Chapter 418: Attacking Niangziguan
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Yoshio Shinozuka asked again: "Yamamoto-kun, do you have any good suggestions for annihilating the Eighth Route Army?"
Yamamoto Kazuki: "As far as the current Eighth Route Army is concerned, they are poorly equipped and especially lack heavy firepower weapons for attacking fortresses. Therefore, it is impossible to easily capture each secondary stronghold."
"So I suggest that the mobile units of each brigade should not attack easily. The 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade and the 8th Independent Mixed Brigade, which are the general reserves, should not attack easily. In particular, we need to remind the 9th Army of the Imperial Army stationed in Jinzhong
The brigade must stay calm and never alert the enemy.
When the Eighth Route Army has been unable to attack for a long time, is exhausted physically and mentally, and has low morale, the Imperial Army will launch another full-force attack to catch the opponent off guard. It will definitely severely damage the Eighth Route Army in the bandit areas of Shanxi, and it is not impossible to even destroy them."
"Yoshi! Yamamoto-kun, your suggestion is very good!"
Shinozuka Yoshio nodded and happily accepted Yamamoto Kazuki's suggestion.
Then, with a cold smile on his lips, he added: "Although the Eighth Route Army inadvertently achieved information interception on the battlefield, it was ultimately not enough to make up for the huge gap in strength between the two sides!"
"Although the Imperial Army still doesn't know the specific deployment of the Eighth Route Army, or even the number of troops, it is no longer important!
Because no matter what the deployment of the Eighth Route Army was and how many troops were deployed, the result would be the same.
They will definitely hit their heads and bleed when they attack the secondary strongholds of the Imperial Army, and then be wiped out by the main force of the Imperial Army like they are sweeping away garbage!"
At the end of the sentence, Yoshio Shinozuka clenched his fist fiercely.
The gloom on the faces of the other Japanese officers was also wiped away. In terms of atmosphere, it was obviously much more harmonious than that at the headquarters of the 1st Independent Mixed Brigade.
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The screen pans to Xujia'ao, 386 Brigade Headquarters.
The atmosphere at the brigade headquarters was also very solemn. The brigade leaders studied the map and conducted various deductions.
However, Deputy Chief of Staff Wang would walk outside the door from time to time. The Chief of Staff, who had been puzzled for a long time, finally couldn't help asking: "Old Wang, do you have diarrhea? Why do you keep running outside?"
"No." Deputy Chief of Staff Wang said, "I just took a look, hehe."
The chief of staff didn't know why Deputy Chief of Staff Wang ran out from time to time, but the brigade commander made a rough guess and said with a smile: "Deputy Commander Wang, are you waiting for news from Wang Chengzhu and the others?"
"You are really talented. What time is it? It's only been less than an hour since the battle started. How could the news come out so quickly?"
"You know, we are attacking a large stronghold this time. It is completely different from the small stronghold we attacked last night. Moreover, without the help of the Imperial Alliance Army this time, how could it be so fast?"
Deputy Chief of Staff Wang said with some embarrassment: "I was thinking that Wang Chengzhu and the others might be able to create miracles?"
The chief of staff also said: "Other regiments may not be able to capture other strongholds tonight, but Wang Chengzhu may really be able to create a miracle.
At least, with the help of the 4th Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Army, it shouldn’t be too difficult for the Second Independent Regiment and the Independent Regiment to capture Yangquan County. The only uncertainty is how great the results will be."
"As for other strongholds, I estimate that it will take three to five days at the earliest, and it is not impossible that it may even drag on for ten days and a half."
Deputy Chief of Staff Wang said: "Didn't Wang Chengzhu say that all the large strongholds along the Zhengtai Railway can be captured in two days at the latest?"
The brigade commander said: "That's just the most ideal situation, but we also have to capture the Japs' armored trains, and rely on the firepower of the armored trains to blast through the defenses of the Japs' large strongholds."
After saying this, the brigade commander changed the topic and said: "But war games are war games, actual combat is another matter, and various emergencies will inevitably occur.
For example, the Wolf Fang Special Forces had an accident when they raided the armored train, or the Japanese counterattacked before death and destroyed the armored train, or the Japanese suddenly increased their troops.
Therefore, we must be fully prepared, think of all possible accidents, and have a plan to deal with them when they happen, so as not to be in a hurry!”
"Um."
The brigade leaders all nodded in deep agreement, then changed from their previous relaxation and began to think about various possible accidents and how to deal with them after they occurred.
But the brigade commander added: "You don't have to worry too much. Not to mention the 115th Division and the 120th Division, our 129th Division alone has left a total reserve team of 10 regiments."
"Therefore, even if the Japanese from Taiyuan come with reinforcements, we will be able to hold them back for at least 5 days.
By that time, all the strongholds along the Zhengtai Railway must have been captured, if not all, at least most of them.
The Zhengtai-Taiwan Railway will definitely be completely destroyed, so our strategic intention can be considered achieved."
"What's more, as the general reserve force, the Japanese in Taiyuan have to take care of not only the Zhengtai Railway that our 129th Division attacked, but also the Tongpu Railway."
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The screen pans to Niangziguan.
Kong Jie looked at the time anxiously. It was already 12:55 in the morning, almost an hour before the battle started, but Li Yunlong showed no sign of issuing an attack order, which made Kong Jie look anxious.
He urged again: "Old Li, is it possible that the Wolf Fang Special Forces Team failed to succeed?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a beam of light shone from the mountain col behind, reaching straight into the sky.
Li Yunlong smiled: "Good wine is not afraid of deep alleys, good food is not afraid of being served late, isn't this coming?"
I said you, Kong Erlu, are the leader of a group after all, but why are you so unsure? With a leader like you, no wonder the independent group was criticized by the boss for being doughy."
"Li Dayu, you!"
It is said that hitting someone is not a slap in the face, and swearing is not a fault. Kong Jie pointed at Li Yunlong for a long time, and was about to curse, but at this time, the train suddenly stopped.
Li Yunlong ignored Kong Jie and said to himself: "It's started, it's started, it's about to start."
Kong Jie couldn't help but look confused: "What's going to start?"
Li Yunlong pursed his lips in the direction of the armored train and said, "See for yourself."
Kong Jie looked in the direction and found that the armored train stopped about 5 miles away from Niangziguan, that is, about 2.5 kilometers away. After a while, the lights were turned off.
Immediately afterwards, Kong Jie saw a sudden burst of red flames blooming from the top of the armored train. The red flames were particularly eye-catching in the dark night.
After about a few seconds, a dazzling fire suddenly bloomed on the right side of Kong Jie, shooting straight into the sky and lighting up almost half of the sky.
Immediately afterwards, deafening explosions reached his ears.
Chapter completed!