Yoshio Iwamatsu was on the phone with Neji Okamura, reporting on the battle situation:
"Hi, General, the intelligence department has confirmed that Lieutenant General Iseki has been loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, and the Lieutenant General's command sword has been snatched away by the Eighth Route Army."
"Baga!" Neji Okamura said angrily, "Iwamatsu-kun, what is going on with your first army? Why are you losing battles again and again?"
"Hey!" Yoshio Iwamatsu wiped a cold sweat, "General, we have fallen into a trap. The actions of the 19th Division of the 8th Route in Southeast Shanxi and the 1st China War Zone are just an illusion. The Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi attacking the 36th Division is the Eighth Route Army.
True strategic intent.”
"Iwamatsu-kun, I don't want to hear your explanation." Okamura Neiji asked coldly, "How many troops do the 36th Division still have now?"
Yoshio Iwamatsu replied: "Currently, there are more than 1,000 Imperial Army soldiers surrounded by the Eighth Route Army in Heyuan County. More than 300 Imperial Army soldiers stationed in Anhua County have evacuated. More than 300 people in Ping'an County, including the 3rd Army
Captain Yoshino Naoyashi Ozuo has successfully evacuated, and the 36th Division's baggage regiment has also withdrawn to Xinzhou."
When the battle broke out, the baggage regiment of the 36th Division was transporting steel bars and cement on Tongpu Road.
Since the soldiers of the baggage regiment were equipped with few weapons, they did not participate in the battle and were ordered by Jing Guanren to go to Xinzhou.
Okamura Neji said: "So, there are still more than 3,000 people in the 36th Division?"
"Yes!" Iwamatsu Yoshio said, "But there are more than 1,000 soldiers among them, and they are surrounded in Heyuan County. The 3rd Brigade and the 14th Brigade are currently on their way to rescue!"
"Iwamatsu-kun, immediately order the 3rd Brigade and the 14th Brigade to stop reinforcements!" Okamura Neiji said.
As long as the 36th Division is not wiped out, there is still room for improvement. If the 36th Division is wiped out, the problem will be huge.
After all, since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War of Resistance, there has been no precedent for a Japanese division to be completely wiped out by a Chinese army.
"But..." Iwamatsu Yoshio was slightly startled, wouldn't he save those Locust Army soldiers in Heyuan County?
Okamura Ningji said: "There is nothing to worry about. The strength of the Eighth Route Army in the north of Shanxi is somewhat beyond our imagination. The 14th Brigade and the 3rd Brigade went to reinforce them. It is very likely that they were destroyed by the Eighth Route Army before the reinforcements approached Heyuan County.
If it falls, we immediately give the order to give up reinforcements. Li Yunlong will not be able to jump around for long."
"Hi!" Although Yoshio Iwamatsu was reluctant to give up these more than 1,000 Japanese soldiers, Neji Okamura personally gave the order, and Yoshio Iwamatsu had to abide by it.
Okamura Neiji asked again: "Iwamatsu-kun, how is the progress of "Project Haku"?"
Okamura Neji was quite concerned about luring Yan Xishan to surrender.
As long as Yan Xishan can surrender to the Japanese army, the security of Shanxi will be greatly improved.
"Report to your Excellency, General." Yoshio Iwamatsu replied, "Yan Xishan has already replied. He promised to surrender to the Locust Army, but there are conditions."
Okamura Neji's tone softened slightly: "What conditions?"
Iwamatsu Yoshio said: "He wants the Locust Army to provide weapons, ammunition and food supplies for 400,000 troops. I don't think Yan Xishan sincerely wants to surrender to the Locust Army. He just wants the Locust Army's combat supplies!"
"I know this." Okamura Neiji said, "Yan Xishan has always been cunning. You can agree to give him some combat supplies first, but you must publicly declare his surrender to the Locust Army. Before that, you must not give him a grain.
A bullet and a grain of grain."
"Hi!" Yoshio Iwamatsu lowered his head and said, "I understand, please don't worry, General!"
"Hi!"
