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The chief of staff next to him reminded: "The division commander is angry! ”

"Watanabe Osa is an old man who has been following the general all along, and he has a lot of experience in combat command, so it's impossible not to know the danger after we lose the heavy artillery group!"

"Since he chose to do this, there must be some reason we don't know!"

Seeing Kato's calm face and not speaking, the anger still rose up. The chief of staff looked at the communications staff officer who had just reported and asked, "Did Wing Captain Watanabe report how many troops he still has in his hands?" ”

"Hey!" The communications staff officer immediately replied.

"Before the war, there were more than 3,600 people in the Watanabe Wing, and in the battle just now, three mortar squadrons were wiped out, rapid-fire artillery squadrons were wiped out, three infantry squadrons were wiped out, two infantry squadrons were defeated by the Eighth Route Army, and two infantry squadrons were fighting against the offensive troops of the Eighth Route Army, and their lives and deaths are unknown!"

The chief of staff's brow furrowed instantly!

"Division commander, the Watanabe Wing has already suffered more than half of the casualties, and there are no rapid-fire guns that can deal with armored vehicles!"

"In this case, if they continue to hold on to the heavy artillery position, they will definitely be wiped out! I probably understand Watanabe Daisa's thoughts, anyway, the heavy artillery position will be lost sooner or later, so it is better to give up on your own initiative and survive more Imperial soldiers! ”

Lieutenant General Kato's face looked much better, and he hesitated for a moment and replied: "As far as losses are concerned, this can indeed minimize our losses. However, those heavy artillery were too important for us, thirty-six howitzers, twelve large-caliber mountain guns, they were our only weapons against the heavy artillery units of the Eighth Route Army. Once lost, we may be attacked by heavy artillery every night, passively beaten, and we don't even have the ability to fight back! ”

"Therefore, the heavy artillery unit must not be lost!"

"The most threatening thing for us by the raiding forces of the Eighth Route Army is the artillery and armored units! We can't help them with heavy artillery for the time being, but we have a way to deal with mortars, ordinary mountain artillery and infantry artillery! ”

"Order the Inoue Wing, Matsumoto Wing, and all mortar squadrons, infantry artillery squadrons, mountain artillery squadrons, and rapid-fire artillery squadrons belonging to the Wing to immediately reinforce the Watanabe Wing!"

"Two infantry wings at the same time to send an infantry brigade to reinforce the Watanabe wing!"

"All reinforcements are under the command of Watanabe Daisa, launch a counterattack against the Eighth Route Army's raiding troops, and recapture the lost heavy artillery positions!"

A few kilometers away, on the high ground on the hill, the headquarters of the new regiment was also illuminated.

The scale of the battle under the mountain is getting bigger and bigger, and it is no longer possible to make the most accurate judgment with his own eyes alone.

On the table in the middle of the headquarters, a large sketch was placed on it. Two operational staff officers were using pencils to quickly mark on the battlefield situation they had just received.

"The regiment commander, the chief of staff is urgent, they have taken the heavy artillery position of the Japanese army! A total of forty-eight heavy guns, all but a few were blown up, all of them were intact! The operator next to him stood up and reported excitedly.

"Staff Officer Zhou, how long will it take for the reinforcements of the chief of staff's troops to rush over!" After a smile quickly flashed on Wang Ping's face, he stared at an operational staff officer and asked.

"Half an hour, I just telegraphed with them......"

"Good!" The smile on Wang Ping's face became even stronger.

Then he ordered: "Send a telegram to the Chief of Staff: The Japanese will definitely fight back desperately to recapture those heavy artillery, let him hold the Japanese heavy artillery position, and then kill and wound a large number of Japanese counterattacking troops!" ”

"There is also a one, as soon as the reinforcements of a total of six battalions arrive, arrange for the transfer of those heavy artillery. Whether it is intact, all "take away, not a single shell, not a single part is left for the little devils!" ”

"Yes, Captain!" The combat staff officer rushed out with excitement on his face.

As soon as the front foot stepped out, someone followed the back foot.

"Regiment commander, a battalion of reconnaissance troops reported that an infantry wing protecting the baggage troops behind the Japanese palace suddenly divided an infantry brigade and all the artillery, and marched to kill the chief of staff!"

Staff Officer Zhou quickly marked the information on the sketch in front of him, and then analyzed to Wang Ping: "Regiment commander, these Japanese troops must have killed them in order to recapture the heavy artillery position!" ”

Wang Ping nodded in affirmation: "Send a telegram to the chief of staff to inform you of the situation!" ”

Then he stared at the map on the table and asked, "What time is it and how long is it going to dawn!" ”

"There are still ten minutes left in the early morning, and there is still nearly half an hour before the little devil plane comes to kill it at dawn!" Staff Officer Zhou replied immediately.

"Good!" Wang Ping's face slowly became hot.

"Tonight's night attack is getting more and more interesting, and now we have got the little devil's heavy artillery wing, a full forty heavy artillery, enough for us to form two heavy artillery regiments."

"However, there is one more problem: the heavy artillery is now available, but the heavy artillery shells have not yet landed!"

"Although a lot of devil heavy artillery positions have been captured, for more than forty heavy artillery, it will definitely not be able to withstand the consumption for too long!"

Staff Officer Zhou in front of him immediately reacted: "Regiment Commander, you have taken a fancy to the little devil walking in the last baggage wing!" ”

"Not bad!" Looking at Staff Officer Zhou, Wang Ping replied with an appreciative face.

Staff Officer Zhou hesitated for a few seconds and then shook his head and replied, "I think it is very difficult to take down the Japanese Baggage Wing!" ”

"There are already nearly two thousand devils in the baggage wing, even if the combat effectiveness is not comparable to the infantry, it is almost too much!"

"There are still two infantry brigades left in the infantry wing that protects them behind the palace, all of which add up to more than four thousand devils!"

"Although Xiao Yunshan and Xiong Changhe's troops are over there, they don't have much advantage in strength. And the artillery in their hands has also been transferred, and the advantage in firepower is gone. There is almost no chance of taking down these little devils in a strong assault raid! ”

The hot expression on Wang Ping's face was not affected!

replied with a look of approval: "The analysis is in place, if you attack and raid, even if you give them another night, it will be impossible to take down so many little devils!" ”

"So, I didn't plan to attack, but decided to outwit!"

"Our original purpose tonight was just to consume a lot of the little devils here, and now it seems that this purpose is going to change. I've decided to bring forward the decisive battle that will start tomorrow night to this evening! ”

"Our ultimate goal is to inflict heavy damage on the Japanese Kato Division in Linfen City, and now I will change this goal. From now until tomorrow night, at all costs, the Japanese Kato Division will be completely annihilated! ”

Everyone in the command opened their mouths, frightened by Wang Ping's big appetite.

However, the total annihilation of a division and a new regiment of the Japanese army has not experienced it. However, they personally experienced the heavy damage to a division of the Japanese army and the total annihilation of a brigade of the Japanese army.

The shocked expression on his face lasted only a few seconds before he regained his composure, and then looked at the chief of staff in front of him, who had a growing appetite, and waited for the order!

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