The plan for the air raid on Runan was successfully implemented, and Ho Zhengdao, who was in charge of formulating the battle plan, was also very happy. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info blew up the Japanese army's supply warehouse in Runan, and He Zhengdao believed that the little devil could only choose to retreat as soon as possible.

If the little devil does not retreat, I believe that the troops of the Eighth Route Army who confront him will not let them go easily. At least in terms of weapons and ammunition, the Eighth Route Army was much easier to supply than the Japanese army.

Even after the battle, He Zhengdao sent a telegram to Xiao Jinguang, asking him to draft a telegram to send to Yan'an and the headquarters. As for the content of the telegram, it was to set up an ordnance branch in Dabie Mountain.

With the withdrawal of Japanese troops from Zhumadian, the new 67th Army joined forces with the troops of the Eighth Route Army that had taken over Zhengzhou and Zhumadian. This also means that in the future, the new 67th Army only needs to beware of the Japanese attack from Hebei and Anhui.

Of course, what needs to be careful is the national * army units that still occupy many places in Henan. Under such circumstances, He Zhengdao felt that it was still very necessary to set up an ordnance branch factory in Dabie Mountain.

At least some of the lost guns and even artillery of the troops can be repaired nearby. As for the bullet reloading machines, He Zhengdao can directly transfer a few from the Yulin Arsenal to increase the ammunition reserves of the new 67th Army.

Another purpose of this was to expand the military strength of the Eighth Route Army. The Yulin Arsenal alone, in He Zhengdao's view, still cannot meet the needs of the Eighth Route Army that will expand one after another in the future.

If an ordnance branch can be set up in the Dabie Mountains, it will play a very important role in the New Fourth Army operating in the south and the New 67 th Army in the Dabie Mountains area.

In addition to the Huangyadong Arsenal, the Eighth Route Army also has a large arsenal and two ordnance factories. When the time comes, these two ordnance factories can also be slowly expanded.

Looking at the telegram sent by He Zhengdao, Chief of Staff Luo Ruiqing also said happily: "Old Xiao, Commander He's suggestion is very reasonable!" If we can have an arsenal factory, at least reload the bullets in the future, we will be self-sufficient. ”

'Hmmm! However, I still have to report this matter to Secretary Liu. To build an Ordnance Branch, in addition to choosing a suitable place, it also costs a lot of money! ’

As a military commander, Xiao Jinguang naturally knew that having an ordnance branch factory would play a great role in the troops. It can be said that the current Ordnance Branch Factory built in Huangyadong has largely solved the ammunition supply of the 129th Division and the 117th Division.

At least in terms of the reloading and production of bullets, grenades and mines, the ammunition produced by Huangya Cave can basically supply the consumption and reserves of the two main divisions. To some extent, this also reduced the dependence of the troops on the headquarters.

Although he occasionally intervened in the situation of the Henan battlefield, as the commander-in-chief of the Shanxi Campaign, He Zhengdao also did not relax his pursuit of the Itagaki troops. And Banhuan's division tactics also failed to achieve much effect.

After most of the troops that broke through were scattered and broken out, they were surrounded and suppressed by guerrilla brigades and cavalry units in various places. With an infantry brigade as a lure for Itagaki, he also waited for the heavy troops of the Eighth Route Army to encircle and annihilate him.

Looking at the battlefield that had been surrounded, Itagaki was already exhausted, and finally could only say: "Send a report to the commander of the front army to inform me of the news that our army has been wiped out." If any surviving soldiers return to Hebei, the garrison in Hebei will also be asked to take care of them.

At the same time, I attach my suggestion that in the future, the front army must strengthen its control over the Eighth Route Army and encircle and suppress it. Even if we temporarily put aside the purge of the Central Army in the south, we must go all out to deal with the Eighth Route Army rising in the north.

Compared with the Central Army, which is now in the southwest, the Eighth Route Army staying in Shaanxi is the main danger of the empire. If possible, it is recommended that the Reich sign a non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union to block Soviet military aid to the Eighth Route Army.

Once the Soviet side agreed to negotiate peace with the empire, the elite of the Kwantung Army could be transferred south to wipe out the Eighth Route Army in the north. They must not be given another chance to develop, otherwise the Imperial Holy War will definitely be defeated! ”

It seems clear that this time there is no way out, and Itagaki has not thought about surrendering or whatever. While he is now sending a farewell telegram to the front, he also hopes to fulfill the duties of an imperial general and give some advice to the front army and the military department.

In Itagaki's view, it was the empire that focused on encirclement and suppression in the south that gave the Eighth Route Army the opportunity to develop and grow. At present, the general trend of the Eighth Route Army has been achieved, and if it is not restricted, North China and even Northeast China will be very dangerous.

The telegraph operator who was in a cave and was sending a telegram listened to Itagaki and quickly sent it out. When the telegram was sent, Itagaki also said calmly: "You guys go out!" ”

'General! ’

'Get out! Tell our soldiers that if they still want to survive, they can choose to surrender to the Eighth Route Army. I told Major General Eguchi that they could surrender to the Eighth Route Army in the hope that the Eighth Route Army would heal our wounded.

