"Captain, it exploded. All the two thousand kilograms of explosives we prepared for Okamura Neji were detonated..." Duan Peng rushed into the Junpei Defense Regiment headquarters with excitement to report.
"There were explosions from all four directions in Baoding."
"The flames are soaring into the sky, and the four positions are exactly where the four garrison stations are in Baoding City."
"Our plan became..."
Huang Yu laughed after hearing this and was very happy to analyze.
"Okamura Neiji dispatched four reinforced brigades to Baoding, and 80% of the five to six thousand little Japanese were stationed in these four camps. After deducting the more than 2,000 people who accepted the city defense fortifications, at least 3,000 people remained in the garrison."
"Two thousand kilograms of explosives are buried in the barracks. It's the time for the Japanese to sleep now. So the gift we prepared for Okamura can kill at least three thousand little Japanese."
"In addition to the more than 1,000 people we killed last night, we defeated another 4,000 people in the second wave of Japanese reinforcements."
"That's it."
"You can't be too greedy as a person, and you have to learn to accept things when they are good."
"Let the troops retreat immediately and return to the base."
"Baoding City has just been attacked, and two to three thousand Japs were lost. The Kwantung Army must be very frightened, and no one can care about us."
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Baoding Garrison Headquarters, Okamura Neiji returned here three hours later.
After repeated inspections by engineers and guards, the headquarters was indeed in no danger as Okamura Neiji said.
As soon as he entered the war room, he saw the Kwantung Army division waiting for him with solemn faces.
"Your Excellency, Commander..." The division commander was like a child who made a mistake, lowering his head and saying in embarrassment.
"The losses of the city defense troops have been calculated."
"The Eighth Route Army is very cunning and buried all the explosives in the barracks area."
"Our troops were very tired and returned to their barracks to rest as soon as it got dark."
"After the explosion, almost all the barracks were razed to the ground, more than 50% of the soldiers were killed on the spot, and more than 40% of the remaining soldiers were buried in the rubble."
"After rescue excavation, less than 200 people survived."
"A total of 2,951 people were killed and 116 were seriously injured..."
"All the Eighth Route Army troops who detonated the explosives fled, leaving no trace of their retreat."
"Although the troops have started a full search, we don't even know who our opponents are or what they look like. The possibility of finding them should be very low."
"Including last night's battle losses, the division led by the humble commander only has 19,000 men left to continue fighting, resulting in a direct loss of more than 4,200 men."
"We also lost three heavy guns, 11 field guns, and a large amount of other equipment."
"I have been fighting for so many years, and I have never felt so aggrieved as I do now."
"Losing multiple regiments resulted in us not even being able to see clearly what our opponent looked like."
"There is a saying in China: Scholars can be killed but not humiliated. There is also a saying: Stand up from where you fall..."
"I sincerely ask your Majesty, Commander, to agree that you must entrust me with the most important task when raiding the Yi Zhong base in the future."
"Use the blood of the Eighth Route Army in Yi Zhong to wash away the shame, save the defeat, and avenge the subordinates who were killed in the battle."
After hearing this result, Okamura Neji also fell silent.
He had been cautious enough since moving south from Peiping, but ended up falling into the Eighth Route Army Road in Yizhong again and again, losing thousands of Kwantung troops in vain.
The troops suffered two major defeats in succession. They not only slapped the Kwantung Army in the face, but also slapped themselves in the face.
There was silence for a while and no answer.
Until the deputy chief of staff came over: "Your Excellency, Commander..."
"Urgent call from the Chief of Staff..."
"The third wave of the Kwantung Army heading south has set off, with a total strength of more than 25,000 troops."
"It is expected to arrive in Peiping tomorrow morning. After replenishing equipment and ammunition, it is expected to arrive in Baoding early tomorrow night. Please make preparations for the response."
Two pieces of news, one good and one bad, made the angry Okamura Neji immediately calm down.
"boom……"
He punched the table hard and looked at the division commander fiercely ordering: "I can give you the main attack mission, but can you defeat the Yizhong Eighth Route Army and capture their base area?"
"You have fought against them several times, so you should know the Yizhong Eighth Route Army better than before."
"Knowing how difficult they are to deal with, I wonder if you have confidence."
At this juncture, the division commander had no other choice but to face the difficulties and answered with all his might: "Commander, please rest assured."
"I have roughly figured out Yi Zhongnian's Eighth Route Army's operational thinking."
"They are really difficult to fight. They especially like to take us by surprise and use strategies to deal with us."
"But the superiority in strength and firepower is in our hands."
"As long as the troops fight steadily and do not give the Yizhong Eighth Route Army any opportunities to take advantage of, and find ways to force them out for a decisive battle and confront us head-on, no matter how cunning the Yizhong Eighth Route Army is, they will not be an opponent."
The leader of the watch division spoke emphatically, and his ideas were similar to his own. Neji Okamura made a decision after a little analysis: "Then I will leave the task of raiding Chenjiazhuang to you."
"Chenjiazhuang is the only way for the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong to enter the mountains to avoid fighting."
"Capture Chenjiazhuang and block the Eighth Route Army's access to the mountain outside the mountain."
"Either they will be attacked by us from the front and back and annihilated outside the mountain."
"Either attack Chenjiazhuang and retake the access to the mountain."
"No matter what choice the Yizhong Eighth Route Army makes, it must take the initiative to stand up and confront us head-on."
The division commander quickly found the location of Chenjiazhuang on the map. After looking at it for two minutes, he received the order: "Commander, please rest assured."
"After the big sweep begins, I am confident that we can capture Chenjiazhuang within two days and block the retreat channel of the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong."
Okamura Neiji continued to order: "In order to increase the chance of victory, your equipment and firepower must be strengthened."
"Immediately deploy an infantry regiment from the troops outside the city and set off tomorrow afternoon to meet the third wave of reinforcements along the road we came from."
"After they are safely in place, our sweep can officially begin."
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Li Yunlong arranged the location of the 26th Regiment and hurried to the headquarters of the Duer Regiment. From now until the end of the sweep, the headquarters of the Duer Regiment will be the joint headquarters of all the Eighth Route Army in the Yizhong base area.
As his deputy, Li Yunlong must stay here and be on standby before the big sweep begins.
"Kong Erluozi... is there any news about Xiao Huang? I heard that Okamura Neji went to Baoding this morning." Li Yunlong was as usual, and before anyone entered the door, the sound had already reached the ears of everyone in the room.
Kong Jie smiled and replied: "You are really a dog."
"Xiao Huang, as soon as the good news arrived, you rushed over in a hurry."
"The gift he prepared for Okamura Neji is big enough."
"He will help us reimburse three thousand Kwantung troops in less than ten minutes."
"In addition to the results of the sneak attack on the Japs along the way the night before yesterday, the more than 20,000 Kwantung Army troops brought to Baoding by Okamura Neji single-handedly lost more than 4,000 people before they officially fought with us."
"If I were that old devil from Okamura, I would be so angry that I wouldn't even be able to eat."
"They are on their way back to their base."
"Based on the analysis of the current casualties of the Japanese army, and the next large-scale sweep, Okamura Neiji can mobilize at most 35,000 people to sweep us away."
"It's similar to Xiao Huang's previous analysis."
"It just so happens that your boy is back. Let's review the strength of both sides tonight and formulate a counter-mopping plan as soon as possible."
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