At the Sixth Army Division Headquarters, Kong Jiechu felt nervous after receiving the news that Neji Okamura might launch a large-scale invasion of the base area.
Although reason told him: the Japanese and puppet troops around the base area did not have the strength to sweep away the Sixth Army Division.
But the posture put up by the Japanese and puppet troops was not bluffing at all.
Kong Jie was shocked to see it.
After a few days, Kong Jie gradually regained his composure, and his tense nerves slowly relaxed.
Although the Japanese and puppet troops set up an offensive posture on the edge of the base area, they did not launch an attack for several days, indicating that they were really bluffing and had no idea of attacking the Sixth Army Division for the time being.
Half a month later, Kong Jie had almost forgotten about this incident, and the urgent ringing of the phone suddenly rang at the headquarters.
"Commander..."
A staff officer put down the microphone and reported to Kong Jie.
"Shunping frontline emergency call..."
"The Japanese and puppet troops gathered on the edge of the base area suddenly launched a large-scale attack... The offensive was very fierce, and there were aircraft to assist. They have continuously broken through two lines of defense of our army and asked for reinforcements..."
"Report to Commander..." Another staff officer put down the microphone and said to Kong Jie.
"The front lines throughout the city were also heavily attacked by the Japanese and puppet troops..."
"They are divided into three groups. Each group has more than 4,000 Japs, more than 2,000 puppet troops, and is equipped with a large number of tanks and artillery..."
"The offensive is fierce."
"The troops are overwhelming and have broken through our frontline positions, requesting reinforcements..."
Kong Jie was stunned, and it took him a while to react. He stared at Liu Sen and asked, "What's going on!"
"Didn't the Japanese and puppet troops gathered around us make no movement? There was no temporary replenishment of ammunition and combat supplies, and they rushed into our base area without warning..."
Liu Sen frowned and answered the question: "I can't understand either..."
"Reconnaissance display!"
"The Japanese and puppet troops gathered around us only have ten days of combat supplies... Is it possible that they are confident that they can eliminate us within ten days?"
At this point Liu Sen himself shook his head and objected.
"impossible……"
"Even the fifty thousand Kwantung Army can't do anything to us."
"They only have 30,000 to 40,000 people. How can they destroy us in ten days?"
"Perhaps the Japanese and puppet attacking troops we saw were just on the surface, and Neji Okamura had a conspiracy behind his back, preparing to give us a fatal attack at the critical moment!"
Kong Jie thought about it and said with a sullen expression, "I can't rule out this possibility..."
"Send a telegram to the three garrison regiments immediately..."
"Let them use raid warfare, mobile warfare, guerrilla warfare, and mine warfare... to slow down the speed of the Japanese and puppet troops' attack at all costs, and to find out the true purpose of Neji Okamura's sudden attack on us."
"Intelligence agents have also taken action..."
"Make sure Okamura Neji has any backup plans to deal with us."
Liu Sen did not accept the order immediately, but looked confused: "Commander..."
"The original garrison regiment has been reorganized into the main brigade..."
"The three new garrison regiments stationed at Shunping Ground have just been expanded by three main companies."
"Many new recruits have just joined the army and haven't even learned how to shoot."
"Isn't it too early to send them to the battlefield now?"
Kong Jie's face suddenly turned pale, and he said with a look of realization: "I know why the Japanese and puppet troops have just sent troops to attack us now."
"Our troops have just completed expansion and have not yet been trained... The proportion of new recruits in many teams far exceeds that of veterans."
"Under their drag..."
"Although the total strength of the division has doubled..."
"But the overall combat effectiveness is not as good as before the expansion."
"Ningji Okamura is worthy of being the commander of the North China Front!"
"Although it's unclear whether he has any other back-ups... Just choosing the right time to attack is very powerful..."
Liu Sen also admired Okamura Neji's sophistication, but he was more worried.
The Japanese and puppet troops are overwhelming, but the three garrison regiments have just been rebuilt and have almost no combat effectiveness. They will not be able to withstand them if they are faced with them, and they will die in vain.
Staring at Kong Jie, he asked anxiously: "Commander..."
"How to solve this problem specifically..."
"Why don't we just send the main troops to join the battle..."
After hearing this, Kong Jie objected: "No..."
"Until Neji Okamura's trump card is exposed, we can't use our trump card."
"Otherwise, this battle will be lost before it is even fought..."
"Send a telegram to the three garrison regiments immediately..."
"Immediately mobilize the veterans in the team...to form a mixed battalion each, and continue to use raid warfare, guerrilla warfare, and mobile warfare to slow down the Japanese and puppet troops' attack speed and defeat their true purpose."
"The whole army of the only brigade is on standby..."
"The first and second regiments of the Independent Regiment are on standby, ready to join the battle at any time."
"Let Li Yunlong and Huang Yu come to the headquarters quickly..."
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Dongtou Town, the first target of the Japanese Yamaguchi Regiment's attack on the Sixth Army Division.
The commander of the regiment is now on the high ground to the east of the town, using a telescope to observe the surrounding terrain while issuing the latest combat orders.
"The unit's headquarters is located to the east of the town..."
"The terrain here is the highest. When attacked, we can attack the enemy from a high position, instead of being suppressed by the enemy's firepower."
"The Imperial Alliance Army set up camp behind us, working at odds with the main force of the regiment to cover each other..."
"Ten thousand young men who are cooperating with our actions are stationed at the Imperial Alliance Army outside the Pass..."
"Let them help us build the camp first..."
"Dig two circles of trenches around it. Machine gun positions and artillery positions are all indispensable."
"The Eighth Route Army may launch a counterattack against us at any time..."
"I'm going to use those trenches to hit hard any Eighth Route Army that wants to attack us."
Several of his captains still didn't know about Okamura Neji's iron wall encirclement plan.
Seeing that the commander of the unit stopped walking after walking for ten kilometers.
They only encountered three guerrillas along the way, not even a main force.
This was too frustrating for several captains who were confident enough to launch an attack.
They all want to continue deep into the Sixth Army Division, encounter several main forces of the Eighth Route Army, and gather together to annihilate them...
Unexpectedly, the co-captain simply stopped leaving.
Then their dream of moving forward to eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army will not be realized.
Quickly asked: "Union Captain..."
"We won't leave before noon...and let Qingzhuang build a defense line around the station...could it be that the troops are going to camp here for a long time."
The captain smiled and replied: "It's time to inform you about this raid plan."
"Because of the lack of troops..."
"This large-scale raid launched by Your Excellency the Commander is very different from the past!"
"In the past, we were the ones who entered the Eighth Route Army's base areas and took the initiative to find a decisive battle with the Eighth Route Army..."
"Some loopholes are often exposed in operations, allowing the Eighth Route Army to find opportunities to defeat us."
"This time your Excellency the Commander decided to do the opposite..."
"Forcing the Eighth Route Army to take the initiative to come to us for a decisive battle through the iron wall encirclement."
"The mopping up troops waited for work and used the temporary fortifications built at the station to fight decisively with the Eighth Route Army, consuming a large amount of their troops..."
