Regarding Zhao Sihai's worries, Li Yan smiled faintly and said,""The real combat power of the 108th Division is definitely beyond your imagination. The Japanese army is nothing to be afraid of.”
Although the 108th Division was made up of the Imperial Association Army, Li Yan also exchanged for 500 clone soldiers.
To put it bluntly, these 500 clone soldiers alone could destroy the Kawasaki Brigade.
One had to know that every clone soldier had powerful combat strength and military accomplishments. In the words of the future generations, clone soldiers were out-and-out special forces.
Seeing that Li Yan was full of confidence, Zhao Sihai did not dwell on this problem anymore. He brought up another worry."Teacher, Nanzhang County is only about 150 miles away from Xiang City. If the Kawasaki Battalion is destroyed, the 101st Division stationed in Xiang City will not let us off!”
Hearing this, the company level officers behind Li Yan also looked worried.
The 101st division of the Japanese army had three full fleets, each of which had six regiments under them. The total number of people was close to 20,000, and they were also equipped with tanks, armored vehicles, heavy artillery, and other weapons.
To put it bluntly, the 101st division of the Japanese army was enough to rival the 100,000-strong national army.
Once the 108th Division eliminated the Kawasaki Battalion and occupied Nanzhang County, they would face the 101st Division stationed in Xiangcheng.
Facing the 101st Division, the 2520 soldiers of the 108th Division had no way to fight back!
"101st division, Masayoshi Ito.”"Don't worry, I've got everything planned out!" Li Yan sneered.”
In the entire Xiangchu region, the main force of the Japanese army was the 11th division, which had four divisions under it. Masayoshi Ito was the lieutenant general of the 101st division.
Although the 101st Regiment was extremely powerful and far from what Li Yan could compare to, don't forget that Li Yan had the system!
When Li Yan took down Nanzhang County and controlled the entire Nanzhang region, he could plunder a lot of wealth, such as oceans, gold, and so on.
As long as he had enough exchange points, let alone the 101st Division, even if it was the Japanese army dispatched in the summer, Li Yan could still take them down. The existence of the system was Li Yan's greatest confidence!
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In the afternoon, on a plain 30 miles away from Nanzhang County, Li Yan's 108th Division stopped.
In the middle of the marching team, Li Yan looked at the time on his watch. He waved his hand to summon a Scout and asked,"How far away is the Kawasaki Brigade from us?”
"Sir, the Kawasaki Brigade is still five miles away from us. In at most half an hour, the Kawasaki Brigade will enter our range of fire.”The Scout who was questioned quickly replied.
" Five miles, about that…" Li Yan nodded. He looked at the company and battalion level officers around him and said loudly,""Lead your troops, load your rifles and chain your machine guns. Get ready for battle immediately.”
"Understood, Master."
As the war was about to start, the 108th Division naturally could not continue to maintain their marching formation.
Under the command of the company commanders, the soldiers of the 108th Division were scattered on both sides of the road.
At the same time, a total of 120 M60 general-purpose machine guns were equipped with tripods. The long ammunition chains hanging from the magazines reflected a dazzling metallic luster under the sunlight.
"Elder Zheng, arrange your artillery battalion. When I give the order, don't be stingy with your artillery shells.”Li Yan looked at Zheng Sanlin and gave the order.
"Master, don't worry. I'll definitely blow up the Japanese until they call me their father!”Zheng Sanlin laughed as he ordered the artillery battalion to find a suitable mortar position.
Now, the gunners of the 108th Artillery Battalion had all been replaced by clone soldiers. As long as they were within range, these clone gunners could attack wherever they wanted.
After giving out the command, Li Yan focused his mind and called out to the system.
"Respected host, I'm very happy to serve you!”The system's voice immediately sounded.
"Take the 12 152 Howitzer Cannons I exchanged earlier to Qingshui Lake.”Li Yan said to the system.
Qingshui Lake was a small lake. The terrain here was flat, and there was no one in the surrounding area.
Moreover, this place was only nine miles away from Li Yan's location. If the 12 152 Howitzers were retrieved here, then the Kawasaki Brigade would directly enter the range of the Howitzer.
If the clone soldiers were to operate these 12 heavy howitzers, they would probably kill at least 100 Japanese soldiers in one round.
"Respected host, you still need about 108 low-level army clones to operate this howitzer. Do you need to exchange for operators?”The system asked.
"Of course I have to exchange for them. Otherwise, these 12 heavy howitzers would be useless.”Li Yan said with slight disdain.
"Alright, respected host!" The system immediately began to exchange and withdraw.
One could see that on the empty space beside Qingshui Lake, a void halo had appeared.
Immediately after, 12 152mm howitzers and 108 clone soldiers walked out of the circle of light and lined up.
Looking from top to bottom, these 12 huge howitzers were very shocking. Their several meters long pitch-black muzzles were like the abyss of hell, very terrifying.
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On the other side, the Kawasaki Brigade was also approaching the 108th Division.
The Japanese army was highly mechanized. The soldiers of the Kawasaki Brigade rode military trucks and motorcycles instead of walking.
Suddenly, the entire Kawasaki Brigade stopped. In a military jeep, Kawasaki Hideo was listening to the report of the scout. His brows were furrowed.
"Your Excellency, twenty minutes ago, Li Yan's Imperial Association Army took down the symbol of the Imperial Association Army and spread out into battle formation. Li Yan's Imperial Association Army also changed to the flag of the 108th Division of the Republic of China.”The scouts of the Kawasaki Brigade kept talking about what they had seen.
" Nani..." Kawasaki Hideo's eyes froze, his face full of surprise.
What did he mean?
Li Yan took down the flag of the Imperial Association Army and replaced it with the flag of the Republic of Xia. Moreover, Li Yan ordered his troops to get into battle formation. Could it be that Li Yan had been persuaded by the national army and accepted the imperial edict of the Xia government?
"Major Kawasaki, the Imperial Association Army is made up entirely of Chinese people. Many of the members of the Imperial Association Army are from the previous mixed troops of the national army. This Li Yan is definitely a traitor!”The vice-captain of the Kawasaki Brigade, Furuda Kazuki, said angrily.
"Another rebel army of the Imperial Association. However, this is just a bunch of rabble. Li Yan is courting death!”Kawasaki Hideo's tone was cold. He looked at the staff officer and asked,""Where is the 168th mixed regiment now?”
"Your Excellency, the 168th Mixed Brigade left Changping Town last night. They are heading towards Nanzhang County. If they don't rest for a night and travel day and night, according to their speed, the 168th Mixed Brigade is still 15 li away from us.”The staff officer of the Kawasaki Brigade replied.
"Yuxi, I was wondering why the 168th Mixed Brigade would dare to attack us. It turns out that the Xia Country has instigated Li Yan to defect. Sun Shangren is preparing to join forces with Li Yan's Imperial Association Army to attack us together.”Kawasaki Hideo's eyes were cold. He instantly figured out the key problem.
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