There was silence on the phone for a while, obviously a little surprised by Tamaki Ling's words.
After a while, the voice on the other end of the phone rang again.
"Tamaki-kun, tell me." Hiragakuo Yufu's tone softened a little.
"Your Majesty General, I can tell from my humble position that the troops that destroyed our railway are the 28th Regiment of the Eighth Route Army." Tamaki Ling said firmly.
"Regiment 28?" Isamu Hiragaku is very familiar with this number.
Since this period of time, the 28th Regiment has become famous, sabotaging the Imperial Army's operations many times, and causing great losses to the Imperial Army.
Because of this, the 28th Regiment has become a thorn in the side of the Japanese army. Ding Wei's head has received a million bounty, and the living person will be more valuable.
"That's right, Your Excellency, General, it is the 28th Regiment!" Tamaki Ling immediately said respectfully: "Reporting to Your Excellency, General, I have discovered the location of the 28th Regiment."
"Has the intelligence been identified?" Isamu Hiragaku asked excitedly: "Can you determine their location?"
"Reporting to General, we were attacked by the 28th Regiment when we sent people out for reconnaissance. We can confirm that the information is true." Tamaki Ling said respectfully.
"The specific location has been determined. They should be hiding in Zhoujia Village. There is only such a small village around, so it is good to use them as a base point."
"What happened to the attack?" Hiragakuo Yufu asked.
Tamaki Ling immediately told the whole story.
"Xingxi, I didn't expect those Imperial Alliance troops to have their moment to shine." Hirakata Yongfu said with satisfaction.
"Your Excellency General, when it comes to the Imperial Alliance Army, a group of troops have recently wanted to surrender to the Imperial Army. The two sides are currently negotiating." Tamaki Ling said quickly.
This sentence immediately aroused the interest of Hiragaku Yufu.
The effect of having a Chinese army surrender to the imperial army would be greater than that of a dead army!
"Say it quickly." Hiragakuo Yufu said excitedly.
Tamaki Ling did not dare to neglect and told everything exactly.
The troops who surrendered this time originated from a certain garrison regiment of the national army, but they were only a nominal garrison regiment, and were actually a conventional combat force.
There are 4,000 people in total, and they are well-equipped and fight bravely.
The biggest reason was that the original regimental commander was also a strong-willed man. The saying that a strong general has no weak soldiers was vividly demonstrated in them.
However, during a certain battle, the regimental commander was unfortunately hit in the vital part by shrapnel from an artillery shell and died on the spot.
So, another guy was promoted to the front line.
The ability of the new group leader was not as good as that of the original group leader. Not long after he took office, they had a confrontation with the Japanese.
As a result, it naturally ended in failure.
From then on, the regiment leader began to think carefully and tried to contact the Japanese in order to seek more benefits.
"Mr. Tamaki, this matter is very important, even more important than the captured Eighth Route Army intelligence agent. You must take it seriously." Hirakabi Yufu said seriously.
"Hai, I understand the humble position." Tamaki Ling said.
"When necessary, you can agree to some conditions that are not excessive to stabilize him." Isamu Hiragaku thought for a moment and then said.
"He is just a speculator. As long as we give him enough benefits, this guy has nothing to sell.
Tamaki-kun, you have to remember, "A force that was originally focused on resisting the Imperial Army has now surrendered to the Imperial Army. This is a big news and will greatly dampen the enthusiasm of the China Army to fight back.
For our future publicity, it is likely to produce unexpected results.
What's more, this is a force with combat effectiveness. If you are willing to surrender to the Imperial Army, it will greatly increase the Imperial Army's combat effectiveness."
"Hai!" Tamaki Lington said: "I will definitely do my best to complete this mission!"
After a pause, Isamu Hiragaku asked again: "How is that intelligence officer? His name, position, and whether he has been taught the mission this time."
Isamu Hiragaku was a little anxious: "And how much intelligence he has obtained is the key point. If he obtains our defense map, then the matter will be very serious!"
The intelligence agent was captured in their position, and a small portion of the military defense map was found on him.
Now that a war is imminent, if this intelligence agent obtains a complete defense map and leaks it, then the problem will be serious.
You can never apply to your superiors to change the troop deployment for something that may or may not happen.
Now is not the early stage of the war, everything can be changed. Currently, all the ministries are in place, just waiting for the final blow. You cannot change all combat deployments just because of an Eighth Route Intelligence agent.
If this is the case, it is easy to say that if the matter is true, the losses of the imperial army can be restored.
