Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 191 Information leaked!

That night, Li Yunlong and Zhong Zhicheng led the New 1st Regiment to Wuxiang under the cover of darkness.

Now that the New 1st Regiment has become wealthy, Li Yunlong's character has also become much more restrained. For example, he has repeatedly told himself not to do things that violated discipline, such as disobeying orders from superiors and allowing soldiers to rob food, otherwise he would be dismissed and his huge fortune in the New 1st Regiment would be given to others.

So before the troops set off, Li Yunlong sent a signalman to deliver a combat plan to the brigade headquarters, telling the brigade commander about the New 1st Regiment's combat operations tonight.

Doing so was definitely against procedure, but Li Yunlong had an opportunity to lead the entire regiment to act independently.

Even if his superiors did not agree with this combat operation, Li Yunlong had the right to act independently.

Once they arrive at the Jinzhong base, they will be able to swim freely in the vast sea and fly freely in the sky, so Li Yunlong plans to use the opportunity to act independently before leaving the Jinzhong area.

The New 30st Regiment's base was more than kilometers away from Wuxiang County. After a forced march for most of the night, the troops arrived outside Wuxiang County.

Shortly after the Japanese invaded Wuxiang County, the defenses inside and outside the city were insufficient, and there were not even artillery towers or bunkers.

However, according to intelligence, the Japanese had already planned to build bunkers and artillery towers inside and outside the city, and even to reinforce the battlements of the city walls.

So Li Yunlong planned to eliminate this group of Japanese devils before they completed their fortifications.

Before the war, Li Yunlong personally went to Wuxiang to scout the terrain and enemy situation. He personally talked to the people who were familiar with Wuxiang County, and learned about the enemy's troop deployment in the city through local party organizations and the rebellious puppet army. He sent the Sharp Blade Commando and the reconnaissance platoon's reconnaissance experts into the city to repeatedly reconnoiter the grain depot, arsenal and the Japanese gendarmerie headquarters.

He knew almost everything about the deployment of the Japanese and puppet troops in Wuxiang County.

At the same time, Li Yunlong and Zhong Zhicheng also made detailed calculations of the direction, time and route of the possible enemy reinforcements, and dispatched two companies of troops and an engineering platoon with S mines and explosives to monitor and block the possible attack directions of the enemy reinforcements in Qinxian and Yushe.

In a hidden position, Wang Hongcai, the reconnaissance platoon leader, said to Li Yunlong, "Commander, Wuxiang County is just ahead."

Li Yunlong raised the telescope and looked at the city wall. It was pitch black.

According to intelligence, Wuxiang County has four walls, and each wall is defended by a squad of Japanese soldiers and a platoon of puppet troops, about 1 people.

There are 5 light machine guns and 1 heavy machine gun on each city wall, with strong firepower.

Li Yunlong raised his wrist, and Zhang Hu next to him immediately turned on the flashlight and covered the light.

With the help of the flashlight, Li Yunlong looked at the time. It was 3: in the morning.

Li Yunlong called Wei Qiang, Xiong Shanglin, and Wei Qiang to his side and asked in a low voice, "It will be dawn in three hours. Are you all ready?"

The three of them whispered in unison, "We're ready."

Li Yunlong nodded: "Action."

"Yes."

Immediately, Xiong Shanglin, Wei Qiang and Wang Hongcai led the Sharp Blade Commando, the Special Service Company's assault platoon and the reconnaissance platoon towards the north city wall.

In order to facilitate the movement, the soldiers all wore the uniforms of the Japanese and puppet troops and were equipped with a translator who could speak Japanese.

The Blade Commandos all carried STG44 assault rifles, while the soldiers of the special forces company's assault platoon and reconnaissance platoon all carried PPSh submachine guns.

Soon, the soldiers reached the city wall under the cover of night. The Wuxiang County City was four or five meters high.

There was a Japanese infantry company, a Japanese military police, and a battalion of puppet troops stationed in the county town, with a total strength of about 800 people.

The combat effectiveness of the puppet army was very weak. The original body of this puppet army camp was a ragtag army of the National Army. In the combat sequence of the National Army, it was just a second-rate unit, only slightly stronger than the National Army security forces.

At the foot of the city wall, Yang Xiyuan, a soldier of the 2nd Combat Team of the Blade Commando, was nicknamed Monkey because of his thin stature, intelligence, and agility.

Yang Xiyuan had several ropes wrapped around his body and made a sign to Xiong Shanglin to indicate that he was ready.

Xiong Shanglin gave Yang Xiyuan a thumbs up, indicating that he could take action.

Yang Xiyuan nodded immediately. Under the shocked gazes of the soldiers from the reconnaissance platoon and the special forces company's assault platoon, Yang Xiyuan used both feet to climb up along the smooth stone wall of the city wall, as agile as a monkey.

