Anti-Japanese Jagged General

Chapter 782 The Disappeared Eighth Route Army (First Update!)

Less than 2 minutes after the Japanese Army Brigade Headquarters in Linfen City was attacked, Major General Matsumoto received the news.

Hurrying to the war room, he stared at the chief of staff and asked: "How is the situation of the military column? That is the food transported by the headquarters to the front line. If something happens in Linfen, even if the headquarters spares me, several divisions on the front line The leader will not let me go!"

"The situation is very bad!" The chief of staff replied with a heavy tone, lowering his head.

"The Eighth Route Army is too cunning. They didn't stop the military column and launch an attack directly. Instead, they manipulated the railroad tracks and caused the military column to derail and roll over. The guards on the military column suffered more than half of the casualties without even seeing the shadow of the Eighth Route Army. The same goes for armored trains, before killing an Eighth Route Army, they themselves were smashed into scrap metal!"

Immediately, a tragic picture of a military column derailed and rolled over appeared in Matsumoto's mind.

After taking a breath, he stared at the chief of staff and asked, "Where is the railway garrison? It seems that the derailment of the military column will not threaten them. Let them send troops immediately to defend the military column!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Major General Matsumoto retorted: "No, you can't leave the stronghold. The Eighth Route Army is too cunning. It is very likely that they will be attacked by the Eighth Route Army as soon as they leave the stronghold, and the entire army will be wiped out. If you stay inside the stronghold, you will be attacked. It will last a little longer!"

"Hey, the humble job has ordered them to stand by and support the military column with firepower, so that the Eighth Route Army will not easily rob the military column!)"

"Also, I just took the initiative to report this matter to the headquarters, and asked the headquarters to send aviation reinforcements!"

"As long as the aviation troops reach the battlefield in time, even if the Eighth Route Army occupies the military column, it is impossible to transport the food on the military column under the nose of the aviation soldier!"

Matsumoto's nerves that were tense at the beginning relaxed a lot.

Staring at the chief of staff, he was very relieved and replied: "Yoxi! Chief of staff, you are doing a good job!"

"There is one more thing you need to do right away. Quickly assemble mixed brigades, cavalry brigades, armored squadrons, and march to reinforce the battlefield. No matter what, you must keep the food on the ranks. It is the food for the tens of thousands of imperial troops on the front line. You must not Surprise!"

In less than half an hour, the chief of staff returned to the war room.

Major General Matsumoto still had a serious expression, staring at the combat sand table in front of him, motionless.

"General, reinforcements have been dispatched, and the only thing we can do now is wait!" the chief of staff hurriedly comforted.

"The garrison teams at two strongholds near the battlefield have lost contact. Something must have happened! We can only wait for news from the aviation and reinforcements!"

Major General Matsumoto nodded helplessly, then returned to his seat, frowning and lost in thought.

Suddenly, Major General Matsumoto's closed eyes opened.

Staring at the chief of staff, he asked: "The intelligence department reported that the main battalions of the Eighth Route Army have not shown any signs of mobilization in the past few days, which is the same as the military column we transported equipment last time! However, the new regiment has troops attacking our military column , I want to know where the Eighth Route Army came from!"

The chief of staff frowned and replied: "General, the matter of the military column being robbed last time has been investigated!"

"We bought a platoon leader from the Xinyi Regiment, who participated in the robbery of our column that night!"

"He revealed that the troops who robbed our military columns came from several main battalions of the Xinyi Regiment. The reason why our intelligence department didn't notice anything is because the Eighth Route Army dispatched the troops several days in advance!"

"This time is obviously different. The main battalions of the Eighth Route Army have been staying in their own garrisons all the time, and our people have been monitoring them all the time. There is no possibility of deploying troops!"

"Bageya Road, if it didn't come from several main battalions, where did these troops come from? Don't we know of any secret troops in the Xinyi Regiment!" Major General Matsumoto frowned, and then cursed angrily. road.

"I don't know about humble positions!" The chief of staff replied with his head down.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he added: "However, when our reinforcements arrive on the battlefield, everything will be clear!"

For Matsumoto, the current time is the most difficult, and every minute feels like a year.

Finally, the communication staff's hurried footsteps sounded at the door of the war room.

Matsumoto and the chief of staff discussed the same thing and turned their eyes to the door at the same time.

"General, the aviation reinforcements on the battlefield urgently call: They have arrived on the battlefield smoothly, but the battle seems to be over! The military column has derailed and turned sideways beside the track, but they did not find the Eighth Route Army troops around the military column!" Rush into the battle The communication staff in the room reported very carefully.

"Baga, that's impossible!" The communication staff officer was right to be careful, and as soon as he finished speaking, Matsumoto turned into an angry lion, staring at the communication staff officer and retorted.

"It's only been an hour and a half since the Eighth Route Army attacked the army column. Could it be that the Eighth Route Army has moved the food on the air force column and retreated!"

The chief of staff immediately added: "The food transported on the military column exceeds 200 million catties. Even if everyone in the new regiment came to help carry the food, it is impossible not to move the air force column in such a short time!"

The communications staff hesitated for a while and replied: "General, the Aviation Corps reported that they searched all around the military columns, and indeed they did not find any Eighth Route Army troops!"

"As for whether the food on the military column has been emptied by the Eighth Route Army, it is not clear that the air force cannot go to the ground to observe!"

"Idiot!" Major General Matsumoto scolded without hesitation.

Then he ordered to the communication staff officer in front of him: "Contact our reinforcements immediately, let them reinforce the battlefield under the cover of aviation, and make sure that the food has not been robbed by the Eighth Route Army!"

It didn't take long for the communications staff officer to come back with a very bad expression on his face.

"General, the reinforcements have arrived on the battlefield. The food on the column has been taken away by the Eighth Route Army, and there is no Eighth Route Army on the battlefield, but there are signs of their retreat. The reinforcements judged that the Eighth Route Army should have retreated to the nearest railway station. It's a big mountain!"

The chief of staff immediately made a judgment: "General, the food that we were robbed must have been hidden in this mountain by the Eighth Route Army!"

"Only in this way, the Eighth Route Army can evacuate more than 200 million catties of grain from our military ranks in such a short period of time!" Major General Matsumoto also had an expression of enlightenment on his face.

The communication staff officer in front of him seized the opportunity to ask: "General, the reinforcements also reported that they are [-]% sure to follow the retreat trails of the Eighth Route Army to find the food we lost. Should the troops follow these trails to pursue them, find them, and get back the food. "

If it was put in the past, Major General Matsumoto would definitely agree without hesitation.

But now, he hesitated.

The chief of staff also showed a hesitant expression on his face.

After 1 minute, Matsumoto shook his head in surprise and replied: "No, let them stand by and garrison on the spot, waiting for the engineers and railway garrison to arrive, and resume the Tongpu railway line!"

"The mountain where the Eighth Route Army is hiding is too big, and the aviation unit has to return in less than two hours. It is too dangerous for the troops to enter the mountain at night. I don't want to lose another mixed brigade!"

"Now, what we need to do is endure, wait for the troops to recover their strength, wait for the reinforcements to arrive, and then gather heavy troops to attack the new regiment's base area, attack them with an eye for an eye, and take revenge!"

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