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He Zhengdao, who personally commanded the Xinzhou war in Yuanping, received a telegram from Song Yuping the next morning. The reconnaissance regiment left behind in Xinzhou has successfully converged with the main force of the 129th Division, and is also transferring captured materials.

After a night of pursuit, the Japanese Ninth Mixed Brigade also failed to escape the pursuit and was killed by the pursuing Eighth Route Army soldiers under the assault of armored vehicles. At this point, the strength of the Japanese army in Xinzhou is undoubtedly out of fashion.

In this case, the first batch of loaded materials has been transported to Yulin overnight. The cars transported are all large equipment and valuables, and as for the small things, He Zhengdao also arranged for people and mules and horses to transport them.

Even after occupying the original Pingcheng, He Zhengdao ordered the 1st Division to begin to plan the battle of the 129th Division and clear the Japanese puppet garrisons in the surrounding cities bordering Xinzhou. In addition to eliminating those little devils, at the same time punish a group of traitors and traitors.

And Itagaki Seishiro, who also returned to Taiyuan City, could not have time to catch his breath when he received a telegram from the North China Front. Let him send troops to Xinzhou to stabilize the situation. For this order, Itagaki knew that it was too late.

Hurry up to the current harvest, the section of the railway from Yangquan to Taiyuan has been almost destroyed. Even, the Jingcheng Railway, which had been blasted once before, was also destroyed and demolished by the Eighth Route Army.

Compared with the previous time, which only blew up the railroad tracks, this time the Eighth Route Army destroyed it more thoroughly. Even several important sections of the road where the Japanese army sent troops to garrison were destroyed by the Eighth Route Army. The bridges and caves that had been stopped were blown up and collapsed.

According to the report of the engineer in charge of the maintenance of the railway, this section of the railway was to be repaired. In addition to the need for a large number of rails. At least in half a year, the railway from Shijiazhuang to Taiyuan. Don't expect to fix it.

As for the section of the railway from Taiyuan to Yuanping, it was completely destroyed. In the past, the railways that Yan Xishan spent a lot of effort to build were all in vain in just one or two days. This kind of destruction made Seishiro Itagaki aware of the danger.

Even if the Japanese army's march on foot was not slow, the destruction of the railway meant that they often had to advance into the large corps. The entry of a small force will not be able to calm the current chaos in Xinzhou at all.

Therefore, he quickly said: "Send a report to the front army, at present, the strength of our division and regiment is in urgent need of rest." Supplies will also need to be replenished before departure. In order to ensure the safety of Taiyuan, the matter of entering Xinzhou can only be carried out until the arrival of the 116th Division.

According to the information learned so far, the Eighth Route Army of China has assembled four main divisions in Xinzhou, with more than 60,000 regular troops. In the case of the loss of the railway, unless it enters Xinzhou with a division and regimental system, it is very easy to be besieged by the Chinese army.

Secondly, our department is short of materials, coupled with the cold weather, and urgently needs materials to protect against the cold. It is also hoped that the front army will organize a road to transfer materials to Taiyuan as soon as possible. In order to ensure the stability of the western mountains of Jinxi, it is recommended that the military department consider the key goal of shrinking the number of troops and defending it.

As for the battle of Xinzhou, if the Eighth Route Army chooses to occupy it, the benefits of sending troops to Shanxi will outweigh the disadvantages. If you want to recover Xinzhou. It is necessary to concentrate the main forces to carry out the attack. Otherwise, the Fifth Division alone would not be able to handle the task of quelling the chaos. ”

Such a telegram. In the past, Seishiro Itagaki didn't dare to send it. But now Shanxi is in turmoil again. The areas occupied by the Japanese army were successively captured by the Eighth Route Army, and they also lost much-needed funds in the country. Terau Kotobuki had a hard time.

In addition, in this response, Shouichi Terauchi will also bear the responsibility for the disadvantage of command. As the commander of the lieutenant general's division, Seishiro Itagaki also has a lot of insiders in the army headquarters.

Even if Terauchi Shouichi's family is very prestigious in the country, there are many hostile forces accordingly. At present, the situation in Shanxi is erosive, and as the commander of the front army, Terauchi Shouichi returned to China to be questioned, but I am afraid that it will be unavoidable.

Moreover, being appointed by the Front Army as the headquarters of the Shanxi Dispatch Army, Itagaki Seishiro thought that his opinion was also appropriate. As far as the current situation in Shanxi is concerned, the fall of Xinzhou has become inevitable, and sending troops to rescue will only lose the already scarce troops.

In contrast, when the situation around Taiyuan is stabilized, the main force of the 116th Division, as well as the troops drawn from the surrounding cities, and adopt a strategy of advancing layer by layer, I believe that it will be easy to recapture Xinzhou.

In the confrontation with the Eighth Route Army in Luliang, Itagaki Seishiro had already experienced the difficulty of this army. At present, if you rush to send troops to rescue Xinzhou, the final result will only outweigh the losses, and even bury the support troops who have entered Xinzhou.

As Seishiro Itagaki's telegram reached the headquarters of the Front Army, Terauchi Shouichi's entire face darkened. He knew very well that for the division commanders under him, if he wanted to punish the crime, he needed the approval of the army headquarters.

Compared with Terauchi Shouichi's displeasure, Chief of Staff Okabe Naosaburo said: "Your Excellency Commander, I think the suggestion of the commander of the Itagaki Division is still advisable. Judging from the current situation, we are only afraid that we will not be able to recover Xinzhou in a short time.

