Anan Wei just stared at the night sky outside the window and remained silent for a long time.
Outside the window, a bolt of lightning would flash across from time to time, instantly illuminating the dark night sky. At some point, the sky above Peiping was filled with dark clouds, and a heavy downpour was brewing.
A sound of footsteps came from behind, and without turning around, Anami could tell that it was Kaneko Keijiro who had arrived.
"Jin Guangjun." Anan Wei almost didn't look back, still staring at the night sky outside the window, and said faintly, "I don't know if you feel it, but an unprecedented storm is coming!"
"Hai!" Kanemitsu Keijiro paused and said, "The weather in Peiping this year is a bit abnormal. The first thunderstorm in previous years does not seem to be so early."
Anan Wei shook his head and said quietly: "I'm not talking about the weather, but the battle situation."
"The situation of the battle?" Kaneko Eijiro's expression suddenly condensed, and then he said, "Your Excellency, Commander, speaking of the situation of the battle, I have two more latest news here."
Anan choked up as soon as he heard the words, and time seemed to freeze at this moment.
A moment later, with a crackling sound, a particularly thick bolt of lightning suddenly flashed across the night sky, and then the thunderstorm that had been brewing for half the night finally fell from the sky.
As the heavy rain fell, Anan Weiji's soul also returned to its original place at this moment.
"Jin Guangjun, tell me." Anan Weiji let out a long sigh of relief and said, "What's the bad news?"
Kanemitsu Keijiro said: "The first news is that Datong has been lost. The division commander of the 26th Division, Adachi 23rd, and more than 4,000 officers and soldiers of the division headquarters were all killed in pieces."
Even though Ananwei had been mentally prepared, his vision was still dark.
After a long while, Anan Weiji asked again: "Where's the other news?"
Jinguang Keijiro replied expressionlessly: "Hunyuan County has also been lost, and the main force of the Chahar Independent Regiment is rapidly advancing toward Lingqiu County along the Beida Highway!"
Hearing this, Anan Weiji's body shook violently.
Kanemitsu Kejiro immediately asked with concern: "Commander, are you okay?"
Anan Weiji's throat twitched violently, and he swallowed hard the salty mouthful that almost came out of his throat, then waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I'm okay, you continue talking."
Jinguang Keijiro said with a sigh, "According to the current situation, if nothing unexpected happens, Lingqiu County will be lost at noon tomorrow without any surprise. Next, the next target of the Chahar Independent Regiment will definitely be Laiyuan County."
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"Laiyuan County?" The muscles on Anan Weiji's face twitched twice, and the salty smell in his throat was about to move again, as if it might rush out of his throat at any time.
Kanemitsu Keijiro continued: "Looking now, Xu Rui's public speech three days ago was not a false threat. He was really preparing to counterattack Peiping! Unfortunately, none of us believed it at the beginning. We all thought that he was just spreading smoke bombs.
, so that valuable preparation time was missed.”
After a pause, Kanemitsu Keijiro added: "However, it is not too late to make amends."
"How to make up for it after it's gone?" Anan Weiji cheered up and asked, "How to make up for it after it's gone?"
Kanemitsu Keijiro said in a deep voice: "The current march route of the Chahar Independent Regiment, as expected, is to pass through the Taihang Mountains from Zijingguan, and this will also be the last chance for the imperial army! As long as Chahar is independent
The regiment's attack cluster is blocked to the west of Zijing Pass, so everything is still possible. The imperial army even has a chance to trap the main force of the Chahar Independent Regiment in the Taihang Mountains and annihilate them, but if it cannot be stopped..."
Anan Weiji asked with a sullen face: "What will happen if we can't stop it?"
Kaneko Eijiro took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "If it cannot be stopped, the situation in North China will be completely corrupted! At that time, not only the 400,000 guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army will be dispatched, but even the more than 200,000 Central Committee members of the Kuomintang will be dispatched.
Army, more than 100,000 Jin-Sui troops will also take advantage of the situation and launch a crazy counterattack from multiple battlefields such as Shanxi, Henan, Hebei and Shandong!"
After a pause, Kanemitsu Keijiro continued: "At that time, the best result can only be to save a few cities such as Peking and Tianjin. In addition to these large cities, the vast towns will all fall! That is,
It is said that the situation in North China will return to the beginning of the full-scale war between Japan and China, or even worse!"
Imagining the prospect described by Kanemitsu Keijiro, Anami suddenly shuddered.
After a long while, Anan Weiji said in a deep voice: "Order, independently merge into the 15th Brigade, independently merge into the 8th Brigade, and immediately go to the front line of Zijingguan. The 27th Division and the 35th Division will assemble immediately.
, further orders, the First Army will immediately send effective troops out of Xin County to the north and flank the Chahar Independent Regiment as a counterattack!"
