Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

Chapter 537: Tell my brothers to retreat quickly, don’t be stupid and clean up the battlefield!

Kondo Ichiro's final counterattack only caused some trouble to the armored regiment, but did not really change the situation. Under Li Yunlong's personal charge, it took only 20 minutes to defeat Kondo's regiment. Kondo Ichiro escaped under the desperate protection of his men, evacuated the camp, and luckily saved his life.

"Sir, we only have two squadrons left. We can no longer inflict heavy casualties on the enemy. If we continue to fight, our wing will be completely wiped out. We have completed the mission assigned by the headquarters and successfully stopped the enemy for another 20 minutes. Unfortunately, the air force, which we have always regarded as our savior, has not arrived yet. We really can't blame ourselves for this."

"With less than 130 soldiers in our hands, it would be like trying to stop Li Yunlong. Please consider the warriors. There is really no need to continue this meaningless attack. Relying only on our flesh and blood, we will not be of much use in the face of the enemy's tanks and armored vehicles. We will only be crushed by the enemy."

"The regiment flag has been burned, and even the most elite flag-guarding squadron has participated in the desperate charge. We have really tried our best. I hope that Your Excellency the Colonel can leave some seeds for our 33rd Regiment." Taro Kobayashi bowed and persuaded earnestly.

Kondo Ichiro's face was full of ashen expression. When he saw that the air force did not arrive on time, he lost his temper and no longer had the courage to fight to the death. He replied in defeat, "Kobayashi, your suggestion is very pertinent, but I just feel very unwilling. My 33rd Regiment only held the position for one hour and five minutes before giving it up to others. This is a complete shame."

"Before this, we had built two trenches in our position to block Li Yunlong's armored forces. We hoped that they would play a huge role, but we didn't expect that the enemy's tanks would be equipped with buckets. It took less than 20 minutes to flatten our trenches. Our enemies are more terrible than we thought. We must keep some of them and warn the headquarters."

"Xiao Linjun, immediately bring the warriors with me to evacuate. As for the task of stopping Li Yunlong, leave it to the aviation troops who have not yet been filmed!"

Kondo Ichiro led two Japanese squads out of the camp and quickly headed towards the mountainous area. Zhang Dabiao wanted to send troops to chase them, but was stopped by Li Yunlong: "Zhang Dabiao, you still have the time to worry about those escaped Japanese. Why don't you lead your men to continue the attack? We must break through the three blockades of the Japanese before tomorrow morning."

"All the battalions, don't stop to clean up the battlefield. Leave the enemy camp immediately and march quickly towards Linjia Bay. There are two battalions of enemy soldiers and a puppet army stationed there. They are being bombarded by our bomber unit. We have to take advantage of the time when the enemy is stunned and quickly pass through the second blockade of the enemy."

"Sanwazi, set up all the anti-aircraft guns immediately. We have to be careful of the enemy's air force raid. The battle has been going on for an hour and ten minutes. I estimate that the enemy's air force will arrive soon. Your anti-aircraft battalion must be ready to fight at any time. You must shoot down the damn enemy's fighter planes."

"Lao Zhao, you should take the brothers from the transport battalion and leave as soon as possible. Don't stay here and waste time. Your transport battalion has the slowest marching speed, so you need to hurry to the front."

"Shen Quan, bring two infantry battalions with you and make sure to protect the safety of the people."

Lin Zhenhua hurried over in a communications command vehicle and gave an urgent order: "All troops must start marching immediately and reach Linjia Bay within two hours. Burn all the Japanese supplies on the ground. Don't leave a single hair for the Japanese."

"Lao Li, Lao Zhao, we just received a report from Liu Haishan that more than 30 Japanese fighter planes are approaching us rapidly and have encountered our fighter unit. A fierce air battle is going on between the enemy and us. We must rush to Linjia Bay before the Japanese air force succeeds in breaking through."

Li Yunlong really didn't expect that the Japanese air force would arrive so quickly. His face turned very ugly, and he said in an anxious tone: "College student, you must contact Liu Haishan immediately and tell him to hold on no matter what. We must not let the Japanese threaten our safety."

"Old Zhao, you must quickly lead the transport battalion to evacuate first. You must take all the civilians with you, and absolutely not leave anyone behind."

