Chapter 725 Chief: It's very difficult, but there is a chance of winning
Chapter 725: Chief: It’s a long shot, but there is a chance of winning (Second update)
Author: 574981
"Enemy attack..."
Major General Kawasaki was about to ask two more questions when an exclamation suddenly reached his ears not far away.
The piercing siren sounded at the top of the city at the same time.
The three signal flares then rose into the sky, burning rapidly at the highest point, turning into three dazzling white lights, which instantly illuminated the city wall inside and outside like daylight.
Major General Kawasaki quickly looked toward the outside of the city along the battlements, and saw a few scattered Eighth Route Army troops suddenly appearing in the open space five or six hundred meters away.
Lie down on the ground and dig a hole with your engineering shovel.
"The Eighth Route Army in Yizhong really wants to attack Baoding City." Major General Kawasaki snorted coldly.
Lieutenant Colonel Cun Shang flattered him: "The general is wise..."
"Thankfully, you issued the retreat order in time, allowing the troops stationed outside the city and the troops stationed along the railway to rush back to Baoding today."
"If it had been any later, these thousands of troops would have been blocked outside the city by the Eighth Route Army and defeated one by one."
"Now we have more than 10,000 people, and we still have Baoding City's extremely strong fortifications to hold on to."
"Not only are we not afraid of the Eighth Route Army coming to attack."
"On the contrary, I hope they will have a head-on collision outside the city and be bloody."
After flattering him, he changed the topic and continued.
"General..."
"There are Eighth Route Army infantry activities outside the city."
"Their artillery is probably here too."
"The city head may be attacked by artillery fire at any time."
"For safety reasons, you must leave here immediately and go to the headquarters."
Major General Kawasaki shook his head: "There is no rush..."
"Before we leave, we must kill a few Eighth Route Army soldiers no matter what."
"Otherwise, my trip to the city will be in vain."
"Artillery and heavy machine gun units, immediately aim at the Eighth Route Army outside the city."
"Fire in one minute and kill them for me."
"Boom, boom, boom...dong, dong, dong..."
Mortar shells and heavy machine gun bullets quickly covered dozens of Eighth Route Army troops within the field of vision.
Although they were widely separated, there were no trenches to hide in.
Lieutenant Colonel Cun Shang took great pains to get Major General Kawasaki to return to the headquarters as soon as possible.
A total of twelve mortars were assembled to launch an attack. With the numerical advantage, a blind cat could kill a mouse but also many people.
Major General Kawasaki witnessed two Eighth Route Army soldiers being blown away with his own eyes, and his face suddenly became happy and he said excitedly.
"Yo Xi, the artillery fire is very good, keep firing..."
Lieutenant Commander Cun Shang took the opportunity to propose: "General..."
"The Eighth Route Army outside the city will definitely die."
"If they were armed with mortars too."
"We may launch a counterattack at any time. This place is very dangerous. You must leave immediately."
After his wish came true, Major General Kawasaki did not want to make things too difficult for his subordinates, so he immediately ordered: "Go back to the headquarters."
"Notify other city defense troops."
"The Eighth Route Army besieging us is here..."
"There is no need for the city defense troops to save ammunition. When they see the Eighth Route Army, they will beat me hard so that they can't stand outside the city and attack us."
"If there is any situation, report it to the headquarters immediately."
"If the phone breaks contact, use the radio."
"Even if there is no situation, we should contact you every half an hour to prevent accidents from happening in the city."
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When Major General Kawasaki was clamoring to make the Eighth Route Army look good, Huang Yu, Kong Jie, and Li Yunlong were hiding behind a mound 800 meters away to observe the city.
As a result, just a few minutes after watching, more than a dozen cannonballs were fired from the top of the city.
Dozens of soldiers directly in front were instantly submerged in artillery fire, and their lives and deaths were uncertain.
The three people were deceived by the Japanese.
After fighting for so many years, I have never seen little Japanese fighting like this.
He exposed all his trump cards for the sake of dozens of Eighth Route Army troops. I don’t know whether it was the little devil who wanted to kill a chicken with a knife, or the commander who was confused and blew his trump cards when he came up.
"Lao Kong, what do you think?" Li Yunlong asked with a conflicted face.
"No matter what the little devil's purpose is, there is no reason for us not to eat the fat meat that comes to our lips." Kong Jie said expectantly.
Huang Yu suddenly interjected: "I think so too."
"There is a large amount of weapons and ammunition stored in the city. Okamura Neji can still airdrop them when they are used up."
"It can be said to be inexhaustible and inexhaustible."
"But the troops are limited."
"If we kill one more now, the pressure during the general attack will be reduced."
"When the Japanese came up, they exposed the artillery positions and heavy machine gun positions."
"If you don't knock it, it would be a shame for their kindness."
Li Yunlong smashed his fist on the mound in front of him: "Then hit."
"It just so happens that several of my mortar companies are right behind."
"I will give the order now."
"By the way, we can cover the infantry and dig out the first trench."
"This way we can extend to the city wall step by step."
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The Eighth Route Army General Headquarters and Deputy Commander-in-Chief happened to receive a telegram from Yizhong that the Eighth Route Army planned to storm Baoding.
This was the first time the Eighth Route Army actually attacked a large city heavily defended by the Japanese army.
Although Kong Jie and Li Yunlong fought against Taiyuan.
However, they took advantage of the lack of troops in Taiyuan and launched a sneak attack before they managed to get into the outer city of Taiyuan.
It's not a true assault, and there's no way to accumulate siege experience.
The attack on Baoding was different.
More than 10,000 puppet troops were stationed in the city. The city defenses were strong and the ammunition was sufficient.
The Yizhong Eighth Route Army had almost no advantage in front of them.
More importantly, the Japanese army had calculated in advance that Kong Jie was going to attack Baoding and was ready to defend Baoding.
As a result, many of the tactics of the Eighth Route Army in Yi Zhong will be ineffective, and they will have no choice but to go head-to-head with the Baoding garrison.
If they could capture Baoding under such circumstances, defeat more with less, and completely annihilate the Baoding garrison, it would definitely set a precedent for the Eighth Route Army's siege warfare.
At the same time, it also accumulated a lot of combat experience for the Eighth Route Army in attacking big cities.
The deputy commander-in-chief could see at a glance the huge benefits and significance this siege might bring to the Eighth Route Army.
From the moment I received the telegram, my entire mind was focused on this siege battle.
Not only did he order the chief of staff to find all the information related to Baoding, but he also called several important staff officers together to discuss the chances of victory of the Eighth Route Army in Yinzhong and the tactics they might adopt around the map.
"Chief..." a combat staff officer said.
"Baoding garrison has too many advantages..."
"I've been thinking about it for a long time and I haven't thought of an advantage that belongs to us."
"I think the Yizhong Eighth Route Army's chances of winning in this critical battle are very low."
"In order to preserve our strength, we should retreat immediately."
Although the other staff officers did not speak, it could be seen from their expressions that they agreed with this conclusion from the bottom of their hearts.
The deputy commander shook his head and looked at the chief of staff: "What do you think?"
"It's very suspenseful...but it's not without any chance of winning." The chief of staff thought for a moment and replied.
"Even if the Yizhong Eighth Route Army succeeds in taking Baoding, they will pay a huge price in the battle."
"From the perspective of gains and losses, I do not recommend fighting this battle."
"But Kong Jie and the others insisted on fighting this tough battle, which shows that they encountered difficulties and had to conquer Baoding."
"There will be some consequences for the foreign emperor. They understand the war situation better than we do, and they understand the situation they are facing better."
"Since they decide to fight, we must support them."
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