Chapter 220: The Anti-Encirclement and Suppression Attack on Jinzhong City (1)
Chapter 220 Counter-encirclement and Suppression: Attacking Jinzhong City (1)
At this time, General Touichi Terauchi of the North China Headquarters was sitting in his seat, leisurely tasting China's famous Longjing tea and reading Chinese classics. He had no idea that the current Jindong had been attracted by Liu Hua's quick reaction
The brigade was in a mess.
"Bang..." The door of his office was suddenly pushed open from the outside. The chief of staff, who usually pays great attention to his personal military appearance, hurriedly walked in with a document. General Touichi Terauchi jumped, thinking that there was something wrong.
The assassin actually came to the high command to assassinate him.
"Haga...Chief of Staff, be careful to maintain the military appearance of the imperial soldiers..." General Terauchi Juichi, as the commander-in-chief, criticized the sudden intrusion of the Chief of Staff with great dissatisfaction.
"Hi, Commander, I have important military information that I need to report to you..." the Chief of Staff nodded and accepted the Commander's criticism, and stood in front of General Terauchi Juichi's desk and said.
"Nani? If you have any military information, Chief of Staff, please tell me..."
"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander...it's like this. Major General Sakai on the front line sent a telegram. He was attacked by the Chinese army. The strength was about one reinforced brigade. Because the Chinese army used the night fighting that the imperial army was not familiar with to conduct a sneak attack, the four soldiers who followed the army attacked
The entire security corps was wiped out, all heavy weapons were lost, and all food and ammunition were lost. Now the remaining two regiments are stationed in Zhouzhuang, requesting reinforcements from the headquarters..."
"Baga, how could this happen? Four security regiments were lost under his nose, and so many weapons and baggage were lost. It is simply a shame for the empire. Order the baggage troops in Jinzhong City to immediately send the baggage troops to the Sakai brigade on the front line.
Transport supplies, and hope that after the Sakai brigade receives the supplies, they will serve their crimes and wash away the shame they suffered in front of the Eighth Route Army." General Touichi Terauchi quickly ordered.
"Hi...I'm going to send a telegram right now..." After hearing the commander's order, the chief of staff nodded in agreement.
"Yoshi, go ahead. Next time, remember to tidy up your military appearance before arriving..." General Juichi Terauchi nodded approvingly.
However, less than two days after this telegram was sent, at the same time and at the same place, the Chief of Staff hurriedly walked into the Commander's office again.
"Baga, Chief of Staff, have you forgotten what I said to you two days ago? Where has your military appearance and your military discipline gone? I am very disappointed with your behavior today." General Touichi Terauchi shook his head.
He nodded and said.
"Hi, Commander, I will definitely correct it next time. Urgent information from the front requires your immediate decision..." the Chief of Staff replied.
"Huh? Read..."
"Hi, a call came from the Sakai brigade. In two days, the troops have not received any compensation. Now the troops have run out of food. Major General Sakai requested to withdraw the troops... A call came from Jinzhong City. All 24 vehicles that went to transport supplies were wiped out.
Halfway through, the soldiers of the two squadrons responsible for transporting supplies were all broken into pieces. Now the entire road has been cut off by the Eighth Route Army, making it impossible to supply supplies to the Sakai brigade?" the chief of staff answered cautiously.
"Baga, it's the Eighth Route Army again... The Sakai Brigade wants to retreat. No, our winter encirclement and suppression mission is just halfway through. We absolutely cannot retreat. Call the Sakai Brigade back and ask them to seek supplies on the spot. In addition, the North China Headquarters will immediately respond to the request.
They carried out airdrops to temporarily relieve the pressure on the troops. However, the troops must not retreat. After seeking sufficient supplies, they will immediately start attacking..." The commander said dissatisfiedly after hearing the telegram from the chief of staff.
"Hi..." the chief of staff left the headquarters angrily.
However, just when the commander was feeling depressed because of the telegram he had just received, his chief of staff once again broke into his office regardless of etiquette.
"Baga, Chief of Staff, how many times do you want me to tell you this? When you come in, you must knock on the door, you must knock on the door..." General Juichi Terauchi replied, patting the table with dissatisfaction.
"Hi, Commander, this military situation is really urgent..." The Chief of Staff was also sweating profusely from the Commander's training.
"Say, I want to see what military situation is causing you to be so panicked..." the commander said.
"Hi, Your Excellency Commander, an urgent request for help has been reported from Taikoo County. The county was attacked by a large number of troops from the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army carried more than one battalion of mountain artillery. The offensive was so fierce that a squadron of defenders could hold out for up to an hour.
. And... Shouyang County also sent an urgent request for help. The county was attacked by unknown artillery fire. According to estimates, the opponent had at least one battalion of field artillery. Almost all the supplies stored in Shouyang County for going south were lost...
And, and..." The chief of staff looked at the already furious commander and did not continue.
