At the headquarters of the Japanese army brigade in Linfen City, the chief of staff knocked on the door of Matsumoto's rare room in a hurry. 【】

Facing the disgruntled brigade commander, although he knew that his behavior had made him very unhappy, he still reported stubbornly: "General, something happened to the stronghold in Zhoutang Town!" ”

"A few hours ago, I was afraid that something would happen to the stronghold in Zhoutang Town, so I specially asked people to contact me, but I couldn't contact them at that time. The lowly did not dare to slack off, and immediately sent a telegram to the main force who went out of the stronghold, asking them to confirm the safety of the stronghold! ”

"They have just sent a telegram that the stronghold has been captured by the enemy, and the enemy who captured the stronghold has long since retreated!"

"The food, weapons and ammunition we have hoarded in the stronghold have all been emptied, and a company of the Imperial Association Army has also disappeared!"

"Could it really be that the remnants of the new group did it, they are really hiding near Zhoutang Town, how is it possible!" Major General Matsumoto, who was stunned suddenly, reacted quickly, and then asked himself with an incredulous expression.

The chief of staff obviously wanted to know more about China, and hesitated to answer: "General, there is a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not!" ”

"There is a saying in China that the most dangerous place is often the safest place. I suspect that's what the remnants of the new regiment did, and we think that the perimeter of the Zhoutang Town stronghold is too dangerous for them to hide there. And they're hiding there! ”

Major General Matsumoto directly showed a suddenly realized expression: "Eight Grid Tooth Road, it must be like this, the cunning Eighth Route Army is really an enemy who does not play cards according to the exploration routine!" ”

"Our two infantry brigades plus two regiments of the Imperial Allied Army surrounded and suppressed the remnants of their hundreds of people, not only did they not achieve any results, but they repeatedly lost troops and were led by their noses, which is simply a shame for the Imperial Army!"

After venting, Major General Matsumoto's mood improved a lot. 【】

Staring at the chief of staff, he asked, "The Zhoutang Town stronghold is a medium-sized stronghold of ours, and there are five or six hundred people hoarded in it, which can sustain a month's combat provisions. Now these things have been captured by the new regiment, although it can strengthen them, but it also drags them down, the battalion commander their maneuver! ”

"As long as they send people to pursue, they will definitely be rewarded, and maybe they will be able to catch up with them!"

"Hey!" The chief of staff immediately replied.

But not only did his face not look better, but became more and more solemn: "The pursuing troops report that the remnants of the new regiment retreating from Zhoutang Town have run in the direction of the mountain again!" ”

"They are on a rapid march in pursuit, and news should reach the brigade headquarters soon!"

"Go to the war room!" Major General Matsumoto was not in the mood to continue sleeping at this time. 【】

He knew very well the speed of the Eighth Route Army's development of troops, once the Eighth Route Army sent the materials and ammunition captured in Zhoutang Town into the mountains, and used those materials and prisoners, the remnants of the new regiment would definitely continue to grow and develop.

The remnants of more than 200 people were in a state of flux. If their strength increases to three hundred, four hundred, or even more, it will be even more difficult to destroy them on their own.

This is definitely very bad news for me when I first took office.

As soon as he walked into the war room, a communications staff officer handed a telegram to the chief of staff, and his face was very ugly.

Major General Matsumoto's heart thumped, and he immediately had a very bad premonition.

"General, the 1st Brigade is in an emergency: two strongholds on the blockade line are suddenly attacked by the remnants of the new regiment. It was a new regiment of troops left in the mountains. There are not many troops, but the firepower is strong! The brigade commander glanced at the contents of the telegram and reported with a frown.

Seeing the two points quickly marked by the staff officer on the sand table, and then thinking of the retreat direction after the new regiment attacked the stronghold of Zhoutang Town, Major General Matsumoto could no longer be calm.

Because what he feared most happened happened.

"The new regiment that retreated from the stronghold of Xintang Town is really going to enter the mountain, and it will enter the mountain from one of these two points!"

"It must be so!" Seeing Matsumoto draw a line on the sand table with his baton, the chief of staff suddenly exclaimed.

Then he reacted quickly: "I'll immediately contact the first brigade and ask them to send a mobile force to encircle and intercept them, and they must be blocked!" ”

"Otherwise, with the materials, weapons and ammunition they seized from the stronghold in Xintang Town, they will not only not be weakened under our blockade, but will continue to grow and develop, and we must put an end to this possibility!"

"It's late!" Major General Matsumoto replied with a heavy face!

"It must have been several hours since Tubalu evacuated Zhoutang Town, and if you really want to enter the mountain, you have now withdrawn to our blockade line. When the time comes, they will be able to open a gap and quickly enter the mountain. ”

"Everything has been calculated well by the Eighth Route Army, their commander is very smart, I really want to see who their commander is now, playing us around again and again, exhausted, I can't find them!"

The chief of staff's face also became heavy, but he still insisted: "I'll send a telegram anyway!" Maybe there's a chance to stop them, and as long as there's a 1 in 10,000 chance, we can't let them go! ”

Just as the chief of staff was frowning and preparing to leave, the communications staff officer, who had just left, rushed in again, and his face was even more unsightly than just now.

"What's going on!" The chief of staff asked subconsciously.

"The first brigade is in an emergency, and the blockade line is being attacked by the Eighth Route Army inside and outside, opening a gap!"

"They have already sent two mobile units of infantry squads to rush over and plug the gap as soon as possible. However, a new mass of remnants outside the mountain will definitely enter the mountain, and it is impossible to stop it! ”

"It's over!" The chief of staff's face suddenly turned from iron blue to pale.

Because the result of his worst fear appeared.

He immediately turned to Matsumoto and asked, "General, now the remnants of the new regiment have supplies, weapons and ammunition, and hundreds of prisoners of the Imperial Army. As long as they are given time, they will definitely be able to convert the captives into the Eighth Route Army! ”

"At that time, the strength of the remnants of the new regiment will be at least doubled, or even more!"

"What do we do next? Please, the general decides! ”

Major General Matsumoto did not answer, staring at the map with a frown and a gloomy expression.

After a full five minutes, a pair of red eyes shot out two fine rays of light, and with a raised eyebrow, he said to the chief of staff next to him: "We must not sit back and wait for the new regiment to develop and grow again, otherwise all our previous efforts will be in vain!" ”

"Contact the captain of the special operations team immediately, and come to see me now!"

"Chief of Staff, immediately prepare a copy of all the information of the mobile forces in our hands, I can use it!"

"In addition, prepare at least ten days' combat supplies for the three infantry brigades, I will call them at any time!"

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