A Japanese officer next to him said: "Based on the current situation, it should be like this!"

"But this may not be a bad thing for the imperial army."

Hearing this, Hirata Kenkichi was stunned for a moment, and then he understood.

Hirata Kenkichi said thoughtfully: "Yes, this may not be a bad thing for the imperial army, but it may not be a good thing either!"

If it were before, Hirata Kenkichi would definitely not think so, but now after seeing the strength of the Eighth Route Army, Hirata Kenkichi's self-confidence has been hit to a certain extent.

If all the main forces of the Eighth Route Army had gathered before, he would definitely have thought that this was a good opportunity to annihilate the Eighth Route Army.

but now……

After successive defeats, Hirata Kenkichi was angry, but it also severely damaged his self-confidence. If all the Eighth Route Army in Taiyue District gathered together, could they still win?

Li Yunlong's new regiment and Cheng Xiazi's 772 regiment have already made them miserable. It's no wonder that Kenkichi Hirata is afraid of them.

But now Hirata Kenkichi seems to have no other choice but to bite the bullet and go ahead. You can’t go back now!

Hirata Kenkichi thought for a long time, and then said: "Immediately report this situation to your Excellency the Commander truthfully."

A Japanese officer next to him asked cautiously: "Your Excellency, the Division Commander, means to ask for help from Your Excellency, the Commander."

Hirata Kenkichi glared at the Japanese officer and said angrily: "Did I say I asked for help?"

"Hmph! You just need to report the situation truthfully. I believe the Commander will make the right judgment."

At this moment, the old Japanese was feeling uneasy, so he kicked the ball directly to Commander Tada Shun.

"Hai!"

The Japanese officer responded respectfully, did not dare to say anything more, and turned around to send a telegram.

Hirata Kenkichi's telegram was sent to Peiping, the Japs' headquarters, as quickly as possible.

Lieutenant General Tada Shun looked at the telegram in his hand and couldn't help but frowned and said, "Kasahara-kun, what do you think Hirata-kun's telegram means?"

Kasahara Yukio said: "Well! The commander of the Hirata division may just report the situation to the commander."

Tada Jun waved his hand and said: "Things are not that simple. The battle on the front line has not gone smoothly these two days."

"Hai!"

Kasahara Yukio responded respectfully: "These Tobali are too cunning, so the imperial army's attack did not go smoothly."

Tada Jun waved his hand and said: "It's not that Tubalu are too cunning, but that they are stronger."

"And after all, this is their base area, so they still have a certain advantage."

"In addition, Hirata and the others were a little careless, otherwise this result would never have been like this."

"Hai!"

Kasahara Yukio quickly responded: "What your Excellency, Commander, said is absolutely true."

Tada Jun continued: "Let's not talk about what Hirata-kun means. Let's talk about the current situation first!"

"The main force of the enemy forces in Taiyue District is gradually gathering towards Ping'an County. This clearly indicates that they are going to have a decisive battle with the imperial army."

"Supposedly, this is a good thing. After all, we can finally take advantage of this opportunity to catch them all."

"We might not have been able to find opportunities like this before when we tried to find them! These cunning guys usually hide in the mountains and command sneak attacks and ambushes. It's very difficult for us to eliminate them."

"And now they have gathered together on their own initiative, which just gives the imperial army the opportunity to gather and annihilate them."

Kasahara Yukio nodded and said: "What the Commander said is absolutely true. So, this should be a good thing."

"snort!"

Tada Jun snorted coldly and said: "If the matter was so simple, then Hirata Kenkichi would not have sent this telegram."

Kasahara Yukio pondered for a moment and said: "You mean that Commander Hirata wants to ask for help from us."

Tada Jun nodded slightly and said: "It's probably like this. This guy was embarrassed to say it clearly, so he sent such an unclear telegram."

"I just explained the situation and did not express any views or express my own attitude."

"Why did he send this telegram if not to ask for help?"

Kasahara Yukio frowned and said: "So, the previous battles were not good for the imperial army, and the situation may be worse than we know."

Tada Jun said with a worried look: "The people below always report good news but not bad news. If the battle is not going well, it must be a disastrous defeat."

