The chief of staff was frightened by the commander's huge appetite, and it took him a long time to react.
"Commander, this decision must be made carefully."
"In one pot, there are 4,500 Japanese puppet troops, and most of them are little devils."
"We only have four main regiments, one garrison regiment, one guard battalion, and one cavalry battalion. There is almost no advantage in terms of strength."
"And it's daytime now. Japanese planes may arrive for reinforcements at any time. How to fight?"
"Don't let the little devil be killed by then, and you will be choked to death instead."
Commander Yang shook his head and said in denial: "No, we have an advantage."
"Although the Japanese and puppet troops totaled more than 4,500 people, they had few artillery. If I calculated correctly, they only had six infantry cannons and three mortar squadrons with thirty-six mortars. Even if they had mountain cannons,
No more than one squadron."
"And we not only have mortars, but also sixteen mountain cannons, twelve heavy mortars, and twelve heavy artillery brought by the garrison."
"With so many artillery pieces, even if they are hit with artillery shells, they can blow up the thousands of puppet troops."
"In addition, the garrison also brought us two million rounds of ammunition and a large number of artillery shells. With them, the combat effectiveness of the troops will definitely rise sharply, and it will be enough to support us in fighting several large-scale battles."
"As for the plane that the Japs might come over."
"You have all read the battle report about the last time the air defense battalion of the garrison set up an ambush and killed four Japanese planes."
"It's best if they don't come. If they dare to come, it will just make our air defense battalion happy."
"By the way, there is also the air defense battalion of the garrison, they are here too."
"The two air defense battalions will cooperate with each other to ensure the safety of everyone's heads. By the way, they will kill a few Japanese planes, which will add luster to our results."
"That's it."
"Order: The 23rd Regiment will attack again for half an hour and then retreat on its own initiative. They will retreat to Zhangjia'ao and wait in hiding in Dongtou Mountain to replenish ammunition."
"Chief of Staff, please immediately arrange for the troops to send the ammunition brought by the garrison. Replenish the troops after they withdraw, and then rest and standby."
"The garrison regiment and the independent regiment will continue to delay the Japanese and puppet troops. They will retreat after half an hour and open the road to allow the Japanese and puppet troops to reinforce the battlefield."
"Then quickly replenish ammunition, follow behind the Japanese and puppet reinforcements, and block their retreat."
"The first regiment, the guard battalion, will move to Zhouzhuang and Tujialing respectively. As long as the three groups of Japanese and puppet troops gather together, they will follow my order to launch an attack together and encircle them in this mountain depression."
"The air defense battalion is responsible for battlefield air defense."
"The three machine gun companies of the garrison are organized as platoons to reinforce each offensive unit respectively. The specific reinforcement target is determined by you, Chief of Staff."
"The heavy artillery battalion of the garrison was deployed in Zhouzhuang. After the offensive troops completed the encirclement, they hit all the heavy artillery and gave them five minutes to prepare for artillery fire, so that they could also taste the feeling of being beaten by heavy artillery."
"Garrison regiment air defense battalion, mobile battalion, protective heavy artillery battalion."
"Start preparations now and try to eat this Japanese and puppet army before dark."
On the battlefield, three groups of Japanese and puppet troops have converged, and several battalion captains have gathered around a major commander, waiting for the next instruction.
“Boom, boom, boom… da da da…”
Suddenly, a series of gunshots sounded faintly around.
Although it is far away from everyone, it is very dense.
The battalion captain who had just escaped from the gunpoint of the Eighth Route Army had the quickest reaction. It was like being bitten by a snake once and fearing the rope for ten years.
His face suddenly turned pale, and he reminded the captain with an anxious expression: "Sir, the Eighth Route Army seems to be coming back again."
"What are you afraid of!" the captain shouted dissatisfied.
"We have more than 4,000 people here. Even if the Eighth Route Army comes with a main division, it will not be our opponent."
"Besides, they have just finished attacking you and must have consumed a lot of ammunition. If they come over now, what will they use to attack us?"
"If they are not afraid of death and dare to come here, I will fight them here and completely eliminate them."
"Sir is wise!" Several other captains immediately complimented him.
"Report!"
A communications officer rushed in panting, his face full of nervousness and dark colors.
"There is a large number of Eighth Route Army troops coming towards us from the east, with at least one regiment in strength."
As soon as the communications officer left, a lieutenant rushed in, breathing heavily.
"Reporting to the commander, a large number of Eighth Route Army troops are coming towards us from the west and south, and have already exchanged fire with our security forces."
"How dare they come to Bage Ya Road!" the captain snorted and cursed.
Then he ordered with murderous intent: "Since the Eighth Route Army dares to come, then I will fight them here and destroy them."
"There are two things to do now: the troops must immediately shrink their defenses and rely on favorable terrain to block the Eighth Route Army's attack."
"Second thing: Contact the headquarters. I will use this place as a bait to attract more Eighth Route Army troops to come over, and then wait for reinforcements."
"After the follow-up reinforcements and aviation reinforcements are in place, the center will bloom and swallow up the Eighth Route Army attacking us."
"Hi……"
The eyes of all the captains were shining with eager and enthusiastic expressions, as if victory in this battle was already in sight.
The sound of gunfire and gunfire around him became more and more intensive, but the commander of the regiment was not worried at all.
He is a very conceited commander who believes in his own judgment and commanding abilities.
Sure enough, before the insurance time, good news came one after another.
"Reporting to the commander, the troops have blocked the Eighth Route Army's offensive!"
"Frontline troops reported that the Eighth Route Army's offensive firepower was weakening, probably because of insufficient ammunition."
The commander of the regiment became more convinced of his initial judgment and decisively ordered: "All participating troops must defend their positions, hold back the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops, use up their limited ammunition, and then directly launch a counterattack."
"These Eighth Route Army are weaker than I thought. It seems that we won't be able to wait for reinforcements before we can completely defeat them by ourselves."
"Woooooooo..."
A harsh scream suddenly sounded over the battlefield and reached the commander's ears, interrupting his unfinished order.
"Rumble..."
Before he could react, a deafening explosion sounded.
Experience told the commander that the explosion just now was by no means an ordinary bombardment. The calmness on his face disappeared instantly, and then he shouted with a hint of nervousness.
"What's going on? What happened with the explosion just now?"
"It's a heavy artillery!" the artillery staff officer next to him quickly reported as his face turned pale.
"The Eighth Route Army attacking us is equipped with heavy artillery."
A series of more piercing screams reached Li Hao's ears, and then a more violent explosion came, and the ground under his feet shook slightly from the explosion.
"The Eighth Route Army is equipped with at least one brigade of heavy artillery!" the artillery staff officer's face turned paler, he began to tremble when he spoke, and he was very nervous.
The commander was confused for a moment, and then two telegrams sent by the headquarters a few days ago came into his mind.
A telegram reporting the victory of the Imperial Army and a reminder telegram only reaching officers above the brigade.
The content of the telegram was exactly the opposite.
The clear telegram stated that the Imperial Army had successfully launched an air attack on the heavy artillery battalion of the garrison, completely destroying the heavy artillery that had worried the Imperial Army so much.
The reminder telegram also said that the aviation force was ambushed by the Eighth Route Army's air defense forces during the air raid and suffered heavy losses. The heavy artillery battalion was probably not completely destroyed, so everyone should be prepared to defend against heavy artillery.
Judging from the situation on the battlefield, the heavy artillery battalion was not completely destroyed. It was clearly intact and had traveled more than 100 kilometers from Laiyuan to get here, catching itself by surprise.
