Chapter 248 Would Li Yunlong be so cautious? "Is this your battle plan?" Headquarters of the 386th Brigade, Taihang Military Region Command. The brigade commander looked at Li Yunlong and Qin Yangming in front of him with some suspicion, pointing to a battle plan on the table. Li Yunlong and Qin Yangming listened to the brigade commander's question and spoke seriously and affirmatively without hesitation. "Brigade Commander, yes, this is our battle plan." "Okay, you two go and take a rest first, I will discuss this with the Political Commissar and the Chief of Staff." Seeing the two people's affirmative answers, the brigade commander immediately waved his hand and asked Li Yunlong and Qin Yangming to leave first. The brigade commander drove them away. Li Yunlong, who had been so arrogant in Fu'an County, now became as obedient as a child and turned around and left the brigade headquarters. Li Yunlong didn't dare to explode in front of the brigade commander, and Qin Yangming was even more afraid.
The brigade commander might have been just threatening Li Yunlong by saying he would attack him, but when he said he would really attack him! "Captain, do you think it's okay for us to do this?" In the reception room, Qin Yangming looked towards the brigade operations room with some concern, and said to Li Yunlong with some concern. Hearing Qin Yangming's concerns, Li Yunlong glanced at Qin Yangming. "Why, are you scared now?" "The battle plan is just like that. It's standard. The brigade commander won't have any objections, nor will he notice anything." Li Yunlong naturally knew what Qin Yangming was worried about. Because the battle plan they handed over to the brigade commander was completely different from the battle plan they were going to use. Although the two battle plans seem similar, there are many differences in the details. For example, in the battle plan that Li Yunlong and Qin Yangming discussed and prepared to use, they intended to capture the Zhangzhuang stronghold within an hour. Then the battle plan submitted was that Li Yunlong planned to take the Zhangzhuang stronghold in five hours, and Qin Yangming's vanguard regiment would be transferred to the middle of Ping'an County and Shuiquan. Responsible for blocking the reinforcements that might be sent by the 11th Brigade and the reinforcements from the Luyang direction. The New Second Regiment was transferred to the middle of Ping'an County and Zhangzhuang stronghold, responsible for delaying the reinforcements sent by Ping'an County to Zhangzhuang stronghold. The New 1st Regiment was located in the northwest direction, and was mainly responsible for blocking reinforcements from Taigu and Taiyuan. If there are too many troops coming out of Ping'an County, the independent regiment will immediately stop its attack on the Zhangzhuang stronghold, switch from offense to defense, surround the Zhangzhuang stronghold, and send troops to attack the Japanese coming out of Ping'an County. Give priority to eliminating the Japanese reinforcements in the direction of Ping'an, and then launch an attack on the Zhangzhuang stronghold. Try to capture the Zhangzhuang stronghold within five hours, surround Ping'an County before sunset, and then launch a general attack at night under the cover of darkness. This was essentially the battle plan handed to the brigade commander. The battle plan was in line with the rules and we advanced steadily step by step. Overall, this battle plan does not have many problems and is very stable. Even if it fails, it will not cause much loss to the troops.
No matter how bad the situation is, even if Ping'an County is not captured, we can still capture Zhangzhuang stronghold and make it a bridgehead for attacking Ping'an County. But in fact, the battle plan discussed and prepared by Qin Yangming and Li Yunlong was a bit risky. The Vanguard Regiment and the Independent Regiment advanced lightly across the constructed pontoon bridge in the afternoon and entered the county seat of Ping'an County first. Finally, Qin Yangming took the special forces team to stay temporarily and cooperate with the independent regiment. The new regiment took over the Dongzhang Bridge as quickly as possible. Then the Independent Regiment and the New 1st Regiment quickly crossed the Dongzhang Bridge with heavy weapons. The New 1st Regiment headed north to attack the Xiaocaozhuang stronghold and captured it. With the Xiaocaozhuang stronghold as the core, it was responsible for resisting the Japanese reinforcements from Taigu, Taiyuan and other directions. After Qin Yangming completed the mission with the special forces, he quickly caught up with the vanguard regiment led by Kong Jie and the main force of the New Second Regiment. Finally, Li Yunlong launched an attack on the Zhangzhuang stronghold first, and the conventional attack lasted for twenty minutes. If the Japanese in Ping'an County did not send reinforcements, Kong Jie would lead the New 2nd Regiment to move quickly north to block the reinforcements sent by the 11th Brigade. Qin Yangming tried to sneak into Ping'an County and wait for the opportunity. Li Yunlong quickly took control of the Zhangzhuang stronghold and surrounded the Ping'an County seat with the vanguard regiment before dark. Using the cover of night, they launched artillery fire at the city walls of Ping'an County. According to Qin Yangming, no matter how strong the city wall of Ping'an County is. As long as there are enough shells