First establish a foothold in Lingqiu, then command the troops to compress the living space of the garrison little by little, prepare for the main force to encircle and annihilate the garrison in the future, and take the front line!
But it backfired!
As soon as the troops gained a foothold in Lingqiu and rebuilt Lingqiu City, which was in ruins a few months ago, to restore some vitality, accidents happened one after another!
First, the three brigades that blocked the garrison were attacked by the garrison overnight, and the entire army was destroyed!
That's three entire brigades. If you put them on the frontal battlefield, they can easily fight against a division of the Chinese army!
Now that we are here, facing the garrison, not only did we not take any advantage, but we were completely wiped out by them!
After the news reached his ears, Colonel Aoki's first reaction was not to believe it!
Although the garrison was very powerful, it was not so powerful that one regiment could kill three brigades of the Imperial Army in one night!
But the truth is the truth!
After confirming that the three brigades were really killed by the garrison and the entire army was destroyed, the suspicious expression on Colonel Aoki's face turned into shock. He took a deep breath and took a long time to calm down!
The garrison can kill three brigades with gun towers and bunker defenses in one night, but I only have two brigades in hand! If they continue to attack, I plan to kill myself! Will it be as easy as killing those three brigades and picking up items?
End the battle!
Thinking of this, Colonel Aoki couldn't help but take a breath, and then frowned, staring at the sand table motionlessly, thinking about whether there were any loopholes in his military deployment!
If the garrison really intends to attack itself, can the troops withstand it?
Before I could think of a reason, the operator appeared again, his face a little more shocked than before!
"Report to the commander, telegram from the military department!"
"After analysis, the garrison is equipped with a secret weapon similar to a super-large-caliber mortar, which is very powerful!"
"The garrison can kill three of our brigades in one night. This secret weapon plays a vital role!"
"The military requires us to mobilize all our efforts to find out about this secret weapon. The more detailed the better, and it is best to get the real thing!"
"Nani?"
Aoki's face showed another shocked expression full of doubt!
If this telegram had not come from the military, Aoki would have regarded it as a huge joke!
The reason why the Eighth Route Army is called Tubal Road is that their equipment is so poor that many troops even fight with the imperial army with cold weapons!
Even if there are troops that are well-equipped, those weapons and ammunition can still be considered as captured by the imperial army!
A force that relies on confiscated equipment and ammunition and has almost no military production capacity is equipped with a secret weapon that is comparable to a super-large-caliber mortar and is not even equipped by the imperial army. No one will believe it!
But it is a fact that all three brigades were wiped out in one night!
He couldn't help but not believe it!
In addition, he is on the front line against the defending team!
If the defense team is really equipped with a powerful secret weapon, it will definitely be you who will suffer the consequences!
Therefore, even though my heart is full of doubts and confusion, the execution of this order can definitely be said to be flawless!
Scouts, intelligence officers, special agents... he mobilized all the manpower he could mobilize!
However, the defense team once again let him backfire!
Not only did they not get any useful information, they also lost a lot of investigators and agents, losing their wives and losing troops!
Just when Colonel Aoki thought that after this defeat, the military headquarters would definitely send out heavy troops to retaliate and advance the decisive battle to encircle and annihilate the garrison!
The military headquarters unexpectedly issued a retreat order!
The telegram said it nicely!
In order to reduce unnecessary losses to the troops, all front-line troops facing the garrison are required to shrink their defenses!
To put it harshly, this is fear of war!
The military was afraid of the secret weapons equipped by the garrison, and was frightened by the strong combat effectiveness shown by the garrison in killing three brigades of the imperial army in one battle!
Aoki is very frustrated!
In his military career, there has never been a precedent for shrinking the defense line in the face of the Chinese army!
But reason told him that this order must be carried out!
Lingqiu City is surrounded by the garrison base and is on the front line against the garrison!
If the garrison continues to attack the imperial army, Lingqiu City will definitely bear the brunt!
Faced with the powerful fighting power unleashed by the garrison, and the secret weapons equipped by the garrison, you will definitely be the one to suffer in the end!
"Sir, our troops outside the city have been retracted as ordered!" Major Adjutant reported to Aoki!
"Abandon all small strongholds and checkpoints!"
"Four reinforced squadrons and four Imperial Association military camps are stationed at four strongholds outside the city!"
"And they have already built three ring fortifications around the stronghold as ordered!"
Aoki's tense nerves relaxed a lot, and he decisively ordered: "Tell them to be on guard!"
"The garrison may launch an attack at any time. Once the stronghold is attacked, report it immediately!"
"Also, half of the troops in the city are assembled and on standby, ready to attack at any time to reinforce the battlefield!"
Having said this, Aoki thought for a moment and continued to order: "Although all our sporadic troops stationed outside the city have withdrawn, the maintenance committees in each village and town are still there: tell them to report immediately if they find any signs of Eighth Route Army activity!"
"Anyone who provides valuable information to the imperial army will be seriously injured by the imperial army, and they will be willing to pay as much as they want, and they will want guns as well as guns!"
"Hi!"
The adjutant immediately complimented: "Sir, you are wise!"
"Those people in the maintenance committee are all local snakes. With them acting as eyes for the imperial army, no matter what happens to the garrison, we will know it immediately!"
"I'm humble, go give the order now and make sure the garrison has nowhere to hide!"
That night, Colonel Aoki slept well for the first time in several days!
In his eyes, even if the garrison has strong combat capabilities and has secret weapons!
As long as the imperial army can know the enemy's situation in advance and deploy in advance, they will not be afraid no matter how many people come to the garrison!
"Bang bang bang..."
A sudden knock on the door broke Osaki Aoki's dream!
As soon as I opened my eyes, before I could speak, the door was pushed open!
The adjutant rushed in and reported anxiously: "Sir, the garrison is coming!"
"The military department's judgment is completely correct. The garrison not only wants to break our blockade, but also wants to expand its base and launch a large-scale counterattack against us!"
"How many people are there and how are their equipment? How many types of weapons are there and where are they now?" Aoki Osamu was stunned for a moment, then jumped up from the bed and stared at the adjutant closely and asked!
"The specific situation is still under investigation. The intelligence was sent by the maintenance committee, so there must be nothing wrong!" the adjutant replied quickly!
