Chapter 853 This is the brilliance of the commander
"Then this battle will be no problem..." Zhou Wei said firmly.
"The Japanese mopping up troops on the right can't get through, and Wei Zhuang and the others can't break through. They can only block here and be destroyed by us."
"The troops mobilized by Comrade Huang Yu from Chenjiazhuang arrived on time. We launched the attack on time. The Japanese army's mopping up troops on the left will be defeated."
"Captain Li... we will win this battle..."
"Neji Okamura is indeed very powerful, but he is not omnipotent."
"Otherwise, why would the middle route mopping up troops be wiped out by Comrade Huang Yu in Chenjiazhuang?"
"Even the surprise troops he sent from Baoding never returned, and were eaten to pieces by Comrade Huang Yu."
"Don't worry too much."
"I heard that the tunnels here have been widened a lot by the soldiers. Before that old devil Hashimoto comes over, I'll go take a look and get familiar with the terrain."
"In case the battle starts, I won't know where the troops will attack from or where they will retreat."
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On the official road about ten kilometers away from Wei Zhuang, more than 7,000 little Japanese were rushing forward with tired faces.
The troops finally managed to reach a position more than 20 kilometers away from Chenjiazhuang. However, the raiding troops in the middle were wiped out, resulting in a wasted trip for the troops.
Then the soldiers didn't even have time to rest, and turned around and marched quickly in the direction of Wangdu to retreat.
I never expected that retreating would be more difficult than reinforcing Chenjiazhuang.
The Eighth Route Army was like crazy, sending troops to stop the attack whenever there was an opportunity.
The mountain ridges we just passed, the villages, and even the small dirtbags with an altitude of less than 20 meters... In short, all places suitable for blocking have traces of the battles of the left-pass mopping up troops.
After successive battles, everyone from the left route army, from the brigade commander Major General Hashimoto to the ordinary soldiers, had strong expressions of exhaustion on their faces.
If conditions hadn't allowed them, they would have fallen asleep on the floor.
Five minutes ago, the troops had just captured a small village and were marching quickly to the next village.
Okamura Neiji said that the Eighth Route Army in the Wing has the strength to swallow up the most powerful middle route army among the three-way mopping up troops, and it will definitely be able to take down the left and right mopping up troops.
If you want to avoid being targeted by the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong, you will be stuck in Yizhong and unable to return to Baoding.
The troops must withdraw to Wangdu before the Eighth Route Army mobilizes troops, rendezvous with the wounded and heavy troops there, and then march back to Baoding in a hurry without losing even a minute on the road.
After just five minutes of walking, my feet became heavier and heavier, and my marching speed became slower and slower.
Major General Hashimoto knew that this was a sign that he was too tired and wanted to sit down and take a good rest.
"General..." A report suddenly rang in his ears. He turned around and saw the radio operator hurriedly chasing him.
"Your Excellency, Commander, there is an urgent message."
"Weizhuang in front of us has been heavily occupied by the Eighth Route Army."
"The headquarters judged that the Eighth Route Army wanted to block us in Chenjiazhuang, gather together and annihilate us."
"The aviation force has been ordered to mobilize all idle aircraft to reinforce us, storm Wei Zhuang, and tear apart the Eighth Route Army's defense line."
"To avoid accidents in the left sweep force."
"The commander also asked us to make two preparations..."
"If we fail to break through Chenjiazhuang before dark today, we must immediately implement the preliminary plan. We must not stay in Weizhuang and be surrounded by the Eighth Route Army. We must gather together and annihilate them."
Major General Hashimoto is worried about the Eighth Route Army seizing Wei Village and blocking his way.
I haven't thought of a good solution even after racking my brain.
It turned out that the solution was in the telegram. The commander was worthy of being a commander. He had even thought out the retreat route after the left army failed to break through.
After glancing at the contents of the telegram, he walked to the roadside and stopped: "Spread out the map immediately..."
"Call the chief of staff here as well, and hurry up. The situation of the battle has changed."
Everyone quickly found the preparatory retreat route planned for them by Okamura Neji on the map.
After reading this, the chief of staff asked with confusion on his face: "Brigade commander..."
"Since it is safer to retreat through Chenjiazhuang, why don't we turn around and fight towards Chenjiazhuang now, instead of going to Weizhuang to waste time and troops."
"Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, you choose to go to the tiger mountains. I am humble and can't understand."
Major General Hashimoto said with admiration: "This is the brilliance of the commander."
"If you take the preliminary route to retreat, you must pass through Chenjiazhuang."
"The Eighth Route Army has just won two battles in Chenjiazhuang. The morale of the troops there must be high. If we kill them now, wouldn't we be looking for bad luck and hit their guns ourselves?"
"Now go to Wei Zhuang to fight."
"It's best if we can break through. If we can't break through, the Eighth Route Army's attention will be attracted to Wei Zhuang by us."
"When they rushed to Weizhuang to besiege us, the troops suddenly turned around and marched eastward. They would definitely catch the Eighth Route Army by surprise."
"Even if they temporarily deploy troops to surround us, it will take a lot of time."
"As long as we march fast enough, they will not be able to keep up with our marching pace and will have to eat dirt behind everyone else."
"The troops can easily fight their way out of Yizhong and return to Baoding."
"Order the troops to speed up their march."
"Everyone can have a good rest for a few hours when we arrive at Weizhuang."
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"Buzz buzz..."
Before the Japs' left-wing mopping up troops reached Wei Zhuang, six Japs' planes had already arrived over the battlefield.
He constantly put up a dive posture to show off his power towards the Eighth Route Army in order to undermine their morale.
These warriors who have experienced countless bloody battles are obviously not easily scared.
Planes cruised back and forth overhead, and the soldiers hid in the trenches and continued to do whatever they were supposed to do without being affected at all.
Li Yunlong was also observing the six planes circling back and forth above his head. He was silent for a while and said: "The planes arrived at Wei Zhuang ahead of the infantry."
"It means that Okamura Neji has seen that we want to block the left road in Weizhuang and mop up the troops."
"He has no troops and cannot send troops to reinforce the troops on the left to mop up the troops. He can only send planes to show off his power."
"There are six planes in action. It's so grand."
"Captain Zhou, today's battle will definitely be very fierce. Let the troops be mentally prepared in advance."
"From the regimental commander to the ordinary soldiers, no one can take a step back without an order from the headquarters."
"We also want to remind everyone to be prepared for virus prevention."
"Once the devils are driven crazy by us, they will be unscrupulous. Gas bombs have appeared on the battlefield more than once and will definitely be used again."
"Captain..." The observation post suddenly ran in and reported.
"The Japanese mopping up troops on the left have ten minutes to reach our first-line blocking position."
Li Yunlong's face became more serious and he said seriously: "Inform the troops to prepare for battle."
"Start smoking."
"Aerial bombs are too powerful. We can't stop Japanese planes from dropping bombs on the ground. We can only find ways to reduce the accuracy of their bombs."
"If you cover the blocking position with smoke, the Japanese pilots will become blind. Although it is rustic, the effect is very good."
