Tail high Kamezo's words made Kobayashi Asaburo look at him with admiration.

When he went to make a phone call, Kobayashi Asaburo secretly thought that His Excellency the commander, who was known as a brave general, was also rough and detailed, and he showed his demeanor as a military commander at a critical time. It should be reported to the North China Front Army Headquarters and the Central China Dispatch Army Headquarters, because after all, they have a good grasp of the overall situation and know a lot of information, so they may have a more accurate judgment on the movements of the Eighth Route Army in Shandong. Besides, if you don't report it, who will be responsible if something big happens in the future? Is it still possible to let His Excellency, the newly appointed commander, and himself go to apologize for his crimes?

The reckless commander has learned well, and the chief of staff, Kobayashi Asaburo, has naturally become more refined. On this occasion, Kobayashi Asaburo not only sent a telegram to the headquarters of the North China Front Army and the headquarters of the Central China Dispatch Army, but also made a phone call to the commanders of the 10th and 8th Division to find out the enemy's situation. At this point, Kobayashi Asaburo was still not at ease, and ordered the staff officers on duty to call the garrisons of the 33rd Division, the Qingdao garrison, the Jinan garrison, Xuzhou, Yanzhou, Tai'an, Taixi, Luxi, and Hebei-Shandong border areas, asking them to be highly vigilant, strictly guard against Tubalu attacks, and report immediately as soon as there was any disturbance.

When they returned to the war room, the commander of the military police and the puppet Shandong police chief Zhang Yadong had already been called into the office.

Although Ogaka Kamezo is much more sober now, and his decision is decent, his real surname is difficult. When Kobayashi Asaburo came in, Otaka Kamizo was reprimanding Zhang Yadong, saying that he was as timid as a mouse, and he was only suitable for detective work, not for reconnaissance work. The Police Department was responsible for the security of the whole province, but it did not know anything about the movements of the Eighth Route Army, and the passive combat of the Imperial Army was directly related to Zhang Yadong's Police Department and Tang Yangdu's Shandong Garrison.

Otaka Kamizo warns Zhang Yadong that if he doesn't want to make progress, let him go to Ohashi Kumao's secret service to receive education, and let Ohashi Kumao teach him how to do intelligence gathering.

It wasn't until Zhang Yadong was reprimanded that he lowered his head, bent down and shouted Hai Yi vigorously, that the urine flowed down his thighs, making the house smell of urine, and the tail high turtle hid that he waved his hand to let him go back, and Tianming began to carry out a large-scale investigation in Jinan to arrest all the hidden anti-Japanese elements.

After Zhang Yadong left, Otaka Kamizo felt that it was useless for the commander of the gendarmerie to stay here, and that it was okay for these gendarmes to enforce military discipline and interrogate anti-Japanese elements, but when it came to fighting, they would not play much role. The commander of the gendarmerie was also very interested, he had already seen that Odaka Kamizo and Kobayashi Asaburo were a little panicked, and there would definitely be no good fruit to eat if they stayed here, and when he saw that Otaka Kamezo saw that he was a little impatient, he quickly reported that the gendarmes of Jiaoxian, Gaomi, Anqiu, Linqu, and Boshan could not be contacted, and then he picked up his tail and slipped away in the scolding of Otaka Kamizo Hachigaya.

Now there are only three people left in the war room, Otaka Kamezo, Kobayashi Asaburo, and Ohashi Kumao, which are very quiet, only the clock in the corner of the house is ticking and ticking, which disturbs people.

Ogaka Kamizo felt hot all over, and regardless of whether the late night wind in November would blow people cold, he got up and opened the window, and ripped off the buttons on the lieutenant general's uniform, allowing the cold wind to pour directly into his chest.

The effect is really good, a gust of wind blows, and Ozaka Kamizo feels much cooler, more comfortable, and much more sober.

Looking out the window at the swarthy night, Ogaka Kamizo felt that the Eighth Route Army was as unfathomable as this deep night. Amaterasu, manifest your spirits, and tell me what these dirt roads are going to do!

Amaterasu didn't respond, but the phone calls from Kumiya Shimoto and the telegrams from Shunroku Hata and Naosaburo Okabe arrived.

Shimoto Kumanya told Otaka Kamizo in frustration on the phone that the 1st 0th 5th Wing had already made a call to the remaining troops in Anqiu, and the person who answered the phone spoke fluent Hirosaki accent, but the 1st 05th Wing Wing Captain Kudo Zhentaka Dasa insisted that this person was by no means the left-behind squad leader of the Kondo Brigade, because the squad leader was his own nephew, and the person who answered the phone did not know this relationship. Moreover, through the commander's special password, it is impossible to contact Captain Kondo and the Gaomi Station and Jiaoxian Station of the Jiaoji Road Garrison. It shows that the original Gaomi Station troops of the Jiaoji Road garrison reported that everything was normal, and that Anqiu County fell into the hands of the Eighth Route Army 100 percent. However, he personally called the garrisons of Zhangqiu, Linzi, Zhangdian, Yidu, and Changle, and the people who answered the phone in these places were the brigade commanders, wing commanders, and brigade commanders of the 10th Eighth Division, confirming that the Eighth Route Army had not yet attacked here.

