Chapter 1262 Li Yunlong: Haha, the devil was fooled
The artillery staff did not move, but replied with an embarrassed look on his face: "Division commander, calm down..."
"I also wanted the Heavy Artillery Regiment to launch a counterattack immediately, but I couldn't do it..."
Lieutenant General Nagata became angry when he heard this, and said with a ferocious face: "Why can't it be done..."
"The Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery units can attack our artillery positions at close range. Why can't our artillery units counterattack the Eighth Route Army's artillery positions at close range?"
"Is our artillery inferior to the Eighth Route Army's artillery?"
"The caliber and range of the artillery we are equipped with are still inferior to those of the Eighth Route Army."
The artillery staff officer was scolded until he was speechless. It took him a long time to muster up the courage to reply: "Our artillery position is too small, and there are too few places in the city suitable for artillery installations."
"Even if the heavy artillery regiment successfully moved the artillery that was not destroyed out of the artillery position, it would be difficult to find a new artillery position to carry out artillery counterattack against the Eighth Route Army artillery..."
"and……"
"And what?" Lieutenant General Nagata became more and more annoyed as he listened.
If eyes could kill, his glaring eyes would have killed the artilleryman in front of him countless times. He suppressed his anger and asked.
The artillery staff officer quickly explained: "Our artillery position is located in the Gu'an garrison. The area is not large. The Eighth Route Army assembled a heavy artillery regiment to bombard the place. As a result, the entire artillery position was covered by artillery fire. It was difficult for the troops to rush into the artillery position to rescue the artillery...
"Even if we are lucky enough to rescue a few, compared with the more than 100 heavy artillery pieces equipped by the Eighth Route Army, they are no match for us. So relying on artillery to counterattack is not as good as..."
"Division commander..." the chief of staff heard the hidden meaning of the combat staff's words and reminded him hurriedly.
"Since the heavy artillery regiment is no longer reliable, we can only rely on ourselves for the next battle."
"We must find a way to kill the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery units as soon as possible. At the very least, we must drive them away and stop shelling Gu'an County."
"There are still eight full hours until dawn..."
"If the Eighth Route Army is allowed to continue bombing, the entire Gu'an County will be razed to the ground if there are enough artillery shells..."
Lieutenant General Nagata slowly calmed down from the reminder from the chief of staff.
After leaving the roof and returning to the war room, he stared at the map on the table and asked: "What do you think?"
"Instead of staying in the city and being bombed passively and suffering heavy casualties, it is better to go out and fight with the Eighth Route Army."
"With the combat power of the Kwantung Army, even if the Eighth Route Army of Yi Zhong lays a trap outside the city and is waiting for us to drill it, the attacking troops can turn defeat into victory and defeat them."
Lieutenant General Nagata was convinced, punched the table hard and replied: "You are right..."
"Even if the Imperial Japanese Army dies, they will die on the offensive, instead of hiding in the city and being blown up alive by the Eighth Route Army's artillery shells."
"The Eighth Route Army in Yizhong has limited troops. We can gather at least 20,000 main forces to break out of Gu'an County and form a battle formation to attack the Eighth Route Army's artillery positions."
"At that time, they will either gather heavy troops to block us head-on and protect the heavy artillery positions."
"Either take the artillery position and retreat hastily."
"No matter what the Yizhong Eighth Route Army chooses, Gu'an County will never be hit by artillery fire again."
"If the Eighth Route Army blocks us head-on to protect the artillery, I don't mind fighting them outside the city."
Having said this, Lieutenant General Nagata's solemn face was quickly replaced by fanaticism, and then he ordered with a murderous expression: "Chariot troops... the four main regiments, leave the city immediately..."
"The main force formed a battle formation under the cover of the tank troops and charged towards the Eighth Route Army artillery position."
"First attack the heavy artillery regiment closest to us, and then attack the two heavy artillery regiments farther away from us."
"If they encounter the Eighth Route Army blocking troops outside the city, fight them directly without asking for instructions, let alone show mercy."
The chief of staff responded quickly and issued all combat orders issued by the division commander in less than two minutes.
Then he returned to Lieutenant General Nagata and reminded: "Division Commander..."
"Gu'an County was attacked by the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery and suffered heavy losses. Such a big thing happened. Do you want to report it to the headquarters immediately and ask the other two divisions to send troops to reinforce us immediately?"
"If they encircle a huge encirclement around Gu'an County, the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery troops won't be able to escape even if they want to."
Lieutenant General Nagata wanted to save face and suffer the consequences, so he hesitated before answering.
"Wait a moment..."
"Now we are trapped in Gu'an County and are being bombed, with only casualties and no military exploits."
"It won't be too late to report after the attacking troops break out of Gu'an County, fight against the Yizhong Eighth Route Army, and gain some credit."
"As for the other two divisions encircling the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong outside Gu'an City..."
"They are not far away from us."
"As long as the news spreads and the specific location of the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery units is locked, we can encircle them in two to three hours and the enemy will not be able to escape."
The chief of staff vaguely felt that something was wrong, but seeing that the division commander spoke categorically and without any tone of discussion, he knew that the division commander had already made up his mind, and no matter how much he tried to persuade him, nothing would change, so he decisively kept his mouth shut.
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The former enemy headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in the outer wing of Gu'an City.
A cavalry galloped over, rushed to the command post, tightened the reins of the war horse, then jumped to the ground, and rushed into the tent before he could stand firm.
"Chief, Deputy Chief of Staff..."
"The little devils in Gu'an City are moving..."
"Thirty or forty tanks and armored vehicles came out from the city gate, followed by infantry, and formed a battle formation to attack our artillery position. They couldn't see the end..."
"I estimate there are at least 10,000 little devils."
"When I came back to report, there was a steady stream of little devils rushing out of Gu'an County at the city gate."
"Hahaha..." Li Yunlong laughed after hearing this.
"The little devils in the city have been fooled."
"I'm afraid that he would rather hide in Gu'an County and be bombed than go out to fight with us."
"Fortunately our opponent is the Kwantung Army and they are unfamiliar with us."
"If Okamura Neji stays in Gu'an County, he will most likely order the troops to be trapped in Gu'an and transfer troops from the other two divisions to reinforce the battlefield. Then our preparations outside the city will be in vain."
Huang Yu answered: "Deputy Commander..."
"Different little devils must have different fighting styles..."
"It is precisely because our opponent tonight is the Kwantung Army that we have set up a dragnet outside the city and are waiting for the elite Kwantung Army to hit our guns."
"If the Japs trapped in the city are from the North China Front, and under the command of Okamura Neiji, our dragnet will not be deployed outside the city, but will be placed along the path that the Japs' reinforcements must pass through, specifically to defeat their reinforcements."
