At this time, Umezu Mijiro kept filtering the information in his mind since the battle.

If the real purpose of the Eighth Route Army is Mukden, then the Eighth Route Army in the Montenegro region sent troops at this time, which is to respond to them and prevent the divisions and regiments that have been transferred back from returning, so as to ensure that the troops of the Eighth Route Army attacking Mukden will have time to fight.

If the real purpose of the Eighth Route Army is to respond to the Anti-Japanese Alliance, then if they call back a division and regiment, their goal will be half achieved, and the troops will be withdrawn, the defense line will inevitably be empty, and the possibility of the two troops merging will be greatly increased.

Of the two purposes, which one is true?

"Report, telegram from the front-line troops, the anti-coalition forces suddenly launched a counterattack, requesting additional troops to fill the defensive line."

Umezu Mijiro calmly took the telegram, the counterattack of the Anti-United Nations was expected by him, no matter what the purpose of the Eighth Route Army was, the Anti-United Nations would counterattack.

To join the Eighth Route Army, they need to counterattack and take the opportunity to pass through the empty defensive line.

If you want to respond to the Eighth Route Army's attack on Mukden, you also need to counterattack, involving your own troops.

So this result is all in his expectation, and it is not surprising.

"Commander, now we have to determine the direction of the main battle, otherwise hesitating back and forth will inevitably lead to the disappearance of the fighters."

The chief of staff reminded that the situation is such that it is necessary to grasp a key point to fight.

A division retreats, the defense line is empty, and it is much easier for the Anti-Union to break through.

If they want to deal with the Anti-Japanese Union, the two divisions must fight according to the original plan so that there will be no accidents.

Umezu Mijiro also knew this, and after hesitating for a few minutes, he still decided to ensure the safety of Mukden as the urgent task at present, compared with the convergence of the Anti-Japanese Union and the Eighth Route Army, if the arsenal is destroyed, it will affect not only the Kwantung Army, but also the strategic problems of the headquarters.

Thinking of this, Umezu Mijiro raised his head and said to the chief of staff: "Order the troops to retreat and ensure the safety of Mukden first." ”

"Also, let the intelligence department figure out the commander of the Eighth Route Army, after fighting for so long, we don't even know the commander of this unit."

"The bombing of the airport this time gives me a familiar feeling, if the commander of the Eighth Route Army is really him, I will send troops to destroy it at all costs."

"Yes, Commander."

Several battlefields were fiercely fought, and the anti-coalition forces began to break through under the command of Commander Yang.

The departure of one of the devil's divisions undoubtedly gave them more room for operation.

"Commander, this is a telegram from Political Commissar Luo, asking us to converge as soon as possible, because Captain Li is not in a good situation there."

Commander Yang took the telegram and looked at it, and after reading it, he turned back to the signal soldier and said, "Order Zhou Baozhong, act immediately, and don't fall in love with the devil." ”

"Send a telegram to Political Commissar Luo, our department will break through tonight and go to the rendezvous."

"Yes"

The telegram was sent here, and the political commissar nodded after receiving the telegram, as long as the anti-coalition forces were sure to stand out, now as long as their troops broke through the defense line between Shibata and Kono, they could converge.

On the other hand, the fierce battle made Li Ping frown, although the devils blew up the Mukden airfield, but the Kwantung Army still sent planes from other places to bomb, but the number of bombings was less, plus their own troops were scattered, and the bombing effect of the planes was much worse.

Now I can only hold on until the night in one breath, and then there will be much more room for my troops to change.

Li Ping seems to be dangerous here, but before the devil's reinforcements arrive, he is still safe.

At this time, the most fierce fighting belonged to the political commissars, and after Commander Yang commanded the troops to pass through the devil blockade, Shibata and Kono, who received the report, had to fight on both sides.

On the one hand, it is necessary to block the attack of the Eighth Route Army, and on the other hand, it is necessary to guard against the sudden arrival of the Anti-Alliance.

The night's battle passed like this, and at this time, the distance between Commander Yang and the political commissar of the Anti-Japanese Federation was only the distance between Kono's defense area.

As soon as it was dawn, the intelligence officer ran to the headquarters with an excited face and handed the document in his hand to Umezu Mijiro.

"Commander, find out, our people got accurate information from Chongqing, and the Eighth Route Army that left the customs was Li Ping, the former commander of the 77th Division of the Eighth Route Army."

"Li Ping?"

Umezu Mijiro stood up directly, the name was too familiar, and it was simply one of the targets of the empire.

At this time, Umezu Mijiro also believed that the unit that blew up the Mukden airfield must be the mysterious Eighth Route Army special combat team, and it was not a rare unit to do such a thing.

"Li Ping, Li Ping, it turned out that he arrived in the Northeast, hahaha, okay, let this famous general lose in the hands of our Kwantung Army, and add a beautiful color to our military achievements."

Umezu Mijiro said this, and suddenly turned back to the chief of staff and said, "Order the troops, the Eighth Route Army that encircles the surrounding area of Mukden, and all return." ”

The chief of staff was taken aback when he heard this, didn't he withdraw all his troops at this time and let the anti-coalition forces converge with the Eighth Route Army in vain?

The pursuing division is now following the troops of the Anti-Japanese Union all the way, preparing to flank Kono and them.

Now that the troops are retreating, Kono and Shibata will be trapped.

Just as he wanted to open his mouth to object, Umezu Mijiro's eyes narrowed, and he said with a smile: "Chief of Staff, I'm sure that the commander of the Eighth Route Army who is now commanding operations around Mukden must be Li Ping, and I will take him down first." ”

Seeing that the chief of staff was still hesitating, Umezu Mijiro continued to explain: "No matter what the true purpose of the Eighth Route Army is, the attack on Mukden is an extremely important operation, so their commander must be dispatched in person, it is impossible to shake the command, Li Ping must be there." ”

Umezu Mijiro looked sure, and the chief of staff of the devil immediately reacted as soon as he was reminded by Umezu Mijiro.

Yes, if the real goal of the Eighth Route Army was Mukden, such an important operational commander would inevitably go there in person, because to fight deep into the enemy's hinterland, he must be cautious, and he must also control the changes in the situation and respond accordingly.

In the same way, if the attack on Mukden is just a countermeasure, they need the boy even more, to control the situation accurately, and to preserve their own troops while mobilizing their own troops.

Therefore, Umezu Mijiro must have been personally commanded by Li Ping there, and this judgment was 80 percent correct.

Thinking that Li Ping was eliminated by himself and others around Fengtian, the chief of staff couldn't help but be excited, on the one hand, he could eliminate the enemy who made the empire grit his teeth with hatred, and on the other hand, he could eliminate Li Ping, and the Eighth Route Army in the northeast would be temporarily leaderless and demoralized, and they could be dealt with by the situation when the time came, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

"Commander, I'm going to send a telegram."

Umezu Mijiro looked at the area around Mukden on the sand table and slowly sneered.

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