novelden #179 - Surprise Attack
#179 - Surprise Attack
The technology and core equipment of the five small factories proposed by Ren Zhong were nothing significant to the Rogue Eagle, not even worth much money. Compared to the aid given to Guo Bu, it was completely insignificant.
Adding up to dozens of tons of equipment, it would only take ten C-47 transport planes to move it all.
Given the current dangerous situation in the Rogue Eagle's southern war zone, if this small amount of goods could be exchanged for a major disturbance among the Japanese devils in North China, the deal would be very worthwhile.
After all, Chief of Staff Ye's planned operation was not only aimed at Jin, but also included the major airports in North China. Chief of Staff Ye even planned to destroy most of the major airports in Pingjin, preparing to have a main regiment from Central Hebei and Western Hebei launch a surprise attack. However, transporting the 107 rockets and rocket launchers would take a long time, at least about a month according to the current transportation conditions.
But this time was short enough for the Rogue Eagle. After all, this operation was aimed at the entire North China region. According to Chief of Staff Ye's estimated results, at least hundreds of Japanese planes would be destroyed.
During this period, although the Japanese devils' Central Henan Battle had ended, they still hadn't given up their attempt to completely annihilate the remnants. More than 400 fighter planes drawn from Central China, East China, and the Kwantung Army in Northeast China were still cooperating in combat in the North China region.
Once the Eighth Route Army's plan was realized, General Shi felt that its significance would be even greater than disrupting railways. After all, the air force could transfer faster than the army, posing a greater threat to the remnants still holding out in Luzon.
Therefore, when Chief of Staff Ye discussed this matter face-to-face with General Shi, General Shi readily agreed and promised to provide full intelligence support, coordinating with Guo Bu to clarify the takeoff and landing situation of Japanese planes at various airports in North China.
As for the technologies proposed by Ren Zhong, they were all outdated technologies that the Rogue Eagle was about to eliminate. Although disassembling the equipment was a bit troublesome, and coordinating the work was somewhat difficult due to the current tight transport capacity, it wasn't a big problem. They could even send air transport planes to deliver the blueprints to the border area first.
After all, the Rogue Eagle had already begun to take the energy of the border area seriously. Although General Shi and others remained silent about the Pearl Harbor incident, their attitude spoke volumes.
They had clearly raised the level of intelligence from the border area, comparing it to their own first-hand intelligence and beginning to use the intelligence from the border area for mutual verification.
Because this battle plan was very important, General Shi's side didn't mention it to Guo Bu at all. Instead, under other pretexts, they regularly requested relevant intelligence on the movements of Japanese warplanes in North China and secretly telegraphed it to the border area.
Taiyue Brigade Headquarters.
Li Yunlong came in response to the order, feeling a little uneasy.
"Brigade Commander, if you have any instructions, just say it directly. I, Li, will help you with everything properly," Li Yunlong glanced at the Brigade Commander's face, unable to discern anything.
He asked himself if he had been very honest recently, focusing his main energy on grasping development. He had only engaged in sporadic attacks on Japanese devils and puppet troops, without causing any major disturbances or sensational news.
In the timeline Ren Zhong had seen, Li Yunlong had already caused several major incidents by this time. Things like Wild Wolf Valley and Xiuying had nothing to do with him at all. In this timeline, Ren Zhong's intrusion couldn't change the grand history, but it still had a great impact on Li Yunlong in small ways. For example, he now held two military industrial bases in his hands, with so many weapons and ammunition that he even had to support other regiments.
Therefore, his reputation was much smaller, and of course, there were fewer troubles.
"Li Yunlong, the Independent Regiment has developed well. In this major battle, the regiment achieved great results with few losses, and its combat effectiveness is the best among all units. Therefore, I hereby offer verbal praise!" The Brigade Commander didn't intend to make things difficult for him. In this timeline, he had taken more from the Independent Regiment. Half of the weapons and ammunition for the several regiments under his command were now supplied by the Independent Regiment.
"Thank you, Brigade Commander!" Li Yunlong felt relieved upon hearing this, his back straightened, and he felt as happy as if he had eaten honey.
"Li Yunlong, the headquarters has a mission for our brigade. Now I am assigning this arduous mission to the Independent Regiment. You must complete the mission without fail!" The Brigade Commander didn't say much, directly cutting to the theme.
"This mission is of great importance. It is a secret mission. Before its implementation, only you, Zhao Gang, and Kong Jie can be notified."
Upon hearing this, Li Yunlong couldn't help but straighten his back again.
"According to the headquarters' order, the Independent Regiment must destroy the Japanese devils' airport in Yuncheng on February 14th and destroy all the Japanese planes on the airport! The specific combat time shall be determined by the Independent Regiment itself. Li Yunlong, February 14th is a deadline! It can't be earlier, it can't be later. As for whether you attack in the morning or at night, I don't care. In short, don't let the Japanese devils' planes in Yuncheng celebrate the New Year!" The Brigade Commander said seriously.
February 14, 1942, was Lunar New Year's Eve in 1941. The 15th was the Lunar New Year of 1942.
The headquarters chose such a day, on the one hand, to give the various units time to do reconnaissance and preparation work, and on the other hand, to present a huge New Year's gift to the 400 million compatriots.
"Yes! Brigade Commander, the Independent Regiment will resolutely complete the mission!" Li Yunlong stood at attention and said loudly with all his strength.
"Hey, hey, that's my cigarette! Put it down for me!" The Brigade Commander couldn't help but laugh and scold when he saw Li Yunlong's little trick.
"Brigade Commander, I'm leaving, I'm leaving. I, Li, won't freeload on your meal today." Li Yunlong pretended not to hear and turned to leave.
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"This Li Yunlong!" The Brigade Commander smiled as he watched Li Yunlong's rogue appearance and didn't bother with him anymore.
Now, the entire Taiyue Military Region regarded Li Yunlong as a local tyrant. Li Yunlong's tail was wagging high, and only the Brigade Commander could knock him down from time to time.
But Li Yunlong was really good at fighting. Every battle's results were the best in the entire military region. Whenever the Brigade Commander had a difficult battle to fight, he would naturally think of Li Yunlong.
And it had to be said that this kid was really competitive, completing every task beautifully.
Li Yunlong came out of the brigade headquarters, his face changed, revealing a smile of uncontainable joy.
"Regimental Commander Li, did you eat honey, smiling so happily? The Brigade Commander didn't scold you!" A familiar staff officer from the brigade headquarters couldn't help but joke when he saw Li Yunlong like this.
"Staff Officer Wang, you can stop it. When have I, Li, been scolded by the Brigade Commander? It's all commendations!" Li Yunlong responded loudly. This verbal praise also counts as a commendation, right?
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