After receiving the order, the secretary hurriedly ran out. He didn't want to stay in this office for a second.
Yutsuka Yoshio looked at the map on the wall, his expression extremely ugly, especially his red eyes. He felt that he didn't have much time in Jin Province.
But he has only been here for less than a year!
At the same time, he seriously reported the results of the battle here to the brigade headquarters and temporary headquarters.
Wen Su had just slept for two hours. He was very busy during this period. Two divisions and an independent mixed brigade attacked the base area at the same time.
This level of Japanese encirclement and suppression was faced by the entire Eighth Route Army in the past, but now it was faced by an independent brigade. The pressure was very great.
Because the entire Eighth Route Army did not fight against more than 30,000 Japanese in such a small base area.
When Xu Tian received the serious telegram, his whole body trembled as if electric current had passed through him. This surprise was really too great.
He knew that the Wen Gu brothers and sisters were very powerful, but in his mind, being able to blow up these heavy cannons was considered the most powerful thing.
After all, the frontline reconnaissance battalion could not find any trace of this unit.
Who would have thought that the Wen Gu brothers and sisters gave him a big surprise. They found the Japs, eliminated them, and snatched all the heavy artillery intact.
Xu Tian knew that this would be the Eighth Route Army's first large-scale heavy firepower strategic force.
He wanted to wake Wen Su up. His child was so capable, so he should be happy.
But seeing Wen Su's tired look, he still put down his hand that was about to clap him, and then Xu Tian forwarded the telegram intact to the Eighth Route Army headquarters.
The headquarters is worried right now. The battle to encircle and annihilate the independent mixed third brigade has been going on for two days, and so far there has been no substantial progress.
The deputy director was worried that the newly formed troops of the Independent Brigade would collapse if they fought for too long.
"Deputy Secretary, haha, good news, great news!"
The deputy counselor happily walked in quickly with the telegram. The deputy secretary's solemn expression relaxed a little. He raised his head and looked at the deputy counselor who came in and asked curiously,
"Where's the good news?"
"Haha, the Independent Brigade wiped out the Second Japanese Field Heavy Artillery Brigade and took back all the heavy artillery intact!"
The deputy staff officer said as he handed over the telegram.
The deputy director snatched the telegram and looked at it carefully. He read it once and then read it again in disbelief. Then he laughed and said,
"Okay, grab it well. With these heavy artillery, the Japanese independent mixed third brigade is the meat on the board. You can eat it as much as you want!"
Although the deputy staff officer was also very happy, he couldn't help but remind him: "Deputy director, this cannon was taken from us, but no one knows how to use it, right?"
"How is it possible? I think the Xiaogu brother and sister will definitely do it!"
"Don't be too optimistic!" the assistant counselor continued to remind.
"My old partner, the brother and sister can even hit the enemy's naval cannon, which is a cannon with a caliber larger than a field cannon.
You said they don't know how to use howitzers, how is that possible? "
The deputy staff member slapped his head and said funny, "Hey, I forgot about this. I've been so busy lately!"
"Haha, you can relax now. As long as this third brigade is annihilated, the Japanese 37th Division will not be a problem.
According to the latest intelligence, the 37th Division has not yet crossed the Qin River. The Independent Brigade has blown up all the bridges and deployed defensive positions and minefields where the river is relatively shallow.
The purpose is to hinder the progress of the 37th Division. It seems to be working well now, but I wonder if Hirata Kenkichi will be anxious after receiving the news of the destruction of the 3rd Brigade? "
The deputy director was already imagining the bewildered expression of the Japanese.
Lieutenant General Hirata Kenkichi, the commander of the 37th Division, was silent for a long time after receiving the telegram from Yangqu. He never thought that the majestic imperial strategic troops would be completely annihilated by Tubal Road.
The atmosphere in the entire division headquarters was frighteningly depressing. After reading the telegram, Chief of Staff Igan Keiji said with some uncertainty,
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, why don't we go back? The third brigade is about to be destroyed. We don't have time to rescue.
As a result, the three-way siege plan has gone bankrupt. If the attack continues, the situation will become unknown! "
"Baga, Mr. Jing Yan, do you want to listen to what you are saying? We are acting according to the plan of the First Army Headquarters.
Without the order of Commander Yoshio Yutsuka, no one can retreat, otherwise they will have to go to court-martial!
If you look at this telegram again, does Commander Yoshio Yutsuka mention a single word about retreat? "
Hirata Kenkichi pointed at the telegram on the table and asked sharply.
Igata Keiji said with an ugly face, "Are we going to send the empire's outstanding warriors to death even though we know that the plan failed?"
Hirata Kenkichi looked at his chief of staff's angry expression and sighed silently:
"Jing Yanjun's consideration is very reasonable, but we must get an order from the headquarters.
The only thing we can do now is to quickly cross the Qin River and put more pressure on Tubal Road so that they don't have too much energy to pursue the third brigade! "
Don’t you want to save Yutsuka Yoshio? Of course he wanted to, so while he ordered Lu Yuan's military police headquarters to go out of the city to pursue the Eighth Route Army troops, he also arranged for aircraft to cover the retreat of the third brigade.
At the independent mixed third brigade headquarters surrounded by the Eighth Route Army, an artillery shell fell not far away, causing a layer of soil to fall on the makeshift command post.
The encirclement and annihilation battle has been going on for a day, and the Eighth Route Army's attacks have not stopped. Both sides are a little tired.
Especially the consumption of ammunition has been a bit overwhelming for both sides, and now the intensity of the battle has dropped a lot.
The remaining 1,800 people of the Third Brigade were surrounded by the Eighth Route Army on the highest hillside.
Sasaki was not too anxious. As long as the support from the field heavy artillery regiment came, they could counterattack.
Because the heavy artillery wing not only brought heavy firepower, but also brought supplies and ammunition.
Lieutenant General Sasaki Toichi, the brigade commander, raised his head under the cover of the guards and looked at the situation on the battlefield outside, and asked worriedly:
"What's going on? Why hasn't our heavy artillery unit arrived yet?"
The Japanese communications soldier raised his head and replied, "Your Excellency, brigade commander, I have called many times, but there has been no response from the other side!"
"Baga, are these wastes of the field heavy artillery regiment stupid to rest in Luyuan City? They don't even know how to fight?"
Suddenly, the communications soldier received a telegram from Yangqu Headquarters. After translating it, he reported to Sasaki Daichi with a heavy face,
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, a telegram from Yangqu Headquarters!"
Sasaki took a few glances at the telegram and suddenly shouted:
"Retreat, arrange a retreat immediately!"
The Japanese officers in the headquarters were all startled by Sasaki Chuichi's roar. Chief of Staff Watanabe asked in confusion,
"Your Majesty Lieutenant General, is there an accident?"
