Chapter 832 Division Commander: Where is my troops?
While Huang Yu was talking, Liu Sen suddenly received a telegram from the operator and laughed after reading it.
"Xiao Huang..."
"It's as if your mouth has been opened. If you say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be here..."
"Duan Peng just sent an urgent telegram: A Japanese light infantry regiment set off from Baoding City in the afternoon, transported by car, and arrived at the edge of our base area at 7 p.m."
"At first they thought the Japanese army was transporting weapons and ammunition..."
"Only when we got to the base area did we realize that the transport vehicles were all loaded with Japanese soldiers."
"There are more than three thousand people, carrying only light and heavy machine guns, mortars, and mountain artillery that can be transported by mules and horses."
"After getting off the car, we marched along the highway and headed straight for Chenjiazhuang!"
"Just now we were discussing whether Okamura Neji is powerful enough and whether he can create another fighter for us."
"In the end, Okamura Neji gave us a light infantry regiment without consulting us!"
"If you don't eat it, you would be really sorry for Okamura Neji's kindness."
Huang Yu immediately walked to the map and found the only way for the Japanese army to reinforce Chenjiazhuang. He said seriously: "Where have these little devils killed... How long will it take to reach Chenjiazhuang!"
"The best way to eliminate them is to defeat them one by one..."
"If we are divided into two and fight on two sides, the pressure on the troops will definitely be very great."
Liu Sen pointed to a point on the map and replied: "Here..."
"With a normal emergency march, we can reach Chenjiazhuang at three o'clock in the morning..."
"If we let the local troops along the way and Duan Peng and the others block it, we can definitely delay them for an hour."
Huang Yu then looked at his watch and said: "It's half past ten in the evening... there are still more than four hours after three in the morning... there is plenty of time, there is no need for Duan Peng and the local guerrillas to slow down their march!"
"Ningji Okamura suddenly sent troops from Baoding to reinforce Chenjiazhuang. He must have wanted to catch us off guard."
"If the local troops, Duan Peng and the others take action now to stop this Japanese army along the way, and the news reaches the ears of Gangcun Ningji, they will definitely guess that we have targeted this reinforcement force, and then let them strengthen their vigilance to prevent us from encircling the point for reinforcements.
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"If Duan Peng doesn't move, Neji Okamura will mistakenly think that this Japanese army has not exposed its target."
"In order to reach Chenjiazhuang as soon as possible, let the reinforcements march forward quickly."
"For an army, whether it is light infantry or heavy infantry, the faster the marching speed, the less vigilant the troops are, and the more we can catch them off guard."
Seeing Liu Sen nod, Huang Yu continued: "Notify the frontline troops participating in the battle, and we will try to end the battle within two hours..."
"Assemble heavy troops to ambush this group of light infantry sent by Baoding..."
"The specific method of attack will be decided after we have completely wiped out the Kwantung Army's middle sweep force..."
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On the front-line battlefield, Lieutenant General Sakuragi was observing the battle situation with a frown on his face, his facial expression very solemn.
The Eighth Route Army's offensive was too fierce, especially after an accident occurred among its artillery units. All kinds of artillery shells were thrown into the blocking positions as if they were free.
With great difficulty, a hole opened by the Eighth Route Army was blocked, and other places were broken through by the Eighth Route Army.
All the mobile troops in hand have been used up, and one of the two guard squadrons has been dispatched.
If another accident occurs at the blocking position, the last guard squadron around us will have to go to the battlefield.
Now he just hoped that the chief of staff would quickly eliminate the two battalions of the Eighth Route Army in his belly.
He still has a reinforced brigade in hand. Even if he loses some, two or three squadrons will still be left.
As long as they arrive in time, they can stabilize the defense line and repel the Eighth Route Army's offensive...
From time to time, I look back at the location of the division headquarters, hoping that the Chief of Staff will show up soon...
"Division Commander..."
Cao Cao was about to arrive, and the familiar voice of the chief of staff's report suddenly reached his ears.
Lieutenant General Sakuragi looked over at the sound, and the expectant expression on his face was suddenly replaced by solemnity.
The chief of staff appeared, but the imaginary reinforcements did not.
More than 20 soldiers guarded the chief of staff. They appeared in front of him in a very embarrassed state, like a bereaved dog. Many of the soldiers were still wounded and had no morale at all.
Lieutenant General Sakuragi panicked a little. He grabbed the chief of staff by the collar and asked eagerly: "What's going on? Where are the troops? Where is the reinforced group I gave you... I still expect them to help me.
Block the Eighth Route Army's offensive and hold the position..."
"Please punish the division commander..." the chief of staff reported with shame and anger...
"I didn't do my humble job well... I only have about twenty people left in the reinforced group you gave me... All the other soldiers died in the battle..."
"We successfully blocked two battalions of the Eighth Route Army at the division headquarters, and when we were about to annihilate them all, the Eighth Route Army actually dispatched more than a dozen mountain field guns to attack us from a long distance."
"The troops' offensive was blown up in one fell swoop, and a large number of troops were lost."
"Two battalions of the Eighth Route Army launched a counterattack relying on the defensive offensive we built around the headquarters..."
"They are equipped with more than ten mortars, six heavy machine guns, and more than fifty light machine guns..."
"The firepower is twice as much as ours..."
"We have no artillery support. Once the two sides fight, the attacking troops are suppressed on the battlefield."
"The Eighth Route Army took the opportunity to launch a counterattack...the troops were defeated..."
Lieutenant General Sakuragi was so angry that he wanted to kill someone. His eyes instantly turned red. He stared at the Chief of Staff and ordered with a murderous look on his face: "Asshole..."
"Do you know how important the troops you lost are?"
"They are the only mobile troops left in the middle sweep force... Now that the mobile troops are gone, how do you ask me to hold the second line of defense..."
"Stupid pig...the troops are all gone, why are you coming back..."
Before he finished speaking, two explosions were heard from the defense line not far away. Lieutenant General Sakuragi's face was already ugly, but it became even uglier after hearing these two explosions.
After glancing at the disappointed chief of staff, he made a decision: "What exploded just now was the explosive package fired by the torpedo cannon at the blocking position. It was very powerful. The defense forces there must have suffered heavy casualties. The defense line is in danger. It may be possible at any time."
It was captured by the Eighth Route Army."
"Take your guards and go to reinforce there immediately. Be sure to block the Eighth Route Army's offensive and hold the gap..."
"If you can't hold it, don't come back... The Kwantung Army doesn't want cowards who flee from the battlefield..."
The chief of staff knew that this was the only chance to save his face. Although he knew that he would have a narrow escape from death, he still accepted the order without hesitation in order to save his soldiers.
"Please rest assured, division commander, the people are in position..."
After saying that, he led more than twenty remaining soldiers towards the battlefield.
Looking at the quickly disappearing figure of the chief of staff, Sakuragi remained silent for a long time.
The mobile unit was gone, and the defense line could be breached at any time. It was now nearly four hours after three o'clock in the morning, and he didn't know how to hold on even if he thought about it.
