"General, Major Qiu Shui sent a telegram that the Eighth Route Army that blocked them suddenly retreated. They are marching urgently to reinforce the west of the city!" A communications staff officer hurried into the war room to report.
"No, the Eighth Route Army must be trying to escape!" Major General Ono immediately reacted and shouted.
As soon as he finished speaking, a rapid ringing of the phone rang in the war room.
The combat staff officer picked up the phone and listened for less than five seconds when his expression changed.
Then he stuttered and reported as soon as he put down the phone: "General, the Imperial Army troops blocking the west of the city reported that the Eighth Route Army that was confronting them suddenly disappeared. Now they have occupied the west of the city, but no Eighth Route Army was found. Our warehouse in the west of the city has also been moved.
empty!"
"Bageya Road, the Eighth Route Army really escaped, and we were deceived by the Eighth Route Army again!" Ono was the first to react, then roared and cursed.
"Being cheated?" the chief of staff asked in confusion!
Ono affirmed with a gloomy face: "The purpose of the Eighth Route Army's attack on Laiyuan City was not to capture the county seat, but for the large amount of supplies, equipment and ammunition we have stored in the warehouse west of the city!"
"Have you not seen it clearly? They took over the material warehouse in the west of the city and turned from attack to defense. At that time, they thought it was our reinforcements that blocked the Eighth Route Army's front. Now it seems that this is not the case at all. The Eighth Route Army has no intention of continuing.
Offense, everything is just wishful thinking on our part!”
"I'm sure that if we had ordered the reinforcements to continue attacking the west of the city, the result would have been different. At least it would have delayed some of the Eighth Route Army's transfer of supplies!"
At this time, a staff officer suddenly suggested: "General, since the Eighth Route Army has brought a large amount of supplies to retreat, they must not be able to move fast. We can completely order the Qiu Shui Brigade, which has not yet entered the city, to hunt them down!"
"Baga, are you a stupid pig? Major Qiu Shui is only equipped with mortars. He can't even do anything to a blocking force of the Eighth Route Army, let alone the main force of the Eighth Route Army! Also, do you know how much equipment we have hoarded in the west warehouse of the city? Got it?
The Eighth Route Army, supplemented by these heavy weapons, can not only easily block Qiu Shui's attack, but also set up an ambush halfway and even capture Qiu Shui's brigade!"
The chief of staff on the side quickly explained: "Everyone, according to the requirements of the military headquarters, each infantry brigade of our brigade is equipped with a heavy machine gun squadron, and the brigade is directly under a mortar brigade! There are a total of five heavy machine gun squadrons and four mortars.
Gun Squadron."
"But due to time constraints, we still have two heavy machine gun squadrons and two mortar squadrons that have not been formed. In addition to the heavy machine gun company that has not been formed by the Imperial Alliance Army, there are a total of thirty-six heavy machine guns and twenty-four mortars.
Scattered in various warehouses in the city."
"Although most of these heavy weapons are concentrated in the ammunition depot in the center of the city, in order to prevent Laiyuan City from being attacked and to facilitate the defenders to obtain supplies of equipment and ammunition, three mortars and mortars were placed in the warehouses in each direction of the city.
Three heavy machine guns, as well as many light machine guns and rifles. As for the ammunition, it is enough for an infantry brigade to fight for half a month."
"With the addition of these weapons and ammunition, even though the Qiushui Brigade is a reinforced brigade, the Eighth Route Army's firepower still far exceeds that of the Qiushui Brigade."
Ono said calmly: "We have already lost a warehouse and a large number of Imperial Army troops and Imperial Alliance Army troops. We don't want to lose another reinforced infantry brigade!"
The operational staff officer who had just proposed quickly lowered his head and replied: "General, you are not considerate of your humble position. Please be punished."
Ono waved his hands and said nothing.
As a general, if he still cares about such a small matter with his subordinates, then the general's tolerance is too small.
Not to mention, from now on, no one in this war room, including more than ten combat staff officers, would give me advice.
"Boom..." At this moment, two faint explosions suddenly reached the ears of everyone in the war room.
The artillery staff member was the first to react: "It was an infantry artillery shell exploding!"
Another staff officer followed and shouted: "The sound of artillery came from the Shangjie stronghold. Could it be that the Shangjie stronghold was attacked by the Eighth Route Army again!"
"Contact the street stronghold immediately and ask what happened!" Major General Ono's already frowning frown deepened at this time.
Soon, a communications staff officer rushed into the war room: "Reporting to the commander, the telephone connection between the county and the stronghold was interrupted. We used the radio to contact Major Aoki, but Major Aoki was leading the main force of the stronghold to chase down the Eighth Route Army attacking the stronghold. He is currently far away from the stronghold.
It’s at least twelve kilometers away, and he doesn’t know the situation of the stronghold!”
"Bageya Road, Qingmu must have fallen into the Eighth Route Army's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain!" Major General Ono reacted immediately.
Then his eyes were fixed on the map in front of him.
After reading the telegram, the chief of staff immediately reminded: "General, according to Aoki's reply, he only left more than a hundred imperial troops at the stronghold. If the infantry artillery shells just now were fired by the Eighth Route Army, then more than a hundred imperial troops must have been fired.
We can't hold it for ten minutes. The stronghold is in danger and must be supported!"
"Also, we have also stockpiled a large amount of weapons and ammunition at the Shangjie stronghold. If the Eighth Route Army takes the stronghold and seizes these weapons and ammunition, the strength of the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment will definitely increase greatly. It will be very difficult to eliminate them by then. Many
All warriors will fall to the bullets produced by the Empire!"
"Exactly how many weapons and ammunition are there!" Ono asked with a frown.
"The ammunition depot alone can store equipment to strengthen a squadron. In addition, the equipment of the imperial army who were killed or seriously injured in the battle can also be used to form a strengthened squadron. The equipment of the left-behind troops can be used to form a strengthened squadron. Finally, there are two infantry cannons!
"The chief of staff replied seriously.
"The equipment of three reinforced squadrons is more than enough for the Eighth Route Army to form a reinforced battalion, Baga!" Ono couldn't help but cursed.
Then he ordered: "Contact Major Qiu Shui and immediately return to support the Shangjie stronghold!"
"The Eighth Route Army that attacked the Shangjie stronghold was not the main force to begin with. After detaching a part of the infantry to move Aoki away from the stronghold, there will definitely be fewer Eighth Route Army troops left and no threat."
"After arriving at the Shangjie stronghold, if the Eighth Route Army does not retreat, it will be eliminated on the spot."
"If the Eighth Route Army has left the Shangjie stronghold with captured items, pursue them immediately, eliminate them, and recapture supplies and equipment!"
"In addition, contact Major Aoki, immediately stop chasing the Eighth Route Army, return to support the Shangjie stronghold, and work with the Qiushui Brigade to attack from both front and back to eliminate the Eighth Route Army attacking the Shangjie stronghold!"
"We have been led by the Eighth Route Army from the beginning of this battle and have suffered heavy losses. Now that the battle is over, we should collect some interest back!"
"The Eighth Route Army attacking the Shangjie stronghold is the interest I want. Tell Major Qiu Shui and Major Aoki that they can't complete the mission and engage in military law!"