Acting as a guard for Kong Jie with a bright sword Chapter 1066 Division Commander: If you don’t slap me in the face, you will be completely embarrassed
Chapter 1066 Division Commander: If you don’t slap me in the face, you will be completely embarrassed
Li Yunlong wanted to observe Baoding more outside the city to see if there were any changes in Baoding from the last time he attacked the city, when a combat officer suddenly trotted over.
"Report to the brigade commander..."
"We only have the last group left that hasn't crossed the border yet..."
The chief of staff instantly understood the hidden meaning of the combat staff's words, and immediately suggested to Li Yunlong: "Brigade commander... we have to leave..."
"If we don't leave, there will be no security forces around..."
"If the Japanese and puppet troops break out of the city, we will have no troops to fight even if we want to fight..."
Li Yunlong let out a long sigh and replied with a disappointed look on his face: "The little Japs in the city are too cowardly... I have been waiting for so long and no one of my troops dared to come out... It makes me happy in vain."
"Since they don't come out..."
"Then we will act according to the plan... Using Shijiazhuang as a breakthrough point, Ningci of Gangcun Village will have to mobilize troops from Baoding to reinforce the battlefield!"
"Let the ambush troops retreat together..."
"The four reinforced battalions surrounding Baoding will continue to keep an eye on the Baoding garrison... and will not let any of their soldiers leave the city..."
"If the Japs in the city send the main force to fight out...immediately report to the headquarters, and at the same time use guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare to slow down their march, consume their strength, and find out the true purpose of the Japanese troops leaving the city..."
"Walk……"
After saying that, he put down his telescope and led a group of people in a mighty pursuit towards the troops not far away.
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On the east side of Baoding City, Lieutenant General Suzuki didn't put down his telescope until the last Eighth Route Army passed through the city and disappeared at the end of the road.
But the Eighth Route Army blocked outside the city did not retreat.
They still continued to dig trenches and build fortifications step by step, as if they were blocking Baoding City for a long time.
This scene made Lieutenant General Suzuki very angry.
When the main force of the Eighth Route Army passed through Baoding just now, I was afraid that the Eighth Route Army had arranged an ambush outside the city, so I did not dare to attack rashly.
Now that the main force of the Eighth Route Army has left, they are still staying outside the city, hoping to block themselves with a reinforced battalion. This is provoking themselves face to face.
Subconsciously, it was like asking the city defense troops from the east of the city to go out and teach them a lesson.
When the words reached his lips, he swallowed them back.
What you see before your eyes may not be true.
What if the Eighth Route Army that just passed through the border has not gone far and is still ambushing outside the city? If you send troops to kill them, you will still kill them...
Therefore, before the real purpose of the Yizhong Eighth Route Army's crossing of Baoding is understood, the safest way is to stand still.
When I returned to the garrison headquarters, I chased the chief of staff and asked, "Is there any news from the intelligence department?"
"Where are the Eighth Route Army troops who just passed through Baoding? Are they still outside the city?"
The chief of staff spread his hands and replied helplessly: "Division commander, don't worry..."
"The intelligence department is different from the reconnaissance force... Even if the true movements of the Eighth Route Army in Yi Zhong are discovered, they will be reported to the top level by level. It will take an hour or two just to spread the news."
At two o'clock in the morning, Lieutenant General Suzuki could hardly wait, and the long-lost voice of the intelligence chief finally sounded in the headquarters operations room.
"Found it..."
"Division Commander, have we found out where the Yizhong Eighth Route Army has gone?"
"Is it Shijiazhuang..." Lieutenant General Suzuki said the bold guess in his mind and asked anxiously while staring at the intelligence chief running over.
"Sir, Hideaki..." the person in charge of intelligence flattered Lieutenant General Suzuki.
"More than 10,000 Eighth Route Army troops..."
"Carrying a large number of mountain and field artillery, at least two battalions of heavy artillery, and two brigades of chariot troops, we marched straight to Shijiazhuang..."
Lieutenant General Suzuki's expression suddenly changed, he stared at the person in charge of intelligence and continued to ask: "Besides the Eighth Route Army's four reinforced battalions, are there any other ambush troops outside the city..."
This is another piece of information he wants to know most. If there is no ambush, he will never allow four battalions of the Eighth Route Army to block the Japanese army of 10,000 in Baoding City, unable to enter or exit... It is too embarrassing...
The person in charge of intelligence shook his head and replied: "According to a humble investigation..."
"Except for the four reinforced battalions of the Eighth Route Army, there are no ambushes outside the city..."
"That's good……"
Lieutenant General Suzuki immediately clenched his hands into fists, slammed them on the table in front of him, and then ordered through gritted teeth.
"I dare not leave the city rashly when the main force of the Eighth Route Army is passing through the border..."
"Now that it is confirmed that they have not set up an ambush outside the city, we cannot let this group of Eighth Route Army continue to be arrogant outside the city, otherwise the Baoding garrison will lose face to us."
"Pass me an order: The city defense troops will attack immediately with the cooperation of artillery... Defeat the Eighth Route Army blocking us outside the city... Wipe them all out if they can, and inflict heavy losses on me if they can't."
"In a word, we can no longer let them block us at the city gate!"
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Blocking the east gate of Baoding is the 1st Battalion of the Shunping Garrison Regiment of the 6th Yizhong Army Division. After the army was reorganized, it was called the 1st Independent Regiment.
The main trenches surrounding the city gate have been repaired, and the troops are repairing the extended trenches and digging anti-cannon holes under the cover of night...
Besieging Baoding City is a long-term task. It is not possible to fight for a day or two and then retreat. The stronger the defenses must be, the better.
Battalion Commander Zhu Weiping was watching his men dig holes for artillery defense in a position.
The terrain outside Baoding City is flat and it is very difficult to dig anti-cannon holes. The soldiers in hand are either new recruits or prisoners of war and have little experience in digging anti-cannon holes. He, the battalion commander, has to do it himself.
As soon as Zhu Weiping drilled out of a shell-proof hole, the observation post on the side hurriedly reported: "Battalion Commander..."
"There's something going on with the little devils on the top of the city... they seem to be gathering..."
"Could they see that the main force has left and we have no one to support them, so they want to take the opportunity to launch a counterattack and kill us!" Zhu Weiping analyzed with a frown.
With the idea that it would be better to believe that he has something than to believe that he has nothing, he decisively ordered: "The troops immediately stopped repairing the fortifications..."
"The Japanese really want to destroy us while the main force is away..." Zhu Weiping cursed angrily, pulled out the cannon and gave orders to the surrounding men.
"Pay attention to anti-cannon..."
"The little devils are starting to attack..."
"Boom, boom..." Zhu Weiping's order was quickly drowned in artillery fire. The first round of mountain artillery fired by the Japanese out of the city had just exploded, and more than a dozen mortar shells had already followed...
The rain of artillery shells falling from the sky was so dense that in an instant, a battalion position was bombarded with artillery fire, dust was flying, and bullets were flying everywhere...
Fortunately, the troops had already dug the main position, and the troops could hide in the trenches to avoid the artillery fire. Otherwise, the hundreds of artillery shells that the Japanese artillery was preparing to hit would have caused heavy casualties to a battalion.
When the Japanese and puppet troops break out of Baoding, a single charge can defeat a battalion and end the battle.
