Draw the sword and cure the fear of insufficient firepower

Li Yunlong's independent regiment consisted of more than 10,000 people, and they surrounded Ping'an County.

Before the battle, Li Yunlong ordered that there would be no assists in this battle and the only attack would be the main attack.

As a result, Ping'an County suffered a huge blow in all directions.

The independent regiment nowadays is different from before. The weapons in everyone's hands are stronger, so they can fight more fiercely.

If the regiment commander had not ordered not to capture the county town, the soldiers would have already entered the city by now.

The title of being the first to enter Ping'an County is a well-known one, and any man would be jealous of it.

"Take turns firing at me to bully these little devils!"

"Hahaha, I've never felt so happy before!"

"Class 1! Reduce the height of your mountain artillery by five! Fire it!"

Sun Lian, the commander of the independent regiment's artillery battalion, was lying on a high ground with an observation mirror in his hand. From here he could see the whole picture of Ping'an County. At this time, Sun Lian happened to see a squad of puppet soldiers coming to reinforce the southwest corner of the city wall. One mountain cannon could just take them all away.

The two Jin-made 75mm mountain cannons of the first squad immediately adjusted their firing angles. In a breath, two shells whizzed out and landed directly on the city wall, just killing all the puppet soldiers in that squad.

"Good job! My teaching you guys was not in vain!"

"Squad 3, meters east of the city wall, there's a Japanese heavy machine gun position, three rounds at high speed, fire!"

After seeing the battle results of the first squad through the observation mirror, Sun Lian clapped his hands in applause. Immediately, he saw a heavy machine gun position of the Japanese army crazily firing towards the outside of the city. How could this be tolerated?

The regiment commander just said that we should not fight too hard and should not force the Japanese to surrender, and they were free to do the rest.

This is good, as Sun Lian just happened to be worried about his artillery shells. He felt relieved with the commander's words, but it was impossible not to fire the artillery. The artillerymen would be very frustrated if they didn't fire the artillery.

So this happened. Sun Lian was only responsible for observing the position of the Japanese and then commanding the artillery to carry out precise strikes.

I have to say that this is quite useful. Large-scale shelling will inevitably harm the people in the city and waste ammunition, which is not cost-effective.

The bombardment after bombardment made the Japanese so confused that they could neither fight nor hide.

"Hey! Damn good job! Sun Lian, you are really good. Under your command, this cannon is like a clairvoyant, and it never misses a target!"

Li Yunlong, who escaped from the command center, saw Sun Lian's brilliant operation and praised him repeatedly.

"Captain! Hehe, Captain, isn't this the result of your good teaching?" Sun Lian smiled and touched his nose proudly.

"Don't try to scare me, kid. The Japanese reinforcements must be on the way. When the real battle starts, if you can't perform well, you can go home and hug your children!" Li Yunlong scolded with a smile.

Sun Lian chuckled and said nothing more. He had been waiting for this opportunity!

Li Yunlong took Zhang Dabiao across the artillery position and ran straight to the front line.

Li Yunlong wanted to provoke Yamamoto Ikki again. He wanted to torture Yamamoto both mentally and physically.

"Let's go, Da Biao, go to the city. I want to talk to Yamamoto!"

Li Yunlong looked at the battlefield ahead, feeling impatient. He threw the gun to Zhang Dabiao and walked forward with his back hunched.

……

Eighth Route Army Headquarters.

"General Lao, urgent information!" The Chief of Staff walked quickly towards General Lao with a telegram in his hand, looking anxious.

"The latest intelligence is that a large number of Japanese invaders are coming from Taiyuan, Yangquan, and Lingquan at the same time!"

"Among them, Taiyuan has the largest number of Japanese troops, including the 17th Division, 41st Brigade, and 12th Brigade of the First Army of the Japanese North China Front, plus the 10th Tank Regiment, with a total force of nearly 5 troops, and they are quickly supporting Ping'an County!"

"The Yangquan devils used the 11th Brigade and a division of the Locust Army, and the Lingquan devils used the 30th Brigade and a division of the Locust Army to launch a large-scale sweep in my base. Many villages outside the base were slaughtered by the devils!"

The chief of staff had a serious expression, as if facing a powerful enemy.

In this attack on Ping'an County, the Eighth Route Army mobilized more than 5 troops. In addition to the three regiments of Li Yunlong, there were also people setting up blocking positions on the vast battlefield.

However, the Japanese sent more than 17 troops from Taiyuan alone, including a Type A division and a tank regiment. The 27th Division was so powerful that it once defeated divisions of the Central Army head-on with the strength of only one division.

The 17th Division alone is enough to give people a headache, but the Japanese have more reinforcements than just that. The two brigades and a tank regiment are not to be trifled with either.

Although Li Yunlong has a lot of people on his side, most of them are new recruits. They only benefited from Lin Tian's buff, otherwise their combat effectiveness would be reduced by two levels.

Moreover, the Japanese were not the only ones who came to support us from Taiyuan. This time, they were very cunning and sent two other groups of troops to burn, kill and loot along our base, with the intention of finding our main force and destroying it in one fell swoop.

"What?! Are the Japs crazy?!" General Lao was shocked when he heard this and quickly took the telegram to check.

Upon seeing this, General Lao couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. It seemed that the First Army had recovered from the last battle in Rongcheng in just over a month.

This time, while the Eighth Route Army was besieging Ping'an County, they were prepared to make every effort to turn the tables.

"Fifty thousand in Taiyuan! More than 8000 in Yangquan and Lingquan, plus two divisions of the Locust Army with more than people. The devils are so crazy that they actually dispatched more than or nearly troops!"

"This is enough force for a major battle! The annoying thing is that the devils have spotted our base's lack of manpower and are sending heavy troops to raid it! If we dispatch troops to rescue, Ping'an County will surely be in trouble, but if we don't move, the villagers in the base will be in trouble. Moreover, once the devils gain a foothold in the base, they can continue to send more troops and occupy the base in one fell swoop! This is really a dilemma!"

After reading the telegram, General Lao's brows were already furrowed into a "川" shape. This time the Japanese's vision was very vicious. General Lao could conclude that this must be a battle plan that the Japanese had received guidance from an expert, or maybe it was even formulated by General Okamura Yasuji himself.

This was entirely aimed at destroying the entire Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi. If the Japanese succeeded this time, the entire Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area would be in danger of collapse.

"Quick! Notify the troops below of this news! Let them prepare for the attack!" General Lao ordered.

"But, General Lao, we have already mobilized a lot of troops this time. We can only mobilize 1 more at most, otherwise other bases will be in danger!"

"The Japs are coming with such force this time, they won't stop until they get a bite of the fat meat!"

"I suggest that since the Japanese First Army has deployed more than half of its troops this time, the area under its control must be undermanned. We can mobilize various guerrillas and other local armed forces to launch extensive attacks behind enemy lines and disrupt the rear of the First Army!"

The teacher thought for a long time and spoke slowly.