Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

In the office of Hara Hideyoshi Chuichi at the Jinzhou Japanese Military Headquarters, Kitahara Hiroyuki picked up the phone and called the Dalian Japanese Military Headquarters.

His teacher, General Takeda, was in Dalian at that time.

When the call was connected, Kitahara Hiroyuki immediately said: "Report to the teacher, I have arrived in Jinzhou City. But the general signs show that the guerrillas have successfully broken through, and we must make plans early."

"Nani?"

Takeda's first reaction was disbelief. Jinzhou's strong defense line was breached.

Kitahara Hiroyuki said quickly: "Teacher, this is just my guess, and I have ordered the garrison troops in Jinzhou to blockade all places. If the Chunjianghao guerrillas are still in Jinzhou, I will find them quickly and launch a siege against them."

General Takeda said with satisfaction: "Kitahara-kun, you did very well."

But at this point, General Takeda sighed, looked at the map in front of him, and said to the phone: "The mobility of the guerrillas far exceeded our expectations. They arrived in Jinzhou before you. How did they do it? Don't they know how to get tired?"

Kitahara Hiroyuki thought for a moment and said, "Teacher, this may be because we took the road, while they took a straight line over the mountains. In addition, our distance is more than twice theirs, so theoretically it is possible for them to get ahead of us."

"idiot!"

Takeda was helpless because Kitahara Hiroyuki's speed was fast enough, but the guerrillas still got ahead of them.

He had to admit that the Chinese had much greater endurance than the Japanese.

Of course, he would never admit defeat, and asked, "Kitahara-kun, what are you going to do?"

Kitahara Hiroyuki thought for a moment and said, "Teacher, based on the intelligence we have collected so far, the guerrillas have just attacked Jinzhou City and do not have enough time to leave Jinzhou. So I think that if I give the order, there will be gains.

I will let my troops rest in Jinzhou first. Once I receive intelligence about the appearance of guerrillas, I will immediately pursue them and encircle and annihilate the Chunjianghao guerrillas.

And I have preliminarily analyzed the purpose of their trip. They are very likely to enter Inner Mongolia, get rid of us there, and then escape."

General Takeda nodded on the other side of the phone and said approvingly, "Kihara-kun, your analysis is very good. I also think that the Chunjianghao guerrillas will enter Inner Mongolia. Although we have established our own forces there and have also won over some nobles, we cannot control it at all.

Therefore, the best way is to intercept and annihilate the Chunjianghao guerrillas in Jinzhou.

General Takeda pondered for a moment and said, "First, you must strengthen intelligence gathering and be sure to grasp the latest movements of the guerrillas. If necessary, you can use the Special High Section's intelligence network to collect intelligence.

Secondly, adjust the deployment of troops and transfer some elite troops to areas where the Chunjianghao guerrillas may appear to conduct a dragnet search and encirclement.

At the same time, you must also maintain vigilance on other lines of defense to prevent the guerrillas from making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, deceiving us again."

At this point, General Takeda paused, then continued: "In addition, we should strengthen the control over the people in the occupied areas. If necessary, we can kill some people to scare the restless people and provide supplies and intelligence support to the guerrillas.

We must make the Chinese people understand that the end of supporting the guerrillas and opposing the empire is death!"

"Hi!"

Kitahara Hiroyuki bowed and accepted the order on the other end of the phone.

He understood very well what his teacher meant. The guerrillas' smooth journey must have been achieved with the support of the local people.

Moreover, the guerrillas had been running for such a long time without any signs of food shortage, which indirectly proved that someone was helping the guerrillas.

And these people will be severely punished. "Also, Kitahara-kun."

Just when Kitahara Hiroyuki thought that the call was about to end, General Takeda's voice came again.

He quickly stood at attention and listened.

At this time, General Takeda suddenly changed the subject: "As the supreme commander of this operation, you should not only pay attention to the military deployment, but also pay attention to the psychological state of the soldiers.

Long-term fighting and fatigue may make soldiers feel tired of fighting, which we must be vigilant about. You must do a good job of ideological work, motivate morale, and let every soldier understand that our mission is to expand the territory of the empire and fight for His Majesty the Emperor. Do you understand?"

Kitahara Hiroyuki quickly responded: "Hi, teacher! I will keep it in mind and pay close attention to the mental state of every imperial soldier."

"kindness!"

General Takeda nodded and then hung up the phone.

At the same time, Kitahara Hiroyuki breathed a sigh of relief, because he had finally passed the test of his teacher.

He benefited a lot from this conversation with the teacher. He had not expected many things, such as the low morale of the Japanese soldiers under his command after a long journey and repeated defeats.

As for whether there was any war-weariness, he had no idea.

But he can ask someone to check, such as his die-hard fan - Adjutant Matsushita.

So Kitahara Hiroyuki called Matsushita over and whispered to him for a while, and then Matsushita left.

Kitahara Hiroyuki looked at Matsushita's back as he left, shook his head and said, "Matsushita is still living a comfortable life. He doesn't have to think about anything, he just needs to follow orders. I'm so envious!"

Kitahara Hiroyuki expressed his envy, but he had to look at the topographic map of Jinzhou himself.

He didn't know much about Jinzhou.

Before coming, he thought Hideyoshi Nakaichi could assist him, but he didn't expect that Hideyoshi Nakaichi was in a hurry to see the Emperor.

So the arduous task of looking at the map and redeploying defenses fell on him again.

Kitahara Hiroyuki repeatedly checked the defense map and found an astonishing phenomenon: Hideyoshi Nakaichi was actually quite capable and had organized the defense of Jinzhou in perfect order.

"This Hideyoshi Chuichi is still a bit of a good guy."

Kitahara Hiroyuki nodded approvingly and immediately ordered: "Send an order, have the temporary first infantry battalion rush to the Tang family shack immediately after an hour's rest. Use it as a base and reinforce the nearby checkpoints. Each base must have two infantry squads."

"Hi!"

A Japanese soldier took the order and immediately passed on Kitahara Hiroyuki's order.

The Japanese soldiers of the First Temporary Infantry Battalion complained bitterly because they had been traveling for two days. They had not even had half an hour's rest, but were told to set off again in an hour. This was simply a death wish.

But no matter how much the Japanese soldiers cursed, they still had to follow Kitahara Hiroyuki's orders. Otherwise, if they disobeyed orders on the battlefield, Kitahara Hiroyuki would have enough reason to shoot them all! .(End of this chapter)