Age of Rebirth

Chapter 510: Forced to Gather

Kobayashi, the head of the intelligence section, was about to be driven crazy by the chief of staff Yamaguchi, and Yamaguchi could only rely on the information he provided to determine the direction and target of the next action. , He stretched his neck while waiting, but there was no reply.

He had no choice but to use the name of Yamaguchi to order the scattered Japanese brigades to send out a small group of reconnaissance troops to search every place within a radius of [-] kilometers by means of a sieve. His trick was really effective. On the first day of dispatch, almost half of the reconnaissance teams sent emergency calls, claiming that they had encountered a large force of the Independent Division and had been surrounded, requesting reinforcements.

When the large Japanese troops rushed over the mountains and ridges, they only saw messy footprints, all over the snow, and soldiers whose corpses were frozen hard. Seeing the firewood piles, the Japanese soldiers were terrified, and the air was blowing from their backs.

After tossing and tossing for three days, all the agents in his hands were taken in, and the soldiers of various units were also damaged a lot. Except for the news of daily losses, in the huge Taihang Mountains, there was no ghost to be seen. Xiaolin really had no choice. He also had to face the questioning by the Chief of Staff several times a day, and even insults like a shrew, mixed with several slaps in the face. He couldn't think about it for a while, and committed suicide by caesarean section in his bedroom. It is said that this is the first time since the war in North China. A senior intelligence officer who is loyal to His Majesty the Emperor in this way. [

Before committing suicide, he left a suicide note, which stated: "For more than [-] days, the sweep of the Taihang Mountains, apart from consuming a lot of supplies and the morale of the soldiers, has nothing to gain, only the Qinquan and Sucheng areas. The troops clashed once, and I have a lot of questions about this battle, why did Tang Qiuli retreat without taking the initiative to attack with the strength of a main division of the Imperial Army?"

"After chasing to Sucheng, the imperial army was ambushed by landmines and suffered heavy losses. I didn't see that Chief of Staff Yamaguchi punished the officers who neglected their duties. At least there is a responsibility for hesitating. I have asked about this matter. They were all based on the orders of the Chief of Staff. Now that I think about it, Chief of Staff Yamaguchi was actually doing it for his own selfishness, trying to gain fame, and even being too cautious. Yes, in a foreign country, the role of the intelligence service is minimal."

"What's more, Chief of Staff Yamaguchi didn't understand the truth, instead he blamed me in every possible way, insulted me, and even punched me. To repay His Majesty's great kindness, Long live His Majesty the Emperor! Long live the Great Japanese Empire!"

Xiao Lin's last letter was cruel enough, and he bit Yamaguchi hard at the moment, but Yamaguchi didn't see the letter, so Xiao Lin's deputy quietly put it away and sent it to the Intelligence Department of the North China Dispatch Army.

The intelligence system of the Japanese army has its own management system. Kobayashi's suicide and dispatch of military intelligence systems in North China caused an uproar. The officers of the intelligence system were filled with righteous indignation. A senior intelligence officer was insulted and even ashamed Suicide, the matter went all the way to the Intelligence Headquarters of the base camp, an undercurrent of downturning the mountain pass quietly surged inside the North China Dispatch Army, but it was unaware of the mountain pass far away in the Taihang Mountains. Yamaguchi, who was the chief of staff, was disdainful and didn't bother to tell him the truth.

Little did he know that Yamaguchi, whose position was already in jeopardy, was still desperately serving the Empire of Japan. When he heard the news of Kobayashi's suicide, he didn't even have the interest to take a look. In the face of the head of the section, he said viciously: "Trash, coward, not worthy of being a soldier of the Great Japanese Empire."

How did he know that these words had already been reported to the intelligence department of the North China Expeditionary Army by the deputy section chief through a secret channel, which strengthened the determination of the senior officers of the intelligence system to pull Yamaguchi off his horse.

It's no wonder that Yamaguchi was angry with Kobayashi. In the past three days, his life has been difficult. While asking Kobayashi to investigate the truth of the matter, he gave orders to the various brigades to raise the alert level in the station, send more sentries, and take strict precautions day and night. Give the independent division troops an opportunity, and small units are strictly prohibited from acting alone.

Even so, some troops were still attacked. The attacking troops of the Independent Division, as if they had fallen from the sky, suddenly appeared at the Japanese army's garrison. Within 10 minutes, it was like a whirlwind. When the Japanese army woke up, they were beaten all over the ground, and they couldn't even catch a person. The attack method was not limited to night, some brigades had just started Marching, was bitten by the sudden independent division cavalry.

Yamaguchi was on the verge of collapse, suffering from severe neurasthenia, insomnia all night, his head, which belonged to the barren land, lost all his hair, and looked like a big egg. He was extremely distressed. , but such piecemeal beatings are enough for him. The attacking troops of the Independent Division are like eagles.

