Miyamoto's words have reached Xiao Zhuoyi's heart. Zezhou must not allow any mistakes. This has risen to a political level!
The autumn sweep was originally a political battle. When the Europa allies were making great progress, the base camp needed the First Army to win a big victory to stabilize the security in the rear;
At the same time, it also shows the allies the determination and strength of the base camp to participate in the distribution of world interests.
If a big city like Zezhou is lost and public opinion fermentes, the base camp will lose all face, and it will be a complete defeat both politically and militarily!
After Xiao Zhuoyi Nan thought about this, he finally made up his mind and said to Miyamoto:
"Miyamoto-kun, as long as Zezhou is not lost, the Imperial Army will not be considered defeated in this battle. Both sides have losses on each other. The Imperial Army can afford to lose, but the Eighth Route Army cannot afford to lose. So strictly speaking, the Imperial Army still makes a profit;
Choosing the lesser of two evils, this time I let Chu Xiong go and sent electricity to Mr. Ishii, ordering the independent mixed fifth brigade to withdraw from the battle and rush to the aid of Zezhou;
Rushed to the outside of Zezhou City within two days and defeated Chu Xiong's troops;
Order the Zezhou 7th Regiment to hold on to Zezhou City for more than five days at all costs, waiting for reinforcements from the Ishii Brigade;
Order the flying wing to concentrate its efforts to support the defense of Zezhou;"
"Hey, Commander, what about Anping City?"
Miyamoto still mentioned something that the two of them deliberately avoided, but they couldn't ignore it. Avoiding wouldn't solve anything.
Xiao Zhuoyinan thought for a while and said:
"Nakata, that bastard, he will know how to do it!"
Miyamoto immediately understood that seeing through such things without telling them was an essential quality for a chief of staff.
When Miyamoto was about to leave, he was stopped by Xiao Zhuo again:
"Miyamoto-kun, send electricity to Yamamoto, so that the poisonous snake can spit out the letter. Victory or defeat depends on this!"
"Hey!"
Miyamoto turned around and left. The battle between the two sides changed positions again. It is still unclear who will win...
Nie County, Chenjiayu, the headquarters of the New Regiment
The whole southeast of Shanxi was shaken, and the night here was still quiet. The main force of the new regiment, more than 3,000 people, all dispersed;
Only Er Mengzi's company and the regiment's security platoon were left by his side. Even the newly formed Cheetah Special Forces team were dispersed with only one purpose: to ensure the safety of Xiaohe Village.
Li Tiejun had a rare moment of being a good boy. He didn't hear the sound of gunfire and only stared at the map.
Under the dim light, Li Tiejun's eyes almost touched the map. Suddenly he slapped his thigh with his big hand and said with a big mouth:
"Damn it, Brother Chu is really generous. He dares to attack Zezhou with just one regiment. But if he is given a division, he won't be able to attack Taiyuan?"
"It's a pity that even old boy He Wei has taken advantage of such a turbulent meeting. Only I, old Li, sit in this small village eating melon seeds and don't even dare to drink wine!"
As soon as Li Tiejun finished speaking, Jiang Cheng, the political commissar of the New Regiment on the side, became unhappy and corrected him:
"Old Li, our new regiment has a major mission. What do you mean by eating melon seeds and wanting to drink?
Normally, if you don't have anything to do, just drink some wine. I'll turn a blind eye. Now we are the only one next to the boss. If something goes wrong, you, Li Tiejun, can shoulder this historical responsibility!
You have been with Commander Chu for so long, don’t you know how powerful special operations are?
The Japanese have a special operations force that is no less powerful than the Tigers. Of the 20 people we sent to the Tigers for training, 6 died in their hands. How dare you drink with such a poisonous snake around? "
Li Tiejun saw that Lao Jiang, who usually had a good temper, got angry, and he quickly began to apologize:
"Lao Jiang, I just thought about it. Didn't I drink? I, Lao Li, still know the importance."
"I can't even think about it! If you, Lao Li, hadn't been worried about the safety of the headquarters during this period, I really would have called the brigade commander, and I won't do it again!"
Li Tiejun stopped looking for trouble as soon as he saw that the political commissar didn't care anymore. Although Lao Jiang is more principled, he is still very good at talking about non-principled matters. In these days, he can find someone who can tolerate his temper. There really aren't many political commissars, so just make do with them.
"Okay, Lao Jiang, if nothing happens next time, I will continue to study my map."
After Li Tiejun finished speaking, he suppressed the alcohol bug in his throat. Even if Lao Jiang didn't say it, he wouldn't dare. He is a person who understands importance.
What Li Tiejun didn't know was that he had been targeted by a venomous snake. On the mountain ridge only 3 kilometers away from Chenjiayu, a cobra was spitting out its cobra, and the squad he was placed on top to guard had all died.
Old Japanese Yamamoto was observing Chenjiayu from a distance with a telescope. The Chenjiayu was shrouded in darkness and lit with lights, and a crescent moon was looming in the thin clouds. This kind of night was the most suitable for venomous snakes.
His position is only separated from Chenjiayu by a valley. To attack Xiaohe Village, Chenjiayu is the hurdle he must cross.
"Captain, Suzuhara-kun and the others are back!"
Yamamoto nodded, then put down the telescope and waited for Major Suzuhara's report. He had been waiting for Suzuhara's information.
Suzuhara took a step forward, and several people squatted on the ground, forming a circle to block the weak flashlight light;
The orderly took out the map, and Suzuhara began to report to Yamamoto based on the map:
"Captain, we have bypassed the security troops placed by the new Eighth Route Army Regiment on the outside. His five battalions are located here, here, and here...
The village opposite is called Chenjiayu. It is built on the mountain and is on the only way to Xiaohe Village. It is also the location of the new regiment headquarters!
The defensive force consisted of only one company and regimental guard platoon, with a total number of about 200 people. The others were non-combatants. "
After hearing this, Yamamoto nodded with great satisfaction, and then kept measuring on the map with his fingers. He was measuring the distance from the outer battalions of the New Regiment to Chenjiayu.
"Yoshi, Mr. Suzuhara, you did a good job. You collected the intelligence in detail. It would take at least an hour to get to the nearest battalion of the New Regiment of the Eighth Route Army to Chenjiayu. We went there quietly at one o'clock in the morning;
Take half an hour to deal with them, don't use guns, just work quietly! "
Yamamoto prepared to launch a special attack on Li Tiejun's regiment headquarters, but the five battalions placed on the periphery by Li Tiejun failed to prevent the Japanese from infiltrating;
Of course, it was not without effect. Because of their presence, Yamamoto's detour back to Xiaohe Village was blocked, so Yamamoto could only go through Chenjiayu.
What Yamamoto doesn't know is that there are not only poisonous snakes in the dark night, but also some uncertain dangers-such as "cheetahs"!
