Chapter 723 Captain, the devil wants to lose his car to keep him handsome
Chapter 723: Captain, the Japanese want to lose their car to protect their commander (second update)
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Chapter 723: Captain, the Japanese want to lose their car to protect their commander (second update)
"General, there is an urgent call from the Front Army Headquarters..." The communications staff finally brought the news that Kawasaki wanted to hear most.
"Tell me quickly, what did the commander say?" Major General Kawasaki raised his head and asked the communications staff officer.
"Let's lose our troops to save our troops, and first stabilize Baoding City." The communications staff member was silent for a moment before replying.
"The front army headquarters will send us new reinforcements within ten days."
"The minimum military strength is at least one main division."
"After the reinforcements arrived in Baoding, they immediately launched a second major raid on the Eighth Route Army's Wing Center Base Area."
"Great..." Major General Kawasaki said with excitement.
He vaguely guessed that Okamura Neji would let him lose his car to protect his commander, and he would first defend himself and then talk about other things.
But before I received the specific order, I felt a little guilty.
With this telegram in his hand, Kawasaki no longer had any worries in his heart. He stared at the sand table and stated the battle plan he had already considered.
"Contact all the checkpoints and checkpoints along the railway immediately."
"Immediately carry weapons and ammunition and march quickly along the railway line to Baoding City. The faster the better."
Okamura Neiji had already given the order, and no matter how courageous the senior lieutenant colonel was, he would not dare to stand up and object.
I thought about it and came up with an idea: "Although there are not many troops stationed at a single stronghold along the railway."
"But when you add up, there are at least 900 Imperial Army and 1,300 Imperial Alliance Army."
"The Baoding garrison instantly gained more than 2,000 garrison troops."
"Even if the Yizhong Eighth Route Army gathers all its main forces to attack, we are confident of holding Baoding."
"Wait until they suffer heavy casualties in the siege battle and lose their combat effectiveness."
"If the reinforcements sent by the front army headquarters come over again, the crippled Eighth Route Army in the Wing will be unable to escape."
"I'll make arrangements now for my humble job."
"Make sure they enter Baoding before dark."
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Kong Jie, Li Yunlong, and Huang Yu were all lying on the ground and sleeping in their clothes in front of the enemy headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong, conserving their strength for tonight's battle.
"Captain..."
An exclamation from outside the door suddenly woke them up.
When he opened his eyes, he saw Duan Pengfeng rushing into the headquarters, panting and reporting: "Something happened."
"Something big happened..."
"The Japanese and puppet troops stationed along the railway suddenly abandoned their strongholds and outposts, carried weapons and ammunition, and marched towards Baoding."
"The Japanese want to lose their car to protect the commander, and stick to Baoding..." Huang Yu made a judgment as soon as he heard it.
Looking at Kong Jie and Li Yunlong, he said: "When the enemy changes, I will change."
"The Japanese and puppet troops along the railway have withdrawn to Baoding. There will be no target for tonight's raid, and there will be no objection to continuing to attack the railway."
"At most, we can arrange one or two companies to blow up the railway."
"I suggest that we start storming Baoding tonight."
"That old devil from Kawasaki gathered all the troops in the territory into Baoding City, which shows that he has already calculated that we will attack Baoding."
"In this case, we will fulfill his dream."
Every time he talks about fighting, Li Yunlong is the most excited, vying to win the main attack mission.
But now he hesitated.
He is courageous, likes fighting and taking risks, but he is not stupid.
Previously, there were more than 4,000 Japs and more than 2,000 puppet troops garrisoned in Baoding. With the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong gathering the strength of five regiments, there is still a high chance of winning.
Now there are more than 2,000 more troops stationed in Baoding.
Including the troops returning to the city from various strongholds in Baoding, the total strength directly exceeded 9,000, which was more than the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong. The chance of victory was almost zero.
To seize the main attack mission at this time is not to be brave, but to risk death.
Kong Jie had the same idea and said bluntly: "Xiao Huang..."
"There are quite a few Japanese and puppet troops along the railway."
"Withdraw all into Baoding, and with Kawasaki withdrawing Baoding troops from other places, the Baoding garrison will definitely exceed 9,000 people, or even reach 10,000 people."
"Surround it with ten, attack it with five, divide it with twice as much..."
"Our military strength is not as good as the Baoding garrison."
"We are no match for a decisive battle outside the city, let alone a fortified battle."
"If we really continue to fight, we will definitely lose."
"I recommend that the operation be terminated."
"Blow up the railway and we will withdraw to the base area."
"I'll come back later when I have the chance."
Li Yunlong said with a look of reluctance: "I also think this battle is unwinnable."
"That old devil from Kawasaki is too cunning."
"As long as the Japanese and puppet troops along the railway line are one day late in retreating, I will be able to annihilate them all outside Baoding City."
"What a pity for such a good piece of fat."
"They've all been eaten in our mouths, so we should let them slip away from under our noses."
Huang Yu stared at the map and didn't answer.
He picked up a pencil and started writing on the map, then suddenly spoke two minutes later.
"Captain, Commander Li..."
"I think this battle can continue to be fought."
“Baoding is different from ordinary county towns.”
"The city wall is not only taller and stronger, but also longer..."
"It takes 1,500 people in each direction to ensure that there are no defense holes in the city's defenses."
"Captain Li has fought in Baoding and should know the situation above the city better than I do."
Li Yunlong replied seriously: "That's true."
"Each wall in Baoding is more than a thousand meters long."
"More than a thousand days of puppet troops can only guarantee that there are no defense holes in one city wall."
"The last raid on Baoding."
"If it weren't for the fact that we had too few troops and could only focus on one point to launch the attack and not be able to launch a full-scale attack, I would have already entered Baoding."
Speaking of this, Li Yunlong seemed to have thought of something.
An expression of sudden realization suddenly appeared on his face, he slapped his head violently and said excitedly.
"We have five groups, one group in each direction."
"Each regiment is divided into three or even four, and they launch attacks simultaneously on a battlefield that stretches more than a thousand meters."
"The Japanese couldn't tell which was the main attack and which was the feint, so they could only disperse more than a thousand people evenly on the city wall."
"If the Japanese and puppet troops on a certain section of the city wall are severely damaged in the battle, this section of the city wall will become a defensive loophole for the entire city wall, and we will have hope of entering Baoding City..."
"After calculation, the bigger Baoding City is, the more advantageous it will be for our attack."
"Even if there are 10,000 puppet troops in the city, minus 6,000 city defense troops, they will only have 4,000 mobile troops left."
"If these 4,000 Japanese puppet troops are consumed in advance, Kawasaki will have no troops left."
"Any defensive loophole on the four walls will bring them a devastating blow, and we will have hope of capturing Baoding City."
"Xiao Huang, do you want to do this?"
Huang Yu nodded: "This is just one aspect..."
"What really made me determined was the siege time."
"Kawasaki took the initiative to sacrifice the car to protect the commander, which shows that they will not receive any reinforcements in a short period of time."
"The railway going south was also blown up. Even if Okamura Neji sends reinforcements, it will take several days to reach Baoding."
"We will have enough time to attack Baoding."
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