You are all warriors of the Empire, and you have done your duty, and I hope that the Eighth Route Army will really treat you well. Smash the radio station, burn all the classified documents, and get out! Fight or surrender, you decide! ’

After realizing that it had been heavily surrounded by the Eighth Route Army, Itagaki ordered the infantry brigade to find this valley to resist. But considering the wounded soldiers who went on the road with the infantry brigade, Itagaki still hoped that some more people would survive.

As the division commander of the Fifth Division, Itagaki knew very well that these officers and soldiers who persevered with him to the end were all elite veterans of the Fifth Division. It's a pity that he can't take them out of life now.

If he were alive, he would not allow his subordinates to surrender. But at the moment, they are very tired and lack weapons and ammunition, and they can't resist the attack of the Eighth Route Army for too long.

In order to give those wounded soldiers a chance to survive, Itagaki also made a decision. The officers and soldiers who were willing to serve the empire to the death went to the outermost part to resist the attack of the Eighth Route Army, and the remaining wounded soldiers were all left.

And in order to ensure that the Eighth Route Army would not shoot those wounded soldiers, Itagaki deliberately called the only surviving major general brigade commander of the division to his side, and asked him to surrender to the Eighth Route Army when he endured the humiliation and burden, in exchange for the Eighth Route Army to help those wounded.

Even though the major general Eguchi disagreed, Itagaki still said: "I am the commander of the division and the commander of the Shanxi Dispatch Army, and I need to be responsible for this defeat." As for you, you are next responsible for our wounded warriors.

According to the intelligence collected in the early stage of the empire, there are now many warriors who were captured in the early days of the Eighth Route Army. Some of those warriors have renounced their faith and started to work for these Eighth Route Army, and these people are a disgrace to the Empire.

But at least they survived, either way. Moreover, according to the information transmitted back by the special high school, the commander of the infantry brigade of the 12th Division, which was captured by the independent column earlier, Major General Hitomi Shuzo, is now also alive and well in the Eighth Route Army.

And the reason why people saw Xiusan choose to surrender was more to save the lives of many wounded soldiers of the 12th Division. Even if many wounded soldiers failed to survive in the end, there were still many wounded soldiers who managed to save their lives.

At this time, Itagaki also hoped that these wounded, who would have died if they had not been treated, would have a chance to live. At least in Itagaki's view, as long as he lives, there is still hope in the end.

I have a person to see Xiusan, and now there is one more major general Eguchi, and I believe that he can give some credit to the Eighth Route Army. At least Itagaki believed that if Major General Eguchi was willing to surrender and asked the Eighth Route Army to treat the wounded, the Eighth Route Army would consider it.

It was with this consideration that Itagaki chose to shoulder the responsibility for the battle, and even in the telegram sent to the front army, he proved for Major General Eguchi that his surrender to the Eighth Route Army was at his behest.

The reason is also very simple, Itagaki hopes that after Major General Eguchi surrenders, he can let the Eighth Route Army send people to rescue the thousands of light and seriously wounded of the Fifth Division who broke through on the road. For such a reason, I believe that the top brass of the Japanese army will also understand.

When the Changzhi Independent Brigade successfully defeated the outlying positions of the Japanese army, looking at the Japanese army in the valley with a white flag, the attacking troops looked a little surprised. But the unit that was in charge of the attack quickly sent an officer to shout.

Seeing that the person who came out to talk turned out to be a Japanese major general, the company commander said with some surprise: "Report your position and name!" By the way, what about your division commander? Don't tell me he's not on your team! ”

In response to the inquiry of the company commander of the Eighth Route Army, Major General Eguchi, who finally agreed to Itagaki and chose to surrender, was somewhat angry. But he knew that from the moment the white flag was raised, their life and death were all in the hands of the Eighth Route Army.

Having fought many times with the Eighth Route Army, Major General Eguchi was very aware of the style of the Eighth Route Army. When on the battlefield, if you don't put down the weapons in your hands, the Eighth Route Army will only verbally persuade you to surrender, but in the end, you will only give one bullet to solve the problem.

Even if he was angry, Major General Eguchi still said: "I am Seitaro Eguchi, the brigade commander of the 9th Infantry Brigade of the 5th Division, are you the supreme commander of this unit?" ”

'What's the matter?' Do you think Lao Tzu is small? Let me tell you, if it weren't for the fact that you have played the white flag, we would have caught you off the beaten path. Damn, why didn't you surrender earlier, you had been holding back for so long. ’

As the vanguard company commander of the independent brigade, his company commander also sacrificed many soldiers when he captured the outlying positions of the Japanese army before. Therefore, in the eyes of this company commander, these little devils are cheap.

If you choose to surrender, why not surrender sooner? But they still have to fight, so they consume a lot of shells and bullets, not to mention, they also pay some price when attacking.

In response to the company commander's questioning, Major General Eguchi could only say: "The commander of our division has broken jade!" We made such a decision, and we also made it before he broke it, and I ask you to give us the treatment we deserve as prisoners of war! ”

Hearing the treatment of this prisoner of war, the pioneer company commander in charge of the negotiation had a feeling of wanting to scold his mother. Just hearing that Itagaki was dead, the company commander also really realized that the Battle of Shanxi could be declared completely over! (To be continued.) )