PFC Chapter 250 I have fallen into the devil's trap this time. We really can't win in a battle
Chapter 250 I have fallen into the devil's trap this time. We really can't win in a battle
Ichiro Katayama was also very cunning. The attack during the day did not work, and he was afraid of a night attack by the independent regiment at night. When the time came to 3:30 in the afternoon, he ordered the troops to immediately evacuate the current camp and retreat another 20 miles, and also built simple defensive fortifications.
Li Yunlong and Lin Zhenhua watched the Japanese soldiers leave, knowing that the counterattack tonight would be unlikely to work, so they had to cancel it. At night, they continued to repair the fortifications on the position and prepare for a long-term battle with the Japanese Second Mixed Brigade.
"Old Li, we were very anxious when the Japanese attacked us before, but today their attitude has taken a 180-degree turn. It seems that the Japanese also understand that a quick victory is too difficult, and they are planning to fight a protracted war with us!" Lin Zhenhua said worriedly.
Li Yunlong also agreed with this, and replied with a grim expression: "College student, the Japanese have the same idea as us this time. They want to consume our manpower to force us to take the initiative to attack and fight the Japanese. The number of the Japanese is more than twice ours. If we really fight, we really can't beat the Japanese. If it really doesn't work, I will transfer the 1st garrison battalion to hold off for a few days!"
Lin Zhenhua retorted firmly: "Old Li, we are not at the end of our rope yet. Don't use the garrison battalion yet. I have a feeling that Yamamoto's special forces are eyeing our base covetously. We must not give them a chance to sneak in. Once they mess up our rear, the consequences will be disastrous!"
"Not to mention the rear area. Our arsenal is under intensive construction. Eighty percent of the machine tools have been installed, and sixty percent of the newly expanded factory building has been completed. The aircraft manufacturing plant is now under construction. I plan to produce a fighter that can compete with the Japanese Zero fighter as soon as possible!"
In fact, compared to the production of fighter jets, Li Yunlong's focus is on the production of artillery shells. He asked solemnly, "College student, tell me the truth. Can our arsenal start mass production of the radio-fuze proximity shells now? The last time we used it to fight the Japanese, the results were very good. A Japanese dive bomber was killed with just a few dozen shells. If we replace all the shells in our hands with this kind of shells, the loss of the air defense company may not be so great!"
Lin Zhenhua replied bitterly: "Lao Li, this kind of shell is too complicated to produce. I must guide it personally, but I can't get away now. Wang Chengzhu still has a lot to learn about the use of 75mm mountain cannon. Fortunately, our rocket production has finally been put on the agenda. According to my estimate, we can achieve mass production of rockets in two days, with a monthly output of 100 rockets of various types. Once the soldiers become proficient, this output can be increased!"
"In the past two days, our air defense operations have consumed a lot of ammunition. According to Sanwazi's report, 40% of the ammunition has been consumed. We must realize the self-production of ammunition as soon as possible, otherwise we really can't afford to fight the air defense battles like before!"
Li Yunlong had not expected that the air defense operations would consume so much ammunition. Fortunately, the other three air defense companies basically did not consume any ammunition. However, judging from the situation on the battlefield, the Japanese are likely to deploy some fighter jets to launch a surprise attack in the direction of Xiaobaozhuang. He has already reminded Zhao Gang that by tomorrow, the Japanese are likely to target the first battalion's defense position as the key target of the bombing.
"College student, luckily you asked the arsenal to process a large number of armored steel plates, so we still have a lot of stock. Otherwise, we would have nowhere to exchange them! College student, you have to go to Lao Zhao and instruct them to install the steel fortifications. I called Lao Zhao this afternoon, and he is waiting on the battlefield. It's not too late for you to go there while it's still light!"
Lin Zhenhua had no objection to Li Yunlong's arrangement. He was indeed an expert in the construction of fortifications. Before leaving, he looked at the weather forecast bottle and confirmed that there would be no rain tonight before he left with peace of mind.
After Lin Zhenhua left, Li Yunlong was not idle. He sent Duan Peng and the monk out to harass the devils! As a result, Katayama Ichiro had already made preparations and specially built two defensive fortifications inside and outside, which made Duan Peng and Wei Dayong's harassment very unsuccessful, and the two ran back early.
After Li Yunlong found that this tactic did not work, he gave up the idea of harassment. After checking the light and dark sentries, he arranged for the soldiers to take time to rest as they had to continue fighting the Japanese tomorrow.
Lin Zhenhua hurriedly arrived at Xiaobaozhuang at around three in the morning. Zhao Gang set up his command post here. The common people had been evacuated in advance. The reason for choosing Xiaobaozhuang was because the terrain here was easy to defend but difficult to attack, while the previously chosen locations were easy to attack but difficult to defend. In order to reduce the casualties of the troops, the position had to be moved to Xiaobaozhuang.
