"Bang!"
Taiyuan City, Shinozuka Kazuo's office.
Shinozuka Kazuo threw a piece of expensive porcelain to the ground.
Shinozuka Kazuo, who had always been calm, had an ugly expression on his face.
In the battle of Li Jiapo, the 12th regiment was wiped out by the 8th Army, and the 21st Brigade was wiped out by the 357th Regiment of the Jinsui Army.
At the same time, the 4th division's chariot regiment was wiped out by the 357th regiment's tank battalion. The 4th division was also attacked by the 357th regiment's tank battalion, losing more than 2,000 soldiers and retreating in panic.
The rest of the 29th Brigade was also on their way to Lijiapo, but they were ambushed by the 8th Route Army and suffered some casualties.
In the battle of Lijiapo, the casualties of the Huabei Front Army reached about 20,000, of which 15,000 died in battle.
After this battle, the Guizi's control over Jin had dropped to the freezing point.
Shuiquan, Fenhe, Jincheng, and a few other counties had been looted by the 357th Regiment and were almost emptied.
In the entire northwestern, central, and southern regions of Jin, the remaining forces of the devils were less than three regiments, less than ten thousand people.
They also had to scatter the strongholds and turrets in these areas.
Shinozuka Kazuo had already been reprimanded by the headquarters.
Ichiki Yamamoto stood outside Shinozuka Kazuo's office, waiting for his summons.
About half an hour later, Shinozuka Kazuo adjusted his state of mind before letting Yamamoto Ichiki into his office.
"General, please calm down. This battle is not your fault, but we underestimated the combat strength of the Jinsui Army. We did not expect the 357th Regiment to have a tank battalion!”
Shinozuka Kazuo nodded." Yes, I didn't do enough intelligence work before the war. My problem is very big. I didn't expect there to be an American reinforcement regiment here. Their firepower is as fierce as an army from the Zhina Army!”
"The 21st Brigade was wiped out because of this!”
Shinozuka Kazuo looked at Yamamoto Ichiki and said,""Yamamoto Kun, immediately send someone to gather information about the 357th Regiment and the Independent Regiment. I want to know who their commander is, their personnel allocation, and where their base is!”
Yamamoto Ichiki immediately bowed." Ha Yi, Your Excellency General, why don't you let our Yamamoto Secret Service carry out the decapitation operation and completely eliminate the disaster!"”
Shinozuka Kazuo shook his head and said," Currently, our forces are unprecedentedly weak in the entire northwestern and central Shanxi regions. Your special agent team is my only trump card now. I can't let you take any risks. When our reinforcements arrive, we will prepare to counterattack. This time, we must eliminate the 8th Route Army and the Jinsui Army!”
Upon hearing this, Yamamoto Ichiki's eyes lit up."Has the headquarters sent reinforcements?”
" The 3rd and 7th divisions are already making preparations. They will shift their troops to Jin Land. At the same time, there will be a Luhang Aerial Unit stationed there. Therefore, I need your Yamamoto Special Agent Team to find out where the Independent Regiment and 357th Regiment are stationed. When the Aerial Unit arrives, you can use the air superiority to completely eliminate these two enemies.”
"Ha Yi, I'll go make the arrangements now.”
"But General, even so, we can't guarantee that we can completely destroy the Independent Regiment and the 357th Regiment.”
Shinozuka Kazuo sat on a chair and looked at Yamamoto Ichiki.""Sometimes, we don't have to do it ourselves to eliminate the enemy, like this 357th Regiment.”
Yamamoto Ichiki looked at Shinozuka Kazuo in confusion.
"Mr. Yamamoto should know that the 8th Route Army, the Jinsui Army, and the national army are not in the same battle sequence. The two sides can be said to be incompatible with each other.”
"However, although they are cooperating on the surface, they are on guard against each other. This time, the 357th Regiment is helping the 8th Route Army to fight against us. If Mr. Yan of the Jinsui Army and Mr. Chang in the mountain city find out about this, what do you think will happen?”
Upon hearing this, Yamamoto Ichiki immediately understood.
"Do you mean to kill someone with a borrowed knife? Using this to split up the 357th regiment?”
"That's right. You can send someone to spread the news to Mr. Yan, and leave Mr. Chang to the Special Higher Police. There might be unexpected results."
Yamamoto Ichiki immediately bowed and said," General, this plan will definitely cause the 357th Regiment and the Jinsui Army to fall apart. Perhaps we can make contact with the 357th Regiment and make them fall into the embrace of the Empire!"”
Shinozuka Kazuo thought for a moment and said," We'll first investigate the attitude of the commander of the 357th Regiment and the personalities of the other officers in the regiment."”
"Ha Yi!"
"Okay, go!"
After Yamamoto Ichiki left, Shinozuka Kazuo stared at the map and fell into deep thought.
As the commander of the dispatched army, he only had more than 20,000 soldiers. Including the puppet army, he only had about 100,000 soldiers.
Now was the time when he was at his weakest. The enemy would definitely not let go of this opportunity.
"Pass on my order. Immediately have the 4th division stationed near the Zhengtai railway, and the 37th regiment stationed around the Zhengtai railway to prevent the enemy from destroying the railway.”
"Ha Yi!"
Compared to the depressing atmosphere in the Japanese command center, the atmosphere was much more intense.
In the headquarters of the 8th Route Army, it was a joyous scene.
"Boss, we fought a beautiful battle this time!”
The deputy commander nodded and said," It's indeed not bad. We eliminated a Japanese regiment. Although the process was a little complicated, the result was still good. The morale has increased greatly. All the troops who participated in the battle this time will be credited!”
Hearing this, the chief of staff nodded.""Indeed, but this battle also exposed many problems. Our various regiments didn't work well together. For example, there was a problem with the cooperation between the 7th and 8th regiments. Otherwise, the 4th division wouldn't have broken through!”
"Yes, that's true. Those who have made contributions should be rewarded, and those who have made mistakes should be punished. However, this time, it's all thanks to the 357th Regiment.”The deputy commander-in-chief thought more and more highly of Yu Zhiqian.
At the last moment, Yu Zhiqian's armored battalion appeared. Li Yunlong immediately reported it to the headquarters. In the end, the headquarters decided not to retreat and continue the attack.
At the same time, he ordered the 772nd Regiment to enter the vicinity of the frontline. If the 4th division came too quickly, they would defend the frontline and ensure that the other regiments would withdraw from the battle.
However, the result was shocking. Not only did Yu Zhiqian's armored battalion destroy the Japanese's chariot regiment, but they also beat the Japanese's 4th division into a pulp and fled back to Wanjia Ridge.
In the end, the devils of the 12th regiment were completely wiped out without any reinforcements.
This was also the first time the 8th Route Army had wiped out a Japanese regiment.
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