Anti-Japanese Jagged General

Chapter 806 A Difficult Choice (Second Update!)

Not long after, several officers put down their microphones and rushed over.

"Sir, the outpost in the east of the city reports that the Eighth Route Army attacking them has a company equipped with one heavy machine gun and four light machine guns. They are not equipped with artillery, but they have grenadiers!"

"The outpost can still withstand it now, but the Eighth Route Army's attack is too fierce, and it will definitely not last long. Please ask for reinforcements!" An officer hurriedly reported.

Another officer followed up and reported: "There are only more than 100 people from the Eighth Route Army attacking the northern outpost! There are no artillery, but there are heavy machine guns, grenadiers and light machine guns!"

After the remaining two second lieutenants finished speaking, the adjutant immediately analyzed: "Sir, what do you mean at this time? The total force is exactly one battalion! Could it be that the Eighth Route Army wants to use a battalion of troops to attack our Xiangfen County? This is too underestimating us The defense team thinks too highly of themselves!"

Major Hepburn hesitated for a few seconds before giving an order: "Contact the surrounding counties immediately to see if the Eighth Route Army operating in their intelligence area has been mobilized. Go now and ask them to call back immediately!"

Not long after, the adjutant came back to Major Hepburn: "Sir, several county towns responded, and the Eighth Route Army operating there did not move!"

"The Eighth Route Army is still scattered to form guerrillas and regimes in various villages and towns!"

Major Hepburn frowned and analyzed: "The outpost reported that the Eighth Route Army that attacked them had only one battalion in total, and the Eighth Route Army that was active in other counties did not move. That means that the Eighth Route Army that attacked the county was the Eighth Route Army that was active in our Xiangfen territory. It was an attack organized by themselves!"

The solemn expression on the adjutant's face immediately eased, and Chang Song analyzed in a breath: "Sir, if the Eighth Route Army only has one battalion, then this battle will be much easier to fight."

"We have nearly 2000 people, and one battalion of them will definitely not be able to break through our county!"

Major Hepburn agreed with this analysis, but instead of showing a smile on his face, he looked hesitant and pained, as if he was making some decision in his heart.

The adjutant couldn't help asking: "Sir, is there something I haven't considered!"

Major Hepburn hesitated for a moment and said affirmatively: "That's right, although the Eighth Route Army attacking us doesn't have the strength to take down the county seat, it does have the strength to take down the four outposts we have set up outside the city."

"Each outpost has half a mixed squad of imperial troops and half a company of puppet troops, about 100 people. If the Eighth Route Army is allowed to attack, the total of more than 400 troops in these four outposts will definitely be wiped out by the Eighth Route Army!"

"We can order them to return directly to the county seat, and the more than 400 people will be saved!" The adjutant replied without thinking.

"No!" Major Hepburn refused without hesitation.

"Without the outposts outside the city to block the front of the Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army can directly attack the county seat. Even if they have no possibility of taking the county seat, they can still use firepower outside the city to cause us a lot of casualties. More importantly, after the county seat is directly attacked , the city will definitely become panicked, and the army will be in chaos!"

"Do you think those expatriates and businessmen in the city would agree that guns are fired every day in the county, and people in the city are in panic?"

"Don't say they don't agree, I don't agree, the county is in chaos, the army is in chaos, how can we ensure the stability of the county, how can we ensure that the snobbery of the Eighth Route Army does not penetrate into the county in this chaos!"

"So, the county seat must not be attacked. The Eighth Route Army can operate in the villages and towns around the county seat, but it must not spread to the county seat. This is our bottom line!"

The adjutant hesitated for a while and continued to suggest: "Then send troops to reinforce the four outposts, and we can use this opportunity to kill the Eighth Route Army attacking us outside the city, or at least severely injure them!"

To the adjutant's surprise, Major Hepburn still did not agree to this seemingly good proposal, with a painful hesitant expression on his face.

The adjutant frowned with a look of incomprehension, but soon he understood, and then asked tentatively.

"Sir, are you worried that the attack outside the city is a conspiracy set up by the Eighth Route Army?"

"The Eighth Route Army is too cunning!" Major Hepburn admitted in disguise.

The adjutant immediately retorted: "However, sir, whether it is the reports from other counties or the troops below, it proves that the Eighth Route Army attacking us has only one battalion. Now, all the troops of this battalion have appeared on the battlefield, and there is no possibility of conspiracy... ...Sir, are you thinking too much!"

Then he suggested to Major Hepburn again: "Sir, I think we should seize the opportunity and directly send troops to reinforce the four outposts. If possible, we can directly counterattack and kill the Eighth Route Army that attacked us alive!"

"We have only one battalion of the Eighth Route Army in Xiangfen. If we can kill them, the entire Eighth Route Army in Xiangfen will be finished, and we can regain control of the entire Xiangfen!"

"At that time, we will become the first garrison force to eliminate the Eighth Route Army in the territory, and we will definitely be favored by Your Excellency, Brigade Commander!"

Major Hepburn was very clear about the adjutant's previous analysis, so he didn't listen to it.

However, the adjutant's last words moved him.

Because of the food, I have already given the head of the brigade a good impression.If you can seize the opportunity again, show your face in front of all the captains of the garrison team, and be favored by the brigade chief.Major Hepburn affirmed that he would be further away from being promoted, and he might even be directly promoted by the brigade leader.

After a pair of eyes quickly shot out twice, Major Hepburn finally made a decision for his own future.

"Immediately transfer four infantry squads from the garrison, four companies of the puppet army, and divide the troops to reinforce the four outposts! If possible, directly launch a counterattack against the Eighth Route Army attacking the outposts, severely injure or kill them!"

"Hi!" The adjutant replied with a frenzy on his face.

As the adjutant of the garrison brigade, if the brigade captain is promoted, his own military exploits and awards will definitely be indispensable.

For his own future, he arranged for reinforcements in less than 10 minutes.

Then the four city gates of Xiangfen County were opened at the same time, and a Japanese puppet army of 60 people, carrying weapons and ammunition, rushed out of the county with a murderous look.

On a high ground less than three kilometers away from the county seat, Wang Ping held up his binoculars and stared at the battle outside the east gate for almost half an hour.

The first battalion commander Xiong Changhe next to him was very anxious.

Because heavy weapons could not be used, more than a hundred outposts defended by the Japanese and puppet troops forcibly blocked the first battalion for half an hour.

Faced with the increasing casualties of the troops, the anxious Xiong Changhe had proposed to Wang Ping more than once to use heavy weapons, but Wang Ping rejected them all.

Suddenly, the east gate of Xiangfen opened. With the help of the fire at the gate, Wang Ping clearly saw that more than 100 Japanese and puppet troops rushed out of the gate and rushed to the battlefield.

"The devil's reinforcements are here, Xiong Changhe, our chance has come! Go to the battlefield immediately, organize your troops, and kill all the Japanese and puppet troops outside the city, not a single one will be spared!"

"Contact the other three battalion commanders immediately, the task is the same!"

Hepburn's worry was not wrong. The reason why Wang Ping didn't use heavy weapons in the first place and hid at least half of his troops was for one purpose, to show weakness.

Let the devil think that he can be deceived, and then send troops to fight back against him.Then he took the opportunity to fight back and killed the reinforcements sent by the Japanese army out of the city.

Now it seems that this layout works.

Hundreds of Japanese and puppet troops, if they were wiped out in the siege battle, Xinyi Regiment would definitely pay a very heavy price.

But it's different outside the city. With the current firepower of the Xinyi Regiment, it is possible to kill them at a very small cost, and then reduce the pressure and casualties of the troops when they attacked the city!
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