In less than twenty minutes, the chief of staff returned.

The chief of staff who returned to the war room had an even more unpleasant face than just now.

"Division commander, something really happened~"

"The Sixth Brigade called back, and there was no news of one of their reinforced squadrons until now. Five kilometers away, they should have climbed it now. But so far, they haven't heard any news~ There is only one possibility, they were killed by the Eighth Route Army that touched our rear! ”

In addition, the 3rd, 4th, and 8rd Infantry Brigades also sent a telegram: the Imperial Army reinforcing them was attacked by the Eighth Route Army on the road, and only the sound of the fighting guns could be clearly heard. After the battle, they didn't see reinforcements coming, and not surprisingly, these reinforcements were also killed by the Eighth Route Army! ”

"It's over~" Lieutenant General Ito felt despair again, almost exactly the same as a year ago.

At this time, the chief of staff next to him frowned and asked: "Division commander, the quilt doesn't understand, since they heard the gunfire of the reinforcements being attacked, and it was very close to them, why didn't these captains send troops to reinforce them!" ”

"It's right not to reinforce them!" Lieutenant General Ito shook his head in reply.

"Holding on to the station, they can hold out until dawn with minimal casualties. But sending troops to attack is different, not only will there be no way to rescue those reinforcements, but the troops sent out will be completely wiped out under the siege of the Eighth Route Army, and even affect the defense of Tan's station! ”

"Immediately contact all the reinforcements that can be contacted, stop reinforcing the front line, immediately withdraw to the nearest village and town, and wait for reinforcements until dawn!"

"Order all the captains of the front line to stand by until dawn. Unless there is an emergency, denial, no force can take the initiative! ”

After the chief of staff returned to the war room, Lieutenant General Ito's face could no longer see the decadence and despair he had just seen.

Staring at the chief of staff, he analyzed: "There are ten battalions of the Eighth Route Army attacking us at the front!" In order to put a certain amount of pressure on our front-line sweeping troops, the troops of these ten battalions will definitely not be able to move. This means that the Eighth Route Army that killed our reinforcements has someone else! ”

"The remaining five battalions of troops of the new regiment are coming!" The chief of staff made a judgment with a light in his eyes.

"Eighty percent of the way!" Lieutenant General Ito affirmed.

Then analyzed: "In this case, the rear of the new regiment base area of the Eighth Route Army will be empty~ except for the guerrillas and a small number of local troops, there are almost no main forces!" ”

"Chief of Staff, how many troops do we have on this line!"

"Five garrison brigades, one mobile brigade, with a total strength of more than five thousand people. In addition, there were five regiments of the Imperial Allied Army. However, these five regiments were not yet formed, and each regiment had only seven or eight hundred people! The chief of staff replied.

"According to the order of the front army, in order to better command the troops to kill the new regiment, the imperial army and the imperial alliance army here are also under the command of Your Excellency, the division commander!"

"Five thousand imperial troops!" Lieutenant General Ito smiled slowly and in despair.

Then he ordered: "Since there is no main force in the hinterland of the new regiment's base area, then we will seize the opportunity to directly attack the hinterland of their base area, make a big deal in the hinterland of their base area, and destroy their command system." At the very least, we have to destroy their base areas~"

"Order the front, leave a garrison squadron and all the Imperial Allied troops in each county town. The combat effectiveness of the Imperial Allied Army on the field battlefield was almost zero. However, let them defend, especially under the supervision of the imperial army, they still have a certain combat effectiveness! ”

"Except for the remaining troops, the other troops will immediately go out and directly attack the new regiment base area!"

The chief of staff said excitedly: "Division commander, there is another advantage to doing this!" ”

"The hinterland of the base area is under attack, and the troops deployed on the front line by the Eighth Route Army will definitely come back to help. At that time, the pressure on our front-line troops will be much less, and maybe we can find an opportunity to take out a few of their main battalions! ”

"That's for sure!" Lieutenant General Ito affirmed.

"Go and give orders immediately, and at the same time, there are intelligence officers on the police station, be sure to keep an eye on every move of all the troops of the Eighth Route Army on the front line, and report any situation immediately!"

"Front-line sweeping troops, tomorrow during the day, the sweeping continues~"

"The two brigades were combined to sweep the troops, and after daybreak they merged according to the strength they had left. In the next sweep, the troops do not need to be cautious and cautious, and they cannot give the enemy any opportunity to take advantage of it! ”

The former enemy headquarters of the new regiment.

Zhong Chenggong walked in and reported excitedly: "Regiment commander, another devil reinforcement squadron has been completely annihilated by us!" ”

"Plus there are already five of these reinforced squadrons, and there are more little devils than an infantry brigade!"

Wang Ping was in a very good mood: "Good fight...... After this battle is over tonight, the strength of the entire front-line devils will be weaker than ours. If they don't plan to withdraw their troops yet, we can keep an eye on them anytime and anywhere as long as we want! ”

"How about the action team that touched the belly of the little devil, is there any news of them~ After such a long time, the main force has achieved a lot of results, and it will be up to them next!"

"It should be good!" Zhong Chenggong affirmed.

"Xiong Changhe reported: In the battle when they took the fifth brigade of the Japanese army, except for the weapons and ammunition that the devils were equipped with, there were almost no reserves of ammunition in stock. This means that the devil has not been supplied for so long! ”

"This is obviously impossible, there is only one possibility, the supply ammunition sent to them by Linfen City has been cut off halfway by our action team!"

"It's good to have results!" Wang Ping affirmed.

"As long as they fight devils, they will reap the rewards. Once they have the harvest, they will have enough weapons and ammunition to expand their troops, and then continue to fight the devils! ”

"Chief of Staff, disperse all the reconnaissance companies for me. In addition to the reconnaissance platoons of each battalion, our regimental headquarters must also keep abreast of the movements of the remaining Japanese puppet troops. If possible, it's best to find out what they have left! ”

After dawn, Wang Ping, who walked outside the headquarters, did not feel sleepy at all, and was in a very good mood.

He didn't expect that his inadvertent preparation would bring him such a big gain.

Not surprisingly, tonight's battle was a key turning point in the entire counter-sweep. After tonight, the new regiment will be able to turn the defense into an offensive and knock the devils out of the base area.

At the headquarters of the Japanese division in Linfen City, Lieutenant General Ito was in a very bad mood. It's been almost ten minutes since I've been staring at the map with a calm face, but I still haven't said a word.

The chief of staff stood by for several minutes, hesitated for a long time before gritting his teeth and reporting: "Division commander, the report telegram from several other infantry brigades has also arrived!" ”

"The fighting on the front line has all stopped, and before dawn, all the Eighth Route Army has retreated! Moreover, the aviation units providing air support have arrived at the battlefield and are searching for the retreating Eighth Route Army, hoping to find them and kill them! ”

Lieutenant General Ito finally reacted, shook his head and ordered: "Let the aviation troops not waste their efforts in vain, since the Eighth Route Army has retreated, it will definitely not be able to find them." With this kung fu, it is better to directly kill the hinterland of their base area and bomb suspicious targets! ”

"Yes, that's it, according to the information sent by the intelligence department before, bomb all the important targets in the new regiment base area. Tell the Chinese that even if they retreat to the hinterland of the new regiment base area, the imperial army can still kill them! ”

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