"Commander Zhou, how many troops around us are not participating in the battle!" Wang Ping asked, staring at the sketch on the table.
"Captain Xiong's troops, Camp Commander Xiao's troops, Camp Commander Yan's troops, Camp Commander Zhou's troops, and Camp Commander Hong's troops! There are two main battalions left, eight or nine, newly formed battalions, and the independent battalion in Linfen
The city has not come!" Staff Zhou replied immediately.
The confident smile on Wang Ping's face became even thicker, and he answered with certainty: "That's enough!"
"That's enough... Regardless of the combat effectiveness of these troops, at least their total strength exceeds 10,000!"
"Order, Yan Song and Zhou Xutian's 37th Battalion, a newly formed, independent battalion, immediately advance to the Japanese division headquarters and launch an attack on the Japanese division headquarters!"
"There is an infantry regiment and a guard unit of the Japanese army here, with a total strength of more than 4,000 people, and they are all elite. They are definitely no match for a hard attack."
"So, during the battle, the heavy artillery battalion will unconditionally cooperate with your actions!"
"Tell Wang Binhe that the Japanese heavy artillery group has been captured by us, and the Japanese have no weapons that can threaten him. Therefore, the heavy artillery battalion cannot retreat before dawn. Send artillery observers to follow the two battalions, and be ready at any time
Provide them with artillery support!"
"The entire battle is under strict unified command. We do not require taking down the Japanese division headquarters, but we must get through them and let Japanese troops from other directions come to reinforce them!"
"Hong Ruijun led the attack on the Japanese forward troops and tried to kill the puppet brigade!"
"Xiao Yunshan and Xiong Changhe are waiting in hiding near the Japanese army's supply troops. The division headquarters is under attack, and the troops will definitely go to the rescue. Your task is to wait for the Japanese rear infantry to reinforce the division headquarters, and then immediately launch a surprise attack and capture the
Japanese army baggage troops!”
"In order to avoid an accident, I will ask the Chief of Staff to transfer all the remaining tanks of the Armored Assault Battalion to reinforce them!"
"Xiao Yunshan is under unified command of the battle there, and Xiong Changhe is responsible for assisting!"
Staff Officer Zhou immediately reminded: "Commander, if this happens, we will have no reserve team in hand!"
"Besides, there is an infantry regiment and two infantry brigades between the Japanese forward troops and the heavy artillery positions. We do not have the strength to attack them!"
"With more than two thousand little devils, no matter where the reinforcements come from, they will put tremendous pressure on us!"
Wang Ping answered confidently: "Who said we don't have a reserve team?"
"The troops in the hands of the chief of staff are our reserves!"
"They are on defense now. As long as they move out the heavy artillery, one battalion is enough!"
"As for the two infantry brigades you just proposed, please inform the chief of staff now and ask the chief of staff to deploy troops to hold them back!"
At the Japanese division headquarters, Lieutenant General Kato did not know that a big storm was sweeping towards him.
At this time, he had only one thought in his mind: quickly regain the lost heavy artillery.
In order to achieve this goal, he has urged the chief of staff in front of him more than once to check the situation.
"Chief of Staff, haven't the counterattack troops been in place yet? If we don't get through, the Eighth Route Army will have to move all the heavy artillery that was taken away. By then, what's the use of retaking a heavy artillery position without artillery?" Lieutenant General Kato couldn't bear it.
Zhu reminded me again.
This time his orders were filled with impatience and murderous intent!
"Woooooo~"
Just as the chief of staff was about to give the order, the huge scream of artillery shells streaking across the sky was heard.
The artillery staff officer of the command headquarters suddenly turned pale and shouted: "Heavy artillery, the heavy artillery shells of the Eighth Route Army are flying towards us ~ Commander of the Protection Division!"
"Boom boom boom..."
Dozens of guards rushed into the headquarters and had just escorted Kato Division Commander when a violent explosion rang out near them. The ground shook and the mountains shook, making their ears buzz.
"Get out of here and retreat!" the artillery staff shouted!
"The division headquarters is right on the edge of the firing range of the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery unit... retreating five hundred meters back will exceed the effective range of the heavy artillery!"
Without waiting for orders from the commander of Kato's division, the guard captain ordered his subordinates to move behind him around him.
Taking advantage of the gap between shelling, more than a hundred people moved out of the range of the heavy artillery after ten full minutes.
Just as the sullen Kato Division Commander took a breath, one of his subordinates rushed over: "Sir, the forward troops reported that they were attacked by at least 2,000 Eighth Route Army troops!"
"There are only one or two infantry squadrons there, and the rest are all engineers and Imperial Army troops. They are not equipped with heavy weapons, and the troops have suffered heavy losses!"
"Nani?" Kato's division looked very ugly.
He cursed loudly: "What does the Eighth Route Army want to do? Are they going to have a decisive battle with us tonight?"
The chief of staff next to him reminded: "Division commander, the next road must have been destroyed by the Eighth Route Army. Without engineers and puppet troops, we will not be able to repair the road. At least the engineering unit cannot suffer too much loss!"
Kato Division Commander immediately ordered: "The closest to them is the Matsumoto Regiment!"
"The Matsumoto Regiment also has a semi-infantry brigade, let them immediately reinforce the forward troops and protect the safety of the Engineer Regiment!"
Before his subordinates had time to give orders, another combat staff member rushed over.
"Sir, Matsumoto Regiment reported that they were attacked by the Eighth Route Army!"
"Da da da……"
Before the commander of Kato Division had time to react, very dense gunshots rang in his ears.
A lieutenant followed and rushed over: "Sir, a large number of Eighth Route Army troops have appeared around the division headquarters and are attacking us!"
"They were covered by heavy artillery, and we suffered heavy losses."
The chief of staff next to him immediately made a judgment: "Division commander, a decisive battle, the Eighth Route Army must be planning to fight us tonight!"
"My humble suggestion is to order all surrounding troops to gather at the division headquarters, with the 1st Division headquarters as the center to form a line of defense, hold on to the position, and engage in a decisive battle with the Eighth Route Army!"
Lieutenant General Kato had a sullen expression and said nothing. After a long time, he asked the chief of staff.
"Which of our troops have not been attacked now?"
"The baggage regiment and the Ida regiment that protects the baggage regiment!" the chief of staff replied immediately.
"I understand!" Captain Kato replied with a look of sudden realization.
"Don't you think it's strange that the baggage regiment was not attacked? Our ammunition, weapons, and food are all in the baggage regiment. The Eighth Route Army did not attack such a unit, but instead attacked our main force and fought tooth and nail with the main force.
, This is not the Eighth Route Army’s fighting style all the time!”
The chief of staff immediately replied: "The baggage regiment is also protected by two infantry brigades. Even if the Eighth Route Army wants to attack the baggage regiment, it will not be that easy!" the chief of staff explained.
Kato sneered and asked: "What if we transfer those two infantry brigades?"
The chief of staff was startled at first, and then shouted with a look of realization: "Commander of the division, you are saying that the Eighth Route Army is attacking in the east and attacking in the west. On the surface, it is a decisive battle with us, but in fact it is to capture our baggage regiment!"
"This possibility cannot be ruled out!" Division Chief Kato affirmed.
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