"On November 15th, I didn't do women's clothing in the comment area. I'm betting on this, and it's very stable."

The perspective came to the forward command post of the 110th Division, eight kilometers south of Yangmingbao.

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, we still can't contact Major General Ishii and his adjutant! The command system of the 108th Brigade is suspected of having suffered a devastating blow! ”

"The communications team and the cavalry brigade have sent three waves of soldiers, but so far there is no reliable information back, please wait."

The continuous bad news made the atmosphere of the entire conference room drop to a freezing point.

Everyone bowed their heads and kept silent, pretending to be very busy, for fear that they would catch fire because of their superfluous actions.

Among them, the most embarrassing department is also the divisional communications team, after all, it is their job to keep in touch with the lower-level troops.

Now the 108th Brigade has not been heard from, and it has even completely lost contact with the forward command post. According to the traditional customs of the Notebook Army, even if Imorinuma makes the entire squadron commit suicide, it is not excessive.

As if for the sake of his own life, Captain Yutaka Nomura of the communications team stepped forward in the stunned eyes of everyone and was the first to speak to break the silence.

"Division commander, call from the rear."

"For our request for help, Commander Gan Jie dispatched the army as soon as possible."

"The flying team supporting the battlefield is led by Kuroe Shaozuo, and with the flight speed of the Type 1 Fighting Falcon and the Type 2 Battle Zhong Kui, they can reach the front line in less than an hour."

Hearing the rare good news, Imorinuma breathed a sigh of relief for the time being.

It stands to reason that a place like the forward command post, where there are potential safety hazards, is generally composed of some staff officers led by the chief of staff of a major general.

As the commander of the lieutenant general's division, there is no need for the old devil to risk his life at all.

The reason why he came to the scene in person in violation of regulations was simply because he was concerned about the development of the war situation and the safety of the troops, after all, only by obtaining information in time could he make the most correct deployment.

As it turned out, Iimorinuma had come to the right place.

Whether it was the formation of dive bombers that were rampant in the air or the monstrous fire caused by napalm, all corroborated his conjecture: Ishii Kaho and the 108th Brigade were most likely ambushed by the Eighth Route Army.

Fortunately, the devils are not without support, and the upcoming army aviation has given the lieutenant general the courage to continue fighting.

What's more, the superiors gave a death order to let the 110th Division take Taiyuan together with the two divisions of the Mongolian army. Now, if you abandon your allies and flee to war, you will definitely be held accountable after the war.

After thinking for a moment, Iimorinuma said to the staff officers beside him:

"Pass my order to send an additional search squadron of the division to the front line, first find out the situation of the 108th brigade, and then find out the enemy's artillery position."

"The Eighth Route Army's barrel cannon has a range of only eight kilometers, and if a target is found, it can be easily countered, and long-range artillery is our hole card."

"Then tell Takemi Tsuda to prepare his 133rd Brigade for battle and mobilize troops to the northwest of Haradaira. Once the artillery fire of the division ended, it was an opportunity for them to attack. ”

Until now, Iemunuma felt that this battle was just a small headwind game, and it was completely okay to fight.

In the old devil's opinion, the firepower of the Eighth Route Army is indeed very strong, but it is difficult for heavy weapons to cover up the uneven quality of soldiers, otherwise they would not have lost Datong.

As long as you can close the distance between the two sides and have a hearty hand-to-hand fight, you will definitely have a chance to pierce the enemy's line.

No matter how strong the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region is, it is impossible to cope with the attacks of three divisions at the same time, and this is a truth that has been summed up since 1937.

As for moving the 133rd Brigade closer to the northwest, it was because before the war, according to the mission, the enemy situation, the terrain, and the strength of the troops, he set the width of the frontal battlefield at 9,000 meters and the depth at 6,000 meters.

Although this arrangement is a bit too scattered for a type B division, it is difficult to establish a superiority in forces on the offensive path.

However, the advantage is that the deployment density is small, which can effectively shorten the firepower gap and prevent the troops from being wiped out by the Eighth Route Army's air-ground coordination tactics.

Now we have to take the initiative to attack, and of course we must first concentrate our scattered troops.

Just as Imorinuma was about to contact the friendly forces on the left and right flanks, a staff officer hurriedly ran into the command post.

"Commander, we have successfully restored communication with the 108th Brigade and reconnected the new telephone line."

As soon as these words came out, Yutaka Nomura was relieved and regained the right to breathe. Without saying a word, the Japanese captain took the initiative to take his division commander to the communications room.

It seems that he sensed an abnormal sound on the other end of the earpiece, and as soon as Iimorinuma picked up the phone, a voice came out.

"Division commander? Your Excellency, Division Commander! ”

"Our unit has suffered air raids and artillery bombardments from the Eighth Route Army, and I ask for tactical guidance! Ask for reinforcements! ”

The unfamiliar voice made Imorinuma slightly stunned.

There are as many grass-roots officers below the rank of Dazuo in a division and regiment, and there are at least nearly 100 of them. Most of the time, these people are not even qualified to attend the meeting, how can they remember as a lieutenant general?

After a few seconds, Taketa Aihara realized what the problem was. He first added a self-introduction, and then continued to report: "Your Excellency the division commander, the brigade commander and the wing commander have broken jade one after another, where should we go next?" ”

Although the old devil was mentally prepared, such shocking news still made him unable to calm down for a long time.

In less than half an hour before the start of the battle, their side had lost a high-ranking officer, and no one could accept such casualties.

However, this is not a distressing moment, the enemy may launch a second wave of attacks at any time, Imorinuma quickly adjusted his mentality and asked in a deep voice:

"Have you found the artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army? How many barrel cannons did they use? ”

It turns out that the strength of the Benzi Army in 1941 has not yet slipped to its peak.

The shelling just now did make Taketa Aihara very embarrassed, but he still did not forget to observe the general direction while dodging everywhere.

"I don't know exactly where they were, but the enemy's shells were coming from the southwest, and the number should be between eighty and one hundred."

"The reason why it's a range is because the Eighth Route Army is equipped with a new, more powerful howitzer, and I don't know the rate of fire of the unknown barrel cannon."

"According to my estimates, its caliber is most likely 105 mm, and its range is not inferior to the Type 91 howitzer directly under the division."

This important piece of information immediately aroused the vigilance of the old devil.

In the original plan, he planned to take advantage of the range difference between the enemy and our artillery to counter the artillery of the Eighth Route Army. If it weren't for Taketa Aihara's report, it would have been possible for his own artillery wing to stray into the enemy's range.

The few remaining field guns are the last of the 110th Division, and if something happens, the mission can basically be declared a failure.

"Got it, the information you just provided is important, and I now appoint you as the interim commander of the 139th Wing."

"Now you immediately move forward with the wing, and staying where you are is a chronic suicide. The 133rd Brigade and a flying squadron of the Army Aviation will come to your aid, and the divisional artillery wing will fight back as soon as possible. ”

"Hey!"

"Thank you Lieutenant General for your cultivation!" (End of chapter)