Chapter 174 Total annihilation·Nearly ten thousand!

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Chapter 174 Total annihilation·Nearly ten thousand!

"Failed?"

"Two infantry regiments surrounded?"

"A 60 mortar with a range of more than three kilometers?"

"A large number of anti-tank guns."

Bei Ping, because the incident happened in a hurry and the independent regiment's attack was fast-paced, it was a long-planned combination of punches. The Hittori brigade was so confused for a while that Naosaburo Okabe couldn't tell the direction until the entrance to the road was closed.

Just got the news.

Hattori Naoomi did not come to rescue during this period.

Because he knew that it was useless to ask for help at that time.

Also knowing that with the failure of this attack, he will retire forever.

It makes people feel, somewhat, frustrated and demoralized.

"It is indeed a conspiracy."

For some reason, Naosaburo Okabe was not too surprised when he heard the news of this tragic defeat. Instead, he felt that it was normal and even breathed a sigh of relief.

"Order the Hattori Brigade to immediately rescue the surrounded infantry regiment and then retreat."

Naosaburo Okabe quickly ordered.

In this offensive operation, the Locust Army has crushed nearly 4,000 people. If these two regiments are annihilated, that is,

Nearly ten thousand pieces of jade were broken into pieces!

If you include the baggage train that was attacked, it would be over 10,000.

Although the strength of the Locust Army can withstand the loss of this number, with the further normalization of business with the United States, domestic materials and the economy have improved, and the pace of military expansion is also accelerating.

The strength of the Locust Army could bear the loss of a mere brigade.

But the face of the Locust Army is unacceptable, and the face of the Empire is even more unacceptable.

Nearly ten thousand people were wiped out by Tubal Road?

What a shame!

The response from the front line was very quick.

"General Hattori called back and said that the Eighth Route Army has completed the encirclement of the Locust Army. Due to the loss of the artillery regiment, Hattori's brigade is temporarily unable to attack and requested to retreat."

The staff officer repeated the telegram from Hattori Naoomi.

"idiot."

Naosaburo Okabe, who was angry at the defeat, immediately became furious and ordered again:

"Order Naomi Hattori to immediately rescue the surrounded troops."

If in his hands, the North China Front lost nearly 10,000 troops, and it was still in the battle to attack the Tubal Road base, then he would not be able to sit still in his position as the North China Front for a long time.

Although he felt like he was in trouble, his hair was about to fall out, and he regretted it from time to time, after Naoomi Hattori tasted the benefits of power, he never gave up the idea of ​​becoming the commander of the North China Front.

Naosaburo Okabe was obsessed with the feeling of combining economic, military and other power into one body.

This is why he continued to advance the attack on Yangcun even though he had a premonition that something was wrong.

He needs this victory.

At this time, he also needed troops to rescue the more than 6,000 surrounded locust troops.

"General."

The staff officer quickly repeated Hattori Naoomi's reply:

"The Hattori Army called back. At present, Hattori Brigade's artillery has suffered serious losses. The soldiers are exhausted and their morale is low. If they continue to attack, not only will they not be able to rescue the surrounded troops, but they will also increase casualties."

Naoomi Hattori obviously knew the core purpose of the higher-ups ordering him to continue the rescue.

"Therefore, General Hattori made it clear in his telegram that he refused to carry out the rescue order."

The staff officer suddenly said again.

"Refuse to carry out the rescue order?"

Okabe Naosaburo's originally furious expression suddenly froze, and then he actually smiled.

Nearly ten thousand pieces of jade were broken into pieces.

Hattori's brigade that participated in the attack on Yangcun lost more than half and a large amount of heavy equipment.

As a result, the impact is very bad.

As the commander of the front army, he was bound to be implicated. If the situation in North China remained so corrupt, he might be dismissed from his post. However, as soon as this telegram of refusing to accept the order came out, he discovered a turning point.

As long as the main responsibility is not his, there is room for maneuver.

"Order."

But he still issued the order:

"The Hattori Brigade will rescue the surrounded troops and retreat towards Yangquan. I will send the Front Army's aviation force to fully support them."

"Hi!"

Although the staff officer was confused, he still carried out the order.

The chief of staff of the front army next to him never spoke.

The situation on the front line is definitely doomed. Hattori's brigade does not have the strength to rescue the surrounded troops, and neither does the North China Front. By the time reinforcements arrive, the enemy may have annihilated the surrounded troops.

Lacking material supplies and facing the siege of Tubal Road with superior troops and firepower, the surrounded troops could not hold out for long.

What Naosaburo Okabe is doing now is nothing more than giving the base camp an attitude.

See, it's not that I don't want to save him, but that my subordinates don't do enough.

You are passing the buck!

"strangeness··"

But the chief of staff had doubts in his mind.

Why would Naoomi Hattori send such a telegram, directly and explicitly refusing to carry out the rescue order?

···

"General, why?"

In the retreating Hattori brigade, a staff officer also asked the same question:

"Why do you explicitly refuse to rescue the surrounded troops?"

"this is not···"

"Why?"

After looking at the old staff officer who had been following him for a long time, Naoomi Hattori did not answer immediately.

Why send such a telegram that pushes yourself into a pit of fire?

In order to give General Gangbu a favor, he sent a telegram to take most of the responsibility for the failure of this battle.

Anyway, he is destined to be retired. Unless the base camp and Tianlu are willing to keep him, his reserve service will be at its peak in this life. And with his telegram, General Gangbu can avoid the punishment of this failure.

With this favor, he can save himself a lot of trouble.

On the surface, General Gangbu will definitely scold him and fall out with him, but privately, he will definitely take care of him and provide convenience so that he can retire safely in the reserve service.

and··

"I want to go back to China!"

Hattori Naoomi suddenly said.

"Go back home?"

The staff officer was stunned.

"Well, go back to China!"

Hattori Naoomi sighed.

He remembered the last moment of the retreat, when Tuba Road captured the commanding heights on both sides of the entrance to Yangcun Road and cut off the retreat route of his two offensive regiments.

At that time, there were about a thousand people on the Tubal Road attacking force. After capturing two highlands, they continued to pursue the headquarters of his brigade.

Although he did not catch up, the use of new mortars with a range of more than three kilometers caused him many casualties.

At that time, he clearly saw the appearance of the enemy's mortars.

Judging from the height ratio, the new mortar is only a little over one meter long. One person can hold the assembled mortar and maneuver it at high speed. It can be seen that, including the base plate and bracket, the weight is about 20 kilograms.
To be continued...