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"Very good, I just like your confidence!" The commander-in-chief did not hesitate to praise.

Then he stared at the deputy commander-in-chief and ordered: "Since Wang Ping's side is ready, then the counterattack on our side will begin, right?" ”

"Tell Okamura Ningji that old devil that our Eighth Route Army is no longer what it used to be. Unlike a few years ago, in the face of them, they can only passively counter-sweep. Today, we already have the ability to take the initiative to attack! ”

"I also want to see what kind of expression this old devil Okamura Ninji will look like in a few days!" The deputy commander-in-chief replied with a smile on his face.

Two days later, at 12 o'clock in the evening, the headquarters of the Japanese North China Front in Peiping was still brightly lit, and more than a dozen staff officers were in and out to bring in a steady stream of intelligence and battle conditions.

Next to the huge combat sand table, several staff officers were also very busy, constantly embodying intelligence and battle conditions on the sand table for the commander's reference.

"Bage Yalu, how could the situation change so quickly!"

"In the daytime battle, the imperial army obviously has an absolute advantage, as long as there is another day tomorrow, the imperial army can take the location of the Jinchaji base headquarters under the cover of aviation."

"Can anyone tell us where the Eighth Route Army, which is attacking us, came out of nowhere!"

The chief of staff next to him hesitated for a moment and reminded: "Commander, the front-line troops report that the offensive of the Eighth Route Army is becoming more and more fierce, and mountain artillery and large-caliber mortars have been used, and the casualties of the troops are very large, and so far, at least one infantry brigade has been lost!" ”

Okamura Ningji scolded with a calm face: "Eight Grid Yalu, the Eighth Route Army is going to completely annihilate our attacking troops!" ”

"Is it possible to break through, or is there any nearby force that can immediately reinforce them!"

"Nope!" The chief of staff shook his head and replied.

"They have penetrated too far into the base area of the Eighth Route Army, and the nearest reinforcements are nearly eighty kilometers, and they will definitely not be able to catch up before dark!"

Okamura Ninji gritted his teeth and continued to ask, "Is there any possibility of breaking through?" ”

"It's hard!" The chief of staff replied.

"There were too many Eighth Route Army gathered around them, and they were already surrounded by them. If we break through hastily, we will turn defense into offense, and the casualties of the troops will be greater, and the losses will be greater! ”

"Then hold on!" Okamura replied stiffly.

"Order them to hold their positions until dawn!"

"Contact aviation, as long as there are conditions for take-off, immediately dispatch aviation to reinforce the battlefield!"

As soon as one staff officer was in the war room, another staff officer rushed in.

"Your Excellency Commander, our troops attacking the Taihang base of the Eighth Route Army have been attacked, and now they are surrounded!"

"The Eighth Route Army dispatched large-caliber heavy artillery, and the troops suffered heavy casualties, ready to break through!"

Okamura Ningji had a calm face and didn't speak, and another communications staff officer rushed in with a telegram in his hand: "Your Excellency Commander, our logistics supply Yangquan on the edge of the Taihang base of the Eighth Route Army has been attacked, and the Eighth Route Army has dispatched at least one division, and it is also equipped with mountain artillery and heavy artillery, and the firepower is very powerful!" ”

"The Yangquan garrison reported that the Yangquan city wall had been blown down by the heavy artillery of the Eighth Route Army, and the troops suffered heavy casualties."

"The offensive troops of the Eighth Route Army have entered Yangquan, and the garrison is engaged in street battles with them, let us be prepared for Yangquan to miss!"

At this time, the deputy chief of staff, who had just left, broke in directly, his face was very ugly, and there was a hint of panic!

"Your Excellency Commander, the Shijiazhuang garrison reports that a large number of Eighth Route Army has appeared near Shijiazhuang, and many strongholds on the periphery have been attacked!"

"It seems that the Eighth Route Army attacking them is also equipped with heavy artillery ......"

"At present, the exposed strength has exceeded a division!"

Okamura Ningji was not calm, strode to the sand table, and found Shijiazhuang on the sand table!

Soon, a very bold guess came out of Okamura's mind. His face turned white with a brush, and then he shouted: "I understand, the target of the Eighth Route Army's sudden counterattack is Shijiazhuang!" ”

"They plan to attack Shijiazhuang!" The chief of staff was shocked, and asked with a look of disbelief!

"It's not impossible!" Okamura Ninji replied with a calm face.

"If I'm not mistaken, the parade of the Eighth Route Army will start in less than ten days!"

"A military parade can indeed show strength, but what really shows strength is the record!"

"If the Eighth Route Army can take the important town of Shijiazhuang, it will cooperate with the military parade they are preparing to conduct. The purpose of the Eighth Route Army to show off its muscles has been completely achieved, and everyone knows that the Eighth Route Army is no longer what it used to be......"

The chief of staff, whose eyes had been fixed on the map, suddenly spoke.

"Commander, it's really possible!"

"Look at Yangquan, it is stuck between Taiyuan and Shijiazhuang, and it is an important material transfer station between the two places. Once taken by the Eighth Route Army, the imperial army in Shanxi will not be able to reinforce Shijiazhuang! ”

"Also, in order to attack the Jinchaji base area and the Jizhong base area of the Eighth Route Army, the garrisons around Shijiazhuang have been evacuated by us!"

"The Eighth Route Army must have taken a fancy to the emptiness of troops around Shijiazhuang, and then decided to attack Shijiazhuang and show its strong combat effectiveness by taking Shijiazhuang!"

The chief of staff's analysis made Okamura Ninji even more convinced of his judgment just now.

Frowning, he stared at the chief of staff and asked, "If you defend it, how long can Shijiazhuang hold it?" ”

"Three days is definitely no problem!" The chief of staff replied confidently.

"Although there are not many garrisons in Shijiazhuang, the city fortifications are very strong. Moreover, there are a large number of expatriates stationed in the city, and at least 2,000 expatriates can be armed to assist the troops in defense! ”

"Although the Eighth Route Army has heavy artillery, there are definitely not many of them."

"As long as it is dawn, we send planes to blow up those artillery, and the Eighth Route Army can only use the old method to attack Shijiazhuang through hard attrition!"

"When the time comes, we will have a greater grasp of holding Shijiazhuang!"

Okamura Ninji shook his head and replied, "It's not as easy as you think!" ”

"Ordinary mountain artillery is a treasure in the hands of the Eighth Route Army, not to mention heavy artillery!"

"Even if our planes pass by at dawn, it won't be so easy to destroy those artillery!"

"Therefore, if you want to hold Shijiazhuang, you must use the power of the outside!"

"Send a telegram to Taiyuan immediately, and ask them to transfer a mixed unit of a brigade and regiment to quickly march east to reinforce Shijiazhuang!"

"Yangquan must be saved, send planes to reinforce Yangquan after dawn, even if Yangquan is occupied by the Eighth Route Army, I must take it back!"

"The sweeping troops that entered the base area of the Eighth Route Army retreated on all fronts after dawn under the cover of aviation."

"This time, I'm going to kill the Eighth Route Army attacking Shijiazhuang and teach them a lesson!"

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