Anti-Japanese Jagged General

Chapter 208 Start Attack (Fourth Update!)
At the headquarters of the Japanese Army Brigade in Laiyuan City, the chief of staff was pointing at the map in front of him, and reported with a serious face the battle plan that the staff had formulated!
"General, it is six kilometers from the entrance of the mountain to the station of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army. According to investigations, the Independent Regiment has built a large number of fortifications on this road. Our opinion is that we should launch an attack from here!"

"There are two reasons: one is that there is only one existing mountain road to enter the mountain. Reopening it will require a lot of manpower and material resources, and it may not be feasible."

"There is another reason: Since the Independent Regiment spent a lot of manpower and material resources to build this line of defense, it will definitely send out heavy troops to defend, and we can just use these lines of defense to wipe out a large number of independent regiment troops, lest they take advantage of the bad opportunity and escape. Entering the mountains will increase the difficulty of our encirclement and suppression!"

Ono frowned and asked back: "Then have you considered the difficulty of the imperial army's attacking these defensive positions, and how much it will cost to break through this six-kilometer long defense line all the way to their garrison!"

"Think about it!" The chief of staff took out a piece of information and handed it to Ono.

"According to the investigation, the Independent Regiment built a lot of solid fortifications with cement on this road. However, they forgot that these fortifications can withstand the shelling of mountain artillery, but they cannot withstand the bombing of air force bombs!"

"As long as the Army Air Corps supports us all the way, the imperial army can break through the Eighth Route Army's defense line all the way with the least cost, and then kill and injure a large number of their troops on the battlefield!"

Ono's frowning brows relaxed, and he immediately decided: "I will implement according to your plan, break through from the front, and directly enter the independent regiment's garrison!"

"However, we need to adjust the strength of the troops!"

"Laiyuan City left an infantry brigade, a regiment of the Imperial Association Army, and all other troops were dispatched."

"The cavalry brigade is patrolling outside the mountain. It is the mobile unit of the brigade. Whenever it is attacked, it will be reinforced!"

"The First Infantry Battalion, the First Regiment of the Imperial Association Army, with an infantry squadron and a battalion of the Imperial Association Army as a unit, set up positions at these four points!"

Ono picked up his baton and pointed to four relatively high commanding heights on the sand table.

The chief of staff had a look in front of his eyes, and complimented without hesitation: "The general is wise! These four commanding heights are just on the edge of the mountain, and the distance between each other is less than five kilometers. As long as we occupy these four points and send troops to patrol, the people in the mountain will The Eighth Route Army will not be able to get out!"

"That's what it means!" Ono nodded and replied!
"Although there are no mountain roads here, small groups of the Eighth Route Army can still come out of the mountains. The Eighth Route Army is best at dispatching small groups of troops to attack us, so I will block all the possible roads out of the mountains so that their small groups of troops cannot get out!"

The chief of staff immediately signaled his subordinates to record Ono's order just now, and then analyzed it.

"Except for these troops, we have three infantry brigades of the imperial army, a guard squadron, an artillery brigade, a supply brigade, and an engineering squadron, with a total strength of 500 people. In addition, there is a regiment of the imperial association army, a guard squadron battalion, an artillery company, with a total strength of 500 men!"

Ono's eyes quickly shot out two bright lights, and then he made a decision: "I will personally command these troops and launch a frontal attack!"

"Chief of Staff, I'll give you two days to prepare. After two days, the troops will dispatch on time!"

"Yamamoto-kun, from now on, your intelligence department will closely monitor every move of the independent regiment, and report to me directly if there is any situation!"

The Japanese Army and the Imperial Army all canceled their vacations, Laiyuan City began martial law, and a large number of weapons and ammunition were shipped out of the arsenal and distributed to every combat unit... All these changes have demonstrated the fact that the Japanese Army is about to start an unprecedented battle. large-scale military operations.

In the Independent Regiment Headquarters, political commissar Cheng Xiao grasped the information and yelled at Wang Ping as soon as he rushed into the war room.

"Captain, you guessed it right, the devils have moved, and they should be dispatched in these two days!"

After handing over the information in his hand to Wang Ping, he continued: "Our intelligence agents took the risk to send it out. Laiyuan City has been under martial law, and ammunition has begun to be distributed. In just one day today, the devils transported them from the arsenal. More than 20 carts of ammunition came out!"

"The devil can't take it anymore!" Wang Ping first let out a cold snort, and then his whole face was covered with seriousness.

"Contact the investigation platoon immediately and closely monitor Laiyuan City. If the devils send troops, I need to find out the devil's strength and equipment. If possible, it is best to find out the devil's attack plan!"

Zeng Quan, who rushed over after hearing the news, also had a serious face. If you look closely, you will find that there is a dignified expression behind the serious expression.

Then without the slightest hesitation, he replied directly: "I'll give the order right away!"

Political commissar Cheng Xiao suddenly reminded: "Do you want to contact the commander?"

Wang Ping shook his head first, and then said affirmatively: "The military division must have known the news. But I still have to remind the commander, before the devil's attack on my independent regiment, the main force of the military region must not move. The devil's intelligence agency They are not vegetarians, and even if they are transferred, they must be done at night."

"Also, tell the commander that our independent regiment has the confidence to withstand the Japanese attack for at least three days. The military region has plenty of time to mobilize troops. We must not let the devils get the news that we are going to attack Laiyuan City in advance!"

"I'm going to send a telegram to the military division right away!" Cheng Xiao replied with a serious face, and then prepared to go to the telecommunications room.

"Wait a minute!" Seeing the Chief of Staff come back, Wang Ping said immediately.

"I have an idea here, and I need the support of the two of you!"

"The nearly 4000 members of our independent regiment are all guarding the garrison and waiting for the devils to attack. Isn't the force too wasteful!"

Zeng Quan, who formulated the entire defense plan, had the most say.

At first, he was taken aback for a moment, and then there was a sudden realization expression on his face.

"Indeed, in the defense plan specified by the General Staff, the engineering company has built six lines of defense in total, and each line of defense can only arrange 300 people from two companies to fight at a time. If it is too much, it is a waste. In the case of ensuring the strength of the blocking troops, even if Let’s calculate with 200 casualties for each line of defense, and only 3000 people are needed for the six lines of defense!”

"That means we have 800 more people in your defense plan!" Wang Ping stared at Zeng Quan and asked.

"We arranged these troops into a reserve team directly under the regiment headquarters, and they are also our mobile troops!" Zeng Quan replied with a nod.

"No need!" Wang Ping directly shook his head and refused.

Keeping the reserve team in battle is the consistent style of commanding operations by commanders at all levels of the Eighth Route Army, and it can also be said to be a rule.

But Wang Ping planned not to implement this rule as soon as he came up. Political commissar Cheng Xiao, as a former military commander, was very clear about the use of the reserve team on the battlefield.

In many cases, the decisive factor in winning or losing a battle is the reserve team.

So, when I heard Wang Ping said that I don't want Cheng Xiao from the reserve team, I became anxious!

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