bookrandom Chapter 603 I don’t believe Li Yunlong would be so stupid as to agree to exchange a county for a wom
Chapter 603 I don’t believe Li Yunlong would be so stupid as to agree to exchange a county for a wom
Lin Zhenhua gave Li Yunlong a reassurance, telling him directly that they could afford to fight a war of attrition with the Japanese. This gave Li Yunlong great confidence, as the previous ground-to-air war had made him somewhat lacking in confidence.
After these days of adjustment, the scale of the arsenal, far from being sluggish compared to before, has shown a thriving state. New ordnance factories are springing up every day, which has greatly boosted Li Yunlong's confidence and made him feel confident again.
If the Air Force Battalion had not yet recovered, Li Yunlong would have led his troops to rescue Chu Yunfei long ago. Now he has no ability to launch an expedition and can only let Chu Yunfei continue to hold on in Niujia Village.
"Zhang Dabiao, the market doesn't need to be closed, but we need to intensify the inspection. No one entering the county is allowed to carry guns or knives. We can't give the Japanese any chance. Brothers, keep your eyes open. If you find anyone suspicious, arrest them immediately!"
"Monk, you kid, don't just sit there and do nothing. Take your men to patrol Ping'an County immediately. If you find any suspicious people, don't show mercy to me and arrest them all!"
"Duan Peng, I was originally planning to arrange for you to go back to the base to protect the safety of the college students, but now the Japanese have cut off the road, and I really can't let you go back. You must not be idle these two days. Guard the medicine warehouse for me. If you find any suspicious people approaching, open fire immediately. I will take the responsibility if anything goes wrong!"
Under Li Yunlong's arrangement, Ping'an County did not adopt a strategy of loose outside and tight inside, but directly strengthened its vigilance inside and outside, and even organized the people in the city to dig a moat, deploy a large number of barbed wire, and even install a suspension bridge at the city gate. In order not to affect the passage of vehicles, the width of the suspension bridge is relatively wide, just to show the devils the determination to defend Ping'an County to the death.
Yamamoto Ikki's expression on his face was very interesting when he heard the news. With the troops in his hands, it was impossible to take Ping'an County. He suddenly remembered that there was a woman who had a very close relationship with Li Yunlong, that was Zhao Xiuqin, the captain of the women's team of Zhaojiayu. However, the defense of the Zhaojiayu base was tight, and it was very difficult for him to sneak in. He had no choice but to give up this idea.
"Zhu Ziming, besides Zhao Xiuqin, who else has a close relationship with Li Yunlong?"
Zhu Ziming scratched his head in distress, shaking it like a rattle and said, "Master Colonel, except for Zhao Xiuqin, we have no chance to catch the others. If it doesn't work, I will let my men do it and let them secretly capture Zhao Xiuqin. This requires Master Colonel to send someone to help. What do you think?"
Hirata Kojiro stood up and objected: "Damn it! Our enemies are very powerful. If we want to enter the core area of the Zhaojiayu base, we need to pass through two checkpoints. It is very difficult to sneak in. I think we can start from the disaster victims, hide among them, and sneak into the Zhaojiayu base!"
Yamamoto Ikki shook his head. He did not agree with Hirata Kojiro's proposal. He felt that there was a lot of room for maneuver for Zhu Ziming's suggestion.
"Hirata-kun, I think Zhu Sang's suggestion is very good and can solve the current difficulties we are facing to the greatest extent. We can completely use Zhao Xiuqin as a condition to force Li Yunlong to hand over Ping'an County. I believe Li Yunlong will make the right decision!"
Faced with the stubborn Yamamoto Ikki, Kojiro Hirata had no intention of continuing to persuade him. He knew Yamamoto Ikki's character very well. Once he made a decision, no one could pull him back.
"Mr. Yamamoto, I still hold the same opinion as before. I don't agree with you using a woman to exchange for a city. I believe Li Yunlong would never be so stupid, and I don't think this woman has such a high value!"
Zhu Ziming, who proposed this suggestion, was unsure in his heart. He had only heard about it before. To be honest, he really didn't expect that the independent group would develop so fast. Compared with the previous strength, it was really incomparable. This made him secretly regret it in his heart. If only he hadn't been a traitor, he wouldn't have to live in fear like now.
Unwilling to give up, Hirata Kojiro immediately used his connections to contact Colonel Matsubara, preparing to borrow the power of the Matsubara regiment to recapture Ping'an County. However, Colonel Matsubara was not an easy person to deal with, and proposed 20 yuan for assistance. After discussing with Mitsui Taro and others, everyone agreed to pay this money, which put the attack on Ping'an County on the agenda again.
