Taiyuan.
Inner city.
First Army Headquarters.
Except for Masao Miyazaki, whose face was as cold as frost, most of the other officers and some combat staff had looks of expectation on their faces.
I can finally leave this damn place!
Exactly a year ago, Taiyuan was captured by the Eighth Route Army.
At that time, the main force of the First Army went to attack the Central Army in Zhongtiao Mountain.
The main force of more than 30,000 Eighth Route Army soldiers, led by Li Yunlong, made a sneak attack on Taiyuan.
The Eighth Route Army not only successfully captured Taiyuan, but also killed Yoshio Shinozuka, the commander of the First Army at the time.
However, the overall strength of the Eighth Route Army was not strong enough at that time.
Even if Taiyuan was captured, there was no way to defend Taiyuan against the Japanese attack.
But in just one year, the Eighth Route Army already had the terrifying strength to crush the First Army and even defeat the entire North China Front Army.
If the Japanese troops in Taiyuan do not leave, they will all be wiped out.
Fortunately, the commander of the North China Front, General Okamura Neiji, had already issued an order to retreat.
Although all the officers came to China with the attitude of being loyal to the Locusts and the Japanese Empire.
But no one wants to die.
If Okamura Neji gave the order to defend Taiyuan, they would definitely fight to the death.
The reason why Miyazaki Masao's face turned cold was that he felt that he was being targeted by Okamura.
The generals who stayed behind to lead the 3rd Brigade to resist the Eighth Route Army would definitely be a dead end.
"Miyazaki-kun, after the main force of the Locust Army leaves Taiyuan, all the Locust Alliance troops will be under your command, plus the 3rd Brigade. In this way, you will have more than 20,000 troops in your hands."
"I believe that with 20,000 troops in your hands, you can definitely inflict heavy damage on the Eighth Route Army."
The commander of the First Army, Yoshio Iwamatsu, told Masao Miyazaki.
In addition to the surrounded puppet troops, there are also many puppet troops in and around Taiyuan City, with a total strength of about 15,000.
Although the puppet army cannot engage in offensive warfare, it can still engage in defensive warfare and assist in public security.
Of course, that was in the face of the Eighth Route Army and the National Army, which lacked ammunition and had backward equipment.
At present, facing the attack of the Eighth Route Army with superb equipment and the main force, these puppet troops are nothing more than a piece of scattered sand.
If the puppet army is allowed to defend a position alone, the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery can easily disperse the puppet army.
These puppet troops were nothing more than cannon fodder left by Yoshio Iwamatsu to Masao Miyazaki to feed the Eighth Route Army's artillery shells and aerial bombs.
"Hi!"
Miyazaki Masao suddenly lowered his head.
Okamura, I am your ancestor.
Why should I be appointed as the commander of the 3rd mixed brigade and then lead a lone army to defend Taiyuan?
Masao Miyazaki even had the urge to lead the mixed 3rd Brigade to join the Eighth Route Army.
But soon, Masao Miyazaki put an end to this idea.
If they were puppet troops, they would definitely be eager to surrender.
But the people under his command are all Japanese soldiers. If they are bound to lose, some Japanese soldiers will definitely be willing to surrender, but only a small part. Most Japanese soldiers will never surrender.
If he dared to order the surrender of the Japanese army, the brainwashed soldiers and officers would definitely be the first to kill him, the brigade commander.
But at this moment, the communications staff officer walked in quickly with a telegram in his hand and reported to Yoshio Iwamatsu for the first time.
"General."
"Commander of the North China Front, General Okamura Neiji, sent a secret message!"
Upon hearing the telegram from Okamura Neiji, all the Japanese officers and combat staff turned around.
"It must be a telegram urging us to transfer to Ji Province."
Iwamatsu Yoshio looked relaxed, waved his hand and said: "Read!"
"Hi!"
The combat staff officer held the telegram in both hands and read:
"According to reliable information, the Eighth Route Army has ambushed heavy troops on the Zhengtai Railway, and ordered the First Army and its fifth division to temporarily abandon the plan to transfer to Hebei Province along the Zhengtai Railway and continue to respond to offensive operations to rescue the surrounded Locust Army.
, Violation of military law is committed, Your Majesty Tian Locust is on board, the Locust Army of the Empire of Japan is on board, North China Front Army Commander Okamura Neiji."
After listening to the combat staff read the telegram, the faces of all the Japanese officers changed.
"Nani?"
Yoshio Iwamatsu's voice suddenly rose, and he took the telegram from the communications staff and read it in disbelief.
"idiot!"
After reading the telegram, Yoshio Iwamatsu cursed and tore the telegram into pieces.
Since we all know that the Eighth Route Army ambushed a heavy army on the way, we can just think of a way to deal with it. Why should we change the transfer plan and continue to attack the surrounded troops?
Iwamatsu Yoshio doesn't want to stay in Taiyuan for a whole day.
Iwamatsu Yoshio seriously doubted whether the Eighth Route Army really ambushed heavy troops on the Shotai Railway.
After all, Taiyuan was surrounded and the Japanese army lost air superiority in North China.
How did Okamura Neiji know that the Eighth Route Army had ambushed heavy troops on the Shotai Railway?
When did the intelligence department of the North China Front Army Headquarters become so awesome?
If the intelligence department of the North China Front Army was so good, the Eighth Route Army would have been pinned to the ground by the Japanese army. How could it have developed to the current situation where the Japanese army was pinned to the ground by the Eighth Route Army?
There is no specific location of the Eighth Route Army ambush, no troop strength and firepower equipment...
Needless to say, that idiot Okamura Neji, even Iwamatsu Yoshio knew that this information must have been guessed by Okamura Neji.
Taking a deep breath, Iwamatsu Yoshio suppressed the anger in his heart:
"Order the transferred troops to prepare for battle, and send a report to the surrounded Locust Army troops to prepare for a breakout!"
Although he was extremely reluctant to carry out this combat mission, Yoshio Iwamatsu had no choice.
Okamura Neiji has already said that those who disobey orders will be subject to military law.
"Hi!"
All the Japanese officers bowed their heads.
Except for Yamamoto Kazuki and Miyazaki Masao, the other Japanese officers all looked unhappy.
Masao Miyazaki breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as the main force of the Japanese army in Taiyuan does not leave, he will not die so quickly. It will take a lot of time for the Eighth Route Army to eliminate so many locust troops.
Even if he died, with so many generals and adjuncts dying together, Masao Miyazaki would not feel lonely.
However, Yamamoto Kazuki felt that Okamura Neiji's decision to temporarily change the battle plan was very good.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! As the head of the intelligence department of the First Army, Kazuki Yamamoto knew the horrors of the Eighth Route Army’s intelligence better than other officers.
The information that the main force of Japanese troops in Taiyuan had moved into Hebei Province was most likely known to the Eighth Route Army.
Therefore, the Eighth Route Army most likely laid a heavy ambush on the Zhengtai Railway.
The Eighth Route Army transferred all its heavy troops to the Zhengtai Railway, leaving only a small number of troops surrounding the Locust Army around Taiyuan.
At this time, Taiyuan's main force and the surrounded locust army attacked at the same time.
So.
The Eighth Route Army around Taiyuan was caught in a situation of being attacked from two sides.
It was no longer the Locust Army that was surrounded, but the Eighth Route Army.
To be continued...