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

Chapter 536 Li Yunlong is just a minor problem, but the one who is plotting behind the scenes is the

Ichiro Kondo tightly grasped the telegram in his hand. He actually had no choice. The headquarters had given him a death order, requiring him to intercept Li Yunlong's armored regiment. He could only put everything he had at stake. As for whether he could succeed in the end, it depended on whether the air force could arrive on time!

"Xiao Lin, assemble the troops immediately. All wounded soldiers will serve as the death squad and once again launch a desperate charge against the enemy armored regiment. Even if the entire regiment is destroyed, we must hold on for 20 minutes to buy time for the arrival of the aviation force."

Taro Kobayashi did not try to persuade him any further. Since Ichiro Kondo had already made the decision, all he could do was obey and mobilize all the forces he could to try to gain a glimmer of hope for the Kondo Corps.

Li Yunlong did not expect that the defeated Japanese soldiers would gather together again and launch another desperate charge towards the armored regiment. This time was different from the previous times. It was a life-and-death fight. For a while, it really brought a lot of trouble to the armored regiment. This also made Li Yunlong understand that it would be difficult to break through the first blockade line without annihilating the Japanese in front of him.

"Order all battalions to increase their firepower. I won't win this time. You must kill all the Japs in front of me within 15 minutes. This is the Japs' last desperate counterattack. As long as we defeat them, they will lose the ability to counterattack again. Victory is at hand."

"Bugler, blow the charge immediately. Everyone follow me. The brave will win when two meet on a narrow road. We have to show the Japanese how powerful our armored regiment is."

The most intense clash between the enemy and our side began. People fell down every moment. The wounded Japanese soldiers held bundles of grenades or explosive packs, and some even held mortar shells directly, and rushed towards the armored forces frantically, trying to use their flesh and blood to stop the advance of the armored forces.

Under the command of Li Yunlong, the armored forces relied on their firepower advantage to firmly block the Japanese's counterattack. More than 20 tanks with buckets flattened the Japanese trenches to allow armored vehicles and tanks to pass easily.

Kondo Ichiro was not a good person to deal with. He built three trenches in the camp to restrict the speed of the armored troops. If the camp was flat, the armored troops would have penetrated the enemy's camp and the two sides would not have been in a stalemate. It was also because of the restrictions of the terrain that the armored troops had to fill the trenches little by little, otherwise they could only be used as fixed firepower points.

40 minutes ago, the Kondo Regiment sent a telegram for help to the Taiyuan Command as soon as it was attacked. The duty staff officer did not send the telegram at first because Yoshio Shinozuka had been to Taiyuan Airport and was on his way back. The chief of staff Ippei Mitsui was a little undecided and just urgently mobilized nearby reinforcements to provide support.

Fifteen minutes later, Shinozuka Yoshio rushed back to the Taiyuan headquarters. Seeing the anxious Mitsui Ippei, he was about to ask him when he heard him bow and report, "Commander, 15 minutes ago, we received a telegram from the players of the Kondo Corps. They encountered a fierce attack from the armored regiment under Li Yunlong and have now lost their outer positions. They request us to send reinforcements immediately."

"I have ordered three nearby squadrons to reinforce, and mobilized five more squadrons to strengthen the second and third blockade lines. Only the aviation force has not been contacted. I wonder what went wrong with General Sato? Neither the phone nor the radio can get in touch. Because of this, we have not yet issued an order for the aviation force to reinforce."

After listening to Mitsui Ippei's report, Shinozuka Yoshio's face turned very ugly. He immediately came to the operations room, found the location of Kondo's regiment, and ordered with a gloomy face: "Immediately contact Fujiwara Ichiro and ask him to mobilize fighter planes to support Qingyuan Town. The speed must be fast and must arrive within 40 minutes. Li Yunlong must not be allowed to successfully break out."

"Order the troops within 100 miles of Qingyuan Town to quickly gather in the direction of Qingyuan Town. No matter what the cost, Li Yunlong must not be allowed to escape successfully. Also, don't forget to call Kondo Ichiro back and tell him to hold on until : pm no matter what. The air force will arrive at this time even if it is late."

After issuing these orders, Yoshio Shinozuka left the operations room and rushed to the command room. After Mitsui Ippei arranged everything, he went to the command room immediately. He found that something was wrong with the 16th Flying Division and wanted to know from Yoshio Shinozuka what had happened.

