The chief of staff came back less than ten minutes after leaving, with a solemn look on his face!
When he saw Major General Noda, he hurriedly reported: "General, something big has happened!"
"We suddenly lost contact with the reinforcements. We called the radio many times but there was no response! There was no response even when we called the motor transport brigade!"
"More than an hour ago they reported that they encountered an Eighth Route Army blocking position five kilometers away from the blockade!"
"Now that we have lost contact directly, I am worried that something happened to them there?"
"Impossible, there is no way they will have an accident!" Major General Noda denied it without even thinking about it!
Before the reinforcements attacked, he thought that Datong City might be attacked, and that the reinforcements might arrive late. When he arrived at the blockade, the Eighth Route Army had successfully broken through and returned to their base. The only thing he didn't expect was that something would happen to the reinforcements!
He stared at the chief of staff and ordered: "Why are you still standing there? Send someone to look for him immediately!"
"There are a total of five squadrons of reinforcements, more than 800 people! Even if they are besieged by the Eighth Route Army, they cannot be killed so quickly, and they will still be silent. The Eighth Route Army certainly does not have such capabilities!"
"Immediately send out all the reconnaissance teams in the city. We must find them. We must see them alive and see their corpses dead!"
"Also, contact the strongholds that are still controlled by the blockade and ask them to send people to search for them. If there is any news, report it immediately!"
At five o'clock in the morning, an investigator finally successfully returned to Datong City!
As soon as the chief of staff rushed in, Major General Noda hurriedly asked: "How is it? Is there any news about reinforcements?"
"Hi!"
The chief of staff lowered his head and did not dare to look at Major General Noda, and did not know how to speak!
"Come on, why are you hesitating? What happened to them?" Noda had a bad premonition in his mind. He stared at the chief of staff and asked anxiously!
The chief of staff could only answer bravely: "We found a large number of imperial army corpses and car wrecks five kilometers away from the blockade!"
"After confirmation, they are the reinforcements we sent out!"
"All the more than 800 imperial troops below the captain of the garrison brigade were wiped out, and no one was spared!"
"All the weapons and ammunition they were equipped with were seized by the Eighth Route Army, and not a single bullet was left!"
Major General Noda suddenly slumped in his seat, his face turned pale, his mouth twitched, he wanted to speak but couldn't!
The chief of staff continued to report: "Also, in one night of fighting, four of our strongholds and eleven gun towers were captured by the Eighth Route Army!"
"In addition to the total destruction of the reinforcements, the garrisons in these artillery towers and strongholds were also completely wiped out! The total losses on the blockade alone were five infantry squadrons, a heavy machine gun squadron, a mortar squadron, and the Imperial Association
One and a half regiments of troops!”
"The Imperial Army who were lucky enough to break through to a nearby stronghold reported that after the blockade was broken, they saw a large number of Eighth Route Army troops returning to the base area through the blockade, covering a large area with no less than five thousand people!"
Noda slowly calmed down and replied with a stern face: "In other words, the Eighth Route Army hiding in the mountains not only successfully returned to their base, but they also bit back and ate our more than 800 reinforcements before breaking out!"
"In Chinese terms, we lost both our wives and our troops in this battle. It was an absolute defeat!"
The chief of staff lowered his head and stood silently in front of him!
At this time, the face of Major General Noda, who had been staring at the sand table, also changed and became more and more solemn!
"Baga! There is a big problem now!"
"More than half of our troops stationed on the blockade have suffered casualties, and it is no longer possible to stop the Eighth Route Army from advancing into our occupied area!"
"There are now less than 500 imperial troops left in Datong City, and the rest are all imperial troops! Once this situation is known to the Eighth Route Army, they will definitely not let go of this opportunity to capture Datong City!"
The chief of staff quickly reacted: "General, you are worried that the Eighth Route Army will cross the blockade and directly attack Datong City!"
"This possibility cannot be ruled out!" Major General Noda replied calmly!
After thinking for a few seconds, he made a decision: "There is only one way now!"
"Keep Datong City at all costs!"
"Since we can't stop the Eighth Route Army and the blockade is useless, we might as well give up!"
"Immediately contact the remaining garrison troops on the blockade, abandon the artillery towers and strongholds, and march back to Datong City to aid!"
"We still have nearly 2,000 imperial troops and nearly 3,000 imperial alliance troops at the blockade. With them guarding Datong, even if the Eighth Route Army dispatches tens of thousands of troops, it is impossible to break through!"
"Jingle Bell……"
Before the Chief of Staff moved, the phone that had been ringing for most of the night rang again!
The combat staff officer picked up the phone and paused for less than half a minute before his face turned pale!
He put down the phone and shouted hurriedly: "General, something happened!"
"The Jiuyang Town stronghold reported that they were attacked by at least one main regiment of the Eighth Route Army!"
"The Eighth Route Army's offensive was fierce and the troops suffered heavy casualties!"
Major General Noda opened his mouth. Before he could react from the shock, the phone rang rapidly again!
The operational staff officer quickly picked up the microphone. This time he only listened for a few seconds before covering the microphone with both hands and hurriedly reported: "The stronghold in Songlou Village reported urgently that they were attacked by at least two main battalions of the Eighth Route Army. They also had
Mortars, the troops suffered heavy casualties!”
"General, the Huangzhen stronghold received an emergency call. They were attacked by a main regiment of the Eighth Route Army! The Eighth Route Army was equipped with mortars and heavy machine guns. The troops were caught off guard and have lost nearly an infantry squad!"
"Bagya Road! Who can tell me what is going on!" Major General Noda finally reacted from the shock. He was like an angry lion and cursed loudly!
The chief of staff thought for a moment and replied hesitantly: "General, is it possible that your judgment just now has come true?"
Noda suddenly reacted: "It must be like this, the Eighth Route Army is eyeing our Datong City!"
"Gather the remaining troops in our blockade and annihilate them. Datong City will turn into a naked beauty. With defenses and no soldiers, we will definitely not be able to stop their heavy attack!"
At this time, the intelligence staff rushed in, with a nervous and dignified expression!
After taking a look at Major General Noda, he reported with a guilty conscience: "General, I just received the intelligence!"
"Large-scale military mobilization occurred in the Eighth Route Army base area last night!"
"At least four more main groups are attacking our blockade!"
Seeing Major General Noda's expression solemn and silent, the Chief of Staff quickly came to the rescue and said: "Your information came too late!"
"The four main regiments of the Eighth Route Army have begun to attack the remaining strongholds and gun towers on the blockade!"
"Furthermore, your Excellency the General has judged that the real purpose of the Eighth Route Army is not the garrison on our blockade line, but Datong City where we are located!"
"What are you still doing? Immediately give orders to the strongholds and gun towers that can still be contacted by the blockade!"
"No matter whether the station is attacked or not, the troops must retreat immediately and directly to Datong City. Withdraw now!"