"Wait a minute!" As soon as the chief of staff reached the door, Major General Matsumoto called him back.
He frowned, with a puzzled expression on his face.
You must know that if the reinforcements arriving on the battlefield are one minute late, the military column will be in greater danger.
"No one knows whether this is a conspiracy of the New Regiment of the Eighth Route Army? Don't forget, the New Regiment is also very good at feinting a shot and attacking in the east~" Major General Matsumoto explained in a surprising way.
The chief of staff suddenly frowned.
The longer he spent dealing with the New Regiment, the less clear he became about the New Regiment's combat routines.
In his opinion, the general's judgment may not only be that simple, it may very well be.
Then he stared at Matsumoto and asked: "General, what are we next?"
"The Eighth Route Army is so cunning. No one knows whether the ongoing battle is a false shot! If not, we don't have troops there. If the reinforcements don't come quickly, we can only watch the Eighth Route Army rob the column and then move it.
Air Force Column!”
"If so, after our reinforcements are sent out, the troops here will not be enough. If the Eighth Route Army's real attack direction is here, then we will be fooled! Bagh Ya Road!"
"That's not the most important thing!" The more he thought about this issue, the uglier Matsumoto's face became, and it gradually became heavier.
"It's only one afternoon before dark. If we can't build the railway before dark and let the military train arrive at Linfen Railway Station, millions of kilograms of grain will be exposed in the wilderness. Even if the new regiment is there
It was just a feint, but after dark, they could turn the feint into a strong attack and directly capture the military column and move the air column!"
"Don't forget that after dark, the aircraft escorting us overhead will return. The combat effectiveness of the imperial army will also be greatly reduced, and it will be more difficult to figure out the location and strength of the main force of the new regiment."
"We can let the military columns go back directly!" the chief of staff suggested.
"It's too late!" Matsumoto shook his head and replied helplessly.
"The telegram said that when the armored train in front derailed, the railway behind the military train suddenly exploded. At least a thirty-meter-long section of the railway line was completely damaged. It will definitely not be repaired in a few days. Therefore, the current military train
Line up, you can only move forward!"
"The new regiment has posed a big problem for us!" the chief of staff's face immediately became solemn, and then he shouted anxiously.
Major General Matsumoto replied solemnly: "There is only one solution!"
"Protect the military train and rush to Linfen Railway Station before dark. As long as you arrive at the station, these dangers will be gone!"
Then he stared at the chief of staff and asked: "How long will it take for the engineer squadron to repair the railway that was tampered with by the Eighth Route Army!"
"It will take at least three hours to rush over now!" the chief of staff replied.
Matsumoto frowned and analyzed: "It takes an hour and a half to take a military vehicle from here, and three hours to repair the railway. There are still more than two hours before dark, which is enough for the military train to pass through the new regiment's control area and arrive at Linfen Railway Station.
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"Chief of Staff, order the troops to immediately reinforce the military column, quickly repair the railway, and then escort the military column all the way back to Linfen!"
"The military train takes the railway, and our escort troops take the bus and take the road. If the military train is attacked, the escort troops can immediately join the battle!"
"The railway garrison, Imperial Association Army, and patrol teams remaining in the area controlled by the New Regiment will be on heightened alert. Once the Eighth Route Army approaches the railway line, they will immediately report back!"
The reinforcements traveled unimpeded and arrived on the battlefield in only one hour and twenty minutes.
At this time, more than half of the escort troops of the reinforced squadron on the military column had been killed.
But what was strange about the arrival of reinforcements was that as soon as they arrived, the new regiment that attacked the column retreated and disappeared without a trace.
When the news reached Linfen, Major General Matsumoto was even more certain of his original judgment!
The New Regiment was there to derail military trains and blow up railways. They were just feinting and attacking in the east!
"General, do you want the reinforcements to come back immediately? The direction of the new regiment's attack must be here! The chief of staff suggested with a frown.
Matsumoto shook his head and replied: "We can't return reinforcements! Even if it's not the main force of the new regiment that attacks the military column, it can cause more than half of the casualties to the military column escort, which shows that their combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated. Now that the reinforcements are gone, they may follow
They will kill us with a single carbine, kill our engineering squadron, and drag the military column there until night. If this is the case, we will be in trouble!"
The chief of staff couldn't help complaining: "There are still too few troops!"
"If we have enough troops, we will definitely be able to deal with this situation with ease. It's not like now, where we are looking at the beginning and not the end. We know that the main force of the new regiment is hiding here, but we can't bring the troops back.
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Matsumoto nodded in agreement, and then replied with a serious face: "So, what we need to do now is to endure!"
"While ensuring that the situation in Linfen does not worsen, try not to confront the new regiment head-on. Wait until the main force is expanded, regain strength, and reinforcements arrive, and then concentrate the troops into their base area to avenge their shame!"
Then he stared at the chief of staff and comforted: "You don't have to worry too much!"
"Although the combat effectiveness of the troops we have left in this area is not very good, there is still no problem with their vigilance."
"As soon as the new regiment appears, we will know it and then tell the escort troops beside the military column to prepare for battle to ensure that the military column safely passes through the new regiment's control area and arrives at Linfen Railway Station."
Chief of Staff Zhong Chenggong was the first to receive news that the Japanese army column was under attack dozens of kilometers away.
My eyes flashed as I thought of the regimental security company and engineer platoon that disappeared two days ago.
"Found in the east and attack in the west!" This was an idea that suddenly popped up in Zhong Chenggong's mind.
"Captain, are you going to be fooled into sending troops there?" The worry on the political commissar's face was not relieved much by this news, and he stared at Wang Ping and asked.
"It will definitely pass!" Wang Ping replied confidently.
"This is a conspiracy. Even if the devil knows it's a conspiracy, he will still send people there!"
"Conspiracy! Huang Yuanqiang and Zhong Chenggong frowned at the same time, and then fell into deep thought!"
Not long after, a piece of information sent by the reconnaissance team dispelled the concerns on their faces.
"Chief, the Japanese troops guarding the railway have left. Except for the puppet troops and patrol troops, all the other troops went east along the railway line, and they all went by car. There were sixty or seventy cars in the crowd.
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"I understand!" Huang Yuanqiang was the first to react!
"If the Japanese don't go for reinforcements, their troops will stay there until night. The barren mountains and ridges, at night, will be the main battlefield of our new regiment. Even if we fight head-on with the Japanese, we may still win from the Japanese."
Take the military column. Therefore, the Japanese must reinforce the military column and get it to Linfen Station before dark!"
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