Anti-Japanese Jagged General

Chapter 210 Soldiers under pressure (second update!)

Air support was needed before the battle started. For Ono, this was a shame, a shame to himself, and a shame to the entire brigade.

But thinking of the sneak attacks of the Independence Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, Ono didn't want the troops to be demoralized by these sneak attacks before they went to the battlefield.

After hesitating, he said affirmatively: "Send a telegram to the military headquarters, requesting air support. During the march, there must be a fighter plane above us for continuous patrolling and alert!"

"Hi!" The chief of staff immediately went to give the order without saying a word!
In the Independent Regiment Headquarters, Chief of Staff Zeng Quan shouted before rushing into the war room.

"Regimental Commander, Political Commissar, the Devils have dispatched their troops. The reconnaissance platoon has sent the latest telegram. The Devils left the city an hour ago. Under the cover of an airplane, they came directly to us!"

"Be more specific, I want to know the strength and equipment of the devils!" Looking at Zeng Quan who was panting in front of him, Wang Ping became anxious and immediately asked.

The chief of staff reacted immediately, handed the telegram directly to Wang Ping, and then said: "The telegram said that the total strength of the Japanese puppet army reached nearly 8000, and there were thirty infantry artillery, mountain artillery, and field artillery. Others Mortars, heavy machine guns, countless more!"

"Also, during their march, not only were they covered by planes, but also a large number of cavalry patrolled and guarded around. Our people had no chance to get too close, and we could only take a rough look from a distance!"

"Among the 2000 Japanese and puppet troops, more than [-] are from the Imperial Association Army, and the rest are all from the Japanese Army."

Wang Ping made a judgment after thinking about it: "The little devil is taking out all his family property and fighting us desperately, vowing to destroy us to the death!"

"I judge that the Japanese army dispatched a total of four infantry brigades, one artillery brigade, plus some directly subordinate troops, with a total strength of about 500 troops."

"The Royal Association Army dispatched two regiments and some troops directly under it, with a total strength of 500 troops!"

"In this way, there is only one infantry brigade of the Japanese army and one regiment of the Imperial Association Army left in Laiyuan City!"

"Political commissar, immediately send a telegram to the military sub-district, truthfully reporting the strength and equipment of the Japanese army, and by the way, also send my deduction just now!"

As soon as Cheng Xiao left, Zeng Quan chased after him and asked, "Regimental Commander, the devils are overwhelming the country, and they are menacing. Do you want to order the first battalion to send troops to harass them and rub their spirits!"

"No need!" Wang Ping shook his head and replied.

"The devils are both cavalry patrolling and aircraft patrolling. Even if we send troops there, we won't be able to gain much advantage. Maybe it will alert the devils, and the gains outweigh the losses!"

After finishing speaking, his face was quickly enveloped by the serious expression before the battle, and he began to give orders directly.

"Director Deng and Director Jiang stayed at the regiment headquarters, leaving a radio station to keep in touch at all times. The others went to the front with me, and took the remaining two radio stations with them!"

"Also, call Zhang Qing, the commander of the first battalion. From now on, I will hand over the first battalion and the cavalry to him. You must remember that the target must not be exposed before there is no mission. Act in units and let the devils treat them as stragglers or guerrillas!"

"Order the supply troops to send all the ammunition up, and the second battalion is ready for battle. The devil's attack on the first day must be very fierce, so we must be prepared for a tough battle."

"Field hospital, stretcher team, get ready to receive and treat the wounded. We must have a lot of wounded in this bloody battle, beyond expectation. Take out all the medicines, don't save, we must ensure that every wounded soldier can survive!"

"Regiment leader, don't worry, the whole regiment has been prepared long ago, just wait for the devils to hit a head!" Zeng Quan promised loudly with a touch of excitement before the battle on his solemn face.

In the military division headquarters, the chief of staff, Xiong Botao, who was the first to see the telegram, was shocked at first, and then rushed into the war room like the wind, and his face became heavy in the process.

"Commander, the devils have moved. Eight thousand Japanese puppet troops are all pressing against the independent regiment, and there is air support. I don't know if the independent regiment can withstand it!"

After reading the telegram handed over by Xiong Botao, Yang Chengwu's expression became serious in an instant.

"First forward the original text of the telegram to regiment leader Chen Zhengxiang, and tell him that the independent regiment has already put all the pressure on his shoulders. Tomorrow night, I want to see the news that he has won Laiyuan City!"

The chief of staff nodded to show that he knew, then stared at Yang Chengwu and continued to ask: "Then the independent regiment?"

"No matter, since we have chosen to trust Wang Ping, then we will not interfere. Moreover, in this telegram, Wang Ping did not intend to ask for help. Besides, even if Wang Ping wants reinforcements, I don't have them!"

"Call Wang Ping back. The military division trusts him, but you must ensure your own safety, minimize the casualties of the troops as much as possible, and don't wipe out the independent regiment!"

Ono and the headquarters walked in the middle of the team and sat on the truck.

It has been nearly four hours since the troops left Laiyuan City. If it is normal, the gunfire around the troops will definitely not stop.

But from today until now, there hasn't even been a single gunshot around the team.

The chief of staff sitting next to Ono immediately seized the opportunity to compliment him: "General, you are still wise. It is really effective to let the cavalry patrol around and the planes cruise overhead. For such a long time, no Eighth Route Army that sneaked up on us appeared. I deduce that, The Eighth Route Army must have been frightened by our formation."

Major General Ono was not as happy as he imagined.

The independent regiment can be regarded as his old opponent. In his opinion, this old opponent has never been afraid of the imperial army.And they are very cunning, as long as the imperial army reveals a mistake, they can immediately catch this mistake, and then give the imperial army a fatal attack.

In this case, Ono was the first to not believe that the independent group was frightened.

Shaking his head, he replied: "If the Independent Regiment was so easy to be scared, then we would have wiped out the Independent Regiment long ago. There is no need to wait until now."

"The current situation is probably due to the independent group thinking that the sneak attack can't take advantage of us, and then they voluntarily gave up the sneak attack on us!"

Seeing that the chief of staff's face suddenly became embarrassing, Ono changed the subject and continued: "But the benefits brought to us by this situation are very great."

"Both morale and morale will not be affected. Chief of Staff, pass it on, hurry up while there are no sneak attacks around. I will give them time to replenish their mental and physical strength when they arrive on the battlefield, and then launch an attack!"

"Hi!" The chief of staff replied with a much better expression on his face.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese troops marching all the way finally arrived at Jinshan Pass.

A line of trench defense built on the slopes of the mountains was directly in front of the Japanese army.

After holding up the binoculars and watching for a full 5 minutes, Ono let out a cold snort!
"Gentlemen, our opponents are very smart. They built their positions on the mountainside to minimize the damage caused by our artillery fire. But they forgot that this time we brought mountain artillery and field artillery, which are more powerful than infantry artillery and The mortar is more than a class bigger, and it can call in air support at any time!"

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