Chapter 609 Okamura: I will help them (first update)
"One or two thousand veteran veterans, are you sure you are right?" The anger on Colonel Kawasaki's face was immediately replaced by shock. He stared at Colonel Miyazawa with doubt on his face and asked.
"The humble position is confirmed..." Colonel Miyazawa felt that the brigade commander's anger against him was subduing, and he quickly seized the opportunity to explain.
"On the way back, I thought that the Eighth Route Army was bluffing, using powerful artillery fire to scare us, and then frightening us with a bunch of new soldiers, forcing us to retreat. I specially arranged two reinforced squadrons to stand behind, hoping to kill the Eighth Route Army pursuers and return the carbine."
"The operation started smoothly indeed. The rear troops fought hard for only one minute and severely damaged a reinforced battalion of the Eighth Route Army."
"As a result, a commando team composed of all veterans suddenly came out and wiped out the rear troops in just five minutes."
"The troops who were withdrawn from the field artillery positions and flank guard positions also assured me that the Eighth Route Army that attacked them were all elite veterans, well-equipped, and very powerful. Each commando team had three to four hundred people, and the new recruits followed the commando team.
Preliminary estimates show that the total number of these veterans is at least 1,500.
This result was something that Colonel Kawasaki did not expect, and at the same time it also stopped Colonel Kawasaki’s idea of retaliating against the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong immediately.”
He always felt that the defeat of the reinforcements at Peishan was caused by Colonel Miyazawa's command error, and that as long as someone else took command, the defeat could be turned into victory.
He planned to retaliate against the Yizhong Eighth Route Army and recapture Yixian County as soon as his borrowed troops arrived.
As a result, the true situation brought back by Colonel Miyazawa directly overturned his understanding of the Eighth Route Army in the Wing.
"What did you say? Say it again..." Okamura Neji couldn't believe this result at all. He stared at the intelligence section chief and asked nervously, especially hoping that he had heard wrong just now.
When Kong Jie took charge of the Duer Regiment, there was only one disabled infantry regiment in the entire Yizhong area, and the so-called reinforcements from northwest Shanxi were also fake.
"In the Battle of Peishan, the Eighth Route Army used 2,000 elite veterans to form several commando teams, and under the cover of artillery fire, they attacked the reinforcements head-on. In a single attack, the reinforcements suffered heavy casualties and were completely defeated."
"According to their investigation, the actual strength of the Yizhong Eighth Route Army has exceeded 8,000, equipped with a large number of light and heavy machine guns and artillery, and the proportion of veterans far exceeds their estimate."
"Let me be clear, what happened to the Peiping guerrilla detachment? Did they escape from the encirclement?"
"No...no..." The intelligence section chief was about to shake his head and say it was okay, and planned to wait until the commander's anger subsided before reporting.
If the Duer Regiment were to expand from 2,000 to 8,000 or 9,000 in one step, each of their infantry squads would be assigned at most one veteran, which would mean that the unit's combat effectiveness suddenly dropped to zero. It would be very difficult to pull them to the battlefield, let alone fight against the emperor.
The army met head-on and took the initiative to attack the imperial army.
But in the end he endured it.
"Our intelligence officers lurking in the mountainous area west of Fangshan have just sent back a message: But it is somewhat inconsistent with our understanding of the Peking guerrilla detachment!"
His hands immediately clenched into fists and his eyes turned red.
"Nani?" Neji Okamura immediately frowned and asked the intelligence section chief with a puzzled look on his face.
"Kawasaki Osaka's emergency telegram: The Yizhong Eighth Route Army suddenly massed heavy troops to attack Yixian County. They believed that the enemy was seeking reinforcements at the encirclement point, and planned to use their tactics to assemble all the main forces to severely damage the Yizhong Eighth Route Army and reduce the pressure of the subsequent large-scale raids."
"There are only a few Eighth Route Army guerrillas in the mountains surrounded by our army. There is no so-called Peking guerrilla detachment. We have been fooled!"
"Your Excellency, Commander, something happened again in Baoding."
In the opinion of the chief of staff, this scene was probably a prelude to the explosion of a powder keg. The atmosphere in the command headquarters suddenly became particularly depressing. Everyone was very careful about what they were doing, for fear of attracting the commander's attention and getting burned.
"The purpose is to attract the five thousand elite troops from the headquarters to reinforce Baoding. After completing the mission, they will return to the Yizhong Plain."
Disappointingly, no matter how many times the intelligence section chief said it, what he heard with his ears and saw with his eyes proved that he had been tricked by the Yi Zhong Eighth Route Army.
"If the contents of the telegram are true, even the headquarters underestimated the strength of the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong."
According to the telegram, the Eighth Route Army that besieged them not only had 1,500 to 600 pure veterans forming the commando team, but also a certain number of veterans from other units who served as officers and backbones. The total number of veterans of the Eighth Route Army in that wing exceeded 3,000.
It's absolutely impossible.
The advantage they had finally gained before was gone because of his arrival.
There are also problems with the judgment of the total strength of the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong.
The newly appointed commander of the Duer Regiment, Kong Jieke, had a reputation in the North China Front Army Headquarters and had very rich command experience. He had severely damaged the imperial army on the battlefield in northwestern Shanxi many times and was directly listed as a serious problem by the Shanxi garrison.
