Hearing this, Okamura Neji frowned deeper than before.
Analyzing with a stern face: "With more than two thousand troops stationed, this is simply a piece of fat on the lips of the Eighth Route Army."
"Without the cooperation of the breakout troops, the remaining troops of the Eighth Route Army can swallow them up until nothing is left."
The deputy chief of staff reacted quickly and immediately asked Okamura Neiji: "You mean that the remaining troops of the Eighth Route Army will continue to attack our blockade, especially the four stations that have suffered heavy losses in strength."
Okamura Neiji did not answer directly, but asked with a serious face: "If you were the commander of the Eighth Route Army, would you let go of this fighter plane sent to you?"
The deputy chief of staff shook his head and replied with pain on his face: "Definitely not..."
"Before, we deployed four to five thousand imperial troops at each station, equipped with a large number of heavy artillery and anti-tank weapons."
"The entire blockade is stronger than a tortoise shell. Not even a pin from the Eighth Route Army in the wing can penetrate it. That's why we haven't encountered any early attacks for more than ten days."
"Now if a fighter plane suddenly appears, the troops left behind by the Eighth Route Army will seize it even if they risk their lives."
Having said this, he immediately became anxious. He stared at Okamura Neji and asked, "Your Excellency, Commander, what should we do next?"
"We can only demolish the east wall to repair the west wall..." Okamura Neji said with a long sigh.
"There are Eighth Route Army breakout troops watching outside the iron wall. The troops stationed on the blockade can't get out, and the troops outside can't get in either."
"Besides, we already lack troops in the rear area, otherwise we wouldn't have accidents happening everywhere."
"Even if we want to mobilize troops to reinforce the front line, there are no troops to mobilize."
The deputy chief of staff understood the situation, his mind was working rapidly, and he immediately spoke out the proposal he had just thought of.
"Your Excellency Commander..."
"There are a total of eight reinforced regiments left on the front line. Four of them have lost their troops and are most likely to be attacked by the Eighth Route Army."
"If we draw three squadrons from each of the other four wings to reinforce them, their manpower shortage problem will be alleviated."
"If we are really attacked, it will definitely be no problem to hold on until the two nearby regiments can reinforce us."
This was the only way Okamura Neiji could think of to break the situation, and he immediately ordered: "Just do it..."
"Relevant reinforcements must be in place before dark."
"I have a strong premonition."
"The remaining troops of the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong will definitely attack the blockade tonight."
"We have put the reinforcements in place in a timely manner and are ready, and maybe we can get some unexpected gains."
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Yizhong Sixth Army Division Headquarters.
After learning that Kong Jie was going to attack the frontline Japs tonight, Huang Yu immediately rushed over from the special forces station.
He also knew that the Japanese and puppet troops on the front line suffered heavy losses in the breakout operation last night, especially Li Yunlong's carbine, which killed a full Japanese brigade in one battle.
But Huang Yu also believes that Okamura Neji is not a vegetarian.
He could also discover the fighter planes that the Eighth Route Army could discover, and he would definitely not remain indifferent and leave loopholes there for him to exploit.
Tonight's initiative to attack the blockade was the result of discussions between Kong Jie and Li Yunlong. As the deputy chief of staff of the military division, I would not be able to object directly. The best way would be to fill in the possible loopholes in the combat plan.
In case Okamura Neiji has already made preparations, the attacking troops will not be in danger and return without success.
Kong Jie saw Huang Yu staring at the map without saying anything. No matter how stupid he was, he knew there was something wrong with his battle plan, so he asked directly: "Xiao Huang..."
"If there is a problem with the battle plan, just say it directly, don't hesitate..."
"This is a major event that affects the lives of thousands of soldiers, and there must be no delay.
"Don't stop talking just because I am the commander and Li Yunlong is the deputy commander."
Huang Yu had an idea and said: "Commander..."
"There is no problem, but I would like to add a preliminary plan to this combat plan."
"In case an accident occurs to the troops during operations, or if Okamura Neiji is prepared, the troops will immediately act according to the second combat plan."
Kong Jie immediately became interested: "Be more specific."
"The original battle plan was to attack one of the strongholds along the blockade and fight a battle of annihilation."
"If the troop attack is frustrated and the Japanese reinforcements arrive on the battlefield in time, the main attacking troops will be unable to achieve a breakthrough in a short period of time. The combat mission of the participating troops will immediately be changed to encirclement and reinforcement."
Kong Jie nodded visibly, then shook his head, and finally replied: "I agree to surround the site for reinforcements..."
"But after Li Yunlong took away the Independent Brigade, will there still be so many troops surrounding the base area to provide reinforcements?"
"Of course..." Huang Yu answered confidently.
"For more than a month in the military division, two main brigades have basically been performing combat missions. Because the proportion of new recruits is too high, the troops have not yet formed combat effectiveness. The three garrison regiments have been undertaking sneak attack missions on the front line, fighting small devils.
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"Now more than a month has passed. Although the three garrison regiments have not yet returned to their pre-reorganization combat effectiveness, they have indeed initially formed their combat effectiveness."
"Used properly, they are still a military force that cannot be underestimated."
The more Kong Jie listened, the more interested he became. He stared at Huang Yu and continued to ask: "To be more specific, how do you want to use the three garrison regiments."
"Two garrison regiments are matched with one main force regiment, plus two-thirds of the mountain artillery and heavy artillery in the military division, to storm the Japanese garrison."
"A garrison regiment is equipped with two main regiments, and one-third of the field artillery and heavy artillery of the Canadian military division are lurking in the final route of the Japanese reinforcements to provide reinforcements."
"With any luck, we can capture both the Japs station and the reinforcements."
"If we're not lucky, we will severely injure the little Japs in the camp and wipe out all the Japanese reinforcements."
"No matter how we fight, the troops cannot return empty-handed tonight."
"All cavalry units under the military division, and the guard regiment directly under the military division, are responsible for intercepting another Japanese reinforcement."
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After confirming that the Eighth Route Army would raid the front line tonight, Okamura Neiji took advantage of the day to seize the time to rest and appeared at the headquarters on time at eight o'clock in the evening.
Last night, the troops suffered a heavy loss and allowed a group of Eighth Route Army troops to successfully break through their iron wall.
Not only did he lose his troops, but he also lost his face.
No matter what I say tonight, I will make up for this loss.
"Is there any change on the front line?" Neji Okamura walked into the war room and went straight to the sand table, asking the deputy chief of staff at the same time.
"I haven't received any news yet..." the deputy chief of staff replied.
"I have strictly ordered the four infantry regiments that are most likely to be attacked to strengthen their vigilance. After being attacked, the troops will immediately shrink to their respective stations and wait for reinforcements. The headquarters will send reinforcements to them as soon as possible."
Okamura Neji nodded with satisfaction: "Not bad..."
"Send another telegram to these four strongholds..."
"The Eighth Route Army still doesn't know that they have received reinforcements. Each regiment can lower the Eighth Route Army's vigilance by showing weakness and find ways to make them suffer some losses in the attack."
"We cannot underestimate the enemy and suffer losses every time we fight."
