The day before, it was a crowded Japanese camp, but the next day, when the sun jumped over the horizon again, it was unusually quiet. www.biquge.info Except for the mess and the remnants of the barracks, there was no sound of anyone talking inside.

Even the camp, which had been bombed by heavy artillery brigades in turn last night, could not see any craters. However, if someone digs up those buried craters, I believe they will also be shocked by the contents of the craters.

In order to gain time, and also to level the camps that were shelled by heavy artillery brigades. When the 1st Infantry Division was cleaning up the battlefield, it directly threw all the corpses of the little devils killed into these bullet holes, and then filled in the soil to bury them.

In the underground tunnels and anti-artillery holes dug by the Japanese army, a large number of Japanese corpses were piled up. At least for a long time, I believe that no one will dare to enter this abandoned temporary camp of the Japanese army easily.

With these bloody fills, it is believed that the grass here will also be more vigorous than before. In short, unless ground troops are sent over to reconnoitre, it is possible to find some traces of armor and heavy artillery attacks.

If it were just reconnaissance from the air, I believe that the little devils would not be able to see how the elite division of the Japanese army, which was still camped here yesterday, disappeared overnight. I'm afraid it will take a long time to reveal the mystery.

When the sun came out, the troops who had also been fortunate to have a night in the battle also found a place to rest. As for the next state of affairs, I believe that it will be the little devils and not them who should be anxious and have a headache.

The 11th Division, which sent a telegram to the headquarters every morning, as expected by Ho Zhengdao, did not send a telegram today. This made the Kwantung Army, which knew that the 11th Division would attack today, also felt very puzzled.

It wasn't until the radio of the Kwantung Army began to contact the 11th Division frequently, that they found that no matter how their radio called, they could not contact the 11th Division at all. This situation also quickly attracted the attention of the Kwantung Army.

Mei Xianji, who got the report, was also surprised and said, "What? Lost contact with the 11th Division? ”

'Yes, General! According to our regulations, they would have sent a telegram in the morning asking for instructions for today's battle. But when the appointed time came, we still did not receive any telegram from them, so I ordered someone to make a call to them.

It was only called several times, but the radio of the 11th Division did not answer. Even their two infantry brigade radios, too, made calls, and the result was the same, without the slightest response. I feel that something is wrong, and I have come to report to the general! ’

Listening to the words of the intelligence staff officer, Mei Xianji Miro said again: "When was the last time I contacted them?" ”

Yesterday at about six o'clock in the afternoon, they sent a telegram informing them that they were ready to officially launch an attack on the Eighth Route today. After that time, we never got in touch with them again. ’

Such an answer made Mei Xianjimeilang's heart sink and said: "Baga! One night, won't something happen to them? ”

After talking to himself, Mei Xianjimilang also said decisively: "Order our reconnaissance plane to take off immediately to carry out reconnaissance in the Xilin grassland." In any case, the whereabouts of the 11th Division must be found. ”

'Yes, General! ’

The reconnaissance planes accompanying the Japanese army took off very early and rushed to the place where the Japanese troops were camped. Looking at the camp on the steppe, which was already empty, or even completely changed, the pilot of the reconnaissance plane knew that something was wrong.

As for the situation near the camp, it was no different from yesterday's reconnaissance. Even if there were troops of the Eighth Route Army stationed on the position of the Eighth Route Army not far from the camp, there were also cavalry activities of the Eighth Route Army near the periphery of the camp.

But the only difference is that the more than 20,000 Japanese troops who were still here yesterday are not visible today. This situation made the Japanese pilots who came to reconnoiter also feel that the 11th Division was only afraid of more evil and less lucky.

One night, an elite division disappeared out of thin air? What a horrific thing!

When the pilot of the reconnaissance plane said the news with a pale face and horror. The captain of the flight team also said with a look of disbelief: "What? Our troops, all gone? ”

'Yes, Your Excellency! Earlier we lowered the flight altitude and reconnoitred over the camp several times. Except for the fact that the camp had become very dilapidated and showed signs of fighting, nothing belonging to us was found.

Even if it was a corpse, we didn't see it. Around the camp, the troops of the Eighth Route were no different from the previous two days. On the defensive position of the Eighth Road, we also saw that there were people from the Eighth Road on the defensive guard. ’

If one pilot may have misunderstood, then the pilots who have returned to the airport one after another have all made such a report. That can only show that the 11th Division is only afraid that the whole army will be wiped out.

When this news was reported to the Kwantung Army Command by the captain of the Japanese flight group. The intelligence staff officer who received the telegram immediately felt that something was wrong. After all, this is an elite Japanese division!

Sure enough, after receiving the telegram from the staff officer, Mei Xianjimiro said a little badly: "Na! In that steppe, not to see our troops? Even if you can't see the corpse? ”

'Yes, General! I had already asked the flight brigade beforehand, and they told me that this was indeed the case there. Nothing was found at all, except for the fact that there were traces of fighting in the camp, and our division disappeared out of thin air.

