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Chapter 669 Iron Rolling Sweeping Tactics!
Hearing the news that the main force of the division was ambushed, at first, Sanfu Nakazawa's tone and eyes were full of doubts.

The main force of the First Division headed to Northwest Shanxi was ambushed?
Looking for tactical guidance?

The so-called request for tactical guidance is also a request for support.

It means that it would be embarrassing if you can't beat the enemy and ask for support if you can't say it, so in order to avoid embarrassment, the Japanese army invented the method of asking for tactical guidance to cover up their embarrassment.

The term tactical guidance is a special military term with extremely profound meanings for Japanese troops.

Its official interpretation is being beaten and asking for help.

But how is this possible?

Didn't the reconnaissance planes have already reconnaissance that the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi is in the base area?
If you dare to ambush nearly 3 locusts and make the 3 locusts overwhelmed, at least the main force of the [-] to [-] Route Army will be needed, right?
And it can only be done if all the main forces of the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi are dispatched.

Are the main forces of the Eighth Route Army in the Northwest Shanxi Eighth Route Army base areas fake?

idiot!

What exactly is going on.

Kuroda Shigetoku on the side also frowned, completely unable to think of any clues.

"Is this message confirmed?"

Shigetoku Kuroda looked at the devil's staff officer who had notified him again, and asked in a deep voice.

"Hi!"

"I spoke with the chief of staff, Colonel Shinno. During the conversation, I heard the sound of dense shell explosions. This news is absolutely true."

The devil's staff officer let out a high, then bowed his head to respond.

Hearing this, Mitsuo Nakazawa and Shigetoku Kuroda's complexions quickly turned dark, and their eyes were gloomy.

Kuroda Shigetoku asked in a deep voice, "Nakazawa-kun, what should we do now?"

Mitsuo Nakazawa looked at the communications staff officer and asked, "Where was the main force of the First Division ambushed?"

The devil's staff officer replied: "It is 37 kilometers away from Datong."

Then, Mitsuo Nakazawa said again: "Immediately report this situation to the North China Front Army Command and request reinforcements from the First Army and the Mongolian Army."

For this sake, Mitsuo Nakazawa didn't say anything and asked for tactical guidance.

Maybe the First Division will be wiped out in this battle, and they don't care about face or face.

"Hi!"

The devil's staff officer lowered his head suddenly, then turned around and left quickly.

Afterwards, Mitsuo Nakazawa looked at Shigetoku Kuroda, and said in a deep voice: "Kuroda-kun, I will give you the command of the Suzuki Wing and the Heavy Artillery Wing. I will definitely send your 26th Division to Commander Okamura Neiji later. Reinforce the main force of my 1st Division, your 26th Division is the closest unit to the main force of the 1st Division, Kuroda-kun, please!"

While saying the last sentence, Mitsuo Nakazawa bowed his head to Shigetoku Kuroda.

"Give me the command of the Suzuki Wing and the Heavy Artillery Wing?" Shigetoku Kuroda asked, "Nakazawa-kun, what about you?"

Mitsuo Nakazawa said: "I took a transport plane to observe the battlefield in person."

"It's too dangerous." Shigetoku Kuroda was startled. "According to the information, the main air defense firepower of the Eighth Route in Northwest Shanxi is extremely powerful. Mr. Nakazawa should not take this risk. You should personally command the Suzuki Wing and the Heavy Artillery Wing."

"As long as the transport plane flies higher and is farther away from the battlefield, it will be fine."

Sanfu Zhongze made up his mind to go, and said:

"The Eighth Route Army's anti-aircraft firepower has a maximum caliber of only 40 millimeters, and as long as it is at an altitude of 3 kilometers, it will be fine."

"Besides, my first division is in this situation, and my warriors are fighting bloody battles. How can I, the division commander, be alone?"

Sanfu Nakazawa was very afraid of death, but he dared to take a transport plane to observe the battlefield, which was also after careful consideration.

In Mitsuo Nakaze's view, although the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi has strong anti-aircraft firepower, as long as they fly higher and farther away from the battlefield, they are still very safe.

"Then Nakaze-kun must pay attention to safety."

Seeing that Shigetoku Kuroda couldn't persuade him, he had no choice but to say to Mitsuo Nakazawa.

"Don't worry." Mitsuo Nakazawa said, "I know."

Subsequently, Mitsuo Nakazawa handed over the command of the Suzuki Wing and the Heavy Artillery Wing to Shigetoku Kuroda, and he went to Datong Airport by car.

Kuroda Shigetoku was not idle, and immediately ordered the 26th Division, Suzuki Wing and the 6th Heavy Artillery Wing to prepare for departure.

Since this time it was for reinforcements, it needed to arrive quickly, so it did not carry a 240mm heavy howitzer.

……

Peiping.

Iron Lion Alley.

North China Front Army Command.

Neiji Okamura suddenly stood up from his chair and looked at the communication staff who came to report:

"Nani?"

