bookrandom Chapter 619: The Japanese are not fools, they will not be led by the nose, they must plan ahead
Chapter 619: The Japanese are not fools, they will not be led by the nose, they must plan ahead
The fighting in Ping'an County stopped after dark. Jun'ichi Aoki knew very well that it was very dangerous to break out at this time. He waited until nine o'clock before he began to mobilize troops. A large number of Japanese soldiers were transferred to the south city area, and the Japanese soldiers responsible for the feint attack in other places were also prepared. It can be said that everything was ready except for the east wind.
"Pass the order, let the warriors replenish their food and have a good rest! The action is scheduled for 11: a.m., and all troops must leave the city within an hour. After leaving the city, they must be careful of the enemy's armored forces. I suspect Li Yunlong may have set an ambush in advance. Let the warriors try to go near the mountains and forests, as those terrains can get rid of the enemy's armored forces!" Jun'ichi Aoki gave the order with a serious face.
Yoshihara Jiro immediately issued the order, and more than 2800 Japanese soldiers were ready to break out at any time. Li Yunlong did not expect that there were still so many Japanese soldiers left in the city. If he had known, he would have increased the ambush force. It was precisely because of his misprediction that Jun'ichi Aoki's escape this time became safe and sound.
Two hours passed quickly, and the Japanese soldiers who were ready for battle immediately launched a fierce attack on the South City area. After suffering the loss of thousands of people, they successfully broke through Shen Quan's interception, and a large number of enemy troops escaped from Ping'an County.
Zhang Dabiao, who was lying in ambush near the South Gate, rushed out immediately and tried to stop the Japanese from escaping the city, but he encountered a desperate charge by the Japanese. Booming explosions rang out one after another. The Japanese suicide squad desperately intercepted Zhang Dabiao's two armored vehicle battalions and successfully allowed more than 1300 Japanese to escape into the nearby woods.
Li Yunlong, who learned the news, immediately rushed to support, but it was too late. The Japanese had broken up into small groups and disappeared without a trace. The only good news was that Ping'an County had been abandoned by the Japanese. They successfully captured Ping'an County, which meant they had achieved most of their strategic goals.
"Order Zhang Dabiao to withdraw immediately and stop chasing the Japanese. Going south is all mountainous and forested, and it's easy to be ambushed by the Japanese. Our previous strategic intention was to capture Ping'an County, and now that we've done it, there's no need to create more trouble!" Lin Zhenhua gave the order with a grim face.
Li Yunlong did not expect that there were still so many Japanese soldiers left. He had previously thought that during the street fighting, the casualty ratio should be 1 to 2, but the actual tactics reached 1 to 1, which completely calmed his heated head.
"College student, Ping'an County has been occupied by us now. It is impossible for the Japanese to organize a counterattack in a short time. My opinion is to notify Lao Zhao immediately and ask him to bring a large amount of cement to Ping'an County to be responsible for building Ping'an County's defense fortifications."
"Since we want to use Ping'an County as a support point, we must strengthen its defense. Many wooden houses need to be demolished and rebuilt. If I am right, once the Japanese 12th Army gets more support, they will definitely intend to counterattack. Ping'an County is the closest to our base, and the Japanese will definitely not let it go."
"As long as the Japanese take over Ping'an County, they will be able to cut off our connection with Shuiquan and Fu'an, and we will be divided and surrounded. This is the fundamental reason why I have always wanted to take over Ping'an County. If this place is occupied by the Japanese, it is like strangling our throat. If I don't pull out this nail, I will have to sleep with one eye open."
Lin Zhenhua nodded in agreement. Ping'an County will definitely become a focus of contention between the enemy and us in the future, so we really need to prepare in advance.
The two men discussed the defense of Ping'an County for two hours, and then sent a stern telegram to Zhao Gang at the base, requiring Zhao Gang to complete the construction of defensive fortifications in Ping'an County within one month.
After Chu Yunfei got the casualty figures of the independent regiment and the armored regiment, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. He didn't expect that with such a big advantage, the casualty ratio between the enemy and us was close to 1:1. This was completely beyond his expectations.
"Captain Chu, we all thought that Li Yunlong and his men would be able to capture Ping'an County with ease, but the cruel reality tells us that the advantages in weapons and equipment cannot be brought into play in street fighting. For this street fighting, Li Yunlong mobilized two fighter squadrons and one bomber squadron for support. The ground attack was led by armored vehicles, equipped with mortars and Type 92 infantry guns. The lineup is very luxurious."
