Chapter nine hundred and sixty-eight the brave man breaks his wrist
Lieutenant General Ito's words made the headquarters suddenly become quiet.
However, it did not last long, and the silence was broken by the sound of cannon fired again from the station.
"Division commander, the Eighth Route Army has started attacking again..." the chief of staff shouted anxiously.
"All troops must be on alert and reinforce the front-line defenders at any time ~ Also, during the battle, the main task is to repel the Eighth Route Army's attack and try to avoid casualties!" Lieutenant General Ito, who has no solution for the time being, can only bite the bullet and use old methods to deal with it.
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This time, the gunfire of the attack lasted only ten minutes and ended.
As Lieutenant General Ito waited anxiously, it took more than ten minutes for the chief of staff to rush over, with a solemn look on his face.
As soon as he came in, he complained: "Division Commander, this problem must be solved!"
"Just now, in just ten minutes of fighting, we suffered nearly two hundred casualties, half dead and wounded... If we continue to fight like this, as long as the Eighth Route Army has a sufficient number of artillery shells in its hands, our casualties will definitely be broken down overnight.
Thousand~”
"Also, the road following the withdrawal from the Eighth Route Army base area must have been destroyed. Even if we concentrate all the troops to repair the road, it will only cover up to 20 kilometers in one day. From here to the Eighth Route Army base area and back to Linfen, there will still be nearly 70 kilometers.
This means that we will have to spend three nights in their base area. There will be 1,000 casualties each night, and the total of the four nights will be 4,000. If the Eighth Route Army also attacks us during the day, the total casualties will be 5,000.
It’s possible!”
The chief of staff was not alarmist at all, and he still reserved the data he mentioned.
Lieutenant General Ito, the division commander, was very aware of this fact, but he could not think of a way to solve this problem.
The weather, the right location, the people...all are with the New Regiment, and the only thing he can rely on is the 7,000 troops in his hand.
After hesitating for a long time, he stared at the chief of staff and asked: "I know all this... Chief of staff, tell me if you have a solution!"
"There is one!" the chief of staff replied through gritted teeth.
Although this method was rejected by the division commander this morning, in the eyes of the chief of staff, there is no comparison between those heavy equipment and thousands of elite veterans.
If the heavy equipment is lost, it can still be replenished. If it is no longer possible, we will find a way to snatch it back from the Eighth Route Army. However, if the veterans are gone, they will be completely gone.
Unlike new recruits, they are all well-trained elites with rich combat experience and very strong combat effectiveness.
If placed in ordinary troops and local garrison troops, he could easily become a corps commander or even a squad leader.
Lieutenant General Ito saw the chief of staff's thoughts at a glance, and then frowned and asked: "You still plan to persuade me to give up all heavy weapons and only break out and retreat with the infantry!"
"Hi!" The chief of staff responded directly without hesitation.
"Compared with those heavy equipment, veterans are definitely more important to our division. The losses of the troops are already large enough. If more than 4,000 veterans are injured or killed, even if the front army replenishes us with a sufficient number of new soldiers, the division will not be able to recover.
The combat effectiveness at its peak would take at least half a year!"
"The equipment is different. After it is lost, the superiors can replenish it at any time. If there is really no replenishment, we can still take back those heavy weapons from the Eighth Route Army when the troops regain their combat effectiveness."
Lieutenant General Ito had a sullen face and did not speak, but fell into deep thought.
It took a full five minutes before he decided with a serious face: "Then give up all heavy weapons and break out and retreat with only the infantry. In this case, no matter how bad the Eighth Route Army destroys the road, it will not stop us from breaking through!"
"Order all officers above the captain level to come here for a meeting. We have to set off overnight!"
While the Japs were having a meeting, the new group's third round of attack began.
What Zhong Chenggong didn't expect was that the Japanese, who were always cautious at night, actually fought back.
Because the 1st Company of the Guard Battalion did not retreat in time, the enemy's armored vehicles made a detour and blocked the way back, and were completely wiped out.
"Something's wrong, Chief of Staff, the Japanese are not counterattacking, they are trying to escape!" Yan Song, the commander of the third battalion standing next to Zhong Chenggong, reminded with a frown.
"I saw it too!" Zhong Chenggong also frowned.
"It's just that I can't figure it out. The road in front has been destroyed. If the little devils are running away now, how can they get out of here!"
Soon, the mystery was solved.
Nearly seven thousand Japanese soldiers, carrying nothing but rifles, light and heavy machine guns, mortars, and ammunition that could be carried on their shoulders, poured out of the station like a flood that burst a dike, and then began a rapid march along the road towards Linfen.
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"Old Yan... the mission assigned to us by the regiment headquarters has been completed. Once the Japs leave, we can rush into their camp and pick up the heavy equipment left by the Japs!" Zhong Chenggong's tense nerves relaxed instantly, and he quickly
said happily.
"It's so effortless. I didn't expect the little devil to do this for us!"
"It's not that simple!" Yan Song was not as happy as he thought.
"On the battlefield, even if the Japanese retreat or are completely wiped out, they will destroy their weapons and ammunition before dying, leaving us without supplies... In the military camp in front of us, there are mountain artillery, field artillery, and infantry artillery of various calibers.
, with more than thirty guns in total, it can form an artillery regiment. With so much heavy equipment, there is absolutely no way the Japanese would give it to us for free!"
"Boom boom boom..."
As soon as Yan Song finished speaking, a series of violent explosions sounded in the Japanese camp.
The huge fireball soared directly into the sky more than ten meters high, and the surrounding area of nearly a hundred meters was illuminated brightly.
The good mood on Zhong Chenggong's face suddenly disappeared, and he shouted loudly: "No! The devils are going to destroy the heavy weapons and weapons and ammunition that they can't take away!"
Then he ordered: "Immediately contact all the troops that can be contacted. From now on, launch an attack on the Japanese garrison with all your strength. Fight for me and get back the materials and heavy weapons that the Japanese want to blow up!"
"Since the Japanese have decided to abandon heavy weapons and retreat overnight, it means that they do not want to lose too many troops on the way back. They cannot afford to lose. In this case, they must not have many troops left behind!"
"Why didn't I react earlier? I was delayed for several minutes!"
After saying that, Zhong Chenggong showed an expression of regret on his face.
He threw the binoculars aside, took out the pistol hanging from his waist, and rushed outside the headquarters, giving orders as he rushed.
"Everyone in the headquarters will follow me and rush into the Japanese camp to grab ammunition and equipment... If we rush in a second earlier, we may be able to seize several more boxes of bullets and artillery shells!"
"Comrades, all come against me..."
Soon, loud charging bugles sounded around the Japanese camp.
Everyone who launched the attack knew that the Japs had escaped and the remaining Japs were blowing up weapons and ammunition. As long as they rushed in, there would be countless ammunition and equipment waiting for them to seize.
Therefore, every company put on a life-threatening posture when attacking.
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