It seemed that he did not expect any reply from his inner secret agent. Looking out the window, the bald principal with an unreadable expression on his face turned around and asked Wang Shihe, who had been standing respectfully aside: "If this matter is confirmed, what will happen to the second principal?"
After the verification by the theater headquarters is completed, I will order the Ministry of Military Affairs to hold a press conference to publicize the victory of our army in the Shanxi battlefield in North China. Shihe, what do you think?"
Wang Shihe's face moved slightly and he said respectfully: "Principal, I think this is absolutely impossible."
"Oh? Tell me?" A trace of displeasure emerged on the bald principal's face.
The war in North China was defeated, the war in Shanxi was about to be defeated again, and the war in Songhu in the southeast was eroded. For him, the leader of a country and the whole of China, a victory was too important. Yesterday morning's air battle over Niangziguan had no chance of victory.
Victory on the ground battlefield is the result of taking a tonic.
It would be even better if there was a Japanese Lieutenant General's body and command knife as proof.
"Principal, the recovery of Shimen is just a small victory in the Eastern Shanxi War. There are tens of thousands of Japanese elite troops on the front line of Niangziguan. If you give a press conference rashly and the war does not go well in the end, it will only increase the laughing stock. More importantly,
Yes, now that the war is not over, the armies on the eastern Shanxi front may make more military deployments according to the situation. Up to now, the Second Theater and the Eastern Shanxi Theater have not reported their strategic plans to the headquarters. This shows that this
Everything is still kept secret. I am afraid that even the Japanese do not know that their division headquarters has been captured. Otherwise, how peaceful would Peiping be?" Wang Shihe explained hurriedly, turning his attention to the middle-aged major general, "This
A little bit, maybe Director Dai knows it very well."
"Yes, the telegram from Peiping stated that there was no movement from the Japanese North China Expeditionary Force." The middle-aged major general may not be afraid of a general with a heavy army, but he is quite wary of this guard officer who can almost influence the leader, and he is busy following him
words said.
"Well! What Shihe said makes sense. Then follow Shihe's words and wait for two more days until the Jindong Frontline Command officially reports before making another decision. Shihe, be prepared to go to Taiyuan. If
If there is really a great victory, the government will not hesitate to reward it. I hope Huang Jikuan will not disappoint me." The bald principal nodded and at the same time turned his gaze to his secret spy, "As far as the military commander is concerned, this matter ends here.
Before the Eastern Front Headquarters and the Second Theater Command announce the news, they are not allowed to continue to communicate frequently to avoid being discovered by the Japanese army. Everyone who already knows about this matter, those in Nanjing, are not allowed to leave the office area for the time being. You over there in Hebei
I have to remind you again, anyone who leaks military information will die."
"Yes!" The two of them looked at each other, hiding the horror in their eyes, and both lowered their heads in response.
Not only preparing meritorious rewards in advance, but also willing to stop the military commander he trusted from spying on this battle for the sake of possible military secrecy, this is extremely rare for this most powerful boss.
Of course, this also shows his desire to win this small battle in northern China. If General Huang who defected from the Guangxi Clan does not meet the expectations of the boss, I am afraid that his future will be
Worrying.
Of course, Admiral Huang, who was on the battlefield in Eastern Jin Dynasty, didn't know that he had been targeted by the Supreme Leader. He was standing at the window looking into the distance, listening to the rumbling of cannons, and tangled in anticipation.
Is the telegram from the 129th Division true? How could it be true? If it is true, how did they do it?
It can be said that even the dead Bunzaburo Kawagishi does not have as many question marks in Admiral Huang's head at this moment. At this moment, he is like a pregnant girl who is waiting for her lover but has not arrived for a long time. On the bed, no, in
Wandering tangledly in front of the window.
The supreme commander of the Eastern Jin Dynasty War Zone was struggling, but the fighting on the battlefield never stopped for a moment.
The person with the most troubled mood within a hundred miles of Niangziguan is the supreme commander of China's Jindong War Zone, General Huang, but the person with the most pain in his heart is probably the two Japanese who are not on the Jindong front line.
The 77th Infantry Regiment's First Sergeant Li Noboru and the 78th Infantry Regiment's Kobayashi Tsune's First Sergeant are both colonel-level officers with the last character of "δΈ€" in their names. They are equivalent to the national army brigade commander level.
At this moment, his brows were furrowed into the character "Chuan". If he painted some stripes on his forehead, he would look like two little tigers with plaster beards. They have tiger heads and tiger brains, which are quite cute.
But the two "little tigers" felt extremely painful deep in their hearts. They could not understand why the entire situation had reversed after just one night? How could the Chinese dare to sneak attack the 26th Artillery Regiment?
More importantly, they also succeeded in sneak attack on Baga.
After receiving an urgent call for help from the brigade headquarters, the two Japanese commanders were almost scared to death. They immediately mobilized an infantry brigade and drove to the brigade headquarters as quickly as possible. It is not terrible to lose the brigade commander.
The terrible thing is that the cannon was lost.
When they thought that without the artillery, they would face a counterattack by tens of thousands of Chinese, the two Japanese colonels felt cold in their crotches. Of course they knew why they dared to be so stupid, leading an infantry regiment of more than 3,000 people each.