In just four or five days, the loss of troops is almost half a division. If this continues, Yamaguchi can bear it. What makes him even more depressed is that he wants to vomit blood. The hateful and despicable independent division troops, with superior cavalry, raid The garrison of the third brigade of the Gangze Cavalry Regiment took away nearly a thousand horses and killed hundreds of soldiers.

The other two brigades of the Gangze Cavalry Regiment stationed nearby came to the rescue after hearing the news. On the way, they were ambushed by the superior cavalry of the independent division, and lost a large number of horses, not counting the loss of a large number of cavalry. The saber was split in half, and the annoyed Chinese soldiers tied the body of the captain in half, tied it to a horse, and sent it back to the regiment headquarters calmly.

It is said that the captain of the Gangze League was so angry that he vomited blood on the spot. He gathered all his troops and frantically searched for the cavalry of the independent division. The opponent could not find it. One eye was blinded and one leg was broken, and he died of hatred on the way to Shijiazhuang.

Yamaguchi felt that the world had changed. The Taihang Mountains, which had been allowed to run rampant, had become death traps for the soldiers of the imperial army everywhere. His five fingers were smashed with broken bones and tendons, and blood flowed. Five days have passed since the date of the attack, and instead of making half a step forward, the troops were beaten back again and again, losing troops and generals. If this continues to be consumed, what are they going to use to fight Taiyuan? Your Excellency Commander, why don’t you kill yourself alive?

In desperation, Yamaguchi let out a long sigh, and had no choice but to give up the battle plan of sweeping up the Taihang Mountains and destroying Tang Qiuli's lair. He gathered the troops that had been scattered and gathered them back, using Shexian County as the rallying point, clenched into a fist, and prepared to leave the Taihang Mountains , Passing through Yushe and Jinzhong, they approached Taiyuan and carried out Xiangyueqing Division's attack plan on Taiyuan.

When Yamaguchi gave the order, his heart was bleeding. This is a ghost idea that he came up with after exhausting so many brain cells. He just gave up halfway. Yamaguchi suddenly aged a lot, and gave the Japanese officers and soldiers a feeling of decline. These people also treat Yamaguchi. There was a lot of slander, and I wandered with him in the Taihang Mountains for more than 20 days. Everyone was sallow and emaciated, obviously exhausted, and didn't even fight a decent battle.

At first, they marched and climbed mountains and burned houses every day. Later, they were beaten every day, and they didn't even know what their opponents looked like. They had hoped that they could do whatever they wanted with the Chinese flower girl, rob gold and silver treasures, and make a fortune. The sow didn't even see it, let alone the gold and silver treasures. To be able to see the half-baked bowl was just an eye-opener. It's really fucking unlucky to follow such a commander.

Shankou has always been troubled by a question. How many troops does Tang Qiuli have in his hand, enough to fly all over the Taihang Mountains?Attacking any imperial army unit at will, this problem has always been with him, until later, when he was dismissed from the position of chief of staff and sent to a remote town in the Chabei Grassland to be the commander of the guard warehouse, he didn't think about it. This has become a heart disease for him, and he can't get rid of it.

Not only did Yamaguchi not understand, even Tang Qiuli, who made the eagle attack plan, couldn't figure out what was going on at the beginning. Who would have known that fifteen Japanese brigades had been attacked in the battle report on the first day. [

He ordered Yu Guanghan, chief of staff, to verify the battle report, and now it is clear that seven of the eight troops, like Temurbagen and Han Mulin, attacked two targets in one night, and only one army, because The distance between the two targets was too close, and the battle alarmed the approaching Japanese army. There was no chance to strike again, so they had to return bitterly.

Tang Qiuli was very happy. The creative tactics of officers at all levels could cause more casualties and panic to the Japanese army. After fighting for two days, the eagle strike troops discovered that hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops were scattered like sheep dung eggs. In every corner of the Taihang Mountains, there are too many attack targets to choose from. More than a dozen a night is obviously not enough, so simply organize the eight troops into several eagle strike units with battalions as units, and they will bloom everywhere.

There is a certain reason for doing this. The decision to fight or not to fight is in your own hands. Each eagle strike unit sneaked in through the gaps in the Japanese defenses. Apart from being stationed with a solid city wall for protection, the terrain was conducive to the defense of the Japanese army and not conducive to the troops. Outside of the place where the quick assault is, moreover, the various ministries communicate with each other, and try to launch attacks at the same time, by attacking from the outside, layer by layer, regardless of day or night, as long as it is convenient, kill a guy, this is A so-called encirclement circle was formed that shocked Yamaguchi.

Because it was a quick raid, there were almost no casualties in the troops. Once the Japanese army took precautions, they immediately gave up the plan and looked for the next target. In the vast Taihang Mountains, there is a lot of room for maneuver. The Japanese army can't use all their troops to stand guard. Tiger And when he was taking a nap, besides, the little devil couldn't be called a tiger, at most he was a hungry wolf.

(To be continued)