Tada Jun said: "Riverside-kun, what do you mean?" ”

Hebe Zhengsan said: "General, the meaning of humble duty, this is likely to be a joint military operation planned by the Tubalu Headquarters, and the purpose is likely to seize the entire Shanxi and even Suiyuan." ”

Tada Jun was really shocked by Kawabe Shozo's words, and said with palpitations: "Seize the entire Shanxi and even Suiyuan? Is the ambition of the Dirt Eight Road so big? ”

Kawabe Shozo nodded and said: "It is very likely, because in the past two years, the development of the Tuba Road has been extremely rapid, and the strength of the army has expanded more than ten times compared to the beginning, which can be well corroborated from the Dragon Tooth Column."

At the same time, it was precisely because of this dragon's tooth column that most of the strength of our North China Front Army was held back in the Hebei area, resulting in a shortage of troops in other areas, and providing sufficient time and space for the development of other anti-Japanese armed forces. All in all, the situation in North China is in today's predicament, all because of the existence of the stubborn and cunning anti-Japanese armed force of the Dragon's Tooth Column.

Today, Qiao Youhua and the dragon tooth column under his command are the number one henchmen of the entire Imperial Japanese Army! ”

Tada Jun still agrees with Kawabe Shozo's opinion, he nodded and said, "Kawabe-kun, your analysis is reasonable, but what should we do next?" You can't sit back and watch Shanxi fall into the hands of the Eighth Road of China, right?

Even if we want to, the base camp and His Majesty the Emperor are not easy to explain! ”

Hebian Zhengsan pondered for a while, and said: "Your Excellency General, because of the successive losses of Hengshui, Cangzhou, Dezhou, Shimen and other places, the communication between Hebei and Shanxi has been cut off by the Dragon Tooth Column.

At present, we can say that the battle situation in Shanxi is beyond the reach of the whip, and for today's plan, the battle in Shanxi can only rely on the First Army of General Xiangyue Qingsi itself.

Therefore, the 1st Army should be ordered by telegram to immediately abandon Jinnan, Jindong and other places, such as Yangquan and Shouyang in the north, and Linfen and Jinzhong in the south, and gather troops with Taiyuan and Xinzhou to ensure that they maintain contact with Datong! Stick to the Shanxi Northwest Railway Line and wait for the times to change! ”

Tada Jun stared at him and said: "In this way, it is equivalent to giving up most of Shanxi to the Zhi Na army?!" ”

Hebe Zhengsan said helplessly: "That's also a matter of no choice, we don't have enough troops in our hands, so we can only give up some areas painfully, only in this way can we ensure that Taiyuan is in the hands of the imperial army."

As long as Taiyuan and the surrounding areas are still under the control of the imperial army, Shanxi will not be lost, and when the time is ripe, we can use Taiyuan and Datong as the advance base at any time to launch a counteroffensive, and the abandoned areas can go to Germany with a backhand! ”

Tada Jun nodded thoughtfully: "Well, it makes sense, immediately send an order to the First Army, and let them quickly act according to the arrangement of Hebian-kun." ”

Kawabe Shozo bowed his head slightly and said, "Hai, I'll go right away." ”

After speaking, he hurriedly walked out.

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Niangzi Pass, Qiao Youhua took a nap for two hours, the sky was already bright, at this time, the poisonous gas of Niangzi Pass had already drifted away with the wind, and the soldiers took off their gas masks.

Qiao Youhua was no exception, he went out of the sleeping place and came to the wall, and found that the battlefield had already been cleaned, the corpses of the Japanese puppet army were buried in a centralized manner, and the bodies of his own soldiers were escorted back to the base area.

After breathing fresh air in the city, Qiao Youhua looked back at the Guannei, only to see that the cooking smoke was everywhere in the Guannei, but it was the cooking class of the Longya Army in the Guannei, and he began to bury the pot to cook and prepare dinner for the soldiers.

Walking down the city, a young officer wearing a major general's uniform strode over, it was Qiao Youhua's personal attendant adjutant Li Yansan.

Seeing Qiao Youhua, Li Yansan saluted and said, "Commander, the cooking team has prepared breakfast, please go back to eat." ”

Qiao Youhua nodded and said, "Well, I know, wait for you to inform Zhao Youde, Zheng Yunshan and them, after breakfast, come over for a meeting." I'm going to deploy the next battle plan. ”

"Yes!" Li Yansan hurriedly stepped forward and responded.

Breakfast was very simple, Qiao Youhua ate two steamed buns and a bowl of porridge, plus some canned beef seized from the devil's munitions warehouse.

After eating, Qiao Youhua had just asked the members of the cooking squad to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, when Zheng Yunshan, the head of the guard regiment, Zhao Youde, the deputy commander of the Third Division, and Ma Yunlong, the commander of the artillery brigade, walked in together.

They saluted Qiao Youhua one after another: "Commander." ”

Qiao Youhua took out a cigarette and lit it, waved to them, and beckoned, "Come, sit down." ”

After everyone sat down, Qiao Youhua asked Zheng Yunshan, "Yunshan, has there been any news from the scouts sent out?" ”

The matter of reconnoitering the enemy's situation was entrusted to Zheng Yunshan's guard regiment.

Zheng Yunshan hurriedly got up and said: "Yes, our reconnaissance company has sent back an important piece of information, saying that the Japanese reinforcements that were defeated by our first guard battalion last night have retreated to Yangquan City, and this morning, the Japanese puppet army in Yangquan suddenly stopped moving. ”

"There's no movement, what do you mean?" Qiao Youhua, Zhao Youde and the others all looked at Zheng Yunshan very strangely.

Zheng Yunshan said: "Although the flag is still on the city, there are no patrols, and the scouts suspect that the enemy may have evacuated Yangquan overnight. ”

Qiao Youhua nodded abruptly and said: "It is also very likely that for the devil, when the Niangzi Pass is lost, and Yangquan has no barrier and no danger to defend, it is reasonable to take the initiative to give up." ”

Zhao Youde said: "Then what should we do, should we march immediately and take advantage of the situation to pursue?" ”

Qiao Youhua pondered for a while and said: "This time, our army went south, and its whereabouts have been exposed, and the Japanese army withdrew overnight, and now it is too late to pursue."

As far as the overall situation of the battle is concerned, the devils are embattled in Shanxi this time, and the troops are not enough, so we don't have to be too impatient at all, we just need to advance steadily and steadily to the south.

The pressure on the Japanese army caused by this is absolutely fatal, but there is a premise, that is, we must ensure our own logistics supply line, the Zhengtai line crosses the Taihang Mountain, the road is winding, steep and difficult, and we must not afford to lose, otherwise our attacking troops will be in danger of capsizing! ”

Zheng Yunshan and the others nodded approvingly, and asked, "Commander, what do you mean?" ”

"Advanced army Yangquan, recover this place, and then wait for the reinforcements of the first and second divisions to arrive, and then concentrate all efforts to attack Shouyang, and strive to recover Taiyuan in one go!" Qiao Youhua pondered for a moment and decided.

Seeing that Qiao Youhua had already decided, Zheng Yunshan, Zhao Youde and others got up one after another, puffed up their chests and saluted and said, "Yes, we will arrange it immediately." After saying that, he turned around and walked away as ordered.