Chapter 55: Fujita-kun, Artillery Reconnaissance!
"Yes, Captain."
Zhang Dabiao hurriedly ordered the soldiers of the battalions of the Independent Regiment who were setting up an ambush to lie down on the spot and hide.
Fortunately, the first battalion and the second battalion of the independent regiment are the main forces, and most of them are now considered veterans.
One by one, they didn't need Li Yunlong to send people to give orders to hide, and they had already heard the roar of fighter planes roaring over the east of Liujia Town, and then they immediately lay down and hidden.
Li Yunlong, Zhang Dabiao and others also immediately hid and hid in the mountainous woods on the south side of Liujia Town.
Unless the devil fighter plane flew one meter low to the ground before it could see Li Yunlong and the others hidden on the ground, it would be difficult to find Li Yunlong and the others.
I saw the devil fighter roaring and flying, and the roar of the huge fighter plane came from far and near.
It didn't take long for it to fly over Liujia Town.
However, the devil only flew low and strafed Liu Jiazhen, and after a few simple circles, he found that there was no enemy, so he shook his wings and pulled it up, and flew westward.
"Commander, what are you doing?"
Shen Quan, the commander of the second battalion, asked Li Yunlong after getting up.
"What else can you do, the two Type 96 land attack planes of the devil seem to be the devil fighters who bombed Ping'an County before. This was returned for aerial reconnaissance. ”
Li Yunlong patted the branches and dust on his body behind him, smiled and said: "Now it should be flying to Ping'an County for investigation, it seems that it should be to determine whether we, who have captured Ping'an County, will occupy Ping'an County for a long time." ”。
"No wonder, the head of the regiment has a long-term vision!"
Zhang Dabiao, the commander of the first battalion on the side, gave a thumbs up and couldn't help but admire.
"Ahem, that's a little funny."
Li Yunlong waved his hand, and then said with a smile: "Continue to hurry up and set up an ambush position, this time the first battalion is on the north side, and the second battalion is on the south side." Each of your battalions on the east and west sides of Liujia Town is responsible for one direction, and after all the devil reinforcements enter Liujia Town, give me firepower to block the town entrance in the east and west directions of Liujia Town as soon as possible. ”。
"Understood, Captain!!"
Zhang Dabiao and Shen Quan nodded and said in unison.
Li Yunlong and the two of them stepped forward, standing on the top of a small mountain, condescending to overlook the entire Liujia Town.
I saw Li Yunlong pointing and continuing: "Liujiazhen is released on both sides of the Liujia River, and the water flow in the valley has tended to dry up, and the devil's reinforcements are estimated to march westward along the riverbed at that time. ”。
"On the main mountain heights on the north and south sides, heavy machine guns must be placed, and crossfire coverage must be formed."
Zhang Dabiao interjected, "Regiment commander, the light and heavy machine guns we have brought now totaling more than 70 units, including more than 30 heavy machine guns and more than 40 light machine guns, all of which were captured after the defeat of the Bantian United. ”
"With so much light and heavy machine gun fire cross-covering, it can completely suppress the fire of the devil reinforcements trapped in Liujia Town."
Li Yunlong and Shen Quan both nodded, and Li Yunlong said with a smile: "In addition, there are already twenty mortars captured, and there are five or six Type 92 infantry guns plus a few artillery pieces brought by our follow-up troops to Ping'an County, plus dozens of grenadiers, this concentrated artillery fire can also easily suppress the devil artillery fire of the two brigades." ”。
"With such a regimental commander, the two reinforcement brigades of Taro Ito may have a high success rate!"
Zhang Dabiao said with a smile.
"I don't expect to be wiped out, but if I can eat one, it's enough for Mijiro Suzuki, the commander of the Fourth Brigade, to feel distressed."
Li Yunlong said with a smile: "If the ambush in Liujiazhen succeeds in eating a devil reinforcement brigade, then if we control Ping'an County for a long time, then there will be no problem." ”。
"Hehe, when the time comes, the brigade commander should also invite me Li Yunlong to have a drink! Hey! ”
The second battalion commander Shen Quan smiled and said: "Regiment commander, if the brigade commander knows that we are doing this, the regiment commander will be miserable." ”。
"Don't worry, as long as the devil's reinforcements are defeated and the county seat is safed, the brigade commander should also give me Lao Li a commendation."
Zhang Dabiao spoke up at this time: "Regiment commander, we have seized all the mountain commanding heights on both sides of Liujia Town that can deploy light and heavy machine guns. ”。
"The firepower coverage has been laid out, and now it's time to see the devil soldiers of the two brigades of the Ito Wing, who are slowly coming into the urn."
