The communications officer shook his head and replied: "It's impossible... they have two radio stations that can contact the headquarters. Even if there is a problem with the radio station, it's impossible for the problem to occur at the same time..."

Tada Jun's last glimmer of hope was shattered, and his face turned pale after a flash.

After the Chief of Staff waved his hand to signal the communication staff to leave, he analyzed in a heavy tone: "Commander, Linfen City must have been occupied by the Eighth Route Army!"

"Although I don't know how the Eighth Route Army did it, the insufficient military strength of the Linfen City defenders is definitely a very important reason. Kawaguchi Jun is the same. He attacked the Eighth Route Army base. Why did he pull out the troops in Linfen City? Isn't this giving the Eighth Route Army a chance to take Linfen?"

Seeing Tada Jung's face turned gloomy and silent, the Chief of Staff continued to analyze: "After several counties around Linfen City were controlled by the Eighth Route Army, Linfen City became the only channel for us to contact the two field divisions on the southwestern front of Shanxi. Now Linfen City is lost, and the two field division brigades have become lonely. I am sure that the Chinese army will definitely not miss this opportunity to counterattack!"

"For the safety of these two divisions, it is recommended that the front army must draw heavy troops nearby, recapture Linfen City, open up the Tongpu Railway Line, and contact these two field divisions?"

Tada Jun was in a bad mood and replied with an irritable look on his face: "Where is the army, it will definitely take a large number of troops to seize Linfen City and to defend it. However, we have no extra troops to go to Linfen!"

"The retaliatory encirclement and suppression of the Eighth Route Army in North China has reached a critical moment. We must not move our whole body because of Linfen City, so that the carefully prepared retaliatory encirclement and suppression of the Front Army will give up halfway!"

"Hi, I understand..." the chief of staff replied with his head down.

Then he replied with a look of unwillingness: "But if we can't take back Linfen City as soon as possible and transport ammunition supplies to the two field divisions in southwestern Shanxi through Linfen City. If the Second World War Zone seizes the opportunity to counterattack, the two divisions with insufficient ammunition will definitely suffer heavy losses!"

"Then you can't touch the combat troops encircling and suppressing the Eighth Route Army in North China!" Tada Jun replied firmly.

Then he analyzed with a sneer on his face and said, "If I guessed correctly, the Eighth Route Army will be staring at us now."

"As long as we dispatch troops, no matter where we dispatch troops, it will become a breakthrough for the Eighth Route Army to break through the deadlock. Once the breakthrough is opened, the retaliatory encirclement and suppression carefully prepared by the Front Army will give up halfway and end in failure. We must not be fooled!"

"What about the two divisions in southwestern Shanxi?" the chief of staff continued to ask.

"In addition to the two divisions, we have two independent heavy artillery corps in southwestern Shanxi, plus cavalry units and baggage units... the total strength is nearly 50,000. If the Second World War Zone seizes the opportunity to counterattack, these troops will definitely suffer heavy losses."

"And even if the Second World War Zone does not launch a counterattack, the limited weapons and ammunition will only be enough for them to spend half a month. At that time, we still have to find a way to regain Linfen and transport supplies to them through Linfen!"

Tada Jun frowned even deeper, and shook his head and replied: "Half a month is too short. The retaliatory encirclement and suppression of the Eighth Route Army will definitely not end in half a month. We must find a way to draw troops from other places!"

The Chief of Staff asked tentatively: "General, do you want to report it? I requested that other troops draw troops to reinforce us. Don't have too many. As long as one division, all the problems we are facing now will be solved!"

"No..." Tada Jun refused without thinking!

Many people have opposed it when I took over as the commander of the North China Front Army as a lieutenant general. I am hoping to use this retaliatory encirclement to severely damage the Eighth Route Army, prove my ability, and shut up those who oppose their commander.

If a brigade was destroyed at this time and two field divisions on the front line were reported to report the situation, Tada Jun could be sure that those voices against him would definitely be stronger. If the superiors could not withstand the pressure, they could just withdraw themselves.

"I don't want our North China Front Army to become a laughing stock for others. We can't solve the problem by ourselves. We still need other front army to help! It's embarrassing enough to die a major general and throw a brigade. If we ask for reinforcements from other fronts, will our North China Front Army still have the face?"

"If this is the case, I might as well withdraw the two field divisions in southwestern Shanxi!"

Speaking of this, Tada Jun's mind suddenly appeared, as if he had thought of a solution.

"Yes, it's the two divisions in southwestern Shanxi... Chief of Staff, we have troops to go to Linfen!"

"We have always been worried that the Second World War Zone will take the opportunity to counterattack and cause a lot of losses to our two divisions in southwestern Shanxi. We forgot that the Second World War Zone is not the Eighth Route Army, and we forgot that their performance and combat style have always been on the battlefield!"

"It may be no problem to let them defend passively. If they really want to counterattack against the Imperial Army, I guess the commander of the Second World War Zone will be the first to oppose it. Moreover, our troops are not afraid of their counterattack. As long as the troops are ready, we will not be afraid of any more troops dispatched to counterattack in the Second World War Zone!"

"Immediately telegraph the command of the Southwest Shanxi Front, the troops stopped attacking the Second World War Zone and directly turned off attacks to defense. Now the weather is getting colder and colder. After the troops fought for so long, it is time to have a good rest!"

The Chief of Staff asked in confusion: "Commander, even if the troops can block the counterattack in the Second World War Zone, ammunition supply will still be a problem. Unless Linfen City is regained, this problem will definitely not be solved."

"My order has not been finished yet, don't worry!" The angry expression on Tada Jun's face disappeared in an instant, and he regained his confidence.

"A field division, a heavy artillery corps, and a cavalry corps were drawn from the southwestern front line of Shanxi. I quickly went north to regain Linfen, and blocked the gap that appeared after the Linfen Mixed Brigade was completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army. I continued to attack the Eighth Route Army base and killed me the new regiment that repeatedly severely damaged the Imperial Army!"

"Gao... Commander, this move is so wise. I am sure that the Eighth Route Army in North China would never have thought that you would dispatch troops from southwest Shanxi." The Chief of Staff's eyes lit up and he complimented with a smile on his face.

"The Eighth Route Army killed one of our brigades, so we will draw more troops to continue joining the battle and encircle them until they are killed!"

"Also, according to the intelligence, the Second World War Zone and the Eighth Route Army are now dealing with each other more and more. If they are told that we are dispatching troops from southwest Shanxi to deal with the Eighth Route Army, I am sure that not only will they not attack us, but they will also applaud!"

"After all, we stop the attack and let them breathe a sigh of relief. And it is also something they are happy to see when we eliminate the Eighth Route Army."

"The Eighth Route Army's development in North China was too fast, which not only posed a huge threat to the Imperial Army, but also made the Second World War Zone feel the threat!"

Tada Jun smiled confidently and replied: "Then do it like this, give the North China Eighth Route Army a huge surprise!"

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