Peiping, North China Front Army Headquarters.
Anan Wei just stared at the night sky outside the window and remained silent for a long time.
Outside the window, a bolt of lightning would flash across from time to time, instantly illuminating the dark night sky. At some point, the sky above Peiping was filled with dark clouds, and a heavy downpour was brewing.
A burst of footsteps came from behind, and without turning around, Anami could tell that it was Kaneko Keijiro who had arrived.
"Jin Guangjun." Anan Wei almost didn't look back, still staring at the night sky outside the window, and said faintly, "I don't know if you feel it, but an unprecedented storm is coming!"
"Hai!" Kanemitsu Keijiro paused and said, "The weather in Peiping this year is a bit abnormal. The first thunderstorm in previous years does not seem to be so early."
Anan Weiji shook his head and said quietly: "I'm not talking about the weather, but the battle situation."
"The battle situation?" Kaneko Eijiro's expression suddenly condensed, and then he said, "Your Excellency, Commander, speaking of the battle situation, I have two more latest news here."
Anan choked up as soon as he heard the words, and time seemed to freeze at this moment.
A moment later, with a crackling sound, a particularly thick bolt of lightning suddenly flashed across the night sky, and then the thunderstorm that had been brewing for half the night finally fell from the sky.
As the heavy rain fell, Anan Weiji's soul also returned to its original place at this moment.
"Jin Guangjun, tell me." Anan Weiji let out a long sigh of relief and said, "What's the bad news?"
Kanemitsu Keijiro said: "The first news is that Datong has been lost. The division commander of the 26th Division, Adachi 23rd, and more than 4,000 officers and soldiers of the division headquarters were all killed in pieces."
Even though Ananwei had been mentally prepared for this, his eyesight still couldn't help but darken.
After a long while, Anan Weiji asked again: "What about the other news?"
Kaneko Eijiro replied expressionlessly: "Hunyuan County has also been lost, and the main force of the Chahar Independent Regiment is rapidly advancing towards Lingqiu County along the Beida Highway!"
Hearing this, Anan Weiji's body shook violently.
Kanemitsu Keijiro immediately asked with concern: "Commander, are you okay?"
Anan Weiji's throat twitched violently, and he swallowed hard the salty mouthful that almost came out of his throat, then waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I'm okay, you continue talking."
Jinguang Keijiro Hay said, "According to the current situation, if nothing unexpected happens, Lingqiu County will be lost at noon tomorrow without any surprise. Next, the next target of the Chahar Independent Regiment will definitely be Laiyuan County." !”
"Laiyuan County?" The muscles on Anan Weiji's face twitched twice, and the salty smell in his throat was about to move again, as if it might rush out of his throat at any time.
Kanemitsu Keijiro continued: "Looking now, Xu Rui's public speech three days ago was not a false threat. He was really preparing to counterattack Peiping! Unfortunately, none of us believed it at the beginning. We all thought that he was just spreading smoke bombs. , so that valuable preparation time was missed.”
After a pause, Kanemitsu Keijiro added: "However, it is not too late to make amends."
"How to fix the problem before it's too late?" Anan Weiji cheered up and asked, "How to fix the problem after the last moment?"
Kanemitsu Keijiro said in a deep voice: "The current march route of the Chahar Independent Regiment, as expected, is to pass through the Taihang Mountains from Zijingguan, and this will also be the last chance for the imperial army! As long as Chahar is independent The regiment's attack group is blocked to the west of Zijing Pass, so everything is still possible. The imperial army even has a chance to trap the main force of the Chahar Independent Regiment in the Taihang Mountains and annihilate them, but if it cannot be stopped... "
Anan Weiji asked with a sullen face: "What will happen if we can't stop it?"
Kaneko Eijiro took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "If it cannot be stopped, the situation in North China will be completely corrupted! By then, not only the 400,000 guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army will be dispatched, but even the more than 200,000 Central Committee members of the Kuomintang will be dispatched. The army and more than 100,000 Jin-Sui troops will also take advantage of the situation and launch a crazy counterattack from multiple battlefields such as Shanxi, Henan, Hebei and Shandong!"
After a pause, Kanemitsu Keijiro continued: "At that time, the best result can only be to save a few cities such as Peking and Tianjin. Except for these large cities, all the vast towns will fall! That is, It is said that the situation in North China will return to the beginning of the full-scale war between Japan and China, or even worse!"
Imagining the prospect described by Kanemitsu Keijiro, Anami suddenly shuddered.
After a long while, Anan Weiji said in a deep voice: "Order, the 15th Brigade and the 8th Brigade will be independently mixed and immediately go to the front line of Zijingguan. The 27th Division and the 35th Division will assemble immediately. , and with further orders, the First Army will immediately send effective troops out of Xin County to the north to flank the Chahar Independent Regiment as a counterattack!"
