The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

Chapter 1429 Let’s Give It a Try (Second Update)

For two consecutive days, the Koike Corps endured this kind of endless sneak attacks.

Because they did not have many means of counterattack, and each sneak attack by the Eighth Route Army caught them off guard and they could not defend themselves. Naturally, the casualties of the troops were very heavy. Although not as heavy as in the night raids, there were still more than 400 people in total in two days.

Inside the command post where the guard troops had just set up tents.

Colonel Koike was looking through the casualty report that the chief of staff had just given him with a gloomy face.

Gnashing of teeth, very atmospheric.

"Baga..." He suddenly slapped the list on the table and cursed loudly: "We must find the main force of the Eighth Route Army as soon as possible and fight them to the death."

"Otherwise, if they continue to fight like this, the Ikeda Corps will be wiped out in a few days."

The deputy commander was Colonel Koike's confidant, so he didn't have many concerns when speaking. He asked directly: "Commander..."

"I also want to find the main force of the Eighth Route Army as soon as possible..."

"But our top priority now is how to get through this evening safely."

"Two nights ago, we were attacked by the Eighth Route Army after dark, and suffered heavy losses..."

"If nothing changes tonight, no matter how we strengthen our guard, as long as the Eighth Route Army has enough ammunition, it will be no problem for them to kill four or five hundred of us in one night..."

"I suggest that we do the opposite tonight and give it a try..."

"If we didn't fight, the casualties in the army would have reached 400 to 500, but the number of Eighth Route Army soldiers killed was very small."

"If we fight, even if we lose in the end, the casualties will only be around 400 to 500 people."

"If we win, not only will we have fewer casualties, but we can also inflict heavy damage on the Eighth Route Army that attacked us, win a great victory, and restore the army's low morale."

Colonel Koike did not respond, but frowned as he analyzed his deputy's proposal.

The Chief of Staff interrupted at the right time: "Captain of the Wing... I agree with the Deputy Chief of Staff's proposal..."

"Before reporting the casualties, I went to the outer defense line of the base to visit my brother's firepower point."

"Among the more than 1,000 people we lost two nights ago, nearly half were machine gunners and grenade launchers, which led to a sharp drop in the number of qualified machine gunners and grenade launchers in our army, and we also lost a large number of light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers."

"Although the baggage train brought a lot of reserve weapons and equipped them all to the troops, the number of light machine guns equipped to each infantry squadron was still sharply reduced to less than five."

"The number of machine guns equipped by the heavy machine gun squadron has also been reduced to less than six..."

"If tonight repeats the mistakes of the previous two nights, the number of light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers equipped by the troops will be reduced."

"Even if we find the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the next sweep and want to fight them, our troops do not have enough light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers."

"So no matter how we analyze it, we have to fight hard tonight..."

Colonel Koike finally made up his mind, clenched his fist and suddenly smashed the ammunition box in front of him, and ordered decisively: "Let's fight..."

After saying that, he turned his attention to the chief of staff: "Formulate a counterattack plan immediately..."

"If the garrison is attacked by the Eighth Route Army again, the mobile force will immediately launch a counterattack against the Eighth Route Army's sneak attacking forces, outflanking them where they should be outflanked, attacking them where they should be attacked, and strive to capture the Eighth Route Army's sneak attacking forces in one fell swoop."

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"Da da da... boom boom boom..."

More than two hours later, fierce and chaotic gunfire began to rage around the Kwantung Army's base, with more and more Kwantung Army firepower points being destroyed.

Tang Lin stood on a hillside more than a thousand meters away, looking down from above. With the help of a telescope, he could clearly see the entire battlefield.

Some people may say that since there are high grounds around, why don’t the Japanese station their troops on the high grounds? It is easier to defend and harder to attack, and it must be safer.

actually not.

The forests in the Northeast are too dense, and the terrain is complex and rugged. If the Kwantung Army really set up its base on high ground, it would take a long time just to clear the trees and bushes.

Moreover, the terrain in the mountains is complex, and people can be hidden everywhere. Although it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is also very convenient for the Eighth Route Army to sneak up under their noses and launch close-range sneak attacks, which would cause heavy casualties to the troops.

Relatively speaking, it would be better to set up the base at the foot of a mountain where the terrain is relatively flat.

As for whether the Eighth Route Army would take advantage of the terrain to attack the Koike Regiment from a high position and suppress the Koike Regiment.

It's possible, but the chances are very low.

The highlands have rugged terrain and are not suitable for artillery installation.

As long as the garrison is far enough away from the high ground, even if the Eighth Route Army sets up light and heavy machine guns on the high ground, it will not threaten the safety of the garrison.

Based on the above, Colonel Koike decided to set up his base at the foot of the mountain, more than a thousand meters away from the high ground.

that's the truth.

Huang Yuneng could stand on the high ground and overlook the entire battlefield, but he could not command his troops to launch an attack on the Kwantung Army at the foot of the mountain from the high ground.

"Captain...all the assault troops have been dispatched, but the Japanese in the base have not moved yet...do you think they will launch a test counterattack tonight like they did the previous two nights, determine our strength and then gather the main force to launch a counterattack against us?" Wei Dayong asked Huang Yu while observing the battlefield.

"I don't know either..." Huang Yu shook his head.

"Whether it's a test or a direct attack... before we make arrangements, the Kwantung Army may suffer a loss, so we can only wait."

"If the Kwantung Army in the garrison does not make any attempts and directly sends out its main force to launch a counterattack against our sneak attack troops, the troops we have deployed around the garrison will be able to pounce on them. Those who can eat meat will eat meat, and those who can drink soup will drink soup, but they must not gnaw on bones."

"If the Kwantung Army in the garrison first tests and then attacks... then our arrangements tonight will be in vain. We can only use sneak attacks to consume the Kwantung Army's strength little by little and try to kill more Kwantung Army soldiers before dawn."

"But I think we have an 80% chance of having a big fight tonight."

"Once, twice, but not three times..."

"In the past two nights, the Kwantung Army first tested the enemy and then attacked them, but they suffered a great loss at the hands of our surprise attack troops..."

"If I were the commander of the Kwantung Army, I would bet on anything tonight..."

"Even if we don't gamble, we will lose hundreds of people. If we win the bet, not only will the casualties be greatly reduced, but we can also kill a lot of our people. Why not do it?"

Wei Dayong firmly believed in Huang Yu's judgment.

Analyzing the battle process of the previous two nights, the Kwantung Army had prepared two squadrons of counterattack forces in each direction of the garrison.

If these troops directly launched a counterattack against the sneak attack troops and ran into the pocket formation prepared in advance by the main force of the regiment, it would be four encirclement and annihilation battles. The total strength of the opponent would reach an astonishing two battalions, and they had to fight quickly and not give the Kwantung Army a chance to dispatch reinforcements again. Although the main force of the regiment was sent to the battlefield by Huang Yu, the combat pressure on the front-line troops was still very high.

This is fat meat right in front of your mouth. If you don’t eat it, you will be at a loss.