The battle of the big quasi-match attack... made the North China send the leek army to the chaos. The Beibei Department of Imaguchi Kazuki Kasuo Riaki and Nishio Suzuki stayed in the headquarters to try to figure out the strategic intentions of the Eighth Route Army. Chief of Staff Yuki Kasahara commanded the staff to mark small flags on the map.

"Shanxi reports that the Lingqiu garrison lost contact, and the reinforcements sent from Taiyuan were stubbornly blocked by the Eighth Route Army, with heavy casualties."

"Almost all the garrisons along Zhengtai Road have lost contact, and they are probably all broken."

"Huian, Beisha, and Yaojian were attacked by the Eighth Route Army Yang Cheng's army, and all the defenders were broken."

"The Eighth Route Army Force Division appeared on the periphery of Datong, and all isolated strongholds were attacked."

Ritakanosuke's dry voice echoed in the combat room, and telegrams all showed the seriousness of the situation. At this time, another telegram was sent to Ritakanosuke. Ritakanosuke couldn't help but be stunned after seeing it. His voice suddenly stopped. Nishio Suzusaki, who was discussing the situation with Kasawa Shinho, quickly discovered it.

"Ritaka Jun." Nishio Shouzuo's voice was obviously dissatisfied, and Ritaka Nosuke smiled bitterly: "The Tokyo Military Department Telegram, the Ethics Inspection Team will arrive in Peiping in two days, so let us receive it seriously and provide all help."

Nishio Suzuo was stunned when he heard this. He quickly came over, received the telegram, and thought about it, "What are the moral delegations coming to Peiping to do? Haven't they gone to Manchuria?"

Germany sent a twelve-man delegation to Japan in mid-May. The delegation arrived in Japan through the Soviet Union. The delegation negotiated with the top military leaders on the Japanese mainland, and then secretly went to Manchukuo in the name of investigating Manchu resources. However, the negotiation content was top secret. Neither the North China Expeditionary Force nor the Nanjing Expeditionary Force General Command knew that it was suddenly coming to Peking now, which made Nishio Shousu feel very sudden and very uncomprehensible, especially at this time.

"This matter will be discussed later." Nishio Shouzao put down the telegram and looked up at Ritakanosuke: "Ritaka, it seems that you have always been right, and we still ignore the development of the Eighth Route Army in North China."

Ritakanosuke has been emphasizing the threat of the Eighth Route Army in these eastern and eastern centers, but neither Nishio Suzuo nor Tada Shizuo paid enough attention. Nishio Suzuo was a little better and organized several sweeps of Yizhong and Yinan, but in his heart, he still lacked attention to the strength of the Eighth Route Army.

Ritakanosuke did not answer, but just waited silently for Nishio Suzusa to continue speaking.

"Ritaka, what advice do you have?" Nishio Suzusaki looked at Ritaka Nosuke with his hands behind his back.

"Weizhi believes that two things must be adopted now. First, increase troops and open up traffic immediately; second, order each isolated location to shrink to nearby counties immediately. After the Eighth Route Army received support from the Chinese central government, its ability to attack was greatly enhanced. Ordinary strongholds could no longer stop them, and they could only rely on the solid city walls." Ritakanosuke almost immediately offered a countermeasure that he had thought of early.

Nishio Suzuo nodded slightly. The two things Kasahara Yukio proposed just now. Now that he has received support from Li Takanosuke, he no longer hesitated: "Kan Kasahara immediately ordered the 47th Division and the 53rd Division to set up the westward brigade to advance along the Masahiro line. After entering Shanxi, he planned to command the First Army. Order the Big Bear Mixed Brigade to enter Zhangjiakou and sweep the periphery of Zhangjiakou. Order the 24th Division and the 33rd Division to carry out a sweep of the Eighth Route Army in Yinan. Order the 34th Division and the 6th Division of the Imperial Army to launch a sweep of the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong."

Ritakanosuke knew that although Nishio Suzuo ordered a sweep, the sweep was organized in a hurry and focused on revenge. Since the Eighth Route Army organized such a large battle, it was impossible for it to be unprepared.

"Commander, how to deal with the Tokyo telegram?" Ritakasuke was reluctant to leave the strange telegram. This moral mission must have a major reason. He wanted to know what it was.

"The day after tomorrow" Nishio Suzuki was calm, and he must have no time. Kasahara Yukio wanted to help him formulate a counterattack plan. The deputy chief of staff had already flew to Taiyuan and went to the front line. After hesitating for a moment, he made up his mind and said, "Let Gaojun, you will be the one who will be on behalf of the dispatch army to receive them. Well, let Nishimura Kun go too."

Ritakanosuke was secretly happy, but he didn't expect that such a good thing would fall on him. At this time, Kasahara Yukio said to him: "Commander, please let Nishimura go. Ritaka is more familiar with the Eighth Route Army in North China."

Nishio Suzusa nodded: "That's it, Li Gaojun, you can stay and let Nishimura go.

"Ligaosuke nodded helplessly, and another batch of telegrams was sent to him. He quickly browsed the content of the telegram, and then looked up to Nishio Shouzao and said: "Commander, Chief of Staff, Daixianhe, Fanzhi, Shangdu, Huili was attacked by Liu Bocheng's troops in the Eighth Route Army, Lan County, Shenwu was attacked by Helong's troops, Niangziguan, Jingjing Coal Mine was lost, and the guards were all broken."

