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

Chapter 95: The Japs take the initiative to attack, everything is under Li Yunlong's control
Kasahara Koizumi was immediately shocked: "What? A large number of Chinese Eighth Route Army soldiers appeared outside the city? Could it be that their target is not Pingding County, but Yangquan County?"

The Chief of Staff Nojiri Jiro beside him also looked extremely unhappy: "It seems to be the case now."

Kasahara Koizumi then asked the military police captain Yanagawa Shunichi, "Yanagawa-kun, how many Tubalu have arrived?"

Yanagawa Shunichi: "Outside the four city gates are Tubalu. The exact number of people is not clear, but a conservative estimate is at least 5000."

"More than 5000 people?"

Jiro Nojiri's face changed drastically when he heard this.

5000 people, that's at least a brigade.

Kasahara Koizumi also felt tremendous pressure.

Although the Eighth Route Army lacked heavy firepower weapons for attacking strongholds, its combat effectiveness should not be underestimated, especially its fighting will, which was comparable to that of the Japanese locust army and was completely incomparable to the Central Army or the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

Once they set their sights on a target, they will not give up easily, no matter how great the casualties.

Simply put, as long as the order does not change, the fight will continue until death.

Such an enemy is undoubtedly very terrifying.

Such a large number of fearless enemies are enough to pose a huge threat to Yangquan County.

After all, the real combat force in Yangquan City is actually only one infantry battalion, only the gendarmerie and the security regiment, which can be completely ignored.

Kasahara Koizumi asked reluctantly, "Yanagawa-kun, could you be mistaken? The Eighth Route Army is attacking the major strongholds of the Locust Army. How could they have extra troops to attack the county town?

In other words, before this, they had never attacked a heavily guarded county town. They took the initiative to attack Yangquan this time. Did they want to die? "

Jiro Nojiri next to him suddenly thought of something and said, "Captain, could this be a trick by the Eighth Route Army to confuse us? Perhaps their purpose is just to confuse us and pave the way for them to attack Pingding County."

Kasahara Koizumi nodded thoughtfully, and then said: "No matter what the damned Tubalu intends to do, this move is a huge provocation to our Great Japanese Locust Army."

"Pass my order, the First Battalion and the Security Corps, assemble immediately!"

After saying that, Kasahara Koizumi turned and walked out.

"Captain!" Nojiri Jiro quickly caught up and asked, "Where are you going?"

Kasahara Koizumi said in a deep voice: "At the railway crossing, I want to see the Tubalu outside the city with my own eyes!"

"What?" Nojiri Jiro quickly dissuaded him, "Isn't this a bit too risky? Captain, I'll go and I'll report to you in time if there's any situation."

"Nojiri-kun, you worry too much."

Kasahara Koizumi waved his hand confidently and said, "My safety will not be a problem. The Chinese who can kill me has not yet been born!"

After saying that, the old devil turned his head and looked at Liuchuan Shunyi beside him: "Liuchuan-kun, am I right?"

"Hi!" Yanagawa Shunichi immediately bowed his head to show his loyalty and said, "The military police will protect the personal safety of the colonel to the death!"

"Yoshi!"

Kasahara Koizumi walked out of the command center with a confident step, sat down on the sidecar of a three-wheeled vehicle parked at the door, and then headed straight for the railway crossing in Yangquan County under the escort of dozens of Japanese military police.

At this time, the entire Yangquan County was still immersed in sleep. Apart from the patrolling Japanese and puppet troops, there was no pedestrian on the streets.

In fact, since the Japanese army occupied Yangquan County, a large number of traitors and running dogs came to surrender, and Yangquan has ushered in a period of abnormal development.

Just because the war spread, the traitors, vendors, and ordinary citizens all smelled the smell of gunpowder in the air.

In addition, the Japanese imposed a curfew, so it was normal to see no pedestrians at night.

When Kasahara Koizumi, accompanied by Yanagawa Shunichi and a group of military police, climbed up the observation tower on the side of the railway crossing, he could see the situation outside the city at a glance.

It wasn't that the sky was getting brighter, but that the Eighth Route Army outside the city was frantically repairing fortifications in the east of the city and preparing equipment for siege.

Their actions were so brazen that, as the Japanese searchlights swept across, all their movements were naturally visible.

Kasahara Koizumi observed and said: "The damn Eighth Route Army is very cautious. Even if they are the attackers, they still strictly follow the infantry drill manual to meticulously build fortifications to prevent the locust army from counterattacking."

After a pause, the old devil changed the subject and continued, "By the way, Yanagawa-kun, didn't you say there was the sound of a train? Where is the train?"

Yanagawa Shunichi said: "The noise of the train was reported by the railway soldiers."

Kasahara Koizumi: "The armored train is not here. It seems that the armored train is not in the hands of the Tubalu, or their target is really not Yangquan County."

