vrcanaries Chapter 581 asks Li Yunlong for help. As long as he can capture Ping'an County, the whole game
Chapter 581 asks Li Yunlong for help. As long as he can capture Ping'an County, the whole game
After Chu Yunfei learned that Li Yunlong had safely withdrawn to the base, he immediately ordered the troops to stop the attack on Shentouling and quickly led the troops to withdraw to Niujiazhuang. But what Chu Yunfei never dreamed of was that Qian Bojun had sold him for a good price. Niujiazhuang was surrounded by the devils. Chu Yunfei couldn't withdraw even if he wanted to, and could only stay in Niujiazhuang and wait for help.
Kojiro Hirata, who planned this operation, had an evil smile on his face. Qian Bojun's identity was not exposed and he could continue to provide him with intelligence support. As long as Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment could be wiped out this time, he would be able to extend his tentacles back into the 12th Army and use the power of the 12th Army to avenge his brother.
Kojiro Hirata never forgot his hatred, and he showed a greedy face just to drag Ichiro Nakamura and others into the trap. Ichiro Nakamura and others who fell into the trap did not realize it until now, but stupidly mobilized all the resources they could mobilize to help Kojiro Hirata deal with Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment.
"Everyone, the current situation is very favorable to us. As long as we can take down Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment, General Aoki will definitely be very grateful to us. With the help of General Aoki, we can truly gain a firm foothold in the 12th Army."
"Before, Commander Shinozuka Yoshio transferred many troops that were closely related to us to the Nanyang battlefield in order to control the 12th Army. This made our foundation in the 12th Army unstable. Otherwise, the Zhangjiazhuang market would definitely be able to continue to operate, and we would have obtained a real treasure pot, making a fortune every day."
"Originally, I had no intention of attacking Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment, but the Jinsui Army's appetite was too big. They wanted to take over the Shuiquan Oilfield, which meant that Ping'an County would also fall into the hands of the Jinsui Army. Otherwise, the Jinsui Army would not be able to guarantee the safety of the Shuiquan Oilfield."
"Once we lose the foothold of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, we will have no choice but to live under someone else's roof like a stray dog. In order to make our future life easier, Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment must be eliminated, and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army's counterattack must fail. We are not doing this for the 12th Army, but for ourselves."
Hirata Kojiro's words were very confusing, and once Ping'an County was lost, it would indeed bring huge losses to Mitsui Taro and others. At this time, they had no choice. It's not that they didn't know that Li Yunlong was more dangerous, but with their current strength, they had no way to deal with Li Yunlong. They had to pick the weak ones, and Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment just met the requirements.
Chu Yunfei never dreamed that he would be targeted by Hirata Kojiro and his group just because he was the weakest. However, there is no shortage of smart people. Nakamura Ichiro is the most kind-hearted in doing business and has dealt with many people of all kinds. Relying on his intuition, he noticed something wrong, but after thinking about it, he found that his interests were not damaged, so he was very happy to pretend to be confused.
He has always been very wary of Kojiro Hirata, but as he earned more and more money, he discovered that Kojiro Hirata was gradually being corrupted by money. All this was going on quietly, and only Kojiro Hirata himself didn't notice it. Sometimes people didn't see through his schemes, but were involved in them. As long as it was beneficial to their own interests, everyone was willing to pretend to be confused.
The Kuroki Battalion and the Heiteng Squadron did not march towards Xiaosongling, but were secretly marching towards Niujia Village. This made Chu Yunfei, who was unaware, fall completely into the encirclement of the Japanese.
Niujia Village, the temporary base of the 358th Regiment.
"Captain Chu, something is not right. We just retreated to Niujia Village this afternoon, and a large number of Japanese soldiers appeared around us. This is totally against common sense. I feel like someone leaked the news that we were going to retreat to Niujia Village in advance, otherwise the Japanese soldiers would never have surrounded us so quickly. We have fallen into the Japanese soldiers' trap!" Chief of Staff Fang Ligong said suspiciously.
Chu Yunfei also noticed something was wrong, so he called Qian Bojun over to ask about it, but he didn't find any loopholes. In addition, he sent fighter jets to investigate nearby yesterday, but he didn't find anything suspicious, so he subconsciously ruled out Qian Bojun's suspicion and thought that there was a 60% chance that it was just a coincidence. However, a voice deep in his heart told him that someone had informed the Japanese of the news in advance, and this was a trap specifically targeting Chu Yunfei.
Taking a deep breath, Chu Yunfei looked at the map on the table. He was besieged in Niujia Village by more than 3000 Japanese devils and more than puppet troops. It was too difficult to break out. The only thing he could do now was to hold on and wait for reinforcements. As for where the reinforcements would come from, he really hadn't figured it out yet!
