"General, there is an urgent message from the First Army Headquarters!"
A staff officer stumbled over with a pale face and handed Tojo Ichiro the newly arrived telegram.
Seeing the state of his staff, Tojo Ichiro suddenly became nervous again.
At this time, the First Army Headquarters sent an urgent call again. What made the staff eclipse so much was the logistics supply from Yoshio Shinozuka...
Not daring to think too much, Tojo Ichiro quickly grabbed the telegram and took a look.
After reading the content, Ichiro Tojo felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
In the first two emergency calls, Tojo Ichiro was worried that Yoshio Shinozuka would not be a good logistics officer, but it turned out to be a false alarm.
And now, after the third urgent call, finally... the more I worry about something, the more it comes.
Even the Taiyuan Station was bombed. The strategic master of the 18th Army, under the close supervision of Yoshio Shinozuka, succeeded again.
In the telegram, Yoshio Shinozuka did not even mention the cause of the explosion. I am afraid that Yoshio Shinozuka still does not know what caused the explosion.
This is simply ridiculous!
However, this absurdity is a fact, and Miyano Michichi unfortunately said it right again.
"General, our army does not have much ammunition left now, and the logistics supply is insufficient. We must withdraw our troops quickly." The staff officer's voice was full of trembling when he spoke to Ichiro Tojo.
Not long ago, the army was majestic and firmly in the upper hand.
In an instant, an urgent telegram came, and the army was on the verge of collapse. This reversal really caught people off guard.
"Get Miyano Michichi to me immediately." Tojo Ichiro almost roared.
"Yes." The staff officer ran away quickly.
"Don't panic, don't panic, don't panic at this time!" The staff officer went to call Miyano Doichi, and Tojo Ichiro tried to calm down his emotions.
Although the logistics supply of the First Army has been cut off, the army has not yet run out of ammunition and still has certain supplies on hand, so the situation is not too bad.
Not long after, Miyano Michichi hurried over and said, "General, can I take a look at the urgent telegram sent by the headquarters?"
"Look." Tojo Ichiro handed the emergency telegram to Miyano Doichi.
Miyano Michichi took a look at the emergency telegram. Although he learned the situation from his staff in advance, his expression was still very ugly when he looked at the contents of the emergency telegram.
Unfortunately, his previous bad feeling was true.
Without the logistical supply of the First Army, the army would not be able to continue the encirclement and suppression. Maybe... if they want to evacuate, they may not even have a chance.
Yes, the army still has some ammunition and supplies, but the main force of the Jinsui Army has already moved over.
The Jinsui Army has sufficient ammunition, but our own ammunition is insufficient. The opponent is free to attack. Our own hands are restrained in order to save ammunition. If we want to break through from the Jinsui Army, the chance is not great.
The combat effectiveness of the Emperor's army was mainly based on the supply of ammunition.
Without bullets, no matter how powerful the bayonet stabbing technique is, it is impossible to defeat the enemy's machine gun fire.
"Miyano-kun, I really regret now that I didn't carefully consider your opinion before, which led to the current predicament." Tojo Ichiro said to Miyano Michichi, "Before, I shouldn't have trusted Shinozuka Yoshio so much. Last year After a series of failures, I should have expected that Yoshio Shinozuka was no match for the strategic master of the 18th Army."
"General, what's the use of saying these words now." Miyano Michichi did not accuse the other party, and the accusation seemed meaningless at this time.
What we have to do now is how to resolve the situation.
Even if the chance of solving the situation is slim, we can't just sit back and wait for death.
"Miyano-kun, how much ammunition and food do our troops have left now?" Tojo Ichiro asked Miyano Michichi.
"As for bullets, there should be ten rounds of ammunition per person." Miyano Michichi replied, "As for food and supplies, we can still last about half a month."
"There are ten rounds of ammunition per capita. Do you think ammunition is consumed so quickly?" Tojo Ichiro's eyes widened. Once upon a time, the imperial army became so poor.
The main force of the peasants in the Eighteenth Army has five rounds of ammunition per capita, which is now twice as much as that of the Tuba Road group.
"The average ammunition per capita is ten rounds. If all the ammunition of the Imperial Alliance Army is collected and given to the Emperor's soldiers for use, the number of bullets for the Emperor's soldiers can be increased to twenty rounds, which should be enough to break through the Jinsui Army's defense line." Tojo Ichiro pondered.
