Chapter 48
"Regiment Commander, aren't you going to sleep?”
An officer with the rank of major general walked into the command center with a commanding knife. Seeing that Lin Xianzhi was still busy, he couldn't help but laugh.
"Oh, it's Mr. Osamura. You didn't rest either, did you?”
Lin Xianzhi raised her head and saw her Chief of Staff, Asamura Younai, walking in. She couldn't help but chuckle.
"I can't sleep! Ever since I saw the information just now, I was thinking about where this Chinese army came from. It was as if they had appeared out of nowhere, appearing out of nowhere in Jidong County. First, they took down the 77th regiment of the 20th division, and then they defeated the 8th and 11th divisions.
If it wasn't for the 20th division threatening their rear, the 8th and 11th divisions might not have been able to escape. And now, they are here to fight against my 1st division. According to the intelligence, these 20,000 people had several hundred cannons. The Empire had 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers, but their cannons were less than one-fifth of theirs.
I was wondering where they had gotten so many cannons and when they had trained so many artillery soldiers, and how they had managed to form such a team without even realizing it.”
Yunoi Asamura clicked her tongue in wonder.
But Lin Xianzhi also nodded,"You're right!" That's why I'm studying them now. " Do you know? I just received a report from the headquarters. Their commander, Zhao Wenbin, bought a large amount of supplies from the United States, mainly food and meat. I can't imagine how rich their commander is. To feed such an army of more than 20,000 people, and to have such abundant supplies.”
"I have no choice! There would always be some people who did not respect common sense in this world. Just like Zhao Wenbin. "However, when I studied Zhao Wenbin's two battles with the Empire's army, I discovered a very crucial point.”
Lin Xianzhi looked at Asamura Younai and said.
"Oh? What did he discover that would interest him so much?”
"Haha! I realized that Zhao Wenbin is not someone who is willing to be beaten passively. This person was good at attacking and was very good at finding and seizing opportunities. When they were facing the 77th regiment, they took advantage of the 77th regiment's fatigue from the long journey to launch a night attack, which destroyed the 77th regiment's morale and caused heavy casualties.
Then, during the attack during the day, they first defended, then sent a unit to quietly circle behind the 77th regiment and formed a beautiful encirclement.
When he was fighting against the 8th and 11th divisions, he had used an expanded version of this tactic. He liked to send his troops around to cut off their retreat and then engage in a siege. Moreover, Zhao Wenbin was also very good at using the surrounding terrain to fight.
Every time you thought that victory was within your grasp, he would always give you a surprise, and then the situation would suddenly take a shocking turn.”
"It seems like the Regiment Commander has studied Zhao Wenbin thoroughly! What plans does the Regiment Commander have for this battle?”
Yunoi Asamura looked at Lin Xianzhi and asked.
Lin Xianzhi stood up and walked to the map hanging on the wall,""After the battle between the Empire's army and this Chinese army, we should face them squarely. They weren't ordinary Chinese soldiers. Their combat strength was at the top of the Chinese army, and their weapons and ammunition were much better than other Chinese soldiers.
Although our army currently has the advantage in numbers, we cannot underestimate them. Previously, the 8th and 11th divisions had such thoughts, which was why they were defeated in the end. In this battle, they should seek stability and fight steadily. Step by step, they would slowly force them to the final death.
Therefore, our army cannot be on the left side of Mudanjiang. We must attack them on the right side of Mudanjiang and give them the left side. Otherwise, Zhao Wenbin might send another team into the Changbai Mountain Range and kill us from behind.”
Lin Xianzhi was able to become the major general of the 1st division, so he had some skills. He had studied Zhao Wenbin's fighting style and was very familiar with it. On the contrary, Zhao Wenbin knew nothing about him.
"Yuxi! What the major general said made sense. We can't give these Chinese soldiers any chance. We must kill them here. Let them never be able to make a comeback!"
Yunoi Aranomura agreed. She then looked at Lin Xianzhi and said,""In that case, we have to move forward slowly?”
"Of course! We need to send out a large number of scouts to investigate the surroundings to prevent the previous incident from happening again. At the same time, get a clear picture of everything within 20 kilometers of our troops. Besides, don't you think they should be the ones anxious now, not us?”
Lin Xianzhi looked at Younai Asamura and smiled. Younai Asamura was stunned at first, but then she understood what Lin Xianzhi meant and laughed,""Yes! They should be anxious, not us!”
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From the second day onwards, the 1st division began to advance. Their speed was not fast. After advancing for a day, they had only traveled a dozen kilometers and had yet to reach Mudanjiang City. Although his speed wasn't fast, everything around him was under Lin Xianzhi's control.
On the 16th day of the fourth lunar month, which was the third day, Lin Xianzhi led the 1st division to the intersection of the Mudanjiang River and the Hailang River.
Mudanjiang was a river flowing from northeast to southwest, while Hailang River was a river flowing from northwest to southeast. These two rivers happened to meet in front of Mudanjiang City, so they formed an intersection here.
And now, Lin Xianzhi was standing at this intersection point, holding his commanding knife on the ground. He used his binoculars to look at the fortifications on the other side and frowned slightly.
After a long time, he put it down.
"Judging from the terrain here and the layout of their positions, we can see that they are very powerful. Zhao Wenbin is prepared to fight us here. According to Zhao Wenbin's personality, this place should not be a place where he would counterattack. He was afraid that the backup plan he had prepared should be somewhere else.
Okamura-kun, immediately send out scouts to cross the Mudanjiang River and go to the right side of the Mudanjiang River to investigate the situation.”
"Ha ~ Yi ~ Major General, please rest assured, I will go immediately!”
Yunoi Osamura left in a hurry.
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