Anti-Japanese Jagged General

Chapter 884 A Surprise for the Eighth Route Army (Second Update!)

The communications staff shook his head and replied: "Impossible...they have two radio stations that can contact the headquarters, even if there is a problem with the radio station, it is impossible to have problems at the same time..."

Tada Hayao's last glimmer of hope was shattered, and his face turned pale with a brush.

After the chief of staff waved his hand to signal the communications staff to leave, he said in a serious tone: "Your Excellency, Commander, Linfen City must have been occupied by the Eighth Route Army!"

"Although I don't know how the Eighth Route Army did it, the lack of defenders in Linfen City must be a very important reason. Kawaguchi-kun is also the same. If you attack the Eighth Route Army's base area, you will attack. Why do you have to withdraw all the troops in Linfen City? Give the Eighth Route Army a chance to take Linfen?"

Seeing Jun Tada's gloomy face and not speaking, the chief of staff continued to analyze: "After several counties around Linfen City were controlled by the Eighth Route Army, Linfen City became the only channel for us to contact the two field divisions on the front line in Southwest Shanxi. Now Linfen City Lost, the two field division brigades became a lone army. I am sure that the Chinese army will not let go of this opportunity to fight back!"

"For the safety of these two divisions, I suggest that the front army must mobilize heavy troops nearby, take back Linfen City, open up the Tongpu railway line, and contact these two field divisions?"

Jun Tada was in a bad mood, and replied with an irritable face: "What about the troops, to take back Linfen City, and to hold it, it will definitely require a large number of troops. However, we don't have any extra troops to go to Linfen!"

"The retaliatory encirclement and suppression campaign against the Eighth Route Army in North China has reached a critical moment. We must not let the whole body be affected by Linfen City, and let the retaliatory encirclement and suppression carefully prepared by the front army be abandoned halfway!"

"Hey, I understand..." the chief of staff replied with his head down.

Then he replied with a face full of reluctance: "However, if we can't take back Linfen City quickly, we can send ammunition supplies to the two field divisions in Southwest Shanxi through Linfen City. If the World War II zone seizes the opportunity to counterattack, the two with insufficient ammunition The division will definitely suffer heavy losses!"

"Then you can't touch the combat troops who are encircling and suppressing the Eighth Route Army in North China!" Jun Tada replied firmly.

Then he analyzed with a sneer on his face: "If I'm not wrong, the Eighth Route Army is staring at us now."

"As long as we mobilize our troops, no matter where we mobilize our troops, there will be a breakthrough for the Eighth Route Army to break the situation. Once the breakthrough is opened, the retaliatory siege carefully prepared by the front army will be abandoned halfway and end in failure. We must not be fooled!"

"What about the two divisions in Southwest Shanxi?" The chief of staff continued to ask.

"In addition to the two divisions, we also have two independent heavy artillery regiments in southwestern Shanxi, plus cavalry units, supply units...the total strength is nearly 5. If the World War II zone seizes the opportunity to counterattack, these units will definitely lost heavily."

"And even if there is no counterattack in the World War II zone, the limited weapons and ammunition are only enough for them to spend half a month. At that time, we still have to find a way to retake Linfen and send them supplies through Linfen!"

Tada Jun frowned even deeper, and shook his head and replied: "Half a month is too short. The retaliatory encirclement and suppression of the Eighth Route Army will definitely not end in half a month. We must find a way to transfer troops from other places!"

The chief of staff asked tentatively: "General, do you want to report and ask other front armies to send troops to reinforce us. Not too much, as long as there is only one division, all the problems we are facing now will be solved!"

"No..." Tada Jun refused after thinking about it!
Many people objected to taking over as the commander of the North China Front Army as a lieutenant general.He is hoping to use this retaliatory siege to severely injure the Eighth Route Army, prove his ability, and silence those who oppose him as a commander.

If a brigade was wiped out at this time, and the two field divisions on the front line were reported to be in danger, Tada Jun could be sure that those who opposed him would definitely become stronger.If the superior can't bear the pressure, it is possible to withdraw himself directly.

"I don't want our North China Front Army to become the laughing stock of others. We can't solve the problem by ourselves, and we need help from other front troops! It's shameful enough to lose a major general and a brigade. If we ask for reinforcements from other front troops, our North China Do you want the face of the front army?"

"If this is the case, I might as well withdraw the two field divisions in Southwest Shanxi!"

Speaking of this, Tada Jun's mind suddenly had a flash of inspiration, as if, he seemed to have thought of a solution.

"Yes, they are the two divisions in southwestern Shanxi... Chief of Staff, we have troops to go to Linfen!"

"We have always worried that the World War II zone will take the opportunity to counterattack and will definitely cause a lot of losses to our two divisions in Southwest Shanxi. We forgot that the World War II zone is not the Eighth Route Army, and we have forgotten their performance and combat style on the battlefield all the time!"

"Maybe it's okay to let them defend passively. If you really want to launch a counterattack against the imperial army, I guess the commander of the World War II zone will be the first to object. And our troops are not afraid of their counterattack. As long as the troops are ready, the World War II zone will be dispatched." No matter how many troops counterattack, we are not afraid!"

"Immediately send a telegram to the Shanxi Southwest Frontline Headquarters. The troops stopped attacking the World War II zone and turned directly to defense. Now the weather is getting colder and colder. The troops have been fighting for so long, so it's time to take a good rest!"

The chief of staff was puzzled and asked: "Your Excellency, even if the troops can block the counterattack in the World War II zone, the supply of ammunition will still be a problem. Unless the city of Linfen is taken back, this problem will definitely not be solved."

"I haven't finished my order yet, don't worry!" The angry expression on Tada Hayao's face disappeared at once, and he regained his confidence.

"Deploy a field division, a heavy artillery regiment, and a cavalry regiment from the front line in southwestern Shanxi, quickly go north, recapture Linfen, and block the gap that appeared after the Linfen mixed brigade was wiped out by the Eighth Route Army, continue to attack the Eighth Route Army base area, give me Get rid of the new regiment that repeatedly hit the imperial army!"

"Gao...Your Excellency, Commander, this move is too wise. I'm sure that the North China Eighth Route Army would never have expected that you would transfer troops from southwestern Shanxi." The chief of staff's eyes lit up, and he complimented with a smile on his face.

"If the Eighth Route Army kills one of our brigades, then we will mobilize more troops to continue fighting and encircle them until we kill them!"

"Also, according to intelligence, the WWII zone and the Eighth Route Army are getting more and more aggressive. If they know that we have transferred troops from southwestern Shanxi to deal with the Eighth Route Army, I am sure that not only will they not attack us, but they will applaud us!"

"After all, we stopped attacking and let them breathe a sigh of relief. And the elimination of the Eighth Route Army is what they are happy to see."

"The development of the Eighth Route Army in North China is too fast. It not only poses a huge threat to the imperial army, but also makes the World War II zone feel threatened!"

Jun Tada smiled confidently and replied: "Then do this, and give the North China Eighth Route Army a huge surprise!"

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