"The 1st Division asked the headquarters for help?"

The commander of the North China Front Army, a general of the Imperial Japanese Army, was full of doubts in his expression and eyes.

Questioned the contents of the communications staff report.

The main force of the 1st Division was ambushed by the main force of the Eighth Route Army on the way to Northwest Shanxi?

Tanabe Moritake and Arisue Seizo on the side also showed expressions of disbelief.

Didn't the reconnaissance plane report that the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi has been in the base area? Which army is the Eighth Route Army that ambushed the main force of the 1st Division?
Where did this Eighth Route Army unit come from?
Did it fall from the sky, or did it come out of the ground?

"Hi!"

The communication staff officer bowed his head to confirm, and said again: "This is a telegram sent from the headquarters of the First Division of Datong. The main force of the First Division was ambushed by a large number of Eighth Route Army in the southwest of Datong. and reinforcements from the garrison in Mongolia.”

After receiving the telegram from the communication staff officer and looking at it, Okamura Ningji's eyes quickly darkened:
"The Eighth Route Artillery has strong firepower, with at least 5 troops?"

Soon, Neiji Okamura confirmed that the telegram was true, and Sanfu Nakazawa would never joke about this kind of thing.

Tanabe Shengwu gritted his teeth and said: "Our reconnaissance plane observers have been deceived, and Li Yunlong has used a trick to cover his eyes. Those who are in the bandit area in Northwest Shanxi are definitely not their main force!"

Yumo Jingsan was also puzzled: "How did the main force of the Eighth Route Army escape the detection of the reconnaissance planes and scouts of the First Division, and ambushe the main force of the First Division?"

This is not an eight-way ambush of more than 100 locust transport teams with hundreds of people.

It was a 5-eight route to ambush 3 locust troops. Such a large-scale ambush did not leak any news in advance, and it also escaped reconnaissance planes and scouts, which is simply unimaginable.

Neiji Okamura's eyes and expression were also uncertain.

Hasn't the pangolin, a senior agent, already lurked in the Shanxi Northwest Eighth Road Base?

Why didn't any information come out?

What about him? A senior agent, that's all he can do?
Moritake Tanabe looked at Ningji Okamura: "Your Excellency, what should we do now?"

"Tanabe-kun." Neiji Okamura asked, "What do you think of the current situation?"

Tanabe Shengwu said: "Lieutenant General Nakazawa asked the headquarters to send reinforcements from the First Army and the Mongolian Army, indicating that the main force of the First Division may be destroyed. However, the Mongolian Army and the main force of the First Army are far away from the Northwest It's too far away, and when the main force of the First Army and the Mongolian Army arrive, I'm afraid the main force of the First Division's locust army will be completely destroyed."

"So, on the one hand, the ambushed locust army should be ordered to turn towards Datong, and on the other hand, the 26th Division, the Suzuki Wing, and the 6th Heavy Artillery Wing should be ordered to go for reinforcements."

This is an ambush, not a fortified battle, nor a positional battle.

If the battle goes well, the battle will be completely over in less than a day.

When the Mongolian Army and the First Army arrive, I'm afraid they can only collect the corpses of the devils of the 1st Division, and eating shit can't keep up with the heat.

Arimoe Seizan's idea is to let the main force of the First Division hold back the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Northwest 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 in one bite.

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 1st Division will be wiped out.

"Yes." Okamura Ningji nodded, "Just do as Tanabe-kun said, and order the main force of the First Army and the main force of the Mongolian Army to gather troops and prepare 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 Northwest Shanxi ambushed the main force of the 1st Division, they continued to attack the 26th Division stationed in Datong.

Now we can only hope that the 26th Division can rescue the main force of the 1st Division.

How much can be saved counts.

"Hi!"

Arisue Seizo and Tanabe Moritake suddenly bowed their heads.

……

Southeast Shanxi.

Liao County.

Eighth Route Army Headquarters.

As soon as the war broke out in Northwest Shanxi, the radio signals of the enemy and the enemy became active, and even the air was filled with tension.

Amidst the ticking telegram, the Telegraph held a telegram in its hand and walked quickly into the headquarters.

The telegraph soldier snapped a military salute to the head of the headquarters: "Report, a new urgent telegram!"

The chief took the telegram and looked at it, his eyes lit up, and he said: "The show has begun!"

"Oh?" The chief of staff was taken aback, "Have all the devils 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 Xinyi Regiment to reply that the main force of the [-]st Division had been dispatched.

More than an hour ago, Li Yunlong sent another telegram that the main force of the Japanese 1st Division was entering the ambush circle.

This telegram is the telegram that all the Japanese troops have entered the ambush circle and the battle has already begun.

"Yes."

The chief handed the telegram to the chief of staff, and the chief of staff also had a stern expression on his face after reading the telegram.

"Pass my order." The head of the headquarters shouted loudly, "The main force of the 129th Division and the main force of the Taiyue Military Region will immediately advance towards Taiyuan and Yangquan. "

As for intercepting the 26th Division, Li Yunlong has already arranged troops.

