"General, our casualties have been calculated. There were 36 casualties and 17 missing in the encirclement battle at Qingfeng Mountain, 107 casualties and 32 missing in the positional battle at Tiger Head Mountain, and 423 casualties and 193 missing in the breakthrough battle at Laiyang City. Currently, we only have 1700 people in our hands. The autonomous army accounted for 70%. In addition, there were 60 light and heavy machine guns left, and only three ordinary mortars were left.
In addition, the news of the fall of Laiyang City has already been spread by the advance army through the radio. Now, not only the Qi Lu region, the entire Tang Empire, and even Manchuria know of our defeat.”In the temporary station of the 17th Brigade, after the two troops returned to support them, Keimei finally calmed down. But soon, the adjutant came to report the news, and his mood fell to the bottom.
"Also…Fujita…he…committed suicide.”
"Self-destruct. Sigh, this matter was not entirely his fault. I'll also…cremate his body and send his ashes back to his family.”Keibun said sadly.
"Brigade Commander, the North China Army has sent a telegram.”A courier carefully came to the side of the guard and reported.
"Read!" The guard ordered weakly.
"Haiyi!
The battle of Laiyang had caused the city gate of Qing City to fall, disrupting the strategic layout of the imperial army in Qi Lu. The 17th Brigade Commander, Keibu, and the Staff Officer, Nakayama Izuki, were both responsible for this. However, Fujita Ichiro had already committed suicide, and both Keibu and Nakayama had contributed to the establishment of Manchuria. Therefore, the front army headquarters decided to cancel the 17th mixed regiment and downsize it to the independent infantry brigade of the 20th division of the 2nd army of the North China front army. Kawai was demoted to the 20th division independent infantry brigade's lieutenant commander, and Ichiki Nakayama was demoted to the junior staff officer. The rest of the officers would be demoted accordingly.
In addition, the headquarters hoped that the defeat in this battle would cause Keimei to recognize his own shortcomings. The same good luck would not happen again.
Long live His Majesty the Emperor! Long live the Great Japanese Empire!" The courier relayed the contents of the telegram word for word to Bunnichi Keige.
"On the mountain! How did the front line command know about Fujita? Did you report this to them?”It was not until he heard the last part of the telegram that he suddenly realized what was going on.
With several black lines on his forehead, he turned around and questioned Hiroshi Yamanayama.
"Uncle, if I didn't know what to do, I'm afraid we wouldn't even be able to get the establishment of an independent infantry brigade, let alone take back Laiyang City and take revenge. Uncle, you have to understand me!" Hiroshi Yamanashi said with a pitiful look.
"But…"
"Uncle, the imperial army is about to launch a general attack on the western and northern regions. At this time, the front army command didn't have too many troops to encircle and suppress the advancing troops of Laiyang City. Therefore, during this period of time, there must be a team of troops that understood the Laiyang area well enough to stop the advance of the army. And aren't we the best candidates? Don't you want to personally avenge Fujita and the hundreds of imperial soldiers who died on the battlefield of Laiyang?”Hiroshi Yamanashi asked indignantly.
"Up on the mountain…you've grown up! Finally, she was no longer a child who only knew how to use force to solve problems.”Looking at Hiroshi Yamayama's furious expression, Keibun's eyes moistened and he could not help but sigh.
"Uncle…"
"What do you think we should do next?”The guard handed the southeast region of Lu to Hiroshi Yamanashi and asked,
"Your Excellency, the most important thing is that the Independent Brigade should take down the Tiger Head Mountain area where the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment is stationed. Then, together with the Imperial Army in the surrounding counties, we should stop the advance army from developing outward. According to the soldiers, although the weapons and equipment of the Tiger Head Mountain Independent Regiment have been upgraded, it will be difficult for them to resist the encirclement of our independent brigade.”Hiroshi Yamayama took the map without any hesitation and explained his battle plan in a serious manner.
"The idea is good, but how can Mountain Monarch guarantee that when we attack Tiger Head Mountain, the advancing army in Laiyang City will not reinforce us? One had to know that they now had Laiyang City under their control. It was not a problem for them to expand two infantry regiments.”Kazuki Nakayama, who had always been steady, also felt that this plan was feasible and asked.
"The expansion will take time. As long as we occupy the Tiger Head Mountain area before the advance army completes the expansion, it will be fine. Moreover, even if the advancing army in Laiyang City does not care about anything and sends reinforcements to Tiger Head Mountain, we only need to transfer some troops from the nearby counties to resist the advancing army. After all, in the battle of Laiyang, the advancing army also suffered a lot of losses. It was too difficult to replenish a large number of veterans with actual combat experience in a short period of time.”Hiroshi Yamanashi said with a smile.
"Oh my! Lieutenant General…Lieutenant General, I can definitely try the plan on the mountain.”Kazuki nodded.
" Hehe, Lieutenant General, Advisor General, if the advance army really reinforcements Tiger Head Mountain, then our strategic plan will add another one, to recapture Laiyang County City…" Hiroshi Yamanashi couldn't help but snicker after receiving the confirmation from Nakayama Izumi.
"Two birds with one stone!" Looking at the young Hiroshi Yamayama, Keimei Bunmei and Tadayama Izuki looked at each other and thought to themselves.
As long as the advancing army sent reinforcements to Tiger Head Mountain, the defensive forces in the city would be greatly weakened. This was the best opportunity to recapture Laiyang County City. At that time, not only would Laiyang City be successfully recovered, but the 8th Route Army in the Tiger Head Mountain area would also be completely annihilated.
Thinking about it this way, it was indeed a good plan to kill two birds with one stone.
However, the premise of this good plan was to have an absolute advantage in encirclement and siege forces. At this moment, the few people present simultaneously shifted their gaze to the other counties of the Japanese army on the map…
"Since no one has any objections, then let's do it this way! When you send the assistance telegram, send it in my personal name, Kyujou Keibu. ** There was a saying that wealth was sought in danger. If we don't take some risks, how can we be valued by the commander of the front army again?”Seeing that everyone was ready to move, the guard sighed and said.
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