Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 200 This was a standard decapitation operation.

The old members of the New 1st Regiment were fine, and Xing Zhiguo was mentally prepared after reading the intelligence materials.

After listening to Zhao Gang's introduction, the new staff officers were immediately excited.

Detailed intelligence, a chance to kill the Major General of the Japanese Type A Division, and the price of 12 heavy artillery pieces...

You're going to make it so big right from the start, right?
Zhao Gang briefly and concisely explained the contents of the intelligence data, then took out a map and began to analyze it:
"We only have the opportunity to take action in places like Daguocun Airport to Shimen City, Shimen City to Shimen Station, Shimen Station to Yangquan Station, and Yangquan Station to Yangquan."

"Once Guan Yuanliu arrives in Shimen City or Yangquan City, we will have no chance to take action."

"Even if we have the opportunity to take action, it will be difficult for our soldiers to escape unscathed."

According to intelligence, after Guan Yuanliu flew from Peiping to Dagu Village Airport, he would first go to Shimen City to rest for one night.

Then the next day he took a train to Yangquan to take up the post of commander of the 39th Brigade.

Whether in Shimen City or YQ City, the New 1st Regiment will definitely not have the opportunity to take action.

Although the main force of the 39th Regiment under the 78th Brigade was annihilated and the regiment commander, Colonel Kobayashi Tsuneichi, committed seppuku to apologize, the 77th Infantry Regiment had already returned to Yangquan.

In a frontal combat situation, the New 1st Regiment is currently still unable to defeat a full-strength infantry regiment of a Type A division of the Japanese Army, let alone attack a city.

Currently, the New 2000st Regiment has more than 3600 people, while a fully-staffed infantry regiment of a Japanese Type A division has at least more than people.

Moreover, the Japanese can call for air support and reinforcements from other troops. The tactic of waiting for Sekigahara Roku to arrive in Yangquan and then attacking Yangquan will definitely not work.

After Zhao Gang finished his analysis, Li Yunlong nodded. Zhao Gang's military level has improved greatly compared to when he first arrived.

Li Yunlong glanced at everyone and said, "If you have any ideas, please feel free to speak up."

Although he already had a plan to kill Sekigahara Roku in his mind, Captain Li refused to say it. He wanted to see what everyone thought.

First, we need to see if the brains of these subordinates have rusted and whether they can use their brains when encountering problems.

Second, three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang. What if there is a better way?
Xiong Shanglin suddenly said, "I have a way to kill this Guanyuan Liu."

Li Yunlong asked, "Xiong Shanglin, what do you have in mind?"

Xiong Shanglin said, "We know it's easiest to kill Sekigahara Roku halfway. Sekigahara Roku and the devils protecting him must know that too, so they'll definitely be on high alert along the way, so we might not have a chance to kill him."

"There's a saying in military strategy: 'Attack the enemy by surprise, and they're caught off guard.'"

"Once Guan Yuanliu arrives in Yangquan City, things will be different. The old devils and the guards will definitely let down their guard."

"At this time, our men strapped bombs all over their bodies, waiting for an opportunity to approach Sekigahara Roku's car and blow him up."

"It will be easier to complete the mission if we have our people to cooperate. I am willing to carry out this mission of bombing the devils."

In Xiong Shanglin's view, there will always be sacrifices in the war of resistance, and it is worth it to exchange one life for 12 heavy artillery pieces and 3 bases of artillery shells.

We have already made enough money. If we can bring a Japanese major general along with us, it will be a huge profit.

"You're a special forces captain, you can't just sit there and do nothing." Li Yunlong scolded, "You don't play assassination that way."

"What if Sekigahara Roku suddenly changes his schedule and isn't on that train? Wouldn't that mean I've lost a great general in vain?"

Li Yunlong is well versed in the art of war. In fact, it is just like doing business, where everything depends on gains and losses.

