Comrade, Your Ingredients Are Too Complicated

Chapter 151 Twenty-three Army Aircraft and Ten Mountain Cannons

 After hearing this special signal for help, Li Yunlong and Cheng Xiazi immediately looked at each other, and both sides saw uneasiness and confusion in each other's eyes.

As a member of the 129th Division, they knew that the person commanding the battle at Shi Nao Mountain was a very capable general, and that there were two main regiments stationed there.

They really couldn’t figure it out. Why did the other party start asking for help just four hours after the attack?

Even the troops with preserved fruits cannot collapse so quickly.

 But if you don’t understand, you will not understand. If friendly troops are in trouble, they must provide support. After a brief discussion, the two regiment leaders decided that Li Yunlong would lead the New Second Regiment to Shi Nao Mountain to assist the friendly forces in the battle.

 The main reason is that Cheng Xiazi's troops are too scattered and the other 1,200 people cannot be gathered in a short time. The strength alone is not as large as that of the New Second Regiment.

Moreover, their current mission has not been completed yet, and the raids on several surrounding strongholds will continue.

But the New Second Regiment was different. In the original combat arrangement, they were not counted among the twenty-two mandatory regiments. They were actively cooperating.

Even if Li Yunlong led his men to leave here, there would still be other local troops to fill the position, and the mission of the New Second Regiment had been completed two hours ago.

 After the discussion, the new second group was immediately ready to set off. Although they had just experienced a battle, the soldiers still had sufficient physical strength due to their enhanced diet.

Before leaving, Cheng Xiazi stopped Li Yunlong and brought out the gifts that the soldiers had just prepared.

"This Type 92 infantry cannon is lent to you by me. If you, Li Yunlong, dare not to return it, I will definitely go to the brigade commander for comment. I don't care whether you stole it or robbed it. Remember to return an extra box of shells to me after the operation."

 Hearing these words, Li Yunlong, a big boss, felt very moved. With his current emotional intelligence, he certainly wouldn't think that the other party was committing a loan shark, and the concern in his words was very heartwarming.

He first motioned to Zhuzhu to take away the artillery shells and infantry gun parts, then patted Cheng Xiazi on the shoulder and said:

“The calamity has lasted for thousands of years. I, Li Yunlong, haven’t even gone to Tokyo to enjoy the cherry blossoms. I will die! When I come back, I will visit you personally and treat you to a drink.”

 The two held their hands tightly together, and then headed to their destinations.

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 Shinao Mountain is a commanding height located four kilometers southwest of Yangquan. The Zhengtai Railway also passes right at the foot of the mountain, making it the throat of the mountain.

 Controlling this place is equivalent to blocking the neck of the Japanese reinforcements.

Not only can it prevent troops from being diverted from Pingding and Liao County to aid the Zhengtai Road in small days.

They can also block the Japs setting off from Yangquan, preventing them from sending troops to rescue the strongholds and stations that are being defeated one by one by the units of the 129th Division.

Even when necessary, the Eighth Route Army could directly launch a feint attack on Yangquan City, leaving the Japanese with too much time to take care of themselves.

 It is precisely because of the importance of Shi Nao Mountain that the division commander and political commissar gave the defense task to the 385th Brigade, and the brigade commander was personally responsible for commanding the blocking of enemy reinforcements.

 In order for the raiding operation to successfully achieve the desired results, the division commander specifically emphasized the importance of this mission.

According to his original words, the outcome of the battle depends on how many railways are destroyed, and the number of roads destroyed depends on how many days the front line of Shinao Mountain can effectively stop the Japanese.

 Early morning of August 19th.

 After a night of rapid marching, the 769th and 14th regiments of the 385th Brigade, the main force of the 385th Brigade, marched over a distance of 80 miles and secretly occupied Lion Mountain.

 Brigadier Chen knew that the next few days would be a fierce battle, and the Japanese would seize this commanding heights at all costs. They must not take it lightly. The headquarters required the 385th Brigade to defend here for at least five days, so he ordered the troops to immediately engage in preparations for the battle.

 After receiving the order, everyone endured exhaustion and built various fortifications. This made this hilltop, which originally had no natural shelter, become easy to defend and difficult to attack.

 Throughout the whole day on the 20th, the two regiments did not take any action. Everyone is recharging their energy and waiting for the official start of the attack after eight o'clock in the evening.

 When the time is up, the attack on the entire Zhengtai Road begins!

Only twenty minutes after the operation started, Katayama Shoutaro, commander of the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade stationed in Yangquan, received a call for help from Niangzi Pass.

 In the next few minutes, the strongholds between Yuci and Yangquan sent reports of the attack, which made the old devil Katayama Shoutaro immediately realize that the situation was not good.

 As a major general, this person is naturally not a straw bag.

He immediately ordered three infantry squadrons and one artillery squadron to leave the city, preparing to go to the west for a rescue mission, but this played into the hands of the 385th Brigade.

Furthermore, Brigadier Chen was also ruthless. In order to teach the opponent a **** lesson in his first contest with Katayama Shotarō, he brought the enemy as close as 300 meters before starting to attack.

As the signal flares took off, the firepower of the two regiments tilted into the valley, catching the enemy by surprise. Faced with the sudden attack, the Japanese could only flee.

Katayama Shoutaro, an old devil, was also a ruthless man. He ordered two infantry squadrons to cover the area desperately, and he returned to Yangquan City with the remaining soldiers.

Escaped by chance and returned to his headquarters. The Japanese Major General immediately followed the steps of Shinozuka Yoshio and Mizuhara Yoshishige. He pulled out his command sword and moved towards the realm of sword master.

 Although he was very angry, his years of combat experience still made him realize the seriousness of the situation.

The east and west lines of Yangquan are the defense areas of his Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade. Now that the Eighth Route Army is holding Shi Nao Mountain, it is equivalent to cutting off their connection with the various strongholds in the western section of Zhengtai Road.

The eastern section is more or less taken care of by the Eighth Independent Mixed Brigade, but the west section can only rely on itself.

When he thought of the rewards from Niangziguan, his scalp immediately went numb, and he realized that the enemy's target was the entire Shota Line.

 After thinking hard for more than ten minutes, the old devil had no choice but to ask for help, but he still kept an eye on it. As a major general brigade commander, he is qualified to apply for the First Army Army Aviation dispatch.

In order to prevent his immediate boss from questioning his ability, Katayama Shoutaro decided to secretly trick Chen Cang.

In order to open up the connection between Yangquan and the western section of Zhengtai Road, he forced 600 soldiers from the eastern section stronghold, and also used his trump card.

 An artillery battalion of four hundred people and ten mountain guns.

Even so, this old guy still felt that he was not stable enough. After being reminded by the chief of staff, he remembered that there were many overseas Chinese in Yangquan City who came to make war fortune.

Most of these people have received formal military training. Although their overall combat effectiveness is not very good, they are definitely more useful than the Imperial Association Army who have a hard time filling in lines.

 After three hours of preparation, the troops of 2,000 men marched towards Shi Nao Mountain in a mighty manner.

 At the same time, twenty-three Army Air Force planes departing from Taiyuan Airport arrived at Shinao Mountain.

The pilots in these small days did not care whether there was the Eighth Route Army below or not. They used up all the bullets and bombs they carried in a very short time.

 At the foot of the mountain, Shotaro Katayama launched a classic Japanese attack. Since they had a brief encounter a few hours ago, he more or less remembered the general location of the Eighth Route Army's positions.

Ten mountain cannons bombarded the positions on the mountain wildly, and then the infantry launched a pig-like attack.

 (End of this chapter)