"General, I'm afraid it's hard to say." Miyano Michichi added, "Our army has very few artillery shells left. When the Emperor's soldiers attack, there is no artillery cover. When the time comes, if you want to break through the artillery defense line of the Shanxi-Sui Army and bombard you, I'm afraid that It’s not easy.”
Under normal circumstances, twenty rounds of ammunition per person is considered sufficient ammunition for the Emperor's army.
But our side has no artillery support. When attacking, there is no artillery cover. If we only rely on 20 rounds of ammunition per person, if we want to break through the defense line of the Jinsui Army, I am afraid... By then, when the Emperor's army attacks, the artillery of the Jinsui Army will be crazy. Bombing indiscriminately and relying on crowds to charge through the enemy's artillery bombardment is not easy!
Thinking of something, Tojo Ichiro said to Miyano: "Then send a message to Commander Okamura and ask him to airdrop some artillery shells to us to help us break out."
"General, I'm afraid this is not feasible." Miyano Michichi shook his head.
"Why not?"
"Have you forgotten? The 18th Army already has a powerful air defense force. Do you think the 18th Army will not guard against this move?" Miyano Michichi reminded.
"Baga!" Tojo Ichiro stomped his feet when he heard this. He actually forgot about this.
The 18th Group Army's anti-aircraft artillery unit shot down a hundred aircraft. Commander Gangcun would definitely not dare to take it lightly... No, no, maybe there is still a chance.
Tojo Ichiro looked at Miyano Doichi: "We may still have a chance."
"what chance?"
"The conditions of the Eighteenth Group Army are very poor, so their air defense forces are very powerful, but they first shot down a hundred of our aircraft, and then they attacked our mechanized forces. Perhaps, they have run out of air defense artillery shells. They There are no more shells..." Tojo Ichiro did not finish his words.
Miyano Michichi interrupted: "General, maybe your words are right, but do you think Commander Okamura will believe you?"
At this moment, Commander Gangcun's biggest worry is probably how to explain to the Kwantung Army.
One hundred planes were directly shot down. Commander Gangcun was determined not to take risks with the remaining planes of the North China Expeditionary Force.
It is tantamount to stupidity to gamble with the few aircraft and precious pilot lives on whether the Eighteenth Army still has artillery shells.
"If you don't give it a try, maybe..." Tojo Ichiro wanted to say something else.
Miyano Michichi interrupted again: "If there is a chance, General Shinozuka Yoshio will definitely try his best to persuade Commander Okamura, because if this battle is lost, General Shinozuka Yoshio has the greatest responsibility. General, we The most urgent task is to consider how to break out."
Speaking of breaking out, Tojo Ichiro looked at Miyano Doichi: "Miyano-kun, what suggestions do you have for breaking out?"
"What I can think of at the moment is probably the same as what you have in mind, General." Miyano Michichi replied, "That is to collect as much ammunition as possible from the Imperial Army and equip all of them to the Emperor's army, so that the Emperor's army can attack with all its strength. If possible If we break through the Jinsui Army's defense line in one fell swoop, then our army will still have a chance to survive."
"It seems that this is all we can do now." Tojo Ichiro nodded, "Let me gather the troops back first."
The Japanese traitors in the mountains received an order from Ichiro Tojo to stop withdrawing from the mountains. Both the traitors and the Japanese were very confused:
"What's going on? We're about to finish cutting the mountain. Why should we stop now?"
"The 18th Army is about to get stuck in the neck. Why should we stop taking action at this time?"
"Is there something unexpected that happened?"
"It's a pity. Now that we have withdrawn from the mountain, the 18th Army has resumed its occupation of the depth of the mountain. Our previous efforts have been in vain."
"Yes, if we had to do it all over again, we would have to pay the same price."
"Those commanders above, don't they understand this?"
"Maybe the strategic masters of the 18th Group Army suddenly played some conspiracy behind us. Otherwise, how could the commander above issue such a ridiculous order."
"It seems like this, well, withdraw, everyone, please withdraw."
…
Marching into the mountains is difficult, and every time you capture a mountain, you have to pay a high price.
