At the headquarters of the 4th Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army in Yangquan, Major General Tsuda stayed in the war room as soon as he finished dinner, waiting for the chief of staff to report on the results of the day. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Not disappointing him, at eight o'clock in the evening, the chief of staff appeared in front of Major General Tsuda on time.

"General, the matter has been clarified. It was not the Tubalu that was active in Yangquan that ate our 2,000 imperial troops and 2,000 imperial troops last night, but the first detachment of the First Army Subdivision of the Eighth Route Army, which is known as the unit with the strongest combat effectiveness in the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region of the Eighth Route Army. ”

"They have three regiments, each regiment has a full artillery company and a heavy machine gun company, and the detachment also has a mountain artillery company directly under it, a flying thunder artillery company, with a total strength of more than 7,000 people, well-equipped, sufficient ammunition, and very strong combat effectiveness!"

"As for when they arrived at Yangquan, it's not clear for the time being!"

"Besides, they did eat 4,000 of us last night by besieging the city and sending reinforcements. During the whole battle, the Yangquan Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, which was active in Yangquan, and many guerrilla units also participated. However, as soon as the battle was over, these Eighth Route Armies disappeared! ”

"A large number of reconnaissance troops and intelligence personnel have been used, but no specific traces of them have been found!"

"But judging by the signs of their retreat on the battlefield, in last night's battle, they also suffered a lot of losses, and they took away all the weapons and ammunition on the battlefield, including bullet shells!"

"With a large number of wounded and corpses, and a large number of weapons and ammunition, they will definitely not be able to run far. Inferiorly inferred, they are hiding in the mountains in the territory of Yangquan! ”

"At present, a number of reconnaissance teams with radio stations have been sent to keep an eye on the entrances and exits of these mountains, as long as they are found, there will be news immediately!"

"Yo Xi!" Major General Tsuda was pleased with the result.

"Yesterday's battle, I have reported to the military headquarters, which is very dissatisfied with us and has instructed us to find this Tuba road and then destroy them. If the troops are insufficient, the military department can send a tank brigade to volunteer us. However, I refused. If we still need chariot support to destroy these dirt roads, even if we finally annihilate them, our 4th Mixed Brigade will become the laughing stock of the Imperial army! ”

"However, I asked the military headquarters for air support, and the military headquarters has drawn a flying squadron to provide air support to us at any time. So, Chief of Staff, you must find these dirt roads. The humiliation we received last night, I must double it back to the Eighth Route Army! ”

The chief of staff immediately received the order and prepared to give the order.

As soon as he reached the door, a voice full of excitement sounded outside the headquarters.

"Found it, the reconnaissance team has found the dirt eight road that ambushed us!"

The communications staff officer rushed in with an excited face and reported!

"Report to the sir, the first reconnaissance detachment is in an emergency, they found that a large number of troops of the Eighth Route Army have left the mountains, at least one regiment in size, equipped with a large number of heavy machine guns and mortars, and it seems that there are also split mountain artillery!"

"Order the reconnaissance detachment to follow immediately, they must have taken advantage of it and wanted to slip away. Kill so many of our imperial troops, we must not let them escape! Before the chief of staff, whose face quickly flashed with surprise, could speak, Major General Tsuda, who had vowed to take revenge, had already decisively ordered.

"Hey, I called back as soon as I received the order!" The communications staff officer immediately replied.

"Yo Si! You did a great job! Major General Tsuda glanced appreciatively at the communications staff officer, and then continued to order.

"However, you also have to give an order to the reconnaissance detachment to find out the direction of the march of the Tuba Road as soon as possible. If they really plan to retreat, we must send troops to stop them! ”

In less than an hour, the three regiments of a detachment and the Yangquan Independent Regiment, which had been redressed, all entered the field of vision of Major General Tsuda, the devil.

However, Major General Tsuda was not happy at all.

The four regiments left the mountain in four different directions, and more importantly, shortly after they left the mountain, they divided their forces again. There are troops with one battalion in size, one reinforced battalion in size, and two battalions in size!

"Yaga, what are you doing here? Could it be that they intend to divide their forces and retreat, prevent the troops from being surrounded by us, and then end it in one pot! Major General Tsuda scolded with a frown.

"Quite possibly!" The chief of staff analyzed.

"In the past, when we encircled and suppressed the Eighth Route Army, they broke through every time, and they must have been afraid of being killed by us. However, in this case, it is almost impossible for us to block them all in Yangquan! ”

"And! The number of stations equipped by the reconnaissance detachment is limited. Because of the large-scale division of troops on the Tuba Road, the reconnaissance detachment could only divide troops to monitor them. But scouts equipped with radios can only monitor a few slightly larger Dirt Eight Routes! ”

"That is to say, from now on, we will not be able to know the direction and specific location of the retreat of all the dirt roads in time!" Major General Tsuda stared at the chief of staff and asked rhetorically.

"Hey!" The chief of staff replied stubbornly.

Major General Tsuda wanted to get angry, but as soon as the words reached his mouth, he swallowed them back again.

He knew that the chief of staff was not to blame. Compared to the Chinese army, the imperial army is indeed well-equipped. But for such expensive equipment as the radio station, the imperial army was only equipped to the brigade level.

Even if the chief of staff extracted all the radio stations in Yangquan City, he could only equip six or seven reconnaissance detachments, but this was obviously impossible. The brigade headquarters needs a radio, and it would be nice if half of the radio in the city could be siphoned off.

In the end, he could only hold back his anger and order: "Give them an order, closely monitor these dirt roads, and if there is a situation, you must report it immediately, and you must not delay the military situation!" ”

In the following time, radio stations continued to send the specific information of each regiment of a detachment, and the combat staff officers displayed them on the sand table as soon as possible on the basis of these telegrams.

Major General Tsuda, whose eyes never left the sand table, soon noticed that something was wrong.

frowned and exclaimed, "No! These dirt roads don't seem to be retreating! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a communications staff officer rushed in.

This time, he did not directly send the telegram to the combat staff officer guarding the sand table, but rushed directly to Major General Tsuda to report.

"General! The Tuba Road in the direction of Mazhuang Town suddenly stopped retreating and surrounded our stronghold in Mazhuang Town, and it has been? ”

"What's going on, tell me clearly!" Major General Tsuda's bad premonition intensified, and he stared at the communications staff officer and asked.

"We have begun to attack the stronghold of Mazhuang Town, and they are armed with mortars and mountain artillery, and their firepower is strong. And we only stationed a reinforced squad and a company of the Imperial Association Army in the stronghold of Mazhuang Town. As soon as the battle began, we were pressed and beaten, and the turret was also bombed by the mountain cannon of the Dirt Eighth Road! ”

"Nani?" Major General Tsuda's brows furrowed even deeper, and his gaze quickly returned to the sand table.

Soon, a shocked expression appeared on his face, and he shouted, "Baga! We were fooled. The Dirt Eighth Road is not a retreat at all, it is an attack, continue to attack us, and destroy all our small-scale strongholds in Yangquan territory! ”

"General! The stronghold of Zhouzhuang was attacked, and the offensive firepower of the Eighth Route Army was strong, and the garrison could only hold out for half an hour at most, asking for reinforcements! Perhaps to prove Tsuda's judgment, as soon as the exclamation came out, another communications staff officer rushed in and reported.

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