Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

"I'm glad that you understand this, because we don't know how many enemies there are, and we can't gather more people to help in a short period of time. Alas... So, you can only rely on yourself." The Japanese captain couldn't help but sigh at the end.

In the past, he had never thought that he would be frightened by the enemy to the point of not daring to send support. He was really frightened by the Northeast Army. The empire was in the hands of the enemy and suffered heavy losses.

"Captain, you don't have to say more. This is all for the overall situation!" The Japanese major said hurriedly. There was nothing they could do about being abandoned. It was impossible for them to continue coming here to die when they knew there were a bunch of enemies waiting for them to take the bait.

If it was an ordinary enemy, they could send out an advance team to explore the risks, and then carry out an encirclement and suppression. However, it happened to be the Northeast Army, so there was nothing they could do. The enemy's strength far exceeded theirs, and it was even less likely that they would be encircled and suppressed in return.

"Tian Yuanjun, I'm sorry for wronging you." The Japanese captain took a long time to comfort him.

"Captain, I have no grievances. It's all for the empire! My death is worthy!" Tian Yuanjiro said in a firm tone. Everything he did was for the empire, and sacrifice was inevitable.

"However, Captain, I always feel that the Northeast Army that attacked us this time may not have so many people. The other side retreated after one round of fighting. Maybe they were also worried that we would attack and encircle them." Tian Yuanjiro changed the subject.

He felt that this attack was different from attacks in other places, and the enemy had no intention of launching any follow-up attacks.

Therefore, it is very likely that the enemy did not send many people over.

"Are you sure?!" the Japanese captain asked back after hearing this.

"No, this is just a guess. After all, the situation here is indeed different from other attacked places.
And the enemy was attacking the floating city before,
Most of the enemies are probably in the floating city, and only a small part of them may attack us." Tian Yuanjiro was naturally not 100% sure, he just suspected it.

"What you said does make sense. When the Northeast Army attacked other counties, they didn't do it like this. They just attacked the city directly and didn't retreat after one round of fighting.

Especially those checkpoints or bunkers, no one can survive." The Japanese captain fell into deep thought as he spoke.

If the Northeastern Army that attacked the county town had not had so many people, wouldn’t they have had a great opportunity?

As long as he could annihilate this group of Northeastern troops, it would be a great achievement. He might still have a chance, so he was promoted.

Thinking that he might be promoted to major general, he couldn't help but feel a little excited, but he quickly calmed down.

"No, no, the enemy might have made us think this on purpose, just to trick us into coming over for support, and then catch us all in one fell swoop! Don't forget, the other side can cooperate with the Eighth Route Army." The Japanese regiment commander shook his head repeatedly to reject.

The temptation of being promoted to major general was naturally great, but he was more worried that this was a trap. By then, not to mention promotion, even his life might be in danger, and a bunch of soldiers would be buried with him, which would cause more trouble for the empire.

"You should hold on to the county town and don't act rashly. The more I think about it, the more I feel that this is a trap. In the next two days, you should arrange for the Imperial Army to guard the city walls and see if the enemy is still that small.
If there are only that few people for several consecutive days, then it is likely that the enemy is tempting us to think that they really only have that few people!" The Japanese commander came up with another idea.

He didn't want to fall into the hands of this Northeastern Army.

"Hey!" Tian Yuanjiro nodded. After hearing what the regiment commander said, he also felt that the enemy might have done it on purpose.

"Let's do this for now. Defend the county town. Even if you can't defend it, you must destroy the supplies and radio stations in the warehouse. These things must not fall into the hands of the enemy. Do you understand?" The Japanese regiment commander gave another instruction.

If the enemy captures the county town, we cannot leave too many supplies for them, as that would make them stronger.

"Don't worry, Captain, I will never let any supplies fall into their hands!" Tian Yuanjiro said. He had already made preparations for this.

"Well, let's do this for now. You should make all the arrangements in the city by yourself. If you have any trouble making a decision, call me." said the Japanese regiment commander.

All he can do now is to offer advice. As for support, that is impossible.

"Understood!" Tian Yuanjiro responded.

