In Changchun, in the headquarters of the Japanese Kwantung Army, General Yamada Otozo slapped the telegram in his hand directly on the table, glared at a pair of dog eyes and said angrily: "Takao is a complete idiot who was defeated by a group of Tubalu outside Qiqihar City, and finally even the Qiqihar city defense was broken through.It's simply unreasonable" Yoshimoto Sadachi cautiously opened his mouth and comforted: "Your Excellency the commander is angry, and he thinks that this is just an accident, this guy Takao is too arrogant, and he doesn't know how to judge the enemy's situation, and finally Takao-kun was shattered in the chaotic battle, causing the troops to lose command and cause chaos."
It was just an accident that the Chinese took advantage of the situation. ”"What I want to hear is not these excuses to shirk responsibility, what I want to know is what to do now," Yamada said with an angry face.Yoshimoto Sadachi frowned and thought about it, and then said solemnly: "Your Excellency Commander, don't worry, although the current situation is somewhat unfavorable to the imperial army, but Tubalu has just captured Qiqihar, and it is when the foothold is not stable, as long as the Takamatsu Brigade and the Miyamoto Brigade arrive at Qiqihar in time and attack Qiqihar on both sides, it may not be impossible to take Qiqihar." ”Yamada Otozo frowned and thought for a while and said: "Are you sure you can capture Qiqihar again At present, the reinforcements of the Eighth Route Army are stepping up to the north, if the main force of the Eighth Route Army rushes to Qiqihar, then the imperial army may not be so simple if it wants to take Qiqihar again." ”Yoshimoto Sadachi explained with a smile: "Your Excellency Commander, don't worry, the main force of the Eighth Route Army is indeed stepping up to the north, but the 1st and 8th Divisions of the Imperial Army have already pinned down the strength of the new 3rd Division and the 4th Division of the Eighth Route Army in Tailai County, and they are not able to go north at all.The 7th Division of the Imperial Army has also begun to move north, and it will be possible to reach the vicinity of Qiqihar in two days at most.In this way, with the addition of the Takamatsu Brigade and the Miyamoto Brigade, the Imperial Army has about four divisions and regiments, and with such a large number of troops, even if the main force of the Seventh Column of the Eighth Route Army arrives at Qiqihar, the Imperial Army can completely defeat it in one fell swoop. ”Yamada Otozo frowned and thought for a while and said: "Haven't the new 1st Division and the 2nd Division of the 7th Column of the Eighth Route Army gone north yet?"
"Hai" Yoshimoto Sanichi said respectfully: "According to the information obtained so far, the new 1st Division and the 2nd Division of the Eighth Route Army have retreated to the area of Linxi County, and there seems to be no intention of going north at present.These two divisions are the main force of the seventh column, as long as these two divisions do not go north, with the new third division and the new fourth division and the independent third division, the imperial army can occupy an absolute superiority in strength on the northern front, and those dirt eight roads are a group of rabble, there is nothing to fear. ”Yamada Otozo frowned and said: "No, the most elite division of the seventh column of the Eighth Route Army is the armored division, and this division is worth two divisions, and Li Guotao has always been cunning.Therefore, we must not underestimate the enemy, otherwise we will definitely lose in the end. ”Yoshimoto Sadachi frowned and thought about it, then replied with a serious face: "According to the information we have so far, this armored division of the Eighth Route Army is still hundreds of miles away from Qiqihar, so it shouldn't have arrived in Qiqihar so soon" "What should it mean" Yamada Otozo asked with a frown and a dissatisfied expression.Yoshimoto Sadachi hurriedly replied: "Your Excellency Commander, the armored vehicles of the Eighth Route Army have been operating in the vicinity of the Zalut Banner before, and then suddenly drove to the vicinity of Huolin Gol, and it seems that they have the intention of going north, but the Imperial Army has been more than a day, and there is no information about the armored division of the Eighth Route Army. ”"In other words, we don't know where the armored division is now," Yamada Otozo's old face immediately drooped, and he asked with an angry expression."
Hai" Yoshimoto Sadaichi replied helplessly: "Yesterday, the armored division suddenly disappeared, and the imperial army sent a reconnaissance plane to investigate, but the whereabouts of the armored division have never been found. ”"Yaga, a bunch of waste," Yamada Otozo scolded."
Your Excellency the Commander was angry, and humbly guessed that the armored division had not gone north at all, and should still be near Huolin Gol, hidden.If they were to move north, it would be impossible for the Imperial Army's reconnaissance planes not to be able to detect their tracks. ”Sadachi Yoshimoto hurriedly replied.Yamada Otozo frowned and thought about it, and felt that there was some truth in this, but the armored division of the Eighth Route Army suddenly disappeared, which made Yamada Otozo always feel a faint sense of unease.After pondering for a while, Yamada Otozo spoke: "Although this is the case, we can't help but guard against this, so we immediately order the Takamatsu Brigade and the Miyamoto Brigade to continue to attack in the direction of Qiqihar, break through the defense line of the Zhina people as soon as possible, and take the opportunity to launch Qiqihar."
But as soon as it was noon today, and the line of defense of the Shina people had not been broken, they immediately retreated.The Takamatsu Brigade withdrew to Daolongjiang County, and the Miyamoto Brigade retreated to Dulbert. ”"Hai," Sadachi Yoshimoto replied respectfully."
I also informed the 1st Division and the 8th Division to strengthen their offensive and defeat the Eighth Route Army in Tailai County as soon as possible, even if they could not defeat them in a short time, at least they must be firmly contained.They were unable to reinforce Qiqihar, and at the same time ordered the 7th Division to speed up and rush to Baicheng as soon as possible, and cooperate with the other two divisions to attack Tailai. ”Yamada then added."
Hai is going to deliver orders."
Yoshimoto Sadachi responded respectfully, did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly ran to convey the order.At the same time, Yang Xuecheng took the main forces of the first and second regiments of the 3rd Independent Division and hurried to the battlefield on the Western Front to cooperate with the troops on the Western Front to block the attack of the Japanese Takamatsu Brigade.The reason why Yang Xuecheng was so anxious, and even before the battle in Qiqihar City was completely over, he mobilized the troops of the two main regiments to rush to the Western Front, because of the telegram he received from Li Guotao before.Li Guotao said in the telegram that the main force of the armored division had already moved north, and it would arrive near Longjiang County this morning to join forces with the main force of the independent third division to attack the Japanese army's Takamatsu Brigade.Ordered Yang Xuecheng to lead his troops to fully assist the armored division and annihilate the main force of the Japanese Takamatsu Brigade in one fell swoop.The reason why the Japanese reconnaissance planes did not find the armored division was that the armored division had chosen to march at night for the past two days, and when it came to daytime, the troops immediately hid.All vehicles were camouflaged and melted into the snow in the middle of the snow, and soldiers were forbidden to move during the day.With the level of technology at that time, it was really difficult for the reconnaissance planes to detect them, so they managed to evade the Japanese reconnaissance planes.aa2705221: