When he heard the news that the main force of the division had been ambushed, at first, Mitsuo Nakazawa's tone and eyes were full of dissatisfaction and doubt.
The main force of the First Division heading to northwest Shanxi was ambushed
Request tactical guidance
The so-called request for tactical guidance is also a request for support.
This means that it would be embarrassing to ask for support if you cannot defeat the enemy, so in order to avoid embarrassment, the Japanese army invented the method of asking for tactical guidance to hide their shame.
The term "tactical guidance" is a special military term with extremely profound meaning for the Japanese army.
Its official interpretation is to be beaten and to ask for support.
but how is this possible
Haven't reconnaissance planes already scouted out that the main force of the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi is in the base area?
To dare to ambush nearly 10,000 locust troops and make them unable to withstand them would require at least 40,000 to 50,000 main force of the Eighth Route Army.
And this can only be done if all the main forces of the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi are dispatched.
Could it be that the main forces of the Eighth Route Army in the Eighth Route Army base area in northwestern Shanxi are all fake?
idiot!
What exactly is going on.
Kuroda Shigenori on the side also frowned, completely unable to think of any clues.
"Is this news confirmed?"
Kuroda Shigenori once again looked at the Japanese staff officer who reported the news, and asked in a deep voice.
"Hi!"
"I personally spoke with the chief of staff, Colonel Shinno, and during the conversation, I heard dense explosions of artillery shells. This news is absolutely true."
The Japanese staff officer first cheered, then bowed his head in response.
Upon hearing this, Mitsuo Nakazawa and Shigetori Kuroda's expressions quickly turned black, and their eyes became gloomy.
Kuroda Shigenori asked in a deep voice: "Nakazawa-kun, what should we do now?"
Mitsuo Nakazawa looked at the communications staff and asked: "Where was the main force of the First Division ambushed?"
The Japanese staff officer replied: "It is at a location one kilometer away from Datong."
Then, Mitsuo Nakazawa added: "Immediately report this situation to the North China Front Army Headquarters and request reinforcements from the First Army and the Mongolian Army."
At this point, Nakazawa Mizuo didn't say anything to ask for tactical guidance.
Maybe the entire First Division will be wiped out in this battle, and we don't care about losing face.
"Hi!"
The Japanese staff officer lowered his head suddenly, then turned around and left quickly.
Then, Mitsuo Nakazawa looked at Kuroda Shigenori and said in a deep voice: "Kuroda-kun, I will leave the Suzuki Regiment and the Heavy Artillery Regiment under your command. Commander Okamura Neiji will definitely send your 2nd division for reinforcements later.
The main force of my division, your division is the closest unit to the main force of the division, Kuroda-kun, please!"
While saying the last sentence, Mitsuo Nakazawa bowed his head to Kuroda Shigetori.
"Leave the Suzuki Regiment and the Heavy Artillery Regiment under my command," Kuroda Shigenori asked, "Nakazawa-kun, what about you?"
Mitsuo Nakazawa said: "I took a transport plane to observe the battlefield in person."
"This is too dangerous." Kuroda Shigenori was suddenly startled. "According to the intelligence, the main anti-aircraft firepower of the Eighth Route Army in northwest Shanxi is extremely powerful. Mr. Nakazawa is advised not to take this risk. You should personally command the Suzuki Regiment and the Heavy Artillery Regiment."
"As long as the transport plane flies higher and farther away from the battlefield, it will be fine."
However, Sanfu Nakazawa had already decided to leave and said:
"The Eighth Route Army's anti-aircraft firepower has a maximum caliber of no more than a millimeter. As long as it is at an altitude of a thousand meters, it will be fine."
"Besides, my first division is in this situation. My warriors are all fighting bloody battles. How can I, the division commander, survive alone?"
Mitsuo Nakazawa was very afraid of death, but he dared to take a transport plane to observe the battlefield only after careful consideration.
