The Japanese division headquarters was brightly lit, with combat staff coming in and out, and it was extremely busy.
The only surprising thing is that the headquarters is extremely quiet.
Except for the sound of footsteps, no one spoke. Everyone was doing what they were doing carefully, and the atmosphere was serious and depressing.
The division commander stood beside the sand table with a sullen face and said nothing.
His eyes were red and red, as if he could spit out fire, and he stared at the sand table motionless.
"Sir, the reinforcements reported that they found the body of Captain Takahashi in the north of Laiyuan City and he was killed by a machine gun." The chief of staff walked into the war room and reported with his head lowered.
"The Takahashi Regiment, the local garrison that cooperated with their operations, and the Imperial Association Army, except for the more than 400 lightly and seriously wounded soldiers who were sent back in the first two days of the battle, the rest of the army was completely destroyed."
The division commander suppressed the anger that bubbled up in his heart and forced himself to calm down.
He continued to stare at the sand table and asked in a deep voice: "How many people did the garrison lose?"
"After the reinforcements arrived at the battlefield, they immediately sent out reconnaissance troops to look for them. Finally, they were found on the way to Lingqiu. There were still two thousand people in total, carrying a large number of wounded and corpses."
"Including those killed by the three-pronged offensive troops along the way, until now, we have killed at least two thousand main troops of the garrison. On average, three imperial troops have killed one Eighth Route Army. Although I don't want to admit it, we have indeed failed in this counter-mopping up.
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Speaking of the last sentence, the chief of staff's voice was like the buzz of a mosquito, as faint as a mosquito.
He lowered his head and did not dare to look at the division commander.
In his eyes, on the Chinese battlefield, if one imperial army defeated three Chinese soldiers, it would not be considered a win, let alone the other way around.
This is definitely a big defeat, and a disastrous defeat. If it gets out, the reputation of the Imperial Japanese Army will definitely be lost to them, and the division commander will also lose face.
At this time, the chief of staff was already prepared for the division commander to get angry?
Surprisingly, the division commander did not get angry, but replied with a murderous look on his face: "No, we are not defeated."
"Compared to the previous defeat by the Imperial Army at the hands of the garrison, we won this battle."
"Use a quarter of the offensive troops to kill one-third of the strength of the garrison."
"Up to now, the disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves is even greater than before the war. As long as we continue to fight, the advantage of the imperial army will definitely become greater and greater, and the strength of the garrison will become weaker and weaker, and we will eventually be annihilated."
"According to intelligence, there is a 90% chance that the anti-aircraft machine guns and large-caliber mortars that have recently appeared in the Eighth Route Army came from the defense regiment arsenal."
"If this situation is allowed to develop, the overall strength of the Eighth Route Army will definitely become stronger and stronger, especially in attacking fortresses that they are not good at, because the addition of thunder cannons and large-caliber mortars is getting stronger step by step, and the North China Front Army's
The combat pressure will increase."
"In order to prevent this from happening, the headquarters ordered our division to encircle and suppress a regiment-level unit of the Eighth Route Army, kill the garrison, destroy the arsenal, and cut off the Eighth Route Army's source of weapons, especially heavy weapons."
"Before leaving, Your Majesty the Commander told me again and again that we only want the results, not the process."
"So as long as we can kill the defense group, it doesn't matter no matter how high the price we pay."
The worry on the chief of staff's face was much lessened, and he quickly asked: "The division commander is wise, please give us an order on how we will fight next."
"Here!" the division leader replied, pointing to Laiyuan City on the sand table.
"Occupy it and use it as our forward base."
"The division headquarters, guard brigade, supplementary regiment, and baggage regiment will set out at dawn to station in Laiyuan City and reoccupy this place."
"Send a telegram to the front army headquarters. After a bloody battle, we successfully recaptured Laiyuan City and eliminated the main force of more than 2,000 garrison regiments."
"Our division is going to use Laiyuan City as its advance base and continue to attack the garrison until they are all wiped out and the arsenal of the garrison is destroyed."
