EBE Chapter 193: Li Yunlong's Showoff
Chapter 193: Li Yunlong's Showoff
Inside Yangquan Railway Station.
Shen Quan led the soldiers of the Second Regiment to wipe out the remaining Japanese devils inside the train station.
The battalion commander trotted up to Shen Quan.
"Report to the commander, the remaining Japanese soldiers in the train station have been completely wiped out."
Shen Quan ordered: "Order the soldiers to quickly clean up the battlefield, install bombs everywhere in the train station, and completely blow up the train station. Don't leave it to the Japanese."
"Yes, Captain."
After receiving the order, the battalion commander turned and left.
Shen Quan shouted to the communicator beside him.
"Communicator, send a telegram to the brigade commander immediately. The Second Regiment has successfully occupied the train station."
The communicator immediately used a walkie-talkie to contact the command center in the rear.
the other side.
After hard fighting, the regiment led by Zhang Dabiao successfully occupied the Japanese positions outside Yangquan.
The outer positions of Yangquan City were much more difficult to capture than Hill No. 1 and the railway station. The First Regiment paid a heavy price in casualties before successfully occupying the Japanese positions outside Yangquan.
Zhang Dabiao stood on the battlefield and shouted to the communicator next to him: "Communicator, send a telegram to the headquarters immediately. The first regiment has occupied the outer positions of Yangquan and wiped out the Japanese defenders."
"Yes, Captain."
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Temporary headquarters of the rear independent brigade.
Li Yunlong saw through the telescope that the fierce fighting in front had ended, and he knew that the first and second regiments had completed their combat missions.
At this time, the communicator in the command center stood up and reported.
"Report to the brigade commander, the first and second regiments called.
They have successfully occupied the Yangquan Railway Station and the security perimeter positions.”
Li Yunlong said happily: "Not bad, Zhang Dabiao and Shen Quan are great. The next step is to encircle Yangquan."
After saying that, Li Yunlong looked at Zhao Gang in the command center.
"Political Commissar, as I said before, the independent brigade's combat power is fully capable of destroying all of the enemy's outer positions.
Look at it now. We have directly captured all the outer areas of Yangquan. The Japanese defenders in the city must be as anxious as ants on a hot pot. "
Zhao Gang nodded slightly and said.
"Commander, today's battle really opened my eyes. The independent brigade's combat effectiveness is indeed very strong. It seems that our training during this period has been very effective."
Li Yunlong smiled and said, "Hahaha, Political Commissar, I'm not bragging. If you can give me, Li Yunlong, two brigades of troops, I dare to fight to Taiyuan."
When Zhao Gang heard Li Yunlong's bragging, he rolled his eyes at him.
Two brigades want to attack Taiyuan, why don’t you go to heaven?
After Li Yunlong felt proud, he walked beside the communicator.
"Communicator, send a telegram to the New 1st Brigade and the Ping'an Brigade. The Independent Brigade has surrounded Yangquan. It all depends on your performance."
the other side.
The Ping'an Brigade and the New 1st Brigade received the telegram from Li Yunlong at the same time.
Kong Jie said loudly when he saw the content of the telegram.
"Oh my god. Li Yunlong is really good. He took over the outer position of Yangquan in such a short time.
We can’t let Li Yunlong steal all the limelight in this operation. Our Ping An Brigade must also show up and kill the enemy’s reinforcements.”
Kong Jie turned and said to the messenger next to him.
"Messenger, pass on my orders.
All troops of the Ping An Brigade should pay close attention to the Japanese reinforcements from other directions and report them immediately if they are spotted."
"Yes, Brigadier."
The messenger turned and left the command center to pass on the message.
at the same time.
Ding Wei said with a smile after receiving the telegram from Li Yunlong.
"Yohoo, Political Commissar, is Li Yunlong still pretending? We just occupied the outer positions of Yangquan. Our New 1st Brigade cannot be worse than his independent brigade."
Ding Wei turned and walked to the communicator.
"Communicator, send a telegram to all troops immediately.
Increase the intensity of the destruction of the Japanese road traffic. Once you find the Japanese reinforcements, fight them if you can. If you can't, report it immediately and send a large army to beat them up. "
As telegrams were sent one after another, the troops of the Ping An Brigade and the New 1st Brigade began to attack more frequently.
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Yangquan 9th Brigade Command.
Since the battle started outside, the sound of gunfire could be heard all around Yangquan, and it felt like fighting was taking place everywhere in Yangquan.
Saburo Nakano stood in the command center with a gloomy face. The battle had been going on for more than an hour, and he still didn't know who the enemy was.
Judging from the sound of gunfire coming from outside, there were at least tens of thousands of troops attacking Yangquan, and they were carrying a large number of heavy artillery.
This is not something that can be obtained easily. Looking at the entire Shanxi region, he really can't think of any other troops with such strength except the Central Army.
But how did the Central Army come to Yangquan area?
There were no Central Army troops around Yangquan at all. If there were any, they would have been killed by them long ago.
Just when he was puzzled, a Japanese officer ran into the headquarters in fear, gasping for breath.
"Reporting to the brigade commander, the enemy's situation has been ascertained. The troops outside attacking Yangquan are from the Eighth Route Army."
"What? Is it really the Eighth Route Army?"
"Captain, yes, that's right."
"Bagaya road!"
Saburo Nakano opened his eyes wide, his face full of disbelief.
In his impression, the Eighth Route Army was just a group of peasants. How could they possess so many heavy artillery? Even the imperial army was rarely equipped with these heavy weapons.
At this time, the chief of staff on the side spoke.
"Mr. Commander, have you forgotten that there is an independent column of the Eighth Route Army in Ping'an County, not far from Yangquan?"
After hearing the chief of staff's words, Saburo Nakano suddenly realized that the Fourth Brigade in front was destroyed by the independent column of the Eighth Route Army.
When he heard the news at that time, he scoffed at it, thinking it was just an exaggeration by the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army must have mobilized a large number of troops to annihilate the Fourth Brigade.
Looking back now, the force that attacked Yangquan was most likely the independent column of the Eighth Route Army, and their strength was even stronger than advertised.
"Your Excellency the Brigade Commander, there are only about 2400 soldiers in the city now. Once the independent column launches an attack on the city, we will not be able to hold it," the chief of staff said anxiously.
The 5th Brigade originally had five battalions of troops, two of which were transferred to other places for reinforcement. Only three battalions were left in Yangquan City. More than 2000 Japanese soldiers had been eliminated in the outer battles by the Independent Brigade, and the remaining Japanese soldiers had all retreated back into the city.
After hearing what the chief of staff said, Saburo Nakano realized that with the troops they had now, they would not be able to defend the huge Yangquan City for a long time.
"Chief of Staff, send a telegram to Taiyuan Headquarters immediately to request rescue.
Order the two reinforcement brigades to return to Yangquan urgently."
"Hai."
After receiving the order, the Japanese chief of staff turned around and left the command center to convey it.