The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

The head of the brigade had never experienced the battle where the Yizhong Eighth Route Army conquered Shunping, otherwise there would definitely be a feeling of déjà vu.

A unit suddenly broke away from the control of the brigade headquarters and disappeared without a trace.

No matter how many scouts and messengers he sent to investigate, it was impossible to find out the news in a short time, and the scouts and messengers he sent out also suffered heavy losses during the operation.

At 09:30 in the morning, the first batch of messengers sent out by the staff on duty did not return to the city on time.

Except for the head of the brigade, the rest of the headquarters still didn't think about the worst of the situation. They only thought that something happened to the orderly on the road and they couldn't get back to the county in time.

Half an hour later, the staff officer on duty waited on the top of the city, but he still didn't see the messenger.

Five or six messengers, even if they are attacked on the march, it is difficult for the entire army to be wiped out at the speed of the horses.

Now they seem to have disappeared, and there is no news. The most likely reason is that the third brigade had an accident. They were attacked at the third brigade's station, and they had no chance to withdraw.

His face slowly became heavy, and he continued to wait for the second wave of troops he sent.

In addition to the messengers, there are also scouts here, who are very vigilant. If an accident happens to the third brigade, they will definitely be able to break through and report back.

At eleven o'clock in the morning, the staff officer on duty still did not see the troops leaving the city, and the expression on his face became more and more serious.

When he was about to wait at the top of the city, a Cao Chang suddenly ran towards him.

"Report sir, the general told you to return to the brigade headquarters immediately, the aviation investigation results have been sent."

The staff officer on duty rushed all the way to the door of the war room, and felt the oppressive atmosphere in the room before stepping in.

The head of the brigade and the chief of staff studied the sand table with calm faces. A few combat staff officers were very careful about what they were doing, for fear of making too much noise; Say more.

At this time, the fool also knew that something happened to the third brigade.

He hurried into the war room, and before he could plead guilty, the chief of staff handed over a telegram: "Let's have a look..."

"If the whole army of the third brigade attacks, no matter what, some heavy soldiers will be left to protect the garrison, but the reconnaissance plane circled over the garrison several times and found no one."

"I didn't find a single garrison at the Guanjiabao stronghold."

"If there is an accident in the third brigade, there should be traces of firefights around the station, but the reconnaissance plane didn't find anything."

"The more than 500 people who went deep into the mountains to pursue the Eighth Route Army, the more than 100 people stationed at the Guanjiabao stronghold, and the more than 500 imperial troops who stayed behind in the garrison, disappeared without a trace. This is too abnormal."

The staff officer on duty was taken aback by this result.

He had already prepared for an accident in the third team, and he was prepared to be scolded, but the third team appeared in front of everyone as a result of disappearing out of thin air. No one was alive, no dead body was seen, which was too weird.

He quickly told the result of his waiting at the city gate: "The headquarters sent two groups of scouts and messengers to the third brigade. They all rode forward, and no one has returned to the county seat yet."

"The humble job believes that they encountered an accident at the third brigade's garrison."

"If you want to find out the real situation there, you must send heavy troops there."

The head of the brigade has been focusing on the sand table, and has no intention of answering the words. The chief of staff seems to be very interested in the proposal of his subordinates, and directly asks: "How many troops do you think the brigade headquarters should send to reinforce the third brigade?"

"A full-staffed infantry brigade, a cavalry squadron, and a chariot squadron..." The staff officer on duty thought for a while before answering, with the thought of taking a crime and doing meritorious service.

"If there is an accident in the third brigade, the reinforcements will be covered by chariots and cavalry, and they will be able to escape unscathed if they are attacked. They will definitely be able to find out whether there is an accident in the third brigade before dark."

"Shut up..." The head of the brigade couldn't bear it anymore, and interrupted directly with an angry face.

"Don't you think you haven't caused enough trouble?"

"I didn't plan to hold you accountable for delaying the report of the battle situation and delaying the military situation, but you still come up with bad ideas here and talk nonsense. I am so disappointed. From now on, you are no longer the combat staff officer of the brigade headquarters. Go out immediately... "

The staff officer on duty was stunned by the scolding, and he didn't expect that the combat staff officer he managed to get along with was lost like this.

He was full of unwillingness, and planned to fight for it again, but the head of the brigade did not give him a chance at all, and continued to curse.

"As a qualified combat staff officer, I have even forgotten the most necessary conditions for fighting, so how can I help the headquarters make suggestions."

"Because of your arrogance and arrogance, you have already made the big mistake of slowing down the military situation. You thought you were going to learn a lesson, but the result is still the same as before. You don't pay attention to your opponent at all, and all the battle plans you come up with are all based on your own guesses. There is no basis in fact."

"If the brigade headquarters sends reinforcements to the Guanjiabao stronghold according to your proposal, maybe the reinforcements will disappear overnight."

"Get out immediately, arrogant people like you are not welcome in the war room."

The staff officer on duty had already reached the point of his mouth, but the brigade chief stopped him abruptly and wanted to refute, but he couldn't find a reason after racking his brains.

He could only walk out of the war room with a face full of despair.