They beat the Chinese so much that they hid in the fortifications and did not dare to come out.
It's not how sharp their infantry artillery and heavy machine guns are, nor how high their military quality is among their elite soldiers, but the dozens of cannons located more than ten miles behind!
Without those dozens of cannons, the tens of thousands of Chinese troops on the front line of Niangziguan could drown thousands of them just by spitting, not to mention that they also had guns and mortars.
If you have to choose one of the two, the most painful one is naturally the one on the front line of Jiuguan. When there was artillery, his 77th Infantry Regiment had already suffered a bloody blow in Jiuguan. Three whole
In just a few days, the infantry brigade was reduced to one and a half. Even if we include those who were slightly injured and could not leave the firing line, it was still less than the establishment of two infantry brigade.
Several times, he even doubted that the Chinese could counterattack and break into his defense line at any time. Besides calling for artillery support from the rear, he had to sadly admit that if he relied solely on infantry, he was no longer a match for the Chinese in front of him.
The independent regiment that defeated the 8th Division at the Great Wall was well-deserved.
So when the request for help from the brigade and regiment headquarters came, Colonel Li Dengxing was stunned for three seconds before he quickly issued military orders to return to the brigade and regiment headquarters and the 26th Artillery Regiment. Moreover, there was more than one infantry brigade, and the entire Jiuguan front line
He could only defeat 2,000 officers and soldiers, so he used not only a nearly complete infantry brigade that had always been in reserve as a reserve force, but also all the remaining tanks of the tank brigade assigned to him by the division, as well as the artillery of the wing.
The squadron, most of the heavy machine gun squadron, and even the wing headquarters were included. The total strength exceeded 1,600 people.
To put it bluntly, in such a short period of time, Li Dengying had already decided... to run away.
The remaining three incomplete infantry squadrons plus half a heavy machine gun squadron with 400 people are actually just abandoned soldiers. Their main function is not to attack the Chinese Jiuguan position, but to block Liu Lang's independence, who may enter a counterattack state at any time.
group.
Not only was he chilled, but more importantly, the scheming Japanese commander smelled the smell of conspiracy, just like he was sitting next to the female bodyguard and twitching his nose obscenely. The Chinese seemed to be planning
It's been a long time. As long as we give them another unit with the same combat strength as the Liu Lang Independent Regiment, no, half the combat strength, with the combat strength of the two infantry squadrons at the brigade and regiment headquarters, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on for long. Can we wait?
They still have two opinions about returning support.
Before walking five miles, huge fireballs shot up from the distant position, making this painful but wise Japanese colonel drenched in cold sweat and heavy clothes. If he did not leave with the entire main force, at least he would leave with more than five doors.
The own position bombarded by 105 howitzers is the burial place of him and the 77th Infantry Regiment.
Without asking via telegram, Li Dengxing already knew that the Chinese succeeded. They captured the 26th Artillery Regiment and even used the 105 howitzer that originally belonged to the Imperial Army. Looking at the extremely accurate landing point of the shells, the Japanese army
The colonel even read out the message that the Chinese had brought well-trained artillery with them in advance.
Immediately, a telegram was sent to the division headquarters far away in Shimen requesting tactical guidance. The 77th Infantry Regiment quickly retreated along the path to the outside of the mountain, and the entire army abandoned unnecessary baggage.
Yes, Li Dengxingyi had already smelled an unusual crisis. Let alone going to the rescue brigade headquarters, he even felt that it would not be easy to evacuate the Niangziguan front line with more than a thousand people now.
So, he just sent a telegram to the division headquarters requesting tactical guidance as a routine. In fact, he was determined to choose another way out of the mountain, not through Niangziguan or Jingxing, regardless of the division.
How did the department reply? He felt that neither of those two places was safe enough.
Li Dengxingyi was very clever, but he didn't know that as early as that night, after Liu Lang captured Jingxing, he issued an order to the 1st Battalion and the 772th Regiment on the Jiuguan front line, asking them to monitor the Jiuguan front line.
With the Japanese troops, don't let them escape.
If the 77th Infantry Regiment honestly formed a group to rescue their brigade headquarters, there would naturally be two battalions of the Death Battalion and the Rock Battalion and the 129th Division Guard Battalion on both sides of the mountain road to greet them. But if
If they find something is wrong and want to run away, they have to look to the 772nd Regiment, the 1st Battalion of the Independent Regiment and the 17th Division.
Since he learned about Liu Lang's battle plan at night to encircle and annihilate the two Japanese troops on the Jiuguan and Niangziguan front lines, the Jiuguan front line is composed of Commander Ye of the 772nd Regiment, Deputy Commander Wang, and Deputy Battalion Commander Ye Yefei of the First Battalion of the Independent Regiment.
The former enemy headquarters discussed it for half the night, for three or four hours.
There is no room for them to be careless. This can almost be regarded as the last battle in Jindong. The Japanese soldiers were laughed at and beaten until their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen. But don't bite down so hard at the end that the meat was not eaten so much that your teeth fell out.
Even Deputy Commander Wang, who had the most fiery temper, was much more cautious and read the map he had read countless times over and over again.