Chapter 115: The Movement of the Garrison Army

ZHANG Jiakou. Headquarters of the Mongolian Army.

Nearly a week has passed since the Battle of Zhangjiakou, but the atmosphere in Zhangjiakou is still extremely tense, martial law is imposed in the city during the day, and curfews are imposed at night.

The atmosphere in the headquarters of the Mongolian army is also tense, although Lieutenant General Harem Jun got his wish and sat in the position of the commander of the Mongolian army, but now this position is not easy to sit, and the butt is very hot.

Due to the death of Lieutenant General Hasunuma Pan in battle and his special status, the base camp and even His Majesty the Emperor personally called the headquarters of the army stationed in Mongolia, asking him to retrieve Hasunuma's body at all costs.

More importantly, after Ma Zheng's troops broke through Zhangjiakou this time, they almost ransacked Zhangjiakou City, and all the five or six hundred tons of materials hoarded in the city by the Mongolian troops were lost, including hundreds of tons of ammunition. Secondly, all the equipment of the Yangjialing Arsenal, which was subordinate to the headquarters of the Mongolian army, was also looted, and it was the only arsenal of the Mongolian army that could produce weapons and equipment on its own.

There is another thing that also makes Harem Chun very helpless, that is, in addition to the ransacking of Zhangjiakou City, Ma Zheng's subordinates even took away all the more than 2,000 Japanese expatriates in the city.

Although those are all overseas Chinese names and are not real soldiers, Harem Chun knows very well that these people can follow the Imperial Japanese Army to dig gold, and their identity background is extraordinary. It is impossible to come to China at this time without a deep relationship, and I don't dare!

In the past few days, many large domestic conglomerates have sent reports to the headquarters of the armed forces stationed in Mongolia, demanding that the headquarters of the armed forces stationed in Mongolia must rescue their relatives and employees, and even this matter has been reported by the domestic media. All of this made Harem Chun feel a lot of pressure, and even felt like he was on pins and needles.

On May 17, when Ma Zheng was giving a speech to those aspiring young people from Yan'an, the headquarters of the army stationed in Mongolia was also holding a military meeting.

In addition to Harem Jun, Norihide Abe, Shigetoku Kuroda, Shigeji Shigeji Silver, and others were all ordered to attend the meeting.

After everyone arrived, Harem Jun said in a deep voice: "Before the meeting begins, I will read out an order from the base camp: from now on, I will be promoted to the rank of Commander of the Imperial Japanese Army, and transferred to the chief of staff of the Front Army, the base camp, May 16, Showa 13. ”

Then Harem Jun pointed to an army major general next to Abe Norihide and said: "This is Naito-kun, the commander of the cavalry group of the Imperial Japanese Army, and the two people next to him are Major General Takashi Takamori, the commander of the first cavalry brigade, Major General Shigeichi Fujita, the commander of the fourth brigade of the first cavalry, from now on, the cavalry group will be assigned to the command of our army in Mongolia, everyone is welcome!" ”

"Bang Bang!" After a burst of warm applause, Harem Chun Zhong continued to say: "The battle of Zhangjiakou can be called a great shame for our army stationed in Mongolia, and it is also a shame that cannot be washed away by the Japanese Imperial Army. ”

Norihide Abe said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency Commander, according to the information obtained by the intelligence department, the body of His Excellency Hasunuma Pan has been sent to the Second World War Command by the people of China, and this news has been confirmed by our agents lurking in the Second World War Zone Command in China, so if we want to retrieve Your Excellency's body, we must launch an attack on the Second War Zone of China!" ”

"The headquarters of the China War Zone is in Fangshan in the northwest of Shanxi, which is far away from our army's station, and it is difficult to pose a threat to our army by relying on our own strength, so I humbly suggest cooperating with the North China Front Army to launch a large-scale surprise attack on the China War II Zone!"

