Early the next morning, the new group became famous!
Newspapers and radio stations all advertised the news that the new regiment had captured Xiangfen County after a bloody battle and wiped out the 2,000-day puppet army.
Because it is a fact, it is difficult to refute the radio station controlled by the Japs. This is equivalent to the Japanese admitting that Xiangfen County was taken back from the Japs by the Eighth Route Army.
While many people were celebrating this victory, the North China Front Army Headquarters was under heavy clouds and the atmosphere was very solemn.
The news and clear telegrams sent from Chongqing directly alarmed the immediate superiors of the front army.
Faced with this news that weakened the morale of the imperial army and increased the enthusiasm of the Chinese people to resist Japan, the superiors were furious and demanded that the North China Front Army must retake Xiangfen County as soon as possible and eliminate the new regiment that had brought great humiliation to the Japanese army.
Shun Tada, who was being tortured by the Eighth Route Army's large-scale raids, could not be in a good mood when faced with the rebuke from his immediate superior.
"Your Excellency, Commander, due to the large-scale attack by the Eighth Route Army, our transportation lines in North China are almost in a state of paralysis. The troops stationed in various places are almost too busy to take care of themselves. There is no extra force to reinforce Linfen, unless the mobile troops of several field divisions of the front army are used!
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"However, these field divisions are all preparing for the next retaliatory artillery shells against the Eighth Route Army base areas. Once any unit is mobilized in advance, our plan may go bankrupt!"
"Also, when troops are mobilized from other places to reinforce Linfen, when the transportation line is completely paralyzed, the troops can only fight on two legs. This not only wastes time, but also pays a very high price on the reinforcement road. After all,
, this road is the so-called base area of the Eighth Route Army, and the Imperial Army has almost no way to deal with their guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare!"
"Is there no other way?" Jun Tada asked with a frown on his face and dissatisfaction on his face!
Knowing that Shun Tada was getting angry, the chief of staff immediately replied: "There are two solutions!"
"One is to launch a retaliatory sweep against the Eighth Route Army in advance. All troops will be dispatched, leaving the Eighth Route Army everywhere to take care of themselves. Then an elite force will be deployed to rush to Xiangfen County with lightning speed and kill this new regiment!"
"No!" Jun Tada refused without hesitation.
"A small impatience will lead to a big plan! We are not ready for the retaliatory raid. If we rush to launch it, we will definitely not achieve the planned raid results. We cannot affect a small Xiangfen County that affects the entire North China."
The battle of war!”
"If this is really the case, I would rather be scolded by the commander than attack Xiangfen!"
The chief of staff said: "Then there is only the second way!"
"Send a telegram to the Imperial Army on the northwest front of Shanxi and ask them to release Major General Kawaguchi to Linfen in advance!"
"The field infantry regiment in the hands of Major General Kawaguchi, plus the new troops being trained in Linfen City, will definitely allow him to assemble a sufficient number of troops to attack Xiangfen and eliminate the new regiment!"
On the front line in northwestern Shanxi, Major General Kawaguchi's face was not good-looking at all. He stood motionless in front of the map with a sullen face for almost half an hour.
He heard the power call from Chongqing early in the morning.
As an officer with a keen sense of smell, he realized as soon as he heard the telegram that his superiors would be furious about this telegram.
As the newly appointed brigade commander in Linfen, all the pressure will definitely be on myself in the end.
Therefore, as soon as he received power, he found the Linfen map, hung it on the wall, and thought about ways to defeat the enemy.
"General, the front army headquarters sent a telegram requesting us to set off immediately, lead troops to Linfen, retake Xiangfen County, and eliminate the new regiment!" Adjutant Major Ikeda suddenly came over and reported.
"Even if we go to Linfen now and don't have more than half a month to prepare, we can't act rashly and directly attack and recapture Xiangfen!" Major General Kawaguchi replied angrily.
"Xiangfen is dozens of kilometers away from Linfen, and they are both in areas controlled by the Eighth Route Army. There is no way for cars to pass by, so we can only fight with two legs!"
"If the troops are not fully prepared, not only will they not be able to recapture Xiangfen from the new regiment, but the attacking troops will also lose troops and generals!"
"Our opponent is too cunning. This battle is not as easy to fight as you think!"
Major Ikeda was confused and asked with a frown: "General, we have aviation support and heavy artillery, do we need to worry about the new regiment?"
"I thought that as long as we dispatched an infantry brigade, we could recapture Xiangfen under the cover of the aviation force!"
"It's not that easy. The commander of the new regiment is not stupid!" Major General Kawaguchi shook his head in denial.
"Let's talk about your heavy artillery first. If the Eighth Route Army destroyed the road, how would our heavy artillery enter their base area? You might say that it's okay to walk while repairing the road, but there is one problem. The marching speed is too slow. It could have been done in one day.
The journey may not be completed in three days. This means that the attacking troops must spend the night in the Eighth Route Army base area!"
"Do you know what this means? After dark, our planes must return. By then, the Eighth Route Army operating around will definitely not miss this opportunity to attack our attacking troops at night."
"Not to mention a brigade of offensive troops, even if we have two infantry brigade, we cannot withstand such consumption!"
After saying that, Major General Kawaguchi looked away from the map.
Then he stared at the adjutant and asked: "What did the commander of the headquarters division say about the order from the front army headquarters!"
"Our attack mission tomorrow has been transferred to other troops by the division commander, and we can lead the troops to Linfen at any time!"
"In addition, your Excellency, the division commander, also prepared a basic amount of ammunition, a field artillery squadron, and a cavalry brigade for us, and let us take them to Linfen together!"
"Furthermore, as long as you agree, general, there will be a military column that can cooperate with us to rush to Linfen tomorrow. Otherwise, it will take us at least five days to reach Linfen City by marching on foot!"
Major General Kawaguchi immediately replied: "I will go to the headquarters in a moment and I must personally thank the division commander for his kindness!"
"Also, inform the troops that we will have a day off tomorrow and set off the day after tomorrow to go to Linfen on foot!"
"As for the military columns, they are too dangerous. If the Eighth Route Army planted explosives on the railway, it would only take one explosive pack to kill an entire infantry brigade of ours."
"It's a bit slow to go to Linfen on foot, but it's safe. Xiangfen is already occupied by the Eighth Route Army, and I don't care if they occupy it for a few more days!"
"Finally, call back to the front army headquarters. We will set off for Linfen the day after tomorrow and strive to recapture Xiangfen within a month."
"As for destroying the new group, it will definitely take a long time!"
In front of the enemy headquarters of the New Regiment in Xiangfen County, as the sky slowly turned brighter, the political commissar decisively ordered the troops to stop transferring supplies and seizures, and all troops moved to hide outside the city.
As for the county seat, only two companies were left for security.
Early in the morning, just as Wang Ping was preparing to take a rest, the communications platoon leader rushed in, holding in his hand the clear power lines that had just been sent out from Chongqing!
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