Chapter 585: Neiji Okamura Decided to Take a Gamble
The Chief of Staff of the Japanese Army's North China Front Headquarters felt that after reading the telegram sent by the Fangshan garrison, he felt the energy and blood in his body surge to the top of his head, and he almost fainted from anger.
He held the sandbox with both hands to prevent himself from falling to the ground.
Panting and taking a deep breath, he calmed down for a long time before he calmed down. He quickly walked to Okamura Neiji and reported: "Your Excellency, Commander, everything about the Peking Guerrilla Detachment is now clear..."
"The Eighth Route Army that occupied Tong County did not appear out of thin air. They entered Beiping from the mountains west of Fangshan, then bypassed Beiping City and raided Tong County."
"The designation of the Peiping Guerrilla Detachment is also true. It was not made up randomly to conceal the identity."
With that, he handed the telegram just sent by the Fangshan garrison to Neji Okamura: "This is the urgent telegram just sent by the Fangshan mixed brigade."
"Before Tong County was captured by the Eighth Route Army, the mixed brigade stationed in Fangshan had lost more than 2,000 people in their hands, including an entire reinforced brigade. They also lost all strongholds except the county seat."
"In order to reduce their culpability, they planned to kill the Peiping guerrilla detachment before reporting it to the headquarters. I didn't expect that these Eighth Route Army troops had such a big appetite. After the raid on Fangshan, they went to capture Tongxian County."
"In order to avoid the headquarters taking detours and continuing to suffer losses at the hands of the Eighth Route Army, we can only report this matter in advance."
Okamura Neji was so angry that he punched the table in front of him and cursed unceremoniously: "A bunch of bastards..."
"This is not because I am worried that the headquarters will suffer a loss. I am obviously unable to send troops to reinforce Tongxian County. I am afraid that the headquarters will pursue me. If I confess, I will be lenient and have to report this matter to the headquarters. Don't think that I don't know their little thoughts.
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"Although the mixed brigade stationed in Fangshan is strong, it has dispatched three brigades to reinforce Baoding, promoted two full brigades, a garrison, and some directly affiliated troops, and the scattered number is just over 4,000."
"The Peiping guerrilla detachment killed more than 2,000 of them, and there are at most 2,000 soldiers left in the city. If two brigades are really deployed to reinforce Tong County, Fangshan will not have it..."
The chief of staff continued to report: "Your Excellency, Commander, is wise: Fangshan County indeed cannot spare any troops to reinforce Tong County."
"The telegram said that the Peiping Guerrilla Detachment left a main force group operating in Fangshan."
"They gathered more than 3,000 people to encircle and suppress this main force group. Not only did they gain nothing, they also lost more than 1,000 people due to the opponent's artillery attacks and guerrilla warfare. The remaining troops could only protect their houses and mountains from being occupied by the Eighth Route Army."
"idiot……"
Okamura Neiji was so angry that he could no longer speak. He took the telegram and read it twice before putting it on the table. At the same time, he walked to the sand table and analyzed: "Although the Fangshan garrison report is late, it still helps us understand the enemy.
effect."
"The Peiping Guerrilla Detachment does exist. It has three regiments under its jurisdiction. It is well-equipped and has strong combat effectiveness."
"One group will stay in Fangshan County and the other two groups will work in Tong County."
"Their purpose should be to take advantage of the situation, disrupt Beiping, take the opportunity to establish a base around Beiping, gain a foothold, and threaten Beiping's security for a long time."
"Beiping is the seat of the North China Front Army's headquarters, and it is also the political, economic, and cultural center of North China. It is like the throat of the North China Front Army. The Eighth Route Army must not be allowed to drive a nail here."
"Otherwise, the troops on the North China Front will feel like they have something stuck in their throats, and they will be very worried about everything they do, worrying about accidents in their rear areas."
"The Eighth Route Army can also attack Beiping and threaten the security of Beiping, so that we can ignore each other and reinforce other battlefields."
The chief of staff frowned and analyzed: "If you want to remove this thorn, you must first recapture Tong County and kill the Eighth Route Army that occupied Tong County."
"Fangshan can no longer spare any resources to reinforce Tong County. The hope of recapturing Tong County can only be placed on the Tianjin garrison."
"How about we let them deploy an extra brigade to reinforce Tong County."
"We gather an infantry brigade from the airport and various strongholds, and reinforce two infantry brigade from Tianjin. With unconditional reinforcements from the aviation force, we will definitely be able to recapture Tongxian County and severely damage the Peking guerrilla detachment."
"As long as the troops close the east gate of the Eighth Route Army's attack on Peiping and ensure that Peiping will not be attacked in a short period of time, we can slowly mobilize troops from the surrounding areas and eliminate the Peiping guerrilla detachment."
Okamura Neiji is the person who hates gambling the most.
In his past experience, every battle he commanded had sufficient troops, and the troops would not fall into a dangerous situation of insufficient troops.
At this moment, for the first time, he felt helpless and unwilling to have any troops in his hands.
The Chief of Staff's proposal is undoubtedly the only way to solve Peiping's dilemma. Although it may put Tianjin in danger due to insufficient troops. However, even if the Eighth Route Army is powerful, it is impossible to send troops to raid Peiping and Tianjin at the same time.
Besides, although Tianjin is the external port of the North China Front, and all domestic materials are basically disembarked from Tianjin, no matter how important it is, it cannot compare to Peiping.
