The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

Chapter 1258 The Japanese also have selfish motives

"Fishing is good..." Huang Yu replied happily.

"Since they want to wait for us to take the initiative to attack them and beat them to death at their base... then we will fulfill their wish and give them a plan to use them."

"Let's see in the end whether it will be us who will beat them to death in their camp, or they will be killed under our strong attack..."

"Deputy Commander...I think we can start taking action."

Li Yunlong said decisively: "Then fight..."

"Anyway, the artillery shells that the army will use next are all captured from the Japanese, so it won't hurt if they are all fired."

"It's just right to use the captured artillery shells to fight against the Japs. At the same time, the Kwantung Army going south can taste the power of the Eighth Route Army in our wing. We can defeat their arrogance and prevent them from rashly attacking our base area. This will allow the Commander to reorganize his troops." time."

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The Kwantung Army Division Headquarters in Gu'an County.

The division commander, Lieutenant General Nagata, was woken up early in the morning by his staff: "The division commander..."

"The Eighth Route Army's reconnaissance force has reached outside Gu'an City. The city defense force is asking for instructions: Should we send out mortars to kill them and repel them so as to prevent the Eighth Route Army from observing us at close range."

Lieutenant General Nagata sat up from the bed and asked seriously: "Except for the scouts..."

"Have you found any other main forces of the Eighth Route Army?"

The staff officer shook his head: "There are only scouts, and the main force of the Eighth Route Army has not been found yet."

"But these reconnaissance troops were very arrogant. They hid two to three hundred meters outside the city and used telescopes to observe the city."

"The city defense force means to use mortars or grenades to teach them a lesson... to prevent them from observing our city defenses at close range."

"No..." Lieutenant General Nagata refused decisively.

"If the Eighth Route Army is not allowed to inspect our city fortifications, do you think they will take the initiative to attack us?"

"Tell the city defense troops that no one can fire a shell or bullet outside the city without an order from the division headquarters."

"If the Eighth Route Army wants to see it, let them see it."

The chief of staff was not a fool. He immediately understood the real purpose of the division commander's actions and asked directly: "Sir, do you want to show weakness..."

In front of his subordinates, Lieutenant General Nagata did not hide his inner thoughts and answered directly.

"The Eighth Route Army in Yizhong has limited troops. No matter how arrogant they are, it is impossible for them to attack our three main divisions at the same time."

"So they can only choose one of the three and concentrate their superior forces to attack one of our divisions."

"I don't want the fat meat of the Eighth Route Army in Yi Zhong to be eaten by others."

"If we don't show weakness and the other two divisions deliberately show weakness, as long as the commander of the Eighth Route Army in the Wing is not a fool, he will choose to attack the division that shows weakness. After all, only by knowing ourselves and the enemy can we win every battle."

"Only if we know enough about the opponent's city defenses, the Yizhong Eighth Route Army will have a certain chance of winning the city and defeating us in a decisive battle."

An expression of admiration immediately appeared on the staff officer's face. Unexpectedly, the division commander thought so far-sighted and even took into account the opponent's thoughts.

In this way, if the Yizhong Eighth Route Army decides to enter Gu'an County, the final winner will definitely belong to the division commander.

Immediately accept the order: "The division commander is wise, and I will make arrangements now for my humble duty..."

At three o'clock in the afternoon, while Lieutenant General Nagata was guarding the division headquarters and waiting for news, the long-lost good news finally reached his ears.

The combat staff officer reported happily: "Division commander..."

"You are so amazing..." "The city defense troops have just reported to their subordinates... The number of Eighth Route Army reconnaissance troops operating outside Gu'an City has increased significantly..."

"There are Eighth Route Army reconnaissance troops operating in four directions outside the city."

"In addition, I learned from the intelligence department that... the other two divisions also encountered the Eighth Route Army reconnaissance troops, but they did not ignore the Eighth Route Army reconnaissance troops approaching to investigate the city fortifications like we did. Instead, they dispatched artillery and grenade troops to attack them. repel."

"In the afternoon, the number of Eighth Route Army reconnaissance troops operating around them decreased significantly, while the number of reconnaissance troops operating around us increased significantly."

"If nothing else, we should be the targets that the Eighth Route Army in the wing is preparing to attack."

"Yoshi..." Lieutenant General Nagata's face immediately lit up with joy, and he said happily.

"I just said that the Yizhong Eighth Route Army has limited troops and cannot attack three divisions at the same time."

"The Eighth Route Army likes to pick on weak enemies. Whichever division among us is the weakest will be attacked by them."

"Although our division's real combat effectiveness is not the weakest among the three divisions, we pretend to be very weak... As long as the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the wing really comes to kill and storm Gu'an County, the previous show of weakness and disguise will be worth it. ”

The admiration of the combat staff for the division commander is beyond words.

Then he asked: "Division commander..."

"Since the main attack direction of the Eighth Route Army in Yi Zhong is very likely to be us..."

"Then should we report this matter to the headquarters immediately...ask the other two divisions to be prepared to reinforce us at any time..."

“As soon as the Yizhong Eighth Route Army begins to strengthen Gu’an County, they will immediately send troops to encircle Gu’an County6”

"The three main divisions acted jointly, attacked from inside and outside, and completely wiped out the Eighth Route Army in the Wing in one battle, completely solving the serious problem that the North China Front could not eliminate despite the expenditure of nearly 100,000 troops."

"No..." Lieutenant General Nagata refused again.

"As far as I know, although the Yizhong Eighth Route Army seized a large number of weapons and ammunition during the raid on Tianjin Pier, they also lost a lot of troops in the battle."

"The total strength has been reduced sharply to less than 10,000 people."

"Even if they mobilize all these 10,000 troops to besiege us, they will not be able to threaten the safety of our division."

"Since this Eighth Route Army is destined to be unable to destroy us, then why should we reinforce it and share the credit of destroying the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong with others."

"I won't report it for now."

"After the battle begins, we will determine whether to send reinforcements based on the strength and combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong."

"If we can single-handedly destroy the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong, then we will take the credit alone."

"If an accident occurs during the battle, or if the Eighth Route Army in the center is stronger than we thought, it will not be too late to report it to the former enemy headquarters and ask for help from the two surrounding divisions."

"The two sides are separated by dozens of kilometers, and they can reach the battlefield by marching in five or six hours."

"No matter how powerful the Yizhong Eighth Route Army's combat effectiveness is, it will never be able to wipe out all our reinforced divisions within five or six hours, so we can definitely take a risk and enjoy this credit alone."

The combat staff vaguely felt something was wrong, and felt that this was too unethical.

But Lieutenant General Nagata is the division commander. Since he has made a decision, he can just execute it himself.

And it would be good for him to have this credit exclusively for the division.

Because the greater the credit achieved by the entire division, the greater the credit will be distributed to each officer and soldier in the future.

(End of this chapter)