The strength of this squadron was simply unable to withstand the enemy's continuous attacks. In just twenty minutes, they had to abandon their positions and temporarily retreat to the rear. "
Having said this, he looked up at his division commander Sakura Sato, wanting to get the answer to the problem from her mouth.
But when he saw the look in Sato Sakura's eyes, he knew that the sudden change in the situation was beyond Sato Sakura's expectation.
Of course, the current situation has exceeded his original expectations.
Not to mention anything else, in the past two hours or so, they counted at least 20,000 enemy troops.
This does not include the enemy¡¯s reinforcements on the periphery.
If we include them, the number of troops fighting with their division at this moment is more than 30,000, or even more.
At this moment, another piece of news was delivered.
"Our support troops in the south were attacked by the enemy."
A staff officer ran over at this moment and said, "They encountered enemy resistance. At the same time, the first regiment heading in this direction suffered very serious losses.
Their division commander was very angry and said that our intelligence was wrong. The number of enemy troops in which direction far exceeded the number we reported before. "
Sato Sakura didn't say until this moment: "I understand. At present, we want to annihilate the enemy in this place, and this group of enemies also has the same idea.
They also want to annihilate us in this place and make us merge with the dust here. "
Shirai Matsuji said, ¡°We currently have some problems with our military strength in all directions.
The enemy's troops are currently attacking very fiercely. If we continue like this, it will only be a matter of time before the enemy eats away more of our defensive positions. "
As he said this, a very violent explosion came from in front of them again.
Hearing such an explosion, Shirai Matsushita looked at their position directly in front.
Now he can confirm that there is something wrong with the enemy troop numbers obtained previously.
Even if the enemy attacks them head-on, there are definitely more than four or five thousand people, but more than eight thousand or even more.
Otherwise, the enemy's offensive would not cover such a wide offensive front and at the same time maintain such a strong attack intensity.
"We see that the number of our enemies on the front is much larger than we previously expected."
As Shirai Matsuji said this, he once again laid his eyes on Sato Sakura.
"Division Commander, do you have anything to say?"
Sato Sakura said at this moment: "Shrink the defense line. We must now form a search line and wait for our peripheral troops to make a breakthrough.
Judging from the information we have received now, the number of enemy blocking troops on the opposite side is not too large.
Before dawn, our support troops will definitely be able to break through the enemy's frontal blocking position and support us.
Even if they take a detour, they can still attack the enemy's side and rear. "
As he said this, he pointed to the map where Hao Shiwen's main force was at this moment and said, "Did you see this place? The enemy forces on the opposite side are now concentrated in this area. Their sides and rear must now be There was emptiness.
If the 117th Division, which we have supported from the northwest, can bypass the enemy's blocking position on the front at this time and directly enter the side and rear of this enemy force, then at this time we can launch a front-facing attack against the enemy force. attack, it can reverse the current passive situation. "
After he said these words, he looked at Shirai Matsushita and said, "What do you think? I want to hear your opinion."
Shirai Matsuji looked at the map with a serious face, and then said: "The commander on the opposite side should have thought of this too. I think if the 117th Division is allowed to divide its troops, go around such a long way, arrive at this place and launch an attack Otherwise, it is possible to fall into the enemy's trap.
If the enemy has arranged blocking and ambush positions in advance at this place, then our roundabout force may be trapped in a tight encirclement, and in a short period of time, they will not be able to obtain any form of support, even from our Artillery units cannot support such a far distance. "
Hearing these words, Sato Sakura also realized that her idea was a bit too simple.
What's more, they are the troops of the 117th Division after all, and I don't have any power to mobilize them.
I am afraid that the division commander of the 117th Division will not agree to these plans of my own.
He is not a fool. He also knows that if his troops are too dispersed in such darkness, they are likely to be defeated by the enemy one by one like the current 122nd Division, without even a chance to counterattack.
After all, according to the combat experience summarized by the previous staff headquarters, the enemy on the opposite side can easily capture their location and whereabouts in the dark.
If you want to attack the enemy's side and rear through the cover of darkness, it is almost impossible.
The enemy will definitely be able to detect their sneak attack in advance, and at the same time, set up an ambush circle on their only path.
Not only that, there is another very fatal thing, that is, after knowing their exact location, the enemy can directly concentrate superior forces and launch a fierce attack on their isolated troops.
As long as your support force does not arrive in time, this force will be eaten by the enemy in the dark in a short period of time.
If your support force sets out and rescues this force at the same time, follow the battle examples they have seen before.
The troops of the Fourth Army will set up ambush troops in advance on the routes they support, and will also eat up the troops that support the past.
To do this, it sounds like more troops are needed.
But on the contrary, the enemy on the opposite side does not need to have many more troops than them to form an advantage several times their strength in local areas.
This is possible because the opposing Fourth Army troops can maintain superior battlefield awareness on the battlefield.
They seem to be able to immediately learn about any situation or anything that happens on the battlefield.
Even the mobilization of a small Japanese unit can be detected by the enemy in time.
¡°I think we should shrink the defense line and wait for their troops to break through the enemy¡¯s blocking position.
As for the others, you need to request our headquarters, they will not just sit idly by. "(Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com