The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

Chapter 1393: Be a coward first (second update)

"We must not go head-to-head with eight-way heavy artillery and aircraft!" This was the solution Okamura Neji came up with after thinking for a long time.

"As long as they keep some of their artillery and tanks, especially mountain field artillery, the Eighth Route Army's infantry and tank troops will not dare to launch attacks rashly..."

"The Eighth Route Army is equipped with a limited number of tanks and a limited number of troops."

"As long as some artillery is retained to destroy their tank troops in battle, the remaining infantry will be a piece of fat on our lips, and we can eat it as much as we want."

The chief of staff was convinced and immediately accepted the order: "I am humble enough to give the order now."

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Wing center front line.

Listening to the constant explosions of artillery shells from the station, the uninterrupted roar of aircraft overhead, and the screams of artillery shells and aerial bombs streaking across the sky.

The division commander was very anxious.

After ten minutes of hard work, although the artillery regiment under his command was not completely wiped out, it had lost more than 60% of its artillery pieces.

The artillery losses were even greater, exceeding 80%. As a result, many artillery pieces that were not destroyed were unable to continue participating in the battle due to insufficient gunners, and could only be set up on the position to be bombed.

"What's going on with the chariot brigade..." The division commander suddenly thought of the chariot brigade that was also attacked by the Eighth Route Army last night, and hurriedly asked the chief of staff.

The chief of staff breathed a sigh of relief and reported: "The tank group has not been attacked yet."

"In order to prevent them from becoming the next target of the Eighth Route Aircraft and heavy artillery, I have arranged for them to be dispersed in small groups at the station and camouflaged."

"Even if the Eighth Route Army wanted to attack them, they couldn't find the target..."

"That's good..." The division commander also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sir..."

The radio operator suddenly appeared in front of the two people and reported seriously.

"The Front Army Headquarters sent an urgent message: Let us not go head-to-head with the Eighth Route Aircraft and heavy artillery units, and find ways to retain more artillery and tanks, especially mountain and field artillery that has the ability to attack difficult positions and can be easily transferred."

"If the Eighth Route Army dispatches tank troops and infantry to attack us, immediately concentrate the mountain artillery and tanks to destroy the Eighth Route Army tank troops..."

"The Eighth Route Offensive Force has limited strength. If we destroy their tank troops, the rest of the battle will be much easier to fight."

The division commander was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He took a breath and replied: "If it hadn't been reminded by the front army headquarters, I almost forgot about the Eighth Route Army chariot unit."

After speaking, he ordered to the chief of staff: "The already dispersed chariot brigade will be further dispersed. The Eighth Route Army must not be given any chance to destroy them."

"The mountain and field artillery that can still be used at the station was immediately moved, withdrawn from the battle and hidden, and was ready to face the Eighth Route Army tank troops at any time."

The chief of staff did not take action immediately, but frowned and reminded: "Division commander..."

"In this way, we will be passively attacked by the combined attack of eight-route aircraft and heavy artillery, and we will have no power to resist..."

The division commander frowned and replied: "I can't help it. The aviation force can't be dispatched. If you want to save some mountain artillery, you can only be a tortoise and be bombed passively."

The chief of staff suddenly suggested: "How about we send infantry to take the initiative..."

"According to reports from the artillery unit, the heavy artillery unit and mountain artillery unit of the Eighth Route Army attacking us are located three or four kilometers away from us."

"We take the initiative and march forward in a sudden attack. We can kill them in forty minutes at most."

"The Eighth Route Army has limited troops and will certainly not be able to stop our attacking troops."

"Maybe we can take the opportunity to kill a few Eighth Route Army heavy artillery units..." The division commander was very excited after hearing this, but after hesitating for half a minute, he still shook his head helplessly.

"no……"

"Actively attacking the Eighth Route Army's artillery positions is just wishful thinking on our part."

"The Eighth Route Army aircraft in the sky are not vegetarians and will definitely attack our counterattack forces as soon as possible."

"And the enemy and us are three to four kilometers apart, so the Eighth Route Artillery unit has enough time to move its position."

"Although the Eighth Route Infantry is not strong enough to block all of our attacking troops, they can keep an eye on our attacking troops."

"After a busy day, even one Eighth Route Artillery unit was not killed. Instead, a large number of attacking troops were lost. That's what we call losing my wife and losing our troops."

"The best way to avoid these accidents and reduce losses is to stand still and stare at the Eighth Route Army taking the initiative to attack us..."

The chief of staff wanted to reply: What if the Eighth Route Army does not come to attack and keeps attacking the station with heavy artillery from a long distance.

But when the words reached his lips, he swallowed them back.

The firm expression on the division commander's face meant that he had made a final decision and would not change it easily.

Moreover, it was just his own guess that the Eighth Route Army would not attack the division headquarters.

Based on the analysis of the battle process in which three divisions were severely damaged by the Eighth Route Army last night, when the Eighth Route Army severely damaged the division's artillery regiment and tank brigade, the next step will be to dispatch tank troops and infantry, under the cover of aircraft and heavy artillery. attack.

Relatively speaking, the probability of the Eighth Route Army dispatching tanks to attack the garrison is much greater than not attacking.

Based on this analysis alone, in order to block the Eighth Route Army's offensive troops and reduce troop losses, the division commander's decision just now is undoubtedly the wisest.

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"Boom boom boom..."

Ten minutes later, the explosions in the Japanese military station became much weaker.

That was because more than a dozen aircraft had withdrawn from the battlefield, but the number of shells fired by the Eighth Route Heavy Artillery Force did not decrease.

The division commander no longer paid attention to the explosions that kept ringing in his ears. Instead, he found a commanding height to observe the surroundings of the station, searching for possible Eighth Route Army offensive troops.

He has been standing here for almost five minutes, but there has been no movement around the station, and the guard posts scattered around the station have not reported any enemy information.

It stands to reason that this would not be the case.

The Eighth Route Army's offensive force had more than twenty tanks, and the movement was very noisy.

Despite the deafening sound of shell explosions on the battlefield, the roar of tanks could still be heard at the guard post a kilometer away.

This means that there is no trace of the Eighth Route Army's offensive troops within one kilometer of the station.

It's so weird.

The planes bombarding them overhead had all left, and the Eighth Route Army's offensive troops had not yet appeared. Could it be that they had to wait for the heavy artillery fire coverage to end before launching an attack.

In that case, there would be no way to take advantage of the situation.

At this moment, a bold idea suddenly appeared in the head of the division commander: "Don't tell me that the Eighth Route Army does not plan to send tanks and infantry to attack itself tonight, but only wants to use heavy artillery and aircraft to attack itself from a long distance and consume the division's strength..."

The more I think about it, the more likely it is.

Because the Eighth Route Army's best opportunity to launch an attack on the garrison was disappearing little by little, and there was still no sign of them around.