At the Japanese military headquarters in Taiyuan, Yoshio Shinozuka had a very complex expression.
Yamamoto's special agent team's plan to raid Zhaojiayu on the pretext of Li Yunlong's wedding was approved by him. It was thought that Yamamoto would learn from the experience and gain wisdom, and arrange the entire raid to be foolproof.
Unexpectedly, Yamamoto's special agent team failed another operation, and nearly two hundred special agent team members were folded in, losing his wife and losing troops.
Once this bad news spreads, there will be a wave of disbandment of Yamamoto's special agent team in the military. Even if he speaks for Colonel Yamamoto, he cannot change the general trend of Yamamoto's special agent team being disbanded.
Just when he was racking his brains and considering how to minimize the negative impact of this defeat, Yamamoto's plan to use Ping'an County to annihilate the New Second Regiment was reported in time.
As soon as his eyes lit up, he thought of the key to breaking the game.
As long as Colonel Yamamoto uses Ping'an County to annihilate thousands of Eighth Route Army troops from the New Second Regiment, he can atone for his sins and keep Yamamoto's special agent team...
Without any hesitation, after reading the report, the military decided to unconditionally cooperate with Ping'an County.
At the Tutu Temple position, Huang Zhiyong, commander of the Sixth Company of the New Second Regiment, was commanding the troops to dig trenches and build blocking positions...
The light and heavy machine gun positions were the focus of his inspection.
The Japanese and puppet troops are strong. If they only rely on rifles, the opponent will be able to swallow up all the scum of the Sixth Company just by relying on human sea tactics.
If you want to block their attack and defend the Earth Temple, every light and heavy machine gun equipped in the company must be put to full use and its power must be maximized.
"This machine gun position is well chosen and the shooting is very good. The enemy two to three hundred meters in front can be clearly seen...but the bunker is not well built. A Japanese grenade can destroy the machine gun position. There's not even a hiding place..." Huang Zhiyong ordered, pointing to the machine gun position at his feet.
"Use sandbags to build a bunker and come out..."
"Build a reserve machine gun position next to it, and connect the two positions with a communication trench... In case of emergency, the machine gun team will immediately move to the reserve position!"
The squad leader on the side immediately took the order: "Don't worry, company commander, I will make arrangements now..."
"Rumble..."
The sound of horse hoofbeats suddenly reached Huang Zhiyong's ears. Huang Zhiyong thought that the Japanese and puppet cavalry were coming so quickly, so he quickly raised his binoculars and looked in the direction of the sound.
"Don't be nervous, everyone...continue to build blocking positions...it's our cavalry..." Huang Yu put down his binoculars and headed towards the cavalry team.
Huang Yu and Zhang Dashan rushed all the way to the blocking position before stopping, jumped off their horses, and walked quickly towards Huang Zhiyong...
"Are you Captain Huang of the new second regiment?" Huang Yu asked directly.
"Are you..." Huang Zhiyong asked with a puzzled look on his face as he looked at the strange faces in front of him.
"Combat staff officer of the independent regiment headquarters and commander of the assault battalion..." Huang Yu directly reported his identity.
"Zhang Dashan, commander of the Independent Regiment Cavalry Company..." Zhang Dashan followed.
Huang Zhiyong quickly returned the greeting: "Huang Zhiyong, commander of the Sixth Company of the New Second Regiment, was ordered to build a blocking position here...to block all Japanese and puppet troops who are reinforcing Ping'an County..."
After finishing speaking, he stared at Huang Yushun and asked, "Are you here to perform a mission?"
"We are training in the wild. I heard that your new second regiment has a big battle to fight, so I came over to see if there is anyone who needs help..." Huang Yu explained with a smile.
"I know your Captain Li... Captain Huang, can you take me to find him... I have brought thousands of people here, and I will definitely be able to help you a lot!"
The New Second Regiment only relied on one regiment to attack Ping'an County, which was heavily defended by the Japanese and puppet troops. It also had to detach many troops to provide reinforcements. The pressure was very high, as can be seen from the blocking mission it received.
As long as the regiment headquarters still has a little extra strength, it will not arrange just one company to block the Japanese infantry regiment head-on.
If the thousand fresh troops brought by Huang Yu can join the battle, it will certainly greatly alleviate the siege pressure on the main force of the regiment.
Huang Zhiyong's mind turned around and he said with expectation: "I will take you to the group leader now..."
"The leader will definitely warmly welcome you to join this great battle..."
On the road from Zhaojiayu to Ping'an County, Li Yunlong studied the latest information sent by the investigation team while rushing.
After learning that the Japanese had voluntarily abandoned their strongholds outside the city in order to defend Ping'an County and let the garrison troops return to defend the county, he was so angry that he cursed his mother for a long time.
But the arrow has been cocked and the morale of the troops is very high. Even if you want to retreat now, it is too late...
Even if Ping'an County is a tough guy, the New Second Group will bite him into pieces and swallow him.
Moreover, Li Yunlong does not think that Ping'an County is a tough nut.
After more than 600 new troops were added to Ping'an County, the total strength of the siege troops was still more than twice that of the city defense troops...
As long as the attack is fierce enough and the enemy is not given a chance to breathe, there is still a high degree of confidence that the enemy can be defeated!
"Captain...I have an emergency to report to you!" Huang Zhiyong shouted from a distance before he could catch up with Li Yunlong.
"Old Huang..." Li Yunlong stared, his face darkened when he saw Huang Zhiyong, and he said dissatisfiedly: "If you don't command the Sixth Company to build a blocking position at Tutu Temple, why are you here?"
