Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

Chapter 644: Just do as I say and block the four city gates, and you can make Beicun deserted.

Monk Wei, who went to investigate the news, spent a full hour to find out the news clearly, and then hurried out of the city, reporting anxiously: "Captain, the Japanese are completely crazy, and they are planning to blow up Shuiquan County. We must launch an attack quickly, seize the city gate, and help the people in the city escape. It will be too late if we are late!"

Li Yunlong put down the kettle in his hand and asked anxiously, "Monk, are you sure the information you got is correct? I don't believe the Japanese are so bold as to blow up Shuiquan County. These bastards must have released smoke bombs to cause panic among the people in the city so that they can escape from the city."

"Kitagawa Ikki is such a coward. He actually used such a dirty trick. This bastard is not worthy of being a soldier. When I catch him, I will give him a good beating!"

After hearing Wei Heshang's report, Lin Zhenhua felt that this information was very likely to be true, and the Japanese might really destroy Shuiquan County before escaping from it, because he knew how low the Japanese's bottom line was and they were capable of doing anything very cruel.

"Old Li, I think you may have made a mistake this time. The Japanese may really plan to blow up Shuiquan County. Don't think I'm exaggerating. If you think about the current situation of the Japanese, you will know that what I said is true. Facing the current predicament, adopting the plan of destroying the city can delay us for 2 to 3 days. This is the real purpose of Kitamura Ikki."

"We now have mechanized troops, and we can march very fast. The Japanese soldiers' two legs can never outrun four wheels, so Kitamura Ikki came up with this vicious plan. Although this plan sounds like a joke, it is very easy to implement. In addition, the plague is raging in Shuiquan County, and people are already in a panic!"

"After the city destruction plan is announced, the entire county will become increasingly chaotic. It is very likely that someone will take the initiative to open the city gates and welcome us into the city. When the time comes, the Japanese will take advantage of the chaos to launch a city destruction plan, which will definitely catch us off guard and cause us huge casualties. Kitamura Ikki can take this opportunity to escape from the city gate we reserved, and all of this will form a closed loop!"

Chu Yunfei agreed and continued, "College student, your guess is very likely true. I suspect the devils have already hidden the explosives. They released the news in advance just to wait for us to enter the city. We must not attack the city at night. Even if we take down the four city gates, we cannot enter the city. Since the devils want to blow up Shuiquan County, let's compete with them to see who is braver."

"As long as we don't move around and don't change the battle plan at will, we can secure victory. But if we change the battle plan on a large scale now, it will take an hour and a half just to mobilize the troops, and we have to fill all the gaps. These are all loopholes. As long as the Japanese seize the slightest opportunity, they will be able to take advantage of the situation to break out. With our current strength, it is tantamount to a fool's dream to want to stop the Japanese from breaking out at night!"

"Night attacks are more effective against the side with weaker weapons and equipment. Our fighter planes are not capable of night combat and cannot provide us with effective support. The heavy artillery and rocket launchers in our hands are useless at night. We can only fight the Japanese with real swords and guns. Our soldiers' individual combat capabilities are not as strong as the Japanese. If the enemy and us engage in close combat, we will suffer a great loss!"

Li Yunlong felt that such tactics were too conservative. He always felt that the Japanese had bad intentions. If Shuiquan County could not be captured as soon as possible, there would be a high probability of more trouble.

"I still hold the same opinion as before. We must enter the city tonight and thwart the Japanese's plot to destroy the city. I have told you before that the Japanese are much more cunning than we imagined. We cannot adopt a conservative strategy now, but must be as aggressive as we were during the day. The reason is actually very simple and direct. That is, no matter how much it costs, we must ensure that Shuiquan County is not destroyed by the Japanese."

"Before, college students often said that there was no need to worry about the pots and pans. If they were destroyed by the Japanese, we could just rebuild them. This sounds very encouraging, but the time wasted will cost more lives. I just learned about the situation in detail from the monk, and I still stick to my previous judgment. The reason why Kitamura Ikki carried out this so-called city destruction plan was to escape."

"The South Gate is the retreat route we deliberately left for the Japanese. I believe that many Japanese in the city understand this. Kitamura Ikki is ignoring the lives of the people in the city and the Japanese patients infected with the plague, and he will definitely suffer the consequences."

"We only need to fire at the four city gates and not send any soldiers to attack Shuiquan County, and we can force Beicun Yimu to desert his relatives."

