Chapter 771: Forcing Okamura Neji to submit (first update)
Author: 574981
Chapter 771: Forcing Okamura Neji to submit (first update)
Thinking of the excitement, Li Zhi stood up from the chair in a flash and shouted with determination.
"Very good……"
"With these equipment, although there are only more than 1,600 people left in the 26th Regiment, the overall combat effectiveness of the entire regiment is no better than the more than 2,200 people when they first came to Baoding."
"From now on, from now on, the Du Er Regiment will fight wherever Commander Kong and Commander Li point out. We promise not to say a word of nonsense."
The commander of the 25th Regiment stood up and asked for a fight: "Captain Kong, our 25th Regiment is not a vegetarian."
"After the counter-mopping begins, if there are any dangerous missions, just arrange them for us, and I promise not to frown."
"Why should you give all the dangerous tasks to the 25th Regiment? My 21st Regiment is fine too." Another regiment leader said not to be outdone.
"We only killed a few hundred Japs in the ambush last night. The casualties were very small. There are still more than 2,100 troops that can continue to fight. The troops are strong, well-equipped, and have high morale. They are ready to join the battle at any time."
"If Captain Kong has any tasks, feel free to arrange them for us."
More than a dozen regiment leaders and political commissars were all stimulated by the equipment standards promised by Kong Jie. They were all excited and rushed to stand up and ask for a fight.
Seeing Kong Jie shaking his head, he had to stand up and stop him.
"Everyone is quiet..."
"stop……"
"The troops have won the battle, their equipment has improved, and it is understandable that everyone is in a good mood."
"As for the combat effectiveness of each regiment, Commander Li and I both know it. There is no need for you to tell me again."
"If you don't have combat effectiveness, your superiors won't send you to reinforce Yi Zhong."
"Let's discuss troop withdrawal and counter-mopping up directly..."
"Shunping garrison and the 22nd regiment stayed in the rear, and Deputy Chief of Staff Huang agreed to command all the rear troops..."
"Other troops will return to their base areas after dark. Commander Li and I have arranged defense zones for each regiment."
"When you return to the base area, seize the time to familiarize yourself with the terrain and the tunnel fortifications in the defense area."
"We plan to use tunnels to severely punish the Kwantung Army that marched south."
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The military column with more than 20,000 imps pulled along slowly stopped at the border of Baoding.
The railway ahead had been completely destroyed. Even though Okamura Neiji was the commander of the North China Front, he had to abandon the military train and transfer to armored vehicles to rush to Baoding City.
A full reinforcements brigade opened the way in front of the team, and more than 20,000 Japanese soldiers carrying heavy artillery, tanks, cars, and heavy baggage trucks... slowly followed behind.
The torches held by the troops formed a line with a total length of more than six kilometers. Looking down from the air, they looked like a fire dragon rushing straight into Baoding, which was unstoppable.
"Your Excellency, Commander..." Neji Okamura was sitting in the co-pilot of the armored vehicle. When his whole body was about to be shaken to pieces, the division commander from the Kwantung Army suddenly ran to the window to report.
The fast-moving armored vehicle stopped immediately.
Okamura Neiji jumped out of the passenger seat decisively, stretched out his arms, and asked in annoyance: "Why are you so anxious about something, and you, the division commander, need to come here in person?"
"Can't you just send someone over here..."
"The road ahead is destroyed. I suspect that the Eighth Route Army that ambushed the Zhongcun Brigade last night has begun to take action..." the division commander replied seriously.
A reinforced brigade consisting of more than 8,000 Kwantung Army elites could not hold on for even half a night before being completely eaten up by the Eighth Route Army in the Wing.
Although there are multiple divisions of troops here, the total strength is nearly three times greater than that of the Nakamura Brigade.
But the division commander did not dare to underestimate the enemy at all.
Even if the Yi Zhong Eighth Route Army did not eat away at one's own strength and the battlefield layout was good, it would still be no problem to severely injure oneself.
The division commander's knowledge of the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong all came from battle reports and intelligence, and he had never actually fought against them.
He didn't want to give the Eighth Route Army any opportunities during the subsequent march, so he went to Neji Okamura in person to ask for instructions.
The commander had suffered losses at the hands of the Yizhong Eighth Route Army, so he must know this opponent very well.
With him helping to make plans, or directly commanding the troops, everything will be absolutely foolproof.
Okamura Neiji didn't expect that he would be targeted by the Eighth Route Army as soon as he got off the train. The Eighth Route Army was so disrespectful to him that he couldn't describe the anger in his heart, so he snorted an order.
"It's a good time. I was just worried about how to find them."
"I didn't expect them to take the initiative to hit our guns."
"The Eighth Route Army is particularly good at fighting in the field, and they also like to lure the enemy deep into our territory and ambush us."
"We can't give them any chance."
"The forward brigade advanced while repairing the roadside. The troops strengthened their vigilance and immediately used firepower to counterattack after being attacked."
"The main force is ready to fight at any time."
"Especially for the tank troops, if they find suspicious targets, they will directly use tank guns to fire them at me, without giving the Eighth Route Army any chance to move."
"Without my order, everyone can only counterattack with firepower and cannot send troops to attack."
"When we retake Baoding and sweep the Yizhong base, we will find a way to force them out to fight us."
The marching speed of the Japanese army suddenly slowed down, and the security troops stared at both sides of the road with wide eyes, looking for suspicious targets.
The tanks scattered in the team kept turning their turrets, ready to fire at any time.
Okamura Neiji returned to the co-pilot seat of the armored vehicle.
Although it is very bumpy, it is very safe.
The Eighth Route Army in Yi Zhong always likes to launch attacks by surprise. Maybe now there is an Eighth Route Army hiding under everyone's nose, ready to launch an attack at any time, but no one has found it.
