Chen Quan smiled happily. His former first company commander has now begun to possess the ability to think independently as a commander in his own right.
His words were very confident: "Once we abandon the third line of defensive positions and the Japs quickly occupy the position, with the help of this overwhelming offensive, will the Japs take us seriously?"
"In addition, the surprise attack launched by the little devils this time is aimed at Dafengzhuang. No matter what, they will eventually capture Dafengzhuang."
"On the left wing of Dafengzhuang, in the direction of Xiaozhaigou Road, the Guizishan Regiment was tightly entangled by the Second Regiment."
"According to the news from the Second Regiment, the Japs' vanguard brigade has been completely bitten by Lei Hu and the others, and the roundabout troops are rapidly making a detour towards the Japs' back."
"The Second Regiment has developed better than us and even has an artillery battery. If we continue to fight like this, the little devils in the Yamauchi Regiment will definitely suffer."
"With so many factors you mentioned, the little devil in front of us has broken through the third line of defense positions, and the easy-to-attack and difficult-to-defend Dafeng Village is right in front of us.
Dafengzhuang, which is the shortcut from our place to Xiaozhaigou Road, is the best way for the Japanese army to quickly break through and attack Leihu's second regiment from the back and support the Shanlian company."
"How can this old devil Kawakami not be tempted?"
"This old devil's face might be distorted by his smile. Captain, I understand."
Shen Quan said: "When you understand, hurry up and make arrangements!
Remember, when we evacuate to Dafengzhuang, we should not act too deliberately. We should show that we are not retreating on our own initiative, but that we cannot withstand the Japanese attack and are forced to evacuate."
"Yes!"
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The big cannon was the main bombardment, and the small cannon was the auxiliary bombardment. The big crater was surrounded by small craters.
The artillery shells rained down like raindrops. If the main force of the Eighth Route Army was on the enemy's shelling position, they would have suffered all casualties by now.
This is the little devil’s unreasonable style of play.
No matter how sophisticated the tactics are, they cannot withstand the absolute advantage of artillery fire in a head-on confrontation.
To deal with these eight-way teams whose equipment is at a disadvantage.
Kawakami, an old devil, believes that he doesn't even need to use his brain to delve into any subtle tactics.
Just push it all the way through.
This kind of advancement with absolute strength, in Kawakami's view, better demonstrates the true nature of the imperial soldiers.
The smoke of artillery fire filled the enemy's hilltop position.
The signal corps will report soon:
"Sir, under the bombardment of our artillery fire, the Eighth Route Army was forced to evacuate. At present, our vanguard troops have fully occupied the Eighth Route Army's hilltop defensive positions."
"吆西!"
Kawakami nodded, feeling a little proud.
This time, he and his old friend Yamauchi had made a bet before setting off from both wings, to see which side would be the first to break through the Eighth Route Army's blockade along the way and occupy Dafengzhuang.
Just a moment ago, Kawakami received a communication from the Yamauchi Regiment.
It is said that at the third line defensive position set up by the Eighth Route Army on Xiaozhaigou Road, it was stubbornly blocked by the main force of the Eighth Route Army. The forward brigade was even entangled by the Eighth Route Army's design. Now the two sides are engaged in a fierce confrontation.
Thinking of this, Kawakami sighed secretly in his heart:
Kawauchi-kun, I'm sorry, I have taken the lead in capturing the Eighth Route Army's third line of defensive positions.
"Notify the forward troops and the security troops to go first and quickly occupy the enemy's fortifications. After confirming the situation, continue to advance and be sure to capture Dafengzhuang in one fell swoop within an hour!"
"Hi!"
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"This kid Chen Quan is messing with the water again!"
After the news about the battle situation of the Third Independent Regiment was passed to the temporary general headquarters of a team, Kong Jie watched the evolution of the battle situation on the combat sandbox and spoke slowly.
Before the start of this battle, Kong Jie gave this explanation to his two generals, Wang Leihu and Shen Quan:
"You know my temper. Now you are all leaders of a group. You should have been on your own a long time ago.
You have the final say on how to fight specifically, I only look at the results.
There is only one principle. Dafengzhuang is a bait we deliberately set. As long as we can catch the big fish of the Japanese, the bait is insignificant.