Otaka Kamizo was upset when he listened, and hung up the phone without waiting for Shimoto Kumaya to finish speaking, picked up Shunroku Hatata's telegram and read it.

It is estimated that Shunroku Hata was woken up in his sleep, and his anger can be seen between the lines of the telegram: "Commander of the Twelfth Army, Lieutenant General Otaka Kamezo: The Wuhan Raid is coming to an end, please take care of your backyard, before the end of the Wuhan Raider and the Guangzhou Raid, don't engage in any Jiaoji Road sweeping operations, just stick to the line of communication and ensure the supply of the army." After the end of the Wuhan Raid, it will not be too late for Your Excellency to mobilize troops to clear out the remnants of resistance in Shandong. As a top priority, planes should be dispatched after dawn to cover, and the 108th Division and the 33rd Division must be mobilized to recapture Gaomi and Jiaoxian stations and ensure that the Jiaoji Road is unblocked. ”

Angry is angry, after all, Shunroku Hata is a strategic commander-in-chief of the army, and he has a clear understanding of the battle situation, and then what he said is very pertinent: "Although the Wuhan Offensive is still progressing smoothly, Chiang Kai-shek's troops are stubborn, resisting one by one, and often seizing fighters to launch counterattacks. Our army suffered heavy losses on the front line in Wuhan, and has so far failed to form a division that has been completely annihilated. On the other hand, because of its strategic depth and relatively rapid training and replenishment, the number of troops before the war and the number of troops still have are extremely indignant. Another: Liu Yiminjiao, the instructor of the Eighth Route Army, claimed to be on the front line in Wuhan, but so far, our army has arrived at the periphery of Wuhan, and the number of the unit has not been found. Although it cannot be ruled out that the enemy will repeat his old tricks, disguise other units in China to fight with our army, or hide in the city of Wuhan and wait for a street battle with us, after all, no trace of the enemy has been found. The 12th Army must pay attention and order all units to be vigilant to prevent the enemy from suddenly returning to Shandong. If this happens, all units should be strictly ordered to shrink their defensive lines and hold on to them at all odds. Do not act rashly and fall for the enemy's tricks. ”

After reading Shunroku Hata's telegram, Odaka Kamizo's heart moved, could it be that he was said by General Shunliu Hata, this Liu Yiming's cooking power will not sneak back to Shandong quietly!

While thinking about it, he flipped through the telegram of Naosaburo Gangbe, chief of staff of the North China Front.

Naosaburo Gangbe is now the person who has dealt with the Eighth Route Army for the longest time and has the deepest experience in the command of the North China Front, and his telegram is more direct and clear: "According to the operational characteristics of Liu Yimin's instructor, it is suspected that the Eighth Route Army's action to capture Jiaoxian, Gaomi, Anqiu, Linqu, and Boshan is the prelude to the army's imminent launch of a major war. There are all kinds of indications that the abnormal reaction of the two troops of Gaomi and the collective jade fragmentation of the Kondo Brigade should be from Liu Yiming's cooking force. In the whole of China, only Liu Yimin's instructor can wipe out a field brigade of the imperial army in an instant, and only Liu Yimin's instructor is most accustomed to using this kind of sneak attack trick. Only Liu Yimin's elite squad was able to sneak into Gaomi County unconsciously under the vigilant gaze of the imperial army sentry. The Twelfth Army should immediately cancel the Jiaoji Road Sweeping Operational Plan. It is imperative that the 108th Division be ordered to concentrate on the railway line, build strong fortifications, and stand firm for reinforcements; The Jinan, Qingdao, and Xuzhou airports were ordered to dispatch all planes early tomorrow morning to take turns to reconnoiter and cover the 33rd Division to move closer to the 108th Division. The two divisions had to build a strong defensive line connected to each other, hold on with resolute determination, and wait for reinforcements. If you must not move to Jinan or Qingdao, the instructor of the Eighth Route Army must have made arrangements and is likely to launch a lightning strike when the two divisions are in a hurry to transfer. ”

At the end of the telegram, Naosaburo Okabe told Katsuo Takakamezo: "Please conscientiously study the ban issued by General Terauchi Shouichi to fight with the instructors of the Eighth Route Army, strictly guard against it, and ensure the safety of the 108th Division and the 33rd Division." ”

After reading the telegram, Ogaka Kamizo broke out in a cold sweat, and it seemed that the Twelfth Army that he had just formed was facing great danger. The telegram from the chief of staff of the guard post department meant that the Eighth Route Army was coming for the 108th Division, and wanted to swallow the 108th Division and the 33rd Division in one bite. Do they have such a good appetite? When did the [***] team become so rampant that they dared to fight the idea of two divisions of the Imperial Army.

