sbdcsierra Chapter 498 I’ve decided to attack Taiyuan city first, and then attack the Japanese bacterial factor
Chapter 498 I’ve decided to attack Taiyuan city first, and then attack the Japanese bacterial factor
Lin Zhenhua asked the monk to take Dr. Yano away. He didn't believe a word of what this kid said. This kid dared to tell any lies to survive. If Lin Zhenhua hadn't been keeping an eye on it, he might have been fooled.
"Lao Li, Lao Zhao, Dr. Yano never tells the truth. I never thought that this little devil could lie even though he was screaming in pain. It shows how cunning he is!"
"My opinion is to kill that damn Dr. Yano directly. There is no need to spare his life. We need to avenge the villagers who died tragically from the plague. These damn devils did all kinds of evil to win. None of the devils who came out of there are merciful. They are all a group of real demons."
"If it was before, I might not have noticed this, but now that the Japanese have exposed this matter, we can take this opportunity to follow the clues and find the location of the Japanese bacterial factory. We can use transport planes and bombers to completely destroy the Japanese bacterial factory."
Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang have been busy these two days. They have specifically learned about Dr. Yano's information. For this purpose, they even went to find Chu Yunfei and asked him to help investigate the matter. The reply they received made their eyes red on the spot. They had no objection to Lin Zhenhua's decision to kill Dr. Yano.
"College student, this Dr. Yano is indeed a little too weird. Logically speaking, after suffering your pain, it is impossible for him to hold back. But this time, my eyes were really opened. I didn't expect that this old devil looked well-dressed on the surface, but was actually a devil. People like him should not be left in the world and should go to hell. As for the action of destroying the devil's bacterial factory, it has indeed reached a point of urgency. We really can't delay. I agree with this matter very much. We must carry out this action as soon as possible to avoid more soldiers and civilians from being killed!" Zhao Gang said in a sonorous and powerful voice.
Li Yunlong followed suit and said, "This damn Dr. Yano, the content of the two interrogations was completely different. The first time he was still fooling us. College student, you used two pain pills to make this old devil calm down and tell the truth."
"I'll feed this damned thing another pain pill later. We have to find out the details of the Japanese bacteria factory. Even if it means losing our base, we have to destroy this damned devil factory. We must not let it continue to harm our people. No matter what the price, we have to do it!"
"College students, you can put aside the matter of trading materials with the devils. Our most important tasks are to attack Taiyuan City and to destroy the devils' bacterial factory."
Li Yunlong's words were recognized by Lin Zhenhua and Zhao Gang. In order to return to the base as soon as possible, they needed to prepare for a surprise attack on Taiyuan City.
Duan Peng and Monk Wei spread out the map on which Li Yunlong had marked two routes of advance. Li Yunlong had not been idle in the past few days. He had already made plans to attack Taiyuan city. Especially after the Japanese transferred a large number of troops to the front line, the Japanese troops in the rear were much weaker than before.
"The reason why I am so eager to attack Taiyuan this time, in addition to the reasons mentioned above, is that the roads leading to Taiyuan have not been destroyed by the devils. No matter how stupid the devils are, they can't destroy all the roads. That would be like tying themselves up in knots. Without contact with other places, Taiyuan would become an isolated city. In addition, the devils are using the strategy of fighting to win war, and they need to requisition a large amount of military rations from below. If all the roads are dug up, it would be a big hassle just to collect the rations."
"It is already the end of May, and the summer grain will be harvested soon. Fortunately, the rain fell early. If it had fallen later, the consequences would have been disastrous. The entire Shanxi Province will soon start to take action. The most important task for the Japanese these days is to collect grain. Otherwise, how can their hundreds of thousands of troops survive?"
"Speaking of this, I remembered an important thing. The grain in our base will be harvested soon. If the Japanese send bombers to bomb our fields, the consequences will be disastrous. I even suspect that the Japanese are likely to launch an attack during our summer harvest, which will cause great trouble to our grain harvest. I have to send a telegram to Lao Ding and Lao Kong to remind them."
"The total population of our base area exceeds 80. If men, women, old and young all join in, the summer harvest can be completed in two or three days. In order to prevent the devil's destruction, we must strengthen the protection of the farmland after the rain stops. We must not let the devil's conspiracy succeed."
