Anti-Japanese Jagged General

Chapter 1264 The Decisive Battle Advances (Second Update!)
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The chief of staff next to him reminded: "The head of the division calms down!"

"Master Watanabe is an old man who has been following you, General, and has rich experience in combat command. It is impossible not to know the danger after we lose the heavy artillery group!"

"Since he chose to do this, there must be some reason we don't know!"

Seeing that Kato remained silent with a sullen face, his anger was still rising.The chief of staff looked at the communication staff officer who had reported just now and asked, "Has Captain Watanabe reported how many troops he still has?"

"Hi!" The communications officer replied immediately.

"Before the war, there were more than 600 people in the Watanabe Regiment. In the battle just now, three mortar squadrons were wiped out, rapid-fire gun squadrons were completely wiped out, three infantry squadrons were completely wiped out, and two infantry squadrons were destroyed by the Eighth Route Army. Destroyed, there are still two infantry squadrons in the rear, fighting against the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops, life and death are unknown!"

The chief of staff frowned instantly!
"Division Commander, the Watanabe Regiment has suffered more than half of its casualties, and there are no rapid-fire guns that can deal with armored vehicles!"

"Continuing to stick to the heavy artillery positions under such circumstances, they will definitely be wiped out! I probably understand what Colonel Watanabe is thinking. Anyway, the heavy artillery positions will be lost sooner or later, so it is better to give up voluntarily and survive more soldiers of the imperial army! "

Lieutenant General Kato's face looked a lot better, and he hesitated to answer: "As far as losses are concerned, doing so can indeed minimize our losses. However, those heavy artillery are too important to us, 36 howitzers, ten Two large-caliber mountain cannons, they are the only weapons we have against the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery units. Once lost, we may be attacked by heavy artillery every night, and we will be beaten passively, without even the ability to fight back!"

"So, the heavy artillery unit must not be lost!"

"The Eighth Route Army's raiding forces are the artillery and armored units that pose the greatest threat to us! We can't deal with them for the time being with heavy artillery, but we have ways to deal with mortars, ordinary mountain artillery and infantry artillery!"

"Order the Inoue Squadron, the Matsumoto Squadron, and dispatch all the mortar squadrons, infantry artillery squadrons, mountain artillery squadrons, and rapid-fire artillery squadrons belonging to the squadron, and immediately reinforce the Watanabe Squadron!"

"Two infantry regiments simultaneously dispatched an infantry brigade to reinforce the Watanabe regiment!"

"All the reinforcements are under the command of General Watanabe, and we will launch a counterattack against the Eighth Route Army's raiding troops and regain the lost heavy artillery positions!"

A few kilometers away, on the high ground on the top of the hill, the headquarters of the Xinyi Regiment was also brightly illuminated.

The scale of the battle at the foot of the mountain is getting bigger and bigger, and it is no longer possible to make the most accurate judgment with only one's own eyes.

On the table in the middle of the headquarters, a huge sketch was placed on it.Two combat staff officers were quickly marking the battlefield situation they had just received with pencils.

"Regimental Commander, the Chief of Staff urgently sent a telegram. They have captured the Japanese heavy artillery positions! There are a total of 48 heavy artillery pieces, except for a few that were blown up, all of them are intact!" The operator next to him stood up and reported excitedly.

"Staff Zhou, how long will it take for the reinforcements of the chief of staff to rush over!" Wang Ping asked a combat staff officer after a quick smile flashed across his face.

"Half an hour, I just telegraphed them..."

"Very good!" The smile on Wang Ping's face grew wider.

Then he ordered: "Send a telegram to the chief of staff: The Japanese will definitely fight back desperately to regain those heavy artillery, so he must hold the Japanese heavy artillery positions, and then kill and wound the Japanese counterattack troops in large numbers!"

"There is one more thing. As soon as the reinforcements from the six battalions arrive, we will immediately arrange for manpower to move the heavy artillery. No matter it is intact, take them all away. Not a single shell or a single part will be left for the little devil!" "

"Yes, Commander!" The combat staff officer rushed out excitedly.

As soon as the front foot stepped out, someone followed in the back foot.

"Regimental Commander, the first battalion reconnaissance unit reported that an infantry regiment that was behind the rear of the Japanese army to protect the supply troops suddenly separated an infantry brigade and all the artillery, and marched quickly to kill the chief of staff!"

Staff Officer Zhou quickly marked the information on the sketch in front of him, and then analyzed to Wang Ping: "Regimental Commander, these Japanese troops must have killed to regain the heavy artillery positions!"

Wang Ping nodded affirmatively, "Send a telegram to the chief of staff to report the situation!"

Then he stared at the map on the table and asked, "What time is it now, and how long will it be before dawn!"

"It's still 10 minutes before dawn, and it's nearly half an hour before the little devil flies over at dawn!" Staff Officer Zhou replied immediately.

"Very good!" Wang Ping's face gradually became hot.

"Tonight's night raid is getting more and more interesting. Now we have got the little devil's heavy artillery unit. There are more than 40 heavy artillery pieces, which is enough for us to form two heavy artillery regiments."

"However, there is still a problem: the heavy artillery is now available, but the heavy artillery shells have not yet landed!"

"Although the devil's heavy artillery position has seized a lot, for more than 40 heavy artillery pieces, it must not be able to withstand the consumption for too long!"

Staff Officer Zhou immediately reacted in front of him: "Commander, you have taken a fancy to the logistics team where the little devil walks at the end!"

"Not bad!" Looking at Staff Officer Zhou, Wang Ping replied with a look of admiration.

Staff Officer Zhou hesitated for a few seconds, then shook his head and replied: "I think it is very difficult to take down the Japanese supply chain!"

"There are nearly [-] devils in the supply corps. Even if the combat power is not as good as the infantry, there are almost too many!"

"There are still two infantry brigades left in the infantry regiment protecting them in the rear, and there are more than 4000 devils in total!"

"Although the troops of Xiao Yunshan and Xiong Changhe are both there, they don't have much advantage in strength. Moreover, the artillery in their hands has also been transferred, and the advantage in firepower is gone. The storm attack almost failed to take down these little devils. possibility!"

The fiery expression on Wang Ping's face was not affected!

He replied in agreement: "The analysis is in place. If we attack by force, even if we give them another night, it is impossible to take down so many little devils!"

"So, I didn't plan to attack by force, but decided to outwit!"

"Our original purpose tonight was just to consume a large number of little devils here. Now it seems that this purpose has to be changed. I have decided to advance the decisive battle that will start tomorrow night to this evening!"

"Our ultimate goal is to severely damage the Japanese Kato Division in Linfen City. Now I have to change this goal. From now until tomorrow night, we will wipe out the Japanese Kato Division at all costs!"

Everyone in the headquarters opened their mouths, startled by Wang Ping's big appetite.

However, although the Xinyi Regiment has never experienced the complete annihilation of a division of the Japanese army.However, they have personally experienced the severe damage to a division of the Japanese army and the complete annihilation of a brigade of the Japanese army.

The shocked expression on his face only lasted for a few seconds before returning to calm, and then he looked at the Chief of Staff who had a growing appetite in front of him, waiting for orders!
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