Bright Sword Military System

Chapter 1835 Excuses
Although this battle was not directly commanded by Umezu Yoshijiro, he was always paying attention to the battle situation, especially the battle in Heian Village.

He was furious when he learned that the Ping'an Village offensive was blocked. He scolded Koji Ono bloody in the telegram and asked: "In the past, you said that you could not defeat the Eighth Route Army's defense line because the artillery was completely suppressed by them. Now our army's artillery has been fully suppressed." Why can't we suppress the Eighth Route Army? You are several times the strength of the Eighth Route Army! Do you think we have to let the Eighth Route Army fight you with their hands tied to win?"

Ono Koji quickly replied: "Your Excellency, General, this is the last line of defense outside Ping'an Village of the Eighth Route Army. Although this line of defense is outside Ping'an Village, it is supported by the Eighth Route Army from Xinjing in the south, and there is a small river in the north that serves as a buffer zone for its defense line. , the frontal battlefield is so small that it is difficult for our army to deploy and cannot give full play to our strength advantage..."

"Can this also be an excuse?" Umezu Yoshijiro asked: "Could it be that the Eighth Route Army can take advantage of its strength? Also, can we consume the enemy's ammunition?"

"Your Majesty General!" Ono Hiroshi replied tremblingly: "A very strange thing happened. The Eighth Route Army seems to be able to see us! I mean, without using flares, we were five meters away from their defense line. We will be hit by its firepower from 600 meters away, and it is very accurate! This caused great difficulties for our charge..."

"No matter what!" Umezu Yoshijiro lost his patience: "We must take down this line of defense before dawn, otherwise you have to apologize!"

"Yes!" Koji Ono replied helplessly.

He said it unintentionally but listened intentionally. Umezu Meijiro didn't pay attention to Ono Koji's explanation, and Hashimoto Toranosuke felt a little strange.

Hashimoto Toranosuke took the telegram and said to Umezu Yoshijiro: "General, do you still remember that we also received such a report when our army used special bombs to block the Eighth Route Army's attack on Tonghua?"

Umezu Yoshijiro was reminded of this when Hashimoto Toranosuke said this. This was indeed said before. It was a battle in which the Imperial Army used poison gas bombs to create an isolation zone in the hope of stopping the Eighth Route Army's advance. As a result, the Eighth Route Army was able to deal with the Imperial Army's firepower at night. Precise strike.

This caused the Imperial Army to lose confidence in poison gas bombs for a time.

Because as long as the empire tried to use poison gas bombs to implement a blockade, the Eighth Route Army would launch an attack at night... At this time, it was difficult for the imperial army to determine where to hit the gas bombs, and even if they fired, it would not work, because the Eighth Route Army had made adequate preparations for poison prevention, and at the same time Although the Eighth Route Army was surrounded by poisonous gas and darkness, they were able to carry out precise strikes on imperial firepower points.

How is this fight going?
What's the point of using poison gas bombs in this fight?
Provide cover for the Eighth Route Army?

Because this matter happened after a while and it was also an unconfirmed "suspicious point", Umezu Yoshijiro had put it behind him.

Now comparing Ono Koji's "excuse" with the previous incident... Umezu Meijiro felt strange.

If both are "excuses", it is unlikely that the "excuses" they are looking for are the same!

"You mean..." Umezu Yoshijiro looked at Hashimoto Toranosuke: "Maybe the Eighth Route Army really has some kind of equipment that allows them to see our troops at night?"

"Although this is very bizarre and I can't believe it!" Hashimoto Toranosuke said: "But it happens over and over again on the battlefield and the situation is exactly the same. I don't think we can use it as an excuse for the frontline troops to be timid. And ignore, what if the Eighth Route Army really has such equipment?"

When Umezu Yoshijiro hesitated, Hashimoto Toranosuke added: "The Eighth Route Army has invented too many unexpected equipment. Now that there are more of them, I don't think it is impossible!"

These words completely convinced Umezu Yoshijiro. He nodded and said: "If this is the case, what should we do?" "I think we should conserve our strength and postpone the attack!" Hashimoto Toranosuke analyzed: "Although our army has the upper hand at this time, But after the Eighth Route Army has this kind of night vision equipment, the tactic of using troops to consume its ammunition has basically been determined to be unfeasible!"

Umezu Yoshijiro nodded slightly.

Assuming that the Eighth Route Army really has such equipment, it means that they can accurately strike targets in the dark.

That means you can kill the most soldiers with the least ammunition.

How many soldiers in the Imperial Army can fill this hole?
Or should we say that the Eighth Route Army has more ammunition or the Empire has more soldiers?
If we continue to fight like this, it is very likely that the imperial soldiers have finished fighting, and the Eighth Route Army ammunition will continue to be sent up!

"It is very costly for our army to maintain this kind of offensive!" Hashimoto Toranosuke added: "The artillery ignored being bombarded by enemy artillery and continued to use firepower to cut off the enemy's supplies. So far, our artillery has lost an artillery regiment. The infantry has suffered [-] casualties. The rest... If this continues, our artillery and infantry in Ping'an Village will be almost exhausted before dawn!"

Umezu Meijiro gritted his teeth and nodded.

His original plan was to use [-] troops to pile in and almost achieve the goal.

Now it seems that piling in [-] troops may be just the beginning.

Although this war can be fought at any cost because Ping'an Village has oil, it cannot be so "luxury".

Finally, Hashimoto Toranosuke advised: "General, we should not rush. In order to seal the Eighth Route Army in Ping'an Village, it seems a bit unworthy to pay such a high price. And even during the day, we may still have such an advantage. !”

"Hashimoto-kun are you talking about the Hayate fighter?" Umezu Meijiro asked.

"Yes!" Hashimoto Toranosuke replied: "If the 'Hayate' fighter jets can gain air supremacy for us, it means that our army can bomb the Eighth Route Army positions without any scruples! In addition, the Eighth Route Army's artillery detection radar is quite obvious. There is an antenna that is rotating, and our army can use fighter jets to attack it to ensure the output of our artillery fire!"

After a pause, Hashimoto Toranosuke added: "Another point is that the Eighth Route Army has always thought that they have air superiority because of the advantage of 'Pull 5', so I guess they have not prepared much anti-aircraft firepower, which is beneficial to our army!"

Umezu Yoshijiro was in a good mood by these words. He nodded and said: "Hashimoto-kun is right, so let's make plans to attack after dawn! But before that, we need to confirm whether the Eighth Route Army really has This equipment can see us at night!”

"Yes!" Hashimoto Toranosuke replied: "It's not difficult, you just need to attack tentatively! Leave it to me to complete!"

When Hashimoto Toranosuke went to issue the order, he was thinking: I hope there will be no problem with air control after dawn!
(End of this chapter)