"Sir, it's an urgent message from the reinforcements!" the operator put down his earphones and reported nervously.
"Impossible?" After just glancing at the contents of the telegram, the adjutant showed an expression of incredible shock on his face.
He stared at the operator and asked, "You must have made a mistake!"
"The main force of the independent battalion is clearly still in the base area. How could the reinforcements be attacked on a large scale by their main force? Either the reinforcements made a mistake or you yourself made a mistake in the translation!"
Translating messages is the most basic common sense for a telegraph operator, and there will definitely be no problems.
After thinking about it, he affirmed: "Sir, I have confirmed that there is nothing wrong with the content of the telegram, and it was sent by the reinforcements!"
"It's over!"
A look of despair quickly flashed across the adjutant's face, and he rushed to the war room next door without much thought.
"Captain, something happened to the reinforcements. This is an urgent message they just sent. I don't even know what is going on?"
Watanabe had the same reaction as he had just now. After receiving the telegram, he only glanced at it and showed a look of shock on his face, shouting out loud.
"This is impossible!"
"The main force of the Independent Battalion cannot fly. How could it be possible that it was still in the base area last night and then ran dozens of kilometers away at dawn?"
The adjutant lowered his head and replied: "I don't believe this is true, but the casualties of the reinforcements are there! A direct loss of a reinforcement team, more than fifty people were killed in battle, and the opponent was also equipped with a large number of heavy machine guns and
Mortars, they will definitely not lie about military information about this kind of thing."
"Inflicting such heavy casualties on the reinforcements in such a short period of time, apart from the main force of the independent battalion, I can't think of any other troops in Lingqiu who can do this!"
"However, to have an army carry heavy weapons and attack dozens of kilometers in a few hours and then immediately go into battle to attack our reinforcements, such combat effectiveness is impossible not only for the Eighth Route Army, but also for the Imperial Army!"
"So I can't even figure out what's going on? How did the independent camp do it?"
Watanabe replied solemnly: "Dividing the troops, this is the only explanation!"
"They have a way to change the prince's position, and they must also have a way to evade the division of our intelligence network, ambush our attack troops all the way, and attack our reinforcements all the way!"
The adjutant retorted with disbelief: "This is impossible!"
"According to intelligence, the Independent Battalion dispatched at least four main companies to attack our attacking troops in their base area last night, and also used a large number of heavy machine guns and mortars!"
"Although we haven't figured out exactly how many troops they have dispatched, a thousand people are definitely indispensable!"
"The Independent Battalion is only one battalion. If we get rid of these thousand people, it is impossible for them to have troops to attack our reinforcements. I think this is absolutely impossible!"
"Then tell me where did the Eighth Route Army that attacked the reinforcements come from?" Watanabe asked with a frown.
"We can't possibly not notice the Eighth Route Army from surrounding counties entering Lingqiu, so these Eighth Route Army must be independent battalion troops!"
"Also, our reinforcements were attacked here. According to our arrangement, there were at least three Imperial Association Army companies around here who could come to reinforce them. However, from the beginning to the end of the entire sneak attack, there was not one Imperial Association soldier.
The army came over, but no one from the imperial army who was supervising the battle of the Imperial Alliance Army came."
"The sneak attack reinforcements are hiding on the high ground where we are stationed, pretending to be Imperial Army troops, and launching surprise attacks. Don't you think there is a big problem here?"
"These troops must have suffered an accident!" the adjutant judged solemnly.
Watanabe replied solemnly: "I think so too!"
"The task we give to the Imperial Army is to defend the high ground on the mountain, and the Imperial Army will supervise the battle. If they are attacking them with ordinary Eighth Route Army troops, which are small in strength, it is impossible to kill so many of our troops in one night!"
"So, the Eighth Route Army that ate up these Imperial Alliance troops must have been the main force of the independent battalion, and they also brought a lot of heavy weapons!"
