Chapter 481 The next battle: Datong!
Chapter 481 The next battle: Datong!
Since it had been decided that the next target of attack would be Datong, Li Yunlong no longer hesitated and immediately gathered his men and began to gallop towards Datong.
This time, the cavalry battalion was unable to participate in the battle because almost all of its five tanks were out of service and the new tanks had not yet rolled off the production line.
Most of the soldiers in the artillery battalion are currently responsible for operating the anti-aircraft guns outside the Ping'an Industrial Zone as an air defense force, so only one company with several heavy artillery were dispatched to go with them.
At present, the 107 rocket launcher hardly needs to be operated by the soldiers of the artillery battalion. Most of the soldiers can operate it, because this thing is so tough and durable.
Even without the cavalry battalion and the artillery battalion, the independent regiment would still have more than 6,000 men, more than the strength of one of our divisions when we first arrived in Jin.
So this guy Lao Li is very confident now and has not considered the possibility that he may not be able to capture Taiyuan.
Now the entire independent regiment has nearly 200 trucks, which makes him a real landlord and wealthy man. Li Yunlong sat on one of the trucks and staggered towards Datong.
"Commander, just watch out for it this time. Leave the main attack mission to our First Battalion. We will definitely not let you down." Zhang Dabiao, who was sitting next to Li Yunlong, patted his chest and said to Li Yunlong.
"Don't do these things, kid. You're always the one taking the lead. The second, third, and fourth battalions will be dissatisfied with me. How am I going to lead this team in the future?"
Li Yunlong took a puff of his cigarette and said unhappily.
"Besides, I have no intention of attacking Datong City this time." Li Yunlong said while blowing out a smoke ring.
"Not attacking Datong City? Then why have our regiment of several thousand people come so far?" Zhang Dabiao was a little confused. After following the regiment commander for so many years, he still couldn't understand what was going on in the commander's mind.
"Yes, this Datong City has always been an important town. How can it be so easy to attack the city with such high walls? Indeed, if we attack by force, we can indeed break in, but our casualties will be too high.
Using our soldiers to exchange for the devils is a losing deal. Only a fool would do that. I, Li Yunlong, would never do that."
This time, Lao Li felt like he was free to fly as high as the sky. He had finally reached a place where he could express himself freely. There was an indescribable shrewdness in his eyes.
"Captain, where should we attack?"
"You are just a blockhead. Have you forgotten what the Minister told you before we came out?"
"He said that one of the important reasons why the Japanese occupied Datong was to seize the Datong coal mine. What do you mean?"
Zhang Dabiao also reacted.
"Yes, I'm going to surround them and attack their reinforcements, and then ambush these little devils severely."
"Captain, just give the orders. We will fight according to your instructions."
Zhang Dabiao thought of his commander's usual shrewdness in fighting, and instantly became energized. He could imagine that this would be a great victory.
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Even though we already have a very obvious advantage in the overall power comparison between the enemy and us in Jin, Li Yunlong is also very cautious in arranging the marching route and time.
Basically, they hide during the day and come out at night, and they never walk through the streets, but choose to travel in the mountains.
Although Lao Li is careless in many things, he is very cautious and meticulous when it comes to marching and fighting. He is very clear that as a commander, if he is negligent, the lives of his comrades will be lost.
In addition to the normal march, Li Yunlong arranged for the monk to lead the entire Liangshan detachment to conduct reconnaissance when they set out to ensure that the most accurate information was obtained as soon as possible.
When the main force of the independent regiment arrived 20 kilometers away from Datong City late at night, the monk returned with the soldiers of the Liangshan detachment who went for reconnaissance.
"how is the situation?"
Old Li did not waste any time and went straight to the point asking for the most important information.
"Captain, according to our investigation, it is indeed as the Minister said, the Japanese are watching our coal mines more closely than anyone else.
There were only two regiments of Japanese soldiers stationed in Datong, but one regiment was stationed in Nangou, which is the most coal-producing area. "
The monk reported.
"Um......"
Li Yunlong fell into deep thought, this meant that this time they would have to face a regiment of Japanese invaders in the Nangou area of Yukou. It was not a big problem, as the independent regiment had already defeated several Japanese brigades, so they didn't care about this small regiment.
What he was worried about was whether the Japanese would kill the miners crazily once they were attacked. This was Li Yunlong's biggest concern.
"Monk, have you taken a look around? What are the conditions of these miners?"
"Captain, to be honest, it's not that great, but we didn't go in there, so we know the actual situation very clearly.
But probably it already has.
The people living nearby and in Datong City all said that the coal mine was a man-eating hell cave, and that people had only gone in, but never been seen coming out.
Moreover, the Japanese were capturing able-bodied men from everywhere and sending them to coal mines.
Not only are they arrested, but they also cheat people in various ways. No matter where you are from, as long as you come here, you will be forced to dig coal in the coal mines."
After a pause, the monk thought about it and said, "Captain, I think the Japanese are too crazy, arresting people everywhere and sending them there.
Duan Peng and I disguised ourselves as ordinary people and wanted to conduct some reconnaissance, but we were unexpectedly caught by the Japanese and sent to a coal mine.
Fortunately, we are both skilled in martial arts, otherwise we would have fallen into the hands of the Japanese."
As he said this, the monk laughed silently, obviously feeling a little helpless.
"Hahaha, don't worry. If you get caught, we will find a way to rescue you. Do you have any other questions?"
"No, Captain."
"Okay. Order everyone to prepare for battle and be ready to fight at any time. In the current situation, we can only break through the enemy's defense in the fastest way.
Use the fastest and most aggressive means to break through the enemy's defenses and reduce casualties among the miners."
Li Yunlong gave the order decisively.
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