Chapter 214 The 4th Division and Osaka Merchant Division!

Author: Lonely Jungle

Chapter 214 The 4th Division and Osaka Merchant Division!

"Even if Shinozuka Yinan knew about the situation here, would he force Nagata Taro to lead his troops south?"

Luo Youdu shook his head and said.

"If the power is turned on clearly, Shinozuka Yinan will definitely know the situation here next."

Xu Rui said: "Shinozuka Yinan knew the situation here and forced Nagata Taro to lead the remaining more than 19,000 Japanese soldiers south. The possibility of opening up the supply line was certainly not high."

"However, we also want to let Shinozuka Yinan know. From the monitoring of the Japanese radio waves by our radio station during this period, Nagata Taro has not reported to Shinozuka Yinan that the 41st Infantry Regiment and other units were eaten by us.

news."

"Therefore, Shinozuka Yinan knows that the 30,000 Japs commanded by Taro Nagata have lost more than 11,000 so far. At least, he will send a message to Taro Nagata to resolve the hidden worries as soon as possible."

Luo Youdu heard this and said in a concentrated voice: "Tuanzuo, you have to watch Taro Nagata's next operation."

"right!!!"

Xu Rui nodded and said: "Otherwise, we cannot just sit back and watch the Japanese withdraw their troops southward after dawn."

"Then give it a try! Let's see how Nagata Taro responds to the clear power we send."

Luo Youdu nodded and then agreed.

"Gu Jiaping!!!"

Seeing this, Xu Rui immediately said to Gu Jiaping, the communications staff officer: "Power on with a clear code and announce that our 303rd Regiment, the New 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and the 358th Regiment Chu Yunfei's troops are at Jiangjun Ridge, Laoye Ridge, and the north bank of Nanliujiang Stone Bridge.

, the result of annihilating more than 11,000 Japs."

After a pause, Xu Rui added, "In addition, after the clear code is sent out, you have the communications soldiers carefully monitor the radio waves sent from the Japanese First Army Headquarters in the direction of Taiyuan City! Once intercepted, decipher it immediately."

"Understood, Tuanzuo."

Gu Jiaping, communications staff officer of the 303rd Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army, nodded, then turned and walked to the headquarters and asked his communications soldiers to send out clear power lines.

After Gu Jiaping walked away, Chief of Staff Luo Youdu said with a smile: "Regiment seats, the power is clearly on, and the results of Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment are also publicized!".

"certainly."

Xu Rui smiled and said: "The relationship with Chu Yunfei has temporarily eased, but he wiped out more than 2,000 enemies in Jiangjun Ridge."

"Our 303rd Regiment cannot ignore the results of this battle. I, Xu Rui, am not that kind of person."

Luo Youdu said: "Of course Tuanzuo would not do this."

“That’s it!!!”

Xu Rui smiled unceremoniously.

"Hahaha."

Luo Youdu just laughed.

The two of them then waited for the reply from the commander of the Japanese First Army, Shinozuka Yoshinami, to Taro Nagata after receiving the clearly coded power transmission content they sent.

A few minutes later, radio waves were sent out from the temporary bunker headquarters of the 303rd Regiment in the south gate of Jinghai County in the early hours of the night.

In Taiyuan City, in the command room of the Japanese First Army Headquarters.

We already knew that Mingjia Town, an important base for Taro Nagata’s rear supply line, was attacked and occupied.

In the current command room of the Japanese First Army Headquarters, both Shinozuka Yinan and Chief of Staff Major General Miyano Michichi did not rest.

I can't rest. Although the second batch of poison gas bombs has been mobilized for Taro Nagata, it will only be possible to deliver them to the vicinity of Mingjia Town in the morning after dawn.

Then, with the cooperation of the infantry, they used the poison gas bombs that arrived to recapture Mingjia Town.

But now, Shinozuka Yinan's face will soon turn gloomy.

"Commander, I am on duty here in the command room of the headquarters!"

Facing the sleepy Shinozuka Yoshinami, Major General Miyano Michichi, chief of staff of the Japanese First Army, felt a little sorry for Shinozuka Yoshitami, and then said: "Go back and rest!".

"No need!"

Shinozuka Yinan waved his hand, and then said: "After Nagata Taro has achieved such a moral character, I am still in the mood to rest?".

Seeing this, Miyano Michichi stopped talking.

"Ta-ta-ta, tap-ta-ta!!!"

However, the sound of rapid footsteps coming from the door of the communications office on the side of the command room attracted the attention of Shinozuka Yinan.

I saw Major Kitamura Junyi, the communications staff officer of the Japanese First Army Headquarters, hurried out with a solemn expression, and then walked quickly to the two old Japanese soldiers Miyano Michichi and Shinozuka Yoshinami, stood at attention and said: "Report to the commander, staff officer

Commander, our communications troops intercepted a clearly coded telegram from the 303rd Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army and its commander Xu Rui."

