Early the next morning, the little devils of the 41st Division, who had just arrived in Zhangjiakou, boarded the train again and rushed along the Guisui Railway in the direction of Tianzhen.Having just arrived in China, Tanabe Moritake, who was eager to make meritorious contributions, also couldn't wait to rush to Tianzhen with the first batch of troops.At the same time, Li Guotao received an order from the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army to lead the main force of the Seventh Column to the area west of Yanggao County and try to block the Japanese army.The strategic intention of the Eighth Route Army was very simple, that is, to rely on the favorable local terrain to block the little devils layer by layer, wear down the spirit of the devils, consume the vital strength of the devils, and exhaust the spirit of the devils, and then fight a decisive battle with the Japanese army in Suiyuan.On December 3, when the Japanese army marched near Taiping Fort west of Daotianzhen, they were blocked by the sixth column of our Eighth Route Army.The Japanese forward troops fought fiercely with the Eighth Route Army for an hour, launched two attacks one after another, and never broke through our defense line.Tanabe Moritake personally rushed to the front line to inspect the enemy situation, and after holding the binoculars to observe for a while, Tanabe Moritake put down the binoculars, smiled and said to the commander of the independent second mixed brigade next to him: "People see you, I heard in China that the Eighth Route Army is just a group of rabble, and will only do some stealing things, and they don't dare to confront our Japanese Imperial Army head-on, but today, it seems that these rumors may not all be true" Ren Jian Yoichi hurriedly explained: "Your Excellency Lieutenant General may not know something, The local units of the Eighth Route Army, which are wandering around the country, are indeed as Your Excellency said.However, although the regular main force of the Eighth Route Army was far inferior to the Imperial Army in weaponry and equipment, and could not be compared with our Imperial Japanese Army in terms of training, the tenacious will of these people did not belong to the warriors of our empire.In addition, in the past two years or so, the Eighth Route Army has gradually grown stronger, with its strength reaching hundreds of thousands, and its combat effectiveness has also been improved to a certain extent, which has also made these hateful Eighth Route Army even more emboldened.However, like this time, the Eighth Route Army took the initiative to help the government army launch a large-scale counteroffensive campaign, which was the first time. ”"Yo Xi Sounes, thank you for your advice."
Moritake Tanabe nodded and said."
Your Excellency the Lieutenant General is polite," the person said politely when he saw him.Tanabe Moritake smiled and looked at Renjian Yoichi and said: "Renjianjun should know that my 41st Division has just been established, and most of these imperial warriors under me are reserve soldiers.These people have not been in battle for a long time, and it is inevitable that they will be a little rusty, and I intend to gradually familiarize them with the current combat environment so as to improve the combat effectiveness of the troops as soon as possible.So the next battle will be handed over to our 41st Division, let's see the warriors of the Imperial Army under his command, as a reserve responsible for guarding the two wings of our army, you see how it is. ”The face of the people changed slightly, and the change of generals was undoubtedly a shame for the soldiers, but Okabe Naosaburo had specially explained that Tanabe Moritake was responsible for commanding the battle, and even the independent second mixed brigade had to obey Tanabe Moritake's orders, and just now Tanabe Moritake also said it very beautifully, which was enough to give people a face.Although those remarks were just an excuse, the real reason was probably that His Excellency the lieutenant general was in a hurry to make meritorious service and wanted to seize it.But even so, there was no reason to refuse, so although he was displeased in his heart, he still said respectfully: "It's all up to Your Excellency the Lieutenant General's orders, and I will order the troops to withdraw." ”"Yo Xi, in this way, there will be people to see the king."
Moritake Tanabe nodded with satisfaction and said."
Your Excellency, this is what I should do."
Seeing that after Yoyi said this, he bowed slightly and turned to leave.Tanabe Moritake watched the back of Hitomi and Ichi gradually disappear, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared, and he snorted coldly and said: "A brigade, thousands of imperial army warriors, can't even deal with a group of dirt eight roads, it's just a bunch of waste." ”"What His Excellency General Hai said is very true."
The adjutant next to him said with a respectful face: "I heard that at the beginning of last month, the Second Independent Mixed Brigade was defeated in the hands of the Eighth Route Army in front, and even their brigade commander, Lieutenant General Abe Norihide, was killed in battle.I think this battle left some psychological shadows on the soldiers of the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade. ”"Yo Xi" Tanabe Moritake nodded and said: "You can just say this in front of me, you must not go outside and talk nonsense, after all, the accusation of criticizing the chief behind your back is not something that you can afford as a small Shaozuo." ”"Hai didn't dare."
The devil adjutant hurriedly said with a respectful face."
That's for the best."
Tanabe Moritake nodded with satisfaction and said, "Immediately order Hanoi-kun to organize troops to launch an attack on the Eighth Route of the opposite soil, and be sure to break through the defense line of the Eighth Route Army as soon as possible." ”The adjutant of "Hai" responded respectfully, and quickly turned around to convey the order.The order was quickly conveyed, and the Hanoi Wing immediately sent a large brigade of troops to launch an attack on the positions of the Eighth Route Army.Tanabe Moritake originally thought that they could easily break through the resistance of the Eighth Route Army, but he did not expect the Eighth Route Army to resist stubbornly, and the fierce battle lasted for more than 20 minutes."
Bagaya Road" Tanabe Moritake saw through the telescope that the troops were finally defeated, and he was immediately annoyed and angry, his face was flushed, and he scolded loudly: "That fool in Hanoi is simply a big drop of waste, and the face of my 41st Division has been lost to this fool" The adjutant frowned and quickly explained: "Your Excellency the division commander attacked and was angry, and the Eighth Route Army occupied a favorable terrain, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack, which led to the failure of the imperial army's attack. ”"Yaga, I don't want to hear these excuses."
Tanabe Shengwu felt that his face was lost, and he couldn't help but think in his heart, it is estimated that at this time, that person saw that Yoichi was watching his joke behind his back, and he was even more angry, and he didn't listen to the adjutant's explanation at all, and ordered loudly with a crazy face: "Order the artillery wing, concentrate all the firepower to destroy the position of the Chinese people, and order that fool by the river, this time you must break through the defense line of the Eighth Route Army at all costs." ”The adjutant of "Hai" hurriedly answered, turned around and ran to deliver the order.Fortunately, this attack did not disappoint Tanabe Moritake again, and after the heavy artillery fire of the Japanese army, the little devils immediately launched a more fierce attack, and the Eighth Route Army was forced to abandon its position and retreat westward.In the afternoon of the same day, the Japanese army successfully arrived near the town of Rowan So, but here the little devils again encountered a more stubborn resistance from the Eighth Route Army.aa2705221: