The sword starts with copying the sharpshooter's ability

When Zhang Wu arrived at the assembly point, soldiers from other camps also arrived one after another.

"Comrades, time is running out. I will not waste any more time. I order the 5th and 11th Battalions to stay and clean up the battlefield, treat the wounded, count the captured soldiers, guard the airport, and set up remote observation posts."

Seeing that the soldiers were almost there, Li Yunlong climbed onto the operating platform of an anti-aircraft machine gun nearby, and shouted loudly with his loud voice, patting the anti-aircraft machine gun next to him:
"Especially the anti-aircraft machine guns at the four corners. We must send machine gunners to familiarize themselves with them as soon as possible.

The Japs won't let us seize so many planes with peace of mind. The Japs on the ground may not be able to do it that quickly, but they will definitely send planes to bomb us tomorrow during the day.

It is required that all anti-aircraft machine guns that can be used must be operated skillfully before dawn the next day, so that when the Japanese planes come, even if we cannot shoot them down, we can still drive them away! "

As he said this, he looked at the commanders of the 5th and 11th Battalions:

"This important mission has been assigned to your two battalions. How about it? Do you have the confidence to accomplish it?"

Although they were unwilling, they also wanted to attack Linfen, but orders were orders. The two looked at each other, stood at attention and said:
"Yes, I guarantee to complete the task!"

"Good job, you are Li Yunlong's soldier!"

Seeing their reluctance, Li Yunlong praised them and promised:

"You have done a great deed by defending the airport and these planes. Your two battalions will definitely receive the reward!"

Hearing Li Yunlong's promise, their eyes lit up and they couldn't help but say:
"Thank you, leader!"

"Ok!"

Li Yunlong nodded to them, then glanced at the other soldiers, waved his hand and said:
"Each battalion should count its casualties and remember the results of the battle. Once we capture Linfen, I will reward you based on your merits.

Except for the 5th and 11th Battalions, the rest will be counted on the way.

Listen to my orders, take the first battalion as the lead, follow me in order and set off now, aiming for the west gate of Linfen, run forward!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers agreed in unison and followed Li Yunlong in batches, running towards the west gate of Linfen.

Zhang Wu also followed in the middle of the team and ran quickly towards the west gate of Linfen.

At the same time, the brigade commander also received a report from the messenger.

When the brigade commander heard that the independent regiment had taken over the airport and the planes were basically safe, he couldn't help but be slightly surprised. He glanced at his pocket watch and said to the chief of staff with emotion:
"Wow, it's only been an hour and a half and we've already taken over the airport. The Independent Regiment is really fast!"

"For the independent regiment, it is not difficult to capture the airport, but it is not easy to protect 24 planes!"

The Chief of Staff smiled and analyzed:
"The Japanese knew they couldn't hold the airport, so they would definitely let their pilots fly their planes away, or even send in artillery to destroy the planes and the airport.

The Japanese failed in both attempts. I think it was because Li Yunlong asked Zhang Wu to infiltrate the Japanese's outer defense circle in advance and keep an eye on the Japanese pilots and heavy artillery.

With Zhang Wu's firing rate and the independent regiment's rapid assault, we fought such a beautiful battle!"

"Yes, there is nothing Zhang Wu can't do!"

The brigade commander showed a proud expression of Zhang Wu and said with a smile:
"It seems like we have to give Zhang Wu credit for another great achievement!
If our Eighth Route Army had a few more good soldiers like Zhang Wu, I'm afraid we would have taken Taiyuan by now? Ah? Haha!"

"Yes, maybe there is hope of taking back all of North China!"

The Chief of Staff echoed this and suggested:
"Do you think we should inform the other four regiments of this good news? If we use the independent regiment to stimulate them, we will definitely be able to capture the city before dawn!"

"good idea!"

The brigade commander nodded in agreement, thought for a moment, and then added more money:
"How does the play go...Yes, first enter Xianyang to become the king!

I think just stimulating things isn't enough, why don't we come up with something more practical?
Tell them, including the Independent Regiment, that whoever captures Linfen City first will be rewarded with 2% of the weapons and ammunition seized in Linfen!"

"This is a big deal!"

The chief of staff couldn't help but admire it.

The 2% of the spoils of a Type B division is equivalent to the weapons and equipment of nearly 5000 people. Although it is not a lot, there are 5 infantry artillery and 2 artillery regiments participating in the frontal attack, and 3 infantry regiments for feints and blocking. The brigade headquarters has to keep some. So, a regiment can get 2%, which is definitely the largest share of the spoils this time!

After praising him, the Chief of Staff said:
"I'll send a message to each regiment right now!"