It was the only 2nd Brigade that fought with the Xinyi Regiment in Miaoergou.

Of course, it is difficult for the 2nd Brigade alone to block the attack of the 26th Division, plus the Suzuki Wing and the 6th Japanese Heavy Artillery Wing.

So Li Yunlong arranged for 3 battalions to reinforce the 2nd Brigade alone.

As for the direction of Taiyuan and Yangquan, Li Yunlong was not too worried. Once the Beitongpu Railway was blocked, the ghosts of the First Army would not be able to reach Northwest Shanxi for two days.

"Yes!"

The chief of staff should turn around and give orders.

……

Shanxi.

Taiyuan.

First Army Command Operations Hall.

"Nani?"

"The main force of the 1st Division was ambushed by the 5th Route Army in Northwest Shanxi?"

"The situation is critical?"

Yoshio Iwamatsu, commander of the First Army, received a telegram from the North China Front Army Command, with an expression of disbelief on his face.

Chief of Staff Masao Hanagu, 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 war hall.

At present, the 1st Cavalry Brigade and the 41st Division of the Jinsui Army have engaged in fire with the Jinsui Army.

Moreover, the transfer order for Ritsubayashi Chumichi has come down, and the base camp decided to transfer Riebayashi Chumichi to the 23rd Army as the chief of staff.

After this battle is over, Kuribayashi Tadamichi will go to the 23rd Army to take up his post.

Seeing that the offensive of the 1st Cavalry Brigade and the 41st Division was smooth.

Yoshio Iwamatsu never expected that at this juncture, the 1st Division, known as the strongest division, would lose its chain?

After the shock, Yoshio Iwamatsu and the others had doubts written all over their faces.

5 Eighth Route Army ambushed 3 locusts, how did Li Yunlong do it?
The 3 locust army did not notice that there was an ambush. Could it be more than 3 pigs?
"Your Excellency, Commander, what should we do now? If you want to send troops to reinforce, you can only send the 37th Division."

Deputy Chief of Staff Masao Miyazaki asked in a deep voice.

"Send the 37th Division to reinforce?" Hua Guzheng asked, "You don't want Yangquan?"

Masao Miyazaki retorted: "If we don't send the 37th Division to reinforce, do we have other troops to send now?"

Now there are only the 14th Infantry Brigade and the 18th Infantry Brigade in Taiyuan, as well as the Wing directly under the First Army.

Both the 14th Brigade and the 18th Brigade suffered relatively large losses in battles with the Eighth Route Army, with a total of about 1 people.

If the 37th Division is not sent for reinforcements, then only the 14th and 18th Brigades can be sent for reinforcements.

But send the 14th and 18th Brigades to reinforce, and Taiyuan will be empty.

Kazuki Yamamoto said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, Commander, beware of the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Southeast Shanxi from attacking Taiyuan and Yangquan."

"What everyone said makes sense." Yoshio Iwamatsu nodded helplessly, "Order the 1st Cavalry Brigade and the 41st Division to transfer back to Taiyuan."

In the final analysis, there are still not enough troops.

If there are enough troops in hand, why should the Eighth Route Army be afraid.

Now the main strategic goal of the base camp is in Southeast Asia, and the second-line division promised to be assigned to the first army has not been in place for a long time.

Yoshio Iwamatsu sighed in his heart, after the Northwest Shanxi Campaign, he must apply to the North China Front Army Command to transfer back the 33rd Division in Zhongtiao Mountain.

Taiyuan and Yangquan are almost unstoppable. Is there any point in defending Zhongtiao Mountain?

At the same time, the Mongolian Army also received an order from the North China Front Army, and the main force was assembled to reinforce the 1st Division.

……

The war in Northwest Shanxi is in full swing.

The artillery of the Eighth Route Army continued to pour shells at the Japanese army.

After the devil cavalry left the shelling area, they were ready to return to the battlefield, and tore a hole for the infantry to let the infantry break out.

However, at this time, the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared from the side and rear.

There is no way, Miura Hideo, the captain of the Devils Cavalry, had to order to face the Eighth Route Army cavalry first.

But contrary to the expectations of the devil cavalry, the Eighth Route Army cavalry has more than 2000 cavalry.

The two sides shot at each other first, and then charged forward on horseback and slashed at each other with sabers. After one round, more than half of the devil cavalry were killed or injured.

Seeing that they were no match for the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army, the devil cavalry ran into the distance without looking back, preparing to make a hole for the infantry when they turned around and came back.

Li Yunlong ordered the 1st Battalion of the Cavalry to continue to pursue the Devils Cavalry Wing.

Order the rest of the cavalry to return.

The devil's infantry was already surrounded by the Eighth Route Army.

This time, Li Yunlong planned to use Okamura Ningji's tactics to give the devils a rolling sweep.

(End of this chapter)