"If you can't defend the Tutu Temple and send Japanese reinforcements to Ping'an County, I will shoot you!"
Huang Zhiyong quickly explained: "The instructor is organizing the troops to repair fortifications... I have important things to report to you!"
"Shit..." Li Yunlong interrupted without politeness.
"For you, nothing can compare to the Sixth Company defending the Earth Temple and blocking the reinforcements of the Japanese and puppet troops..."
"Go back immediately to repair the fortifications... Don't worry about anything else. If something happens, I'll shoot you..."
"Report to Commander Li, Huang Yu, the operational staff of the independent regiment, is here to report!" Huang Yu stepped forward in time to relieve the siege.
"Xiao Huang, weren't you commanding the troops to encircle and annihilate the Yamamoto Special Forces in Baipogou? Why did you come here!" Li Yunlong was confused after seeing Huang Yu and asked back with a puzzled face.
"Report to Commander Li... The battle to encircle and annihilate the Yamamoto Special Forces was directed by the Chief of Staff. I have been leading the assault battalion and the cavalry battalion outside for training..." Huang Yu immediately repeated what he had said to Huang Zhiyong.
"I heard that the New Second Regiment was going to fight a big battle... I happened to have itchy hands, so I brought the troops over to see if there was anything I could do to help!"
Li Yunlong rolled his eyes and understood the hidden meaning of Huang Yu's words: "You are right, I forgot..."
"Your boy has been training the troops outside... and happened to encounter the New Second Regiment fighting the Japanese. Please give me a hand on the way!"
After saying that, he walked up to Huang Yu and asked in a low voice: "Is it Kong Er who asked you to come here?"
After asking Huang Yu, he continued without waiting for an explanation: "Old comrade is very interesting. Knowing that the strength of the new second regiment is tight, he deliberately sent you, a tiger general, to help me!"
"I will remember this love!"
After saying that, he asked Huang Yu: "You guys should know what the new second group is going to do next!"
"I know your commanding ability, so I won't talk nonsense to you!"
"Want to block or attack the city? It's your choice!"
Huang Yu didn't waste any words. He met Li Yunlong's gaze and began to invite the battle: "Report to Commander Li, I want to replace the Sixth Company... to stop the Japanese and puppet troops coming from the direction of Tutu Temple..."
Li Yunlong's eyes immediately widened, and he said with a look of disbelief on his face: "Are you sure you want to go there to block it?"
Just as Huang Yu was about to nod, he was interrupted by Zhao Gang who was standing aside: "I don't agree!"
"There are at least three thousand Japanese and puppet troops coming from Tutu Temple to reinforce Ping'an County!"
"Even if Staff Officer Huang brings the entire assault battalion and cavalry company of the Independent Regiment, there will still be a three times strength gap. It's too dangerous!"
"If something unexpected happens, how will we explain it to Commander Kong!"
Huang Yu replied seriously: "Political Commissar Zhao, please rest assured, I, Huang Yu, never fight a battle that I am not sure of!"
"Since you have the guts to take on this blocking battle, you will have the confidence to complete the blocking mission and escape unscathed..."
After finishing speaking, he turned his attention to Li Yunlong again: "Captain Li, hand over the Tutu Temple to me. I promise not to let a single Japanese puppet army appear outside Ping'an City!"
"Although the Sixth Company of the New Second Regiment is very good at blocking, there is a huge gap in strength between them and the Japanese and puppet troops!"
"If they continue to defend the Earth Temple, even if they defend it, the troops will encounter mishaps!"
"I don't want to see such a heroic unit wiped out by the devils in the Earth Temple!"
Li Yunlong didn't answer, and stared into Huang Yu's eyes with a serious face, trying to figure out something.
After a minute, he spoke again: "Consultant Huang, let me ask you one last time, are you really confident in guarding the Earth Temple?"
"Have confidence!" Huang Yu replied firmly.
"But there is a small request... The soldiers of the Independent Regiment are not familiar with the terrain of Tutu Temple. In order to complete the blocking mission at the minimum cost, I hope that Commander Li can mobilize a few local troops who are familiar with the local terrain to cooperate with us."
Li Yunlong finally made up his mind and looked at Huang Yu and ordered firmly: "Then I will hand over the Earth Temple to you!"
"The Sixth Company will return immediately to participate in the siege battle..."
"The county brigade, district squad, and guerrillas that originally cooperated with the Sixth Company's operations... From now on, they will all cooperate with the independent regiment to defend the Tutu Temple and unconditionally obey Staff Huang's command!"
Huang Yu came and left quickly.
Looking at Huang Yu's disappearing figure, Zhao Gang's face was full of sorrow. Looking at Li Yunlong's worried look, he reminded: "Old Li..."
"Your decision just now was too impulsive..."
"The pressure of the Tutu Temple blocking battle was greater than that of our attack on Ping'an County. However, you gave the most difficult task to Commander Kong to reinforce our troops... They worked hard to come here to reinforce us. In case of an accident, we Xin Er How can the regiment explain to Commander Kong!"
"How about letting the Sixth Company go to the Tutu Temple and cooperate with Counselor Huang to defend the Tutu Temple!"
"I would also like to remind Huang Zhiyong that in case the blocking force cannot stop the Japanese and puppet attack, the Sixth Company must cover Staff Huang's breakout at all costs..."
"Huang Yu is Captain Kong's favorite. Even the brigade commander and the boss know about him. He is also an important training target of the brigade commander. An accident must not happen in the Tutu Temple!"
