Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 359: Peaceful Battle!

"Li Yunlong has come to northwest Shanxi?"

Dagushan.

At the headquarters of the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, Chu Yunfei turned around suddenly with an incredible expression.

"Yes."

Chief of Staff Fang Ligong, who came to report, nodded in shock:

"Li Yunlong led his troops from central Shanxi to northwestern Shanxi, defeating all enemies along the way, capturing eight county towns along the Beitongpu Road and annihilating more than 8300 Japanese and puppet troops."

"hiss!"

Chu Yunfei took a deep breath and showed the same look of shock on his face as Fang Ligong.

"My brother Yunlong, there really is no battle he dares not fight."

Sun Ming's face showed shock and confusion. "The Japanese army in Taiyuan just watched Li Yunlong's troops capture the city along the Beitongpu Road? The Tongpu Road is the lifeline of the Japanese army. This time, Li Yunlong's troops must have caused considerable damage to the Tongpu Road."

"It's the main force of the Eighth Route Army in southeastern Shanxi."

Fang Ligong regained a bit of composure:
"The main force of the Eighth Route Army in southeastern Shanxi marched northward toward Taiyuan. Shinozuka Yoshio transferred all the main forces to Taiyuan."

Fang Ligong couldn't help but sigh:
"It's hard to imagine. At this time last year, the Eighth Route Army had only 30,000 to 50,000 troops, with inferior weapons and equipment and almost no logistical supplies. Only a year later, the Eighth Route Army's strength has reached a level that threatens Taiyuan."

At this point, Fang Ligong paused and continued, "If the Eighth Route Army continues to develop at this pace, I'm afraid it will be able to recapture Taiyuan in a year or two."

The shock on Chu Yunfei's face grew more intense: "The speed at which the Eighth Route Army is developing its military is truly terrifying!"

Sun Ming was shocked and said, "According to the Eighth Route Army's development speed, in another five, six, seven, or eight years, I'm afraid this world..."

Sun Ming didn't say the rest of the words, but Chu Yunfei guessed it instantly.

Sun Ming thought that the world might be ruled by the Communist Party.

Fang Ligong seemed to be thinking about something. He nodded first, then shook his head.

"I admit that the Eighth Route Army's development speed is indeed astonishing."

"But if the Eighth Route Army wants to conquer the world, it must first overcome the Japanese. The Japanese are now strong in both men and horses, and the Eighth Route Army's strength is still a little insufficient compared to the entire Japanese army."

"In as little as two to three months, or as long as six months, the Japanese army will inevitably gather heavy forces to launch an attack on northwest Shanxi or central Shanxi."

"Li Yunlong may not be able to withstand the Japanese attack."

The Japanese army is still too strong now. The Chinese army is having a relatively good time in Shanxi, North China, because the Eighth Route Army has won several victories.

However, the Japanese offensives in central and southern China were almost unstoppable, and the country looked doomed.

Even the vice president of the National Government openly defected to the Japanese and established the so-called Wang Puppet Regime, under the euphemism of saving the country in a roundabout way.

Chu Yunfei's expression also became serious.

"Where is Li Yunlong's regimental headquarters?" Chu Yunfei asked.

The last time Li Yunlong sent a mountain artillery company and ammunition to northwest Shanxi, he passed through Chu Yunfei's defense zone.

Li Yunlong sent a telegram to Chu Yunfei to say hello.

He was not afraid that Chu Yunfei would do anything because after the troops arrived in northwest Shanxi.

The logistical supplies for Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment had to pass through the Eighth Route Army's defense zone.

"There is no information on this at the moment." Fang Ligong shook his head.

Although the 358th Regiment had good intelligence capabilities, it was not able to figure out the location of the New st Regiment's headquarters so quickly.

"Send a telegram to Brother Yunlong and tell him that I want to visit him." Chu Yunfei said to the other party.

"Yes, Commander." Fang Ligong nodded.

……

Ping'an County.

Located in northwest Shanxi, it is an unknown small county town.

It's cloudy today with northwest wind.

On the positions around the county town.