Okamura Neiji gave a few more instructions, and Iwamatsu Yoshio waited for Okamura Neiji to hang up the phone before he put the receiver on the phone.
After hanging up the phone, Iwamatsu Yoshio looked at Hanatani Masa on the side and said: "Kanatani-kun, immediately order the 3rd Brigade and 14th Brigade to stop reinforcing Heyuan County, the 3rd Brigade returns to Datong, and the 14th Brigade returns to Taiyuan.
!”
"Hi!" Hua Gu lowered his head, turned around and was about to leave.
At this moment, Communications Staff Officer Takeo Nakamura hurriedly walked in and reported to Iwamatsu Yoshio: "Commander, there is a call from Yoshio Matsuo of the 3rd Brigade. The one who attacked Datong late last night was the Shanxi-Sui Army. No.
It is unknown but they have a large number of troops, no less than a thousand people, and they have captured the headquarters, grain depot and arsenal in Datong City."
"Jinsui Army?"
Iwamatsu Yoshio's expression suddenly changed. He thought it was the Eighth Route Army of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region who attacked Datong, but he never expected that it was the Shanxi-Sui Army.
Hua Guzheng walked to the map and looked at it, and then said in a deep voice: "Commander, the Shanxi-Sui Army unit closest to Datong is the 38th Regiment. The leader is Chu Yunfei. This 38th Regiment is Yan Xishan's trump card and is stationed there.
In the Dagushan and Hengshan areas, about 60 kilometers away from Datong, Chu Yunfei must have known that the 3rd Brigade had left Datong, so he took the opportunity to attack!"
"Baga!" Iwamatsu Yoshio said angrily, "This cunning Yan Xishan does one thing in front of you and another behind his back!"
Yan Xishan had verbally agreed to surrender to the Japanese army, but secretly sent the 38th Regiment to attack Datong, which was simply a breach of trust.
Moreover, because of this incident, the verbal agreement he and Yan Xishan had finally established had to be shattered.
The 36th Division was severely damaged, and Commander Yoshio Iwamatsu was definitely to blame, but if he could successfully induce Yan Xishan to surrender, there is a high probability that the merits and demerits would be offset by the merits.
But with this wave of backstabbing, Yan Xishan's surrender will most likely not be followed up.
Hua Guzheng said coldly: "Yan Xishan definitely does not sincerely want to surrender to the imperial army!"
"This Yan Xishan deserves to die!"
Iwamatsu Yoshio's eyes flashed sharply, and his murderous aura overflowed:
"Jun Hua Gu, immediately order the 3rd Brigade to return to Datong and kill Chu Yunfei and the 38th Brigade for me."
"Hi!" Hanatani lowered his head, turned around and walked out with his feet together, and communications staff officer Takeo Nakamura quickly followed.
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Kenanpo.
Second Theater Command Chief's Department.
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Deputy Commander-in-Chief Yang Xingru hurriedly walked into Yan Baichuan's office holding a few messages.
Yan Baichuan was clasping his hands behind his back, looking at the map, as if sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai. Now the Eighth Route Army was fighting the Japanese army again, and the Central Army also joined in.
It is best for these three parties to get their brains out, so that the Jinsui Army can be safe.
Yan Baichuan turned around when he heard the voice and said with a smile: "Xingru, are you coming?"
Yang Xingru said: "Commander, the Communications Department has just received two telegrams."
"Which telegrams?"
Yan Baichuan picked up the tea cup and blew on it with a relaxed expression, then took a sip.
Yang Xingru said: "The first telegram is that the intelligence department has confirmed that the commander of the Japanese 36th Division was killed by the New Regiment of the Eighth Route Army. The Lieutenant General's command knife was seized by the Eighth Route Army."
"Oh?" Yan Baichuan was suddenly startled, "Did Jingguan Ren really be killed by Li Yunlong?"
"They were really killed." Yang Xingru nodded and exclaimed, "Kenkichi Hirata, Akira Muto, Yoshio Shinozuka and Ren Iseki. This is the fourth Japanese lieutenant general killed by Li Yunlong."
"It's incredible, it's incredible!"
Yan Baichuan praised: "Today's young people are really outrageous."
