"The 386th Brigade's New 1st Regiment, New 2nd Regiment... more than 3,000 Eighth Route Army troops, carrying a large amount of weapons and ammunition, split into two groups and disappeared from our sight?" Yoshio Shinozuka walked quickly to the sand table and stared at the person in charge of intelligence.
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"Where exactly did they disappear? Do you know which direction they went?"
The person in charge of intelligence pointed at the sand table and introduced: "Disappeared in the northwest of Jinzhong!"
"When they left, they took away all the weapons and ammunition that the independent group had captured from us!"
"Each regiment is equipped with six mountain guns and infantry guns, one or twenty mortars, and one or twenty heavy machine guns!"
"In terms of firepower, each regiment is equipped with twice as many heavy weapons as our infantry brigade..."
"I suspect that the independent regiment attacking Zhujiapo is disguised as these two regiments!"
"Let us mistakenly believe that there is no main force of the independent regiment in the outer city of Taiyuan, and take the opportunity to set up an ambush and annihilate our counterattack force!"
Yoshio Shinozuka shook his head and was silent for a while before speaking: "It would be great if the Eighth Route Army's target was only the counterattack troops in the inner city! I'm worried that their target is to reinforce Zhujiapo's two brigades!"
"The two regiments left Jinzhong in two directions, and the direction they disappeared happened to be over Zhujiapo. It looked like they were going for an ambush!"
"Immediately contact the two infantry brigades to reinforce Zhujiapo..."
"There are still two regiments of the Eighth Route Army operating in Taiyuan. Let them be on guard to prevent the Eighth Route Army from ambushing them on the road!"
The chief of staff felt that Yoshio Shinozuka was a little too worried.
Even if there are two more regiments of the Eighth Route Army in Taiyuan, their combat effectiveness cannot match that of the independent regiment.
Both reinforcements are large in size, well-equipped and powerful in combat, and will never be killed.
But the commander's order must be carried out and he ran decisively towards the telecommunications room.
Ten minutes passed and the chief of staff did not return to the war room.
Twenty minutes have passed, and the chief of staff who ran to the telecommunications room has not returned yet.
Yoshio Shinozuka had a bad feeling in his heart, and was about to go to the telecommunications room in person when the hurried figure of the chief of staff happened to appear at the door of the war room.
Seeing Yoshio Shinozuka, he reported anxiously: "Your Excellency, Commander... we cannot contact the two reinforcements..."
"Judging from the time, they are rushing to Zhujiapo and cannot turn on the radio to respond to us!"
"I hope so!" Shinozuka Yoshio's bad premonition grew stronger and stronger, and he looked at the chief of staff and said solemnly.
After he finished speaking, he turned his attention to the sand table again, frowning and lost in thought. No one knew what he was thinking.
A minute later, he suddenly raised his head and ordered: "If you can't contact the reinforcements, contact the Kishitani brigade defending Zhujiapo... and ask him about the battle situation there!"
"The operator continues to contact the two reinforcements and will report any news immediately!"
The chief of staff rushed to the telecommunications room again, this time staying longer than before.
It took half an hour to return to Yoshio Shinozuka. From the increasingly solemn expression on his face, it could be seen that the contact they had just made was not smooth, or the news they received after contact was not good.
"What's going on?" Yoshio Shinozuka was very anxious and asked hurriedly before the chief of staff could speak.
"The situation on the Zhujiapo defense line is very critical!" the chief of staff reported with his head lowered.
"Kishitani-kun reports: They have lost the first line of defense and are trying their best to defend the second line of defense."
"But the independent regiment's offensive artillery fire was too fierce and the troops suffered heavy casualties. The two brigades that requested reinforcements must reach the battlefield within half an hour, otherwise the Zhujiapo defense line will be lost!"
"How could the war situation deteriorate so quickly... A full infantry brigade was holding on to its position and couldn't even hold it for three hours. What did Kishitani-kun do for food?" Yoshio Shinozuka was angry and confused, and he opened his mouth to curse.
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The chief of staff shook his head and explained: "Kishitani-kun didn't explain anything in his reply to us, and he didn't even know about his humble position!"
"But I should be able to make a rough guess!"
"The Eighth Route Army assembled thirty or forty artillery pieces to launch an attack. The position defended by Kishitani Brigade was a temporary civil fortification, which could not block the mountain artillery attack at all!"
"As long as the Eighth Route Army has enough ammunition, it can use artillery fire to level the blocking positions and then attack again!"
"If I were Kishitani-kun, facing such an enemy, I would have no way to break the situation. I could only fight with my opponent to consume them!"
"Baga...bang..." Yoshio Shinozuka clenched his fist and smashed it against the sand table, cursing with an unwilling expression on his face.
But now that the matter has come to this, he has no other way to break the situation. He can only reply: "Tell Mr. Kishitani that the reinforcements are coming soon. Please insist on it!"
"Hold the position and do not allow the Eighth Route Army, one soldier at a time, to pass through the Zhujiapo defense line!"
After saying that, he stared at the chief of staff and continued to ask: "Have you not contacted the reinforcements yet?"
Seeing the chief of staff shaking his head, Shinozuka Yoshio wanted to get angry again. Before he could speak, the person in charge of intelligence suddenly appeared at the door and hurried towards him. Before he arrived, he reported with a solemn face: "Your Excellency, Commander!"
