Chapter 1065 Subverting the Division Commander’s Cognition
When Li Yunlong was observing the top of Baoding City, Lieutenant General Suzuki and his party happened to climb up to the top of the city. He raised his binoculars and looked in the direction of his subordinates' fingers.
"Pa bang bang..."
Three flares rose into the sky at the same time and instantly turned into three dazzling white lights, illuminating the outside of the city into daylight.
The mighty troops of the Eighth Route Army immediately entered Lieutenant General Suzuki's field of vision.
This was the first time he saw the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong up close.
It was completely different from other Eighth Route Army soldiers he had encountered before.
The rest of the Eighth Route Army is basically composed of light infantry. At most, you can see some heavy machine guns and mortars in the vast marching team, but it is difficult to see even a mountain field artillery or infantry artillery.
The Eighth Route Army in Yizhong in front of him completely overturned his understanding of the Eighth Route Army.
Mortars and heavy machine guns are just like a light machine gun and can be seen everywhere in the team.
Mountain field artillery and infantry artillery, which are rarely seen in the Eighth Route Army, are also everywhere here.
Almost every time a few hundred infantrymen pass by, a six-gun mountain field artillery battery will appear, pulled by mules and horses, and advance rapidly among the infantrymen...
After about a regiment of the Eighth Route Army passed by, a roar of engines suddenly sounded on the road, and the sound became louder and louder...
Lieutenant General Suzuki's eyes quickly widened, showing an expression of stunned shock.
The heavy artillery unit under the Eighth Route Army in Yinzhong appeared.
A transport truck tows a heavy cannon, with shells in the carriage...
He had only seen this formation on the elite main force of the Imperial Army, but now it appeared on the Eighth Route Army, which he despised from the bottom of his heart. You can imagine the shock in his heart.
And that wasn't what shocked him the most.
After about two battalions of heavy artillery passed in front of him, a row of armored fighting vehicles slowly came into view.
Breathing black smoke and accompanied by huge roars, they followed closely behind the heavy artillery troops.
At first glance, there were at least twenty vehicles.
With a chariot force of this size, even the elite main force of the Imperial Army can only be deployed by troops above the brigade level.
And the army that appeared in front of him was indeed an Eighth Route Army that he despised from the bottom of his heart...
Everything completely subverted Lieutenant General Suzuki's understanding of the Eighth Route Army in the wings.
"How many units of the Eighth Route Army have passed by..." Lieutenant General Suzuki forced himself to calm down, and while continuing to observe the Eighth Route Army convoy, he asked the captain next to him.
He is the captain of the city defense force in the east of the city. He has been guarding here all the time. He must know more about the situation than himself.
The captain replied solemnly: "Report to the commander..."
"Already almost two groups..."
"Coupled with the heavy artillery unit and tank unit that just passed...the scale has exceeded two reinforced regiments..."
Lieutenant General Suzuki's face became increasingly serious, and he stared at the Eighth Route Army troops and continued to ask: "Have anyone been sent out of the city to investigate...to confirm whether these Eighth Route Army troops are really just passing through Baoding..."
"Sent...it's just..." A troubled expression immediately appeared on the captain's face!
Lieutenant General Suzuki was very unhappy and ordered: "If you have anything to say, just say it..."
"It's already here, and you're still here hesitating for me... aren't you afraid of something happening?"
"Ha Yi..." The captain nodded quickly.
"I sent three waves of troops out of the city for reconnaissance in succession, but they were all killed back by the Eighth Route Army who were blocked outside the city... I also lost more than twenty scouts... Please tell me, sir..."
"My humble suggestion is to ask other city defense troops to send people out of the city and go around the east gate to conduct investigations... and then let the intelligence personnel operating outside the city cooperate with the investigation. We will definitely be able to find out the true purpose of the Eighth Route Army!"
Lieutenant General Suzuki immediately showed a look of realization on his face: "I know why the Eighth Route Army arranged four reinforced battalions to block outside Baoding..."
"They want to blockade Baoding and prevent us from sending troops out of the city for investigation... so they can't find out the true purpose of the Yizhong Eighth Route Army sending out heavy troops..."
"The Eighth Route Army is also blocking the way at other city gates. There is definitely no way to send troops out of the city... We can only rely on the intelligence department..."
"But the intelligence department is not as efficient as the reconnaissance force..."
"When they find out the true purpose of the Eighth Route Army in Yi Zhong, maybe the enemy battle has already begun..."
Having said this, Lieutenant General Suzuki sighed again.
This time he was shocked by the methods of the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong, but he still had to do what he had to do. He stared at the Eighth Route Army who was still crossing the border outside the city and gave a serious order: "Notify the Chief of Staff immediately..."
"Let him arrange for the intelligence department to find out whether the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong is really just passing through Baoding..."
"If yes, then what is their real purpose of passing through Baoding..."
"It's impossible to send so many troops out to show off in front of us..."
The captain noticed that Lieutenant General Suzuki was in a bad mood, and he hesitated and reminded: "Sir..."
"There is only one reinforced battalion of the Eighth Route Army blocking the gate outside the city..."
"The garrison in the east of the city has a reinforced brigade and a mountain field artillery squadron to cooperate with two battalions of the Imperial Alliance Army..."
"We can definitely fight our way out..."
"Use powerful artillery fire to severely damage the Eighth Route Army outside the city. The infantry took the opportunity to launch a counterattack. I humblely ensured that one attack broke through the Eighth Route Army's defense line..."
"Not only can we defeat the Eighth Route Army outside the city and consume their strength, but we can also take the opportunity to find out the true purpose of the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong passing through Baoding..."
When the captain was about to continue speaking, Lieutenant General Suzuki interrupted him with a loud shout: "Shut up..."
"Do you know what you just said? Stupid..."
"Can a reinforced battalion of the Eighth Route Army be something you can break through if you want to?"
"Didn't you see the Eighth Route Army that just cried in front of us? In addition to infantry, it is also equipped with a large number of mountain field artillery, heavy artillery, and tank troops...the heavy weapons are better than those of the Baoding garrison..."
"Can you guarantee that the Eighth Route Army blocking us outside the city really only has the reinforced battalion you see in front of you?"
"If the Eighth Route Army has set up an ambush outside the city, and you rush out now, wouldn't that mean you're going to kill them?"
"Taking a step back, even if there is only one reinforced battalion of the Eighth Route Army outside the city... tell me, given the strength of the garrison in the east of the city, how long will it take to break through their defense line."
"It will take at least twenty minutes... maybe even thirty minutes may not be enough..." the captain replied hesitantly.
Lieutenant General Suzuki continued to ask: "Then tell me...how long will it take for the Eighth Route Army to reach the battlefield from the wing that has been in front of us..."
The captain's face turned pale, and he instantly understood what he had missed in his proposal, and quickly begged for mercy: "Sir, please calm down..."
"I missed the Eighth Route Army marching outside the city..."
"If they decide to join the battle, they can reach the outside of the city in fifteen minutes at most..."
"Not only will we not be able to break out of Baoding, but the participating troops may also be blocked outside the city by the Yizhong Eighth Route Army and unable to return, and eventually be wiped out by them..."
Lieutenant General Suzuki nodded and ordered with a serious face: "From now on, except for the reconnaissance troops... no troops can go out of the city to attack the Eighth Route Army..."