Three days later, Colonel Songyuan led three battalions of Japanese soldiers to the outskirts of Ping'an County. Originally, he had not planned to come here. After all, his most important goal at the moment was to eliminate Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment.
However, Kojiro Hirata and others used their connections, which made him a little cautious. Under pressure, he could only ask for a high price, hoping that Kojiro Hirata and others would give up. He did not expect that the other party would agree directly, forcing Colonel Matsubara to come.
Li Yunlong, who had just received replenishment of weapons and ammunition, was really confident. The total number of troops under his command now added up to 2200 people, which was not much different from the Japanese troops. Not to mention that he was on the defensive and the terrain was more favorable to him. Unless the Japanese air force participated in the war on a large scale, Li Yunlong would not take these Japanese troops seriously.
It's not that Li Yunlong has high standards, but Ping'an County has been armed to the teeth by him. The entire county has completely turned into a big market. There are less than 2000 ordinary people in the city, and it is very easy to manage.
"Shen Quan, your most important task is to maintain order in Ping'an County. I will arrange three companies of troops for you, which is definitely more than enough. I don't care how you arrange patrols in the city next. That is something you, Shen Quan, need to consider. I don't care about the process. I only care about the result!"
"Zhang Dabiao, immediately withdraw all the defenders in the outer positions into the city. I have already cleared out all the houses at the city gates. If we want to fight the Japs, we should do it at the city gates. The casualties of the troops fighting the Japs on the outer defense line are too great. We must rely on the city walls for defense and prepare to fight street battles with the Japs!"
"Originally, I was planning to deploy a battalion of troops to fight the Japanese outside Ping'an County, but the Japanese air force posed a huge threat to us, so all our air defense forces were concentrated inside Ping'an County. As a last resort, we could only rely on the city walls to defend."
"Monk, you should be the leader of the death squad. When the time is right, it's time for you to go on the death squad."
"Duan Peng, your mission remains the same. Continue to guard our medicine warehouse. Take good care of the medicine we purchased these two days. When the next transport plane comes to airlift ammunition, ask them to bring it back!"
Under Li Yunlong's command, the soldiers quickly completed the pre-war preparations. Anti-aircraft guns, light and heavy machine guns and mortars were all set up. As long as the Japanese dared to attack Ping'an County, they would definitely be given a severe beating.
Unnamed forest, where the Songyuan Brigade’s headquarters is located.
Colonel Songyuan put down the binoculars in his hand and asked with a grim expression: "Hirata-kun, when will the air support you mentioned arrive? Without the assistance of the aviation force, it would be really difficult to capture Ping'an County with the strength of the three battalions in my hands."
"Don't think that I am trying to boost the enemy's morale and destroy my own prestige. When we fought Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment before, it was because we were too arrogant that we suffered a great loss in the early stage of the attack. Li Yunlong's firepower is more fierce than Chu Yunfei's firepower. I believe that even you cannot deny this."
"Faced with the enemy's fierce firepower, the weapons in our hands are at a great disadvantage. Only with the support of the aviation force can we recapture Ping'an County!"
Colonel Matsubara emphasized this twice, from which we can see his fear of Li Yunlong. He had previously thought that Li Yunlong would engage in a fierce battle with him on the outskirts of Ping'an County, but he did not expect that Li Yunlong would directly retreat back to Ping'an County. This made him truly feel how difficult Li Yunlong was.
Kojiro Hirata was scratching his head as he looked at the map sent by the reconnaissance plane. He did not expect that Li Yunlong had made such a drastic transformation of Ping'an County in just over a month. The entire Ping'an County had simply become a large turtle shell. If the air force was not dispatched, it would be very difficult to fight this battle relying solely on the mortars and a small number of Type 92 infantry guns in their hands.
"Mitsui-kun, please contact Chief of Staff Mitsui again. No matter what method you use, you must ask for a squadron of aviation support for us, otherwise we really can't fight this battle."
Taro Mitsui originally did not want to contact Chief of Staff Ippei Mitsui, as the two of them almost became enemies last time. However, the current situation forced him to agree. If he failed to successfully recapture Ping'an County, Colonel Kuroki would definitely be severely punished and end up in the same situation as Kurofuji Ichiro, which he could not accept in any way.
After receiving the telegram from his nephew Mitsui Taro, Chief of Staff Ippei Mitsui could not help but sigh in his heart. He immediately picked up the phone beside him and called Fujiwara Ichiro, explaining his intention directly. Fujiwara Ichiro did not agree directly. After thinking for a moment, he agreed to send a squadron of fighters and a squadron of bombers, but he also made a statement in advance that it would only be this time and would not happen again!