"The breaking point?" The chief of staff asked, not understanding Okamura Neji's meaning for a moment, with a puzzled look on his face. Okamura Neiji nodded, strode to the sand table, and pointed at the Wing Center Plains for analysis.
"The terrain here is very suitable for our army's mechanized troops to deploy and launch a large-scale decisive battle."
"Compared with the mountainous and hilly terrain in North China, our advantage in fighting here is even more obvious."
"It means that the Yizhong Eighth Route Army is more likely to be destroyed by us than the other Eighth Route Army."
"By capturing the Eighth Route Army's Wing Center base, our troops stationed in Wing Center will be free to support other battlefields."
"Destroy them one by one and eliminate the other Eighth Route Army."
"The Eighth Route Army operating in North China will be severely damaged in this operation."
"The combat pressure on the North China Front will also decrease."
"We will no longer be in a situation where we have no available troops." The chief of staff instantly showed an expression of sudden realization, looked at Okamura Neiji with admiration, and quickly replied: "Sir, the commander is wise, but the headquarters has not received any reply from the Kwantung Army. .”
"We will second two main divisions at one time."
"Even if the Kwantung Army has strong soldiers and horses, the two divisions cannot be underestimated for them."
"They will definitely have to discuss it before they give us a reply." Okamura Neji shook his head, frowned and replied: "There is no time..."
"When they meet to discuss the results, Baoding City has been lost. How can we severely injure the Yizhong Eighth Route Army outside Baoding City and take the opportunity to seize the Yizhong base area."
"Your Excellency, Commander..." The communications staff suddenly rushed towards Okamura Neji, his expression was very excited, and he was eager to report before he could stand still.
"The Kwantung Army called back: They promised to support one of our main divisions."
"The assembly will be completed within two days, and we will ride the military train south to support Baoding. Please be prepared to respond." Okamura Neiji was very dissatisfied with the result. He shook his head and replied: "It's only one division, which is too little."
"Contact the aviation force immediately to prepare the aircraft. I want to go to the Kwantung Army headquarters in person. The sooner the better."... At the Baoding Garrison Headquarters, Major General Kawasaki was dreaming of counterattacking the Eighth Route Army in the wing.
Chief of Staff Cun Cun suddenly came over with a mysterious look on his face: "General, the things you told me have been arranged."
"Two infantry brigades in total."
"Use the squadron as a unit to reinforce the city defense forces with great fanfare."
"After walking around the city, we immediately rushed to several stations and lurked."
"I have strictly ordered the local security forces to be on guard and not allow anyone to approach."
"The troops will all eat dry food during the period of hiding. No one can expose the target, otherwise military law will be imposed." Major General Kawasaki immediately raised the corners of his mouth and said happily: "Two entire infantry brigades are enough for the Eighth Route Army to drink a pot."
"I plan to wait for the decisive battle between the two sides, and the Eighth Route Army enters Baoding, and then let them go into battle, annihilate all the Eighth Route Army entering the city, and kill them as a wake-up call." Cun Shangzhongzuo hesitated and asked: "General, is this too risky? ." Major General Kawasaki shook his head and replied with a cold snort: "Risk means high reward."
"If we don't take risks and rely on simple offensive and defensive battles, even if two thousand ambush troops are exhausted at the top of the city, they won't be able to kill a few Eighth Route Army troops."
"Only in this way can we consume a lot of their strength." Cun Shangzhongzuo felt that this was still a bit inappropriate and continued to remind: "I am worried that after the Eighth Route Army enters Baoding, it will be difficult to fight them out." Major General Kawasaki was very confident. Answer: "It's not as difficult as you think."
"The Eighth Route Army in Yizhong has limited troops."
"We lost two to three thousand people in the offensive and defensive battles, and at most there are four to five thousand people left to enter the city."
"We have at least 5,000 city defense troops left, plus 2,000 fresh troops. We have both the advantage in strength and terrain. There is no reason why we can't win."
"Besides, do you think the Eighth Route Army dares to fight us to the death in Baoding City?"
"I estimate that once the two thousand fresh troops enter the battlefield, the Eighth Route Army will take the initiative to withdraw from Baoding and end the battle."
"We don't have to think about losing at all."
"Rather, we need to consider how to cut off the Eighth Route Army's retreat, keep more Eighth Route Army troops in the city, and gather them together to annihilate them."
"The more Eighth Route Army we destroy in the counterattack, the less operational pressure we will have to completely annihilate the Eighth Route Army in Wing Center when we attack the base area in Wing Center in the future." Cun Shang Zhongzuo was persuaded by the brigade commander.
Concerns about masculinity were replaced by confidence at the same time. Looking at Major General Kawasaki's fanatical eyes, he asked with expectation.
"General, what should we do next?"
"Secure Baoding step by step." Major General Kawasaki replied.
"Don't make any other moves to avoid arousing suspicion from the Eighth Route Army outside the city."
"Martial law continues in the city, and no one except the troops is allowed to move."
"There must be a lot of Eighth Route Army intelligence agents hiding around us."
"The secret of the two thousand ambush must not be leaked."... On the east gate battlefield, Li Yunlong was slowly sticking his head out from the offensive position to observe the latest situation of the Japanese and puppet troops at the top of the city.
It was quiet up there, and nothing else could be seen except for the gun barrels sticking out of the crevices.
"You stupid little devil, you really hide yourself well." Li Yunlong frowned and cursed to himself.
"There is no three hundred taels of silver here."
"The deeper it is hidden, the more it means they have a conspiracy."
"I, Li Yunlong, have never seen big winds and waves, so I won't be frightened by this little trick."
"Just wait, no matter what conspiracy you have."
"I'll type it out."
"We'll take down Baoding after seeing the tricks." After saying that, he asked the chief of staff on the side: "How many explosive packs do we have left from the flying thunder cannon?"
"Less than two hundred..." the chief of staff said with familiarity. There is currently no political commissar in the Solitary Regiment. The chief of staff is the logistics manager of the regiment. No one knows the ammunition reserves of the Solitary Regiment better than him.
"It can't be used anymore..." Li Yunlong thought for a moment and answered.
"The last time we broke through the north gate of Baoding, the troops entering the city relied on flying thunder cannons to continuously push forward and severely damage the little Japanese."
"Especially when the Japanese and puppet troops launch a counterattack against us."
"A row of explosive packets were fired by thunder cannons, and the Japanese and puppet troops were as if they were dying. They exploded into a large area."
"I must leave some explosive packs in the city for use in case of emergencies." After saying this, he began to give orders: "Let the mortars be attached."
"A group of three mortars, specifically focused on the Japs' heavy machine guns."
"Normally, there are at least five Japs around a heavy machine gun. If we can kill all five Japs with three shells, we will make a lot of money."
"Then organize the sharpshooters in the regiment for me and distribute them with the best rifles, specifically for me to hunt down the Japanese and puppet troops who appear on the city wall."
"If you think your marksmanship is good enough and can hit the battlements, you can also shoot the Japanese and puppet troops hiding behind the battlements."
"Don't save bullets for me."
"I will replenish them as much as they consume on the battlefield."
"I want a sharpshooter to kill ten Japanese and puppet troops for me before the general attack."
