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

Chapter 215: Attack with all your might, and don't let the devils fire a single poison gas bomb

In fact, even the brigade and the headquarters did not understand why the Japanese dispatched so many troops to attack the independent regiment. According to information obtained from various sources, the Japanese dispatched a Type B division and a puppet army division, which was a rhythm of completely annihilating the independent regiment.

"Boss, the situation may be more serious than we thought. Until now we have not found out why the Japanese specifically targeted the independent regiment and they are determined to fight to the death. This is totally against common sense!" The chief of staff said puzzled.

The boss slammed the telegram on the table, his tone more serious than ever before, and said gloomily: "Li Yunlong, this troublemaker, even if he has great ability, should not cause such a big disaster. There must be a hidden secret that we don't know. There is only one person in the independent regiment who has really registered with the devils!"

The chief of staff immediately understood the key, but he still asked in disbelief: "Boss, this college student is indeed very capable, but no matter how capable he is, he can't let the Japanese mobilize so many people. With the size of the independent regiment, the Japanese can more than mobilize a brigade, but now they mobilize a Type B division. This is completely like a fairy tale."

"Boss, I think your speculation is too bold. Besides, we have an expert named Lin here. It is hard to tell who is real and who is fake between the two. Both of them have real skills. No matter how generous the Japanese are, they will not really send us a military expert. This is totally unreasonable!"

The boss was also a little unsure about this matter. He said in a melancholy tone: "Chief of Staff, your reminder is very correct. Just now it was just my intuition. Li Yunlong is a kid who likes to make trouble. This time he really made a big mistake. Our contact with the independent regiment's radio station has been interrupted again. Even if we ask, I am afraid we won't get any information. I guess the independent regiment itself doesn't know the reason, otherwise Li Yunlong would have reported it to the 386th Brigade long ago. How is it possible that there is no news yet!"

Ever since the Japanese obtained the complete armored steel production process from an insider in the independent regiment and intercepted almost all the transaction content from the Third Reich, these military technologies have attracted the strong attention of the Japanese headquarters. After verification, these technologies have no problems and can be used directly in production. This has made the Japanese headquarters find ways to squeeze out a mixed division with the aim of capturing Lin Zhenhua and obtaining all the military technologies in his hands.

The Japanese headquarters even noticed the penicillin produced by the Independent Regiment. They judged based on their intuition that it should be produced by the Independent Regiment, which made them even more excited. However, since penicillin was out of stock, they had no samples for testing, and the Independent Regiment had not supplied penicillin to the outside world for several months, which made it impossible for them to accurately test the true composition of the drug for a while. In order to verify the previous speculation, the Japanese headquarters sent Dr. Ishihara over. The purpose was to verify that the Independent Regiment had the ability to produce penicillin independently.

However, in order to take credit, General Tada Shun had no idea that the headquarters had such thoughts. He gave a death order to Katayama Ichiro and also transferred fighter planes from other places to provide air fire support to the 2nd Mixed Brigade.

The independent regiment’s blocking position in the direction of Xiaoyunling.

"Commander, the Japanese are so damn cruel this time. As long as the puppet army dared to retreat, they were directly killed by the supervision team behind them. They showed no mercy at all. The Japanese casualties have exceeded 30% now, but they are still charging towards our positions. Could it be that the Japanese have really taken the wrong medicine this time?" Second Battalion Commander Shen Quan asked in shock.

"Shen Quan, you are so fucking free. You still have time to ask me this question at this time. I don't have time to deal with you. You fucking take your men to the right wing of the position immediately. There is a ten-meter fire gap there. Go and show me what is going on?" Li Yunlong ordered unhappily.

Shen Quan knew that his commander was angry, so he quickly led his men to the gap on the right wing of the position. When they arrived, they found that the problem was with the weapons.

"Xiaoshan, what the hell is going on? Didn't we tell you to use the Maxim heavy machine guns? Why are you all using the Japs' Type 92 heavy machine guns? Isn't this a waste of time?" Shen Quan asked angrily.

Squad leader Huang Xiaoshan replied with a constipated look on his face: "Battalion Commander, I don't understand this either. This is what we received before. Maybe the logistics department made a mistake!"

Shen Quan was almost pissed off to death by Huang Xiaoshan. He didn't know how to report any problems. He didn't even bother to inform the headquarters when something went wrong while he was fighting the Japanese on the battlefield. But he knew that getting angry was useless and the firepower gap had to be filled quickly. He immediately had people set up the three Czech light machine guns they had brought to fill the firepower gap.

"Huang Xiaoshan, hurry up and fix the heavy machine gun for me. I'll take over for you from now on. Xiao Ma, go report this to the regiment commander immediately. I can't get away right now, so you need to keep an eye on it!"

