bayedsolid Chapter 387 Finding the Root of the Problem
Chapter 387 Finding the Root of the Problem
On the battlefield on the Xiangzao Highway, the sound of gunfire and artillery fire was deafening. The Japanese artillerymen were extremely tired during the past two days, and the shell casings they had fired had piled up like a mountain.
Not only the artillerymen were tired, but the logistics soldiers who were responsible for transporting shells and supplies were also extremely exhausted. They felt that the Chinese army was too persistent. The artillerymen fired so many shells, but the Chinese army was still able to hold the positions in the front. This made the Japanese logistics soldiers admire the Chinese soldiers in the blocking positions in their hearts.
But if you move your eyes forward, you will find that the Japanese infantry attacking force in the front is unusually relaxed. The Chinese army and the Japanese army on the blocking position are separated by a distance of more than 250 meters from each other and are engaged in fierce and orderly shooting at each other.
The day ended smoothly in a friendly and harmonious yet fierce battle between the two sides. The officers and soldiers of the 3rd Battalion of the 18th Regiment of the Japanese Army returned to the camp in neat rows, shouting slogans and in high morale. They began to eat the dinner that had been prepared long ago, but all the officers and soldiers were smart enough not to discuss today's attack, but talked about their hometowns and relatives.
After a day of fierce fighting, the Third Battalion had thirteen injured officers and soldiers and no deaths. It can be said that it had completed the task of controlling the casualties of the troops as assigned by the regiment commander very well.
As for the new 100th Division, after a day of fighting, officers and soldiers were injured and were killed. These were mainly casualties caused by Japanese artillery fire. It can also be said that they completed today's garrison mission very successfully.
Such battle losses and results made the commanders of both sides very satisfied. Almost at the same time, they praised each other in their hearts for being sensible.
At the headquarters of the new 100th Division, Zhang Wenwu and Ouyang Heng had nothing to do, so they started studying the th Division of the Japanese Army that was surrounded in the Zaoyang area. They both wanted to figure out why the Japanese troops in front of them were in such a passive offensive state.
We can't just rely on luck to defend our positions. Today the Japanese army is in such a sloppy offensive state, what about tomorrow? What about the day after tomorrow? If we don't find the root cause, we will always be at a loss.
"Division Commander, how can we analyze the Japanese army's own problems? We don't have relevant detailed information to refer to." Ouyang Heng looked at the map and said to Zhang Wenwu a little uncertainly.
Zhang Wenwu took a puff of his cigarette and said with a smile, "Brother Ouyang, we have nothing to do anyway, so let's play a game. We have been too idle all day, so we need to exercise our brains, otherwise they will become rusty. Aren't you curious about why the Japanese army is so abnormal?"
After listening to Zhang Wenwu's words, Ouyang Heng also smiled. He did not object to Zhang Wenwu's proposal, so he imitated Zhang Wenwu's habitual action and spread his hands and said: "Of course I am curious, then please let Commander Zhang analyze it carefully, haha."
Zhang Wenwu also laughed at Ouyang Heng's words, and then said in a relaxed mood: "Brother Ouyang, the Japanese army's attack the day before yesterday was quite fierce, and it can be said that it was a desperate attack, but starting from yesterday, it became a staged attack. This shows that something must have happened during the period of time the night before yesterday that we don't know or didn't notice. We might as well analyze and judge based on the events that happened on the battlefield the day before yesterday."
After listening to Zhang Wenwu's words, Ouyang Heng also felt that what Zhang Wenwu said made sense, but no major incidents happened on the battlefield the day before yesterday. Could it be that he had neglected to organize some information?
"Commander, I read the battle report from the day before yesterday. Now that I think about it, there is nothing worthy of special attention. Did you find anything?" Ouyang Heng filtered the battle report from the day before yesterday in his mind again. He really did not have any omissions or missed any information.
After listening to Ouyang Heng's words, Zhang Wenwu also cast his eyes on the map on the table, thinking and saying: "If there are no omissions in the battle report, then there must be something we have not noticed. The main combat purpose of the Japanese troops is to break through our blocking positions as quickly as possible and reinforce the surrounded Japanese 16th Division. Then we can reversely infer that under what circumstances will the Japanese give up attacking our blocking positions?"
"Unless the surrounded 16th Division has been completely wiped out by our troops, the Japanese troops responsible for reinforcement here will no longer launch attacks. After all, there is no rescue target. However, the troops of the 16th Division are still in the Zaoyang area. The current offensive attitude of the Japanese army does not make sense." Ouyang Heng also pointed to the position of the 16th Division on the map and explained according to Zhang Wenwu's words.
"Well, it's fucking weird, Brother Ouyang, let's review the situation on the entire battlefield the day before yesterday. The day before yesterday, our troops broke through the Japanese defense line from the west wing, cut the Japanese army in two, and then began to annihilate the surrounded Japanese 104th Regiment. From that day on, the main combat mission was to annihilate the Japanese 104th Regiment, and then... wait, the Japanese 104th Regiment, the 104th Regiment..." Zhang Wenwu began to review the situation on his own.
"Division Commander, what happened to the 104th Regiment of the Japanese Army? Have you thought of something?" Ouyang Heng listened to Zhang Wenwu's self-review, but he seemed to have thought of something about the 104th Regiment of the Japanese Army and kept muttering about the 104th Regiment of the Japanese Army, so he asked curiously.
"Brother Ouyang, why do I feel that the abnormal behavior of the Japanese army is closely related to their 104th Regiment? But what is the connection?" Zhang Wenwu was also looking at the map, falling into deep thought.
When Ouyang Heng saw Zhang Wenwu thinking about something, he couldn't help but step into the role of the chief of staff and began to introduce the 104th Regiment of the Japanese Army: "The 104th Regiment of the Japanese Army, according to the information obtained from the post-war captured inventory, has five infantry battalions, including three infantry battalions originally belonging to the 104th Regiment, and two infantry battalions of the th Division of the Japanese Army drawn from other regiments. They are the th Division assigned to the th Division to strengthen the combat strength..."
"Wait, Brother Ouyang, the 104th Regiment is a unit of the th Division, right? The th Division... the th Division..." Zhang Wenwu seemed to have grasped the key point of the problem from Ouyang Heng's introduction.
"Damn, I know, Brother Ouyang, I know why the Japanese army has such a huge contrast in their offensive attitude before and after," Zhang Wenwu suddenly said excitedly to Ouyang Heng.