Yoshio Shinozuka looked at the battle report on the table with a sullen face.
After all, the Battle of Sunset Slope did not become the key to changing the battlefield in North China.
The small-scale battles between various units during the support process were not worth mentioning at all, and Yoshio Shinozuka did not expect them.
Why did the Eighth Route Army restrain their emotions so much when facing numerous supporting troops?
This series of reactions resulted in the failure of support to arrive in time. The besieged Eighth Route Army also successfully broke through and successfully destroyed the transportation team's supplies before leaving.
Afterwards, Yoshio Shinozuka realized that the troops that attacked the transport team that day were not several regiments of the Eighth Route Army, but one regiment.
The leader of the regiment is called Li Yunlong, and the regiment number is Xinyi Regiment.
Yoshio Shinozuka had also heard of the name of this regiment, the most combat-effective regiment of the First Army, which had surrounded the new regiment in Cangyun Ridge.
The Sakata United Team almost annihilated the New Regiment, but who would have thought that a 28th Regiment would appear in the end.
The Sakata Regiment was attacked at the back, and the enemy's attack was swift and fierce. The Sakata Regiment failed to adjust its combat strategy in time, resulting in a complete loss.
Not only did they not eat a new batch, but they were wiped out entirely.
An elite combat regiment was destroyed in Cangyun Ridge, and Yoshio Shinozuka was naturally very distressed.
Yoshio Shinozuka did not expect that when he saw the name of the new regiment again, they had recovered from the heavy losses and turned into an infantry regiment with 3,000 men.
Compared with the materials that were destroyed, Yoshio Shinozuka was more angry that he failed to inflict heavy damage on the New Regiment and reduce the strength of Tobali.
Putting aside the information about the new group, Yoshio Shinozuka picked up the next telegram.
Although Shinozuka Yoshio already knew the news that Dingyang County was captured by the Eighth Route Army, when he saw the three words Dingyang County in the intelligence again, his eyelids couldn't help but twitch.
After several days of investigation, the Japanese army also knew that the unit that attacked the county this time was the 28th Regiment of the Eighth Route Army.
Shinozuka Yoshio's eyes became sharp.
The 28th regiment again.
Are these 28 regiments so haunted?
The Sakata Regiment fell into their hands in the first place, as did the Kuroshima Cavalry Regiment.
And their courage is so bold that they are not limited to one stronghold, but a county town. They don't know who gave them the courage.
Fortunately.
After the 28th Regiment captured the county town again, they did not station themselves in the county town, but chose to evacuate.
Although the county seat was saved in the end, Ding Wei's approach of taking the county seat without continuing to occupy it was like a slap in the face of Yoshio Shinozuka, making him feel ashamed.
After all, it was not the imperial army who fought bravely to retake the county seat, but the Eighth Route Army who voluntarily gave up the occupation.
Shinozuka Yoshio knew very well that this was mainly because they had too many strongholds around them. The Eighth Route Army knew that they would not be able to live in peace for a few days after occupying the county seat, so they simply chose to give up.
But since the Eighth Route Army had a way to win the county seat for the first time and gave up so decisively, they must have other ways to win the second time.
For Yoshio Shinozuka, it felt like a man came to the house, and he could sleep with his wife whenever he wanted, in any position, but he had no plan to deal with it.
Take two deep breaths to calm down your mood.
Yoshio Shinozuka continued to look down, and his heart couldn't help but beat twice.
If he hadn't taken the medicine in advance, Yoshio Shinozuka would have been really worried about a recurrence of his heart disease.
The development of the 28th Regiment has far exceeded his imagination. Not only the cavalry regiment, but also the artillery battalion has been developed.
According to the review and analysis of the entire battlefield conducted by the Japanese army after the war, the total strength of the 28th Regiment is estimated to be around 4,000, and there may even be 5,000.
5,000 people.
This is already equivalent to the strength of five regiments of the Eighth Route Army.
Yoshio Shinozuka resisted the urge to tear away the information. No matter what, the 28th Regiment must be completely annihilated, otherwise if he is allowed to grow, he will sooner or later become a serious problem for the imperial army.
Thinking of this, Yoshio Shinozuka directly ordered and immediately sent a telegram to Dingyang County.
Once traces of the 28th regiment and the new regiment are discovered, no matter what the cost, they must be completely wiped out to avoid future troubles.
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Dingyang County.
Garrison Headquarters.
The former commander of the garrison, Higashino Shimaichi, has been dismissed from all posts, and Rei Tamaki is temporarily in charge.
And Higashinojima was demoted from his original rank of major to second lieutenant.
