"All the troops immediately leave the road, concentrate together and rely on the favorable terrain to defend it, minimize the threat of cavalry to us, and then fight to the death!" Desperate, Shaozo forced himself to calm down, and then commanded loudly.

"Send a telegram to Linfen City that we have been attacked by at least one cavalry battalion of the Eighth Route Army. But we will find a way to fight to the death, and ask the aviation to quickly rush to the battlefield and carry out a covering bombing of the Eighth Route Army attacking us, and kill them! ”

At the headquarters of the Japanese division in Linfen City, the atmosphere was very heavy.

The ringing of telephones, the footsteps of operational staff officers walking in, and the scolding of officers are intertwined, giving people a tense atmosphere before the big war.

"The commander of the division, the transport unit was in a hurry, they were attacked by the cavalry units of the new regiment, and the troops suffered heavy losses...... The road has been launched, and the troops are concentrated to defend by relying on the surrounding favorable terrain, and the aviation is required to kill it quickly! ”

Fujino Shaosa's face was very calm, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry.

Staring at the combat sand table, he ordered: "Contact the aviation and ask them to send three more planes to reinforce the battlefield!" ”

"Just do what the transport team says, rush to the battlefield, and carry out a covering bombardment of the Eighth Route Army exposed on the battlefield, don't be afraid of accidental injury!"

"Chief of Staff, can you judge how many troops the new regiment has dispatched in order to take out our transport troops?"

"Hey!" After becoming more and more trusted by Lieutenant General Fujino, the chief of staff also became more and more confident and completely entered the stunning.

Pointing to the sand table, he reported: "Preliminary judgment, the new regiment has dispatched at least four infantry battalions, one cavalry battalion, one air defense battalion, a total of six battalions of troops!" ”

"There are at least three infantry battalions attacking our convoy on the battlefield, an anti-aircraft battalion, and a cavalry battalion!"

"According to the combat style of the new regiment, there will definitely be a lot of troops left behind to send reinforcements, and the strength of a battalion will definitely be indispensable!"

Lieutenant General Fujino hesitated for a moment and replied: "In other words, it is very likely that the new regiment has dispatched nearly five thousand people to ambush our transport troops!" ”

"Yes, the division commander~" The chief of staff affirmed: "The new regiment is different from other Eighth Route Army units, and the main force has seven or eight hundred people per battalion, or even more...... If we are not misjudged, the total strength of the new regiment is directly more than five thousand people! ”

Hearing this, Lieutenant General Fujino did not speak, but quietly fell into deep thought.

After two minutes, his solemn face slowly became hot, and then he stared at the chief of staff and continued to ask: "How many troops can we draw now!" ”

The chief of staff pointed to the sand table and replied: "The troops facing the front line and the Eighth Route Army cannot move!" ”

"Only the troops near Linfen City can move, a total of three dissatisfied infantry brigades, plus two infantry brigades near the battlefield, we can concentrate five dissatisfied infantry brigades, nearly four thousand imperial army main forces!"

"In addition, Linfen City can also send a field artillery brigade and a cavalry brigade to participate in the battle!"

"There is also a rapid-fire artillery squadron, when the new regiment was swept away, the rapid-fire artillery squadrons directly under several wings were all left in Linfen City. This time there are enough divisions, these four rapid-fire gun squadrons are mixed into one rapid-fire gun brigade, and we can draw at least two rapid-fire gun squadrons to participate in the battle! ”

Lieutenant General Fujino listened with a frown, his eyes fixed on the sand table from beginning to end.

As soon as the chief of staff finished speaking, he ordered: "Draw a brigade plus a rapid-fire artillery squadron and a field artillery squadron to stay here!" ”

"A brigade with the same number of artillery guards in hand!"

"The two brigades near the battlefield will concentrate their forces for me, rely on the terrain and positions, and hold these two places for me!"

The chief of staff reacted as soon as his eyes lit up: "I understand~"

"Division commander, you are planning to surround the Eighth Route Army that has entered the hinterland of our occupation area here, and then eat it bit by bit!

"Not bad!" Lieutenant General Fujino affirmed.

"With the transportation troops plus 2,000 recruits, we have lost nearly 3,000 imperial troops, and we must make the Eighth Route Army pay the price, otherwise the warriors will die even if they die in battle. And this price is the 5,000-8th Route Army that entered our occupied area......"

The chief of staff was not frightened by the division commander's big plan, but showed a trace of worry: "However, division commander, except for the four infantry brigades to surround the 5,000-Eighth Route Army, we have one infantry brigade and one cavalry brigade left to use. ”

"Stop them first!" Lieutenant General Fujino replied.

"Put them on our plates, and what happens next, that's up to us!"

The chief of staff continued to remind: "However, our opponent still has ten battalions of troops! ”

"They can send other troops from the base area to reinforce the battlefield, attack from front to rear, open a gap in our blockade line, and bring these 5,000 people back!"

"Yes, but the rest of our imperial army is not vegetarian!" Lieutenant General Fujino replied confidently.

"Except for these 5,000 men, almost all of the remaining troops of the new regiment are distributed on the front line to fight against us, and it is impossible to have mobile troops. Because, according to intelligence, they had only the main force of fifteen battalions. ”

"In the last sweep, these fifteen battalions definitely suffered a lot of losses. Even if some strength is restored, it will not meet the pre-war standards! ”

"With these troops guarding the front line, the imperial troops we have deployed on the front line will not dare to move. However, once these troops are transferred, there will be a gap in their defensive line, and our imperial army can also seize the opportunity to enter their base through the gap, sack it and retreat quickly! ”

"Order, reconnaissance troops, intelligence department, give me the remaining main battalion of the Eighth Route Army, as long as they make any rash moves, the troops we confront them will also move, forcing them not to dare to transfer troops from the front line!"

The chief of staff replied with a sudden realization: "That's really the case!" ”

"Division commander, in this way, these 5,000 Eighth Route Army will be blocked by us in the area occupied by the imperial army and put them on our dinner plate!"

Speaking of this, the chief of staff thought of the question just now: "General, after blocking these Eighth Route Army, we must eat them as soon as possible!" ”

"The Eighth Route Army is too cunning, our transport troops carry a lot of food and ammunition, and with ammunition and food, no one knows what conspiracy they will carry out against us in our encirclement!"

"Don't be afraid!" Lieutenant General Fujino is as confident as ever.

"Contact the aviation troops, and after rushing to the battlefield, in addition to bombing the Eighth Route Army, I will also blow up all the food and ammunition carried by the transport troops!"

"Without food and ammunition replenishment, plus their casualties in the battle, the overall strength will definitely be weakened a lot!"

"Once we have an infantry brigade and a cavalry brigade entering this area, we only need to do one thing, and that is to find them."

"Then send out aviation and deliver devastating air strikes on their hiding places!"

"With aviation cover, all the ground forces need to do is clean up the battlefield. No matter how powerful and cunning the Eighth Route Army is, it will be vulnerable in the face of aerial bombs! ”

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