Chapter 191 The pants are all taken off, can you show me this?
It was a night with sparse stars and moon.
A dark and windy night is perfect for killing people.
The new regiment's sword squadron and mountain artillery battalion were ordered to assemble in the dark.
The attack location was chosen on the highway outside Shouyang County, and the straight-line distance from Taiyuan was only more than 50 kilometers.
When Li Yunlong, Ding Wei, Kong Jie and others rushed to the attack site, the soldiers from the Sharp Sword Squadron and the Mountain Artillery Battalion had already assembled.
Battalion commanders Zhao Gang, Zhang Dabiao, Zheng Yu and Chen Dagu came to see him off, all looking solemn.
"Old Zhao, why are you being so serious?" Li Yunlong asked, "We are not going to die. If the mission goes well, we will be back before dawn."
"You must be careful. Taiyuan is the home base of the First Army of the Japs. The Japs have been operating there for several years..."
Zhao Gang seemed a little nagging: "If there is an emergency, you can abandon these mountain cannons, as long as you can come back safely."
"Political Commissar Zhao, don't worry," Kong Jie said, "Old Ding and I will bring your old partner back safely."
Zhao Gang nodded after hearing this.
Li Yunlong turned around and waved his hand: "Get ready to go!"
There were 14 trucks in the convoy, all of which were captured from Yangquan City and Shouyang County.
The rear of the first 12 trucks tows an M1 American 75mm mountain gun. In addition to the shell boxes, there are also artillerymen from the mountain artillery battalion and members of the Sword Squadron on the trucks.
The artillerymen and the members of the Sword Squadron were in separate cars.
Different from the serious expressions of the artillerymen, the members of the Sword Squadron looked a little relaxed.
It seemed as if he was not on a mission, but going to Taiyuan during his vacation to pay his birthday to Yoshio Shinozuka.
The members of the Sharp Sword Squadron also wear their pistols and daggers in a somewhat chaotic way. Some are hung under the armpits, some are hung on the waist, and some simply hang the leather holsters around their necks. The training method of the Sharp Sword Squadron is very
Pay attention to personal habits and personality.
Lu Yingjun believes that he can put his weapons wherever he wants. He also likened it to his wife, who can sleep however she wants and no one else can control her.
Following Li Yunlong's order, the sound of the truck's motor rang in his ears, and the bright lights were suddenly turned on, illuminating the road ahead.
Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and Kong Jie were about to jump on the truck when the sound of horse hoofbeats sounded in their ears. They stopped in unison and turned to look over.
After a while, the sound of horse hoofbeats became louder and louder. More than a dozen military horses ran to Li Yunlong and others. The masters on the horses turned over and dismounted.
The leader was none other than Brigadier Chen, who was wearing a leather jacket and holding a riding whip, with an unsmiling but resolute face.
The brigade commander walked over quickly and said, "Fortunately, we caught up."
"Hey, Brigadier, why are you here?"
After looking at him several times and carefully confirming that it was the brigade commander, Li Yunlong hurried forward to greet him, his expression and movements appearing cautious.
Ding Wei and Kong Jie quickly followed, and together with Li Yunlong, they gave a military salute to the brigade commander.
"I'm here to bid you farewell."
Seeing Ding Wei and Kong Jie following Li Yunlong, the brigade commander instantly realized that these two boys must also want to join in the fun.
The brigade commander turned around and asked Zhao Gang: "Do you have any wine?"
Zhao Gang said: "I'll ask someone to prepare it right away."
"Time is precious. If you don't prepare wine, forget it." The brigade commander said, "I will only say a few words."
Then, the brigade commander turned to look at the members of the Sword Squadron and the artillerymen standing in the car, and the driver also turned to look at the brigade commander.
The brigade commander said loudly: "Today I, Chen Geng, am here to see you off. I just want to say that there is not a single coward in our new regiment's Sharp Sword Squadron and Mountain Artillery Battalion. They are all upright men. I believe you will definitely become the leader of Commander Li."
Under his leadership, the mission was accomplished brilliantly.”
"Three years ago, the Japanese army occupied Taiyuan, and the Chinese soldiers guarding Taiyuan shed blood on the battlefield. They deserved the title of soldiers."
"And tonight, you will be the first Chinese army to fire artillery shells into Taiyuan after the fall of Taiyuan. You must use artillery shells tonight to teach the Japanese a lesson."
"To be honest, I, Chen, am even more envious of you. I wish I could trade my position as brigade commander with you."
"But as soldiers, it is our bounden duty to obey orders. We bear different responsibilities, and we can only perform our duties."
"Today, I have only one request for you, that is, all of you must come back safely to me. When you return to the base, I will serve you a drink at the brigade headquarters to celebrate!"
Li Yunlong stood at attention and saluted, and the sword squadrons and artillerymen on the truck all raised their hands to salute the brigade commander.
Then, Li Yunlong jumped on the truck, and Ding Wei and Kong Jie quickly followed, fearing that the brigade commander would change his mind.
A dozen trucks made engine noises and gradually disappeared into the darkness...
The brigade commander stood on the side of the road, staring at the place where the truck disappeared. He got on his horse until he could no longer see it, and left under the protection of the security squad.
In the past few days, the Ninth Brigade Headquarters in Taiyuan has been counterattacking against the Zhengtai Railway, in order to create conditions for Li Yunlong to bombard Taiyuan Airport.
The 385th Brigade organized a major offensive during the day and pushed the 9th Brigade back to Taiyuan.
Within a day or two, the Japanese in Taiyuan would definitely not be able to counterattack and would have to mobilize troops from several surrounding counties to Taiyuan.
