Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 136 The dark moon and high wind kill the night!

"Old Li."

"We've figured it all out. The 1st Independent Mixed Brigade's base location hasn't changed, but the Japanese have added a new military depot nearby."

Kong Jie and Ding Wei walked to Li Yunlong together, and Kong Jie said to Li Yunlong.

"My reconnaissance squad was also near the Japanese field gas battalion and discovered a new Japanese military station."

Li Yunlong nodded and narrowed his eyes:
"It seems the Japanese have almost finished their repairs and their logistical supplies are in place. They may launch an attack along Tongpu Road in the near future."

The Japanese military depot is the base for the Japanese army to replenish necessary logistical supplies.

This so-called military station is more like a logistics warehouse. The supplies sent from the rear are usually stored here and distributed to various combat units as needed.

Ding Wei narrowed his eyes and said, "It doesn't necessarily mean an attack along the Tongpu Road. It could also be an attack on the Eighth Route Army in southeastern Shanxi."

Kong Jie nodded: "It's not impossible."

The National Army blocked the main force of the Japanese army on the front line, while the Eighth Route Army attacked the Japanese logistics supply lines in the rear and even killed the commander of the Japanese 20th Division.

Although the main force of the Second War Zone was still there, the Japanese army had already captured Taiyuan, the political, military and cultural center of Shanxi Province.

It is very likely that the Japanese army will now turn around and mobilize troops and combat supplies to attack and wipe out the Eighth Route Army.

Li Yunlong's eyes were cold and his smile was sinister.

"It doesn't matter whether the Japs want to attack the National Army or our Eighth Route Army."

"Even if the Japs want to come and celebrate your birthday, we can't let them have their way."

After finishing speaking, Li Yunlong looked at the watch on his hand:
"Check the time."

The guard next to them turned on the flashlight, and the three of them rolled up their sleeves at the same time and stretched out their right hands wearing watches.

"It's 4:15 in the morning, and there are still about two hours until dawn."

"We need to move quickly and try to complete the mission within two hours, then retreat."

Close combat and night combat are the forte of the Eighth Route Army. Once daybreak comes, the Eighth Route Army's advantages in surprise attack and night and close combat will be gone.

Coupled with the main reinforcements of the Japanese from Taiyuan and the Japanese air support, the consequences would be unimaginable if we were to be entangled by the Japanese.

"Row!"

Kong Jie and Ding Wei nodded at the same time.

"If there is any situation, please contact us by radio at any time."

The division headquarters took the initiative to lend Li Yunlong a radio and a radio operator, who accompanied Ding Wei and Kong Jie to facilitate instant communication.

In addition, Li Yunlong also equipped Ding Wei and Kong Jie's two regiments with four 4mm mortars and four 60mm mortars.

The first step is to strike first. A round of artillery bombardment first stunned the 1st Independent Mixed Brigade and confused the Japanese's judgment.

This was a supplement to the battle plan that Ding Wei made for Li Yunlong during the march. Li Yunlong thought it made sense, so he allocated 8 mortar batteries and 1 basic amount of artillery shells to Ding Wei and Kong Jie.

The New 31st Regiment still has 1 mortars and a basic amount of artillery shells, which are enough to bombard the Japanese camp.

"Set off."

Li Yunlong gave an order.

Ding Wei and Kong Jie immediately walked quickly towards their respective troops.

As the order was given, in the pitch-black night, the soldiers of the three regiments split into two groups. Thousands of figures and hundreds of big mules silently flowed down from the slopes and woods like a stream of black water, then split into two groups and slowly flowed towards their respective targets.

Because the reconnaissance squad had scouted the location and strength of the Japanese outposts in advance.

Therefore, the main force all bypassed the Japanese checkpoints from afar.

Each Japanese checkpoint was guarded by only one squad of Japanese soldiers, about 13 people, and one Type light machine gun.

At this time, the Japanese soldiers at the checkpoint were all sleeping soundly, so it was not difficult to deal with them, it was even very easy.

But no one can guarantee that there will be no accidental discharge of guns during the operation to eliminate the Japanese devils.

Once the gunshot is fired, the troops' whereabouts will be exposed.

In fact, if Li Yunlong's special forces had already been set up, the task of eliminating the Japanese checkpoints could be left to the special forces.

Of course, scouts can also do this kind of work, but their work is rather rough and not as delicate and elegant as that of special forces.

While marching, the second battalion commander ordered the engineers to dig mine pits and bury mines at the locations marked on the map.

Do not pull the rope of the buried mine first. Wait until the troops return along the road and then pull the fuse.

After burying the mines, these engineers did not join the main force, but moved to a place close to the checkpoint, waiting to attack the Japanese checkpoint to cover the retreat of the main force.

About an hour later, Li Yunlong led his troops to approach the camp of the Japanese field gas brigade.

In the darkness of the night, the Japanese camp was pitch black and silent. Li Yunlong raised his telescope to observe, but he could only see the tents in the camp.

According to the report from the soldiers of the reconnaissance squad, the Japanese soldiers on patrol and on guard were all dozing off.

Li Yunlong's mouth curled up slightly, thinking: "Now is the time when the devils are sleeping soundly, the moon is dark and the wind is strong, it's the perfect time to kill people."

After about 20 minutes, the temporary artillery battalion had already completed the construction of the artillery position.

The infantrymen of each battalion of the New 100st Regiment had also put on gas masks and were lying in ambush with their weapons about meters away from the edge of the Japanese camp.

