Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

Chapter 574: Bomb it hard, use 5 tons of bombs to turn Xiaosongling into a scorched earth!

Compared to the excited Li Yunlong and others, Aoki Jun'ichi's face was very ugly. He was confident before and thought that Li Yunlong's encirclement and annihilation operation would not succeed. But after seeing the bombing last night and the fierce shelling this morning, he was greatly shaken and regretted not listening to the advice of Hirata Kojiro and others. But now he was in a dilemma and could not withdraw even if he wanted to.

"General, my Imperial Division has suffered heavy losses, with 4800% of its personnel casualties. At the moment, there are only 4000 Imperial soldiers that can be mobilized. As for the puppet army cannon fodder, there are only of them in total. The situation is already very unfavorable to us. Please order us to retreat immediately."

"With the cover of the air force, it will be much easier for us to evacuate. General, please make a decision as soon as possible. If we continue to hold on, our Aoki Division will be in danger of being wiped out!" Ichiro Tada persuaded with a serious face.

Deep down, Jun'ichi Aoki didn't want to admit defeat, but the reality was that the reinforcements could not arrive on time, and the air force was intercepted by the enemy air force. He wanted to continue to implement the center-blooming tactics, but he was somewhat powerless. But the honor of a soldier would not allow him to give up, and he was also shouldering an important mission. If he really evacuated Xiaosongling, the blockade line that had cost a huge price would disappear overnight. He absolutely could not bear such a responsibility, nor could he bear such a big blame.

"Tada, we actually have no way out. When I left the Taiyuan headquarters, the commander gave me a death order, requiring me to hold on to the Xiaosongling position, even if it means the entire division is wiped out."

"Xiaosongling is a very important nail for the 12th Army. As long as we can hold on here, Li Yunlong will never dare to send out all his forces even if he helps the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army attack the Shuiquan Oilfield. In addition, Xiaosongling is in a very important strategic location. From the moment we left Taiyuan City, our fate was doomed."

"Give up all the unrealistic fantasies in your heart. Next, my Aoki Division will carry out the operation of total destruction. We will defend Xiaosongling at all costs and wait for the counterattack of the 12th Army!"

Ichiro Tada really didn't know that there were so many hidden secrets in this. He didn't continue to persuade her. The outcome was already determined, and he could only accept it with reluctance.

"General, I will arrange for those puppet army cannon fodder to help us build fortifications. The next few days will be the most difficult time for our Aoki Division. What we have now is just an appetizer. According to the headquarters' report, the Shanxi Suiyuan Army is attacking Guxian County fiercely. The battle between the enemy and us is very tragic. Half of the air force that was originally intended to support us was directly withdrawn and sent to the front battlefield. This means that it will be difficult for us to get large-scale air support today. We must be prepared to get into a tough battle!"

Jun'ichi Aoki picked up the kettle beside him and drank some water to moisten his dry throat. He said anxiously, "I forgot to mention one thing just now, that is the water problem. The weather is too hot now. If Li Yunlong cuts off our water supply, then even if we have the strongest determination, we will not be able to hold on in the face of the water shortage."

"Immediately mobilize two squadrons to guard the water source and ensure that it is safe. At the same time, let the soldiers store more drinking water. Now it is the hottest summer day, which is very disadvantageous for the troops' operations. Yesterday was a very cloudy day, and the weather was not that hot. Today the sun is scorching and it makes people feel hot all over!"

Before Aoki Junyi could finish his words, Colonel Matsui Jiro ran over in a hurry and reported anxiously, "Your Excellency, I just went to the water source to check. One of our two water sources has been destroyed, and the water output of the other source has also decreased a lot. We must quickly send troops to guard the last water source, otherwise, we may die of thirst in Xiaosongling."

The news brought by Matsui Jiro shocked Junichi Aoki. He could no longer sit still and immediately rushed to the water source. When he saw that the water output from the remaining water source was only as thick as a chopstick, his face became so gloomy that water seemed to be dripping out.

"Your Excellency the Division Commander, with our current water reserves, we can only hold out until tomorrow morning. I think we can't continue to hold on. What we need to do now is to evacuate quickly. It is too difficult to evacuate during the day, so we can evacuate at night. Komatsu Ridge no longer has the conditions to continue holding on, so please make a decision immediately, General." Ichiro Tada once again seized the opportunity to persuade.

