Sixth Army Division Headquarters, battle reports from the front lines are being continuously collected here.
Every time Chief of Staff Liu Sen picked up a battle report, the smile on his face would increase. He would read and report: "Commander..."
"Deputy Commander..."
"Coupled with the battle report in my hand, in just one morning, our raiding force used sneak attacks, surprise attacks, and long-distance artillery fire attacks... to kill nearly 200 little Japs and more than 200 Japs."
"There are still four or five hours before dark, so we will definitely be able to kill two to three hundred Japanese and puppet troops."
There was no smile on Kong Jie's face. Instead, he asked calmly: "What's the reaction from the Japanese?"
"These casualties should not be reported to Okamura Neji."
"Strengthen the strength and firepower of the security forces to prevent us from sneak attacks on them." Liu Sen thought for a moment and answered.
Li Yunlong snorted and lied: "The devils still want to take the opportunity to consume our army's ammunition."
"After the Japanese have stepped up their vigilance, it will be difficult for our sneak attack troops to take advantage of them like they did in the morning."
"However, the ammunition consumed by the troops in sneak attacks did not decrease. On the contrary, it increased a lot because the Japanese army strengthened their alert."
"One is ebbing and the other is ebbing. If we were other Eighth Route Army troops, we would definitely not dare to sneak attack them again without the support of the ammunition snatched from Taiyuan."
"But the Japanese army underestimated our ammunition reserves."
"So the winner of this war of attrition must be ours."
Huang Yu suddenly interrupted: "Commander...Deputy Commander..."
"Our chance has come."
"After the Japanese army stepped up their vigilance, although there were fewer opportunities for small groups to sneak attack troops, our opportunities increased a lot."
As he spoke, he drew a circle on the map with a pencil, looking forward to analysis: "For example, the Japanese army station: Huji."
"The terrain is difficult, easy to defend but difficult to attack..."
"If the entire Japanese army is stationed on the high ground, it will be difficult for us to crack this hard nut."
"But after they strengthened the strength and firepower of the defense area, the Huji garrison dropped sharply from more than 3,000 people at the beginning to 2,000. The real reinforcements were only one brigade, and the remaining two brigades were all scattered within the five-kilometer defense area. Inside."
"If we concentrate our troops and firepower to hit here, even if we can't take down Hu Ji, we can still severely damage the two infantry brigades sent by the Japanese army."
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On the high ground one kilometer northwest of Huji, as night fell, piles of bonfires surrounding the camp were lit by the little devils, illuminating the surrounding area to prevent sneak attacks by the Eighth Route Army.
In the tent located in the middle of the station, several subordinates were flattering the commander.
"Your Excellency, Wing Commander..." the Chief of Staff reported excitedly while holding the statistics he had just compiled.
"Since we strengthened the troops and firepower in the defense area, we only lost twenty-six Imperial Army and Imperial Alliance Army troops throughout the afternoon. The casualties were more than half compared to the morning."
"The Eighth Route Army consumed much more bullets and artillery shells in the battle than in the morning."
"In this way, within a few days, the Eighth Route Army will find that the ammunition in their hands is not enough to support them in continuing to use guerrilla warfare to sneak attacks on us."
"If you want to break our iron wall siege, you must fight us while you still have ammunition."
"We will then be able to eliminate them in one fell swoop."
The captain of the Third Battalion then reported: "In order to attract the Eighth Route Army to gather heavy troops to besiege us, I deliberately created several loopholes when deploying the defense, making the Eighth Route Army mistakenly believe that we are insufficient in strength."
"As long as they dare to come, the two brigades operating in the defense area will immediately attack the battlefield in squadron units within half an hour."
"No matter how powerful the Eighth Route Army is, it cannot withstand our continuous attacks."
"This is a very powerful way of using your opponent's retreat to advance."
"If I were the commander of the Eighth Route Army, I would definitely be fooled."
The commander's face was filled with joy after being complimented by his subordinates, and he immediately said: "There is a saying in China: Everything is ready, all you need is the east wind."
"Starting tonight, we will guard the station and wait for the Eighth Route Army to attack."
"The Wing Headquarters has placed such a big bait in front of the Eighth Route Army. I'm not afraid that they won't fall for it."
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On the high ground about three kilometers away from the Japanese army station in Huji, there were two field artillery battalions and four mountain artillery batteries, a total of forty-eight mountain field artillery pieces, all pointing their black muzzles directly at the sky.
The gunner squatted beside the gun and stood ready.
Behind each artillery piece were several boxes of shells, and the ammunition hand was nervously installing fuses on the shells.
"Jingle Bell……"
The phone suddenly rang at the headquarters not far away. The field artillery battalion commander picked up the phone and listened for less than a minute before putting it down, and then walked to the door to give orders.
"Deputy Chief of Staff orders..."
"All artillery positions are ready for battle..."
"Fire on time in ten minutes, use the shortest time to hit the target with the artillery shells you brought, and retreat after five minutes of firing."
In the woods about one kilometer away from the Japanese military station, twelve tanks and armored vehicles of the Special Regiment were lined up in a row and hidden here.
Dozens of armored soldiers gathered around the tank and inspected it to ensure that there would be no accidents when the tank entered the battle.
There were also more than a dozen tanks and armored vehicles hidden behind a mountain ridge about two kilometers away from them, but their target was not the Japanese military garrison in Huji.
There was also a camp cavalry lurking behind the chariot.
Hundreds of warriors rested on the ground with their horses, waiting for the final moment of attack.
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"Woooooooo..."
Dozens of mountain artillery shells flew into the sky at once, and the shrieking sound of the shells across the sky was so harsh that it instantly woke up the Japanese leader from his sleep.
He sat up from the cot and ran outside the tent.
While running, he shouted: "No..."
"The Eighth Route Army assembled at least one artillery regiment to attack us..."
"Evacuate the tent immediately and be ready to move at any time, quickly..."
"Rumble..."
As soon as the man rushed out of the tent, a deafening explosion sounded in his ears.
A large fireball quickly erupted from the tank squadron station a few hundred meters away, and in the blink of an eye the place was blown into a sea of flames.
"Hiss, hiss..."
After hearing the news, the chief of staff of the wing took a breath and said with shock on his face.
"Captain, the Eighth Route Army in Yinzhong must have gathered all its artillery equipment at our place..."
"The tank squadron is finished..."
The commander of the regiment was also shocked, but he reacted quickly. He forced himself to regain his composure, stared at the station that suddenly fell into chaos, and shouted an order: "All troops must enter the position and block the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops at all costs. No one can do it without my order." You can’t even take a step back.”
"All the reconnaissance troops were dispatched to immediately find out how many people from the Eighth Route Army were attacking us."
"The artillery brigade immediately launched a counterattack."
"If we can't take down the Eighth Route Army's artillery units, we still have to find ways to disperse their firepower and reduce the pressure on infantry defense."
"Immediately send a signal to other troops in the defense area, and immediately return to the station in squadron units to support."
"Contact the two closest regiments to us and move closer to us. There is a big battle going on here."
