Obviously, the enemy used the method of issuing orders on telephone lines and coordinating with entrusted commands, and the supreme commander constantly moved and observed behind the position of Chu Tingchang's attack, judged Chu Tingchang's intentions, and then responded.

According to the observation of the drone, Chu Tingchang's attack in the past few days has been stopped, and there has been no breakthrough and outflanking, he obviously wants to attack through various areas at the same time, to test the enemy's weakness, but the enemy has dealt with it well, and has repeatedly put mobile troops into key areas to fortify, and has not given the deputy captain a chance.

It can be seen that in the actual battle, the Japanese army gradually adapted to Chu Tingchang's style of play, and they deliberately gave up many positions on the periphery, so that their various units were closer together, so that the Chinese army had no gaps to drill. It seems that with artillery fire as the forerunner and tanks as the means of attack, it is difficult to make great progress in the face of the enemy, who is built on top of each other and has sufficient reserves in the rear, especially since the enemy has a mechanized marching 3rd Tank Brigade as a reserve. Chu Jun's three-plate axe is difficult to work.

The plan for now is to eliminate the enemy's command headquarters and create a temporary chaos, so as to create an opportunity for Chu Tingchang's attack. However, with the current strength alone, it is difficult to continue to create chaos, so it is necessary to wait for the communication from Pavilion Chief Chu to be restored before they can act together, so as not to waste the opportunity.

Lin Xiuxuan and Qin Xiaosu completed the reconnaissance of the enemy's headquarters, and followed the enemy's linemen to find a new foothold. Of course, there is more than one place where Noda sent out to assume the telephone line, the so-called cunning rabbit three holes, this old devil knows it well and is very cautious, but Lin Xiuxuan can see the law, and all the preset command centers are on the commanding heights. It can be seen that Noda actually doesn't know where he is going, he is following the artillery fire, once Chu Tingchang's tanks and artillery appear, he will find a commanding height behind the artillery fire to command. In fact, he is only responsible for one thing, that is, to see through whether Chu Tingchang's attack is the main direction or a feint. At present, Noda pressed the treasure right, and Chu Tingchang's feint failed to deceive him.

Lin Xiuxuan and Qin Xiaosu separated, pedaling their bicycles, and each followed a phone line to find the next command center. These places rely on dense forests, and drones can't find them. These two places are the directions that Noda will attack when he foresees the next round of attacks by Chu Tingchang. Judging from the communications of the 5th Army intercepted by drones and the assembly area of the observation and reform troops, Noda's guess should be accurate.

Kengo Noda and a few people stood in front of the blackboard nailed to the map, waiting for the communications soldiers to send the latest situation maps, but his cunning rabbit three holes, irregular transfer strategy, also made the communications soldiers difficult, many times, front-line intelligence will be delayed, especially maps and other things.

But the good thing is that he is confident that he has found Chu Tingchang's weakness.

Originally, Noda thought that he would encounter a bloody battle in which the enemy tanks drove straight in, and he was ready to destroy all the jade, but the enemy's attack was very soft, and after attacking in one territory for a while, he would turn to another place. He gradually noticed that Chu Tingchang was essentially avoiding the siege, and what he was most afraid of should be the casualties caused by the siege.

This was the first time that Noda had observed that a Chinese officer was afraid of casualties. In his previous experience of fighting the Nationalist army on the frontal battlefield, the order of trade-offs that could be sacrificed in the minds of Chinese officers was very clear. The first is the general's own life, and secondly, the artillery that cannot bear to be discarded determines the status of their troops, and secondly, the guns, assets and livestock, which are not easy to replenish, and the most important thing is the life of the soldier. Because this is China's single and most abundant war resource. According to intelligence in North China, it is likely that the losses of the Chinese army in the forced conscription of strong men far exceeded the losses on the battlefield. The regular Chinese army, from top to bottom, treats illiterate soldiers as expendables and never adds money to training and food, because it is not worth it. The officers generally believed that it was a very cost-effective thing to exchange 10 soldiers for one Japanese soldier.

However, Chu Tingchang's performance was completely different, his command level was significantly higher than that of any general that Chongqing could send, but he would be constrained by such factors as casualties, and did not dare to launch a real attack, always trying to rely on maneuverability. The art of war is cloudy, and the ten rules are surrounded, and the strength advantage of Chu Tingchang is far from the extent that he can easily control the situation. So he can only test his weaknesses with a hammer in the east and a mallet in the west.

The reconnaissance reports of the 14th Division more than once mentioned that the enemy had set up field hospitals near the starting point of the attack, and that the seriously wounded would be sent to the rear field hospitals with precious gasoline. In fact, the enemy demanded that among the materials airdropped by the United States, a considerable proportion of tropical disease drugs and equipment for preparing clean water should be used. The toilets they dug along the trenches were disinfected unless they were regular.

But now Chu Jun's advantage has become a burden for him. Noda decided to deal with it carefully, not to give the enemy a chance, and he wanted to spend it with the enemy.

"Where will the enemy attack next?" Noda asked.

"It's going to start from the Miyamoto Brigade and Tanino's troops, right? There will be no big difference from yesterday, since the morning, they have been shelling this area, and the signs are obvious. The staff officer said.

"It could also be a feint to attract our attention, so the reserves can't be rash, but once I'm sure the enemy is attacking from here, Amano's troops must reach the rear in the shortest possible time to plug the gap. Then, with crossfire, annihilate the enemy who breaks through. ”

"Division commander, I don't think this Chu Pavilion Commander is difficult to deal with, he lacks the courage to dare to fight a decisive battle."

