Before the operational staff officer moved, the telephone of the command rang again.

Almost everyone's eyes were focused on the staff officer who answered the phone at this moment.

"Something must have gone wrong!" Seeing the communications staff officer's face suddenly turn white, the chief of staff's heart jumped, and immediately had a very bad premonition.

"Sir, the Guxian garrison reported that they were also attacked by the Eighth Route Army!"

"The Eighth Route Army has strong firepower, equipped with mortars and infantry artillery, and the losses of the front-line garrisons are very large, and they will definitely not last too long, ask for reinforcements!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the intelligence staff officer rushed in again.

"Sir, the information that has just been sent into the city, the other four main battalions of the new regiment have moved, and like their first battalion, they will send troops to attack the county towns we control around Linfen!"

The chief of staff made a decision with a calm face: "The order just now is canceled!" ”

"The garrisons of several counties around Xiangfen could not be mobilized, and they were also attacked by the Eighth Route Army. The troops are transferred, and other troops have an opportunity! ”

"So what do we do?" The deputy chief of staff asked anxiously.

"Wait a minute, I'll ask the brigade commander who hasn't arrived yet! Although he is now fighting on the front line, he can command us remotely! ”

On the front line of Zhongtiao Mountain, which is more than 100 kilometers away from Linfen City, Wing Commander Kawaguchi is in a very good mood.

A few days ago, the Front had just promoted him to the rank of major general and directly appointed him commander of the mixed brigade.

Independent mixed brigades can differ from brigades of field troops in that they have little autonomy. Although the strength of the brigade is not comparable to that of the field brigade, the independent mixed brigade is a comprehensive force with infantry, artillery, engineers, cavalry, and even armored troops.

Serving as a brigade commander of such a unit directly means that he has combat experience in independently commanding large-scale troops and already has the ability to be a senior commander.

As long as he can make more combat exploits in the position of brigade commander, Kawaguchi is sure that it will not be too long before he will become a high-ranking officer of the empire, a lieutenant general and a division commander.

"Ikeda-kun, you can go to the headquarters in a moment and see how long it will take for this round of attacks to end. In addition, I would like to inform Your Excellency the Commander that the main attack should not be arranged in our wing as much as possible. We are about to be transferred to Linfen to fight, and we must have troops in our hands to gain a firm foothold in Linfen. Therefore, we must try to avoid too many losses in the remaining troops of the wing! The commander is my old commander, and I'm leaving, so I'm sure I'll give this face! Thinking of the extent of the tragedy on the battlefield in the past few days, Kawaguchi hesitated and ordered.

As soon as Adjutant Ikeda was about to leave, the leader of the communications team rushed in.

"Sir, Linfen City is in an emergency, I hope you will reply to the telegram as soon as you finish reading it!"

The soldier's intuition made him realize that something must have happened to Linfencheng, otherwise, Linfencheng would never have sent a telegram to himself before he arrived.

After reading the telegram, the premonition became a reality, and Kawaguchi's face suddenly became embarrassed.

"This new group is really a difficult opponent, and it will really seize the opportunity to fight back!" Kawaguchi muttered to himself with a calm face.

Then he did not forget to add: "Although we have not really fought the new regiment face-to-face, the current actions of the new regiment and the ability to force Major General Matsumoto from the position of brigade commander." I'm sure we have a very full opponent and from now on, we need to study our opponent carefully. ”

Ikeda Shaozo asked with a serious face: "Sir, then how can we send a telegram back to Linfen City!" ”

"Map, immediately unfold the map of Linfen and the surrounding counties. If possible, we will also give a new group of anti-cloth that is being laid out in Linfen! ”

After hesitating for nearly five minutes against the map and telegram, a smile finally appeared on Kawaguchi's serious face.

Then he stared at Ikeda and ordered, "Call Linfen back!" ”

"Give up the new regiment to attack all the villages and towns in the county seat, and all the garrisons will be assembled in the county town for entrenchment and training!"

Ikeda Shaoza immediately reminded: "Then when we sweep the base area of the new regiment in the future, the combat area of the new regiment will not be larger, and the room for maneuver will also become larger!" ”

"Also, the Eighth Route Army's ability to expand its troops is very strong, and the report of the Front Army Command has been emphasized more than once."

"Give all the villages and towns in the four counties to the new regiment at one time, and with their strength in expanding the troops, they will definitely be able to more than double the number of troops in a short period of time!"

Kawaguchi shook his head and replied, "No, what you see is superficial!" ”

"To expand the troops, not only the troops, but also a large number of veterans and equipment!"

"The equipment of the Eighth Route Army comes from capture, and as long as we don't fight against them, they won't be able to capture weapons and equipment from us. Without weapons and equipment, how can they expand their troops! ”

"As for the veterans! If they draw veterans from the main force to expand the troops, then their main force will definitely replenish a large number of new soldiers. At that time, even if there are more troops, the combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced! ”

"So, I'm not worried about the expansion of the Eighth Route Army at all. Because, I will not give them time to train their troops, nor will I give them the opportunity to capture equipment and ammunition from the Imperial Army! ”

"In this case, even if the strength of the new regiment in Linfen increases to 10,000, I am not afraid."

Ikeda Shaoza's eyes lit up and he complimented: "The commander is wise, if the troops are blindly expanded, the troops that will be pulled out in the end will definitely be a rabble!" ”

Kawaguchi nodded and continued to analyze: "As for what you just said about the battlefield maneuver space becoming larger, this is indeed a problem! ”

"However, it is not without any benefits for the Imperial Army. The base area has become larger, and the limited strength of the new regiment will definitely be more dispersed, which is conducive to our individual breakthroughs, and use the new regiment's best fighting style to fight them in turn! ”

"Also, don't forget, the county seats in these places are still firmly in our hands."

"Once the encirclement and suppression operation against the new regiment base area begins, these county towns can not only serve as logistics supply bases for our attack, but also as our outposts! The garrison in the county town can be used as our secret force at any time to directly kill behind the new regiment and catch the Eighth Route Army by surprise! ”

"Also, as long as these county towns are still in our hands, our intelligence network can expand around the county town as the center, and grasp every move of the Eighth Route Army base area at any time!"

"Therefore, instead of letting the garrisons of the four county towns be consumed in the defense, it is better to take the initiative to abandon the villages and towns outside the city, (1) the county town as a stronghold, and wait for reinforcements."

"In this way, we can not only keep the troops, but also disperse the forces of the Eighth Route Army, so that the Eighth Route Army will lose the opportunity to capture our equipment through battle."

"More importantly, as long as the county seat is still in our hands, these places have not been lost, and the imperial army can rely on these county towns to complete many self-strategic ideas and encircle and annihilate the main force of the new regiment."

"Send a telegram back to Linfen City immediately, and send it according to what you just said! Tell the chief of staff of Linfen City that I will rush over as soon as possible, and during this time, try to avoid exchanging fire with the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army, as long as I ensure that the situation in Linfen does not deteriorate! ”

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