"Commander, please take care of yourself... The aviation unit that has just reinforced Ezhou has sent a telegram. The Ezhou city wall has been breached by the Eighth Route Army. At this moment, the defenders of Ezhou City are engaged in fierce street fighting with the Eighth Route Army entering the city.
...In addition, when the aviation force was dropping bombs at low altitude against the Eighth Route Army, it was suddenly ambushed by a large number of anti-aircraft guns concealed by the Eighth Route Army in advance. A total of 7 light bombers were shot down by the anti-aircraft fire of the Eighth Route Army during the battle... According to the aviation force
According to the investigation, currently, the Eighth Route Army has occupied two-thirds of the entire Ezhou area. The remaining Imperial Army soldiers are relying on the headquarters to carry out the final resistance. If nothing goes wrong, the remaining soldiers will be killed in up to two hours.
The Imperial Army will be completely destroyed under the fierce attack of the Eighth Route Army..." The Chief of Staff replied carefully while looking at General Tada Shun's uncertain face...
"Baga... the cunning Eighth Route Army, the cunning independent division... Now that Ezhou has been occupied by the Eighth Route Army, the main channel of the Eighth Route Army to Pingjin has also been opened immediately. The entire Pingjin area has been completely opened to the Eighth Route Army troops... Chief of Staff, what do you think?
, in this bad situation, what should our army do?" Tada Shun, who had just taken office for less than a few days, not only did not receive any good news, but received bad news one after another... Even Tada Shun's heart
No matter how calm he was, at this moment, he no longer had the confidence and sharpness he had when he first arrived... replaced by sadness and helplessness... He had no choice but to once again set his sights on the chief of staff in front of him.
"Report to your Excellency, Commander. Judging from the current situation, the Independent Division already has an absolute advantage over our Imperial Army in the entire Pingjin area. Therefore, our army's current urgent need for delay is not to consider how to
The independent division of the Eighth Route Army was eliminated. Instead, we considered how to protect the entire city of Peiping from being occupied by the Eighth Route Army. After all, the distance between Peiping and Tianjin could be reached in one day if we marched urgently. More importantly, at this time,
At this moment, there is only one infantry regiment and other directly-affiliated troops left in the entire city of Beiping, which is about 5,000 imperial soldiers. If the independent division takes the opportunity to launch a general attack on Beiping, we will definitely not be their opponent..." Although his own words,
It severely damaged the morale of the imperial army. However, in the face of the facts and the life and death of the North China garrison, the chief of staff had to tell the truth...
"Nani, attack Peiping, Chief of Staff, you mean that the main force of the Independent Division will attack Peiping..." The Chief of Staff had just finished speaking. Not only the commander, General Shun Tada, but almost everyone in the entire war room had expressions on their faces.
Everyone showed a look of shock... However, after rethinking the analysis just made by the Chief of Staff, everyone's beams immediately turned into a look of horror. Because at this moment, they had clearly understood that the Chief of Staff had just
If so, it has great feasibility.
"Hi, Your Excellency Commander... With the fall of Ezhou, the main force of the Independent Division will form Ezhou County, drive straight into the Pingjin area. At that time, tens of thousands of Eighth Route Army troops will gather in the entire Pingjin area. And
Due to the huge losses last night, our Imperial Army troops, at this moment, have less than 10,000 people... They no longer have any advantage in front of the Eighth Route Army. Therefore, I boldly suggest to the Commander to immediately order Beiping City to conduct a city-wide
Martial law. At the same time, all foreigners in the city will be immediately armed and prepared to defend the city to prevent possible attacks by the Eighth Route Army troops..." Looking at everyone's changing faces, the chief of staff answered affirmatively.
"What, armed aliens... Wait a minute, Chief of Staff, let me think about it carefully. We must not use armed aliens without authorization unless it is absolutely necessary..." After hearing the answer from the Chief of Staff, Commander General Tada Shun
Ming's eyebrows twitched. Then, he slowly fell into deep thought...
However, just as he finished speaking, a communications staff officer hurriedly rushed into the war room, waking him up from his meditation... "Baga, what happened to you? How can you be so flustered...
"Looking at the frightened communications staff officer in front of him, the commander, General Shun Tada, raised his head and shouted with dissatisfaction...
"Hi, please forgive me, Commander. This is the urgent military information we just received. Urgent military information... The Air Force reconnaissance plane reported that a large number of Eighth Route Army armed forces were found in the areas around Peking... These Eighth Route Army armed forces are rapidly moving in company units.
is coming to encircle Beiping City. In at most one day, the entire Beiping City will be surrounded by heavy troops of the Eighth Route Army..." Facing the commander with an angry look on his face, the communications staff officer couldn't help but wipe the scars that popped up on his forehead.
In a cold sweat, I quickly reported...
"Nani, what did you say? Say it again..." After hearing the words of the communications staff officer in front of him, the commander, General Shun Tada, immediately raised his head as if he had been given a shot of stimulant. His eyes were fixed
Staring at the communications staff officer in front of him, he asked in disbelief... He did not expect that less than a few minutes later, the chief of staff's words would come true.
