The deputy commander was stunned for several seconds before he recovered from the shock.
Then he grabbed the telegram handed over by the telegraph operator and began to read it quickly.
Halfway through seeing it, his whole face was already covered with a smile.
After reading this, his face immediately lit up with joy, and he said with excitement: "Li Yunlong and Huang Yu really did not disappoint us. They killed more than a thousand elite Kwantung Army troops, and they also blew up the Kwantung Army's southbound railway and captured
A large number of weapons, ammunition and supplies, this is clearly killing two birds with one stone."
"The Northward Detachment won its first battle outside the Pass. Although it has not yet truly established a firm foothold, with this victory as the foundation, it is certainly not far away from the troops successfully establishing a base outside the Pass."
"I can finally sleep well with these."
"Immediately forward this telegram to the Yizhong base area and send it in an encrypted manner... Let Kong Jie seize the time to expand the troops, reorganize the troops, and strive to double the military strength of the Yizhong base area within three months."
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Japanese Army North China Front Headquarters.
Okamura Neji is in a very good mood.
The Kwantung Army Headquarters decided to once again dispatch four main divisions to the south to reinforce North China, and concentrated six main divisions with a total of 150,000 elite troops to surround the Eighth Route Army in Yinzhong, striving to defeat them in one battle and completely eliminate them.
As long as all the remaining three main divisions promised by Umezu Yoshijiro are in place, and the supporting weapons and ammunition are in place, the major sweep against the Eighth Route Army in the Wing can begin.
Not surprisingly, the Yizhong Eighth Route Army, which has been a serious nuisance to the North China Front for several years, will definitely be unable to escape this time and will be completely wiped out on the Yizhong battlefield.
Okamura Neiji has also been defeated several times by the Yi Zhong Eighth Route Army, and now he has troops coming to help him deal with this opponent. No matter how you analyze it, this is unprecedented good news.
The first thing I do when I get up every day is to ask the chief of staff when the remaining three main divisions promised by the Kwantung Army will be in place.
Today is no exception.
As a result, the chief of staff frowned and replied seriously: "Your Excellency, Commander..."
"Something happened outside the gate..."
"I just received news... that the railway line that the Kwantung Army's southward reinforcements must pass through was attacked, and more than 13 kilometers of the railway line was bombed."
"Winter has entered the Northeast now, and everything is covered with heavy snow. The environment is harsh, and the repair speed of the railways is very slow. It will take three months at the fastest to be fully opened to traffic..."
"Notice from the Kwantung Army Headquarters..."
"The reinforcements going south will have to wait three months before they can set off..."
"Bagaya Road..." Okamura Neji became angry when he heard it.
He also thought that the reinforcements of the Kwantung Army going south would be in place in the next few days, and that they could start attacking the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong in ten days at most.
Unexpectedly, I was so happy that I had to wait three months before sending troops to encircle and suppress the Eighth Route Army in Yi Zhong. This was too long.
I couldn't help but curse: "Don't the Kwantung Army have long legs?"
"Without communication on the railroad, they can't march on foot?"
"Could it be that the Kwantung Army, as the most powerful unit of the Imperial Army, even forgot about marching on foot?"
The chief of staff quickly explained: "Commander, please calm down..."
"It's not that the Kwantung Army's southward reinforcements couldn't march on foot, it's that it was too cold outside the Pass and the roads were all covered with snow, so the troops couldn't march on foot."
"If we insist on walking south, the non-combat attrition along the way will definitely be huge."
"Perhaps the troops will lose a large number of soldiers before they reach the pass, which will seriously affect the morale and morale of the troops. Then it is better not to go south."
"in addition……"
After saying these two words, the chief of staff obviously hesitated for a moment, and at the same time showed an embarrassed expression on his face.
Okamura Neji was furious. Seeing the chief of staff dilly-dallying in front of him, he couldn't help but curse: "If you have anything to say, just say it..."
"The Kwantung Army's southward reinforcements cannot go south immediately... I can accept such a big thing, but there is nothing I can't accept."
Faced with Okamura Neiji's questioning, the chief of staff could only answer: "The newspaper said..."
“The enemy who attacked the railway line came from the Eighth Route Army in Guanhai...
"They divided their troops into dozens of groups and launched attacks on the railway line at the same time under the cover of wind and snow. In just one night, they attacked the more than 10,000-meter-long railway line, eliminated more than a thousand Kwantung Army troops along the line, and captured a large number of settlement points and strongholds...
…”
"The Kwantung Army Headquarters requires us to immediately find out which Eighth Route Army troops left the border and when."
"At the same time, let us help investigate where the Eighth Route Army is hiding and cooperate with the Kwantung Army to encircle and suppress them."
"Nani..." Okamura Neji was shocked.
Because the news brought him as much shock as the Kwantung Army's southward reinforcements, which couldn't be sent out.
The Kwantung Army runs the Northeast like an iron barrel, continuously providing weapons, ammunition, food, and soldiers to other battlefields... One of the important reasons is that the resistance forces in the Northeast have been eliminated by them.
If the Northeast is also in chaos due to the activities of the Eighth Route Army, the Kwantung Army will definitely be greatly affected, and it will not be able to provide a steady stream of weapons, ammunition, and food to other theaters as before.
The one most affected was the North China Front.
When the security of its own station is threatened, no matter how courageous the Kwantung Army headquarters is, it will not ignore the safety of its station and send heavy troops to support the North China Front Army.
Maybe the three main divisions that have entered North China will be affected and have to return to Liaoning.
If the negative impact of this incident becomes greater and greater, and the Kwantung Army fails to eliminate the Eighth Route Army in time, but instead allows them to gain a foothold and grow stronger outside the Kwantung Army, they themselves will also be held accountable.
After all, those Eighth Route Army troops entered Northeast China from North China.
The more Okamura Neiji thought about it, the more he became afraid. He walked to the huge combat sand table and began to give orders: "Send people to investigate all the strongholds outside the pass, the county seat... find out whether the Eighth Route Army went north to the pass during this period..."
"If there are, immediately send out reconnaissance troops to search along the Eighth Route Army's northward march route, try to follow the clues to find out where they are stationed, and assist the Kwantung Army in destroying them."
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The Japanese army's work efficiency was very high.
Before dark, the chief of staff appeared in front of Okamura Neji with an investigation report.
He frowned and reported: "Your Excellency, Commander..."
"The investigation showed that no signs of Eighth Route Army activities were found in all the strongholds and county towns inside and outside the pass within a month..."
"The only thing that can be related is that two months ago, a patrol found signs of military activities near Hiraizumi. Because this troop was not found, the local garrison did not report the matter..."
"Hiraizumi...two months ago..." Okamura Neiji quickly found this position on the sand table, then took a breath and shouted: "What a cunning Eighth Route Army..."
"If they really came out of seclusion two months ago, that would be amazing..."
"After being out of seclusion for more than a month, I hid in the mountains and old forests every day, and then suddenly launched an attack. Even if we wanted to follow the clues from the Hiraizumi area, two months have passed, and the reconnaissance troops should not be able to find anything."
