Chapter 1062 Okamura Neji: The Eighth Route Army wants to attack Baoding?
After listening to the introduction by the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Suzuki also showed a relieved expression.
"At the beginning, I didn't understand why the commander gave up the blockade so quickly. It was tantamount to cowardly behavior for the two sides to retreat as soon as the battle started."
"I get it now……"
"The Yizhong Eighth Route Army is equipped with a large number of heavy weapons, as well as tanks and armored vehicles to help."
"Except for important military towns like Baoding, those strongholds on the blockade will definitely not be able to withstand their attack and will be captured by the Eighth Route Army sooner or later."
"Since the blockade will be lost sooner or later, it is better to give up voluntarily, gather heavy troops to defend Baoding and Xiongxian, force the Eighth Route Army to fight us decisively in these two places, take the initiative on the battlefield into our own hands, and fight what we are better at
Fighting wars will consume the strength of the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong and restrict their further development and growth."
"Your Excellency, Division Commander..." Lieutenant General Suzuki felt something. Just as he was about to continue speaking, a report suddenly sounded at the door.
"Come in..." It sounded like something big had happened, Lieutenant General Suzuki hurriedly ordered towards the door.
The combat staff officer pushed open the door, walked to Lieutenant General Suzuki and reported anxiously: "Sir... the garrison in the east of the city just called. There are Eighth Route Army activities outside the city, equipped with mortars and heavy machine guns. There are at least one soldier in the army.
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Lieutenant General Suzuki suddenly became excited.
Just now, I was discussing with the Chief of Staff how to use Baoding City and the more than 10,000 troops in hand to severely inflict heavy damage on the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong and seek revenge. When they heard that Cao Cao was about to arrive, they immediately appeared outside Baoding City.
The first subconscious reaction was that the Yizhong Eighth Route Army wanted to attack Baoding.
Immediately asked: "Are there any Eighth Route Army troops in other directions in Baoding..."
"Yes..." the combat staff nodded decisively.
"Almost all of them were a battalion of the Eighth Route Army, equipped with mortars and heavy machine guns. They established warning positions outside the city, but they did not launch an attack immediately. The real purpose is unknown."
"The purpose is unknown..." Lieutenant General Suzuki replied angrily.
"If the Yizhong Eighth Route Army had other purposes, do you think they would deploy troops in all four directions of Baoding?"
"It's clear that they want to attack us and eat the more than 10,000 troops stationed in Baoding."
"I heard that Baoding City was captured once by the Yizhong Eighth Route Army."
"But it was an accident."
"The troops stationed in Baoding were insufficient, so the Yizhong Eighth Route Army was lucky enough to enter Baoding."
"As soon as the reinforcements returned to Baoding, the Yizhong Eighth Route Army took the initiative to withdraw from Baoding, giving up the victory that had been achieved."
"It shows that the Yizhong Eighth Route Army does not have the strength to fight us decisively in Baoding."
"At that time, the Yizhong Eighth Route Army did not have the strength to capture Baoding City. They had just experienced a large-scale raid, and their combat effectiveness was much weaker than before. It was even less possible to capture Baoding City."
"Order……"
"All city defense troops have entered their positions..."
"Half of the city defense troops are ready for battle, and half of the city defense troops are resting..."
"Once the Eighth Route Army launches an attack, the city defense troops can immediately go into battle."
"But we cannot place all our hopes of defending Baoding City on the city defense troops."
"The Yizhong Eighth Route Army is equipped with a large number of engineering artillery, as well as tanks and armored vehicles to help."
"If we break through the city defenses and advance into Baoding City, we can't just watch them capture the north of Baoding City."
"The reserve team in the city immediately built barricades in various streets. If the Eighth Route Army invades Baoding City, they will continue to fight the Eighth Route Army with street fighting."
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Headquarters of the Japanese North China Front in Peiping.
Lieutenant General Suzuki immediately reported to Okamura Neiji the "good news" that the Yizhong Eighth Route Army was about to storm Baoding.
Okamura Neji was very happy.
Although the thousands of additional troops he prepared for them have not yet arrived, the existing garrison in Baoding is not a vegetarian.
Although he has not yet figured out where the Yizhong Eighth Route Army got so many veterans to replenish its troops and raid the blockade. But in his heart, he always believed that the Yizhong Eighth Route Army suffered heavy losses in the last sweep. Even if it accidentally got some veterans and restored some combat effectiveness, the troops would
The overall combat effectiveness is still not as good as before, and it does not have the strength to fight a decisive battle with the imperial army.
Otherwise, when the last major sweep was about to end, they would not have allowed the sweep forces to safely evacuate their base.
Now that they have gathered a large number of troops to attack Baoding City, it is like throwing an egg against a stone. In the eyes of Neji Okamura, the siege troops will definitely hit their heads and blood in Baoding City.
This is exactly the result that Okamura Neji wants to see.
The greater the losses suffered by the Yizhong Eighth Route Army in the battle, the harder it will be to develop and grow in the future, and the more time it will have to prepare.
When the North China Front regains its strength, the chance of defeating them will be greater.
Immediately ordered to the chief of staff: "Hurry up and call Lieutenant General Suzuki back."
"We must not make the mistake of underestimating the enemy again in this battle."
"Immediately mobilize 4,000 elite troops from the Pingjin garrison to reinforce Baoding, and the speed must be fast."
"The four thousand new soldiers originally replenishing Baoding directly replenished the Pingjin garrison."
"Since the Eighth Route Army dares to take risks and attack Baoding, then we will have a good fight with them in Baoding City."
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Japanese Army Baoding Garrison Headquarters.
As time passed, Lieutenant General Suzuki slowly frowned, because the joy of the Eighth Route Army appearing outside the city also disappeared.
Under normal circumstances, after the forward troops of the Eighth Route Army appeared outside Baoding City, the main force would appear within a short period of time and launch an attack immediately, without giving the Baoding garrison time to prepare.
The longer everything is delayed, the longer it will take for the Baoding garrison to prepare, the more fortifications will be repaired, and the more difficult it will be for the Eighth Route Army to attack Baoding.
More importantly, the longer the siege goes on, the greater the chance that Baoding will receive reinforcements.
If the reinforcements arrive outside Baoding City in time and launch an attack from behind the Eighth Route Army, they will be in a dangerous situation of being attacked from both sides and may be hit hard at any time.
The commander of the Yizhong Eighth Route Army had a little bit of brains and would not delay in storming Baoding.
But now most of the day has passed. Except for the four reinforced battalions that have been operating outside the city, no other Eighth Route Army has appeared. The tanks and armored vehicles that may be used to attack the city have not appeared on the battlefield. This is very strange.
No wonder Lieutenant General Suzuki didn't think more about it.
When I think about the fact that the Yizhong Eighth Route Army never plays cards according to common sense in battles, my inner worries become more and more intense. I always feel that I have overlooked some problem, but when I think about it seriously, I can't think of anything.
The chief of staff also frowned.
After learning that there were no other Eighth Route Army troops outside Baoding City, he didn't believe it at first. He went to the top of the city and took a look before believing the report of the city defense troops.
Seeing Lieutenant General Suzuki frowning like himself, he hesitated to analyze: "Division commander..."
"Do you think it's because the Yizhong Eighth Route Army doesn't dare to operate during the day?"
"Especially their heavy artillery troops and tank troops..."
"After all, there are nearly ten aircraft nearby that can provide us with air support. Although the number is small, it is still no problem to destroy several artillery units of the Eighth Route Army."
