Chapter 447: The Judgment of the Japanese Army (Ask for a subscription, ask for a monthly pass, ask for everything!) ）

Beiping, the headquarters of the North China Front.

The taste of being woken up in the middle of the night was not pleasant, and if it weren't for the military emergency, General Sugiyama would have been eager to chop the daring adjutant alive. However, when he heard the news that Datong was attacked by the Chinese army in all directions and that the defending 27th Division suffered heavy losses, he was stunned for a moment, and immediately urgently ordered the guards to immediately notify the main officers of the front army to come to the meeting.

At the same time, the commander of the 110th Division, which was stationed on the front line of Tianzhen, was ordered to Lieutenant General Sangmu Chongming to immediately send the main force to reinforce Datong, and in any case to prevent the people from seizing Datong City.

At 2:20 a.m., the large conference room of the North China Front Headquarters was crowded with stars, and the atmosphere was tense.

Sugiyama Mototo looked gloomily at the senior officers of several divisions and brigades present, and then said bluntly: "Ladies and gentlemen, since His Majesty the Meiji Emperor, the Great Japanese Empire has rarely made military mistakes, no matter whether it is the Sino-Japanese War or the Russo-Japanese War, no matter how difficult the situation is, the Imperial Japanese Army will definitely achieve the final victory in the end. In particular, since the outbreak of the full-scale war between Japan and China, we have basically won a major victory in every duel with Shina at a small cost. ”

Speaking of this, Sugiyama Moto's emotions suddenly got a little out of control, he stood up with a blood-red face, and continued to say loudly: "However, since that hateful Tsuchihachi Road suddenly appeared, we have been hit hard by the ministry in a row, and so far at least 3 complete divisions have been completely erased from the establishment of the Great Japanese Army, and even the 16th Division, which has always claimed to be a fierce army within the Imperial Army, has suffered a big loss at the hands of that bastard, and there are no less than ten imperial generals who have lost in the hands of that bastard, including Hasunuma Pan and Naito Shoichi, Sawada Shigeru is such a fierce general. ”

Speaking of this, Sugiyama Mototo, handed a telegram to the combat staff officer on the side. The operational staff officer skillfully received the telegram and solemnly handed it to Lieutenant General Yamashita Fumi, who was seated in the first seat of Sugiyama's head Motoshita.

After reading the telegram, Yamashita handed it to Major General Muto Akira on the side, and so on, a short telegram was quickly circulated by dozens of senior officers in the entire conference room.

Seeing that everyone had read this telegram, Sugiyama Yuan said helplessly: "Gentlemen, everyone must know the current situation, I thought that I could use the plague to completely wipe out the hateful Tsuchihachi Road, and at the worst of all, I could inflict heavy damage on it, but I didn't expect that this army still has the ability to launch an attack on the important town where the imperial army is heavily garrisoned." Now that Datong City is in danger, I hope that you will contribute to the great cause of the Imperial Empire of Japan, so I will ask you to come here first. ”

After speaking, Sugiyama Mototo bowed ninety degrees to all the officers present.

For the army led by Ma Zheng, not only Sugiyama Yuan, the commander of the front army, had a headache, in fact, all the commanders of the Japanese army who had dealt with Ma Zheng's troops were eager to crush their bones and scatter ashes, but they had no way to take Ma Zheng at all.

Ma Zheng's unit not only has a huge number of troops, but also the combat effectiveness of the unit is also extremely amazing. According to the experience of many battles with Ma Zheng's department, the combat effectiveness of the two regiments of Ma Zheng's department is almost comparable to that of an integrated wing of the Empire. More importantly, Ma Zheng's tactical use is flexible, which is far from being comparable to those rigid front-line commanders in the empire.

So far, the powerful intelligence department of the empire has not been able to accurately find out how many troops Ma Zheng's department has and what kind of equipment it has, even if Aiko Sato, the head of the North China side of the empire's special high-tech department, can not take action in person.

Therefore, this led to a phenomenon that Ma Zheng's department was obviously staying in the Suicha area, but the feeling he gave to the commanders of the North China Front was extremely mysterious, which could be described as a divine dragon seeing the head but not the end. When you try to overestimate his strength, he will always appear in front of you in a stronger posture next time, and he will always beat you in ways and methods that you didn't expect, so that you will always remember it.

In addition to this feeling, every time he fought with Ma Zheng, the Japanese commander had a feeling of grievance.

