The chief of staff leaves quickly and comes back quickly.
I was full of expectations when I went there, and solemn when I came back.
His whole face was shrouded in an inexplicable chill. It was obvious that a very big accident had occurred on the front line.
"Your Excellency, Commander... something happened on the Jinzhou front line..."
"Our mopping up troops far underestimated the Eighth Route Army's combat effectiveness and underestimated their guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare."
"Three reinforced regiments went into the mountains to encircle and suppress the Eighth Route Army that was destroying the railway line. They were all met with fierce counterattacks by the enemy..."
"By the time we received the telegram, one main force regiment had lost contact and its life or death was unknown. Another main force regiment had been severely damaged. More than 3,000 elite Kwantung Army troops had entered the mountains, and only a thousand or so people were left to continue fighting."
"One main regiment suffered more than a thousand casualties."
"If the main unit that lost contact has had an accident, then we have already lost two entire units in this large-scale raid."
"Moreover, the Eight Route Orange Counties in the mountains are still launching attacks against them. The attacks are becoming more and more fierce, and the methods of attack are becoming more and more dazzling, making it difficult for people to guard against..."
"I am worried that the three main regiments will continue to fight in the mountains. According to the current development of the war situation, accidents may occur to the three main regiments. Please give them a retreat order as soon as possible, Commander."
"After we have studied the Eighth Route Army's tactics and come up with countermeasures, we can then go into the mountains to encircle and suppress them."
"Hiss, hiss..."
Umezu Umejiro took a breath and asked: "Are you sure that the Eighth Route Army operating in the Jinzhou Mountains really only has two or three thousand people, not 20,000 people..."
"The humble position is confirmed..." the chief of staff replied firmly.
"The telegram said that every time the Eighth Route Army attacked them, they only had a small number of troops. In the largest raid, only one main battalion was dispatched..."
"It can be seen that there are indeed only two to three thousand Eighth Route Army troops operating in the Jinzhou Defense Area."
"Baga..." Umezu Umejiro was so angry that he opened his mouth and began to curse.
"More than 10,000 elite Kwantung Army troops were tricked by two to three thousand Eighth Route Army troops. They suffered heavy casualties in the battle and almost lost their combat effectiveness... Even if the troops attacking and suppressing the Eighth Route Army were more than 10,000 pigs, they would not be able to fight so cowardly.
.",
"The Kwantung Army has lost all their face..."
Umezu Umejiro cursed until he was frothing, but he did not lose his mind.
There are Eighth Route Army activities in Chaoyang, and most of the main regiment is ambushed, and accidents may happen at any time.
The Eighth Route Army operating in Jinzhou was also stronger than expected. Not only was it not eliminated by the more than 10,000 Kwantung Army assembled by the Jinzhou garrison, but it had a tendency to turn defeat into victory and eliminate the Kwantung Army's encirclement and suppression troops...
Even the Kwantung Army's southward reinforcements on the North China battlefield had accidents one after another, losing two main regiments in a row.
Facing one bad news after another, Umezu Umejiro felt powerless and deeply tired for the first time.
But no matter how bad the situation is, he is the commander of the Kwantung Army, and he needs to resolve these bad situations one by one.
The battlefield in Yizhong is too far away from me, and I can't control it even if I want to.
Umezu Umejiro decided to take charge of Jinzhou Battlefield and Chaoyang Battlefield first. If he was given another order, he would definitely take charge of Jinzhou Battlefield first.
Compared with the mountainous Chaoyang, Jinzhou is more important.
Not only is it an important military town, it also has a very prosperous economy and there are railway lines passing through it.
If they fail to seize the opportunity to kill the Eighth Route Army operating in Jinzhou, even if the headquarters sends railway troops to repair the railway they have just destroyed, they can blow up the railway again, attack violently, conquer the settlement points along the railway, and wreak havoc in Jinzhou
To cause destruction.
This would have a very bad impact on the Kwantung Army, and it might even shake the Kwantung Army's dominance outside the Kwantung, so Umezu Umejiro couldn't help but ignore it.
Compared with Jinzhou, the impact of the accident in Chaoyang on the Kwantung Army was much weaker.
There are many mountains and few plains there, and the economy is not very developed.
To put it bluntly, even if Chaoyang is lost, it will not have much impact on the Kwantung Army. At worst, it will be taken back from the Eighth Route Army after the Kwantung Army has sufficient strength.
More importantly, all the mobile units of the Kwantung Army stationed in Liaoning are in Jinzhou.
Moreover, we have been fighting with the Eighth Route Army for several days.
If the battle is ended in a hurry and troops are deployed to reinforce Jinzhou, the Kwantung Army's losses on the Jinzhou battlefield will be in vain.
Umezu Umejiro's mind was running rapidly, and he quickly figured out what he was going to do next, and then made a decision: ""
"I don't care what method the staff department uses. Two more main force units will be transferred to Jinzhou within two days. They will first eliminate the Eighth Route Army operating in Jinzhou, and then go to reinforce Chaoyang."
"Call back to Chaoyang Garrison immediately."
"Immediately shrink the defense, concentrate all limited troops in Chaoyang City, and defend Chaoyang City..."
"After we eliminate the Eighth Route Army operating in Jinzhou, we will divide our forces and march westward to reinforce Chaoyang and eliminate the Eighth Route Army operating in Chaoyang."
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On the battlefield of Jinzhou.
Duan Peng didn't know that he had successfully killed the Kwantung Army captain and the radio operator walking beside him in the last round of fire raids.
The heavy machine gun bullets passed through their chests and instantly left two fist-sized bloody holes on their bodies, killing them on the spot without even letting out a scream.
It is precisely for this reason that these little devils did not receive the inquiry telegram from the Kwantung Army Headquarters.
The commander of the regiment was killed, and the chief of staff became the temporary commander of the regiment...
No, he should be the temporary commander of the brigade.
Under the constant firepower raids of the Eighth Route Army, the total strength of the Japanese army has been reduced sharply to more than 900 people.
Moreover, of the more than 900 people, 600 are artillerymen, baggage soldiers, machine gunners, and even engineers. There are only more than 200 real riflemen.
The Eighth Route Army that attacked them seemed to be aware of this. Not only did their attacks become more and more fierce, but the frequency of attacks also became higher and higher.
"Chief of Staff... We lost more than thirty soldiers in the fire attack just now... There is still an hour before dark... Should we continue to retreat or camp on the spot..." The only remaining captain of the regiment suddenly
Walk to the Chief of Staff to remind.
The chief of staff was still frightened by the night attack launched by the Eighth Route Army last night, and quickly shook his head: "We can't leave anymore..."
"Find a suitable terrain to camp immediately..."
"Build the garrison to be stronger, and place a large number of light and dark sentries around the garrison to ensure that the Eighth Route Army cannot reach around our garrison to launch a close-range sneak attack..."
"The troops should be dispersed as much as possible during the night break to reduce the damage caused to the troops by the sudden attack of the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire."
"The artillerymen set up all the mortars for me. All the gunners were divided into two and took turns sleeping on duty, ready to counterattack the Eighth Route Army's long-distance artillery fire."
