"No need!" Okamura Neji replied with suppressed anger.
The Peiping guerrilla detachment suddenly retreated, leaving the five thousand elites who had rushed back from Baoding to nothing. He was the most angry.
The decision to reinforce Baoding with 5,000 elite soldiers was made by him. He wanted to nip the rapidly rising Eighth Route Army in the Yizhong Plain in the bud and not give them a chance to develop and grow.
As a result, another incident occurred in Peiping before the large-scale sweep of the Yizhong Plain began.
They had to temporarily terminate the battle plan to sweep the Yizhong Plain and withdraw to protect Peiping.
He never expected that the Peiping guerrilla detachment would run away at the last moment, leaving the five thousand elite troops he had finally mobilized to miss again.
If the Peiping guerrilla detachment finally ran away, the five thousand elites marching on the road would have traveled so many miles in vain, running back and forth, and in the end they would be in vain.
Okamura Neiji will never allow this to happen, and will destroy the Peiping guerrilla detachment no matter what.
After hearing the news that the Peiping guerrilla detachment had abandoned Tong County, they walked to the killing plate to study their possible retreat direction.
Then the chief of staff suggested with certainty: "There is no need to divide the troops to search, they will definitely go to Fangshan."
"Five thousand elites of our army fought their way back to Peiping from Baoding with great momentum. This group of Eighth Route Army should have received the news in advance and knew that they could not hold Tongxian County and had to retreat temporarily."
"Looking at the surrounding areas of Peiping, only Fangshan is suitable for the guerrilla detachment to engage in mobile warfare with us. Minimizing our armor advantage and artillery advantage is the most conducive to their combat."
"Immediately send a telegram to the Tianjin reinforcements and ask them to set off immediately and pursue the pursuit in the direction of Fangshan County."
"We must be more vigilant on the road to prevent being killed by the Eighth Route Army."
"The five thousand returning reinforcements immediately turned around, gave up reinforcing Tong County, and went straight to Fangshan County."
"If the Peiping guerrilla detachment is overtaken by the Tianjin reinforcements and the two sides fight, the returning reinforcements must reach the battlefield within half an hour and kill the Eighth Route Army at all costs, otherwise the North China Front will lose face."
The chief of staff's mind was still in confusion just now. After listening to Okamura Neiji's analysis, his mind gradually became clearer. He stared at the sand table and said with approval: "Your Excellency, Commander, now that the retreat direction of the Peiping guerrilla detachment has been determined, what do you think? Don't send a telegram to the Fangshan garrison and ask them to send troops to intercept it, slow down the march of the guerrilla detachment a little, and try to block the Eighth Route Army outside the mountain and annihilate it."
Okamura Neji subconsciously nodded.
The North China Front Army has been fighting against the Eighth Route Army for several years, and most of its defeats were fought in the mountains.
It would be great if the Peiping guerrilla detachment could be blocked in the plains and annihilated, and the price paid by the returning troops would be much smaller.
At this moment, he suddenly saw the small blue flag planted in Fangshan County on the sand table. This was the flag representing the Eighth Route Army. A small blue flag represented a regiment of the Eighth Route Army.
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He immediately shook his head and objected: "No!"
"The main force of the Peiping guerrilla detachment withdrew to Fangshan carrying a large amount of loot. It was impossible for the second regiment operating there not to send troops to support them."
"The Fangshan Mixed Brigade is far worse than we thought. Even if we strictly order them to send troops to stop the Peiping guerrilla detachment, it would be good to deploy three or four squadrons."
"They will definitely be closely watched by the Second Regiment of the Guerrilla Detachment. Once the battle starts, they will be attacked from both sides."
"The Peiping guerrilla detachment is very powerful and well-equipped. Now they are on the road to escape. They will definitely fight to the death."
"No matter how hard the troops sent by Fangshan can fight, they can't last more than two hours."
"In the end, not only did we fail to stop the main force of the Peiping guerrilla detachment, we also lost more than half of the force in vain. The gain outweighed the loss."
"As long as the Peiping guerrilla detachment wants to continue to establish a base around Peiping, it will not hide in the mountains and be a tortoise."
"There are thousands of them, plus the prisoners they took away, the food in the mountains won't last long."
"If they really enter the mountain, it won't take long for them to come out and fight us. Otherwise, we can trap them in the mountain to death."
The chief of staff slapped his head violently, looked at Neji Okamura with fear on his face and said: "Sir, you are wise, but you didn't think carefully about your humble position, and you almost missed a major event."
"I will send a telegram to the participating troops now and ask them to march towards Fangshan County to pursue the Peiping guerrilla detachment."
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At the Baoding Japanese Brigade Headquarters, Kawasaki Dazuozheng and his deputy discussed the new raid plan with the chief of staff.
Although the five thousand elite troops from Peiping who had reinforced Baoding had withdrawn, the Kawasaki Left's determination to destroy the Duer Regiment and regain all the occupied areas remained unchanged.
There is a way to play with more troops when there are more troops, and there is a way to play with fewer troops when there are fewer troops.
The Eighth Route Army operating in the Yizhong Plain is not a god. As long as you use the right method, you will definitely be able to help the mixed brigade avenge their shame and defeat them.
Dreams are beautiful, but reality is very cruel.
