"Order, the heavy artillery battalion will take out another thousand artillery shells and immediately cover the Japanese ring fortifications with artillery fire. Start now!" Wang Ping ordered decisively.
"The trenches the Japanese are digging can withstand ordinary artillery bombardment, but they certainly cannot withstand heavy artillery bombardment."
"As soon as the heavy artillery bombardment was over, mortars, mountain artillery, and infantry artillery were bombarded for me. Then the infantry launched an assault, dividing the Japanese ring fortifications into small pieces for me, and then eating them bit by bit!"
"Hasn't the Chief of Staff already left the city and rushed to the battlefield? The Chief of Staff will confirm the specific direction of the attack. I only want the results and casualty figures!"
Staff Officer Wang immediately replied: "Yes, commander, I will give the order right away!"
Wang Ping raised the telescope again, stood at the command post and looked at the battlefield.
The battlefield was completely deserted by night at this moment, but he could clearly see the rising flames.
Suddenly, the communications staff rushed in.
"Commander, urgent call from the military region..."
"Forward an order from the World War II Zone Headquarters. More than one of their divisions will come to Fen to participate in the battle to eliminate Kato's division. Report to our Eighth Route Army and ask our Eighth Route Army to cooperate, otherwise military law will be imposed!"
Wang Ping took the telegram, glanced at its content and returned it to the communications staff, then sneered: "This Chief Yan really knows how to choose the right time!"
A combat staff officer next to him was more direct: "Commander, the Jinsui Army is obviously here to pick up ready-made items!"
"We have almost fought the Kato Division. Now that we have come to join the battle, we are obviously here to share the merits of the battle. If they really wanted to fight the Japanese, why would they have gone there long ago?"
"More than two divisions of troops have been following the Japanese army for nearly half a month, doing nothing but taking over the third place left behind by the Japanese retreating all the way. No one believed there was any conspiracy during this period, and they really thought others were fools!
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"When the Japanese Kato Division was strong, they didn't dare to say anything nonsense."
"Now that I see that the Kato division is about to finish playing, I immediately rush over to pick up the ready-made ones. That's such a good thing!"
A smile flashed across Wang Ping's face and he replied: "Our Commander Yan really wants to pick up what's already available! But you only saw the surface, there is a deeper meaning in it!"
"Once the Jinsui Army arrives at the battlefield, it will arrive outside Linfen City. The battlefield is in chaos. If you find a reason to enter the city, we can't stop you even if we want!"
"It's easier to invite gods than to send them away. Once the Jin-Sui Army enters Linfen City, it's impossible to get them to leave. By then, they will definitely find a way to occupy Linfen City!"
The combat staff officer next to him immediately reacted: "The drunkard's intention is not to drink!"
"Captain, are you saying that the real purpose of the Jinsui Army is not the Kato Division, but Linfen City?"
"If this is the case, then we cannot let them come to the battlefield! Linfen City was captured with great difficulty by our new regiment, and we must not let the Jinsui Army take it in vain!"
What the combat staff officer said was categorical.
But soon, a hint of worry flashed across his determined face.
"But Commander, if this is the case, our new regiment is equivalent to disobeying the orders of the World War II zone. Will there be any problems?"
Wang Ping sneered and replied: "Military order? Are there any military orders for us in the World War II zone?"
Then he gave a serious order to the communications staff officer: "Immediately burn the telegram you just received, along with the manuscript. Then send a telegram to the military region. In order for the battle to proceed smoothly, all radio stations in our new regiment will be shut down."
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"If you have not received military orders from the World War II zone, then there is no such thing as disobeying military orders!"
The combat staff officer's eyes lit up: "What a great idea! Commander, in this way, this problem will be solved!"
At the World War II Zone Headquarters, the Chief of Staff rushed into Commander Yan's office with a frown on his face.
When he saw Commander Yan, he couldn't help but curse: "Commander, the Eighth Route Army is too cunning!"
"The Eighth Route Army headquarters called back. In order to defend Linfen City and kill the Japanese Kato Division, the radio of the New Regiment has been silenced. They cannot convey the order to the New Regiment through the radio. They have sent cavalry to contact the New Regiment, but the order
It will take at least until dawn for the new batch to be delivered!”
"The battle took place in Linfen City, and there is no need to keep it secret, so why do we need to implement radio silence!"
"In my opinion, radio silence is fake, delaying time is real!"
"The Eighth Route Army is so cunning. It actually used this trick to deal with our World War II Zone Headquarters. It simply doesn't take our World War II Zone seriously!"
The chief of staff hesitated and replied: "Commander, even if we know that the Eighth Route Army is stalling for time, there is nothing we can do!"
"Their reasons were very good, and they did not refuse the orders from the theater, and sent cavalry communicators to the new regiment to convey the orders. The whole thing was done flawlessly, and no loopholes could be found!"
"This is the Eighth Route Army, a more difficult opponent than the Japanese!" Commander Yan scolded with a stern face.
The chief of staff became anxious and quickly asked: "Then what should we do?"
"The new regiment cannot receive the order, so it has reason to refuse our troops to enter the battlefield!"
Commander Yan frowned and thought for two minutes before making a decision.
"The Eighth Route Army Headquarters can send cavalry messengers to issue orders to the New Regiment, and our World War II Area Headquarters can also bypass the Eighth Route Army Headquarters and directly issue military orders to the New Regiment!"
"Don't forget, this new regiment is organized in Chongqing and belongs to the World War II zone. They must implement the orders of the World War II zone, otherwise they will disobey military orders. As the commander of the theater, I have the right to punish them and even cancel their organization!"
"If they don't carry out the military order, then I will withdraw their new regiment and directly integrate them as local armed forces!"
"Order Commander Zhang to take orders from the theater headquarters and lead the troops directly to the battlefield!"
At the Japanese army's position outside Linfen City, the commander of Kato's division looked pale, and cold sweat continued to break out from his forehead.
The power of the heavy artillery is so great that if a shell hits the position, a large crater with a depth of more than two meters will be created.
The trenches dug by the men with so much hard work were like paper in front of such artillery shells, and were instantly razed to the ground!
More importantly, the subordinates within a radius of more than ten meters centered on the impact point of the artillery shell, whether they were hiding in the trenches or lying on the ground, were all shocked to the point of bleeding by the powerful shock wave generated by the explosion of the artillery shell, and died on the spot.
"Chief of Staff, how long has this bombardment been going on?" Kato Division Commander asked in a loud voice.
Huge explosions kept ringing in their ears, which had already made their ears buzz, and they could not hear ordinary voices at all.
"Ten minutes!" the chief of staff replied in the same voice.
"Eighteen heavy artillery pieces have fired nearly 600 shells at us!"
"Bagaya Road, all of us have underestimated the strength of the Eighth Route Army. Not even a field division of the Imperial Japanese Army has so many heavy artillery~" Lieutenant General Kato yelled.
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