"But this commotion is quite big. There are at least 1000 people outside the railway crossing alone. Add in the other four gates, and the number of troops is indeed at least 5000."

After a pause, Kasahara Koizumi said with disdain: "However, this damned group of Eighth Route Army made a fatal mistake."

Yanagawa Shunichi asked in confusion: "The Tubalu made a fatal mistake? What mistake?"

Kasahara Koizumi: "The Art of War by Sun Tzu says, 'Don't pursue an enemy who is desperate, and when you besiege an enemy, leave a gap.' In simple terms, when you besiege an enemy, you should leave a gap for the enemy to break through.

As soon as the enemy sees hope of a breakthrough, they will seize the opportunity to break out, and their determination to fight to the death will be greatly reduced.

As long as an ambush is set up on the road to the gap, the most enemies can be eliminated at the lowest cost.

Surrounding the enemy from all sides without leaving any gaps like the Eighth Route Army did was the most foolish choice, which really brought shame to their ancestors.

As a Chinese, he has never even read the military tactics of his ancestors. "

"Hi!" Liuchuan Shunichi bowed his head heavily and flattered him, "These damned Tubalu are indeed stupid, but even if they leave a gap, the Locust Army will fight to the death and will not escape as deserters."

Kasahara Koizumi: "Of course. But holding out is not the style of the Locust Army."

Yanagawa Shunichi was stunned and said, "Colonel, do you mean... that we should take the initiative to attack?"

"Of course!" Kasahara Koizumi nodded in agreement and said, "Yanagawa-kun, haven't you heard that offense is the best defense?"

"As long as we defeat the Eighth Route Army, all the defensive pressure will be solved naturally."

Yanagawa Shunichi said with some concern: "But... the Locust Army's mobile force is only one battalion. Even if you add the regiment headquarters and all the personnel of the military police, there are less than 2,000 people.

As for the security team, they are totally useless at this time."

Kasahara Koizumi said: "2000 people are enough. When we first entered Shanxi, the Locust Army had only half a division, but it dared to attack the Chinese Army of more than 30 divisions. The Sakata Regiment even chased the two divisions of the Central Army and killed them so badly that they abandoned their armor and weapons and were completely defeated.

"There are only 5000 Tubalu now. Are you afraid, Liuchuan?"

Liuchuan Shunichi frowned and said, "But this is a different time. The Eighth Route Army is much more difficult to deal with than the Central Army and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

Why would the Locust Army abandon the sturdy city defense fortifications and fight to the death with the Eighth Route Army outside the city?

As long as we wait until daybreak, these damn Tubalu will naturally disperse."

Kasahara Koizumi's face was somewhat gloomy as he said, "Yanagawa-kun, my goal is not only to defend Yangquan, but also to inflict heavy damage on these damn Tubalu. When it gets light, these damn Tubalu will hide in the mountains. Where can I find a good opportunity to eliminate them?

Moreover, we only need to concentrate our superior forces and attack the Tubalu in one direction, and we will surely be able to severely damage them in a short period of time!"

"Hi Yi!"

Liuchuan Shunichi bowed his head heavily and dared not say anything more.

"Order! The security regiment will be divided into four groups to guard the four gates, the east, west, south and north. The first battalion, the military police, and the armored vehicle squadron will attack along the railway. Defeat the enemy outside the city within an hour!"

"Hi!" Yanagawa Shunichi bowed his head heavily, looking excited.

Normally, the gendarmerie's mission is to maintain local law and order, and the opportunities to gain military merit are limited, which means the opportunities for promotion are limited.

Naturally, he would seize this opportunity.

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at this time.

Li Yunlong was on the second floor of the command carriage, observing Yangquan County through a periscope.

At this time, the armored train was parked about 3 kilometers away from Yangquan County, with a mound of earth in between.

Therefore, the Japanese railway soldiers only vaguely heard the movement of the train through the noise coming from the rails, but did not find the train.

However, Li Yunlong was able to observe every move of the Japanese troops at the east gate of Yangquan County and the railway crossing through a periscope that was higher than the mound.

As for Ding Wei, Kong Jie, Cheng Xiazi and Xu Shengji, they had already led their troops to the city gates they were responsible for attacking.

Xu Yang simply became a hands-off boss. He was not very good at this aspect anyway, even though he had tactical concepts that were decades ahead of the world.

His strategic vision may be longer-term than Li Yunlong's, but his tactical command ability is far inferior to Li Yunlong's.

Political Commissar Zhao Gang's face was always very solemn, and he always felt that this action was very risky.

He walked up to Li Yunlong and asked, "Old Li, is there anything unusual?"

Li Yunlong said indifferently: "Even the brigade commander agrees with our action, what's so unusual about it?"

