Bright Sword Military System

Chapter 1296 Doing the opposite

Okamura Ningji didn't realize that he had been fooled by the Eighth Route Army until then.

He said to Kono Shinta: "If the Eighth Route Army had already planned the strategy of parachuting into Yanmen Pass, does that mean...they had already guessed that our army would attack Longxi Airport?"

Kono nodded slowly. In fact, there is no need to ask. The Eighth Route Army must have known it from the beginning.

If the Eighth Route Army didn't know about Neiji Okamura's plan and the airborne troops were dispatched in a hurry, it would have been impossible for them to be sent so quickly...

It takes more than an hour for the C47 to take off from Liyuan to Yanmen Pass, and it only takes more than an hour for the empire to launch an attack.

In other words, the C47 of the Eighth Route Army had already taken off when the Empire counterattacked in an all-round way.

On the other hand, the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army are still ready... The guerrillas should contact at least a few hours in advance, right?It takes time for guerrillas to prepare, right?

If even the guerrillas are arranged, it means that the Eighth Route Army fought a well-prepared battle.

In turn, it means that Neiji Okamura's self-righteous strategy has actually fallen into the trap set by the Eighth Route Army again.

"Your Excellency!" Kono Shinta persuaded: "Now, we should let the mechanical troops withdraw, and let the troops stay on the defensive and continue to hold the line of defense!"

Shinta Kono's idea is very simple, and it is also the idea of ​​a normal person... Now that he has found out that he has fallen into the enemy's trap, shouldn't he retreat immediately?Do you still want to continue to drill into the trap?

On the other hand, Yanmen Pass is the throat of the traffic line. Since the enemy parachuted paratroopers at Yanmen Pass and the scale is not small, no matter whether the imperial army can hold Yanmen Pass or not, its traffic will hardly return to normal in a short time.

In this way, should the troops of the two front-line divisions continue to attack?

As we all know, offensive warfare consumes much more ammunition and supplies than defensive warfare!
Therefore, withdrawing the mechanized troops and taking a defensive position should be the only option for the imperial army at this time.

However, Kono Shinta thinks so, Okamura Ningji doesn't think so.

Neiji Okamura was silent for a while, and said, "Kono-kun, do you think we can still be on the defensive?"

Kono was taken aback for a moment, and asked, "Why not?"

Neiji Okamura did not answer, but asked again: "Eighth Route Army, is it still possible for our army to take a defensive position?"

Kono really understood now.

If the Eighth Route Army had been prepared, it must have been ready for a counterattack at this time and was waiting for the imperial army to retreat.

Therefore, as soon as the imperial army retreats, the Eighth Route Army will press up from behind like mountains and seas. I am afraid that it will be difficult for the imperial army to hold the original line of defense.

However, Shinta Kono still thinks that we should withdraw. He said: "Your Excellency, although the Eighth Route Army has more troops than our army, most of them are newly recruited militiamen, and their quality is far inferior to our army. If we retreat at this time, we may hold the line of defense... "

Neiji Okamura interrupted Shinta Kono: "You forgot about the mechanized units of the Eighth Route Army. They haven't appeared until now. Where do you think they will be?"

This remark made Kono Shinta wake up suddenly, and he replied with difficulty: "Could it be, could it be...they are planning to penetrate our army's hinterland?"

Neiji Okamura nodded slightly: "If the Eighth Route Army is prepared, it is unlikely to use mechanized troops to deal with our army's mechanized troops. To be precise, it is unnecessary!"

Shinta Kono has no problem with this, because the best way to deal with mechanized troops is never the mechanized troops, but the infantry trapping the mechanized troops on the road, making the mechanized troops lose their mobility and have to fight infantry on foot... In this way Its mechanized equipment will completely lose its meaning and even become a drag instead.

Neiji Okamura continued: "If they are not dealing with our army's mechanized troops, and they do not appear on the defense line, where do you think they will be? What preparations will you make?"

Kono was really speechless.

The Eighth Route Army has more troops than the Imperial Army, and they are good at fighting at night. If at this time there are several mechanized units equipped with half-track armored vehicles and repeating rifles that launch a surprise attack when the Imperial Army retreats, quickly open a gap and penetrate the hinterland of the Imperial Army... It is really not easy for the imperial army to hold the line of defense.

On the other hand, the imperial army has no room to retreat: the front line is only [-] kilometers away from Yanmen Pass, and if they retreat, they will all be crowded near Yanmen Pass. At that time, people will be crowded and cars will not be able to deploy. Eighth Route Army rocket fighter bombing?

Neiji Okamura went on to say: "However, if we can take Longxi Airport...our transport planes will be able to transport supplies to them, and at the same time achieve the strategic goals we set before! On the other hand, the Eighth Route Army Even if the airborne troops take Yanmen Pass, how long can they hold it?"

It has to be said that Ningji Okamura has grasped the key points of this battle, because the Eighth Route Army, including Wang Xuexin, is also worried about the issue of guarding Yanmen Pass.

At this time, Yanmen Pass has become a mess.

The person stationed at Yanmen Pass is Hirao Xinming Captain, with the rank of Major.

As the captain, Hirao Shinna has only one squadron in his army, because most of his subordinates have been recruited to other troops.

Devils often do this.

This is because the garrison troops do not have much demand for soldiers, such as Yanmen Pass, which basically has no wars at ordinary times, and occasionally some wars are caused by devils commanding the North China security forces to resist the harassment of guerrillas.

On the other side, the frontline troops temporarily had no reinforcements due to casualties, so they transferred the garrison troops to the combat troops to strengthen their strength.

At this time, Hirao Xinming secretly complained, the troops had just been transferred and the recruits had not had time to replenish, he could only command more than 100 people, but at this moment he ran into the Eighth Route Army airborne troops.

Although Yanmenguan still has two battalions of more than 500 North China security forces, these security forces are likely to become a time bomb around them during the war, because they will surrender to the Eighth Route Army at any time and in turn catch the imperial army by surprise.

Hirao Shinna didn't even dare to let them garrison the bunkers and gun towers on the high ground on both sides as usual, and he immediately transferred the security forces to Guancheng to organize defense.

Needless to say what the purpose of doing this is, Hirao Shinna is worried that if these security forces intend to rebel, they will guard the bunkers and gun towers to provide fire support for the Eighth Route Army. At that time, the imperial army will really be surrounded by enemies.

On the other hand, Hirao Arina organized more than 300 soldiers from the transport brigade to garrison bunkers and gun towers... Although they are all auto soldiers, they are imperial soldiers after all, and they are more reliable than the security forces.

But what Hirao didn't expect was that in front of the bazooka of the Eighth Route Army, there was actually no big difference whether it was the devil's auto soldiers or the security forces.

(End of this chapter)