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Chapter 20 Nobutsu Sakata: The advantage is mine

The two wings of the main position on Cangyunling Mountain.

A soldier took the [-] caps he had just seized, and while cleaning the battlefield, he said to his company commander:

"Company commander, these bastard little devils are really disgusting. They died and destroyed all the weapons and supplies. We didn't get anything this time."

Obviously, his company commander was not in a good mood, and he gave the soldier a long shot.

"What are you complaining about here, kid? It's not you who will be scolded at that time! Just such a small seizure will be divided into brother troops. If the regiment leader finds out about this, he will definitely call me a prodigal son."

Through Li Yunlong's gambling-like command, the Eighth Route Army won a complete victory on the two wings of defense.

First, he caught the devils by surprise by using favorable terrain and new weapons, and then successfully held the devils until the support of the [-]st and [-]nd regiments.

The brother army plus the original defenders and reserve team had a total of 600 people, but they killed nearly [-] devil soldiers and captured a small amount.

Almost all of these devils who attacked the two wings of defense were wounded and disabled.

As we all know, wounded soldiers in wartime consume more resources and manpower, and this old devil Sakata is at a loss.

Moreover, the strategic significance of this blocking battle is also very important. The 4rd Wing of the 3th Devil Brigade, which belongs to the Sakata Wing, is a full-staffed infantry wing with [-] devils.

As the devil's elite in Jin Province, there are 76 mortars, about 500 various field artillery and mountain artillery, [-] light and heavy machine guns and rifles, and even more than [-] horses.

However, after the initial blocking battle with the three regiments and the defeat just now, there are only about 3000 people left in this full-staffed Devils Wing including logistics personnel.

Sakata Shinzhe, who has suffered a great loss, will definitely put away his contempt and gather the troops together as much as possible to prevent the three regiments of the Eighth Route Army from being caught by the opportunity like just now.

In this case, the mission of the [-]th brigade was successfully completed.

On the other side, the devil's perspective.

At that time, Sakata Shinzhe was still sitting leisurely in his front-line headquarters. In his opinion, his arrangement had completely deceived the Eighth Route Army.

Now he only needs to wait for his own squadron leaders to occupy the enemy's two wings, and when the time comes to see the signal of victory on both sides.

On the frontal battlefield, you can feign an attack and become the main attack, and cooperate with these squadrons to strangle these dirt roads.

Although at the beginning of the battle, it sounds like the opposing commander left a reserve team.

But Shinzhe Sakata was not too worried. With the strong combat capabilities of these squadrons, even if they were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army, they could successfully complete the task.

After all, the gap between equipment and individual combat literacy cannot be bridged by fighting will alone.

But it didn't take long for Sakata Nobuzhe to accept the bad news of the failure of the combat mission. Several squadrons were beaten into remnants and retreated in embarrassment.

The old devil was almost furious at this moment, his old face showed an unhealthy flush, and he almost had to write what the hell was going on on his face.

His doubts didn't last long. After only a few minutes, a squadron leader from the locust army who fled back was brought to the command post to report the situation.

The devil's squadron leader was in a very miserable state at this time. Not only was the palm of his left hand cut off in half by the fragments, but he also had extensive burns on his face.

After he returned to the alliance, he was escorted over only for simple treatment.

Facing the man-eating gaze of Sakata Shintetsu, he bit the bullet and stood upright, saluted a military salute and said:
"Your Majesty, under my leadership, our Kazama Squadron launched an attack on the Eighth Route Army's two-wing positions according to the original plan."

"But we encountered strong resistance. The enemy laid a large number of mines in advance and used new grenades."

"The squadron leader Nohara near me was killed on the spot, and then at least one squadron of enemies appeared from behind us. We were flanked by more than half of the jade."

The leader of the Devil Squadron was pale and sweating. He didn't know whether it was pain or fear, but he still lowered his head and closed his eyes.

"idiot!"

The tradition of the Army Red Deer cannot be lost, Sakata Shintetsu slapped the squadron leader on the face, and then continued to ask whether the devil could still speak:

"What's the new grenade you're talking about?"

The leader of the devil squadron who was beaten tried to stand up straight and replied:

"This kind of grenade is different from the junk used by Balu before. It is very powerful, and after the explosion, it will produce a lot of fragments and liquid that can burn soldiers."