The call was quickly hung up. Hearing the busy tone, he felt mixed emotions. He knew he would be abandoned, but when he was really sure, he still felt a little uncomfortable.

"Damned Northeastern Army! It's all your fault!" Tian Yuanjiro gritted his teeth and died. For some unknown reason, he actually ran to his side.

"Major!" At this time, the door was pushed open and a Japanese captain walked in.

"What's the matter!" Tian Yuanjiro suppressed his emotions and regained his calm. At this critical moment, he couldn't show a panic expression, so as not to shake the morale of the army!
"Have you called the regiment commander for help? What did they say?!" the Japanese captain asked hurriedly.

"Damn it, with just these few enemies, do we still need to ask for help?! As long as we don't leave the city, the enemy will never be able to get in!" Tian Yuanjiro cursed, looking like he didn't take the enemy seriously at all.

"But, the ones who attacked us were the Northeast Army. If we don't ask for help, can we stop them?!" The Japanese captain was stunned for a moment, then said.

"Of course we can stop them. The enemy attacking us doesn't have that many people. Otherwise, why would they retreat after just one round of fighting? This shows that the enemy is also panicking and is worried that we will leave the city to encircle and suppress them.
If I wasn't worried about the other party setting a trap, I would have killed them long ago. Just guard the city well these few days, and nothing will happen! "Tan Yuanjiro continued to speak, his tone was firm and unquestionable, his face was calm, as if everything was expected.

"Major, if this is the case, we should ask for help. This is an opportunity. Although we cannot completely destroy the enemy, we can at least destroy part of them." The Japanese captain said hurriedly.

"Baga, the enemy has so few people and we can't catch up with them, yet you have to mobilize a large number of troops to ask for help. Are you crazy?" Tian Yuanjiro cursed. What an idiot, why is he so obsessed with killing this Northeast Army?

If it were that easy, he would have asked someone to take action last night. Why would he wait until now?

"Besides, if we send people out to pursue them, what if this is a strategy to lure the tiger away from the mountain? You don't want the county anymore, right?!" Tian Yuanjiro continued.

"That's right, Major. I didn't think that much." The Japanese captain lowered his head, obviously convinced. "By the way, let the Imperial Army wear the uniforms of the Imperial Army and let them guard the city in the next few days." Tian Yuanjiro ordered.

"Ah?! Let the Imperial Army guard the city?! Can they be trusted?!" The Japanese captain was stunned. These Imperial Army in the city were all recruited locally, and many of them were ruffians with little combat effectiveness.

"Don't talk nonsense, just go if I tell you to. If anyone from the Imperial Army dares to disobey orders, just shoot them!" Tian Yuanjiro said the last part with murderous intent.

It took a lot of resources of the empire to support these people. Now is the time to let them contribute, otherwise the resources will be wasted.

"Understood!" the Japanese captain responded.

"Go down, and don't think about leaving the city to encircle the enemy." Tian Yuanjiro waved his hand and immediately asked the Japanese captain to withdraw.

"Hi!" The Japanese captain lowered his head, slowly walked out of the office, and gently closed the door.

“Huh…” Tian Yuanjiro finally breathed a sigh of relief. Chasing the other party was not a waste of time. If he didn’t want to live, he could have just said so earlier. He could give him a ride, but don’t take him along.

.........

At the same time, deep in the mountains and forests.

Li Jin and his friends were drinking hot meat porridge.

"Captain Li, do you think the Japanese in the county will think that we only have this many people and then rush out of the city to encircle and suppress us?!" He Guangchen expressed his concerns while drinking.

There are thousands of Japanese devils in this county, and they are assisted by many puppet troops. If they were to mobilize all of them, the number would reach more than two thousand, but they only have more than twenty people.

"Don't worry, I have sent people to keep an eye on the county town. If the Japanese really dare to send people out, we will retreat directly. Anyway, the villagers of Wujia Village have already left, and the Japanese are not paying attention to searching for the missing Japanese. Our mission has been accomplished." Li Jin was not too worried about this.