Looking at the stunned Odaka Kamizo, Kobayashi Asaburo also cast his eyes on the night sky outside the window, and his voice seemed to float from the deep night sky: "Your Excellency Commander, seriously, the 108th Division and the 33rd Division combined, their combat effectiveness is not as strong as that of the 8th Division or the 10th Division!" ”

This statement made the tail turtle hide like waking up from a dream. Yes, it is not a big problem whether to fight the Jiaoji Road sweeping operation or not, but if it is really the main force of Liu Yimin's tutor who returns to Shandong, and targets the 108th Division and the 33rd Division on the Jiaoji Road, then the problem will be serious. No matter how effective these two divisions are, are they two divisions after all! In case they really come to a collective like the Eighth Division or the Tenth Division, let alone the considerable generals, marshals, land ministers, and chiefs of staff, I am afraid that their military careers will end here, and they will have to apologize for their crimes. That's the end of it!

Ogaka Kamizo, who was completely awakened, grabbed the phone and directly called the troops of the 10th and 8th Divisions stationed in Zhangqiu, Linzi, Zhangdian, Yidu, and Changle, and confirmed that what Xia Yuan Xiong Mi said was right, and that the Eighth Route Army had indeed not attacked here, so Odaka Kamizo called Lieutenant General Xia Yuan Xiongya, commander of the 10 8th Division, and Lieutenant General Gan Ji Shigtaro, commander of the 33rd Division, and ordered them to increase their vigilance, shrink their troops, move closer to each other, establish a defensive line, and strictly prevent a sneak attack by the Eighth Route Army. Covering the 33rd Division, it moved closer to the 108th Division.

Considering that it was really possible for the Eighth Route Army to make a desperate gamble and launch a big war as Lieutenant General Naosaburo Gangbe said, Otaka Kamizo issued an order ordering the garrisons of Xuzhou, Yanzhou, Tai'an, Taixi, Southwest Lu, Luxi, and Jilu to immediately mobilize and prepare for a big war. The Qingdao and Weihai garrisons and marines were ordered to immediately mobilize to strictly prevent a sneak attack by the Eighth Route Army.

After giving the order, Ogaka Kamezo asked Kobayashi Asaburo to notify Jinan Airport immediately, and sent a plane to take him to Weixian early tomorrow morning. However, Ogaka Kamizo revised the plan, he no longer parachuted, and asked Shimoto Kumaya to prepare for his landline to land at Weixian Twenty Lipu Airport.

After dealing with these things, Otaka Kamizo didn't go back to his bedroom, and rested on the marching bed in the war room, waiting for the dawn to leave. He wanted to personally command the 108th Division and the 33rd Division to fight and rescue these two divisions.

For the two old decays of Shimoto Kuma and Ganji Shigetaro, the tail is not at ease. He believes in an old Chinese saying, "If a soldier is a bear, he will be a nest of bears." He believed that as long as he went, the 10th and 33rd Divisions would become elite like his old troops, the 19th Division of the Korean Army, and would not only be able to resist the possible attacks of the Eighth Route Army, but also recapture Jiaoxian and Gaomi counties and restore the smooth operation of the Jiaoji Railway.

Otaka Kamizo's plot is destined not to be realized, because at this time, Liu Yimin, the head instructor of the Eighth Route Army, the secretary of the [***] Shandong Bureau, and the commander of the Shandong Military Region, has already arrived at the headquarters of the 10th and Eighth Division of the Weixian Army, and is looking at Lieutenant General Xiong Mi of Xia Yuan with an incredible look on his face with a smile!

