Chapter 429: Anticipate the Enemy First

"However, we don't have that many troops at all, unless we don't care about the remaining more than 1,000 Japanese troops here, let them do whatever they want in our hinterland!" The staff officer asked rhetorically with a look of disbelief. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

"This is not good, although there are not many Japanese troops of more than 1,000. However, it is also very dangerous to suddenly appear behind the defensive line and cooperate with the Japanese attacking forces to flank us inside and outside......" the chief of staff continued to veto.

Just as the chief of staff was frowning and going around the command, thinking about a solution that didn't exist at all, another staff officer suddenly barged in.

and the staff officer suddenly broke in, and there was also a lieutenant colonel battalion commander.

"Chief of Staff, something happened...... The Liaodong Army sent two regiments into our defense area, and now these two regiments are around the battlefield. "The lieutenant colonel battalion commander first reported.

The chief of staff, who was frowning, was immediately puzzled: "Liaodong Army, what are they doing here?" ā€

As soon as he finished speaking, the staff officer who came in with him reported: "Chief of staff, an officer of the Liaodong Army came outside and wanted to see you, saying that he had come to solve the problem for you." ā€

The chief of staff was even more puzzled on his face, but he still frowned and said, "Let him come in, I want to see, how can he solve the problem for me?" ā€

Seeing the chief of staff of the Russian army was a staff officer of the Liaodong Army Headquarters, as soon as he entered the headquarters, the staff officer bluntly said: "The commander must be worried about the problem of insufficient troops now...... If the commander believes us, he can hand over the remaining Japanese on the battlefield to us to fight! ā€

"The commander's troops can immediately return to the front line before dawn to block the Japanese attack!"

"Why are you helping me?" The chief of staff asked with a pair of eyes fixed on the staff officer.

The staff officer did not hide it, and said very directly: "Our commander said, if you don't come back immediately, the defense line full of holes will definitely not be able to stop the Japanese attack." We don't want to see your Russian army defeated so quickly, and we have to rely on you to kill and wound a large number of Japanese troops. ā€

The chief of staff quickly exuded a thick murderous aura from his body, and questioned the staff officer: "Good calculation, we and the Japanese are working the front line, and your Liaodong Army will reap the benefits of the fisherman." ā€

The staff officer did not answer this question directly, and looked at the chief of staff of the Russian army-for-tat and continued to ask: "Our troops are around the battlefield, as long as the commander agrees, we will take over the battlefield immediately." If we don't agree, we immediately retreat. ā€

Even if he knew that the Liaodong Army was using itself, in order for Russia to win the final victory, the chief of staff could only agree: "Yes, but in order to cause unnecessary misunderstandings, your army can only operate around the battlefield." ā€

"Yes......" The staff officer replied without thinking about it.

After finishing speaking, the tone changed and continued: "However, we also have two requirements: we must keep it confidential if we help you with this matter. If you let the Japanese know, as our commander said, you will definitely lose this battle......"

"The second requirement is that when the battle is over, the weapons and ammunition on the battlefield are all from our Liaodong Army, and all of them are the military ......expenses of our Liaodong Army."

After a brief hesitation, the Chief of Staff of the Russian Army agreed.

In less than an hour, the two regiments of the Guards Brigade and the Russian army all changed guards.

As soon as the Russian army left, the guard brigade commander called all the battalion commanders together to discuss how to eat the more than 1,000 Japanese troops.

"Brigade commander, I just saw that the Japanese army here is stronger than we imagined. It is simply impossible to end the fighting in a short period of time, and we have to pay a lot of casualties. The commander of the second guard regiment said with a frown.