After receiving the news from Shen Quan, Li Yunlong's face became increasingly gloomy. The independent regiment's two consecutive large-scale expansions caused the quality of its soldiers to decline rapidly. There was even a situation where an entire squad was composed entirely of recruits. Now they couldn't even train the new recruits. This made Li Yunlong feel a real sense of crisis. Even if he had more guns and ammunition, they could not be converted into combat effectiveness of the troops and would only be a burden.

But the current situation did not allow him to think too much. The Japanese attack had not stopped until now. He had to overcome the current difficulties first before he had time to consider follow-up matters.

"College students, the pressure on the front line defense is very high. Your artillery battalion must increase our artillery support, otherwise it will be really difficult for us to hold the front line position."

Li Yunlong did not expect that the Japanese would be so ruthless this time. They actually increased the attacking force to two battalions, plus two regiments of puppet troops, with a total number of nearly 6000 people. This was after the independent regiment had eliminated some enemies before. The ten-fold difference in force really made Li Yunlong feel tremendous pressure.

Lin Zhenhua had been keeping a close eye on the battlefield. He had been waiting for the Japanese poison gas bomb attack, but it had not come. Wearing a gas mask greatly affected the effect of the shelling. In order to block the enemy's attack, he made a major decision.

"Zhu Zi, have everyone take off their gas masks and fire at full force. The 75mm mountain cannon must fire no less than eight rounds per minute, and the 105mm heavy howitzer must fire no less than five rounds per minute. The 120mm and 150mm heavy howitzers must continue to attack the enemy's 105mm heavy artillery. We cannot let the enemy's poison gas bombs get fired!"

"Order the mortar company to increase the firepower output. Fire as fast as possible. I don't need them to aim accurately. I only require them to project the greatest firepower in a short period of time. Accuracy is no longer important to us. There are devils everywhere under the position. There is no need to aim. A random shot can kill two or three devils. Let everyone fire freely. We have plenty of shells. Let's compete with the devils to see who has more shells. I don't believe it. We can't beat the devils in terms of numbers, but can we not even beat them in terms of the number of shells we fire?"

Under Lin Zhenhua's order, the soldiers of the artillery battalion took off their gas masks, which made them feel much more relaxed. The speed of firing their artillery increased greatly, and the attacking Japanese and puppet troops encountered fierce artillery fire.

Colonel Miyata was also very anxious when looking at the battle situation in front of him, but he was powerless to do anything about it. It was not that he was being cunning and deliberately wanted to harm his own people. It was just that his 105 heavy artillery had not escaped from danger so far, and he dared not fire poison gas bombs at all, otherwise he might suffer the consequences.

"Noda, go see General Katayama immediately and tell him that the poison gas attack cannot be carried out this morning and can only be carried out at night!"

Before Colonel Miyata could finish his words, he was interrupted by Adjutant Noda, who interrupted with an apologetic look on his face: "Colonel, we must not report it like this. This will have a very bad impact on our artillery regiment and your career. The news has come out from the North China Front Command that after this battle, you will be promoted to the rank of major general. You must not have any stains at this time, otherwise it will be difficult for you to wear the rank of major general!"

Colonel Miyata was a little angry at first, but after listening to Adjutant Noda's explanation, he smiled kindly and asked in a gentle tone: "Mr. Noda, do you have a good idea?"

Adjutant Noda replied with a smile: "Colonel, in order to prevent us from using poison gas bombs, the Chinese army has turned all their heavy artillery guns to aim at our 105mm cannon howitzer positions. This is our opportunity."

"At this time, we should suggest to General Katayama to dispatch a tank squadron to help the infantry attack the position of the Chinese Independent Regiment. At this time, the artillery unit of the Independent Regiment has only one choice, which is to give up monitoring our 105 howitzers and attack the tank squadron instead. This will create a favorable opportunity for us. We can take advantage of this opportunity to pour a large amount of poison gas bombs on the position. By the time the Chinese artillery reacts, we have already completed the placement of poison gas bombs!"

The small mustaches on both sides of Colonel Miyata's mouth trembled. Adjutant Noda's idea was really good. He immediately called General Katayama and asked him to make the decision.

Ichiro Katayama looked at the battle situation on the front line and was really undecided for a moment. Now he was forced into a dead end. No matter which choice he made, he felt under great pressure.

"Commander, if we conduct a gas attack during the day, we will be able to achieve greater results. Once we occupy the front-line positions of the Chinese army, reinforcements can arrive at the fastest speed. But at night, it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between friend and foe, and there is a high possibility of accidental injuries. Even with the help of flares, the final casualties will be very heavy. The Chinese army is still very powerful in night battles. We have suffered losses in this regard before. Please act with caution, Commander!"