"There was violent gunfire from Tanjialing northwest of Zhujiapo... It has been going on for almost half an hour and it's not over yet!"
"The sound of gunfire was also heard from the hilly area southwest of Zhujiapo..."
"Intelligence personnel have already rushed to the battlefield, and any news will be reported as soon as possible!"
"Tanjialing!" Yoshio Shinozuka said while looking for the specific location on the sand table.
The combat staff on the side was the first to find: "Here... is the only way for a reinforcement force to rush to Zhujiapo... Could it be that they were attacked in the Tanjialing area!"
Another combat staff then reported: "The hilly area reported by the intelligence department is the only way for another reinforcement force to rush to Zhujiapo... They must have been attacked by the Eighth Route Army on the march!"
"These hills are the most suitable for ambushes. Could it be that the Eighth Route Army has set up a pocket array here!"
"It's over!" Yoshio Shinozuka said with a look of despair.
"The Eighth Route Army attacking the two reinforcements must be the New 1st Regiment and the New 2nd Regiment... The Eighth Route Army wants to surround the point for reinforcements and eat our two reinforcements... and then defeat them one by one and break through the four blockades we have laid out!
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"In this way, without the outflanking troops, we can only be beaten passively... helplessly watching the Eighth Route Army fight back to their base with overwhelming force!"
The chief of staff felt that the commander's guess was too bold and unbelievable, and hesitantly reminded: "Your Excellency, commander...does the Eighth Route Army have such a big appetite?"
"The New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment only have more than 3,000 people in total, and our two brigades have more than 2,000 people in total. The other party doesn't even have twice the strength advantage, so how dare they annihilate us all in one go!"
"They don't worry about the reinforcements having too hard bones and knocking out their own teeth!"
"You're nothing to worry about!" Yoshio Shinozuka cursed angrily.
"Didn't you hear the intelligence department's previous introduction?"
"When the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment left Jinzhong, they took a large amount of heavy weapons with them. Each regiment was equipped with more than 20 artillery pieces, nearly 20 heavy machine guns, and countless ammunition!"
"The reason why we often took advantage of the Eighth Route Army in the past...their poor equipment and lack of ammunition was a big factor!"
"Now their equipment is better than the reinforcements, and they have more ammunition than the reinforcements... How can they not win?"
"Choose the terrain well, and you can severely damage the reinforcements with just artillery shells..."
"What a cunning Eighth Route Army... I originally thought they wanted to severely damage the garrison in the inner city of Taiyuan, but I didn't expect that they had such a big appetite. They actually wanted to eat two returning troops in one bite, break through Zhujiapo, and severely damage the counterattack troops sent from the inner city of Taiyuan.
Kill three birds with one stone!"
The chief of staff was confused by Yoshio Shinozuka's questions after just a few words.
An expression of bewilderment immediately appeared on his face, and he asked anxiously: "Your Excellency, Commander, what should we do next?"
"The intelligence department immediately finds out whether the two reinforcements have really encountered any accident!" Yoshio Shinozuka ordered with a stern face. He also added to the person in charge of the intelligence: "You have performed very well in the past two days!"
"If you can merit meritorious service, target the main force of the Eighth Route Army and the Taiyuan Arsenal equipment they stole, cooperate with the main force to completely annihilate the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and recapture those military equipment, I will personally ask you for credit!"
After saying the last sentence, Yoshio Shinozuka turned his attention to the chief of staff.
"As expected, the three brigades attacked tonight will all be wiped out by the Eighth Route Army!"
"But if you kill a thousand enemies, you will lose eight hundred!"
"Even if they are equipped with a large number of artillery and heavy machine guns, their own casualties will not be much small."
"I judge that the total strength of the three regiments will be reduced sharply to about 3,500 people!"
"If they join forces together, we will continue to divide our forces to defend the three lines of defense."
"With the firepower level of the three regiments, they will definitely be able to defeat each of them and break through our three blockades in a row."
"I decided to change the original containment plan..."
"All troops defending the first and third lines of defense will be transferred to the second blockade line, and all troops and firepower will be concentrated to block the Eighth Route Army!"
"Deploy four more brigades from the front line to reinforce the second blockade!"
"As long as the second blockade persists for two days, the follow-up reinforcements will be able to encircle the Eighth Route Army and fight them there!"
The chief of staff was immediately impressed by the commander's cleverness and said with admiration: "Three infantry brigades are guarding a blockade. The defense force has three squadrons of field artillery, three squadrons of mortars, and three squadrons of mortars.
Heavy Machine Gun Squadron!”
"With the layout ready, it will be no problem to have an artillery battle with the Eighth Route Army!"
"If we can pre-emptively destroy the Eighth Route Army's artillery and heavy machine gun troops, they will never be able to break through our blockade no matter how hard they try!"
"I'll make arrangements now for my humble job!"
Yoshio Shinozuka shook his head and said, "Wait a moment!"
"The arrangement just now is the worst plan!"
"Although we judge that the three brigades that are fighting against the Eighth Route Army are likely to be completely destroyed...but before receiving specific battle reports, any accidents may happen! In case one of the three brigades turns defeat into victory, the next plan will be
It’s different!”
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