Yes, it's aggrieved. Whether it is the dead Lieutenant General Hasunuma Pan or the General Terauchi Shouichi who was transferred back to China, they all feel like this, the original department is obviously much stronger than Ma Zheng's strength, but the final result is a fiasco on his side, Lieutenant General Hasunuma Pan gave his life for this, and the body is also exhibited everywhere as a trophy of the Zhina people, if it weren't for His Majesty the Emperor's speech, he paid a lot of price and Yan Xishan in exchange for his body, I am afraid that it is still being exhibited as a treasure by the people of China.

Especially Ma Zheng, who not only has the rat warfare method (guerrilla warfare) that the Eighth Route Army is accustomed to, but also has a large-scale offensive and defensive battle with the Imperial Japanese Army from time to time, he can always find a weak point in the imperial defense system, and then he will fiercely catch the empire off guard at the weak point of the imperial defense system.

What frightened the senior officers present even more was the elusive special combat team trained by Ma Zheng's department, and no one knew who would be beheaded by the special combat team in the next moment. Especially those terrible snipers, until now they can't understand how there can be such a large number of snipers in this Ma Zheng department, snipers are easy to say, as long as they are talented soldiers, they can quickly train a qualified sniper, but sniper rifles are not easy to get.

The industrial level of the people of China is there, and it is simply impossible to produce a qualified sniper rifle. Therefore, their sniper rifles can only be captured, but the problem is that the Imperial Army is rarely equipped with that kind of rifle, and I really don't know where Ma Zheng's department got so many sniper rifles. According to the statistics of the battle report in the past six months or so, a total of 79 officers above the rank of junior were sniped by snipers of the Eighth Route Army, 288 officers below the rank of junior were sniped, and countless machine gunners, mortar gunners, and grenadiers were sniped on the battlefield.

Chief of Staff Yamashita Fengwen immediately got up and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, now that Datong is in danger, I suggest that the 110th Division and the Independent Mixed Second Brigade be ordered to immediately reinforce Datong. At the same time, the 110th Division and the 10th Division were ordered to launch an attack on the front line of Zhangjiakou and Xinghe, forcing the Chinese to return for reinforcements. ”

Before Yamashita Fengfumi's words fell, the deputy chief of staff, Major General Muto Akira, got up and said: "Your Excellency, commander, by all means, we still don't know much about the intentions of the Shina people in this attack, and it is really not appropriate to make such a big move!" ”

"Nani? Muto-kun, what do you mean by that? Do you see the fall of Datong City? Yamashita asked in a deep voice.

Muto Akira hurriedly explained: "That's not it, the humble position doesn't mean that, I just want to remind His Excellency the Commander and His Excellency the Chief of Staff, don't forget that the plague is still breaking out in the defense area of the Chinese people!" ”

"You mean that the people of China have ulterior motives for attacking this time?" General Sugiyama asked with a frown.

"Your Excellency, the plague researched by Your Excellency Ishii has broken out in Zhangjiakou, Fengzhen, Xinghe and other places, and according to the information we have received, the people of China are not capable of dealing with the raging plague at all, and every day several truckloads of corpses are pulled outside the city and burned. According to intelligence officers of the Special High Division, at least 30,000 people have died so far. This shows that the people of China have been severely damaged, and it stands to reason that what they should do is not to attack, but to shrink their heads to deal with the plague. ”

Muto Akira then continued: "But the current situation is that instead of shrinking down, the Shina people have taken the initiative to launch a sharp attack on the imperial army, so that the motives of the Shina people are reverie. ”

"Muto-kun, what is the purpose of the Shina people in your opinion?" Sugiyama asked again.

"From the point of view of lowly office, there are two possibilities for such an abnormal behavior of the Chinese people. One is that the people of China are about to be unable to hold on, and the sudden outbreak of the plague has greatly depleted their strength, and if they don't take action, they are likely to be wiped out. Therefore, they are desperate to take revenge on the Imperial Army while they are still fighting, trying to bring the plague to the occupied territory of the Imperial Army, and also leaving us tired of dealing with the plague, so that we have no time to take care of them, in exchange for the remaining time! ”

"What about the second possibility?" Sugiyama Mototo.

"The second possibility is much more terrifying, that is, the people of China have already found a way to deal with the plague, and all these things have been made by them before, and the purpose is naturally to confuse the imperial army. Now they are finally ready, and then they will attack the Imperial Army. If that's the case, we're in danger this time! Muto Akira said in a deep voice. (To be continued.) )