Zhao Dengyu was confident that under the pressure of his aura, the messenger would not dare to lie to him. He looked at the deputy commander, Tong Linge." If the Japanese army worked harder, they would be able to chase us out of Zhang Village. Why would they retreat at this time?”Tong Linge could not think of a reason either. He lowered his head and thought for a while. He felt that this was not a bad thing. Since he could not see through the Japanese army's plot, he would take back the position. After all, Old Jiang had given him the order to defend Beiping. If he lost the southern courtyard, how could he defend Beiping!
"No matter what the reason is, we have to take back our positions. Order the troops to occupy the lost positions and quickly repair the fortifications. At the same time, count the casualties of each department!”
Tong Linge looked at Zhao Dengyu and calmly gave the battle order.
"Yes, sir!"
Wang Derong gave a big military salute and left the command center impatiently. The officer was too scary just now. He was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat. When he went out, he was blown by the cold wind and felt a little better.
All the Japanese troops that entered Zhangcun retreated, but they did not completely withdraw from Zhangcun. They stopped at the first line of defense of Zhangcun, the 132nd Division. Tanks were also parked here one after another. There were 20 tanks when they came, but now there were only 16 tanks left.
2000 meters away from Zhang Village, in the largest military tent in the Japanese Army headquarters.
A messenger dressed in yellow entered the tent and walked up to Assistant Minister Kageyama Naoto. He said loudly in Japanese,""Reporting to Lieutenant General, the vanguard of the attack on Zhang Village has retreated to the periphery of Zhang Village!”
Kageyama Naoto stopped what he was doing and immediately said to the messenger,""Very good. Order the First Regiment to defend the perimeter of Zhang Village. He ordered the First and Second Battalion of the Second Regiment to make a detour to the east and west of Zhang Village to prepare and wait for orders. Order the artillery regiment to fire at Zhang Village until our plane arrives.”
"Hey!"
The messenger replied loudly and immediately left the command post.
Kageyama Naoto immediately gave the fourth order to the signal soldier in the command post," Get me the Air Force Command.”
The Japanese army built an airport in the Pingjin area. Although it was not big, it was still expanding. There were dozens of planes in the airport.
Soon, the communications soldier made a call and handed the phone over. Kageyama Naoto held the microphone and immediately said,""Mo Xi, Mo Xi, I am the commander of the 20th division's 2nd regiment in the front line of Nanyuan. I request for air force tactical guidance. Please send planes to bomb Zhang Village in the north of Nanyuan. The coordinates are XXX, XXX.”
After hanging up the phone, Naoto Kageyama's face darkened as he shouted at Seigo Ichiki," Seigo Ichiki!
。”
Ichiki felt uncomfortable when he was handed over the command. When he heard the commander call him, he immediately bent down and replied loudly,"Hey!"
"Do you know why you couldn't take down Zhang Village after so long and even lost hundreds of excellent soldiers of the empire?”
Naoto Kageyama's eyes were full of vigor as he stared at Kiyoshi Ichiki, who was about the same height as him.
Itsuki thought for a moment. He vaguely knew his mistake, but he said,""Lieutenant General, please instruct me!"
"Yes!"
Naoto Kageyama nodded slowly. He was very satisfied with Ichiki Kiyoshi's attitude and said,""You gave up our advantage, and the Chinese army took advantage of theirs. We have aircraft, tanks, cannons, and other heavy weapons, while they only have the familiarity with Zhang Village. However, you just happened to lose your advantage and give the enemy an advantage.”
As expected, when Kageyama Naoto asked this question, Kiyoshi Ichiki had already thought of the reason why his attack had been thwarted.
He had been too impatient and underestimated the Chinese army. When the attack began, he first bombarded them with planes, followed by 24 cannons. Then, he attacked with tanks and infantry.
The momentum of the attack was unstoppable. In less than an hour, they had occupied one-fifth of Zhang Village's position. However, after their soldiers entered Zhang Village, the situation became worse. The offensive greatly slowed down, and the casualties of the soldiers also increased.
When Naoto Kageyama saw the expression of enlightenment on Seigo Ichiki's face, he knew that he had come to his senses. He said earnestly,""We have to use our advantage to win, not just attack!”
"Your Excellency is right, I understand!”
Ichiki said respectfully. He knew that Kageyama Naoto was right. He was asking him to do this. Although he was dissatisfied with Kageyama Naoto taking over his command, he was sincerely grateful to him now because the Japanese would only submit to those who were stronger than him.
No wonder I was about the same age as Kageyama Naoto, but he was the regimental commander while I was the captain. There was a reason for this. My art of war was still not mature.
Ichiki Kiyoshi immediately returned to his post. At this moment, he also remembered the lessons his teacher had given him in the military academy. The three axes of combat: aircraft, artillery, and tanks. With sufficient supplies, using these items could quickly destroy the enemy's direction and wear down the enemy's will. Then, the infantry would quickly stop charging. It would not take long for them to win the battle.
Only when there was insufficient ammunition would they use infantry to attack.
It turned out that in the military academy, the teachers were all right. It was just that after he entered the army, he had a lot of military affairs and had forgotten about them.
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