"Brother Ligong, judging from the map, Niujia Village has been completely surrounded by the devils. It will be very difficult for us to break out from any direction. Our 358th Regiment suffered more than 2000 casualties in the attack on Shentouling. Now we only have more than 4600 soldiers who can really fight, which is only half of the strength of the devils and puppet troops. The current situation is extremely dangerous!"
"At the beginning, I did intend to break out at all costs, but after learning that our Jinsui Army's attack in Gu County was not going well, I changed my mind. I decided to hold on to Niujia Village and wait for reinforcements, and drag the strength of a regiment of the Japanese near Niujia Village. This will greatly reduce the pressure on my counterattack army!"
"According to the information I got from Li Yunlong, the Aoki Division suffered heavy losses this time. The troops they were able to muster in the end definitely did not exceed a regiment. This means that the nearby devils will not be able to get more support at all."
"Earlier, the Aoki Division pulled out a regiment of troops from a nearby county town in an attempt to resolve their crisis. Facts have proven that Jun'ichi Aoki was just wishful thinking. Li Feilong has completely defeated the Aoki Division. In the short term, this group of stray dogs will not pose any threat to our safety at all."
"As for the Japanese in the direction of Shentouling, that is where we need to be most vigilant. There are two battalions of Japanese stationed there, which can pose a huge threat to us. Now we need a breaker. I plan to let Li Yunlong send troops to attack Ping'an County. According to the information I got from the intelligence department, there is only one squadron of defenders in Ping'an County. With Li Yunlong's strength, he can easily take Ping'an County."
"With Ping'an County as a foothold, Li Yunlong can use Ping'an County as the starting point for the attack and launch an attack on the Shuiquan Oilfield to support the counterattack of our main force."
The scene described by Chu Yunfei was indeed very good, and Chief of Staff Fang Ligong was also deeply attracted. However, the initiative on the battlefield fell into the hands of Li Yunlong. If Li Yunlong did not fight according to their ideas, the consequences would be unimaginable.
In order to win Li Yunlong's support, Chu Yunfei allowed Li Yunlong to set the conditions. Half an hour later, a telegram for urgent help was sent to Li Yunlong. After reading the telegram, Li Yunlong really didn't expect Chu Yunfei to play such a big game this time. Because the matter involved too much, Li Yunlong did not agree directly. He needed to discuss it with everyone before giving Chu Yunfei a clear answer.
At 1 o'clock in the evening on January 13, a meeting to decide Shuiquan's fate was held at the headquarters of the independent regiment. For the sake of confidentiality, only nine people attended the meeting. Wei Heshang and Duan Peng were responsible for security to ensure that the news would not leak out.
"Since no one has spoken first, I will just throw out some ideas. Everyone has already read Chu Yunfei's telegram, so there is no need for me to repeat it. I think we can totally agree to Chu Yunfei's request. Ping'an County is now poorly defended. If we take it down, we can completely transfer the battlefield from the base to Ping'an County, so that it will not affect our rush to harvest and plant!"
"I know everyone has concerns. After experiencing two consecutive wars, our casualties are still very heavy. In order to let everyone have a general idea, let Lao Zhao tell everyone about our casualties in these days!" Li Yunlong spoke first with a depressed tone.
Zhao Gang replied in a low voice: "In the past few days, we have experienced hundreds of battles, big and small, and indeed achieved very good results, but we also lost a lot of weapons and equipment, and many soldiers were sacrificed, and a large number of soldiers were injured. Next, I will tell you in detail so that everyone can have a general idea!"
"In the past three months, we have sacrificed more than 112 soldiers, lost 203 tanks, 49 armored vehicles, 300 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, more than 162 artillery pieces of various types, 500 light and heavy machine guns, consumed more than 10 million rounds of bullets, more than 392 artillery shells, and tons of bombs. In total, we have annihilated more than Japanese soldiers and more than puppet troops, and seized countless guns and ammunition."
"In general, we won more battles than we lost, and achieved a casualty ratio of 1:1.3 with the Japanese. We completely reversed the unfavorable situation in the base area and completely smashed the first blockade line of the Japanese."
"Since the war lasted for a long time, many wounded soldiers returned to the team directly after recovery. Let me tell you how many wounded soldiers we still have. According to my statistics, there are still more than 4100 wounded soldiers who have not returned and are receiving treatment in the hospital. It is expected that most of the wounded will be able to be discharged within the next month. These new recruits who have been baptized by war have grown up thoroughly. By then, the combat effectiveness of our troops will have a big leap!"