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Chapter 5, Sakata's curiosity about the enemy

Cangyunling Japanese Army Command.

The Colonel of the Japanese army with a hygienic mustache looked solemnly and held up a telescope to observe the battle situation.

This person is Colonel Nobuzhe Sakata, the captain of the 4rd Regiment of the 3th Brigade of the Japanese Army.

He was not in a very good mood. Although he bit the Eighth Route Army team, he hadn't swallowed it in one bite.

For Sakata, who boasted that one regiment could defeat three divisions of the Central Army, he would undoubtedly consider this a big setback.

A Japanese lieutenant came in with a telegram:
"Report to the wing leader, the brigade leader is calling."

"Read." Sakata Shintetsu put down the binoculars.

The lieutenant commander unfolded the telegram in his hand: "According to reliable information, the enemy in front of your department is the main force of the No. 18 Army of China, the [-]th Division.

The Headquarters of the North China Front Army ordered your unit to occupy the main peak of Cangyunling at [-]:[-] noon.

Be sure to wipe out the enemy's defenders, so that no one will slip through the net.Long live His Majesty the Emperor, long live the Imperial Army of the Great Sun. "

Sakata Shintetsu nodded to show he knew.

The chief of staff of the lieutenant officer folded the telegram in his hand and put forward his own thoughts: "Colonel Captain, the enemy seems to have no heavy weapons, at most a few mortars.

Judging from the gunshots, their firepower is very sparse. In my opinion, it is enough to use a large group of troops. "

The Sakata Regiment is an elite regiment under the Japanese Army's Class A Division. The entire regiment has a full staff of 3700 people. It once defeated a division of the Central Army in a battle.

There are three infantry brigades under the entire wing, and each infantry brigade has nearly 1000 people.

The number of people is already the establishment of an infantry regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and the firepower density of heavy weapons such as light and heavy machine guns, grenades, etc. is far better than that of the Eighth Route Army.

What's more, the entire regiment also has an artillery squadron with six [-]-type infantry guns under its jurisdiction as the regiment's fire support.

The staff lieutenant's words are feasible to a certain extent.

Shinzhe Sakata picked up the binoculars and looked at the position in the distance, "Which unit of the Eighth Route Army is on the main position of Cangyun Ridge?"

"The [-]th Division of the Eighth Route Army." The Lieutenant Commander replied.

"Bastard." Sakata Nobuzhe turned his head and glared fiercely at the Chief of Staff, "I'm asking, which regiment is it from the [-]th Division?"

"It's... not clear. So far, we haven't captured a single prisoner."

"Baga, we've been fighting for a long time, and we haven't even figured out the number of our frontal enemy."

Sakata Nobuzhe was very angry. He had read Sun Tzu's Art of War.

If you know yourself and the enemy, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if you do not know the enemy but know yourself, you will win and lose once; if you do not know the enemy and yourself, you will be imperiled in every battle.

Now that we don't even know who the frontal enemy is, how about the combat effectiveness, how can we make targeted arrangements?
What he wanted was a certainty of victory.

"Hayi." The lieutenant commander bowed his head.

He cannot be blamed for failing to capture prisoners.Who let the enemy in front of him have a strong fighting power, and the soldiers' will is very firm, and they would rather perish together than be captured.

Everyone is going to die, can you stop them from dying?

Not to mention this is on the battlefield.

But the army has its own superiority and inferiority, and it is very strict.

Not to mention scolding him, the Chief of Staff would have to bear it even if he was slapped.

Sakata Shintetsu's anger came and went quickly, recalling the previous attacks, with an expression of admiration on his face:
"Pu Youjun, have you noticed? The Eighth Route Army is very good at forming troops.

I judged that the commander of the Eighth Route Army was a veteran in defensive warfare.

His circular position is very characteristic, the combination of trenches and foxholes is quite organized, and the configuration of light and heavy machine guns is also very particular. "

He raised a finger and said in an admiring tone, "Especially in such a short period of time, a minefield was set up at the front.

The failure of the Fifth Squadron's attack just now was mainly caused by the minefield. This person is not simple. "

The Chief of Staff of the Lieutenant Assistant nodded again and again, and followed the captain's words: "The captain is right. It is not surprising that the Chinese Army often set up minefields in defensive battles.

But this eight-way team hastily shifted from mobile warfare to defensive warfare, which is especially commendable. "

After a day's fighting, thirteen attacks were repelled.The spirit of the alliance has been lost.

Faced with such a situation, even an arrogant Sakata had to admit that the unknown Eighth Route Army troops in front of him were a tough nut to crack.

However, bones are bones after all, and they are food for hunters.

No matter how hard the bone was, Sakata had the confidence to chew it to pieces.

"I have observed carefully before, the enemy in front of me has suffered heavy losses in terms of troops and firepower after being attacked by our Great Sun Kingdom Imperial Army.

The Eighth Route Army itself is a beggar army. Their government does not replenish them with weapons and ammunition, and the original ammunition reserve is not much.

When the fourth squadron attacked before, it could be seen that their firepower had not enough bullets and they fired intermittently.

Moreover, the suppression of our firepower by mortars is almost non-existent. It seems that they have no more shells. "

A conclusion can be drawn from this: the enemy is already at the end of his strength, and adding more strength is enough to win.

It has to be said that Sakata, an old devil, deserves to be an old soldier for many years.To be able to secure the position of the ace regiment captain of the first-class division, there are two brushes.

The ability to observe the enemy from the battlefield and analyze intelligence is indeed powerful.

He basically guessed the situation of the new group.

Based on the above intelligence analysis, Sakata Shinzhe made the following decision:

"One brigade is not safe enough. I ordered the second and third infantry brigades to press forward in an all-round way, to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop and take down the opposite position."

"Also, tell the attacking troops that it is best to capture this person alive. I want to see what kind of person this is!"

Speaking of this, a trace of doubt flashed in Sakata Shinzhe's eyes.

He was very curious about the tactical capabilities of the Eighth Route Army commander in front of him.

Being able to interrupt his offensive rhythm several times made his many attacks fail to achieve his goal.

This command ability far exceeds the commanders of the Central Army and the Jinsui Army that he faced before.

If this person has a troop that is not inferior to him, then today's offensive and defensive positions will be switched.

He really wanted to meet this person, what did he look like, what kind of military academy did he go to, and what kind of person was he like?
"Hi!"

The Chief of Staff of the Lieutenant Assistant responded, and walked out of the headquarters to look at the distant hills, feeling agitated and complicated.

There are not many people who can get such an evaluation from the captain, let alone an enemy.

He is now also curious about the commander of the unit in front of him.

When he went to the army to convey the order, the chief of staff of the lieutenant officer suddenly thought, since the enemy in front of him was unusual, would he launch a countercharge and fight back?
Is it too risky to move the headquarters forward?

Immediately, he was amused by his sudden thought, how could the enemy in front of him be too busy to take care of himself, how could he countercharge!
In China's words, this is groundless worry.


(End of this chapter)