"Hi, Your Excellency Commander. According to the Air Force reconnaissance aircraft report, a large number of Eighth Route Army armed forces were found in the areas around Peiping... At most, before dark, the entire Peiping area will be surrounded by heavy troops of the Eighth Route Army... In addition, because the Eighth Route Army is composed of companies.
The unit is conducting a dispersed march, so the air force cannot launch an effective attack on it..." Under the gaze of Commander Tada Shun, the communications staff did not dare to neglect and quickly replied...
"Bageya Road, the cunning Eighth Route Army...Chief of Staff, immediately mobilize all armed expatriates in Beiping City to assemble in small teams at the military camp in the shortest possible time. Distribute weapons and ammunition, and then take charge of the defense of the city wall and the interior of the city.
Patrol and alert... In addition, send a brigade of troops to strengthen the defense force of the airport... Also, immediately implement martial law throughout the city to prevent the Eighth Route Army intelligence personnel in the city from taking the opportunity to launch large-scale destruction and harassment..." At this moment, General Tada Shun
There was no longer any doubt. He gave the order firmly to the chief of staff in front of him.
"Hi, Commander, I'll go give the order right away..." The Chief of Staff quickly took the order and left...
"Yours, immediately notify the imperial soldiers in all the military bases around Peiping to abandon their strongholds and assemble in Beiping City. Tell the commanders of each unit that they must all assemble in Peiping City before dark, otherwise
, engage in military law..." As the chief of staff left, Jun Tada faced the communications staff officer in front of him and then ordered...
With a flurry of orders, they were conveyed from the headquarters to every corner of Peiping... The little Japanese expatriates living in Peiping City immediately put on their military uniforms at the call of the headquarters, and in small teams, they quickly
Assemble towards the military camp... In less than half an hour, almost a regiment of armed foreigners had assembled and climbed onto the city wall...
Of course, the gathering of a large number of armed foreign nationals cannot be concealed. Hidden in the city of Peiping, intelligence agents from various countries... just as groups of armed foreign nationals who had just received weapons began to shuttle back and forth on the streets, conducting patrols.
.These excellent intelligence personnel immediately discovered the strange behavior of the Japanese troops in Peiping City at this moment...
In this way, under such a mysterious atmosphere, one intelligence officer after another began to obtain the information they wanted through their own channels... When they learned that the Independent Division of the Eighth Route Army under the leadership of the Communist Party had actually sent troops to occupy the entire Tianjin area,
And after the news that they had sent a large number of troops and were about to completely surround Peiping where they were, intelligence personnel from various countries could hardly believe their eyes...
However, they still sent messages about the latest information to their superior agencies as soon as possible...In an instant, the eyes of the whole world were all focused on this action at the same time.
, symbolizing the Peiping area, the capital of China, which was occupied by the Japanese army for several years...
Similarly, the Japanese military base camp also received the news that made people almost want to commit suicide at the first time... Facing the eyes of all the countries in the world, facing the heads of European and American countries who were waiting to see how they digested... Japan's diplomacy as a whole was facing a very serious situation.
Huge pressure. Even Emperor Hirohito himself is under huge pressure from world public opinion at this moment...
Facing the increasingly bad situation, the only way to save the face of the empire is to keep Peiping and firmly control the city in the hands of the Imperial Japanese Army... Therefore, in order to let the North China Garrison Commander Tada
General Shun more clearly determined the goal of this campaign. Emperor Hirohito personally sent a telegram to General Tada Shun who had just taken office...
"Your Excellency, Commander, there is an urgent telegram from the domestic base camp. A telegram sent to you personally by His Majesty the Emperor..." Just as the commander, General Shun Tada, was sitting in his own office at the headquarters, comparing the city defense map of the entire Beiping City, he was conducting
When deploying troops...a communications staff officer pushed open the door to the war room and said eagerly...
"Nani, His Majesty the Emperor, give me the telegram quickly..." After hearing the telegram sent by His Majesty the Emperor himself, the commander, General Tada Shun, quickly stood up from his seat. He quickly put down the map in his hand and grabbed it.
After passing the telegram in the hands of the communications staff, he began to read it seriously... In less than half a minute, Tada Shun's face slowly showed a look of excitement...
"Your Excellency, Commander, I wonder if His Majesty the Emperor has any new orders for our North China garrison..." Seeing the excited Commander General Tada Shun holding the telegram, the Chief of Staff asked curiously...
"Chief of Staff, I really didn't expect that our current arrangements for Beiping City are the same as His Majesty the Emperor's requirements... His Majesty the Emperor ordered us to concentrate our forces and defend Beiping City no matter what... His Majesty the Emperor said that even if the entire North China is lost,
region, we cannot abandon the city of Peiping, which symbolizes the capital of China..." Commander General Tada Shun said excitedly...
"Hi, Commander, now we have the support of His Majesty the Emperor. I believe that we will be able to win the final victory in the battle and defend Beiping City. Please rest assured, Commander..." the Chief of Staff also replied with a happy face...
"Yo Xi, Chief of Staff, are all the units in place now? In addition, have the reconnaissance troops out of the city and the reconnaissance aircraft in the air figured out the specific number of people in the surrounding Eighth Route Army and their weapons and equipment?" With Hirohito?