It seems that exchanging Xiong Shanglin for Sekigahara Roku is a good deal, but Xiong Shanglin can play a greater role if he is still alive.

Of course, most of the soldiers in the New 1st Regiment would definitely volunteer to strap themselves on human bombs and exchange one for one with the Japanese major general.

There is indeed no better way that Li Yunlong would consider using this method. If there is a better way, Li Yunlong will definitely not use a human bomb.

"Yes, Captain." Xiong Shanglin realized his mistake, "I didn't think it through."

"Does anyone else have any ideas?" Li Yunlong looked at everyone. "Everyone, brainstorm. As long as we can kill this old devil, it will be fine."

Everyone was silent for a moment. It was okay for them to fight the Japanese on the battlefield, but it was really difficult for them to carry out assassinations.

Second Battalion Commander Chen Ziyuan said, "Commander, I have a plan."

Li Yunlong looked at the wise general Chen Ziyuan and said, "Second Battalion Commander, you go ahead."

"Just like last time, let's ambush and rob the military train that old devil Sekigahara Roku is riding on and see if we can capture him alive."

"Even if we can't capture him alive, killing this old devil will be fine."

Li Yunlong said, "That's one way, but there are so many trains on the Zhengtai Railway every day. How can we determine which train Guan Yuanliu is on?"

The reason we were able to successfully rob the Japanese military train last time was because the trains transporting Japanese military equipment were easy to identify.

This time, Boss Lin's intelligence information said that Sekigahara Roku's itinerary might be changed temporarily.

In fact, in order to prevent assassination, some important figures usually change their itineraries randomly to save their lives so as not to be caught by the enemy.

Zhao Gang said, "Sekigahara Roku's army train will definitely be protected by armored vehicles, so perhaps we can identify it from this."

Li Yunlong nodded and looked at everyone: "Is there any other solution?"

Wang Chengzhu's eyes were gleaming. "Commander, I have an idea. When this old devil's train enters Niangzi Pass, we will concentrate all our artillery fire to bombard Niangzi Pass Station and kill this old devil."

"If you're worried about safety, Captain, wait until the bombardment is over and send the infantry directly up to harvest the corn." "That would definitely kill Sekigahara Roku."

"Niangzi Pass was permanently garrisoned by a Japanese infantry battalion and a puppet army infantry battalion, with a total strength of approximately 1,600 men."

"Niangzi Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It would be difficult for the New 1st Regiment to take it alone, but this time we have the Independent Regiment and the New 3rd Regiment heading to the Jinzhong base together."

"On the way to the Jinzhong base, I recaptured Niangzi Pass and killed a Japanese major general."

"Headquarters will definitely commend us, and maybe even give us a collective second-class merit."

Everyone was eager to try it out and obviously agreed with Wang Chengzhu's approach.

But Li Yunlong shook his head: "This time our three regiments went to Jinzhong to establish a base, not to have a banquet. If we bring all our belongings with us to attack Niangzi Pass, we will have to walk an extra 100 kilometers. If we are pursued by the Japanese, we will lose a lot of our belongings. It's not worth it."

Zhao Gang laughed and said, "Captain, don't keep me in suspense. You already have a plan, right?"

Everyone's eyes immediately turned to Li Yunlong.

"That's right." Xing Zhiguo said with a smile, "When it comes to fighting, who has more clever ideas than you, the commander?"

Li Yunlong's eyes narrowed. "This time, we must teach the devils a lesson and let them know what special decapitation operations are."

Xiong Shanglin chuckled. It seemed that this mission would ultimately fall to the Blade Commando. "Captain, just tell me how we're going to do this."

Li Yunlong pointed at the map and said, "Staff Officer Zhao's analysis was absolutely correct."

"We only have a chance to kill Sekigahara Roku if we're halfway there."

"So, I plan to make my move on the road between the Daguo Village Airport in Shimen City and Shimen City."

