At the headquarters of the Japanese Fourth Mixed Brigade in Yangquan, Major General Tsuda stayed in the war room as soon as he finished dinner, waiting for the chief of staff to report on the day's results.
He was not disappointed. At eight o'clock in the evening, the chief of staff appeared in front of Major General Tsuda on time.
"General, the matter has been clarified. The one who killed our 2,000 Imperial Army and 2,000 Imperial Association Army last night was not the Tuba Road operating in Yangquan, but the First Detachment of the First Military Division of the Eighth Route Army, known as the Eighth Route Army Jincha
The most powerful unit in the Hebei Military Region."
"They have three regiments. Each regiment has a full artillery company and a heavy machine gun company. The detachment also has a direct mountain artillery company and a flying thunder artillery company. The total strength is more than 7,000 people. They are well-equipped, have sufficient ammunition, and are very powerful in combat!
"
"As for when they arrived in Yangquan, it's still unclear!"
"In addition, they did kill four thousand of us last night by besieging the city for reinforcements. During the entire battle, the Yangquan Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army and many guerrillas operating in Yangquan also participated. However, as soon as the battle was over, these Eighth Route Army
Just disappeared!”
"I have used a large number of reconnaissance troops and intelligence personnel, but no specific traces of them have been found!"
"But judging from the signs of their retreat on the battlefield, they suffered heavy losses in last night's battle, and took away all the weapons and ammunition on the battlefield, including bullet casings!"
"With a large number of wounded and corpses, as well as a large number of weapons and ammunition, they must not be able to run far. I deduced that they are hiding in the mountains in Yangquan!"
"Currently, I have sent multiple investigation teams with radios to watch the entrances and exits of these mountains. As long as they find their traces, there will be news immediately!"
"Yoshi!" Major General Tsuda was very satisfied with the result.
"I have reported yesterday's battle to the military headquarters. The military headquarters was very dissatisfied with us and ordered us to find this Tubal group and eliminate them. If the troops are insufficient, the military headquarters can send a tank brigade to help us. However, I was
Refuse. If we still need chariot support to eliminate these Tubal Roads, even if we finally annihilate them all, our Fourth Mixed Brigade will become the laughing stock of the imperial army!"
"However, I asked the military headquarters for air support, and the military headquarters has assigned a squadron to provide us with air support at any time. Therefore, chief of staff, you must find these Tubal roads. I must double the humiliation we suffered last night
Return it to the Eighth Route Army!"
The chief of staff immediately took orders and prepared to give orders.
As soon as I walked to the door, an excited voice sounded outside the headquarters.
"Found it, the reconnaissance team found the Tubal Road that ambushed us!"
The communications staff officer rushed in with excitement and reported!
"Sir, the First Reconnaissance Team received an urgent call. They found a large number of Eighth Route Army troops leaving the mountains, at least one regiment in size, equipped with a large number of heavy machine guns and mortars, and it seems there are also split mountain cannons!"
"Order the reconnaissance team to follow immediately. They must have taken advantage and wanted to slip away. After killing so many of our imperial troops, we must not let them escape!" A flash of surprise flashed across the face of the chief of staff before he could speak.
Major General Tsuda, who vowed to take revenge, gave the decisive order.
"Hi, I'll call you back as soon as I receive the order!" the communications staff officer replied immediately.
"Yoshi! You did a great job!" Major General Tsuda glanced at the communications staff officer with appreciation, and then continued to order.
"However, you have to give an order to the reconnaissance team to find out the marching direction of Tubal Road as soon as possible. If they really plan to retreat, we must send troops to stop them!"
In less than an hour, a team of three regiments and the Yangquan Independent Regiment that had been redressed all came into sight of Major General Tsuda.
However, Major General Tsuda was not happy at all.
The four regiments left the mountain in four different directions. What's more important is that not long after they left the mountain, they divided their troops again. There were troops of one battalion, some of one reinforced battalion, and some of two battalions!
"Baga, what are Tubal Road doing? Are they planning to divide their forces and retreat to prevent the troops from being surrounded by us, and then do it all at once!" Major General Tsuda frowned and cursed.
"It's very possible!" the chief of staff analyzed.
"When we encircled and suppressed the Eighth Route Army in the past, they always divided their forces to break out. They must be afraid of being beaten by us. However, in this case, it is almost impossible for us to keep them all in Yangquan!"
"Also! The number of radio stations equipped by the reconnaissance team is limited. Because Tubal Road is divided into large-scale troops, the reconnaissance team can only divide its troops to monitor them. However, the scouts equipped with radios can only monitor a few slightly larger Tubal Road teams!"
"That is to say, from now on, we will not be able to know the retreat directions and specific locations of all Tubal Roads in time!" Major General Tsuda asked, staring at the Chief of Staff.
"Hi!" the chief of staff replied bravely.
Major General Tsuda wanted to get angry, but he swallowed it back as soon as the words came to his lips.
He knew that this was not the fault of the chief of staff. Compared with the Chinese army, the imperial army was indeed well-equipped. But for expensive equipment such as radios, the imperial army was only equipped at the brigade level.
Even if the Chief of Staff takes out all the radio stations in Yangquan City, he can only equip six or seven reconnaissance teams, but this is obviously impossible. The brigade headquarters needs radio stations, and it will be good if half of the radio stations in the city can be taken away.
In the end, he could only hold back his anger and order: "Give them an order to closely monitor these Tubal Roads. Any situation must be reported immediately, and the military situation must not be delayed!"
In the following time, the radio station continued to send detailed information about each team and regiment. Based on these telegrams, the combat staff immediately displayed them on the sand table.
Major General Tsuda, whose eyes never left the sand table, quickly discovered something was wrong.
He frowned and shouted: "No! These Tubal Road don't seem to be retreating!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a communications staff officer rushed in.
This time, he did not send the telegram directly to the combat staff guarding the sand table, but rushed directly to Major General Tsuda to report.
"General! Tuba Road in the direction of Mazhuang Town suddenly stopped retreating and surrounded our stronghold in Mazhuang Town. And it has?"
"What's going on? Tell me clearly!" Major General Tsuda's bad premonition became more intense and he stared at the communications staff officer and asked.
"They have begun to attack the Mazhuang Town stronghold. They are equipped with mortars and mountain artillery and have powerful firepower. However, we only stationed a reinforcement team and a Royal Association Army company at the Mazhuang Town stronghold. As soon as the battle began, we were suppressed.
, and the turret was also blown up by Tubal Road with mountain cannon!"
"Nani?" Major General Tsuda's frown deepened and his eyes quickly returned to the sand table.
Soon, a frightened expression appeared on his face, and he shouted loudly: "Baga! We have been fooled. Tubal Road is not retreating at all, it is attacking. Continue to attack us and eliminate all our small strongholds in Yangquan.
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"General! The Zhouzhuang stronghold is under attack. The Eighth Route Army's offensive firepower is strong. The garrison can only hold out for half an hour at most. Please ask for reinforcements!" Perhaps to prove Tsuda's judgment, as soon as the scream left his mouth, another communications staff officer rushed in and reported.
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