Li Zhigang was about to express his gratitude to Li Yunlong when the communications platoon leader suddenly ran towards them and reported nervously.
"Commanders."
"Captain Zhang of the Peking Guerrilla Brigade has an urgent message."
"The first batch of troops from the Kwantung Army to reinforce North China have entered Peiping and are being repaired at the Peiping Railway Station to replenish weapons, equipment and ammunition supplies."
"Including two infantry regiments, a field artillery brigade, a heavy artillery brigade, and two mountain artillery squadrons, the total strength exceeds 8,000 people."
"How could it be so fast?" Kong Jie asked in surprise.
"Didn't it mean that the Kwantung Army going south would take at least two days to enter North China?"
"Why did a reinforced brigade suddenly appear and come to attack the front station? What does Neji Okamura mean?" Huang Yu also couldn't figure it out, but at this moment, the scream of an aerial bomb across the sky suddenly reached the commanding officer. From the bottom, a thunderous explosion followed, and the ground beneath his feet trembled twice in the explosion.
As soon as an idea struck, the puzzled expression on his face disappeared. Staring at the map on the table, he analyzed thoughtfully: "Okamura Neji wants to recapture Baoding quickly."
"Minimize the negative impact of our capture of Baoding."
"By the way, seize the Baoding arsenal from us to prevent us from using the weapons and ammunition in the city to continue to grow and develop."
"One stone kills two." Seeing Kong Jie and Li Yunlong lost in thought, Huang Yu continued his analysis.
"Fifty thousand Kwantung troops marching south together would require dozens of vehicles. It was very difficult, so a lot of preparation time was needed."
“The more than eight thousand Kwantung Army is different.
"With the strength of the Kwantung Army, it can easily complete the assembly and march southward to reinforce Baoding."
"The reinforced brigade Zhang Xuan saw was probably the vanguard force used by Okamura Neji to retake Baoding."
"The remaining 40,000 Kwantung Army should arrive in Baoding to join the battle in the next few days." Li Yunlong immediately turned his attention to the map, thought for half a minute and then said: "The Japanese vanguard has reached Baoding. If we set off now, today You can enter Baoding after ten o'clock in the evening."
"The remaining railway lines have been completely destroyed by us. We must abandon the military columns and move forward on two legs."
"No matter how fast we march, we still have to reach Baoding around four in the morning."
"The city's defense regiment happens to be setting up defenses there. It will definitely take two or three hours."
"That'll be tomorrow morning,"
"So, we must take all the loot and evacuate Baoding before dawn tomorrow and return to the base." Kong Jie took it seriously and turned to look at the chief of staff: "Chen Quan..."
"How many carts, mules and horses have been collected by the army."
"There are too many trophies seized in the city, and our army's existing transportation means will definitely clear them all in one day." This is also where Shen Quan is troubled. He frowned and reported with a difficult look on his face: "Captain, although Baoding City is big."
"The city is also very prosperous. It has been designated as a military town by the Japanese, but there are only so many ordinary people."
"I led people to search Baoding and only collected 574 transport carts and 784 mules and horses."
"Including the seizures, there are a total of 16 transport vehicles, 776 transport carts, and 1,348 mules and horses."
"It's a full three-quarters short of the amount you requested." Just as Kong Jie was about to cut off the warrior's wrists and throw away part of the loot, Huang Yu suddenly interjected.
"Captain, I have a different opinion."
"Since we have captured too much loot and too few means of transportation to transport it all in one night, we will transport it in two nights and empty out Baoding."
"What should we do with the more than 8,000 Kwantung Army troops who can reach Baoding early tomorrow morning?" Kong Jie had thought of this method, but it was too difficult to implement, so he directly asked Huang Yu about the problem that he could not solve.
"Bang..." Huang Yu slammed the table hard and said firmly: "Eat him."
"Before we captured Baoding, the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong had strong soldiers and horses. No matter how bold Neji was, he would not dare to send a reinforced brigade to reinforce Baoding."
"After all, we have had the experience of severely damaging a mixed brigade of the Japanese army in a battle before."
"We took down Baoding and just finished a big battle."
"Kill one thousand enemies, but suffer eight hundred losses."
"No matter how powerful the troops are, they will pay a huge price in the siege battle."
"that's the truth."
"The four main attack groups fought for only half a night, and more than 2,000 people were killed, more than 500 people were seriously injured, and almost 3,000 people were killed."
"At this time, the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong must be very weak, and it is no match for the more than 8,000 Kwantung Army."
"That's why Okamura Neji dared to divide his troops and seize Baoding."
"Don't give us time to transport the loot."
"But he forgot one thing."
"He can mobilize troops from the three eastern provinces to reinforce Baoding."
"The head of the headquarters can also mobilize troops from other base areas to reinforce us."
"Now three regiments have arrived in Baoding, and we can also mobilize three regiments to participate in the battle, which adds up to six main regiments."
"The troops are no less than the Japanese reinforcements."
"Excluding the heavy artillery brigade brought by the Japs, our army's close combat firepower far exceeds that of the Japs."
"Choose the battlefield in advance, take the initiative to attack, and catch the enemy off guard. I am 80% sure to kill this reinforced brigade."
"Okamura Neji was too impatient and underestimated the strength of our Eighth Route Army again, so he put a piece of fat in our mouths."
"If you don't swallow it, you will be very sorry for your kindness."
"This is also a key battle for us to defeat the Japanese army's sweep."
"If we give up this fighter plane, Okamura Neji will definitely mobilize heavy troops to sweep the Yizhong base area, denying us a good chance to defeat them individually."
"It will be difficult to think about eating more than 8,000 Japanese troops in one battle."
"Bang..." Li Yunlong also punched the table, becoming more and more excited as he listened. Before Huang Yu could finish speaking, he interrupted with excitement on his face.
"This battle is coming to an end."
"After the Japanese reinforcements entered Baoding, they had to abandon their military columns and march on two legs."
"They carry a large number of mountain artillery and heavy artillery."
"If you want to reach Baoding in the shortest time, you can only take this road." Li Yunlong drew a line on the map and continued the introduction.
"We set up an ambush in advance and we will definitely eat them."
"There is a lot of ammunition in the city that cannot be taken back. It would be a pity to blow it up directly. It would be better to use it on the Japanese reinforcements."
"Kong Erluzi, I agree with Xiao Huang's proposal to fight this battle." Kong Jie then said: "In one hour, there is still a main group that can reach Baoding."
"Our participating troops have at least seven regiments."
"Use all the mortars, field artillery, and infantry artillery we captured, and we can kill these little devils even with all our efforts." After saying that, he stared at Huang Yu and asked, "This is a rare opportunity."
"Kill the Kwantung Army forwards. Xiao Huang prepared a big gift in the city to kill another two to three thousand Kwantung Army. Okamura Neiji will divide five to six thousand people to stay in Baoding. There are at most thirty thousand Kwantung Army left that can be used to attack us. Five thousand people, only a few more people than the last big sweep."
"But we have five more regiments of reinforcements, so we will definitely win this battle."
