Chapter 977 Okamura Neji wants to chase and intercept him
The Eighth Route Army attacked the position and listened to the constant sound of firefights around the troops, which made me feel very happy.
He has figured out Neji Okamura's routine.
In the past, every time the Japanese reinforcements took the road, they would be massacred by the Eighth Route Army's reinforcements.
This time, he decided to change his approach and ask his troops to launch attacks in small groups from the flanks of the attacking troops. He would use guerrilla warfare to consume his own troops and disperse the strength and firepower of the attacking troops, thereby achieving the purpose of reinforcing the battlefield.
Little did they know that after the Yizhong Eighth Route Army suffered a loss from a Japanese sneak attack, no matter what battle it fought in the future, reconnaissance posts and security forces would be scattered around the army.
After the Japanese reinforcements were divided, they naturally could not escape the eyes of these reconnaissance posts.
The Eighth Route Army is the ancestor of guerrilla warfare.
If they didn't know that the Japanese army planned to launch an attack using guerrilla warfare, they might have been caught off guard.
But they now know in advance that the Japanese army intends to use guerrilla warfare to launch attacks from the rear. What the troops need to do is to stand ready and fight tooth for tooth to see who is the real ancestor of guerrilla warfare.
Every time there was a sound of firefights around the battlefield, it meant that a reinforced small group of Japanese troops had crashed into the Eighth Route Army's pocket formation and stepped into the gate of hell. There were only two or three minutes left before the entire army was destroyed.
"Deputy Chief of Staff..." The commander of the Sixth Regiment of the Sole Brigade ran to Huang Yu's side with a happy face.
His face was already blooming with joy, as if he had eaten candied fruit, with a smile on his face: "This battle was really exciting."
"The little devils are like a group of headless flies, constantly crashing into our pockets."
"After killing one reinforcement team, another one will come..."
"The soldiers are almost going crazy..."
"I just did some statistics."
"So far, we have eliminated nine reinforcement teams."
"The battle continues."
"It will definitely be no problem to kill eight or nine more infantry squads."
Just as Huang Yu was about to answer the call, the operator suddenly ran towards him: "Report to the deputy chief of staff..."
"The deputy commander has successfully broken through the first blockade of the iron wall..."
"The time is five minutes less than planned."
"The breakout troops are marching quickly towards the Japanese army's second blockade."
The smile on Huang Yu's face grew wider.
The purpose of the troops attacking two Japanese military bases at the same time was to cover Li Yunlong's escape from the iron wall.
The breakout force successfully broke through the most difficult first blockade, which means that more than half of tonight's mission has been completed.
Just as he was about to speak, another operator ran towards him again: "Deputy Chief of Staff..."
"Urgent call from the company commander of the Special Regiment Section..."
"The little Japs in the other two stations on the blockade are marching towards the battlefield in a hurry. They are still about half an hour away. Please arrange the retreat of the main force as soon as possible to avoid being blocked by the Japanese reinforcements on the blockade."
Huang Yu no longer hesitated, but after taking a look at the telegram, he ordered: "Forward Duan Peng's telegram to the commander immediately..."
"Ask him to arrange for the troops to withdraw as soon as possible and withdraw from the battle as soon as possible. We are also preparing to retreat..."
"As for the deputy commander, we can't control him even if we want to. He can only rely on himself to break through."
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It took half an hour for Neji Okamura, the Japanese garrison headquarters in Baoding, to receive the bad news that the Eighth Route Army had broken through the first blockade of the iron wall.
Then he slumped down on the chair, staring with a pair of big eyes that couldn't believe it, with a face full of despair. It took him a long time to react.
He stood up and walked to the sand table, analyzing with regret on his face: "We were fooled..."
"The purpose of the Eighth Route Army troops splitting into two groups to attack us at the same time is neither to attack us in the east nor to inflict heavy damage on us, but to cover a unit in breaking out of the encirclement."
"We must immediately find out the specific whereabouts and true purpose of this unit."
"If there is a chance, we must block them in the remaining blockades of the iron wall."
"Deputy Chief of Staff, immediately contact the garrison on the 2, 3, 4 and 3 blockade lines and move closer to the direction of the Eighth Route Army's breakout. I want to fight them head-to-head in a head-to-head encounter at the blockade line."
The deputy chief of staff pointed to the sand table for analysis.
"The imperial army stationed at the second blockade has two regiments, and the garrison closest to the battlefield has two reinforced brigades. They have been ordered by their humble rank to march urgently to reinforce the battlefield."
"There are only two brigades of the imperial army stationed on the third blockade line. The garrison closest to the battlefield has three infantry squadrons. The humble post also gave them orders to mobilize troops."
"The Imperial Army stationed at the fourth blockade only has one infantry brigade. Because the Eighth Route Army's breakout force would take at least three hours to get there, I asked the entire brigade to rush to the area where the Eighth Route Army might break out to wait for work."
"At the same time, the troops stationed at the first blockade line were ordered to deploy a regiment to follow and pursue the Eighth Route Army's breakout troops."
Seeing Okamura Neiji staring at the sand table without answering, nor relaxing his frown, the deputy chief of staff thought that he had not explained clearly, so he quickly explained the reason for his arrangement.
"Your Excellency, Commander."
"According to reports from the troops who reinforced the breach of the blockade, the Eighth Route Army only blew up the blockade wall and did not fill in the blockade ditch. All the breakout troops built bridges and passed through the blockade ditch."
"The blockade ditch is very wide, and the temporary wooden bridge built by the Eighth Route Army's breakout troops will certainly not be able to support heavy weapons and tanks. Therefore, the Eighth Route Army participating in the breakout is only a light infantry force, with a total strength of no more than 5,000 people."
"They have three blockade lines and four or five infantry brigades blocking the way in front of them, and there is a regiment pursuing them behind them. They will definitely not be able to break through our iron wall."
Neji Okamura frowned and analyzed: "We can see this, and the Eighth Route Army in the encirclement must also be able to see it."
"Since the breakout force cannot break out of our iron wall encirclement and will definitely be eliminated by us on the blockade, then why did the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong send this breakout force and mobilize so many troops to pretend to attack our base and successfully cover the breakout force?
Break through our first blockade."
"Is it possible that the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong has so many troops that it can ignore thousands of people?"
"Or the thousands of people they are breaking out of are a probing attack they launched."
"This is how we can judge whether our iron wall is truly indestructible."
The deputy chief of staff shook his head and replied: "I can't understand even if I'm in a humble position."
"But I can be sure: the Eighth Route Army that is breaking through must not be equipped with heavy weapons."
"As long as the pursuit and interception troops are in place in time, they will be able to gather them on the blockade and annihilate them."
"In addition, the Eighth Route Army troops in Yizhong attacked our station in two groups and gained nothing."
"Although they did not attack our base, they set up a large number of pocket formations around the battlefield."
"The return troops we wanted to attack from their flanks and rear were all devastated. Huang Yu lost more than 2,500 people on the two battlefields."
"Including the loss of the garrison, we lost more than 3,600 elite members of the imperial army in this battle."