"Lao Zhao, after we finish taking Taiyuan City, you must go back immediately and focus on summer harvest. Lao Ding, Lao Kong, and Lao Xing will be responsible for dealing with the Japanese attack. I and the college students will not be idle either. We will find ways to disrupt the Japanese deployment and reduce the pressure of your defense."
"These two lines on the map are the routes I have drawn up for attacking Taiyuan City. The first route is relatively flat, but there are more enemy strongholds along the way, so it takes less time. For us, we can fully utilize the marching advantages of mechanized troops. If we march day and night, it will only take two days to reach Taiyuan City."
"This second route is closer, but most of the way is mountainous, making it more difficult to march. There are fewer enemy strongholds, so it is safer to travel, but it takes longer. It will take nearly four days to reach the vicinity of Taiyuan City."
"I personally prefer the second route. The first route does allow for a quick march, but once discovered by the Japanese, they can use bombers to bomb our armored forces. With our current anti-aircraft firepower, it will be difficult to resist."
"The second route takes longer. It may actually take longer than I expected. I estimate that it will take five days to reach the vicinity of Taiyuan City."
Zhao Gang and Lin Zhenhua looked at the two lines on the map carefully. They discussed with each other for half an hour and thought that taking the first route was too risky. If the second route was feasible, they would choose the second route. If the second route was really not feasible, they would go back and take the first route.
"Old Li, I think we should send out reconnaissance planes to investigate the situation of these two routes. This rainfall is likely to cause mudslides. If a road is blocked, our attack route may not be possible. I think we can open up a third route, which I have considered before. It is very safe and has the advantages of both the first and second routes. However, it takes the longest time, and it will take seven days to reach the vicinity of Taiyuan City."
"After seven days of marching, our engines have been replaced again. We can launch a surprise attack on Taiyuan City in the best condition. We are not attacking Taiyuan City to occupy it, but to use this opportunity to disrupt the situation in the entire Shanxi Province and force the Japanese to withdraw their deployed troops back so that the brigade commander and his men can develop into Shanxi Province and re-establish contact with us."
Lin Zhenhua also drew out the third route. The three discussed for a full hour but still couldn't decide which route to take. In the end, they decided to follow Lin Zhenhua's opinion and send out a reconnaissance plane to investigate the route. They would take whichever route was easier to travel.
Inside the 12th Army Headquarters in Taiyuan City, Yoshio Shinozuka looked at the intelligence in his hand with an extremely ugly expression on his face. He had not expected that the intelligence department would be so incompetent that they had not found the hiding place of Li Yunlong and others.
"General, Li Yunlong is very cunning and it is very difficult to catch him. We should immediately order the troops on the front line to launch an attack. With the help of the rain, the enemy's artillery power will be greatly weakened. In addition, the rain also blocks the line of sight. The troops will be most effective at launching an attack at this time. We can't delay any longer. The summer harvest will be in about ten days, and we will have to send a grain collection team to the countryside to collect grain in a month. These things are linked together. I think we must resolve the Zhaojiayu base as soon as possible and must not let the war stalemate. That would be more disadvantageous to us."
"In order to capture the Zhaojiayu base, the 12th Army's dominance in Shanxi Province was weakened by %. Once the Chinese troops we drove away sneak back in, our rear will likely be in chaos, and we will be caught in an embarrassing situation of internal and external troubles."
"I think the general should withdraw some soldiers from the front line to firmly block the entrances and exits of the entire Shanxi Province and not give the Chinese army any chance. Then we can use a war of attrition to eat up the Zhaojiayu base bit by bit. Although this will take a lot of time, it can preserve the vitality of our 12th Army to the greatest extent."
"In addition, I request His Excellency the General to continue to ask for reinforcements from the headquarters. There is no need to cherish the colonial troops no matter how many they die. We can just recruit more soldiers. Those 12 or -year-old child soldiers can still be sent to the battlefield. If the number is not enough, children of or will also do. This will greatly reduce the casualties of the imperial army. Our local soldiers are very valuable and should be sent to support the battlefield in the south. As for the security war in the occupied area, we can let these colonial soldiers take charge of it. By forming a stable triangular relationship, we can let the colonial army and the puppet army compete with each other. This will bring many benefits and completely solve the dilemma of insufficient manpower in our th Army!" Yamamoto Ikki proposed with a serious face.