If the intelligence personnel obtained nothing but a smoke bomb, then the Imperial Army would be completely embarrassed.
Because of an unknown intelligence officer, he was so frightened that he changed the combat deployment. Not many people could withstand the negative impact of this incident.
It's like Schrödinger's cat. No one knows what the outcome will be until the box is opened.
So the Japanese tried their best to figure it out.
"Reporting to Your Majesty General, that guy has a very tough mouth. We have thought of all the ways we can think of, but he just doesn't want to say anything." Tamaki Ling was a little helpless.
"I suggest that more professional personnel be allowed to conduct this interrogation. In order to save this guy's life, the imperial army has wasted three pills of amoxicillin."
"A more professional person?" Isamu Hiragaku thought for a while and said, "I will make arrangements for this matter. Now you have to make sure this guy doesn't die."
"Hai, your Majesty the Major General, you will definitely be able to complete the mission even though you are humble!" Tamaki Ling said with confidence.
They were just guarding a half-dead Tubalu. In order to prevent him from swallowing his tongue and committing suicide, the imperial army had already paralyzed his tongue.
"Now you can talk about your plan!" Hiragakuo Yufu said: "How do you plan to destroy the 28th Regiment?"
"Your Excellency, General, I plan to use the 28th Regiment as the starting point. The Imperial Army has been considering where to launch the attack." Tamaki Reiko believed.
"I think with the current reputation of the 28th Regiment, once they are attacked, the rest of the Tubal Road will definitely not sit idly by and launch support against them.
At that time, we can focus on this operation, pursue and intercept the supporting Tubal Road, and thoroughly clean them up.
Therefore, I suggest that the imperial troops in the surrounding areas of Zhoujia Village be assembled to cooperate with our troops and take the initiative to attack them."
There was silence on the other end of the phone.
"Your Majesty General, the Chinese have caused irreparable consequences to our railway lines, and even turned the imperial army into a red deer pattern."
Tamaki Ling continued: "These guys are really provoking the dignity of the imperial army, but we don't have any reaction. If we continue, where is the dignity of the imperial army?
Now that we know the whereabouts of the 28th Regiment, there is no need to shelve this matter."
Even without the order of Isamu Hiragaku, Rei Tamaki would have launched an attack on the 28th Regiment.
After all, it is a tradition in the military to defeat the superior.
If you can win the final victory, there will be no serious consequences if you defeat the superior. The most appropriate thing is just a verbal punishment.
Tamaki Ling has been doing this for a long time, and she has long been familiar with the process of lowering and ascending.
He had already made up his mind. Even if the brigade commander objected to this matter, he would still launch an attack on the 28th Regiment.
If not for anything else, it was precisely because he had suffered losses at the hands of the 28th Regiment one after another, and he had to get this face back no matter what.
Since this matter has already been mentioned, I simply explain it directly to Isamu Hiragakuo. It would be better if I agree. He will not be honest and obedient if I don't agree.
Naturally, Isamu Hiragaku knew the temperament of his subordinates very well.
But he had also been persuaded in his heart that although the imperial army was ready, it had been waiting for an opportunity.
If he can successfully attack the 28th Regiment, he is very likely to achieve unexpected results, and he will be able to add a lot of merit to his credit book.
"Tamaki-kun, this operation must only succeed, not fail. If we can successfully annihilate the 28th Regiment, I will personally ask Commander Shinozuka for your credit!" Hiragaku Yufu said.
"Hai!" Tamaki Ling said in a deep voice: "Please rest assured, General, tomorrow morning, I will definitely surround and annihilate the 28th Regiment in Zhoujia Village, pay homage to the heroes of the imperial army, capture the commander of the 28th Regiment alive, and deliver it to you!"
"Okay, I'm waiting for your good news!" Hiragakuo Yufu said meaningfully: "This time, I will issue temporary regulations to let the surrounding troops coordinate with you. Tamaki Rei, you must not let me down."
After a pause, Hiragaku Yongfu said again: "I will try my best to arrange troops to make up for the losses of your troops, at most."
"Hai!" Tamaki Ling stood up and nodded.
Tamaki Ling didn't hang up the phone until there was no sound on the other end.
"His Majesty Colonel, Sir General, have you agreed?" Higashinojima asked.
Tamaki Ling smiled and nodded: "Your Majesty the General is very interested in our action plan, and he will watch our performance next."
Saying that, Yumuling quickly stood up and walked to the map: "In addition to the 28th Regiment, there is a new and difficult group around Dingyang County.
