The headquarters of the Japanese division and regiment was brightly lit, and the operational staff officers were in and out of the operation, which was extremely busy.

The only surprise was that the command was exceptionally quiet.

Except for the sound of footsteps, no one spoke, everyone was very careful to do what they were doing, and the atmosphere was serious and depressing.

The division commander stood beside the sand table, with a calm face and did not speak.

His eyes were red and red, as if he could breathe fire, and he stared at the sand table motionlessly.

"Sir, the reinforcements report that they found the body of Wing Captain Takahashi in the north of Laiyuan City who was killed by machine guns." The chief of staff walked into the war room and reported with his head down.

"The Takahashi Wing, the local garrison that cooperated with their actions, the Imperial Allied Army, except for the more than 400 light and serious wounded who were sent back two days after the battle began, the others were all wiped out."

The division commander suppressed the anger that was rising from his heart and forced himself to calm down.

His eyes continued to stare at the sand table, and he asked in a deep voice, "How many people did the garrison lose?" ”

"After the reinforcements arrived at the battlefield, they immediately sent a reconnaissance force to look for them, and finally found them on the way to Lingqiu, with a total of 2,000 people left, carrying a large number of wounded and corpses."

"Coupled with the three offensive troops killed along the way, the battle has been fought so far, we have killed at least two thousand main forces of the garrison regiment, and an average of three imperial troops have killed one Eighth Route Army, although we don't want to admit it, but we have indeed lost this counter-sweep......"

When it came to the last sentence, the chief of staff's voice was like the buzzing of mosquitoes, negligible.

I lowered my head and didn't dare to look at the division commander.

In his eyes, on the Chinese battlefield, one imperial army fighting three people of the Chinese army is not a win, let alone the other way around.

This is definitely a big defeat, and a fiasco, if it is worn out, the reputation of the Imperial Japanese Army will definitely be thrown into them, and the division commander will also be disgraced.

At this time, the chief of staff was ready for the division commander to be furious?

Unexpectedly, the division commander did not get angry, but replied with a murderous face: "No, we are not defeated. ”

"Compared to the imperial army that was defeated in the hands of the garrison regiment before, we won this battle."

"Use a quarter of the attacking force to take out one-third of the strength of the garrison."

"As long as the battle continues, the advantage of the imperial army will definitely become greater and greater, and the strength of the garrison will become weaker and weaker, and we will eventually be completely annihilated."

"According to intelligence, the anti-aircraft machine guns and large-caliber mortars that have recently appeared in the Eighth Route Army have a ninety percent chance of coming from the garrison regiment arsenal."

"If this situation is allowed to develop, the overall strength of the Eighth Route Army will definitely become stronger and stronger, especially the fortifications that they are not good at, because the addition of flying thunder artillery and large-caliber mortars is becoming stronger step by step, and the combat pressure of the North China Front Army will become greater and greater."

"In order to avoid this from happening, the headquarters ordered our division to encircle and suppress a regiment-level unit of the Eighth Route Army, kill the garrison, and destroy this arsenal. Cut off the Eighth Route Army's sources of weapons, especially heavy weapons. ”

"Before leaving, His Excellency the Commander told me again and again, as long as the result is the result, not the process."

"So as long as we can take out the garrison, it doesn't matter how big the price we pay."

The chief of staff had a lot less worry on his face, and hurriedly asked: "Division commander Yingming, how will we fight next, please give an order." ”

"Here!" The division commander pointed to Laiyuan City on the sand table and replied.

"Occupy it, and run it as our forward base."

"The division headquarters, the guard brigade, the supplementary wing, and the baggage wing, set off as soon as dawn, enter Laiyuan City, and reoccupy here."

"Send a telegram to the headquarters of the front army, after bloody battles, we successfully recaptured Laiyuan City and eliminated the main force of more than 2,000 garrison regiments."

"Our division is ready to use Laiyuan City as the forward base and continue to attack the garrison until they are completely annihilated and the garrison arsenal is destroyed."