Jun'ichi Aoki also began to waver this time. He hurried back to the telegraph room and sent the details of the Aoki Division to the Taiyuan Headquarters in the form of a telegram. Mitsui Ippei, who received the telegram, did not dare to be negligent and hurried to the headquarters with the telegram.

"Commander, we just received a telegram from the Aoki Division. Their water source was destroyed by enemy bombers, and they have a water crisis. We request that you order a retreat, otherwise it will be difficult for them to hold on." Mitsui Ippei reported with a serious face.

Shinozuka Yoshio took the telegram handed over by Mitsui Ippei and read it carefully, with an expression of "as expected". He had considered this situation after the Aoki Division held the Komatsu Ridge position. He had indeed not considered it carefully before. There was a huge difference between winter and summer. In winter, the water problem could be solved by boiling snow, but in summer, it was not possible.

"Yoshi! We can agree to the Aoki Division's request. Let them hold out for another day, so as to injure Li Yunlong's manpower, and then evacuate the Xiaosongling position tonight! Before, I was worried that the Aoki Division would be chased and intercepted by Li Yunlong when retreating, but now I don't have this worry anymore. The anti-tank trenches we dug before did cause us a lot of trouble, but they also created favorable conditions for our troops' evacuation. It is really a blessing in disguise!"

"Now our focus is mainly on the naval forces. Guxian is a very important place. It is equivalent to the gateway of our 12th Army. We must defend it at all costs. We must block the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army outside Guxian!"

"As for the battles at Xiaosongling and Shentouling, they are only local battles and cannot change the overall situation at all. In order to lock Li Yunlong in the Zhaojiayu base, immediately activate the second and third blockade lines, and at the same time let the reinforcements speed up their advance and meet with the Aoki Division as soon as possible to resolve the current crisis of the Aoki Division."

Half an hour later, Junichi Aoki received a call back from Taiyuan, and a smile appeared on his face, but when he saw that there was no support from the air force, the smile disappeared. He also understood why the air force had not arrived yet. It turned out that all the air force had been transferred to the front line of Guxian County. He had been abandoned by the Taiyuan Command, and he was completely left to fend for himself.

"Yoshi! No matter what, we finally have the greatest autonomy. Since those puppet cannon fodders are not loyal, let's consume them all today and let them serve as our meat shields."

At the Xiaosongling front, the air force battalion had been waiting quietly for a quarter of an hour and was getting really impatient. They thought the Japanese air force should arrive at the same time as them, but after waiting for a quarter of an hour, they didn't even see the shadow of the Japanese fighter planes, which made the pilots anxious. Could it be that the Japanese changed the direction of the attack and prepared to change the target of the attack to the base?

But after asking the radar unit, he found that this speculation was nonsense. Liu Haishan could no longer remain calm and immediately contacted Lin Zhenhua using the recording radio.

"College students, we have been waiting in the sky for a quarter of an hour and haven't seen any trace of the Japanese fighter planes. Could it be that the Japanese really rushed to the Guxian battlefield to provide support as we guessed?" Liu Haishan asked with some lack of confidence.

Last night, after learning that a war had broken out in Gu County, Lin Zhenhua made this conclusion, but few people present believed it. No one expected that things would develop as Lin Zhenhua had expected.

Lin Zhenhua held the intercom in his hand and gave the order with a confident look on his face: "Liu Haishan, you can attack the enemy's position with confidence. This time I am determined to teach the enemy a lesson. The arsenal has taken out all the explosives and bombs in stock. I want to completely blow the Xiaosongling position into a scorched earth and annihilate the Aoki Division here!"

Under Lin Zhenhua's order, the Air Force Battalion immediately launched an attack on the Xiaosongling position. The attack lasted for half an hour. After all the ammunition was used up, 38 fighter planes returned to Maoershan Airport.

The ground crew quickly loaded the fighter planes with ammunition and refueled them. Half an hour later, the air force battalion set out again and launched a second round of attack on the Japanese on the Xiaosongling position.

The Xiaosongling position that was under attack was once again filled with sky-high explosions. The shock wave generated by the explosion blew up a large amount of dust, choking the Japanese soldiers in the position and making it difficult for them to defend.

"Damn it, I've really opened my eyes this time. I never dreamed that one day I would rely on the Air Force to win. College student, you are going to teach us a lesson, to tell us that the way of war has changed dramatically. We now have the ability to try new ways of fighting. We can no longer be stingy like before, but we must be as wealthy as the rich, using weapons and ammunition to accumulate victory after victory to reduce the casualties of the troops!"