Furious, Juichi Terauchi did not ignore what this telegram meant to the North China Front.
As Yoshio Shinozuka said, if the Eighth Route Army is allowed to fully master the equipment of the Taiyuan Arsenal, the weapons and equipment produced by these equipment can meet the combat needs of part of the Eighth Route Army!
As the biggest opponent of the North China Front Army, once the Eighth Route Army solves the problem of weapons and ammunition, they will continue to cause trouble for the North China Front Army.
By then, the public security in North China will become very chaotic, and it will be almost impossible for the imperial army to suppress the Eighth Route Army as it did before.
"Chief of Staff, the front army must unconditionally cooperate with Yoshio Shinozuka to recapture or destroy the arsenal equipment stolen by the Eighth Route Army!" Terauchi Juichi suddenly made a decision, his tone was very firm, without the slightest hint of discussion.
"Order all aviation units attached to the front army to contact Yoshio Shinozuka immediately, and dispatch reconnaissance planes at dawn to conduct aerial reconnaissance of the areas suspected by Yoshio Shinozuka, and then dispatch bombers to cooperate with Yoshio Shinozuka's actions!"
"Also, the intelligence department has also taken action. If there is any news, Yoshio Shinozuka will be notified immediately!"
"Hey, I'll go and give the order right away!" After the chief of staff finished speaking, he was about to leave the war room.
At this time, Temple Shouichi spoke again.
"Wait a minute, I will add another line to the telegram to Shinozuka Yoshio: Within a month, the strength of the First Army in Taiyuan must be restored. I will prepare 5,000 new soldiers and a batch of weapons and ammunition for him, and he will do the rest.
solve!"
"In addition, transfer all mobile units of the First Army to the edge of the Eighth Route Army base area and prepare sufficient weapons and ammunition for them!"
"Although the Eighth Route Army took a lot of advantages in the Taiyuan battle, their casualties were definitely not small. At this time, it is the best time for us to launch a retaliatory raid on the Eighth Route Army base area! The Eighth Route Army brought such a huge blow to the North China Front Army
The North China Front must retaliate tenfold, or even a hundredfold!"
"There is also the Jinsui Army operating in southwest Shanxi, and the imperial army will also take revenge!" the chief of staff suddenly reminded.
"After we mobilized troops to reinforce Taiyuan, the cunning Jinsui Army actually sent troops to intercept our reinforcements, and also took the opportunity to launch a counterattack and recaptured several county towns from the imperial army. I thought that we should also give the Jinsui Army a good beating
one time!"
"No?" Touichi Terauchi shook his head and answered.
"Ignore the Jinsui Army trapped in southwest Shanxi. The Eighth Route Army is the real opponent of the North China Front."
"Chief of Staff, you must understand that the Imperial Army is struggling to deal with the Eighth Route Army's current shortage of guns and ammunition. If the Eighth Route Army is allowed to have a steady stream of weapons and ammunition, the strength gap between them and the Imperial Army will be further narrowed.
It will definitely be more difficult for the imperial army to eliminate them!"
"As for the Jinsui Army, as long as the Eighth Route Army is eliminated, the attack of the two divisions of the Imperial Army will put tremendous pressure on them!"
In Chongqing, old Chiang Kai-shek, who was in a good mood, went to bed early and dreamed of killing two birds with one stone.
But not long after, the sweet dreams and good mood were all interrupted by a telegram from the Eighth Route Army.
"Niang Xipi, didn't you let the Eighth Route Army take Taiyuan City? Retreat without permission from the Ministry of Military Affairs. This is disobeying military orders. I want to punish the Eighth Route Army headquarters!"
The Minister of Military Affairs replied with a wry smile: "The reinforcements from southwest Shanxi have arrived. If we don't pull back, the Eighth Route Army around Taiyuan will be completely destroyed. The Eighth Route Army headquarters' previous telegram to the National Government made it very clear that the Second Theater Department is holding back reinforcements.
The troops fought every day. The second theater did not hold back the reinforcements. The only one to blame is Yan Xishan!"
Lao Jiang's eyes quickly shot out two rays of light.
He continued to scold: "It was the Shanxi-Sui Army that blocked the Japanese reinforcements in southwestern Shanxi. With so many troops, not even a brigade of Japanese could stop them. What else does the Nationalist Government want them to do? I want to abolish these troops."
Number!"
"Principal, calm down!" Dai Li suddenly stood up and reminded.
"It was not the Jinsui Army that blocked the Japanese reinforcements in southwestern Shanxi, but the three main divisions of the Central Army in the World War II zone!"
"What, are they fools? Why didn't they report it to the Ministry of Military Affairs?" Lao Jiang was angry, and very angry.
He did not expect that he would plot over and over again, and in the end he would plot against the Central Army. In the end, he directly vented his anger on the three main division commanders of the Central Army whom Dai Li said, and then cursed loudly in a tone that said he hated iron.
"It's not that they don't want to report, it's that they don't dare to report!" Dai Li replied with a wry smile.
"After Yan Xishan gave them the order, he asked them to keep their radios silent to prevent the information from leaking out, otherwise military law will be imposed!"
"Yan Xishan is the commander-in-chief of the World War II zone after all. They must obey the orders of their immediate superiors."
"Then they won't object? There are dozens of divisions in the second theater, and most of them are from the Jinsui Army. It is obviously unfair to ask them to send troops while the Jinsui Army does not move. It is suppressing the Central Army. As long as they
If they object, the National Government will also support them! Niang Xipi!" Lao Jiang continued to curse!
They not only scolded Yan Xishan for being shameless, but also scolded the three division commanders of the Central Army for being incompetent. The status of the commander of the Second Theater Command made them dare not speak.
Dai Li quickly explained: "Principal, the Jinsui Army has also moved!"
"Yan Xishan took advantage of the loopholes in the defense line left by the Japanese troop deployment, launched a counterattack that night, and captured several county towns. The students were sure that it would not take long for the victory telegram from the second theater to be sent to the Ministry of Military Affairs.
At that time, the Ministry of Military Affairs not only could not punish the second theater, but also rewarded the second theater."
"It's just a pity that our three main divisions that blocked the Japanese reinforcements not only failed to complete their mission, but also lost nearly two regiments of troops!"
"Nang Xipi, that is to say, Yan Xishan took all the advantages in this arrangement!" Lao Jiang asked with his eyes wide open and a look of disbelief on his face.
"Yes, principal!" Dai Li replied bravely.
At this time, Lao Jiang felt like a mute eating Coptis chinensis and feeling unspeakable pain.
Seeing that Chiang Kai-shek's face was getting gloomier, the Minister of Military and Political Affairs consoled him at the right moment: "Chairman, calm down! We have gained nothing from this plan."
"At least the Eighth Route Army suffered heavy losses! According to the Exposure Army battle report, their main force participating in the battle plus more than 70,000 local troops, only more than 30,000 people were left when they retreated, a total loss of 40,000!"
"Even if the casualty data is inaccurate, I infer that the Eighth Route Army's casualties were not less than 30,000, and they were all the main force. Because, according to the Eighth Route Army's consistent style, unless the main force is exhausted, local troops will never be allowed to take risks!
"
"It can be said that this battle was an unprecedented defeat for the Eighth Route Army. If we release this news, it will definitely greatly damage the prestige of the Eighth Route Army and let the people know that their Eighth Route Army is not invincible in front of the Japanese.
Invincible!"
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