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

Chapter 641 The general attack begins immediately. At all costs, occupy the enemy's position wi

The counterattack, which was originally planned to be launched on the 14th, was pushed back to the 18th. For this counterattack, Lin Zhenhua mobilized 3000 million bullets, 60 artillery shells, thousands of tons of bombs, and 24000 troops, preparing to launch a major counterattack at six o'clock in the morning on the 18th.

"Lao Li, the counterattack will begin in half an hour. Tell the soldiers to wear gas masks and be careful of the Japanese counterattack with poison gas bombs."

"Old Chu, for this counterattack, I have only one request for you, and that is to attack, attack, attack. No one is allowed to stop without my order!"

"Lao Kong, when the counterattack begins, you must immediately attack Fu'an County. No matter what the cost, you must take Fu'an County for me, and you must hold on to it for me."

"Old Ding, your mission is the most difficult. You must capture Shuiquan County at all costs. After Old Li solves the enemy's eastern attack group, he will immediately join you and attack the Shuiquan Oilfield together."

Lin Zhenhua checked the time again, picked up the intercom beside him and contacted Gao Yuntian, asking anxiously, "Gao Yuntian, have you set off yet?"

Gao Yuntian's voice came through the intercom: "College student, I have left Maoershan Airport and will be in the sky above Ping'an County in 20 minutes."

Lin Zhenhua replied "OK", picked up another intercom, and asked in a serious tone: "Liu Haishan, where are you now?"

Liu Haishan's excited voice came over the call log: "College student, I have arrived above Zhangzhuang. It will take another ten minutes to reach the designated combat position."

Lin Zhenhua replied with a "OK", hung up the call, looked at his pocket watch, picked up the phone next to him, and ordered: "The rocket artillery battalion is ready to cover the enemy's position with firepower at six o'clock!"

"Zhu Zi, both artillery battalions are under your command. Don't worry about wasting ammunition. After the general attack begins, immediately provide artillery cover for the attacking troops."

"Zhang Dabiao, you will be in charge of commanding the armored forces. I have only one order for you: attack at all costs. As long as I don't give the order to stop the attack, you must keep fighting."

"Shen Quan, air-ground coordinated operations are old news. You must follow up and protect Zhang Dabiao's armored forces. If anything goes wrong, I will hold you accountable!"

"Sanwazi, I'm going to give both air defense battalions to you for command. You can't fail me at the critical moment. No matter how much it costs, you must ensure the air defense safety of the troops!"

After all the orders were issued, there were only three minutes left before the general attack. Lin Zhenhua breathed a long sigh of relief and waited for the time to arrive.

Three minutes passed quickly. Lin Zhenhua picked up the signal gun and fired three flares into the sky. The regiments that received the general attack signal immediately launched the general attack according to the orders issued in advance.

Gao Yuntian and Liu Haishan led 200 combat aircraft to bombard the positions of the Japanese Eastern Route Attack Group, which directly stunned the Japanese in the positions. In addition, they were infected with the plague, and a large number of Japanese soldiers were unable to resist at all. Their movements were much slower than usual, and they were directly blown to pieces by the shells.

The first wave of air strikes lasted only ten minutes, dropping hundreds of tons of bombs. Two fat baby ground attack aircraft squadrons immediately joined the battle. Bullets and shells poured onto the ground like water, and the Japanese soldiers who were covered were basically killed.

Two artillery battalions and two rocket artillery battalions also launched artillery attacks on the Japanese camp. Four armored battalions also launched attacks at the first opportunity. The independent regiment and the 358th regiment were also not idle. Under the leadership of Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei, they launched attacks on the Japanese camp.

Because the attack was carried out very suddenly and the previous confidentiality work was done very well, the Japanese knew nothing about it beforehand and were caught off guard.

"Bagayalu! Counterattack immediately, counterattack at all costs!"

"Sound the air defense alarm quickly, and the anti-aircraft artillery battalion will launch a counterattack immediately!"

"Hill 103 has been breached, requesting immediate tactical guidance!"

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"Quickly inform His Excellency the Lieutenant General that half of the left wing position has been lost. Please send people to support immediately!"

Operations staff officer Miyamoto Ikki reported anxiously, "Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, our left and right wing positions have been breached by the enemy. The defenders of Xiaozhang Village and Zhang Village have also encountered fierce enemy attacks. Many positions have been lost. Our eastern attack group is in danger. I request your Excellency, Lieutenant General, to immediately ask for help from the Taiyuan Command and have the air force dispatched urgently to help us overcome the current crisis!"

Lieutenant General Imai contacted the Taiyuan Command as soon as he was attacked, but it would take at least an hour and a half for the air force to attack and arrive. Distant water cannot quench immediate thirst, and by that time the opportunity would probably have been lost.