Neji Okamura decided to take a gamble, and with a raised brow, he began to issue orders: "Call the Tianjin garrison now and ask them to dispatch a brigade to reinforce Tongxian County as quickly as possible."
"From now on, the entire city of Tianjin will be under martial law until the reinforcements return to Tianjin."
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At the Tong County Appeasement Army Headquarters, Huang Yu was also studying the map.
"Captain, that old Japs Okamura Neji must have known about us. We have continuously killed two thousand Japs and more than three thousand puppet troops, almost wiping out all the maneuverable troops in Peiping. He should feel that
Are we threatening?" First Battalion Commander Chen Jia asked expectantly.
"If I were Neji Okamura, I would immediately send troops back from Baoding for reinforcements. No matter what happens, we must first ensure the safety of Peiping."
"As the old saying goes, only when the rear is stable can the frontline troops fight with peace of mind."
"Ningji Okamura has an army of hundreds of thousands, so it's impossible that he doesn't understand this truth."
The commander of the third battalion, Huang Yong, didn't seem to see it that way, and he hesitated to retort: "I think it's still a bit of a challenge."
"Although the Japanese and puppet troops don't have any mobile troops in Peiping, they do in Tianjin."
"Compared with Baoding, which is hundreds of miles away, Tianjin is much closer."
"If I were Neji Okamura, I would definitely send troops from Tianjin to reinforce Peking."
"It's best if we can be captured. If we can't be captured, we must first recapture Tong County, close the east gate of our attack on Peiping, and then send troops back from Baoding to support us, and slowly eliminate us."
"Tianjin..." The expectant expression on Chen Jia's face was instantly replaced by solemnity. He looked at the map and said seriously: "I almost forgot about this place."
"There is still a group of little Japs in Tianjin City. If Neji Okamura is ruthless enough, he can dispatch two brigades to besiege us."
"These are two brigades of little devils. Not only are their forces several times ours, they also have aircraft and artillery to help them. If we are not careful, we can be surrounded and annihilated here."
"Captain, how should we fight next? How about we withdraw from Tong County first and try to avoid head-on confrontation with the little devils."
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Huang Yu shook his head and answered confidently in the eyes of the two battalion commanders: "It's not my style to retreat without saying hello when encountering Japanese and puppet troops..."
"Didn't you realize that Duan Peng and Zhang Xuan have disappeared for a long time?"
"It's true!" Chen Jia said with a puzzled look.
"I remember that after taking over the military academy outside the city last night, Duan Peng left with his special forces team."
"Zhang Xuan and the special agent company left after we eliminated the Japanese reinforcements. The special agent company also brought more than a dozen mortars with them when they left. It seems that the special operations team also brought mortars?"
Huang Yong suddenly interrupted, looking at Huang Yu with an expectant look on his face, he asked: "Captain, are they going to Tianjin?"
"Then your ability to plan ahead is amazing. Before we took Tongxian, you realized that Tianjin might send troops to reinforce Peiping and send troops to encircle and suppress us. You sent the special forces and the secret agent company to make arrangements in advance."
"If Tianjin is attacked, a replacement regiment stationed in Tianjin can at most dispatch a brigade to reinforce Peiping."
"Although we only have two to three hundred people, we are well equipped."
"Sixteen more mortars and fourteen heavy machine guns were seized last night. After deducting those taken away by the special agent company and special operations team, there are still thirty or forty mortars, more than twenty heavy machine guns, and four mountain cannons.
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"If we really have to compete with an infantry brigade of Japanese soldiers, we still have a good chance of winning."
Huang Yu answered mysteriously: "Only the special force went to Tianjin, and the special agent company had other tasks."
"Tonight at the latest, they will come back with good news."
"As for the reinforcements that Okamura Neiji transferred from Tianjin, whether it is one brigade or two brigade, we must severely damage them and we cannot allow them to easily retake Tongxian County."
"Only if Tong County is always in our hands, Okamura Neji will feel the danger."
"When his hopes on the Tianjin garrison are shattered, he will naturally think of the five thousand troops they have just reinforced in Baoding, and then ask them to terminate their operations and return to support Peiping."
As soon as he finished speaking, a "report" sounded at the door of the room, and Kong Jiejia's cavalry company commander ran in panting.
Although they have not formed combat effectiveness, they cannot directly go to the battlefield.
But when the troops are not equipped with walkie-talkies, they are the best person to deliver messages and detect the enemy's situation.
Huang Yuwu made the best use of them. He captured Tong County and dispersed them all. He monitored all Japanese and puppet garrison troops around him and reported any situation immediately.
After drinking a large tank of water, he began to report: "Deputy Chief of Staff Huang, I just received news that the Japanese army transferred two infantry squadrons from the airport garrison, and also transferred two squadrons from nearby strongholds to temporarily form an infantry brigade and march towards the North.
The county town came to kill us."
"The Japanese airport is also very lively..."
"All aircraft are on standby and can take off at any time to reinforce the battlefield."
Chen Jia immediately became nervous: "The Japanese are coming so fast."
"Ningji Okamura is worthy of being the commander of the North China Front. He was able to create an infantry brigade despite everything he did."
"Captain, with this brigade and the reinforcements coming from Tianjin, we will face at least two, and possibly three, brigade opponents. The situation is not optimistic."