"Baga, and what..."
"In order to eliminate the opponent's artillery unit, the captain of the city defense team sent two squadrons of troops. However, the two squadrons were surrounded by the Eighth Route Army as soon as they left the county. In the end, the entire army was destroyed...Now the city defenders are holding on to the city wall, asking for reinforcements.
..." the chief of staff replied.
"Baga, it's the Eighth Route Army again, why are they all the Eighth Route Army? Where did the Independent Division of the Eighth Route Army get so many heavy artillery, where did they get so many troops. Liu Hua, what on earth is Liu Hua of the Independent Division going to do? Just a few days
In that time, the Sakai brigade lost thousands of troops and all the baggage. So far, the troops are starving. Now two more counties are being attacked at the same time. What on earth is he going to do...?" The commander patted the table loudly.
He said, completely forgetting the word "military appearance" that he often taught.
Finally, after General Juichi Terauchi lost his temper, he seemed to have discovered his gaffe. "Chief of Staff, it was my gaffe just now. Please sit down! Let's discuss the current battle situation together." The commander immediately resumed his role as commander-in-chief.
With his temperament, he said to the chief of staff standing in front of him.
"Hi, Commander."
"Chief of Staff, what do you think Liu Hua of the Independent Division wants to do?" General Touichi Terauchi quickly got to the point.
"Reporting to your Excellency, Commander, according to the discussion of the staff department, Liu Hua's only purpose is to force the imperial army to return reinforcements so that we can end the winter siege early."
"Well, I also know that Liu Hua's ultimate goal is to make us retreat? But should we retreat? Now the progress of all armies is very smooth, and they are likely to drive out all the independent divisions, even if they cannot be killed.
, and can completely destroy the base area they said. Now I am really reluctant to give up... However, I am worried that if Liu Hua continues to make trouble like this, although we have destroyed his base area, our rear area will also be destroyed.
He will turn everything upside down... Chief of Staff, what do you think?" the Commander asked sincerely.
"Commander, you are very polite. This is my duty. I think Commander, you don't have to worry about this at all. As for the supplies that the Eighth Route Army destroyed in Shouyang County and will be sent south, we can just transfer some of them directly from the supplies of the North China Front Army.
Not to mention the county towns occupied by the Eighth Route Army. When the siege is over and the army returns to support, the Eighth Route Army's small force can only flee in the face of the powerful imperial army. If they hold on, it will be more in line with our appetite.
, we can mobilize the army on the spot and eliminate this group of Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop... This is just my personal opinion, please use it as a reference..." the chief of staff lowered his head and answered.
"Yo Xi, the Chief of Staff is indeed a top student in the empire. You have analyzed the whole incident clearly... Well, now that I have the Chief of Staff's analysis, I have more confidence... Thank you Chief of Staff for your words today.
." The commander replied with a smile on his face.
"Chief of Staff, the order is now..." General Juichi Terauchi suddenly changed the subject, stood up and said seriously.
"Hi…"
"The order is that from now on, all counties in North China are not allowed to go to war no matter what the situation is. They must hold on until dawn as much as possible. After dawn, the imperial air force will come to reinforce... Send it out immediately..."
General Shoudai in the temple ordered.
"Hi! Your Excellency Commander, I will go and deliver the order right away..." After that, he turned and left the office.
Just when General Juichi Templeuchi was confidently ordering all the troops to speed up the advance, Liu Huazheng secretly ordered his three main regiments to march day and night, slowly thinking about the city of Jin where all the Japanese troops in Shanxi Province had gathered their combat supplies for several months.
Gathering in Central Market.
"Staff Wang, how are you? Has the Intelligence Office of the headquarters sent you the current Japanese troop deployment in Jinzhong City..." In the dark night, Liu Hua asked Staff Officer Wang beside him while marching.
"Commander, I just sent a telegram to Director Meng Zhongheng of the headquarters to inquire. They are also working hard. It may take a while." Staff Wang replied.
"Well, I'm sending a reminder. I estimate that tomorrow night, several main regiments will feel the outskirts of Jinzhong City. Also, what is the situation of the cavalry regiment now? Does Wang Hu have any report?" Liu Hua asked
.
"Well, when it got dark, Commander Wang sent a telegram about their situation in the past two days. It wasn't anything important, so I didn't show it to you. According to Commander Wang's introduction, they arrived last night
On the outskirts of Taiyuan County, and around two o'clock in the morning yesterday, he completely annihilated a Japanese squadron in a sudden attack. According to their plan, tonight he will lead the main force to a surprise attack on a Japanese military station where stores are stored.
We received a large amount of combat supplies from the Japanese army..." Staff Officer Wang briefly introduced.
"Well, yes, the cavalry regiment did a good job. They wiped out a Japanese squadron as soon as they arrived. It's very impressive. It depends on us next. Whether the Japanese army will end this raid early depends on our battle tomorrow night.