The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

Chapter 817 Huang Yu: There's no need to hide your strength anymore (first update)
When the Japanese army attacked the position in Chenjiazhuang, Lieutenant General Sakuragi regretted it as soon as he read Okamura Ningji's telegram.

He just made another mistake of underestimating the enemy.

I think that there are only more than 100 remnants of the Chenjiazhuang Eighth Route Army, and its strength is limited. No matter how strong its combat effectiveness is, it will not threaten the safety of the attacking troops.

As a result, they actually used street fighting to win more with less. Not only did they successfully defend Chenjiazhuang, but they also defeated the attacking troops and retreated from the battlefield in embarrassment.

It's so embarrassing.

In order to save face, the artillery coverage that was originally planned to be carried out for only 10 minutes was abruptly extended to 10 minutes.

Flames rising into the sky, billowing smoke, blown dirt, logs...

"Boom..." A heavy artillery shell hit a house in the village.

The flames splashed, and the two-meter-high earthen wall was torn to pieces in an instant like a paper toy. The thatched roof was overturned at the same time, and was quickly ignited by the flames, turning into a raging fire.

In the blink of an eye, all that remained of this house were broken walls more than one meter high on all four sides and burning beams on the ground.

"Boom..."

Two field artillery shells smashed into the ruins at the same time.

Two of the broken walls were blasted to pieces on the spot, turning into a pile of soil...

Seeing this scene, Lieutenant General Sakuragi's regretful face finally relaxed.

Houses in Chenjiazhuang were destroyed little by little. Without houses as shelters, the Eighth Route Army could not fight the attacking troops in street fighting.

If the two sides meet head-to-head, the remaining remaining soldiers in Chenjiazhuang will not be enough for the two squadrons under his command to fill their teeth.

Little did they know that the Eighth Route Army's street fighting tactics had already been upgraded.

Unless the devils really razed Chenjiazhuang to the ground.

As long as the ruins and broken walls of the houses destroyed by the Japanese army are still there, plus the ubiquitous tunnel entrances and exits, the Yizhong Eighth Route Army can still fight them in a street battle.

It doesn't matter if you have a house or not.

Lieutenant General Sakuragi was not aware of this, and subconsciously believed that the troops would definitely be able to take down Chenjiazhuang in the next attack.

Just as he waited with great anticipation for the shelling to end, the communications staff officer appeared in front of him again.

"Division commander, an urgent call from the former enemy headquarters..."

"Aerial reconnaissance reports show that there are a large number of signs of the Eighth Route Army's activities around us. The strength, organization and equipment are unknown..."

"Your Excellency, Commander, judges that the Yizhong Eighth Route Army wants to use Chenjiazhuang as a bait to fight a war of annihilation here."

"We are what they want to annihilate."

"Demand us to seize Chenjiazhuang immediately and wait for help."

"At the same time, find out the strength and equipment of the surrounding Eighth Route Army, and report it to the front enemy headquarters immediately."

"The mopping forces on the left and right have accelerated their assault speed, and they will go to Chenjiazhuang to join us in the shortest possible time, and cooperate with us to eliminate all the Eighth Route Army gathered in Chenjiazhuang."

Lieutenant General Sakuragi thought he heard it wrong, grabbed the telegram and read it twice before believing what he had heard, and then a look of enlightenment appeared on his face.

"First consume a large amount of our army's strength through offensive and defensive warfare, then further consume us through street fighting, and finally gather the main force to besiege us. The Eighth Route Army is easy to calculate."

"What are you still doing here, waiting to die?"

"We are almost becoming a piece of meat on the cutting board of the Eighth Route Army, and you are not in a hurry."

"Send all our scouts out immediately, find out the strength and equipment of the surrounding Eighth Route Army immediately, and report to me immediately if there is any news."

"Add two more squadrons to the attacking force."

"The next round of attack must take Chenjiazhuang, otherwise the captain of the team has no need to survive."

"Tell the attacking troops, I don't care whether they attack by force or use poison, they must end the battle within half an hour."

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When Lieutenant General Sakuragi, the head of the Japanese division, regretted and was anxious, Huang Yu, who was a few kilometers away, laughed.

He didn't expect the third battalion of the second regiment to be so powerful.

In order to continue to confuse the devils, Sakuragi believed that there were only more than 100 remnants left in Chenjiazhuang, and there were no other reinforcements.

They even repelled an infantry brigade of the Japanese army with the strength of a company, and killed two more squadrons, nearly [-] little devils.

In this way, when the two sides decide to fight, the Kwantung Army will lose another [-] new troops.

"Xiao Huang, it seems that the Japanese army has added more troops to the attacking force, and the half infantry brigade has turned into a full infantry brigade." Chief of Staff Liu Sen suddenly held up his binoculars and said.

Huang Yu immediately raised his binoculars and looked towards the entrance of Chenjiazhuang Village.

The number of devils there has indeed increased a lot, and the total force has once again exceeded 1000.

A pair of eyes became hot on the spot, and his face was full of excitement: "It's so good..."

"The more troops the Kwantung Army has to seize Chenjiazhuang, the less pressure we will face in decisive battles in the future."

"The third battalion of orders..."

"Don't leave any troops for the next street battle."

"The lurking troops have already been dispatched, and the Kwantung Army will immediately understand that they have been fooled, and there is no point in continuing to hide their strength."

"All the three main companies participated in the battle, try to kill three more infantry squadrons for me."

"But no matter what the outcome of the battle, Chenjiazhuang must not be lost."

"There are ready-made fortifications there. If the devils occupy them, the difficulty for us to encircle and wipe them out will increase exponentially."

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The Japanese army attacked the position. Hearing the sound of firefights coming from Chenjiazhuang, the chief of staff frowned even more deeply than before.

Two minutes later, he suddenly said to Lieutenant General Sakuragi: "Division Commander, something is wrong."

"The sound of firefights in the village is too dense, and there are fighting everywhere. There must be more than 100 Eighth Route Army participating in the battle..."

Lieutenant General Sakuragi's face was very ugly.

Judging the battle situation by gunshots is a quality that a commander must possess.

If you can't even hear this problem, Lieutenant General Sakuragi should not sit in the position of division head under his ass.

Calm analysis: "The enemy has at least one battalion equipped with a large number of light machine guns..."

"The investigation showed that there were only two battalions of the Eighth Route Army in Chenjiazhuang, which were severely damaged by us before, and there were only more than 100 remnants left."

"Now another main camp has emerged."

"It means that Chenjiazhuang still has a communication channel with the outside world that we don't know about..."

Speaking of this, Lieutenant General Sakuragi and the chief of staff reacted at the same time: "It's authentic..."

"The Eighth Route Army not only dug tunnels inside the village, they also dug tunnels outside the village."

"Reinforce Chenjiazhuang through tunnels."

"In this case, it is impossible for us to wipe out the Chenjiazhuang garrison, unless we destroy all the tunnel fortifications in Chenjiazhuang during the battle."

The chief of staff then answered: "The Eighth Route Army has troops to reinforce Chenjiazhuang. The main force of the Eighth Route Army operating around Chenjiazhuang must be real, and the judgment of your Excellency Commander is also true. The Eighth Route Army really wants to use Chenjiazhuang as a bait to consume a lot of our troops. Annihilate it..."

"Master..."

"From the analysis of the battle situation, it is very difficult for us to take Chenjiazhuang in a short time. The Eighth Route Army surrounding us may launch an attack at any time. If we have not occupied Chenjiazhuang when they attack, it will be dangerous."

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