The chief of staff didn't help his subordinates, and the brigade commander was in a fit of anger. Rebutting now would be like adding fuel to the fire. Not only would he not be able to help his subordinates, but it might further anger him.

In fact, he didn't agree with what the brigade leader said just now: there were indeed mistakes in the proposal of the staff officer on duty, but it was definitely not as exaggerated as the brigade leader said.

The Baoding mixed brigade had suffered a great loss at the hands of the Beiping guerrilla detachment pretended to be by the Yizhong Eighth Route Army, which made the brigade leader worry a lot about them, as if he had been bitten by a snake for ten years and was afraid of well ropes.

Now being beaten by the guerrillas commanded by the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong, he was confused and lost a brigade again, and he was more worried than before. Maybe he was a little afraid of being beaten.

The staff officer on duty proposed to reinforce the Guanjiabao stronghold at this time, and dispatched troops when the enemy's situation was unknown.

But as a brigade commander with a heavy hand, if he wants to win the opponent, he must pay attention to the enemy, but he must not be afraid of the opponent, otherwise the battle will be lost before it is fought.

The chief of staff decided to remind the brigade commander not to be too cautious.

No matter how integrated the guerrillas are, they are still guerrillas. Even if they are trained by the Yizhong Eighth Route Army for a period of time, their combat effectiveness cannot be improved too much.

Besides, their strength is limited, even if the Eighth Route Army in the Yizhong trains each of them to be an elite, the overall combat effectiveness will be the same.

A full complement brigade plus a cavalry squadron and a chariot squadron are enough to deal with various accidents.

As a result, the head of the brigade seemed to have guessed the mind of the chief of staff, and asked directly: "It is easy to wipe out an infantry brigade of our army, but the difficulty is to quietly wipe out a full-staffed replacement brigade of our army within a few hours."

"Chief of Staff, how many troops do you think the opponent has, and what tactics are they using?"

"Could it be that the Yizhong Eighth Route Army that had withdrawn learned that the commander was going to send reinforcements to Beiping and came back again?"

"In this case, there will be too few reinforcements to strengthen the brigade."

"In case of an accident, we will lose our wife and lose our army."

"It's not okay to send all the mobile troops in the city to the Guanjiabao stronghold. If this is the Eighth Route Army's plan to attack the west, it will hit the enemy's gunpoint."

"I think the urgent thing to delay now is to find out the status quo of the third brigade. If an accident happens to them, who did it, how many people are on the other side, and where are they now?"

"Knowing ourselves and the enemy, we will win every battle. Before we know the real situation of the opponent, we must not rush to send troops."

"The Eighth Route Army tried every means to block the news of the Third Brigade. It just wanted to mess us up, make us anxious, and then make mistakes in the chaos, so as to give them an opportunity. We must not fall into the trap."

The chief of staff thought about the reasons for persuasion, and after listening to the brigade commander's order, he denied all those reasons by himself.

Even he himself was persuaded by the head of the brigade, and began to recognize the prudence of the head of the brigade, and felt that the mixed brigade really couldn't send troops rashly.

Immediately took the order: "The humble officer continues to send scouts to the Guanjiapu area, and find out the current situation of the third brigade at all costs."

"The intelligence department has already started to act. We will work together and we will definitely be able to find out the enemy's situation before dark."

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At the headquarters of the North China Front Army of the Japanese Army in Beiping, Ningji Okamura had a rare leisure time and sat around drinking tea with a few of his confidants, discussing the next development direction of the North China Front Army by the way.

The atmosphere was very good. From morning to noon, there was still an expression of unfinished business.

"Your Excellency, Commander..." A staff officer suddenly walked up to Neiji Okamura, whispered something in his ear, and then saw that the smile on his face disappeared.

Standing up from the chair, he said angrily, "Why is it related to the Yizhong Eighth Route Army? Why are they like dog skin plasters? They can be seen everywhere."

After speaking, he strode towards the war room and asked as he walked, "What is the countermeasure of the Fangshan mixed brigade?"

"The inexplicable disappearance of a full-staffed replacement brigade shows that the opponent's strength should not be underestimated. They deliberately blocked the news. This is clearly a trap for them. They must not act rashly."

The staff officer followed Neiji Okamura and replied: "The mixed brigade is holding back for the time being, and plans to take action after finding out the enemy's situation."

"All the reconnaissance troops and intelligence personnel under his command have been sent out, and definite news should be reported soon."

Ningji Okamura walked all the way to the sand table, glanced at the terrain in the northwest of Fangshan, and then frowned and analyzed: "Information shows that there are at most 500 Eighth Route Army guerrillas operating in the northwest of Fangshan, even if the Eighth Route Army left them with equipment and ammunition With the Commander, the overall combat effectiveness is not too strong, and there is absolutely no strength to eat a brigade of the mixed brigade."

"There must be other shadows of the Eighth Route Army in it."

"If the Yizhong Eighth Route Army can quietly withdraw from the mountainous area to Peiping, it will definitely be able to go to the mountainous area and come back."

"Immediately send a telegram to the mixed brigade, telling them to seize the opportunity and wipe out the Yizhong Eighth Route Army who repeatedly violated the border."

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