lcionline Chapter 448: I don’t care what you think. I have decided to take action and I must draw my sword!
Chapter 448: I don’t care what you think. I have decided to take action and I must draw my sword!
Just when Ding Wei was teasing Li Yunlong, Yamamoto Ikki attacked the independent regiment's transport team again, burning more than 30 kilograms of food, and scattering more than 200 cars of copper ore all over the ground. More than soldiers in the transport team were killed. Xiao Dongbei was lucky enough to escape, but all the soldiers in his squad died heroically.
"Mr. Hirata, we can't stay in Yujia Town any longer. We must evacuate immediately. Li Yunlong will definitely not give up after learning that we attacked his transport team. If we continue to stay here, we may not be able to leave." Yamamoto Ikki suggested with a serious face.
Kojiro Hirata was almost carried away by victory. He was still planning to continue ambush the independent regiment's transport team in Yujia Town, but when he heard what Yamamoto Ikki said, the smile on his face immediately froze.
"Mr. Yamamoto, you are absolutely right. We must retreat as soon as possible. Li Yunlong has many fighters and bombers. If we retreat too late, we may be bombed by enemy planes. Since we are going to retreat, we must not drag our feet. We must leave all the spoils behind and burn them all. We must travel light and quickly retreat to Ping'an County."
Yamamoto Ikki and Hirata Kojiro acted very quickly, destroying the spoils in just one hour and quickly began to retreat. When they retreated, they used the captured three-wheeled motorcycles to rush to Niutouling and entered the mountains from here, so that they could avoid the threat of the independent regiment's fighter planes.
The light transport aircraft formation that was carrying out a transport mission kept its flight altitude at around two thousand meters to transport the supplies back to the base. On the way back to Niujiagou, they discovered something wrong. They did not find any trace of the ground transport team. This immediately aroused the vigilance of the captain Lu Ping'an, who quickly reported the matter to the regiment headquarters and requested the dispatch of fighter jets to investigate.
The telegraph operator who received the telegram did not dare to neglect it. He immediately rushed to the underground air defense command center, knocked on the door with an anxious look on his face, and reported in an anxious tone: "Commander, I just received a request from Captain Lu to send a reconnaissance plane to investigate the situation of the ground transport team. The ground transport team has lost its trace and may have been ambushed by the devils. I request the regiment to investigate this matter immediately!"
Zhao Gang poured a cup of tea for the telegraph operator to moisten his throat. Li Yunlong took the telegram and read it. His face suddenly became gloomy. He picked up the phone beside him and ordered in a serious tone: "Zhou Yuntian, immediately send a fighter squadron to Wangjia Town and Yujia Town for reconnaissance and search for traces of the ground transport team."
"Old Zhao, contact Wang Daokun immediately and ask him to send someone to investigate the situation of the ground transport team and confirm the authenticity of this matter!"
"Old Ding, mobilize an armored battalion immediately and prepare for the attack. Old Kong, mobilize two mechanized infantry battalions and also prepare for the attack."
"College student, you must rush to Maoershan Airport immediately and wait for my news. If there is really a problem with the ground transportation team, we must respond quickly and absolutely cannot swallow our anger. If anyone dares to attack us, I will be the first to teach him a lesson!"
Everyone had no objection to Li Yunlong's order, and they interrupted the meeting and took action quickly. Lin Zhenhua even sent out two fighter squadrons to patrol the entire transport line, and at the same time sent out a squadron of fighters to escort the transport aircraft formation.
Because the news was received late, by the time the situation was fully investigated, it was already seven o'clock in the evening and the troops could no longer move out.
Lin Zhenhua held the results of the investigation in his hand and said with a gloomy face: "After careful investigation and confirmation from many parties, we can confirm that Captain Niu and his men have all died. Even the Ninth Battalion stationed in Yujia Town has been completely wiped out. This has been confirmed by Xiao Zhongyuan, the only surviving soldier of the Ninth Battalion. All of this was done by the Japanese devils."
"We have taken advantage of the devils before, and now we have paid them back. We should not underestimate the enemy. We can only swallow this bitter cup of wine. Don't talk to me about revenge. We have no way to retaliate now. If we send fighter planes to bomb Ping'an County, the devils will dare to use poison gas bombs to perish along with the people in the city."
"As for sending out an attack and bombing Taiyuan City, forget it. The Japanese have firmly occupied the air superiority. Our air force has not formed a real combat capability. Sending them out directly is equivalent to sending them to die. As the commander-in-chief, I will directly veto this order."
