Pingtian Town was occupied by the Japanese yesterday and has become the territory of the Japanese. There are more than 40 Japanese and puppet troops guarding here.
The battle a few kilometers away also attracted their attention.
The Japanese second lieutenant squad leader subconsciously wanted to send troops to reinforce the main force at the front, but there were too few troops around him. If these troops reached the front line, they might be killed without even seeing the main force of the Eighth Route Army.
After hesitating for a long time, the second lieutenant decided to stay put.
At three o'clock in the morning, the arrival of more than two hundred Japanese soldiers broke the peaceful atmosphere of Ping'an Town.
After learning that they were going to reinforce his own brigade, the second lieutenant resolutely decided to take his troops to reinforce the brigade captain even though he had very few troops on hand.
What the second lieutenant didn't expect was that as soon as they left the town less than one kilometer away, they got into the pocket formation prepared for them by the Third Independent Battalion.
Where the Japanese Third Battalion is stationed, the total strength of the station has dropped sharply from more than 800 a few hours ago to less than 500 now.
Facing simultaneous attacks from four directions by the new regiment, all he could do was order the troops to hold their positions.
Fortunately, the telegram from the division headquarters came at the critical moment!
A reinforcement force to strengthen the squadron came over and obeyed his command.
After fighting for so long, the captain, even a fool, has figured out the strength of his opponent.
There were seven or eight hundred troops outside the garrison.
At first, because of his carelessness, he let them kill the counterattack force he sent out, a reinforced squadron.
Now that I have reacted, I will never allow this to happen again.
Not only that, after learning that he still had a reinforced squadron that could rush to the scene at any time, the captain planned a very huge counterattack in his mind.
Now, he is commanding the troops to execute the first step of the entire counterattack plan.
By holding on to the position, the Eighth Route Army's offensive troops were gradually consumed, while dragging them out of the position!
After the arrival of reinforcements to strengthen the squadron, he can command the troops to execute the second part of the counterattack plan.
Attack from inside and outside, kill the Eighth Route Army that is attacking you, kill them!
"Da da da……"
The captain, who was full of expectations, did not wait for reinforcements, but instead he waited for a burst of looming gunfire!
"No, it was gunshots coming from the direction of the reinforcements. The reinforcements either encountered their blocking troops or were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army!" The captain's heart skipped a beat and he frowned and judged.
"But that's our rear area!" the adjutant asked with disbelief.
"We raided those villages and towns in the back one after another. There can't be any Eighth Route Army in them. Even if there are, they are just stragglers. How can they threaten our reinforcements, which strengthen the squadron?"
"Then where did such dense gunfire come from?" the captain asked.
Then he frowned and fell into deep thought, and after a few seconds he judged: "The Eighth Route Army attacking our reinforcements is equipped with at least three heavy machine guns!"
"Should we deploy troops to reinforce them immediately?" the adjutant reminded.
The captain shook his head and replied: "Let's wait a moment!"
At a glance, the expression on the captain's face did not change much. However, his heart was filled with worry as if it were an ocean.
However, no matter how much I worry about myself, I can only endure it.
He only has more than 400 people left in his hands, and his combat troops only have two squadrons of more than 300 people.
Relying on the garrison for defense, relying on equipment advantages and sufficient ammunition reserves, although the Eighth Route Army outside has a strength advantage, it cannot do anything about itself for the time being.
This can be seen from the attack just now.
If the Eighth Route Army, which has the advantage in strength, launches an attack with all its strength, it will definitely be able to enter the garrison.
But, they didn't.
There is only one possibility. They don't want their troops to suffer too many casualties, so they surround themselves and slowly consume themselves through this kind of tentative attack.
This situation is a kind of balance for the entire war situation.
If you send troops to attack the base, then this balance will be broken.
If it sticks to its garrison, it will be difficult for the Eighth Route Army to kill a large number of its own troops. However, if it rushes out to engage in field battles with the Eighth Route Army and changes its offensive and defensive roles, the situation will be different, and the casualties of its own troops will definitely increase greatly.
By then, not only will the reinforced squadron not be able to be rescued, but the reinforcements sent out will also be killed by the Eighth Route Army. Maybe the station will also be breached by the Eighth Route Army due to insufficient troops. By then, the entire brigade will be finished.
Therefore, at this moment, all he can do is to hold on to the station and save his remaining more than 400 subordinates.
As for the reinforcements that were attacked, without the ability to rescue them, he could only watch them fend for themselves.
Of course, I can't say these words clearly, I can only say "wait a little longer" instead.
The adjutant next to him reacted quickly, and then stared at the captain without saying a word~
Half an hour later, the gunfire a few kilometers away slowly stopped. However, the gunfire outside the station showed no sign of stopping.
At the Japanese division headquarters in Linfen City, Lieutenant General Ito knew that tonight was the night of the new regiment's counterattack, and it was also a critical moment for the imperial army under his command to be able to form a new regiment again.
Therefore, Lieutenant General Ito returned to the war room and never left. Instead, he stared at the sand table and waited for the battle report from the front line.
"Division commander, the Sixth Battalion is calling urgently! Something seems to have happened!" The chief of staff hurriedly walked into the war room and reported hurriedly when he saw Lieutenant General Ito.
"The nearest reinforcement station is only five kilometers away from them. However, more than an hour has passed and they still haven't seen the reinforcements!"
"In addition, half an hour ago, there was a very dense burst of gunfire along the road that the reinforcements must pass, and it was also mixed with the explosion of artillery shells! They suspected that the imperial army that was reinforcing them was ambushed by the Eighth Route Army, and the entire army was destroyed!"
"How could this happen?" Lieutenant General Ito slumped down in his chair and couldn't say a word for a long time.
The reinforcements are the key to turning defeat into victory tonight. If there is a problem with the reinforcements, then facing the counterattack of a new group tonight, I will be completely defeated, and the defeat will be very miserable!
But soon, hope rekindled on Itochu Encryption’s face.
"No, the only way for the reinforcements to pass was wiped out by our troops yesterday. Not to mention the main force of the Eighth Route Army, there were not even any ordinary people. How could there be troops to wipe out our reinforced squadron? There must be something wrong in this!"
The chief of staff immediately replied: "Then I will send them a telegram immediately and let them find out!"
"Go now. If the main force of the Eighth Route Army really ambush our reinforcements in our rear area, then the other reinforcements will also be in danger, and they must retreat immediately!"
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