If the Japanese really dared to send people out of the city, he could also cause some trouble for them and kill more of them, letting them know that they are not so easy to kill.

"That's right. The puppet troops in the city have little combat power. They can't threaten us.
Besides, the mountain is so big, if the devils want to encircle and suppress us, two or three thousand people are not enough, we can withdraw at any time. " Hearing this, He Guangchen also felt that he was overthinking, and they didn't need to worry about the devils coming out to encircle and suppress them.

"Besides, the Japanese don't have the guts to do that. The trick we showed last night basically made the Japanese believe that we are the Northeast Army with strong combat effectiveness.

They probably won't leave the city, but will worry whether this is a trap. If I'm not mistaken, this county has probably been abandoned by the devils, and there won't even be any support." Li Jin said the last part, with a smile on his face, and he was still very confident about this.

After all, he had often dealt with the Japanese in this way before, and the Japanese were probably scared. They were afraid that if they sent people over, they would be wiped out halfway.

"Well, if it were me, I probably wouldn't dare to send anyone for support unless I had a lot of soldiers under my command." He Guangchen nodded, agreeing with what Li Jin said.

If too few people are sent, they will basically be sent to die. If too many are sent, they cannot be transferred in a short time. Therefore, it is better to abandon this county. Although it may result in the loss of thousands of people, it is better than the entire regiment being annihilated by the enemy.

"Besides, even if the enemy sees that I only have a few people, they dare not gamble. Don't forget, my Northeast Army can cooperate with the Eighth Route Army!" Li Jin added!
"In this case, the Japanese will dare not leave the city!" He Guangchen couldn't help but smile.

The already formidable Northeast Army was paired with the larger Eighth Route Army. Even if the Japanese were given the courage, they would not dare to leave the city, let alone provide support.

"So, don't worry too much. Since I dare to do this, it means I have considered all possibilities.
However, in order to make it more similar, we still need to continue to attack the Japanese county town in the next two days to make the Japanese more certain that we are luring them out of the city so that we can destroy them. "Li Jin continued.

He doesn't act on impulse, he always thinks things over carefully, especially given his current status, which involves many people so he can't afford to let anything go wrong.

"Well, you are really amazing and think things through. If it were me, I really wouldn't have considered so much." He Guangchen also admired him. Sure enough, he could learn a lot from Li Jin. This trip was indeed not in vain.

"Just think more and take one step at a time. War is actually a battle of command. Whoever has a loophole in their deployment will lose.
Of course, since some loopholes can be easily seen, it is likely that the enemy deliberately lets you see them in order to lure you into the trap and then destroy you in one fell swoop.
When you are weaker than the enemy, you should be more cautious and not rush blindly. Therefore, you need to think twice before attacking or defending. " Li Jin began to give instructions.

"Yes, you are right." He Guangchen nodded and wrote down what Li Jin said.

"There is still a lot to learn. Commanding a battle is not that easy." Li Jin also felt a little emotional. It would be okay if he had to command a smaller number of people, but if it was a large-scale battle involving hundreds of thousands of troops, people with poor health would probably be exhausted.

Because every order issued and troop deployment affects the fate of thousands of people, or even everyone, the pressure is extremely great.

"Yes, the more people there are, the more problems there are. The coordination between the troops and the coordination between the different arms, once there is a problem, it will be very serious.

Especially in terms of discipline, we must be stricter, and those who make mistakes must not be let off easily. From top to bottom, we must hold them accountable. Only in this way can the various positions in the army supervise each other and avoid problems. "Li Jin continued.

There are too many factors that commanders need to consider in large-scale troop operations, so every command before the battle evolves many times in their minds and must be simulated on the sand table.

Whether it is attacking, retreating, or various emergencies, you must consider the response measures. Otherwise, once something goes wrong, the consequences will be unbearable.

"Captain Li, if I didn't know you, I would have thought you were a high-ranking military officer. You talk so eloquently, but what you say is very true." He Guangchen couldn't help but say.

Li Jin's abilities were even greater than he had imagined. He even thought that the achievements Li Jin would achieve in the future would definitely be unimaginable.

(End of this chapter)