Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 29 An unexpected surprise!

Early the next morning.

Li Yunlong took the acting platoon leader Zhang Dabiao and guard Zhang Hu with him and left the position. The three of them disguised themselves as ordinary people and headed towards Dai County to scout the terrain.

Dai County is located to the north of China's right-wing defense line, and the position of the New 30st Regiment is more than kilometers away from Dai County.

However, the three of them rode on the captured Japanese military horses and reached the target highway in less than two hours.

Li Yunlong ordered the soldiers and horses to be tied to a hidden woods and ordered Zhang Hu to stay there to guard it. Li Yunlong took Zhang Dabiao to the highway to scout the terrain.

Not long after, Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao arrived at the highway.

Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao lay in the grass, raised their binoculars and looked towards the direction of the highway.

Li Yunlong observed the terrain for a while, put down the binoculars, and asked, "Zhang Dabiao, how did the 29th Army, where you used to be, usually fight?"

"Report to the leader."

Zhang Dabiao also put down the telescope and said:
"The 29th Army's combat was actually very similar to that of our Eighth Route Army. The main thing was to quickly approach the enemy and then take them by surprise and attack them when they were unprepared."

"For example, in the Battle of Xifengkou, the 29th Army's broadsword team quietly sneaked into the Japanese camp and rushed into their barracks. The Japanese were caught off guard in their sleep and fell into complete panic and chaos. In that battle, the broadsword team not only defeated the larger force with fewer troops, but also fully utilized the advantages of darkness and surprise attack, completely defeating the entire Japanese camp in a short period of time. In that battle, I killed 9 Japanese soldiers and was promoted from a private to a squad leader."

He killed 9 Japanese devils in one battle. This was why Li Yunlong admired Zhang Dabiao and brought him by his side to train him.

Although the New 1st Regiment is now somewhat wealthy, it does not need to fight hand-to-hand with the Japanese in normal times.

But deep down, Li Yunlong is actually a soldier with a classical temperament who admires cold weapons.

If Zhang Dabiao hadn't braggarted.

Old Li estimated that except for himself, no one in the entire New 1st Regiment could be a match for Zhang Dabiao in a one-on-one cold weapon duel.

Li Yunlong nodded. "The 29th Army's combat effectiveness was indeed strong in the past few years. Aside from being inferior to the Japanese in equipment, their individual soldier skills and tactics were indeed on par with the Japanese elite. However, since the 29th Army's expansion two years ago, its combat effectiveness has declined rapidly."

"That's true. The 29th Army has increased in strength, but its combat effectiveness has not kept pace."

Zhang Dabiao laughed at himself:
"The 29th Army, with a total strength of 10, failed to hold out for even a month under the fierce attack of the Japanese invaders and lost North China."

Speaking of this, we have to say that Principal Chang was played around by the Japanese.

After the September 18th Incident, Japan did not stop its aggression, but planned to continue to encroach on China.

By 1935, the Japanese ambitions had become very clear, and North China became Japan's next target.

In order to realize "North China Autonomy", the Japanese agreed to let Song Zheyuan, a general of the "Northwest Army", serve as the commander of the Pingjin garrison. The purpose was to use the fact that Song Zheyuan was not a direct descendant of President Chang to force him to declare "North China Autonomy" and thus become a puppet of Japan.

In the end, Song Zheyuan was unwilling to give up his territory. He did not want Principal Chang to control North China, nor did he want the Japanese to control it.

So when the Japanese launched the July 29 Incident and attacked North China, the main force of the Chinese army in the vast North China was only Song Zheyuan's 10th Army with troops.

Before other Chinese troops had time to send large numbers of troops to North China, North China had already been captured by the Japanese army.

"Don't talk about this."

Li Yunlong pointed to the road ahead and said:
"Da Biao, if our Eighth Route Army were to ambush the Japanese transport convoy on the highway here, what would you think?"