Li Yunlong put away his smiling face and said, "Hmm!! ”。
"Now it depends on whether the political commissar can let the fighters who have returned from the devil air reconnaissance, I believe that our main force has begun to evacuate from Ping'an County."
Shen Quan, the commander of the second battalion, said: "There should be no problem!" Head! ”。
"Hmm!"
At this time, after flying low from Liujiazhen and reconnoitring a few times, the two Devil Type 96 land attack planes quickly flew over Ping'an County.
The devil fighter in charge of reconnaissance soon discovered through the air with a telescope that a large number of soldiers of the Independent Regiment were carrying supplies north outside the north gate of Ping'an County on the ground.
"Da-da-da, da-da!!"
Finding that the devil fighter was reconnoitring in the air and flying low, Zhao Gang, who had already prepared, immediately ordered Wang Huaibao, the commander of the third battalion, to organize machine gunners to shoot into the air, forcing the devil fighter to pull up.
Because of the bombing of Ping'an County before, the devil's Type 96 land attack plane had already dropped all the aerial bombs and the 7.7 mm gyratory machine gun bullets on the plane.
If you continue to fly low, it is really possible to be knocked down by the machine gunners of the 3rd Battalion of the Independent Regiment.
Therefore, the Devil Type 96 fighter plane that was pulled up reconnoitred all the way to the north and found that the men and horses of the third battalion of the Independent Regiment commanded by Zhao Gang were carrying supplies through Yushugou and continuing to go north into Dagu Mountain.
"Soga, return!"
The flight officer of the two fighters ordered the return flight in the headset, and then ordered the telegraph operator in the rear cabin of the plane to send a direct report to Taro Ito informing him of the results of the investigation.
At the north gate of Ping'an County, Zhao Gang held a telescope and watched the two devil fighters shake their wings and return to the east, and said to Wang Huaibao, the commander of the third battalion beside him: "It seems that the devil fighter has seen what we have shown him." ”。
"Let some soldiers continue to move excess grain, grass, ammunition and other materials back to Heyuan County!"
"By the way, let the communications corps send a report to the regiment commander, saying that the devil fighter has returned, let them pay attention."
Wang Huaibao, the commander of the third battalion, nodded and said, "Yes, political commissar." ”。
Immediately, go and arrange it immediately.
In fact, there was no need for Zhao Gang to send a report, and the two devil fighters that returned also flew over Liujia Town, and reconnoitred at a low altitude.
It's just that the two devil fighters have run out of ammunition and can't continue to strafe.
After flying around a few times, he finally flew east and returned under the gaze of Li Yunlong and others.
"Regiment Commander, why doesn't this devil fighter strafe?"
Zhang Dabiao, commander of the first battalion, was puzzled that when he flew over Liujiazhen before, he flew at a low altitude and fired at an aviation machine gun.
Li Yunlong easily guessed, "It is estimated that the ammunition has run out." ”
"Let the big guys hurry up and build more ambush positions. I'm afraid this ambush is not so easy to fight all at once. ”
Zhang Dabiao and Shen Quan nodded, and said in unison: "Yes, head of the regiment." ”。
A few minutes later, Taro Ito, who was marching westward, received a telegram from a devil fighter plane conducting aerial reconnaissance.
"Wing Commander, aerial reconnaissance found that a large number of enemy troops are withdrawing from the north gate of Ping'an County, and carrying a large amount of supplies to the north, and have continued to retreat north through the Yushu Ditch to the deep mountains of Dagu Mountain."
Kenjiro Fujita, chief of staff of the Ito Wing, reported to Taro Ito.
"Yo Xi, it seems that Li Yunlong is also tired after fighting for so long. Order the troops, start to speed up, and march towards Ping'an County! ”
Taro Ito nodded, as expected, Li Yunlong had no plans to fight again with the two brigades of reinforcements under his command.
"Hai, Captain." Kenjiro Fujita said heavily, and then immediately gave the order.
As a result, more than 2,000 devil reinforcements began to speed up and advance westward.
Time passed little by little in the ambush and rush of both sides.
At 11:46 a.m., Li Yunlong and others, who had been in ambush in Liujia Town for an hour and a half, saw more than 2,000 devils commanded by Taro Ito rush to the entrance of the town east of Liujia Town.
"Liujiazhen?"
Taro Ito, who led the army to the east of Liujia Town, looked at Liujia Town on the map and suddenly felt a little strange.
Raising the binoculars and looking at the residential buildings in Liujia Town on both sides of the riverbed of the Liujia River, Taro Ito suddenly said to Kenjiro Fujita on the side: "Fujita-kun, order the artillery bombardment of Liujia Town!" Hurry up and drop! ”。