"One of the regiment that suddenly appeared and the Eighth Route Army we attacked during the day must be the real main force of the new regiment, and the other is the fake main force!" Major General Matsui was very sure of the idea that popped up in his mind!
"Fake main force, suspicious soldiers?" the chief of staff also reacted.
He trusted the brigade commander's judgment, but he couldn't tell which one was true and which one was false.
He hesitated and asked: "Then... General, do you still want to issue the order just now?"
"Tianxin Town can hardly be defended anymore, how can we send reinforcements!" Matsui retorted angrily.
He let out a long sigh and replied helplessly: "It seems that our plan to destroy the Eighth Route Army in the north first, and then return to support Tianxin Town is going to change?"
"Change? General, you want to send troops back to support Tianxin Town." the chief of staff asked anxiously.
"But in this case, the new group in the north of Linfen cannot be wiped out! If they are allowed to enter the mountains and hills, it will definitely be very difficult to wipe them out!"
He once personally led troops to fight against the Eighth Route Army in mountainous areas. No matter how many troops the imperial army dispatched, he always felt helpless in the face of the Eighth Route Army's guerrilla warfare.
He didn't want this kind of experience to happen again in Linfen.
Matsui replied helplessly: "I don't want to either, but the Tianxin Town stronghold will surely not be defended tonight?"
"If the main force does not return immediately for reinforcements, the Eighth Route Army that captured Tianxin Town will never stop and give up. Instead, they will seize the opportunity and attack everywhere to attack our other artillery towers and strongholds."
"Judging from the attack power they are showing now, they can destroy all the artillery towers and strongholds in half of Linfen in one day and one night!"
"We will not count the number of troops lost. We will also consider the huge impact that the destruction of these stronghold gun towers by the Eighth Route Army may have on the entire Linfen."
"We can't bear this alone."
The chief of staff seemed to understand: "Without the constraints of strongholds and artillery towers, our maintenance meeting to control the common people will definitely be fatally attacked by the Eighth Route Army. With the mobilization ability of the Eighth Route Army, many Chinese people will definitely join the Eighth Route Army to oppose the imperial army and
Half of Linfen is in chaos!"
"If the imperial army wants to restore public order in these places, it will definitely have to pay a high price!"
Major General Matsui nodded and affirmed: "So, we cannot just watch them wantonly attack the imperial army's gun towers and strongholds in Tianxin Town!"
"They can even capture the Tianxin Town stronghold. Then all the strongholds in Linfen, except Linfen City, cannot withstand their attack!"
The chief of staff understood this, but still asked with a look of reluctance: "What about the Eighth Route Army north of Linfen?"
"Leave an infantry group to deal with them!" Matsui decided!
"Since we can't determine which unit is the main force of the new regiment, then we will fight them all as the main force!"
"In addition, send a telegram to the Special Forces Brigade to unconditionally cooperate with the main force remaining in the north of Linfen and try to kill the Eighth Route Army there!"
"Also, send a telegram to the headquarters and request that at dawn, at least two squadrons of aircraft be dispatched to provide us with air reinforcements. With the cooperation of aircraft, our encirclement and suppression will definitely be more effective with half the effort!"
The chief of staff shook his head and replied: "General, the higher-ups seemed to know that we used bombers to attack the Eighth Route Army infantry company during the day. They were very angry and said that we were wasting the empire's precious artillery shells. They also made a decision that no more bombers would be dispatched to support us tomorrow, although fighter jets
They will come again, and they can also hang bombs for bombing, but the power is much smaller, and the accuracy of the bombing is also very poor, and they only prepared a squad of three fighter jets for us to provide us with non-stop air support!"
"They said that our opponent only has one regiment of the Eighth Route Army. It's a lot to send out a small team, but not a single other aircraft!"
"Baga, what happened at this time?" Matsui was very dissatisfied with this decision.
"A few hours ago, you were sleeping and didn't report it!" the chief of staff replied.
"A bunch of idiots, stupid pigs... How do they know that our opponents are more powerful and more difficult than other opponents?" the angry Major General Matsui cursed.
But he did not lose his mind. He took a deep breath and continued to order: "Since the aviation force cannot be relied on, then we must rely on ourselves!"
"After the aviation troops arrive, their mission is to assist our ground troops in determining the specific location of the Eighth Route Army. If they can attack, then attack. If they can't, forget it!"
In the Tianjiacun Maintenance Association compound, all six company commanders were summoned to the headquarters by the Rongjun.
At first, everyone had a sleepy expression on their face.
They didn't wake up until Rong Jun came in and gave an order.
Then he stared at Rong Jun with a pair of eyes, waiting for the next step.
"Battal Commander, how are we going to fight? The troops have been training for so long and have equipment. Everyone has fifty rounds of light bullets. It's time to take them out to practice with the little Japs!" the fourth battalion's first company commander asked with anticipation.
Jin Kai, who was appointed company commander as soon as he joined the Eighth Route Army, couldn't wait any longer.
He urgently needed a battle to prove his ability, so he followed up and said: "Battalion Commander, when I was in the Northwest Army, the rifling of many guns was smoothed, and the average bullet was twenty rounds per person. There is no way to compare with now. If
In fighting the Japanese, the first task must be given to me, which is to teach the Japanese in the stronghold a lesson and avenge the brothers who died unjustly at the hands of the Japanese!"
Rong Jun was very satisfied with everyone's reaction. He pointed to the map and analyzed: "The mission given to our fourth battalion by the regiment leader is to annihilate all the Japanese and puppet troops in Fengyun Town and control Fengyun Town. However, the Japanese and puppet troops in Fengyun Town are
There are nearly a thousand people in total, and the Japanese alone have nearly 400 people, and they all have gun towers and strongholds to defend them. How to destroy them is a question!"
"Surround them and then attack them!" the company commander blurted out.
"With so many of us and so many light and heavy machine guns, we can definitely kill them!"
Rong Jun refused without thinking: "No?"
"The order given to us by the regiment commander was very clear. We cannot attack by force!"
"Ordinary artillery towers are nothing. If you encounter a Japanese stronghold heavily defended, without several times the casualties, you will never be able to win it by force!"
"Then how to fight!" the first company commander asked with a frown.
Jin Kai was thoughtful, and then showed an expression that he was hesitant to speak.
Rong Jun's eyes lit up and he asked: "Captain Jin, tell me what you think and speak freely!"
"Then I'll say it!" Jin Kai hesitated before answering.
Among all the armies in China, the Northwest Army has the most serious patriarchal system. On the battlefield, the superiors almost have the final say, and subordinates have almost no say.
Jin Kai, who had just joined the Eighth Route Army, was still a little uncomfortable with this democratic atmosphere.
After repeated encouragement by Rong Jun, he said: "The Japanese still don't know that we are the Eighth Route Army. Can we use our status as a maintenance committee to sneak attack on strongholds like before?"
"This is a good idea, but it won't work!" the instructor said.
"After our sneak attack on the Japanese stronghold was exposed last time, although the Japanese did not find us, they gave orders to all the garrison troops. During the war, in order to avoid accidents, everyone can only eat the food issued by the logistics department."
"A few days ago we sent something to the Japs in the Zhouzhuang stronghold. They took it but didn't eat it. They waited until the military doctor checked it before eating it. And during the whole process, we were not allowed to enter the stronghold at all, not even close."
"The little devil is now afraid of being attacked by a sneak attack. Except for his own people, no one else will believe him!"
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