Yoshio Shinozuka was getting angry in the headquarters at this time. He smashed his beloved vase heavily on the ground to express his inner anger. He really didn't expect that the base camp would cause trouble at this time. It must be his competitor who was trying to deceive him, otherwise he would not have chosen such a precise time. This was going to force him to death!

Mitsui Ippei's face turned serious when he heard the noise coming from the command room. He felt very strange that he could not contact the 16th Flying Division. But after Shinozuka Yoshio came back, he directly gave orders to Fujiwara Ichiro and did not even mention Sato Ichiro. He knew that something big must have happened.

After the noise in the command room stopped, Mitsui Ippei knocked on the door, and after getting permission to enter, he opened the door and walked in. After closing the door, he looked up and saw the mess on the ground. He sat down on the sofa next to him and asked in a serious tone: "General, what happened to make you so angry?"

Shinozuka Yoshio replied angrily, "At noon today, General Sato Ichiro was taken away by a special envoy sent by the headquarters. This immediately triggered internal strife in the 16th Division. The Navy Air Force believed that it was our Army Air Force who was behind this, so the two sides fought directly. Although no weapons were used, more than 200 pilots and flight trainees were injured. This will seriously affect the routine deployment of the Air Force in the future."

"As a result, the 16th Flying Division's external communications were all destroyed. The naval aviation force wanted to snatch the envoy from the special envoy, and fierce conflict broke out again. General Sato Ichiro was rescued by the naval aviation force, and the 16th Division was completely in chaos. The most hateful thing is that at this critical juncture, I suspect that this is most likely some villain deliberately making trouble, otherwise how could it be such a coincidence?"

"In fact, this is not the most troublesome thing for me. What really scares me is that I don't know how long this air force battle will last. It will seriously affect the combat effectiveness of the air force. Yesterday, there was a plane miss incident. A Zero fighter piloted by a naval aviation pilot was almost shot down by an army aviation pilot. The two sides almost had a fight yesterday, but fortunately no damage was caused."

"Today's incident has completely ignited the fuse. This time the conflict between the navy and the army is much more intense than before. If I hadn't mobilized a battalion of troops to suppress it, the consequences would be disastrous. I have ordered Ichiro Fujiwara to take over the 16th Flying Division, and external contacts have gradually been restored after I left. This is why I gave orders to Ichiro Fujiwara. In fact, General Ichiro Sato has escaped from Taiyuan Airport with the help of the naval aviation. The temporarily expanded runway has greatly helped Ichiro Sato's escape..."

After saying this, Yoshio Shinozuka really didn't know how to continue with the story. The special envoy from the mainland was killed on the spot by the naval aviation, so he had no idea how to explain to the headquarters.

"General, this matter is too serious. You must immediately report this matter in detail to the headquarters. Since the southward march plan was launched, the power of the navy has been constantly expanding, and the suppression of our army has become increasingly severe. We must prepare for the worst in advance."

"This so-called special envoy is very suspicious. If the headquarters really sent such an envoy, it would be impossible for them to inform us in advance. I think there must be a huge conspiracy. The navy will not let it go after knowing that they have suffered a great loss. Your Excellency the General must pay attention to this matter. Otherwise, you may not be able to stay in the position of commander even if you don't have to wait for the lost money to be recovered!"

"Commander, please listen to me and put aside the battlefield for now. Even if Li Yunlong breaks through one of our blockades, he still can't turn the tables. We have prepared two blockades ahead and dug up the roads, which has greatly affected Li Yunlong's marching speed."

"Li Yunlong is not our biggest concern at the moment. The most terrifying are the enemies hiding in the dark. If we cannot resolve the crisis at hand, the best outcome for you, General, is to return to your homeland and join the reserve. If this is really a huge situation, the final result will probably be much worse than I imagined."

Mitsui Ippei did not explain it too clearly. He believed that Shinozuka Yoshio must have understood the meaning of his words. If both parties were not in the same trench, he really did not want to remind him again and again. It was really that the matter this time was too big to be handled properly, and it might really bring disaster to himself.

After thinking for a moment, Shinozuka Yoshio said solemnly, "Thank you very much for Mitsui-kun's reminder. Otherwise, I might have really fallen into the trap of the mastermind. I will contact the headquarters now and inform them of the matter in detail. I want to ask who is trying to disrupt my 12th Army. Could he be in cahoots with Li Yunlong?"