"Eight squares!" Nishio Shouzaki cursed hatefully, and Yukio Kasahara frowned: "Your Excellency, order the defenders to stand firm, and at the same time, order the 62nd Division to straighten and reinforce."

Ritakanosuke looked at the state on the sand table

Thinking silently, Nishio Suo made a series of orders, trying to stabilize the situation. Yukio Hitohara turned these orders into written orders, and he was busy in the war room.

"Commander" Rigao Nosuke turned his head and saw that it was the intelligence chief Nishimura. He looked excited. When the Eighth Route Army launched an attack, Nishimura was severely rebuked by Nishio Shouzao, believing that the intelligence department was unable to detect the movements of the Eighth Route Army in time and was a serious dereliction of duty. If Rigao Nosuke had not pleaded with mercy, he might have been ordered to apologize.

"Ni Mimura, is there any news that makes me happy?" Nishio Suzusaki asked coldly. Although he had agreed to let Nishimura receive the moral delegation just now, he felt a little unhappy when he saw him.

"We obtained the top secret information of the Eighth Route Army's second phase combat strategy." Nishimura said this very happily. During this period, he was looking for the Eighth Route Army's intelligence like crazy, and activated all the intelligence personnel regardless of the situation. This was why he finally got this information and he could finally make a deal in front of Nishio Shouzao.

When Nishio Suzusaki heard this, he ignored the commander's dignity and snatched over the information in Nishimura's hands. This information was not very detailed, but it was very real.

The second phase of the Eighth Route Army's combat goal was to continue to expand the results of the battle, remove the Japanese strongholds isolated in the base area, and demand to recover Wutai, Yudu and other strongholds inserted into the base area, and eliminate the Japanese army's biological forces; specifically, He Long's troops attack Tongpu Road, Ningwu, Shenchi and other places; Jin Chayi troops attack Lailing Highway, focusing on attacking Laiyuan, Lingqiu and other counties; Liu Bocheng's troops attack Yudu and Liao County, and Ye Ting's troops attack Pinghan Road, attacking Shexian and Licheng and other counties.

"Okay, very good!" Nishio Suzaki was overjoyed. Since he knew the deployment of the Eighth Route Army, although it was not detailed enough, it was better than a dark look. Nishio Suzaki Kotoshi bowed slightly: "Thank you for your hard work, Nishimura."

Nishimura responded respectfully: "It is necessary to do your best to serve the empire." Nishio Suzuo turned around and handed the information to Yukio Kasahara and Yukio Kasahara. Yukio Kasahara was also very excited. Yukio Ritakanosuke looked at the situation chart while looking at it. Finally, he had to admit that this information was probably true.

"Congratulations, Nishimura, with this information, we can save the situation." Ritakanosuke said to Nishimura happily.

"Report" Before Nishimura surrendered, the staff officer sent another report. Ritakanosuke took it and couldn't help but breathe. He turned around and walked to Nishio Suzusaki and whispered: "Commander, Dongtuan Fort has been lost, and the entire teaching brigade was broken."

"What?" Nishio Shouzuo turned around and stared at Ritakanosuke, and grabbed the telegram. He saw that it was a telegram sent by the defenders of the East Tuan Fort, "Long live the Emperor! Long live the Great Japanese Empire!" These thirteen words were like thirteen swords, piercing blood at his heart.

The East Fort is east of Laiyuan County, with a dangerous terrain, deep ditches and high bases. The defenders are the elite Non-commissioned officers in the Second Mixed Brigade. There are more than 200 instructors, and the total strength of the received soldiers is more than 800. The combat power is twice that of ordinary brigades. From the defenders to the Mixed Brigade to the Beijing Expeditionary Army, everyone is very confident in the defense here. But I think the Eighth Route Army's attack was so fierce that it conquered such a solid fortress in just two days.

This battle terrified Nishio Suzuo and Kasawara Yukio, which showed that the Eighth Route Army's ability to attack far exceeded their estimates.

"Bastard!" Nishio Suzuo gritted his teeth and was a little furious. Yukio Kasahara sighed softly and pointed to the situation chart and said: "Your Excellency, victory and defeat are common in military affairs. We used to not understand the Eighth Route Army. Now we know that we will have a way to deal with them in the future. Commander, I suggest that Li Qiang sweep the Taihang Mountains against Yizhong. The main forces of the Eighth Route Army are mostly fighting on the outside, and the base area must be empty, and we can also achieve a sudden attack."

"The Chief of Staff is right." Rigao Nosuke also added: "In the past, we couldn't find the main force of the Eighth Route Army every time we swept, but now they jumped out by themselves. We swept the troops, and the Eighth Route Army will definitely return to the aid. In this way, we can capture the main force of the Eighth Route Army, fight with them, annihilate them in one fell swoop, and completely eliminate the hidden dangers in North China."

Xiwei Shouzao quickly dispatched four divisions from Shandong and Henan fronts to sweep the Yizhong, Yidong and Taihang Mountains respectively. However, what surprised Xiwei Shouzao was that the sweeping of the Yizhong base was very smooth. Just like in the past, the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong avoided fighting and left small troops to deal with the main force of the Japanese army in the base area, but the main force jumped to the Jinpu line and launched a large-scale attack again. However, under the command of Ye Ting, the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army in Yinan were engaged in the base area, grasping the weakness of the Japanese division of troops, and annihilated two Japanese brigades in Yutang Temple and Xilin Town in succession. After the sweeping troops gathered into a group, they rushed to attack for a long distance, captured Quzhou in one fell swoop, and wiped out the Quzhou garrison.

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