"Order the two regiments in Laiyuan City to set off at dawn, and before the division headquarters arrives, clear out all enemies within a ten-kilometer radius around Laiyuan City."
The atmosphere at the Lingqiu garrison headquarters was very depressing.
A few minutes ago, information about the latest movements of the Japanese and puppet troops had just been sent, which was both within Li Hao's expectations and beyond his expectations.
"Commander, judging from the latest movements of the Japanese, they are determined to kill our garrison." The political commissar analyzed with a frown on his face, his face looking very ugly.
"Not only did they not withdraw their troops, they also transferred six to seven thousand people from the rear area, and also brought a large amount of supplies and ammunition. Even the division headquarters was moved to Laiyuan City."
"It's clear that we won't withdraw our troops until we kill the garrison."
Hong Linfeng said: "Commander, our judgment is correct. The Japanese attack has not stopped, and the offensive is more fierce than before."
"According to intelligence: In addition to the division headquarters, there is also a heavy equipment regiment and a supplementary regiment stationed in Laiyuan City."
"Zhonggu United and Lichuan United, who are still in Laiyuan City, will definitely make up for their losses as soon as possible and restore to full strength."
"The strength of the Japanese army's attack on us has not decreased but increased. The garrison has not replenished new recruits. It has relied on compressing its establishment to ensure that the six main battalions are immobile. The overall strength has been greatly reduced. One is going down, the other is going up, and the pressure on us in the next battle will definitely increase.
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"The soldiers are coming to cover up the water and the earth..." Li Hao suddenly interrupted, his words full of murderous intent.
"Since we can't win this counter-mopping up by killing 6,000 little Japs, let's kill another 6,000 people."
"If the Japanese don't withdraw their troops, we will kill another 6,000 of them until they are all wiped out."
"As for the analysis you just made, Chief of Staff, don't worry too much."
"Our troops are reduced, but the waves are sweeping away the sand, and those who are left behind must be elites."
"I believe that after the reduction of the establishment, the combat effectiveness of several main battalions has not dropped too much."
Having said this, Li Hao directly began to issue orders: "All main forces are on standby, replenished with weapons and ammunition, and are ready to go to the battlefield at any time."
"The reconnaissance company is keeping an eye on Laiyuan City for me."
"The intelligence department must also be mobilized to monitor every move of the Japanese and puppet troops in Laiyuan City together with the reconnaissance company."
"The cavalry battalion will set off now and lurk around Laiyuan City in company units."
"The mobile battalion artillery company and three mortar squads also went over together and obeyed the command of the cavalry battalion."
"The Japanese are sweeping the villages and towns around Laiyuan City to completely control Laiyuan City. There must be a lot of fighter planes among them. The cavalry is fast and will retreat when attacked. In addition, we are familiar with the terrain. We will definitely be able to evade the little Japanese cavalry and
Car chase.”
"The cavalry battalion has been keeping an eye on these little Japs as they leave the city for me. Whenever I get a chance, I'll rush in and fight them. I won't kill one Japs too little, and I won't kill a hundred Japs too many."
"While ensuring his own safety, he continued to harass the Japanese and puppet troops and let the little devil understand: when he enters Laiyuan, he is entering the territory of our garrison. If our garrison does not allow him to rest, he will not be able to rest, and he will have to keep his eyes wide open.
Otherwise, I won’t even know how I died.”
At the Japanese division headquarters in Laiyuan City, all senior officers gathered around the sand table to make plans for the next mopping up attack.
The division commander was also here. He saw everyone rushing to speak, sometimes with a smile on his face, sometimes with seriousness.
The chief of staff suddenly walked in and interrupted: "Sir, the Zhonggu Regiment and the Lichuan Regiment have been restored to full strength. The ammunition consumed in the battle has also been fully replenished, and they are ready to go to war at any time."
"Yo Xi!" The division commander was very happy, and a smile appeared on his face involuntarily.
"With these two wings as our next main offensive force, we will definitely win this counter-sweep."
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