binnovel Chapter 886: This is not a military training, this is a suicide
Chapter 886: This is not a military training, this is a suicide
"What?" Wang Yun, who was protecting the camera well, felt that the helmet blocked her vision. She adjusted the helmet upwards to reveal a gray face and asked.
"We only report good news, not bad news. If the battle situation isn't serious, there's no need to let the White Elephants in the back know. This will help reduce their panic. Similarly, have you ever seen a newspaper report a mountain of corpses? There are, but they were definitely of the Japanese army, not our own. You have to understand that our military strength comes primarily from the civilians in the rear. If you let something like that scare you, and we don't have reinforcements, you'll be the culprit."
Wang Yun was stunned by these words for a long time. It sounded like a deception.
"Don't listen to his threats, but there are some things that cannot be reported. You can keep them for yourself. Perhaps it will let future generations know what sacrifices their ancestors made to win this war."
buzzing...
The roar coming from the air made Zhou Weiguo look up and see seven or eight small black dots appear in the distance.
"Enemy bombers are entering the hole. Anti-artillery." An officer was running back and forth not far away and shouting; "Observation post, withdraw, observation post, withdraw."
After several battles, the officers no longer needed to remind the soldiers, and they knew how to protect themselves.
"Let's go back to the command center." Zhou Weiguo turned around and left with Xiao Ya and his group.
As soon as he stepped into the command center, bombs from the Japanese bombers behind him fell on the position. The mud above the command center fell sparsely. Zhou Weiguo came to the map and scraped off the dust with his hands.
"Weiguo, the losses outside the city are too great. The Second Regiment went up and an entire battalion was wiped out within an hour. The Third and Fourth Regiments also suffered corresponding losses." Fang Shengli approached Zhou Weiguo with a hoarse voice. "It's been less than a day, and we've practically destroyed an entire regiment. Fighting outside the city is too disadvantageous. Their bombers can attack us with impunity, and their heavy artillery is a formidable threat. We often have just built our fortifications before they're blown away."
"We need to change our tactics. We're here to train soldiers, not to sacrifice them for nothing." Takeshita Shun thought for a moment. "How about I go and blow up these heavy artillery pieces? They're too much of a threat."
Zhou Weiguo lit a cigarette and shook his head. "Takeuchi Hiroshi's 13th and 14th Divisions are connected. Not to mention, Terauchi Juichi is our old rival. He knows us well. I think he must have strengthened the defenses over there. You'd be walking into a trap if you went over there."
Takeshita Shun put his hands behind his back and looked at the map; "Let them in for street fighting. Once street fighting starts, their heavy artillery will be useless. Outside the city, we'll just be killed."
Although the Air Force will provide corresponding reinforcements, it is impossible for the Air Force to arrive in time due to the long distance and the interception by the Japanese army.
"What do you think?" Zhou Weiguo came to the front of the bunker and looked at Tonggu in the distance, which had been almost bombed by the Japanese army.
Sano Tadayoshi nodded. "Armored vehicles will also face street fighting. I personally think there's no problem. We can use street fighting to deplete the enemy's strength. We can also use street fighting to counterattack and defend, and learn from it."
Several groups had already been bombed, and now everyone knew how to protect themselves.
"What's the situation with the British First Division? That guy Jomas hasn't attacked in the past two days."
"Attack, bullshit! We sent them three telegrams in a row, asking them to coordinate the attack and reduce the pressure on us. These bastards just threw a few shells at the Japanese army in the distance, and I don't even know if the shells landed on them."
"Never mind them. From the very beginning, I never expected them to do anything." Zhou Weiguo snorted and knocked on the table. "However, as the battle intensifies, if they can't break through here, they will most likely launch an attack on the First Division."
"What are you going to do?" Takeshita Shun believed that Zhou Weiguo could ignore it, but that didn't mean he would let these people get away. Zhou Weiguo was not that kind of person.
"Xu Hu." Zhou Weiguo turned his head and shouted.
"Hey, Brigade Commander, I'm here." Xu Hu, who was discussing the tanks with Hei Mu, turned around and came to Zhou Weiguo. "What are your instructions, Brigade Commander?"
"The tanks have no mission. You'll have to lead my men to keep an eye on the British First Division. If you see any signs of them trying to escape, report to me immediately."
After saying this, he turned and looked at the map. "The position west of the city is relatively easy to defend. Have the fourth regiment hold it, and the third regiment serve as my reserve. The rest of the troops, fight and retreat, enter the city and engage them in street fighting. Move the headquarters inside."
In Tokyo City, Neiji Okamura was walking on the street in the drizzle, with the two of them beside him, and also following Nanzō Yunko.
"How did the Tonggu battlefield turn out like this? Why are Zhou Weiguo's troops only defending and not attacking? What does he want to do?"
The troops, who had always attacked like a tiger, suddenly changed their character and started to defend.
According to his deduction, Zhou Weiguo actually had the opportunity to launch an attack, and he even had several chances to succeed. But the reality was that Zhou Weiguo did not launch an attack, but launched a defense. He even started a street battle with the 55th Division from the day before yesterday.
"Tell me, what is he planning to do? When did such a ferocious being actually think of defending instead of attacking?
In his opinion, offense is the best defense.
Nanjō Yunko took a deep breath and glanced at Okamura Yasuji. "Maybe it's just a show for the British army."
"Little Zhuge is crazy! If they just want to put on a show, then they can just send the Yunnan Army behind them to defend Tonggu instead of mobilizing the most elite mechanized brigade in the mountain city to defend Tonggu. According to this calculation, the cost is too high."
The independent brigade is the only one equipped with a tank battalion, an artillery battalion and a transport battalion. Even the 200th Division, which is known to be mechanized, is inferior to it. But this force actually sneaked in there to fight street fighting. Shouldn't such a force be treated as elite forces and deployed in key battles? What's the point of stuffing them into the meat grinder of Tonggu?
"Do you think that little Zhuge would do this or that Zhou Weiguo would agree?" He was stupid.
Nanzō Yunko also thought it was impossible. After pondering for a moment, she said, "If that's not the case, do you think he's using Tonggu to train his troops' defensive capabilities?"
At this point, Nanzō Yunko shook her head and said self-deprecatingly, "No, that's impossible."
Okamura Neiji raised his head and glanced at the sky, then hummed, "No, you should say it's very likely."