The war room of the headquarters of the 1st Army.

A military doctor is bandaging Yoshio Shinozuka's forehead.

When he rolled down the corridor before, Yoshio Shinozuka's forehead was knocked open by the steps, and he didn't find it because it was dark, and when he returned to the headquarters, he found that his military uniform was soaked with blood.

Jun Nakamura hurriedly called a military doctor to bandage Yoshio Shinozuka.

As soon as the debridement of the wound was done, Takayoshi Tanaka walked in with a straight face.

Behind Takayoshi Tanaka, he was followed by Nozawa Norio and several staff officers.

Takayoshi Tanaka, Norio Nozawa, and several staff officers all had dark blue on their faces.

"Your Command, Your Command!" Tanaka Takayoshi said with a dark face, "The Eighth Route Army has arrived outside the Xihua Gate!" ”

"Got it." Yoshio Shinozuka replied with an expressionless face, "Order the gendarmerie brigade to strengthen vigilance." ”

Nozawa Norio said: "General, with the current situation, it is absolutely impossible to hold the inner city of Taiyuan by relying only on the military police brigade and the headquarters guard squadron!" ”

"And the emergency repair of the Zhengtai Railway will take at least two days!"

"This means that the 110th Division will never be able to rush to the aid in time!"

"So, hurry up and order the 3rd Brigade, the 9th Brigade and the 41st Division to rush to the aid of Taiyuan!"

Seeing that Yoshio Shinozuka was still a little hesitant, Takayoshi Tanaka said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency Commander, don't hesitate any longer, if Taiyuan is completely lost, even if it is to level the Taiyue bandit area of the Eighth Route Army, it will be far from enough to make up for the losses!" ”

Nozawa Kio also said: "Yes, compared to Taiyuan, the Taiyue bandit area is really not worth mentioning. ”

"Okay." Yoshio Shinozuka finally chose to face the cruel reality, and sighed, "Order, immediately cancel the No. A operation plan, the 4th Brigade, the 16th Brigade, and the 36th Division will return to their respective defense areas, and the 3rd Brigade, 9th Brigade, and 41st Division will immediately rush to the aid of Taiyuan!" This order, 100,000 urgent! ”

"Hello!" Nozawa Kio paused and said, "General, do you want to report to the front army headquarters?" ”

Yoshio Shinozuka immediately closed his eyes in pain, and if he had a choice, of course he chose to hide this matter from the front army headquarters.

Because it's so humiliating.

As the commander of the First Army, he holds 100,000 people in one army!

But he actually let a brigade from the Eighth Route Military Region fight outside Taiyuan City!

It's just a matter of hitting outside Taiyuan City, and even letting the 386 Brigade enter the city!

If this matter spreads, it will definitely become a laughing stock in the imperial military circles, and in the future, it will not be able to raise its head in the face of a group of colleagues.

So if there is a choice, Yoshio Shinozuka really wants to hide this matter, but the problem is that it is impossible to hide such a big thing!

If you don't report it here, Commander Okamura won't know, right? It's impossible!

At that moment, Yoshio Shinozuka said bitterly: "Report truthfully to the front army headquarters, don't hide anything, the merits and demerits will be decided by Commander Okamura." ”

"Hello."

……

In Beiping, the headquarters of the North China Front of the Japanese Army.

Okamura Ninji looked at the telegram in front of him with a gloomy expression.

The telegram had just been sent from the Japanese base camp and contained an order to transfer the 33rd, 38th, and 5th Divisions to the Pacific Theater.

This is the second time in three months that the base camp has sent a dispatch army from China.

Following the 4th, 18th, and 21st Divisions, the 5th Division and the 33rd and 38th Divisions, which were relatively strong in combat, were also transferred to the Pacific Theater.

This is enough to show that the situation in the Pacific theater is already very tight.

Okamura Ninji was deeply worried about the prospects of this battlefield.

When the old devil was worried, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the office.

The figure flashed, and Miyano Michichi, chief of staff of the North China Front, had already walked in quickly: "Your Excellency, Commander, I just received an urgent telegram from the First Army, the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army has broken the outer city of Taiyuan!" ”

Okamura Ninji got up when he heard this, and said in disbelief: "Nani? ”

"The 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army actually broke the outer city of Taiyuan? How can it be? ”

Michino didn't explain much, just handed over the telegram in his hand.

Okamura Ninji took the telegram and read it, and the whole person was immediately stunned.

"How is that possible?" Okamura Ninji muttered, "Taiyuan City is high and deep, even if the troops in the city are empty, there is only one gendarmerie brigade and a brigade of the Imperial Cooperative Army. ”

"But with only those few broken guns of the Eighth Route Army, how can they enter Taiyuan City?"

"Take 10,000 steps back, even if the Eighth Route Army really enters the city, how can it be so fast?"

"It's really puzzling." Miyano said, "I went to Taiyuan less than half a year ago, and even if the Taiyuan city defense is not impregnable, it can definitely be called a strong city!" ”

"With a few broken guns of the Eighth Route Army, it is unbelievable that Taiyuan can be broken."

"Yaga!" Okamura Ninji finally reacted from the huge shock and said angrily, "Let the First Army Headquarters send the detailed battle report immediately!" We must find out whether this is because of the qualitative improvement in the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army, or because of the negligence of the First Army! ”

"Hello!" Miyano Road paused heavily.

……

Qiulin Town, Headquarters of the Second World War Zone Governor.

Chief Yan felt a little thirsty, so he motioned to Adjutant Wang beside him to pour him water.

Since Liu Xiang died of a violent illness, Chief Yan has developed a habit of never drinking the water prepared by others wherever he goes, only drinking the boiling water he brings.

Adjutant Wang is a special backwaterer.

As soon as Chief Yan beckoned, Adjutant Wang quickly opened the kettle and poured him a glass of water.

Chief Yan had just taken a sip of water, and before he could swallow it in his mouth, Guo Zhengliang, director of the Staff Office of the Chief's Department, hurriedly walked in.

"Take, big joy!"

Director Guo said excitedly.

Chief Yan could only hum because he had water in his mouth?

Director Guo immediately continued: "Taiyuan has been defeated!" ”

"Poof!" The boiling water in Chief Yan's mouth squirted out violently.

Director Guo was caught off guard, and was suddenly sprayed all over his face.

The scene was very embarrassing for a while, but fortunately, the boiling water was not very hot.

Chief Yan couldn't care about these anymore, Huo Ran jumped up and asked, "Director Guo, what are you talking about?" ”

Director Guo wiped the boiling water on his face, and said with a wry smile: "General, I mean that Taiyuan has been defeated by the 386 Brigade of the Eighth Route Army!" Taiyuan, recovered! ”

"Really?" Chief Yan said excitedly, "Taiyuan is really restored?" ”

"Really, really!" Director Guo said, "This is the telegram that the 65th Division just forwarded!" The telegram was sent by the headquarters of the 358th regiment, and the time was half an hour ago! ”

"It's too good, it's too good!" Chief Yan slapped his thigh and said, "Quick, hurry up and contact all the newspaper reporters and news agencies that can be contacted, and tell them this great news!" ”

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