frightfiction Chapter 248
Chapter 248
After hearing Ishihara Shozo's guess, Doihara Kenji immediately reacted.
It is obvious that Zeng Jiwen's troops had planned this in advance.
Thinking of this, Kenji Doihara couldn't help but curse.
"idiot!"
"madness!"
"Fool Yuan!"
"Why can't we wait until the war in the south is over before we carry out the sweep? Why now?"
For a moment, Kenji Doihara couldn't help feeling annoyed by Sugiyama Hajime's order.
If it weren't for the fool Yuan who insisted on launching a large-scale sweep of the Eighth Route Army troops in the Beiyue area, his own division would still be safely stationed in Handan.
If it weren't for the fool Yuan's insistence on launching a large-scale sweep of the Eighth Route Army troops in the Beiyue area, Zeng Jiwen's troops would not have set their sights on attacking the Pinghan Railway now.
If Zeng Jiwen had not planned to attack the Pinghan Railway, his division would not have suffered such heavy losses this time.
The entire division has now lost almost all its artillery and artillery. With such a huge loss, does he have to be transferred back to the reserve like that guy Terauchi?
Thinking of this, Kenji Doihara couldn't help but curse at Sugiyama Gen again.
I have already clearly suggested abandoning the Eighth Route Army's sweep of the Beiyue District and concentrating heavy troops to quickly open up the Pinghan Railway.
I didn't expect that after my suggestion was put forward, it was directly rejected by that idiot Yuan.
Doesn't he know what Sugiyama Gen is thinking?
But what is the situation now? Before eliminating Zeng Jiwen's 389th Division in southeastern Shanxi, rashly attacking the Eighth Route Army in other areas will give Zeng Jiwen an opportunity to defeat them one by one.
When Kenji Doihara thought of the current situation, he couldn't help but feel a headache.
There was no other way, so Kenji Doihara immediately ordered his troops to defend on the spot. At the same time, he immediately sent a telegram to the 5th Division asking it to set off immediately and meet up with the 14th Division.
At the same time, the losses were reported to the First Army Headquarters and the North China Front Army.
This time, Kenji Doihara did not directly halve the casualties, but reported the entire amount in full.
The war had reached such a point that he could no longer conceal it.
He had previously been somewhat disdainful of the First Army's concealment of its battle losses, but Kenji Doihara didn't say anything. Instead, he had to cover up for the First Army.
However, the losses of the 14th Division this time could no longer be covered up by simple combat damage.
An entire artillery regiment, along with artillery pieces from other battalions, had been completely destroyed. Even if all the First Army's stocks were plundered, they would still not be able to fill the gaps left by the 14th Division.
Moreover, this time, I am afraid that I will also suffer severe punishment.
17 pm.
At this time, the First Army Headquarters in Taiyuan and the North China Front Army both received news of the 14th Division's disastrous defeat on the front line.
The content of the telegram made Okabe Naosaburo and Sugiyama Moto's eyelids tremble.
The first thought in my mind was that the 14th Division was finished.
Suddenly I felt like the sky was falling.
The 108th Division from last time, two regiments of the 16th Division, and most of the current 14th Division.
When did the Eighth Route Army in southeastern Shanxi grow to this point?
Looking at the content of the telegram, the two people showed completely opposite attitudes.
When Naosaburo Okabe saw the telegram, he acted as if the loss of the 14th Division was not surprising, but he also expressed his concern for the Eighth Route Army in southeastern Shanxi. He had previously predicted that southern Hebei might very well become the next southeastern Shanxi. Now, there was no need to worry, as it had become a reality.
Looking at the details of the battle telegrams, it is obvious that the Eighth Route Army in the southern Hebei region did not engage in a head-on confrontation with the Locust Army. Instead, they dug deep tunnels in the plains, with various tunnels crisscrossing each other. Coupled with their advanced weapons and equipment, they constantly looked for loopholes in the Locust Army and poked holes in the Locust Army's defenses.