"One or two thousand veteran veterans, are you sure you're right?" The anger on Kawasaki's face was immediately replaced by shock. He stared at Miyazawa's face and asked with suspicion.
"The humble position is confirmed..." Miyazawa Ozuo felt that the brigade commander's anger against him was subduing, and he quickly seized the opportunity to explain.
"On the way back, I thought that the Eighth Route Army was bluffing, using powerful artillery fire to scare us, and then frightening us with a bunch of new soldiers, forcing us to retreat. I specially arranged two reinforced squadrons to rear up, hoping to kill the Eighth Route Army's pursuers and return the carbine."
"The operation started smoothly indeed. The rear troops fought hard for only one minute and severely damaged a reinforced battalion of the Eighth Route Army."
"As a result, a commando team composed of all veterans suddenly came out and wiped out the rear troops in just five minutes."
"The troops who were withdrawn from the field artillery positions and flank guard positions also assured me that the Eighth Route Army attacking them were all elite veterans, well-equipped, and very powerful. Each commando team had three to four hundred people, and the new recruits followed the commando team. Preliminary estimates show that the total number of these veterans is at least 1,500.
This result was something Kawasaki didn't expect, and it also stopped Kawasaki's idea of retaliating against the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong immediately. "
He has always felt that the defeat of the reinforcements at Peishan was caused by Miyazawa Zuo's command error. He could turn defeat into victory as long as someone else took command.
He planned to retaliate against the Yizhong Eighth Route Army and recapture Yixian County as soon as his borrowed troops arrived.
As a result, the real situation brought back by Miyazawa Dazuo directly subverted his understanding of the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong.
After fighting all night, he didn't even understand the true strength of his opponent. Even if all the borrowed troops arrived in Baoding, he would not dare to send troops rashly.
Staring at a pair of big eyes full of shock, he looked at Miyazawa Daizuo and asked seriously: "Are you sure that the report you just made is not exaggerated?"
"I dare to issue a military order in my humble position!" In order to reduce his responsibility for the defeat, Miyazawa Daizuo also tried his best and issued a military order in front of Kawasaki Daizuo.
After hearing these words, Kawasaki Daizuo's last hope was immediately shattered, and the idea of immediately retaliating against the Eighth Route Army in Yi Zhong completely disappeared. He turned to the side and ordered Zhong Zuo: "Have the person in charge of intelligence come to see me immediately... …”
"The total strength of the Yizhong Eighth Route Army is more than 8,000 people. The intelligence they have provided us has always been more than 5,000 people. Could it be that the extra 3,000 people came from underground."
"Intelligence says that the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong has just completed its expansion. The proportion of veterans is very low, which has led to a decrease in overall combat effectiveness instead of an increase. Now there are more than a thousand elite veterans suddenly appearing. Why is there no relevant news at all from the intelligence department? Is he just doing it for a living? Not only did he not provide any useful information to the headquarters, but he also provided several false information, misleading the troops and causing them to lose the battle on the battlefield."
"The intelligence department must bear at least 60% of the responsibility for this defeat..."
Seeing the brigade commander find another scapegoat, Miyazawa Daizuo seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw in desperation, and quickly echoed: "Sir, sir, if it weren't for the intelligence department's wrong judgment on the Eighth Route Army in Yi Zhong, I would never have been defeated." So miserable."
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At the headquarters of the Japanese North China Front in Peiping, Neji Okamura had just finished breakfast when he saw the chief of staff running toward him in a hurry.
My heart skipped a beat, and I realized something was wrong in North China.
"Your Excellency, Commander, something happened again in Baoding."
"Kawasaki Daizuo Emergency Telegram: The Yizhong Eighth Route Army suddenly massed heavy troops to attack Yixian County. They believed that the enemy was seeking reinforcements at the encirclement point, and planned to use their tactics to assemble all the main forces to severely damage the Yizhong Eighth Route Army and reduce the pressure of the subsequent large-scale raids."
"For this purpose, three infantry brigades and field artillery brigades were prepared to attack Yizhong at the same time. As a result, an accident occurred in the Peishan area. Nearly 4,000 reinforcements were defeated and only more than 1,200 people were left to retreat to Baoding. Even Yixian County also lost."
"According to their investigation, the actual strength of the Yizhong Eighth Route Army has exceeded 8,000, equipped with a large number of light and heavy machine guns and artillery, and the proportion of veterans far exceeds their estimate."
"In the Battle of Peishan, the Eighth Route Army used 2,000 elite veterans to form several commando teams, and under the cover of artillery fire, they attacked the reinforcements head-on. In one attack, the reinforcements suffered heavy casualties and were completely defeated."
"If the contents of the telegram are true, even the headquarters underestimated the strength of the Eighth Route Army in Yinzhong."
Okamura Neiji had a sullen expression and did not answer. He was skeptical about the telegram in his hand.
The Eighth Route Army did not have the ability to create troops by spreading beans, and it was impossible to conjure troops out of thin air.
When Kong Jie took charge of the Duer Regiment, there was only one disabled infantry regiment in the entire Yizhong area, and the so-called reinforcements from northwest Shanxi were also fake.
No matter how many Eighth Route Army troops there are in the Yizhong area now, they were all formed with this regiment as the seed and slowly expanded.