and the artillery fire is dense enough, the city wall can always be blown down. If one hour isn’t enough, then blast it for two hours. If it really doesn't work, you can use artillery fire cover and let the engineers carry explosives to blow up the city wall directly. At the same time, Qin Yangming led the special forces to investigate the movements of the Japanese troops in the city and provide coordinates for the artillery. If there is a chance, we will kill the Japanese troop commander. If the Japanese sent reinforcements from Ping'an County, the Vanguard Regiment and the New Second Regiment would directly eat up the Japanese reinforcements and then seize the Ping'an County city stronghold. When the Vanguard Regiment and the New Second Regiment launched an attack on the Chengguan stronghold, the Independent Regiment had to capture the Zhangzhuang stronghold and then rush to Ping'an County as quickly as possible. According to the ideas of Qin Yangming and Li Yunlong, after the Vanguard Regiment took over the Chengguan stronghold, the Independent Regiment also rushed to the Chengguan stronghold. Subsequently, the Independent Regiment and the Vanguard Regiment surrounded the county seat of Ping'an County. Kong Jie led the New Second Regiment to continue northward to block the enemy. The most crucial thing is that Li Yunlong must directly capture the Zhangzhuang stronghold when the Vanguard Regiment and the New Second Regiment launch an attack on the Chengguan stronghold. Then we will have the opportunity to take Ping'an County in one night. If the battle drags on for too long, wait until daybreak. With the Japanese planes coming, let alone attacking the city, it would be a blessing if the artillery of the Vanguard Regiment and the Independent Regiment could be moved in time and not be blown up by the Japanese. Moreover, if the Zhangzhuang stronghold is not captured in time and the delay is too long, the New 1st and 2nd Regiments may not be able to stop the Japanese reinforcements. Once the Japanese reinforcements arrived, the Independent Regiment and the New 1st Regiment at the rear were able to withdraw to the Dongzhang Bridge in time and use the river as a barrier for defense.
But the Vanguard Regiment and the New Second Regiment are in trouble. In order to reach the target as quickly as possible, the Vanguard Regiment and the New Second Regiment will not carry too many heavy weapons. By that time, they would be surrounded by the Japanese. Not to mention continuing the attack, it would be a question whether the Vanguard Regiment and the New Second Regiment could escape unscathed. “Xiao Qin, if you didn’t have so many shells, this battle plan wouldn’t work for Lao Kong and Ding Wei. Even if it were me, I would never agree to it. It is too risky. If something goes wrong, the Vanguard Regiment and the New Second Regiment will be implicated. When the time comes to fight in the field, the Vanguard Regiment and the New Second Regiment will not have enough heavy weapons or fortifications for defense. Once surrounded by the Japanese, it will be difficult to break out.” "Who says it's not true? Although the 11th Brigade of the Japanese is a garrison brigade formed later, in terms of combat effectiveness, it is indeed much weaker than the 4th Brigade. However, the puppet troops on Shuiquan and Ping'an's side are all die-hard puppet troops who are determined to become traitors. The puppet troops in Chahar are quite capable. I heard that many of them are from the puppet Manchurian army created by that damn emperor. The threat level of these puppet troops is much higher than those we have faced before.” Listening to Li Yunlong's words, Qin Yangming nodded. "Well, I know a little bit. Now all these puppet troops have been reorganized by the puppet government. Although it is just a traitorous government, these puppet troops are still relatively regular. All those recruited are young and strong people with families and clean identities, and they sign up voluntarily, not conscripted men. These people are not hooligans who joined the puppet army just to make a living. " "Damn it, if there weren't so many puppet troops, their strength would be twice that of the Japanese. Otherwise, I will not only take over Ping'an County, but if the 11th Brigade of the Japanese dares to come over, I will also bite them hard!" Thinking of the puppet troops whose number was almost twice that of the Japanese troops, Li Yunlong gritted his teeth in hatred. Sometimes, these puppet troops are more hateful than the Japanese devils. If the number of puppet troops was not so large, it would not be so difficult for them to attack Ping'an County now. If there were no puppet troops, the garrisons in Ping'an County, Zhangzhuang and other places would be at least two-thirds less! Without sufficient troops, what good will it do no matter how strong your fortifications are? …… Brigade operations room. "Well, what do you think of this battle plan?" The brigade commander handed the battle plan to the political commissar and the chief of staff. After they had read it, he asked for their opinions. The chief of staff glanced at the political commissar, then spoke to the brigade commander first. “This battle plan is standard and steady. In case of any accidents, the losses of the four regiments would not be great. If everything goes well, even if we fail to capture the county seat of Ping'an, we will be able to capture the Zhangzhuang stronghold.
