While the two were talking, the fourth battalion had already entered the Japanese army's third line of defense!
Like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, a single attack wiped out all the remaining little Japs on the battlefield.
"Commander, Commander Yang of the Fourth Battalion reported: We have occupied Zhujiapo... All the Japanese troops defending Zhujiapo have been wiped out... The Japanese captain was also shot to death by them!" The correspondent of the Fourth Battalion ran to Kong Jie with an excited look on his face.
Report.
"Great... Our retreat path has finally been opened..." Kong Jie's face immediately lit up with joy, and he opened his mouth and started giving orders!
"Contact the Chief of Staff immediately...the transport convoy can pass through Zhujiapo!"
"According to the scheduled retreat plan, all convoys will move separately and hide in different locations before dawn!"
"I will give you half an hour to clean the battlefield and replenish weapons and ammunition...The march will start in half an hour. The wounded and the weapons and ammunition that cannot be taken away will be left with the supply camp!"
Several correspondents had just taken the order to leave, and the operator Zhang Xuelin suddenly ran towards him: "Captain, the new regiment leader Ding has good news!"
"They have ended the battle, killed more than a thousand Japanese troops, and seized a large number of weapons and ammunition!"
"There are more than 1,300 people left in the regiment... After cleaning the battlefield, prepare to rush to the next attack target!"
"Old Ding is amazing... He killed an infantry group in less than an hour, with less than 500 casualties... He is indeed the most thoughtful and visionary commander among our three old comrades!"
"Call him back immediately: the independent regiment has captured Zhujiapo... He can rush to the next attack target through Zhujiapo, saving an extra hour on the road!"
"By the way, let me tell him that minus the heavy troops escorting the convoy, there are still 1,500 people left in the independent regiment to continue fighting..."
Zhang Xuelin ran back less than twenty minutes after leaving, and said excitedly: "Captain, the new Second Regiment Commander Li has good news!"
"The battle on his side also ended successfully. More than 1,100 Japanese were wiped out, and a large number of weapons and ammunition were seized. There are still more than 1,000 people in the regiment!"
The smile on Kong Jie's face grew wider.
The three regiments successfully captured the attack target, and half of the reinforcements brought back from the front by Shinozuka Yoshio were wiped out.
As long as there are no surprises in the subsequent actions and the battlefield situation continues to develop according to the current situation, the three regiments are at least 80% sure of breaking out of the encirclement and returning to the base area.
Immediately ordered Zhang Xuelin: "Forward the original text of my reply to Lao Ding to Lao Li, as quickly as possible!"
"When it's over, I'm going to send a telegram to the brigade commander myself!"
"He only knows that we are leaving Taiyuan tonight. He doesn't know how we will return to the base or how we will break out of the encirclement. He must be waiting impatiently!"
"These three pieces of good news should allow him to sleep peacefully the rest of the night!"
As soon as the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment left the battlefield, Japanese intelligence officers rushed over.
Seeing the corpses on the ground, everyone turned pale with fright and immediately reported what they saw to the military headquarters.
At the Japanese Military Headquarters in Taiyuan, Yoshio Shinozuka's expression was very complicated, including solemnity, anxiety, and a little bit of nervousness...
As soon as the intelligence chief appeared at the door of the war room, everyone's eyes were focused on him as if they were discussing something.
"Is there any news?" Yoshio Shinozuka asked subconsciously.
The person in charge of intelligence hurriedly walked in with a very serious expression.
Yoshio Shinozuka's heart skipped a beat when he saw it, and then he had a bad feeling.
But he still forced himself to stay calm and wait for his next words.
"Ha Yi..." The person in charge of intelligence lowered his head and answered in his smallest voice.
"Two reinforcements were ambushed on the march and the entire army was destroyed..."
"The Zhujiapo defense line has also been lost... Our intelligence officers saw a large number of cars loaded with equipment passing through Zhujiapo!"
"We also found places where the Eighth Route Army buried the remains of soldiers in three battlefields. Preliminary statistics show that they directly lost more than 1,300 people in the three battles!"
"Including the severely wounded who lost their combat effectiveness, the direct losses of the three regiments must have exceeded 1,500 people!"
"This is similar to the commander's initial judgment..."
"The total strength of the three regiments has been reduced to 3,500 men...but the equipment is very good and the ammunition is sufficient...The troops defending the three lines of defense must be prepared to fight to the end!"
"Baga!" Yoshio Shinozuka clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and cursed with hatred on his face.
But he is a lieutenant general commander after all, and he cannot lose his mind thinking that he will lose a battle.
After scolding, he looked at the chief of staff and ordered: "The battlefield situation is worse than our previous judgment..."
"The worst plan we discussed before can be implemented!"
"With more than 3,500 well-equipped Eighth Route Army troops, no matter which infantry group encounters them, they have no chance of winning. Only by joining forces in one place and concentrating all their forces and firepower can they possibly hold off three regiments!"
"Notify all aviation forces in surrounding provinces that can reinforce us and dispatch them early tomorrow morning to search for the main force of the Eighth Route Army and attack them from the air!"
"If they kill one more company of the Eighth Route Army, the blocking pressure on the three brigades will be reduced by one point!"