In addition to Taiyuan, the Japs in other areas have also frequently attacked in the past few days, trying to counterattack and drive away the Eighth Route Army troops from the Zhengtai Railway.
However, many Japanese rebels were severely beaten, and the Zhengtai Railway was still firmly in the hands of the Eighth Route Army.
On the road from Shouyang to Taiyuan, the obstacles on the road ahead were cleared by the soldiers and militiamen of the 385th Brigade, allowing Li Yunlong's convoy to travel unimpeded.
Longwangao is only more than 20 kilometers away from Taiyuan. Several members of the first combat team of the Sharp Sword Squadron, led by Monk Wei, have been waiting here for a long time.
Lu Yingjun and Duan Peng had already sneaked near the Xincheng Airport in the northern suburbs of Taiyuan, and they had also found a suitable artillery position.
Just after midnight, Monk Wei and several team members heard the sound of a truck engine in the distance.
After a few minutes, the sound of the engine became louder and louder in my ears, and the bright headlights of the car suddenly shone on me.
Monk Wei immediately stood up, picked up the flashlight, and turned on the flashlight switch three times. The flashlight turned on and off three times.
Wang Gensheng, who was in the cab of the leading car, saw the flickering lights in the darkness ahead and immediately honked the horn three times.
This is the agreed light and horn signal.
Monk Wei grinned and jumped down from the grass on the roadside with several team members. Wang Gensheng immediately stepped on the brakes but did not turn off the engine.
Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and Kong Jie jumped out of the car. Monk Wei stepped forward and saluted with a military salute: "Captain!"
"Monk!" Li Yunlong asked, "How did you complete the reconnaissance mission of your first combat team?"
Monk Wei's expression remained unchanged and he reported: "Reporting to the leader, our first combat team's reconnaissance mission has been completed and an artillery position has been found."
"Where?" Li Yunlong asked, "Can you point it out to me on the map?"
Monk Wei took out a map and pointed at it with the light in front of the car: "Here is Dongshan. There is a small road that can go directly to Dongshan, but it is not marked on the map. The straight-line distance from here to Xincheng Airport is about
It’s 8 kilometers.”
"Within 10 kilometers from Taiyuan, every intersection is guarded by Japanese soldiers. In some places, bunkers and gun towers have even been built."
"Wait a minute." Kong Jie asked, "You just said that all intersections within 10 kilometers are guarded by Japs, so why aren't they here in Dongshan?"
"Dongshan was originally a mine, but it has been abandoned now, but the road is still there." Monk Wei said, "There is a road 10 kilometers away from Taiyuan that can lead directly to the Dongshan Mine."
"Okay, monk, go to the co-pilot and show Wang Gensheng the way." Li Yunlong said, "Let's go to the Dongshan Mine."
"boarding!"
Then everyone jumped on the truck and continued driving forward.
As early as more than an hour ago, Lu Yingjun used a radio to send a signal to Wang Chengzhu in secret words. He and Duan Peng were already dormant near the Jaap Airport, waiting for the arrival of the Shanpao Battalion.
Within a 10-kilometer radius of Taiyuan City, there are not only dense bunkers and gun towers, but also patrols by Japanese and puppet troops.
The closer to Taiyuan City, the tighter the Japs' defense became. Especially at this juncture when the Eighth Route Army launched a major campaign, the Japs and puppet troops were even frightened to the point of being intimidated.
Whenever you encounter a suspicious person, whether you are a spy or not, you should be arrested first and sent to the prison of the Special High School.
Once you enter the prison of the special high school class, it is very difficult to get out. Even if you can get out if you have the connections, you still have to shed your skin.
However, the Japanese and puppet patrols can stop ordinary scouts and spies, but they cannot prevent the reconnaissance and infiltration of special forces.
Under the guidance of Monk Wei, the mountain artillery convoy turned a corner near Baipo Village on the Zhengtai Highway and entered the small road.
This path is overgrown with weeds. It can be seen that no one or car has passed this path for a long time. It is quite remote.
After driving on this road for more than half an hour, we finally arrived at our destination. There was a large open space under the mine. More than a dozen trucks drove into the open space and stopped.
Immediately, the members of the Sword Squadron jumped out of the car one after another, quickly occupied the commanding heights of the Dongshan Mine, and sent out warning posts around them.
The movements are clean and neat, without any sloppiness.
Under the command of Wang Chengzhu, the artillerymen began to build artillery positions. The shell boxes were unloaded from the truck. The truck's more than twenty bright lights provided the artillerymen with enough light for action.
"Isn't this right? Old Li." Kong Jie said to Li Yunlong. "Why do I feel like I've been fooled?"
"Yes, Lao Kong and I came here to see the artillery shells fall on the Japanese airport. You want to show us this?"
Ding Wei had an expression like "I've taken off my pants, show me this".
With a chuckle, Li Yunlong said: "The legs are on both of you, and I didn't stop you two. Go and see for yourself. Anyway, my mountain artillery battalion only fires artillery here."
"But you two just heard the monk say that there are Japanese sentries everywhere within ten kilometers of Taiyuan."
"Not to mention the area near the airport. There must be three posts and one post and ten steps and one sentry. I guess you will be arrested by the Japanese before you two even get close to the airport."
Kong Jie asked: "Can you see the Japanese Airport from here?"
"You can see shit." Ding Wei said, "Not to mention at night, I probably can't even see it during the day. If I had known better, I wouldn't have come with you. How about sleeping in Shouyang?"
At this point, Ding Wei and Kong Jie could only listen to the sound of the artillery being ejected from the barrel. As for the artillery shells falling on the Japanese airport, they would definitely be invisible.