binnovel Chapter 220: Take him by surprise and go behind enemy lines
Chapter 220: Take him by surprise and go behind enemy lines
The 74th Army pressed forward.
The vanguard is less than 20 kilometers away from Teng County.
The chief of staff didn't know how they got here, but he knew one thing: relying solely on the military force of Teng County, they might not be able to defend Teng County.
Once Teng County could not be defended, they would occupy Teng County and advance another fifty or sixty kilometers to the left. The retreat route of the troops heading south would be directly cut off.
Teng County must be defended, but how to defend it? Relying on infantry without any heavy weapons is undoubtedly asking for trouble.
"General, we need to withdraw the troops outside the city and immediately request reinforcements from above."
Seya Hikaru, who had just been shouting that he wanted to fight the 74th Army to the death, stopped talking in an instant.
He was just talking and really had no intention of leaving. He knew very well how much he was worth now, and he just wanted to vent his anger at the other party, but the other party was completely shameless.
As soon as I got back, they caught up with me.
"Okay, let's do this. Also, have the air force dispatch quickly to intercept their advance."
The dispatch of the air force did not bring much good news. The 74th Army had a lot of anti-aircraft weapons, and their bombers did not dare to fly at low altitudes. They could only drop bombs at high altitudes, but the lethality was limited. They had no choice but to deal with the 74st Army located behind the 41th Army.
The 74th Army still marched to the outskirts of Teng County in a swagger, set up heavy artillery and launched an artillery attack on Teng County.
Teng County is a military stronghold for both sides.
Not long after Seya Hikaru's telegram requesting help was sent, a regiment of the Isogai Division heading south was ordered to rush to provide reinforcements.
The plan of besieging a point and attacking its reinforcements was implemented. After figuring out the firepower allocation of this regiment, the task of attacking the reinforcements fell on Zhou Weiguo's independent regiment and a brigade of the 58th Division, while the remaining forces continued to attack Teng County.
"Where will they go?" There are two roads coming from the south. One is a big road, but it takes almost a day to walk. The other is a small road, which saves a day, but the road is not easy to walk.
At the headquarters of the independent regiment, Fang Shengli drew out two routes and asked Zhou Weiguo and several staff officers standing nearby. Tian Jing and Xiao Ya also stood beside the map and offered suggestions.
Xiao Ye, who always liked to come to the regiment headquarters, is now working hard to sell the looted guns and ammunition. He has not been seen for two days.
"Let's take the main road. They are carrying artillery, heavy weapons, and armored vehicles. If we take the small road, it will delay their movements." Tian Jing pointed to the map.
Zhou Weiguo didn't say anything, but looked at Xiao Ya beside him and asked, "Xiao Ya, what do you think?"
Xiao Ya hummed and thought for a moment; "If the commander can intensify the attack, then they may take the small road. Teng County cannot wait. However, they may also divide their troops, with tanks and armored vehicles taking the main road and infantry taking the small road."
"We can't let them split their forces." Fang Shengli wailed. Originally, there were only two regiments of troops. If the other side split their forces, then we would also have to split our forces. If the Japanese army moved behind the 74th Army, then the situation in Lincheng would fall on our heads.
Yes, we cannot divide our troops, but if we don’t divide our troops, we will have to advance thirty kilometers to the fork in the road.
Zhou Weiguo was in a dilemma.
"Awen, my personal suggestion is to advance 30 kilometers and ambush them at the three bends in front of the fork in the road. I think they would never dream that we would ambush them there. After all, that is their hinterland. They would never think that we would ambush them there even if they racked their brains."
As long as I'm fast, the Japanese won't be able to react. And we can leave some troops here to set up an ambush on the main road, and let them know that we're setting up an ambush here and you can only take the small road.
In this way, the Japanese army will inevitably focus on reconnaissance on small roads and attacking on main roads, and they will not pay attention to the middle roads.
"But if we do that, how can our tanks get through? They will easily be discovered by the Japanese army along the way." Tanks are an indispensable force for attacking.
Xiao Ya blinked her eyes; "Why do we need tanks? We are ambushing, not attacking. As long as we bring enough artillery and anti-aircraft machine guns, won't it be enough? As for their tanks, I observed them carefully and they are not very thick. Can't we just sweep them with anti-aircraft machine guns?"
"Okay, let's do it." Zhou Weiguo knocked on the table and looked at Zhao Shoutian beside him; "Go and inform our regiment to prepare lightly. Also, let Chen Qi dismantle the artillery for me and distribute it. Everyone will carry a part and we will assemble it over there. The medical company will carry a small amount of supplies. If there is no more, you can carry two bullets or grenades for me. This time, our entire regiment will go out. Also, transfer the tanks to Teng County for me to assist the commander in attacking Teng County."
"Why is the tank back?"
Yu Huohuo was eating canned food in the military headquarters. When he heard the roar, he stood up and took a look. Actually, quite a few tanks that had gone to attack the reinforcements had returned.
He asked the adjutant beside him, somewhat confused.
The adjutant didn't know either, so he got up and went out to find Xu Hu who had brought the tank back.
"Why are you back?" Yu Huohuo asked after looking at Xu Hu who was still wearing the tank hat.
Xu Hu looked around. He knew the specific plan, but there were so many people here that it was inconvenient for him to tell them.
"Come here." Yu Huohuo put the canned food aside, then took Xu Hu and his adjutant to a secluded place nearby and asked, "Where did that kid go?"
"Commander, the regiment commander led the main force of the independent regiment to Sandaoguai to ambush the Japanese army. The tanks were not used, so he asked me to bring them back to assist the commander in preparing to attack Teng County. He said that he wanted to let the Japanese know that our tanks are in Teng County, not outside."
Three turns?
Yu Huo Huo almost jumped up and yelled, "Who told him to go? He was looking for death. That's the enemy's hinterland. He's trying to pull teeth out of a tiger's mouth."
He was looking for death. Sandaoguai was not far from the railway. Once the fighting started, the enemy reinforcements would arrive within two hours. He would lead his infantry to ambush the Japanese army. How could he escape then?
"Damn it." Yu Huohuo cursed. He shouldn't have let Zhou Weiguo, the bastard, go.
I knew this guy was a jerk, but I still let him go. Isn't this asking for trouble?
"Why don't you stop me? Why should I support you?" Yu Huohuo said to Xu Hu.
The adjutants next to him all felt a little sympathy for Xu Hu.
Xu Hu is just a captain. How could he stop Captain Zhou? He must be tired of living.
I guess you are the only one who can stop Captain Zhou, since he is directly under your command.
Xu Hu felt very aggrieved, but seeing that the commander was about to eat him, he hurried to explain; "Commander, the regiment commander said that as long as I'm fast enough, they won't be able to catch up with me."
"I..." Yu Huohuo hesitated for a long time and turned to ask the adjutant beside him; "It sounds good, but why do I feel that it's not right."