Even if the most urgent telegram is sent from the front line, the communications staff must be careful when speaking.
At the headquarters of the Japanese First Army in Taiyuan, the air was as oppressive as if there was a sharp sword hanging above the head.
Because Chief of Staff Saito Saburo's face looked ugly.
Why does the chief of staff look so ugly? Because Commander Yoshio Shinozuka looks even worse.
It's all bad news.
There's no good news at all.
Do you think the commander's face can look good?
Yu County is lost...
Brigade leader Katayama Shotarō Yusei...
Six more planes were lost…
Matsui United sent a farewell message...
Horikawa United sent a farewell message...
One after another, all are bad news. All are news that the Japanese army has been destroyed.
Or it's about to be broken into pieces.
In Yu County, the Japanese army crushed a brigade.
Now, in Cangyun Ridge, two more regiments are about to be crushed!
Two teams!
They are still the main force!
It's like cutting off Yoshio Shinozuka's flesh.
Or cut with a dull knife. Cut slowly.
Now, the Matsui Regiment and the Horikawa Regiment have sent out farewell messages. Almost all the top brass of the Japanese army know about it.
However, what is very strange is that all senior Japanese military officials remained silent. It was as if they did not know about this at all.
Or maybe they deliberately ignored it.
Some wise staff members lamented secretly.
What a tragedy!
The imperial army could only sit back and watch the two regiments being destroyed.
Such a tragic situation has never happened since the war with China. Not even since the Meiji Restoration.
"Whose emergency call?"
"From the Horikawa Alliance."
"read……"
"They requested urgent tactical guidance."
"Call back. Reinforcements will be here soon. Ask them to handle it themselves."
"Tie!"
The staff officer replied dully.
The result of self-disposal is that you figure it out on your own.
In other words, the previous sentence is completely comforting. The main force of Japanese reinforcements is still near Pingan County.
Judging from comprehensive information from various sources, there are tens of thousands of people on Tuba Road near Pingan County.
There are many numbers. There are independent regiments, Yannan detachment, and Xinbei detachment. At first glance, they are not the numbers of the regular army.
However, the Japanese army was entangled by these "black households" on Tubal Road.
The two sides fought fiercely, and the Japanese suffered heavy losses.
Each independent mixed brigade suffered hundreds of losses. However, the strength of Tubal Road was increasing.
To continue moving forward, the rear must be threatened.
The commander of the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade, Hirakaku Isamu, reported that the Eighth Route Army was active and well-equipped with weapons and equipment, but they were unable to protect the flanks.
Kenjiro Nara, commander of the Fifth Independent Mixed Brigade, once took the risk to attack, but was attacked by Tubal Road. The losses were very heavy.
Anyway...
Thousands of thoughts are just one sentence.
There are Tubal roads everywhere.
As long as you encounter Tubal Road, nothing good will happen.
In the past, the most people dared to ambush a squadron of the Japanese army. Now they dare to stop an independent mixed brigade of the Japanese army.
No, there are three independent mixed brigades and a heavy artillery regiment.
In the past, Tubal Road only had rifles. There were only three bullets in the rifles.
However, Tubal Road now not only has light machine guns, heavy machine guns, and mortars. There are even a lot of field artillery.
Hirakata Yongfu reported that there were at least 30 field guns and more than 200 mortars on Tubal Road near Pingan County.
This is a very scary number.
Saburo Saito had to pay attention.
What he has to consider now is no longer saving the Japanese troops in Cangyunling.
What he is considering now is that these three independent mixed brigades must not fall into another new encirclement of Tubal Road...
"Report!"
"explain!"
"The Nara Brigade called. They fought with Tubal Road at Erdaohezi. Both sides suffered losses. Our army lost about 300 people. Tubal Road lost about a thousand people."
"knew."
Saburo Saito waved his hand.
The staff officer put down the telegram and walked out quietly.
There is moisture in the telegram.
Even a small communications officer can see it.
But no one revealed it.
After all, at this time, a watery battle report can be considered good news.
Otherwise, if the front line reports that it has lost 300, but the number of enemies wiped out is less than 100, I am afraid everyone will feel even more uncomfortable.
As the chief of staff, Saburo Saito has already seen everything.
The Nara Brigade lost 300 people, which may have been a reduced figure. The Tobal Road lost 1,000 people, which may be an exaggerated figure.
The truth of the matter is that the Nara Brigade lost about 500 people, and the Tuba Road lost about 500 people. This is the most ideal result. It proves that the two sides are at least a draw.
The Nara Troupe is the most elite troupe!
The battle is fought like this!
If we had come from another tour group, I'm afraid it would have been even worse.
well……
Make bricks without straw!
Without enough troops, there is no way to take down Tubal Road.
what to do?
what to do?
What to do? Salad!
Saburo Saito can only passively accept the changes in the battle situation now.
The North China Front dispatched two divisions to fight in Shanxi Province. However, they were never under the command of the First Army. Their attitude was already very clear.
Soldiers can be increased.
However, the command does not lie with your First Army.
You First Army can only watch.
So, he could only watch...
