[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 711: The judgment of Eiichi Hiraharas (ask for subscription!) , ask for a monthly pass, ask for everything! ）

Beiping, the headquarters of the North China Front. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Lieutenant General Tada Jun was in a good mood today, and he looked particularly energetic in his new lieutenant general uniform. Although he is not tall, he looks strong and mighty.

After receiving the telegram from the eastern Hebei front, Tada Jun attached great importance to it and immediately ordered the guards to summon Major General Eiichi Hirahara, the head of the North China Region of the Special High Section.

"Report!" The crisp and cold voice outside the door made Tada Jun immediately judge who the person who came out.

"Come in!" Tada Jun gently put the pen in his hand on the desk, and then looked up at Eiichi Hirahara, who walked in quickly.

"Your Excellency, Commander, are you looking for me?" Hirahara Eiichi didn't speak fast, but the volume was very high.

Tada Jun stroked his glasses, and then said slowly: "Pingyuan, I called you here now to determine the authenticity of a piece of information, and I hope that your special high-tech department can judge the authenticity of this information, which is very important for the next battle of the Imperial Japanese Army." ”

"What kind of intelligence would make His Excellency the Commander so important? During this period of time, the main energy of our special high-tech department was to collect intelligence on Ma Zheng's headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in China and the 39th Group Army that began to plot against Shi Yousan, so it was inevitable that we relaxed the collection of intelligence in other places, and did not dare to guarantee the question of Your Excellency the Commander, and asked Your Excellency the Commander to forgive me. Hirahara Rongyi said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Although Eiichi Hirahara's tone was very cold, Tada Jun, who was familiar with his character, was not angry, and Tada Jun also knew that Eiichi Hihara could replace Aiko Sato, who had a deep background, as the head of the intelligence agency of the North China Front, and his background was also extremely deep.

Tada Jun said clearly: "That's right, just now the commander of the 110th Division, His Excellency Mamoru Iinuma, sent a telegram that they found the main force of the Chinese army in the direction of Qian'an in eastern Hebei, and it is conservatively estimated that there should be two divisions, or even more. In addition, complete fortifications were built, all of which were reinforced concrete. And the people of China launched a formation and fought to the death with the imperial army, and the combat effectiveness of this branch of the army was also extremely strong, and it could be said that it was the elite of the Eighth Route Army, so Mamoru Iinuma and Isamu Yokoyama agreed that the Chinese army was preparing for the main decisive battle with the Imperial Japanese Army in Qian'an. I don't know how likely you think it is, please let me know. ”

Hirahara Eiichi looked up at Lieutenant General Tada Jun, and then said with a slightly ashamed face: "I'm sorry, Your Excellency Commander, I don't know the true movements of Ma Zheng's headquarters of the Eighth Route Army. Although our special high-tech department has sent a large number of personnel to the Suicha Military Region, we have not collected a lot of useful information. In addition, a large part of our special high-tech department's energy during this period was occupied by the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi and the Chinese army in the area of Dongtiao Mountain, so we know very little about the movements of the Suicha Military Region, and I ask your Excellency the commander to forgive me. ”

"Then analyze it from your professional point of view, how likely is it that the people of China are ready to have a decisive battle with the imperial army?" Tada asked again.

Ping Yuan Rong slowed down and said: "As for the question of whether the Chinese army will have a decisive battle with our army in Qian'an, I can't make a positive judgment, but some time ago, the nail we placed in Ma Zheng's department sent back the news that he had already figured out the number of the Chinese army, and claimed that there were 4 infantry divisions and an infantry brigade in Ma Zheng's department, with a total strength of only more than 50,000 people. ”

"However, according to the investigation of our intelligence officers, it was determined that the number of troops directly controlled by Ma Zheng was far more than these, and the troops on the surface had five infantry divisions and one cavalry division, in addition to a large number of directly subordinate troops, and in addition, the Suicha Military Region had set up garrison regiments in each county in the defense area, and these garrison regiments had 1,7800 people in large numbers, and 7,800 people in small ones, so it is estimated that Ma Zheng's troops now have at least 130,000 to 150,000 people, so the people of China have the strength to fight a decisive battle with the imperial army."

