"No, we still have a force to draw from."
Yukio Kasahara said quickly."
Which army are you talking about," Tada Jun hurriedly asked."
The Tenth Division."
Yukio Kasahara said with a serious face."
Tenth Division" Tada Jun couldn't help frowning."
Hai" Yukio Kasahara hurriedly explained: "Your Excellency Commander, Tuba Road is in the area south of Zhangjiakou, relying on the local topography to build a large number of fortifications, and these fortifications were built under the guidance of foreign experts, not only very strong, but also very professional.The 10th Division and the 27th Division of the Imperial Army attacked for half a month, but they were never able to break through the defense line of the Chinese people, and they thought that the 10th Division would only be a waste of troops if they stayed in Chahar, so it was better to mobilize the 10th Division to go south to make peace with the 14th Division and other units, and leave the 27th Division to monitor the movements of the Chahar Eighth Route Army, so as to solve the problem of insufficient strength of the Imperial Army. ”Tada Jun frowned and hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded and said: "It seems that it can only be like this, but the Tenth Division has been attacking Chahar during this time, and it will take at least a few days to transfer from Chahar to Shimen." ”Yukio Kasahara nodded slightly, although the little devil is ferocious, but he is also a human being, the 10th Division has been fighting from Chahar for so long, so it needs to be prepared to go south, plus the delay along the way, it will take at least a few days.Tada Jun frowned, and suddenly asked: "You just said that the people of China captured Niangzi Pass for two purposes, and you only said one of them, so what about the other one" Yukio Kasahara said with a serious face: "Your Excellency Commander, due to the loss of Chahar Suiyuan, the Zhengtai Railway has become the most important passage connecting Shanxi and Hebei, if the people of China capture Niangzi Pass and completely cut off the Zhengtai Railway, then the imperial army in Shanxi will be completely surrounded by the Zhina army." ”"What do you mean to say that Tubalu captured Niangzi Pass in order to capture the whole of Shanxi."
Tada Jun asked with a surprised expression.Although after this recent series of events, Tada Jun has changed his opinion of the Eighth Route Army, but he never thought that the Eighth Route Army would have such a big appetite.Kasawara Yukio said with a serious face: "The Eighth Route Army may not have such a big appetite, but the people of China have such a big appetite.You must know that in Shanxi, in addition to the Eighth Route Army, there are also the Jin Sui Army and the Central Army of China, once the Eighth Route Army completely cuts off the Zhengtai Railway, it is difficult to guarantee that these people will not jump out and fall into the ground. ”Tada Jun couldn't help but gasp when he heard this, in the previous period of time, the Japanese army had been fighting with the Eighth Route Army, and the Jin Sui Army and the Central Army had always been watching the fire on the other side, and there was no major action, which made Tada Jun inevitably ignore them.But once the Niangzi Pass is lost and the Zhengtai Railway is completely cut off, no one can guarantee that these guys will continue to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.At this time, Kasawara Yukio continued: "Although in addition to the Zhengtai Railway, there are other mountain roads in the Taihang Mountain that can enter Shanxi, but these are some small roads, not to mention that the roads are rugged and difficult, and the Eighth Route Army will not let us easily enter Shanxi to support the imperial army in Shanxi, and the entire Taihang Mountain area is basically the sphere of influence of the Eighth Route Army, if they desperately block, it will be very difficult for the imperial army to enter Shanxi to support, so we can't help but guard against it" Tada Jun frowned, Kasawara Yukio's words made this old devil feel cold in his back, although this is just speculation, but he couldn't help but take a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, Tada Jun said with a serious face: "Immediately order the 14th Division, the 46th Division, the 47th Division and other units to support Niangzi Pass as soon as possible, and order the Fourth Division stationed in Shimen to support Niangzi Pass as soon as possible."
In addition, the 10th Division, the 27th Division and other units were ordered to stop the attack on Chahar, and the 10th Division was ordered to immediately prepare to move south.Ordered the Niangzi Pass to defend the army, hold on to the reinforcements, hold the Niangzi Pass no matter what, and order the army aviation to fully support the Niangzi Pass. ”"Your Excellency Commander Hai is wise."
Yukio Kasawara responded respectfully, and quickly turned around to deliver the order.After a series of orders were given, Tada Jun finally breathed a sigh of relief, but he couldn't let go of his heart.At three o'clock in the morning, Li Guotao personally led the cavalry brigade, the new first regiment and the new third regiment, about 8,000 people, left the temporary station, and rushed all the way to the direction of Niangzi Pass.The troops all advanced lightly, just to get to Niangzi Pass as soon as possible.In Niangzi Pass, the fighting has not stopped, and the fierce fighting began yesterday afternoon and lasted until the early hours of the morning.In the face of the ferocious offensive of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese army suffered heavy losses.The fierce battle lasted until four o'clock in the morning, and the Eighth Route Army finally succeeded in breaking through to Niangzi Pass and launched a desperate struggle with the Japanese army.But the little devil relied on the strong fortifications in the pass and resisted desperately, and the war fell into a stalemate for a while.After dawn, the battle was still not over, and Japanese fighters flew to Niangzi Pass one after another and launched a fierce bombardment of our army's position, causing considerable losses to our army.The front command headquarters was busy, and a soldier of the Eighth Route Army hurriedly ran in and said loudly: "Report to the commander, the Japanese planes continue to bomb our position, and the troops have suffered heavy casualties.The Japanese army in the pass resisted stubbornly, and the main attacking force suffered heavy losses, so it was temporarily unable to take Niangzi Pass. ”"No, the battle has already reached this point, no matter what, we must take the Niangzi Pass, tell the madman Wang, continue to attack, and take the Niangzi Pass as soon as possible, otherwise Lao Tzu will withdraw him."
Commander Chen ordered loudly with an angry face."
Yes," the Eighth Route Army soldier replied respectfully, turned around and ran to deliver the order.At this time, Chief of Staff Sun of the Jizhong Military Region, who was standing next to him, said: "Commander Chen, don't worry, the main force of the Japanese army is still in Quyang, and it is impossible to rush to support in a short time, and Niangziguan is already in our pocket." ”Since Commander Lu has not recovered from his serious injuries, Chief of Staff Sun of the Jizhong Military Region is temporarily assuming the post of commander this time, and this time the main force of the Jizhong Military Region is assisting the Taiyue Military Region to take charge of the attack on Niangzi Pass.Commander Chen nodded and said, "Having said that, we still have to take the Niangzi Pass as soon as possible."
We also need a certain amount of time to prepare in order to stop the frantic counterattack of the Japanese army.Now that Li Guotao has led his troops to rush to the aid of Niangzi Pass, everyone is racing against time, and we must hurry up. ”Chief of Staff Sun was silent, he already knew the overall plan of the Eighth Route Army, and if this plan could be realized, it would be worth it even if it cost a lot.aa2705221: