vrcanaries Chapter 623 We only have 6 days and must solve all problems within 6 days!
Chapter 623 We only have 6 days and must solve all problems within 6 days!
Kong Jie objected somewhat weakly: "College student, if we confront the devils for a long time, the devils in Fu'an County will definitely not sit idly by and wait for death. They will immediately confiscate the food rations of the people, and then the people will face the dilemma of having no food to eat."
"According to the nature of the Japanese, they will not care about the lives of ordinary people. I am afraid that many people will starve to death! The situation I just mentioned is not just likely to happen, but will definitely happen. If this is the case, I, Kong Jie, would rather not fight this battle."
Li Yunlong also felt a huge pressure. He thought about what Kong Jie said and thought that nearly 20,000 civilians would die in this war. This was a very scary number. Behind this number were lives, and even Li Yunlong felt that it was very heavy.
"College student, our blockade of Fu'an County must have a time limit, and it must not affect the survival of the people in the city. Even if I am accused of being soft-hearted, I, Li Yunlong, do not agree to do this. I don't want to take over a lifeless and empty city. I believe that even if Old Zhao were here, he would firmly oppose it."
The situation suddenly came to a stalemate. Lin Zhenhua could not come up with any good solution at the moment. Li Yunlong and Kong Jie did not want to engage in street fighting with the Japanese. For now, they could only surround the city without attacking, and eliminate the Japanese firepower points bit by bit. As for when to attack the city, they could only wait and see. The longest waiting time would not exceed six days. Once it exceeded six days, the people would run out of food at home.
Zhao Gang at the base also expressed strong opposition after learning of Lin Zhenhua's plan. Lin Zhenhua had no choice but to change the confrontation time from six days to three days. If the Japanese did not make any move within three days, he would have no choice but to order a violent attack.
At the headquarters of the Saito Brigade in Fu'an County, Major General Saito Jiro was nervously awaiting a reply from the Taiyuan Command. After waiting for nearly two hours, he finally received a call back from the Taiyuan Command, which contained only four words: "Hold your position." This made Saito Jiro's face so gloomy that water seemed to drip out of it, and he almost couldn't help but burst into a curse.
But he had to carry out the command from the headquarters, so he could only suppress his anger to prevent his subordinates from reporting him. He knew that the headquarters had someone arranged in the brigade headquarters. The last time he said a few bad words, he was severely reprimanded. After learning from his mistakes, he would never do such stupid things again.
"General, the headquarters is determined not to give us any support. With our current strength, it is very difficult to defend Fu'an County. After the enemy took over the outer defense line this morning, they did not immediately start attacking the city. Instead, they used their fighter planes and artillery to clear our firepower points. Many of our firepower points have been blown up by the enemy. The situation is very bad."
"Before, the headquarters promised us air support, but until now, the air support has not arrived. I think the headquarters can no longer mobilize extra fighters. This should be related to the capture of Guxian County. The main force of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army successfully captured Guxian County at nine o'clock this morning and drove our main force out."
"For His Excellency the Commander, once the county seat of Guxian is breached, Taiyuan City will directly face a huge threat. The Commander will definitely make the defense of Taiyuan City his top priority. The news I heard from Tongliao also confirms this." Kitamura Ichiro bowed and reported with a distressed look on his face.
Even if Saito Jiro knew this, he couldn't change the current unfavorable situation. He replied bitterly: "Your Excellency the Commander has already made a choice. Ping'an and Fu'an counties cannot be defended. All the main forces have been transferred to Shuiquan County. Even we have contributed two battalions. The troops that my brigade can really use to defend Fu'an County are only 3000. I originally wanted to rely on the outer defense line to hold out for a few more days, but I didn't expect that it was completely breached by the enemy in just one morning, and the defenders were all killed!"
"In order to confuse the enemy outside the city, I specifically had the puppet army change into the uniforms of the imperial soldiers, but such a thing cannot be concealed for long. Once the enemy launches a general attack, we will not be able to hold out for long. Even if we use those Chinese civilians as human shields, it will only increase some casualties of the Chinese army. It is impossible to force the enemy to withdraw."
"We will definitely lose this battle. The most hateful thing is that the Navy Red Deer withdrew their air force at this time, which caused a drastic change in the air power between the enemy and us. Otherwise, we would not be stuck like we are now."
After a few complaints, Saito Jiro gradually calmed down. He knew that complaining would not solve the problem. He needed to find a solution as soon as possible and not let the entire brigade be ruined. He no longer had the enthusiasm of the previous years. He had completely calmed down. For the sake of his family, he had to ensure that he had enough strength, otherwise he would definitely be abandoned.
"Mr. Kitamura, have someone contact Li Yunlong immediately. If he delays the attack on the city by one day, we will release 1000 Chinese civilians. Otherwise, we will execute Chinese civilians every day. I believe Li Yunlong will agree to this condition. Our only way now is to delay time. There is no other way. I believe the situation will soon turn around. As long as the three reinforcement divisions arrive, our current predicament will be solved."
Ichiro Kitamura felt that Saito Jiro's idea was a bit risky. He thought that no matter how stupid Li Yunlong was, he would not agree to it. Anyway, if he were in Li Yunlong's position, he would definitely not agree to it.
However, Saito Jiro's order had to be carried out, so he immediately arranged for someone to contact Li Yunlong and put forward the conditions. As for whether Li Yunlong would agree in the end, he really didn't know, so he could only wait for Li Yunlong's reply.
After receiving the conditions sent by the Japanese, Li Yunlong immediately informed Lin Zhenhua and Kong Jie. The three of them immediately started a heated discussion, but no one convinced anyone else.
"Old Li, we must not agree to the Japs' conditions. The main force of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army has already captured Guxian County this morning. We have formed a two-pronged attack on the Japs. The Japs are now forced to fight on two fronts. Such a good opportunity is not easy to come by. We must not continue to confront the Japs. We must make a breakthrough as soon as possible."
"I strongly disagree with the college students' desire to confront the devils. What we need now is a quick victory. The Shanxi Suiyuan Army failed to capture Guxian County, which resulted in a delay of nearly two months. This is absolutely unbearable for us."
"Not to mention that the Japanese headquarters has already noticed us, and they will definitely find ways to send reinforcements to the Japanese 12th Army. According to the information forwarded by Chu Yunfei, two divisions of troops will arrive in six days. By then, the Japanese can withdraw and attack all the way."
"If my guess is correct, the first target of attack will be the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. Facing the counterattack of the main force of the devils, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army may find it difficult to withstand it. When the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army is defeated, we will really be alone."
"The Japanese can mobilize all the forces they can mobilize at this time to calmly launch a counterattack against us. I don't think we can withstand the all-out counterattack of the Japanese 12th Army with our current strength. I think we should capture Fu'an and Shuiquan counties within six days, without giving the Japanese any time to react. Even if there are heavy casualties in the process, we must capture these two counties." Kong Jie persuaded again with a sincere look on his face.
Li Yunlong put down the tea bowl in his hand and retorted angrily: "Lao Kong, I am actually more anxious than you, but it is useless. The Japs are much more difficult to deal with than we thought. If we fight the Japs in the streets now, we have to send in another regiment. We only have the strength of three regiments in total. If we throw all of them in to attack the three counties, the remaining troops may find it difficult to defend the three counties. By then, the Japs can directly cut off our retreat. Let alone taking over the Shuiquan Oilfield, I am afraid it will be difficult for us to protect ourselves!"
"Don't think I'm exaggerating. What I'm saying is completely true and may happen in the future. We have tanks, cannons, and planes, and the Japanese have them too. And the number of them is much greater than ours."
"The reason why we have the advantage in these aspects is because the Japanese have set up too big a stall. If we really let the Japanese go all out to deal with us, we will not be able to expand the territory of our base, and I am afraid we will even have difficulty protecting ourselves. I am not trying to encourage the Japanese to be more ambitious and destroy my own prestige. What I said is completely a bloody fact. Whether you, Kong Erlangzi, admit it or not, this is an irrefutable fact!"
Li Yunlong and Kong Jie quarreled fiercely again. Lin Zhenhua had no intention of watching the show. After learning that the Japanese reinforcements were about to arrive, he was greatly shocked. He also understood that the previous delaying tactics could not be continued, otherwise this battle might really end in failure. In the end, they could only escape back to Zhaojiayu in disgrace and vomit out everything they had eaten before. This was absolutely unacceptable to Lin Zhenhua.
"Lao Li, Lao Kong, stop arguing. Lao Kong is absolutely right about one thing. We only have six days now. If we miss this great opportunity, it will become more difficult for us to take over Shuiquan Oilfield. This display of strength will definitely make the Japanese highly alert to us. The Japanese will definitely strengthen their vigilance and blockade against us. We have no choice now!"