According to Mitsuo Nakazawa, although the Eighth Route Army's anti-aircraft firepower in northwestern Shanxi is very strong, it is still very safe as long as it flies higher and farther away from the battlefield.
"Nakaze-kun, please pay attention to your safety."
Seeing that he could not persuade him, Kuroda Shigetori had no choice but to say to Mitsuo Nakazawa.
"Don't worry." Mitsuo Nakazawa said, "I know."
Subsequently, Nakazawa Mizuo handed over the command of the Suzuki Regiment and the Heavy Artillery Regiment to Kuroda Shigenori, and he took a car to Datong Airport.
Kuroda Shigenori was not idle either, and immediately ordered the 1st Division, Suzuki Regiment and 3rd Heavy Artillery Regiment to prepare for departure.
Since this time we were going for reinforcements and needed to arrive quickly, we did not carry a mm heavy howitzer.
…
Peking.
Iron Lion Alley.
North China Front Army Headquarters.
Okamura Neiji suddenly stood up from his chair and looked at the communications staff officer who came to report:
"Nani"
"The 3rd division requested help from the headquarters"
The commander of the North China Front, a general of the Imperial Japanese Army, had full doubts in his expression and eyes.
Question the content of the communications staff report.
The main force of the 1st Division was ambushed by the main force of the Eighth Route Army on its way to northwest Shanxi.
On the side, Moritake Tanabe and Seizo Arisu also had expressions of disbelief.
Didn't the reconnaissance plane report that the main force of the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi has been in the base area? Then which army was the Eighth Route Army that ambushed the main force of the second division?
Where did this Eighth Route Army unit come from?
Did it fall from the sky or come out of the ground?
"Hi!"
The communications staff lowered his head to confirm, and said again: "This is a telegram sent from the headquarters of the First Division in Datong. The main force of the First Division was ambushed by a large number of Eighth Route Army in the southwest of Datong. The situation is critical. Lieutenant General Zhongze requested the First Army
and reinforcements from the troops stationed in Mongolia.”
Taking the telegram from the communications staff and reading it, Okamura Neji's eyes quickly darkened:
"The Eighth Route Artillery has powerful firepower, with a strength of at least 10,000 people."
Soon, Okamura Neiji was sure that the telegram was genuine, and Nakazawa Mitsuo would never joke about such a thing.
Tanabe Shengwu gritted his teeth and said: "Our reconnaissance aircraft observers were deceived. Li Yunlong used a blindfold. Those in the bandit area in northwestern Shanxi are definitely not their main force!"
Youmo Jingsan is also puzzled: "How did the main force of the Eighth Route Army escape the reconnaissance planes and the reconnaissance of the First Division's scouts and ambush the main force of the First Division?"
This is not a locust army transport convoy with hundreds of people ambushing the remaining people.
It was the Wanba Road ambush against the Locust Army. It was unbelievable that no news of such a large-scale ambush was leaked in advance, and that it even evaded reconnaissance planes and scouts.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Okamura Neji’s eyes and expressions are also uncertain.
Isn’t the senior agent pangolin already lurking in the Shanxi North Eighth Route Base Area?
Why hasn't any information been released?
Return it to him? As a senior agent, he only has this ability.
Tanabe Moritake looked at Okamura Neji: "General, what should we do now?"
"Tanabe-kun." Neji Okamura asked, "What do you think of the current situation?"
Tanabe Moritake said: "Lieutenant General Nakazawa Mitsuo requested the headquarters to send the First Army and the Mongolian Army for reinforcements, which shows that the main force of the First Division may be in danger of being destroyed, but after all, the Mongolian Army and the main force of the First Army are far away from northwest Shanxi.
It’s too far. By the time the First Army and the main force of the Mongolian Army arrive, I’m afraid the main force of the First Division’s Locust Army will have been completely destroyed.”
"Therefore, on the one hand, we should immediately order the ambushed Locust Army to move towards Datong, and on the other hand, order the 3rd Division, Suzuki Regiment and 3rd Heavy Artillery Regiment to go to reinforcements."
