"Commander, if the Japanese attack like this tomorrow, our remaining three lines of defense will hold on until noon tomorrow at most!" Chief of Staff Zeng Quan broke the solemn atmosphere at the headquarters with a stern face.
"I can't even hold on for three hours!" Political Commissar Cheng Xiao looked very ugly and said in a serious tone.
"Captain, this is not the most important thing. The Japanese's change of attack method has more than halved the number of enemies we killed. According to this killing speed, our three lines of defense can destroy at most two infantry squadrons of the Japanese!"
"
The more the political commissar analyzed, the more anxious Chief of Staff Zeng Quan became. Then he stared at Wang Ping and couldn't help but ask: "Commander, this situation must change, otherwise not only will we not be able to withstand the Japanese attack, but the company's division will be left to us.
None of the tasks can be completed.”
"It's more than just that the task can't be completed!" Cheng Xiao replied helplessly.
"Maybe our independent regiment will be severely damaged by the Japanese army, or even completely wiped out here!"
Neither Cheng Xiao nor Zeng Quan thought of a solution, and in the end they could only pin their hopes on Wang Ping.
"Whether we can change this situation depends on tonight." Wang Ping, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke, and his words were shocking as soon as he spoke.
Cheng Xiao was the first to react: "Captain, you are talking about the night attack tonight!"
"It's a night attack!" Wang Ping affirmed.
Then he turned to Zeng Quan and asked: "Chief of Staff, you should have already got the results of the number of enemies we wiped out this afternoon!"
"I don't know the details, but Zhang Yunshan has probably reported the data!" Zeng Quan replied immediately.
"Preliminary statistics show that the Japanese army on the first line of defense lost three infantry squadrons and two companies of the Imperial Association Army! On the second line of defense, the Japanese army lost two infantry brigades and one company of the Imperial Army Army! On the third line of defense, the Japanese army lost two infantry squads and
Two companies of the Imperial Alliance Army!"
"That is to say, the Japanese army lost almost six infantry squadrons and more than a thousand infantrymen in one afternoon!" Wang Ping asked with a serious face.
"Only more. After all, our grenades and mortars also killed a lot of Japanese heavy machine guns and heavy machine gunners. However, our losses were also huge. The total losses on the three lines of defense were 991 people, of which only 991 people were lost.
A total of 584 people died, and a hundred people were seriously injured and disabled, which directly reduced the number of more than 700 people. This does not include the soldiers who were slightly injured and could not get out of the firing line. If they are added, the casualties will definitely exceed 1,200 people!"
Wang Ping had long expected the heavy casualties.
Although he is heartbroken, Wang Ping's focus is not here now.
Staring at Zeng Quan, he continued to ask: "I remember that in order to deal with us, the Japanese army dispatched a total of 8,000 Japanese puppet troops, more than 2,000 Imperial Alliance troops, and more than 5,000 Japanese troops. Among them, 2,000 Japanese puppet troops were scattered outside the mountains to prevent us
After they dispersed and broke through, the number of Japanese and puppet troops who actually entered the mountain was only 5,000!"
"Captain, you are right. The Japanese and puppet troops entering the mountain include a regiment of the Imperial Association Army, three infantry brigades of the Japanese army, an artillery brigade, a baggage brigade, and some directly affiliated troops!" Zeng Quan affirmed.
Although I don’t know why Wang Ping suddenly thought of asking these seemingly irrelevant questions. But based on Zeng Quan’s understanding, the group leader must have had something in mind.
Therefore, when answering, Zeng Quanfeng was as detailed as possible without any impatience.
Sure enough, as soon as he answered, Wang Ping's serious face showed a very relaxed smile.
"Captain, you have a solution!" Zeng Quan stared at Wang Ping and asked.
Cheng Xiao also looked over, his eyes fixed on Wang Ping.
"The game will be broken tonight!" Wang Ping replied mysteriously.
"How to break the situation?" This time it was Cheng Xiao who stared at Wang Ping and asked.
Wang Ping analyzed directly: "Let's first compare the number of enemies annihilated today with the total strength of the Japanese and puppet troops entering the mountains, and you will find a conclusion!"
Zeng Quan, who knew all kinds of data well, immediately replied: "Excluding those we destroyed today, there should be more than 4,000 puppet troops left in the 6,000-day army!"
"More than four thousand people are good, but what about the combat troops that can actually launch an attack on us?" Wang Ping asked inductively, the smile on his face becoming more and more confident.
"The Imperial Association Army has one battalion left, and the Japanese have six infantry squadrons left. Apart from the main force, there should be some guard troops: one company of the Imperial Association Army, and one infantry squadron of the Japanese Army. As for the others, they are all artillery, baggage troops, and engineers.
, as well as technical arms without much combat effectiveness such as communications troops!" Zeng Quan answered immediately.
"If I kill two Japanese infantry squadrons and one Imperial Army battalion tonight, do you think the entire war situation will change?" Wang Ping continued to ask with a smile on his face.
"Definitely!" This time it was Cheng Xiao who answered.
"If you eat a battalion of the Imperial Alliance Army, there will be no Imperial Alliance Army to serve as cannon fodder for the Japs to attack tomorrow. In order to reduce losses, the Japs will definitely be more cautious in their next attack!"
"If we eat two more of his infantry squadrons, the Japanese army will only have four infantry squadrons left when entering the mountain. As long as we find a way to eat two more of its infantry squadrons in the subsequent blocking battle, the remaining Japanese army will lose
Offensive capabilities. Therefore, the Japanese will be more cautious when attacking. Maybe they can directly dispatch some logistical troops to supplement the combat troops to attack us!"
"But no matter what, this is only good for us and has no harm!"
At this moment, the sound of rapid footsteps suddenly reached their ears.
Immediately afterwards, the reconnaissance platoon leader of the second battalion rushed in and reported: "Regiment commander, political commissar, chief of staff, the Japanese troops who attacked us have begun to retreat!"
"The main force is retreating back. The third line of defense we just lost, they only left an infantry squad, a heavy machine gun squad, and a battalion of puppet troops. Now they are building defenses close to us!"
"No, eat them!" Zeng Quan suggested to Wang Ping without thinking about it.
"Commander, the troops will take advantage of the darkness to reach out, and then concentrate their artillery fire to cover the remaining Japanese troops with artillery fire, and then take the opportunity to launch an attack and recapture the third line of defense in one fell swoop!"
Wang Ping shook his head and replied: "The situation is not right. The Japanese are not fools. If they only put this small force directly opposite us, wouldn't they be giving us food in vain? There must be something else going on!"
"The leader is right, the Japanese are so cunning, they almost deceived our investigation platoon!" the investigation platoon leader replied angrily.
"Those troops were deployed under our noses just now, and they were deliberately let us see them."
"As soon as it got dark, the retreating Japanese army suddenly dispatched two infantry squadrons, a mortar squadron and a heavy machine gun squadron, and secretly walked through the woods to the top of the mountain less than 100 meters behind the third line of defense. Then, with the help of the high ground,
Build fortifications in the dense forest!”
"This is the real trump card of the Japanese!" Wang Ping said at this time.
"If we don't know this trump card and attack the third line of defense rashly, no matter how many troops we dispatch, it will be in vain. As long as the Japanese army deploys this trump card and attacks our counterattack troops from a high position, no matter how many troops we have, we will not be able to withstand the attack! Xiao
Are the Japanese cunning? They actually played this trick on us!"
An update will be sent to you. Please collect it and subscribe!
