At the headquarters of the Japanese independent mixed brigade, the chief of staff hurried in with a solemn look on his face.
After seeing Nakata Yamaro standing next to the sand table, he hesitated for several seconds before speaking: "General, all the offensive troops in the occupied area have been withdrawn and assembled. They are currently stationed in three locations: Tianwang Town, Dashangang, and Wanshan Town.
Standby!"
The combat staff reacted quickly and immediately marked the location of the station on the sand table.
At a glance, these three locations are all very good.
They are thirty kilometers apart from each other. If they launch attacks at the same time, they can directly sweep through the occupied area where the garrison is active.
It's like a rake, combing through the area without missing any enemy soldiers.
Nakata Yamaro's first reaction was joy.
This arrangement will definitely be of great benefit to the new round of raids that I will launch next.
But before he could speak, the chief of staff spoke again, his tone obviously more solemn than before.
"However, the attacking troops suffered considerable losses during the retreat and assembly process."
"The Eighth Route Army and guerrillas operating in this area attacked us like crazy."
"There are combat moves that we can think of and have seen before. There are also moves that we can't imagine and have never encountered before."
"In two days, more than two thousand attacking troops were killed, of which the imperial army accounted for almost half."
"Currently, there are more than 3,800 troops gathered in Tianwang Town, including more than 2,500 Imperial Army troops and more than 1,300 Imperial Alliance troops."
"More than 4,200 troops are stationed at Dashangang, including more than 2,800 people from the Imperial Army and 1,400 from the Imperial Army."
"There are more than 4,100 troops stationed in Wanshan Town, including 3,000 people from the Imperial Army and 1,100 people from the Imperial Army."
"The reserve force includes a main force brigade, a supplementary brigade, a heavy artillery brigade, a tank brigade, a supporting baggage force, and a guard force. There are nearly 4,000 imperial troops in total, and they are all in place."
"Total all together, we still have 16,000 people who can participate in the next battle. The Imperial Army will fight more than half. The Imperial Alliance Army has less than 4,000 people."
A look of solemnity flashed across Nakata Yamaro's face, but he quickly reacted.
He was defeated in the first round with the garrison, but the battle was not over.
The main force of the independent mixed brigade is still there, and the two killer weapons have not been used yet. He can still launch a new round of attacks to regain the face lost on the battlefield and avenge the enemy.
Thinking of this, Nakata Yamaro immediately became murderous, and his whole person was enveloped in murderous intent.
Staring at the sand table, he began to issue orders: "I have decided that the troops will rest for a day and launch another attack on the garrison at eight o'clock the day after tomorrow."
"All participating troops must be ready for battle. The logistics department will prepare all the materials needed by all participating troops on the front line in one day. We will start the attack at dawn, sweep across the occupied area, and kill all the Eighth Route Army inside."
"During the entire battle, no matter who has the problem, military law will be dealt with. We can only win this battle, not lose."
The majesty of the general is vividly displayed here.
Because of this threat, the atmosphere in the headquarters suddenly became depressed.
The dozen or so staff officers, large and small, all looked serious and did not dare to take a breath.
"Report, urgent call to the troops stationed at the frontline stronghold!"
The communications staff guarding the telecommunications room didn't know all this, so he rushed in with a tiger's head and a tiger's brain.
In an instant, everyone focused their attention on him.
Only then did he realize that something was wrong with the atmosphere at the headquarters. It was obviously impossible to withdraw, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue reporting.
"All three of our strongholds located in the garrison base have lost contact."
"The aviation reconnaissance found that there was no one inside the stronghold, and it was probably captured by the garrison."
"Five strongholds on the blockade have also been attacked. Now two strongholds have lost contact, two strongholds are under attack, and one stronghold has not yet been attacked."
"After the aviation force arrived on the battlefield, all the Eighth Route Army troops attacking the stronghold disappeared."
"As soon as the aviation troops left, they popped up again to attack the stronghold, putting huge pressure on the defenders and causing heavy casualties."
The chief of staff immediately reminded: "General, according to your previous analysis, after the Eighth Route Army captures those strongholds, it will definitely attack all the way to our occupied area, support the remaining Eighth Route Army in the occupied area, and fight with us."
"In this way, our next combat pressure will definitely be much greater."
Nakata Yamaro replied with a murderous look on his face: "As long as the Eighth Route Army is exposed and there is no ambush, I won't be afraid if they double their strength."
"Don't forget, we still have a heavy artillery brigade and a tank brigade that have been useless."
"If we let them participate in the battle, even if a division of the Eighth Route Army comes, I can smash them into pieces."
"Order the remaining strongholds to garrison and hold on to the last soldier."
"The intelligence department took action and targeted these troops for me."
"Eating eleven of our mobile troops in one night, and then fighting continuously, they even captured our heavily defended strongholds. This shows that their combat effectiveness must be very strong."
"Such a force is a huge threat no matter where it appears."
"I don't want them to repeat their old tricks and suddenly appear on the battlefield and catch us by surprise."
In front of the enemy headquarters of the garrison, Li Hao stood at the door eagerly waiting for something.
"Tap tap tap tap..."
Soon, the sound of horse hoofbeats came from far and near. First, dozens of cavalry appeared at the end of the road, and then hundreds of cavalry, like a torrent of steel, rushing towards the regiment headquarters wrapped in dust.
"Captain, this is the cavalry battalion, they are coming." Huang Sheng, commander of the third battalion, shouted with eyes shining.
Li Hao shook his head and replied: "Not only the cavalry battalion, but also the mobile battalion just formed by the regiment headquarters."
"The cavalry battalion is fast. They must be in front. If I guessed correctly, there are cavalry in the back. It is a mobile battalion. For them, the horses are just for transportation."
The first few dozen cavalrymen rushed all the way to a distance of more than 20 meters from the headquarters before they stopped, turned over and fell off their horses, and hurried over here.
Hong Linfeng, chief of staff of the garrison, walked to the front.
When he saw Li Hao, he saluted and reported with excitement: "Hello, leader, I finally see you again."
"Without you in charge, I have no confidence at all in the base area."
Li Hao returned a military salute and replied with satisfaction: "You fought very well in the base area, and the results were beyond my expectations. Especially the one where you raided the Japanese and puppet troops and ate up all the Japanese and puppet troops in one night."
, played so beautifully.”
"If it hadn't been for that battle, we would have definitely still been fighting hard in the guerrilla zone with the independent mixed brigades of the little devils, and wasted money."
"How about, I asked you to bring the cavalry battalion and mobile battalion!"
Hong Linfeng quickly replied: "I brought them all."
"The cavalry battalion is fast and is right behind me. The mobile battalion is slower, but it will definitely be in place within two hours."
"Just come." Li Hao replied happily, with a confident smile on his face.
Then he ordered: "Captain Huang, immediately arrange a location for the cavalry battalion and mobile battalion, so that they can eat well and have a good rest."
"Then prepare half a month's rations for five hundred people, five days' emergency dry food, and five hundred horses for twenty days. I will use it."