Okamura Neishina was shocked when he heard the news of the fall of Datong.
Not long ago, he was still proud of the fact that he used a trick to mobilize two brigades of the Kwantung Army to Datong.
He thought that nothing would go wrong in Datong now. The two brigades of the Kwantung Army were transferred to Datong... Even the Eighth Route Army's heavenly soldiers and generals would not be able to shake Datong.
To put it bluntly, even if they can fight, they will have to pay a heavy price. Even if the Eighth Route Army captures Datong, it will not make much sense, because if they cannot hold it, they will be surrounded and annihilated by the reinforcements that will arrive later and take Datong.
return.
Unexpectedly...
When I woke up, to be precise, I didn't wake up, but I was woken up by the staff.
Before daybreak, there was a hurried knock on the door from the staff: "Your Majesty, General, urgent military situation! Datong has been lost!"
Okamura Neji was about to reprimand, but when he heard the words "Datong was lost", he swallowed the words he was about to say back in his stomach.
This was indeed an "emergency military situation" that was enough to wake him up.
but……
Okamura Neiji suddenly sat up from the bed. After being stunned for a few seconds, he didn't even bother to put on his shoes. He stepped forward to open the door barefoot and asked: "Datong fell? Are you mistaken?"
"Your Excellency, General!" The staff officer handed the telegram to Okamura Neiji with a look of fear on his face and said, "This is a telegram from the North China Security Army!"
When Okamura Neiji received the telegram and read it, his eyes widened in surprise: "What? The two brigades of the Kwantung Army have been completely wiped out? How did they do it?"
These things were actually mentioned in the telegram, but it was sent in several parts. Okamura Neji was so impatient that he had no intention of reading further.
"Yes, a sneak attack by the Eighth Route Army!" the staff officer replied: "The Eighth Route Army captured the train and armored train of the Military Police Brigade. They rode the train and armored train into the city, and then suddenly launched an attack on the Kwantung Army..."
Okamura Neiji was speechless for a moment and secretly thought to Omori Hirono, if you don't have the skills, why don't you just stay in the city? Fighting out of the city would give the Eighth Route Army an opportunity for a sneak attack, allowing them to use trains to transport troops into the city.
Got it!
"Where is Hirono Omori!" Okamura Neji asked angrily.
If Hirono Omori came back alive, he would probably be skinned alive by Neji Okamura.
The staff officer replied: "Not sure about the situation, he should be... killed in action!"
At this time, Okamura Neji had no place to vent his anger. He just cursed "bastard", then hurried back to the house, put on his military uniform and boots, and rushed to the headquarters.
The headquarters is in chaos. Because Datong was captured by the Eighth Route Army, all trains destined for Shanxi or passing through Shanxi to the front line will have to be rerouted. This also means that all the troops on the Shanxi front line, including Okamura Neiji, who are deployed on the Luliang Mountain front line, will be diverted.
Without supplies, the entire battle plan had to be changed.
"Your Excellency, General!" Kono Shinta asked when he saw Okamura Neji coming in: "Do you want to send air force support?"
Okamura Neji understood what Kono Shinta meant.
Although Datong has been occupied by the Eighth Route Army and cannot be changed for the time being, Datong Airport cannot fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army, especially the aviation fuel and ammunition at Datong Airport.
Otherwise, the Eighth Route Army can immediately activate Datong Airport and control the air superiority over Datong.
Under normal circumstances, at this time, the Eighth Route Army should have taken advantage of the situation when the Eighth Route Army was not yet firmly established to send an air force to blow up the warehouse at Datong Airport.
but……
Okamura Neiji shook his head: "No, the Eighth Route Army must have been prepared. It only sent out the air force to bomb at this time. I'm afraid it's too late!"
Shinta Kono nodded slightly.
When they received the information that Datong had been lost, the battle had already ended about ten minutes ago.
Kono Shinta could not imagine that in Datong, where 6,000 people were stationed, although 2,000 people were dispersed outside the city, there were also 4,000 people in the city, and 2,000 of them were elite Kwantung Army troops. How could they not even have time to report the matter?
None.
This is actually the role played by Monk's reconnaissance company.
It is the responsibility of the Military Police Brigade Headquarters to contact superiors and report the situation at any time.
But before the Gendarmerie Brigade headquarters understood what had happened, there was a "bang" and the whole building collapsed. There was no time to report it!
The Japanese Kwantung Army did not form a unified command at all. Their superiors were not even from the North China Front Army, so of course it was impossible to report them.
The only one who had time to report was Ning Jie's 23rd Regiment.
But Ning Jie didn't know at all that the headquarters had been detained and that his superior was the Military Police Brigade Headquarters, so he contacted the headquarters over and over again on the radio and on the phone.
After being unable to contact us, we dispatched a communications troop to take a look and found that there was no headquarters anywhere but rubble and rubble.
By the time they reacted, the main force of the Eighth Route Army had already arrived with tanks. In a hurry, they had to retreat first. After withdrawing from the city, they fled for a while and then set up a radio to report the situation.
After understanding this, Okamura Neji couldn't help but said strangely: "Omori Hirono's troops were completely annihilated, and the two brigades of the Kwantung Army were completely annihilated. Why was Ning Jie's troops able to retreat unscathed? The Eighth Route Army did not even encircle it.
Not pursuing?"
This is where Wang Xuexin is clever. He has always known that the Japanese do not believe in the puppet army.
This is a normal situation. After all, the puppet army is also Chinese. In previous wars, large-scale surrenders of the puppet army were common. Therefore, the Japanese always let Japanese officers be placed in the puppet army to control their command.
The Puppet North China Front Army was no exception. There were also many Japanese officers among them. Even Ning Jie, the commander of the regiment, had a Japanese captain as a staff officer.
However, this Japanese captain was also a military policeman. With no experience in regular warfare, he didn't know what to do after the war started, so he never intervened.
Kono Shinta didn't answer Okamura Neji's question because he didn't know the answer either.
Okamura Neiji thought for a moment and then ordered: "Contact the staff officer of the 23rd Regiment and ask him to make a detailed report!"
"yes!"
At this time, a communications soldier reported: "Your Excellency, General, Lieutenant Colonel Sakamoto of the Air Force is calling!"
Okamura Neiji took a look at the telegram and found that it was Lieutenant Colonel Sakamoto's request for a fight.
Okamura Neiji thought that Lieutenant Colonel Sakamoto and his dozen or so pilots could evade the Eighth Route Army's X2s and might be able to bomb the warehouse at Datong Airport, so he agreed to Lieutenant Colonel Sakamoto's request.
Needless to say, the result was that the Japanese Air Force was severely punished again. Even Sakamoto was crippled in this battle.
At this time another telegram arrived.
The person who sent the telegram was Yoshio Shinozuka. He controlled the intelligence network in Shanxi and was particularly well-informed.
Yoshio Shinozuka stood up in front of Okamura Neji and said: "Your Excellency, General, I have received information that Ning Jie, the commander of the 23rd Regiment, has secretly reached a consensus with the Eighth Route Army..."
Okamura Neiji opened his mouth in sudden realization, nodded slightly and said: "That's it!"