"Captain." Zhang Dabiao was shocked. "Are you planning to ambush the Japanese transport team here?"

"That's right." Li Yunlong raised his eyebrows. "Why, you don't think it's okay?"

Zhang Dabiao said: "Commander, the terrain here is too flat. There is no condition to ambush the Japanese transport team."

Just then, some buzzing sounds were heard in the sky.

The two men hurriedly raised their binoculars and saw three Japanese planes flying in formation from the southwest.

When the Japanese plane was about to fly overhead, the two men quickly lowered their heads and hid in the grass to avoid being seen by the Japanese pilot.

If the Japanese planes dropped a burst of machine gun bullets or aerial bombs, they could blow people into pieces. Zhang Dabiao continued, "Look, Commander, this road is located in the Xinzhou Basin. The road follows the Yihutuo River. There are either rivers or flat land on both sides of the road. It is not suitable for an ambush."

Li Yunlong nodded. "There are also Japanese planes in the sky conducting reconnaissance. How can we hide under their noses? It's also a big problem. And once the battle starts here, the Japanese planes will rush to reinforce us, and the casualties of our troops will be heavy."

On the front line, the Japanese planes could cause more than a thousand casualties to the National Army every day.

In this ambush, we must also take the Japanese aircraft reinforcements into consideration.

At this moment, a buzzing sound was heard in the sky again. The two men first took a look through the telescope, and then quickly hid.

"This is wrong!"

After the roar of the Japanese planes faded away, Li Yunlong raised his head and narrowed his eyes:
"Da Biao, this is the nth wave of Japanese planes we have seen?"

Zhang Dabiao replied, "Commander, this is the third wave of planes flying over our heads, all heading in the same direction."

Li Yunlong then asked, "How high do the Japanese planes usually fly?"

Zhang Dabiao: "It has to be at least 1000 meters."

Li Yunlong asked, "How high was the Japanese plane just now?"

Zhang Dabiao: "It's only a few hundred meters, and the Japanese plane seems to be losing altitude during its flight..."

At this point, Zhang Dabiao seemed to have thought of something and whispered, "Captain, there might be a Japanese airport nearby..."

Li Yunlong whispered, "It's not impossible. There's no battlefield in the direction the Japanese planes are heading. Let's follow them and see."

Zhang Dabiao: "Yes!"

The two men got up from their hiding place, then returned to where the horses were tied. The three of them rode on their horses and chased in the direction of the Japanese plane.

As soon as they heard the approaching Japanese planes, the three men immediately dismounted and hid.

More than an hour later, Li Yunlong clearly felt that there were more Japanese planes around, so he asked General Hu Zi to tie up his horse in a small forest.

Then he took Zhang Dabiao on a reconnaissance on foot.

On the way to reconnaissance, Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao met a fellow villager. According to the fellow villager, many Japanese planes could be seen every day recently.

The time when the Japanese planes appeared coincided with the time when the Japanese army attacked Gangxian and Yuanping Town.

After another hour of reconnaissance, Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao finally found the Japanese airport.

The two men scrambled to a position 600 meters away from the airport for reconnaissance, their bodies covered with dead grass.

A simple airport appeared in the field of view of the telescope. On the runway, Japanese ground crew were loading bombs on Japanese planes.

"The damn Japanese actually secretly built an airport here?"

"Zhang Dabiao, draw the terrain and firing points of the Japanese airport so I can count how many Japanese planes there are."

Li Yunlong looked very happy.

Although the New 1st Regiment wanted to wipe out the Dike Detachment, it did not have the extra manpower and firepower to attack the Japanese airport.

But we can let the brother troops do it.

After destroying this Japanese airport, the pressure on the National Army on the front will be suddenly reduced.

The lack of eyes in the sky for the Japanese will make it easier for the Eighth Route Army to carry out guerrilla warfare in northern Shanxi, and will deal a heavy blow to the Japanese's arrogance.

Zhang Dabiao: "Yes, leader!"

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