vrcanaries Chapter 499: It is better to attack Taiyuan City sooner rather than later. Let’s set out this aftern
Chapter 499: It is better to attack Taiyuan City sooner rather than later. Let’s set out this aftern
Shinozuka Yoshio did not speak directly. The spring sweep had been going on for almost a month, but there was no record of victory. Instead, they lost Shuiquan County a few days ago, which was a complete shame for him. Since the offensive began, he had become hesitant and was hesitant every day. This was mainly because he was under too much pressure and many of his tactics were conservative, which put him in a huge predicament.
"Yamamoto, you are absolutely right about one thing. We must make sure that there is no problem with our basic situation before we deal with the Zhaojiayu base. Otherwise, our situation will only get worse. I will immediately order Chief of Staff Mitsui to withdraw a division of troops from the front line to strengthen the security of our safe zone."
"The strategy for the Zhaojiayu base is to adopt a policy of both suppression and surrender. Before the summer harvest, we should increase our offensive against them. I will give an order to General Sato Ichiro, requiring him to eliminate the enemy's fortress artillery within the next week."
"We must not stop the blockade of the Zhaojiayu base. We must completely block their source of supplies. According to the intelligence department's investigation, Li Yunlong and his men have a secret air transport line, and the transportation of goods is carried out at night. We can send out bombers to launch a bombing operation on the Zhaojiayu Airport at night. As long as we can destroy the enemy's transport planes, this air transport line will no longer be able to be maintained."
"In addition to this, you have to lead your special forces team to sneak into the Zhaojiayu base to sabotage. Now is the summer harvest season, you have to find a way to destroy their crops that are about to be harvested. I will let the intelligence personnel fully cooperate with your special forces. As for the decapitation operation against the 358th Regiment, it can be postponed for a while. We must focus on the Zhaojiayu base and destroy their arsenal and power station in the shortest time. As long as they can't produce weapons and ammunition continuously, they will be helpless in the face of our heavy siege and can only fight us desperately."
Yamamoto Ikki bowed his head and said, "General, I will lead the special forces team to set off immediately. In six days, we will launch a harassment war against the Zhaojiayu base, so that they cannot focus on dealing with our army's attack. We will create favorable conditions for the attacking troops and capture the Zhaojiayu base as soon as possible."
Ippei Mitsui and Jun'ichi Aoki, who were staying in Ping'an County, did not dare to delay in the slightest after receiving the order from the Taiyuan Command. They quickly drew a brigade of troops from each of the three divisions, formed a new division, and immediately retreated to the rear to garrison after the rain stopped.
"Mr. Aoki, the Commander has ordered that the three Type C divisions will be reorganized into a mixed, super-large Type A division. This will be more convenient for front-line command. Mr. Aoki will be the division commander, and it will be under the command of six brigades with a total strength of 11. In addition, a main field brigade will be urgently dispatched for support. Together with the security regiment stationed nearby, the final total strength should be around ."
"Your Excellency the Commander requires us to launch an attack with the cover of Dayu, use a squadron of troops to guard a security regiment, and use these security regiment soldiers as cannon fodder to consume the enemy's ammunition. If there are not enough cannon fodder, we will capture the nearby civilians. I think we should be a little crazy. As long as we can achieve the final victory, we will never be condemned by anyone. But if we really lose, we will be nailed to the pillar of shame in history and will be forever ridiculed and abused by later generations!" Mitsui Ippei said nonsense in a somewhat crazy way.
The lack of progress over the past few days made Mitsui Ippei completely lose his patience and he tore off his mask. He was ready to take the most brutal measures to force the defenders in the fortress to take the initiative to fight.
Jun'ichi Aoki did not refute, he knew that what Ippei Mitsui said was the truth. The 12th Army had not achieved any results yet, which had made the headquarters very dissatisfied. The commander had been reprimanded by the headquarters many times, otherwise the air force would not have been dispatched so frequently in recent days to blow up the enemy's fortress fortifications.
"Mitsuki, I agree with your proposal. If the attack of the air force and cannon fodder doesn't work, then we can use the Chinese civilians as human shields. I want to see how much ammunition our enemies can consume, and also see if they are heartless and will they shoot at their own civilians?"
"I now feel more and more that Sanjing's idea is very good. If Li Yunlong and his men shoot at the people, we should immediately take photos and publicize them to make Li Yunlong and his men lose their reputation. If Li Yunlong and his men don't shoot, it will be exactly what we want, and we can easily attack the Zhaojiayu base."
