Chapter 115: The Commander is furious
Kimura Hisazo naturally couldn't answer Kawagishi Bunzaburo's inquiry, he could only keep his head down and a helpless expression on his face.
Kawagishi Bunzaburo didn't dare to ignore this issue, but now that he knew that the 80th Wing had been completely annihilated, he felt that an infantry wing and a cavalry wing sent out might not be able to rescue the 79th Wing trapped in Xiyang County.
However, the troops of the 39th Brigade are still responsible for garrisoning part of the county, and the transfer of a wing of the 39th Brigade is already the limit.
Unable to continue the transfer of troops from the 39 Brigade, Kawagishi Bunzaburo had no choice but to pick up the phone, and he immediately called the headquarters of the First Army.
The 20th Division is subordinate to the First Army of the North China Front, and the headquarters of the First Army is still located in Hebei Province.
At the headquarters of the First Army, when the commander of the First Army, Kiyoji Kazuki, received a call from Kawagishi Bunzaburo, he was already ready to go to rest.
The battle in Shanxi, Kazuki Kiyoji, had no concerns for the time being, he felt that the Japanese troops had captured Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi Province, and the battle there was completely over.
Now Xiangyue Qingji pays great attention to the battle in Henan Province, so for the battle in Shanxi, Xiangyue Qingji only has a general understanding.
"Your Excellency Commander, the siege operation we launched against the 129th Division has failed, and it is very likely that the 80th Wing has been completely annihilated, the 79th Wing is besieged in Xiyang County and cannot move, and the 20th Division cannot organize an effective rescue force, so I request Your Excellency the Commander to give guidance."
After the phone was connected, Kawagishi Fumizaburo immediately told his situation, and his tone was very awkward.
"What the hell is going on, even if the battle fails, how can the 80th Wing be completely annihilated, how can the Eighth Route Army have the ability to eat one of our infantry wings, Kawagishi-kun, you're not joking with me, are you?"
Stunned to hear the news that the 80th Wing was likely to be wiped out, Kazuki Kiyoji even thought that this was Kawagishi Fumizaburo joking with him.
He felt that even if the battle failed, the troops would only lose thousands of people, and now a wing could be completely annihilated, and this matter was unacceptable to Kiyoji Kazuki no matter what.
"Your Excellency, Commander, do you remember Sun Weiguo? The last time we hit our troops in Qingcheng Town, Sun Weiguo, this time the 80th Wing was completely annihilated and Sun Weiguo has a lot to do with it, he is still in Pingding County, Your Excellency Commander, if we don't immediately send reinforcements over, the 79th Wing and even the 40th Brigade Headquarters will be in danger. ”
Kawagishi Bunzaburo said in an anxious tone, he is very aware of the laws of the battlefield, and often the delay of reinforcements for a second will cause unimaginable consequences, especially thinking of the mysterious Sun Weiguo, Kawagishi Bunzaburo is even more anxious.
If all the troops of the 40th Brigade had problems, Kawagishi Bunzaburo would be punished.
"I immediately got in touch with the Fifth Division in Shanxi, and I asked them to send some troops to Pingding County with you. After temporarily halting all battle plans and rescuing the 79th Wing, it is imperative to maintain the return of both the enemy and us to the pre-battle posture. ”
Hearing Kawagishi Bunzaburo's anxious tone, Kiyoji Kazuki knew that it was not a joke, and his tone became serious.
At this time, it was not the time to hold anyone responsible, Kazuki Kiyoji immediately hung up the phone, and then he immediately asked the chief of staff, Hashimoto Group, to get in touch with the Shanxi Fifth Division, and asked the Fifth Division to send troops to assist the 20th Division in the battle.
The chief of staff of the First Army, Hashimoto Group, did not dare to delay in the slightest, and he immediately began to keep the staff officers busy.
Messages began to be sent out from the headquarters, and Hashimoto came to Kiyoji Kazuki.
"Does this Sun Weiguo have any detailed information about him, what military school did he graduate from, could it be that he came out of the Whampoa Military Academy?"
Kiyoji Kazuki looked at Hashimoto with a puzzled expression on his face.
The last time the Japanese troops besieged the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, Sun Weiguo inflicted heavy losses on a brigade of the 109th Division of the Japanese Army in Qingcheng Town.
This matter is already clear to both the Chinese and Japanese troops, and the name Sun Weiguo is not very unfamiliar to many Japanese commanders.
But even Kazuki Kiyoji would not have thought that Sun Weiguo, who brought heavy damage to a Japanese brigade last time, was very likely to annihilate an infantry wing this time, this matter is too weird, and Kazuki Kiyoji is a little unbelievable until now.
"Sun Weiguo was born in Nanzhuang Village, Chengguan Town, Pingding County, he is an orphan, he seems to have been raised by a hunter, he did not go to any military school. Your Excellency, this is what we currently know about Sun Weiguo, who is a typical mud leg. ”
Hashimoto looked at Kiyoji Kazuki in front of him, and he reported softly, with a look of disbelief on his face.
These high-ranking officers of the Japanese army have all gone through a series of systematic training, non-commissioned officer academies, and army universities, and they have all experienced them.
In their opinion, it is completely unthinkable that an officer who has not attended any military school will command a battle.
"Continue to investigate, I don't believe that a mud-legged man who has not gone to a military school can bring such heavy losses to our Imperial Army, he must have some special experience to let the intelligence agencies continue to investigate." Kiyoji Kazuki said in a cold tone.
"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander." Hashimoto immediately saluted and said.
Sun Weiguo brought such great losses to the Japanese troops, and the Japanese troops naturally would not let him go easily.
At the same time, receiving the 5th Division from the headquarters of the 1st Army, they quickly transferred the cavalry wing, and the infantry wing assisted the 20 Division in the operation.
The Japanese army dispatched two infantry wings, two cavalry wings totaling more than 8,000 people, and these troops came from different places to kill Pingding County.
At this time, all the troops in Shanxi had already received information, and the commanders of these troops were very puzzled by how the Japanese army could suddenly mobilize so many troops to Pingding County.
For a while, all the attention of all parties was concentrated here in Pingding County, and the intelligence from all sides also quickly inquired about the news.
The two numbers of the 129th Division and the Pingding County Brigade began to appear in various intelligences, and immediately after, the name Sun Weiguo also began to appear.
"The 129th Division and the county brigade jointly fought a winning battle in Nanzhuang Village, and it is said that they completely annihilated an infantry wing of the Japanese army.
"There were only more than 1,000 people in the Eighth Route Army in the Battle of Nanzhuang Village, and it was Sun Weiguo who commanded the battle, and he annihilated an infantry wing of the Japanese army, and it is said that another wing of the Japanese army is also facing the threat of being completely annihilated."
"Sun Weiguo had already won a battle in Qingcheng last time, and then disappeared, I originally thought he was just a flash in the pan, but I didn't expect him to win a battle again, it's really unbelievable."