Li Yunlong, the leader of the new regiment, is also not a simple person. If we attack the 28th regiment, the new regiment will definitely come to join in the fun."
After a pause, Tamaki Ling looked at Higashinojima and said, "Higashino-kun, give me the order to send two more squadrons of imperial troops in the direction of the New Regiment, and keep an eye on the New Regiment's movements.
Once the new group makes a move, immediately intercept them halfway!"
"Hai!" Higashinojima paused, then asked: "What about the other troops?"
"Wait." Tamaki Ling said calmly, keeping her eyes on the map.
Higashinojima was puzzled.
"The Chinese soldiers have just achieved a victory, and I believe they are immersed in victory now." Tamaki Ling said.
"Now that their morale is at a high level, we have to avoid their sharp edges. Besides, those stupid puppet soldiers have been exposed, so they must be ready for battle.
Maybe Zhoujiacun has already laid out a dragnet, waiting for us to get in, so we can't act rashly, and we are also well prepared."
"Hai!" Higashinoshima complimented.
Tamaki Ling waved her hand and said indifferently: "Now is not the time to say compliments. Send me an order to order the imperial troops to have a good rest, recharge their spirits, and prepare for battle.
Wait until night, and we will take the opportunity to approach the 28th Regiment's station and launch an attack on them."
"Night attack?" Higashinoshima was a little surprised.
Tamaki Ling nodded and said: "Yes, night is when people are most tired. If they can't wait for us during the day, they will relax their vigilance and the imperial army's operations will go more smoothly."
Higashinoshima asked again: "But what if those enemies escape? You also said that our personnel were discovered."
"No, if the entire 28th regiment chooses to evacuate, it will be impossible not to alarm the imperial army!" Tamaki Ling affirmed.
After a pause, Tamaki Ling said: "Even if they want to retreat, I guess they will break out in a scattered manner to reduce their attention. This is better. We can defeat them one by one!"
"Your Excellency, Colonel!" Higashinojima said after a pause.
Tamaki Ling said: "The 28th Regiment is a very difficult opponent, Higashino-kun, remember to bring poison gas bombs.
Once the offensive does not go smoothly, poison gas bombs will be dropped immediately to destroy those Chinese troops. I don’t believe that those guys in the 28th Regiment can’t even kill them with poison gas.”
"Hai!" Higashinojima nodded heavily.
When he heard about the gas bombs, the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch, obviously he knew the power of the gas bombs very well.
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28th Regiment Base Area.
The four cavalry teams successfully merged without any accidents. This raid mission went very smoothly.
The railway from Chengyang to Dingyang County was blown to pieces, not to mention the bunkers and gun towers that were destroyed along the way.
In the short term, the Japanese army will not be able to put this railway into normal use again.
Although this battle was a great victory, the cavalry brigade still lost 107 cavalrymen and 15 horses.
Fortunately, the bodies of the fallen soldiers were brought back.
But now is not the time to be sad.
After burying the bodies of the fallen soldiers and horses, Ding Wei immediately got back to work.
The little devil has suffered such a big loss, there is no way he can swallow this breath of force, not to mention that the little devil himself has discovered the 28th regiment base area.
So Ding Wei immediately issued an order to the battalion commanders: "The little devil has suffered a big loss. All units must be prepared for battle. The peripheral scouts must not take it lightly.
We must do a good job in reconnaissance and report as soon as we find any Japanese coming."
The battalion commanders did not dare to neglect and immediately went down to arrange the work.
What surprised Ding Wei was that until evening, the Japs didn't launch any attack, and everything was so quiet.
The 28th Regiment Base Area is so quiet that it makes people feel uncomfortable.
Ding Wei frowned, somewhat confused as to what the Japs wanted to do.
I thought it was Kong Jie and Li Yunlong who made some noise and attracted the attention of the Japanese.
After all, they had already planned the division of labor before the fight, so I thought they would send a telegram to inquire.
Because the railway was attacked and the Japs sent out troops on a large scale, these two people were very honest and suppressed their emotions.
Kong Jie wanted to cooperate with him in fighting, and he led his troops to fight today. Although he saw the Japanese troops, Kong Jie held back.
But Li Yunlong was a young man who had a lot of skills to fight with. After asking, he found out that it was Li Yunlong who wanted Kong Jie to feint and cooperate with him in the battle.
As a result, Kong Jie failed to fall into the trap. Li Yunlong calculated that even if he started a war, he would lose money, so he could only temporarily suppress his restless heart.
The two old brothers were fine, and Ding Wei was relieved.