Tanaka Nongji hurriedly asked: "How to save yourself?" He did not want to be sent to a military court by the base camp just after becoming the major general chief of staff of the First Army.
Yoshio Tsuka walked to the map on the wall, pointed at Shanxi and said: "Tanaka-kun, please see, the reason why Yan Laosuan ran to Shanxi is because behind him is the Zhongtiao Mountain defense line in the first theater of the national government.
If there is an emergency, he can retreat into the Zhongtiao Mountains, so your battle plan is to focus on encirclement and let him voluntarily withdraw from Jin Province. "
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Although Tanaka Nongji doesn't know the specific thoughts of Yutsuka Yoshio, it would be great if another person can take the credit when the gold cannot be found.
With the formulation of the First Army's combat plan, the military machine of the entire North China Front Army began to operate crazily.
At the end of March 1939, the newly-built 36th and 37th Divisions entered the First Army of Shanxi Province, intending to replace the 108th and 109th Field Divisions, and Yutsuka Yoshio's plan also began.
Jingnanpo, Western Shanxi, Second Theater Command
After Yan Laosuan of the Jin Army received the information from his men, Monk Zhang Er was confused. Are these Japanese soldiers crazy?
He hid in western Shanxi and was about to withdraw from Shanxi Province. Why didn't the Japanese let him go?
How did Yan Laosuan know that his intelligence officers were still looking for gold everywhere, and the Japanese were already preparing to drive him out of Jin Province!
As the deputy commander-in-chief of the Second War Zone, Yang Tianxin has been crazy busy these two days, and the Japanese are determined to fight, which puts him under great pressure.
"Commander, according to the intelligence we have received now, the Japanese's new 37th and 20th divisions and the only heavy artillery brigade have arrived in southern Shanxi. We are under great pressure.
Moreover, the 14th Division and the 39th Division, which the Japs had just replenished, also went to northern Shanxi. It seemed that they were going to take action against Lao Fu. The Japs were preparing to resolve the resistance in our Shanxi-Sui provinces at once. "
Commander Yan had calmed down now. He looked at the map and asked, "Is there no other way out?"
A combat staff officer replied, "Commander, the only way now is to withdraw from Jin Province, retreat directly into the Zhongtiao Mountains in the First War Zone, and come back when the Japanese are weak."
Yan Laosuan was furious when he heard this. He slapped the table, stood up, pointed at the combat staff officer and roared:
"I, Yan, have been guarding Jin Province for 30 years, encouraging the economy, developing people's livelihood, and establishing industry. In the end, I was forced to the countryside by the little devils. You actually asked me to withdraw from Jin Province?
After withdrawing from Jin Province, am I still the king of Jin Province? The commanders and commanders of the World War II Zone have all gone to the First War Zone. How do you want the people of Jin Province to think of me? How do my compatriots across the country view me? "
Everyone in the command room lowered their heads and said nothing. Yang Tianxin persuaded softly, "Commander, the only way now is to ask the Eighth Route Army and Commander Wei Huang from the First Theater to send troops to assist. There may be a glimmer of hope!"
Yan Laosuan sat down. He touched his hairless head with a puzzled look on his face, "Tianxin, why do you think this devil suddenly thought of beating me?"
Yang Tianxin didn't know the answer, and he didn't have time to think about this question. The tip of the Japs' spear had almost hit the Jin army's chin.
He only knows that if he doesn't find other ways to help the Jin army, he will really be driven out of Jin Province. It's easy to get out, but it will be difficult to come back!
The Eighth Route Army headquarters was busy analyzing the Japs’ intentions.
The deputy staff officer took the collected intelligence and reported to the deputy director, "Deputy director, it has been determined that the main targets of the Japanese are Yan Laosuan in western Shanxi and Chief Fu in Sui Province.
However, the Japanese arranged for the newly formed 36th Division to be stationed in southeastern Shanxi to threaten the 129th Division. The 109th Division was stationed in Yangqu as the general reserve. The Japanese independently formed the third and fourth brigades and headed north.
The third mixed brigade entered northwestern Shanxi, and the fourth mixed brigade entered northeastern Shanxi.
The strange thing is that the Japs are not very fast, and they don’t seem to be in a hurry! "
The deputy director didn't even raise his head and said, "Will he get up soon? Don't you think about where the Japanese weapons and equipment we received some time ago came from?"
The deputy staff officer came back to his senses instantly, "Yes, all the reserve ammunition stored by the Japanese in Yangqu City was taken away by the Wen Gu brothers and sisters.
Even if they want to launch an attack quickly, they can't do it quickly. If the logistics fails to keep up halfway through the attack, they will be in trouble! "
The division commander said thoughtfully: "Since the Japanese have logistical problems, what do they mean by mobilizing troops in such a hurry?"
The deputy director said with a headache, "Yes, what kind of medicine is the devil selling in the gourd?"
Wen Su also couldn't figure out this question. Several leaders of the Independent Brigade Headquarters knew that the Japanese 36th Division had stationed in southeastern Shanxi, and they had been trying to figure out their purpose.
Xu Tian looked at the map and said to Wen Su: "Old Wen, what do the Japanese want to do? In the past, garrison brigades from all over the country were stationed in the county, but now they actually let the Japanese field divisions come too.
As a result, the Japs' strength in southeastern Shanxi more than doubled, and the pressure on each regiment was great. "
Deputy Brigadier Ruda is responsible for the training of the troops. He also said:
"Although we have almost 8,000 people now, the Arsenal Guard Group cannot move. There are only three regiments of 5,000 people at most.
There are many new recruits here, and Commander Yang of the artillery regiment told me that now our artillerymen have no way to go to the battlefield.
The artillery battalions of each regiment can only hold loads of ammunition, and their actual combat capabilities are very low. "
"Yes, artillery requires education. We soldiers generally have low levels of education, so we can't get up quickly."
Wen Su was a little irritated. He clenched his fists and said with firm eyes, "As long as we are given half a year, our independent brigade can defeat the Japanese brigade."
I got a telegram from headquarters over the weekend, "Brigadier Commander, urgent message from headquarters!"
Wen Su took the telegram and read it, "Headquarters means that the Japanese will not launch a battle until they have replenished ammunition and logistics.
Let our ministries speed up the time to reorganize the troops. Once the Japanese attack, we must fight back the Japanese arrogance as soon as possible! "
The Independent Brigade stepped up preparations for war. The Japanese 36th Division slowly entered southeastern Shanxi. Chang County is where the 36th Division's headquarters is located.
Lieutenant General Wu Chuannan, the commander of the 36th Division, looked at the map on the wall with a gloomy expression, "These losers in the First Army, with an army of 100,000, actually made the resistance elements in Jin Province so arrogant."
He pointed to the latest map of the situation between ourselves and the enemy in southeastern Shanxi and said to Major General Yoshida Yashita, the chief of staff of the 36th Division:
"Look, the entire southeastern part of Shanxi is divided into two by the 368th Brigade and the Independent Brigade of Tuba Road. When I was a child, the warriors of the empire could only move in small areas such as county towns and strongholds.
Once they go out for a sweep, they will be beaten to death by Tubal Road. Are our imperial warriors all a bunch of losers? "
Yoshida Yashita certainly disagreed with this statement, "Your Excellency Maideno, I think the real reason is the cowardice of the two commanders of the First Army that caused this situation."
Wu Chuannan was overjoyed, "Hey, Yoshida-kun thinks the same as me, so I decided to take action on Tuba Road in southeastern Shanxi.
Let the people in the headquarters see that the warriors of the empire are fearless! "