After a day of discussion, Kawasaki Dazuo not only failed to find a way to deal with the Duer Regiment, but his determination to sweep the Yizhong Plain was also weakened as before.
But he still didn't want to give up this golden opportunity.
If the mopping-up operation is delayed for one more day, the Eighth Route Army on the Yizhong Plain will have one more combat effectiveness.
By the time they complete their training and all the troops have become combat effective, the two combined brigades may not be opponents together.
Frowning his brows, his mind was working rapidly, and he continued to think of ways to solve the situation.
As long as there is a chance, he will not give up easily.
"Borrowing troops?" I don't know how long it took, but Kawasaki Dazuo suddenly uttered two words from his mouth.
"Although the five thousand elites from the headquarters who reinforced us have retreated, it does not mean that there are no troops around us."
"Although there is no nearby garrison that can mobilize 5,000 people to reinforce us at once, it is still no problem to reinforce one or two of our brigades in one place. If we add up, we can gather 5,000 people no matter what."
The more Kawasaki Ozuo talked, the more excited he became, as if he had discovered a new continent and made a decisive decision: "That's it?"
Looking at the sand table, sjz, who first pointed to the southwest of Baoding, said with certainty: "The North China Front Army has stationed a mixed brigade here. Without affecting their safety, they can dispatch two infantry brigades to reinforce us."
After saying that, he turned his attention to Texas: "The garrison here exceeds one infantry regiment, and an infantry brigade can be deployed to reinforce Baoding."
"The Cangzhou garrison also has a reinforced unit, so it's no problem to deploy an infantry brigade."
"There is a chariot brigade and a cavalry brigade stationed in Zhangjiakou. We can definitely dispatch a chariot brigade and a cavalry brigade to reinforce us."
"After calculation, the reinforcements we received are much more than the 5,000 people transferred from Peking."
"Is it possible to mobilize troops from so many places?" the deputy first asked.
"There is no problem with places like Cangzhou and SJZ. After all, they are all under the same army. As long as the military headquarters nods, it will be no problem. The Zhangjiakou garrison and ours belong to two armies. We are just a mixed brigade. Sir, you still have the rank of Da Zuo. Can you Ask them if they want reinforcements?"
Kawasaki Dazuo said confidently: "Although we belong to two armies, we all belong to the North China Front. As long as the commander nods, they will not dare to disobey no matter what their opinions are."
"If everything goes well, the reinforcements will set off in two days. The closer reinforcements will arrive in Baoding within two days, and the further reinforcements will only take three days. We will make a raid plan in advance and start taking action as soon as the reinforcements arrive. We will definitely be able to Kill the Eighth Route Army by surprise."
"I will call the Commander now and report this matter in person. I will definitely persuade the Commander to agree to our raid plan."
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At the Japanese North China Front Headquarters, looking at the battle report just sent from the Fangshan garrison, Okamura Neji felt both happy and disappointed.
All the Peiping guerrillas were driven into the mountains. The crisis in Peiping that hung over him was finally lifted, and Tong County was back in his hands. No matter how you analyze it, it is a happy thing.
The only shortcoming was that the returning troops failed to eliminate the Peiping guerrilla detachment outside the mountains, allowing them to flee into the mountains.
Although the returning troops have successfully occupied the Zhoukou stronghold, helped the Fangshan garrison restore the blockade, and trapped all the Peiping guerrilla detachments in the mountains, no one knows how long it will take to completely annihilate them.
If the Peiping guerrilla detachment did not take the initiative to go out of the mountains and wait for the reinforcements to enter the mountains to encircle and suppress them, the price they would pay would be very high.
Okamura Neiji couldn't think of a good solution, so he could only say with a helpless expression: "Let's do this for now. Let the return troops temporarily station in Fangshan to guard and wait for the opportunity."
"As long as the Peiping guerrilla detachment still wants to establish a base around Peiping, they will definitely come out of the mountains, and it will not be too late to eliminate them by then."
"If they don't take the initiative to come out, they will starve out after they finish eating all the food they brought into the mountains."
Just after giving the order, the phone in Okamura Neji's room suddenly rang.
Only the headquarters of the brigade and above can make calls to that phone, and it is generally not used in non-emergency situations. Okamura Neji's relaxed brows wrinkled again, thinking something had happened again, so he hurried over to answer the call.
After returning to the war room twenty minutes later, he opened his mouth and began to issue an order: "Immediately send a telegram to the SJZ garrison: Immediately dispatch two reinforcement brigades to rush to reinforce Baoding. Anyone who disobeys the order will be subject to military law."
"Issuing another military order to the Cangzhou and Dezhou garrison: each will dispatch a reinforcement brigade to reinforce Baoding, and move faster."
"Zhangjiakou will also dispatch a chariot brigade and a cavalry brigade to march urgently to reinforce Baoding."
"Kawasaki Dazuo decided to continue sweeping the Yizhong Plain, but he didn't have enough troops, so he thought of a way to borrow troops and asked the headquarters to help."
"Compared with the crisis just resolved in Peking, the crisis facing Baoding cannot be underestimated. Otherwise, I would not have sent five thousand elite troops from Peking to reinforce them."
"Kawasaki-kun has a way to solve the problem on his own without relying on reinforcements from the headquarters. The headquarters must help."
