The joint attack of the 5th Division and the 16th Division in Dezhou not only frustrated the strategic plan of Terauchi Shouichi and Okabe Naosaburo, but another problem, that is, to solve the supply problem of the 5th Division, the 16th Division, and the independent mixed 3rd Brigade, was again placed in front of Terauchi Shouichi. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

As soon as Shouichi Terauchi finished speaking, "If this is the case, it would be easy to do," a report sounded outside the door, and the staff officer on duty sent telegrams from Lieutenant General Toshiyoshi Anto, commander of the 5th Division, Lieutenant General Nakajima Imaigo, commander of the 16th Division, and Lieutenant General Sasaki Zhiichi, commander of the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade.

There was no problem with the supply of the Fifth Division, but because the 16th Division, the Independent Mixed Third Brigade, and the Mixed Third Brigade and the Mixed 13th Brigade on Longhai Road originally received supplies through Tanggu Port in Tianjin, and then transported to Dezhou for storage and transshipment, and the Eighth Route Army occupied Dezhou again, cutting off their supplies. Including the supplies of the 114th Division stationed in Xuzhou and the 5th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade, which were also cut off from supply, they were also evenly distributed in this way and maintained for the time being.

Before Shanshanyuan stepped down as land minister, he had forced Prime Minister Konoe Furuma to resupply the North China Front on a large scale, but it would take time, at least until the steamer transported the supplies to Qingdao Port, and then through the Jiaoji Railway to Jinan, and then they could be transported to the troops separately.

Some supplies were brought from the puppet state of Manchukuo. However, due to the difference between the Jinpu Railway and the fact that it had to guard against the attack of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese army had to adopt a clumsy method to ship Qingdao from Dalian, and it also needed to be transported to Jinan through the Jiaoji Railway, and then distributed to various troops.

Originally, I thought that after the capture of Texas, I could snatch back some of the supplies stored in Texas, and at the worst I could solve the problem of food for the Fifth Division and the Sixteenth Division, but I never thought that the Eighth Route Army would even tear down the city wall of Texas, where could I leave a grain of rice and a pound of noodles for the Japanese army!

Not only is there no rice and noodles, but even dead dogs and dead cats are thrown into the well, and on such a hot day, the little devil can't drink sweet well water, so he has to go to the canal to get water to drink!

The Fifth Division, the Sixteenth Division, and the Independent Mixed Third Brigade that followed behind the butt of the Sixteenth Division, 50,000 or 60,000 horses, couldn't find anything to eat or drink in Dezhou City, so they were dumbfounded, and they could only send a telegram to Terauchi Shouichi for supplies!

Not only food and drink, but also tanks, armored vehicles, and automobiles are all fuel-intensive things, and without fuel they become a ton of scrap metal. The 5th Division of the Japanese Army is a mechanized division, and there are so many vehicles that it needs more diesel and gasoline. In addition, the tanks, armored vehicles, and cars of the 16th Division are all fuel guzzlers, and they are all waiting to replenish the fuel!

In order to launch the Battle of Xuzhou, the Japanese army base camp prepared for a long time before transporting supplies to North China. Unexpectedly, the Eighth Route Army suddenly captured Texas and transported all the supplies stored in Texas, and the logistics storage system of the little devils was all disrupted!

Supplies are not out of nowhere, but are on their way to Qingdao!

After reading the telegram, he ordered the staff officers on duty to send a telegram to the 5th Division, the 16th Division, and the 3rd Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade, asking them to accurately report that the ammunition, fuel, and food available could meet the operational needs for several days!

After the staff officer on duty went, Shouichi Terauchi said hatefully: "This Xiao Siming is definitely a tumor, and it won't work if you don't take surgical measures to remove it!" He attacked the Zhengtai Road Stone Measuring Station, swept away all the supplies on the military train, and blew up the Taohe Railway Bridge, causing the Zhengtai Road to be suspended; His sneak attack on Taiyuan Airport caused the Provisional Aviation Regiment to urgently replenish aircraft, pilots, tower commanders, ground crews, aviation ammunition, aviation fuel, and airport facilities. He made a sneak attack on Shouyang County, resulting in the 109th Brigade of the 36th Division being robbed of all the storage and supplies, and the Front Army had to urgently replenish the 36th Brigade; He attacked Lianzhen and dared to rob even the chariots and armored vehicles of the imperial army; In particular, this capture of Texas caused the greatest losses to the Imperial Army! So many weapons and ammunition, oil, medicines, rice, white flour, and canned beef all fell into the pockets of the Eighth Route Army. If he is allowed to fight like this, not only will the North China Front army become destitute, but it will also drag down the economic collapse of the Great Japanese Empire! If Xiao Siming is not removed, the front army will never have peace! ”

Terauchi Shouichi is Terauchi Shouichi, worthy of being a giant of the Japanese army, and finally saw the difference between Xiao Siming's war and other generals' wars, and discovered the characteristics of Xiao Siming's war capture.

Xiao Siming just wants to bleed the Japanese army, and in the end, he has to let the little devil become a poor egg!

Hebe Shozo suggested that His Excellency the Commander make up his mind and order the Fifth Division and the Sixteenth Division to encircle the Jilu border area east of Jinpu Road, and even if they can't annihilate Xiao Siming's troops, they must be driven into the Bohai Sea to feed the fish!

According to common sense, Hebian Zhengzo's analysis is correct, it is reasonable for Xiao Siming to give up Dezhou, but it is impossible for him to give up the Jilu border base area. Besides, the troops of Xiao Siming's department are there, that is, four regular regiments and three local independent regiments. The Fifth Division, the 16th Division, and the Independent Mixed Third Brigade, the Third Railway Wing, the Eastern Hebei Garrison, and Liu Peichen's troops under their command were all attacked and harassed by them to varying degrees, indicating that Xiao Siming's troops reacted quickly when they were suddenly overwhelmed by heavy troops, and withdrew while fighting to gather their troops.

