Major General Kawasaki stared at Demukami as if he were an idiot.
"Bagh Yalu, do you think the Eighth Route Army is as idiotic as you, making mistakes twice in a row on the same issue?"
"When they raid the military columns again, they will definitely not be as impulsive as they were tonight."
"Instead, we first use artillery to attack the stuffy tank carriages from a long distance, and then let the infantry launch the attack after making sure there are no ambushes inside."
"Or give up attacking military columns on the railway and directly send troops to attack strongholds and outposts along the railway to destroy the railway."
I was anxious on the spot when I saved the center left.
The Baoding garrison finally came up with a way to deal with the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong and won the first battle.
As a result, after only one battle, this method of warfare was no longer useful.
He quickly asked: "Then how we will fight next, please arrange it with your Excellency the Commander."
Major General Kawasaki stared at the railway line on the sand table and replied: "Reduce the defending troops and dispatch all remaining garrison troops in Baoding."
"Use the infantry brigade as a unit and follow the armored iron vehicles to patrol the railway lines back and forth."
"After a stronghold or checkpoint is attacked, the nearest patrol force must arrive at the battlefield within an hour."
"Let the Eighth Route Army have time to seize the strongholds and checkpoints along the railway without having time to destroy the railway line and minimize our losses."
"If you are lucky enough, you might be able to block one or two Eighth Route Army troops who have no time to retreat, and gather together to annihilate them."
"All aviation forces cooperating with our operations are dispatched."
"Search all areas within thirty kilometers on both sides of the railway at low altitude, find the Eighth Route Army's lurking points, and launch attacks from the air."
"The scouts and intelligence personnel in the city...were all dispatched together..."
"Thousands of Eighth Route Army troops are active on both sides of the railway. No matter how hidden they are, some clues will be revealed."
"Find their lurking point, the patrol team will immediately kill them under the cover of aviation, gather together and annihilate them..."
"The place is so big."
"As long as the Yizhong Eighth Route Army is still operating along the railway."
"I'll dig three feet into the ground to find them."
Kawasaki Daizuo's method is very rigid and old-fashioned, but it is very effective.
The Eighth Route Army in Yizhong took advantage of the darkness to attack military columns and railway lines. Subtracting the fighting time, the time spent on marching and transfer was at most eight hours.
No matter how fast the speed is, it cannot be separated from the thirty kilometers on both sides of the railway.
After listening to this, Cun Shang Zhong Zuo called several combat staff together to perfect the play method proposed by the commander around the sand table.
Just half an hour later, he returned to Kawasaki: "Your Excellency, Commander."
"We must leave two reinforcement groups to ensure the safety of Baoding."
"In addition, the front army headquarters has just replenished our three infantry brigades."
"The Baoding garrison can dispatch four infantry brigades to inspect the railway lines."
"On average, each patrol is responsible for fifteen kilometers of railway line."
"After a stronghold was attacked, the patrol team recently reached the battlefield within an hour and a half at most."
Major General Kawasaki glanced at the combat plan that had been perfected by the chief of staff, smiled with satisfaction, and signed his name with a swipe of a pen.
Although Cun Shang's combat command ability and overall outlook are a bit poor, he does a very good job in executing orders.
No matter what order he gave, he would try his best to complete it and never compromise.
This is what Major General Kawasaki appreciates most.
He handed the combat order to Cun Shang Zhongzuo and added seriously: "All four patrol teams will be in place before dark tomorrow."
"Armored trains increased to eight."
"Two armored trains for one patrol."
"The chariot brigade dispatched four squads to participate in the patrol."
"Armored trains can only attack the enemy along railway lines."
"Chariots can leave the railway."
"A patrol team equipped with four tanks will destroy all the Eighth Route Army who are interested in the railway."
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Cun Shang Zhongzuo immediately took the order. Just as he was about to execute it, the communications staff suddenly ran towards them.
Compared with the excitement when delivering the good news just now, there is obviously a touch of heaviness between his eyebrows at this moment.
"General..."
"Something seems to have happened to the reinforcements that counterattacked the Eighth Route Army."
"I just sent an urgent message. They were killed by the Eighth Route Army."
"The telegraph was cut off just halfway through receiving the signal."
"No matter how I called, they didn't respond."
"I have contacted the nearest stronghold and asked them to send people to investigate. The results will be available within an hour at the latest."
Major General Kawasaki's face instantly turned red.
He snatched the telegram from the hands of the communications staff officer and read it while muttering to himself: "Returning carbine..."
"How can this be……"
"The news about the reinforcements does not mean that the Eighth Route Army was defeated and lost its combat effectiveness."
"How can you still have the ability to kill us with a single shot..."
"This isn't right either..."
"The reinforcements have a full complement of troops."
"The Eighth Route Army lost one reinforced battalion and has less than two main battalions left."
"The superiority in strength and firepower lies in the hands of the reinforcements."
"The troops are waiting for work, and there are military trains and railway lines to defend. At worst, they can hold on and wait for reinforcements."
"Even the radio signal is interrupted now. What are they doing?"
Chief of Staff Cun Shangzhongzuo is even more confused.
The reinforcements had clearly won the battle and began to clean up the battlefield.
Why did something happen all of a sudden? The situation of the battle turned around so quickly that it was completely beyond his imagination.