"Although the protective armor of armored vehicles is not as good as that of tanks, it can still withstand ordinary rifle machine gun bullets."
Okamura Neiji hid in an armored vehicle, which at least could help him defend himself against most sneak attacks.
"Boom boom boom..."
A series of explosions suddenly sounded behind Gangcun. When he poked his head out of the lathe, he looked back and saw six plumes of thick smoke rising slowly, and orange-red fireballs simultaneously forming a mushroom cloud in the sky.
"Use mortars to sneak attack us from a long distance... The Eighth Route Army wants to repeat its old tricks..." Neji Okamura's expression changed.
The regimental commander was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion: "The old trick is repeated... Could it be that we have suffered losses in this area before... After so long, the front army headquarters must have thought of a way to break the situation."
"Your Majesty Commander, just give your orders and I will definitely obey them."
Okamura Neiji met the division commander's expectant gaze and shook his head helplessly: "It is difficult to break the situation."
"Mortars have a long range, and the gunners who attacked us have been hiding 700 to 800 meters away recently."
"After firing two or three rounds of artillery shells, move to a new position and continue firing."
"Our gunners couldn't lock the target even if they wanted to counterattack."
"Sending troops to attack will lead to no return."
"The Eighth Route Army deployed heavy troops around the artillery positions. If there were too few troops to attack, it would be like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth. No matter how many people were sent to attack, they would lose as many people as possible."
"There were too many troops in the attack. The Eighth Route Army immediately changed their ambush warfare to guerrilla warfare and led them in circles on the battlefield. The fat ones were dragged thin, and the thin ones were dragged to death."
"The Eighth Route Army calls this style of artillery guerrilla warfare."
"I have been fighting for so many years, and this is the first time I encountered this tricky style of play, and I basically can't break the game."
The division commander was a little confused.
I didn't expect that I would encounter such a problem just after encountering the Yizhong Eighth Route Army.
I couldn't see the fireballs rising up on the road in the distance, and I was very anxious. I was just about to prepare to kill the horse and let the artillery fight with the Eighth Route Army artillery.
Before the words left his mouth, Okamura Neiji opened his mouth again: "But there is a problem with the Eighth Route Army being so big."
"They can't produce artillery shells. All the artillery shells are captured. Every time you shoot one, you lose one."
"As long as the troops are dispersed enough, we can minimize the casualties caused by the artillery raid."
"The Eighth Route Army will naturally stop the artillery shelling when they see that we can't survive the sneak attack by artillery shells."
"Another way is to gather superior artillery to counterattack."
"As long as the counterattack fire coverage is large enough, or the artillery is lucky and the counterattack shells hit the Eighth Route Army's retreat, we can still eliminate the Eighth Route Army artillery that fires a few shots and changes positions."
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On a hill about three kilometers away from the road, Huang Yu was observing the battle situation with Tang Chen, the leader of the 22nd Regiment.
"Captain Huang... the little Japs on the road are spreading out to avoid the sudden attack of our army's artillery fire." Tang Chen's eyes were opened today. He didn't expect that mortars could also fight guerrilla warfare with the Japs. He was excited when he saw the Japs' reaction.
shouted, subconsciously feeling that the Japanese were afraid of being beaten by artillery.
Otherwise, given the traitor's tendency to retaliate against enemies, he would definitely not swallow his anger and continue to defend passively.
Huang Yu's reaction was completely opposite to that of Tang Chen. He frowned and said with a helpless expression, "The devils are becoming more and more difficult to deal with."
"Especially that old boy Okamura Neji, he's almost too cautious to be cautious."
"If the Japanese don't send troops to fight back, we can only rely on sneak attacks with artillery fire. Even if we use up all the artillery shells Commander Kong left us, we won't be able to kill a few Japanese."
"If the Japanese send troops to hunt down our artillery, with the strength of our two regiments, the Japanese can pull out the tiger's teeth and eat him by sending two squadrons."
The excited smile on Tang Chen's face disappeared instantly, and he answered with an annoyed expression: "How about we dispatch a few more mortars and fire at the same time, so that Okamura Neji cannot bear the casualties caused by the artillery attack."
Huang Yu shook his head again: "Once the Japs on the highway are dispersed, it will be useless no matter how many mortars we dispatch. We will also waste a lot of shells, and the gain will not be worth the loss."
After saying that, he raised the telescope again, hoping that he could find one or two flaws in the Japanese.
Although the regiment commander did not assign the rear troops the task of annihilating the enemy, as long as they did not allow Neji Okamura to easily recapture Baoding and cause him some trouble.
But Huang Yu himself did not want to miss this good opportunity to consume Japanese troops.
He has two regiments of elite troops, and there are still four or five hours until dark. If he is lucky, he can take advantage of the opportunity to kill both groups.
"Yes..."
Huang Yu suddenly noticed the artillery regiment in the middle of the Japanese army, and his eyes became brighter and brighter.
This is an enhanced version of the artillery regiment, with three field artillery brigades and one large-caliber mountain artillery brigade. There are a total of 48 artillery pieces in four brigades, all of which are transported by vehicles.
Japanese infantry can evacuate to both sides of the road to reduce the threat of artillery shells.
These field artillery and heavy artillery are too dependent on the road, and they cannot leave the road no matter how they are evacuated.
If you destroy a field artillery or heavy artillery with a round of artillery fire, if you can't blow up the artillery, you will also blow up the Japanese car transporting the artillery.
From now on in Tianliang, it will definitely be no problem to launch another 30 or 40 rounds of artillery fire raids. Then the artillery regiment that the Japanese have worked so hard to bring will be finished.
Okamura Neji will definitely not allow this to happen.
This forced him to find a way to destroy the artillery under his command in a sneak attack.
As soon as the devil makes a move, your chance will come.
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