"If the artillery equipment of the Eighth Route Army can be destroyed through air strikes, the three brigades can not only block them, but also have a chance to annihilate them!"
"Should we bomb the cars transporting military equipment?" the chief of staff asked.
Shinozuka Yoshio did not answer immediately, and thought for a long time with a sullen face before making a decision.
"fry!"
"Our opponent is too cunning, and any accident may happen on the battlefield."
"If they break through the blockade defended by the three brigades, it will only take three or four hours for the equipment transport vehicles to return to their base. If we try to blow them up, we will have no chance!"
"As for the Taiyuan Arsenal, the worst case scenario is that I will put down my face and go to the Front Army Headquarters in person to find a way to get some military equipment for the production of bullets and artillery shells. I will first ensure the supply of ammunition for the Shanxi garrison, and then slowly expand the arsenal and resume the production of various weapons.
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The chief of staff agreed very much with this decision and immediately complimented: "Your Excellency, Commander, is wise. Please arrange your humble position now!"
"This time we will definitely be able to block the Eighth Route Army and destroy all military equipment!"
Yoshio Shinozuka did not answer the call.
If faced with other Chinese armies, he must be confident in his arrangements.
But now the opponent is the Eighth Route Army, an independent regiment that has repeatedly inflicted heavy losses on the Imperial Army and created miracles!
Failure after failure has made him lose the courage to defeat the independent group!
After waving his hand to the chief of staff to make arrangements, he turned to look at the intelligence chief who was still standing by.
"The intelligence agencies must also take action!"
"Keep an eye on the main force of the Eighth Route Army and the military equipment they stole at all costs, report their specific locations to the military headquarters at any time, and cooperate with the aviation force to attack them from the sky!"
"My previous promise to you remains unchanged. Cooperate with the main force to kill the Eighth Route Army. I will personally go to the front army headquarters to ask for your credit!"
After hearing Yoshio Shinozuka's promise, the head of intelligence wanted to laugh but couldn't.
After hesitating for a while, he replied: "I disappoint the Commander...the intelligence department may not be able to complete the next mission!"
Everyone in the war room was shocked by the astonishing answer from the intelligence chief.
They all looked at him and thought he was crazy for refusing to carry out the order in front of the commander.
Yoshio Shinozuka was also shocked by his answer. He asked with disbelief: "What did you just say? Say it again!"
"I disappoint you, Commander. The intelligence department may not be able to complete the task you just assigned!" the person in charge of intelligence said bravely.
"Yaga... Do you want to rebel? You refused the order of the military department. Do you think you don't want to do it anymore?" Yoshio Shinozuka was angry, staring at his subordinates and yelling curses.
"Commander, calm down!" the intelligence chief quickly explained.
"If you give me ten courages, I will not dare to refuse orders from the military!"
"There really is no one available in the intelligence department!"
"It's hard to do anything alone because of your humble position. Even if you go to the battlefield in person, you still can't complete the task you just assigned!"
Yoshio Shinozuka was stunned when he heard this. His first reaction was disbelief. He frowned and asked, "This is impossible!"
"The intelligence department has hundreds, if not thousands, of agents operating in Taiyuan. How come no one is available?"
"Everything I said just now is true!" The person in charge of intelligence could only bite the bullet and continue to explain.
"The Eighth Route Army was too cunning. During the war, the cavalry and reconnaissance troops were always lurking around the battlefield... Our intelligence agents were captured and killed as soon as they got close."
"In order to obtain the radio station, we passed information to Taiyuan through various strongholds. Many intelligence agents and agents died at the hands of the Eighth Route Army cavalry!"
"As of now, the agents and intelligence agents operating in Taiyuan have lost nearly 300 people... There are still more than 100 people who are still active!"
"If we send them all out, we will become blind and deaf again, unable to know every move in Taiyuan!"
"More than a hundred intelligence agents may sound like a lot, but don't forget that the Eighth Route Army has more than two hundred cavalry!"
"If we are exposed, the opponent can easily eliminate us with a surprise attack!"
"Commander, please think again!"
Shinozuka Yoshio's brows slowly furrowed into a big "Sichuan" sign, and he hesitated for a while before making a decision: "I didn't expect that the intelligence department has suffered such heavy losses in the past few days. I misunderstood you!"
"After the battle, I will find a way to grant you more activity funds to make up for the lost intelligence agents and agents!"
"But you can't be idle just yet."
"Even if I kill all the intelligence agents in Taiyuan, I will still have to target the main force of the Eighth Route Army and the military equipment they stole!"
"But the intelligence collection work in Taiyuan cannot stop!"
"Let everyone work hard, the remaining intelligence agents are divided into two, half will stay in Taiyuan, and the other half will track the Eighth Route Army!"
"Mobilize the intelligence agents operating along Zhengtai Road and coordinate the action!"
Activity funding is the biggest factor limiting the development of intelligence agencies.
Upon hearing the commander's promise of funds for his activities, the person in charge of intelligence immediately became happy. If he hadn't been standing in the war room, he would have jumped up from the ground with joy.
In order to leave a good impression on Shinozuka Yoshio, he held back and took the order seriously: "Commander, please rest assured, the intelligence department will definitely live up to its mission!"
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