Kanemitsu Keijiro added: "Your Excellency, Commander, although Datong has been lost, the 26th Division still has two infantry regiments stationed in surrounding counties and various strongholds. Now these counties and strongholds are in extreme danger.
Are you ordering the First Army to send reinforcements?"
Ananwei thought for a while, then finally shook his head and said: "Forget it, after all, the situation of the First Army is not good. The Eighth Route Army guerrillas in Shanxi Province are the largest and have the strongest combat effectiveness! With fewer troops sent, we can't save the First Army.
Not to mention the 26th Division, maybe we will be involved too, but if we send too many, Shanxi will be in danger!"
"I understand." Kanemitsu Kejiro nodded suddenly, turned around and left.
"Kaneguang-kun, wait a minute." Anami Weiji suddenly called out to Kanemitsu Keijiro and said, "Don't forget to report the battle situation in North China to the base camp. We were specially told to do so by Hanyuan Palace."
"Hai!" Kaneko Eijiro paused again, then turned and left.
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Chongqing, headquarters.
For front-line battle reports, there is still a certain time delay on the military command side.
Therefore, it was already midnight when Chairman Chiang knew the news. However, there is an advantage to the fact that the news came late, that is, several pieces of news arrived at the same time, saving the trouble of waiting for news in the middle. For example, now, Youyu County has been restored.
The news of the recovery of Zuoyun County and the recovery of Datong reached the headquarters almost at the same time.
After learning the news, Chairman Chiang and several close aides were truly shocked.
Chen Cheng opened his mouth wide and couldn't close it for a long time. He Yingqin's eyes were blank, with an expression like a little girl who had just been raped. Bai Chongxi had a gloomy face, as if he could scrape off frost. Chairman Chiang's expression
It was still normal, but the veins on the back of his hand, which was tightly holding the civilized stick, suddenly bulged out.
After a long while, Chen Cheng was the first to come to his senses and roared: "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible! How could the Chahar Independent Regiment capture Datong City so quickly? This is Datong, this is Datong
Ah! Datong is an important military town in northern Shanxi, and Datong is an important military town in northern Shanxi!"
Not long ago, Chief Chen vowed that it would take at least three to five days for the Chahar Independent Regiment to capture Youyu County. As for Datong City, it may not be possible to capture Datong City in three to five months! However, this still rings true.
Less than a day later, the Chahar Independent Regiment not only captured Youyu County, but also Datong!
The slap on the face was so loud that Mr. Chen’s face was swollen!
He Yingqin obviously couldn't accept such a result, and roared: "It must be a mistake, it must be a mistake!"
Listening to Chief Chen and Chief He roaring there, Director Dai's face immediately fell. Are you doubting my ability to work? If such a major military information has not been verified, do I dare to report it? You guys
No shame, I, Lao Dai, still want face. I still want to hang out in the army.
At that moment, Director Dai said softly but without any doubt: "Commissioner, the information is absolutely true."
After a pause, Director Dai continued: "Moreover, on the way to the headquarters, I just received the latest news from Baotou Station."
Chairman Chiang's eyebrows twitched and he asked: "What news?"
Director Dai took a deep breath and continued: "According to the information obtained by Nepotism, the main force of the Chahar Independent Regiment entered Hunyuan County two hours ago! If nothing else, Hunyuan County must have taken
Down!"
"Hunyuan County?!" Vice President Bai exclaimed in a panic when he heard this. Then he hurried to the simulated sand table in the combat hall and found Hunyuan County from the sand table as quickly as possible.
After seeing the location clearly, Vice President Bai's eyes instantly widened, like bells.
Almost at the same time, Director Chen and Director He also exclaimed in unison.
"What are you talking about? The Chahar Independent Regiment has entered Hunyuan County? The main force?"
"You mean, the main force of the Chahar Independent Regiment is not in Datong? This means that it is not the main force of the Chahar Independent Regiment that regained Datong, but just a partial division? Just a partial division?"
Faced with Chen Cheng and He Yingqin's questioning, Director Dai just showed his hands.
"Oh my God!" At this time, Vice President Bai suddenly shouted, then shook his head and muttered to himself in disbelief, "It's true! My God, this guy is serious!
"
"Steamed? Boiled?" Mr. Chen's thinking was obviously confused, "What is this mess?"
Vice President Bai shook his head and said: "I mean, what Xu Rui said three days ago turned out to be true. This guy's talk about counterattacking Peiping was not empty talk. This guy actually meant it!"
After finishing speaking, Vice President Bai picked up the bamboo pole and pointed at the sand table, and said to Chairman Chiang and the three of them: "Look, you look at the curve left by the Chahar Independent Regiment. You Yu, Zuo Yun, Datong again
When we get to Hunyuan, Lingqiu County must be next! Then Laiyuan County! Then Zijingguan!”