"Miyamoto, immediately send out all the troops we can mobilize. You have to hold on for an hour and a half no matter what. The air force has been dispatched urgently and it will take an hour and a half to reach the battlefield. As long as we can hold on until the air force arrives, we can be saved!"

Miyamoto Kazuki understood the meaning of Lieutenant General Imai's words. He immediately gave the order to attack to the soldiers waiting for treatment in the hospital. With the spirit of serving the country for the rest of their lives, they launched a suicide attack on the enemy.

The fanatical Japanese soldier endured the physical discomfort and with the help of painkillers, he stubbornly stood up from the hospital bed, holding all the weapons he could use, and rushed towards the enemy.

"Damn it, these damn Japanese are really crazy. I thought these soldiers infected with the plague couldn't get up from their beds, but I didn't expect these damn Japanese to be so patient. I want to see how long they can hold on."

"Order each battalion to increase firepower and repel the enemy's counterattack at all costs!"

"Brothers of the Independent Regiment, charge forward with me. The brave will win when they meet on a narrow road. We must penetrate all the enemy positions within an hour and never give them a chance to escape."

Under the personal leadership of Li Yunlong, the more than 4000 soldiers of the independent regiment launched a general attack on the Japanese without any distinction between the main attack and feint attack forces. The loud charge horn sounded, and the armored troops advancing in the front fiercely shot at the Japanese while crushing the Japanese soldiers rushing towards them. A tragic breakthrough battle began.

In order to strengthen the firepower at the front, Lin Zhenhua directly sent two anti-aircraft battalions there, completely abandoning the air defense of the troops. The reason why he was so bold was because he expected that the Japanese air force would not arrive in a very short time. As long as he captured all the positions of the Japanese eastern attack group before the Japanese air force arrived, the Japanese air force would have to go back in disgrace.

"Sanwazi, we only have one hour. If we can't capture the enemy's position within one hour, the battle will most likely fall into a stalemate. Once the counterattack begins, the battle will not stop as long as we don't capture the Shuiquan Oilfield. I need your air defense forces to use the fierce anti-aircraft firepower in your hands to suppress the enemy's counterattack and provide fire cover for the attacking troops!"

Under Lin Zhenhua's full command, the air-to-ground integrated warfare was brought to its extreme. A large number of bombs, artillery shells and bullets fell into the enemy's positions, causing huge casualties to the enemy.

Chu Yunfei was also enlightened this time. He really didn't expect that the Japanese would be so crazy and launch round after round of sudden attacks. This also made him understand more about the madness of the Japanese and understand how terrible the desperate Japanese were.

"Brother Ligong, despite having the advantage in firepower, our 358th Regiment still suffered casualties of nearly a battalion of soldiers before we captured the right wing position of the Japanese. This shows that even if the Japanese have lost their advantage in weapons and equipment, they should not be underestimated."

"The wars in the past few years have basically wiped out the Japanese's elite troops. The combat effectiveness of the Japanese soldiers who were replaced has actually decreased a lot compared to before. But even so, they can still achieve very good results. This shows how resilient the Japanese are."

Chief of Staff Fang Ligong agreed with some amazement: "Captain Chu, we were blocked by the Japanese in Niujia Village before. I always thought it was because of our insufficient firepower that we couldn't fight the Japanese with all our strength. But today's counterattack made me understand one thing. No matter how powerful our firepower is, we can't kill the Japanese without hurting anyone. The crazy Japanese are really scary. They regard themselves as bullets. This kind of Bushido spirit is deeply rooted in their bones. It really makes people feel cold in their hearts!"

"Fortunately, we are the side with the upper hand. The defeat of the Japanese is inevitable. The reason why our 358th Regiment suffered such heavy casualties is mainly due to our own mistakes. To put it bluntly, we have never fought such a battle before, so it is normal that we are not used to it."

"According to what I have learned, Li Yunlong's independent regiment has only suffered casualties in two companies so far, and the total casualties of the counterattack force are only more than 1 people. However, we have killed more than 10 Japanese and puppet troops, directly achieving a casualty ratio of to . This is indeed something we should be proud of!"

Chu Yunfei nodded with joy on his face. He put down the binoculars in his hand, picked up the submachine gun beside him, and led the guard battalion to charge towards the Japanese position. He must repel the Japanese counterattack within 20 minutes and clear out the Japanese in the right wing position. This was a death order given to him by Lin Zhenhua, requiring him to complete it before 20: at all costs.

"Brother Ligong, we can't fall behind. We have to let the Japanese see how powerful our 358th Regiment is!"