The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

The chief of staff shook his head and answered seriously: "The information came from the North China Front Command of the Japanese Army in Peking, so it should be no problem!"

"The telegram also said: In order to meet these two divisions, Beiping and Tianjin Railway Stations are all under martial law, and a large number of weapons, ammunition and supplies are shipped there, ready to replenish the Kwantung Army going south at any time!"

"Ningji Gangcun personally went to the headquarters of the Kwantung Army for these reinforcements, and stayed for three full days before returning."

"These information can prove that the Northeast Kwantung Army has sent reinforcements to North China!"

"Maybe there will be some gap in numbers, but certainly not too much."

"Judging from Beiping's current response, this reinforcement can reach North China in at most three or four days."

"Continue to go south with the army, and in two or three days we will be able to arrive at Baoding to join the battle."

"If Kong Jie and the others fail to end the battle within four days and take Baoding, they will probably be blocked outside Baoding City, and the number of opponents they face will increase to 5."

"The difference in strength between the two sides is nearly ten times. Kong Jie and the others are definitely not opponents."

The serious face of the deputy commander-in-chief quickly flashed a look of solemnity, and he shook his head and replied: "If the real purpose of the Kwantung Army's southward march is indeed to rescue Baoding, I'm not worried!"

"Kong Jie and Li Yunlong are both good fighters and very smart. They will definitely not let the troops fall into danger."

"I'm worried that Ningji Gangmura may be suspected of being secretly involved in seconding so many Kwantung Army troops."

"Rescuing Baoding is only their superficial purpose."

The Chief of Staff's already frowning frown deepened at this time, staring at the deputy commander in chief and asking thoughtfully, "Are you worried that Gangcun Ningji wants to take this opportunity to destroy the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong?"

The deputy commander-in-chief nodded: "Just to rescue Baoding, more than 1 people are enough."

"Ningci Gangcun is such a smart person, he certainly wouldn't use a sledgehammer to send so many troops to Baoding to go through the motions, wasting tens of thousands of elites in vain."

The chief of staff immediately showed an expression of approval: "It is well known that the Japanese Army's North China Front has a shortage of troops. Let alone [-] elites, even if [-] elites, Okamura Ningji will use them wisely, and will never waste a single soldier." pawn."

"Chief, I now believe that the real goal of the [-] Kwantung Army going south is not to rescue Baoding!"

"The Yizhong Eighth Route Army has repeatedly hit the North China Front Army hard, and even the big sweep launched by Gangcun Ningci himself was defeated."

"Gangcun Ningci definitely hates the Yizhong Eighth Route Army. It just so happens that the Yizhong base is on the edge of Baoding. After rescuing Baoding, he will take the opportunity to enter the Yizhong base and eliminate the Yizhong Eighth Route Army. It is definitely a good thing that kills two birds with one stone. He will definitely grasp it .”

"It must be so!" The more the chief of staff analyzed, the more he felt that his judgment was correct, and even his tone of speech became firmer than before.

But soon the determined expression on his face was replaced by a serious one.

In the last major raid, Gangcun Ningci assembled more than 2 elites and almost defeated Kong Jie and the others.

This time Gangcun Ningci assembled a full [-] troops, which is still the most elite Kwantung Army of the little devils. In terms of overall strength, the pressure was more than three times greater than the previous big raid.

The overall strength of the Yizhong Eighth Route Army has not fully recovered after the last major raid.

Ammunition reserves are also very poor, otherwise they would not take the risk to fight Baoding.

What if the troops failed to capture Baoding, and then they were mopped up by the [-] Kwantung Army, lacking ammunition, and lacking troops...these are all problems that the Eighth Route Army in the Yizhong cannot solve.

Taking a step back, even if Kong Jie and Li Yunlong took Baoding and seized the weapons and ammunition stored in Baoding City by the Japanese and puppet troops, the troops would suffer heavy casualties in the battle.

Kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred.

The Japanese and puppet troops stationed in Baoding add up to more than [-] people, and they are on the defensive side. No matter how powerful the Eighth Route Army is, it will pay a high price in the battle.

Their strength has not recovered from the last big sweep, and if they lose thousands of people at once, there will be no troops to face the second round of big sweep launched by Gangcun Ningji.

Facing the encirclement and suppression by the [-] Kwantung Army, they will undoubtedly lose.

Looking at the deputy commander-in-chief with a worried expression on his face, he asked, "Then what should I do?"

"It's impossible to give up the attack, temporarily withdraw to the base area, and prepare to counter-sweep?"

"Information shows that they have killed or wounded four or five thousand Japanese puppet troops in the siege battle just past."

"Kawasaki's mobile troops have been wiped out. If we continue to fight, we should be able to kill Baoding's defenses very quickly."

"As long as you find one or two opportunities, you should be able to enter Baoding and win Baoding in one fell swoop."

"It would be a pity to miss such a good opportunity."

The deputy commander-in-chief hesitated for a long time before answering: "The general will not accept the orders of the emperor abroad, Kong Jie and Li Yunlong are not incompetent people, send them a telegram immediately."

"Inform the [-] Kwantung Army about to go south to Baoding, and tell us our judgment by the way, let them decide whether to continue to attack Baoding."

"But we can't just do nothing."

"The [-] Kwantung Army marched south, and Gangcun Ningji couldn't keep it airtight."

"Let our intelligence agents keep an eye on the railway line, and immediately report any news, and at the same time forward it to the base in the wing."

"Let the main groups that are active around Yizhong gather secretly."

"The Yizhong base area wiped out a large number of Japanese and puppet troops through several anti-sweeps, resulting in heavy losses for the Japanese and puppet troops operating around Yizhong. The surrounding Eighth Route Army took advantage of the opportunity."

"Now the Yizhong Eighth Route Army is in trouble, and they must help."

"Find a way to gather four to six main regiments and make them ready to reinforce the base at any time."

The chief of staff immediately shifted his gaze to the map, took out a pencil to write and draw, and soon made a decision.

"I can assemble five main groups!"

The deputy commander continued to order: "Tell Kong Jie the news as well."

"Gangcun Ningci can transfer the Kwantung Army south to reinforce Baoding, and we can also transfer other Eighth Route Army reinforcements to Yizhong."

"But the weapons and ammunition of the reinforcements are definitely not as good as Kong Jie and the others. If conditions permit, let Kong Jie support them more."

"A total of ten regiments, even if they are not the opponent of the [-] Kwantung Army, they will not have the strength to fight back."

In the former enemy headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in the east wing of Baoding City, Kong Jie is making final preparations for tonight's decisive battle.

It is now two o'clock in the afternoon, and the general attack will start in five hours.

Although he, Li Yunlong and Huang Yu had repeatedly discussed the entire offensive plan, there were almost no loopholes.

But the battlefield is changing rapidly, and before the final result comes out, no one can guarantee that everything will be safe.

As the former enemy commander of this battle, Kong Jie was under a lot of pressure.

"Regimental Commander, an urgent message from the headquarters: Gangcun Ningci seconded [-] Kwantung Army from the three eastern provinces to go south. It is very likely that they came to sweep the Yizhong base. They will arrive in Baoding in about four days. Please prepare for the anti-mopping in advance. .”

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