My mind suddenly became a mess, and I couldn't think of any clues.
Facing a series of questions raised by Major General Kawasaki, he could only choose to remain silent.
Finally, it was Major General Fujita who broke the oppressive atmosphere in the room.
After resigning as commander of the Baoding garrison, Major General Fujita felt that he was so embarrassed that he did not appear in front of everyone for a whole day.
But the reinforcements Okamura Neiji sent to Baoding tonight came from the Kwantung Army, and they were all integrated into Fujita's brigade. As the brigade commander, Major General Fujita had to show up no matter how aggrieved he felt.
When Major General Kawasaki just discussed the next course of action for the Baoding garrison, he, as a defeated general, had no shame to speak and stood aside as a transparent person.
Seeing that Major General Kawasaki was also stumped by the Eighth Route Army's counterattack, he couldn't think of a clue for a long time.
I feel very happy.
If it weren't for the inappropriate place, he would have wanted to shout with joy.
After the defeat, many people said that they had poor command skills, underestimated the enemy, and were too proud.
Fujita doesn’t think so.
It is true that the enemy was underestimated on the battlefield, but the real reason for the defeat was that the Yi Zhong Eighth Route Army was too cunning.
I thought that Major General Kawasaki was holding back some big moves, and he would be able to turn the tide and defeat the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong after taking office as commander of the Baoding Garrison.
As a result, his first shot was fooled by the Yizhong Eighth Route Army.
Facts have proved that the North China Front Army is no better than itself in front of the Yizhong Eighth Route Army, and not much better.
He curled his lips and said: "Kawasaki-kun..."
"Victory and defeat are common matters in military affairs, and a single defeat means nothing."
"When the battle situation on the front line reaches the headquarters, everything will be clear."
"learn from mistakes."
"If we encounter the same problem in the future, we will definitely not be killed by the Eighth Route Army."
Major General Fujita's words were righteous, but Major General Kawasaki's tone was full of ridicule.
His head almost dropped to his crotch in shame.
When Major General Fujita was the commander of the Baoding garrison, he laughed at him more than once.
I didn't expect retribution to come so quickly.
He had just taken over as the commander of the Baoding garrison, and he made a big joke out of him, and he was completely humiliated.
I can only bite the bullet and order to the chief of staff: "What are you still doing?"
"Continue to contact the reinforcements..."
Contact a few more strongholds and checkpoints and ask them to send troops from different directions to survey the battlefield.
"I must find out the actual situation on the battlefield within an hour."
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"Captain..." The first battalion commander hurriedly ran to Li Yunlong, his frustrated expression when he was dividing the troops was gone.
"The little devil was defeated by us..."
"The entire infantry brigade, except for more than a hundred people who broke through and escaped, everyone else was killed..."
"The soldiers are cleaning the battlefield..."
"This time we can bring back at least one reinforced battalion's equipment."
Li Yunlong's face suddenly lit up with joy. Just as he was about to answer the call, the second battalion commander's report sounded beside him.
"Captain..."
"We got rich..."
"The Japanese artillery squadron was completely wiped out by us..."
"Except for the three mortars that were blown up, the remaining six mortars and two infantry guns were intact."
"Now we can add two mortars to each battalion's firepower company."
"The artillery company directly under the regiment can also be restored to full strength."
The smile on Li Yunlong's face became even wider.
In his original plan, the carbine could only tear off a piece of flesh from the Japanese.
As a result, the little devil actually fell into the trap of attacking in the east and in the west. He divided his troops before the battle and created every opportunity for himself to defeat them.
Looking at the troops who were cleaning the battlefield, they said with joy on their faces: "The battle is won..."
"But the troops cannot relax their vigilance."
"The Japanese can lay ambushes on one military column or on other military columns."
"Maybe now there will be a military column dragging the little devils towards us."
"Everyone has already suffered a loss."
"We, Lao Li, will never make mistakes twice on the same issue."
He raised his hand and glanced at his watch before giving orders: "It's almost time."
"Give everyone another five minutes to clean up the battlefield."
"Evacuate the battlefield as soon as the time is up."
"Rear Guard Company."
"Blow up all the loot that cannot be taken away."
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Baoding Garrison Headquarters.
The communications staff officer hurried to Major General Kawasaki. Before he could stand still, he reported nervously: "General..."
"Something happened to the reinforcements of the counterattack Eighth Route Army."
"Only 168 people from a fully-equipped infantry brigade broke out. Including the brigade captain, all other soldiers were shattered..."
"According to reports from the troops who escaped."
"The Eighth Route Army attacked from the east and west. It first concentrated its firepower to launch a sheep attack from the east of the army column, and then attacked the army column from the west."
"The reinforcements want to gather to annihilate the Eighth Route Army."
"As soon as they were attacked, they sent troops to outflank the Eighth Route Army's rear. As a result, they were defeated by the main force of the Eighth Route Army one by one. They only lasted for twenty or thirty minutes before they suffered heavy losses..."
Major General Kawasaki's head was filled with questions that were immediately solved.
The hatred in my heart for the commander of the army cannot be described in words.
He is so crazy that he is a little more cautious in battle, his appetite is not that big, and he does not divide his troops to outflank him. Concentrate your troops to defend the column, and you can defend it for an hour, let alone twenty or thirty minutes.