All the people have been relocated, including the daily necessities of the people in Dafengzhuang.
The worst case scenario is to give this empty village to the Japs in exchange for the destruction of the Japs’ main force. This is a worthwhile deal.”
So now Shen Quan decisively abandons the third-line defensive position, and even shows the tendency to use Dafengzhuang as bait to lure the little Japs into Dafengzhuang.
For Kong Jie, although it was unexpected, it was reasonable.
Captain Feng of the fifth regiment laughed and said: "If Shen Quan retreats like this, the Japanese will definitely come forward one after another."
"In the direction of Xiaozhaigou Road, it is impossible for the Guizishan Nei Regiment to break through the defense of the Second Independent Regiment in a short period of time."
"The kid's wishful thinking turned out to be very good. The Kawakami Regiment advanced quickly, and even after capturing Dafengzhuang in one fell swoop, they could use Dafengzhuang to quickly reach Xiaozhaigou Road. From the back and side of the Second Regiment, they combined with the Yamauchi Regiment's front and rear flanking attack.
In this way, it is not difficult to eat the two independent groups in one go."
Captain Xu of the 771st Regiment took over the conversation:
"What a pity! Everything in this world basically has two sides.
What the devil had in mind was quite beautiful.
As everyone knows, once the Kawakami United team falls into Dafengzhuang...
Not to mention hitting the back and side of the Second Independent Regiment, the combined forces of the Yamauchi Alliance attacked from both front and back.
Maybe Wang Leihu can lead part of the main force of the second regiment back to Dafengzhuang, unite with the three independent teams, and first deal with the Japanese Kawakami unit in the Dafengzhuang area.
Wonderful, wonderful!
In the end, will the two Japanese regiments devour Lao Kong's second independent regiment, or will Lao Kong's two regiments be the first to devour the Japanese regiment?
Let’s just take a look!”
Captain Xu, who seemed to be transformed into a storyteller, analyzed.
The generals laughed together, and in the midst of joking, they again focused their attention on the gradually evolving situation on the sand table.
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"Your Excellency, Captain, according to reports from the front line, the Eighth Route Army we are facing have all retreated to Dafengzhuang.
At present, it is not possible to detect the specific situation of Eighth Road from outside the village.
Please ask your Excellency the commander for instructions on how to attack next."
Outside Dafengzhuang Village, about 700 to 800 meters away, at the temporary headquarters of the Japanese army, the Japanese adjutant spoke.
After looking at the rapid retraction of Dafeng Village, it was like water droplets falling into the stream, and no more movement was heard, which was quite a strange situation.
Kawakami asked: "According to the topography of this place, the shortcut from our headquarters to Xiaozhaigou Road should be through Dafengzhuang, right?"
The terrain in the Dafengzhuang area is also quite peculiar. There are many mountains around it. Only the terrain in Dafengzhuang is relatively flat, which is suitable for the main force to march.
The Japanese adjutant nodded, "Yes, Your Excellency, Captain."
Kawakami analyzed: "Such a village is not suitable for defense. All eight groups poured into the village. Perhaps they want to use the houses and buildings in the village to fight with us."
"This Dafengzhuang is the ultimate goal of our army's trip. According to our army's intelligence, the military rations hoarded by the Eighth Route Army in Dafengzhuang, as well as some of the victims of the disaster in Dafengzhuang, may not have time to move... And once Dafengzhuang is quickly conquered,
The Eighth Route Army who blocks the Yamauchi Regiment on Xiaozhaigou Road will be attacked from both sides... As for Yamauchi-kun, he will owe me a favor this time."
After analyzing this, I shook my head to eliminate the doubt in my heart.
Kawakami directly issued a military order: "Divide the team into three groups. The first group will advance from the front, and the second and third groups will circle around on the left and right wings to completely block Dafengzhuang.
Then they advanced from three directions at the same time, destroying all eight roads in Dafengzhuang at the fastest speed.
Also, let all departments remember!
Don't rush into a house. Whenever you encounter a building where the enemy's situation is unclear, you will not hesitate to use artillery to destroy it."
"Hi!"
The order was quickly issued, and the Japanese Second and Third Brigades quickly detoured from both sides of Dafengzhuang.
Twenty minutes later, the little Japs from the Kawakami Regiment entered the village...