The Japanese commander, who was worried about the battle on the front line, saw the chief of staff walking in with a serious look on his face, immediately had a very bad premonition in his mind.

Before the commander could speak, the chief of staff said in a heavy tone: "This is indeed the conspiracy of the Liaodong Army. Spread our main force away, first take down our heavy artillery brigade, and then launch a counterattack against our infantry!"

"Commander, the Liaodong Army is really too cunning. All three divisions on the front line suffered heavy losses under the counterattack of the Liaodong Army. If they had not retreated quickly, none of these three divisions would have come back.

Under the gaze of the commander's pair of shock and incredible eyes, the Chief of Staff only took five minutes to express all the experiences and losses of the three divisions.

"Bageyalu, I didn't expect that we were so careful that we were fooled! The troops lost more than half of the troops in just one day, and the artillery was almost destroyed. How can we fight the next battle?" The commander cursed loudly like an angry lion.

"Where is the Liaodong Army? Is the Liaodong Army suffering a great loss?"

"According to the report of the reconnaissance force, the total strength of the Liaodong Army surrounding us is still more than 20,000, including infantry, cavalry, artillery, and heavy artillery units. Although the force is still lower than us, the assault ability is very strong."

"Also, the three division commanders also reported that the Liaodong Army was equipped with a new type of artillery that we had never seen before. It had a fast firing speed and high accuracy. The reason why they lost so quickly on the front line and suffered such a huge loss was that they suffered losses from this new type of artillery."

"So far, the three divisions have not found a way to deal with this new type of artillery."

The commander was stunned and asked incredible, "Is the field artillery corps not good? Can't even use field artillery to cover artillery fire? "

"It's very difficult. The three division commanders have tried it, but the effect is very poor. In addition, this kind of artillery can also directly penetrate the trenches and kill the troops hidden in the trenches. Therefore, in the next battle, even if we have a position to defend, we cannot be careless."

When the commander heard this, his first reaction was silence.

But not long after, the commander's eyes shot out two shimmers, and then replied to the Chief of Staff: "Since you can't deal with the new artillery they equipped, then deal with their infantry!"

"In the next battle, the Liaodong Army will be the main attack. As long as they launch an attack, they will be exposed to us. At that time, the artillery fire will be concentrated to blow me up. If we cannot destroy their artillery, we will blow up their infantry."

"Also, the Liaodong Army that surrounded us is not without weaknesses. In my opinion, their fatal weakness is their shortage of troops. As long as we kill them in large quantities, they will definitely withdraw their troops because of insufficient troops and dare not fight with us again."

"So, in the next battle, our combat troops did not defend their positions, but used all methods to kill and injure the Liaodong Army in large quantities."

The chief of staff lit up his eyes and replied: "The commander is wise. According to the intelligence sent back from Liaodong by the intelligence agency, the Liaodong army that attacked us in front of us is all the mobile forces that the enemy can draw. As long as they can severely damage them, there will be a large number of loopholes in the defense line on our side of the Liaodong army, and we can take the initiative in the war."

The commander nodded and affirmed: "That's what it means. Without soldiers, no matter how powerful the new artillery equipped by the Liaodong Army is, it will be useless!"

Speaking of this, the commander suddenly changed his mind and continued: "But we must also be foolproof. Lushun is very important, and there must be no accidents. We are guarding the barrier of Lushun, and there must be no accidents here."

"Compared with the Liaodong Army, our troops are not very sufficient. In order to avoid accidents, we will immediately report the situation here to the Commander-in-Chief. Please ask the Commander-in-Chief to draw at least one division reinforcement force from the direction of Donggang!"

The Chief of Staff thought about it and replied: "If an elite division suddenly appears behind the Liaodong Army and we attack it from front to back, it will definitely cause severe damage to the Liaodong Army, or even destroy them. Commander, I will give an order immediately."

Yang Xingguo didn't know how the Japanese army was preparing to fight.

Shortly after all three Japanese divisions returned to their base, Yang Xingguo, who had returned with the Fifth Division, had entered the temporary command center less than one kilometer away from the battlefield.

"The commander, the guard division and the fifth division have all been in place. The cavalry division is responsible for the command guards and serves as reserves. All artillery in the entire army except the mortars are concentrated in the hands of the heavy artillery division, and can provide fire cover to the front-line troops at any time. What should I do next? Please give orders!"

After staring at the map for five minutes, Yang Xingguo looked up and replied: "The Japanese army has strong forces, and they all rely on favorable terrain to defend. We launch an attack in several directions, but we don't have the strength. Therefore, the best way is to concentrate troops and firepower, give the Japanese army a middle breakthrough, and fight all the way to the Japanese heavy artillery brigade position."

Sun Lichen frowned and replied: "In this case, the unit responsible for the breakthrough in the middle is not going to be surrounded by heavy Japanese troops, but besieged by a large number of Japanese troops."

Yang Xingguo replied unexpectedly: "I want this situation and put it to death before I live. Only in this way can we take the initiative in the battlefield, eliminate the most Japanese troops in the shortest time, and finally defeat them."

"Otherwise, if we want to defeat the Japanese army, we can only attack on one mountain and one position slowly, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive. More importantly, for us, the price of offense is much greater than that of defense."

Hearing this, Sun Lichen already agreed with Yang Xingguo's idea.

However, Sun Lichen was very worried about identification.

In Sun Lichen's opinion, a bad army in charge of the assault may be destroyed under heavy siege of the Japanese army. Even if the entire army is not destroyed, it is certain that the losses will be heavy.

Thinking of this, Sun Lechen immediately asked: "Commander, which unit do you plan to join."

"The First Regiment of the Guard Division, the Guard Division is the most powerful main division in the entire army except for the Special Operations Detachment, and the First Regiment is the most powerful main regiment of the Guard Division, so let them take it. If they can't complete this task, the other main regiments will be even more impossible."

"In addition, draw twenty mortars equipped by the entire army into a regiment, and draw a squadron from the Special Forces Detachment to be their gunners."

Speaking of this, Yang Xingguo seemed to have thought of something, frowned and asked Sun Lichen: "How many mortar shells do we have?"

"It's less than five thousand. After the defense and counterattack a few hours ago, the regiment commanders below saw the benefits of mortars. When they encountered a battle, they used mortars to bombard them, which consumed a lot of mortar shells."

Yang Xingguo frowned and replied: "It's too few! The guards' regiment must carry at least 4,000 shells to be enough, and they must save some money to be enough!"

"Contact the deputy commander immediately and send all the mortar shells that the arsenal drove out in the past few days, the faster the better!"
Chapter completed!