In the Japanese army, it is very difficult to advance through military ranks. Now that Higashinojima has been demoted two ranks in a row, it can be said that his future is bleak.
Now he can only stay with Yumuling as an adjutant, assisting Yumuling in handling some complicated affairs.
This gap is undoubtedly huge for Higashinojima.
Higashiyejima never wanted to catch Li Yunlong and Ding Wei to avenge himself.
"Higashino-kun, don't be sad." Tamaki Ling looked calm: "It won't be long before a war starts here.
As long as you perform well, I think the brigade commander will reconsider your punishment."
"Hai, Your Majesty Colonel!" Hearing this, Higashinojima looked surprised and nodded heavily.
"About the 28th regiment, how is your search of the new regiment going?" Tamaki Ling asked.
Higashi Yejima said: "Reporting to your Excellency, Captain, the search is still ongoing. We have sent out the Imperial Army to disguise themselves as villagers and search together with the Imperial Army.
I believe that within three days at most, we will be able to determine the specific location of the enemy!"
"Xinxi, very good, Dongye-kun, I will be waiting for your good news in three days!" Tamaki Ling said with a smile.
"Hai!" Higashinojima nodded heavily.
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28th Regiment Station.
Ding Wei, Kong Jie, and Li Yunlong were gathered around the table.
There is a hand-drawn military map on the table. Everything from county towns to Japanese strongholds to rivers and stones is clearly drawn.
"Old Ding, you are so awesome. This hand-drawn military map is much more detailed than the Japanese." Li Yunlong looked at the map on the table, his eyes shining.
"How did you do it, kid? This map is not easy to draw. If I had your map, I wouldn't have to worry about not being able to defeat the Japanese stronghold."
When leading troops to fight, in addition to logistical supplies, the most important thing is an accurate military map so that you can know where you are at any time.
Ding Wei started surveying and mapping this military map from what is now northwest Shanxi.
He sent people out to conduct reconnaissance for several months, figured out the surrounding terrain and strongholds, combined with the maps captured from the Japanese, and finally re-surveyed and mapped it.
It can be said that this map is the only one in the entire northwest of Shanxi, and no map can be found that is more accurate than the one on Ding Wei's desk.
"Lao Li, take your cigarette and stay away from my map!" Ding Wei said: "I have been drawing this map for several months. If I break it, please pay me."
Li Yunlong curled his lips disapprovingly, but still moved the cigarette ashes farther away from the map.
If nothing else, Li Yunlong really couldn't bear to ruin this hand-drawn map.
After a pause, Ding Wei looked at Ding Wei again and said, "So are you, kid. Who taught you to knock cigarette ashes on the table?"
Kong Jie laughed twice and put the pipe on his waist. He still hoped to take away a map from Ding Wei when he left. Now he didn't dare to offend Ding Wei.
"Come, look over here." Ding Wei greeted them and looked at the map.
"I have said before that the bases of the three of us are located at three points on the map, forming a triangle.
From this point on, no matter who of us gets beaten or starts a war, the other side can quickly provide support, which is our advantage."
Li Yunlong and Kong Jie nodded in unison.
"Wait a minute, Old Ding, the brigade commander did not issue any military orders. If we act without permission, we will inevitably be punished." Kong Jie said with lingering fear.
He had just returned to the position of leader, and he was not even sitting on his back. He didn't want to be dismissed at the speed of light.
Not to mention Li Yunlong, although he was a lawless man and the brigade commander made his second son angry, the brigade commander got angry at him.
No matter how daring he was, he would not dare to hit the brigade commander's gun at this time.
"I said, Lao Ding, the brigade commander likes you. You can cause trouble everywhere, but Lao Kong and I, to be honest, are guilty." Li Yunlong frowned.
"At this juncture, if we cause trouble again, the brigade commander will have to skin us alive."
"That's right." Kong Jie nodded repeatedly.
"It's so new, I understand that Lao Kong is worried about him." Ding Weile said: "But who are you, Li Yunlong? You are so lawless in what you do, and you dare to urinate in his mouth when the emperor comes, how can you still be afraid of him?
"
"We just made a mistake, how can we give the brigade commander eye drops at this time?" Li Yunlong felt helpless.
"Don't worry, let's fight our own." Ding Wei said calmly: "Old Li, you are responsible for destroying the Japanese railway and disrupting their logistics supplies."
With that said, Ding Wei looked at Kong Jie again and said: "Old Kong, since the brigade commander has said to assist me in fighting, then you will attack the Japanese strongholds and disrupt their troop movements.
We don’t want to capture the stronghold, but we want to let the Japs run into chaos for a while, disrupt their military deployment, and muddy the water here so that the Japs can’t figure it out.”
