With the cooperation of air support, the Jizhong Military Region repelled three consecutive Japanese group suicide charges.
However, I want to eliminate three Japanese divisions, plus two brigades.
Even if the Japanese were surrounded, it would not be that easy with the fighting power of the Independent Regiment and the Jizhong Military Region.
Therefore, the Independent Regiment and the Jizhong Military Region planned to focus on siege.
When the ghosts are out of ammunition and food, the encirclement and annihilation battle will be much easier to fight, with fewer casualties and fewer soldiers.
Peking.
Iron Lion Alley.
North China Front Army Headquarters.
After learning that there was a way to leave Peiping and North China, Okamura Neji breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, Okamura Neji was staring at the map, his mind spinning rapidly, analyzing the current situation between the enemy and ourselves.
When the 21st Division and the 27th Division arrive at Niangzi Pass, they should be able to capture Niangzi Pass.
As for the Taiyuan and Zhengtai railways, the Eighth Route Army was always reluctant to sacrifice soldiers' lives to attack.
Looking at it this way, the current situation is still under control.
Moreover, the Japanese army still had many chances of winning.
The worst outcome would be for the Japanese troops in Shanxi to move into North China and then find an opportunity to engage in a decisive battle with the Eighth Route Army.
The Eighth Route Army would even take the initiative to withdraw its troops because it was too exhausted and could not attack the Taiyuan and Zhengtai Railways for a long time.
But at this moment, communications staff officer Haruo Kitani held a telegram in his hand and hurried in, bowing his head to Neji Okamura to report: "Report to the commander, Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Tanabe is sending an urgent message!"
Okamura Neji and Arisu Seizan raised their heads together.
An emergency call means something bad has happened. Could it be that something happened to the troops attacking Niangziguan?
Or is it that a certain division commander who attacked Niangziguan was killed?
Okamura Neji said in a deep voice: "Read!"
"Hi!"
Kitani Haruo lowered his head, then immediately held the telegram and read:
"The Locust Army attacking Niangziguan was attacked from behind by the main force of the Eighth Route Army of the Central Hebei Military Region at noon, and the Eighth Route Independent Regiment formed an encirclement situation against the Locust Army. The Locust Army failed to break through the enemy's encirclement after three consecutive attacks. Requesting tactical guidance, Chief of Staff of the North China Front Army
Lieutenant General Moritake Tanabe, His Majesty the Emperor is on board, and the Japanese Locust Army is on board!"
"Nani?"
Okamura Neji's voice suddenly rose, with an expression of incredible shock on his face.
The expression on Yumo Jingsan's face suddenly changed.
Because a senior Eighth Route Army spy appeared in the North China Front, he and Tanabe Moritake secretly hinted that the other party was a senior Eighth Route Army spy.
And it has evolved to the point where they want each other to be crushed by the Locusts.
Even if Tanabe Moritake was beheaded by the Eighth Route Army, he would be able to take the position of chief of staff of the North China Front.
But Mo Jingsan doesn't want to see tens of thousands of locust army elite jade broken into pieces at Niangziguan.
"The main force of the Eighth Route Army in central Hebei attacked the locust army attacking Niangziguan?"
"How can this be?"
"Just a bunch of beggar troops?"
Okamura Neji's tone and eyes all expressed doubts about this information.
According to intelligence, Okamura Neiji knew that the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the Jizhong Military Region was 60,000 to 70,000 people, but its combat effectiveness was good at fighting guerrillas. He took the initiative to launch sneak attacks on three divisions and two brigades. The Eighth Route Army in the Jizhong Military Region suspected
Will you live a long life?
Before this, the Eighth Route Army in central Hebei had never had a major battle with the locust army.
Even in the Hundred Regiment Battle, the Jizhong Military Region only sent a few regiments to participate.
so.
Okamura Neiji never thought that the Eighth Route Army of the Central Hebei Military Region would sneak attack the Japanese troops attacking Niangziguan from behind at this time.
Who gave the Eighth Route Army the courage in central Hebei?
"Hi!"
Kitani Haruo lowered his head. Since he came in with a telegram to report, he naturally understood the general situation on the front line:
"According to the report from the Niangziguan frontline headquarters, the Eighth Route Army's firepower in central Hebei has been greatly strengthened and its ammunition is abundant. Every soldier wears a steel helmet. In addition, the Eighth Route Army has air support, so it can block the Locust Army's breakout!"
After receiving the telegram and looking at it, Okamura Neiji looked stunned: "The firepower has been greatly increased, there is sufficient ammunition, and you are wearing a helmet?"
The last time the locust army swept away the Eighth Route Army in the central Hebei region, the opponent's combat effectiveness was not that strong.
What is the reason that increased the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army in central Hebei Province several times?
Okamura Neiji, who has been in North China for more than a year, has to admit that the fighting will of the main soldiers of the Eighth Route Army is not inferior to the soldiers of the elite divisions of the Japanese army.
The main constraints on the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army are the lack of weapons, ammunition and logistical supplies.
Once the Eighth Route Army obtained sophisticated weapons and ammunition and sufficient logistical supplies.
The combat effectiveness has definitely improved qualitatively.
The consequences would be disastrous for the North China Front Army.
This is what the North China Front Army is facing now.
It’s enough that the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi Province received assistance. Now even the Eighth Route Army in Hebei Province has received assistance?
"Your Excellency General..."
There are three ways of ultimate essence:
"The Locust Army failed to break out of the Eighth Route Army's encirclement after three attacks. It will be difficult to break out of the Eighth Route Army's encirclement in the future. We should find a way as soon as possible."