"I have reservations about that, but I'm thinking about what that guy said in the field hospital."

"That fool of the 4th Division?" The staff officer guessed that the division commander was still lingering.

He said they were better at dealing with Chu Tingchang. I wondered, do we still have any loopholes? ”

"Your Excellency, don't listen to this lieutenant's nonsense. They, like Chu Tingchang, also lack courage. Now that we have found the enemy's weak point, we can quickly exhaust their offensive energy and counterattack. ”

"Well, then we don't have to wait for the map, maybe we'll get lost again, let's pack our things and go. I always feel that Pavilion Chief Chu will use some nasty tricks to touch my headquarters. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency, this move is not uncommon in his previous battles."

At the same time, Chu Tingchang, 20 kilometers north of the city, was also anxiously deploying an attack, hoping to divide part of the enemy's forces with a surprise attack, and then weaken the enemy. Of course, since the day before yesterday, his similar tactics have been carried out five times, and none of them have been successful. As a rule, Zhou Youfu's pincer offensive was not completed, and the enemy's second echelon arrived, with a large amount of artillery fire, obstacles and *, preventing him from eliminating a large group of troops from the enemy's complete defensive line. In the end, the battle was dragged into attrition and refueling without exception, and in the end it could only be withdrawn under the pressure of the flanks. The enemy fights tighter and tighter, and there are fewer and fewer gaps that can be interspersed, which is indeed an unsolvable problem.

Ma Qiang and Xu Chong always heard back there, which made him quite anxious, his supply line was very fragile, it was raining in the rear, and the Thai army was constantly harassing, and the transportation volume could not be guaranteed. If this continues, Chiang Mai will not be able to win this battle. If that's the case, it's not going to be good. After defecting to Stilwell, he parked himself on the cusp, and in addition to the right to conscript, he also got weapons directly from the Americans, which obviously touched the scales of the old Chiang. At present, Chongqing does not dare to make a stumbling block for itself, mainly because it is afraid of its own military exploits, but if this battle cannot be won, it will be difficult to say the situation.

Suddenly, someone outside sent a telegram, which was sent by Xu Chong. He quickly took it and looked at it a few times.

The telegram read: "With the assistance of a powerful friendly party, our unit has hijacked the enemy's armored army column, infiltrated the enemy's Chiang Mai railway junction, and is ready to attack from the city, and is now reconnoitring the position of the 1st Supreme Command.

The telegram was very brief and basically made things clear, and Xu Chong's communication over there was sent and received by the communication troops, and there were many people handling it, so it couldn't be written too clearly. But Chu Tingchang understood it.

With the help of a strong friend, it can't be anyone else except 419. In particular, hijacking an armored train to enter the enemy's hub is completely Lin Xiuxuan's style. Lin has two major preferences, one is to disguise the head, and the other is to like to act unexpectedly. I think the train can be so big, at least disguised as a major general of the railway soldiers, right?

Chief Chu quickly looked at the map for a while, and then ordered the original attack to be canceled, but continued to maintain the enemy's forward artillery bombardment. He quickly drafted a telegram and immediately sent it to Xu Chong, informing him that he would launch a multi-pronged attack, hoping that Xu Chong would be able to independently solve the enemy's command and plunge the enemy into maximum chaos.

Lin Xiuxuan quickly received a reply from Chief Chu through the drone, it seems that after two months, communication with Commander Chu has finally resumed, obviously there is something technical wrong with Ma Qiang.

Judging from the content of the telegram, he and Chu Tingchang were heroes, and they both knew that the key to this kind of tough battle was to sabotage the command. Front-line officers, standing on their own side, will consider each attack to be the main force of the enemy and hope that the reserves will strengthen themselves. Only the division and regimental headquarters that coordinate the overall situation can easily distinguish the enemy's key points. Of course, once this command is eliminated, the enemy's chaos will not last long, so the attack must be coordinated seamlessly, of course, Lin Xiuxuan had better kill the chief of staff here.

He and Qin Xiaosu converged again, and the positions of the two command headquarters that the enemy may transfer in the future have been determined, but the enemy's defense is loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and it is difficult to destroy, especially the armored train is parked in the city, and the artillery can't be shelled here, and the drone flies from the Bay of Bengal, and it can't be carried*, so you can only rely on yourself to get rid of the command center.

As they hurried back, Lin was still thinking about his next steps. If you bring Xu Chong's people here, they may be exposed as soon as they leave the station, especially if there is no Japanese military uniform.

Qin Xiaosu could see that the team leader was worried about something, but he had an idea, and now was the time to put it forward.

"Team leader, have you noticed that the enemy's tanks are deployed quite chaotically and scattered?"

"yes, probably to protect against air raids. These tanks are equipped with radios, so they can be dispersed somewhat. ”

"We can seize a tank to solve the problem at hand."

"Capture the tank?" Lin Xiuxuan felt that his eyes lit up, he had already stolen the train, and it was nothing to get another tank.

"Do you have a plan?"

"Yes."

Thirty minutes later, a Type 100 tank, which had just been repaired from the city's repair shop, was heading towards the front assembly area. Suddenly, he received a call from his superiors, informing him of the change of meeting place and asking him to rush to the depths of the jungle to rendezvous.