jdhmnovel Chapter 426: Strong Reinforcements
Chapter 426: Strong Reinforcements
As soon as Li Yunlong finished complaining, Wang Meng's telegram was sent to Li Yunlong.
"Put on these uniforms, or even just a hat, and you will be the Eighth Route Army, not the Independent Column!"
After reading the telegram, Li Yunlong was completely dumbfounded. He had never thought of such a trick of replacing the prince with a cat.
"Yes, we are all Chinese anyway, and we all look the same. As long as we put on the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army, we will be the Eighth Route Army! Pass on my order, the 201st Airborne Regiment Airborne Battalion and the 202nd Airborne Regiment will all put on the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army and set off immediately!"
Li Yunlong handed over the defense of the Qingyang petrochemical base to the garrison regiment, and set out with a large force, preparing to directly advance from Yao County to meet up with Kong Jie on the other side of the Yongji Yellow River Bridge.
Kong Jie's Fifth Armored Division also abandoned tanks and armored vehicles, retaining only some vehicles to transport supplies, and all the soldiers changed into the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army!
At eight o'clock that evening, Hu Zongnan's Eighth War Zone troops began to approach Yan'an from the south and the north.
At the same time, more than 3,000 light infantry led by Li Yunlong also attacked Yao County, and Kong Jie's Fifth Armored Division, two mechanized infantry regiments and one armored infantry regiment with more than 10,000 people, attacked Yichuan.
Hu Zongnan sat in the jeep, listening to the ticking sound of the radio. Good news kept coming.
The army of more than 100,000 advanced smoothly and encountered almost no resistance.
At four o'clock in the morning, a division of Hu Zongnan's vanguard troops had arrived at Nanniwan, south of Yan'an, and engaged in a firefight with the 359th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army.
Although the 359th Brigade has been engaged in production during this period, it has not neglected training, especially after Wang Meng sent a large amount of Japanese equipment to the headquarters. They all replaced their weapons with three identical rifles, and were also equipped with a large number of mortars, grenade launchers, and light and heavy machine guns.
Therefore, the 359th Brigade was able to rely on favorable terrain and fight a close battle with one of Hu Zongnan's divisions.
"Boss, you retreat to the mountains first, and let me take charge here!"
"Nonsense! The battle is going on at the frontline, but I, the commander-in-chief, am going to run into the mountains? Don't talk nonsense. Have our troops been mobilized?"
"County brigades, district squads, and guerrillas from all over the country have been mobilized, and our regular troops are also rushing back to provide support, but the incident happened suddenly, so we can't get back to Yan'an that quickly!"
When the boss heard the news, he smashed his pencil hard on the map and cursed Director Wu countless times in his heart.
If he had not eaten this important information, there would have been enough time to transfer the main force back to Yan'an, and he would not have been in the embarrassing situation of one brigade resisting hundreds of thousands of enemy troops.
"Did Li Yunlong reply?"
"The Independent Column asked us to wait patiently. They are also actively trying to find a solution. But the situation is so complicated now. I'm afraid Li Yunlong and his men are under a lot of pressure. We should not hold out too much hope!"
As he was speaking, a telegram from Wang Meng was sent to the Eighth Route Army headquarters, asking them to light three bonfires in a flat area to guide the paratroopers to parachute.
Half an hour later, two transport planes appeared over Yan'an, and then dozens of small white dots appeared in the sky.
As soon as the team leader Wang Ming landed, he found his idol, the boss, and saluted him excitedly.
"Boss, I have admired you for a long time, and now I finally get to meet you!"
The boss waved his hand. He didn't have time to show off his personal charm at this moment.
"Hey? Why are you wearing the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army?"
"Hey, this is our chief of staff's idea. He said it's to avoid unnecessary disputes!"
"This Wang Meng has a lot of tricks up his sleeve! As long as they put on this outfit, they can do whatever they want! How many of you are here?"
Wang Ming made the number "six" with his fingers.
"Six thousand?"
Wang Ming shook his head.
"Six hundred?"
Wang Ming still shook his head.
"Six...sixty?"
Wang Ming's noble head nodded up and down.
"Yes, sixty people!"
“This is too little!”
"Too few? Don't we need so many people to guide the bombing? We have five people in a group, twelve groups in total, which can basically cover the entire battlefield?"
The boss patted his head. He thought these sixty people were just here to carry guns.
"Okay! I'll send you a guide to the front line right away. They're fighting very hard now!"
"Yes!"
Wang Ming and others quickly mounted the prepared horses and galloped towards the southern and northern parts of Yan'an.
When Wang Ming arrived at the Nanniwan position, he was horrified to see the situation in chaos.
The 359th Brigade did not have enough artillery, and faced with the enemy's large-scale attack, it could only rely on the mortars, grenade launchers and grenades it had just received to repel the enemy.
After these two hours, the casualty ratio has reached one third.
"Brigade Commander, reinforcements are coming!"
Brigade Commander Wang was inspecting the position at the moment. He pushed aside the communicator at the headquarters and looked at the soldiers behind him who were carrying radios and walkie-talkies.
"Reinforcements? As far as I know, there is only one unit of mine around Yan'an. Where will the reinforcements come from?"
"Of course! And they are very powerful reinforcements!"
"Just the few people behind you? Don't be ridiculous. The enemy's second wave of attack has just ended. The third wave will probably start soon. Hurry up and get down!"
As he was speaking, three red flares went up into the sky, which was the sign that Hu Zongnan's troops were attacking.
"Ready to fight!"
Wang Ming and others also quickly lay on the ground, took out radios and walkie-talkies, and began to send coordinates to the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber in the sky.
Several flares were fired from the sky, illuminating the position as bright as day. Both the enemy and our side seemed to have their attention drawn to the sudden light.
But the enemy reacted quickly and rushed towards the position at an accelerated speed.
"Fire all your mortars at full speed, don't worry about accuracy!"
There is really no need to consider accuracy. This regiment of more than 2,000 people is charging as a group. The enemy is so densely packed that a single shot can knock down several of them.
But there were indeed too many enemies, and the first row of short-lived ghosts had already broken through to within a hundred meters.
The Type 92 heavy machine gun that the independent column had sold for free was also put to use, spitting flames at the enemy.
However, the firing rate of the Type 92 heavy machine gun was too slow and had limited impact on the enemy's charge formation, and they were about to rush into the front-line trench.
After firing a round of grenades, the soldiers of 359 are ready to fight with knives!
At this time, planes flew low, and sharp whistles cut through the sky, followed by violent explosions in the enemy's assault team.
At Wang Ming's request, the brothers of the Aviation Division blew up an uninhabited area in front of the 359th Brigade's Nanniwan position, a long dragon of fire!
Brigade Commander Wang was stunned by the scene before him, and the soldiers in the first trench even had their caps blown away by the shock wave.
“Is this a very strong reinforcement?”