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"The total strength of the Yizhong Eighth Route Army exceeds 8,000 people. The intelligence they have provided us has always been that there are more than 5,000 people. Could it be that the extra 3,000 people came from underground."
After all, he is a commander, and his inner strength is far beyond that of ordinary people.
"The intelligence department must bear at least 60% of the responsibility for this defeat..."
After taking office as the Duer Regiment, he relied on a crippled main regiment to severely inflict heavy losses on the Imperial Army. The Baoding Mixed Brigade almost lost its combat effectiveness and lost several county towns in a row.
But when I thought about the importance of this matter, I quickly took back the rest of my words and reported bravely: "I do have something very important to report..."
The commander is angry and on the verge of exploding. Reporting now is just adding fuel to the fire. Maybe the powder keg of the commander will explode on the spot.
Okamura Neji was furious and did not ignore the sudden arrival of the intelligence class. When he came in, he showed a hesitant expression and asked quickly: "What's the matter?"
As long as the opposing commander has some sense, he won't do such stupid things.
Seeing the brigade commander find another scapegoat, Colonel Miyazawa seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw in desperation and quickly echoed: "Sir wise, if the intelligence department had not misjudged the Eighth Route Army in the wing, I would never have been defeated like this."
awful."
Staring with a pair of big eyes full of shock, he looked at Colonel Miyazawa and asked seriously: "Are you sure that the report you just made is not exaggerated?"
Before the expansion, the Duer Regiment only had about 2,000 men. Expanding to 5,000 men in one step was already very risky. After excluding officers at all levels, each infantry squad could only have two to three veterans on average.
After hearing these words, Colonel Kawasaki's last hope was instantly shattered, and his thoughts of immediate revenge against the Eighth Route Army in Yi Zhong completely disappeared. He turned around and ordered to Lieutenant Colonel Cun Shang aside: "Have the person in charge of intelligence come see me immediately..."
Okamura Neji looked at the telegram and said nothing, but his expression became more and more solemn.
He took a deep breath, stared at the intelligence section chief and gritted his teeth and asked, "Can you confirm the authenticity of this intelligence content?"
My heart skipped a beat, and I realized something was wrong in North China.
In his memory, he had never been so humiliated since he became the commander of the North China Front Army.
"I dare to issue a military order for my humble position!" In order to reduce his responsibility for the defeat, Colonel Miyazawa also tried his best and issued a military order in front of Colonel Kawasaki.
After fighting all night, he didn't even understand the true strength of his opponent. Even if all the borrowed troops arrived in Baoding, he would not dare to send troops rashly.
As soon as he entered the door, he felt the depressing atmosphere in the war room, and saw the gloomy expression on Okamura Neji's face. He swallowed the words that came to his lips.
"Ha Yi!" Although the head of the intelligence department lowered his head, he answered very firmly.
Such a powerful commander would definitely not make the mistake of blindly expanding troops in order to pursue the number of troops.
At the headquarters of the Japanese North China Front in Peiping, Neji Okamura had just finished breakfast when he saw the chief of staff running toward him with a hurried expression.
The head of the intelligence section did not dare to look into Okamura Neiji's eyes. He hesitated for a long time before reporting in a low voice: "The intelligence says that the Peiping guerrilla detachment does not exist at all. It is a disguised force sent by the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong. The real strength is less than one regiment."
No matter how many Eighth Route Army troops there are in the Yizhong area now, they were all formed with this regiment as the seed and slowly expanded.
"Intelligence says that the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong has just completed its expansion. The proportion of veterans is very low, which has led to a decrease in overall combat effectiveness instead of an increase. Now there are more than a thousand elite veterans suddenly appearing. Why is there no relevant news at all from the intelligence department?
Is it a job? Not only did it not provide any useful information to the headquarters, but it also provided several false information, misleading the troops and defeating the battle on the battlefield."
"For this purpose, three infantry brigades and field artillery brigades were prepared to attack Yizhong at the same time. As a result, an accident occurred in the Peishan area. Nearly 4,000 reinforcements were defeated and only more than 1,200 people were left to retreat to Baoding. Even Yixian County also
lost."
"Report..." The intelligence section chief suddenly appeared at the door of the war room.
After fighting many battles with the Imperial Army, no matter how powerful the veterans are, they will still suffer losses. Based on this calculation, it would be good to have 1,500 veterans in the Eighth Route Army in the Wing.
He had just received an important piece of information about the Peiping guerrilla detachment, which completely subverted his understanding, and he had to report it to Neji Okamura immediately.
The Eighth Route Army did not have the ability to create troops by spreading beans, and it was impossible to conjure troops out of thin air.
Okamura Neiji had a sullen expression and did not answer. He was skeptical about the telegram in his hand.
As the fuse that ignited the powder keg, I will definitely bear most of the commander's wrath. That would be very unlucky. It's nothing to do with me, but I will be scolded for it, and may even cause some unnecessary trouble.
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The anger is rising, and he may get angry at any time.
The news he brought was not good, and would definitely anger the commander.
The last hope in Okamura Neji's heart was shattered. A wry smile flashed across his gloomy face. He shook his head and sighed with a self-deprecating tone: "Bagya Road, I didn't expect that I, Okamura Neji, would be fooled sometimes."
"The Eighth Route Army in Yizhong is really capable. They even dare to provoke me, Gangmura Neji. It's so arrogant."
"Since these people want to die, I will help them."
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