Beiping, the headquarters of the North China Front of the Japanese invasion of China.

Since the time when the Shimen Garrison Headquarters sent a telegram asking for help happened to be five or six o'clock in the morning, the Japanese Front Headquarters had the exception of a few devil signal soldiers and a communications staff officer on duty.

Basically, there were no others, and the main generals, including Commander Terauchi Shouichi, went back to their respective residences to sleep.

Therefore, it was not until Shimen was captured by Qiao Youhua that Terauchi Shouichi was notified and returned to the headquarters from his temporary home in Beiping, and the chief of staff, Okabe Naosaburo and other important members of his subordinates also came in a hurry.

"Everyone, I think you all know that Shimen was attacked by the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army, and the situation is very urgent, what do you think about this?" Because he was too late, he didn't blame the public and went straight to the point.

Okabe Naosaburo stood up and said: "General, don't be too anxious, Shimen is heavily guarded, just with that group of weapons and equipment backward, insufficient training and lack of ability to attack fortifications, it is impossible for Tubalu to capture Shimen County." ”

Another Japanese staff officer also nodded and agreed: "That's right, Minister Oka is right, with the few broken guns of the Tubalu guerrillas, it is still possible to destroy the railway of the Imperial Army and capture Shimen, which is a big joke."

Unless Qiao Youhua's Dragon Tooth Task Force, there was absolutely no branch of the army around Shimen that could threaten the security of Shimen. ”

A group of high-ranking Japanese officers almost all thought so, and as soon as they said this, Terauchi Shouichi's worries were slightly diluted.

However, at this moment, a Japanese communications staff officer on duty suddenly hurriedly walked out of the confidential room, stood up and saluted Terauchi Shouichi: "Your Excellency Commander, no, we have lost contact with the radio station of the Shimen Garrison Headquarters. ”

As soon as these words came out, the faces of all the high-ranking generals of the devil, including Terauchi Shouichi and Okabe Naosaburo, changed greatly, because they all understood what it meant to lose contact at this juncture.

If it weren't for the capture of the county seat, the radio station of the Shimen Garrison Headquarters would not have lost contact with the Front Army Headquarters.

As for the small probability of the secret room being shelled or airraided, it is impossible for it to happen, because it is impossible for the Tsubaki Road to have aircraft and artillery.

This is enough to show that the stone gate is likely to be broken by the earth eight roads that they disdain.

"Bagaya Road, immediately let the special high school find out what happened in Shimen, and send a telegram to Suzuki Chaji and Haneda Naka, ordering them to immediately dispatch troops to support in the direction of Shimen to encircle and suppress this Eighth Route Army!" Shouichi Terauchi was furious and quickly made a decision.

"Hay!" The devil's communications staff officer bowed his head sharply in response, quickly turned around and walked back to the confidential room.

However, it didn't take long for the communications staff officer to go and return, and his face was ugly and said to Terauchi Shouichi and the others: "Your Excellency, General, I can't contact the headquarters of the 12th and 13th mixed brigades!" ”

"Yaga Tooth Road! How can I not be contacted? "Shouichi Terauchi is really angry, could it be that the brigade headquarters of the two main forces mixed into a brigade has also been attacked?

And the fact, Shouichi Terauchi guessed all right.

"Your Excellency, Commander, please calm your anger, you can try to contact the subordinate units of the two brigades and regiments, as far as I know, the main combat units under the brigades under the mixed brigades and regiments are also equipped with radio stations." Okabe Naosaburo hurriedly stood up and persuaded.

After saying that, Naosaburo Okabe waved his hand at the communications staff officer and motioned for him to do so.

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As a result of the decision between Sakai and Kato Ichiro, the cavalry brigade of the 12th Mixed Brigade was placed under the command of Sakai Osa and used to pursue the anti-Japanese forces.

Most of the troops of the 13th Mixed Brigade, such as artillery and engineers, remained in Feiyunling, under the unified command of Ichiro Kato, and were used to continue the siege of Feiyunling.

Therefore, when Sakai had returned to Luquan County with more than 3,000 combat troops of the 13th Mixed Brigade, he immediately sent out two cavalry brigades to search for traces of the anti-Japanese forces that attacked Luquan County.

Standing outside a burned munitions warehouse, Sakai's face was very ugly.

At this moment, a communications soldier suddenly trotted along the street, came to him, gathered his feet and saluted: "Your Excellency Dazuo, I just received an urgent telegram from the front army headquarters!" ”

Sakai Fa's face changed drastically when he heard this, how could the front army command call directly at this time?

Although he was shocked, Sakai still reached out and took the message, read it in a hurry, and his face couldn't help but change greatly.

At the same time, Ichiro Kato, who was planning to organize a new round of offensive and continue to besiege the Feiyunling anti-Japanese base area, also received a telegram of the same kind.

Ichiro Kato immediately stopped the upcoming attack and ordered the signal corps to send a telegram to Sakai to ask questions.

In the face of Kato Ichiro's inquiry, Sakai Fa was speechless, Shimen was also captured, such an astonishing news was enough to instantly crush Sakai Faichi's power.

Because, obviously, the front army command can no longer contact the brigade and regiment headquarters, so it will think of overstepping the level to send electricity to the brigade.

If you want to let the front army headquarters know that Luquan is lost, they do not report it, so that the defenders of Shimen are unprepared and are taken advantage of the opportunity by the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army to break through the city defense.

The two of them are just one more crime, and the death penalty cannot be escaped.

After thinking about it, Sakai decided to go all the way to the dark, and directly called back to the headquarters of the Beiping Front Army to say that they had just learned that Luquan had been attacked by the Eighth Route Army last night, and the two brigade commanders were killed.

And unified the caliber with Ichiro Kato.

Beiping, the headquarters of the Japanese North China Front.

After receiving a call back from Kato Ichiro and Sakai Fa, Terauchi Shouichi was so angry that he almost vomited blood, and roared like thunder: "Bagaya Road, in one night, attacked two important towns heavily garrisoned by the imperial army in a row, and also killed the commanders of two major generals and brigades of the imperial army.

When did the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army become so strong? How could such an Eighth Route Army appear in the area of Luquan and Shimen, and we didn't know about it? What do you eat in the extra high class? ”

After speaking, Terauchi Shou paused, and then asked, "Have you figured out what is going on in the special high class?" ”

Okabe Naosaburo said: "I just talked to the head of the Beiping Station of the Special High School on the phone, and reported to the members of the Special High School who are lurking in Guò Shimen that Shimen has indeed been captured by the Chinese army, but it seems that the station outside the city is still in fierce fighting."

As for Luquan, the special high class said that it was impossible to contact any sub-station, and it was likely that it was also affected by the war! ”

"Bastard! Didn't Sakai say that he had reoccupied Shier Springs? Ordered him to immediately lead his troops to rush to Shimen, gallop to the aid of the defenders of the railway station, and be sure to recapture Shimen and wipe out this branch of the army! Shouichi Terauchi ordered angrily.