At the East Gate of Linfen, Kong Jie, who was commanding the New Second Regiment to attack the city, received the telegram and slapped his thigh excitedly:
"It's so satisfying! The independent regiment is so powerful that they took over the airport so quickly!
With Zhang Wu, Li Yunlong has truly become the first regiment of our Eighth Route Army!"

Then he instructed the Chief of Staff:
"Go, tell the whole regiment this good news, and tell them to fight hard. Our brigade commander said that whoever can break the city first will be rewarded with 20% of the spoils captured in Linfen!

Our New Second Regiment must take the lead and let Li Yunlong see that our New Second Regiment is no pushover! "

"Yes!"

His chief of staff immediately went down with a messenger to deliver the message.

At the north gate of Linfen, Blind Cheng received the telegram and a jealous look appeared on his face again:

"Damn it, wasn't it Zhang Wu who attacked him? Without Zhang Wu, how could he have taken over the airport so quickly, not to mention saving all the planes? Even Li Yunlong couldn't have been so far behind our 772nd Regiment!

Back then, our 772nd Regiment was the absolute main force of the 386th Brigade!

Forget it. No matter how much I say, Li Yunlong will never give Zhang Wu to me! It is better to use Li Yunlong to boost the morale of my 772nd Regiment!"

Shaking his head slightly, he ordered the messenger:
"Go and inform the entire regiment that the independent regiment has taken over the airport and will soon return to the west gate. Tell the soldiers to work harder and not let Li Yunlong break into the city first!

The brigade commander promised 2% of the entire Linfen spoils. As long as our 772nd Regiment breaks into the city first, we can get this 2% of the spoils!"

"Yes!"

His messenger immediately went down to deliver the message.

Not only them, but also the First and Second Regiments directly under the South Gate, after receiving the news that the Independent Regiment had captured the airport and the brigade commander promised 2% of the spoils, their morale was greatly boosted and they stepped up their offensive against the South Gate.

While they were stepping up their siege on the city, Li Yunlong, with his troops attacking the airport and six artillery battalions that had set out in advance, all arrived at the battlefield at the west gate of Linfen.

Let the soldiers rest on the spot, Li Yunlong led the battalion commanders and Zhang Wu to the command center. The specific situation of the battlefield was not known yet. The firing range of the west gate was so wide that it could not accommodate more independent regiment soldiers. Li Yunlong had to understand the situation first before he could make targeted adjustments.

When he arrived at the headquarters, before he could even open his mouth, Zhao Gang handed him a telegram and said:
"Old Li, you're back just in time. The brigade commander just sent a telegram promising that the troops that first break through Linfen City will be rewarded with 2% of the weapons and ammunition seized in Linfen!"

“2%?!”

Li Yunlong's eyes lit up. He couldn't wait to take the message and read it. He burst into laughter in an instant:

"Damn it, our brigade commander is finally generous for once. 2% of the weapons and ammunition of a Type B division is not a small amount!"

As he spoke, he looked at Zhao Gang and asked anxiously:
"Old Zhao, how is the siege going? Tell me in detail. Our independent regiment must get the reward for breaking the city first!
Once Linfen is broken, the Japanese will definitely reinforce Xinzhou after realizing that they cannot take it back!

I promised Ding Wei that after this battle, I would go and take Xinzhou with him. I cannot do this without expanding the weapons and equipment of these 5000 people!"

"You're thinking too far ahead!"

Zhao Gang complained and began to tell the whole story of the siege on the west gate:
"We are still in a stalemate with the Japs!

Relying on the narrow firing range, sufficient troops, and the firepower of the city walls, especially the mountain artillery and field artillery, they can deal with our 24 guns, as well as a considerable number of grenade launchers and infantry artillery. If you hadn't repeatedly emphasized that the troops should be dispersed and the extra troops should be used as reserves, our casualties would have at least doubled!"

Li Yunlong was not surprised by this situation. After all, it was a Type B division on defense and was protected by a strong city. The difficulty of attacking was definitely greater than all previous targets.

After thinking for a while, he asked again:
"How long is the interval between the Japanese long-range artillery fire? How long does it take to replenish the city wall? Have the positions of the infantry guns and grenade launchers been found?"

It was okay to describe the general situation, but Zhao Gang couldn't tell the details. He couldn't help but look at Zhang Dabiao and Shen Quan.

Zhang Dabiao understood immediately. He stepped forward and said directly:
"Captain, the intervals between the Japanese heavy artillery fire are irregular, and sometimes they even carry out fake extensions of artillery fire to deceive our attack rhythm and buy time for them to replace their troops on the city wall."

