kasahara Koizumi is not our son, and I cannot decide which direction he will break out from.

However, I can provide you with fire support at any time to ensure your safety."

Kong Jie: "I'm afraid that by the time you provide support, the opportunity will be gone."

Ding Wei smiled and said, "Old Kong, your worries are completely unnecessary. I can guarantee that if the battle plan goes smoothly, the Japanese will definitely not target your New Second Regiment."

Kong Jie was stunned and said, "Old Ding, do you mean that the Japanese will do the opposite and attack the one with the most troops first?"

Before Ding Wei could speak, Kong Jie nodded thoughtfully: "Don't say it, the Japanese are always warlike and fanatical, so this is really possible."

Ding Wei said: "No, the Japs don't know how to choose people, they only know the direction of attack!"

Kong Jie: "Only knowing how to choose a direction? Which direction will the devil choose?"

Ding Wei pointed to the map and said, "The Japanese will definitely launch a counterattack along the railway crossing, so those who choose to attack the railway crossing will inevitably bear the main attack from the Japanese in the city!"

Li Yunlong said excitedly: "Old Kong, your New Second Regiment is afraid of the devils, but our Independent Regiment is not! Leave the railway crossing to our Independent Regiment. When the battle begins, you regiments only need to take advantage of the opportunity to launch a fierce attack and break into Yangquan County in the shortest possible time."

Xu Yang stood up and concluded: "In that case, let's do it this way. The independent regiment will attack the railway crossing, the new first regiment, the new second regiment, the 771st regiment, and the 772nd regiment will attack the four gates in the east, west, south, and north respectively. Our independent third battalion will serve as a reserve force, ready to join the battle and provide support at any time.

Again, no feint attack this time, it's all main attack!
But there is one thing I must state again, that is, in the battle of Yangquan, only I have the final say, and you all must obey my command!

Including the final distribution of spoils, all must be reviewed and approved.”

Xu Yang slammed his fist on the table in front of him and said, "I can assure you that I won't take a penny of the spoils!"

Naturally, no one had any objection.

Xu Yang was originally the brigade staff officer of the 386th Brigade, and he also provided the 386th Brigade with a large amount of financial, material, and intelligence support.

It can be said that more than half of the credit for the rapid development of the 386th Brigade can be attributed to Xu Yang.

It is a crime to disobey the superior. Besides, Xu Yang does not want a penny of the spoils. Where can you find such a good leader?
Moreover, it is much easier for them to obey his orders than to obey the orders of others.

Otherwise, if Li Dayehu's conspiracy really succeeds, this bastard will have to brag about it for years and talk about it from time to time, and he will never be able to make a breakthrough in the future.

……

4 points in the early hours.

The sky was still pitch dark.

For the Japanese troops in Shanxi, tonight is undoubtedly a very difficult night. No matter whether it is the commander of the Japanese 1st Army Yoshio Shinozuka, the commander of the 4th Brigade Isamu Hiraru, or the commander of the 22nd Infantry Regiment Koizumi Kasahara, they all wish the sky would brighten immediately.

On the one hand, after daybreak, the Eighth Route Army's actions would be restricted to a certain extent.

On the other hand, after daybreak, the Japanese reconnaissance planes could conduct aerial reconnaissance, and fighter planes and bombers could take off continuously to launch attacks on the Eighth Route Army.

It can be said that as soon as the day breaks, all problems will be solved.

However, the opposite happened. The more they wanted the sky to brighten, the later the dawn came.

The old Japanese soldiers were so anxious that they were about to shit themselves, but time went by so slowly that one night felt longer than a year.

Of course, whether it is Yoshio Shinozuka or Koizumi Kasahara, they are both relatively confident about the large-scale strongholds on the main railway lines.

Because these large strongholds have complete defensive fortifications, are heavily guarded, and have strengthened garrison forces.

There is absolutely no way the Eighth Route Army could have taken it overnight, not even a single step!
However, as time went on, these large strongholds, especially those in the Yangquan to Niangziguan section, lost contact one after another.

Kasahara Koizumi gradually became impatient.

Especially the loss of contact with the armored train!

This cast a long-lasting haze over Kasahara Koizumi's heart. He paced back and forth in the headquarters for a long time, suddenly threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, turned around and asked the chief of staff Jiro Nojiri, "Nojiri-kun, has the armored train not been contacted yet?"

Nojiri Jiro shook his head solemnly and said, "I have been trying, but the messages I sent out are like a stone sinking into the sea, with absolutely no response.

Even the Qijiayan stronghold lost contact not long ago."

"Also, according to the latest news sent back from the Qijiayan stronghold, they seemed to have been bombarded by an armored train."

Kasahara Koizumi: "You mean, the armored train has been hijacked by the Eighth Route Army and fell into enemy hands, and the Eighth Route Army also used it to attack the locust army's stronghold?"

"Hi Yi!"

Nojiri Jiro nodded tremblingly and said, "Based on the information sent back from the Qijiayan stronghold, this is probably the case."

Kasahara Koizumi's face suddenly became extremely gloomy: "The large-scale strongholds of the Locust Army can deal with the Eighth Route Army without heavy firepower weapons without any problem, but they can't stop the heavy artillery attack of the armored train at all!
The artillery towers and bunkers of the Locust Army were completely immovable live targets in front of the heavy artillery of the armored train! "

"If the armored train really fell into the hands of the enemy, then it means that all the major strongholds of the Locust Army have fallen into the hands of the enemy."

"Hi!" Nojiri Jiro bowed his head again: "Although I am reluctant to believe it, we must prepare for the worst."

After a pause, the Japanese soldier changed the subject and continued, "If my speculation is true, I am even worried that the enemy's ambitions go far beyond this, and they may further attack the county town."

Kasahara Koizumi: "Are you saying that the damned Chinese Eighth Route Army will use the heavy artillery of the armored train to attack Yangquan County?"

Nojiri Jiro: "They may not necessarily attack Yangquan County, but will most likely attack Pingding County, because they don't have much time left.

At night, the armored train may be able to run rampant, but during the day, it will become a sitting duck for the Locust Air Force!"

Kasahara Koizumi nodded in agreement, and then ordered with a stern face: "Send a telegram to Hikawa-kun immediately, and tell him to be alert and guard against attacks by the Chinese Eighth Route Army! No matter what, we must hold out until dawn!"

"Hi Yi!"

Jiro Nojiri nodded suddenly and was about to send a telegram to convey the order of the regiment commander Kasahara Koizumi.

At this time, the captain of the Yangquan gendarmerie, Shunichi Yanagawa, suddenly rushed in from outside in a hurry.

The old devil walked up to Kasahara Koizumi, stood at attention, bowed, and said, "Colonel Kasahara, 10 minutes ago, a large number of Eighth Route Army soldiers suddenly appeared outside Yangquan County. Indistinctly, there seemed to be the sound of a train moving!"

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(End of this chapter)