Yukio Kasahara said: "Your Excellency, Commander, you are serious. Even if we don't win, it won't be a disastrous defeat. After all, the imperial army has dispatched so many troops, it is impossible to lose at the hands of a group of Tubal soldiers."

Tada Jun waved his hand and said: "We have deployed so many troops and cannot win, then it is a failure."

"It seems that the Eighth Route Army has beaten Hirata to the point where he loses confidence, so he sent a telegram asking for help."

"This is not a good sign!"

Kasahara Yukio's expression also became solemn, and he asked cautiously: "Your Excellency, Commander, what should we do next?"

Tada Jun asked: "Do you think we can still mobilize reinforcements to support them now?"

Kasahara Yukio replied helplessly: "The enemy has destroyed a large number of railways and roads, and now all railway lines are basically paralyzed."

"So we cannot transport a large number of troops to the front line in a short period of time. The most we can do is deploy a small number of troops in nearby areas to provide support."

"Fortunately, the heavy supplies we prepared in advance have been transported to cities closer to the front line. Otherwise, our situation would be even more difficult."

Tada Jun sighed helplessly: "Hey! If that's the case, do we have any other choices?"

Tada Shun was also helpless. Logically speaking, they really shouldn't launch a large-scale offensive at this time.

But there was not much time left for him. Several previous disastrous defeats had already made the military very dissatisfied with him.

This large-scale raid launched by the Eighth Route Army throughout North China caused heavy losses to the little devils.

If Tada Shun can't show some results, then his position will not be saved.

That's why Toshi Tada launched an attack at this time, and now something really happened.

Tada Jun was in a very complicated mood at the moment, feeling a little regretful, but regretting was useless because it was the only way for him and he had no other choice.

What's more, now that things have developed to this situation, there is no turning back.

Tada Jun pondered for a moment and said: "Kasahara-kun, send a telegram to Hirata-kun."

"Tell him that for the sake of the glory of the imperial army and the pacification of North China, continue the offensive and strive to annihilate the main enemy force in the Ping'an area."

Yukio Kasahara asked cautiously: "What about reinforcements?"

Tada Shun said: "Hirata-kun did not explicitly say that he wanted reinforcements, so we don't need to mention it again."

"However, we can allocate some troops to support them as much as possible. I guess it won't be of much use. They mainly have to rely on themselves."

"Anyway, he sent us this telegram just because he wanted me to help him make a decision. Just give him this reply."

Tada Jun knew Hirata Kenkichi very well, so he could completely guess his intentions.

Hirata Kenkichi was not just asking for help, but also wanted Tada Shun to make up his mind.

Tada Jun's order was issued. Once the battle was defeated, Tada Jun would bear the main responsibility. Hirata Kenkichi was just using this to shirk responsibility. The matter was so important that this old devil did not dare to be careless.

"Hai!"

Yukio Kasahara responded quickly and turned around to convey the order.

…

Tada Shun's order was quickly conveyed to Hirata Kenkichi's headquarters. The old devil glanced at the telegram and sighed slightly.

In fact, he had already expected such an ending.

Hirata Kenkichi said: "Now that the matter has come to this, it seems that we can only do our best. I believe that with the combat effectiveness of the imperial army, we should be able to defeat these hateful Tubal Road."

"When will the Army Airlines plane arrive?"

A Japanese officer next to him replied: "The Army Airlines plane will arrive in about an hour."

"吆西!"

Hirata Kenkichi nodded slightly and said, "Instruct all troops to prepare for a new round of attack."

"Hai!"

The Japanese officers present responded in unison.

…

Li Yunlong and Xing Zhiguo came to Cheng Xiazi's headquarters together.

"Hey! Please come inside and serve tea!"

As soon as they met, Cheng Xiazi was very enthusiastic. He pulled Li Yunlong to sit down and personally lit a cigarette for Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong smiled and said: "Okay, stop making these useless things. How is the battle going?"

Cheng Xiazi sighed helplessly and said: "Hey! These gangsters are really difficult to deal with, but at least we survived."

"However, the losses to the troops were considerable. In order to block the Japs' attack, my entire regiment was crippled."

Li Yunlong smiled and said: "You are pretending to be pitiful again."
To be continued...