As everyone looked puzzled, Li Yunlong explained the reasons for taking action here one by one:

"First, the Japanese 4th Division stationed in Shimen City was transferred last year. The Japanese th Guard Battalion is now stationed in Shimen City."

"This Japanese security force is a second-tier Japanese force with average combat effectiveness. The total strength is about 2000 people."

"Secondly, we currently have no means to threaten the Japanese aircraft. It's safe for the Japanese to fly to Shimen City. I don't think that old Japanese, Guan Yuanliu, will change the flight schedule."

"Third, once your special forces arrive near Shimen City, quickly scout the enemy situation and terrain."

"Bury the bomb on the road the Japanese must take from the airport to Shimen City, and detonate it with a detonator."

"Fourth, there are relatively few anti-Japanese troops active in Shimen City, and the Japanese defenses are relatively lax, making it easier to succeed."

"After blowing up Sekigahara Roku's vehicle, do not linger in the battle and immediately evacuate to the mountainous area to the northwest."

"As long as you get into the mountains quickly, the Japanese won't be able to do anything to you."

"After completing the mission, come directly to the Jinzhong base to find the regiment headquarters. I will provide your Blade Commando with a radio and a radio operator."

Xiong Shanglin quickly digested Li Yunlong's plan and agreed, saying, "Yes, the Blade Commando will complete the mission."

But at the same time, Xiong Shanglin pointed to the map and raised a question.

"Captain, once we take action here, the Japanese will definitely send out planes to search and track down our Blade Commando Team."

"I suggest that we equip our Blade Commandos with four 4mm mortars. While we're at it, we can use long-range artillery to blow up the enemy's runway, preventing them from sending out planes to chase and bomb us."

"That's a good suggestion." Li Yunlong nodded, quite satisfied with Xiong Shanglin's suggestion. "I'll give you four 4mm artillery pieces and several elite artillery company commanders to carry some artillery shells."

Although special forces need to be versatile, they need to be proficient in various skills such as driving, fighting, firing artillery and swimming.

But after all, the Blade Commando had only been selected for training and had only been officially established for less than half a month, so they had not had time to learn how to use mortars.

If you want to use mortars in battle, you can only send artillerymen to bring mortars and artillery shells with them.

The distance from Chenjia Village to Shimen City is about 200 kilometers, but fortunately the New st Regiment has hard-working and durable mules. All the loads can be carried by them, reducing the soldiers' marching loads and allowing them to maintain strong morale and combat effectiveness.

Wang Chengzhu's tone and eyes were full of expectation: "Captain, let me go. I promise not to hinder the Blade Commando's operations and obey Captain Xiong's command."

"Bombing Japanese airfields? I have experience in this. If we can blow up a few Japanese planes, we'll make a killing."

Afraid that Li Yunlong would disagree, Wang Chengzhu quickly added that it was he who led the artillery unit to blow up the Japanese Daixian Airport and earned a mountain artillery regiment.

Li Yunlong thought for a moment and agreed: "Okay, then you can take a few elite artillerymen and the Blade Commando with you."

Wang Chengzhu's expression brightened: "Yes."

Then, Li Yunlong looked at Xiong Shanglin again and said, "Now you are the captain of the special forces. You can't think in conventional ways when fighting. You must get used to thinking about tactics using the mindset of special operations. For example, this time, it was a standard special forces decapitation operation."

"Every special forces soldier is a treasure. I would be heartbroken and unable to sleep if I lost one, let alone losing a captain like you."

"If we were to trade the lives of our special forces soldiers for the lives of Japanese officers for every Japanese colonel or major general who came, wouldn't that be a huge loss?"

"Yes, Captain!" Xiong Shanglin said seriously, "I will definitely follow your instructions."

……

When I was writing this plot, I kept thinking of our four special forces soldiers a few years ago who beheaded a foreign major general and killed an entire enemy platoon. I pay tribute to the heroes.

(End of this chapter)