At the World War II Area Headquarters, the staff officer rushed into Chief Yan's office with a telegram in his hand and a complicated mood.
When he rushed to the door, he was almost knocked to the ground.
A very bad premonition suddenly appeared in Commander Yan's mind. He frowned and asked, "Is there news from the front line that makes me so anxious?"
"The commander is wise!"
The chief of staff subconsciously flattered him before answering.
“The results are so unexpected!”
"Unexpectedly? Could it be that Linfen City was captured by the Japanese?" Chief Yan analyzed with a frown.
Then he shook his head and said to himself: "It shouldn't be~ The Eighth Route Army's style is never to fight an uncertain battle~"
"Even the air defense troops have been pulled out. They must be ready to defend Linfen. It shouldn't be captured by the Japanese so quickly!"
"Linfen City was not captured!" the chief of staff replied immediately.
"Not only were they not captured, the Japanese troops who attacked Linfen City suffered heavy losses! Not to mention anything else, six planes fell down this afternoon alone!"
"In my impression, except for the defense of Taiyuan City, the Japanese have never used so many aircraft to deal with our Jinsui Army at one time!"
Commander Yan's face suddenly turned ugly.
The Japanese attach great importance to the Eighth Route Army, and it is also a subordinate unit of the Eighth Route Army.
When I think about the Japanese's attitude towards me and the Jin-Sui Army, I feel a sense of desolation that the country is declining."
But as a politician, he quickly calmed himself down: "How many people did the Japanese Kato Division lose when they attacked Linfen City?"
"At least three thousand people!" the chief of staff replied.
"These Japanese are so useless!" Chief Yan frowned again and cursed loudly.
"With so many troops and plane reinforcements, they didn't even capture Linfen City!"
"I can't take Linfen City during the day, but I won't have to worry about you at night!"
"The Eighth Route Army rules at night. When it gets dark, the Japanese outside Linfen City may not wait for them to attack Linfen City. All the Eighth Route Army hiding near them will emerge and take the initiative to attack them!"
"Sir, urgent report from the front line~" Suddenly, a communications staff officer rushed in with a shocked expression on his face.
"The Eighth Route Army in Linfen City began to counterattack. They used at least a hundred artillery pieces of various calibers to fight back. The Japanese artillery position was destroyed after only holding on for a few minutes!"
"Our observation posts on the front line reported that the Eighth Route Army was everywhere in Linfen City..."
"The Japanese army that is attacking Linfen City has been surrounded by them. There are exchanges of fire everywhere outside Linfen City. The Japanese army and the Eighth Route Army have been fighting..."
Chief Yan couldn't sit still anymore. He sat up from his seat and stared at the communications staff officer and asked.
"What did you say? Say it again!"
After the communications staff nervously recounted the contents of the telegram, a very shocked expression appeared on Commander Yan's face.
It took a long time before he answered: "The Eighth Route Army's appetite is too big... If I guess correctly, they plan to eat the Japanese Kato Division!"
"During the day, I was still wondering how the Eighth Route Army got the news that Kato's division did not plan to go north."
"Now it seems that I worried too much!"
"The Eighth Route Army's appetite is too big. Regardless of whether they know the news that Kato's division has stopped going north, they will defend Linfen City!"
"By defending Linfen City, a large number of Kato Division's troops will be consumed!"
"As soon as the Japs leave, they can counterattack, attack from inside and outside, and kill Kato's division!"
The chief of staff and communications staff were both shocked by Commander Yan's judgment and looked unconvinced.
The chief of staff asked directly: "Commander, are you worrying too much? Does the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army have such a big appetite?"
"Even if the Japanese army attacked Linfen City in the afternoon and lost more than 3,000 people, there are still nearly 10,000 Japanese troops outside Linfen City."
"The new regiment of the Eighth Route Army has such a big appetite that it can kill 10,000 little Japs in one night!"
"The new regiment is just a regiment-level establishment. Even if the Eighth Route Army privately expands a lot of people, more than 10,000 people will be enough to support the army!"
Chief Yan shook his head and replied: "Just wait, it won't take long before new news comes back from the front line!"
Less than five minutes after Chief Yan finished speaking, another staff officer rushed in with a shocked look on his face.
"Is there any new news from the front line?" the chief of staff asked anxiously.
The staff officer quickly replied: "Yes, sir..."
"After the Eighth Route Army destroyed the Japanese artillery positions, it concentrated its artillery fire on the infantry attacking outside the city."
"A regiment of more than 4,000 Japanese troops suffered heavy losses due to the Eighth Route Army's artillery counterattack. They were also counterattacked by the Eighth Route Army's city-defending troops, resulting in heavy losses. In the end, only half of the troops retreated!"
"There is also the Eighth Route Army attacking around Linfen City. Their firepower is very powerful, and there are also a large number of mortars to provide artillery cover!"
"If the observation post hadn't determined that they were the Eighth Route Army, we would have almost mistaken them for the elite Japanese army!"
"All the security troops deployed by the Japanese army on the periphery collapsed at the first touch, and were killed without even a chance to escape!"
"According to investigation, the Japanese Kato Division has less than 7,000 men left and is surrounded by the Eighth Route Army in an area less than five kilometers south of Linfen City!"
"Also, the Japanese have put on a defensive posture and are digging a large number of trenches and building fortifications!"
Commander Yan had just judged this result and still couldn't help but exclaimed.
"It's too fast. In just a short time, two to three thousand Japanese are gone. It's so shocking!"
Then he answered very definitely: "These Japanese are finished!"
"The purpose of the Eighth Route Army is very simple. First kill the Japanese artillery, and then kill them bit by bit!"
"Chief of Staff, you all overestimate the combat effectiveness of the Japanese!"
"Today's Japanese army is no longer the Japanese army a few years ago. The little devils at that time were all veterans and had strong combat effectiveness. Many of today's Japanese army units have been supplemented by several new recruits, and no matter how strong their combat effectiveness is, they are not as good as before!
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"Also, the reason why the Japanese can compete on the battlefield is that aircraft and artillery play a very important role. Once they lose these two things, I tell you, the most elite guard division of our Jinsui Army can also fight against
Challenge them one on one!"
"Now the Kato Division has no planes and no artillery. But the Eighth Route Army has a large number of artillery. What other end can they have besides being killed?"
"Why don't they break through? There may be a chance of survival!" the chief of staff asked subconsciously.
"Breaking through the encirclement is also death, and breaking out of the encirclement is the outcome that the Eighth Route Army wants to see most!" Commander Yan replied.
Then he stared at the chief of staff and sighed: "You have both overestimated the combat effectiveness of the Japanese and underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army. You will suffer big losses in the future!"
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