Under Li Yunlong's arrangement, the armored regiment quickly left the Japanese camp and set fire to the Japanese supplies before leaving. The burning black smoke was blown away by the southeast wind.

Just half an hour ago, Fujiwara Ichiro received an order from the headquarters. Instead of a trace of happiness on his face, it became very ugly.

"Nagata-kun, the headquarters requires us to mobilize all fighters to Qingyuan Town to prevent Li Yunlong's armored regiment from breaking out. This task is not easy to complete. We can only mobilize 16 fighters and 18 bombers. The rest of the fighters are all controlled by the naval aviation. The most annoying thing is that half of our fighters also belong to the naval aviation. There is a huge difference in driving habits between the two sides. But if we don't use those dozen fighters, we can't complete the task assigned by the headquarters at all."

"I was planning to discuss it with General Sato Ichiro, but the headquarters was pushing us too hard and we had to move out within five minutes. Fortunately, our fighter planes had already been refueled and loaded with ammunition, otherwise we would not be able to move out." Fujiwara Ichiro said with a bleak face.

Colonel Nagata was full of surprise. He did not expect that the headquarters would issue an order at this time. When he learned that Li Yunlong was about to escape, he understood that this mission had to be carried out. He had to stop Li Yunlong at all costs, otherwise it would seriously affect the results of the mouse catching operation.

"Fujiwara-kun, we really can't delay. No matter whether those dozen fighter planes are useful or not, we have no choice. The commander can only rely on us. If we can't block the enemy armored regiment's breakout, it will bring about a series of chain reactions. Especially if the money can't be recovered, many people will be punished."

"I will arrange for the pilots to go out immediately. It will only take 35 minutes to reach the battlefield. Including the take-off time, it will take 45 minutes at most. However, we must be careful of interception by the enemy air force. Their combat power cannot be underestimated. The most important thing is that they have the courage to face death, which is much more courageous than some of our pilots."

"I will personally lead the team this time. Mr. Fujiwara can rest assured that no matter how much it costs, I will break through the enemy air force's interception and force Li Yunlong's armored regiment back."

Fujiwara Ichiro bowed deeply and pleaded solemnly: "Nagata-kun, this battle concerns our future. We must not be careless. No matter how much it costs, we must stop Li Yunlong's armored regiment in Qingyuan Town."

"I will go find General Sato Ichiro again and have a good talk with him. As long as we can get his help, this interception operation will be more certain."

Colonel Nagata did not approve of Fujiwara Ichiro's approach, but he did not oppose his efforts. If he could get support from the naval aviation force, it would only benefit him and not harm him.

After Colonel Nagata left, Fujiwara Ichiro quickly came to the naval aviation base and persuaded Sato Ichiro for ten minutes before he got the chance to meet with him. Seeing Sato Ichiro's angry expression, Fujiwara Ichiro apologized and said, "General Sato, I am very sorry for this incident."

"I didn't know that the special envoy was fake. The main reason was that all the certification documents in his hands were real. I didn't consider that someone might be playing tricks on me. This is indeed my dereliction of duty. This incident was deliberately instigated by someone. I think the two of us should have a frank talk. After all, there is a life-and-death feud between us. We both want to kill each other. Now it happens that no one owes anyone anything. This is also the best opportunity for the two of us to rebuild our friendship."

"Li Yunlong's independent regiment has raided Qingyuan Town and is about to successfully break out. I need General Sato's full support. I request General Sato to send air force to stop Li Yunlong from escaping."

Sato Ichiro sneered, "Fujiwara Ichiro, you don't have to pretend to be sympathetic. I, Sato Ichiro, have not completely failed. I have already contacted Admiral Furuta. He is very concerned about my situation and has urgently mobilized an air wing, which will arrive at Taiyuan Airport at noon the day after tomorrow. You can go and talk to the Navy's special envoy then."

"I don't care whether there is a conspiracy in this incident. What is undeniable is that you definitely didn't play any good role in it. When the special envoy was trying to arrest me, you didn't stop him. On the contrary, you cooperated very well. Now you want me to forgive you and send air force to help you block Li Yunlong's breakout. Don't you think it's ridiculous?"

"I'm not sure if this is another trap you set for me. You want to move the people around me away so that you can attack me. I have lost my trust in you. Before the new order from the headquarters is issued, I will not participate in any war. Even if the commander comes, I will still hold this attitude!"