The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

Chapter 597
"Where are the troops? Where do the troops that actively attack the little devil come from?" Liu Sen asked the most critical question of the entire operation.

Just as Huang Yu was about to answer, Kong Jie took the lead and said, "A few days ago we really couldn't spare troops to attack the area occupied by the little devils, but now we have."

"This is also a very important reason why we were able to kill the devils by surprise. They didn't even know that we had another elite team in our hands, and this elite team was provided by them."

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At the Baoding Japanese Army Brigade Headquarters, Kawasaki Osamu is improving the mopping plan that has been formulated according to the number of reinforcements.

"Sir, the reinforcements have a total strength of more than 6000 people, and there is also a chariot brigade and a cavalry brigade to help out. The strength of the troops is far beyond our estimate. I suggest that all the extra troops be strengthened for the outflanking troops." The deputy brigade commander was very cautious. Speak your mind.

"Beizhi has suffered losses at the hands of the Yizhong Eighth Route Army, and I still understand their combat effectiveness."

"Although the blind expansion has weakened their combat effectiveness a lot, it should not be underestimated. The outflanking troops in the mopping up plan are only more than 2000 people, and the Imperial Association Army and the Imperial Army each account for half. may be wiped out in a short period of time."

"As far as I can remember, the Eighth Route Army has used the tactics of cutting off one of its ten fingers to deal with us many times during its anti-mopping up campaigns."

"Not only can we tear a hole in our army's blockade line and create conditions for the main force to break through, but we can also severely damage the morale of our army through annihilation battles, seize our weapons and equipment, make up for our own losses, and support our war with war."

"The radio operator, the telephone operator, continue to contact Yi County, and immediately find out the identity of the enemy who attacked them, and the situation of the troops, the more detailed the better. I will go to inform the brigade commander now, such a big thing as reinforcements must be sent to the brigade. The chief makes the decision himself."

The chief of staff immediately nodded in support: "It must be so."

"The siege force of the Duer Regiment is more than three times that of the defenders of Yi County, and their firepower is several times that of theirs. There are also a large number of artillery to help out. If they attack with all their strength and destroy the city wall with artillery fire, the frontline garrison will not be able to defend for two hours. But now they can guard for four hours, there must be a conspiracy in it.”

After finishing speaking, he took out another telegram and continued to report: "The reinforcement troops sent by Dezhou were also attacked by the Eighth Route Army on the road. The troops lost a lot and the marching speed was greatly affected. They will arrive in Peiping three days later than expected."

"Could it be that the Eighth Route Army is fighting for aid at the encirclement points!" The deputy brigade commander suddenly thought of a possibility.

"Even if we don't have a chance to hit the Duer Regiment through encirclement, as long as we defend Yi County, we will win."

"Urgent call... sir, urgent call from Yi County..."

"The field artillery brigade just formed by the army should also be brought along. The Duer Regiment has a field artillery battalion in its hands. If they really dare to ambush our reinforcements on the way, the field artillery brigade will take the opportunity to eat up the field artillery battalion and destroy them." The Duer Regiment repeatedly hit our trump card, creating conditions for sweeping the Yizhong Plain in the future."

"This is a common tactic used by the Eighth Route Army to deal with us. Using our combat style of attacking and saving, we ambushed our army's reinforcements on the way, so as to consume our army's strength."

"Our opponents have already established themselves in the Wingzhong Plain, and launching an attack a few days later will not have any impact."

"In order to ensure everything is safe, the chief dispatched three brigades to reinforce Yi County together, and it will be no problem."

"If it is two or three months later, the Duer regiment and the three garrison regiments will form a fighting force, and the humble staff will definitely oppose this."

"As for the siege and aid, even if there is, it depends on whether the Eighth Route Army has such a big appetite."

At eleven o'clock in the evening, the brigade headquarters, which had been busy for a day, also quieted down at this moment.

The chief of staff added while thinking: "After the reinforcements left the city, they went straight to Yi County. No matter what happens, they can't divide the troops."

"As long as the Yizhong Eighth Route Army escapes this sweep, we will be dragged down by the Duer Regiment in Baoding, unable to reinforce other battlefields, and their combat pressure will be a lot worse."

"The battle losses of the city defense forces are basically caused by artillery coverage, and the infantry threat is very small."

The deputy head of the brigade immediately showed a gratified expression: "Sir, you are so wise, no matter how the Eighth Route Army responds, don't even think about taking advantage of our three-way mopping up troops."

"To put it bluntly, if they are not afraid of death, they still want to continue to fight for aid."

"No one can deny the fact that the Eighth Route Army's siege troops had many recruits and poor combat effectiveness."

"Call back the reinforcements immediately: As long as they arrive safely in Baoding, it doesn't matter how many days later."

"Head-on confrontation, our army's two infantry brigades can fight against them."

"The Yi County garrison was caught off guard by the opponent, and has lost [-]% of its strength. It is summoning the imperial alliance army in the city, the police and others to participate in the defense of the city. It should last for four hours."

"The Eighth Route Army knows this truth better than we do. Once the Eighth Route Army operating in the wings is wiped out by us, the Baoding Garrison will have no opponents and can reinforce other battlefields at any time."

"They were attacked by the Eighth Route Army. The opponent was equipped with mortars, infantry artillery, mountain artillery, and field artillery. The offensive was very fierce. The city defense troops suffered heavy losses. They can last for four hours at most. Please send troops to the brigade headquarters immediately?"

"It shows that the Eighth Route Army we will face in future battles is also similar. This should be considered good news."

