Chapter 37: Li Yunlong Attacks The County Town
Facing Li Yunlong’s kind offer, Ding Wei still thanked him first: “Old Li, thank you.”
“What are you thanking me for, elder brother? When I was demoted from New First Regiment Regiment Commander and sent to the Clothing Factory for embroidery, didn’t you give me a Cavalry Battalion? You were so loyal, and as your brother, at the critical moment, I definitely have to pull you up too.”
Li Yunlong had a face full of sincerity, “You’ve only been with our 386 Brigade for a short time and aren’t familiar with the environment yet, so elder brother has to properly guide you. That 772 Regiment and 771 Regiment are the favorites, we’re the stepchildren, so us stepchildren have to stick together and piss off those favorites. They dare to compete with us for the Hell Cannon? They’ve gone too far.”
Ding Wei was still very cautious: “I still need to check with the Brigade Commander.”
Ding Wei was very grateful in his heart, but he knew Li Yunlong’s temperament too well—this guy loved to mobilize troops without authorization and stir up trouble everywhere.
He said he came to help himself, but who knew if this guy was sneaking out behind the Brigade Commander’s back to cause trouble.
He couldn’t just blindly follow him and mess around.
After all, this guy was so bold that he even dared to rob Logistics’ Hell Cannon; he was a wild horse that wouldn’t stop even if he poked a hole in the sky.
It wasn’t that Ding Wei didn’t trust him, but it was really necessary to check with superiors for confirmation.
“Look at you being so cautious, as if I’m Li Yunlong here to harm you.” Li Yunlong curled his lips, but still said, “Fine, fine, you go communicate with the Brigade Commander right away.”
“Old Li, wait a moment.” Ding Wei immediately went to make a phone call.
Soon, Ding Wei came back, his expression excited: “Old Li, how are we going to do this?”
Ding Wei had confirmed that this wasn’t Li Yunlong causing trouble behind the Brigade Commander’s back; rather, the Brigade Commander had deliberately let Li Yunlong out of the encirclement to harass the Japanese Invaders, and the Brigade Commander also agreed to let him take the New First Regiment to follow Li Yunlong and make trouble.
Of course, Ding Wei also needed to record the Hell Cannon shell data well and give it to the Brigade Commander later.
“What do you say, we go attack Heyuan County Town, how about it?” Li Yunlong said something shocking.
“Attack Heyuan County Town?” Ding Wei, upon hearing this, couldn’t help but widen his eyes, “Old Li, are you crazy? Our two regiments together are just over a thousand men, your Hell Cannon only has five shells, once we attack the county town, the Japanese Invaders will come as reinforcements from all directions, it’s very easy that we fail to take the county town and get surrounded like dumplings.”
“Old Ding, the Brigade Commander said we should make as much trouble as possible, if we don’t hit the county town, how is that making big trouble!” Li Yunlong looked smug and said to Ding Wei, “You know I never lose in battle, follow me and I’ll guarantee you get the Hell Cannon too, get your troops assembled first and come with me, I’ll tell you the follow-up plan on the way.”
“Fine, I want to see what medicine you’re selling in this gourd of yours!” Although Ding Wei was suspicious in his heart, what Li Yunlong said was true.
This guy was very good at causing trouble, but he indeed never lost in battle.
He would listen to his follow-up plan on the way, and if it wasn’t feasible, he wasn’t a fool either.
The New First Regiment was quickly mobilized by Ding Wei, leaving some to guard the house, and the rest followed Ding Wei and Li Yunlong to set off quickly.
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In the evening, the sky was filled with red fiery clouds, like burning fire!
Retracting his gaze from the sky, Hirata Ichiro picked up the microphone on the table: “Connect me to Zheng Qianyi.”
The call connected, and Zheng Qianyi’s voice came through: “Sir, this is Zheng Qianyi.”
“Has the reward been issued, any leads?” Hirata Ichiro asked.
“Sorry, Sir, not yet.” Zheng Qianyi answered.
“Tell the Puppet Army men, whoever can provide clues on the Eighth Route heavy artillery, besides the silver dollar reward, their position can be promoted one level!” Hirata Ichiro ordered.
“Yes, Sir.”
The call ended, Hirata Ichiro put the microphone back on the stand, muttering to himself: “Relying on rewards probably isn’t a solution either, we still need to quickly organize troops to encircle and suppress the Eighth Route…”
Hirata Ichiro’s words didn’t finish!
The ground under his feet suddenly shook violently, and the water in the teacup on the table quickly rippled.
The experienced Hirata Ichiro immediately realized this was the sound of a heavy artillery shell exploding!
Sure enough!
Hirata Ichiro soon heard the huge explosion sound, coming from the North City Gate.
Although it was three kilometers away from Hirata Ichiro, he still felt the terrifying power in the air that made the heart palpitate!
Hirata Ichiro jumped up from his chair and rushed to the window to look outside.
Smoke was rising from the North City Gate, making the outline unclear.
The sounds of gunfire erupted urgently and intensely.
Someone rushed over and nervously reported to Hirata Ichiro: “Captain, bad news, the Eighth Route brought heavy artillery to storm the county town, the North City Gate has been blasted open by one shot.”
“What are you panicking for!” Hirata Ichiro was very calm, “I was just wanting to find their Eighth Route and heavy artillery, now the Eighth Route brought the heavy artillery right to me, isn’t that good!”
“Captain, the Eighth Route’s offensive is fierce, they might break in soon.” The person still said nervously, “It’s about to get dark, we’re not good at night combat, while night combat is the Eighth Route’s specialty…”
Hirata Ichiro interrupted him: “If their Eighth Route dares to come in, I’ll catch them in a trap! Go immediately and pass my order, the nearby strongholds should rush troops to reinforce, form an encirclement centered on the county town, don’t let the Eighth Route escape! Hmph, relying on one heavy cannon, the Eighth Route got a little advantage, now they’re bold enough to fantasize about taking my county town, I’ll make them sober up properly.”
“Captain, why don’t you take shelter first?” The person said.
“The Imperial Army only has those who die in battle, none who are scared to death!” Hirata Ichiro said righteously.
“Yes, Captain.” The person nodded and quickly went to pass the order.
Listening to the firefight sounds from the North City Gate, Hirata Ichiro was still very shocked.
Because the Eighth Route’s firepower was fierce, although that heavy cannon had stopped roaring, the Eighth Route had plenty of grenade launcher mortars and machine guns, the North City Gate probably couldn’t hold out much longer.
The Eighth Route’s combat power wasn’t weak, gathering troops from the nearby strongholds might not be enough.
Hirata Ichiro immediately ran to the Radio Room and ordered the radio operator: “Immediately send telegrams to the Fourth Brigade and Ninth Brigade, tell them the Eighth Route is attacking Heyuan County Town with heavy artillery, have them rush troops to reinforce us!”
“Yes.” The radio operator quickly sent the telegrams upon hearing this.
Looking at the sun setting on the horizon, with night falling, Hirata Ichiro was still a bit regretful: “Too bad it’s dark, otherwise we could have airplanes come to suppress the Eighth Route.”
Boom!
A huge bang came from the South City Gate, and Hirata Ichiro’s face stiffened.
Someone ran over in panic and reported to Hirata Ichiro: “Captain, bad news, the Eighth Route broke in from the South City Gate.”
