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"You are hesitating and can't even speak clearly. What? The enemy is retreating at all costs? Did you eat all the sorghum rice in vain? How can you not even hold on to a remnant army!"

"Listen! Your division must reorganize the attack and keep the enemy's Eighth Division for me!"

"When the pressure from the front is great, call in the artillery and air force. Our remaining artillery shells and aerial bombs are more than the number of Japanese troops. Why don't we call for fire support? In a war, you need to use your brain more and don't just act recklessly."

"I emphasize again, the order issued by the military region is to annihilate the entire force. If anyone fails at a critical moment, I will personally go after him after the war!"

Inside the Ludong Campaign Command Center, LYL, wearing classic skin, was holding the phone and yelling in anger.

The powerful aura of the God of Thunder was even stronger than six years later in the original timeline.

The tiger in the forest and the political commissar on the side said nothing, but just watched their chief of staff lose his temper with a smile on their face.

Now the Shandong Provincial Military Region holds air superiority, and its ground forces have absolute advantages in heavy firepower and mobility.

In this situation, if a division-level unit still lets the remnants of the Japanese army escape, then their commanders should not only be scolded, but even dismissal would not be excessive.

Just as LYL was about to speak again and give a few final instructions to the commander at the front, the dedicated line to the 1st Armored Division suddenly rang.

Seeing this, he first put the phone in his hand aside, then picked up the second one and started listening to the latest battle report.

"What did you say? Repeat it right now!"

"Good! Well done. I will report to General Manager Lin now!"

"Tell the field hospital to have the comrades save the life of the Japanese lieutenant general. If there are any difficulties, contact the headquarters in the name of the military region and ask the Taiyuan General Hospital to send experts to perform the operation personally."

The word "lieutenant general" immediately made the noisy combat meeting room so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

The comrades temporarily stopped the work at hand, and everyone pricked up their ears waiting for follow-up news, as if they had heard some unparalleled secret.

There is no way, the Japanese lieutenant general division commander is really too attractive.

From the Hundred Regiments Campaign to the current Shandong East Campaign, the Eighth Route Army at all levels has killed many senior Japanese commanders, including one army-level commander.

However, there are very few prisoners above the rank of lieutenant general, and currently the only unlucky one is Ando Twenty-three.

Now, the soldiers on the front line have captured a division commander. How can such exciting good news not make the staff excited?

After hanging up the special line of the 1st Armored Division, 103 first picked up the first phone and gave a few simple instructions, and then rushed to the side of the Tiger in the Forest and the Political Commissar.

"General Lin, Political Commissar, the 1st Armored Division is calling."

"Division Commander Xu just led his troops to defeat the Japanese Army's Second Tank Division head-on. Even the division commander Okada Susumu and the colonel chief of staff became their division's spoils of war."

"At present, the casualties of our armored forces' light tanks are still within an acceptable range. After a short rest, they can recover 90% of their combat effectiveness."

"The medium tank company suffered no losses, but they need to restock their ammunition and fuel. The situation of the independent heavy tank platoon is worse. Due to their excessive weight and design deficiencies, three KV2s have already withdrawn from the battlefield."

Obviously, the non-combat losses of the independent heavy tank platoon far exceeded the imagination of 01 and 02.

As senior commanders from the infantry, they originally had high expectations for the thickly armored KV2, and even imagined the scene of the 152mm large barrel killing everyone on the battlefield.

It is true that the higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment.

Neither of them expected that this seemingly sturdy and durable KV2 would be so fragile.

After complaining a few words in his mind about the reliability of Soviet tanks, the tiger in the forest quickly adjusted his mentality, then stood up and walked to the front of the military sand table.

Looking at the Japanese army's defeat, a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"Pass my order and have the First Division of the General Reserve take action immediately. I give them seven hours. When the time is up, the entire division must carry some heavy weapons to reach Liaolan Town, 63.7 kilometers away."

"Notify Li Yunlong's 1st Marine Brigade and have him mobilize all his forces to delay the reinforcements of the 11th Division of the Japanese and cooperate with the main force of the military region to close the gate and fight the enemy."

"Whether the battle in eastern Shandong will be a roundup or a drive, it all depends on whether these two troops can cut off the enemy's retreat."

The defeat of the Japanese army on the Jiaolai Plain meant that the Eighth Route Army had basically secured victory in this battle.

Now the only variable in the entire battle situation is the last trump card in Okamura Yasuji's hand: the 11th Division of the Kwantung Army.

Since this reserve force needs to take care of two battlefields, it is currently staying in the vicinity of Jinan.

Without the railway, it would take them four days to reach the battlefield even if they ran themselves to pieces.

As long as the First Division of Shandong Province and the First Marine Brigade can cut off the enemy's retreat before the Eleventh Division enters the Jiaolai Plain and keep them stuck in Liaolan Town.

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The 1st and 2nd tank divisions, the 8th and 14th infantry divisions, and the 23rd mechanized division, a total of five divisions, will be completely turned into dumpling fillings.

These are nearly 200,000 people, and they are fat meat that has been cut off from supplies.

As long as TG can be taken over safely and step by step, not to mention North China and Northeast China, I am afraid that the Japanese war in Southeast Asia and even the Pacific will be greatly affected.

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Cuijiaji Town, the temporary base of the 1st Marine Brigade.

As dusk approached, our Brigade Commander Li took off his limited skin of the Five-Star Sky Locust and was discussing military intelligence with several comrades dressed as militiamen.

"Captain Liu, Political Commissar Li, we are grateful for the great help from your Railway Guerrillas during this period. Otherwise, we would have to take many more detours."

"The order from our superiors is to destroy the Jiaoji Railway as much as possible. Now the eastern section of the entire line has been torn into ruins. It's time to start west of Changle."

"Then let's follow the old rules for the next operation. We, the 1st Marine Brigade, will be responsible for the battle, and we will also remove the bunkers and artillery towers we encounter along the way. You will be responsible for handling the railways, and you will demolish as much as you can."

Since the Battle of East Shandong entered the counterattack phase, Li Yunlong's 1st Marine Brigade has really shown its strength.

This elite paratrooper unit was so pervasive that it took only half a day to demolish 117 kilometers of railway, and all the bridges and roads along the way were destroyed.

In addition, Li, Zhao and Xing personally led the team to recover many county towns while destroying transportation hubs.

This style of fighting, which relied on firepower and mobility to crush the enemy throughout the battle, once made the Japanese garrisons in various regions extremely angry. (End of this chapter)