Draw the sword and cure the fear of insufficient firepower

The same problem also troubled Zhao Gang. In his mind, Lin Tian was simply the perfect god of war. There was no battle that Lin Tian could not fight.

"Since Deputy Chief of Staff Lin has given the order, we just need to follow it!"

"Even if Deputy Chief of Staff Lin doesn't say anything, we can't let the Japanese have an easy time. Now our troops have already engaged in a battle with the main force of the Japanese. We just have to fight!"

"Old Li, the brigade commander asked us to open a gap, lure the enemy deep into our territory, and draw the main force of the Japanese into the range of our artillery fire. Tell me how we should fight?"

Zhao Gang wiped his face and tried to stay awake. He hadn't had a good sleep for several days. No matter what Lin Tian wanted to do, they just had to cooperate. Since Lin Tian didn't say it clearly in the telegram, they shouldn't ask.

"I've already thought of it. Look, Lao Zhao, this is Lao Ding's new 1st Regiment's defense zone, this is Lao Kong's new 2nd Regiment's defense zone, and behind that is our independent regiment. Our three patterns are in the shape of a finished product!"

"If we want to lure the enemy deep into our territory, it's very simple. All we need is for Lao Ding and Lao Kong to pretend to be defeated and leave our independent regiment exposed to the bayonets of the devils. Then we can fight the devils for a few days, pretend to be defeated, and start to retreat, so that the devils can chase us all the way to the plain east of Ping'an County!"

"The enemy's reinforcements have two purposes this time. One is to annihilate the main force of our Eighth Route Army, and the other is to recapture Ping'an County! Let the first battalion lead the enemy into the ambush circle, and open fire with full force. The enemy will be crippled even if they don't die!"

Zhao Gang's reminder brought Li Yunlong back to the original topic. Li Yunlong opened the map and gestured while speaking.

This was the order the brigade commander gave to Li Yunlong half an hour ago, and now it was time to complete the task.

"Okay! I agree! Old Li, then let's send someone to tell Captain Ding and Captain Kong!" Zhao Gang thought about it and said that Li Yunlong's plan was feasible.

"Okay! I'll have someone call them right away! But the Japanese this time are obviously not vegetarians. We have to pretend to be good and never let ourselves be exposed!" Li Yunlong laughed.

Li Yunlong became excited when he thought about how the headquarters had dug such a big pit for this group of devils.

We have been blocking the enemy for the past few days and have killed more than 8000 Japanese soldiers, which is equivalent to the strength of a brigade.

As for the Eighth Route Army, due to the previous battles, their weapons and equipment were no longer the outdated ones. They were well-rested and with the added bonus of Lin Tian, ​​there were only more than 1000 casualties.

The casualty ratio is nearly 1:8, which is very rare on the Chinese battlefield.

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The headquarters of the Japanese 17th Division.

Several large pits were dug not far from the command center, with raging fires burning in them. On the sides of the pits were neatly arranged Japanese corpses and countless white cans.

The division commander, Lieutenant General Masao Yoshimitsu, had a heavy expression on his face. He stood upright at the edge of the pit with his hands leaning on his command knife, watching the masked locust soldiers throw the locust corpses at the edge of the pit into the fire pit, while the corpses were still being transported in continuously.

There was also a circle of Japanese soldiers standing around Yoshimitsu Masao, all of whom had expressions of grief and tremendous hatred towards the Eighth Route Army on their faces.

Burning in the fire pit are their companions who they have been with day and night, and the white jars next to them contain their ashes.

"Warriors! Let's mourn for the fallen imperial warriors!" Masao Yoshimitsu suddenly raised his head and shouted.

In an instant, several groups of devils stood at attention and bowed their heads in silence.

A few minutes later, Masao Kimitsu raised his head and looked at the tragic scene in front of him. The crackling sound of the raging fire echoed between heaven and earth. It was the roar of the warriors!

"Warriors of the Empire! Those burning here are our companions, our warriors!"

"You damned Eighth Route Army people, this general will definitely lead you to avenge the warriors who died in battle!"

"Your Majesty the Great Japanese Heavenly Locust will be crushed to pieces! The locust army will be crushed to pieces!!"

Masao Kimitsu suddenly pulled out the command knife in his hand and shouted angrily.

"Your Majesty the Great Japanese Heavenly Locust will be crushed to pieces! The locust army will be crushed to pieces!!"

"Your Majesty the Great Japanese Heavenly Locust will be crushed to pieces! The locust army will be crushed to pieces!!"

All the Japanese soldiers around stopped what they were doing and shouted along with Yoshimitsu Masao as if they were on a pilgrimage.

"Yoshi! Order the artillery regiment to increase the intensity of the attack! After the shelling is over, the tank regiment will rush right under the noses of the Eighth Route Army, and the infantry will charge with the tank regiment!"

"We can't waste any more time. Yamamoto Ikki's radio station can no longer be reached, which means that the Eighth Route Army has most likely occupied Ping'an County. We must annihilate the Eighth Route Army at all costs and recapture Ping'an County!"

"Send a message to the locust army sweeping the Eighth Route Army base, and have them quickly defeat the Eighth Route Army's resistance. At the same time, capture the young and strong Chinese to build fortifications!"

"Remember! Once the fortifications are completed, kill all the Chinese immediately!"

Masao Kimitsu's orders came one after another. The intelligence officer beside him quickly recorded them and immediately went to send the message.

At the Japanese artillery position, the artillery of an artillery regiment has been adjusted. This is a temporarily assembled reinforced artillery regiment with a total of 6000 troops, 105 10-caliber artillery pieces, an astonishing 75 50mm mountain guns and infantry guns, and more than a hundred mortars and grenade launchers.

The tank regiment's 20 mini tanks and 20 armored vehicles are also ready to go, and the infantry behind them are holding their respective team flags, eager to try.

Masao Yoshimitsu wanted to break through the defense line of the Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop, because he had been beaten back three times here.

The Eighth Route Army's defense line on the opposite side was exactly the junction of the New 1st Regiment and the New 2nd Regiment.

The attacking Japs were arranged in a "V" shaped attack formation, which was like a wedge. As long as the front end could smash into the enemy's defense line, the follow-up troops could quickly follow up, crush the army in one fell swoop, split it into two parts, and then outflank it and divide and annihilate it.

"Kill the chicken for me!!"

"Board!! Board!!!"

Masao Kimitsu tightened the white gloves on his hands, suddenly pulled out the command knife that was flashing with a cold light, and gave orders loudly, even the veins on his forehead bulged.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

The Japanese artillery regiment opened fire first, and the rapid and fierce artillery bombardment hit the Eighth Route Army's positions heavily. The Eighth Route Army's positions were suddenly filled with flames and smoke, and the soldiers were suppressed and could not even raise their heads.

The soldiers had never seen an artillery bombardment of this scale before, especially the 105mm caliber artillery, which was deafening. The soldiers near the impact point were shocked to the point of bleeding from all seven orifices and their hearts were broken.

The Japanese tank regiment and infantry also took advantage of this gap and slowly drove towards the Eighth Route Army positions opposite. As soon as the shelling ended, they drew their bayonets and charged towards the Eighth Route Army!