Anti-Japanese Jagged General

Chapter 853 The Japanese Army's Net (First Update!)

After the order was issued, Wang Ping fell into deep thought.

Seeing the hesitant expressions of Commander Chen and the deputy chief of staff, it was clear what they wanted to ask.

After hesitating for a moment, he analyzed: "Commander, chief, according to statistics, there are still 5000 Japanese and puppet troops killed here. Among them, the Japanese army accounted for more than half, nearly 4000 people, and the puppet army only had one regiment with more than 1000 people. .”

"However, they have air support and an artillery unit that we can't fight against. If we fight recklessly, we are definitely not opponents."

"Now we can no longer prevent them from occupying Xiangfen County, so the blocking war is over now!"

Commander Chen frowned and asked, "Are you planning to retreat?"

"No, I won't retreat..." Wang Ping replied immediately.

Then he explained: "The little devil and the puppet army have a total of more than 5000 people. It is impossible for all of them to be stationed in Xiangfen County. Therefore, if I guess correctly, the little devil will definitely have military operations next. In order to avoid accidents, the troops Not only can't retreat, but also stay here and wait and see what happens!"

Commander Chen's frowning brows relaxed immediately, and he answered with satisfaction.

"Yes, it seems that you haven't lost your mind~"

"To tell you the truth, one of the most important reasons why the chief of staff asked me to bring the brigade directly under me is your judgment just now. The chief of staff judged after hearing that the devils attacked Xiangfen County with a total force of 9000 troops. Actions are definitely not as simple as we see on the surface!"

"The chief of staff was worried that you would not have enough troops to deal with the next actions of the Japanese puppet army after defending Xiangfen County, and then asked me to bring the direct brigade over. Therefore, although the blocking battle against the devils is over, the direct brigade is still Under your command!"

"As for me and the chief of staff, we plan to stay here for three days!"

Major General Kawaguchi sat down at the former Japanese Garrison Headquarters in Xiangfen County, less than 10 minutes after the troops searching for the vanguard team returned.

"General, the vanguard team is all broken. Judging from the fortifications left over from the battlefield, the Eighth Route Army has built a large number of street warfare fortifications in that area. If you hadn't ordered the artillery to fire and force them out of Xiangfen County, we would definitely have experienced a street battle! "

"The general is wise..." the chief of staff complimented at the right time.

"The Eighth Route Army is equipped with a large number of automatic weapons, and they are familiar with the terrain. They are in the dark, and we are in the open. Fighting in the street, we must suffer... General, your decision to bombard at least save us hundreds of casualties!"

Nobody hates compliments, and neither did Major General Kawaguchi.

A smile finally appeared on his tense face. Although it was gone for a moment, he had already told his subordinates that he was in a very good mood now.

"Yoxi, on the way to attack Xiangfen County, I said that you must treat the Chinese people ruthlessly, whether it is the Chinese army or the Chinese people, you must not be polite!"

"Also, a big weakness of the Eighth Route Army is that they take the people very seriously. As long as we target this weakness, there will be no Eighth Route Army that can't be dealt with in North China. That's why I ordered the artillery to bomb the county town indiscriminately. Tell the established Chinese people that if they don’t leave, the Chinese people in the county will be buried with them and bombed to death together..."

"You have also seen that although the Xinyi Regiment prepared a large number of street fighting fortifications in the city, they had to withdraw from the county because they were afraid of causing a large number of civilian casualties!"

"Hi! I've been educated in humble positions..." The chief of staff and several brigade leaders replied immediately.

But at this moment, Major General Kawaguchi's face suddenly became heavy again.

After hesitating for a while, he replied: "However, even so, the price we paid for taking Xiangfen County is too high. More than 2000 imperial troops were killed or injured, and more than 600 imperial association troops were killed or injured... such a price , is definitely very disastrous."

The chief of staff's face also became heavy, and he hesitated to answer: "What the general said is that the humble officer has just counted, and there are less than 4000 imperial troops left in the city, including two full-staffed infantry brigades, and three were beaten. Infantry brigade that has almost lost its combat effectiveness, a full cavalry brigade, a full mountain artillery brigade, and a field artillery squadron..."

"The Royal Association Army has one full infantry regiment and one infantry battalion left!"

After saying yes, the chief of staff stared at Major General Kawaguchi and asked: "The loss of the troops is so great, we have to continue the retaliatory encirclement and suppression!"

"Yes!" Major General Kawaguchi replied very positively.

"We suffered heavy losses, and so did the Xinyi Regiment of the Eighth Route Army. Don't forget that in the battle that entered their base two days ago, we found more than 400 corpses of the Eighth Route Army on the ground. There are wounded, I'm sure the Eighth Route Army's Xinyi Regiment has at least 2000 casualties!"

"At this time, it is also the time when the Xinyi Regiment of the Eighth Route Army is at its weakest. We must seize the opportunity, use this opportunity, and deal them a fatal blow!"

"Also, don't you forget, Chief of Staff, we still have three infantry brigades on the outskirts of the Eighth Route Army's base area, waiting in hiding, ready to enter their base area at any time, and let the enemy be attacked from the front and rear, without caring about the head and the tail!"

"General, how do you plan to fight..." Some analysis also made the chief of staff think that the balance of victory was tilting to his side.He asked almost without any hesitation.

"Order the troops lurking in the base area to immediately stockpile weapons and ammunition. One day later, we will launch an attack on the current Eighth Route Army on time. We will rest here, and after all the remnants of the new regiment are attracted, we will divide into three groups. In the Eighth Route Army There was an upheaval in the base, and then we launched an assault from their backs, flanking them back and forth, killing them, or at least severely injuring them!"

"But we don't have many troops! Divide the troops rashly, and divide them in the base areas of the Eighth Route Army. I'm worried that there will be accidents..." The chief of staff frowned and raised his concerns!

"Also, the three infantry brigades outside the base area are all newly formed troops. The proportion of recruits is too large, and they don't have too many heavy weapons. I'm worried that they won't be able to put too much pressure on the Eighth Route Army..."

"Don't worry!" Major General Kawaguchi replied shaking his head.

"How many people can the new regiment have, tell me, chief of staff!"

"Three to 4000 people are definitely indispensable. According to intelligence, the troops they exposed all exceed 3000 people!" The chief of staff hesitated to answer.

"Then I will count them as 5000 people. These days, there are 2000 combat casualties, and there are 3000 people left. They are divided into three directions on average, and there are only 1000 people in each direction. But, chief of staff, don't forget, these 3000 people It is impossible for the Eighth Route Army to send all of them to the front line to fight our offensive troops. Because we still have troops stationed in several counties in their base areas, with a lot of troops, they must leave enough troops to monitor our garrisons!"

Having said that, the chief of staff has already shown a very strong and confident smile on his face.

Then he continued to order: "After the battle begins, I will order these garrisons to mobilize to mop up the base areas where the Eighth Route Army has been depleted, and reduce the pressure on the front-line attacking troops!"

"This means that on the battlefield, every thousand Eighth Route Army will face the encirclement and attack of our Third Route Army. Do you still think we have no chance of winning?"

"It must be a sure win..." The chief of staff also showed a very confident smile on his face!
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