Lieutenant General Yoshio Iwamatsu is preparing to defeat him?
Yamamoto Kazuki on the side opened his mouth, but finally said nothing.
Regardless of the outcome of this battle, Lieutenant General Yoshio Iwamatsu will become a marginal figure in the Japanese Army after this battle.
It's good to be lucky enough to survive and be recalled to the country to serve as a reserve officer.
If you are unlucky, you will die on the battlefield, or even die without a burial place.
"Who is in favor and who is against?"
Iwamatsu Yoshio looked at everyone with cold eyes.
In the end, it was Hanatani who had the courage to persuade: "Your Excellency, Commander, the base camp will investigate the matter afterwards, and you will go to the military court. I suggest that you listen to General Okamura's order and not transfer to Hebei Province tonight.
A small group of troops attacked the Eighth Route Army to show off."
Disobeying orders from superiors, even wrong orders, is not allowed in any military.
Even arrogant people like Hanatani Masaru dare not disobey orders from their superiors.
Naturally, Yoshio Iwamatsu knew the consequences of disobeying Okamura's orders better than Masaru Hanatani.
However, Yoshio Iwamatsu's trust in Neji Okamura had already collapsed.
Continuing to listen to Okamura Neiji's orders will only lead to the complete annihilation of the Japanese army in Taiyuan.
"I now have reason to suspect that Okamura Neiji is a senior agent of the Eighth Route Army lurking at the North China Front Army Headquarters."
Yoshio Iwamatsu was brave enough to say anything.
You and tens of thousands of locust troops are almost dead, what else do you dare not say?
As soon as these words came out, all the Japanese officers, including Yamamoto Kazuki, changed their expressions.
Although some officers had long suspected this, no Japanese officer dared to say it in public.
But today, Yoshio Iwamatsu actually opened up the matter and said that all the Japanese were shocked.
Iwamatsu Yoshio continued: "Okamura Neji colluded with the Eighth Route Army and kept giving us wrong combat orders. As a result, every time we attacked, we were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army, and the Locust Army soldiers died in vain!"
"I will definitely report this matter to the base camp and let the Prime Minister and His Majesty Tian Locust thoroughly investigate Okamura Neji."
"tonight."
"The Eighth Route Army must have set up another ambush. If the Locust Army continues to attack, it will inevitably enter the Eighth Route Army's encirclement and pay heavy casualties."
"In order to preserve the effectiveness of the Locust Army, I decided to refuse to execute Okamura Neiji's order. Our First Army Headquarters, the Fifth Division and the 28th Division were mixed into the 3rd Brigade, and the 1st Cavalry Brigade was transferred to Taiyuan!
"
"I'm done."
"Who is in favor and who is against?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yoshio Iwamatsu looked at everyone with sharp eyes.
"General, with all due respect, you are disobeying military orders." A Japanese combat staff objected.
"Snapped!"
As soon as the Japanese combat staff member finished speaking, a gunshot was heard in the combat hall. A blood hole appeared on the combat staff member's forehead, his eyes widened and he fell straight down.
Next to Yoshio Iwamatsu, Shiro Kamekawa put away the tortoise box in his hand.
At this time, a dozen or so elite Japanese guards heard the gunshots and ran in, carrying uniform 38 caps.
"Don't panic!"
"Drag him down!"
Kamekawa Shiro waved his hand and said.
Two Japanese guards dragged the body of the combat staff member outside, and the remaining Japanese guards also left with their rifles.
Yoshio Iwamatsu watched all this with cold eyes. He had long suspected that this combat consultant was an informant arranged by Neji Okamura. Now the fox's tail finally showed up.
"Is there anyone else who objects?"
Iwamatsu Yoshio asked in an indifferent tone.
All the Japs bowed their heads and remained silent.
"Yoshi!"
Iwamatsu Yoshio looked at Yamamoto Kazuki:
"Yamamoto-kun, you immediately send an order to the 28th Division and the 5th Division, ordering them to move closer to Taiyuan immediately."