The Eighth Route Army came with bad intentions. If they dared to send the Eighth Route Army in the central Hebei area to sneak attack and surround the locust army attacking Niangziguan, they must be well prepared.
Came to destroy the locust army.
"How long will it take for the 21st Division and the 27th Division to arrive at Niangziguan?" Neji Okamura asked with a gloomy look.
At this moment, he thought more. Once the locust army attacking Niangzi Pass was eliminated, it would be difficult for the 21st and 27th Divisions to capture Niangzi Pass.
Shanxi's nearly 100,000 locust army has become a turtle in the urn.
"The 21st Division and the 27th Division just set off at noon today. It will take 5 days for the nearest 21st Division to reach Niangziguan."
Deputy Chief of Staff Arimoe Seizo replied:
"If the Eighth Route Army sends troops to block the attack and delay the march of the 21st and 27th Divisions, it will take even longer."
"Baga!" Okamura Neji yelled angrily, and suddenly felt that the situation was extremely serious.
Based on the North China Front Army's many years of experience in fighting against the Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army will definitely send troops to block the Japanese reinforcements.
"Your Excellency Commander!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Looking at Okamura Neji’s face as black as the bottom of a pot, Arisu Seizo came up with a solution:
"I have a way, which may be able to rescue the surrounded locust army, but there are certain risks."
"Arimatsu-kun." Okamura Neji's expression changed: "What can I do?"
Youmo Jingsan quickly walked to the map, picked up the slender bamboo pole in his hand, pointed to the east side of Niangziguan on the map and said: "Your Majesty General, we can dispatch paratroopers and airdrop them at the rear of the Eighth Route Army, and then
Let the locust army and paratroopers attacking Niangzi Pass attack a weakly defended position of the Eighth Route Army at the same time, and they will definitely be able to open a gap."
"but…"
"Now that the Locust Army has lost air supremacy in North China, and the Eighth Route Army's intelligence is extremely abnormal, I'm worried that transport planes entering North China will encounter Eighth Route Army fighter jets..."
Youmo Jingsan didn't say the rest.
Once the transport plane carrying the paratroopers is caught by the Eighth Route Army's fighter jets, the only outcome will be annihilation of the entire army.
After being reminded by Sue Seizo, Okamura Neiji then thought of the North China Front Army paratroopers training in Manchuria.
This paratrooper unit has about 1,100 people in a fully-equipped brigade. The number of troops is not large, but they are all the best among the best. Moreover, most of the paratroopers are equipped with hundreds of submachine guns and have powerful firepower.
Originally, Okamura Neiji wanted to use this paratrooper unit to deal with the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi.
When the ground troops attack the Eighth Route Army base area in northwestern Shanxi, let this paratrooper unit land in the Eighth Route Army base area and play a key role in cooperating with the inside and outside.
However, plans cannot keep up with changes.
The Eighth Route Army launched a counterattack in Shanxi and destroyed the 33rd Division and the 37th Division.
Although reinforcements from five divisions arrived, Okamura Neiji had already discovered that the troops at hand were not enough.
What's even more terrible is that the Eighth Route Army was equipped with aircraft, which completely wiped out the aviation units of the North China Front Army and seized air supremacy.
This left the paratroopers trained by the Kwantung Army specially entrusted by Okamura Neji to have no use.
In fact, in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, the Japanese army used paratroopers to deal with the Chinese army, and achieved impressive results.
Okamura Neiji thought carefully, and then said: "Arima-kun, immediately prepare the Manchurian paratrooper special operations brigade, and immediately send a telegram to Tanabe-kun to determine the weak points of the Eighth Route Army's encirclement!"
After only thinking for a few minutes, Okamura Neji decided to give it a go.
If this tactic fails, it will only involve adding one more paratrooper brigade.
If successful, it would be possible to rescue the tens of thousands of surrounded locust troops and wait for the 21st and 27th Divisions to arrive and join the locust troops attacking Niangziguan.
There is still a chance to capture Niangzi Pass and make a comeback.
"Hi!"
Mr. Youmo suddenly lowered his head, took out paper and pen and began to draft a telegram.
At this moment, a telegraph soldier walked in quickly with a telegram in his hand, gave him a military salute and handed it to Haruo Kitani.
After reading the telegram, Kitani Haruo's expression suddenly changed, and then reported to Okamura Neiji: "Report to Commander, Lieutenant General Iwamatsu, Commander of the First Army, has just sent an urgent telegram!"
Another urgent call?
Okamura Neji frowned. During this period, he was allergic to emergency electricity.
Every time I hear the word "urgent call", it almost always means that something bad has happened and bad news has come from the front line.
"What happened to the First Army?"
Okamura Neji frowned and asked.
Haruo Kitani said: "Lieutenant General Iwamatsu, commander of the First Army, said that the Eighth Route Army has cracked the tunnel and anti-slope tactics, and the 21st Infantry Regiment, 41st Division, and 24th Infantry Division of the Fifth Division are already at the forefront of the Eighth Route Army.
During the siege, Lieutenant General Yoshio Iwamatsu requested tactical guidance!"
"Nani?" Neji Okamura looked in disbelief, "This is impossible!"
The Eighth Route Army violently attacked Taiyuan for more than ten days. How come it suddenly cracked the tunnel and anti-slope tactics?
And they surrounded so many locust troops at once?
Youmo Seizan also had an expression of incredible shock on his face.
"What tactics did the Eighth Route Army use to defeat the tunnel and anti-slope tactics?" Youmo Jingsan asked urgently.
As long as you know what tactics the Eighth Route Army used to break tunnels and anti-slope tactics.
Then after the locust army attacking Niangzi Pass joins the 21st and 27th Divisions, they can also use the same tactics to conquer Niangzi Pass.