And the most puzzling thing is that the troops deployed there by the Eighth Route show no signs of reducing or retreating. It's as if nothing happened, which is really puzzling! ’

Listening to the words of the intelligence staff officer, Mei Xianji Miro was silent for a while and said, "Yaga! It's impossible, Eight Roads simply doesn't have such an attack power. How could it be that a reorganized division, nearly 30,000 troops, could disappear overnight?

Pass on my order and ask the Air Force Group to send more reconnaissance planes and fighters to search there. I don't believe it, I can't find any traces. How is it possible for a division to disappear out of thin air? ”

Mei Ji Miro, who couldn't accept this reality, although he already seemed a little panicked in his heart. But he still expects that his worries may be too much. still chooses to send more reconnaissance planes to find out.

But reality is reality after all, and when the air force group sent a telegram again, saying that there was really nothing to discover. Umezu Jimiro sat directly in his chair, and it seemed difficult to face the news that the 11th Division had been completely annihilated.

Ban Xiang said: "Impossible! There was only one infantry division and one cavalry division there, and it was impossible for them to encircle and annihilate our 11th Division overnight. There's definitely something wrong with that! ”

Even if they knew that there was a problem inside, the problem now was that they couldn't send troops to check it out. In the final analysis, the vicinity of Xilinhot is a key defensive operational area of the Eighth Route Army, and small groups of troops cannot enter it at all.

A large number of cavalry units of the Eighth Route Army blocked the entire steppe area. In addition to conducting reconnaissance in the air, the Kwantung Army almost fell into a blank state for those intelligence reconnaissance.

As for the spy organization sent to Xilinhot earlier, it is also in a situation of losing contact and disconnection. In addition, before the war, the Eighth Route Army had already relocated the herdsmen and civilians living there, and it became more difficult for the Japanese army to obtain information.

When Mei Hiroshi convened the generals of the front army to discuss the meeting, the generals of the Kwantung Army who learned the news also felt incredible. To them, it seemed too weird.

If the 11th Division was really wiped out by the Eighth Route Army overnight. Then they realized that they far underestimated the strength of the Eighth Route Army. The next battle is really difficult to fight.

'General, I think it's very likely that the Eighth Road is hiding its strength. Perhaps we can bomb Xilinhot, which is occupied by the Eighth Road, and see if there are any troops hidden in the city? ’

Soon, another general said: "General, since the true strength of the Eighth Route has not yet been figured out, I think the rest of the troops should postpone the attack." If you keep going, you may encounter an ambush! ”

A reorganized division was wiped out by the Eighth Route Army overnight. Then the other reinforcements of the troops do not have the strength to fight against the Eighth Route at all. If we continue to advance, we will only increase unnecessary casualties.

After some discussion, Mei Jimiro also quickly made a decision to send a bomber group to bomb the city of Xilinhot. Whether it was to see that the Eighth Route had hidden troops in the city, he also had to thwart the prestige of the Eighth Route Army.

While the Kwantung Army was busy collecting news from the 11th Division, the Japanese puppet troops stationed on the border of the Xing'an League soon discovered the abnormal behavior of the cavalry units of the Eighth Route Army. The number of the Eighth Route Cavalry cruising outside their defense area has increased significantly.

Even the Eighth Route Cavalry, which had only driven and encircled them earlier, continued to infiltrate and force into their defense areas. This situation also quickly aroused the vigilance of the Japanese commanders stationed there.

In the opinion of the Japanese commander, the number of Japanese puppet troops stationed in the Xing'an League at present is indeed much smaller than before. At this time, the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army launched an infiltration and attack, fearing that there was an attempt to attack the Xing'an League.

If the Eighth Route Army is really allowed to attack the Xing'an League area, then even the Eighth Route Army really has a big passage to the northeast. The Japanese commander, aware of the consequences, quickly reported the situation to the Kwantung Army Command and requested reinforcements to be sent to support it.

After all, the cavalry units of the Eighth Route Army, which were cruising near their defense area at the moment, had the size of a division. And the Japanese puppet troops they stationed in the Xing'an League add up to only about 10,000, and they are completely unable to guarantee the safety of the Xing'an League.

After receiving this information, Mei Xianji Miro also knew that the direction of the Xing'an League could not be missed. If the Eighth Route Army is really allowed to sneak attack, then the rear base in the northeast will really be uneasy.

Under such circumstances, the Kwantung Army quickly dispatched elite troops from Liao Province and Fengjing to aid the Xing'an League area. Not long after, He Zhengdao, who received this information, also showed a mysterious smile. He knew that the Kwantung Army was finally panicking! (To be continued.) )