Bright Sword: Infinite Logistics

Chapter 57 Siege
The temporary warehouse is no longer a temporary warehouse. After just ten minutes of transformation, it became the brigade commander's temporary headquarters.

A dozen ammunition boxes were put together to form a temporary table, and two ammunition boxes were piled into a temporary stool. The commanders of each regiment sat around the table, and the battalion commanders stood in a circle around it.The brigade commander put the map and the defense plan Li Yunlong drew from memory on the table, and then used the telescope to hold down the map.

"Counsellor Meng, please sit down." The brigade commander asked Meng Zhige to sit down. His seat was next to the brigade commander.

The brigade commander specifically asked Meng Zhige to attend this pre-war meeting to show his trust.

The brigade commander glanced at everyone present, then cleared his throat, pointed his finger on the map, and began to speak.

"First of all, let me explain the recent situation. Most of the Japanese 109th Division has moved to the south of us along the Baijin Highway. Only one 107th Regiment remains near Yushe for supplies. Their next move must be to open up Han Build long roads to ensure their logistical transportation lines and cut off base areas.”

Meng Zhige looked at the location of the 107th Wing.

"To the northeast, Yushe County is the current transportation hub for the Japanese. Needless to say, its importance. In addition to the large number of defenders, there is also the 107th Regiment stationed at the moment, which is completely out of reach. However, the 107th Regiment is currently not fully supplied. , don’t worry about it taking the initiative.”

"In addition, in the northwest, the number of Japs in Taigu and Qi County has not changed. In Qin County, in the south, in early July, the 98th Army abandoned the city and left. The Japs occupied the county seat. A maintenance committee was formed two days ago, and they are temporarily unable to send out troops. How many reinforcements.”

"So, the Japanese mobile forces are all in the south, and there are not many troops to mobilize near Wuxiang County. This is a good time for us to attack the county."

Meng Zhige nodded. This time he finally understood why the Japanese in the stronghold couldn't squat.It turned out that the Japanese commander was also aware of this problem and wanted to shrink his troops.

Except for Meng Zhige, the leaders of each regiment had no reaction.This information has been synchronized with them a long time ago. With their abilities, they can naturally analyze some information.

"The second is the enemy's strength near Wuxiang. Regarding this, there are two pieces of good news. One is that the Japs who retreated from the Wudong stronghold were completely wiped out, and the other is that the enemies who went out to support Wuxiang County were defeated by the New First Regiment and the Seventh Regiment. The 100nd Regiment was completely wiped out. Currently, there is only one Japanese squadron that is being renovated and is not full of members left in Wuxiang County, and more than 200 puppet troops, with a total number of about [-] people."

The brigade commander laughed when he said this: "I really have to praise Comrade Li Yunlong for this. The troops of the New Regiment spontaneously delayed the actions of the Wudong Japs, and Li Yunlong quickly cut off the Wudong Japs' retreat and blocked the Wudong Japs' retreat. The Japs came from the countryside and counties to support us. It can be said that the opportunity to attack the city was created by the New Regiment."

"The brigade commander is overly praised." Li Yunlong smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed.

"Don't laugh yet. We'll deal with your other problems after this battle is over." The brigade commander's words made Li Yunlong's smile disappear.

"Then let's talk about the defense of Wuxiang County." The brigade commander placed the simple defense map drawn by Li Yunlong on the top level.

"Outside the city wall, the Japanese army had not had time to build fortifications and only dug a few trenches. There were two barracks in the city. The east part of the city was the Japanese barracks. There was a bunker in each direction in the south, north and west. The bunker is equipped with a heavy machine gun. There is also a cannon in the barracks. I don’t know the specific model. It may be the Type [-] infantry gun or the Siyi mountain gun.”

"To the west of the city is the puppet army's military camp. There are no bunkers, no heavy weapons, and there are only more than 100 people. The Japanese have been on guard against the puppet troops, so they are relatively easy to deal with. There are no solid defenses. In addition, the new regiment also A group of soldiers sneaked into the city beforehand and are currently moving freely."

After a pause, the brigade commander said again: "I plan to attack the city tonight." "At [-] o'clock tonight, all troops will gather in the east of the city. Waiting for the arrival of comrades from the new regiment in the city. No later than [-]:[-], if If there is no response, a strong attack will begin immediately, and the Type [-] infantry cannon will directly blast open the city gate."

It can be said that it is very rare for artillery to blast open the city gate.The main reason is that once a state of war enters, the city gate will immediately change from a weak point to the strongest part of the city wall - the iron gate will be lowered, and the city gate hole will be completely blocked.Even if the city wall in Wuxiang County does not have an urn, it is enough to block the few artillery shells on the Eighth Route.Rather than blowing open the city gate, it is better to directly consider blowing down the city wall. This is more practical.

But there is still a slight chance of conducting a sneak attack without waiting for the city wall to enter a state of war.It mainly depends on the power of the cannon and the material and thickness of the city gate.For places like Wuxiang County, it is not impossible to use infantry artillery to explode them.

"If you are discovered in advance or fail to capture the city gate, you will first seize the houses outside the city and defend them with the new regiment. The [-]nd Regiment and the supplementary regiment will outflank the left and right and complete the encirclement before dawn. After dawn, use the artillery advantage to Try to break into the city."

"After entering the city, the [-]nd Regiment carried a Type [-] infantry gun and immediately attacked the Japanese military camp. The supplementary regiment carried a machine gun and immediately attacked the puppet military camp. The new regiment was equipped with more machine guns, and together with local armed forces, Responsible for seizing important building facilities in the city, blocking and controlling the streets, and appeasing and evacuating the people in the city."

"The supplementary regiment has a lighter task. If the puppet army camp is captured first, one or two companies will be left to clean the battlefield, and the rest of the troops will attack the Japanese army camp from the west to disperse the Japanese army and reduce the pressure on the [-]nd Regiment."

The brigade commander arranged the tasks and sat down slowly: "Do you understand everything? If you have other ideas, you can put them forward now. If not, after the meeting, each regiment will arrange specific tasks on its own."

Li Yunlong immediately stood up: "Brigade commander, my new regiment is also the main regiment after all. When entering the city, it is only responsible for blocking the streets and so on. Isn't it too..."

"What's too big?" The brigade commander looked at Commander Li: "The new regiment has been fighting for more than a day. It has lost a lot of personnel and ammunition. The soldiers are also very tired and are not suitable for high-intensity combat. Is there any problem?"

Cheng Shifa also stood up: "Yes, and the Japanese and puppet troops from Wudong County and the Japanese and puppet troops who came out to support Wuxiang County totaled five to six hundred people, and you took the lead. You can't continue You won’t leave any soup for us, right?”

"I'm discussing with the brigade commander. What's wrong with you, Blind Man Cheng!"

"Hey, you big head Li, why did you scold me so directly?"

The brigade commander slapped the table hard: "What's the noise about? Advisor Meng is watching. Is that cool?"

The two of them glanced at Meng Zhige, immediately became quiet, and sat back on their stools.The atmosphere became awkward for a moment.

"Sneaking in under makeup and attacking at night is Old Ding's usual method." Lei Shaokang sighed and shook his head, then looked at Li Yunlong: "Old Li, are you sure you can contact the comrades in the city?"

"Theoretically it's possible. But at the time I didn't know that the brigade commander was going to capture the county, so I let them move freely and seize the opportunity to take action directly. If they moved in advance, there would be nothing they could do."

"Okay, then I'll let the soldiers prepare for a strong attack." Lei Shaokang lowered his head and made a note in his notebook.

(End of this chapter)