"The Eighth Route Army in Yizhong is dispatched..." A radio operator suddenly rushed into the war room and went straight to Okamura Neji.
Before he could stand still, he reported anxiously: "Sir..."
"The 103rd Regiment stationed in Dongzhuang Town has an urgent call..."
"The Eighth Route Army suddenly dispatched a reinforced brigade to attack them..."
"The offensive is very fierce, and at least fifty field guns of various types and large-caliber heavy artillery are involved in the battle. The troops have suffered heavy losses and are in urgent need of reinforcements."
A flash of surprise quickly flashed across Okamura Neiji's face. While looking for the specific location of Dongzhuang Town on the sand table, he asked: "How long can they last?"
The deputy chief of staff glanced at the contents of the telegram and quickly read the contents of the telegram. Then he replied with Neji Okamura's words: "They strictly implemented the headquarters' operational plan and did not use all their wealth at once to block the attack."
"In addition to the frontal blocking troops, there is also a full infantry brigade hidden in the station."
"It was decided to wait for the Eighth Route Army to break through the first line of defense and launch a counterattack when it was about to capture the second line of defense. Kill the main attacking troops of the Eighth Route Army without haste, and take the opportunity to consume their strength."
"If nothing unexpected happens, it will be no problem to survive the Eighth Route Army's strong attack for three hours."
"Yoshi..." Okamura Neji's smile grew wider.
Pointing to the two garrisons closest to Dongzhuang Town, he said: "Order these two regiments to immediately send reinforcements, march urgently to reinforce Dongzhuang Town, encircle the main attacking force of the Eighth Route Army, and annihilate them all if they can. If they can't, they will be killed."
They shed a layer of skin."
The deputy chief of staff smiled and accepted the order: "I'll make arrangements now for my humble position."
"The main attacking force of the Eighth Route Army did not know that the Dongzhuang Town garrison had hidden an ambush, and they would definitely suffer heavy losses in the battle."
"When the reinforcements arrive behind them, it will be too late for the Eighth Route Army to retreat."
Just as the deputy chief of staff was about to leave, a combat staff officer suddenly reminded: "Sir..."
"What if this is the Eighth Route Army's plan to encircle the point and bring reinforcements?"
"There are only two reinforcement brigades in the reinforcements."
"With the combat power of the remaining troops of the Eighth Route Army, if we attack with all our strength, we will definitely be able to kill them easily."
"You worry too much..." Okamura Neji decisively objected.
"Reconnaissance shows that the Eighth Route Army that broke out last night had a reinforced brigade commander, with a total strength of about 10,000 people."
"There are a total of two main brigades and three garrison regiments in the Sixth Army Division in the Wing."
"Because the army has just completed its reorganization, except for the main brigade, which has some combat effectiveness and can go to the battlefield at any time to participate in the battle. All three garrison regiments have no combat effectiveness due to too many recruits."
"It means that only one brigade of the remaining Eighth Route Army troops can participate in the battle."
"The Dongzhuang Town battle report made it very clear that the Eighth Route Army attacking them had at least three main regiments, which is the strength of a brigade."
"Do you think there are still troops in the Sixth Army Division of Yi Zhong that can go for reinforcements?"
"As long as the Eighth Route Army's offensive against Dongzhuang Town does not weaken, our reinforcements will not have any accidents."
"At most, it will be attacked by a few garrison groups using guerrilla warfare, but it will definitely not be dangerous."
The combat staff still felt there was something wrong here.
But what Okamura Neji said was reasonable, and he couldn't find any reason to refute it.
And judging from Okamura Neji's expression, the commander seems to be full of hope and longing for the next battle.
If you continue to be ignorant, refute Okamura Neji's opinions, and make him unhappy, your future will be doomed.
Shut your mouth decisively.
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Although the next battle was to encircle a point for reinforcements, Huang Yu did not choose the ambush battlefield too close to Dongzhuang Town. Instead, he chose a section of road close to the reinforcements' station, which was at the doorstep of the Japanese reinforcements' home.
Okamura Neiji will definitely not put loopholes on the front line for Kong Jie to attack.
Therefore, the commander's attack on Dongzhuang Town will most likely have an accident.
If he ends the ambush earlier, the troops attacking Dongzhuang Town will be able to retreat earlier, and the casualties will be much smaller.
This is one of the main reasons why Huang Yu chose the battlefield here.
Another factor is to want the Japanese to underestimate the enemy.
Under normal circumstances, the closer the reinforcements are to the battlefield, the higher the vigilance of the troops will be.
When they first left the station, the Japanese troops were the least vigilant because they were too close to the station.
If the ambush force launches a sudden attack, it will definitely kill the Japanese army without haste.
As for the Japanese troops staying at the garrison, if they dare to send troops to immediately reinforce the battlefield, Huang Yu would not mind eating them all.
"Deputy Chief of Staff..."
The cavalry correspondent galloped towards Huang Yu. When he was still six or seven meters away, he turned over and fell off his horse, and quickly ran to Huang Yu to report.
"The Japanese reinforcements have left the station..."
"Two entire infantry brigades..."
"Each of them strengthens an anti-tank artillery squadron and two mountain artillery squadrons. There are no heavy artillery or tank troops."
Huang Yu replied seriously: "The heavy artillery is too heavy, which affects the marching speed of the troops, and the chariots are too noisy, which cannot achieve the purpose of raiding us."
"The Japs Captain is very smart."
"Had it not been for three garrison regiments participating in the battle, we would have been unable to split them into two with only the single brigade and the headquarters guard regiment, and set up an ambush here to annihilate them all."
"Inform the troops to prepare for battle."
"Fight quickly and try to end the battle within half an hour."
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On the battlefield of Dongzhuang Town.
Kong Jie was standing at the observation port of the headquarters, staring at the battlefield.
Among the four main regiments that participated in the battle last night, the Japanese troops stationed in Dongzhuang Town suffered the greatest losses, with less than 2,500 men left in the entire regiment.
The lion picks up the soft ones and pinches them.
If they can't even deal with the little Japs stationed in Dongzhuang Town, let alone the other three regiments around them.
The storming had already begun for half an hour, and the battle was proceeding exactly as he had planned in advance.
After three consecutive attacks, the Japanese garrison on the first line of defense had suffered heavy losses, and the position was in a precarious position and could be breached at any time.
If the Japanese hadn't promptly dispatched a squadron from the rear to reinforce the battlefield, the attacking troops would have definitely captured the Japanese first line of defense.
But even so, Kong Jie still believes that the offensive team will make a breakthrough in the upcoming fourth attack.
The Japanese army could mobilize troops from the garrison to reinforce the blockade. Although Kong Jie could not mobilize reinforcements, he still had a lot of useless weapons hidden in his hands.
As soon as a new round of artillery fire coverage of the Japanese positions began, Kong Jie began to issue orders: "Deploy two mortar companies and a flying thunder artillery company, and follow the attacking troops later to launch attacks at the same time."
"The flying thunder cannon will launch a round of explosive charges and then move away. Don't be targeted by the Japanese mortars and grenade launchers."
"If you can take away the thunder cannon, take it away. If you can't take it away, forget it."
"Anyway, we made it out of gasoline barrels. As long as the troops win more battles, we can seize a steady stream of gasoline barrels and manufacture a large number of thunder cannons."
"As long as the people are alive and the equipment is gone, it will be gone. The divisional headquarters can replenish them at any time."