"Lao Zhao, you guys are working very fast. I just took a rough look and found that your fortifications are very solid. There is basically nothing that needs to be improved. There are just some problems with the deployment of the two anti-aircraft companies. I have helped them to make repairs. There is nothing to hide at this time. The Japs have long known that we have strong anti-aircraft firepower. There is no need to hide it at this time. Just show your cards to the Japs directly. This will make it very convenient to change the shooting angle during the battle. You were too focused on concealment before, which made it very inconvenient during the battle!"
"There's nothing else to say. The Japanese fighter planes came in full force this time, and we suffered a great loss. The anti-aircraft firepower of two companies was completely destroyed, and even the reserve team was no exception. You must be extremely careful when fighting. This time when I came, I brought Sanwazi with me. Sanwazi is very experienced in fighting against Japanese fighter planes!"
"This time I brought you another batch of ammunition. The Japanese have been unable to open a gap in our direction, and they are likely to focus their target on you. You must be careful of the Japanese bombers. Our current steel fortifications cannot withstand the Japanese large-caliber bombs. Fortunately, the Japanese mixed regiment you are facing is not equipped with heavy artillery, which is indeed good news for you."
Lin Zhenhua gave a detailed introduction to the situation of the Xiaoyunling blocking position in the past two days. Zhao Gang and Zhang Dabiao nodded repeatedly after listening to it. They also had a plan in mind and were more confident in crushing the enemy's attack.
After Lin Zhenhua finished explaining everything, he lay down and fell asleep in the command center. He planned to sleep for a few hours before rushing back to the Xiaoyunling blocking position.
At eight o'clock the next morning, the Japanese 32nd Mixed Aviation Wing once again arrived above the Xiaoyunling blocking position and began routine bombing. Ichiro Katayama immediately ordered the infantry to launch an attack, and the battle between the two sides became intense from the very beginning.
"Damn it, luckily the Japanese heavy artillery was destroyed, otherwise today's casualties would be even greater. If we can shoot down the Japanese fighter planes, I won't be afraid of any more Japanese coming!"
"Shen Quan, Zhang Dashan, bring the reserve troops up to me immediately. The Japanese bombing will not last long. No matter what, we have to withstand the Japanese infantry charge. As long as we can withstand it, the Japanese will return empty-handed and retreat obediently!"
"Zhu Zi, hit them hard. Use all our artillery. We must suppress the momentum of the Japanese charge. Don't worry about the bombers in the sky. I have already handed this matter over to Xiao Zhongyuan to cover it!"
Xiao Zhongyuan did not disappoint Li Yunlong's expectations. With 24 anti-aircraft machine guns and 36 light machine guns, these 30 fire groups carried out crazy air strafing, which prevented the Japanese dive bombers from descending too low.
The battle temporarily fell into a stalemate again. In order to break the current deadlock, Junichiro Hatoyama threw all his troops into it and launched three consecutive charges. The most recent one directly reached 30 meters from the front of the position. Li Yunlong had no choice but to mobilize the reserve troops and launched a counterattack to withstand Junichiro Hatoyama's offensive this time.
Ichiro Katayama knew that it would be very difficult to make a breakthrough here, so he set his sights on Xiaobaozhuang and suggested that Major General Fujita bomb the Xiaobaozhuang position. However, he was rejected by Major General Fujita because according to the fighter reconnaissance, a large amount of anti-aircraft firepower was deployed at the Xiaobaozhuang position, and it would be too difficult to break through there, and the losses would be very heavy.
"Damn it! Li Yunlong is so cunning and we've been fooled by him this time. We never expected that he would deploy roughly the same number of troops in both directions. Xiaobaozhuang is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and even harder to break through. It seems that we can only continue the stalemate and fight a war of attrition until all the troops in Li Yunlong's hands are used up!"
Ichiro Katayama made up his mind and immediately issued an order to retreat. Under the cover of fighter planes in the air, the Japanese took the opportunity to withdraw safely.
In the next few days, there was no change in the Japs' tactics, which made Li Yunlong feel the pressure increased sharply. Fortunately, the arsenal had sufficient reserves of steel plates before, but after these days of consumption, most of the inventory had been consumed, which made Li Yunlong worried. What made Li Yunlong even more worried was that the casualties of the troops were greater than before, and the available troops in his hands were getting fewer and fewer. Now he originally wanted to kill the Japs well, but it was very likely that he would be killed by the Japs on the position in advance.
"Damn it, I've fallen into the devil's trap this time. We really can't win in a war of attrition with the devil! If we continue to fight like this, the devil hasn't been worn down yet, but our independent regiment will be worn down by the devil first. In a few days, I will have to mobilize the garrison battalion, otherwise I will not be able to hold the current position. College student, you usually have a lot of bad ideas, hurry up and help me think of a way to solve the current dilemma!"