Spy Wars: Get the Predator equipment at the beginning

Zhang Yunhe did not return to the island, but was in a house at the foot of the southern side of Lianhua Mountain.

This is Yang Xiong's front-line command post. In just one morning, the communications soldiers pulled the telephone lines from here to several hills on the back.

Zhang Yunhe knew how fierce the fighting was on those hills. He didn't need to listen to the gunshots and artillery explosions coming from the hills to the north. He could tell just from the constant ringing of the telephone at the front-line command center.

These calls were from various hilltops requesting reinforcements. The Japanese attack was definitely like a tide, wave after wave. The defenders on each hilltop suffered heavy casualties and lost a lot of men in a short period of time, so they had to reduce their numbers.

Yang Xiong walked over, took the phone from the staff officer and said, "Listen to me, the Japanese are anxious, that's why they're attacking so fiercely. In fact, they are just at the end of their strength. They retreated in a hurry and didn't bring much food and ammunition with them."

"We seized a large amount of food and ammunition from the warehouses they left behind. The reason they attacked so fiercely was to seize the food and ammunition depots. Do you understand?"

"You hold on, you must fight to the bitter end. Even if you are down to the last man, you must not retreat! Don't worry, I will send reinforcements to you immediately. You must remember that the 104th Division is low on ammunition. If we hold on, they will withdraw due to lack of ammunition!"

"Understood, Captain!"

The phone was hung up, but in the front-line command center, the ringing of telephones and the beeping of radios continued.

Yang Xiong turned around and walked behind Zhang Yunhe who was standing in front of the map and said, "Commander, it's really not safe here. A shell might hit us at any time. You'd better return to the island quickly!"

Zhang Yunhe turned around and asked with a smile, "What's the matter? Do you think I'm causing you trouble here?"

"I dare not, but I am telling the truth. Your safety is the top priority!" Yang Xiong said with a serious face.

Zhang Yunhe nodded and said, "Okay, I don't think you can use your skills well if I stay here, and it will only put pressure on you. If you have any problems, please call me immediately!"

"Yes, sir, I'll get you out!"

When Zhang Yunhe returned to the Governor's Headquarters on the island, it was already dark.

The battle lasted from 2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Japanese retreated like a tide, leaving behind a pile of corpses on the slopes of each mountain.

While having dinner, Zhang Yunhe wanted to remind Yang Xiong to be on guard against the Japanese night attacks, after all, the Japanese night attacks were notorious, but after thinking about it, he decided not to make the call.

As a front-line commander, Yang Xiong should not ignore such details. Too much questioning and interference would be detrimental to the growth of officers.

Shortly after dinner, Zhang Yunhe received a call from Yang Xiong at the headquarters.

"Sir, in just one afternoon, we lost 503 men killed and 429 wounded. The Japanese suffered much greater losses than us, roughly estimated to be over 1000."

Zhang Yunhe asked, "Can the seriously injured be sent to the island for treatment? Are there enough ammunition?"

Yang Xiong said on the phone: "The consumption is huge. The ammunition we seized from the Japanese warehouse is of a different caliber than the guns used by our soldiers. We can't use it unless we replace it with Type 38 rifles."

"But now the soldiers have all become fond of the AK and have adapted to it. Switching to the Type 38 rifle is like eating coarse grains after being used to fine grains. It will make your throat hurt."

Zhang Yunhe said: "The supply team will deliver the ammunition in time. Tell the soldiers not to save it."

"I see!"

Zhang Yunhe added, "According to estimates, the Japanese 19th Independent Mixed Brigade will arrive in the nearby waters around tomorrow afternoon. No one knows which beach they will land on, so I must leave sufficient reinforcements on the island. The only ones I can assign to you are your own regiment, the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Regiment, and the 5000-man reinforcement regiment."

Yang Xiong said on the phone: "Sir, I understand. I have about 9000 people now, and we are on the defensive. The Japanese want to gain an advantage in the attack unless they have more than three times the number of troops!"

"Not to mention they don't have air superiority right now. We have more firepower than them. It would be great if we could push the artillery regiment forward a little bit."

Zhang Yunhe immediately rejected the idea: "The artillery regiment can't move forward any further, otherwise it will be easily attacked by the enemy's frontline troops. Being too close is definitely not a good thing!"

"Today, our flight formation was pinned down by the Japanese air force. Once we gain air superiority, I will order air support for you!"

"Sir, I understand!"

Late that night, the Japs launched a full-scale night attack, dispatching four infantry battalions in an attempt to capture the hills occupied by the armed soldiers of the Merchant Corps in one fell swoop.

For the Japanese, as long as they could take these hills, they would have the advantage of being able to attack or defend, and the merchant corps' armed forces would have to withdraw to the south of the boundary river and maintain the status quo.

From a strategic perspective, the merchant corps is naturally at a disadvantage because the island cannot produce its own resources and all of them must be shipped in from outside. The number of troops is also limited, so they do not have the ability to launch a large-scale counterattack and advance deeply. It is good enough to be able to hold these hills and maintain the current situation.

But the Japanese will never tolerate such a situation. How can they allow others to sleep soundly while they are on their bed?

Furthermore, although the threat posed by the merchant corps' armed forces was not very great, it would take several divisions to keep an eye on them and trap them, and the navy would also be needed to cooperate in blocking sea transportation. This was why the Japanese were unwilling to let it go.

However, the current situation has put the Japanese in a difficult position. The 38th Division was crippled and is still replenishing troops and resting. The 51st Division was attacked by air and lost its offensive capability in a short period of time. The 104th Division even lost its position in a surprise attack and had to retreat in a hurry. Most of its supplies were lost, and now they have to counterattack to regain the supplies.

Yuezhou.

The headquarters of the Japanese 23rd Army.

In the conference room, Commander Tanaka's face was terrifyingly gloomy. He leaned on his command knife, and his eyes were like sharp blades, cutting the faces of the officers sitting on both sides left and right.

"Bakayashi, you idiots, you're all a bunch of idiots. The 51st Division was bombed to the point of losing its offensive capability, and over 70% of its supplies were destroyed. Now you're telling me that the 104th Division was ambushed by the Chinese and lost its positions. Is Komoda Yasuhime a pig? He came here to fight, not to take a vacation!"

Faced with Tanaka's roar, the officers in the conference room were silent and dared not breathe.

"We were actually ambushed by the Chinese, and it happened in broad daylight. I really can't imagine how such a person could become the commander of a division!"

"And that Ueno Kan'ichirō from the 51st Division? He's even more foolish than Komoda Koichi. He knew the Chinese planes had been keeping an eye on them for the past few days, but he still didn't figure out a way to shake off the Chinese aerial surveillance. He actually marched his troops brazenly on the highway in broad daylight. Even if he was courting death, that's not the way to do it!"