Chapter 883 It’s not that I, Okamura, is incompetent, it’s the Eighth Route Army that is too cunning!
Peking.
The heavily guarded Iron Lion Alley.
Japanese Army North China Front Headquarters.
General Okamura Neiji, commander of the North China Front, did not wake up until late in the evening under the rescue of military doctors.
He hadn't slept all day and night before, and when he heard the news of two major defeats, Okamura Neji was so angry that he fell to the ground.
At that time, Okamura Neji's whole body seemed to have turned gray overnight, like a dying tree, and his entire energy and spirit seemed to have been drained away.
but.
After a day of rescue and rest, Okamura Neji had recovered some energy when he woke up.
"How is the battle between Taiyuan and Niangziguan going?"
The first thing Okamura Neji said when he woke up was to ask the guard next to him.
The main reason for these two major defeats was that Okamura Neji made wrong judgments on the strength and intelligence capabilities of the Eighth Route Army.
In his initial strategy and tactics, Okamura Neiji wanted to kill a large number of the Eighth Route Army's effective forces and then retreat.
At the beginning, the Locust Army in Taiyuan did achieve some results by using tunnels and reverse slope tactics, and even blocked the Eighth Route Army's attack.
However, after the Eighth Route Army used heavy bombers and ground-penetrating bombs, the situation was instantly reversed.
After research, it has been found that heavy bombers and ground-penetrating bombs cannot completely break the tunnel tactics.
Just dig the tunnel deeper, just like a bomb shelter. If you dig the tunnel dozens of meters underground, you can withstand the Eighth Route Army's ground-penetrating bombs.
but.
The tunnels built by the Japanese army were several to more than ten meters above the ground and could only withstand the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery shells and aerial bombs at most.
Originally, Neji Okamura thought he had found an opportunity to crack the Eighth Route Army's intelligence system.
Thus turning the tide of the war in one fell swoop.
But Okamura did not expect that two pieces of information would be leaked to the Eighth Route Army, and the locust army surrounded by Taiyuan and Niangziguan would be completely defeated.
More importantly, Okamura Neji's confidence was directly destroyed in yesterday's two battles.
At this time, Okamura Neji only had a kind of despair in his heart that even though he tried his best, he still couldn't defeat his opponent.
When you don't have the upper hand in both military strength and firepower, you can only use tactics to defeat the enemy.
But after playing several waves of tactics, Okamura Neji discovered that even with tactics, he was no match for Li Yunlong.
The intelligence work of the Eighth Route Army was really great.
"General."
"I have no idea."
The Japanese guard on the side lowered his head and replied.
Although this Japanese guard is the best among the best, he cannot understand the situation of the war.
"Immediately ask Youmo Jingsan to come see me."
Okamura Neji said.
"Hi."
The Japanese guard lowered his head suddenly, turned around and walked out.
Not long after, footsteps sounded at the door, and Youmo Jingsan walked in quickly, with a concerned look and tone on his face and asked: "General, do you feel better?"
Okamura Neji didn't sleep all day and night.
As for Youmo Jingsan, he had not slept for two days and two nights. In addition, during this period, he had to deal with a lot of battle reports and think about countermeasures. There was a trace of deep exhaustion between his brows.
At present, Tanabe Moritake is not at the headquarters, so only Suejizou and Okamura Neji take turns on duty during wartime.
"Feeling better already."
Okamura Neiji nodded, and then asked: "How is the current situation of the war?"
“Very pessimistic!”
You Mo Jing San replied with a solemn tone:
"The locust armies in Taiyuan, Shouyang, Yangquan and Niangziguan are all asking for tactical guidance, saying that the Eighth Route Army's offensive is so fierce that they can hardly withstand it."
Although he had long expected this situation, Okamura Neji still felt a pang of pain in his heart when he heard Sue Seizan say it.
If this situation continues, thousands of locust troops will die every day.
This means that the North China Front loses one to two infantry regiments every day.
If this rate continues, it won't be long before the entire North China Front Army will be wiped out.
Seeing the gloomy look in Okamura Neji's eyes, Yu Suejing's eyes flashed, and he continued: "Communications Staff Officer Haruo Kitani has been controlled by my order, and now I personally take over the communications department."
In the entire North China Front Army Headquarters, only Neiji Okamura and communications staff officer Haruo Koutani knew the full details of yesterday's two combat plans.
Mo Jingsan speculated that there was probably a senior agent of the Eighth Route Army between these two people.
Okamura Neiji was already stunned by the news of the defeat, and since Okamura Neiji was the commander, Sue Seizan did not dare to doubt it.
then.
Yusue Seizan first ordered to control Kitani Haruo, and waited for Okamura Neji to wake up.
Okamura Neiji thought for a while and said: "Let Kitani-kun go and restore the officer to his original post. The problem this time should lie with the Kwantung Army Headquarters and the First Army Headquarters."
Haruo Kitani is a communications staff officer who was just transferred from the mainland. He has a clean background and has never left Japan before.
Moreover, all operations of Haruo Kitani were under the supervision of Neji Okamura, so he could not be a senior agent of the Eighth Route Army.
Even during this period, the entire North China Front Army Headquarters was under the surveillance of Okamura Neiji. He knew exactly what everyone did every day.
"Hi."
Okamura Neiji has already given the order, so it's hard for Sue Seizan to say anything.
So he turned around and gave the order to a guard next to him to release Haruo Kitani and restore him to his original post.
The guard turned and left.
Youmo Jing's eyes flashed: "Your Excellency, General, it seems that the senior agents of the First Army Headquarters, the Kwantung Army Headquarters, and the Eighth Route Army are hiding very deep!"
