The communications staff officer shook his head and replied: "It's impossible... They have two radios that can contact the headquarters. Even if there is a problem with the radio, it is impossible for the problem to happen at the same time..."
Tada Shun's last glimmer of hope was shattered, and his face turned pale in a flash.
After the chief of staff waved his hand to signal the communications staff to leave, he analyzed in a serious tone: "Your Excellency, Commander, Linfen City must have been occupied by the Eighth Route Army!"
"Although I don't know how the Eighth Route Army did it, the lack of troops defending Linfen City must be a very important reason. Kawaguchi-kun also attacked the Eighth Route Army's base area, so why did he need to deplete all the troops in Linfen City? This is not
Give the Eighth Route Army a chance to take Linfen?"
Seeing Jun Tada's gloomy face and not speaking, the chief of staff continued his analysis: "After several counties around Linfen City were controlled by the Eighth Route Army, Linfen City became our only channel to contact the two field divisions on the southwestern front line of Shanxi. Now Linfen City
If it is lost, the two field divisions and brigades will be left alone. I am sure that the Chinese army will not let go of this opportunity to counterattack!"
"For the safety of these two divisions, I suggest that the front army must mobilize heavy troops nearby to recapture Linfen City, open up the Tongpu railway line, and contact these two field divisions?"
Tada Shun was in a bad mood and replied with an irritated look: "As for the troops, to recapture Linfen City and hold it, we will definitely need a large number of troops. However, we don't have any extra troops to go to Linfen!"
"The retaliatory encirclement and suppression of the North China Eighth Route Army has reached a critical moment. We must not let Linfen City affect our whole body and let the retaliatory encirclement and suppression carefully prepared by the front army be abandoned halfway!"
"Hi, I understand..." the chief of staff lowered his head and replied.
Then he replied with a face full of reluctance: "But, if we can't take back Linfen City quickly, we will transport ammunition supplies to the two field divisions in southwestern Shanxi through Linfen City. If the World War II zone seizes the opportunity to counterattack, the two areas with insufficient ammunition will
The division will definitely suffer heavy losses!"
"Then we can't touch the combat troops who are encircling and suppressing the Eighth Route Army in North China!" Shun Tada replied firmly.
Then he analyzed with a sneer on his face: "If I guessed correctly, the Eighth Route Army is staring at us right now."
"As long as we mobilize troops, no matter where we mobilize troops, that place will become a breakthrough for the Eighth Route Army. Once the breakthrough is opened, the retaliatory encirclement and suppression carefully prepared by the front army will be abandoned halfway and end in failure. We must not be fooled!"
"What about the two divisions in southwest Shanxi?" the chief of staff continued to ask.
"In addition to the two divisions, we also have two independent heavy artillery regiments in southwestern Shanxi, plus cavalry units and baggage troops... with a total force of nearly 50,000 people. If the World War II zone seizes the opportunity to counterattack, then these troops will definitely
lost heavily."
"And even if the World War II zone does not launch a counterattack, the limited weapons and ammunition will only be enough for them to consume for half a month. By then, we will still have to find a way to recapture Linfen and transport supplies to them through Linfen!"
Jun Tada's frown deepened, and he shook his head and replied: "Half a month is too short. The retaliatory encirclement and suppression of the Eighth Route Army will definitely not end in half a month. We must find a way to mobilize troops from other places!"
The chief of staff asked tentatively: "General, do you want to report it and ask other front armies to deploy troops to reinforce us? No more, as long as one division is needed, all the problems we are facing now will be solved!"
"No..." Jun Tada refused without thinking!
When he took over as the commander of the North China Front Army as a lieutenant general, many people originally opposed him. He hoped to use this retaliatory campaign to severely damage the Eighth Route Army, prove his ability, and silence those who opposed him as the commander.
If a brigade is completely wiped out at this time and the two frontline field divisions are put in danger, Tada Shun can be sure that the voices opposing him will definitely become stronger. If the superiors cannot withstand the pressure, they will withdraw directly.
It's possible for you.
"I don't want our North China Front to become the laughing stock of others. We can't solve the problem on our own and need help from other fronts! It's embarrassing enough to lose a major general and a brigade. If we ask for reinforcements from other fronts, our North China Front will
Do you want the front army to lose face?"
"If this is the case, I might as well withdraw the two field divisions in southwestern Shanxi!"
Having said this, Jun Tada suddenly had an idea in his mind, and he seemed to have thought of a solution.
"Yes, those are the two divisions in southwest Shanxi...Chief of Staff, we have troops to go to Linfen!"
"We have been worried that taking the opportunity to counterattack in the World War II area will definitely cause a lot of losses to our two divisions in southwestern Shanxi. We have forgotten that the World War II area is not the Eighth Route Army, and we have forgotten their performance and combat style on the battlefield!"
"There may be no problem in letting them defend passively. If we really want to launch a counterattack against the imperial army, I estimate that the commander of the World War II area will be the first to object. And our troops are not afraid of their counterattack. As long as the troops are prepared, the World War II area will be dispatched
We are not afraid of counterattacks by more troops!"
"Immediately send a telegram to the Southwest Shanxi Frontline Command. The troops will stop attacking the World War II area and directly switch from offense to defense. Now the weather is getting colder and colder. The troops have been fighting for such a long time, so it's time to take a good rest!"
The chief of staff was puzzled and asked: "Your Excellency, Commander, even if the troops can block the counterattack in the World War II zone, ammunition supply will still be a problem. Unless Linfen City is recaptured, this problem will definitely not be solved."
"I haven't finished my order yet, don't worry!" The angry expression on Tada Shun's face suddenly disappeared, and he regained his confidence.
"Deploy a field division, a heavy artillery regiment, and a cavalry regiment from the front line of southwestern Shanxi, quickly move north, recapture Linfen, and block the gap that emerged after the Linfen mixed brigade was wiped out by the Eighth Route Army, and continue to attack the Eighth Route Army base area. Give me
Kill the new group that has repeatedly hit the imperial army hard!"
"Gao... Your Excellency, Commander, this move is so wise. I am sure that the North China Eighth Route Army would not have thought that you would transfer troops from southwestern Shanxi." The chief of staff's eyes lit up and he complimented with a smile on his face.
"If the Eighth Route Army kills one of our brigade, then we will dispatch more troops to continue to join the battle and encircle and suppress them until we kill them!"
"Also, according to intelligence, the World War II zone and the Eighth Route Army are increasingly fighting each other. If they know that we are deploying troops from southwestern Shanxi to deal with the Eighth Route Army, I am sure that not only will they not attack us, they will also applaud us!"
"After all, we stopped the attack so that they can take a breath. And the elimination of the Eighth Route Army is what they are happy to see."
"The Eighth Route Army is developing too fast in North China. It not only poses a huge threat to the imperial army, but also makes the World War II zone feel threatened!"
Jun Tada smiled confidently and replied: "Then let's do this and give the North China Eighth Route Army a huge surprise!"
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