Li Yunlong's idea was very bold. He would not send out any soldiers. He would let the Japanese become chaotic first, and then sneak into the city while they were killing each other. He would then control the situation at dawn. The casualties of the troops could be minimized, and he could also secretly destroy the Japanese's plan to destroy the city. If successful, the gains would be huge. But if he failed, the casualties of the people in Shuiquan County would be very heavy. This decision was not easy to make.

Lin Zhenhua thought for ten minutes in the command center before making the final decision: "Lao Li, I agree with your plan. Contact Lao Ding immediately and ask him to cooperate. Launch the bombardment of the four city gates in an hour. I want to see what choice Kitamura Yimu makes!"

Li Yunlong replied with a smile on his face: "College student, I will contact Lao Ding now. As long as the four of us work together properly, we can definitely make that bastard Kitamura Ikki drink a pot of wine."

Chu Yunfei also responded readily: "College student, since you have made the decision, then I, Chu Yunfei, have nothing to say. I fully support your decision! I will go and arrange the artillery battalion to adjust the shooting position. Let them practice artillery skills tonight. Later, college students must reimburse me for this batch of artillery shells!"

Chu Yunfei's words made everyone laugh. Ding Wei, who was far away at the East Gate, immediately began to execute the order after receiving Lin Zhenhua's order.

After half an hour of mobilization, all four artillery battalions were deployed in place. After ballistic calculations, they quickly adjusted the shooting direction. At Lin Zhenhua's order, they began to bombard the four gates of Shuiquan County in order to intimidate the Japanese and puppet troops in the city.

The rumbling explosions sounded one after another, frightening the Japanese and puppet troops in the city. The four city gates were blocked by artillery fire, completely blocking Kitamura Ikki's retreat, which made Kitamura Ikki very angry. He immediately called Kitada Taro over and asked how the plan to destroy the city was going.

"General, for some reason, the plan to destroy the city was leaked ahead of time, causing great trouble for our return to the city. Now only half of the explosives have been deployed. It will take another two hours to complete the placement of all the explosives."

"But Shuiquan County is in chaos. The situation is beyond our expectations. The four city gates have been covered by artillery fire. We can't get through the enemy's fire blockade at all."

"I suspect that Li Yunlong has learned about the plan to destroy the city, otherwise he would never use artillery to block our retreat. He is telling us that he can allow us to evacuate, but we must ensure that Shuiquan County is safe and sound. Otherwise, he would rather fight a street battle with us than annihilate us in Shuiquan County!"

"General, please allow me to tell you the truth. Before, the warriors still had the courage to fight to the death. But now a large number of warriors have been infected with the plague. They are in a very low mood. The ravages of the disease have dealt a huge blow to their will. It is very difficult for us to organize a sudden attack."

"I hope that the general can make a decision as soon as possible. The longer the time is delayed, the more disadvantageous it will be for us. Once it is dawn, if Li Yunlong really airdrops medicine to the ground, those soldiers infected with the plague will most likely kill each other in order to survive!"

Kitada Taro stopped talking before he finished speaking. He believed that Kitamura Kazuki must understand the implied meaning of his words.

"Kitada-kun, you are absolutely right. We really have no way out now. Although I don't want to admit it, the gunshots in the city have proved that what you said is true!"

"Immediately send a clear signal to Li Yunlong. We want to go out from the South Gate and ask him to let us out! We only have more than 3300 intact soldiers now. We must not let them stay in Shuiquan County. We must hurry back to Taiyuan City. I don't know why, but I have a hunch that Li Yunlong's real target is not the Shuiquan Oilfield, but Taiyuan City. We will fight Li Yunlong to the death in Taiyuan City!"

"Handing over those soldiers infected with the plague and the civilians in the city to Li Yunlong can slow down Li Yunlong's march and consume Li Yunlong's food and medicine. This is a good thing for us."

Kitada Taro immediately sent a signal to Li Yunlong according to Kitamura Ikki's order. Li Yunlong couldn't help but curl up his lips after receiving the signal. He immediately agreed to the Japanese' request to leave the city and ordered to stop the shelling of the South Gate. However, Li Yunlong couldn't just listen to the Japanese's empty words. He immediately sent a signal to the Japanese that he needed to send a battalion of troops into the city, and directly got the consent of Kitagawa Ikki.

The two parties agreed that Li Yunlong would send troops into the city at 11:30 p.m. When Lin Zhenhua heard the news, he laughed out loud, and his worries disappeared.