A team that was destined to be safe took risks for a rescue mission that could happen at any time, and might even involve him. Okamura Neiji couldn't make up his mind even if he was used to strong winds and waves.
After thinking for a long time, he shook his head at the deputy chief of staff: "Our losses in this sweep have been huge."
"Any subsequent operations must be carried out while ensuring the safety of the right-side sweep forces."
"To put it bluntly, I would rather have an accident happen to the left mopping up troops than to ensure that the right mopping up troops return to Baoding safely."
"If the more than 50,000 elite Kwantung Army troops were wiped out in one wing, even if I were the supreme commander of the North China Front, I would not be able to bear such a heavy responsibility."
"We must ensure that the road-clearing troops who are now safe can successfully withdraw to Baoding before we can fight for the left-road mopping up troops. From there, we can coordinate more troops to evacuate the wing and return to Baoding."
Speaking of this, Okamura Neji fell into deep thought again.
It has now been determined that the Eighth Route Army will fight a battle of annihilation in Weizhuang.
If you want to snatch food from the tiger's mouth and save the left mopping up troops from the Eighth Route Army in the wings, it is definitely impossible to send reinforcements by yourself. It is best to find a solution from the Eighth Route Army and let the left mopping up troops save themselves. Maybe it can be done They found another way and successfully evacuated from Yizhong and returned to Baoding.
"Order..." Okamura Neji suddenly said.
"The aviation force will set off at dawn, and all combat aircraft without missions will be dispatched to reinforce the left-side sweep of the troops, cover them to storm Wei Zhuang, and strive to capture it before dark."
"Divide a part of the aviation force to patrol back and forth between Chenjiazhuang and Weizhuang to prevent the Chenjiazhuang Eighth Route Army from reinforcing Weizhuang."
"When the Eighth Route Army reinforcements are discovered, they will immediately carry out bombing without asking the headquarters for instructions."
"The intelligence department also took action to closely monitor every move of the Eighth Route Army around Chenjiazhuang."
"After locking their position, contact the aviation force to carry out air strikes to consume their troops and prevent them from reinforcing Wei Zhuang in time."
"If the left sweep troops fail to break through Wei Zhuang before dark."
"The troops immediately turned around, marched quickly to Chenjiazhuang, then took the middle road to sweep the troops' offensive route, and quickly evacuated the Eighth Route Army's base area in the wing."
"Your Excellency, Commander, is wise..." The deputy chief of staff immediately saw Okamura Neji's thoughts, looked at him with admiration and admiration, and flattered him.
Pointing to the sand table and analyzing: "The Eighth Route Army wants to fight a battle of annihilation in Wei Zhuang."
"We will definitely try our best to mobilize troops to Wei Zhuang."
"Regardless of whether they are ready for a decisive battle when it gets dark tomorrow, the Eighth Route Army's attention is focused on Wei Zhuang."
"The mopping up troops on the left were caught by surprise and suddenly turned around and headed towards Chenjiazhuang. There must be no Eighth Route Army to stop them along the way."
"March eastward in a hurry. We can reach our destination in six hours."
"Turn south again, and there will be no Eighth Route Army blocking troops there either."
"As long as no accidents occur to the troops in Chenjiazhuang and they march forward in a hurry without giving the Eighth Route Army any time to mobilize troops, the troops sweeping up the left road will be able to sneak out of the wing by surprise and withdraw to Baoding."
"I will send a telegram to Major General Hashimoto now and ask him to make preparations."
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At the headquarters of the only regiment in Wei Zhuang, Li Yunlong was staring at the map, considering tonight's decisive battle, checking for leaks and filling in the gaps, striving to fight a beautiful battle of annihilation.
The commander of the 25th Regiment had just arrived here. He rubbed his hands and said with bright eyes: "Captain Li..."
"Tonight's decisive battle must involve the 25th Regiment as the main attack."
"We were suppressed and beaten by the Japanese all the way."
"It's not easy to come across a good opportunity to overpower them. We must not miss it."
Li Yunlong responded with a smile: "Don't worry..."
"As long as the encirclement and annihilation campaign is successfully launched, all participating troops on the battlefield will be the main attacker."
"There are not so many rules when fighting with me, Lao Li. A wolf travels a thousand miles to eat meat, and a dog travels a thousand miles to eat shit. Whoever is the first to enter the enemy's position will be the first to win."
"You don't know yet."
"That bitch Xiao Huang actually dispatched a car transport company to pull over all the mountain guns in Chenjiazhuang. There are 73 guns in total."
"Hey……"
"I, Li Yunlong, have been fighting for so many years, and I have never commanded so many artillery troops at once."
"More than seventy field artillerymen fired at the Japanese army together. It feels good to think about it. Even if the little devils are made of iron, I will blow them into molten metal."
"That's great..." Zhou Wei also became very excited and shouted while waving his fist.
"In the past, it was us who were bombed, and the soldiers suffered terribly. Many recruits did not even have a chance to fight the Japanese face to face, and died directly in the preparation of the Japanese artillery fire."
"Let's give them a taste of being bombed this time."
"I want to personally lead the charge in this attack and see with my own eyes what the little devil will look like after being bombed."
After sighing with emotion, he stared at Li Yunlong and asked: "Did Comrade Huang Yu say when the more than seventy mountain field guns will be in place?"
"The little Japanese plane will come over at dawn."
"If it's discovered by an airplane, there's no chance of moving such a heavy artillery piece."
Li Yunlong said confidently: "Don't worry, Xiao Huang has already considered these issues."
"All the artillery is transported by car and hidden near Wei Zhuang. It should be dispersed and hidden in companies."
"If any artillery is exposed, we will only lose three or four guns and it will not affect the overall situation."
"The top priority now is to hold Wei Zhuang and hold off the Japanese troops until dark."
"If they break through Wei Zhuang and escape, it will be useless no matter how many troops we mobilize."
Those around him immediately patted their chests and assured Li Yunlong: "Captain Li, don't worry..."
"There are more than 800 people in the three battalions blocking Hashimoto's brigade along the way."
"They will be back within two hours."
"In addition to the more than 1,000 people here, we still have 2,000 people guarding Weizhuang. We will definitely be able to block the Japanese offensive."
Li Yunlong answered: "You still can't underestimate the enemy."
"I'm not worried about the little Japs sweeping up the troops from the left."
"After fighting with them for so long, I found that the commander of the opposing brigade was just like that."
"I'm worried about Okamura Neji."
"This old devil is not only cunning, but he also likes to play dirty tricks and is hard to guard against."
"This large-scale sweep has caused him to lose a large number of troops. If he knew that the middle sweep troops were also targeted by us, he would definitely do his best to rescue them."
"I have been thinking about it for a long time, but I still can't figure out how Okamura Neji plans to take action to support the mopping up troops on the left."
Zhou Wei stared at the map and answered: "Let the right mopping up troops come over to reinforce the left mopping up troops?"
"The two armies join forces at least 13,000 people."
"With the current strength of our army, we will definitely not be able to defeat this tough nut."
Li Yunlong shook his head: "I thought of this move. Even if Okamura Neji wants to do it, I won't agree."
"The two regiments in Kong Jie's hands are not vegetarian, and there are still Chenjiazhuang left-behind troops blocking them. The Japanese mopping up troops on the right will definitely not be able to get through."
