Chapter 375 Li Yunlong: Follow the pillar to eat meat, keep an eye on the second independent regiment for me
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"Reporting to your Excellency, Brigade Commander, I have found out the whereabouts of the Second Independent Regiment of the 386th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army!" The Japanese intelligence officer paused again and repeated what he said before.
"Yoshi!"
Hattori Naoomi finally heard clearly this time. A cold expression like a wild wolf appeared on his face, and he asked again: "Where are theirs?"
Japanese intelligence officer: "Pingtou Town, Zhaojia'ao."
Hattori Naoomi has been studying the map recently and naturally knew about Zhaojia'ao in Pingtou Town. He then asked: "Is the information reliable?"
Japanese intelligence officer: "According to the scout report, there are at least 1,000 Eighth Route Army troops stationed in Zhaojia'ao. If this is not the entire strength of the Second Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, it is definitely its main force!"
Naoomi Hattori: "Order the scouts to continue to closely monitor every move of the Second Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army. Remember, you must not alert the enemy. If you have any news, report it to me immediately."
"Order the 15th Infantry Regiment of the Imperial Army and the Security Group of the Imperial Army to assemble urgently and prepare for battle!"
Hattori Naoomi wanted to seek revenge against Wang Chengzhu and his Second Independent Regiment all the time. When he heard the news about the Second Independent Regiment, he immediately couldn't sit still.
"Hiyi!"
The Japanese intelligence officer paused again, then turned and left, temporarily acting as a messenger to convey orders.
The chief of staff next to him, Yasuda Makinori, frowned and warned: "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, no! This is a critical moment for Commander-in-Chief Plan A, so we must not rush out.
You should know the strength of the Second Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army. It is not that easy to eliminate them. If you fall into the trap set by Wang Chengzhu, you will suffer more than you deserve..."
Before Yasuda could say anything, Hattori Naoomi interrupted sharply: "Yasota-kun, you are trying to destroy the morale of my Imperial Japanese Army by showing off the majesty of the Eighth Route Army at Choshin!
I do not deny that the combat effectiveness of the Second Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army is stronger than that of the other Eighth Route Army, but that is all. It is absolutely impossible to be stronger than my invincible Imperial Japanese Army!
Besides, although the Second Independent Regiment achieved victory in the battles of Hulu Gorge and Wangjiacun, its own casualties were definitely not small.
According to the information I have received, their current strength will not exceed 2,000 at most.
With this small force, it is almost impossible to resist the attack of a regiment of the Imperial Army and a security regiment of the Imperial Association Army!
It is true that Wang Chengzhu has some tricks and is good at playing tricks. But what I want to tell you is that in the face of absolute strength, any tricks will be vulnerable!"
Yasuda Makoto: "But..."
Hattori Naoomi: "Nothing! Yasuda-kun, you should know that the Second Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army has not only brought great humiliation to our Imperial Japanese Army, but is also a serious problem to our Imperial Japanese Army.
This time, if we can wipe out the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army before Plan A is fully launched, this will actually be very beneficial to the entire combat plan!
I believe that even if the Commander knew about it, he would never stop me."
Seeing that Naoomi Hattori had made up his mind, Yasuda Zhen knew that there was no point in admonishing him anymore, so he changed his voice and said: "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, have you ever thought about what if the Zhaojia'ao people were not the Second Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army?
So, should we send more scouts to confirm?"
Hattori Naoomi frowned and thought for a while, and said: "Well, it seems to make sense. Although the elimination of a regiment-level combat unit of the Eighth Route Army is also a big gain for the Imperial Army, if this unit is not the Second Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army
, then there is absolutely no need to go to war in such a big way.”
Yasuda Shinichi was delighted and said: "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, shall I send some more scouts to confirm?"
Yasuda's idea was really simple. Since he couldn't dissuade Hattori Naoomi, he could only start with the Second Independent Regiment, or delay it for a while, and wait for the order from above to come down, so he would no longer worry about Hattori Naoomi's unauthorized actions.
In other words, they lied directly and said that this unit was not the Second Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army.
As for reporting to the First Army Headquarters, Yasuda Makoto had no such idea. Reporting to the First Army Headquarters was a very bad thing everywhere, especially among the Japanese army, which had an extremely strict hierarchical system.
If Yasuda really reported something beyond his level, even if he could prevent Naomi Hattori from taking unauthorized actions, he would definitely suffer crazy revenge from Naomi Hattori afterwards.
Hattori Naoomi didn't think too much, and waved his hand directly: "No need, I will handle this matter personally..."
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The other side.
New Regiment Headquarters.
Li Yunlong was studying the topographic map near Niangziguan when Zhang Dabiao, commander of the first battalion, suddenly hurried in from outside.
Li Yunlong turned to look at Zhang Dabiao and asked: "First Battalion Commander, I asked you to keep an eye on the Second Independent Regiment. Is there any movement over there recently?"
Zhang Dabiao: "Captain, I came back to report this matter to you."
Li Yunlong immediately became energetic when he heard this: "Tell me about it."
Zhang Dabiao: "The First and Second Battalions of the Second Independent Regiment suddenly left Baijiagou a few days ago and went to establish a base in Zhaojia'ao, Pingtou Town. Then, intentionally or unintentionally, they spread the news that the Second Independent Regiment's headquarters was in Zhaojia'ao.
If it is revealed, I don’t know what Commander Wang’s intention is.”
In the past, when Wang Chengzhu was an artilleryman or even a battalion commander, Zhang Dabiao always called him Zhuzi. But now that Wang Chengzhu is the regiment commander, the title has naturally been changed to regiment commander Wang. It is obviously inappropriate to call him Zhuzi anymore.
Li Yunlong found the location of Zhaojia'ao on the map: "Zhaojia'ao already belongs to Shouyang County. It is at the junction of Shouyang and Jinzhong. What is Wang Chengzhu going to do?"
Speaking of this, Li Yunlong suddenly fixed his gaze on the location of Jinzhong County and continued: "Is it to deal with the Japanese 9th Brigade?"
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Zhang Dabiao: "According to reliable intelligence, Naoomi Hattori, commander of the Japanese 9th Brigade, has been looking around for the whereabouts of the Second Independent Regiment after learning that our 129th Division had moved to the southeastern Shanxi region.
He was captured by Captain Wang in Hulu Gorge, and he must have been thinking about revenge against Captain Wang all the time.
I estimate that Commander Wang must have also learned this news, so he came here to lure out the 9th Japanese Brigade and catch them all."
Li Yunlong: "Zhang Dabiao, your analysis is good, it must be like this!"
Zhang Dabiao smiled naively and asked: "Commander, what should we do now? Should we send some troops to Pingtou Town to share a piece of meat?"
Li Yunlong: "Now is not the time. If we send troops to Pingtou Town now, we might alert the enemy and make the little devils aware that this may be a trap."
"At that time, if we scare away that old devil Hattori Naoomi, let alone share a piece of meat, I'm afraid I won't even be able to drink the soup!"
"Pass my order to prepare the whole regiment for battle, and keep an eye on the Japs in Jinzhong County. As soon as they make any move, we will send troops immediately!"
Chapter completed!