Chapter 1169 Brigade Commander, I don’t understand
The chief of staff of the brigade is a good person. From the reaction of the major general in the border town, it was obvious that he wanted to continue attacking Xiong County. He immediately stood up and asked for instructions: "General..."
"I suggest sending more troops into Xiong County, strengthening the offensive, ending the battle as quickly as possible, and capturing Xiong County!"
The Major General of Biancheng did not object this time, and nodded affirmatively: "Deploy another full infantry brigade to the city to participate in the battle..."
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An hour flies by in a blink of an eye.
The next battle finally returned to the border town as the major general had initially predicted.
The offensive force was overwhelming, and the remnants of the Eighth Route Army were really exhausted from the accident. They collapsed in one blow on the street fighting battlefield, and their will to fight was greatly weakened.
According to the current attack rhythm, the attacking troops can reach the Eighth Route Army headquarters in half an hour at most and completely occupy Xiong County.
Major General Biancheng also had a long-lost smile on his face, feeling that his decision to insist on attacking Xiong County was the right one.
Because so far, the Japanese who participated in the attack have lost more than two squadrons.
Although nearly a regiment of the puppet army had been defeated in the battle, Major General Biancheng didn't take them seriously.
Little did he know that his idea was completely wishful thinking.
Even if he successfully captures Xiong County and seizes a large amount of weapons and ammunition in the city, he can instantly raise a puppet army of three to four thousand people, but these puppet troops are ordinary people, and it will take at least two or three months to form combat effectiveness.
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Once the Eighth Route Army besieged Xiongxian during this period, no matter how many new imperial alliance troops he formed, they would not be able to participate in the battlefield. In the end, he could only rely on the troops he brought from Pingjin to participate in the battle.
More importantly, Huang Yu has already weaved a large net for him around Xiongxian. Once the net is tightened, let alone taking Xiongxian, the border town major general will not be able to even protect himself at the very least.
Just when the Major General of Border City was standing at the top of the city, dreaming of taking over Xiong County, a lieutenant messenger suddenly rushed towards him, looking panicked and nervous.
From a distance, he began to report: "Your Excellency General..."
"The reconnaissance and warning troops found signs of the main activities of the Eighth Route Army around the heavy artillery position. The strength of the troops is temporarily unknown..."
The chief of staff didn't want this incident to affect the siege troops' ability to capture Xiong County, so he immediately asked: "If the strength of the troops is unknown, then find out..."
"If the opponent is a guerrilla group operating around Xiongxian of the Eighth Route Army, deliberately bluffing at the heavy artillery position, and the brigade commander gives up attacking Xiongxian because of this enemy situation, then our losses will be great..."
The messenger quickly replied: "The reconnaissance squadron is already investigating, but it needs time... Let the subordinates come over and report first, so that the superiors can be mentally prepared..."
Hearing this, the chief of staff breathed a sigh of relief and directly expressed his analysis to the major general in the border city: "General..."
"I believe that 80% of the Eighth Route Army discovered by the reconnaissance team are their guerrillas..."
"If they are really the main force of the Eighth Route Army, they will definitely launch an attack on the heavy artillery position immediately to attract our attention, distract our firepower, and reduce the defensive pressure of the Eighth Route Army in Xiong County..."
"Instead of bluffing around the heavy artillery positions and not daring to attack us..."
The chief of staff's explanation was reasonable, but he forgot about another possibility.
The Eighth Route Army was operating around the heavy artillery positions, and it was indeed possible that they were bluffing and launching an attack in order to reduce the pressure on the Xiongxian garrison.
But there is also the possibility of annihilating them all...
The reason for not launching an attack was probably to wait until all other troops were in place before taking action. Therefore, the reconnaissance team only saw signs of the Eighth Route Army's activities, but did not find out the specific strength and equipment of the Eighth Route Army.
However, in the eyes of the major general and chief of staff of Biancheng, this possibility is very slim and almost impossible to happen.
After all, it is a fact that the main force of the Eighth Route Army has withdrawn to the base area, and it is impossible to return to the battlefield in such a short period of time.
So neither of them considered this situation.
After waving his hand for the messenger to leave, he continued to look at the battlefield inside the city, hoping that the attacking troops would end the battle quickly and avoid unnecessary complications.
Ten minutes later, another messenger rushed towards the major general, looking even more panicked than the one just now.
Seeing the Major General in the border city, he reported nervously: "General..."
"The reconnaissance team has found out that there is at least one battalion of the Eighth Route Army operating around the heavy artillery position, and it is also equipped with mortars and heavy machine guns. The guard force of the squadron at the heavy artillery position alone will definitely not be able to protect their safety..."
"Nani..."
Now Major General Biancheng couldn't stand still.
Although there are not many Eighth Route Army troops in a reinforced battalion, when the reinforcements moving south are divided to attack Xiong County, this Eighth Route Army attacking from behind can still pose a lot of threats to the reinforcements moving south.
He quickly ordered to the chief of staff on the side: "Immediately dispatch a brigade to protect the heavy artillery position..."
"The chariot brigade also dispatched a squadron to kill them."
"If this Eighth Route Army is active around the position and is not far from the artillery position, I will allow the reinforcements to take the initiative to attack and eat this Eighth Route Army..."
The chief of staff loudly received the order, and just as he was about to turn around and make arrangements, another messenger rushed towards the border town major general and started reporting from a distance.
"General..."
"There are Eighth Route Army activities in the north of the city, and there is at least one reinforced battalion..."
"General..."
"There are also Eighth Route Army activities in the west of the city, with at least one reinforced battalion... and there are also signs of cavalry activity..."
"idiot……"
No matter how stupid the Major General of the Border City was, he realized that he had been fooled when he heard this.
"boom……"
He clenched his fists, punched the city battlements hard, and began to issue orders: "Inform the participating troops in the city to immediately break away from contact with the Eighth Route Army, retreat immediately, and exit Xiong County directly, faster..."
"The offensive troops and artillery units scattered at other city gates immediately moved closer to the south gate and left Xiong County. The Eighth Route Army may very well want to annihilate us here!"
"If the Eighth Route Army just wants to defend Xiong County, as long as a main battalion launches an attack from behind us, it can provide a lot of support to the defenders in the city."
"But they didn't do that..."
"There is a reinforced group of troops outside the city, but we haven't launched an attack yet..."
"There is only one possibility... They are waiting for the opportunity to launch a general attack on us and wipe out all the reinforcements from the south in Xiong County."
"While the Eighth Route Army has not encircled Xiongxian County, it is still too late for us to break through and retreat..."
"When they surround Xiong County, we won't be able to escape no matter how much we want to retreat."
The chief of staff had not reacted until now. He stared at the Major General Biancheng with a pair of big eyes full of shock and asked with disbelief: "General..."
"I can't understand..."
"The main force of the Eighth Route Army has obviously withdrawn to the base area, which is dozens of kilometers away from us. Even if they return to Xiong County immediately to aid, it will take nearly ten hours to fight back..."
"But how long have we been attacking? It's impossible for those Eighth Route Army soldiers to fly back..."