Destroying the eastward advance detachment of the Eighth Route Army is the established goal, and since the joint attack on Texas has been empty, it is necessary to immediately carry out a heavy siege on the Jilu border area where Xiao Siming's troops are entrenched, and completely eliminate it!

The problem is that Shouichi Terauchi and Naosaburo Okabe were afraid of being fooled, and they thought too much, and they couldn't figure out where Xiao Siming had gone, so it was naturally difficult to make up their minds.

If the heavy siege of the Jilu border area is carried out again, where will the face of the dignified Japanese Army General Terauchi Shouichi be placed?

Besides, the army has not moved the grain and grass first, and the Fifth Division, the Sixteenth Division, and the Third Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade are all screaming for supplies, so this problem must be solved first, right?

The supply of food and grass for tens of thousands of troops is a big deal!

Looking at the situation of Dezhou City, the Eighth Route Army must have also implemented a strong wall clearing in the Jilu border area, in case the army could not find enough food, this battle would not be able to be fought.

While Terauchi Shouichi was deliberating, the staff officer on duty shouted another report and sent a telegram from the 5th Division, the 16th Division, and the 3rd Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade.

The situation of these three units was different, the Fifth Division was partially replenished when it returned to Jinan, and it was replenished again when it embarked on the ship in Qingdao, there was sufficient ammunition, there was no shortage of medicines, and what needed to be replenished was oil and rations. Needless to say, because they are mechanized divisions, they have a lot of vehicles and consume a lot of fuel, and as long as they start operations, they have to have a continuous supply of oil, and they cannot maintain the needs of long-term operations by relying solely on the fuel carried by their own baggage wings. As for the rations, because when the Fifth Division boarded the ship in Qingdao, it was carried according to the rations of the 7th day, and it drifted at sea for two days, and after the landing in Tanggu until the attack on Dezhou, it took another three days, and the rations carried by the troops were only two days.

The situation of the 16th Division was more serious, they did not repair after participating in the Battle of Xuzhou, and after capturing Shangqiu, they were ordered to transfer north, and the oil, ammunition, medicine, and rations were all exhausted. Fortunately, some of them were urgently replenished in Tai'an, but they were all evenly supplied from the 5th and 10th Divisions, and they were far from meeting the needs of continuous operations.

The arrogant commander of the 16th Division, Nakajima Imago even said in a telegram: "I don't know where to find rice and white noodles, and I don't know what to eat for breakfast tomorrow!" ”

The situation of the independent mixed third brigade is worse than that of the fifth division and better than that of the sixteenth division, they are newly formed troops, and during the battle of Xuzhou, they followed the fifth division behind the ass to beat the dew, because the main force of the fifth theater broke through in advance, they basically did not fight, and they followed the tour for a while. Therefore, there is enough ammunition, enough medicine, and all that is lacking is fuel and rations.

This kind of telegram is annoying to watch!

It's a pity that as the commander of the army, Terauchi Shouichi is upset, and he has to endure reading the telegram and call back to instruct what to do!

Fortunately, the Japanese army stored weapons, ammunition, and oil in the Pingjin area, and food was not a problem, but the problem was how to transport it to Texas!

Terauchi Toshi's gaze turned to Lieutenant General Tokugawa Yoshitoshi, commander of the Provisional Air Corps of the North China Front, and his tone was a little more cordial: "Tokugawa-kun, we must transport supplies to the Fifth Division, the Sixteenth Division, and the Independent Mixed Third Brigade. For the time being, this mission can only be asked to Tokugawa-kun. It is necessary to dispatch all the transport planes to urgently drop some fuel, ammunition, and food to Texas to meet their operational needs within two days. For the rest, the front army will organize shipping, road transportation, and send supplies to the front! ”

Tokugawa Yoshitoshi was beaten just now with a blue nose and swollen face, and now he listened to what Terauchi Shouichi said kindly, and he didn't care about anything, just a standing upright, and a "Hai!" ”

After the "Hai" was over, Tokugawa Yoshitoshi didn't know what to think, and even reported in a trembling voice: "Your Excellency, the Provisional Aviation Regiment of the North China Front also needs to be replenished. Continuous combat, fuel and ammunition consumption is significant. ”

Without waiting for Tokugawa Yoshitoshi to finish speaking, Terauchi Shouichi's face turned up, interrupted him directly, and said coldly: "Don't tell me this, go and tell the directors and section chiefs in charge of the Ministry of War and the General Staff Headquarters." I don't listen to this, I want your fighter plane to be able to take off at any time and be able to carry out combat orders at any time! ”

Tokugawa Haomin paused for a moment, glanced at Terauchi Shouichi a little fearfully, and quickly said "Hai" again.

Shouichi Terauchi waved his hand to let Tokukawa Goshitoshi leave.

As soon as Tokugawa Yoshitoshi left, Deputy Chief of Staff Kawabe Shozo repeated the suggestion he had just made, requesting that the Fifth Division and the Sixteenth Division be ordered to besiege Jilubian with heavy troops.

This time, in order to enhance his persuasiveness, Hebe Shozo went so far as to say that the Eighth Route Army must have transported all the arms, oil, medicines, and grain stolen from Dezhou back to the Leling and Qingyun areas, and as long as the heavy troops besieged the Jilu border and captured the cadres and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, they would not worry about finding a place to go for these supplies.

This statement resonated with Naosaburo Okabe and Seiichi Kita. The two old devils made a noise, and they both suggested that heavy troops should besiege Jilubian!