Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

At this time, Li Yunlong gradually understood the old leader's combat intentions. When assigning combat tasks before, the old leader did not even determine a unified time.

It now appeared that the old leader had a rough timeline in mind, and had also drawn up a detailed schedule based on the attack situations and distances of each unit. The actions of the various units seemed to be timed differently, but in reality, they were acting in a roughly coordinated manner.

"So our operation in Liao Province is located in Tongliao?"

Li Yunlong looked towards Tongliao, the center of the universe, which was the direction of attack of Ma Renxin's troops.

"No, here!"

The old leader pointed at Chaoyang.

"The Tongliao attack was just a feint. By the time Shenquan's troops reach Chaoyang, the Japanese will have noticed and mobilized their forces for defense. At this point, we can have Ma Renxin's troops attack Siping. The Japanese will definitely hold on to it. After all, they can't let such a crucial position like Siping be captured, so they will inevitably divide their forces further. Ma Renxin wants to open up a new battlefield to further disperse the Japanese forces."

"If the Japanese transfer their forces from North China to the four northeastern provinces, with hundreds of thousands of troops heading north, it will be very difficult to capture Fengtian. The Shenquan troops' position is crucial. They must seize Jinzhou and close the southern gate of the four northeastern provinces while the Japanese's attention is drawn to Siping, Tongliao, and other places!"

"Shenquan's troops are under the greatest pressure, but only Shenquan's troops can undertake this blocking mission!"

After the old leader finished speaking, he drew a circle on Jinzhou.

Li Yunlong took a look at Jinzhou on the map. Although this city is just a name on the map, it is actually a transportation hub connecting the two major regions of North China and Northeast China.

The Heilongjiang-Jilin-Liaoning-Chahar Military Region was undergoing a massive expansion, and there were many new recruits in the army. Although they had been trained by the deputy division commander, they were still new recruits after all. If they were to face a counterattack by tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops right from the start, they might not be able to withstand it.

Shen Quan's Chahar Column had over 50,000 men, built on the 5,000 men Li Yunlong left behind when he attacked Datong. Later, Shen Quan independently developed a force in Chahar. At the end of last year, it had over 30,000 men, and this year, additional troops were recruited, bringing the total to over 52,000.

Most of these people are veterans with a strong fighting spirit and will not encounter any problems even if they encounter tough battles.

Therefore, the blocking mission in Jinzhou fell on Shen Quan's shoulders.

"Old leader, I'm not worried about anything else, but I'm worried about Shen Quan's watch..."

Li Yunlong suddenly remembered a rather strange place in Shenquan: the time on his watch was never accurate.

After hearing this, the old leader smiled and said, "I know about this too. I even added the time when I sent the telegram!"

Hearing this, Li Yunlong and the old leader both laughed.

"Old leader, why don't you take a rest for a while? It will take some time to reach Baicheng."

At this time, no telegram had been delivered, and Li Yunlong spoke up to remind them.

"Never mind. It's not worth the time. Bring me the telegram about logistics. I want to see how the logistics preparations are going!"

"Yes!"

Soon, a bunch of telegrams from the logistics troops were delivered to the old leader.

The old leader, who was originally laughing heartily because of Shen Quan's watch, instantly entered work mode and began to carefully check the contents of the telegram one by one.

He made some marks on the map from time to time, and then drew some symbols, muttering something under his breath. These words didn't need to be said, but in order to make it easier for Li Yunlong to understand, he still explained them.

Chapter 572: Logistics troops ambush the devils?

"Comrades, hurry up! Three kilometers ahead! The logistics comrades have prepared food for us. Let's try to reach Sheli Town tonight and take Da'an County tomorrow!"

I can't find a map of the Republic of China, so I can only use a modern map.

The newly formed Third Division has now become the vanguard. When the newly formed First Division attacked Baicheng, they had already bypassed Baicheng and continued to advance towards Songyuan.

The main force attacking Baicheng was the newly formed 1st Division, as they arrived at Baicheng first. The follow-up troops participated in part of the attack, and after the battle, they continued on their way and headed towards their predetermined target.

However, the logistics forces moved even faster than these offensive forces.

At this moment, about three kilometers ahead of the newly formed Third Division, the logistics troops had already set up a big pot.

"Hurry up, the main force is coming soon, we have to make sure our comrades can have a hot meal!"

This is the cooking team formed by the logistics troops. When the main force sets out, they carry the big pots and walk in front.

In addition to the kitchen team, there were more than a dozen trucks not far away. A group of soldiers were placing boxes of ammunition on the roadside to provide ammunition supplies for the troops.

"Report, Chief, our vanguard has discovered that a large number of Japanese soldiers are heading towards us five kilometers ahead!"

"Five kilometers? How many devils are there?"

"There's no time to count them carefully, there are quite a lot of people, maybe tens of thousands!"

"Tens of thousands of people!"

Logistics Director Ma Dali thought for a moment and said, "It should be the Japanese troops supporting Baicheng. Our reconnaissance plane reported it before, but we didn't expect to run into them!"

After saying this, he looked at the surrounding terrain and then gave the order: "Notify the comrades, pick up your weapons and prepare for battle. Hold off this wave of devils. Our main force is right behind us. Try to hold them back so that the main force can destroy them!"

"Yes!"

