The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

Chapter 708 We Lost Tonight (Part [-])
At the headquarters of the Japanese Army Brigade in Baoding, Major General Fujita kept in touch with the two captains of the reinforcements directly.

As a result, the two captains were buried in the ruins of the gun tower before they could report the battle situation.

The brigade headquarters lost contact with the front line in an instant.

Major General Kawasaki is also paying attention to this encirclement and annihilation battle.

If the railway guerrillas were completely wiped out by the reinforcements, Major General Fujita would be able to make a contribution and wash away all the shame brought to them by the railway guerrillas.

In case the railway guerrillas break through the pocket formation again, it will be a slap in the face.

No matter how thick-skinned Major General Fujita is, he can't continue to hold the position of commander of the Baoding garrison.

He can be ordered in the face of danger to command the Baoding garrison to turn the tide and eliminate the railway guerrillas.

In order to ensure that I will not be controlled by others after this moment comes, I will know the latest battle situation on the battlefield as soon as possible.

All the scouts under his command were sent to the battlefield by him for reconnaissance, and then he sent the latest news to himself by telegram.

At this moment, the brigade headquarters he was in was busier than the Baoding garrison headquarters.

Several radio stations are running on shafts.

The operator had just received a telegram, and before he had time to catch his breath, the signal light flashed again.

"General..."

Chief of Staff Cun Shangzhong Zuo suddenly ran towards him with a telegram in his hand, looking very nervous.

"We seem to have been tricked by the Yizhong Eighth Route Army again..."

"There are not only railway guerrillas in the Tangzhuang area, but also a large number of main forces of the Eighth Route Army."

"As soon as the reinforcements dispersed, they were attacked by these Eighth Route Army."

"Two infantry squadrons have been annihilated."

"The Tangzhuang stronghold was also attacked, and the gun tower was bombed..."

"The two captains leading the reinforcements are all in the Tangzhuang stronghold."

"The humble official suspects that they have had an accident."

Major General Kawasaki snatched the telegram from the chief of staff, glanced at ten lines, and punched the table in front of him before reading it, cursing angrily.

"Eight Grid Road..."

"What are the intelligence agencies and reconnaissance troops doing? There are so many Eighth Route Army troops suddenly appearing in the occupied area without any notice, a bunch of stupid pigs."

"That's the strength of two infantry brigades, and they were wiped out just like that..."

"The total number of Baoding garrison is only six infantry brigades."

"Thirty to forty percent of the troops were wiped out at once. Even if Your Excellency the Commander asked me to take orders in a crisis, and I don't have troops in hand, what am I going to do to eliminate the railway guerrillas and protect the southward railway line?"

Speaking of this, Major General Kawasaki seemed to have thought of something.

He patted himself on the head suddenly, and suddenly realized: "I understand..."

"This matter has been a conspiracy from beginning to end..."

"The Yizhong Eighth Route Army confuses us as railway guerrillas, paralyzes us, and slowly consumes our troops."

"Gather a heavy army and swallow all the reinforcements sent by the Baoding garrison..."

"What a great calculation."

"In order to hit us hard, the Yizhong Eighth Route Army started planning this operation more than half a month ago."

"Not only Fujita, but I was also played by them."

Having said that, Kawasaki punched the table hard again, grabbed the telegram and rushed to the headquarters.

The reinforcements were hit hard, and the railway guerrillas broke through again. No matter how capable Fujita was, he couldn't keep his position as the commander of the Baoding garrison.

I will probably accept orders in the face of danger.

In this way, the safety of the Baoding garrison rests entirely on his shoulders.

He must now minimize the loss of reinforcements and the Baoding garrison as much as possible.

Otherwise, not only would there be no way to turn the tide, but he would also suffer another defeat at the hands of the Yizhong Eighth Route Army.

"Fujita-kun..." Major General Kawasaki yelled into the room as soon as he arrived at the entrance of the headquarters, not giving Major General Fujita any face.

"Has the headquarters received the latest battle situation on the front line..."

"We seem to have been tricked by the Yizhong Eighth Route Army..."

Major General Fujita was very dissatisfied with Kawasaki's reckless behavior, but he was not stupid, knowing that Major General Kawasaki would not break into the headquarters for no reason and make himself look bad, so he frowned and replied.

"The front line is fighting, we have to trust the two captains of the reinforcements."

"If you send them a telegram rashly, it will easily interfere with their command."

"When the battle is over, they will naturally report the results to the headquarters."

"Is there anything Kawasaki-kun can teach me?"

Not disturbing the front-line commanders during the battle, not sending them telegrams, is indeed a manifestation of trust in subordinates.

But the battle situation on the front line is too critical, Major General Kawasaki can't control that much, he said bluntly.

"Hurry up and contact the front line, they seem to have an accident."

Major General Fujita stood up from the chair, stared at Kawasaki nervously and asked, "How do you know?"

"This battle is related to whether I can make meritorious deeds and secure my position as the commander of the garrison. Nothing will happen."

"Kawasaki-kun, stop joking with me..."

Major General Kawasaki replied helplessly: "Fujita-kun, do you think I will joke with you about such a big thing?"

Major General Fujita believed [-]% to [-]% immediately, raised his head and gave orders to the chief of staff.

"What are you still doing, use the radio to contact the reinforcements immediately..."

"Contact the Zhouzhuang stronghold by phone again, it will be faster."

After speaking, he walked quickly to the sand table, propping the table with both hands, with a very nervous expression, for fear that what Major General Kawasaki said just now would become a reality.

"Brigade commander..." The telephone soldier ran over to report in just one minute.

"Our phone contact with the Tangzhuang stronghold has been cut off."

"Nani..." Major General Fujita was so frightened that he almost fell to the ground.

But he still stood firm.

The railway guerrillas are very cunning, and it cannot be ruled out that they cut off the telephone at the Tangzhuang stronghold during the battle. The interruption of the telephone connection does not mean that an accident has occurred on the front line.

"General..."

The chief of staff ran towards him as if frightened.

"We have been unable to contact reinforcements."

"The radio stations equipped by the two brigades have called, but there is no response..."

"How could this be..." Major General Fujita suddenly took two steps back.

His face became paler and paler, cold sweat dripped from his forehead like rain, his fists were clenched tightly, his veins exposed, like a gambler who lost all his money, it took him a long time to react to the bad news.

Staring at Major General Kawasaki with anticipation on his face, he asked, "Kawasaki-kun..."

"What happened to the front line?"

"How do you know, tell me quickly, or I will not be reconciled even if I leave Baoding."

Major General Kawasaki replied helplessly: "I also just received the news."

"The enemies active in Tangzhuang include not only railway guerrillas, but also at least two regiments of the Eighth Route Army."

"They started the layout half a month ago, paralyzed us through the railway guerrillas, and then swallowed the reinforcements of the two brigades of our army."

"This is a telegram..."

"There should be an update on the battle situation in a while."

"I suggest that the frontline troops immediately break through and retreat, and how many can come back."

"We lost the battle tonight."

"Everything has to be done to mitigate the damage."

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