Soon, Yang Xiyuan arrived at the battlement of the city wall. He first carefully stuck his head out of the battlement to observe the enemy situation.

After confirming that there was no one within a dozen meters, he pushed himself up with both hands and jumped onto the city wall. The moment his feet landed on the ground, it was like stepping into a pile of cotton, without making any sound at all.

Yang Xiyuan let go of the dozens of kilograms of rope on his body, and then knocked out the two dozing puppet soldiers who were responsible for defending this section of the city wall.

As for the Japanese, they were all asleep in the tower above the city gate, their snoring carrying far away. After confirming it was safe, Yang Xiyuan fixed the grappling hook on the battlement and lowered the rope to the bottom of the wall.

At this height, for the Blade Commandos who have undergone professional climbing training, they can hook the battlements by throwing a grappling hook upwards from the bottom of the city.

but!

The location of the Japanese and puppet troops was unknown under the city wall. The moment the claw hook touched the city wall, it would make a ding-ding-ding sound. In the silent night, even the slightest sound would be very abrupt, and it would be a pity if you were discovered by the enemy while climbing the city wall.

Not only would the entire combat operation come to nothing, but even the soldiers climbing the city wall would be completely exposed to the Japanese machine gun fire, with disastrous consequences.

The soldiers climbed up the city wall by grabbing the ropes, then dropped the grappling hook from the other side and entered the city along the inner wall.

The whole process took less than 6 minutes, and more than 100 soldiers successfully climbed over the city wall and entered the city.

Not long after the soldiers climbed over the city wall and entered the city, Zhang Dabiao led the guard company to the foot of the city wall and climbed up along the grappling rope.

……

at the same time.

In Wuxiang County, deep inside the prison cell of the Japanese military police headquarters.

A body tied to a cross, covered in blood, said weakly, "Stop, stop hitting me. I, surrender."

This person was none other than Zhang Yanshou, the commander of the 2nd Company of the puppet army who was instigated by Wang Hongcai to defect. He was arrested and severely beaten in the gendarmerie prison because of a betrayal by his confidant.

It was only after Zhang Yanshou heard that the other party was Li Yunlong's subordinate that he decided to give the city defense intelligence to the Eighth Route Army, to make amends and leave himself a way out.

But I didn't expect that the damn deputy company commander would report it.

About 10 minutes later, the Japanese Military Police Headquarters.

The Japanese second lieutenant in charge of the execution hurriedly reported to the military police captain, Major Tanaka Takeo, who was sitting behind the square table:
"Major Tanaka, Zhang Yanshou has confessed. The New 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army will attack Wuxiang County tonight."

Upon hearing this, Major Tanaka, who was sitting firmly on his chair with a cold and fierce expression, suddenly stood up and said in shock, "What?"

"The Eighth Route Army, New 1st Regiment, is going to attack Wuxiang County tonight?"

Major Tanaka was naturally well-known for the name of the New 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army. Even his division commander and brigade commander were killed by this New 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army.

Major Tanaka wanted to strengthen the defense of Wuxiang County to prevent the New 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army from attacking Wuxiang County.

But what you fear will come true. The work of strengthening the defense of Wuxiang County had just begun when it came under attack.

"Is this information true?"

Major Tanaka asked with a gloomy face, if it was really the New 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army attacking the city, then Wuxiang County would probably be in great danger.

The Japanese second lieutenant lowered his head and spoke hurriedly: "Hey, Zhang Yanshou said so. He said that at 4: this morning, the main force of the Eighth Route Army will attack from the South Gate."

"Zhang Yanshou led the 2nd Company of the Locust Army to open the South City Gate. They should cooperate with the Eighth Route Army and allow them to enter the city."

Major Tanaka glanced at his watch with an ugly expression: "Damn it!"

"It's already 4 a.m., and the main force of the New st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army has most likely already surrounded Wuxiang County."

Even the Yangquan City defended by the brigade headquarters was breached by the Eighth Route Army, not to mention the Wuxiang County City, which had less manpower and firepower than Yangquan?

"Captain, I have a plan!"

A staff officer nearby said in a deep voice, "Why don't we use their strategy against them? At 4: in the morning, we can open the city gates, let the Eighth Route Army into the city wall, and wipe them out in one fell swoop!"

Major Tanaka looked at the Japanese second lieutenant and asked in a deep voice, "How did Zhang Yanshou communicate with the Eighth Route Army?"

"Use a flashlight," the Japanese second lieutenant said. "Zhang Yanshou flashed a three-long, two-short flash signal on the city wall, and the Eighth Route Army outside responded with a two-short, three-long flash signal."

"Yoshi!" Major Tanaka said coldly, "Order the troops to prepare for battle at the South Gate. Once the main force of the Eighth Route Army enters the city wall, open fire immediately."

The Japanese staff officer and the Japanese second lieutenant all bowed their heads: "Hi!"

(End of this chapter)