The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

"Captain..."

Duan Peng suddenly rushed to the entrance of the command department, hurried to Huang Yu, saluted, and reported excitedly.

"The other two brigades patrolling the railway have withdrawn."

"At dawn, we hurried back to Baoding along the railway line. The speed was very fast, for fear that we would catch up."

"Except for a dozen strongholds and checkpoints to take down the railway now, there is not even a single little devil reinforcements."

"Leader, let's fight."

"We have three regiments, and we will act separately, and take down all the gun towers and checkpoints in two or three days."

Before Huang Yu could answer, Li Yunlong rushed to answer.

"Must hit."

"This is fat meat delivered to our mouths."

"If you don't eat it, you will be too sorry for that old devil Kawasaki."

"The troops repaired for a day, and by the way recruited recruits from the base to supplement the troops."

"Start after dark."

"Blow up the northernmost railway line first."

"Prevent Neiji Okamura from sending ambushes to attack us on the railway again like last time."

"Then attack other railways in Baoding."

"It's done..." Kong Jie made up his mind at the same time.

"Now or never."

"Ningji Okamura just sent three infantry brigades to Baoding, and there must be no more troops in hand to continue to reinforce Baoding."

"As long as we successfully cut off the railway connection between Baoding and Beiping, Baoding rescue will be at your fingertips."

"Taking Baoding, we will have the capital to raid Tianjin."

"This battle must be fought."

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Neiji Okamura, at the headquarters of the North China Front Army of the Japanese Army in Beiping, was studying the sand table with a sullen face.

Holding the baton in his hand, wherever he points, the chief of staff will introduce him there.

"Your Excellency, Commander..." Seeing Neiji Okamura pointing to Taiyuan, Shanxi, the chief of staff immediately introduced.

"The First Army stationed in Shanxi has three main divisions, but their opponents are also very strong."

"In addition to the Jinsui Army entrenched in the southwestern part of Shanxi, there are also the Eighth Route Army active in the Taiyue area, southeastern Shanxi, northwest Shanxi, and Jinchaji."

"The Jinsui Army is the best to deal with, and the Eighth Route Army is a little more difficult."

"No one can do anything about the situation faced by the three parties."

"The last time we raided the Eighth Route Army's wing center base, we had replaced a main wing from the First Army."

"If we continue to transfer troops from there, we will break the balance in Shanxi."

"The Eighth Route Army operating in Shanxi will definitely take the opportunity to launch an attack, expand its base area, reduce the scope of our army's activities, and further consume our army's strength."

"Baga..." Neiji Okamura cursed angrily, threw the baton on the sand table, and said with a displeased face.

"The strength of the Shandong garrison is stretched, and there is no way to deploy it..."

"The pressure on the Shanxi garrison is too great, and the deployment of troops will break the balance."

"The Peiping and Baoding garrison suffered heavy losses in previous battles, and it was very difficult to even protect themselves."

"With so many units in the North China Front Army, there is not even a mobile unit."

"I'm too aggrieved to be the commander."

The chief of staff didn't know how to answer Neiji Okamura's words, so he could only stand by and say nothing.

It wasn't until the commander was tired of cursing and the anger in his stomach was almost vented that he found a chance to speak.

"Your Excellency, Commander, why don't we continue to ask the Kwantung Army for help."

"There is almost no resistance force in Manchuria. Millions of Kwantung Army are guarding Manchuria to train troops and prepare for war. They say they are guarding against the north, but they have not been invaded until now. This is too much of a waste of troops."

"Every time we second a brigade, it's like squeezing toothpaste."

"Not only was it impossible to gain an overwhelming advantage, but it also created various opportunities for the Eighth Route Army to defeat us, and the gain outweighed the loss."

"Xiaozhi thinks that if we need reinforcements next, we will kill one of the main divisions."

"It's best to have two main divisions."

"The Kwantung Army's millions of troops are ready-made. As long as the Army Command agrees, they can immediately deploy troops, and they don't even need to prepare for it."

Neiji Okamura hadn't thought about this proposal.

But reason overruled him.

I had just slapped the Kwantung Army with Major General Fujita, and then I wanted to ask them for help, asking for help, and I would definitely feel embarrassed.

As the commander of the North China Front Army, Neiji Okamura could not afford to lose this man.

But it is said that the North China Front Army is in a dilemma, and there are no soldiers to send.

Without reinforcements, the Baoding garrison would not be able to keep the southward railway line, and the combat supplies of many troops in North China would be affected.

Without reinforcements, Baoding's security would also be affected.

That is an important military town in Yizhong Plain, guarding the southern gate of Beiping, saying that nothing can be taken by the Eighth Route Army.

Otherwise, the Yizhong Eighth Route Army would be able to cross Baoding and directly threaten the safety of Peiping.

After a full 2 ​​minutes of silence, Okamura Ningji decided to let go of his face and ask the Kwantung Army to borrow troops, even if he paid some price.

As long as we can keep the Nanxia Railway Line and Baoding, we can discuss anything.

Immediately ordered to the chief of staff.

"Call Kawasaki right away."

"The Baoding garrison temporarily abandoned the southward railway line and concentrated its troops to defend Baoding."

"Ten days at the most, the headquarters will mobilize heavy troops to support them, and at the same time launch a second major raid on the base of the Eighth Route Army's wings, disintegrating them in one fell swoop."

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At the Baoding Garrison Headquarters, Major General Kawasaki was pacing back and forth in the war room waiting for news.

With limited troops, it is impossible to have the best of both worlds. We must choose one of the two to keep Baoding and the southward railway line.

But this decision is too important for him to make.

It has been two hours since the request telegram to the Front Army Command was sent, but I still haven't received any reply, which shows that the commander is also very embarrassed.

After walking around the war room twice, Kawasaki stopped by the sand table again, looking and asking questions.

"Chief of Staff, is there any way to conjure another two thousand troops for me?"

"It must be the Imperial Army, not the Imperial Association Army."

Lieutenant Assistant Cunshang immediately flashed a wry smile on his face, shook his head and replied, "General..."

"A humble job is not a fairy."

"I have thought of all the ways I can think of."

"Arm all the expatriates and retired soldiers in the city, and add up to 600 people, and there will be no more."

"Unless all strongholds outside the city are abandoned and the troops are unified inside the city."

"But it's tantamount to telling the Eighth Route Army that we are afraid of them, and we decided to throw away the car to protect the commander, stick to Baoding City, and give up outside the city."

"If the Eighth Route Army took the opportunity to surround Baoding, develop base areas outside the city, and establish guerrillas, then Baoding would completely become an empty city."

Major General Kawasaki did not answer the chief of staff's question directly, but asked directly: "How many troops do they have together?"

"At most 800 people..." Lieutenant Assistant Cunshang replied.

Major General Kawasaki shook his head: "It's still too little."

"If the Eighth Route Army really plans to take the opportunity to attack Baoding, even if we don't withdraw our troops, the troops stationed outside the city will be a piece of fat in the mouth of the Eighth Route Army, and they will still be unable to defend those strongholds."

"Since that's the case, it's better to withdraw from Baoding."

"Relying on Baoding's solid city defenses, kill a few more Eighth Route Army."

"Even if the Eighth Route Army besieges but does not attack, when we launch a major counterattack in the future, there will be hundreds more elites."

"Bring them back immediately."

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