Old devil Sakata was very dissatisfied with this prestige answer, he waved his hand to signal to take this useless person away.

"This is not the reason for your defeat! The next time you charge, you will be at the forefront to avenge your squadron."

At this time, a ghost lieutenant walked towards Sakata Shinzhe with the document.

"Report to the captain, the brigade chief is calling!"

Sakata Shintetsu looked at the terrain map first, and then said to the lieutenant assistant: "Read."

Zhongzuo Uratomo unfolded the document in his hand and said to Sakata:
"According to reliable information, the enemy facing you is the main force of the 18th Division of the No. [-] Group Army in China. The North China Front Command ordered your unit to occupy the main peak of Cangyunling at [-]:[-] noon. The enemy defenders must be wiped out. Let no one slip through the net."

"Long live His Majesty the Locust, long live the Great Japanese Locust Army."

Seeing that Sakata Shintetsu didn't speak, the adjutant Uratomo Zhongzuo tentatively said to him:
"Captain, I went to ask the withdrawn soldiers just now. Their squadron leader didn't even maintain the skirmish line on the way to charge because he wanted to take credit."

"Furthermore, the soldiers were not reorganized to fight back when they encountered an ambush. These pigs didn't even investigate in advance. It was because of a command error that caused the death of so many warriors from the younger country."

"And the enemy doesn't seem to have any heavy weapons, only a few mortars at most. Judging from the sound of gunfire, their firepower is very sparse. In my opinion, it is enough to use a large group of troops."

After a day of fighting and many rounds of fighting, the casualties of the entire alliance far exceeded expectations.

Even Sakata Nobuzhe had to admit that the enemy commanders on the Cangyunling position were great characters, and their troops were also tough bones.

He has long put away his prejudice against the Eighth Route Army.

"Pu Youjun, let me ask you. Do you know which regiments of the [-]th Division of the Eighth Route Army are in the Cangyunling position?"

Seeing Uratomo Nakazuo's expression of embarrassment, Sakata Shintetsu continued:
"It's been fighting for a long time, and we haven't even figured out the number of the enemy we are facing."

"You just said that those people are pigs. What is the difference between your current behavior and theirs? A brigade? From the beginning of the war to the present, we have almost lost a brigade of soldiers."

"Yes! Captain, you taught me the right thing. I will now order the front line to try to capture a prisoner for interrogation."

In the end, Sakata Shinzhe still opposed the suggestion of Pu You Zhongzuo, and asked that all the remaining troops be allowed to attack the position of the main peak of Cangyunling at the same time, except for the necessary troops to stare at the Eighth Route Army on both sides.

He walked out of his command post and looked at the opposite position with a telescope.

The trench like a crack caused by an earthquake made him involuntarily express emotion.

"The Eighth Route Army on the opposite side of us established a position system consisting of several trenches connected by communication trenches, and deployed troops in depth and echelon."

"The fortifications such as skirmishes and machine gun bunkers are well matched. The firepower system and obstacles are also perfect. We have a strong reserve team and form a firepower system with infantry firepower as the main force and a combination of infantry and artillery."

"When fighting the locust army, tactics such as counterattack and counterattack are widely used."

"Besides, we haven't caught a single prisoner all day. This is a sign of strong will to fight. So this time we will go all out and stop underestimating the enemy."

Speaking of this, he paused and raised the corner of his mouth a little.

"However, although the enemy is strong, we are stronger. No matter how sophisticated the firepower configuration is, it cannot cover up their shortcomings of insufficient firepower."

"There are very few heavy machine guns, and the number of light machine guns is not as good as one of our brigades, and they must not have enough ammunition after fighting for a day."

"Hmph, no matter how you say it, the strength of the battle is one regiment against one regiment, and I have the advantage!"

At this time, the staff officers of the headquarters also began to echo.

"Yes! No matter how powerful an ant is, it is always an ant. When we feinted before, the firepower on the opposite side was much less, and the mortars did not hit our heavy machine guns. They had already run out of ammunition and food."

"This time we have faced our opponents squarely and concentrated our forces to penetrate them!"

"Today we will definitely be able to win the opposite position!"

Sakata Shintetsu looked at the high-morale crowd with satisfaction and said: "Tell the attacking troops that it is best to capture the commander on the opposite side alive. I want to see what kind of person this is!"

(End of this chapter)