The Japanese army's mopping up speed remained unchanged, advancing less than five kilometers in one day and occupying a total of eight villages and towns, large and small.
Last night's attack put all Japanese troops on alert.
Tonight, a total of ten brigades of Japanese soldiers were particularly vigilant. When they arrived at their destination, they began to arrange and strengthen the defense of the station.
At twelve o'clock in the evening, five of the infantry brigade stations were attacked again by a new regiment.
"Division commander, this is the situation after five of the infantry brigades were attacked: the Eighth Route Army's offensive was not very fierce, more like a tentative attack!" The chief of staff of the Japanese division headquarters in Linfen City stood beside the sand table and said very
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"What do they want to do? Siege the city and bring reinforcements?" Lieutenant General Ito asked with a frown.
"Probably not!" the chief of staff replied, shaking his head.
"An infantry brigade under attack is not under too much pressure and does not need support at all, so there is no need to call for reinforcements..."
Lieutenant General Ito shook his head and ordered: "Since we don't know the reason, let's wait until our opponents reveal their true purpose!"
"Give an order to all the troops on the front line to strictly defend and avoid attacking as much as possible to repel the Japanese attack!"
The chief of staff nodded in support: "Our opponent is too cunning. Fighting like this can indeed reduce the casualties of the troops to a minimum, and it will not expose any defensive loopholes, giving the opponent an opportunity to take advantage of!"
"I'll go give the order right away!"
If it is the Japanese army elsewhere and an infantry brigade is attacked by a battalion of the Eighth Route Army, the first reaction is to take the initiative and then launch a counterattack to kill the battalion.
However, the Japanese in Linfen were all frightened.
Moreover, the opponent New Regiment is too cunning, and no one knows whether the attack they are seeing now is a conspiracy. Is the New Regiment hiding more troops outside, waiting for them to come out, and then dividing and surrounding the attacking troops?
, eliminated bit by bit.
Two hours later, the quiet headquarters of Linfen City once again heard the sound of very rapid footsteps!
"Division Commander, the Eighth Route Army has dispatched five more battalions of offensive troops. Our remaining five mopping up troops were all attacked, but the Eighth Route Army's offensive was not very fierce either!"
"What do they want to do?" Lieutenant General Ito's already frowning frown deepened at this time.
Seeing his subordinates lowering their heads and not speaking, Lieutenant General Ito frowned and analyzed: "According to the intelligence, the new regiment has a total of fifteen battalions. Now ten battalions have been dispatched. Where can the remaining five battalions go?
Got it!"
"We can't find them!" the chief of staff replied, shaking his head.
"This large area was cleared by the Eighth Route Army. All our intelligence personnel lurking here were moved to the hinterland of their base. Except for the intelligence sent back by the reconnaissance troops and aerial reconnaissance, there are no other sources of intelligence!"
"However, I have to judge whether the remaining five battalions of the Eighth Route Army will be behind!"
"Suddenly, they have hundreds of thousands more civilians in their rear areas, and there are still a lot of places that need to be defended to prevent the imperial army from attacking their base areas from other directions!"
"It's possible!" Lieutenant General Ito replied with a frown. He couldn't make a particularly accurate judgment.
Pointing to the map, he analyzed: "If troops are not deployed in these places, our troops will take advantage of the opportunity and rush into the hinterland of their base. We don't need too many troops, as long as there is an infantry brigade, we can bring the new regiment
A devastating blow!"
"Order all troops stationed on the front line to conduct a tentative counterattack!"
"If there are really only ten battalions of the Eighth Route Army on the front line, we have twelve brigades of the Imperial Army and thousands of Imperial Army troops. We have an advantage in terms of strength and firepower. If one brigade fights against one of their battalions on the battlefield, there will be no problem at all.
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He was the first unit to be attacked where the Japanese Fifth Battalion was stationed.
Gunshots and explosions had been ringing in Major Miyamoto's ears for more than two hours.
The Eighth Route Army stationed outside the camp seemed to be tireless and would attack every ten minutes.
Although there are not many troops in the attack, there is only one infantry platoon at a time, and the heavy weapons are only two or three light machine guns, one heavy machine gun, two or three grenades, sometimes there are mortars, sometimes even mortars.
No.
Such an offensive would basically not put any pressure on himself, but Major Miyamoto was unable to defend against it.
The opponent is so cunning that the whole battle has a fixed direction from the beginning.
The last round of attack had just been repelled here, and the next round of attack suddenly ran a hundred meters away, making the entire imperial army stationed in panic, nervous and unable to rest.
"Sir, we can't continue fighting like this. Although the casualties of the troops are minimal, they can't kill many Eighth Route Army troops. More importantly, the troops have no way to rest. Continuing such a battle will have a huge impact on the physical strength and morale of the soldiers.
A test!" The adjutant beside Major Miyamoto couldn't help but remind him.
"And we don't carry much ammunition with us. The order given to us by our superiors is to stick to it. It's night again. As long as there is a little disturbance outside, we will shoot with machine guns and explode with artillery shells. At this rate of ammunition consumption, it will take up to three nights.
Our ammunition will be exhausted!"
"If there is really only one battalion of the Eighth Route Army outside, I suggest we take the initiative!"
"Even if we can't kill them or severely injure them, we still have to fight them off and end this battle as soon as possible."
Major Miyamoto also wanted to attack. As a field force officer, he had always pressed the Chinese army to attack. He had never been so frustrated as before.
In order to avoid falling into the trap, he was blocked at the station by a battalion of the Eighth Route Army and was beaten passively.
However, he had to carry out the orders of the division headquarters, and the Eighth Route Army outside the garrison was really too cunning, and the attacking troops might not be able to come back after they went out.
Just when Major Miyamoto looked embarrassed, the communications soldier rushed over.
"Sir, the division commander has an urgent call!"
Major Miyamoto took the telegram and began to browse it. After a few seconds, his frown relaxed.
"Ten battalions, the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army has dispatched ten battalions tonight. Except for a few more battalions staying behind, there are no other units of the Eighth Route Army on the front line."
The adjutant next to him also became excited: "That means there is only one battalion of the Eighth Route Army around us, and we can attack!"
"Yes, the division headquarters also means this. Let us decide our own counterattack forces, carry out appropriate counterattacks, and repel the Eighth Route Army's attack..." Major Miyamoto affirmed.
Then he ordered with excitement on his face: "Adjutant, immediately assemble a reinforced squadron and prepare to attack!"
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