Kanemitsu Keijiro added: "Your Excellency, Commander, although Datong has been lost, the 26th Division still has two infantry regiments stationed in surrounding counties and various strongholds. Now these counties and strongholds are in extreme danger. Are you ordering the First Army to send reinforcements?"
Ananwei thought for a while, then finally shook his head and said: "Forget it, after all, the situation of the First Army is not good. The Eighth Route Army guerrillas in Shanxi Province are the largest and have the strongest combat effectiveness! With fewer troops sent, we can't save the First Army." Not to mention the 26th Division, they might even involve themselves, but if we send too many, Shanxi will be in danger!"
"I understand." Jinguang Kejiro nodded suddenly, turned around and left.
"Kaneguang-kun, wait." Anami Weiji suddenly called out to Kanemitsu Keijiro and said, "Don't forget to report the war situation in North China to the base camp. We were specially told by the Emperor Kanin Palace."
"Hai!" Kaneko Eijiro paused again, then turned and left.
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Chongqing, headquarters.
For front-line battle reports, there is still a certain time delay on the military command side.
Therefore, it was already midnight when Chairman Chiang knew the news. However, there is an advantage to the fact that the news came late, that is, several pieces of news arrived at the same time, saving the trouble of waiting for news in the middle. For example, now, Youyu County has been restored, The news of the recovery of Zuoyun County and the recovery of Datong reached the headquarters almost at the same time.
After learning the news, Chairman Chiang and several close aides were truly shocked.
Chen Cheng opened his mouth wide and couldn't close it for a long time. He Yingqin's eyes were blank, and his expression was like that of a little girl who had just been raped. Bai Chongxi had a gloomy face, as if he could scrape off frost. Chairman Jiang's expression It was still normal, but the veins on the back of his hand that tightly held the civilized staff suddenly bulged out.
After a long while, Chen Cheng was the first to come to his senses and roared: "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible! How could the Chahar Independent Regiment capture Datong City so quickly? This is Datong, this is Datong Ah! Datong is an important military town in northern Shanxi, and Datong is an important military town in northern Shanxi!"
Not long ago, Chief Chen vowed that it would take at least three to five days for the Chahar Independent Regiment to capture Youyu County. As for Datong City, it may not be possible to capture it in three to five months! However, the words still ring in my ears. Less than a day later, the Chahar Independent Regiment not only captured Youyu County, but also Datong!
The slap on the face was so loud that Mr. Chen’s face was swollen!
He Yingqin obviously couldn't accept such a result, and roared: "It must be a mistake, it must be a mistake!"
Listening to Director Chen and Director He roaring there, Director Dai's face immediately fell. Are you doubting my ability to work? If such important military information has not been verified, would I dare to report it? You don't want face, I, Lao Dai, still want face, I still want to hang out in the army.
At that moment, Director Dai said softly but without any doubt: "Commissioner, the information is absolutely true."
After a pause, Director Dai continued: "Moreover, on the way to the headquarters, I just received the latest news from Baotou Station."
Chairman Jiang’s eyebrows twitched and he asked: “What news?”
Director Dai took a deep breath and continued: "According to the information obtained by Nepotism, the main force of the Chahar Independent Regiment entered Hunyuan County two hours ago! If nothing else, Hunyuan County must have taken Down!"
"Hunyuan County?!" Vice President Bai exclaimed in a panic when he heard this. Then he hurried to the simulated sand table in the combat hall and found Hunyuan County from the sand table as quickly as possible. After seeing the location clearly, Vice President Bai's eyes instantly widened, like bells.
Almost at the same time, Director Chen and Director He also exclaimed in unison.
"What are you talking about? The Chahar Independent Regiment has entered Hunyuan County? The main force?"
"You mean, the main force of the Chahar Independent Regiment is not in Datong? This means that it is not the main force of the Chahar Independent Regiment that regained Datong, but just a partial division? Just a partial division?"
Faced with the questioning of Chen Cheng and He Yingqin, Director Dai just showed his hands.
"Oh my God!" At this time, Vice President Bai suddenly shouted, then shook his head and muttered in disbelief, "It's true! My God, this guy is serious! "
"Steamed? Boiled?" Director Chen was obviously confused, "What is this mess?"
Vice Chief Bai shook his head and said: "I mean, what Xu Rui said three days ago turned out to be true. This guy's talk about counterattacking Peiping was not empty talk. This guy actually meant it!"
After finishing speaking, Vice President Bai picked up the bamboo pole and pointed at the sand table, and said to Chairman Chiang and the other three: "Look, look at the curve left by the Chahar Independent Regiment. You Yu, Zuo Yun, and Datong will When we get to Hunyuan, Lingqiu County must be next! Then Laiyuan County! Then Zijingguan!"