Chapter 1115: Fighting against the Eighth Route Army for time
Divisional Headquarters of the 6th Yizhong Army.
The headquarters made all preparations it could, and all military orders that needed to be issued were conveyed to the participating troops as soon as possible.
All Kong Jie and Huang Yu can do now is wait for news, and they can't do anything else.
After all, they had already dispatched all the troops they could, and even if they wanted to go to the battlefield, there were no troops available.
"Commander...good news..." During the anxious waiting, an exclamation from the radio operator finally reached Kong Jie's ears.
Seeing the operator rushing towards him with a smile on his face, Kong Jie's tense nerves suddenly relaxed and he quickly asked: "What's the good news..."
"Did the fifth regiment reach the battlefield on time and successfully block the Japanese and puppet attacking troops?"
"Judging from the time, they should have arrived on the battlefield."
The radio operator nodded quickly: "When the fifth regiment reached the battlefield, there were only three to four hundred people left in the only regiment fighting with bayonets from two infantry squadrons. If they had arrived ten minutes later, with the little devils' bayonet fighting skills,
Even if the entire regiment is not destroyed, the blocking position will be lost."
"The fifth regiment directly participated in the battle after reaching the battlefield, and also dispatched artillery to preemptively inflict heavy damage on the Japanese artillery unit."
"Assist the only regiment to successfully hold the position."
"There are still more than 1,600 Japanese troops left. They are temporarily holding back and will not launch a new round of attack immediately."
"It's so timely..." Kong Jie also showed a lucky smile on his face.
"With the fifth regiment as a new force taking over the blocking position, the remaining more than a thousand little devils will not be able to make any big waves no matter how hard they try."
"Xiao Huang, if nothing else happens, the reinforcements sent by Baoding are finished."
"As long as we continue our efforts and successfully eliminate the reinforcements sent by Xiongxian County, the troops stationed in Baoding and Xiongxian County will suffer huge losses."
"When Li Yunlong finishes his attack on Shijiazhuang and returns to the base area, we can defeat them one by one and take down the two important military towns where Okamura Neji has stuck around our necks."
Huang Yu didn't notice anything wrong, and then Kong Jie ordered: "Be sure to remind the fifth regiment that just arrived on the battlefield."
"Don't launch an attack rashly."
"The little devils they blocked are gone. There is no need to risk the lives of the soldiers to fight them."
"Wait until the special forces and heavy artillery troops arrive."
"With no position to defend, more than a thousand Japanese are just a bunch of lambs waiting to be slaughtered. We can eat whatever we want."
"The smaller the price we pay in this operation, the higher our chances of successfully raiding the Tianjin dock after defeating Baoding and Hexiong counties."
Kong Jie nodded immediately: "This reminder of yours is very important."
"There are only fifteen or six hundred little Japs left on the battlefield."
"The remaining troops of the Sole Regiment plus the troops just reinforced by the Fifth Regiment total 3,000 people. The total strength is twice that of the Japanese army. It is really possible for them to directly launch a general attack on the remaining Japanese army and annihilate them by relying on their own strength."
"But rabbits will bite people when they are in a hurry, not to mention that they are more than a thousand well-equipped little devils."
"If the two sides really want to go head-to-head in a decisive battle, the two regiments will definitely have to pay a huge price, which is definitely not cost-effective for us."
"But if we wait for the heavy artillery regiment and the special forces regiment to arrive on the battlefield, the result will be different."
"The casualties we killed over a thousand little Japs will probably be limited to less than 500 because of the addition of heavy artillery and tanks."
"I will send a telegram to the two regiment commanders now to ask them to stabilize the war situation and not to rush to fight the remnants of the Japanese and puppet troops."
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Headquarters of the Japanese North China Front in Peiping.
Okamura Neji is also paying attention to this military operation, but his mood is not good at all.
We have just received news that the Eighth Route Army has identified the real main force sent by the Baoding garrison and is gathering heavy troops to besiege them.
And this real main force was still blocked halfway by the Eighth Route Army, unable to advance or retreat.
Once they fail to break through the Eighth Route Army blocking position in time, go deep into the hinterland of the Sixth Army Division of Yizhong, and are surrounded by the Eighth Route Army reinforcements on the battlefield and annihilate them, then they can force the Yizhong Independent Brigade to return to the reinforcement base through a vigorous and sudden attack to achieve reinforcements.
The battle plan aimed at Shijiazhuang will be declared bankrupt.
In the end, not only could Shijiazhuang not be saved, but the troops stationed in Baoding and Xiongxian counties would suffer heavy casualties in this military operation, which would further affect the safety of the troops stationed in Baoding and Xiongxian counties. It would be too much of a loss.
"Have you not received the latest news from the front line?" Okamura Neiji couldn't help but ask the chief of staff.
This kind of uncontrolled battle is so difficult that I wish I could rush to the front line and command the troops myself.
The chief of staff was also anxious, but there was no news from the frontline combat troops, so it was useless no matter how anxious he was.
He hesitated and reminded: "Your Excellency, Commander, why don't you humble yourself and send them a telegram to ask how long it will take them to break through the Eighth Route Army's blocking position."
"In case they can't break through, we might as well consider their options now."
"Instead of waiting until something happens, they don't even have a backup plan."
Okamura Neiji knew that this was a bit bad, but he really wanted to know the latest battle situation on the front line, so he nodded decisively: "Go now, faster."
Before anyone could move, the radio operator rushed over from the door, walking in a hurry and very anxiously.
Before he even reached Neji Okamura, he hurriedly reported: "Your Excellency, Commander..."
"Urgent call from the front line..."
"The reinforcements sent by Baoding failed to break through the Eighth Route Army's blocking position...and..."
"The reinforcements of the Eighth Route Army arrived on the battlefield in advance. The current advantage in strength and firepower on the battlefield lies with the Eighth Route Army."
"If the troops continue to fight there, they are likely to be surrounded and annihilated by the Eighth Route Army reinforcements."
"Considering that the troops have entered the Eighth Route Army base area, they want to immediately divide their forces and attack in squadron units to raid all villages and towns controlled by the Eighth Route Army around the battlefield."
"Please approve the command..."
Okamura Neiji did not answer, and immediately turned his attention to the chief of staff: "You just said to consider backup plans... In addition to dividing the troops in advance to carry out sabotage, does the staff department have any other backup plans..."
The chief of staff was stunned for three seconds before he reacted, shaking his head and replying: "I'm disappointed."
"Time is in a hurry and we haven't thought of any preparatory plans..."
"But as long as you give us time, sir, we will be able to think of other combat plans for the frontline troops participating in the battle and help them rescue them."
Okamura Neji shook his head: "Time..."
"I also want to give you time, but do you think the Yizhong Eighth Route Army will give us time?"
"The strength advantage on the battlefield has already reached the Eighth Route Army. If you were them, would you give us this time?"
The chief of staff was suddenly choked and could not utter a word.
The battlefield is changing rapidly. With an absolute advantage in military strength, everyone wants to eat this big piece of meat quickly to prevent them from slipping away.
Don't talk about considering other combat plans, just divide your troops to carry out sabotage.
If the frontline troops don't divide up their troops quickly, and wait another hour or two, they might not even have a chance to divide up their troops.
