At the base of the 136th Infantry Regiment, the commander of the regiment had excitement on his face when he gave the order.
In ten more minutes, only ten minutes, the outflank troops he sent out would be able to block the Eighth Route Army's retreat in front of them, and then encircle and annihilate them.
Among the four infantry regiments under the division, the 136th Infantry Regiment did not suffer too many casualties during more than ten days of march. If tonight, we can also kill the more than a thousand Eighth Route Army with very small casualties. The commander of the regiment will definitely
, I will definitely become the most favored captain of the entire division by the division commander!
The division is still short of a brigade commander. Maybe the position of brigade commander is vacant just for himself.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army that attacked us seems to be retreating!" A report suddenly interrupted the commander's dream.
The fat meat that was brought to my mouth actually wanted to slip away, and I would never allow it... This was the captain's first thought at this moment.
He frowned and ordered: "Order the detour troops to speed up... block the troops head-on and launch a direct counterattack. The offensive must be fierce. Use lightning speed to attack the retreating troops of the Eighth Route Army. Kill as many of them as you can."
How many?"
The sound of gunfire and gunfire that had just subsided on the battlefield became violent again.
Hundreds of Japanese soldiers, armed with rifles with bayonets and light machine guns in their arms, rushed out of the station like wolves and tigers, and kept firing forward with the weapons in their hands...
As the sound of gunfire got farther and farther away from him, another subordinate rushed over: "Sir, the roundabout troops only intercepted less than one company of the Eighth Route Army. The others ran away. The counterattack troops requested to pursue them immediately and kill them!"
"Agree!" the captain made a decisive decision.
Then he thought of the explanation given by the division commander, Lieutenant General Ito, and frowned and reminded them: "But I have to remind them that it is night now, and the Eighth Route Army is best at night fighting and guerrilla warfare. Therefore, the pursuing troops must remember not to divide their forces any longer, and they cannot pursue deep pursuits alone.
It’s too far. We have just come here and are not familiar with the terrain. We may be bitten by the cunning Eighth Route Army!"
"In addition, the captain of the first brigade is appointed as the temporary commander and will command all attacking troops at the same time!"
At the Japanese division headquarters, news that a total of four Eighth Route Army troops had broken through and retreated reached Lieutenant General Ito's ears.
Faced with the pursuit orders issued by several regiment commanders, the division chief of staff's first reaction was that it was inappropriate!
"Division commander, the troops have all been chased out. Doesn't that give the Eighth Route Army an opportunity to attack our remaining troops and connect with their troops in the city?" the chief of staff reminded with a frown.
"I suggest that we immediately send telegrams to several regiment commanders to ask them to stop the pursuit. Anyway, we did not suffer too many losses, and each unit more or less wiped out some of the Eighth Route Army. As far as the results are concerned, we did not suffer a loss!
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"Also, it's dark now, and our troops are unfamiliar with the place. It's easy for the Eighth Route Army to sneak attack or even counterattack..."
Lieutenant General Ito shook his head and refused very decisively.
"No, if our troops don't attack and don't fall for the trap, how can we lure out the Eighth Route Army's latent troops and then annihilate them all!"
"As for the night battle you are worried about, we can remind the several commanders that all attacking troops cannot pursue them too far, cannot go deep alone, and cannot divide their troops. Then there will be no problem!"
The chief of staff's frown did not relax. He hesitated and continued to remind: "However, we don't know where the Eighth Route Army's latent troops are hiding or which city gate they will contact their troops in the city. And our cavalry unit
The troops and chariot troops are all in the west of the city. If we want to quickly reinforce several other city gates, it will take twenty minutes at the fastest speed and more than half an hour at the slow speed. In such a long time, many accidents may occur!"
Lieutenant General Ito replied with confidence: "I still have this confidence!"
"We have deployed an infantry brigade at each city gate to stay behind. Even if the Eighth Route Army's lurking force still has a regiment, an infantry brigade can easily hold it for half an hour. What's more, based on our judgment of the Eighth Route Army's strength, this lurking force can at most
With a few hundred people, the threat to our remaining troops will be even smaller!"
The chief of staff's frown finally relaxed.
He hesitated and replied: "Division commander, you are right, I was over-worrying...I will immediately send telegrams to several regiment commanders to ask them to strengthen their vigilance, especially the attacking troops..."
The new regiment is in front of the enemy headquarters. The battle situation on the front line is continuously summarized to this small headquarters through the reconnaissance platoon, allowing Wang Ping to refer to it and issue new combat orders based on it.
"Captain, the latest situation is that the Japanese troops guarding the four city gates have all dispatched a large number of troops to pursue our retreating troops..."
There was no smile on Wang Ping's face.
At present, the war situation is developing in the direction I deduced. However, it is still unknown whether the assault battalion can successfully connect with the direct team and the guard company. There are many other factors to consider.
He frowned, stared at Tang Guangxin and asked.
"Find out immediately how many people the Japs have left at the four city gates, the sooner the better!"
"Chief of Staff, order the assault battalion to prepare for battle. Set up light and heavy machine guns, mortars, grenades, and infantry guns for me!"
After twenty minutes of hard waiting, Tang Guangxin finally came back.
"Captain, we have figured it out. There is an infantry brigade left behind at each city gate, blocking the city gate..."
"In addition, there are still one or two thousand cavalry and a Japanese chariot brigade at the Japs station in the west of the city."
Huang Yuanqiang, who had been silent until now, suddenly interrupted: "Captain, the Japanese must have known our purpose for fighting this battle~"
"An infantry brigade is left at each of the four city gates, and they are blocked at the city gate. This is obviously to prevent us from sending troops to meet the troops in the city!"
"There are also those cavalry and chariots in the west of the city. They are highly mobile. No matter which city gate is attacked, they can quickly reinforce them, and then use their powerful assault capabilities to kill our responding troops~"
"The devils have set up a huge trap waiting for us to escape!"
"I suggest that we stop the action now and don't let the commando battalion take risks!"
"As for the guard company and the direct team, Linfen City is so big that they can lurk on the spot and wait until the news is over before they can find a way out of the city!"
The political commissar's proposal was undoubtedly very pertinent and directly minimized the losses of the troops.
However, Wang Ping's tense face did not change, and he insisted on answering: "The action cannot stop!"
"Political Commissar, you have ignored the enemy's revenge..."
"If they don't leave the city and continue to lurk in the city, with the character of the Japs, they will have to find the guard company and the direct team even if they turn Linfen City upside down. During the whole process, there must be a large number of people in the city who are hiding and being killed by the Japs.
Massacre, even if those people are unwilling to leave the city to take refuge!"
"Hundreds or even thousands of unarmed people were massacred because of our guard company and direct-affiliated team. As the leader of the new regiment, I, Wang Ping, will never allow this to happen, even if the guard company and direct-affiliated team are all wiped out.
No matter what!"
Huang Yuanqiang was stunned for several seconds before he reacted, and then replied with a painful look on his face: "Our Eighth Route Army is a team of ordinary people, and we feel that we cannot let ordinary people die because of us, and so many people have died... Commander, you are right!
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