"The strength of the frontal attack force remains unchanged, but all the tanks and armored vehicles equipped by the chariot brigade must be gathered together to form a torrent of steel, sweeping across the plains in the middle of the wings, and maximize their mobility and firepower advantages."

"In order to avoid being defeated by the Eighth Route Army after the division of troops, we can only advance while building roads."

The deputy head of the brigade was the first to react: "Sir, do you want to follow the plan?"

Little did he know that this was only the first meeting gift prepared for him by the Eighth Route Army.

"No..." Colonel Kawasaki keenly sensed that there was a problem.

"Not only am I not worried, but I'm applauding."

"Bang..." Chief Kawasaki punched the table hard, the smile on his face was replaced by anger at the same time, he gritted his teeth and cursed: "Bageyalu, what we want to mop up is the Yizhong Eighth Route Army, and the Eighth Route Army from other places ran out Why are you joining in the fun?"

Kawasaki Colonel did not answer directly, but asked with anticipation: "What do you think?"

"But if we don't take the usual route and directly dispatch three infantry brigades to rush to reinforce Yi County, do you think the Duer Regiment still has the strength to surround Baoding and Yi County for reinforcements?"

"If we can take advantage of this opportunity tonight to severely damage the main force of the Duer Regiment, even without reinforcements, the existing strength of the mixed brigade can sweep across the Yizhong Plain, encircling the Duer Regiment and the three garrison regiments in Shunping territory."

"Cooperate with the outflanking troops, encircle on three sides, and gather and annihilate the enemies in Shunping territory."

"That's why the Eighth Route Army will try their best to hold back the reinforcements and prevent the Eighth Route Army from being wiped out by us."

The deputy staff officer on duty was so frightened that he jumped up from his chair. After receiving the telegram, his face turned pale. He ran to the brigade commander's bedroom while ordering: "Everyone, all are on standby..."

"Otherwise, in the absence of ammunition supplies, they can be exhausted on the battlefield by light consumption."

"Sir, the reinforcements from SJZ are urgently calling..." the communications officer hurriedly ran to the two of them and interrupted.

Dazuo Kawasaki was angry, but calmed down quickly, took a deep breath, pretended to be indifferent and said, "It's okay, I just arrived in Baoding a few days later."

"The lips are dead and the teeth are cold..." The deputy head of the brigade replied with a wry smile.

"If the Duer Regiment concentrates all the troops and firepower of the three garrison regiments, it will indeed be able to eat up the reinforcements and achieve the purpose of consuming our army's strength."

"They were attacked endlessly by the Eighth Route Army on the marching road. The troops lost a lot, and the marching speed was nearly half slower than expected. They couldn't get to Baoding on time. Please make preparations in advance."

"Although the chariot brigade and cavalry brigade dispatched from Zhangjiakou were rarely attacked, the roads along the way were destroyed, making it impossible for the armored vehicles in the team to advance smoothly."

"According to the report from the Yi County City Defense Force, the Eighth Route Army attacking them seems to be a group of recruits. If it weren't for the strong firepower, they would all want to go out and fight back."

Walk in and ask: "Who is attacking Yi County, how many troops are there, and how are the equipment?"

The defeat experience of the deputy brigade commander must be learned, and the same mistakes cannot be repeated. Kawasaki immediately made a decision: "Then give each of them two reinforcement squadrons, a mountain artillery squadron, a mortar squadron, and a cavalry squadron. The total force was expanded to 3000 men."

Although the room was still brightly lit, there was no moving figure. The staff officer on duty, the telephone soldier, the deputy chief of staff... were all resting on the table.

The operator interrupted again: "Sir, the reason why the front-line garrison can last for four hours is largely due to the poor combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army's siege troops."

In less than 3 minutes, the figure of Kawasaki Osamu appeared at the door of the war room with a very dignified expression.

"The Eighth Route Army knew that we were going to mobilize heavy troops to mop them up. In order to avoid a devastating blow to the base areas, they took the initiative to go out and fight reinforcements at encircled points to consume our troops, and took the opportunity to disrupt our plan to mop up the plains in the middle of the wings."

Colonel Kawasaki seemed to have thought of something, and replied thoughtfully: "I think your analysis is correct."

"The main force of the Duer Regiment, with a total strength of about 2000 people, is equipped with a large number of light and heavy machine guns and artillery." The operator put down the phone and said what he had just asked.

"The Eighth Route Army in Yizhong is very cunning, we cannot give them any chance to defeat us individually."

"Yi County is under attack. Under normal circumstances, we will dispatch an infantry brigade to march to reinforce the battlefield."

"But it's okay now. The Duer Regiment has just undergone a large-scale expansion, and the troops have not yet formed combat effectiveness. Don't look at their current strength is two or three times the original, but the overall combat effectiveness is not as high as before."

"Humble job feels very good, I fully support this idea..." The deputy brigade head replied immediately.

The deputy head of the brigade insisted: "Even if the Eighth Route Army's siege troops are mostly recruits and their combat effectiveness is poor, we cannot deny the Eighth Route Army's judgment that they want to encircle and send reinforcements."

"Not only can we take the opportunity to improve the morale of the mopping up troops, but it can also severely damage the morale of the Eighth Route Army."

Colonel Kawasaki stared at the map for another half a minute, and after repeatedly confirming that the reinforcements to the Second Regiment were not in danger, he ordered decisively: "Then send troops immediately..."

"The deputy head of the brigade leads the team personally. I hope you can seize the opportunity to wash away the shame and severely damage the Duer Regiment. If there is any situation, report it immediately. I will stay here tonight and wait for your good news."

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