A village less than 20 kilometers from the county seat of Xiangfen, where Lieutenant General Ito's Central Route Army was stationed.

Almost all the tents in the entire camp were dark, but the tent where Lieutenant General Ito was still brightly lit was still brightly lit, and there was a burst of angry scolding from inside from time to time.

It took a long time for the chief of staff, who was guarding the tent of the communications squadron, to walk in cautiously.

"Division commander...... The situation is exactly what you deduced...... The Eighth Route Army was too cunning, using the tactics of besieging the city to send reinforcements, and encircled and annihilated our follow-up reinforcements an hour ago~ including the first two squadrons, and in just a few hours, we lost a full infantry brigade and a mountain artillery squadron! ”

"Also, this Eighth Route Army lost all its heavy weapons when it broke through our blockade. After tonight's battle, now there are not only light and heavy machine guns and mortars, but also infantry guns and mountain artillery, and the firepower is much stronger than before the breakthrough! ”

"Now we have only one infantry brigade left behind, and the Eighth Route Army is better equipped than our remaining brigade, and it also has heavy weapons. In order to avoid unnecessary losses, the remaining infantry brigade can only temporarily trap the county seat! ”

"However, in this way, the supplies sent to us from Linfen will not be safe on the road, and they are likely to be intercepted by this Eighth Route Army, or directly destroyed ......."

"Smack......

Lieutenant General Ito slammed his clenched fist on the table in front of him, and then cursed.

"Don't they understand such a simple truth as a hair and moving the whole body...... When they set off, I repeatedly explained that the Eighth Route Army was too cunning, and the place they defended was once the base of the Eighth Route Army, and if they didn't do it well, they would fall for it. Therefore, no matter what time and under any circumstances, the troops cannot be divided! ”

"If the troops they attacked Zhanglianggu Village were an infantry brigade, even if the Eighth Route Army laid out a net for them there, they would be able to easily break through......"

"Now not only did I not kill the Eighth Route Army, but I lost an infantry brigade~"

"Now we don't even have a stable rear, and even the logistical supplies needed for the troops to fight may not be delivered to the troops in time...... How can we fight like this, and how should this encirclement and suppression operation continue! ”

The chief of staff immediately proposed: "It is recommended that a reinforced brigade be drawn from our middle route army to come back to help!" ”

"There is also a brigade of guard troops in the heavy artillery wing that can be transferred, and another cavalry brigade can be transferred, plus the remaining infantry brigade in the rear, that is, nearly 3,000 imperial troops, should be able to control the situation, regain the advantage, and then find a way to kill this Eighth Route Army!"

"How to kill it!" Lieutenant General Ito replied angrily.

He is very sensible, no matter what he does, he tries to take the problem into account as much as possible, and then make relevant preparations in advance.

Frowning and analyzing: "When there are no heavy weapons, these Eighth Route Army can take out one of our reinforced infantry brigades in two battles. Now that they have what they want, and they have plenty of ammunition, I'm sure we're going to send an infantry brigade against them, and they'll have the guts to take out our infantry brigade! ”

"When none of our infantry brigades are opponents, if you send an infantry brigade back to help, wouldn't that send them to death?"

The chief of staff did not agree with the division commander's analysis, shook his head and asked: "Division commander, you seem to have forgotten one thing......

"The Eighth Route Army has taken out a reinforced infantry brigade when its equipment is not as good as ours, even if they use their tactics, the casualties will definitely not be small. Even if the Eighth Route Army captures all the equipment of our infantry brigade, they have no soldiers to use, and their combat effectiveness cannot be improved! ”

"Two brigades plus a cavalry brigade, two brigades are dispatched each time, and one brigade is left behind, which should ensure safety!"

Lieutenant General Ito didn't answer the question right away, but his face became surprisingly serious at that moment.

After glancing at the subordinates in the tent, he said very seriously: "Gentlemen, I have reminded you more than once that our current combat target is the Eighth Route Army, not the Jin Sui Army and the government army that we attacked before!" ”

"And I have warned you more than once, so that you can study more about the Eighth Route Army and understand the ...... of the Eighth Route Army."

"Now it seems that you are all too arrogant to take my words to heart!"

"When the Eighth Route Army sent troops, there were tens of thousands of people, and the reason why it was able to develop and grow under the nose of the imperial army and become a big problem for the North China Front army step by step was that the Eighth Route Army claimed to be the team of the common people. In the event of war, pick up a gun, they are soldiers, there is no war, put down a gun, pick up a hoe, they are ordinary people......"

"Everyone has seen the guerrillas who attacked us along the way! These people do not really belong to the Eighth Route Army, but once our attacking Eighth Route Army suffers huge losses, they will directly supplement into the Eighth Route Army and become a member of the Eighth Route Army! ”

"Although we have eliminated a lot of guerrillas, they are absolutely a drop in the bucket compared to the total strength of the guerrillas in the base areas of the Eighth Route Army!"

"A few days ago, our rear was the base of the Eighth Route Army, and a large number of guerrillas were lurking in it. As long as the Eighth Route Army hidden in our rear raises its arms, I guarantee that in a few days, all the soldiers they have lost will be replenished, and these soldiers are all soldiers with a certain amount of combat experience! ”

"The soldiers are there, the equipment and ammunition are there...... Do you still think that we will be able to stabilize the situation by sending only one infantry brigade back to help? ”

"Can't ......" the chief of staff replied helplessly with a calm face.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he couldn't help but ask: "But, division commander, in order to ensure the next encirclement and suppression, our rear must be stable!" The operational supplies urgently needed by the encirclement and suppression troops must also be delivered in a timely manner...... What to do, please make it clear to the division commander! ”

His own idea was vetoed, and for the time being, he could not think of any other way, so the chief of staff could only kick this difficult problem to the division commander.

"Draw two infantry brigades and one cavalry brigade back...... No matter what the action, I must ensure that the two infantry brigades and the cavalry brigade act together, so that I can rest assured! "The division commander made a decision very decisively.

The chief of staff immediately reminded: "But we don't have that many troops at all...... Unless the main forces involved in the encirclement and suppression are mobilized. As soon as they move, the entire encirclement and suppression plan may have an accident! ”

"No, there's still a troop!" The division commander replied.

"Our Central Route Army also has a guard brigade directly under the division and regiment, which is a reinforced brigade, and its combat effectiveness is comparable to that of two brigades of ordinary troops. We can send a brigade back from the 137th Wing of the Central Route Army! ”

"Order Major General Miyazaki to unify the command of all the troops we left behind in the rear, stabilize the situation, and ensure the logistics supply line of the main force, and give me the Eighth Route Army that is active there!"

"Didn't someone in the occupied area find us recently and was willing to serve the Imperial Army! Organize them, let them pay for them, and the Imperial Army will provide weapons, and form a garrison regiment to assist the Imperial Army in stabilizing the situation in the rear! ”

"Use those people who work for the imperial army, set up an intelligence network for me in all the occupied areas, keep abreast of the situation of the people in the occupied areas, discover the Eighth Route Army and guerrillas, and directly eliminate them, and I will completely eliminate the resistance forces in the occupied areas!"

"Also, remind Major General Miyazaki that the Eighth Route Army in the occupied area, the guerrillas who rebelled against the Imperial Army, the local assembly, he can kill as many people as he wants. However, I don't want the saber in his hand to cut at ordinary people. After all, the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army still holds the lives of more than a thousand expatriates from the Japanese Empire! ”

"Finally, tell Miyazaki that I have no troops to send, and I hope that he must be cautious when fighting in the rear and not be fooled again!"

"Hi...... Let's do it right away! ”

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