This is an ambush battle, not an offensive battle, nor a positional battle.
If the battle goes smoothly, I'm afraid it will be over completely in less than a day.
When the troops stationed in Mongolia and the First Army arrive, I'm afraid they will have to collect the corpses for the Japs of the 2nd Division, and they won't even be able to keep up with the heat.
Youmo Jingsan's idea was to let the main force of the First Division hold back the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Northwestern Shanxi.
The main force of the First Army and the main force of the Mongolian Army formed a huge encirclement on the periphery, eating up the main force of the Eighth Route Army in northwest Shanxi.
Come to a center to bloom.
But if you think about it carefully, this plan will not work at all. The First Army and the Mongolian Army will not have time to reinforce, and the main force of the Second Division will be wiped out.
"Yes." Okamura Neji nodded, "Just do as Tanabe-kun said, and also order the main force of the First Army and the main force of the Mongolian Army to assemble troops and be ready for reinforcements at any time."
If the war expands, the First Army and the main force of the Mongolian Army will still need reinforcements.
The so-called expansion of the war means that after the main force of the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi ambushed the main force of the 3rd Division, they continued to attack the 3rd Division garrisoned in Datong.
Now we can only hope that the 3rd Division can rescue the main force of the 3rd Division.
As many as can be saved.
"Hi!"
Yumo Seizo and Tanabe Moritake suddenly lowered their heads.
…
Southeast Shanxi.
Liao County.
Eighth Route Army Headquarters.
As soon as the war started in northwestern Shanxi, the radio signals from both the enemy and ourselves became active, and there was a tense atmosphere in the air.
Amidst the ticking sound of the telegram, the Telegraph quickly walked into the headquarters holding a telegram in his hand.
The telegraph soldier gave a military salute to the head of the headquarters: "Report, the new regiment is in urgent need of transmission!"
The chief took the telegram and looked at it, with a flash of light in his eyes and said: "The show has begun!"
"Oh" the chief of staff was stunned, "all the Japanese have entered the ambush circle"
In the morning, the headquarters sent a telegram asking whether the 1st Division was dispatched. It didn't take long for the new regiment to reply that the main force of the 1st Division had been dispatched.
More than an hour ago, Li Yunlong sent another telegram, saying that the main force of the Japanese Army's 2nd Division was entering the ambush circle.
This telegram is the telegram that all Japanese troops have entered the ambush circle and the battle has begun.
"That's right."
The chief handed the telegram to the chief of staff. After reading the telegram, the chief of staff also had a stern expression on his face.
"Pass my order." The head of the headquarters shouted loudly, "The main force of the division and the Taiyue Military Region will immediately advance towards Taiyuan and Yangquan. The main force of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and the Hebei-Chahar-Reliao advance army will assemble to intercept the troops stationed in Mongolia heading south."
As for the interception division, Li Yunlong has already arranged troops.
It was the lone brigade that fought with the New Regiment in Miaoergou.
Of course, it is difficult for a single brigade to stop the attack of the 1st Division, plus the Suzuki Regiment and the Japanese Heavy Artillery Regiment.
So Li Yunlong arranged a battalion to reinforce the solo brigade.
As for the direction of Taiyuan and Yangquan, Li Yunlong was not too worried. Once he blocked the Beitongpu Railway, the Japanese soldiers of the First Army could not reach northwest Shanxi within two days.
"yes!"
The chief of staff responded and turned around to give the order.
…
Shanxi.
Taiyuan.
Operations Office, First Army Headquarters.
"Nani"
"The main force of the 2nd Division was ambushed by Wanba Route Army in northwest Shanxi"
"Critical situation"
The commander of the First Army, Yoshio Iwamatsu, had a look of disbelief on his face when he received the telegram from the North China Front Army Headquarters.
Chief of Staff Hanatani Masaru, Deputy Chief of Staff Masao Miyazaki and Kazuki Yamamoto also looked shocked.
Just now, everyone was discussing the attack on the Jinsui Army in the operations hall.