Speaking of the Japanese army, Yan Baichuan couldn't help but think of the fear that in 1937, the Shanxi-Sui Army and the Central Army were dominated by the Japanese Fifth Division.
Yan Xishan fought in wars all his life, but was tortured by the Japanese army in that battle and was so tortured that he doubted his life. He himself did not even dare to defend Taiyuan. After handing over Taiyuan to Fu Zuoyi, he led his troops to escape.
When Li Yunlong was still in the southeast of Shanxi, where the main force of the 19th Division was, Li Yunlong commanded the Eighth Route Army with more than 30,000 people to defeat a division, which was still within the scope of understanding.
However, after Li Yunlong arrived in northwest Shanxi, he only had three regiments including the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment. They were so powerful that he severely damaged the 36th Division and killed Jingguan Ren.
Yan Baichuan continued, with a rather regretful tone: "Unfortunately, Li Yunlong rejected my solicitation."
"Li Yunlong's refusal was expected." Yang Xingru said, "But what surprises me is that Li Yunlong has made so many contributions and is still the commander of the regiment. And based on the analysis of the battle in northwest Shanxi, the strength of this new regiment is probably
It has exceeded 10,000 people. Two months ago, after Li Yunlong defeated Taiyuan, the new regiment only had more than 6,000 people. In just two months, it has grown to 10,000 people. The speed at which the army can pull up the team is really terrifying!"
Yan Baichuan narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard this. The Japanese would be driven out sooner or later.
By that time, Shanxi might no longer have a surname of Yan, but a surname of Gong. The more Yan Baichuan thought about it, the more uneasy he became.
"Let's not talk about this for now." Yan Baichuan waved his hand and asked, "What is the content of the second telegram?"
Yang Xingru handed one of the telegrams to Yan Baichuan: "Commander, this is the telegram just sent by Chu Yunfei, the commander of the 38th Regiment. He led his troops to sneak attack Datong City last night and has now occupied most of Datong City.
"
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"What are you talking about?" Yan Baichuan shrank slightly and looked shocked, "Chu Yunfei led the 38th regiment to attack Datong?"
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At the same time, outside Heyuan County, the new regiment headquarters was located.
Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and others were discussing which group of Japanese reinforcements to eat, or whether to eat both groups.
At present, the losses of the New Regiment are not big, and the losses of the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment are also very small. They are fully capable of fighting the Japanese again.
Wang Dehou took the telegram from the telegraph operator and after reading it, he said: "Captain, we have just received reports from the 6th and 7th divisions that the Japanese 3rd and 14th brigades that were reinforcing Heyuan County have withdrawn."
"Withdrawn?" Li Yunlong said in a disappointed tone: "Yoshio Iwamatsu, this old devil, is really boring, so he's withdrawing now. We haven't had enough of fighting yet."
Zhang Dabiao grinned slightly: "Commander, how about we go south to attack Taiyuan? Anyway, the main force of the 19th Division arrived in the Taigu area. They attacked Taiyuan from two sides and killed the commander of the First Army, Yoshio Iwamatsu!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Yingjun and Yang Jiuping's eyes lit up slightly.
It’s a great idea to hit Taiyuan!
Li Yunlong shook his head: "Now is not the time. The last time we attacked Taiyuan, there were only a few thousand Japanese troops. Now the Japanese army in Taiyuan has at least ten thousand troops and a full cavalry regiment. Even if we can defeat Taiyuan,
The price is too high.”
Wang Dehou added: "Captain, there is another situation. According to the report from the 6th division, Chu Yunfei's 38th regiment went to Datong yesterday."
"Oh?" Li Yunlong looked surprised. He refused Chu Yunfei to join forces. Unexpectedly, Chu Yunfei was unwilling to be lonely and also won a fight.
"Chu Yunfei has a good strategic vision." Zhao Gang praised, "Datong is an important military town. The main force of the 3rd Brigade is not here. The 38th Regiment has a good chance of taking Datong."
Li Yunlong looked at the map, but his eyes froze slightly: "Oops, Chu Yunfei is in danger!"