At the First Army Headquarters, Xiao Zhuoyinan and Major General Miyamoto were sitting around the sand table studying "Operation Bear Hunting" as usual. Both of them were in a very good mood.

"Your Excellency, Commander, the main force of Lieutenant General Wu Den's 36th Division has arrived at Fuhu Town, and its main force, the 222nd Regiment and the 223rd Regiment, have begun to besiege Chuxiong's headquarters from two directions;

Chu Xiong's tendency to take risks has not changed at all. The troops around him do not exceed 1,200 people, and the imperial army is almost ten times the number of Chu Xiong's troops. This time, even if he gains wings, he will not be able to fly!"

Xiao Zhuoyi Nan nodded with satisfaction, and then asked:

"Has the main force of thousands of people hidden by Chuxiong appeared? This is always a variable. I'm telling you not to be careless."

"Direction to Nirvana——"

Xiao Zhuoyi's words were interrupted by a communications staff officer who suddenly rushed over, and he immediately cursed:

"Bagaya Lu, are you still looking like an imperial warrior in such a panic?"

The communications staff officer could no longer care about the commander's expression. The military situation was extremely urgent. If he delayed, he would be stabbed by the commander, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and report:

"Urgent call from the 17th Yuguan Independent Brigade!"

Miyamoto didn't wait for the communications staff officer to finish reading, and snatched the message away with the agility of a 28-year-old boy.

After only a few seconds, Miyamoto's face turned pale, not just because of the sudden appearance of the Eighth Route Army, but because he finally figured out why Chu Xiong was so calm.

This is Chu Xiong’s conspiracy!

Seeing Miyamoto's reaction, Xiao Zhuoyi's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition surged into his heart;

But he was still trying hard to maintain the dignity of a senior commander, and he was waiting for Miyamoto to report to him.

Miyamoto was still standing there in a daze, recalling all Chu Xiong's arrangements. The more he thought about it, the clearer and clearer he became. The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. His whole body was instantly soaked...

"Miyamoto-kun!"

Xiao Zhuoyinan couldn't wait any longer. From Chief of Staff Miyamoto's reaction, he fully realized that the matter might be far more serious than he thought, because he had never seen Miyamoto so glum.

"Miyamoto-kun!!!"

Only then was Miyamoto brought back by Xiao Zhuoyi'an. He no longer bothered to bow and apologize, and said directly:

"The Nie Department of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region of the Eighth Route Army concentrated a large number of troops and launched a fierce attack on the defense area of ​​the 17th Independent Brigade from three directions on a defense line of more than 20 kilometers at 8 o'clock this morning;

The total force was no less than 20,000, equipped with a large number of heavy artillery, and it took only two hours to tear through the imperial army's defense line;

The Imperial Army hastily responded to the battle and suffered heavy casualties. At present, the remaining members of the 17th Independent Brigade have been divided into several isolated groups by the Eighth Route Army. They have been trapped in a tight siege and are in danger!"

Xiao Zhuoyi Nan could hardly believe his ears, and he retorted loudly:

"This is definitely a lie. It is a plan of the Eighth Route Army to divert the tiger away from the mountain. Where did they come from with more than 20,000 people?

This is at least 10 groups!

This is not a thousand or two thousand people. How did they reach the blockade without being noticed by the imperial army?

Duanmu!—Duanmu!

Is your intelligence service a piece of shit?"

Xiao Zhuoyi's last words were almost roared out. When the two sides were fighting fiercely, 10 regiments suddenly appeared. This was fatal. He was even sure that these 10 regiments were not among the 45 regiments that had been exposed.

Inside.

The Eighth Route Army was so good at hiding troops that it hid 10 regiments. How could it not worry him?

It is said that when a house leaks, it rains all night. Just when Xiao Zhuoyi was worried to the point of vomiting blood, the communications staff officer who had just left returned in a hurry.

"Your Excellency, Commander, there is an urgent call from the 18th Independent Brigade. Their defense line has been attacked by the 129th Division——"

Xiao Zhuoyinan grabbed it and read the telegram at a glance...

"Pfft——"

A mouthful of dog blood spurted out like a fountain, squirting all over the communications staff officer's face. He was so frightened that he didn't even dare to hide;

Master Liu's generosity on the Eastern Front finally made the old Japanese bleed. Of course, Master Chen also contributed to it.