When evacuating, it would be extremely easy.
The army left the mountain almost instantly.
Miyano Michichi and his men quickly began to collect ammunition from the Imperial Alliance Army.
Tojo Ichiro immediately summoned Japanese officers above the level of captain.
"Everyone, I know you are all doubting why when we are about to complete the deep cut of the 18th Army, I have to order you to immediately stop the action and withdraw the troops. The reason is very simple." Tojo Ichiro went straight to the topic: "That is The First Army Headquarters' logistics to our army has been cut off. From now on, our army will no longer receive any assistance from logistics. And right now, our army does not have much ammunition, so we must withdraw immediately and break through. .”
Tojo Ichiro's words immediately exploded like a bomb among the crowd of Japanese officers:
"What, the logistics of my army have been cut off, who did it?"
"Isn't the logistics of our army personally handled by the First Army Headquarters? General Yoshio Shinozuka also personally supervises it. Can this also allow the enemy to succeed?"
"Baga, was this done by the strategic master of the 18th Group Army?"
"Now our army does not have much ammunition left. Cutting off the logistics supply of our army at this critical moment has been planned for a long time."
"Yes, the enemy's grabbing point is very accurate. This is simply a trump card."
"Our army has basically run out of artillery shells. We have no artillery shells. We want to break out. Wait, why are we breaking through? Why don't we just go back?"
"Yeah, let's just go back right away. Isn't that enough? We still want to break through. Is there anyone blocking our way back?"
…
Tojo Ichiro asked the Japanese officers to calm down and answered their doubts: "While you were cutting the mountains, Hiroshi led the main force of the Jinsui Army towards our army. Although I mobilized two divisions to stop them, they failed. We can succeed, but now the main force of the Jinsui Army is on our way home and has become a stumbling block for us to go home."
Tojo Ichiro's words caused the Japanese officer to explode again:
"Baga, this clown of the Jinsui Army dares to come and swat a fly on a tiger's head?"
"Both divisions were unable to stop the main force of the Jinsui Army. This is impossible. When did the defeated generals of the Jinsui Army become so strong?"
"Could it be that there are strategic experts from the 18th Group Army helping the Jinsui Army?"
"Baga, he must be another strategic master of the 18th Army. Why is this person everywhere?"
"The Jinsui Army blocks our way home, we just have to break through them."
"Yes, although we don't have much ammunition, we are still confident that we can penetrate the Jinsui Army."
"It's nothing to penetrate the Jinsui Army's defense line."
"It is impossible for the Jinsui Army to block our way home."
…
Tojo Ichiro asked the Japanese officers to stop again. He said: "Everyone, I am very pleased that the army's logistics has been cut off. You still maintain high morale and do not take the Jinsui Army seriously. But I still want to Let me tell you seriously, when we attack the Jinsui Army, do not underestimate the enemy. Only by defeating them will we have a chance to go home."
"General, don't worry, the Jinsui Army is really nothing."
"That's right, General, playing positional warfare is our specialty."
"General, you are too suspicious."
…
"Baga!" Facing the voices of the Japanese officers, Tojo Ichiro's face darkened: "Everyone, yes, the Jinsui Army is nothing, but don't forget, behind him stands the strategy of the Eighteenth Group Army Master. Both of my divisions failed to successfully stop the main force of the Jinsui Army, and now they are still trapped in the quagmire of guerrilla attacks by the Jinsui Army. This is enough to show that the Jinsui Army is now different from what it used to be..."
Before Tojo Ichiro finished speaking, a staff officer came over in a hurry: "General, the scouts reported that the Jinsui Army has taken action against our army."
"You heard it, you heard it now. Before we took action, the Jinsui Army took action against us first." Tojo Ichiro immediately said in victory.
"The Jinsui Army took the initiative to take action. It seems that with the help of the strategic experts of the 18th Group Army, they have really strengthened their wings." All the Japanese officers were somewhat silent.
The simple Jinsui Army and Japanese officers did not take them seriously.
And once the strategists of the 18th Army get involved, then... let alone anything else, the 18th Army's peasant conditions and the strategists of the 18th Army can allow them to defeat the weak with the strong.
The Jinsui Army is much stronger than the 18th Group Army, and I'm afraid... it's going to be really hard to deal with now.
