Chapter 522
When the Japanese Army headquarters in Taiyuan learned that Major General Honda had died in battle and nearly 10,000 units of mobilization troops were completely wiped out by the National Salvation Army, the commander began to have a meal.
He was worried that the National Salvation Army would take the opportunity to expand its defense zone and cause greater harm to the Imperial Army, and he was worried that the Front Army Headquarters would hold itself accountable.
"Dingling..." The red phone on the desk suddenly rang.
The commander frowned when he heard this.
The phone number must have been called by the Front Command, and the commander will definitely hold him accountable on the phone. Maybe the position under his butt will not be able to be kept.
But I have to face this problem sooner or later. I walked to the phone with heavy steps, gritted my teeth, and respectfully grabbed the microphone.
"Hello, sir, this is the Taiyuan garrison headquarters, I am the commander..."
Before the commander finished speaking, a series of scolding came from the earpiece.
Only the commander in the Front Army headquarters dared to scold the commander. As soon as the curse came out, everyone realized that the commander in the Front Army was on the other end of the phone.
No matter what he was doing, he stopped and stood in his position with a respectful look on his face.
The army commander, who was usually tall, was docile at this moment like a little sheep, lowering his head, letting the commander on the other end of the phone curse at him, and kept nodding and bowing, with a very respectful attitude, as if the commander was standing in front of him.
The entire call lasted for ten minutes before the commander put down the phone.
The respectful expression on his face became heavier in an instant.
His eyes also turned red at this moment, clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and ordered: "The commander was very angry when he received the news that Major General Honda had died in battle. He originally wanted to hold me accountable and take away the position of our commander!"
"But considering that I have made many military achievements in Shanxi, I decided to give me and the Shanxi garrison another chance."
"Continue to draw heavy troops to sweep the national rescue army, take them down within ten days, fight blood for blood and teeth for teeth."
"I think the commander's analysis on the phone makes a lot of sense."
"The so-called killing one thousand enemies will hurt 800 by yourself. If the National Salvation Army kills so many of our troops in one battle, the casualties will definitely be very serious. Maybe we can crush them by handing out a straw."
"We are now drawing heavy troops to attack the National Salvation Army, and maybe just a few garrisons can kill them."
The Chief of Staff does not see this, and it is not the case.
I thought about it and reminded me: "Captain, I also agree with the Commander's analysis: the National Salvation Army suffered heavy casualties in the offensive sweep of Honda Jun."
"Now attacking the National Salvation Army will definitely achieve the greatest results with the minimum cost, which is just in line with the old Chinese saying: Take your life while you are sick!"
"But I think the troops of several garrisons are still too small."
"The latest battle report shows that the National Salvation Army has assembled at least 3,000 people and a large number of artillery to attack the Imperial Army's occupied areas. Several garrisons stationed around the National Salvation Army can only defend and dare not fight back."
"I think the military headquarters can take advantage of the confrontation between the National Rescue Army and the surrounding garrisons, and draw an elite force to suddenly enter the National Rescue Army defense zone, and take advantage of the empty forces in their defense zone to directly attack their regiment headquarters and arsenal?"
"The regiment headquarters is the command system of the National Salvation Army. The arsenal is responsible for replenishing weapons and ammunition for the National Salvation Army. If they are destroyed, the National Salvation Army will lose command and ammunition supply on the front line, and then fall into chaos."
"Our troops will definitely be able to kill the National Savior Army if they take the opportunity to counterattack."
The more the commander heard the lighter his eyes became, the brighter. Compared with his impulsive thoughts just now, the Chief of Staff's proposal was obviously more mature, and he immediately made a decision.
"Just follow your proposal!"
"This time we will not mobilize troops from the front line. This will not only delay time, but also easily expose the troops, so that the national rescue army will be prepared in advance."
"This time we secretly dispatched two infantry brigades from Taiyuan, one heavy mortar squadron, one field artillery squadron, one mountain artillery squadron, and two cavalry squadrons. We took the train to go to Yangquan secretly, then attacked along the railway line, and went straight to the hinterland of the National Rescue Army Defense Zone. We first attacked Xiyang, destroyed the National Rescue Army Arsenal, then turned around and attacked and pacified, and then cooperated with several garrisons to counterattack the National Rescue Army!"
The commander's order was more thoughtful than his proposal. The chief of staff nodded repeatedly and immediately accepted the order: "Go to arrange the position now!"
The telegram that Zhou Cheng and Tang Yufeng spent several hours discussing at the World War II headquarters finally appeared in the hands of the Chief of Staff.
Although the content of the telegram has been much streamlined and many results and seizures have not appeared, the content of killing Major General Honda, the commander of the Japanese military brigade, and killing nearly 10,000 Japanese devils, still shocked the Chief of Staff.
Looking at the numbers on the telegram, the Chief of Staff rubbed his eyes hard, thinking that he had read it wrong.
I repeatedly confirmed the above figures, but I did not report them to the commander-in-chief as soon as possible.
The results of the battle in the telegram were too great. More than 100,000 troops on the front line could not kill so many Japanese soldiers for several months. The strength of a regiment of the National Salvation Army was achieved in less than ten days. Anyone who saw it would find it incredible.
The Chief of Staff felt that he should first determine the authenticity of the battle report and then report to the Commander-in-Chief.
It would be too embarrassing if the National Rescue Army falsely reported the results of the battle and the content of the telegram was fake.
The intelligence power in the war zone was very strong, and the Chief of Staff only waited for less than half a day to receive more than a dozen pieces of intelligence.
Through this information, the anti-sweeping of the National Salvation Army was like a movie, which was clearly displayed in front of him.
After reading the information, the Chief of Staff was shocked again and could not speak.
As a soldier, he was amazed at the strategy used by the National Salvation Army in the anti-sweeping raid. He did not expect that the seemingly simple sound attacks and attacking aids in the east and west, and the two tactics cooperated with each other and complemented each other. At the hands of the National Salvation Army, nearly 10,000 Japanese troops were exhausted in just one battle, forcing them to withdraw from the front line, and finally gathered heavy troops to encircle and annihilate them to the aid troops.
Of course, as the chief of staff of the theater, he knew better than anyone else about the commander-in-chief's dissatisfaction and concerns about the National Salvation Army. He wanted to kill people with a knife more than once and used the Japanese to get rid of the National Salvation Army.
Unexpectedly, the National Salvation Army not only did not fight weaker and weaker behind enemy lines, but instead fought stronger and stronger.
How long has it been since then, not only were four main battalions, one artillery battalion, one super-organized cavalry company, three or four direct companies, but two reinforced independent battalions were also secretly formed, with a total force of more than five thousand people, which is more than one brigade of the main force.
The artillery configuration is stronger than that of a division of the main force. Such a unit that does not obeys command is like a major concern and full of dangers when operating near the war zone.
The Chief of Staff could imagine that once the news was known by the Commander-in-Chief, it would definitely make him furious and then get furious.
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