"Hi."
Yamamoto Kazuki lowered his head, turned and walked towards the phone on the table.
Then, Yoshio Iwamatsu looked at Masao Miyazaki, the commander of the 3rd Huncheng Brigade: "Miyazaki-kun, please transfer to Hebei Province with us."
To defeat the superior from the bottom, Iwamatsu Yoshio was prepared to fight to the end and completely negate Neji Okamura's battle plan.
In any case, leaving the 3rd Huncheng Brigade in Taiyuan would only be giving heads to the Eighth Route Army.
"Thank you very much, Commander." Masao Miyazaki looked slightly happy and said hesitantly, "Then Taiyuan will not be defended?"
"How many troops do you still have in the 3rd Brigade?" Yoshio Iwamatsu asked.
"There are still more than 4,000 people." Masao Miyazaki replied, "In the battle last night, our 3rd Brigade suffered more than 800 casualties."
In fact, the officers and soldiers below do not agree to continue the attack on the Eighth Route Army tonight.
It's been very difficult to fight in the defensive battle, but you still have to fight in the offensive battle. Isn't that looking for death?
Yoshio Iwamatsu said: "Then you form the 3rd Brigade and leave 2,000 people behind to lead the Locust Alliance Army to resist the Eighth Route Army's attack."
At this time, the more troops Iwamatsu Yoshio has around him, the safer he will be.
However, some troops must be left in Taiyuan to contain the Eighth Route Army.
Once the Eighth Route Army devoted most of its forces to pursue along the Shotai Railway, Yoshio Iwamatsu would not be able to bear it.
"Hi."
Masao Miyazaki.
Then, Yoshio Iwamatsu looked at Masa Hanatani again: "Kanatani-kun, take away everything you can, and destroy everything you can't take away. You will definitely not leave it to the Eighth Route Army."
"Hi."
The Right Path of Flower Valley.
Yoshio Iwamatsu looked at Masao Miyazaki again: "In addition, when the city was broken, the troops defending the city were ordered to blow up the ammunition depot and oil depot, and the grain depot was also blown up, leaving absolutely no bullet, not a drop of oil, and not a single drop of oil.
Give grain to the Eighth Route Army."
"Hi."
Masao Miyazaki answered.
Hua Guzheng suggested with a gloomy look: "Your Excellency, Commander, why don't you set a fire and burn down Taiyuan? The Eighth Route Army will be left with an empty city."
"Need not."
Yoshio Iwamatsu thought for a while, waved his hand and said:
"The locust army will come back sooner or later."
"Hi."
Hua Gu is bowing his head.
…
In fact, at this time, Wusu Airport had not yet been occupied by the Eighth Route Army. If there were still planes at Wusu Airport, the Japanese army still had air supremacy.
Yoshio Iwamatsu would not disobey Okamura Neji's military orders.
Because if the war goes against him, he can still escape by plane.
In another time and space, the People's Liberation Army attacked Taiyuan and fought for more than six months. The battle was extremely brutal.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Finally, Yan Laoxi saw that something was not going well and took a plane to escape to Treasure Island.
If the People's Liberation Army at that time had the equipment level of the Eighth Route Army today, Taiyuan would not have fought for so long, and it would not even have been possible for Yan Laoxi to escape.
As the order was issued from the First Army Headquarters.
The Fifth Division withdrew from its position at Wohu Mountain, and the 28th Division withdrew from its position at Tianlong Mountain and moved closer to Taiyuan City.
Twelve o'clock midnight.
The main force of about 30,000 Japanese troops gathered outside the south of Taiyuan City and marched along the Zhengtai Railway toward Shouyang County.
Due to the contraction of Japanese troops for defense, the Zhengtai Railway was severely damaged by the destruction of the Eighth Route Army guerrillas and the Eighth Route Army's aircraft bombing.
so.
The current Zhengtai Railway has no way to connect to Shouyang by train. Originally, it only took a few hours to reach Shouyang by train.
