"The commander taught you a lesson!" the chief of staff replied quickly.
Then he asked: "What do you mean, as long as the Japanese army breaks through, the Eighth Route Army can use its own mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare to attack the Japanese army, instead of the positional warfare that is really going on now, and kill the remaining Japanese through forceful attacks and head-on confrontation!"
Commander Yan hesitated for a few seconds and then confirmed.
"Yes, if my guess is correct, the Japanese Kato Division also has this idea!"
"The troops dispersed to break through, the final result of Kato's division will definitely be killed!"
"However, as the division commander, Lieutenant General Kato still has a chance to break out!"
"But in this case, the Eighth Route Army will kill them at the minimum cost. Those thousands of Japanese will be killed by the Eighth Route Army without any objection."
"It's different to defend the position. As the attacking party, the Eighth Route Army, even if it has the advantage of artillery, the remaining Japanese on the battlefield will cause them a lot of casualties!"
The chief of staff's face turned serious without realizing it.
"Commander, Kato's division was killed by the Eighth Route Army tonight, and they also defended Linfen City. Then our idea of taking the opportunity to capture Linfen City has been in vain!"
"Once the fighting outside Linfen City ends and the new regiment regains control of Linfen City, it will definitely be difficult for us to take Linfen City from the Eighth Route Army!"
Commander Yan answered directly: "Then let's get involved now so that the battle will not end so easily!"
"The more chaotic the situation outside Linfen City is, the better chance we have of entering Linfen City!"
"As long as the troops enter the city, Linfen City will be ours!"
"Isn't Kato's division going to be killed tonight? Such great military exploits cannot be exclusive to the Eighth Route Army!"
"Order our troops on the front line to set off now and rush outside Linfen City in the name of friendly forces to assist and reinforce!"
"Without the troops, we have no chance of taking over Linfen City. Only when we get outside Linfen City can we have a chance!"
"When the troops arrive on the battlefield, they are not really fighting against the Japanese!"
"Tell Commander Zhang that apart from exchanging fire with the Eighth Route Army, I don't care what method he uses. At least one regiment of troops will be sent into Linfen City tonight!"
The chief of staff's eyes quickly became hot, and he stared at Commander Yan and replied: "The commander is wise! As long as one regiment of troops enters Linfen City, we can control a gate of Linfen City."
"At that time, our troops will be able to enter Linfen City continuously~"
A mysterious smile suddenly flashed across Chief Yan's face, and then he replied: "Do you think I am sending troops to Linfen now just for Linfen City?"
"I can tell you for sure that if our troops don't go over, the New Regiment will lose 6,000 people if they take down the Kato Division. If we go over, the New Regiment will lose at least 2,000 more people!"
The chief of staff quickly reacted: "The Eighth Route Army does not trust us!"
"With so many of our troops entering the battlefield, they will definitely deploy a large number of troops to keep an eye on us to prevent accidents!"
"In this way, they will not be able to concentrate all their troops and firepower to encircle and annihilate the Japanese Kato Division, and the casualties of the troops will inevitably increase!"
"Commander is wise, I will make arrangements now!"
"However, with their humble knowledge of the Eighth Route Army, they will definitely take precautions."
"Just relying on Commander Zhang's words, it will definitely not be easy for the troops to enter the battlefield."
"Then give the order!" Commander Yan nodded and ordered.
"Issue a military order to Commander Zhang in the name of the World War II Zone Headquarters!"
"Didn't this Kato division kill most of our main divisions and rob us of ten million kilograms of food?"
"After killing so many of our troops, our Jinsui Army will definitely take revenge, and no one can stop us from taking revenge."
"Order Commander Zhang to lead the troops to attack Linfen City and attack Kato's division to avenge our fallen soldiers!"
"Order the Eighth Route Army troops stationed in Linfen to cooperate. If they disobey, it will be a violation of military orders and undermine the united front!"
The chief of staff answered with gleaming eyes: "The Eighth Route Army values reputation most!"
"If someone slaps the label of undermining the united front, they will definitely drag it with them!"
"Commander, I'm going to give the order now!"
The new regiment's former enemy headquarters outside Linfen City. The atmosphere inside the headquarters was very relaxed, and everyone had smiles on their faces.
From the beginning of the troops' counterattack, the news received by the headquarters was good news, and it never stopped.
"Captain, I just made statistics. Since this battle has started, there are less than 6,500 Japanese troops in the encirclement. At least 1,500 of them are small Japanese technical troops. The real combat troops are five companies.
Not even a thousand people!”
"Also, the artillery positions that the Japanese destroyed by us were also occupied by us!"
"Preliminary statistics show that except for more than 20 mortars, infantry guns, mountain guns, and field guns, no matter whether they are broken or intact, the Japs have not taken away any of them! We have captured them all!"
"The little devils in the encirclement now want cannons but no cannons, troops but no troops, and positions but no positions. They are just waiting for us to attack!"
"Okay... bang bang bang..."
A burst of very warm applause and cheers immediately erupted from the small headquarters.
"What are the Japanese doing now?" Wang Ping asked calmly without much smile on his face.
"Dig trenches and build fortifications!" the staff officer quickly replied.
"Is there another fierce battle tonight?" Wang Ping replied with a long sigh.
"Just now we caught the Japanese by surprise, and the artillery fire was fierce enough, and then we were able to kill two to three thousand Japanese in a short period of time!"
"Now that they have built trenches and fortifications, it will definitely be impossible to kill thousands of them at once like before!"
"Even if the Japanese have no artillery fire, but they now have fortifications, the effect of our shelling will only be different~"
"What should we do?" the staff officer asked anxiously.
Wang Ping gritted his teeth and replied: "We must find a way to win quickly!"
"There are thousands of little devils. The longer we wait, the more complete the various fortifications will be, and the harder it will be to kill them!"
"Commander Wang, please make statistics immediately. How many artillery shells have been used by the heavy artillery battalion from yesterday to now!"
"Including the capture last night, how many shells do we still have in hand?"
In less than ten minutes, the result appeared in the hands of Staff Officer Wang.
"Commander, the heavy artillery battalion fired a total of 1,440 rounds of artillery shells last night. Excluding those originally sold to the Jinsui Army, we have a total of 5,400 rounds in stock, and there are 3,960 rounds left!"
"Although the artillery shells captured last night were only for the Japanese Heavy Artillery Regiment, there were still 120 rounds for each gun, and none of them were used. The box was not even opened. They were all captured by us!"
"There are more than five thousand rounds in total!"
"That's enough!" Wang Ping affirmed.
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