Peking.
No. 3 Iron Lion Alley, North China Front Headquarters.
"Nani?"
"The 10th Cavalry Regiment was defeated by the Cavalry Battalion of the Eighth Route New Regiment?"
Okamura Neji looked at the communications staff officer in shock and asked in disbelief, his tone full of doubts.
Yumo Seizan on the side also cast a look of disbelief and shock.
"Hi!" the communications staff officer said with certainty, "After I received the telegram, I confirmed with the frontline headquarters that the 10th Cavalry Regiment was indeed defeated by the Eighth Route New Regiment Cavalry Battalion. Regiment Captain Takagi Takeo Daizuo
Martyred for his country."
After a pause, the communications staff officer continued: "The 10th Cavalry Regiment lost three-quarters of its troops, leaving only more than 300 cavalrymen who returned to Anhua County."
Okamura Neji was stunned, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.
He could not imagine that the 10th Cavalry Regiment, an elite cavalry regiment with more than 1,300 cavalry and a cavalry artillery squadron and a machine gun squadron, was defeated, and it was defeated so quickly.
Okamura Neiji asked in a deep voice: "How could this happen? Why was the 10th Cavalry Regiment defeated by the Eighth Route Cavalry with less than 600 cavalry?"
The Locust Army has a huge military advantage, which cannot be compensated by the sabers and semi-automatic rifles equipped by the Eighth Route Cavalry.
But the result was hard for him to accept.
"I have already asked the frontline headquarters." The communications staff member shook his head. "The reply I got was that the cavalry of the Eighth Route New Regiment was cheating. When charging against the 10th Cavalry Regiment, they suddenly took out the prepared weapon.
Submachine guns, after two rounds, three-quarters of the cavalry regiment was injured. The deputy captain led the remaining locust army cavalry into Anhua County, and the cavalry of the Eighth Route New Regiment did not pursue it."
"Baga! Cunning Li Yunlong!" Neji Okamura's cheek suddenly twitched, furious.
Okamura Neiji said that the hope of cutting off the supply line of the new regiment was placed on the 10th Cavalry Regiment.
As the New Regiment's offensive accelerates, the supply line will inevitably lengthen. If the 10th Division is not allowed to fight the New Regiment in a decisive battle, then they can only rely on the cavalry to raid the rear of the Eighth Route Army, occupy the commanding heights of the highway, and cut off the supply line of the New Regiment of the Eighth Route Army.
In this way, the 10th Division can hold on longer under the offensive of the new regiment.
But Okamura Neiji never expected that the 10th Cavalry Regiment would be defeated just after they launched their attack.
Wasn't it too fast to be defeated?
Could it be that the combat effectiveness of the cavalry regiment of the Locust Army's Class A Division is so vulnerable?
At this moment, a telegraph operator hurried in with a telegram in his hand.
The Japanese telegraph soldier paused to several people and said: "Report, urgent message from the frontline headquarters!"
Seeing that Okamura Neiji didn't let the telegraph soldier read the telegram, Arisue Seizo took it over and couldn't help but stare at him after reading it.
Arisue Seizo handed the telegram to Okamura Neiji and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, Chief of Staff Tanabe and Lieutenant General Ishikawa jointly request the 10th Division to fight a decisive battle with the New Regiment."
After hearing this, Neji Okamura took the telegram and read it.
"Baga!" Okamura Neji felt a little restless for a moment.
However, Okamura Neiji was able to be promoted to the rank of general and reach the position of commander of the North China Front. He knew very well that the more he needed to stay calm at this critical moment.
Soon, Okamura Neiji adjusted his mentality and asked Arisu Seizan without expression: "Arimu-kun, what do you think of Tanabe-kun and Ishikawa-kun's request?"
Youmo Jingsan looked thoughtful at first, carefully considered his words, and then said: "Your Excellency, Commander, the combat effectiveness of the new regiment is indeed very strong, but I think the 10th Division is still capable of fighting, as long as
The main force of the 10th Division has chosen a position that is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and will engage in positional warfare, attrition warfare and wheel warfare with the new regiment. The 10th Division will definitely be able to hold on for three days."
After a pause, Yusue Seizo added another sentence and said: "Ishikawa-kun and Tanabe-kun jointly requested this, which shows that they are very confident that the 10th Division can block the new group's offensive."
The reason why I added this sentence is that Youmo Jingsan actually wanted to shirk the blame.
If the 10th Division was finally defeated by the Shinichi Regiment, it was because Ishikawa Jiro and Tanabe Moritake decided to fight the Shinichi Regiment on their own, and it had nothing to do with me having Suejei San.
"That's all it can do." Okamura Neji narrowed his eyes behind his round glasses and nodded.
Okamura Neiji knew very well that letting the 10th Division fight a decisive battle with the New Regiment was the worst strategy, but at this time the Japanese army had no choice between the middle strategy and the best strategy.
The current situation is that either the 10th Division and the New Regiment will fight to the death.
Either withdraw all five divisions to Datong and Taiyuan.
In the former option, the mopping up troops of the five Japanese divisions still have a chance to severely damage the Eighth Route Army in northwest Shanxi.
The latter option is a waste of all previous efforts.
Of course, the first option is very risky. If the 10th Division is defeated, not only will all previous efforts be wasted, but the 10th Division will also be crippled.
However, the top management of the Japanese army has always been a gambler, and Okamura Neiji was no exception. He chose without hesitation to let the 10th Division fight the new regiment decisively.
Okamura Neiji said: "Order, agree to Tanabe-kun and Ishikawa-kun's request!"
"Tell Tanabe-kun and Ishikawa-kun again that they must block the offensive of the Eighth Route Shinichi Regiment at all costs, and then wait until the other four divisions arrive to complete the encirclement of the Eighth Route Shinichi Regiment!"
