Nine hundred and sixtieth chapters chasing after death
After an hour of waiting, Lieutenant General Ito was just about to return to the armored vehicle and continue moving forward when the Chief of Staff rushed over.
"Division Commander, 136th Regiment urgent message: The road they are advancing on has also been destroyed by the Eighth Route Army. Because the troops brought heavy artillery and vehicles, the damaged roads must be completely repaired before they can continue to move forward..."
"He also reported that if the road ahead is destroyed by the Eighth Route Army, even if there is no Eighth Route Army attack, just repairing the road will take a lot of time. The time to meet us will probably be postponed to this afternoon, or even in the evening!"
"The troops stop advancing!" Lieutenant General Ito ordered with a frown.
As soon as he stepped into the armored vehicle, he retracted his heels and analyzed: "The Eighth Route Army is too cunning and plans to use the same method to consume us again!"
"The longer the two armies are separated, the greater our losses will be under the Eighth Route Army's sneak attack! Only by bringing the two armies together can we hold together and withdraw from their base area with minimal casualties under the Eighth Route Army's sneak attack."
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At four o'clock in the afternoon, the 136th Regiment, which had built a road, finally dragged dozens of artillery pieces to join Lieutenant General Ito.
"Division Commander, the aviation force will return in an hour... The 136th Wing has been traveling all day and is very tired. How about we camp here tonight, rest for the night, replenish our strength, and continue during the day tomorrow?
Move forward!" the chief of staff ordered after glancing at the watch on his wrist.
"Okay!" Lieutenant General Ito was in a very good mood.
The arrival of the 136th Regiment suddenly brought the number of troops in his hands to 7,000, and he had all kinds of artillery.
Coupled with the armored vehicles he brought out and the cover of the aviation force, Lieutenant General Ito was confident that he could rampage through the Eighth Route Army base area again.
At that moment, Lieutenant General Ito really had the idea of leading his troops back to fight.
Last night, the Eighth Route Army's attack caused a lot of losses to the division, but the troops who died in the battle were not vegetarians. The guns in their hands were not fire sticks. They must have caused a lot of casualties to the Eighth Route Army before they died.
At this time, if he suddenly led his troops to fight back, he might be able to catch them off guard.
However, this idea was rejected by himself not long after it appeared in his mind.
The losses of the troops were too great, and he did not dare to gamble!
If the Eighth Route Army is prepared when he fights back, if nothing else, the Eighth Route Army's sneak attacks and harassment along the way will cause him heavy losses.
Moreover, the Eighth Route Army is too cunning, and holds many trump cards that it does not know about, plus the heavy artillery it just captured from its own hands, it is possible to seize the opportunity to fight back.
After much deliberation, Lieutenant General Ito still felt that he should withdraw from the Eighth Route Army base area as soon as possible to preserve the troops he had at hand.
In this encirclement and suppression, I don’t know how to explain the division’s current losses to the front army. If there are any more losses, then I will only have to have a disembowelment to apologize!
After a moment of hesitation, he replied: "Yes, but the troops must be on alert tonight. One-third of the artillery, infantry, and armored forces must be on alert at any time. Once attacked by the Eighth Route Army, they must immediately counterattack and reduce the losses."
Lower it to the lowest level!”
In a forest five kilometers away, soldiers of a new regiment marching in platoon units arrived here one after another to meet up.
Guard battalion, third battalion, new third battalion, assault battalion...
Although they lost more than half of their troops, the total number of them was nearly 1,500.
More importantly, the equipment they brought was very good, with a total of 36 light mortars.
Looking at the several battalion commanders around him who looked eager to try, Chief of Staff Zhong Chenggong also looked expectant.
Compared with before, Zhong Chenggong was not only more confident at this time, but also more composed.
"Comrades are all here, we will have a meeting now to determine how to deal with the little devils in front of us tonight~" Zhong Chenggong said straight to the point.
"The guard battalion was the first to arrive here. They have clearly investigated the enemy's situation. The total number of Japanese in front of us is 7,000 people, including two artillery brigades, a mountain artillery squadron, a rapid-fire artillery squadron, an armored vehicle detachment, and all the rest
Infantry, more than five thousand people!"
"The task given to us by the regiment headquarters is to take down and destroy all the heavy equipment of the Japanese artillery brigade and armored vehicle detachment alive. If possible, eliminate more of their infantry. This will only benefit us in the next operation, and there will be no harm!"
"The Japs are on very tight alert. It's getting dark now, and the troops still need time to prepare. I'll tell you what I think first, and you can make suggestions and then execute them directly!"
"Chief of Staff, please give the order!" several battalion commanders replied in unison.
They all see the progress of the chief of staff, and now they are not only convinced by Zhong Chenggong, but also admire him.
Zhong Chenggong hesitated for a moment and then replied: "Still the old method, use mortars to sneak attack the Japanese from a long distance, force the Japanese to send troops, and beat their attacking troops!"
"But, tonight I'm going to make some changes based on the old method!"
"We have artillery, and so do the Japanese, and they are more numerous than us. Therefore, I plan to divide our troops into multiple groups, and attack the Japanese camp from different directions together, so that their artillerymen want to fight back but don't know where to choose to fight back. In this way, not only can the Japanese be killed, but also the Japanese cannons can be attacked.
It can also minimize casualties, and more importantly, launching sneak attacks from all directions can also cause panic to the Japanese and create a posture that we will attack them in a large scale!"
"There are a total of twelve companies in the four battalions. If some infantry companies have fewer troops, you can strengthen them with your own guard troops and direct troops."
"Shall I assign each of your companies a mortar platoon with three mortars, each with thirty rounds of shells, to launch attacks on the Japanese military positions?"
"While being dispersed, we must not forget to cooperate with each other. All sneak attack troops are organized into battalions. Each of you battalion commanders will command the three-way sneak attack troops and try to find ways to kill more Japanese. Of course, for the sake of insurance, each of you will
The battalion commander can also leave a reserve team in hand to prevent accidents!"
"Launch the attack on time at nine o'clock in the evening, and end the attack at five o'clock in the morning. Everyone gathers here to rest and replenish their physical strength!"
"With a total of eight hours of attack time, I hope that each of your battalions can kill two hundred Japs and force the Japs to give up all the heavy weapons in their hands in order to hurry!"
"Boom boom boom..."
As soon as the time came, three explosions sounded at the Japanese military station.
Immediately afterwards, more and more artillery shells hit the Japanese garrison.
In less than half a minute, the Japanese military station was filled with fireballs rising into the sky. The station, which had been quiet just a moment ago, suddenly became chaotic.
Lieutenant General Ito was also moved by the security forces to a relatively safe place behind a slope in the chaos.
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