The headquarters of the Japanese division in Linfen City.

Lieutenant General Fujino was in a very good mood for the past two days.

Okamura Ninji actually chose himself as a breakthrough point for the imperial army to sweep the Eighth Route Army in North China.

As a high-ranking officer of the Imperial Army who had just been promoted to the rank of lieutenant general, Lieutenant General Fujino knew that this was a good opportunity for the commander to give himself another chance, a good opportunity to achieve combat exploits.

As long as you can take out the old opponent and the new regiment, and then send troops to reinforce the imperial army on other battlefields, so that the imperial army can win the entire sweep. Then you can take the first credit of the whole sweep. When the time comes, he will not only be able to sit firmly in the position of lieutenant general division commander, but also accumulate combat merits and capital for further promotion in the future.

Thinking that he would be promoted to lieutenant general commander of the imperial army in the near future, Lieutenant General Fujino, who was standing in front of the sand table, couldn't help but smile on his face, which made all the subordinates in the command look inexplicable.

"Sir, the Taiyuan Military Department has telegraphed that the troops reinforced to us by the Front Army have arrived in Taiyuan a day ago. The 2,000 recruits that the military headquarters gave us, a garrison brigade, a mountain artillery brigade, and a cavalry brigade were all in place. ”

"The reinforced wing that the Front Army has drawn from Beiping includes three reinforced infantry brigades, a mountain artillery brigade, and a rapid-fire artillery squadron!"

"The baggage squadron that transports food and ammunition supplies to us is also a reinforced brigade, a total of six baggage squadrons, each baggage squadron is responsible for more than 1,200 mules, horses and horses, a total of 7,500 dead mules, horses and horses~"

"The total strength of the entire mixed brigade exceeds 8,500 people, and there are also three regiments with a total of 3,000 imperial troops to assist the baggage team to deliver food to us, and be responsible for those mules and horses!"

"Yo Xi, very good!" Fujino replied with great satisfaction.

"With these materials and troops, our division and regiment no longer need to shrink their heads and turtles, and they can take the initiative to attack and kill a new group!"

Once bitten by a snake, I was afraid of the well rope for ten years......

Seeing that Fujino was getting more and more excited, the chief of staff couldn't help but remind.

"Division commander, the intelligence system of the Eighth Route Army is pervasive, and I'm sure they have also received relevant information!"

"I'm afraid they're going to concentrate their forces to raid our reinforcements and intercept those food and ammunition supplies like they did last time!"

The smile on Lieutenant General Fujino's face was gone, and two cold rays of light quickly shot out from a pair of eyes!

"Your Excellency the Commander has already considered this, otherwise he would not have recruited so many mules and horses to transport food and ammunition supplies!"

The chief of staff then added: "Division commander, I know that the use of mules and horses can reduce the dependence of mixed brigades on the road and pass through the base area of the Eighth Route Army in the shortest possible time!" ”

"However, they are so cunning, especially our old opponents, who are just too many to guard against. I always had a hunch that the new regiment wouldn't be so easy for reinforcements to pass through their base with food and ammunition supplies! ”

Fujino shook his head and replied, "Chief of Staff, you are a little too unfounded!" ”

"I admit that the new regiment is indeed very powerful, thwarting the sweeps of the Imperial Army against them again and again. But don't forget, this mixed brigade that reinforced us has more than 8,500 people in the Imperial Army alone, and they only have two days and one night in their base area! ”

"During the day, the reinforcements are covered by aviation, and no matter how powerful the new regiment is, it will not dare to attack them at the risk of being bombed by aircraft!"

"So, the Eighth Route Army's chance is only one night!"

"Do you think it's possible to attack and kill one of our mixed brigades in one night?"

"How many troops do the new regiment have to move, 10,000 people, or 20,000 people, do they have so many troops to draw!"

"Now, I'm not worried that they will sneak up on reinforcements, but that they won't sneak up on our reinforcements!"

"As long as they dare to pass, I believe that our reinforcements will be able to repel their attack and then inflict heavy damage on them. When the time comes, we will send two more infantry brigades to kill them, and it is possible to completely annihilate their attacking troops! ”

Then he ordered: "Chief of Staff, your reminder is just in time!" ”

"Reinforcements have just arrived in Taiyuan, and it will take at least two days to leave. If I am not mistaken, the Imperial Allied Army has already initially formed its combat effectiveness. ”

"Use the ratio of one regiment of the Imperial Allied Army to one squadron of the Imperial Army, and replace two brigades of Imperial Army for me, ready to attack at any time!"

"If the new regiment really dares to send troops to attack our reinforcements, I will make these two infantry brigades the last straw that overwhelms the attacking troops of the new regiment!"

"Hi...... Arrange it now! The chief of staff replied immediately, with a worried expression on his face.

Outside the city of Taiyuan, more than 8,000 Japanese troops, 3,000 imperial troops, plus more than 7,000 mules and horses carrying food and ammunition supplies, it took nearly two hours to get out of the city gate.

At this time, the forward squadron of the mixed brigade was already ten kilometers away from Taiyuan City.

"Go to the front and set up a chain of thunder for the devils, tell the devils that they have been targeted by our Eighth Route Army, and let them stay vigilant anytime and anywhere!" On a hill outside Taiyuan City, Li Wen, who was holding a telescope, ordered with excitement on his face.

As a special forces, no one is more eager to fight than he is.

Looking at the devils on the highway that could not be seen at a glance, Li Wen seemed to have seen patches of devils being killed by himself.

"I'll go over now!" A detachment leader commanded.

Then he happily replied: "It just so happened that we prepared several feeding mines last night, and they will all be buried for the devils in a while, and we are guaranteed to kill more than ten little devils!" ”

After saying that, the confident squad leader rushed to the foot of the mountain.

Major General Shibasaki was the commander of the high-ranking wing of the Japanese army, and temporarily served as the commander of the mixed brigade.

After arriving in Linfen City, he, the brigade commander, could be turned into a regular and become a veritable major general brigade commander under Fujino.

He is very confident in his mission.

Although when he was at the headquarters of the front army, he heard others discuss how powerful the new regiment was, but he always had a disdainful expression.

In his opinion, the reason why the imperial army has been defeated again and again in the hands of this new regiment is not how powerful the new regiment is, but that those commanders of the imperial army are too stupid.

If he was on the battlefield commanding the Imperial Army against the new regiment, he would definitely be able to kill the opponent.

As a highly-appointed wing commander, Major General Shibasaki was confident in his command ability. You must know that even the commander Okamura Ninji has praised himself more than once for being able to train troops and fight.

At this time, the adjutant came over and hesitantly reported: "Sir, the commander of the Fujino Division in Linfen City has sent a telegram, asking us to strengthen our vigilance, the opponent's new regiment is too cunning, it is very likely that we will be targeted by them as soon as we leave Taiyuan City!" ”

"The division commander is too cautious, he must be scared by the new regiment!" Major General Shibasaki replied with a puzzled expression.

"This is Taiyuan City, not Linfen, no matter how capable the new group is, it is impossible to come here! Taiyuan City is the location of the military headquarters of the Imperial Army, and it is heavily guarded, not to mention the main force of the Eighth Route Army, even if they are guerrillas and intelligence personnel, it is difficult to survive here! ”

Call back to the head of the Fujino Division: "We will strengthen our vigilance, please rest assured!" ”

As soon as the adjutant left, Major General Shibasaki followed closely and ordered: "The speed of the troops' march should be accelerated, I will rush to Linfen in the shortest possible time, and then have a good look at the new regiment of future opponents!" ”

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