The checkpoints outside the city are gone, replaced by Japanese soldiers squatting on the city wall. Riflemen and machine gunners are holding rifles and machine guns, staring outside with serious expressions.

"What happened to these devils and traitors today?"

Seeing this scene, the people around Ping'an County were very confused. As soon as it got dark at night, the Japanese and puppet troops retreated into the city.

As soon as the sun rose, the Japanese and puppet troops would leave the city, pile up sandbags on the main roads and small paths outside the city, set up machine guns and plunder the people entering and leaving the city.

He was so arrogant and domineering that he looked like an Eighth Route Army soldier to everyone he met, and he even wanted to skin the dogs that passed by.

But at this moment, the Japanese and puppet soldiers were running on the horse road along the city wall, carrying ammunition boxes, looking as if they were facing a great enemy.

"What else can I do?"

The news that Li Yunlong of the Eighth Route Army from Jinzhong had come to northwest Shanxi and recaptured eight county towns on the way had already spread. A middle-aged man in a long gown and glasses said:
"Eighth Route Army Corps Commander Li Yunlong has arrived in northwest Shanxi with his main force. I guess Commander Li is going to attack Ping'an County!"

"real or fake?"

The people around were skeptical.

"Look, someone's coming over there!"

An old man pointed to the distance and said.

Everyone looked in the direction of the finger and saw a large group of people pouring out from the corner of the mountain in the distance, and soon they were all over the mountain.

"Is this the Eighth Route Army?"

“This is not the Eighth Route Army.”

Chinese people always like to watch the fun.

I heard that the Eighth Route Army is going to attack Ping'an County.

Men and women of all ages from all around Pianguan County walked dozens of miles to watch the fun.

Soon, the local people of Ping'an County came to greet them. When they learned that it was really Li Yunlong who led the main force of the Eighth Route Army to attack the county, the local people of Ping'an County immediately smiled with joy.

"Haha, the damned Japs and the traitors have also suffered this day?"

"Where's the Eighth Route Army?"

After half an hour, there was still no sign of the Eighth Route Army. All that came were ordinary people, crowding the several hills around Ping'an County. There were no less than 100,000 people all over the mountains and plains.

far away.

The Eighth Route Army's advance reconnaissance troops appeared on the road at the corner of the mountain.

"Here they come! The Eighth Route Army is here."

On the hilltop, the eagerly awaited people were dancing with joy.

Some people even cried with joy.

In order to establish their authority, the Japanese devils and puppet troops committed all kinds of atrocities in Ping'an County, including slaughtering villages, stealing food, burning, killing, looting, raping women, and doing all kinds of evil things.

Seeing the arrival of the main force of the Eighth Route Army, the folks of Ping'an County knew that today was the time for revenge!
“What a big car.”

"What is this iron sheet?"

“It’s called a tank!”

"This cannon is much bigger than the Japanese infantry guns, isn't it?"

After the reconnaissance troops passed by, the people of Ping'an County saw large trucks pulling heavy artillery and mountain cannons, and tanks, appear in their sight.

"Is this Captain Li's unit?"

As they approached Ping'an County, there was an open area around the county, and the troops of the new regiment quickly dispersed.

Seeing weapons that were more powerful than those of the Japanese and soldiers who were stronger than those of the Japanese, a girl named Xiuqin and her fellow villagers suddenly widened their eyes.

"The Japs are going to be in trouble today."

The villagers' faces were full of anticipation as they thought so.

at the same time.

At the gate tower of Ping'an County's city wall, Major Ishibashi, the captain of the Ping'an County Military Police, was sweating profusely as he held up a telescope and watched the elite Eighth Route Army appear in the distance. After observing for about a few minutes, he said solemnly to the people behind him:

"About 1,500 Eighth Route Army soldiers. The Eighth Route Army has deployed trucks, heavy artillery, and tanks. We request immediate air support from the headquarters."

"Hi."

The telegraph operator suddenly lowered his head, a ticking sound was heard, and a message was transmitted to the distance along the radio waves.

(End of this chapter)