Zhao Gang: "I am mainly worried about the enemy's planes. It won't be long before daybreak. If we can't end the battle quickly and drag it out until the enemy's air force arrives, the situation will be bad."

Xu Yang said: "Political Commissar Zhao, your worry is unnecessary. Normally, the Japanese would not send out fighter planes at the first opportunity, but reconnaissance planes.

It takes at least half an hour for the Japanese reconnaissance plane to fly from Taiyuan Airport to the sky above Yangquan. Due to technical limitations, the Japanese reconnaissance plane is not equipped with a radio.

This means that even if the Japanese reconnaissance plane discovered us, it would not be able to report the situation immediately, but would have to return first and then report.

This round trip took at least an hour and a half, and now it's almost an hour and a half before dawn."

"If we still can't break into the city in three hours, then there's no point in fighting this battle."

Li Yunlong: "Can't we break into the city in three hours? If we can't take Yangquan County in three hours, I won't be the commander anymore."

"I'm coming!"

Speaking of this, Li Yunlong's expression suddenly became excited.

Zhao Gang asked in confusion: "What's coming?"

Li Yunlong: "The devils are coming! The devils are still as arrogant as ever. They can't stand the loneliness and rush out of the city to die."

Xu Yang also became excited: "How many devils are here?"

Li Yunlong: "It's not clear yet. The tail is still in the city. They have sent out tanks and armored vehicles. Even if they haven't sent out all of them, they are the main force."

After saying that, Li Yunlong quickly grabbed the phone and said, "This is the command car. Start the locomotive immediately and set off!"

Accompanied by a long "puff~~~" sound of air being released, the armored train that was originally parked on the rails began to move slowly.

The steel wheels rolled over the joints of the rails, making a 'click' sound from time to time, but the frequency was not fast.

If the Japanese railway soldiers had concentrated their attention, they would have been able to hear the movement on the other side of the tracks. Unfortunately, the Japanese took the initiative to attack, and the noise was quite loud, so it was impossible to hear the sound of the armored train starting.

The railway crossing in Yangquan County is a hole in the city wall, and there is no city tower on top of it.

Later, in order to facilitate transportation, a road was built next to the railway tracks.

Gradually, the nearby East Gate was abandoned, and the railway crossing became the main passage.

At this moment, one after another Type 95 light tanks and Type 94 dual-purpose road and rail armored vehicles were slowly driving out from the railway crossing.

Following behind were a large number of fully armed Japanese soldiers.

From the observation tower at the railway crossing during the Kasahara-Koizumi War, one could clearly see the majestic appearance of the armored vehicles.

In his opinion, the light and heavy machine guns of the Eighth Route Army were simply a joke. They were completely unable to penetrate the defensive armor of tanks and armored vehicles and were completely sitting ducks.

He was very careful about this battle!

The old Japanese was no longer thinking about how to defeat the Eighth Route Army outside the railway crossing, but was considering whether, after defeating the Eighth Route Army outside the city, he should sweep clockwise, like autumn maples sweeping away fallen leaves, and defeat all the Eighth Route Army outside the four gates in the east, south, west, and north in turn!
Through the illumination of the searchlight, Kasahara Koizumi clearly saw that the Eighth Route Army soldiers who were originally repairing fortifications outside the city had already entered the trenches one after another as their Great Japanese Locust Army took the initiative to attack.

However, due to the short time, the trenches dug were very shallow and could not even be called trenches.

At most, they dug some soil to use as a shelter.

Then, those Eighth Route Army soldiers could only half-crouch behind the mound of earth, unable to even hide their bodies. It looked so ridiculous.

Seeing this, the Chief of Staff Jiro Nojiri who came from the regiment headquarters could not help but sneer: "These Eighth Route Army soldiers really overestimate their own capabilities. Are they going to rely on these earthen fortifications that can only be used for squatting and shooting to block the attack of the Locust Army's armored forces?
They look really funny now.

However, their courage is very commendable, which makes them much stronger than the Central Army and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

If it were the Central Army or the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, they would have retreated long ago."

Kasahara Koizumi calmed down: "Don't underestimate the enemy, the bravery of the Eighth Route Army is comparable to that of the Imperial Army! Before this, they had launched suicide attacks on the armored forces of the Imperial Army many times using explosive packs or bundles of grenades.

And it succeeds time and time again!
If nothing unexpected happens, the damn Tubalu will come up with the same idea this time!"

After a pause, the old devil changed the subject and continued, "Order the armored vehicle squadron to line up in a row, with the Type 95 light tanks in front and the Type 94 dual-purpose road and rail armored vehicles in the back.

The tank's mission is to tear open the defense line, while the armored vehicle's mission is to block fire.

The infantry moved forward in coordination and killed all the Eighth Route Army soldiers who dared to launch suicide attacks! "

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(End of this chapter)