bookrandom Chapter 488 You are such a picky person. You’ve only been eating compressed biscuits for a few days,
Chapter 488 You are such a picky person. You’ve only been eating compressed biscuits for a few days,
Under Lin Zhenhua's command, the armored regiment quickly began to advance and arrived near Shuiquan County at 2:30 a.m. Li Yunlong arranged two companies of soldiers to scout nearby. After confirming that there was no danger, Zhao Gang immediately arranged for the kitchen team to light a fire and cook. The soldiers took advantage of this free time to find a place to rest.
At 4:10 in the morning, the cooking team prepared the food, and the soldiers woke up in a daze and started to eat. Today's breakfast was very rich, with millet porridge, steamed buns and canned meat, which made the soldiers eat with their mouths full of oil and their faces filled with happy smiles.
"Old Li, hurry up and come over for breakfast. Today's breakfast is pretty good. After eating compressed biscuits for a few days, I can finally have something hot to eat! I just saw that the soldiers are in a very good mood. It has been nine days since we left the base. The soldiers are a little tired after running around for days, but we can't stop to rest. We have to keep fighting."
"We have used up more than half of the food we brought with us, so we can replenish it from Shuiquan County. There are quite a lot of canned food and compressed biscuits left, so we should have no problem eating them for another half a month. The Japanese's canned food is getting more and more deceptive, and they put leftovers in. The number of canned fish and meat is more than double that of last year. It can be seen that the Japanese are not having an easy time either." Lin Zhenhua said happily, holding a can of food between steamed buns.
Li Yunlong took the steamed buns and canned meat from Zhao Gang, used chopsticks made of tree branches to put the big piece of beef into the steamed buns, took a big bite, and ate it with his eyes slightly bright. He said happily, "College student, I didn't expect to eat canned food every day. This is better than what the landlords eat."
"You are the only one who has so many problems. You even complained that compressed biscuits are not tasty. Go ask around and see if there is a display saying that compressed biscuits are not tasty. You are such a picky person. You have only eaten compressed biscuits for a few days and you are already saying weird things."
"It's good to have something to eat these days. If natural disasters happen frequently in the next few years as you predicted, it will be difficult to have a full meal. How can we have the time to worry about what to eat?"
"Old Zhao, why can't you stand up and say something fair? Why are you silent now? You should stand up and scold this kid severely, so that he can learn a lesson and stop complaining!"
Zhao Gang didn't give Li Yunlong any face at all, and scolded him angrily: "Old Li, you can't stop talking even when you're eating. If we talk about the person who complains the most, it really has to be you. What's wrong with a college student complaining a few times? The key is that he has only said one sentence so far. The texture of the compressed biscuits is indeed not good. If more oil can be added, the taste will definitely be much better. The college student is not wrong at all. How can this be considered a complaint?"
"Not to mention that the college students donated all their allowances to buy meat for the soldiers. They are much more conscious than you, Li Yunlong. Apart from this, the college students have never been treated specially. They eat what the soldiers eat. Such good people are hard to find even with a lantern. Don't make trouble for no reason. The reason why you, Li Yunlong, are unhappy these days is because you don't sit in the position of commander-in-chief and can't suppress Lao Kong and Lao Ding. You feel uneasy in your heart!"
Zhao Gang's words made Li Yunlong's face turn red, and the embarrassment on his face was quickly covered up by him. He replied with grievance: "Old Zhao, you can't slander my innocence out of thin air. I, Li Yunlong, do have some small thoughts, but as a college student, I am convinced of this position of commander-in-chief. Don't try to sow discord here."
"The college students know exactly what kind of person I, Li Yunlong, am. I'm a very straightforward person and never play any tricks on others. Otherwise, the college students wouldn't have nicknamed me 'Honest and Reliable Young Master'. This shows how popular I, Li Yunlong, am!"
Hearing the words "honest and reliable young man", Lin Zhenhua almost couldn't help laughing. The tense atmosphere before the battle also disappeared. He felt that the burden on him was very heavy and the pressure was very great in the past two days. After Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang's joke, Lin Zhenhua was completely relaxed.
Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang, who were playing a double act, looked at each other secretly and felt relieved. They did it on purpose just now to ease the atmosphere. Lin Zhenhua also saw this, but he did not point it out. Instead, he changed the subject and said, "Old Li, tell me how to fight this battle? In terms of fighting, there is a huge gap between you and me. It is better for you to command the attack on Shuiquan County this time. I will assist you. Shuiquan County must be taken within an hour, even if it costs a huge price."