"I also observed that the Japanese army was equipped with too many light and heavy machine guns, and as long as they had enough ammunition, it would be difficult for us to break through the fire interception of so many light and heavy machine guns. Otherwise, with two artillery regiments, the Russian army still has such a big loss? ā€

Brigade Commander Li Xiaohu replied with a serious face: "Are you all finished?" ā€

Seeing that everyone nodded, Li Xiaohu changed his tone and continued: "You are all right, with the current strength and firepower of the Japanese army, if we attack head-on, even if we eat them, we will suffer heavy losses." However, you all see only the enemy's advantage, and none of you sees your own advantage......"

"Why did the commander give us a few thousand more grenades until we set off? Let me tell you, whether we can solve these more than 1,000 Japanese troops with very small casualties, the key is to look at the grenades. ā€œ

After thinking about it, Huang Zhongxin, the commander of the third regiment, frowned and asked: "Grenades, grenades are very powerful, but they are only effective when they rush in front of the Japanese army. The problem now is that we simply can't withstand the Japanese counterattack fire and rush in front of the Japanese army. ā€

"Who says there's no way?" Li Xiaohu asked rhetorically.

"The Japanese army is not equipped with artillery, and a large number of light and heavy machine guns can indeed block offensive targets on the ground. However, no matter how powerful the light and heavy machine guns were, they could not hit the targets hiding in the trenches. ā€

"If we hide in the trenches and attack the Japanese army, the light and heavy machine guns equipped by the Japanese army will not be able to help us. And we will be able to get as close as possible to the Japanese positions and blow them all up with grenades. ā€œ

Everyone's eyes lit up, and they subconsciously sighed: "Brigade commander, this method is good." Each of the two regiments carried three grenades, which added up to about 10,000. Tens of thousands of grenades against more than 1,000 Japanese troops, the Japanese army will be torn to pieces even if they are iron......"

"The brigade commander is wise, he can come up with such a good way......"

Li Xiaohu hurriedly shook his head and waved his hand: "You are wrong, this method is not what I thought of." ā€

"It's the commander, before we set off, the commander thought of this problem and came up with such a solution for us!"

Xia Jun, the commander of the second regiment, said with a shocked face: "I used to hear people say that the commander was like a god, but I didn't believe it at first, but now I believe it, the commander is really extraordinary." Brigadier Commander, give the order, how are we going to fight ...... next?"

Li Xiaohu nodded, and said with a serious face: "The commander has already come up with a way to reduce casualties and eliminate the enemy." However, how to operate depends on everyone's ......"

"As everyone knows, because of the large-scale expansion of the troops, there are still many battalions and companies in our guard brigade that are not fully equipped with light and heavy machine guns. And the Japanese army we were going to destroy was armed with a large number of light and heavy machine guns that we desperately needed. ā€

"In a word, whether everyone's light and heavy machine guns can be matched depends on this battle."

"Brigade commander, give the order!" Huang Zhongxin, the head of the third regiment, asked with a serious face.

Soon, two regiments of the Guards Brigade began to dig trenches in battalion units and advance towards the Japanese positions.

Under the cover of night, the encircled Japanese troops did not know what the Liaodong Army was doing?

However, as soon as the sky dawned, the Japanese army saw the purpose of the Liaodong Army.

One or two hundred light and heavy machine guns opened fire immediately, and the dense bullets immediately rained down on the positions of the Liaodong Army.

However, because the Liaodong Army was hiding in the trenches and digging trenches, although the bullets fired by the Japanese army were very dense, they could not hurt the Liaodong Army in the slightest.

After a strafing attempt failed, the Japanese army could only stop this meaningless shooting and watch the trenches dug by the Liaodong Army approach their positions step by step.

"Baga, the enemy is too cunning to allow us to approach our position, otherwise, our firepower superiority will not be brought into play......," the Japanese brigade commander scolded loudly.

The chief of staff on the side hurriedly reminded: "Your Excellency the brigade commander, our troops are running out, as long as the other side rushes into our position, we will be finished......"

After thinking about it, the brigade commander decided: "Counterattack, counterattack immediately, we can't let the enemy continue to dig." (To be continued.) )