diskusbooks Chapter 170: Restoration of Yongji
Chapter 170: Restoration of Yongji
The second and third battalions of the tank regiment led by Wang Huaibao have entered the flank positions.
"Captain Wei, you are not disabled, right? If you can still move, follow the tank regiment and charge!"
Wei Dong chuckled and saluted Wang Huaibao.
"Hey, this is just the beginning. If the Japanese want to eat meat, we have to look at his teeth!"
Sixty Type 5 tanks were arranged in a line and advanced forward, while Weidong's mechanized infantry regiment followed behind the tanks in squads and platoons.
Junichiro Koizumi completely lost his mind as he looked at the row of steel behemoths appearing on the horizon.
"Baga Baga! Can anyone tell me where the Eighth Route Army got the tanks?"
The Chief of Staff of the 227th Wing lowered his head and reminded him solemnly.
"Colonel Koizumi, the pre-war data already showed that the Eighth Route Army had a considerable number of armored forces, but you just thought it was a bluff!"
Junichiro Koizumi collapsed on the ground. Now the best outcome for him was to die on the battlefield.
Two thousand Japanese soldiers were blown away by the high-explosive shells of the Type 5 tank and fled in panic, ignoring Colonel Koizumi's orders and turning around to flee towards Wenxi County.
The Chief of Staff supported Junichiro Koizumi.
"Colonel Koizumi, why don't you go back to Wenxi County and regroup! There's an old Chinese saying, 'As long as the green mountains remain, there's no need to worry about running out of firewood!'"
"You go ahead. Even if I escape back to Wenxi, I will definitely cut open my stomach and apologize!"
When the chief of staff saw that Junichiro Koizumi was determined to leave, he bowed and retreated towards Wenxi County with the regiment flag.
Under the pursuit of 60 Type tanks, only a few hundred Japanese soldiers escaped back to Wenxi, while the rest were killed tragically by high-explosive bombs or crushed by tracks.
Dai Anlan also rushed to Shuitou Town with a tank regiment. He decided to strike while the iron was hot and leave the wounded behind to take over Wenxi County.
"Captain Wei, transfer the wounded to Yuncheng. The rest of the soldiers quickly ride their bikes and surround Wenxi County!"
After an inventory, the mechanized infantry regiment had more than 1500 combat personnel remaining, who rode on fifty trucks and rushed towards Wenxi County, 18 kilometers away.
The battle to capture Yongji County was launched first.
An armored infantry battalion, an armored reconnaissance battalion, plus a howitzer battalion and an anti-aircraft artillery battalion, destroyed all the way and took out the artillery towers and strongholds one by one.
Like a machete, it easily stabbed into Yongji County.
The fortifications in Yongji County were much worse than those in Yuncheng, and the 226th Regiment stationed in the county had been completely wiped out, leaving only a garrison squadron and a security regiment guarding the county.
Therefore, Wang Xikui, who was in charge of commanding the battle, did not take the enemy seriously at all, but the common people in the city gave him a headache.
"Let's surround them first. We can't bombard the civilians as well."
At five o'clock in the afternoon, when the sun was about to set, a sneaky man in a long gown came to Wang Xikui.
"Captain, we caught a spy!"
Wang Xikui kept waving his hands while wiping his beloved sniper rifle.
"Oh, I'm already annoyed. If he's a spy, drag him out and execute him! Why bring him here?"
"Yes!"
The soldiers from the reconnaissance battalion said as they were about to drag the sneaky man out.
Who knew he would suddenly fall to his knees.
"General, spare my life. I am Cheng Yu, deputy head of the Yongji County Security Corps. I am here to discuss the matter of betrayal!"
When Wang Xikui heard that he was actually a traitor, he became interested.
"Oh? Why do you want to betray us? Being a traitor is good, you can eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks!"
Cheng Yu was embarrassed. You shouldn't hit someone in the face, so why did this Eighth Route Army officer specifically hit him in the face?
"General, haven't we been saving the country in a roundabout way before? We have endured humiliation and waited for this day! Don't worry, we have already figured out the deployment of the Japanese troops and are here to lead the way for you!"
Wang Xikui took the simple map handed over by Cheng Yu, took a quick look at it, and then handed it to a reconnaissance platoon leader.
"Go and see!"
Yongji County is not big. An hour later, the plainclothes reconnaissance platoon leader ran back and nodded to Wang Xikui.
"Wake up?!"
Cheng Yu looked embarrassed, as if he was nailed to the ground, unable to move.
"You should get up when I tell you to. Why are you still dawdling?"
"Master Jun, I'm numb."
Wang Xikui chuckled, seemingly forgetting that Cheng Yu had been kneeling on the ground for an hour.
Wang Xikui gave a wink and the soldier next to him helped Cheng Yu up and put him on a stool nearby.
Cheng Yu asked tentatively while touching her knee.
"General, this can be considered as meritorious service for our crimes, right? When you take down Yongji City, you won't kill me, right?"
"That depends on your performance. I ask you, can you take us into the city? Tonight!"
Cheng Yu thought for a long time and finally nodded.
At this point, he can no longer be a fence-sitter.
Without talking about what will happen in the future, anyone who is not blind can see who is strong and who is weak right now.
At one o'clock in the morning, the Japanese soldiers in the garrison squadron all hid in their houses and took a nap, leaving the poor puppet soldiers to stand guard at the city gate.
"Fuck it! The Imperial Army went to sleep and left us here to stand guard. This is outrageous! This is our Chinese territory!"
"Oh, you've discovered that you're Chinese now? Why didn't you know you were Chinese when you were robbing the rice shop and collecting tolls?"
"It's a different time now. Don't you see the crowds of people outside the city? How can the imperial army sleep at this time?"
"Well, we just rely on the fact that they don't dare to attack! There are many civilians in our Yongji City!"
Just when the two puppet soldiers were chatting happily, Cheng Yu, wearing a long gown and lowering his hat, came over, sandwiched between two soldiers from the reconnaissance battalion.
"Fuck it, the city gates are closed, get out of here!"
Cheng Yu said nothing, walked up and slapped him twice.
The puppet soldier covered his face with one hand and pointed at Cheng Yu with the other.
"You...are our respected leader, why didn't you tell me earlier? I deserve to die!"
"Stop talking nonsense and open the city gate to welcome the guests!"
As soon as the city gate opened, the reconnaissance battalion quickly entered the city and prepared to control various outposts and city gates according to the map provided by Cheng Yu.
Wang Xikui held the sniper rifle in his hand and began to arrange the tasks.
"First Company, follow the map and control all key posts to ensure that no one is missed! Second Company, gather the security team, disarm and keep watch! Third Company, follow me to surround the Japanese headquarters! It's two o'clock now, watch for the signal flare in half an hour!"
After Wang Xikui finished making the arrangements, the three companies took action separately, and for a while, the Yongji County, which was under curfew, became lively.
Half an hour later, a red flare rose into the sky.
Wang Xikui shot the heavy machine gunner at the door of the Japanese headquarters, and then intensive gunfire was heard from all over the city.
More than fifty Japanese soldiers in the Japanese headquarters were killed by grenades and light mortars.
The reconnaissance battalion suffered zero casualties and captured Yongji County.
Yongji is restored!