"Hi!" Youmo Seizan and the communications staff member nodded in unison.
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Moritake Tanabe and Jiro Ishikawa, who were far away in Heyuan County, soon received a telegram from Neji Okamura agreeing to request a decisive battle.
But Moritake Tanabe and Jiro Ishikawa felt very heavy.
Because before the telegram from Neji Okamura came, two telegrams were received almost at the same time.
The first telegram was a telegram that the 11th Independent Infantry Regiment of the 6th Division of the Mongolian Army, which set out from Datong to reinforce the 10th Division, was ambushed by the Eighth Route Army in the Maying Mountain area.
Although the 11th Independent Infantry Regiment suffered little loss, the Eighth Route Army has a large number of troops and heavy firepower. The 11th Independent Infantry Regiment may not be able to reinforce the 10th Division in a short time.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Another telegram was sent by the 10th Regiment of the 10th Division's Heavy Troops.
The 10th Regiment of the Heavy Troops was ambushed by the Eighth Route Army in the Baozi Mountain area. The firepower of this Eighth Route Army was very strong. The 10th Regiment of the Heavy Troops suffered heavy losses, and their combat supplies were blown up or stolen.
In addition, this Eighth Route Army built fortifications on Baozi Mountain, intending to cut off the 10th Division's supply line.
If the 10th Cavalry Regiment has not been defeated and is still at full strength, the 10th Cavalry Regiment can be sent to meet the 11th Independent Infantry Regiment or the 10th Infantry Regiment.
But now the 10th Cavalry Regiment only has more than 300 cavalry left. What use can a strengthened cavalry squadron do?
The logistics supply lines in the direction of Datong and Taiyuan have been cut off. Now the 10th Division only has enough ammunition, food and other combat supplies to last for days.
This made the already unfavorable situation of the 10th Division even worse.
Before the war, Tanabe Moritake and Ishikawa Jiro never imagined that this time the mopping up operation would lead to such a situation.
Moreover, if the 10th Division is defeated, even the retreat will be blocked, and it will not be easy to evacuate to Taiyuan or Datong.
After receiving the order from Okamura Neiji, Ishikawa Jiro immediately ordered the two brigade commanders to be summoned from the front line to prepare for an emergency combat meeting to discuss the next combat plan.
Not long after, Saburo Miura, commander of the 8th Brigade, and Genji Okada, commander of the 33rd Brigade, came to the division headquarters.
War Room.
"Miura-kun, Okada-kun!"
Ishikawa Jiro looked at Miura Saburo and Okada Genji, and said: "Commander Okamura has given our 10th Division a death order. It must hold out for three days under the attack of the Eighth Route New Regiment, and we cast a wide net.
The tactics have proven to be ineffective, so our 10th Division has to fight the new regiment decisively!"
"Agree!" Miura Saburo said in a deep voice.
"I also agree to a decisive battle with the new group!" Okada Motoharu also nodded.
Although the decisive battle had been personally approved by Okamura Neiji, his two brigade commanders had highly unified opinions, and Ishikawa Jiro was still very happy.
Immediately afterwards, Ishikawa Jiro discussed the combat plan with Miura Saburo and Okada Genji, and determined the location of the position and the person to command.
The highway in the direction of Anhua County is commanded by Chief of Staff Asada Ryoichi Ozuo, the highway in the direction of Ping'an County is commanded by Major General Okada Motoharu, and the highway in the direction of Heyuan County is commanded by Major General Miura Saburo.
After receiving the order, Asada Ryoichi, Okada Motoharu and Miura Saburo immediately drove to the designated position and commanded the troops to build fortifications.
After the three men left, Ishikawa Jiro immediately sent a report to the commander of the North China Front, Okamura Neiji, requesting that troops from the First Army be sent to reinforce the 10th Regiment of Heavy Troops and to open up the logistics supply line.
If the logistics supply line is cut off, what will happen to the 10th Division?
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Northwest Shanxi.
Dagu Town.
New Regiment Headquarters.
At this time, Li Yunlong, Chen Feng and Xing Zhiguo went to the battlefield to inspect and had just returned to the regiment headquarters.
"Commander." Wang Dehou came up to him with a slight expression on his face and said with a smile, "The Alone Brigade, the Sixth Battalion, the Seventh Battalion, and the Cavalry Battalion of the division have just sent a telegram. The Alone Brigade blocked a reinforcement from the 10th Regiment from Datong in the Maying Mountain area.
A regiment of the division, the 6th and 7th battalions of the division, ambushed the baggage regiment of the 10th division in the Baozi Mountain area and captured a lot of money."
"So, the Sixth and Seventh Divisions are getting rich?" Li Yunlong raised the corner of his mouth slightly. The attack by all the attacking forces went smoothly. Now the Japanese reinforcements have been blocked and the logistics supply line has been cut off. What good news!
As for traveling alone, Li Yunlong was not too worried.
000 steel helmets, 300 light and heavy machine guns, and 3,000 rifles have been airdropped to the independent brigade.
In addition, the weapons and ammunition seized in Miaoergou also belonged to the independent brigade. The independent brigade was fighting against the Japanese, not to say defeated, but there was no problem in blocking the attack.
"Oh?" Zhao Gang walked in, happened to hear Wang Dehou's words, and said with a smile: "Old Li, you really didn't mean to do this!?"
At the beginning, Li Yunlong sent the independent brigade, the 6th and 7th battalions of the division, and the 7th Cavalry Battalion to ambush in Maying Town and Baozi Mountain respectively, in order to cut off the 10th Division's retreat.
Unexpectedly, they accidentally blocked the reinforcements of an infantry regiment of the Japanese, and the troops of the new regiment even ambushed the Japanese infantry regiment.
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