At present, the cavalry brigade and division were at war with the Jinsui Army, and the battle was going relatively smoothly. The Japanese cavalry brigade fought against the cavalry division of the Jinsui Army and gained the upper hand.
Moreover, the transfer order regarding Ririn Nakamichi has been issued, and the base camp has decided to transfer Ririn Nakamichi to the 3rd Army as Chief of Staff.
After this battle is over, Tadamichi Kuribayashi will go to the First Army to take up his post.
Seeing that the 1st Cavalry Brigade and 3rd Division were on the offensive smoothly.
Iwamatsu Yoshio never expected that at this juncture, the 2nd division, which was known as the strongest division, would actually fall behind.
After the shock, Iwamatsu Yoshio and others had doubts written all over their faces.
Wanba Route Army ambushed Wan Locust Army. How did Li Yunlong do it?
Tens of thousands of locusts didn't notice the ambush, could it be more than ten thousand pigs?
"Your Majesty Commander, what should we do now? If we want to send troops for reinforcements, we can only send the third division."
Deputy Chief of Staff Masao Miyazaki asked in a deep voice.
"Send the second division to reinforce" Hua Guzheng asked, "Yangquan is no longer needed"
Miyazaki Masao retorted: "If we don't send the 2nd division to reinforce, do we have any other troops to send now?"
Now Taiyuan only has the Infantry Brigade, the Infantry Brigade, and the regiment directly under the First Army.
Both the 3rd and 3rd Brigades suffered heavy losses in the battle with the Eighth Route Army, totaling only about 10,000 people.
If you don't send the 3rd division to reinforce, then you can only send the 3rd brigade and 3rd brigade to reinforce.
But if we send the 3rd Brigade and the 3rd Brigade for reinforcements, Taiyuan will be empty.
Yamamoto Kazuki said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, Commander, beware of the main force of the Eighth Route Army in southeastern Shanxi attacking Taiyuan and Yangquan."
"What everyone said makes sense." Yoshio Iwamatsu nodded helplessly, "Order the cavalry brigade and division to move back to Taiyuan."
After all, we still don't have enough troops.
If the troops in hand are sufficient, the Eighth Route Army has nothing to fear.
Now the main strategic target of the base camp is in Southeast Asia, and a second-line division promised to be allocated to the First Army has also been delayed in arriving.
Iwamatsu Yoshio sighed in his heart, after this battle in northwest Shanxi, he must apply to the North China Front Army Headquarters to transfer back the 2nd Division in Zhongtiao Mountain.
Taiyuan and Yangquan can hardly be defended. Is there any point in defending Zhongtiao Mountain?
At the same time, the troops stationed in Mongolia also received orders from the North China Front, and the main force was assembled to prepare for reinforcements of the 2nd Division.
…
The battle in northwest Shanxi is in full swing.
The Eighth Route Army's artillery continued to pour shells at the Japanese army.
After the Japanese cavalry left the shelling area, they prepared to return to the battlefield, tearing a hole for the infantry to break out.
However, at this time, the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared from the side and rear.
With no other choice, Miura Hidzuo, captain of the Japanese cavalry regiment, had no choice but to order an attack on the Eighth Route Army cavalry first.
But contrary to the expectations of the Japanese cavalry, the Eighth Route Army cavalry had a large number of cavalry.
The two sides first exchanged shots, then charged on horseback and slashed with sabers. In one round, more than half of the Japanese cavalry were killed or injured.
Seeing that they were no match for the Eighth Route Army cavalry, the Japanese cavalry ran into the distance without looking back, preparing to turn around and come back to open a gap for the infantry.
Li Yunlong ordered the cavalry battalion to continue pursuing the Japanese cavalry regiment.
Order the rest of the cavalry to return.
The Japanese infantry was already surrounded by the Eighth Route Army.
This time, Li Yunlong planned to use Okamura Neji's tactics to carry out an iron rolling sweep against the Japanese.
