Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 344: The Devil's Encirclement and Annihilation Plan

At the Japanese temporary combat command center, Kobayashi Ichizo was also holding a combat meeting.

He had finally stumbled upon and fought against the Independent Regiment in Huangtuling, so naturally he would not let go of this hard-won opportunity.

Although the casualties in the early morning made him feel painful, he still had a huge advantage in military strength at that time, so he was not panicked.

"Gentlemen, tell me how we will fight the next battle." Kobayashi Ichisan asked the Japanese officers seriously.

At this time, the temporary command center was full of high-ranking Japanese officers. If they were discovered by the artillery battalion, the Japanese would basically have no need to fight back after a single shot.

Of course, this is definitely not that easy. Kobayashi Kazuzo is much more cautious than Abe Norihide.

"Your Excellency, Commander, I believe we should also seal off the western entrance and completely surround this area."

"As long as we block the Independent Regiment here for a few days, they won't even have water. What will they use to fight us then?"

Captain Hisano Osamu offered his own suggestions.

His words made the other Japanese officers nod in agreement.

"Yoshi, then let the Chida Unit take charge of the west!"

Kobayashi Ichizo originally wanted to drive out the Eighth Route Army and let the 115th Army join forces with the two Eighth Route Army units that were blocking the Sixth Division, and then take down several Eighth Route Army units in one fell swoop.

Now that the situation has changed, he has no objection to tactical changes.

When Colonel Chida heard Kobayashi Ichiro's order, he bowed to Kobayashi and thought for a moment before speaking.

"Your Excellency, the Laiyuan Independent Regiment's combat effectiveness is not weak. If we want to defeat this army, we still need to think of several backup plans."

"Qiantian believes that cutting off their food supply is the key to besieging the enemy. At the same time, they should have the imperial warriors attack continuously to tire the enemy. If they can drag it out for a few days, their fighting power will naturally decline sharply."

"Let's mobilize the supporting regiments from the 110th Division. If we fight them in a rotational battle, we will definitely be able to defeat them in one fell swoop."

Colonel Chida's words immediately made Kobayashi Ichizo's eyes light up. He looked at Chida with admiration and said with satisfaction: "Yoshi, Chida-kun, you are worthy of being a general of the 26th Division. You see things very clearly."

He actually had a disdainful view of the regiment commander Chida before, after all, the Tanaka Brigade was defeated first.

However, after hearing this, Qiantian immediately gained points with him.

It’s good that he is not stupid, otherwise it would be difficult for him as the brigade commander.

After praising him, Kobayashi Ichizo looked at the staff officer and said, "Mr. Yokoyama, go contact the division headquarters and ask the Hashimoto Regiment to come over!"

He had not thought of using the 110th Division before, so he let the Hashimoto Regiment stay in Laiyuan City temporarily.

Now that he has decided to adopt Qiantian's plan, he naturally has to call people over.

"Your Excellency, the Brigade Commander, we must also be on guard against the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army. Even though they have retreated, there's no guarantee they won't come back to reinforce."

As the commander of the Kobayashi Brigade, Kuno naturally did not want to be outdone and put forward his own suggestions.

Kobayashi Ichizo was very satisfied with this situation. He felt that as the commander of the empire, he could not just obey orders blindly. He should speak up decisively when it was time to raise his opinions.

He really has the final say now. What these subordinates, the regiment commanders and battalion commanders do is no different from the soldiers.

"Kuno-kun, we don't need to waste any more energy on the Eighth Route Army. If we force them to take down the Imperial Second Mixed Brigade, they're probably struggling now and won't have the energy to support us."

Kobayashi didn't say anything, and another regimental commander of the Kobayashi Brigade, Colonel Shigenori Yoshioka, spoke up.

He had a different opinion from Colonel Kuno. He felt that although the 26nd Mixed Brigade was not as strong as their th Division, it was still a member of the Imperial Field Army after all. No matter how bad it was, it could not be worse than the Eighth Route Army.

It was a fact that they were completely wiped out, and it was also a fact that the Eighth Route Army suffered heavy casualties. He dared to conclude this.

Colonel Kuno frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Yoshioka-kun, although our division is not at a disadvantage against these Chinese, the Eighth Route Army was able to completely wipe out the Second Mixed Brigade, so their strength should not be underestimated."

"The 115th Tubalu Division participated in the capture of Laiyuan City. Considering the weapons and equipment found there, their gains must have been enormous. This was one of the reasons why the mixed brigade was completely wiped out."

He was very calm, especially when facing the defeat of the Tanaka Brigade.

In addition, the Laiyuan Independent Regiment had made great achievements in battle, so he did not dare to be careless when facing this army.

Yoshioka Shigenori said dismissively, "Kuno-kun, they were just the Tubalu. It was only because General Abu was ambushed and killed that the Imperial Warriors lost their command, causing chaos. Otherwise, how could the Second Mixed Brigade have been completely wiped out by the Tubalu?"

The Independent Regiment was his opponent, but the Eighth Route Army was not. Even though the Mixed Brigade was completely wiped out, he did not take the Eighth Route Army seriously.

After hearing what Yoshioka said, Kuno fell silent. He didn't know what he said was right, so he didn't know what to say.

After listening to the conversation between the two, Xiaolin Yisan had a clear idea in his mind. He nodded and said, "The threat from the Tubalu is not important. Let the Kouqi League be responsible for the defense. The others can focus on dealing with the Chinese in front of them."

Although he did not take the Eighth Route Army seriously, his cautious nature made him send out two battalions specifically to deal with the 115th Division.

Everything was arranged and the devils began to prepare.

Zhao Ziqing also took advantage of the Japanese preparation time and sneaked out of the Japanese camp with the team. He had to notify people to contact the artillery battalion and other special forces.

He already had a vague idea of ​​the direction of the Japanese artillery regiment. As long as the two sides were in contact, the special forces would naturally go looking for them.

As long as we find the Japanese artillery regiment or heavy artillery regiment, we can directly notify the artillery battalion. Then, with a round of Katyusha, the threat of the Japanese artillery regiment will be eliminated.

Following the Japanese soldiers of the Chida Regiment on the dirt road, Zhao Ziqing looked around from time to time.

Since it was daytime, it was difficult for him to escape secretly.

They walked for another half an hour, and just when he was getting a little anxious, the opportunity came.

Some of the puppet soldiers leading the team in the front started to make trouble because of heavy casualties. Zhao Ziqing and his team were in the rear. While the Japanese soldiers' attention was all on the front, he made several concealed gestures to his team members. Then one of the team members hid in the haystack with the cooperation of the others.

Fortunately, the Japanese soldiers were paying attention to the front or whispering to each other, otherwise there was a high probability that Zhao Ziqing's behavior would be discovered.

After more than ten minutes, more than a dozen of the puppet soldiers who were causing trouble were shot dead by Qiantian. Then he appeased them with kind words, and the puppet soldiers finally continued to march.

The team slowly walked westward, and no one noticed that one person was missing.

The team member observed carefully for a while, and only came out of the haystack when he saw that the Japanese soldiers had indeed left. Then he quickly walked towards the agreed point.

Zhao Ziqing and his men did not bring any extra equipment when they sneaked into the Japanese army camp. They only had the common Japanese equipment, so before going, he told all the team members where to meet.

After waiting for several hours, the team members were getting nervous when the person on guard discovered that his own people had returned.

Things became simple after that. After the team member finished assigning the task, the special forces team also began their operation.