Soon, the news that a large number of Japanese troops appeared five kilometers ahead spread quickly among the logistics troops. However, the soldiers of the logistics troops were not afraid, but very excited.

"Squad leader, squad leader, let me go fight the devils, I don't want to cook anymore!"

A logistics soldier named Pang Daniu said as he kneaded the dough.

"You kid, aren't you good at cooking in the logistics unit? Why are you going to the front line?"

"I just want to fight the Japanese! I joined the army to fight the Japanese, not to cook!"

"Cooking is also fighting the devils!"

"I don't care, I'm going to fight the Japanese! Every class has soldiers signed up, so my class let me go!"

"..."

Soon, a team of more than a thousand people, consisting of cooks, logistics personnel, and transporters, arrived at a location about two kilometers away from the supply point with weapons and ammunition and lay in ambush.

"Director, what kind of weapons are these? I've never seen them before!"

"You, a cook, have definitely never seen this before. This is called a rocket launcher. One shot can kill a whole group of Japanese soldiers!"

"What about this gun? Why is it different from the one I use?"

"This is a new gun, used by the combat troops. It's not our turn yet!"

Although there were only a thousand of them, no one retreated. Everyone lay at the ambush point, staring at the distance. Soon, a Japanese army appeared on the distant road.

Pang Daniu stuck his head out, looked at the Japanese soldiers appearing in the distance, and gripped the weapon in his hand tightly.

"Are you nervous?"

"I'm not nervous!"

"You're sweating!"

The logistics director, after observing the enemy's formation with binoculars, immediately said to the transport battalion commander beside him, "The number seems off. There are more than 10,000 enemy soldiers, at least 30,000. They know how to use rockets, right?"

The transport battalion commander patted his chest with one hand and said, "Director, I used to operate a 107 rocket launcher. Although one of my hands is injured, my skills are still there. This thing is simple and it will ignite with one shot!"

"That's good. Let's fire one-third of our ammunition and see how the Japanese react!"

After hearing this, the battalion commander nodded and quickly arranged for others to prepare for the artillery bombardment.

At this time, Cheng Kang was on his way to the headquarters of the newly formed 3rd Division. The signalman beside him copied a telegram and reported loudly: "Division Commander, the logistics troops called and said they encountered the main force of the Japanese army, tens of thousands of people, and they are preparing to ambush the Japanese. They request our support."

Hearing this, Cheng Kang couldn't help but be stunned, suspecting that he had heard it wrongly: "What?"

"The logistics team sent a telegram saying they are planning to ambush the main force of the Japanese. They asked us to support them."

"What? The logistics troops are going to ambush the main enemy force? There are tens of thousands of them. This is just nonsense. Have them withdraw immediately and notify the troops to abandon the baggage immediately and advance at full speed!"

"Yes!"

At this time, at the ambush position, the transport battalion commander had already adjusted the angle of the rocket shells.

"Director, the main force is asking us to retreat. They are setting up an ambush!"

The logistics director looked at the distance between the Japanese and them and said: "We can't retreat now. If we retreat now, we will be killed by the Japanese. Tell the Third Division that we will fight first and they should move faster!"

"Yes!"

After the logistics director finished speaking, he looked at the transport battalion commander and asked, "Are you ready?"

"All right!"

"Then fight!"

"beat!"

With the order from the transport battalion commander, hundreds of 107 rockets were fired at the Japanese troops in the distance.

At this time, the Japanese 201st, 205th and 209th Divisions were heading towards Baicheng.

These three divisions are all Type C divisions and belong to the Japanese Fifth Army.

It was a force dispatched by the Fifth Army Commander, Toshimichi Kamimura, to reinforce the defense of Baicheng.

Before they arrived at Baicheng, they received news that Baicheng had been breached and the remaining Japanese defenders were engaging in street fighting with the attacking forces.

Therefore, the three divisions also abandoned their baggage and were heading towards Baicheng for support at full speed.

"Report, the reconnaissance team reports that a small group of Eighth Route Army troops have appeared ahead of us. They seem to be a baggage train!"

"The baggage train? Where's the main force of the Eighth Route Army?"

"I don't know. There are only a few thousand people. Some are cooking, and some are preparing ammunition. It seems they are providing supplies to the main force of the Eighth Route Army!"

Upon hearing this, the Japanese 201st Division Commander Sanyejiwu's eyes lit up. In order to quickly support Baicheng, all three divisions abandoned their baggage, leaving behind only the basic ammunition and rations they carried, as well as all their heavy weapons.

Now, less than twenty kilometers away from Baicheng, they encountered the Eighth Route Army's supply troops.

If they could defeat this baggage train and seize the Eighth Route Army's baggage, they would have heavy weapons by the time they reached Baicheng, which would be enough to increase the firepower of the three divisions.

"Order the troops to advance at full speed and destroy this baggage train of the Eighth Route Army!"

"Hai!"

The three divisions of the Japanese army sped up again and rushed towards the logistics troops.

"Report, reconnaissance troops report, the Eighth Route Army's supply troops seem to be preparing to ambush us!"

"A few thousand people want to ambush tens of thousands of imperial troops? Are the Eighth Route Army crazy?"

After walking a distance forward, Sanye Ciwu couldn't help but sneer: "Keep going!"

"Hai!"

Soon, the three Japanese divisions were less than one kilometer away from the ambush circle.

At this moment, the transport battalion commander had already adjusted the launch angles of all 107 rockets.