"General, Master Qiu Shui's telegram, the Eighth Route Army that blocked them suddenly retreated. They were marching urgently to reinforce the west of the city!" A communications staff member hurried into the war room and reported.

"No, it must be that the Eighth Route Army wants to run away!" Major General Ono immediately reacted and shouted.

As soon as he finished speaking, a rapid phone ringing rang in the war room.

The combat staff picked up the phone and heard it less than five seconds before their expression changed.

Then he stuttered as soon as he put down the phone and reported: "General, the Imperial Army troops blocking the west of the city reported that the Eighth Route Army that confronted them suddenly disappeared. Now they have occupied the west of the city, but no Eighth Route Army has appeared, and our warehouse in the west of the city has also been emptied!"

"Bageya Road, the Eighth Route Army has indeed escaped, and we were deceived by the Eighth Route Army again!" Ono was the first to react, and then roared and cursed.

"Being cheated?" the chief of staff asked in confusion!

Ono had a gloomy face and affirmed: "The purpose of the Eighth Route Army attacking Laiyuan City was not to capture this county town, but to reserve a large amount of supplies and equipment and ammunition in the warehouse in the west of the city!"

"Didn't you see clearly yet? They took the city west material warehouse and turned offense into defense. At that time, they thought it was our reinforcements that blocked the Eighth Route Army's front. Now it seems that this is not the case at all. The Eighth Route Army has no intention of continuing to attack. Everything is our wishful guess!"

"I'm sure that if we ordered the reinforcements to continue to attack the west of the city, the result would definitely not be the same. At least it would be able to slow down the time for the Eighth Route Army to transport supplies!"

At this time, a staff officer suddenly suggested: "General, since the Eighth Route Army brought a large amount of supplies to retreat, they would definitely not be able to go quickly. We can completely order the Qiushui Brigade, who has not yet entered the city, to chase them!"

"Baga, are you a stupid pig? Major Qiushui only equipped with mortars, and even a blocking force of the Eighth Route Army cannot do anything, let alone the main force of the Eighth Route Army! Also, you know how much equipment has been stockpiled in our warehouse in the west of the city. The Eighth Route Army, which has been supplemented with these heavy weapons, can not only easily block Major Qiushui's attack, but also set up an ambush halfway and eat the Qiushui Brigade!"

The chief of staff on the side quickly explained: "Everyone, according to the requirements of the military headquarters, each infantry brigade of our brigade is equipped with a heavy machine gun squadron, and the brigade is directly under a mortar brigade! There are a total of five heavy machine gun squadrons and four mortar squadrons."

"But due to limited time, we still have two heavy machine gun squadrons and two mortar squadrons that have not been formed. In addition, the heavy machine gun company that has not been formed by the Imperial Army, a total of 36 heavy machine guns and twenty-four mortars are scattered in various warehouses in the city."

"Although most of these heavy weapons are concentrated in the ammunition depot in the center of the city, in order to prevent Laiyuan City from being attacked, the defending troops will facilitate the acquisition of equipment and ammunition supplies, three mortars and three heavy machine guns were placed in each direction of the city, and there are also many light machine guns and rifles. As for ammunition, it is enough for an infantry brigade to operate for half a month."

"With these weapons and ammunition supplements, although Qiushui Brigade is a reinforcement brigade, the firepower of the Eighth Route Army is still far higher than that of Qiushui Brigade."

Ono said calmly: "We have lost a warehouse and lost a large number of Imperial Army and Imperial Army troops. We don't want to lose another reinforced infantry brigade!"

The combat staff who had just proposed quickly lowered their heads and replied: "General, I am not considerate and request punishment."

Ono waved his hand and said nothing.

As a general, if he still cares about such a small matter with his subordinates, then the general's ruling is too small.

That's not all. In the future, more than a dozen combat staff members in this war room will no longer give their opinions.

"Boom..." At this moment, two faint explosions suddenly reached everyone's ears in the war room.

The artillery staff was the first to react: "It was the infantry artillery shells that exploded!"

Another staff officer shouted: "The sound of cannons came from the Shangjie stronghold. Could it be that the Shangjie stronghold was attacked by the Eighth Route Army again!"

"Contact the street stronghold immediately and ask what happened!" Major General Ono's frown was frowning even deeper at this time.

Soon, a communications officer rushed into the war room: "Report to the chief, the telephone contact between the county town and the stronghold was interrupted. We contacted Master Aoki using the radio station, but Master Aoki was taking the main force of the stronghold to chase the Eighth Route Army that attacked the stronghold. He is currently at least twelve kilometers away from the stronghold, and he does not know the situation of the stronghold!"

"Bageya Road, Aoki must have been trapped by the Eighth Route Army's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain!" Major General Ono reacted immediately.

Then a pair of eyes stared at the map in front of him.

The chief of staff who read the telegram immediately reminded: "General, according to Aoki's call, he only left more than 100 imperial troops in the stronghold. If the infantry artillery shells just now were attacked by the Eighth Route Army, the more than 100 imperial troops would definitely not be able to defend even ten minutes. The stronghold is in danger and must be supported!"

"Also, we have also stocked up a large number of weapons and ammunition in the strongholds on the streets. If the Eighth Route Army takes over the strongholds and seizes these weapons and ammunition, the strength of the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment will definitely increase greatly. It will be difficult to destroy them at that time. Many warriors will fall into the hands of bullets produced by the Empire themselves!"

"How many weapons and ammunition are there!" Ono frowned and asked back.

"The ammunition depot alone stocks up the equipment of a strengthening squadron. In addition, the equipment of the Imperial Army killed and seriously injured in battle can also form a strengthening squadron. The equipment of the left-behind troops can form a strengthening squadron, and finally two infantry artillery!" The chief of staff replied with a serious face.

"The equipment of the three strengthening squadrons is enough for the Eighth Route Army to form a strengthening battalion, Baga!" Ono couldn't help but curse.

Then he ordered: "Contact Major Qiu Shui and go back to the streets to take the stronghold immediately!"

"The Eighth Route Army that attacked the strongholds on the streets was not the main force. After the infantry was divided into some of the soldiers and transferred Aoki from the strongholds, there would definitely be even fewer Eighth Route Army left, and there would be no threat."

"After rushing to the stronghold on the street, if the Eighth Route Army does not retreat, it will be wiped out on the spot."

"If the Eighth Route Army has already left the stronghold on the street with its seizure, pursue it immediately, destroy them, and regain supplies and equipment!"

"In addition, contact Master Aoki and immediately stop chasing the Eighth Route Army, return to the aid of the Shangjie stronghold, and work with the Qiushui Brigade to attack the Eighth Route Army that attacked the Shangjie stronghold!"

"We were led by the Eighth Route Army from the beginning and suffered heavy losses. Now that the battle is over, we should always collect some interest and come back!"
Chapter completed!