Major General Miyamoto signaled the other people to leave, hoping that only Yoshio Shino, Major General Miyamoto and Mieko Duanmu would be left in the department.

After a while, Xiao Zhuoyi Nan suppressed the anger in his heart. As a senior commander, he had to calm down more and more at this time. It was obvious that he had fallen into the Eighth Route Army's trick again this time.

He handed the message to Miyamoto. One person was short-sighted, but the two were wise. Could it be that three Japs were not as good as one Chu Xiong?

Miyamoto quickly read the telegram, and many of the questions in his mind were solved!

"Your Excellency, Commander, the 129th Division, the 81st Division, plus the previous Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei-Nie Division, launched a fierce attack on the Yuci area from three directions;

The Nie Division has no less than 10 regiments, and the Liu Division of the 129th Division infers from the exposed numbers that there are no less than 10 regiments. The Chen Division of the 81st Division has just broken through the Huangzhuang blockade, and its troops are pointing directly at the Jianchengwu detachment east of Nie City. Their purpose

It should be to understand the danger of Nirvana.

Although the number of troops dispatched has not been determined yet, to fight against Jian Cheng's fifth detachment, the total strength will not be less than 5 regiments;

These three units add up to 25 regiments and more than 50,000 troops. Such a large-scale undertaking is definitely not something that a small brigade commander in Chuxiong can accomplish. This can only be the conspiracy of the boss of the Eighth Route Army. This is part of the Hundred Battalions War!

Their purpose was not just to break up the relationship, I even suspected the boss of the Eighth Route Army that the real purpose of launching the Hundred Battalion War was the Imperial Army's 50,000 troops in the Yuci area, and Chu Xiong told him that the Independence Brigade was the bait.

This is in line with the Eighth Route Army’s consistent combat method, which focuses on annihilating the Imperial Army’s effective forces!”

After listening to Miyamoto's words, Xiao Zhuoyinan took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled. He needed to supply oxygen to the brain in this way. He felt like his head was like paste now.

"What a shame! The boss of the Eighth Route Army is indeed one of the most famous generals in China. What a generous man!

No less than 55 regiments have been mobilized. The Eighth Route Army really surprised me.

He seemed to be a little too confident. On the Yuci battlefield, the Eighth Route Army plus Chu Xiong's five regiments invested a total of 30 to 35 regiments of troops, 70 to 80,000 people;

The imperial army still has at least 30,000 troops on the Yuci battlefield, 80,000 to 30,000, a strength advantage of less than 3 to 1. It is still unclear who will win!

Miyamoto-kun, how many troops can the imperial army deploy in the short term to reinforce the Yuci battlefield?"

Miyamoto Musashi thought for a while and said:

"If the problem of insufficient baggage is not considered, the imperial army can deploy a main division to the Yuci battlefield within a week. In addition, a flight wing from Taiyuan Airport and a flight team from Pingyang Airport can provide support at any time."

Xiao Zhuoyi Nan nodded and said:

"Yo Xi, it's not a big problem for the 30,000 imperial troops to hold on for a week. Since the boss of the Eighth Route Army wants to fight decisively in the Yuci area, then the imperial troops will accompany them!

Order all fighter planes within the jurisdiction to support the Yuci battlefield and bomb the Eighth Route Army headquarters at any cost;

Requested tactical guidance from Commander Tada of the North China Front Army Headquarters, sent powerful troops to attack the Eighth Route Army's Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area, and forced the Nie troops to withdraw;

Order Lieutenant General Wu Ren of the 35th Division to increase the intensity of the attack, annihilate Chu Xiong's troops in Fuhu Town at all costs, and eat the Eighth Route Army's bait first;

Order the 35th Regiment to see Colonel Chengwu, immediately stop the offensive against Nirvana, and switch to defense on the spot to block the Chen Department of the 81st Division;

Order the 224th Regiment of the 36th Division and the First Regiment of the Cavalry Brigade to block the Nie and Liu tribes step by step, buying time for Wu Zhenjun to encircle and annihilate Chu Xiong;

Order the 56th Taiyuan Infantry Division..."

As Xiao Zhuoyi'nan once again adjusted his troop deployment, the Battle of Yuci became more and more fierce, just like a gambler who is about to lose an important bet, gritting his teeth and betting his last chip;
Chapter completed!