I didn't get any advice from my subordinates. The chief of staff usually mainly made suggestions and rarely made his own decisions.
Faced with this sudden accident, with no one above him, the chief of staff could only turn his attention to the map. While studying the map, he recalled the commander's response to this situation.
Soon, he clenched his fists and began to give orders: "An accident occurred at the wing headquarters, but it does not mean that an accident happened to the main force of the wing..."
"Even if there are more than 2,000 Eighth Route Army troops besieging the commander, I don't believe they can kill more than 2,000 elite Kwantung Army troops in less than an hour."
"So we must immediately send troops to reinforce the battlefield and rescue the remaining Kwantung Army soldiers from the Eighth Route Army encirclement."
"I am willing to lead a team to reinforce the battlefield..." The last captain of the regiment stood up to ask for a fight.
A combat staff officer next to him was unwilling and raised an objection on the spot: "Chief of Staff, please think again..."
"There is less than one brigade of the Kwantung Army left in Chaoyang City to defend. If more troops are deployed to reinforce the battlefield, there will be no troops left in the city..."
The captain who took the initiative to fight immediately retorted: "In addition to the Kwantung Army, there are nearly two regiments of the Puppet Manchuria Army in the city..."
"With the addition of the gendarmerie, the artillery unit directly under the regiment, the guard unit, and the baggage unit, we can make up a total of 2,500 people, and we can completely ensure the safety of Chaoyang City..."
"Please give orders from the Chief of Staff..."
"As long as the Kwantung Army is still on the battlefield, I will definitely rescue them from the Eighth Route Army's pocket formation."
If something happens to the commander of the regiment, if the two main brigades brought out of Chaoyang by the commander of the regiment are in an accident together with the artillery battalion, he will not be able to get away with it.
If I could rescue some Kwantung Army soldiers from the battlefield, my superiors would definitely regard me as a meritorious service, and my punishment would be reduced.
As for safety…
The commander of the regiment was too anxious, and the troops marched all the way forward. When encountering complex terrain, they only conducted fire reconnaissance, and then they ran headlong into the Eighth Route Army's pocket formation.
As long as the reinforcements you send are vigilant enough and don't give the Eighth Route Army any lessons, even if they can't save the Kwantung Army soldiers on the battlefield, they will definitely be able to escape unscathed.
The chief of staff felt that he had seen through the real reason why the captain's accident happened.
His confidence soared, and he directly ordered the captain with a firm expression: "Take three reinforcement squadrons and march quickly to reinforce the battlefield..."
"Sending more scouts along the way will not give the Eighth Route Army any opportunity..."
"Retreat immediately when in danger. Don't be reluctant to fight."
"As long as the troops safely return to Chaoyang City, we will have plenty of opportunities to come back and avenge you, the commander."
As soon as the captain left, the chief of staff turned his attention to the communications staff officer: "Send a telegram to the Kwantung Army headquarters immediately..."
"A large number of Eighth Route Army activities suddenly appeared in our defense area, with a total strength of more than 2,000 people..."
"The commander of the regiment was ambushed in the Beimengou area during the operation to encircle and suppress them. The troops suffered heavy casualties and were in urgent need of air support..."
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On the battlefield of Beimengou.
The battle has come to an end, and the sound of intensive firefights has unconsciously turned into sporadic firefights.
Li Yunlong immediately entered the battlefield without waiting for the battle to end.
This was the first major battle fought by the Beishang detachment after entering the Northeast. Not only did they wipe out a large number of enemies, but the fighting time was also very short, which was particularly meaningful. He couldn't help but want to see the results gained by the troops in this ambush battle.
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Especially the twelve mountain field guns brought by the Kwantung Army Artillery Brigade.
After entering the battlefield, he went straight to the Kwantung Army artillery position. From a distance, he saw the artillery battalion commander rushing toward him with a smile on his face. It was obvious that he had gained a good harvest.
"Commander..."
"Our northbound detachment finally has weapons to attack..."
"Four field guns, eight mountain guns, and four infantry guns are all intact, and none of them were bombed..."
"More than 600 mountain artillery shells, more than 200 field artillery shells, and nearly 300 infantry artillery shells were also seized..."
"With these equipment, as long as the commander gives me enough ammunition, I can immediately raise the artillery battalion..."
Li Yunlong shook his head: "Now the northward detachment is short of people everywhere. I want to make arrangements for you, but I don't have anyone... Now you just need to tell me, with the few gunners and ammunition hands you have now, how much can you guarantee?"
The mountain artillery fires normally and moves..."
Battalion Commander Wang of the Artillery Battalion was an old artilleryman. He knew how many gunners a gun needed to operate normally, so he answered directly: "Eight guns..."
"Operating eight cannons at the same time, as long as there are enough mules and horses, I can ensure that they can quickly move on the battlefield, fire quickly, and counterattack the opponent..."
"Ten cannons can also be operated, but it will definitely affect the speed of troop transfer!"
Li Yunlong laughed after hearing this and made a decision on the spot: "If you bite off more than you can chew, let's operate eight cannons first... four mountain cannons, four field cannons..."
"I don't care what method you use, immediately organize a mountain artillery company and a field artillery company for me..."
"As expected, your artillery battalion will participate in the battle tonight!"
Captain Huang of the Second Regiment happened to run over and asked expectantly: "Commander... where should we fight next?"
"The ambush just now was so clean and tidy that it ended before we even had the pleasure of fighting..."
"The morale of the soldiers is high. They are all shouting excitedly. They want to fight again. I am here to ask for a fight."
In Li Yunlong's creed, the army should be like a pack of hungry wolves, not afraid of fighting, eager to fight, howling when encountering the enemy, and then pounce on it without hesitation, without being timid at all.
So as soon as Captain Huang said the words, he smiled and replied with a grin: "Don't worry..."
"There are plenty of battles for comrades to fight next... As long as everyone doesn't cry tired, there can be as many battles as you want..."
"We will eat up two main brigades and an artillery brigade of the Kwantung Army in one go... No matter how much they looked down on us before, they must take us seriously now and gather heavy troops to destroy us."
"But in order to retaliate against our old troops, the Kwantung Army almost mobilized all the mobile troops in Liaoning. In addition, Wei Dayong and Duan Peng were causing trouble near Jinzhou and wiped out a large number of the Kwantung Army..."
"Even if the Kwantung Army headquarters wants to gather heavy troops to encircle and suppress us, they have no troops to mobilize..."
"We just took advantage of this period to expand our troops, expand our base area, and increase the strength of the northward detachment for the first anti-mopping operation..."
"So we cannot stop our offensive unless we advance. We must find ways to fight big battles and tough battles to inflict pain on the Kwantung Army around us so that they cannot understand our strength and dare not rush to attack our base areas to win more troops.