"That's right!"

Shen Quan nodded and took over the conversation:
"Since we can't find the location of the Japanese heavy artillery, we will focus our bombardment on the city walls.

According to my calculations, with the cover of artillery fire, the Japanese can replenish the troops on the city wall in at least three minutes. After fighting for so long, I think they have at least three battalions of reserve troops under the city wall!

As for the grenade launcher and infantry artillery positions, we did find them once, but the Japs quickly moved to other positions!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Dabiao added:

"Many of our heavy weapons were found and blown up by the Japanese. I estimate that our losses are about the same as those of the Japanese!"

Li Yunlong was not surprised. He was able to achieve such a good battle damage ratio in the past thanks to Zhang Wu. Without Zhang Wu, the casualties would be similar to those of the defenders. Especially in such a large-scale battle, it was already very good.

Thinking of this, he nodded to Zhao Gang and the other two:

"Well, you guys performed well, I will commend you after this battle is over!

First, spread the news of the brigade commander's promise and Zhang Wu's return to the soldiers on the front line to boost their morale.

Continue to fight at the current pace. I will look for the Japs' weaknesses and then make targeted adjustments!

Let our Iron Turtle be ready. Once we find an opportunity to suppress the Japanese's firepower, let them cover the infantry charge, first take the city wall, and then use the demolition hands to blow open the city gate!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Dabiao and Shen Quan agreed, one went to boost morale while the other went to find the tank company to give orders.

Li Yunlong asked Duan Peng to bring the telescope, and then said to Zhang Wu:
"Zhang Wu, find a suitable shooting position and ask the nearest battalion to replenish bullets. Focus on attacking the machine gun holes in the city wall, the machine guns on the city wall, and the commander to cut off the suppression power of the Japanese heavy firepower!"

After thinking for a while, he continued:

"I'll assign you a messenger. If you find anything wrong, especially an anti-tank gun that can target our Iron Turtle, notify me immediately!"

Zhang Wu nodded:
"Yes, I promise to complete the mission!"

After agreeing, Zhang Wu left the command center with a messenger called by Li Yunlong, went to the nearest camp to ask for 500 rounds of special bullets they had prepared, and then began to look for a suitable sniper position.

In order to reduce the impact of the Japanese artillery fire on him, he did not choose a position to blend in with the main force, but he could not be too far away, otherwise he would be easily discovered by the Japanese.

Moreover, in order to reduce the bombardment after being discovered and to make attacking machine gun holes and city walls more comfortable, he deliberately chose a bullet crater in the southwest direction, which was 600 meters away from the city wall in a straight line. It could cover the city wall and even a large area in the city as his sniper point.

As he entered the pit, he scanned the Japs.

Relying on the 4-meter-radius field of view of [Telescope 2000], in addition to the machine gun positions on the city walls and the city walls, he also quickly found four red dots marking the teams of anti-tank gunners that could threaten the tank company of the independent regiment.

These anti-tank gunners seemed ready to support the city wall at any time and were closer to the wall than the grenade launcher positions.

In addition to the anti-tank gun squad, there were four infantry artillery positions not far away. Further away, he even discovered a mountain artillery squadron position.

Next to the city wall, there are even 2 Azuki tanks and 2 Type light tanks!

This is going to use tanks to block the door!
Zhang Wu understood the Japanese's intention in seconds, and a hint of sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth. Now that he had seen it, there was no way he would let the Japanese succeed!
After a little thought, he found a reasonable reason and said to the messenger who was following him:

“Go tell the regiment commander that although I didn’t find the Japanese anti-tank gun squad, based on the trajectory of the Japanese artillery fire, their grenade launcher position should be due east, 50 to 100 meters below the city wall; the infantry artillery position is in the northeast, 150 meters, 180 meters, 200 meters, and 220 meters away; about 500 meters to the northwest, there should be a mountain artillery squadron of theirs!”

After including the anti-tank gun squad within the range of the grenade launcher, he continued:

"I remember the Japanese had a lot of iron turtles. Is it possible that they would use these to block the gate? Let the regiment commander take this into consideration when the infantry and tanks work together to blast the city gate!"

"Yes, deputy captain, I will go inform the captain right away!"

The messenger agreed and immediately went back to report to Li Yunlong.

After taking a look at the messenger's back, Zhang Wu took out the bullets, filled the magazine of the Mosin-Nagant, pulled the bolt to load the bullet, and seeing that the Japanese major on the city wall did not show his head, he aimed at a Japanese captain who was secretly observing through a telescope in the shadows, and with the help of [Lock 3], he shot him.

(End of this chapter)