Anti-Japanese Jagged General

Chapter 693 Nothing to do?

Major General Matsumoto sat in his own seat, and the vice-captain who came back from the siege stood in front with his head lowered, reporting the whole battle process while accepting Matsumoto's inquiries. It took a full hour for Matsumoto to stop.

After a long sigh, he affirmed: "The real main force of the Xinyi Regiment is in Tianxin Town, and the opponent you will meet is Wang Ping, the head of the Xinyi Regiment!"

"Only he can calculate one battle after another so accurately, so that you are always in a passive state of being beaten!"

"General, what should we do next, should we continue to deploy troops to attack Tianxin Town or stop here!" the chief of staff asked in a heavy tone.

It was less than a night of being happy because of the good news from Linfen North, when the bad news came, and everyone's good mood disappeared all of a sudden.

Matsumoto didn't answer, staring at the vice-captain and asked, "Tell me the truth, how many people are there in the Eighth Route Army that attacked you, and how many casualties were there in the one-night battle?"

"This?" The deputy captain hesitated.

The chief of staff next to him asked angrily: "Does it take so long to think about such a simple question? There are as many troops as there should be. You are the commander. It is impossible for the battle to be over. The opponent's strength has not yet been clarified."

"Five, 600 people! General, I am sure that the Eighth Route Army attacking us should have no more than 600 people!" The deputy captain replied
"Although they attacked with great momentum, they were all caused by the Eighth Route Army's shells with chili powder. If they were head-to-head, they would definitely not be opponents."

"As for the casualties, I don't know very well. But I'm sure, their casualties must not be small."

"Because, many imperial soldiers chose to detonate grenades before dying in battle, and died together with the Eighth Route Army!"

"I estimate that 200 people must be indispensable!"

Major General Matsumoto frowned all of a sudden: "In other words, there are less than 400 people in the Eighth Route Army in Tianxin Town!"

"Hi! I can be sure of this humble position!" It was rare for the deputy captain to answer so firmly.

The chief of staff suddenly interjected: "General, less than 400 people are exactly the strength of a battalion of the Eighth Route Army. As long as we send out half an infantry brigade, we can kill them!"

"If half the infantry brigade can kill them, the third brigade won't be wiped out in Tianxin Town!" Matsumoto replied angrily.

The chief of staff immediately became embarrassed.

After hesitating for a while, he continued: "But, our mobile troops have been sent out, and we can't spare too many troops to go to Tianxin Town!"

"Let the first infantry brigade pass!" Matsumoto frowned and made a decision.

"The First Brigade is the most powerful brigade of our brigade, and it is also the brigade that has fought the most times against the Xinyi Regiment. Let them go directly to Tianxin Town after defeating the Eighth Route Army in Fengyun Town!"

"Since the Eighth Route Army in Tianxin Town is the main force of the new regiment, and their regiment commander Wang Ping is also there. It means that the Eighth Route Army in Fengyun Town is also a false army, a fake main force to disperse our forces."

Major General Matsumoto forgot to count one thing, the equipment of the new regiment.

With the two battalions in Wang Ping's hands and the troops directly under him, the total strength is indeed less than 400.

But the equipment is not ordinary luxury.

The troops with less than 400 people are equipped with four mountain guns, three infantry guns, 18 mortars, 16 heavy machine guns, and more than forty various light machine guns!
Of course, even if Major General Matsumoto thought about it, he would think that even if the Xinyi Regiment obtained these equipments, not many people would use them, especially mortars, infantry artillery, and mountain artillery.

Ordinary fighters may not be able to use it well even if they train for a month.

But he underestimated the Fourth Battalion currently operating in Fengyun Town.

The Fourth Battalion is not only an empty soldier, but also a well-deserved main force.

There are nearly a thousand former anti-Japanese soldiers, and there must be many talents that Wang Ping wants.

At ten o'clock the next night, the Fourth Battalion marching in company units entered Fengyun Town.

"Report to the head of the regiment, the Fourth Battalion Commander Rongjun was ordered to lead the team back to report, please ask the head of the regiment to issue combat missions!"

"Rest first, and then prepare to fight!" Wang Ping was very satisfied with this subordinate who had been fighting alone for more than a month.

Rong Jun was stunned for a moment before hesitatingly asked: "What about the devils behind us? They chased and beat us all the way. If we hadn't destroyed all the gun towers along the road in advance, we would definitely be blocked by them halfway. And then wiped out!"

Wang Ping didn't hide anything, and replied directly: "The investigative platoon reported just now that the devils who hunted and killed you have already set up camp!"

"They still have self-knowledge, knowing that our Eighth Route Army is here at night!"

"Let the troops rest first. I'll have someone prepare hot meals and dishes for you. Rest well. We have action at two o'clock in the morning!"

"However, before you act, you have to do one thing: "Pick out all the extra gunners and heavy machine gunners from the fourth battalion.Can you defeat the devils behind you tonight, they are the protagonists! "

A highland nearly three kilometers away from the temporary residence of Xinyituan, it might be more appropriate to say it is a gentle slope rather than a highland.Because the area at the top of the slope is large enough, and there are no forests around where soldiers can hide, standing on the top of the slope and sweeping over, you can have a panoramic view of the wasteland and fertile land within one or two kilometers around, and the vision is very wide.

When Qinggang Lieutenant Zuo, the captain of the devil brigade, passed by, he immediately took a fancy to this place and made it his night station.

As the captain of the infantry brigade with the strongest combat effectiveness in the entire brigade, although Lieutenant Qinggang was arrogant, he was not so crazy.

The imperial army is not suitable for night battles, and the Eighth Route Army likes night battles. The basic common sense of this point is still very clear.

In addition, there is no air support, and Lieutenant Qinggang will definitely avoid fighting the Eighth Route Army at night.

Moreover, after driving for a day during the day, and participating in battles from time to time, no matter whether it is myself or the Eighth Route Army that I am chasing and killing, I need to rest!
"Sir, the campsite has been arranged according to the requirements, and the whole army is distributed in units of squads!" The chief of staff walked into Qinggang Zhongzuo's tent and reported with a tired face.

"Yoxi!" Qing Gang replied with satisfaction.

"Chief of staff, the brigade headquarters reported during the day that the night before yesterday, the third brigade suffered heavy losses in the face of artillery attacks from the Eighth Route Army because of its small base and too dense a population. Then a series of battles against the imperial army broke out. , and eventually led to the annihilation of the third brigade!"

"Our opponents are the same people, and they are likely to repeat the same tricks. However, we cannot repeat the same mistakes!"

"Although it's a little hard work, as long as the loss can be minimized, it's worth it!"

"Hey, I've been educated in humble positions!" The chief of staff replied with his head down.

Then he continued to report: "As for the patrol and security at night, because the terrain around us is very good, we have only arranged one infantry squadron!"

"After all, we need to ensure that most of the soldiers have sufficient physical strength for tomorrow's battle!"

"Yes, but we need to deploy a few more fixed firepower points to attack the Eighth Route Army who may sneak attack us!" Qinggang Lieutenant Commander affirmed.

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