After receiving the telegram that Wang Laohu attacked and occupied Anqiu and Wang Dahu completely annihilated the Kondo Brigade of the Yue Army, Liu Yimin was overjoyed and surprised. The good news is that Wang Laohu attacked and occupied Anqiu, opening the passage to Fangzi and Weixian, and our army could attack the headquarters of the 10th and 8th Division of the Yue Army in Weixian at any time. Wang Dahu led the main force of the first regiment to fight boldly and fiercely, and the army was completely annihilated before it had time to react, and it played the prestige of the first-class main force of the first regiment. What was surprising was that before the collapse of the Kondo Brigade, there was time to blow up the radio station, so that the Church could not disguise the Kondo Brigade to keep in touch with the Japanese army, so that the Japanese army would be alarmed immediately. Moreover, it should not be that Wang Dahu should not let the more than 20 militia soldiers return to the Li Wenli Department. You must know that in history, Li Wenli was finally defeated and captured to be a Han annihilation, although Li Wenli himself was reluctant to be a Han annihilation after being captured, and it was his subordinates who persuaded him to be a Han annihilation, but Li Wenli's troops were complex, and there were regimental commander-level officials under him who had already exchanged money with the army, which was an absolute historical fact. Some time ago, the main force of the Eighth Route Army went south to northern Jiangsu, and the Li Wenli Department was under great pressure, and the spies must have already mixed in. Maybe the reason why he was able to keep the current remnants of the defeated army and not completely wiped out was because the secret service of the army wanted to persuade him to surrender and deliberately reserved part of his strength. As soon as they reported the situation, the special agents would definitely know that it was the Eighth Route Army that eliminated the Kondo Brigade and fought cleanly. Once this information is transmitted, the army will immediately determine that it is the main force of the Eighth Route Army instructor who has returned to Shandong. In this way, the army is likely to be alert and will immediately gather troops and hold the defensive line. If you want to launch a surprise attack again, it will be difficult to completely annihilate the 108th Division and the 33rd Division of the Japanese Army.

Of course, even if the army is alert and takes countermeasures, Liu Yimin is also sure to eliminate these two divisions of the army. It's just that in that case, the sneak attack will become a strong attack, and if the battle is fought, the casualties of the main force of the instructor may not be acceptable to Liu Yimin. After all, people are flesh and blood, bullets hit anyone will be wounded, sacrificed, although the 108th Division is an ad hoc division, the will to fight is not strong, but those soldiers are long-trained veterans, field combat encounters encirclement, when attacked, they may think about running for their lives to save their lives, but if you stick to the danger, the combat effectiveness of the 108th Division may break out, you must know that those old devils marksmanship is very good, basically can do the gunshot, if they are given a chance, more than 20,000 people per person and one shot, the instructor's casualties will be very heavy.

After realizing these problems, Liu Yimin discussed with Luo Ronghuan and Cai Zhong, and the devil will definitely be alert soon. Because although the 12th Army had just been formed, the commander of the 12th Army, Otaka Kamizo, and the chief of staff, Kobayashi Asaburo, had just arrived in Shandong and did not have a deep understanding of the instructor's tactics, but the commander of the 10th and 8th Division, Xia Yuan Xiongmi, had been stationed in Jinan, Shandong, and witnessed the annihilation of the 21st Division, the 8th Division, and the 10th Division of the Japanese Army, and the 3rd, 4th, and 6th Brigades of the Reading Army. If he smells the wind, I am afraid that no matter what the Twelfth Army orders, he will shrink his troops and stick to the fortified city. Moreover, Lieutenant General Naosaburo Gangbe, chief of staff of the North China Front, is an old opponent of the instructor, and whenever there is any trouble, this guy will inevitably be alert, and he will immediately think that it is the main force of the instructor who is launching an attack on Jiaoji Road, and the target is the 108th Division and the 33rd Division that are separated from the main force and scattered and stationed. In that case, the Battle of Jiaoji Road will be fought for a long time, and it is likely to form a situation where the fox will not be able to eat and provoke a body, that is, it will not be able to eliminate the 108th Division and the 33rd Division, and it will also expose the combat intentions of the main force of the instructor, and in the end, it may end up with a grudge and retreat.

Liu Yimin is telling the truth, Luo Ronghuan and Cai Zhongxin have a number, the battle of Jiaoji Road is to seize the opportunity of the army from top to bottom to focus on Wuhan and Guangzhou, fight the army coldly, and then wave the main force to sweep through Shandong like a fallen leaf in the autumn wind, taking advantage of the panic of the army, there is no time to adjust the deployment, and the scattered army is eliminated or driven out of Shandong one by one. If the Yue army had discovered our army's intentions in advance and fought with us, not to mention anything else, the air superiority of the Yue army alone would have caused heavy losses to the troops.

Cai Zhonganxious's brows jumped and jumped, and he couldn't sit down, reminding Liu Yimin and Luo Ronghuan whether they were considering ordering the troops to march forward overnight, divide and encircle the enemy of Zhangqiu, Linzi, Zhangdian, Yidu, and Changle, carry out a strong attack, and completely annihilate the enemy. But after suggesting the exit, I felt that it was just nonsense, no matter how fast the troops were, they had to be able to get to the designated place. Several main brigades were lined up and deployed on such a long distance from Jiaoxian to Boshan, even if the soldiers were exhausted to death, it was impossible to rush to Zhangqiu and Zhangdian, even if the nearest troops arrived, everything would be in vain if the main force could not arrive.

In the end, Liu Yimin put forward a crazy idea, that is, to go to Weixian, occupy the headquarters of the little devil's division, and command for the little devil.

(To be continued)