Cangyun Ridge...
Wish yourself luck!
…
"boom……"
"boom……"
In fact, Cangyun Ridge at this moment is already a sea of fire.
A large number of artillery shells covered the hills one after another.
75mm mountain gun...
81mm mortar…
120mm heavy force...
with full force.
All the troops brought by Ding Wei were invested in the siege of the Matsui Regiment. This caused a sudden increase in the strength of the two sides.
The remaining Matsui Regiment already has less than a thousand men. Facing the swarm of tens of thousands of troops, how can it withstand it?
Burn the coalition flag early...
Prepare your jade pieces early...
"Rumble..."
"Rumble..."
The 120mm heavy force began the most intense bombing.
This is the final hammer blow.
The Japanese invaders were also aware of this and had no choice but to resist with all their might.
Finally, the sound of gunfire gradually stopped.
"Tick tock! Tick tock!"
"Tick-tock! Tick-tock!"
The passionate charge horn sounded.
Soldiers all over the mountains and plains rushed towards the Japanese invaders.
The Japanese invaders tried their best to resist, but it was of no use.
Eventually, all were annihilated.
"Brigade commander, the Matsui regiment has finally been cleaned up." The chief of staff came to report.
"Okay!" The brigade commander breathed a sigh of relief.
Of these two difficult bones, one was finally broken.
You still need to use heavy weapons to fight the devils.
Especially the big ones over 100 mm.
"Li Yunlong's side is attacking She County."
"very good!"
The brigade commander said: "Local comrades must also follow up. After Yuxian and Shexian are captured, the Japanese will probably not be able to get them back. We have to build things up."
"Yes." The chief of staff said happily, "Now, we finally have a place to stay."
"Be prepared for danger in times of peace. Our troops cannot be stationed in the city."
"clear."
The brigade commander suddenly said: "That boy Zhang Chu, what are you doing again?"
"Li Yunlong reported and sent him to do side business again."
"This Li Yunlong is not doing his job day by day. Now that he is rich, what kind of side business does he have..."
"Chief of Staff, new regiment telegram!"
The chief of staff took it.
After reading it, my face suddenly became happy.
"What are you so happy about?"
"The sun really came out from the west. Li Yunlong actually took the initiative to hand over one million rounds of ammunition and five thousand rounds of artillery shells."
"Let me see……"
The brigade commander took the telegram over.
It's true. The telegram was signed by Li Yunlong, not the usual Zhao Gang.
"This is a good thing..."
"How much profit do you think Li Yunlong made this time?"
"one third?"
"Maybe more!"
The brigade commander shook his head.
If Li Yunlong is so picky and can take out a million rounds of ammunition, then he must have more than three million rounds to ambush him.
It's a pity that the phone is not available.
Otherwise, he would definitely have to call directly to wish him good luck.
However, this time, the brigade commander really blamed Li Yunlong wrongly.
Relying on Zhang Chu's cornucopia, what did Li Yunlong need so much ammunition for? He was exhausted from storing and transporting it, so he took the initiative to hand it over.
"By the way, how much ammunition does it cost to attack the Matsui Regiment?"
"The bullets are not used much. They consume about 300,000 rounds. But the shells are used a lot. More than 7,000 rounds are used."
"These losers don't know how to save money. They only use so many artillery shells to defeat a regiment. If they defeat a Japanese division, wouldn't they have to use tens of thousands of artillery shells?"
The brigade commander cursed angrily.
The chief of staff just laughed.
The brigade commander is duplicity. In fact, he is full of joy.
He is the one who is most willing to use cannonballs.
Ten cannonballs can save a soldier's life. Who wouldn't give it up?
The frontline troops were reluctant to use it.
The brigade commander personally called them and told them to start fighting.
"Are your cannonballs still alive?"
"Hit me hard!"
"beat!"
"When it's all gone, I'll replenish it for you!"
The brigade commander was so proud.
Now that Li Yunlong has sent artillery shells again, the remaining Horikawa regiment will only be covered by more violent artillery shells. The brigade commander is not a picky person.
If he was not too poor, he could use artillery to level all enemy positions.
When the infantry goes up last, there may not even be room to put their butts.
"Order the troops to surround the Horikawa Regiment..."
The brigade commander is ready to make persistent efforts.
After taking care of these two large groups of enemies, the main force of the brigade will be freed up, and then it can aim at a new target.
Moreover, he did have the idea of shooting out all the cannonballs.
If we don't let the Japanese get a good taste of our Eighth Route Army's artillery shells, they really think they are invincible!
Suddenly, a staff officer hurried over.
"Brigadier Commander, Chief of Staff, report from the front, the Japanese invaders Horikawa Regiment has broken through!"
"Breakout?"
Both of them's eyes lit up.
Great breakout!
It saves trouble.
No need to attack fortresses. No need to consume so many artillery shells!
The few thousand rounds of artillery shells saved can be used in other directions. They can also blast thousands of Japs with great force!
"Where to break out?"
"Direction to Baishui Village."
"I gonna go see!"
"I am coming too!"
The two of them walked towards the front line excitedly.