"I know everyone feels aggrieved, but the Japanese have been planning for so long, they must have a trick up their sleeve. No one can act on their own before they know the Japanese's cards. Lao Li, you should know I'm talking about you. No matter how aggrieved you are, you have to endure it and never act on your own."
Li Yunlong slammed the table angrily and cursed: "College student, you son of a bitch, I just elected you as the temporary commander-in-chief, and you start to act like a turtle. If you don't lead people to fight the Japanese, I will lead people to fight. I must avenge the 1400 soldiers who died. Even if I, Li Yunlong, have my head chopped off today, I will go!"
Zhao Gang cursed with a gloomy face: "Li Yunlong, why are you angry? Do you think you are the only one who is angry? Everyone here is very angry. The more we are angry, the more we must not be blinded by anger. Anger cannot solve the problem. Since the devils are making such a big move at this time, they must have made full preparations in advance. If you take people out without caring about anything, you may fall into the devil's trap directly."
Ding Wei also stood up and persuaded, "Old Li, the first rule of our military rules and regulations is to obey orders. No matter how wronged Li Yunlong is, he must endure it and resolutely obey orders. The Japanese knew that this surprise attack had caught us completely off guard. We had no preparations in advance and did not know the real situation of the battle. Only after Xiao Dongbei tells us in person can we respond according to the information we have learned."
Kong Jie did not treat Li Yunlong well, and angrily scolded: "Li Yunlong, you son of a bitch, you are rebelling! The college student is our commander-in-chief, and the orders he issued are military orders. There is no room for negotiation. Military regulations and discipline are there, and military law will never be lenient. It has become a routine for you, Li Yunlong, to disobey orders on the battlefield. If you dare to attack privately, you can quit your job as a regiment commander and go directly to the kitchen to be a cook!"
"Before, the college students said that we have been too impetuous these days. We said that we should take it seriously, but in fact, we still don't take it seriously. This time, the Japanese ambushed our transport team and garrison troops so easily and successfully. The main responsibility lies with the three of us."
"At the beginning, the transport team had a battalion of soldiers escorting it, but now it only has a platoon of soldiers escorting it. It was the three of us who proposed to drastically reduce the escort force. Now that something has gone wrong, you want to blame the college students. This is completely unreasonable."
"The enemy's situation is unclear now. As commanders, we need to stay calm. Even if the sky is falling, we have to hold it up. The college student's order is very correct. Now we need to collect intelligence immediately and send a large number of fighter planes to conduct reconnaissance nearby. Only by seeing through the devil's conspiracy in advance can we avoid heavy losses."
Xing Zhiguo also stood up and refuted: "Captain, you really made a mistake this time. Hurry up and admit your mistake to the college students. Before we investigate the matter thoroughly, we really can't act on our own. That will only make the situation worse."
Li Yunlong was isolated and helpless. Everyone stood up against him. Li Yunlong was so angry that he calmed down. But he still said firmly: "I don't care what you think. Anyway, I must lead people to Yujia Town tonight. At this time, we must not show weakness. We must let the devil see our strength. At the same time, we must strengthen the protection of the transportation line."
"Don't think I, Li Yunlong, am singing a different tune from you. I have good reasons to do so. The Japanese took advantage of our underestimation of the enemy and dug a big hole for us. Now we must prove our strength to the soldiers. The myth of victory cannot be broken, otherwise it will affect the morale of the troops."
"Since the Japanese dared to attack our transport team, we must fight back. We must send a large number of fighter planes to investigate the Japanese material storage points, send out bombers to bomb them, and launch the most violent retaliation."
"We can't stop the ground offensive either. I'm going to take three armored battalions, one artillery battalion, and three mechanized infantry battalions to attack the Pingding County gold mine. You fight yours, and I fight mine. Only by disrupting the enemy's deployment can we win in the chaos!"
"College student, the base is now in your hands. I, Li Yunlong, may be straightforward, but I am not a fool. I am not blinded by anger. I understand one thing clearly, that is, we must not show weakness, not even a little bit. This is a competition of momentum. Whoever is timid will lose. When we fight against the devils, we must move forward courageously and have the courage to draw our swords. Even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead, we must charge forward bravely."
Lin Zhenhua did not persuade them anymore, he also knew that the current golden body could not be broken. The Japanese sneak attack this time made the soldiers in the base very angry, and they all shouted for revenge. This anger needed to be released with blood, otherwise they would most likely hurt themselves.
"Lao Li, since you have made up your mind, I don't want to persuade you anymore. I'm in the base, you can rest assured. This time, we must be quick to attack the gold mine. I will attract the attention of the devils for you and buy you another half a month. After half a month, you must withdraw to the base!"