Nagashin Tatsuya followed Kawaguchi Heiji and also went up to the observation deck.
There is only one artillery mirror on the observation deck, which has been occupied by Kawaguchi Heiji, so Nagashin Tatsuya can only use the telescope to observe the battlefield in the west of the town. However, the magnification of the telescope is obviously not as good as that of the artillery mirror, and the breadth of field of view is even wider.
Unable to compare with the artillery scope, Yong Jinda also held up the telescope for a long time and saw nothing, so he had to give up in the end.
Yong Jinda also put down the telescope and asked: "Your Excellency, Commander, what kind of medicine do you think Xu Rui's gourd is selling?"
"What kind of medicine?" Kawaguchi Heiji turned the knob of the artillery mirror so that the angle of view of the artillery mirror would be tilted or rotated according to his requirements so that he could observe the entire battlefield more intuitively, without looking back.
Yong Jinda also said, "If I guessed correctly, Xu Rui should be fishing."
"Fishing?" Yongjin Tatsuya's face immediately showed a strange look.
The battle at Xiaoli Village that took place three days ago was a flash of classic fishing and counter-phishing.
The final result ended with Xu Rui winning. Not only did this guy fail to catch His Excellency the Commander's fishhook, he even ate the bait that His Excellency the Commander carefully sprinkled - the Muto Brigade!
Now, Xu Rui actually came to Meizhen to fish. This is really a reward for the world, it came quickly.
However, will Xu Rui make the same mistake as the commander and let others eat the bait?
Kawaguchi Heiji chuckled and said: "Yongjin-san, just watch, before the 1st Infantry Battalion is fully deployed, the Chinese Army should turn around and escape, and if I guess correctly, the Chinese troops who appeared on the Zhenxi battlefield will
This battalion of Chinese troops is the bait thrown by Xu Rui, but they are here to lure us into taking the bait."
Yongjin Tatsuya immediately asked: "Your Excellency, Commander, if the Chinese army really escapes, should we pursue it?"
"Chasing?" Kawaguchi Heiji immediately frowned, raised his head from behind the artillery mirror and said, "Yongjin-san, you have forgotten the lesson of Xiaoli Village so quickly? I just said that this battalion of the China Army is
If we pursue the bait thrown by Xu Rui, we are hooked, and I won’t take the bait!”
However, Yongjin Tatsuya seemed a little unwilling and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, the reason why the battle at Xiaolizhuang failed was because there were too many unfavorable factors. For example, the Chinese Army carefully selected villages as battlefields, and the Chinese Army carefully selected villages as battlefields.
Deeply hidden artillery was used. If, I mean if, if a field battle was conducted in the wild, the Muto Brigade would probably not fail, at least not so quickly, so..."
"Eijin-san, don't take any chances!" Kawaguchi Heiji interrupted Eijin Tatsuya and said, "The house-to-house street fighting in the village is extremely dangerous, but is it necessarily safe in the wild? Don't forget, there are plants in the Dameishan Basin.
A large area of corn, and now the corn on the original ground has grown to human height, can also be used to ambush an ambush."
After a pause, Kawaguchi Heiji added: "Inform the 1st Infantry Battalion immediately. If the Chinese Army retreats suddenly, do not attack. Just let them guard their warning positions."
"Hai." Tatsuya Yongjin paused, then went down to the observation deck to make a phone call.
Less than five minutes after Tatsuya Eijin came back after making the phone call, the situation on the Zhenxi battlefield changed. The independent regiment that had just been fighting fiercely with the Japanese army suddenly retreated and quickly broke away from the battle. Kawaguchi Heiji was really right.
When the 1st Infantry Group, which was rushing to the rescue, was fully deployed, the independent regiment turned around and retreated.
"Yongjin-san, how are you?" Kawaguchi Heiji immediately had a look of pride on his lips and said, "I said Xu Rui was fishing, but I won't be fooled by him!"
However, Tatsuya Nagajin was still a little unwilling and continued to insist: "Your Excellency, Commander, I think that as long as the 1st Infantry Battalion moves quickly and attacks decisively, it may be able to eat this Chinese army that is acting as a bait before the Chinese reinforcements arrive.
Last time at Xiaoli Village, Xu Rui ate your bait, Commander. Why can’t you, Commander, eat his bait this time?"
"It's easy to think." Kawaguchi Heiji immediately frowned.
Nagashin Tatsuya's words were suspected of rubbing salt into Kawaguchi Heiji's wounds, but Kawaguchi Heiji also knew that Nagashin Tatsuya was just talking about the matter and did not mean to humiliate him, so he didn't take it seriously.
In fact, Kawaguchi Heiji also wanted to eat the bait Xu Rui released and retaliate in his own way. Thinking about it makes people feel relieved. However, the cruel reality told Kawaguchi Heiji that after all, this place is in
Dameishan, after all, is the territory of the Independent Regiment. The Independent Regiment does not have any advantages except in terms of military strength. It has absolute advantages in other aspects, such as people, location, and even weather.
It was precisely because of this that the Independent Group was able to pull out its teeth and almost eat the Muto Brigade in front of him!
And if he wanted to imitate Xu Rui and pull out a tooth from a tiger's mouth, the tooth might not be pulled out properly and the tiger would swallow it in one gulp. Kawaguchi Heiji would never make such a mistake.
Seeing that Kawaguchi Heiji refused to pursue him, Nagashin Tatsuya was disappointed, but he could not force himself.
However, Yongjin Tatsuya's disappointment did not last long, because less than half an hour later, the squadron that had just retreated from the Zhenxi battlefield came back again, and this time it was not just the same troops that came back, according to the front line
According to reports from the position, the strength of the squadron has increased to three battalions.
