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Chapter 190 Linfen Abnormality

Wang Dafu suddenly showed a worried look and said, "I'm not worried about these. I'm worried about the enemy's heavy artillery. Even the enemy's tanks, only one battalion showed up today. Although the Intelligence Department has not obtained the specific number and deployment location, it is certain that there is at least one tank brigade. There is also at least one brigade of heavy artillery."

Fang Yue also had a worried look on his face: "As for the Japanese tanks, to be frank, their armored protection is not as good as our Type 63 armored vehicles. They just have a 47mm main gun. Even if they have a brigade of tanks, a tank battalion of our armored regiment can easily deal with them. So I'm not worried about the Japanese tanks, I'm worried about other things!"

This is Fang Yue's confidence. Every time the troops are equipped with a new weapon, he will conduct a careful analysis. If he doesn't understand something, he will personally go to the equipment department to ask experts, or go to find Xu Da.

Only after understanding the gap in weapons between the enemy and our side, could he, as the chief of staff, make concise and effective combat deployments. The number of troops seemed less important during the attack.

Wang Dafu was more focused on overall command, and was not as clear as Fang Yue on some details. He asked in confusion, "Besides the Japanese heavy artillery, what else should our Chief of Staff Fang be worried about?"

Fang Yue kept waving his hands. "Don't talk nonsense. I'm just a staff officer. I don't deserve the title of chief!"

"How many people in the entire 88th Army don't know that you, Fang Yue, are actually the Chief of Staff? It's just that the title has not been given to you. I think your ability is better than mine."

Fang Yue couldn't help but blush; "What nonsense! I, Fang Yue, think I have studied for a few years and have been in the army for 10 years. But I still know myself well. In terms of the ability to command troops, I may not be as good as a regiment commander. I can only talk about military affairs on paper and give some ideas!

Let’s not talk about this anymore. What I’m worried about now is whether the devils have other plans!”

"You thought of that? Tell me about it?"

Fang Yue moved the map closer to the lights, pointed to the location of Linfen on it and said, "I'm worried about Linfen!"

Since Fang Yue could speak up about the problem, all the staff members in the entire command center stopped what they were doing and gathered around him.

Wang Dafu also frowned and said: "This Linfen is indeed a big change, and Zhongyang seems to be a little bit wrong!"

"That's right!" Fang Yue nodded, looked at the staff officers watching and said, "Today, our army's offensive was very fierce. Especially in the afternoon, the artillery of our three divisions plus the artillery brigade fired nearly 3 shells. The impact point was within a radius of 5 kilometers. With such powerful firepower, the Japanese did not choose to retreat even though they knew their whereabouts were exposed. Instead, they fought a mountain battle with our army, which they are not good at.

You have to know that we are facing the elite Japanese troops. Their officers are all top students with rich combat experience. How could they watch their men die in large numbers?

I guess the devils must have a bigger plot, which forced the devils on the front line to fight hard, with only one purpose, that is to delay time! As for what they want to do by delaying time, this is still uncertain.

On the other hand, the strategic location of Queshu Valley is well known, and the Japanese must be aware of this advantage, which is why they deployed multiple divisions here before.

But now Lingshi and Huo County are almost surrounded by our army. Even if the Japanese on the front line are held back by our army and cannot return to support, there are still more than 10 Japanese around Linfen. They cannot just watch their retreat being cut off. Normally, Linfen should send troops to support Huo County.

Or they could use their previous method, completely abandon Linfen, concentrate their military strength in Huo County, and as long as they defend Queshu Valley, they can keep Jinzhong safe.

However, a day passed, and the Linfen devils did not send a single soldier to Huo County. Not only that, 30 kilometers west of Linfen is our army's Pu County. Even if we don't support Huo County, sending troops to harass Pu County can also relieve the pressure on Huo County. However, the Linfen devils showed no signs of sending troops to Pu County.

The other one is Zhongyang mentioned by the deputy commander. When the war starts, the 27th Division in Zhongyang should send troops out as soon as possible. Even if it does not attack Shuitou Town, it should at least detour around Xiaoyi and move closer to Jiexiu to support Lingshi County.

But according to the reaction of Zhongyang Intelligence Station, the 27th Division also did not make any movement.

This devil's operation is incredible!"

At this time, a major combat staff officer said, "Could it be that the Japanese in these two places are not prepared? After all, there are hundreds of thousands of troops. They are not like us who started with motorization. It takes a lot of time to prepare logistics!"

After hearing this, another major combat staff immediately vetoed it: "It's impossible. Linfen has more than 100,000 troops. Isn't the combined strength of Huoxian, Lingshi and Xiaoyi also more than 100,000? Huoxian and other places can prepare for a war and secretly sneak into the edge of our army's jurisdiction before our army. Why can't the Linfen devils do the same?

In such a large-scale battle, I would never believe that the Japanese in these two places did not communicate with each other! "

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After a quarrel among the staff officers, Fang Yue shook his head helplessly.

The duties of the operations staff are mainly to collect and master intelligence related to military work and provide guidance for military operations. They are important officers who assist the highest commander of the combat department in implementing combat deployment.

The troops grew too fast, and with the addition of the 177th and 178th Divisions, there was no shortage of commanders.

However, there is a shortage of experienced staff officers at the division and army headquarters. There are less than 10 combat staff officers in the army headquarters now, and half of them were promoted out of turn to accommodate the staffing situation.

Therefore, these combat staff are almost all half-baked.

The chief of staff of the armored division, Wang Yuanguo, was transferred from the 178th Division, so that the current 178th Motorized Infantry Division has no chief of staff.

Looking at the chaotic headquarters, Wang Dafu said helplessly: "Well, today is only the first day, and many things cannot be concluded. It is useless for us to guess here, but we must guard against the devils in Linfen.

Pass the order down, all units should strengthen nighttime guards, and extend the cordon. I have already made plans for this matter, so let's do it today!"

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With Wang Dafu and Fang Yue on the front line, Xu Le can take some time to rest. He has been busy for two months and his body is a little exhausted.

Just as he was about to go to bed, Wang Dafu called and told him some unusual things happening on the front line.

"Xu Da, what do you think about this?"

Xu Da on the side thought about it briefly, then said six words, which made Xu Le understand what to do.

"Taiyuan, Xuzhou, Wuhan."

Xu Le immediately asked Xu Da to call Lu Shiyu and Wei Junjun, and then issued a few instructions. All the people who were resting in the communication office were called up and worked all night.