"As a soldier, I can do anything shameless as long as I can win. After the rain stops, I will arrange for people to capture some civilians and let's test it out to see if this trick works."
The two small mustaches at the corners of Mitsui Ippei's mouth moved, and he laughed wildly. The gloom of the recent days was swept away, and his heart became unusually happy. Aoki Denichi was also greatly infected and laughed happily. The dark clouds above his head also dissipated. The two even asked their men to prepare a table of wine, drank the sake from their hometown, and danced and sang excitedly.
Black Stone Forest, the temporary base of the Armored Regiment.
"Lao Li, I just checked the weather forecast bottle. It will still rain tomorrow, but we can't wait any longer. We have to leave the Black Stone Forest tomorrow morning and find the first route first. When we are halfway there, we can switch to the third route. This way we can save half the time. In just four days, we can reach the city of Taiyuan."
"Originally, I didn't plan to let the armored regiment march in the rain, but if we continue to wait, we may miss the opportunity. Marching in the rain can cover our tracks. In addition, half of the armored vehicles we carry are half-track armored vehicles. They can pass through some muddy areas as easily as flat ground. As for our tanks, there is no need to worry. They will have no problem passing through the simple tools of the Japanese."
"The most vulnerable parts are our three-wheeled motorcycles and trucks, which can easily get stuck in muddy puddles. This was a big problem before, but with tanks, it is no longer a problem. We can use tanks to tow in front, so we can easily cross the muddy puddles. In addition, the simple roads built by the Japanese are of good quality, so there is no big problem marching in the rain."
"The Japanese have been besieging our base for almost a month, but they have not achieved any results. If this continues, the Japanese may go crazy and attack the civilians. Without the cover of the armored forces, it will be difficult for Lao Kong and Lao Ding to deal with the Japanese conspiracy."
"We must complete the task of attacking Taiyuan City as soon as possible, and then return to the base urgently. With the help of the armored forces, it will be easier to defend the fortress."
"Lao Zhao, you will be responsible for the supply of supplies along the way. Lao Li will be in charge of commanding in the front, and I will be in charge of covering the rear. It is already 12 noon. If we can set off this afternoon, we will set off the afternoon in advance. If we cannot leave, the troops must set off on time at six o'clock tomorrow morning. There must be no delay." Lin Zhenhua said with the final word.
This time, Lin Zhenhua did not discuss with Zhao Gang and Li Yunlong, but gave the order in the name of the commander of the armored regiment. Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang did not object. They had been in Heishilin for almost four days, and the troops had already rested. There was no point in staying any longer. Instead, they might miss the opportunity and put themselves in danger.
"College students, leave the logistics support to me. I will never let any non-combat casualties occur in the army. I will arrange for the soldiers to install waterproof tarpaulins on the three-wheeled motorcycle compartments so that the soldiers don't have to worry about getting wet during the march. The only trouble is that the drivers of the three-wheeled motorcycles need to wear raincoats during the march. If they only install a piece of tarpaulin on them, it will not be able to block the rain at all. I will ask the cooks to make more ginger soup to help the drivers keep warm."
Zhao Gang had already prepared a draft in his mind, and he told Lin Zhenhua his plan bit by bit, and Lin Zhenhua nodded repeatedly. Li Yunlong also spoke at this time: "College students, leave the exploration to me. I have climbed snow-capped mountains and crossed grasslands before, so the current difficulties are nothing. To be honest, we really have to thank the Japanese. If they hadn't helped us build the road, it would have been very difficult for us to march in the muddy land."
"It is indeed better to attack Taiyuan sooner rather than later. Even if we cannot take Taiyuan, we must disgust the Japanese. In addition, we must also take over Taiyuan Airport. The damn Japanese use fighter planes to scare us every day. This time, I must shoot down all the Japanese planes. I want to see how the Japanese will behave in the future."
"Don't tell Lao Ding and Lao Kong about our attack on Taiyuan City, so as not to make them worry. Also, for the sake of confidentiality, the fewer people who know about this, the better. It should be limited to just a few of us, and we can't let everyone know."
Lin Zhenhua nodded in agreement and gave the order with high spirits: "Order all battalions to prepare for departure immediately. As long as they can be ready before 2 pm, we don't have to wait until tomorrow morning. We must leave Black Stone Forest this afternoon and march quickly towards Taiyuan City!"