"Order the two wings of Laiyuan City to set off at dawn, and before the division headquarters arrives, wipe out all the enemies within ten kilometers of Laiyuan City."

The Lingqiu garrison regiment headquarters, the atmosphere was very depressing.

A few minutes ago, information about the latest movements of the Japanese puppet army had just been sent, which was both expected by Li Hao and unexpected.

"Regiment Commander, judging from the latest movements of the devils, they are determined to kill our garrison regiment." The political commissar frowned and analyzed, his face was very ugly.

"Not only did they not withdraw their troops, but they also transferred six or seven thousand people from the rear, and they also brought a large amount of baggage and ammunition, and even the division headquarters was moved to Laiyuan City."

"Make it clear that if you don't kill the garrison, you won't withdraw your troops."

Hong Linfeng said: "Regiment commander, our judgment is right, the Japanese attack has not stopped, and the offensive is more fierce than before. ”

"According to intelligence: In addition to the division and regiment headquarters stationed in Laiyuan City, there is also a baggage wing and a supplementary army wing."

"The Zhonggu United and Ichuan United, which are still in Laiyuan City, will definitely replenish the losses as soon as possible and return to full strength."

"The strength of the Japanese army attacking us has increased instead of decreasing, the garrison regiment has not replenished new recruits, and the six main battalions have been ensured to remain immovable by reducing the number of troops, and the overall strength has been greatly reduced.

"The soldiers will block the water and cover the ......earth," Li Hao interrupted suddenly, his words full of murderous energy.

"Since killing 6,000 little devils can't win this counter-sweep, then we'll kill another 6,000 people."

"If the Japanese don't withdraw their troops, we will kill another 6,000 of them until we wipe them all out."

"As for the chief of staff, don't worry too much about your analysis just now."

"Our troops are few, but the waves are sweeping the sand, and those who remain must be elite."

"I believe that after the reduction of the establishment, the combat effectiveness of several main battalions has not decreased too much."

Speaking of this, Li Hao directly began to give orders: "All the main forces are on standby, replenish weapons and ammunition, and be ready to go to the battlefield at any time." ”

"The reconnaissance company stared at Laiyuan City for me."

"The intelligence department should also move, and work with the reconnaissance company to monitor every move of the Japanese puppet army in Laiyuan City."

"The cavalry battalion will set off now, lurking around Laiyuan City as a company."

"The mobile battalion artillery company and three mortar squads also went over together and obeyed the command of the cavalry battalion."

"The Japanese are sweeping the villages and towns around Laiyuan City and completely controlling Laiyuan City, and there must be a lot of fighters in between. The cavalry is fast, retreats when it hits, and coupled with our familiarity with the terrain, we will definitely be able to evade the pursuit of the little devil cavalry and cars. ”

"The cavalry battalion has stared at these little devils who have gone out of the city for me, and when I have the opportunity, I will rush up and beat them, I am not too little to kill one devil, and I am not too much to kill a hundred devils."

"Under the condition of ensuring his own safety, he constantly harassed the Japanese puppet army, so that the little devil understood: When he enters Laiyuan, he will come to the territory of our garrison regiment, and if our garrison regiment does not let him rest, he will not be able to rest, and his eyes must be widened, otherwise he will not know how he died."

At the headquarters of the Japanese division in Laiyuan City, all the senior officers gathered around the sand table to make suggestions for the next sweeping attack.

The division commander was also here, and when he saw everyone rushing to speak, his face was sometimes smiling, sometimes serious.

The Chief of Staff suddenly walked in and interrupted, "Sir, the Middle Valley Wing and the Icheon Wing have returned to full strength. The ammunition consumed in the battle is also replenished, and it is ready to go into battle at any time. ”

"Yo Xi!" The division commander was very happy, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.

"With these two wings as our main offensive force in the future, we will definitely win this counter-sweep."

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