After fighting many battles with the Imperial Army, no matter how powerful the veterans are, they will suffer losses. Based on this calculation, it would be good to have 1,500 veterans in the Eighth Route Army in the Wings.
According to the telegram, the Eighth Route Army that besieged them not only had 1,500 to 600 pure veterans forming the commando team, but also a certain number of veterans from other units who served as officers and backbones. The total number of veterans of the Eighth Route Army in that wing exceeded 3,000. It's absolutely impossible.
There are also problems with the judgment of the total strength of the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong.
Before the expansion, the Duer Regiment only had about 2,000 men. Expanding to 5,000 men in one step was already very risky. After excluding officers at all levels, each infantry squad could only have two to three veterans on average.
If the Duer Regiment expands from 2,000 to 8,000 or 9,000 in one step, each of their infantry squads will be assigned at most one veteran, which is equivalent to the unit's combat effectiveness suddenly dropping to zero. It will be difficult to pull them to the battlefield, let alone fight against the emperor. The army met head-on and took the initiative to attack the imperial army.
As long as the opposing commander has some sense, he won't do such stupid things.
The newly appointed commander of the Duer Regiment, Kong Jieke, had a reputation in the North China Front Army Headquarters and had very rich command experience. He had severely damaged the imperial army many times on the battlefield in northwestern Shanxi, and was directly listed as a serious problem by the Shanxi garrison.
After taking office as the Duer Regiment, he relied on a crippled main regiment to severely inflict heavy losses on the Imperial Army. The Baoding Mixed Brigade almost lost its combat effectiveness and lost several counties in a row.
The advantage they had finally gained before was gone because of his arrival.
Such a powerful commander would definitely not make the mistake of blindly expanding troops in order to pursue the number of troops.
Okamura Neji looked at the telegram and said nothing, but his expression became more and more solemn.
In the opinion of the chief of staff, this scene was probably a prelude to the explosion of a powder keg. The atmosphere in the command center suddenly became particularly depressing. Everyone was doing what they were doing very carefully, for fear of attracting the commander's attention and getting burned.
"Report..." The intelligence section chief suddenly appeared at the door of the war room.
He had just received important information about the Peiping guerrilla detachment, which completely subverted his understanding. He must report it to Okamura Neiji immediately.
As soon as he entered the door, he felt the depressing atmosphere in the war room, and saw the gloomy expression on Neji Okamura's face. He swallowed the words that came to his lips.
What he brought was not good news and would definitely anger the commander.
The commander is angry and on the verge of exploding. Reporting now is just adding fuel to the fire. Maybe the powder keg of the commander will explode on the spot.
As the fuse that ignited the powder keg, I will definitely bear most of the commander's wrath. Then I will be in bad luck. It's nothing to do with me, but I will be scolded for it, and may even cause some unnecessary trouble. .
Okamura Neji was furious and did not ignore the sudden arrival of the intelligence class. When he came in, he showed a hesitant expression and asked quickly: "What's the matter?"
"No...no..." The head of the intelligence section was about to shake his head and say it was okay, and planned to wait until the commander's anger subsided before reporting.
But when I thought about the importance of this matter, I quickly took back the rest of my words and reported bravely: "I do have something very important to report..."
"Our intelligence officers lurking in the mountainous area west of Fangshan have just sent back a message: But it is somewhat different from what we know about the Peking guerrilla detachment!"
"Nani?" Neji Okamura immediately frowned and asked the intelligence section chief with a puzzled look on his face.
"Let me be clear, what happened to the Peiping guerrilla detachment? Did they escape from the encirclement?"
The head of the Intelligence Section did not dare to look into Okamura Neji's eyes. He hesitated for a while before reporting in a low voice: "The intelligence says that the Peiping Guerrilla Detachment does not exist at all. It is pretended to be a unit sent by the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong. The real strength is less than one regiment."
"The purpose is to attract the five thousand elite troops from the headquarters to reinforce Baoding. After completing the mission, they will return to the Yizhong Plain."
"There are only a few Eighth Route Army guerrillas in the mountains surrounded by our army. There is no so-called Peking guerrilla detachment. We have been fooled!"
"What did you say? Say it again..." Okamura Neji couldn't believe the result at all. He stared at the intelligence section chief and asked nervously, especially hoping that he had heard wrong just now.
Disappointingly, no matter how many times the intelligence section chief said it, what he heard with his ears and saw with his eyes proved that he had been tricked by the Yi Zhong Eighth Route Army.
His hands immediately clenched into fists and his eyes turned red.
In his memory, he had never been so humiliated since he became the commander of the North China Front Army.
The anger is rising, and he may get angry at any time.
But in the end he held back.
After all, he is a commander, and his inner strength is far beyond that of ordinary people.
Taking a deep breath, he stared at the intelligence section chief and gritted his teeth and asked, "Can you confirm the authenticity of this intelligence content?"
"Hai!" Although the head of the intelligence department lowered his head, he answered very firmly.
The last hope in Okamura Neji's heart was shattered. A wry smile flashed across his gloomy face. He shook his head and sighed with a self-deprecating tone: "Bagya Road, I didn't expect that I, Okamura Neji, would be fooled sometimes."
"The Eighth Route Army in Yizhong is really capable. They even dare to provoke me, Gangmura Neji. It's so arrogant."
"Since these people want to die, I will help them."
