At the Japanese brigade headquarters in Baoding, Major General Fujita maintained direct contact with the two captains of the reinforcements.
As a result, the two captains were buried in the ruins of the gun tower before they had time to report the battle situation.
Contact between the brigade headquarters and the front line was suddenly cut off.
Major General Kawasaki is also paying attention to this encirclement and annihilation battle.
If the railway guerrillas were completely wiped out by the reinforcements, Major General Fujita would be able to make meritorious deeds and wash away all the shame the railway guerrillas had brought to them.
It would be a slap in the face if the railway guerrillas broke out from the pocket formation again.
No matter how thick-skinned Major General Fujita is, he cannot continue to hold the position of commander of the Baoding garrison.
He can take orders in the face of danger and command the Baoding garrison to turn the tide and eliminate the railway guerrillas.
In order to ensure that when this moment comes, I will not be controlled by others and know the latest battle situation on the battlefield as soon as possible.
He sent all the scouts under his command to the battlefield to conduct reconnaissance, and then sent the latest news to him via telegraph.
At this moment, the brigade headquarters where he is located is busier than the Baoding garrison headquarters.
Several radio stations are running in tandem.
The operator had just received a telegram, and before he could take a breath, the signal light flashed again.
"General..."
Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Cun suddenly ran towards him, holding a telegram in his hand and looking very nervous.
"We seem to have been tricked by the Yizhong Eighth Route Army again..."
"There are not only railway guerrillas in the Tangzhuang area, but also a large number of main forces of the Eighth Route Army."
"As soon as the reinforcements dispersed, they were attacked by these Eighth Route Army troops."
"Two infantry squadrons have been wiped out."
"The Tangzhuang stronghold was also attacked, and the gun tower was bombed..."
"The two captains leading the reinforcements are all at the Tangzhuang stronghold."
"The humble official suspects that they have had an accident."
Major General Kawasaki snatched the telegram from the hands of the Chief of Staff and read all the lines. Before he could read it, he punched the table in front of him and cursed with anger on his face.
"Bagya Road..."
"What do the intelligence department and reconnaissance troops do? There are so many Eighth Route Army troops suddenly appearing in the occupied areas without any notice. They are a bunch of stupid pigs."
"That's the strength of two infantry brigades, and they were all wiped out..."
"The total number of troops stationed in Baoding is only six infantry brigades."
"Thirty to forty percent of the troops were wiped out in one fell swoop. Even if Your Majesty the Commander asked me to take over at the critical moment and I don't have any troops, what would I do to eliminate the railway guerrillas and protect the southbound railway line?"
Speaking of this, Major General Kawasaki seemed to have thought of something.
He slapped his head so hard, and said with a look of realization: "I understand..."
"This matter is a conspiracy from beginning to end..."
"The Yizhong Eighth Route Army used its identity as a railway guerrilla to confuse us, paralyze us, and slowly consume our strength."
"Gather heavy troops to swallow all the reinforcements sent by the Baoding garrison..."
"What a powerful plan."
"In order to severely damage us, the Yizhong Eighth Route Army began planning this operation more than half a month ago."
"Not only Fujita, I was also fooled by them."
Having said this, Kawasaki punched the table again, grabbed the telegram and rushed to the headquarters.
The reinforcements suffered heavy losses, and the railway guerrillas broke through again. No matter how talented Fujita was, he could not retain his position as commander of the Baoding garrison.
There is a 80% chance that he will be ordered to do so in a critical situation.
As a result, the safety of the Baoding garrison rests entirely on his shoulders.
He must now try his best to reduce the losses of the reinforcements and the losses of the Baoding garrison.
Otherwise, not only would he be unable to turn the tide, but he would also suffer another defeat at the hands of the Yi Zhong Eighth Route Army.
"Fujita-kun..." Major General Kawasaki shouted into the room as soon as he arrived at the entrance of the headquarters, not giving Major General Fujita any face.
"Has the headquarters received the latest battle situation on the front line..."
"We seem to have been tricked by the Yi Zhong Eighth Route Army..."
Major General Fujita was very dissatisfied with Kawasaki's reckless behavior, but he was not stupid. He knew that Major General Kawasaki would not break into the headquarters for no reason and make him look bad, so he frowned and answered.
"The frontline is fighting, and we have to trust the two captains of the reinforcements."
"Sending them a telegram rashly can easily interfere with their command."
"When the battle is over, they will naturally report the results to the headquarters."
"Kawasaki-kun, is there anything you want to teach me?"
During the battle, he did not interfere with the frontline commanders or send them telegrams, which is indeed a sign of trust in his subordinates.
But the battle situation on the front line was too critical, and Major General Kawasaki couldn't control it so much, he said bluntly.
"Hurry up and contact the front line, something seems to have happened to them."
Major General Fujita stood up from his chair, stared at Kawasaki nervously and asked, "How do you know?"
"This battle is related to whether I can make meritorious service and secure my position as commander of the garrison. Nothing will happen to me."
"Kawasaki-kun, stop joking with me..."
Major General Kawasaki replied helplessly: "Fujita-kun, do you think I would joke with you about such a big thing?"
Major General Fujita was immediately convinced. He raised his head and gave the order to the Chief of Staff.
"What are you still doing? Use the radio to contact the reinforcements immediately..."
"Use the phone to contact the Zhouzhuang base again, it will be faster."
After saying that, he walked quickly to the sand table, holding the table with both hands, his expression very nervous, for fear that what Major General Kawasaki just said would become reality.
"Brigade commander..." It only took a minute for the telephone soldier to come over and report.
"Our telephone contact with the Tangzhuang stronghold has been interrupted."
"Nani..." Major General Fujita was so frightened that he almost fell to the ground.
But he still managed to stand firm.
The railway guerrillas are very cunning, and it is not ruled out that they took the initiative to cut off the phone calls at the Tangzhuang stronghold during the battle. The interruption of telephone contact does not mean that an accident has occurred on the front line.
"General..."
The chief of staff ran towards him quickly as if he was frightened.
"We can't contact reinforcements."
"The radio stations equipped by both brigades called, but there was no response..."
"How could this happen..." Major General Fujita suddenly took two steps back.
His face became paler and paler, cold sweat flowed down his forehead like rain, his fists were clenched, and his veins were exposed, like a gambler who had lost all his money and it took him a long time to recover from the bad news.
Staring at Major General Kawasaki with an expectant look on his face, he asked, "Kawasaki-kun..."
"What happened on the front line?"
"How do you know this? Tell me quickly, otherwise I won't be willing to leave Baoding."
Major General Kawasaki replied helplessly: "I just received the news."
"The enemies operating in Tangzhuang include not only the railway guerrillas, but also at least two regiments of the Eighth Route Army."
"They started their layout half a month ago, using the railway guerrillas to paralyze us, and then swallowed up two brigades of reinforcements from our army."
"This is a telegram..."
"There should be an update on the battle situation coming soon."
"I suggest that the frontline troops immediately break out of the encirclement and retreat. How many can come back?"
"We lost the battle tonight."
"Every effort must be made to mitigate the damage."
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