This means that the Dameishan Independent Regiment is almost in full force, because intelligence shows that the Dameishan Independent Regiment only has a total of three battalions!
"Your Excellency, Commander, the Dameishan Independent Regiment is out in force!" Yongjin Tatsuya said sternly, "Xu Rui actually took out all his family wealth in order to lure you into taking the bait. He really didn't hesitate to spend any money.
!”
However, Kawaguchi Heiji suddenly straightened up from behind the artillery mirror and said suddenly: "Nong Jin-san, order the 149th Infantry Regiment and the 3rd Infantry Battalion of the 101st Infantry Regiment, the Cavalry Regiment, and the Field Artillery Regiment to assemble immediately!
"
"Nani?" Tatsuya Yongjin was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and said in astonishment, "Assembling troops at this time?"
"Opportunity, Yongjin-san, the opportunity we have been waiting for has appeared!" Kawaguchi Heiji said excitedly, "Didn't Xu Rui want to catch my fish? This time I bit his hook, I want to see it,
Was it me, the big fish, who was caught ashore by him, or was he, the fisherman, pulled into the water by me and drowned in the water?"
Yongjin Tatsuya said in surprise: "Your Excellency, Commander, didn't you object to the attack just now?"
"Just now was just now, and now is now. Don't you hear that this moment is the same as that moment?" Kawaguchi Heiji chuckled and said, "Just now Xu Rui only sent out a small group of troops to lure the enemy. If I attack, I will send less troops.
There will be danger. If you send too many troops, it will be in vain, so it is better to be still than to move. But now, the independent regiment is coming out in full force, so we can also go out in full force!"
After a pause, Kawaguchi Heiji said again: "The worst thing is that it will be a wasted trip and return without success, but if we can seize the main force of the independent regiment, we can completely solve the problem! Yongjin-san, on the battlefield, like this
The opportunity to decide the outcome in one battle does not come often, so we must seize the opportunity!"
"Your Excellency, Commander, no, no!" Tatsuya Nagajin's attitude took a 180-degree turn, and he hurriedly dissuaded Kawaguchi Heiji and said, "It was just a fluke in my humble position. Xu Rui used one battalion at a time.
He failed to lure the enemy, and now he is all out to lure the enemy again. This shows that he is determined to win this fishing plan. If the imperial army attacks, wouldn't it just fall into Xu Rui's plan? "
"A plan?" Kawaguchi Heiji said coldly, "Even if Xu Rui really has a plan, so what?"
After a pause, Kawaguchi Heiji continued: "Yongjin-san, do you really think that the Dameishan Independent Regiment is capable of eating our entire detachment in one go?"
Yongjin Tatsuya was speechless for a moment.
Even the craziest lunatic would probably not believe that the Dameishan Independent Regiment could devour the Kawaguchi Detachment in one go.
The predecessor of the Damei Independent Regiment was the temporary No. 79 Brigade. Although it had a history of severely damaging the Chongteng Detachment, it was a detachment based on the Moliu garrison brigade after all. Its combat effectiveness could not be compared with the Kawaguchi Detachment.
What's more, there were many coincidences in the defeat of the Chongteng detachment.
Therefore, Nagashin Tatsuya never thinks that the Kawaguchi detachment will make the same mistake as the Shigeto detachment!
However, Yong Jinda was still a little vaguely uneasy, and he insisted on advising: "Your Excellency, Commander, I still feel that it is not safe to be humble. Otherwise, I will lead the 149th Infantry Regiment and Cavalry Regiment there.
Your Excellency, the Commander, is sitting at the headquarters, so that if anything goes wrong, Your Excellency, the Commander, can lead the 101st Infantry Regiment and the Field Artillery Regiment to rush to the rescue in time."
"Yongjin-san, don't you hear that Shishi Botu tried his best, let alone facing an opponent like Xu Rui?" Kawaguchi Heiji shook his head and said, "If you lead the 149th Infantry Regiment and Cavalry Regiment there,
If we are chasing and killing, then we have really followed Xu Rui's wishes and taken his bait. By then, the tragedy of Xiaoli Village may really happen again. Once the 149th Infantry Regiment is in danger,
I may not be able to rescue you in time."
Kawaguchi Heiji's worries were not unreasonable. The Dameishan Independent Regiment could not capture the entire Kawaguchi detachment, but it was entirely possible to capture an infantry regiment.
After a pause, Kawaguchi Heiji added: "Now our entire detachment is out in force. Even if we are hooked, it will take a fisherman like Xu Rui to have the strength to drag our big fish out of the water. However,
I prefer to believe that in the end it was our big fish that dragged him, the fisherman, into the water and drowned him!"
From a purely military perspective, Kawaguchi Heiji's considerations are undoubtedly reasonable.
For example, in an ambush battle, you have set up a pocket formation to ensure that you can eat one of the enemy's regiments. If the enemy comes with a regiment, it will play into your hands, but the enemy comes with an entire division. At this time, your wisest choice is
Just give up. If you insist on launching it, the final result will most likely be that you will lose everything.
Seeing that Kawaguchi Heiji had already made up his mind, Nagashin Tatsuya stopped trying to persuade him.
At that moment, Yong Jinda also stepped off the observation tower. Soon, the Japs barracks in the southeast of the town became lively. The Japs were indeed well-trained. In just ten minutes, four and a half infantry brigades and cavalry regiments were assembled.
Completed, more than thirty 75-caliber field guns of the artillery regiment have also been mounted.
Kawaguchi Heiji left only two infantry squadrons, engineer regiments, and baggage regiments to garrison the headquarters, and then led the remaining four and a half infantry brigades and field artillery regiments to rush toward the Zhenxi battlefield. As for the cavalry regiment,
However, they had already taken the first step and detoured from a distance, preparing to cut off the independent regiment's retreat to the west.
