The lieutenant general from Chongqing suddenly reminded: "There is a problem!"
"It's almost dawn, and the two reinforced regiments of the Eighth Route Army are still trapped outside Taiyuan City by the Japanese~"
"Taiyuan City is too important to the Japanese, and they will definitely defend it at all costs. Without Taiyuan Airport, they will also send planes from farther away airports to reinforce Taiyuan!"
"Because of the long distance, those aircraft will not stay on the battlefield for too long, but they can still cause a big blow to your army!"
"If I guess correctly, the troops of these two reinforced regiments must be the first target of the Japanese aviation!"
"After daybreak, with aviation reinforcements, these two regiments will be eliminated first!"
"I suggest that your Eighth Route Army headquarters immediately send a telegram to the siege troops and order these two regiments to find a way to break out and retreat, otherwise these two regiments will definitely be doomed!"
The commander-in-chief replied with a serious face: "No, we believe in the command capabilities of the siege headquarters. For frontline troop operations, the headquarters is only responsible for determining combat targets. The specific command is a matter for the frontline commanders. We will not interfere!"
Commander Yan, who was silent on the side, suddenly spoke.
"It's a good thing that it doesn't affect the frontline command and operations. But you can't just watch four thousand soldiers from two reinforced regiments being killed by the Japanese! I suggest you send a telegram. Four thousand soldiers were killed like this. It's really too much.
What a pity~”
Commander Yan's idea was very simple. Since it was impossible to prevent the Eighth Route Army from taking Taiyuan City, it would be good to cause the Eighth Route Army to suffer greater losses and embarrass the head of the headquarters.
Everyone next to the sand table understood the meaning of Chief Yan's words and stared at the commander-in-chief wanting to see the joke.
Let’s see if the Commander-in-Chief really follows the regulations and does not interfere with frontline command and trusts frontline commanders. Or does he value the lives of thousands of soldiers more? For the sake of thousands of soldiers, he will send telegrams even if he violates discipline!
They were disappointed, and the confident smile on the commander-in-chief's face remained unchanged as before.
Pointing to the sand table, he explained: "Everyone, do you know what preparations these two reinforcement groups have made when they set off?"
"I'm telling you, I'm preparing for the entire army to be destroyed!"
"Before setting off, they knew that they would most likely die on the battlefield!"
"However, they still went, and after they went there, they had no intention of retreating unless they captured Taiyuan City and entered Taiyuan City!"
"I know some of you want to say that this is basically sending soldiers from two regiments to death. Then let me tell you now, whether our Eighth Route Army can capture Taiyuan City, these two regiments played a vital role!"
"Commander Wang, please inform the generals how many Japs have been killed by these two reinforcement groups, and how many Japs are left in Taiyuan City!"
"Yes, Chief!"
"Generals, according to the latest enemy situation report sent by the former enemy siege headquarters, although the two regiments suffered heavy losses under the heavy encirclement and suppression by the Japanese army, they also killed more than two thousand Japanese!"
"The two regiments are seizing the last few hours before dawn to dig anti-aircraft trenches on their entrenched positions to reduce the casualties that Japanese aviation will definitely inflict on the troops after dawn!"
"According to their estimation, after dawn, the Japanese army will definitely launch a desperate attack on them under the cover of aircraft!"
"As long as they persist until dark, they will definitely be able to annihilate a large number of Japanese soldiers, even if the entire army is destroyed!"
Many generals in the headquarters were shocked by Staff Wang's words.
In their army, there are very few troops who would do this even if they knew they would die.
An army is not even afraid of death, which shows how powerful this army is.
The lieutenant general was also shocked. He took a deep breath and continued to ask: "Why do you do this? What on earth is worth fighting for for four thousand soldiers, even if the entire army is destroyed!"
"Commander Wang, continue!" the commander-in-chief ordered directly without explaining.
"Our intelligence personnel lurking in Taiyuan City reported that in order to kill our two reinforcement groups, the commander-in-chief of the Taiyuan City garrison deployed nearly 5,000 people from the city to attack them!"
"Currently, the entire Japanese army in Taiyuan City has been almost exhausted!"
"There is only one regiment of puppet troops and one squadron of Japanese soldiers left on the city wall. There are only half a military police brigade, half a guard brigade, and one puppet regiment left in the city. The total strength is less than 2,000 people!"
"The Japanese army has lost more than 2,000 of the 5,000 elite troops they mobilized from Taiyuan City."
"If two more reinforced groups kill more than 2,000 people, Taiyuan City will become an empty city!"
"As long as our troops clear out the Japanese and puppet troops outside Taiyuan City, it will be easy to capture Taiyuan City!"
The commander-in-chief suddenly interjected: "Think about it, everyone, if it weren't for the sacrifices of these two reinforced regiments, the five thousand Japanese troops would still be guarding Taiyuan City. With Taiyuan City's solid fortifications, how long would it take us and how much price would we pay?
Take Taiyuan City!"
"I believe Chief Yan knows this best. After all, the strong fortifications in Taiyuan City were built by your Jinsui Army back then. After the Japanese army took over, they only made some reinforcements and a small amount of supplements!"
Commander Yan's dream was shattered again, and he hesitated to answer.
"So that's the case, then the sacrifice of these four thousand people is a great deal!"
"Without their sacrifices, the 5,000 Japanese troops would have defended Taiyuan City's fortifications, and your Eighth Route Army might not have been able to break through Taiyuan City's defenses even if it had lost 10,000 men!"
No one in the headquarters expected that these four thousand people would be of such great use.
Many generals and generals gathered together, discussing in low voices, deducing, and wondering if they could do this if the siege troops were replaced by their own troops.
To their disappointment, once the siege troops were replaced by their own troops, this strategy could not be implemented.
If the two reinforced regiments want to consume a large number of Japanese troops under heavy enemy siege, they must be elite troops and well-equipped.
Such troops are held in the hands of every commander like a treasure. They are deeply afraid of any accidents. How can they be allowed to risk the entire army's annihilation to serve as bait?
Without a force that is not afraid of death and has strong combat effectiveness as bait, the entire combat plan cannot be implemented!
After thinking about it, they found that there was only one way to take down Taiyuan City: attack by force!
At the Sunset Command in Taiyuan City, the lieutenant general looked very solemn.
It only took less than two hours from the time we received the attack on Taiyuan Airport to the time we lost contact with Taiyuan Airport.
In such a short period of time, nearly two thousand imperial troops at Taiyuan Airport were gone.
Although nearly half of the imperial army is a technical unit with little combat effectiveness, they are all Japanese and soldiers who have undergone recruit training.
"Sir, we have found out that there are more than 20,000 Eighth Route Army troops attacking us outside the city, with nearly 5,000 people in each direction. They are well-equipped, powerful in combat, and more importantly, their offensive firepower is very powerful!" The chief of staff suddenly burst in.
He came in and reported with a panic look on his face.
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