"It can't be, right?" After a while, Chairman Jiang finally recovered from the huge shock, and then said with a frown, "Yunong, you can't be mistaken, right?" ”

"yes. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" Chen Cheng, the chairman of the committee, also immediately echoed, "Xu Rui's Dameishan Independent Regiment just repelled the devil's three-way sweep a few years ago, although this battle is said to have been won, but the Dameishan Independent Regiment has also suffered great losses and great losses, especially the consumption of military supplies is huge, at this time, the Dameishan Independent Regiment still has the strength to launch a counteroffensive?" ”

Bai Chongxi also nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, after this battle, if the Dameishan Independent Regiment does not have more than three months of recuperation and training, it will be impossible to recover its combat effectiveness, let alone launch a counterattack against the devils, this is completely inconsistent with military logic, this is impossible!" ”

He Yingqin also nodded again and again.

The four of them unanimously agreed that the intelligence officer of the military command had made a mistake.

"Commission, the information is absolutely true!" Dai Li said firmly, "Because an offensive main force in Dameishan has left Meixian and is heading towards Tianchang County, and at least thousands of people are pushing carts from Meixian County to Tianchang County to continuously deliver military supplies, so I dare to conclude that Xu Rui is going to launch a big offensive." ”

"Wait, wait." Chen Cheng interrupted Dai Li and said, "What is the offensive main group? ”

Dai Li's brows furrowed when he heard this, he had already reported the report on the division of offensive troops and defensive troops in Dameishan to the General Headquarters, and he reported it as soon as he got this information, but it was obvious that Chairman Jiang and his senior staff did not pay much attention to it, and they didn't even know that there was such a thing.

At that moment, Dai Li said patiently: "That's the case, after the end of the second counter-sweep, Xu Rui divided the six infantry regiments in the Damei Mountain area into functional divisions, three of which were positioned as local defensive troops, and the other three regiments were positioned as external offensive troops, and this time it was an offensive regiment. ”

Chen Cheng then asked, "What is the difference between this offensive force and a defensive force?" ”

"The difference is huge." Dai Li said in a deep voice, "First of all, there is a huge difference in the number of troops, the total strength of an offensive infantry regiment is more than 3,000 people, and the total strength of a defensive infantry regiment is even less than 2,000 people, but the biggest difference between the two is that the offensive infantry regiment has an infantry battalion under its jurisdiction. ”

"Infantry battalion?" He Yingqin said awe-inspiringly, "Xu Rui's troops, one regiment has an artillery battalion under its jurisdiction? ”

Dai Li nodded solemnly, only Bai Chongxi said abruptly: "Brother Jing, don't worry, after all, Xu Rui's troops won two counter-sweeps, wiped out a lot of Japanese troops, and captured a batch of Japanese artillery is also reasonable, isn't it more than enough to form a few artillery battalions with these captured artillery?" ”

After a pause, Bai Chongxi said again: "But these artillery battalions are just deaf ears, just decorations, because they don't have shells at all, what can they do?" ”

"That's right." He Yingqin breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

"Off topic, you're all off topic." Chairman Jiang suddenly stomped on the floor with his cane, frowned and said, "What we just discussed is, where did Xu Rui get the confidence to counterattack?" The Dameishan Independent Regiment has just fought a vicious battle with the three-way devils, and the consumption of personnel and materials is extremely high, where is the ability to counterattack? ”

After Chairman Jiang finished speaking, Chen Cheng added: "At least it does not have the ability to conduct a large-scale counteroffensive!" ”

"Commission, Xu Rui is not a large-scale counteroffensive this time." Dai Lian shook his head and said, "He just dispatched an offensive infantry regiment, not even his armored regiment." ”

"What?" Chairman Jiang was dumbfounded, "A regiment?!" ”

He Yingqin, Chen Cheng and Bai Chongxi are all stupid, a regiment dares to counterattack the devils?!

What are you kidding, you just a regiment, you dare to take the initiative to launch an offensive against the Japanese army?

Nearly two million troops of our national army dare not launch an offensive against the devils, but you dare to do it with one regiment?

It is important to know that offensive operations and defensive operations are two completely different concepts, defensive operations belong to internal operations, while offensive operations are external operations, and they cannot be compared with each other regardless of the battlefield environment and logistical support! In short, offensive operations are much more difficult to fight than defensive operations!

The Japanese army invading China was much stronger than the Chinese army in terms of training and equipment, but why was it that after the Battle of Wuhan, they were unable to attack? It was because the Japanese invasion of China was an offensive operation, and in order to win the war, the Japanese army needed to invest much more manpower and material resources than the Nationalist Army as the defender.

The Japanese army has an advantage, and it is so difficult to fight offensive operations, and the national army is even less capable of attacking the Japanese army when it is at a disadvantage, but now, Xu Rui, a stunned young man, actually wants to take the initiative to attack the little devil, and there is only one regiment of troops to attack, which is simply too long for his life!