"This is a translated clear message, Commander, Chief of Staff!"

With that said, Major Kitamura Junyi first handed the clear telegram to Shinozuka Yinan.

Shinozuka Yinan frowned, looking at Kitamura Junyi's face, he felt that maybe things were not so good.

Of course, it was the clear code sent by the 303rd regiment that made Shinozuka Yinan feel very good? Hahaha!

Sure enough, after Shinozuka Yinan took the telegram handed over by Kitamura Junyi and read it, when he saw the end, the old devil slammed the telegram on the table, and then said with a gloomy face: "Xu Rui, you

It’s really cruel!”.

"Miyano-kun, let's take a look!"

At the end, pointing to the clear telegram slapped on the table, Shinozuka Yinan said to the chief of staff, Major General Miyano Michichi.

When Miyano Michichi saw this, he immediately picked up the plain coded telegram on the table and read it.

Soon, after reading the clear telegram, Miyano Michichi also looked gloomy.

"Commander, this may not be true."

Miyano Michichi said calmly: "Taro Nagata has lost the 41st Infantry Regiment now?"

"Kitamura-san, immediately send a report to Nagata Taro to inquire about his current losses! I want the true loss situation and don't hide it. Otherwise, I will immediately send a telegram on the spot to remove him from his post and let the division chief of staff, Major General Taketo Kenzaburo, take over.

Army."

Shinozuka Yoshinami waved his hand to the communications staff officer, Major Shuki Kitamura, with a gloomy face and said.

"Yes, Commander."

Major Kitamura Shunyi paused heavily, then quickly turned around and returned to the communications office, ordering his Japanese communications troops to immediately send a report to the division headquarters of the 36th Division.

A few minutes later, Major Kitamura Shunyi hurriedly came out of the communications office.

"Report to Commander, Chief of Staff, received a reply from the 36th Division."

Saying that, Kitamura Junyi immediately handed the telegram in his hand to Shinozuka Yinan and said seriously.

"Bang!!!"

After Shinozuka Yinan received the reply telegram and read it, he slapped the telegram in his hand on the table with a gloomy face, and then said angrily: "This guy Taro Nagata actually dares to conceal the situation of the war!".

"The 41st Infantry Regiment and other units were completely wiped out by the enemy as stated in the clear message sent by the enemy."

After a pause and taking a breath, Shinozuka Yoshinami continued to curse: "An army of 30,000, so far, I have killed more than 11,000 people."

"That's great!"

Seeing Shinozuka Yoshinan laughing out of anger at the last word, Miyano Michichi immediately persuaded him: "Commander, calm down."

"It was not entirely Taro Nagata's fault that the 41st Infantry Regiment was wiped out by the enemy. Judging from Taro Nagata's call back, sending the 41st Infantry Regiment south to open up the cut off supply lines was the best option at that time. It's just that

Unexpectedly, Li Yunlong, the commander of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army that occupied Mingjia Town, actually guessed the intention of Hanagu Xiaoi, the commander of the 41st Infantry Regiment, to make a detour from Fenglindu River."

After a pause, Miyano Michichi continued: "Now that the matter has come to this, it will be useless to scold Nagata Taro harshly and angrily."

"Now, Taro Nagata is requesting the commander in his reply to mobilize reinforcements and cooperate with the imperial army to deliver the second batch of poison gas bombs tomorrow morning to recapture Mingjia Town with a strong force advantage, and then open up the cut off supply lines.

, go north to meet at Dingjun Mountain! Commander, this matter"

Shinozuka Yinan did not speak immediately, his face was furious.

Taro Nagata's appearance was indeed beyond the expectations of Shinozuka Yinan.

Even though they had attached great importance to the 303rd Regiment of the Jinsui Army, it took more than ten days to mobilize the elite 36th Division, plus a 41st Infantry Regiment, totaling more than 30,000 elite imperial troops.

The battle lasted until less than two o'clock in the morning, and more than one-third of the troops were lost.

Now, there are only more than 19,000 people left.

Although the strength is still the main force of the 303rd regiment of the Jinsui Army that crushed the enemy in Jinghai County, even if the troops of the 358th regiment of the Jinsui Army in the direction of Jiangjunling are added, as well as Laoye Ridge, the new regiment that attacked Mingjia Town

.

The troops in Taro Nagata's hands still have an absolute advantage.

But now, according to the process of reporting the exact losses in Taro Nagata's call back just now, and the remaining troops of the army commanded by Taro Nagata, they have been blocked by the enemy between Woyupo and Jinghai County.

When the logistics supply line is cut off, the importance of re-opening the ground supply line is indeed among Taro Nagata's priorities.
To be continued...