"What?" Chairman Jiang was so shocked that he could hardly believe his ears. He stared at Wang Shihe and said,""You said that Han Tiansheng annihilated a division of the Japanese army? You even took back Qufu?"
Wang Shihe suppressed his excitement and nodded."That's right, Commissioner! The enemy's major general, Isotani Renjie, and more than 10,000 devils were all wiped out by Han Tiansheng!”
Generalissimo Jiang was stunned for a long time before he smiled happily and said,"That's great, that's really great! This battle is enough to comfort the 300,000 Jin Ling City people who died and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who died on the front lines!”
Wang Shihe nodded in agreement. After a pause, Chairman Jiang excitedly instructed Wang Shihe,"Immediately send a commendation message and promote Han Tiansheng to the rank of Major General of the National Revolutionary Army. All the generals and assistants of the Tiger Regiment will be promoted by one rank!
He was also rewarded with 100,000 yuan in cash as encouragement!
"Also, get the China News Agency, China Daily, and other media outlets to immediately report the victory in Qufu to boost the morale of our 400 million citizens!”
"Yes, sir!" Wang Shihe responded with a loud bang. After respectfully saluting Chairman Jiang again, he turned around and left excitedly.
……
Beiping, North China Japanese Army Headquarters.
The news of the 10th division being wiped out and Isotani Rensuke's death also reached the commander of the North China Front Army, Juichi Terauchi.
The old devil first grabbed the message from the hands of the Chief of Staff, Okabe Naosaburo, with a face full of disbelief.
As he watched, he said with a shocked expression,"How is this possible? The 10th division was one of the strongest divisions of the imperial army, how could it be destroyed by a nobody like Han Tiansheng?”
Okabe Naosaburo said bitterly,"General, this Han Tiansheng is the youngest son of the Shandong warlord Han Fuqu.
He had once led his troops to wipe out the 3,000 elites led by Lai Wuping, the commander of the 8th regiment. Major General Lai Wuping had also died in his hands.
However, in order not to affect the morale of the army, Major General Isoya did not report this matter in time.”
Having finished reading the message, Terauchi Shouichi was furious. He slammed the message in his hand on the desk in front of him and roared through gritted teeth,"Eight Geya Road! He could not let Han Tiansheng and his Tiger Troop off!
Immediately send more troops to the Shandong battlefield. First, destroy Han Tiansheng's troops, then attack Xu Prefecture!”
Okabe Naosaburo was shocked and hurriedly advised,"General, please reconsider. Although the 10th division has been completely wiped out, the 5th division, the other main force of the Imperial Army, as well as the allies of the Central China Army, are still attacking Xu Prefecture.
They were now at a critical moment in the battle. If they were to turn around and attack Jining and Qufu, all their previous efforts and sacrifices would be in vain!”
"Without the 10th and 5th divisions working together, can we still take down Xuzhou?" Shouichi Terauchi frowned.”
"It shouldn't be a problem. Besides, the Imperial Army still has the 14th Regiment in Shandong that can cooperate with us!”Okabe Naosaburo saw that Shouichi Terauchi did not insist on his own way.
After calming down, he continued to persuade," I hope that General will consider the overall situation first. Take down Xuzhou first and complete the strategic goal set by the headquarters. Destroy the main force of the Chinese army in the fifth battle area and open up the Jinpu railway to connect the north and south battlefields.
It won't be too late to deal with Han Tiansheng!"
"However, now that the 10th division has been destroyed and Qufu has fallen, what if Han Tiansheng's troops continue north?”Shouyi asked.
"We can order the 14th division to quickly enter Tai 'an and rely on the natural barrier of Mount Tai to build a defense line to prevent Han Tiansheng's troops from taking the opportunity to go north and threaten Jinan!”Okabe Naosaburo thought about it and gave a suggestion.
Terauchi Juichi walked out from behind his desk with a gloomy expression. He paced back and forth in the office with one hand behind his back. Then, he suddenly stopped and ordered sternly,"Order the 5th division to continue attacking Xu Prefecture, and the 14th division to garrison Tai An to guard against the Tiger Regiment.
The 108th division would be deployed to assist the navy fleet. They would land at Haizhou Port and attack Xuzhou. They would cooperate with the 5th division to take down Xuzhou first, and then attack Jining from the west. They would encircle and annihilate Han Tiansheng's troops in Jining and Qufu!”
"Ha Yi!" Okabe Naosaburo hurriedly kowtowed and agreed.
……
In Qufu City, the Tiger Troop was resting in the city.
Han Tiansheng first took out the 10 88-caliber cannons, 10 Sherman tanks, and 1,000 elite soldiers that had dropped earlier.
Then, in the temporary command center, he discussed the expansion of the troops with Long Wenzhang, Zhou Weiguo, and the others.
Han Tiansheng planned to divide the 1,000 elite soldiers into three groups. One group would be incorporated into the tank battalion along with 10 Sherman tanks.
A portion of them would be equipped with the 10 88mm anti-aircraft guns and the Tiger Regiment's original artillery battalion to form a new anti-air artillery battalion, which would take care of both fire support and anti-air operations.
The rest would be split into the three main battalions of the Tiger Troop to expand the strength of the troops.
Two battles had wiped out a division of the Japanese army and nearly 20,000 Japanese troops, making Han Tiansheng's prestige reach an unprecedented height.
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