Last time, General Naosaburo Okabe, the new commander of the First Army, was shot dead by an Eighth Route Army plane.
It was revealed that there were senior agents of the Eighth Route Army within the Kwantung Army headquarters.
Although after thorough investigation, many people in the Kwantung Army Command were arrested or dismissed, judging from the current situation, this senior agent is still lurking in the Kwantung Army Command.
The First Army Headquarters, whether during the Yoshio Shinozuka period or the Yoshio Iwamatsu period, has always housed senior agents of the Eighth Route Army.
During the period of two commanders at the same time, the only person who served as an officer of the First Army was Yamamoto Kazuki...
"When this battle is over, you can sort this out and report it to the base camp." Okamura Neji said with a gloomy look.
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"Hi."
You Mojing lowered his head three times and then asked:
"Your Excellency, General, would you like to order the First Army, the Fifth Division and other troops to move into Hebei Province along the Zhengtai Railway tonight?"
As the battle progressed, more and more Japanese soldiers died.
If the Eighth Route Army formed an encirclement situation around Taiyuan, the First Army Headquarters, the Fifth Division and other units would not be able to leave even if they wanted to.
Okamura Neiji thought carefully for a while, and then said decisively: "No."
"Tonight, the Eighth Route Army will definitely ambush heavy troops on the Zhengtai Railway to ambush the First Army Headquarters, Fifth Division and other troops moving towards Hebei Province."
"so."
"The First Army and the Fifth Division should continue to attack the Eighth Route Army tonight, take out the surrounded locust army, and then move towards Hebei Province together."
Okamura Neji issued this order not on impulse, but after careful consideration.
Putting aside the intelligence capabilities of the Eighth Route Army, after two consecutive attacks by the Locust Army failed and the Locust Army suffered heavy losses, the Eighth Route Army commander will definitely think that the Locust Army in Taiyuan does not dare to continue the attack.
Therefore, the Eighth Route Army will deploy its main force on the Zhengtai Railway to ambush the locust army moving towards Hebei Province.
If at this time, the main force of Taiyuan and the surrounded Locust Army attack the Eighth Route Army at the same time, the Locust Army around Taiyuan will fall into a situation of being attacked from two sides.
"Hi."
Youmo Jingsan opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end he just said "Hi."
At this time, let Yoshio Iwamatsu continue to attack the Eighth Route Army?
Your Excellency, General, your brain is broken, right?
But it was Okamura Neji who personally gave the order, and Sue Seizan didn't dare to say anything.
After all, he was only the deputy chief of staff, with the rank of major general. The headquarters of the North China Front was Okamura Neiji's. Even the chief of staff, Moritake Tanabe, did not dare to question Okamura Neiji.
"Wait until 10 o'clock before issuing orders to the First Army Headquarters."
"After the order is issued, in order to prevent the leakage of intelligence, the First Army, the Fifth Division and other units should immediately attack the Eighth Route."
Okamura Neiji instructed.
If the Eighth Route Army ambushed heavy troops on the Zhengtai Railway.
So once the fighting around Taiyuan starts, the Eighth Route Army on the Zhengtai Railway will definitely not be able to come back for a while.
The locust army in Taiyuan will definitely achieve impressive results tonight.
Thinking of this, Okamura Neji regained some fighting spirit.
"Hi."
There are three paths of ultimate essence.
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night.
10:15.
Taiyuan.
Japanese First Army Headquarters.
Yoshio Iwamatsu, Masa Hanatani, Kazuki Yamamoto and others were waiting by the radio station to wait eagerly for the withdrawal order from the North China Front.
During the day, Yoshio Iwamatsu ordered the telegraph troops to send three telegrams requesting tactical guidance to the North China Front headquarters.
However, no reply was received from the North China Front Army Headquarters.
As the Battle of Taiyuan progressed, the situation of the Japanese army in Taiyuan became increasingly precarious.
These nights were the prime time for the Japanese troops in Taiyuan to move into Ji Province.
If this continues, all the Japanese troops in Taiyuan will be surrounded by the Eighth Route Army and then eaten.
The telegraph operator handed a piece of code to the decoder. The decoder transferred the code into a message. He turned around and handed the telegram to Yoshio Iwamatsu with his hands down: "General, the commander of the North China Front has just sent a telegram from General Neji."
Yoshio Iwamatsu took the telegram and read it.
"Bagaya road!"
After reading the telegram, Yoshio Iwamatsu cursed and tore the telegram into pieces.
Yoshio Iwamatsu was furious, the old thief Okamura bullied me too much.
"Your Excellency, Commander, what did General Okamura say?" Chief of Staff Hanatani Masaru asked cautiously.
"Okamura Neji ordered us to continue attacking the Eighth Route Army tonight." Iwamatsu Yoshio said angrily.
"Nani!" Hua Guzheng and several combat staff members' expressions all changed.
"How could General Okamura give such an order?"
Hanatani was puzzled, Okamura Neji let Taiyuan's locust army die in vain.
Yamamoto Kazuki on the side also looked a little uncertain. Could it be that General Okamura Neji was playing a big game of chess?
"Pass my order, in addition to the mixed 3rd Brigade and the Locust Alliance Army, the First Army Headquarters, the 5th Division, and the 28th Division will immediately transfer to Hebei Province!"
Iwamatsu Yoshio looked at the watch in his hand, and then his eyes were focused. His expression seemed to have made some kind of decision, and he issued an order in a firm tone.
"Your Excellency Commander..."
Hua Guzheng suddenly opened his eyes and stopped talking.