After a pause, Ding Wei added: "Of course, if you have any suitable military plans, you can tell them directly and we can discuss whether they can be implemented."
Ding Wei's rapid-fire words made Li Yunlong and Kong Jie a little confused.
"Wait a minute, Old Ding, why do I feel something is wrong?" Li Yunlong suddenly reacted, pointed at Ding Wei and said: "No, how come you have become a commander?"
Ding Wei didn't say any nonsense and said directly: "Do you want to eat meat?"
Li Yunlong nodded without thinking.
"Just think about it. Once the fighting starts here with Lao Kong, the Japs will definitely come to support us." Ding Wei said: "The railway is one of the important ways for Japs to transport.
If you can't make a fortune again, don't blame me for not giving you a chance."
Li Yunlong thought for a while and felt that what Ding Wei said made sense, so he was about to nod in agreement.
He suddenly remembered that he had been tricked by Ding Wei once before and helped Ding Wei to support him.
"Old Ding, you have arranged tasks for me and Lao Kong. What are you going to do?" Li Yunlong asked.
"Me?" Ding Wei said with a smile: "Of course I will go to the highway to stop the little devils. I will cooperate with you in fighting, block the enemy's support, and buy you time."
"Look, Commander Ding is so smart. He directly blocked the enemy on the highway." Li Yunlong said with a strange air.
Kong Jie wanted to talk, but the next second he felt something was wrong.
Ding Wei would always leave strongholds to himself. How could he leave such a fat place to himself? With Ding Wei's temperament, he would have to build the most difficult railway.
How could he leave the highway to himself and let Li Yunlong build the railway? Li Yunlong didn't have any cavalry troops, so how could he attack quickly?
After thinking about this, Kong Jie decided to wait and see.
I'm afraid Ding Wei is trying to trick Li Yunlong again at this time.
Hearing Li Yunlong say this, Ding Wei knew that Li Yunlong had taken the bait. Ding Wei pretended to be angry and said: "Li Yunlong, if you have anything to say, just say it, don't be so weird."
"I'm not convinced. Why are you going to build a highway? This is so fat. Besides, I'm so close to the highway." Li Yun shook his head like a rattle.
"You kid took the meat from my mouth last time and you want to do it again this time. No, no, absolutely not."
Ding Wei smiled and said: "Okay, then what do you think you should do?"
"If you want to fight, my new regiment will have to ambush the enemies on the road." Li Yunlong grinned: "This is the compensation you give me."
Li Yunlong's idea is simple. The roads have fixed routes and are filled with trucks. It is very convenient to ambush them.
Moreover, you can have more time when retreating. Unlike the railway, there are basically Japanese stations and strongholds near the railway.
Once there is any abnormality on the railway, the nearby Japanese soldiers will immediately provide support. I'm afraid you won't be able to take advantage of it. If you are unlucky, you will have to ride in.
"You attack the highway?" Ding Wei raised his eyebrows: "How can you do it? It was difficult for you to ambush a transport team back then, not to mention that this time your troops have to be split into small combat units."
"Why not? I was unprepared that time, but I can definitely do it this time!" Li Yunlong raised his head and said.
"Old Ding, even if you make a big deal today, I still have to go to the highway. It's useless for anyone to come, not even the brigade commander!"
Li Yunlong shouted very loudly. Of course, he dared to be so arrogant because of the absence of the brigade commander.
"Li Yunlong, Li Yunlong, let me tell you what you are good at!" Ding Wei couldn't do anything, so he waved his hand in the end.
"Okay, I will make arrangements as you said. You will be responsible for the enemies on the road. We have agreed, and we can't go back on our word this time."
"Haha, okay, I will definitely not regret this time!" Li Yunlong laughed.
Kong Jie looked at Ding Wei thoughtfully, and immediately understood what was going on.
Ding Wei is tricking Li Yunlong again.
If his guess is correct, Ding Wei's real purpose is for the railway. He knows that Li Yunlong will not agree, so he must find a way to find something.
So Ding Wei deliberately set up a trap and waited for Li Yunlong to get in.
Kong Jie shook his head secretly as he looked at Li Yunlong, who thought he had taken advantage and was complacent.
This guy has really been sold, and he's still helping to count the money.
Seeing Kong Jie's eyes, the two old comrades laughed tacitly.
"Since the combat mission has been arranged, let's prepare early. In two days, we will start taking action in two days!" Ding Wei said seriously.
"Since there are only three of us, let's not hide it this time. During the battle, we will use the radio to communicate. Li Yunlong, don't say that you don't have a radio!"