Chapter 52: Withdrawal of troops

Although Terauchi Shouichi was annoyed by his subordinates' behavior of breaking straight into the conference room, he did not speak, knowing very well that his subordinates would not dare to do this without a particularly urgent battle report.

Taking the telegram with one hand, Terauchi Shouichi looked at it carefully, but after only a beginning, the self-proclaimed Japanese general stood up suddenly, then grabbed the porcelain teacup on the conference table and slammed it on the ground.

With a "snap", the teacup shattered and the wreckage was all over the ground.

The sudden turn of events surprised the rest of the room, and everyone was surprised and curious as to what the telegram had said that had caused His Excellency the Commander to be so angry.

After a long time, Terauchi Shouichi threw the telegram aside and asked hatefully, "Has the news been confirmed, is it true?" ”

The young officer who sent the telegram hurriedly replied: "It has been confirmed, it is true!" ”

"Baga, the incompetent garrison army, the incompetent harem, it's all them!" Shouichi Terauchi roared angrily.

After a long time, Shouichi Terauchi was relieved, and then said, "You go down first!" ”

"Hay!"

Then Terauchi Shouichi sat down on the chair in a daze, and said angrily: "I just received the news that Yangyuan County was lost, and the defenders were all wiped out. ”

"Nani?"

The expression on the same side as Shouichi Terauchi just now was almost the same, and the other officers in the conference room were also extremely surprised.

Lieutenant General Xiangyue Qingji said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency Commander, Tianzhen and Yangyuan are the two most important logistics support points of the Northern Route Army, and the loss of these two county towns is extremely unfavorable to our army's operation. The imperial army in the area from Yangyuan to Wei County will face the danger of running out of ammunition and food and the front and rear attacks of the Chinese army, so you must be on guard! ”

"Your Excellency Xiangyue is very reasonable, if it is just the Tubalu Road, it will not be a problem, but now that the national government has also been involved, and tens of thousands of troops have been placed in this generation, this is a great threat to us. They could attack Abe Norihide's independent mixed second brigade and then threaten Baoding. To the west, you can unite with the 120th Division of Tuba Road to besiege Datong. Now the 11th Wing stationed in Datong is almost completely annihilated, the city's air defense is weak, and the consequences of being attacked are unimaginable! Major General Naosaburo Okabe also said.

Terauchi Shouichi didn't answer, stared at the map alone for a long time, and then said unwillingly: "It's just a little bit like the eight roads of the northern Jin Dynasty will be wiped out by the imperial army, it's a pity!" ”

After speaking, Terauchi Shouichi said again: "The two of you think about it very reasonably, Tianzhen and Yangyuan are lost, and the plan to besiege and kill Nie Rongzhen's department is actually bankrupt, and we don't need to pay a higher price for a plan that has gone bankrupt." Okabe-kun, you immediately send a report to the troops on the front line, and immediately withdraw the troops from now on. At the same time, the troops on the front line of Weixian and Baoding were ordered to beware of a sneak attack by the Chinese army. ”

"Hay! Let's arrange it! ”

"Wait, by the way, send another telegram to the headquarters of the army stationed in Mongolia, tell them the news of the loss of Yangyuan, and let them prevent the Chinese army from seizing Datong." Shouichi Terauchi added.

"Hay!"

After Okabe Naosaburo walked out, Terauchi Shouichi was a lot more decadent, and he sat on the chair without saying a word.

The atmosphere in the conference room was once again suppressed to the extreme, and all the officers did not dare to come out, and a feeling of suffocation spread in the conference room.

After a long time, Terauchi Shouichi spoke again: "Gentlemen, how should we deal with this government army that suddenly appeared in China?" ”

Xiangyue Qingji thought for a while and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, my post judges that the purpose of the sudden infiltration of the Zhina government army into the northern part of Jinbei this time cannot be to advance eastward, after all, neither the Zhina government nor the Yan Xishan headquarters of the Second Theater are ready for a full-scale counteroffensive. After all, as long as Datong is taken, then only the Zhengtai Railway will be left in and out of Shanxi, and this section of the railway line is deep in the mountains, if the Tuba Road cooperates, the railway line can be cut off at any time, and the imperial army in the hinterland of Shanxi will become a lone army deep into the enemy's territory. ”

"Do you mean that the intention of the people of China is our First Army stationed in Shanxi, and they want to eat the three divisions of our Imperial Japanese Army in one bite?" Shouichi Terauchi said in surprise.

"Exactly! Needless to say, the strategic location of Shanxi was very important, but the imperial army had limited troops, and there were only three divisions stationed in Shanxi Province, and at the same time, it was also responsible for garrisoning Suiyuan and Chahar, and the strength was very scattered. ”

"Second, now the imperial army is encircling and suppressing the Eighth Road of China, and the main force has been transferred out of Shanxi. This makes Shanxi, which is already short of troops, even more overstretched, and it is impossible for the people of China not to see this. If it is said that the government of China will send troops to attack the rear of our army in northern Jinbei for no reason, and the purpose is only to relieve the siege of Tubalu, I think it is unlikely, so I think it is unlikely that the purpose of the China army is to recapture Shanxi. "Kazuki Kiyoji said.

Terauchi Shouichi looked at the map, and then said: "Yo Xi, Xiangyuejun is reasonable, the relationship between the Jiang government and Tubalu is clear to everyone, if there is no special reason, the Jiang government will not take such a big risk to reinforce Tubalu, it seems that their purpose is likely to be Shanxi!" ”

Speaking of this, Terauchi Shouichi smiled coldly and said: "The Chiang government really underestimated our Japanese Imperial Army, at the beginning, our army was able to defeat more than 30 divisions of Yan Xishan with only one division and capture most of Shanxi, and now we can rely on these three divisions to hold Shanxi, so let us give the people of China another heart-wrenching lesson on this Loess Plateau." ”

"Hay!"

"Xiangyue-kun, you set off immediately, return to Shanxi, and prepare for the counterattack of the Chinese people. You don't have to explain how to fight to the front army, but I want you to teach the second theater of operations and Chiang's Central Army a hard lesson, understand? Shouichi Terauchi said loudly.

"Hay!"

Then Terauchi Shouichi said again: "It has only been more than twenty hours since last night, and the strange soldiers of China who suddenly appeared in the north of Jin should still be near Yangyuan, and it is impossible to go far. The general order is that all departments beware of the sneak attack of the Chinese troops, especially in Weixian, Datong, and Huai'an! The intelligence agencies should pay close attention to the movements of the Central Army and the Jin Sui Army in North China, and at the same time try their best to search for the mysterious Chinese army.

"Hay!"

Speaking of this, Terauchi Shouichi said in a deep voice: "Gentlemen, you are all the elites of the Great Japanese Empire, shouldering the sacred mission entrusted by His Majesty the Emperor and the people of Great Japan, and using the sword of the Empire to open up a land for the empire to survive. His Majesty the Emperor has been very satisfied with your performance, and you have finally realized your ideals and values in life. A small defeat will not defeat our mighty Imperial Japanese Army, but we must be ashamed, and shame will be washed away with blood and heads. Remember, the heads are either lowered or cut off, and with the guns in your hands tell the people that resistance is futile, and surrender is their only way out!! Long live the Great Japanese Empire! Long live His Majesty the Emperor! ”

"Long live the Great Japanese Empire!"

"Long live His Majesty the Emperor!"

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