With the support of the Emperor, General Shun Tada once again regained his confidence on his face. He returned to the city defense map and asked the chief of staff in front of him...
"Reporting to your Excellency, Commander, due to the large number of armed foreigners joining, so far, all the city fortifications have been stationed with a large number of imperial soldiers. In addition, in our hands, we also have an elite infantry brigade of the imperial army.
As well as 1,500 armed expatriates, they can reinforce various positions at any time..." the chief of staff replied affirmatively.
"Yo Xi, Chief of Staff, you have done a very good job. I believe that the city defense troops, under your command, will be able to repel the Eighth Route Army's attack. By the way, Chief of Staff, have you sent any information about the reconnaissance troops that were sent out?
Come back with the latest information, how many Eighth Route Army troops are around us... To use a sentence from Sun Tzu's Art of War in China, only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in every battle..." General Tada Shun nodded happily and continued to ask...
"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander. After several hours of continuous reconnaissance statistics by reconnaissance aircraft, there are about 5,000 Eighth Route Army troops around Peiping. In addition, these Eighth Route Army troops carry about the heavy equipment of an artillery regiment. According to
At their current marching speed, they can make contact with our army's peripheral troops before six o'clock in the evening..." the chief of staff said...
As for why the total strength of the Guard Brigade suddenly increased by one-third... that is because during the march, the Guard Brigade kept ordering the local guerrillas and militia units of the Eighth Route Army that Yatu encountered to join the march.
δΈ. Ever since, the entire army, during the march, was like a snowball in half, getting bigger and bigger...
As for the dozens of extra artillery pieces in the army, it was brigade commander Bruce Lee. In order to give the Japanese army the illusion that his troops were preparing to attack the city, and to give the Japanese army the illusion that our army was powerful, he specially found people to use tree trunks as thick as the mouth of a bowl, and added
Two wheels, made of fake cannons, specially used to blind the eyes of the little Japanese plane...
Of course, the little devil commander, General Tada Shun, could not know this situation. Just after the chief of staff finished speaking, General Tada Shun breathed a very obvious sigh of relief, and then continued: "Yoshi, five thousand people. If not
If something unexpected happens, these 5,000 Eighth Route Army troops are all the Eighth Route Army that met with my reinforcements last night...and these Eighth Route Army troops are the vanguard troops of the Independent Division who guided me in the Pingjin area in advance..."
"Hi, Commander, you are wise. I think so too... I wonder if Commander, do you have any thoughts about this forward force of the Eighth Route Army..." said the Chief of Staff.
"Yo Xi, it seems that the Chief of Staff and I have come together. I do have some thoughts about this forward unit of the Independent Division... I wonder if the Chief of Staff has ever heard of this sentence after staying in China for such a long time.
"The best defense is offense..." Looking at the chief of staff in front of him, Commander General Shun Tada said with a smile on his face,
"Hi, Commander, I've heard this before. Although the Eighth Route Army is very powerful in combat, after last night's battle and today's rapid march, as long as we concentrate our forces, we will definitely be able to
Catch the Eighth Route Army by surprise and completely defeat the Eighth Route Army's forward troops, giving our army a certain amount of initiative in the next defense..." the chief of staff replied affirmatively...
"Yo Xi, Chief of Staff, what you said is very good. I completely agree with your idea. Now I order the staff to immediately formulate a detailed local counterattack plan according to your idea...requiring the troops to rush forward before the forward forces of the Eighth Route Army.
Before arriving, enter the predetermined attack position. After the forward troops of the Eighth Route Army arrived, they immediately launched a counterattack, catching the Eighth Route Army by surprise..." General Tada Shun's face immediately showed a long-lost smile. Facing the chief of staff in front of him,
He ordered with a confident look.
"Hi, Commander, I will make arrangements right away. I will put a complete combat plan in front of you within an hour..." As he spoke, the Chief of Staff had already walked out of General Tada Shun's office...
Just as the Japanese army in Peiping City was surrounding the guard brigade led by Bruce Lee, preparing for a local counterattack to boost the imperial army's low morale at this moment. Bruce Lee, the commander of the guard brigade, was under the protection of an infantry battalion.
, quickly march towards Peiping, which is still about ten kilometers away...
"Reporting to the brigade commander, the latest information sent to us by the underground party comrades in Peking City shows that the entire city of Peiping is now under martial law, and thousands of Japanese expatriates in the city have also been armed... It seems that the Japanese army has already known about our siege of Peking.
The plan..." Just as Bruce Lee was marching quickly, the Chief of Staff chased him and reported...
"The communications platoon immediately dispatched all correspondents. All units immediately assembled two kilometers away from the county seat to build fortifications on the spot to prevent possible counterattacks by the Japanese army... Since the little devils already know our every move, we must not
Don't be careful..." Bruce Lee frowned and ordered to the Chief of Staff...
In this way, a trap carefully prepared by the Japanese army for the guard brigade was successfully solved because of Bruce Lee's caution... The five thousand troops, under Bruce Lee's order, began to build fortifications two kilometers away from the Japanese outer positions.