"Sir, I think the news he brought back is probably true!" the deputy chief of staff said at the right time.
Then he expressed his thoughts: "I remember you just said that the current Eighth Route Army does not dare to take the initiative to provoke war, and then it has to slow down our attack speed and protect its base by destroying roads."
"If you attack the mountain artillery camp, even if you don't hurt anyone or shoot a single shot, it can still be considered as the main attack to provoke a war."
"This is completely contrary to our previous judgment. If the Eighth Route Army is really ready to break with us, it is impossible to deploy only one battalion on the front line."
"Even if we lose the mountain artillery battalion, our strength advantage is still in our hands."
"If we really attack by force, these Eighth Route Army troops will definitely not be our opponents,"
"And I believe that given the Eighth Route Army's past combat style and attitude, it is not ready to completely break with us."
"So I think it was not the Eighth Route Army that attacked Shanpao Camp."
The teacher nodded in recognition. This was something he had always wondered about.
But it doesn't make sense to say that they are Japanese.
The report from his subordinates made it very clear: the Japanese revealed their identity in order to stabilize the prisoners, and planned to exchange the prisoners for the food and supplies they were in short supply with.
In this way, when the prisoners return to the army, their identities and hiding places will still be exposed, and in the end they will not be able to escape the crazy revenge of the Jinsui Army.
If it were you, you could definitely use the method of killing to establish authority to frighten and control the captives.
In this way, you can not only conceal your identity, but also get food, killing two birds with one stone.
Therefore, the teacher was very suspicious of their purpose of deliberately revealing their identities.
Maybe this is a conspiracy to make myself mistakenly think that they are Japanese.
Of course, this does not rule out another possibility.
They were indeed Japanese, and they did so deliberately to reveal their identity at the last moment of the battle. The purpose was to make themselves unable to distinguish between reality and reality, mistakenly thinking that they were the Eighth Route Army, and then targeting the Eighth Route Army so that they could always lurk in the Shanxi-Sui Army.
Under the nose.
If this is the case, then the opponent's commander is too scheming.
But when he thought about their status as special higher education courses, the teacher felt relieved.
Compared to the military, the Special Higher Education Course is obviously better at engaging in such conspiracies.
Seeing that the division commander remained sullen and silent, the deputy chief of staff couldn't help but ask: "Master, what do you think?"
"I can't confirm their specific identities either," the division commander replied.
Finally, he waved his hand and replied: "I don't want to anymore."
"Since they want to use the captured officers and soldiers of the mountain artillery battalion and the baggage company to exchange their scarce food and supplies from us, they will definitely contact us when the time comes, and they will be able to find out their identities by then."
"The top priority now is to enter the garrison base and occupy more territory."
The deputy chief of staff immediately reminded: "Sir, think twice!"
"When something happens to the Mountain Artillery Battalion, the firepower advantage lies with the Eighth Route Army garrison."
"If we rashly provoke a war, even if we kill them through a forceful attack, we will suffer heavy casualties. It is very likely that after this battle, there will be no troops to continue deep into the hinterland of their base, and the gain will outweigh the loss."
"Not afraid!" the division commander replied resolutely.
"We still have two regiments of troops behind us who can rush to the front line to reinforce us at any time."
"And besides us, there are two commandos on the front line. Their combined strength is no less than ours."
"With their cooperation, we can easily defeat them even without the mountain artillery battalion."
The deputy chief of staff immediately understood what the division commander was thinking: the troops here would attack the Eighth Route Army's defense line head-on, and the two assault teams on the left and right would penetrate directly into the garrison base, and then circle around behind the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side. They would attack from the front and back, and they would be able to kill them easily.
The more the deputy chief of staff thought about it, the more he felt that this method of attack could work, and he quickly replied: "Sir, I will send them a telegram now to confirm whether they have encountered the Eighth Route Army's blocking troops."
The deputy chief of staff returned five minutes after leaving. He was happy to report: "Master, I was just about to send a telegram when I received a call back from two commandos."
"There is also an Eighth Route Army blocking position in front of them, but there are very few troops defending the position, less than one platoon, and no Eighth Route Army is demonstrating against them."
"As soon as the troops arrived at the defense line, the Eighth Route Army inside abandoned their positions and retreated."
"They asked for instructions: should the troops continue to advance and directly enter the garrison base area?"
"Of course we have to go in," the teacher shouted excitedly.
"Intelligence says there is only one reinforced battalion of the Eighth Route Army in these two towns."
"There are more than 500 people in front of us, with a platoon of troops on each flank, plus some skirmishers scattered in the rear, which is exactly a reinforced battalion."
"Not only does it prove that our intelligence is correct, but it also proves that the Eighth Route Army in these two towns has no conspiracy."
"Order them to march urgently into these two towns, and then insert themselves directly behind the Eighth Route Army's blocking position."
"Each unit must be in place within three hours. We will launch an attack at the same time to completely annihilate the Eighth Route Army here."
"Master, you are wise!" the deputy chief of staff quickly took the order.
At the Datong Independent Battalion Headquarters, the communications troops continuously send here the latest battle reports from the front line.
In the busy war room, everyone had different expressions and seemed to have their own thoughts and opinions.
Li Hao stood in front of the map and gave orders with a serious face.
Huang Sheng stood nearby with a puzzled look on his face.
The instructor's face was also full of doubts, and he didn't understand why the regiment leader had just given the retreat order to the 1st and 3rd companies.
"Report to the commander, the left and right commandos of the Shanxi-Sui Army have entered our base area, and there are signs of converging with the middle commando." A communications soldier ran in to report.
Li Hao glanced at the map and made a judgment: "These Jinsui Army have a big appetite!"
"The two commandos detoured behind the second company, attacked our troops on the defense line from front to back, and killed them all in one fell swoop."
Huang Sheng finally couldn't help but asked the doubts in his heart: "Captain, I still don't understand why you asked one, three or two companies to retreat."
"With the two companies and the mine formations we have placed on the defense line, even if they cannot stop the Jinsui Army, they will suffer heavy casualties. This may dispel their desire to seize our base."
"Now put them in the base area and move behind the second company. Then the second company, the baggage company, and the artillery company will be in danger."
Li Hao was very confident and comforted: "Don't worry, your three companies will not suffer any losses."
"Order them to alternately cover and evacuate their positions after an hour. We must also retreat and let the Jinsui Army enter our base area."
"The first company is responsible for monitoring the Jinsui Army on the left, the second company, the baggage company monitors the Jinsui Army on the middle, and the third company monitors the Jinsui Army on the right. The other troops will follow us and serve as reserves!"
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