Chairman Jiang was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly burst out laughing.

While laughing, Chairman Jiang also hit He Yingqin with his arm, He Yingqin, Chen Cheng and Bai Chongxi also laughed, Chen Cheng laughed and said: "Xu Rui, this guy is really self-conscious, but it's okay, let him hit his head at the devil first, and it will be much easier for us to clean it up." ”

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Almost at the same time, the devil finally got the news that Dameishan sent troops.

Dameishan District has been run by Xu Rui like an iron bucket, and even if the agents of Wang Puppet No. 76 infiltrate it, it is difficult to enter the key departments, but outside the Dameishan base area, the spy force of Wang Pseudo No. 76 and the little devil is still very strong, so when He Shuya's three regiments entered the territory of Tianchang County, Wang Pseudo's agents got a wire report and reported it to the No. 76 headquarters as soon as possible, and then the No. 76 headquarters reported to the Nakamura organ.

Although Nakamura Jun was the head of Nakamura's office, it was impossible for him to suppress such military secrets, so he could only let Kagesa Zhenzhao report the information to the 12th Army Headquarters.

While Chairman Chiang and his senior aides were laughing, Seishiro Itagaki was laughing too.

"Hahaha, a regiment? Xu Rui only has one regiment, so he dares to counterattack the imperial army? Seishiro Itagaki laughed and shook his head, "I really don't know if I should praise his courage or lament his stupidity?" ”

Xu Rui is indeed powerful in battle, which has been repeatedly proven in many previous battles.

However, no matter how powerful Xu Rui is, it is impossible to break the unbreakable military theory, let alone make up for the huge disadvantages in logistics support and firepower, offensive operations and defensive operations are two completely different concepts, as the attacker, Xu Rui's troops do not have enough heavy weapons, and even the blockade ditch of the imperial army cannot break through!

Aoki Shigesei also laughed: "Your Excellency Commander Mingjian, this Xu Rui is really too self-sufficient. ”

Itagaki Seishiro nodded, and then said: "However, we still can't take it lightly, Xu Rui still has some ability, every time he fights, there will be unexpected moves, although this time it is an offensive operation, different from the previous defensive operations, but it is difficult to guarantee no accidents." ”

Aoki Shigesei paused and said: "Your Excellency Commander, rest assured, the Inferior Duty has sent a telegram to the 13th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Formation, ordering Ozaki-san to deploy all his troops in the open area outside the city, and try to avoid street fighting with the Dameishan Independent Regiment. ”

"Yo Si." Seishiro Itagaki nodded, and said, "In addition, let the 3rd Flying Regiment on duty be ready, and all the squadrons of attack aircraft will be refueled and wait for orders." ”

Itagaki Seishiro has not forgotten that in the second sweeping operation that has just ended, Xu Rui has just captured the chariots of their entire wing, although the Dameishan Independent Regiment does not have an oil refinery, and it cannot continuously provide fuel, but it is not guaranteed that there is still fuel that was stolen from the imperial army before, so it cannot be guarded against.

"Hello!" Aoki smacked his head.

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Tianchang County, independently mixed into the 13th Brigade Headquarters.

Yoshiharu Ozaki led the two captains into the war room, and the combat staff officers and guards in the war room hurriedly gathered their feet and stood up and paused again: "Brigade commander! ”

Yoshiharu Ozaki returned the military salute and walked to the sand table.

On the sand table, several operational staff officers had already marked the battlefield situation, but they saw that a blockade ditch was running along the highway from Liuhe County to Xuyi County almost across the entire western part of Tianchang County.

The defense line composed of the blockade ditch and the more than 100 large and small strongholds and artillery towers along the line is like a steel barrier, firmly defending the western edge of Tianchang County, and Ozaki Yoshiharu is confident enough that this defense line is enough to block the attack of any Chinese army, even Xu Rui's Dameishan Independent Regiment is no exception.

Yoshiharu Ozaki had just been transferred from the Kwantung Army, and he still lacked an idea of how powerful Xu Rui was.

Therefore, for the order of the command of the 12th Army, Yoshiharu Ozaki was somewhat resistant.

The headquarters ordered the main force of the 13th Brigade to be independently mixed to fortify in the open field outside the county seat, but Ozaki Yoshiharu thought that there was no need for this at all, because he never thought that Xu Rui's troops had the ability to break through the blockade ditch and the strongholds along the line and advance to the city of Tianchang County.

However, the orders of the army headquarters still have to be carried out after all.

"Takehara-san, Yokoyama-san." Ozaki Yoshiharu looked back at the two captains behind him, then picked up the bamboo pole and drew a circle on the sand table, and continued, "The task of the 1st Infantry Brigade and the 2nd Infantry Brigade is to defend the Guanyin Nunnery and the Dragon King Temple, and not let the Dameishan Independent Regiment cross the line of the Dragon King River. ”

"Hello!" The two devils paused heavily. (To be continued.) )