In addition, the 5th Division was urgently withdrawn from the front, and the losses in troops and supplies were very serious. Most of the materials that were previously gathered in Taiyuan were blown up and burned in the previous destruction, and they really need to be adjusted.

The farewell telegram sent back by the Ninth Mixed Brigade before was already able to explain some problems. If only the infantry brigade is sent into Xinzhou, I am afraid that it will be difficult to have a complete victory. When our armies converge and fight again, I believe there is a better chance of victory! ”

'Then our supplies on the train and the money will fall into the hands of the Chinese army? In order to cope with the strategic plan that we are now realizing in China, the Army Headquarters has invested a large amount of money.

At present, the property we seized from Shanxi could have allowed the army headquarters to suspend the financial pressure and raise more materials and weapons and equipment. If I don't have this money, how can I tell His Majesty the Emperor and them? ’

Regarding what Shouichi Terauchi said, Naosaburo Okabe didn't know how to answer. As Terauchi Shouichi said, with the full opening of the Chinese War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, a new round of armament development has also begun.

Compared with the current Japanese army, which attaches more importance to the navy and air force, the cabinet has undoubtedly allocated not too much money to the army headquarters. Under such circumstances, the capture of troops dispatched to China has become an important source of income for the army to develop.

With a resource-poor country like Riba, it wants to invade a large China and complete the act of swallowing the elephant. Without sufficient national strength and financial support, it is also an empty word. The longer the war drags on, the more unfavorable it will be to the Japanese bowl.

Before the July 7 Incident, the Minister of War of the Japanese Army had said that "the war in China will end in March." As a result, the Central Army fought with them for three months in the Battle of Songhu alone. The consequence of talking big is naturally to be ridiculed by the Minister of the Navy.

Even in the eyes of the Minister of the Navy, the Japanese army could succeed in the later stage of the Battle of Songhu, and more credit was due to their navy. Without a strong navy to project troops for the army, it would have been impossible for the army to win the Battle of Songhu.

Most of the machinery and equipment loaded by the two trains this time can be used as weapons production expenses and handed over to the major arsenals of the Japanese bowl. And that batch of funds and antiques, the former can be directly used to purchase urgently needed imported materials.

As for the latter, whether it is stored or given as a gift, or sold in other countries, it can bring a lot of income to the Army Headquarters. But now, all this has come to naught, and how can the army headquarters not be angry.

Shouichi Terauchi is the son of the former prime minister, and the family has a very high status in the Japanese bowl. But if such a mistake is made, not to mention the dissatisfaction of other members of the cabinet, the anger of those ministers of the Army Headquarters alone will make him bear a lot of consequences.

Even according to the information obtained so far, the Army Headquarters is already studying and sending another commander to the North China Front. Terauchi Shouichi knew about such a situation, and I believe that Seishiro Itagaki also knew.

Even if it is very unwilling, but now that the Fifth Division needs to rest and recuperate, the 116th Division also needs to rest and replenish supplies. Even if the North China Front was very unwilling, it could only let the situation in Xinzhou erode.

In this case, the Eighth Route Army ransacked the county towns occupied by the Japanese army in Xinzhou one by one. With the arrival of the first winter snow, the main forces also began to enter the stage of rest.

At this time, the reinforcements from North China, which took a long time, finally arrived in Taiyuan. After a few days of rest, led by the 116th Division, the Japanese army once again launched a campaign to recover Xinzhou.

In the face of the victory message sent by the troops in front, Itagaki Seishiro was not happy at all. The reason is very simple, the Eighth Route Army's resistance to their attacking troops can be minimal.

In many county towns, when the Japanese army arrived, there were no troops of the Eighth Route Army in sight. The Japanese army that marched into Xinzhou almost regained the lost territory in great strides. The few troops that rushed forward were surrounded and annihilated by the omnipresent Eighth Route Army.

In this case, not to mention that Itagaki Seishiro noticed that something was wrong, even the Japanese army that marched into Xinzhou also felt that something was wrong. With the exception of the county seat in Xinzhou, they have almost lost control over the townships and villages.

If too many troops are sent and received, it will be as if the Eighth Route Army does not know that they are coming. If there are few troops sent to receive, then these receiving troops will definitely withstand the siege of the main force of the Eighth Route Army one night.

In the face of such a situation, even if Itagaki was a little unwilling, he could only telegraph an order to recover the troops in Xinzhou. First stabilize the situation in the cities of Xinzhou, and try to clean up the current mess of the Shanxi dispatch army.

Until the Japanese advance arrived in the Wuzhai area, the Japanese army that went to recover was met by the Eighth Route Army. Even after a major battle, the Japanese army still failed to make a breakthrough. This situation made Itagaki realize that Wuzhai had become the base of the Eighth Route Army.

In short, with the Luliang Mountains as the boundary, the Eighth Route Army drew a clear demarcation line for the Japanese army. If the Japanese continue to attack, the area they currently occupy will usher in a new chaotic situation.

In response to such a situation, even if Itagaki Seishiro was unwilling, he could only order the troops to be stationed outside the Wuzhai area in the end. Troops began to be redeployed to strengthen control over the other occupied territories.

As for the current base area heavily guarded by the Eighth Route Army, if it is unable to prepare for a new big war, it can only temporarily stop the sword soldiers! (To be continued.) )