Anti-Japanese Jagged General

Chapter 399 The Shocked Major General (Third!)

At the headquarters of the Fourth Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army in Yangquan, Major General Tsuda stayed in the war room after dinner, waiting for the chief of staff to report the results of the day.

He was not disappointed. At eight o'clock in the evening, the chief of staff appeared in front of Major General Tsuda on time.

"General, the matter has been clarified. It was not the Tuba Road in Yangquan who ate up our [-] Imperial Army and [-] Imperial Association Army last night, but the First Division of the First Army Division of the Eighth Route Army, known as the Eighth Route Army Jincha The unit with the strongest combat effectiveness in the Hebei Military Region."

"They have three regiments. Each regiment has a full artillery company and a heavy machine gun company. The detachment also has a mountain artillery company and a Feilei artillery company directly under it. The total strength exceeds 7000 people. They are well-equipped, have sufficient ammunition, and are very powerful!"

"As for when they will arrive in Yangquan, it is still unclear!"

"In addition, they did eat up 4000 of us by besieging the city last night. During the entire battle, the Yangquan Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army and many guerrillas who were active in Yangquan also participated. However, as soon as the battle was over, these Eighth Route Army Disappeared!"

"The humble staff has used a large number of reconnaissance troops and intelligence personnel, but they have not found any specific traces of them!"

"But judging from the signs of their retreat on the battlefield, they also suffered a lot of losses in the battle last night, and took away all the weapons and ammunition on the battlefield, including bullet casings!"

"With a large number of wounded and dead bodies, as well as a large number of weapons and ammunition, they must not be able to run far. I deduce that they are hiding in the mountains in Yangquan!"

"Currently, the humble job has sent a number of investigation teams with radios to watch the entrances and exits of these mountains. As long as they are found, there will be news immediately!"

"Yoxi!" Major General Tsuda was very satisfied with the result.

"I have already reported to the military department about yesterday's battle. The military department was very dissatisfied with us and ordered us to find the Tuba Road and destroy them. If there are insufficient troops, the military department can send a chariot brigade to volunteer for us. However, I Rejected. If tank support is needed to eliminate these Tuba Roads, even if we wipe them out in the end, our [-]th Mixed Brigade will become the laughing stock of the Imperial Army!"

"However, I asked the military for air support, and the military has drawn out a squadron to provide us with air support at any time. So, Chief of Staff, you must find these dirt roads. I must double the humiliation we suffered last night Give it back to the Eighth Route Army!"

The chief of staff immediately took orders and was ready to give orders.

As soon as he walked to the door, an excited voice sounded outside the headquarters.

"Found it, the scouting team found Tubalu who ambushed us!"

The communication staff officer rushed in with excitement and reported!
"Reporting sir, the first investigation team sent an urgent call. They found a large number of Eighth Route Army troops leaving Dashan, at least one regiment in size, equipped with a large number of heavy machine guns and mortars, and there seemed to be disassembled mountain cannons!"

"Order the reconnaissance team to follow up immediately. They must have taken advantage of it and wanted to slip away. After killing so many of our imperial army, we must not let them escape!" The chief of staff, whose face quickly flashed a look of surprise, had no time to speak. Major General Tsuda, who vowed to take revenge, has ordered decisively.

"Hey, I'll call back as soon as I receive the order!" The communications staff replied immediately.

"Yoxi! You've done a great job!" Major General Tsuda glanced at the communications staff appreciatively, and then continued to order.

"However, you have to give an order to the reconnaissance team to find out the direction of the Tuba Road as soon as possible. If they really plan to retreat, we must send troops to stop them!"

In less than an hour, the three regiments of the first team and the Yangquan Independent Regiment, which had been re-dressed, all entered the field of vision of Major General Tsuda.

However, Major General Tsuda was not happy at all.

The four regiments left the mountain in four different directions, and more importantly, they split up again shortly after they left the mountain.There are troops with the size of one battalion, some with the size of a reinforced battalion, and some with the size of two battalions!

"Baga, what is Tubalu going to do? Are they planning to divide their troops and retreat to prevent them from being surrounded by us, and then they will do it all at once!" Major General Tsuda scolded, frowning.

"Very likely!" the chief of staff analyzed.

"When we encircled and suppressed the Eighth Route Army in the past, they always divided up their troops to break out of the siege. They must be afraid of being caught by us. However, in this case, it is almost impossible for us to keep them all in Yangquan territory!"

"Also! The number of radio stations equipped by the reconnaissance team is limited. Because of the large-scale division of the Tuba Road, the reconnaissance team can only divide troops to monitor them. But the scouts equipped with radio can only monitor a few slightly larger Tuba Road!"

"That is to say, from now on, we won't be able to know the retreat direction and specific location of all the Tuba Roads in time!" Major General Tsuda stared at the chief of staff and asked back.

"Hi!" The chief of staff replied bravely.

Major General Tsuda wanted to get angry, but he swallowed the words as soon as they reached his lips.

He knew that it was not the chief of staff's fault.Compared with the Chinese army, the imperial army is indeed well-equipped.But for such expensive equipment as the radio station, the imperial army has only equipped it to the brigade level.

Even if the chief of staff pulls out all the radio stations in Yangquan City, he can only equip six or seven reconnaissance teams, but this is obviously impossible.The brigade headquarters needed radio stations, and half of the radio stations in the city would be good enough.

In the end, he could only hold his anger and ordered: "Give them an order to closely monitor these Tuba roads. If there is any situation, they must report immediately, and the military situation must not be delayed!"

In the following time, the radio station continued to send the specific situation of each regiment and each regiment. According to these telegrams, the combat staff immediately displayed them on the sand table.

Major General Tsuda, who never took his eyes off the sand table, soon realized that something was wrong.

He frowned and shouted: "No! These Tuba roads don't seem to be retreating!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a communications staff officer rushed in.

This time, he did not directly send the telegram to the combat staff officer who was guarding the sand table, but rushed directly to Major General Tsuda to report.

"General! The Tuba Road in the direction of Mazhuang Town suddenly stopped retreating and surrounded our stronghold in Mazhuang Town, and already?"

"What's going on, tell me clearly!" Major General Tsuda asked, staring at the communication staff officer, with a stronger premonition.

"The attack on the stronghold of Mazhuang Town has already begun. They are equipped with mortars and mountain cannons with powerful firepower. However, we only stationed a reinforcement team and a company of the Imperial Association Army in the stronghold of Mazhuang Town. We were suppressed and beaten at the beginning of the battle. , and the gun tower was also blown up by Tuba Road with a mountain cannon!"

"Nani?" Major General Tsuda frowned deeper, and his eyes quickly returned to the sand table.

Soon, a shocked expression appeared on his face, and he shouted loudly: "Baga! We have been fooled. Tuba Road is not a retreat at all, but an attack. Continue to attack us and wipe out all our small-scale strongholds in Yangquan !"

"General! The Zhouzhuang stronghold is under attack. The Eighth Route Army's offensive firepower is strong. The garrison can only hold out for half an hour at most. Request reinforcements!" Perhaps to prove Tsuda's judgment, just as the exclamation came out, another communications staff officer rushed in to report.

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