"How long will it take for the follow-up troops to be in place!" Neji Okamura suddenly interrupted.
"There are only deep ditches and earthen walls, without troops to defend them...these fortifications are just decorations and will not serve any purpose!"
The deputy chief of staff immediately answered: "The first batch of 3,000 imperial troops and three regiments of the Imperial Association Army can be in place within three days..."
"According to the scheduled combat plan..."
"The deep trenches and earthen walls under construction are protected by the mopping up troops..."
"The first deep trench closest to the front line is also very dangerous. The headquarters will arrange 10,000 troops to defend it."
"The danger of the second deep trench close to the front line has been greatly reduced. The headquarters will arrange for 6,000 troops to be stationed..."
"Three thousand troops are stationed in the third deep trench..."
"Only a thousand people are assigned to guard and patrol the deep ditch behind..."
Okamura Neiji had long been aware of these plans. After seeing with his own eyes the deep trenches and earthen walls being built on the ground, he was still shocked by their length and grandeur.
He hesitated and ordered: "The trench is too long and you may be attacked everywhere..."
"The Eighth Route Army is also particularly good at attacking in the east and attacking in the west..."
"Sufficient troops must be prepared to prevent accidents."
"Add another 3,000 people to the first-line deep trench, another 2,000 people to the second-line deep trench, an additional 1,000 people to the third-line deep trench...an additional 500 people to the security patrol force behind!"
"Anyway, the construction of the first deep trench will not be completed until five days."
"If we are not in a hurry, we can completely mobilize troops from Shanxi, Henan, Shandong and other places..."
The deputy chief of staff was just about to nod when he heard Okamura Neiji continue to ask: "What is the reaction of the newly established Sixth Army Division of the Eighth Route Army..."
"The army has just completed its expansion..."
"The proportion of new recruits in many units exceeds 50%, and it is basically impossible for them to participate in the war..."
"It should have turned into a mess!"
"Your Excellency, Commander, is wise..." the deputy chief of staff took the opportunity to flatter him.
"Aviation reconnaissance shows..."
"After our army started to attack, the newly established garrison regiments of the Eighth Route Army showed no signs of fighting..."
"If it weren't for the iron wall to encircle..."
"If the offensive troops advance thirty kilometers further, they may not be able to encounter the main force of the Eighth Route Army..."
"The timing of your attack was even better than you imagined."
Okamura Neiji continued to order: "The aviation force must continue to keep a close eye on all the troops in the Sixth Military Division of the Wing..."
"As long as they show signs of moving towards the front line, report them..."
"Other troops continue to compress the living space of the Eighth Route Army in the wing according to the mopping up plan..."
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The information from the Yizhong Sixth Army Division Headquarters further proved that Huang Yu's judgment was correct.
Several people frowned and thought about countermeasures.
"Lao Kong...Xiao Huang..." Li Yunlong was the first to break the oppressive atmosphere in the room.
"Ningji Okamura plans to use the iron wall to compress our army's living space, consume our army's war potential, and finally trap us in the base area."
"As long as we destroy his iron wall, he won't be able to surround us..."
"I'll take the Independence Brigade up..."
"Tear a hole in the Japanese and puppet defense lines..."
"If you break his iron wall, I'll see how he can still encircle you..."
Kong Jie shook his head and answered: "It's too difficult..."
"Each Japanese force on the blockade has four to five thousand men. It needs cannons and cannons, and there are complete fortifications available. With just the troops of the Independent Brigade, they can't tear open even if they are all fired."
"Then let the two brigades go together..." Li Yunlong continued.
"If the strength is not enough, then bring in the heavy artillery regiment and the special forces regiment. If you don't believe it, you can't defeat the Japanese with just one strengthened regiment."
Huang Yu suddenly interrupted: "What then?"
Li Yunlong took it for granted and said: "An ant nest thousands of miles away is destroyed in one day..."
"The Japanese and puppet troops encircled our blockade, and their iron wall encirclement plan was naturally broken...Other troops will definitely retreat..."
"Is it possible that we are still waiting for us to defeat them one by one..."
Huang Yu shook his head and said: "Li Yunlong..."
"You think it's too simple..."
"If the iron wall siege was so easy to break, Neji Okamura wouldn't be so bold and attack us with more than 30,000 troops..."
"I can assure you..."
"Even if the troops manage to capture a reinforced unit... they will tear a hole in the Japanese and puppet defense lines..."
"Ningji Okamura will immediately mobilize troops to block the gap, and his iron wall encirclement plan will continue."
"Because it is impossible for us to break out of the encirclement of the Japanese and puppet troops and give up the Yizhong base."
"As soon as we retreat, new troops will come to plug the gap."
"Even if we don't retreat and defend the breach and fight to the death with the Japanese army, they will continue to send troops to kill us, fight a war of attrition with us, and eat us bit by bit."
Li Yunlong became anxious, lined up the tables and said: "This won't work, that won't work either..."
"Is it possible that we are really waiting at the station to wait for the little devils to drive us into the mountains..."
Kong Jie then patted the table: "Li Yunlong, what are you so anxious about..."
"The headquarters intelligence and Xiao Huang's analysis are very clear!"
"Neji Okamura created this iron wall siege just to force us into a decisive battle with them, so that they can seize the initiative on the battlefield and gradually consume our troops and combat potential."
"As soon as you come up, you will lead the troops to the blockade and fight the devils..."
"Wouldn't that just happen to be tricked by Neji Okamura?"
Li Yunlong also lost his temper and said bluntly: "Then what do you think we should do?"
"Ningji's plan to encircle the village with iron walls..."
"We can advance ten kilometers in five or six days..."
"We can reduce our base area by half in one month..."
"It's impossible to stay at the station and do nothing!"
Kong Jie shook his head and replied: "I haven't thought of a way yet..."
"But it's definitely not possible to have a decisive battle with the Japanese from the very beginning..."
Huang Yu interrupted again: "Commander..."
"Deputy Commander..."
"I have an idea that you can consider..."
"Ningji Okamura wants to fight a war of attrition with us and take the opportunity to get rid of us..."
"Why can't we go in the opposite direction and fight a war of attrition in which we make our own decisions?"
"Although the Japs can obtain a steady supply of ammunition... their troops are limited..."
"If we kill them so much that the replenishment rate of their troops cannot keep up with the rate of loss..."
"There are fewer and fewer troops attacking us on the front line!"
"No matter how many deep trenches they dig and how many barbed wire fences they lay in the occupied areas...it's still fake that they don't have troops to defend..."
"A few explosive charges can destroy all the positions they worked so hard to build..."
Li Yunlong frowned and asked, "What's the difference between your idea and mine..."
"The Japanese and puppet troops have more troops than we do. If we really try to drain them, we will definitely not be able to defeat them."
Huang Yu shook his head again: "That's not necessarily true..."
"If we have a decisive battle with the Japanese, a big battle, it would be great if one of our soldiers can kill a Japanese... We will definitely not be our opponent if we fight at the expense..."
"But if one of our soldiers can defeat five or six Japanese and puppet troops, we don't know who will win."