Harem Jun nodded and asked, "Does Abe-kun already have a battle plan, if so, please say it directly, please!" ”

Abe Guixiu got up and said: "Fangshan is also thousands of kilometers away from the nearest defense area of our army, and there is a defense area of the 120th Division of the Tuba Road in the middle. However, Fangshan is not very far from Taiyuan, so we can completely get in touch with His Excellency Xiangyue Qingji, they will attack from the south to the north, and our army will attack from the north to the south, and the joint attack on the Second World War Zone Command will definitely force Yan Xishan to hand over the body of His Excellency Liannuma Pan! ”

Harem Chun thought for a while and said: "Abe-kun, as far as I know, the Xuzhou Raiders are not over yet, and most of the main forces of the Northern China Front are stationed in Xuzhou, and there are not many defenders in the entire North China. His Excellency Xiangyue's First Army now has only two divisions and two brigades remaining in the defense area, and the distribution is extremely scattered, and it may be difficult to assemble in a short time. ”

"Your Excellency, Commander, it's really hard to do it in a normal way, especially when we ask them to cooperate!" But don't forget that this is the order of the base camp, and His Excellency Hasunuma Pan was once the chief of guard of His Majesty the Emperor, and His Majesty also hopes that Your Excellency's body can be quickly returned to China for burial, so Your Excellency Kazuki will be able to gather the troops no matter what. ”

"Besides, as far as I know, the 109th Division of the First Army is stationed in Taiyuan, the 20th Division of Kawagishi Fumizaburo is stationed in Quwo, Sasaki's mixed third brigade is stationed in Anyang, and Kawamura Dong's mixed fourth brigade is stationed in Xinxiang, and these places are connected by rail, and the assembly of troops is far more troublesome than we imagined!"

"Yo Xi! Abe-kun has a point! ”

But at this moment, the new chief of staff of the army stationed in Mongolia, Bai Yinzhonger, said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, the front army is now unstable, and there is still the threat of Ma Zheng's department, will it be a bit too hasty to send troops to attack the Second World War Zone Command now?" If Ma Zheng's troops took advantage of our army's southern expedition to attack Zhangjiakou, what should the imperial army do? ”

Without waiting for Harem Chun to speak, Abe Guixiu said loudly: "Hmph, although the strength of Ma Zheng's department is not weak, but their losses this time are extremely heavy, according to our investigation results, Ma Zheng's side in the past Zhangjiakou raid directly killed more than 1,500 people, according to the casualty ratio of 1:4, the wounded of the department are at least about 6,000, and the total number of troops lost in this battle should be about 7,500 people." ”

Then Abe Norihide continued: "Ma Zheng's division was only an infantry brigade before, even if the overstaffing was serious, at most about 10,000 people, but now there are 7,500 casualties, and the number of troops that can fight is less than 2,500. This was the main reason why the government of China was compelled to replenish the army with two regiments. ”

"But it's a pity that those two regiments are still on the way, don't think about arriving for a while. Before that, even if Ma Zheng's department wanted to make a move against the imperial army, it was impossible to have that ability. ”

Silver Juji was obviously not persuaded by Abe Norihide, and continued: "Your Excellency Commander, although Your Excellency Abe's words are very reasonable, but for such a long time, the feeling that Ma Zheng's department has given us is really too weird, so it is best not to act rashly until you have thoroughly figured out their strength!" ”

"Yaga, you are frightened by the people of China, it is a shame for the Imperial Japanese Army!" Norihide Abe said angrily.

Silver Juji didn't refute, but just turned his gaze to Harem Jun, waiting for his opinion.

Harem Chun thought for a while and said: "Although the chief of staff of the silver has a certain truth, don't forget that this order was issued by the base camp, if we can't complete it, the consequences will be extremely serious, so even if we are really taking risks, we can only admit it." ”

"Your Excellency Commander, don't worry, now that our department has the cavalry group joining, as long as the cavalry group is sent to continuously attack the defense area of Ma Zheng's department, so that it has no time to take care of anything else, it will definitely be foolproof!" Norihide Abe said.

At this time, Major General Naito Shoichi, who had been sitting on the side and had not spoken, immediately got up and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, our cavalry group is ready to attack, please show me Your Excellency, Commander!" ”

Harem Chun nodded with satisfaction and said: "Yo Xi, order: The 26th Brigade, the Fifth Cavalry Division of the Imperial Cooperative Army, and the 1st and 3rd Brigades of the 2nd Brigade of the Mixed Brigade immediately assemble in Datong and wait for the order of the headquarters!" ”

"Hay!"