When our troops are formed, we can use Zhangzhuang stronghold as a bridgehead to launch another attack on Ping'an County. Moreover, we have captured the Zhangzhuang stronghold. In the subsequent battle, we can use the defensive fortifications of the Zhangzhuang stronghold to tie up the Japanese troops. Overall, this battle plan is very sound and worth a try." "Brigade Commander, is this the battle plan submitted by Li Yunlong?" Compared with the chief of staff's agreement, the political commissar obviously had a different opinion. Looking at the political commissar's face full of suspicion. The brigade commander put down the cup in his hand and said. "If Li Yunlong and Qin Yangming hadn't come here in person to hand in the battle plan, I would have believed it even if they said it was handed in by the 771st or 772nd Regiment." “This battle plan is really sound. When did Li Yunlong become so honest? This kind of battle plan could never have been proposed by Li Yunlong." The political commissar looked at the extremely safe battle plan in front of him and pointed out that this was definitely not a battle plan that Li Yunlong would come up with. It's too safe and too routine. Li Yunlong's personality makes it impossible for him to play by the rules. Seeing that the political commissar shared the same opinion as himself, the brigade commander smiled and then spoke to the chief of staff. "Chief of Staff, if it were you, how would you choose to attack Ping'an County? How would you use four regiments of troops to capture Ping'an County?" After listening to the brigade commander's question, the chief of staff thought for a moment and then spoke. “If it were me, I would first launch an attack on the Zhangzhuang stronghold, take it down first, and then consider the county seat of Ping’an County. It would be too risky to capture Zhangzhuang stronghold and Ping'an County in one go. Therefore, I will first focus my main attack target on the Zhangzhuang stronghold, take down the Zhangzhuang stronghold first, and then consider whether to attack Ping'an County. The Vanguard Regiment and the Independent Regiment besieged the Zhangzhuang stronghold, with the Vanguard Regiment making the main attack and the Independent Regiment making a feint attack. The new 2nd Regiment went to the Xiaocaozhuang stronghold, responsible for blocking the Japanese reinforcements from Taiyuan and Taigu. The New 1st Regiment moved to the vicinity of the city gate stronghold of Ping'an County, and was mainly responsible for blocking the Japanese reinforcements coming from the direction of Ping'an County. If the Japanese wanted to transfer troops from other areas to support the Zhangzhuang stronghold, the fastest to arrive would be the 11th Brigade stationed in Shuiquan. Even the Japanese soldiers in Ping'an County followed the 11th Brigade to support the Zhangzhuang stronghold. With the capabilities of the New 1st Regiment, it would be no problem to hold off the Japanese for eight hours. Eight hours, plus the time it takes the Japanese support troops to get on the road, the total is at least twelve hours, and that's assuming we don't damage the road. If we destroy the roads and send troops to block them step by step, this time can be extended to at least fifteen hours. In other words, the New 1st Regiment could at least hold off the Japanese reinforcements coming from Shuiquan and Ping'an County for fifteen hours.
Then came the Japanese reinforcements in the Taiyuan Taigu area. The New 2nd Regiment was not as strong, but they occupied the commanding heights in advance and built defensive fortifications. Even if the 9th Brigade came, they could still hold out for seven or eight hours. In total, it was about fifteen hours. Besides, it was just a Zhangzhuang stronghold, and the Zhangzhuang stronghold was nothing more than that to the Japanese. The Zhangzhuang stronghold is very important to Ping'an County, but not so important to the overall situation. It was impossible for the Japanese to directly mobilize the 9th and 11th Brigades, which were resting and recuperating, to provide support to the Zhangzhuang stronghold just for the sake of the Zhangzhuang stronghold. Besides, if the Japanese dared to transfer all these two brigades here. Then I would simply give up attacking the Zhangzhuang stronghold and instead mobilize troops to directly hold back these two brigades. At that time, the Shangdang Military Region will be able to directly send troops to launch an attack on the Jinzhong area. We held onto the Japanese 20th Division and forced it to be unable to move. Humph, the 20th Division, the 9th and the 11th Brigades are all held up. The Japs should just be prepared for the whole of Shanxi to be on fire with no troops to rescue them. I believe that if the Japanese really did this, the Jinsui Army in Jincheng would definitely launch an attack on the Japanese in the Zhongtiaoshan area of Jincheng as soon as possible... I am getting off topic, getting off topic..." When the chief of staff noticed that there was something strange in the look in the brigade commander's eyes, he immediately realized that the brigade commander was asking him how to attack Ping'an County. Instead of analyzing the consequences of attacking Ping'an County... (End of this chapter)