At the Japanese division headquarters in Laiyuan City, a telegram interrupted the division commander's arrangements.
"Sir, there is an urgent call from the Lichuan Regiment. They were attacked by the main force of the garrison." The chief of staff hurriedly walked in and reported.
"This is impossible?" the division commander shook his head and objected.
"The main force of the garrison is obviously in the mountains. Yesterday during the day and last night, it killed one and a half brigades of the Zhonggu Regiment. Why are they now going to the Lichuan Regiment?"
"Could it be that they made a mistake?"
The chief of staff shook his head and replied: "Probably not."
"This is the telegram just sent by Colonel Toshikawa: The battle lasted for half an hour. The garrison regiment dispatched more than 2,000 people, as well as mountain artillery and heavy mortars to participate in the battle. The artillery fire was very fierce, and even fought with the Tokawa Regiment.
There was an artillery battle, and the air defense force, which had not been seen for several days, also participated in the battle."
"They hurriedly retreated after the aviation troops arrived on the battlefield. The Lichuan Wing suffered nearly 400 casualties in the entire battle."
The Eighth Route Army, which has artillery participating in the battle, must be the main force. This is the experience gained from long-term battles between the Japanese army and the Eighth Route Army.
The division commander quickly frowned, stared at the map and asked, "Where is the battlefield?"
"Here!" the chief of staff replied, pointing to the map.
"It's 35 kilometers away from where the Zhonggu Alliance was attacked last night."
"I understand!" the division commander analyzed with a look of sudden realization.
"First, we killed most of the infantry brigade of the Zhonggu Regiment through a night attack. Then we quickly marched out of the mountains and rushed to the vicinity of the Lichuan Regiment. At that time, all of us thought they were still in the mountains. If we launched a sudden attack, we could still defeat the Lichuan Regiment.
Caught off guard."
"What a cunning Eighth Route Army."
After hearing this, the chief of staff showed a shocked expression of disbelief.
"How is this possible? Are these Eighth Route Army soldiers made of iron?"
"They fought continuously, traveled nearly 40 kilometers over a long distance, and then immediately went into battle again. Don't they need to rest?"
The division commander was very sure of his judgment and thought for a moment before replying: "Don't forget, we are fighting against the Eighth Route Army. Their fighting will is very strong, even worse than that of the Imperial Army. Regarding this point, they have already
He has proven it to us many times through battles.”
The chief of staff was finally convinced and immediately reminded: "Sir, if it is the main force of the garrison that attacks the Lichuan Regiment, and they really leave the mountain, will it be safe inside the mountain, and will the Zhonggu Regiment not have to retreat?
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The division commander immediately replied: "Yes, they really don't need to retreat."
"There are still nearly 3,000 people in the entire Zhonggu Regiment. Once the main force of the garrison is gone, the remaining guard troops cannot threaten them at all."
"Sir, good news..." The intelligence staff suddenly broke in with an excited look on his face.
"There was a big explosion in the mountains just now. The sound was so loud that it could be heard from more than ten kilometers away. The black smoke was hundreds of meters high."
"We judge that the explosion came from the defense regiment arsenal."
The division commander's eyes became hot at that moment.
Destroying the garrison arsenal is one of the two major tasks of the entire division. To a certain extent, it is more important than destroying the garrison.
To complete this mission, the biggest difficulty is to find him in the vast mountains
Because the Eighth Route Army would not easily expose the arsenal, and when the Imperial Army entered the mountains to search, they would stop it at all costs.
Just like yesterday, during the day and night, one and a half corps of Zhonggu United were killed in three consecutive battles.
If the troops really figure out the specific location of the arsenal in the mountains, the search will be automatically passed.
What the imperial army needs to do is to concentrate its main force and attack directly towards the arsenal.
In that case, the price the troops need to pay will be reduced by more than half.
"Order the Zhonggu Regiment to stand by and suspend the retreat." The division commander, who had thought through all this, no longer hesitated and ordered decisively.
"Contact the aviation force and immediately send a plane to the explosion site to investigate and determine whether it is the garrison arsenal."
"If so, the Zhonggu Alliance will set off immediately, kill it at all costs, and destroy the arsenal before the garrison can move it."
"If not, the Zhonggu Wing will also return. With aviation reinforcements, we will continue to search the garrison regiment's arsenal, as well as their field hospitals and logistics organizations hidden in the mountains... This time I will kill all the garrison regiments."
"Also, send a telegram to the Lichuan Regiment and kill the main force of the garrison that just attacked them."
"They fought continuously and then traveled dozens of kilometers over long distances. They must be very exhausted."
"If the troops chase them and fight them, they will definitely be able to annihilate them all."
Half an hour later, the chief of staff answered hastily, with a smile on his face.
"Sir, your judgment is correct."
"The aviation force urgently called: They judged that there is an 80% chance that the explosion point is the defense regiment arsenal."
"When the plane arrived at the explosion point, many Eighth Route Army troops were at the explosion point to rescue equipment and wounded people."
"Through low-altitude reconnaissance, it was found that a large pit with a depth of more than five meters was created at the explosion point. The Eighth Route Army was digging equipment in the pit. It must have been an accident during the production of the arsenal, which blew up the air-raid shelter where they were hiding."
"The specific location is here." The chief of staff drew a circle on the map.
"The mountains here are high and the forests are deep, and there are many cliffs. It is very conducive for the Eighth Route Army to use the terrain to build air-raid shelters needed for the arsenal. They hide in the air-raid shelters to produce weapons and ammunition. Even if we send out planes to bomb them, we can't hurt them."
"Also, the terrain here is difficult and we can only enter through these mountain passes."
"As long as we send troops to guard these mountain passes, the imperial army will not be able to enter. It is definitely a good place that one man can guard against ten thousand others."
The division commander's eyes became increasingly hot. He stared at the map for two minutes and then began to issue orders.
"The Zhonggu Regiment is here. The straight-line distance from the garrison arsenal is fifteen kilometers. If we take the mountain road, we will definitely be able to reach here tomorrow morning and then launch an attack. We will definitely destroy the arsenal before dark tomorrow."
"Order the Zhonggu Regiment to set off now, march quickly to get here, and destroy the garrison arsenal at all costs."
"The aviation force continued to attack, harassing and bombing the location of the garrison's arsenal to prevent them from moving. The Zhonggu Wing killed them and then missed them."
At the temporary station of the garrison, the observation sentry of the Zhonggu Alliance rushed in like a wind. When they saw Li Hao, they reported anxiously.
"Captain, the little devil is back again. He marched quickly toward the southeast to kill him."
Hong Linfeng breathed a sigh of relief and replied: "The Japanese were finally fooled."
"Captain, how are we going to fight next? Should we lead our troops to kill them now to prevent them from escaping again?"
Li Hao shook his head and replied: "Don't worry, we have to change our style of play this time."
"The pace of the previous battle was too fast, the fighting was too harsh, and then they were frightened into retreating in a hurry."
"If we scare them again, all our efforts will be in vain."
"The mobile battalion will go up first. Use mines to greet them, slow down their march, and kill some little Japs along the way."
"The main force will move after dark. I won't be afraid even if I scare them by then."
"It takes two days to walk into the mountain, and it will definitely take two days to walk out of the mountain. Such a long time is enough for us to kill them on their way out of the mountain.
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