Chapter 1269 Deputy Commander, how about we be bolder?
"Chief of Staff...how many troops are left in the city that can fight..." Lieutenant General Nagata, who was staring at the map, suddenly raised his head and asked.
The chief of staff had been paying attention to the situation in the city. After listening to the division commander's question, he replied with an ugly face: "Since Gu'an County was attacked by artillery fire from the Eighth Route Army, casualties in the city have been increasing."
"Excluding the attacking troops, the direct losses in the city have exceeded 5,000 people."
"This is the loss after the attacking troops left the county and the density of people in the city was greatly reduced."
"If we had not sent people out of the city, the casualties of the entire division in the artillery fire would probably have exceeded 10,000 people..."
Lieutenant General Nagata was already in a bad mood. After hearing these words, he felt even worse. He frowned and asked: "I don't listen to this nonsense..."
"You just need to tell me how many more capable soldiers can be gathered in the city..."
"Ha Yi..." the chief of staff decisively put away what he had not finished, and then continued: "All four main regiments under the division are attacking the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery positions outside the city."
"There are only one supplementary regiment, one heavy artillery regiment, one engineer regiment, one baggage regiment, as well as the division's direct guard units and wounded who have lost combat effectiveness left in the city."
"There are still more than 6,000 people available to move."
"But the only troops that can really go to the battlefield to compete head-on with the Eighth Route Army are the supplementary regiment and the guard troops directly under the division... By the way, the baggage regiment can also spare a brigade of troops to go to the battlefield to participate in the battle..."
The division commander made a decision after a little analysis: "The division guard cannot be moved... This is the last reserve force of the division headquarters. It must not be moved unless it is absolutely necessary..."
"Order: The Baggage Regiment immediately dispatches a brigade to join the two brigades of the Replenishment Regiment and leave the city immediately, march directly into a battle formation and head towards the Great North Slope."
"No matter what emergencies occur outside the city, we must cooperate with the attacking troops to eliminate the Eighth Route Army that is defending the Great North Slope, and bring the attacking troops back to Gu'an County..."
The chief of staff did not take action immediately, but frowned and reminded: "Your Excellency, division commander..."
"There is no problem in deploying troops to reinforce Dabeipo..."
"But the city defenses are now in the hands of the supplementary army..."
"The supplementary regiment has already suffered heavy casualties. If two more brigades are transferred, there will be no one left in Gu'an County..."
Lieutenant General Nagata frowned and ordered: "Deploy troops from the Artillery Regiment and Engineer Regiment to take over all the city defenses in Gu'an, and free up the Replacement Regiment to reinforce Dabei Slope, faster."
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The former enemy headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong.
The phone was ringing like a symphony, constantly ringing in the tent.
"Report to the Chief, Deputy Chief of Staff... The Japanese troops attacking the Third Heavy Artillery Regiment were surrounded by our troops on the Great North Slope. The cavalry troops and tank troops have all participated in the battle. The battle will be over in twenty minutes at the latest..." One
The staff officer put down the microphone and rushed to Li Yunlong to report with excitement on his face.
Li Yunlong's expression was calm and he continued to ask: "Where are the other two little devils?"
"Haven't you fought our ambush yet?"
Another combat staff officer immediately reported: "The little Japs attacking the Second Heavy Artillery Regiment are being counterattacked by our tank troops and artillery units. They have not yet been defeated, but they will certainly not be able to hold on for too long."
"The Japs who attacked the First Heavy Artillery Regiment just exchanged fire with our ambush troops..."
"The nine tanks equipped with it were first attacked by our army's artillery, and the entire army was destroyed..."
Hearing this, Li Yunlong breathed a sigh of relief obviously, looked at Huang Yu beside him and said with a smile: "Xiao Huang..."
"The overall situation has been decided..."
"As long as we successfully kill the Japs' attacking troops..."
"The Kwantung Army division stationed in Gu'an County is finished..."
"Even if we are not completely wiped out, the entire division will lose its combat effectiveness because the combat infantry has suffered a devastating blow from us, and will be unable to continue attacking our base in the wing."
At this moment, the radio operator suddenly rushed towards the two people.
"The chief...the battalion commander of the special regiment just sent an urgent message...Gu'an County once again dispatched more than 3,000 Japs, carrying a large number of heavy machine guns and mortars, into a battle formation, and marched towards the blocking position on the Great North Slope.
, the marching speed is very fast, and you can join the battle in half an hour at most."
Huang Yu's eyes lit up and he immediately proposed to Li Yunlong: "Deputy Commander..."
"This is fat meat that's served to your mouth. If you don't eat it, you'd be really sorry for the little devil's kindness..."
"I suggest that the ambush soldiers on the Great Bei Slope battlefield speed up the battle tempo and strive to end the battle within fifteen minutes."
"The chariot troops and cavalry troops quickly crossed the Great Bei Slope defense line, faced the Japs reinforcements head-on, and eliminated them on the battlefield north of the Great Bei Slope."
"You can also ask Duan Peng to contact the third heavy artillery regiment that was just transferred..."
"They have re-established artillery positions and can serve as observers for the Third Heavy Artillery Regiment."
"Before the tank troops and cavalry troops launch a counterattack against the Japanese reinforcements, use heavy artillery to blast the enemy to pieces. Then the pressure on the tank troops and cavalry troops to launch a counterattack will be much less."
Li Yunlong immediately turned his attention to the combat staff beside him and gave a direct order: "Execute the order..."
"What do you do according to what the deputy chief of staff says?"
"I'll add one more..."
"Immediately contact the reconnaissance teams monitoring the other two divisions of the Kwantung Army. If any abnormal movements of the enemy are discovered, report to the former enemy headquarters immediately."
When the combat staff immediately waited, Huang Yu, who frowned, spoke again: "Deputy Commander... I have another idea..."
"The Kwantung Army stationed in Gu'an County is a reinforced division, with a full strength of nearly 30,000 people..."
"Our heavy artillery unit has fired three to four thousand artillery shells into the city. Even if one shell kills a Japs, they will directly kill more than 3,000 elite Kwantung Army personnel."
"Coupled with the injured Kwantung Army who lost their combat effectiveness, the heavy artillery regiment's results will definitely exceed the 5,000 elite Kwantung Army."
"The first wave of Japanese troops attacked more than 12,000 people, and the total number was 17,000..."
"Just now, more than 3,000 people were killed in Gu'an County. If we gather them all outside Gu'an City and annihilate them, the Kwantung Army stationed in Gu'an County will lose at least 21,000 people, and there will be at most four to five thousand left in the city.
people."
"Among them are mainly artillery and other technical arms. There must be very few infantry who can really compete with us head-on..."
"How about we take down the reinforcements just sent by the Kwantung Army, then go all out to launch an attack on Gu'an County and seize the home base of the Kwantung Army's Nagata Division."
"The Kwantung Army rushed south in a hurry. Although it did not carry much ammunition, it was very well equipped."
"The camels that were found dead were bigger than horses. Maybe if we capture Gu'an County, the capture alone can make up for our losses in the battle."
