Chapter seven hundred and eighty seventh the anger of the front army
Major General Matsumoto's patience gave the new regiment a chance to transport all the food.
Wang Ping only had less than four companies of troops to protect the food, and because of limited time, the food was hidden on the edge of the mountain and there was no need to go very far into the mountain.
If the Japanese reinforcements insist on taking back the grain, there will be no problem at all even if they go deep into the mountains, lose some troops, and take back the grain hidden by the Eighth Route Army on the edge of the mountains.
However, Major General Matsumoto was afraid.
While others became pale when talking about fighting in the mountains with the Eighth Route Army, he became pale when talking about fighting in the mountains with the Eighth Route Army.
The last time a military column was robbed and a mixed brigade was wiped out, the shock to him was really great.
This time the military columns were robbed in the same way as last time. Until now, he has not figured out how many troops of the Eighth Route Army participated in the battle and where did these troops come from?
If the Eighth Route Army deployed heavy troops in the woods, Matsumoto was sure that if his troops rushed in rashly, they would be severely damaged if not completely wiped out.
The brigade is about to expand, and every death of a veteran means one less soldier. Matsumoto can no longer afford the loss.
In the woods, Wang Ping was also very anxious, worried that Japanese reinforcements would rush into the woods.
Fortunately, the Japanese reinforcements that rushed to the battlefield were only stationed on the spot and did not search everywhere.
At this moment, political commissar Huang Yuanqiang rushed over with excitement on his face.
"Commander, we are rich... Guess how much food we have brought back from the military train! There are twelve carriages of flour and rice alone, plus a carriage of cans, a carriage of medicine, salt... and other supplies!"
"I just did some calculations. One of the canned carriages of the Japanese military train contains 250,000 kilograms of grain. The total adds up to three million kilograms of grain, one-third of which is rice, and the rest is all white flour!"
Wang Ping's eyes quickly shot out two rays of light, and he was happier than anyone else.
A total of three million kilograms of grain, and it is also refined grain. If used properly, it can guarantee at least one year's rations for two or three main regiments during the famine years.
After a moment of hesitation, he ordered: "Political commissar, first bring out 50,000 jins of rice and 100,000 jins of white flour, return them to the base area, and distribute them to the main battalions. The troops cannot always eat coarse grains, but must be mixed with refined grains to be nutritious.
.From now on, the troops must ensure one meal of refined food every day, morning, noon and evening!"
"Except for the compensation for fellow villagers, all other grains are stored in the grain depot we built in the mountains. No one can use it without my order!"
"The same goes for the cans that were seized. Some of them were given to the soldiers to have their teeth broken into as a sacrifice, and the rest were kept in stock!"
"Canned food can be stored longer than food. Taking it out at critical moments can save lives!"
Food had been robbed and the Eighth Route Army was in trouble. When the news reached the front army headquarters, Commander Tada Shun was furious and cursed Matsumoto as a waste.
When he first met Matsumoto, as a special operations expert in the Imperial Army, Shun Tada admired him very much.
However, as the security situation in Linfen became increasingly tense, not only the troops suffered heavy losses, but also the Pu Railway was threatened. Tada Shun's good impression of Matsumoto also began to disappear little by little, and he began to dislike it.
Because, the last time the Linfen garrison suffered heavy losses, Matsumoto actually bypassed himself as the commander and went directly to his domestic backstage to speak to him.
For Shun Tada, this is absolutely a shame and a challenge to his own status!
The chief of staff knew very well the commander's views on Matsumoto, and he hesitated and replied: "Commander, please calm down, this Matsumoto's backstage in the country is too strong, and we cannot afford to offend him. Since the above said to give him another chance, then we will bear with it."
Ichinin. If Matsumoto is defeated again this time, then the headquarters will punish him, and the country will have nothing to say!"
"In addition, I have an idea! The headquarters does not dare to rebuke Matsumoto. We can ask the commanders of several frontline divisions to send telegrams to the country to put pressure on Matsumoto. You must know that there are several frontline divisions on the hijacked military column this time.
More than a month’s worth of military rations!”
"Now that Matsumoto is lost, even if the front army raises food for them again and restores the railway, it will still take several days. And in these days, the frontline troops must save the remaining military rations to avoid the troops running out of food. In this case
, several division commanders will definitely be full of anger and have no place to vent their anger."
"Matsumoto has backers in the country, and so do the division commanders. Let them put more pressure on Matsumoto, which would be great!"
Tada Shun's face looked much better. He frowned and ordered: "Chief of Staff, go and send telegrams to several division commanders to explain the situation. Go now!"
At the Japanese brigade headquarters in Linfen City, Matsumoto looked very unhappy.
Just now, I received a telegram from China, which directly cursed me.
He also threatened himself that if he could no longer guarantee the safety of the Tongpu Railway, he would not even have the last chance to retaliate against the New Regiment.
After staring at the sand table with a sullen face for ten minutes, Matsumoto looked away, then stared at the chief of staff and asked: "Have the engineers not found out how the train derailed?" The chief of staff lowered his head and was about to shake his head.
When he said no, the communications staff rushed in.
After reading the telegram, the chief of staff finally raised his lowered head and replied: "It's clear, Your Excellency, the division commander. The Eighth Route Army deliberately misaligned the railway tracks. If you don't observe carefully, the train driver will not notice it at all. Even if
It was discovered, because the distance was too short and there was no time to brake, and then there was a tragic accident in which the train derailed, rolled over, and collided with the heroic train!"
Matsumoto's brows suddenly furrowed, and he stared at the chief of staff and asked: "If a long enough braking distance is ensured between the military train and the armored train, even if the armored train derails and rolls over, the military train will still have enough distance to brake to a stop?
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The chief of staff's eyes lit up and he complimented: "General, you are wise! In this case, even if the Eighth Route Army uses the same method to rob the military column, the military column will not derail and roll over. With the guard troops and firepower on the military column, the Eighth Route Army will be equipped with a large number of artillery.
Otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible to capture the military ranks in a short period of time!"
"Also, the sources of the Eighth Route Army's robbers who robbed the military columns have also been found out. They came from three main battalions, and each main battalion sent out a company. They escaped the detection of our intelligence agents and gathered on the battlefield to launch attacks on our military columns transporting food.
attack!"
"I have asked the intelligence department to send more manpower to keep an eye on the military camp of the New Regiment, and to develop our intelligence personnel within the New Regiment as soon as possible, so that we can have a 100% grasp of the specific movements of the units of the New Regiment of the Eighth Route Army!"
"Yoshi!" Matsumoto's face finally looked much better.
Taking a deep breath, he continued to order: "Also, strengthen the strength and firepower of the railway garrison in the area controlled by the New Regiment, and then deploy troops and armored trains to patrol this section of railway continuously to prevent the New Regiment from destroying it.
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"This time, Tongpu Railway said nothing could happen again!"
The chief of staff regained his confidence and replied with an arrogant look: "Please rest assured, general, with such a tight defense, not even a fly in the Eighth Route Army can get close to our railway line!"
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