"How is the Jinsui Army acting?" Tojo Ichiro asked the staff.
"Some troops are circling towards our left and right, apparently trying to surround us. In front of us, the troops of the Shanxi-Sui Army have also taken advantage of the favorable terrain to prepare for our strong attack," the staff officer replied.
"Listen, listen. Now the Jinsui Army is so bold that they want to actively surround and eat us." Tojo Ichiro immediately loudly said to the Japanese officers, "They are sure that we don't have enough." We have ammunition, now you have to fight me freely."
"General, how are we going to fight now?" someone asked.
"If you want to go home, you can only concentrate your strength on one point, and that is to defeat the Jinsui Army head-on." Tojo Ichiro said.
"General, do you care about the Jinsui Army that is detouring on our left and right?" someone said.
"At this time, there is nothing to worry about. The logistics officer will soon distribute the ammunition collected from the Imperial Alliance Army to your troops. You should seize the time to prepare for the attack." Tojo Ichiro said vigorously, "While the siege is not formed, we seize the time to defeat the Jinsui Army head-on."
Ammunition was originally limited, and Ichiro Tojo certainly knew the risks involved when facing enemies outflanking him from both sides.
Once the enemy completes the encirclement and the troops' ammunition is further consumed, without ammunition, the troops will be the dumplings in the opponent's encirclement, the fish on the opponent's plan board, left to be slaughtered.
But now, it is impossible for Tojo Ichiro to use the limited ammunition to deal with the Jinsui Army that is outflanking the left and right sides.
We can only concentrate all our strength to defeat the Jinsui Army head-on, so that the army can have a chance to survive.
"The damn Jinsui Army wants to block the road, but there's no way!"
"Penetrate the Jinsui Army!"
"Long live!"
…
The Japanese officers roared angrily.
"I'm going to assign the tasks now. You all have to remember them." Tojo Ichiro quickly began to assign offensive tasks, and the Japanese officers all listened attentively.
After the mission was arranged, someone couldn't help but said to Tojo Ichiro: "General, don't we have artillery support?"
"We don't have any artillery shells anymore." Tojo Ichiro said, "But we are the emperor's army. Even if there is no artillery support, our soldiers are warriors who are not afraid of death. Even if they are piled with blood and flesh, they will still fight their way home. Way to go."
"Ha Yi!" All the Japanese officers looked down upon death.
"Okay, let's get ready and wait for my order." Tojo Ichiro waved his hand, and the Japanese officers quickly retreated.
"Here comes someone." Tojo Ichiro was not idle and immediately called for someone else.
"General, what are your orders?" the visitor asked.
"Find me all the officers above the Imperial Association Legion level." Tojo Ichiro ordered.
"Hai."
Not long after, all the officers above the level of the Royal Association Legion gathered together.
"Everyone, I believe you all know that the army's logistics have been cut off. We have to break through the Jinsui Army to break through." Tojo Ichiro looked at these Imperial Association Army officers.
"General, what do we need from the Imperial Association Army?" the Imperial Association Army officer asked.
"Tell your soldiers, when fighting, follow the imperial soldiers." Tojo Ichiro said, "When the imperial soldiers fall, your soldiers must quickly pick up the weapons and ammunition of the imperial soldiers and continue fighting. Excellent performance If you do, the Imperial Army will be greatly rewarded. On the battlefield, if anyone dares to run away or passively avoids fighting, the Imperial Army will not be lenient!"
Tojo Ichiro was not a fool. He could not let all the emperor's soldiers charge into the battle and let the Imperial Army stand behind them to avoid risks.
Let the Imperial Army follow the Imperial Army soldiers. If the Imperial Army soldiers fall, the Imperial Army soldiers can pick up weapons and quickly replenish their combat effectiveness.
Furthermore, this is also a disguised form of allowing the soldiers of the Imperial Association Army to go to the battlefield, and a disguised form of consuming the ammunition of the Jinsui Army.
If necessary, the Imperial Alliance Army can also become a shield scapegoat for the Imperial Army soldiers on the battlefield.
"Yes." No one among the officers of the Imperial Association dared to object.
"Go ahead and hurry up."
"yes."
The officers of the Imperial Association Army quickly dispersed.
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