It was precisely because of this idea that the little devils carried out a large-scale raid on the Eighth Route Army that they dared to attack Taiyuan and survive.
Chu Yunfei said in shock: "Brother Lin, is this too risky? Once the Japanese launch a counter-siege operation, the consequences will be disastrous."
"Not only will our 358th Brigade army not protect us, but even the position at the South City Gate will be occupied by the Japs. Yangquan will be in danger."
Lin Zhong looked at Chu Yunfei solemnly, "Brother Yunfei, have you ever thought about what would happen if we continue? How long can this stalemate last if we don't try to change the situation of the war?"
"This..." Chu Yunfei was deep in thought and couldn't answer for a while.
Lin Zhong continued: "Since Brother Chu can't tell, let me briefly analyze it and make a guess."
Lin Zhong then took out a map and laid it on a table.
"Brother Yunfei, look at it. Counting the strength of my new brigade, we currently have 10,000 troops in the West City, less than 10,000 in the East and West cities combined, 10,000 in the Nancheng position, and the Jinsui Army active around Yangquan. Twenty thousand.”
"That is to say, our army now totals less than 50,000, and we are still facing a shortage of ammunition at any time."
"On the other hand, the Japanese troops at the four city gates of east, west, south and north exert no less than 70,000 troops on our army, and there are at least no less than 30,000 troops around us."
"It is also said that if something goes wrong between fifty thousand and one hundred thousand, something will happen to Yangquan soon."
"Let me put it more bluntly. Once the Japanese launch a desperate general attack, our army will never be able to defend tomorrow. And it is said that the reinforcements requested by you, Commander Yan, will not arrive until at least the day after tomorrow."
"But do you think it's possible for the little devil to wait until the day after tomorrow?"
Lin Zhong analyzed Chu Yunfei and Lei Wanjun for a while, and the two nodded frequently.
"Hahaha!"
"Brother Lin, today I, Mr. Chu, am really impressed by you again. Leaving the position, the tank troops went straight to the Japanese headquarters. It's a big deal. It's really a big deal!"
"Today I will bet on 358 trips!"
"Guard, inform the chief of staff to fully cooperate with the troops of the new brigade!"
The guard on the side immediately saluted: "It's the brigade commander!"
Lin Zhong smiled indifferently, saying that it was comfortable to work with Chu Yunfei, and he could understand the pros and cons in just a few words.
Looking back towards the west of the city, the artillery positions of both sides were still firing at each other. The surrounding area was deserted, and all that could be seen were corpses.
Looking at the corpses one after another, Lin Zhong felt a little uncomfortable, because at least one-third of them were soldiers of his new brigade.
The pillars at this time also slowed down the forward movement of the artillery position.
Zhuzi operates a light rocket launcher that is constantly loading ammunition, and shells will fly over from time to time.
Suddenly, Zhuzi roared, "Hidden!"
Then, with lightning speed, he knocked down the artilleryman on the side in the battle.
boom!
A large crater was blasted under the feet where the two of them were before, and the soil was splashed.
Zhuzhu raised his head, shook his body covered in dirt and stood up.
"Pooh!"
"You're making me talk nonsense!" Zhuzi cursed.
The little warrior on the side also stood up from the soil as if his whole body was trembling.
"Thank you, Captain, if it hadn't been for the Captain just now, I would have told you here." The little soldier felt like he was surviving a disaster.
Zhuzi took off his hat and slapped it on the little warrior's forehead.
"Boy, can you keep an eye on me?"
"You must learn to calculate the time for the next round of artillery attack by the Japs and take cover in advance. Damn it, the artillery shells will come to you and wait for you to eat at home!" Zhu Zhu felt a little resentful that iron could not become steel.
Many of the soldiers at the head of the regiment had never fought such a tough battle before. The density of artillery shells, the power of the artillery shells and the length of the battle were unprecedented.
"Okay, let's go." Zhuzhu shouted, and the little soldiers immediately found the cannon and started filling it with shells.
Zhuzi looked at the artillery fire all around him and was a little frightened for a moment, but then he turned to look angry.
"You damn little devil, I'll fight you."
"Brothers, spread out the positions and blast the little Japs! We must not let the little Japs push the position forward any further!"
"It's the leader!"
"It's the leader!"
"It's the leader!"
...
The soldiers of the artillery regiment shouted back, and all of them turned red in the face. The soldiers in the rear continued to carry boxes of artillery shells to the front line.
"Damn it, this is the eighteenth box I have carried!" a soldier shouted unjustly.
The commander of the combat readiness company on the side glanced at him and said, "What the hell are you doing? I can carry twenty-four boxes!"
"Hurry, there must be enough ammunition in front!"
...
Inside the Japanese base area.
Hui Mo looked at the stalemate between the two armies and put down his binoculars in shock.
"What kind of army is this?"
He couldn't believe that there was such a force in northwestern Shanxi that could fight against his artillery force for so long.
"Do you know which unit of the Eighth Route Army they are?"
"I want all the information on this army within three minutes!" Hui Mo shouted.
"Hai!"
In less than two minutes, a piece of intelligence was handed over. As early as the war started, the Japanese reconnaissance force began to investigate the origin of this Eighth Route Army unit.
Hui Mo squinted his eyes while holding the information, and slowly spit out a person's name: "Lin Zhong."
"idiot!"
"Why is it Lin Zhong again!"
He was already very familiar with the name Lin Zhong. The other three major A-level brigade had all been defeated by Lin Zhong's new brigade.
Their troops would suffer wherever the name Lin Zhong appeared like a devil's business card.
"asshole."
"Contact me the artillery position and capture this artillery unit at all costs!"
"Hai!"
...
If Lin Zhong cannot be captured again, it will be a shame for the empire, a shame for their Class A brigade, and a shame for him, Hui Mo.
He once promised Shinozuka that once he met Lin Zhong, he would pay all costs to capture Lin Zhong and then hang his head high on Taiyuan City, so that everyone could see the consequences of going against the empire.
Lin Zhong and others on the city couldn't help but become nervous as they watched the artillery bombardment between the two armies. Once the artillery failed, the fall of Yangquan would be inevitable. Nothing could withstand the Japanese artillery force.
Lei Wanjun took a deep breath. Without Lin Zhong's troops, it would be impossible to say what Yangquan would be like now.
There is a high probability that the Japanese have already invaded Yangquan City and have turned into street fighting.
"After this battle, we must try our best to bring Lin Zhong's artillery unit under our banner..." Lei Wanjun murmured softly.
...
At the Daya Bay headquarters hundreds of miles away.
All departments within the headquarters were in chaos, and half of northwest Shanxi was in chaos due to the chain reaction caused by the Yangquan Battle.
"His grandma, when the war started in Yangquan, fighting started in half of northwestern Shanxi. Now we have received no less than twenty battle reports, and wars are going on everywhere!" The boss slapped the table angrily.
The Zuo staff officer on the side brought the tea and said with a smile: "Boss, please calm down. No matter how big the matter is, the boss can still drink some water."
The boss scolded him for a long time and felt a little thirsty. He took the tea and drank it in one gulp.
"I don't know what is happening to this brat Lin Zhong now. He is participating in the war on behalf of our Eighth Route Army."
"I don't ask him to make great achievements, I just hope that others can come back alive."
Staff Officer Zuo smiled and said, "What hope does the boss have in Lin Zhong?"
The boss smiled and said, "No matter how hard you think about it, I can't have hope for this kid. If a brigade is crammed into a battlefield of 100,000 people, I would be grateful if he could become cannon fodder. How much contribution can I expect from him? "
