In the middle of the night, Lin Yi suddenly woke up, got up and came to the nearby command post.
The two staff officers on duty immediately came over.
"Sir, do you have any orders?"
Lin Yi asked casually: "How is the situation now?"
A staff officer replied: "Nothing unusual was found. The Japs did not continue to attack. They have been busy building defensive positions to block us."
Lin Yi nodded slightly, sat on a chair, lit a cigarette, and said casually: "So, the little devil should be preparing to attack after dawn."
The staff officer helped Lin Yi pour a cup of hot tea and said, "What the commander said is absolutely true. The little devil is just strengthening defenses to prevent us from breaking through."
"After all, attacking at night would be detrimental to them. It would be wise for them to wait until dawn to attack."
"But under the wise command of the commander, no matter when they attack, the result will be the same."
Lin Yi smoked a cigarette, picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip with a smile, and then said: "Having said that, we can't be careless."
"To defeat these little devils is just the minimum requirement. When we defeat them, we must also try to reduce our casualties."
A staff officer said: "Our troops have built a large number of fortifications, and the weapons, ammunition and baggage are also very sufficient. The little Japanese only have a few things to worry about at all."
"Tomorrow the Japs will launch an attack. We only need to rely on the terrain to consume the Japs' energy. When the time is right, the commander can lead the entire army to counterattack and defeat these Japs. It is only a matter of time."
Lin Yi nodded slightly, and then said: "Let's make this decision for the time being!"
Lin Yi stayed at the headquarters for a while, then returned to the lounge next door to continue sleeping.
After daybreak, the little devils indeed launched an attack.
As soon as it dawned, the rumble of artillery sounded from the Japanese position.
Artillery shells fell one after another on the defenders' position, and violent explosions sounded one after another.
Lin Yi quickly walked out of the headquarters and came to a forward position, holding up a telescope and looking into the distance.
I saw that the forward position was bombed by the Japanese and was already caught in a fire.
Liu Zhihui ran over quickly and said, "Sir, the Japs' artillery regiment is shelling our forward position due west."
"The kid's artillery fire is very fierce."
Lin Yi put down the telescope and said: "Listen to this movement, they have used dozens of field guns. This is probably the entire strength of their artillery regiment."
Liu Zhihui said quickly: "Our artillery is determining the location of their artillery positions and preparing for a counterattack."
In addition to having two infantry brigades, each of which is under the jurisdiction of two infantry regiments, a division of the Little Devil also directly administers four regiments, namely the cavalry regiment, the artillery regiment, and the engineering regiment. Troops and baggage regiments.
The Isoya Division is also an elite division of the Little Devils and is relatively well-equipped. This artillery regiment is equipped with a total of 36 field guns, and the artillery fire is naturally quite powerful.
Lin Yi frowned and said, "With the strength of our army's artillery, I'm afraid we are not their opponent for the time being."
Liu Zhihui nodded slightly and said, "Judging from the current situation, our army does not have that many artillery."
"Unless the commander gives us more artillery units, with the current strength of our army, it will not be a problem to resist their attack."
"Because we have built strong defenses, the enemy's shelling will not have much impact on us."
Lin Yi pondered for a moment and said: "In that case, let's pass on the order and passively defend first."
"The artillery should not reveal its strength for the time being and wait for further orders."
"yes!"
After a while, Chen Dalei and Zhou Tianyi also rushed over.
Lin Yi said with a smile: "I heard that there is going to be a war, and all of you can't sit still."
Chen Dalei chuckled and said: "The little devils don't know whether to live or die, and they actually want to take the initiative to attack. Since they are looking for death, then we will help them."
"Our soldiers can't hold it in any longer and are ready to have a good fight with the little devil."
Zhou Tianyi also smiled and said: "My troops are also ready for battle, just waiting for the commander's order."
Now Lin Yi has thousands of people in his hands.
Zhang Dabiao, Liu Zhihui, Chen Dalei, and Zhou Tianyi were each in charge of a reinforced battalion, with each battalion having more than a thousand troops.
Lin Yi also planned to expand all their troops into regiments, with each regiment having more than 2,000 troops.
However, this matter is not too urgent. It can be adapted gradually as the battle progresses.
After the battle is over and the troops rest, Lin Yi will conduct a large-scale reorganization of the troops to facilitate dispatch.
At this time, even Wang Chengzhu hurried over and said, "Sir, the enemy's artillery fire is so arrogant, do we really not need to fight back?"
Lin Yi waved his hand and said: "No need for the time being, because our artillery is no match for them, not to mention they have aircraft."
"Once they dispatch aircraft and launch an all-round bombing on us, it may not be a good thing for us to expose our gun positions in advance."
"So we might as well be patient for a while. When the little devils are at their wits' end, it's time for us to fight back, and then they will die."
Sure enough, as Lin Yi expected, the Japs once again sent out planes to cooperate with the Japs artillery regiment to bombard the positions in the Xiaoli Village area.
Isotani also wanted to use powerful bombing to kill the enemy's troops as much as possible and reduce their casualties.
After all, the previous battle had already caused heavy losses to the little devil.
Isotani Kaikai really can't afford greater casualties now.
Lai Guqi and Lai Wuping respectively commanded their troops and began to launch attacks appropriately, gradually compressing Lin Yi's living space and gradually shrinking the encirclement.
In the Lion City, inside the Japanese headquarters, after hearing the report from the front line, Isotani said excitedly: "Xingxi, after so long, I finally heard some good news."
Tsubasa Ki who was next to him said quickly: "Don't worry, Division Commander. Following this trend, we will definitely be able to wipe out all these enemies."
"No matter where they come from, they will definitely die this time."
Isotani said excitedly: "Immediately send a telegram to Yaiwu-kun and Yaiwu-kun, ordering them to take advantage of this opportunity to continue to strengthen the offensive and strive to eliminate them all as soon as possible."
"Hai~!"