It took the Japanese troops about two days to arrive on foot.
but.
Yoshio Iwamatsu sent the 1st Cavalry Brigade as the vanguard to conduct reconnaissance while advancing.
Soon, the information that the Japanese soldiers in Taiyuan were leaving the city reached the ears of frontline commander Li Yunlong.
Then, Li Yunlong ordered this information to be forwarded to the political commissar of the 129th Division.
After receiving the telegram, the political commissar immediately ordered all units to prepare for battle.
Knowing that the 1st Japanese Cavalry Brigade was behind and behind, the political commissar immediately decided to let go of the enemy's cavalry and use all his strength to ambush the Japanese infantry.
When the Japanese cavalry discovered that the large force was ambushed, they would definitely turn around and attack to meet the surrounded Japanese infantry.
Therefore, the political commissar ordered the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army to block the Japanese cavalry.
Although the 1st Japanese Cavalry Brigade suffered heavy losses in previous battles, it still has nearly 3,000 elite cavalrymen.
but.
The cavalry unit of the Eighth Route Army has 5 cavalry battalions from the New Regiment, plus the cavalry battalion from the New 2nd Regiment, a total of 6 cavalry battalions, with a total strength of nearly 4,000 cavalry.
4000 versus 3000, I have the advantage.
The Eighth Route Army's cavalry had weapons and equipment far superior to those of the Japanese cavalry.
100,000 Eighth Route Army troops ambushed 30,000 Japanese soldiers. This was a big project.
It must be personally directed by Li Yunlong, the division commander, the political commissar, or even the head of the headquarters.
The Japanese marching team, various artillery units, baggage troops, mules, horses, and infantry formed a long queue of about 10 kilometers on the Zhengtai Railway.
but.
The Japs all felt that the main force of the Eighth Route Army was preparing an ambush in Taiyuan.
It is unlikely that an ambush will be deployed on the Chengtai Railway.
Moreover, the Japanese were already frightened and wanted to transfer to Hebei Province as quickly as possible.
For some locations suitable for ambush, the Japanese cavalry focused on searching. For some terrain that was not suitable for ambush, the Japanese cavalry only took a look and left.
After the Japanese cavalry passed by, the political commissar gave the order to narrow the encirclement.
The Eighth Route Army infantry ambushing on both sides moved in the direction of the Japanese march on Zhengtai Road and surrounded them.
At dawn, the 100,000 Eighth Route Army troops formed a general encirclement of the 30,000 Japanese soldiers.
Hundreds of mountain guns and thousands of mortars are ready.
Although there were still some Japanese who had not entered the encirclement, the political commissar decisively gave the order to fire.
Boom boom boom…
Dense explosion waves surged around the Japanese marching troops.
The Japanese were beaten and stunned on the spot.
Immediately afterwards, dense shells fell like raindrops.
Along with the fireballs and explosion waves, there were also the broken limbs and broken arms of the Japanese. Amidst the explosions, the screams of the Japanese were endless.
On a front of more than 10 kilometers, more than 1,400 artillery pieces fired simultaneously. The shells formed dense red trajectories in the early morning air. The Japanese soldiers on the entire more than ten kilometers of railway were suddenly plunged into a sea of smoke and fire.
When the Japanese cavalry regiment heard the roaring cannon fire from behind, the faces of the Japanese cavalrymen changed greatly.
The commander of the 1st Cavalry Brigade immediately ordered a U-turn and attack.
The nearly 3,000 Japanese cavalrymen of the 1st Cavalry Brigade were divided into two parts, each with a cavalry regiment, and attacked the Eighth Route Army's artillery positions from the left and right wings.
The scale of this artillery firepower made Major General Kaneto Yasuda, commander of the 1st Cavalry Brigade, feel his scalp numb.
so.
Yasuda Kaneto planned to deal with the Eighth Route Army's artillery first, and then rescue the surrounded Japanese infantry.
This chapter has been completed!