Then Pingyuan Rongyi continued: "In addition, some time ago, we also detected a suspicious phenomenon, the Eighth Road of Zhinatu recruited a large number of ordinary people to build fortifications in all parts of eastern Hebei, including Lulong and Qian'an. Moreover, at the beginning, Tubalu secretly advertised to the outside world that it was to conduct a decisive battle with our army in Qian'an, and this information has been confirmed, so I personally think that it is very likely that the Chinese army and the imperial army will fight to the death. ”

Tada Jun frowned and said: "Pingyuan, I am very dissatisfied with the work of the special high-tech department in the recent past, although Kasawara-kun believes in your ability very much, and the entire special high-tech and military police units in North China are under your management, so no matter what the reason, you should not ignore the intelligence of the Ministry of Ma Zheng of China." ”

Then Tada Jun said in a more stern tone: "And as an intelligence worker, I don't want to hear uncertain words such as maybe, probably, probably, and estimated from your mouth. You must know that the authenticity of your intelligence is an important basis for the Imperial Japanese Army to formulate battle plans, and it can be said that the entire front army is revolving around your special high-tech department, and if something goes wrong on your side, then the entire front army will be chaotic. ”

"Hay! The lowly official understands that he feels extremely remorseful for the mistakes made in his work some time ago, and he also asks His Excellency the Commander to punish him. In the next work, I will definitely devote 200% of my energy to the service of the Imperial Army of Japan and His Majesty the Emperor, long live the Japanese Empire, long live His Majesty the Emperor! Eiichi Hirahara said respectfully.

Lieutenant General Tada Jun squinted at Eichi Hirahara, then waved his hand and said, "Hirahara, according to the news from the country, there is a lot of criticism in the country for our North China Front, and the base camp is also very dissatisfied with our performance. Therefore, I hope that the troubles in the North China region can be resolved as soon as possible, so that I can give an explanation to His Majesty the Emperor and to the marshals in the country. ”

"And whether you can achieve this strategic goal is very important, you need the assistance of your intelligence agencies. And your performance in the Central Plains Battle is amazing, so in the next battle, you Tegaoke will do your best to collect the intelligence of Ma Zheng's department and support the operations of the front-line troops, please! ”

"Hay!"

Although most of Eiichi Hirahara's words contain uncertain words that may or may be possible, the words just said give Tada Jun a very strong hint. Although Admiral Tada was not satisfied with Eiichi Hirahara's answer, he also heard what he wanted to know from his mouth.

After Hirahara Eiichi withdrew, Tada Jun took a magnifying glass and walked to the huge military map hanging on the wall to carefully look at the terrain of eastern Hebei. In fact, Tada Jun is already extremely familiar with the geography and terrain of North China, and he has been playing with Ma Zheng on this map for a long time, and the most important place for the game between them is Jidong.

In Tatianjun's view, eastern Hebei is actually a long and narrow arc zone, although Ma Zheng's department occupies more than 75% of the land in eastern Hebei, but in eastern Hebei, Beiping and large counties in the coastal areas are still under the control of the imperial army, including Qinhuangdao and Tangshan, which are of great strategic significance.

According to Tada Jun's original battle plan, after the two sides started the war, the front army formed a northward attack group with the 26th Division and the 16th Division, plus a large number of technical troops, and focused on attacking the Xuanhua, Zhangjiakou, Zhangbei, Wanquan, Huai'an, and Tianzhen lines that Ma Zheng's headquarters attached great importance to, forcing the main force of Ma Zheng's headquarters to fight him in this area.

At the same time, the 20th Division of the First Army stationed in Shanxi, as well as the Fifth Division and the Tenth Division, were ordered to launch a comprehensive attack on the Tuba Road on the front line in Jinzhong to contain the main force of Ma Zheng's headquarters. Tada Jun believed that if the Suicha Military Region wanted to withstand the imperial army in these two directions, it needed to dispatch at least about 150,000 troops, which was almost all the strength of Ma Zheng's department.

But Tada Jun's strategic goal is not in Jinzhong and Chanan, because Tada Jun has a very clear understanding of Ma Zheng's department, Ma Zheng's combat effectiveness is extremely strong, if it is really just blindly fighting hard, even if it defeats the Chinese army, the losses of the Japanese Imperial Army will be extremely heavy, and the gains outweigh the losses!

Therefore, Tada Jun arranged the real killer weapon in eastern Hebei, as long as the main forces of the Tuba Road in Jinzhong, Jinbei and Chanan were all contained, then there would not be many troops left in the Tuba Road in eastern Hebei and Renan, and for the safety of the flanks of Zhangjiakou, they would not have to fight to the death with the imperial army in this area. Therefore, Tada Jun put the only fifty or sixty thousand elites in his hands in Jidong, ready to show his skills here. (To be continued.) )