"According to our previous estimate, they should have been able to wipe out the Aoki Division this morning, but after a whole day of fighting, they only killed more than 3000 Japanese soldiers. At night, the Japanese soldiers successfully broke out. This shows that street fighting is very cruel and difficult. We must avoid fighting street fighting with the Japanese soldiers, otherwise our 358th Regiment will not be able to withstand such heavy casualties. In fact, if we can win in the end, I am afraid we will be exhausted and on the verge of annihilation."
"This time I am looking at this matter from a completely objective perspective, without any emotion involved. If Captain Chu wants to attack the city in the future, I hope you will think twice. We also have to send today's battle report to the old commander, so that he must be mentally prepared. I estimate that the street fighting in Guxian County will not be easy, and the main force of my Shanxi Suiyuan Army will probably suffer heavy losses." Chief of Staff Fang Ligong said anxiously.
Chu Yunfei put down the battle report in his hand. He knew that the data on it was true, which made him feel terrified. He did not care about the reminder of Chief of Staff Fang Ligong. He had never thought about fighting street battles with the devils. What he considered was that once a major counterattack was launched in the future, the casualties of the troops would be very large and would be beyond everyone's tolerance. This made his face full of gloom.
"Brother Ligong, I don't particularly care about the current battle. I am thinking about the future. As our allies provide us with more and more weapons and equipment, our strength will gradually increase in the next few years, and the strength comparison between us and the Japanese will also gradually change. It is estimated that in two years at most, we will launch a counterattack, and then we will face the same problem as Li Yunlong."
"It seems that there is no solution to the street fighting at the moment. Even Li Yunlong doesn't have any good solution. The reason I say this is because I know that Li Yunlong will definitely not hide anything at this time and will not joke with his soldiers. This is also what scares me the most."
"I just went to find Li Yunlong and asked him if he had any tactics that could break the street fighting. He answered without hesitation that there is currently no tactic that can effectively deal with street fighting. We can only fight bit by bit. There is no other way!"
"Even if we send the battle report to the old commander now, it will hardly have any effect. I believe that the old commander must have felt the pain and helplessness this afternoon, but he could only grit his teeth and persevere. Sometimes things are so cruel. There is always death in war. Sometimes the more you fear death, the more you will die. The less you fear death, the more likely you are to survive. Only by holding the determination to die together with the devils can you survive on the cruel battlefield."
Chu Yunfei handed the battle report to the guard beside him and asked him to send it to the telegraph room to his old superior. Chief of Staff Fang Ligong sighed deeply. He didn't expect Chu Yunfei to see it directly two years later. From this point, it can be seen how sharp Chu Yunfei's vision is. However, when facing street fighting, he couldn't come up with any countermeasures, which also made Chief of Staff Fang Ligong feel the fear of street fighting from the bottom of his heart.
In the mountains more than 30 miles away, Jun'ichi Aoki was leading his men for a short rest. He had just contacted the Taiyuan Command and learned that they had withdrawn from Ping'an County. Shinozuka Yoshio ordered them to rush to Shuiquan Oilfield immediately to guard the safety of Shuiquan County together with the Kuroshima Division stationed there.
Junichi Aoki had to lead his men towards Shuiquan County. In the evening of the next day, he met Kojiro Hirata and his group. Neither side blamed the other, but rushed to Shuiquan County together.
After staying in Ping'an County for a day, the independent regiment left three infantry battalions to garrison there, while the other two infantry battalions followed the armored regiment and marched quickly towards Fu'an County.
"Lao Ding, Lao Kong, the two of you must rush to the outskirts of Fu'an County within three days, and launch an attack on Fu'an County on time on September 9. You must complete the occupation of Fu'an County before September 13, and then we will turn to attack Shuiquan County. No matter what the cost, we must take over the Shuiquan Oilfield."
"Starting from tomorrow morning, the Air Force Regiment will begin bombing important Japanese targets in Fu'an County. At the same time, they will also attack Japanese strongholds along the way to clear the obstacles in our advance!" Lin Zhenhua said excitedly, holding the intercom in his hand.
Kong Jie's voice came from the intercom: "College student, I am very close to Fu'an County now. I will arrive there in a day. Originally, I planned to launch the attack the day after tomorrow morning. But after learning about the battle situation in Ping'an County, I realized for the first time how cruel street fighting is."
"Fu'an County is larger than Ping'an County. If we continue to attack with the same means as before, the casualties of our troops will be great. We must find a way to mobilize the Japanese, otherwise this battle will be a failure!"
Ding Wei also spoke at this time: "Old Kong is right. We have to find a way to drive the devils out of the city now, but the devils are not fools. They can't be led by us. We need to plan carefully!"