Hearing Lin Zhenhua mention the serious matter, Li Yunlong's face also became serious, and he said in a solemn tone: "College student, this time when we attack Shuiquan County, the main force is the artillery battalion. I plan to use all the heavy artillery in our hands. As long as we can open a gap from the south gate, we will immediately let the armored forces rush into the city. Using the armored forces' firepower, we can divide and surround the Japanese in the county and eat them. The mechanized infantry battalion will be responsible for cleaning up the battlefield."
"The anti-aircraft battalion will also participate in the battle this time to suppress the enemy's firepower and provide fire support for the infantry battalion to eliminate the remaining enemies. After our heavy artillery helps the armored forces enter the city, we must quickly follow up and provide artillery support for the armored forces' attack."
"This time, I plan to use half a base of ammunition to attack Shuiquan County. I will let my brothers fight with all their might. There is only one requirement, and that is that the battle must be ended within an hour. I plan to delegate command authority. I only need to issue orders. Whoever fails to complete the task will have his head chopped off by me!"
The tactics Li Yunlong adopted this time were not much different from the ones he used in the previous attack on Ping'an County. After the artillery bombardment, the armored forces attacked, and then the infantry went to finish off the attack. It didn't sound very impressive, but such a conventional tactic was very difficult to crack.
"Old Li, let's do as you say! The Japanese air force can't be dispatched early in the morning. For safety reasons, we still need to allocate an air defense company for air defense. This will be safer."
"Lao Zhao, after we captured Shuiquan County, we don't have much ammunition left. Even if we get some from the Japanese, it still can't solve our problem of insufficient ammunition. I plan to send a telegram to Lao Kong to replenish ammunition today or tomorrow night. You need to count our missing ammunition in advance and send the telegram back at night so that Lao Kong can arrange a transport plane to replenish our ammunition."
"We can also take this opportunity to take back these Japanese prisoners and the money they seized. We can't do anything about the base. What we need to do now is to attract the Japanese's attention and reduce the pressure on the base."
Zhao Gang nodded hurriedly and said, "College student, after we finish this battle and are out of danger, I will arrange for someone to count the supplies and will definitely not delay your work!"
While the three were talking, time passed quickly, and the soldiers who had finished their meal immediately maintained their weapons. Lin Zhenhua immediately called the battalion commanders of each battalion together, held a brief combat meeting, and issued the tasks.
At 5:20 in the morning, the troops were ready to go. Two squadrons of Fat Baby ground attack aircraft that had set out from the base in advance had arrived above their heads. Lin Zhenhua decided not to wait any longer and immediately gave the order to attack.
"Old Li, you are in charge of commanding the ground forces, and I will be in charge of commanding the ground attack aircraft in the air. We have to move faster and reach the south gate of Shuiquan County within 20 minutes."
The artillery battalion that set out earlier, led by Wang Chengzhu, marched rapidly for 15 minutes, set up the heavy artillery they carried, and lined up 24 heavy mortar vehicles, completing the pre-war preparations first.
"Battalion Commander, the heavy mortars are ready to fire and can attack Shuiquan County at any time. Request to fire immediately!"
Wang Chengzhu did not give the order to fire immediately, but waited until the heavy artillery was fully set up before giving the order to fire. This was mainly to ensure the continuity of the heavy artillery fire. It was difficult to completely destroy the city wall with just these 24 heavy mortars.
"Fire two rounds to test-fire and correct the trajectory. Once the trajectory is corrected, fire hard. Even if you have to destroy the gun barrel, you must create a gap so that the armored forces can enter Shuiquan County as soon as possible!"
Under Wang Chengzhu's command, 36 heavy artillery pieces began bombarding Shuiquan County. After two rounds, the firepower comparison was completed. After that, the artillery battalion completely let go and frantically bombarded Shuiquan County to clear obstacles for the armored forces' attack.
The Japanese soldiers patrolling on the wall of Shuiquan County were immediately awakened by the rumbling of artillery in the distance. Like headless flies, they looked down the wall but did not find anything suspicious. When they looked up, more than 20 black spots flew over. Before they could react, the flying shells landed with a violent explosion. The Japanese soldiers who were close to them were directly overturned by the air wave and fell from the wall, smashing to pieces.
The shells that fell on the city wall blew off large chunks of cement on it. Fortunately, the Japanese had reinforced the city wall of Shuiquan County once, otherwise a huge gap would have been blown open in the first round of attack.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Quickly notify the commander of the regiment and ask him to send troops to support us. Otherwise, we won't be able to defend the South Gate with just our two squadrons."
"Bagayalu! Don't panic, return to your respective positions immediately. Anyone who dares to take this opportunity to escape will be killed!"