At the headquarters of the North China Front of the Japanese Army, Okamura Neiji was desperate to die, but he never expected that the victory won by Major General Ikeda would fly away, and he would be killed by the Eighth Route Army. Not only did he lose the Eighth Route Army garrison that was not yet warm, but he also lost troops and generals, and was beaten. Became a lost dog. Lan
The right hand holding the telegram was trembling with anger and unwillingness.
"Pa..." He slapped the telegram on the table. With a wave of his hand, a piece of porcelain on the table was overturned and smashed to the ground into a pile of fragments.
This is a priceless antique porcelain. The chief of staff was heartbroken when he saw it, but he did not dare to say a word.
Okamura Neji seemed to be still angry, and smashed another antique vase into pieces before slumping down on the chair.
The mopping up troops returned with a disastrous defeat. Not only did they fail to save the North China Command's face, they actually lost face.
If they had known this, they should have been allowed to withdraw from the mountain yesterday and return to Fangshan. Although it would be embarrassing, after all, more than 2,000 mopping up troops were saved.
Unlike now, I didn't even save my face. I worried about it for more than ten hours in vain at the headquarters, losing my wife and losing troops. Lan
"Your Excellency, Commander, the Fangshan garrison has suffered heavy losses and obviously no longer has the strength to continue sweeping Mao'er Mountain. I am worried that the Eighth Route Army will take the opportunity to break out of the mountain, expand its base, and extend its tentacles to the plains outside the mountain, affecting the security of Peiping." I don't know. After a while, Okamura Neiji finally regained his composure and stopped smashing things. The chief of staff took the opportunity to raise issues that the headquarters urgently needed to solve.
Okamura Neji punched the table directly and said with a vicious expression: "What can I do?"
"The troops stationed in Fangshan are insufficient, so we can only mobilize reinforcements from other places. Do you still need me to teach you such a simple question?"
The chief of staff replied with a wry smile: "I also want to mobilize troops to reinforce Fangshan and trap the enemy in the mountains. However, there are no mobile troops around Peiping that can be mobilized. Baoding, which is further away, also lacks troops and is in urgent need of reinforcements, let alone the deployment of troops." Soldiers have reinforced us."
"I have an idea. I don't know if it is feasible. Please make a decision, Commander."
"Say..." Okamura Neji asked directly.
"Intelligence shows that the Eighth Route Army operating in Mao'er Mountain comes from Yinzhong and is the opponent of the Baoding garrison." Lan
"If the Baoding garrison is allowed to move and the Yizhong Eighth Route Army feels the danger, the Eighth Route Army active in Mao'er Mountain will definitely be transferred back. Then the remaining troops of the Fangshan garrison will be able to block the mountains and cut off the Eighth Route Army's tentacles extending to the plains. .”
Neji Okamura strode to the sand table, stared at Baoding above for a full minute and then asked: "The Baoding garrison seems to have suffered heavy losses in the battle for Yixian County. The reinforcements dispatched from various places by the headquarters have just made up for the losses." , are they now strong enough to attack the Eighth Route Army in Yinzhong?"
The chief of staff thought for a moment and replied: "It's definitely not powerful to launch a large-scale raid directly, but we can make a small fuss to make the Eighth Route Army in the wing feel the danger."
"The Eighth Route Army can use guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare to threaten the areas occupied by the Imperial Army. We can also retaliate in kind and use guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare to threaten the Eighth Route Army's base areas, leaving them no time to develop and always in a state of nervous tension."
Okamura Neji's frown suddenly relaxed, and his eyes became brighter and brighter, as if he had discovered a new world, and he said with expectation: "This is indeed a good idea..."
"Immediately give an order to the Baoding garrison and ask them to follow this. We must let the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong feel the pressure of us wanting the army to suppress the border and force them to withdraw the Eighth Route Army operating in Fangshan."
"But the problem of our shortage of troops still needs to be solved." Lan
"You immediately notify the Appeasement Army Headquarters...the North China Front Army will support them in forming three brigades of the Imperial Association Army, allowing them to form combat effectiveness within three months. When appropriate, troops can be seconded from the Imperial Army to help them train."
"I will contact the country again and ask them to add 10,000 new soldiers to us as soon as possible."
"If it doesn't work, just contact the Kwantung Army. They have sufficient troops and well-equipped equipment. I personally called the Kwantung Army headquarters. In the name of the commander of the North China Front, I asked them if it would be okay to second a main brigade."
"In three months, we must send troops to eliminate the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong and solve this serious problem."
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At the Eighth Route Army General Headquarters, the chief of staff ran in with a happy face: "Chief, Xiao Huang and Kong Jie are indeed our lucky generals."
"As soon as the Peiping Guerrilla Brigade was handed over to them, they achieved great results in wiping out more than 4,000 puppet troops." Lan.
"This is the victory telegram that Kong Jie just forwarded."
"In order to reduce the anti-mopping pressure on the Yizhong base and prevent Okamura Ningji from deploying troops from Peiping to reinforce Baoding, Kong Jie ordered our newly established guerrilla brigade in Peiping to take the initiative to eliminate many small Japs before the Fangshan garrison."
"In order to ensure the safety of Peiping, Neji Okamura had to deploy heavy troops to encircle and suppress the Peiping guerrilla brigade."
"Comrade Huang Yu was ordered to do so at the critical moment, and led a reinforced group to march day and night to reinforce the guerrilla brigade."
"Not only did they defend the guerrilla brigade's station, they also squeezed out the 6,000 mopping up troops assembled by Neji Okamura, and achieved the first anti-mopping victory since the establishment of the guerrilla brigade."
"After this stop, the guerrilla brigade has finally established a firm foothold in the Peiping area."
The deputy commander-in-chief said with a happy face: "No wonder I heard magpies screaming in the command department early in the morning. It turns out that Kong Jie and Huang Yu had another great victory." Lan
"A newly formed guerrilla brigade wiped out four to five thousand Japanese puppet troops. It was definitely an unprecedented victory. The command headquarters made the right decision to hand over the guerrilla brigade to Huang Yu."
"But the Japanese intelligence department is not a vegetarian. It should be able to figure out the connection between the wing and the Peking guerrilla detachment soon."
"Kong Jie led the Yizhong troops to take the initiative to attack Yixian County, and then encircled the point for reinforcements, severely damaging the Baoding garrison. As a result, the reinforcements that Okamura Neji transferred from the surrounding areas to Baoding were just in place, resulting in the overall strength of the Baoding garrison not being reduced."
"If Neji Okamura knew that the Peiping Guerrilla Brigade was under the command of the Yizhong Eighth Route Army, he would definitely make the Baoding garrison take action to retaliate against them when Peiping's troops are insufficient."
"Immediately send a telegram to remind Kong Jie to keep an eye on the Japanese and puppet troops in Baoding to prevent them from making small moves and threatening the safety of the Eighth Route Army in the wing."
"Especially be prepared for gas bombs. Without a strength advantage, they will definitely use some unconventional means to make up for their shortcomings. It can be seen from the recent frequency of the little devils using gas bombs on the battlefield that they are increasingly fighting wars. The more unruly the situation becomes, our troops must prepare for the worst.”
The smile on the chief of staff's face was quickly replaced by seriousness: "I'll send a telegram to Kong Jie in a moment." Lan