Having said this, Watanabe's originally gloomy face was immediately enveloped in anger. He clenched his fists and smashed them on the sand table.
Because of too much force, there were a lot of wounds on the back of the hand. The blood that kept pouring out quickly turned the hands red, which looked very scary!
The adjutant quickly called out: "Medical soldier, the captain's hand is injured. Come over and bandage the wound immediately. Hurry..."
"Go away..."
Watanabe had suppressed his anger and had no place to vent it. When he saw the medical soldiers rushing over, he cursed loudly.
"You can't die from this little injury!"
"If my judgment just now is true, it means that we once again underestimated the strength of the Independent Battalion. The Independent Battalion must have hidden troops that we don't know about, otherwise they would not have the guts to divide their forces and fight, and they would not be able to give the Imperial Army
Caused so many casualties!”
"terrible!"
The adjutant took a breath and shouted. He was frightened by Watanabe's conclusion and analyzed with a shocked look on his face.
"Hide our strength first, and let us mistakenly believe that after several main companies are transferred, their base area will be empty of troops, tempting us to send troops."
"Then give us a trick to exchange the civet cat for the prince, send a part of the main force to fight back to the base, and wipe out all the four attacking troops we sent!"
"And just when we thought that the main force of the independent battalion was in the base area, the reinforcements could enter Lingqiu safely, and we could sit back and relax, their hidden troops decisively dispatched, taking advantage of the night to kill the Imperial Alliance Army we deployed along the highway, and then pretended
The Imperial Alliance Army attacks the Imperial Army..."
"Sir, this arrangement is too thorough. It is interconnected without any loopholes. The commander of the independent battalion is really so powerful!"
Watanabe replied solemnly: "It has happened, we can't help but believe it!"
"I already attach great importance to the Independent Battalion and its commander, but I didn't expect it wasn't enough, Bagya Road!"
The adjutant was stunned for a long time before he recovered from the shock, and then he asked anxiously.
"Sir, since the commander of the independent battalion is so powerful and has hidden his strength from us, reinforcements are even more important to us!"
"Only when they safely enter Lingqiu City can we have the additional troops to slowly restore our strength, then further expand our strength, and finally eliminate the independent battalion!"
"The reinforcements have now lost one reinforcement team. If there is another large-scale loss, even if the remaining troops enter the county to replenish the troops, they will not be enough to restore our strength. We may not even be able to make up for the losses last night..."
"As for expanding our strength to a size that can attack the independent battalion, it will be even more difficult!"
Watanabe was convinced, forced himself to calm down and ordered: "Reply the telegram to the reinforcements now!"
"Let them send out cavalry troops to ensure that every hilltop the troops pass by is defended by the Imperial Army, and let them protect the reinforcements from reaching the county seat safely."
"If there is no Imperial Army garrison, occupy it immediately, cover the smooth passage of the reinforcements, then retreat and give up the high ground!"
"Order the remaining Imperial Army troops along the highway to hold back the Eighth Route Army who may attack the reinforcements at all costs and protect the reinforcements!"
"Contact the aviation force and ask them to send the previous plane over to cover the reinforcements from the air!"
"If you find the Eighth Route Army troops, attack them directly from the air without asking for instructions!"
"Finally, order the reinforcements to march quickly through the dangerous road section. The sooner they reach Lingqiu, the safer it will be!"
After the communications staff officer went to give the order, Watanabe continued the order: "The special agent team disappointed me so much!"
"Without the false information they provided me, our losses would never have been so great. At least the troops attacking the Independent Battalion base area would not have been wiped out!"
"So, the secret service team bears unshirkable responsibility for this defeat!"
"I'll arrest Captain Tian Chengzhi when he comes back. I'm going to shoot him!"
"Contact the brigade headquarters. I want more intelligence management. I want the intelligence personnel from the Special High School to personally command the special agent team, collect intelligence for us, and develop an intelligence network in the independent battalion base!"
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