In the dormant team, under each gas mask were pairs of eyes filled with murderous intent, and these pairs of eyes were all staring at the direction of the Japanese field gas brigade camp.

Zhang Dabiao led the guard platoon to join the battle and ambushed in the southeast corner of the Japanese camp.

The current situation reminded Zhang Dabiao of his dreams of Xifengkou. During the Xifengkou battle, Zhang Dabiao and his brothers from the 29th Army took advantage of the night to kill the Japanese sentries at the artillery position and sneaked into the Japanese artillery camp.

He first threw a grenade into the house, then went in with a big knife and chopped off the heads of the sleeping Japanese soldiers one by one.

That night, the night raid killed and hacked to death more than 200 Japanese artillerymen and killed a Japanese colonel. It was that night that Zhang Dabiao chopped off the heads of four Japanese soldiers and was promoted to platoon leader.

Most of his brothers who fought side by side with him died, and even his old mother was burned to death by the Japanese. Zhang Dabiao's only belief in life was to kill the Japanese.

"Tonight, I'm going to kill to my heart's content."

Zhang Dabiao held the PPSh submachine gun in his hand, with murderous intent in his eyes.

at the same time.

At the mortar position, radio operator Xiao Zhang approached Li Yunlong and reported in a low voice: "Commander, Commander Ding and Commander Kong just sent a signal. They are ready."

Zhao Gang was standing within 10 steps of Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong's expression was stern as he gave the order: "Pass on my order, fire flares and fire at the enemy camp."

Zhao Gang quickly gave orders to Wang Chengzhu, the temporary artillery battalion commander: "Fire flares and fire at the enemy camp."

"Fire flares!"

Wang Chengzhu immediately gave the order, and the four gunners immediately put four flares into the 4mm gun barrel.

"BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!"

Muzzle flashes flashed, and four flares were fired towards the Japanese field gas team camp. The sky above the Japanese camp was suddenly illuminated as bright as day.

It was still dark at this time and the surroundings were still pitch black. In the pitch-black night, even if the gunner held a telescope, he could not see clearly where the enemy's poison gas bombs and gas masks were piled in the Japanese camp.

但是林老板提供的60毫米和82毫米炮弹中，每10发炮弹就包含有1发燃烧弹和1发照明弹。

After Wang Chengzhu's test, the flares provided by Boss Lin were of very high quality. One flare can illuminate an area within a radius of 1 kilometer and last for 1 seconds.

The dazzling light illuminated the Japanese base and the surrounding wilderness as bright as day, and the more than 600 soldiers of the New 1st Regiment had nowhere to hide.

A Japanese camp with nearly a hundred tents appeared in the sight of the Eighth Route Army. The Japanese sentries at the edge of the camp also saw the Eighth Route Army ambushing 100 meters away.

But it also provides a shooting field of view for artillerymen preparing to fire.

"520 meters, one test shot, fire!"

"680 meters, one test shot, fire!"

"Distance 630 meters, artillery coverage, full-speed shooting!"

Wang Chengzhu divided the 31 mortars into three artillery companies, each with a different location.

Artillery Company 1 was responsible for using incendiary bombs to attack the Japanese tents where their gas masks were stored.

Artillery Company 2 was responsible for attacking the Japanese tents where they stored poison gas bombs with artillery shells and incendiary bombs.

Artillery Company 3 was responsible for bombarding the Japanese camp with howitzers, with a clear division of labor.

Each artillery battery is equipped with a mortar that fires flares, providing a constant source of vision for artillery and infantry.

"Da da da…"

The Japanese sentry was instantly targeted by concentrated fire and turned into a sieve.

After killing the Japanese sentry, the soldiers did not attack immediately, but waited quietly.

A single stone can cause a thousand ripples. The sound of gunfire instantly awakened the Japanese soldiers in the camp, followed by a chaotic commotion.

According to the impact point of the shells, experienced gunners quickly adjusted the firing parameters, and 28 mortars began firing at full speed.

One after another, 60mm and 82mm shells were like meteors, drawing arcs in the night sky and falling towards the Japanese camp.

In the middle of the camp, Lieutenant Colonel Tanaka Nobuzo, commander of the field gas battalion, had not even had time to put on his military coat. He just picked up his command knife and rushed out of the camp with an angry face.

Immediately afterwards, the whistling sound of artillery shells flew across the sky above the Japanese camp.

"Nani?"

"Shelling?"

Tanaka Nobuzo's face changed drastically, and he fell to the ground in a flash.

Almost at the same time when Tanaka Nobuzo fell down, a row of artillery shells fell into the camp.

"Boom boom boom boom..."

A series of explosions immediately occurred in the Japanese field gas battalion, and balls of dazzling red light and smoke almost enveloped the entire camp.

One of the 82mm shells landed in a tent near Nobuzo Tanaka. There was a loud bang, and more than ten artillerymen who had not yet gotten out suffered heavy casualties in an instant.

"idiot."

Seeing this scene, Tanaka Nobuzo was furious.

"Who dares to bombard the locust army in the middle of the night?"

"Why didn't the checkpoint find the enemy?"

Without too much time to think, Tanaka Nobuzo crawled into the central army tent and called the 1st Independent Mixed Brigade to ask for help.

Under the intensive artillery fire, the Japanese field gas brigade camp was in complete chaos.

(End of this chapter)