Chapter 1263 Can't wait for the head of the division
"Order the imperial troops on the front line to stop the attack immediately!" Okamura Neji decided to compromise.
After hesitating for a few seconds, he added: "Our immediate priority now is to withdraw from southwestern Shanxi, relieve the pressure on other battlefields, and win this large-scale mopping up of the Eighth Route Army! As for the Shanxi-Sui Army, after winning this
Let’s clean up the battle again!”
"When the time comes, I want the Jinsui Army to pay back ten times and a hundred times the humiliation I suffered today!"
"In addition, contact the intelligence department. After the Imperial Army withdraws from southwestern Shanxi, they will find a way for me to create friction between the Shanxi-Sui Army and the Eighth Route Army so that they can fight among themselves as soon as possible. I don't care about the other Eighth Route Army. The new Eighth Route Army in Linfen
The regiment will never allow any troops to go north to reinforce other battlefields!"
When the news of the retreat reached the front line via telegraph, the battle between the Japanese and the Jinsui Army had lasted for more than two hours.
All four Japanese infantry squadrons took turns to launch the attack, and all their mountain artillery, mortars, and infantry artillery were set up.
The Jinsui Army suffered heavy losses, especially the mortar battery. Within five minutes of firing, it was targeted by Japanese artillery and then destroyed.
"Commander, the Japanese retreat!" the deputy commander of the regiment who was standing by his side replied with a sigh of relief.
"We finally retreated. If we don't retreat, our regiment will be beaten to a pulp even if we are not killed by the Japs! However, we have also killed at least 300 Japs. This battle was not in vain!"
At this moment, the radio operator suddenly rushed over: "Regiment seat, orders from the division headquarters!"
"The 109th Regiment is on its way over. The division headquarters ordered us to stay put. After the 109th Regiment arrives, we will hand over the station to the 109th Regiment and then the whole regiment will retreat. As a follow-up force, we will follow the 109th Regiment and continue to pursue the Japanese army!"
"Call back to the master and I will carry out the order!"
Under the harassment and destruction of the directly-affiliated troops, the rapidly retreating Japanese army and the pursuing Jinsui army staged a conflict in different places almost every night.
Of course, these conflicts ended with the Japs voluntarily retreating.
At the new regiment headquarters, Chief of Staff Zhong Chenggong walked in with a complicated look on his face, holding in his hand a telegram he had just received.
"Li Wen, the head of the regiment, political commissar and directly affiliated team, telegraphed: The Japanese troops dispersed in various places have completed the assembly. The Japanese troops plus the puppet troops have a total strength of more than 25,000 people!"
"Heavy artillery, large-caliber mountain artillery, are all towed by cars, and field artillery, ordinary mountain artillery, and infantry artillery are all towed by horses. In addition, these Japanese troops also brought with them more than 300 carts loaded with various supplies!"
"If nothing else happens, they will enter our base area at dawn tomorrow and go straight to Linfen to kill us!"
"In addition, the results of the direct team's operations in the past few days are very gratifying. Although the Japanese army and the Jinsui Army were very cautious, nearly a thousand little Japs were still killed on the way to gather. However, the losses of the Jinsui Army were relatively large, probably more than three
Thousands of people!”
Wang Ping replied with satisfaction: "It's pretty good that they can kill a thousand little devils!"
"If the direct team hadn't stepped in, the thousands of little devils who had been killed would have definitely entered our base and put a lot of pressure on us!"
"Political Commissar, Chief of Staff, from now on, it's our new regiment's turn!"
"Let's destroy the road first and slow down the march of the Japanese army. We won't move during the day and move at night. We will use guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare to have fun with them!"
"If I remember correctly, the puppet troops of more than 20,000 days were engaged in positional warfare with the Shanxi-Sui Army on the southwestern front line of Shanxi from the very beginning. They rarely fought against us and have never really seen our guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare!"
"Next, we will take advantage of this weakness of the Japanese and puppet troops, consume them in large numbers, and expose them to more vulnerabilities and fighter opportunities!"
"We still follow the old rules. Political Commissar, you stay behind and are responsible for clearing the base and destroying roads. The chief of staff and I go to the front line and directly command the troops in combat!"
With more than 25,000 Japanese puppet troops, coupled with a large number of artillery and heavy transport vehicles, even though the march was very dense, the mighty column still stretched for more than eight kilometers.
The division commander, Lieutenant General Kato, was the supreme commander of this Japanese and puppet army.
Although he has never played against Shinichi, he is still very aware of the abilities of his old partner Fujino.
Fujino led a division into Linfen, but was killed by the new regiment in less than a year and a half, and he was also sent to a military court. This result was something Kato did not expect, and it also had a profound impact on the opponents he would face next.
A touch of fear.
"Division commander, we have crossed the ridge in front and entered the Eighth Route Army base area!" In the armored command vehicle, the chief of staff pointed to a point on the map and reported.
"The forward troops reported that the Eighth Route Army guarding the mountain ridge has retreated, leaving only an empty position. They have crossed the position, and we can get there in an hour!"
"I can't wait!" Kato's eyes immediately became sharp and he stared at the map and muttered to himself.
"As far as I know, this new group has defeated several generals in the empire. I haven't encountered such an opponent for a long time!"
"Order the troops to strengthen their vigilance. The forward troops, wing cover troops, and escort aviation units must ensure that there is no Eighth Route Army around us!"
"What they are best at is guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare. Although I have never really experienced it, as long as we don't let them get close to us, no matter how powerful the tactics are, they will be useless in front of me!"
"Hey, I'll go and give the order immediately!" the chief of staff replied quickly.
Suddenly, a harsh braking sound reached their ears, and then they heard the armored vehicle driver's report.
"Sir, the team has stopped!"
Just as he was about to speak, the door of the armored vehicle was opened and a communications officer rushed in, breathing heavily.
"Sir, the forward troops reported that the only way for us to retreat was destroyed by the Eighth Route Army~"
"The road must be repaired before we can continue to move forward. The forward troops are waiting for your order!"
"Boom..." As soon as he finished speaking, a faint explosion came from directly in front.
Lieutenant General Kato raised his eyebrows and heard the chief of staff next to him report: "The explosion came from the forward troops!"
"The armored command vehicle continues to move forward. I want to go to the ridge in front to observe the situation!" Kato couldn't sit still and immediately ordered.
In less than ten minutes, Kato climbed up the mountain ridge under the protection of the guards.
Standing on the already deserted position, Kato was able to have a panoramic view of the situation for several kilometers before and after the mountain ridge!
He raised his telescope and saw that the forward troops, less than one kilometer across the ridge, came into view.
More than two hundred people stopped on the road. The road in front of them no longer looked like a road. There were potholes and deep ditches everywhere, just like a battlefield covered by artillery fire. There was not even a flat place to be found.
When Kato's face became more and more solemn, a lieutenant climbed up panting: "Sir, the forward troops encountered a mine buried by the Eighth Route Army on the road during reconnaissance. Five imperial troops were injured or killed, and reinforcements from the engineer regiment are needed!"
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