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Suppressing the anger in his heart, Tada Shun immediately asked Major General Hirota on the side in a deep voice: "Hirotan, what is going on over there in Shanxian County? What is the number of the troops who surrounded and annihilated Mitsui?"
"Your Excellency, Commander, according to the news coming back from the front and the inference of the UTC intelligence department, it should be Li Guoyao's command that encircles and annihilates Mitsui's troops!" Major General Hirota replied in a deep voice.
"Baga, are you under Li Guoyao again?" Tada Jun roared angrily.
"Your Excellency, according to the information we have received, a large number of troops were discovered south of Shan County today. These people are traveling north in twos and threes. Judging from the weapons, equipment and military uniforms of these people, they should be similar to those outside Shan County. The army that appeared belonged to the same number. According to observation, the soldiers behind were affiliated with Li Guoyao, but they were not part of the large army, but stragglers"
Before he finished speaking, Tada Shun asked in surprise: "Leggless? Where did they come from, and why are there so many stragglers?"
"Eastern Henan, Guide, Mangdang Mountain!"
"Mangdang Mountain?"
Jun Tada looked at the map and said: "It's impossible. Our reconnaissance troops were conducting reconnaissance on the front line of Mangdang Mountain during the day yesterday, and no abnormalities were found. How could so many troops suddenly appear?"
"Your Excellency, Commander, Mangdang Mountain is high in the mountains and densely forested. It is no problem to hide tens of thousands of people in it! And if Li Guoyao's troops were marching at night, the reconnaissance plane would not be able to detect their traces!" Major General Guangtian said.
"By marching at night, you mean that the other party set off from Mangdang Mountain last night and arrived at Shanxian County in one night. Is this possible?"
Major General Hirota said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, Commander, it is theoretically possible to march a hundred kilometers in one night. It is precisely because of this that we can explain why there are so many stragglers!"
Hearing this, Shun Tada suddenly became a little Spartan!
Major General Hirota also said just now that it is theoretically possible, and he is also a general in command, so he naturally knows what a hundred kilometers is!
Not to mention the Chinese army which does not have many cars, even if the mechanized troops of the Imperial Japanese Army want to march a hundred kilometers in one night, it is not that easy!
"Baga, it was Li Guoyao's department who besieged Zaozhuang City. It was also Li Guoyao's department who ambushed the 21st Division's reinforcements. It was also Li Guoyao's department who harassed the remaining troops of the 10th Division in Western Shandong Province. It is also Li Guoyao's department who is now besieging and annihilating the Sanjing troops. , then tell me, how many people are there in Li Guoyao's army?" Tada Shun roared.
Major General Hirota's face suddenly broke out in cold sweat. Tada Shun's words were on point!
They had made predictions about the strength of Li Guoyao's troops before. The front army headquarters believed that Li Guoyao's troops had fought bloody battles with the imperial army one after another, and the total strength should be less than 20,000.
" And because they have more information and know that Li Guoyao has many troops, they concluded that there are about 30,000 people, and no more than 35,000 at most.
But now it seems that Li Guoyao's command is still unclear. If the Chinese troops in Zaozhuang, southwestern Shandong and Luxi are all affiliated to Li Guoyao's command, then the strength of this force will be far greater than the Imperial Japanese Army imagined. Even stronger.
According to the news coming back in the past few days, the total strength of the national army in the direction of Zaozhuang is between 20,000 and 25,000. Since the Chinese army in Luxi is not fighting head-on, there is no way to estimate how many people there are on the other side, but they can defeat the 10th Division. The troops left behind in the regiment will definitely be very distressed, and there will definitely be no less. It is tentatively estimated at 5,000 people.
There is also the Chinese army outside Shanxian County. The total strength seems to be more than 30,000. In addition, Li Guoyao's troops stationed a large number of troops in the Daming area, which should be no less than 10,000.
With this added, Major General Hirota himself started to tremble a little!
"Your Excellency, Commander, there are various indications that the enemy army outside Shan County is indeed commanded by Li Guoyao. Don't forget, so far, only the one commanded by Li Guoyao can cause huge losses to the aviation regiment of the Imperial Japanese Army. !" Major General Hirota threw out another piece of evidence.
Tada Shun thought about it carefully, and it was really like this. So far, the aviation force of the Imperial Japanese Army, except for the heavy losses against the air force, also suffered some losses at the hands of Li Guoyao's command. Always invincible!
"Hirota-kun, have you ever thought about it. If your conclusion is correct, do you know how many people there are in Li Guoyao's department?" Tada Jun said solemnly.
"70,000 people, or even more!" Major General Hirota said bitterly.
"Tada Shun was also stunned. 70,000 people. What a sight."Equivalent to the strength of five C-class divisions of the Imperial Japanese Army!
What¡¯s more important is that this unit is under the command of Li Guoyao. With this person¡¯s super high command level and such a powerful combat unit, what a threat it poses to the front army!
"Tada Shun didn't dare to think about it anymore. He was a little worried about the troops on the front line now!"
After being silent for a short while, Jun Tada walked to the hanging map of Shandong and looked at it carefully.
Although he has read this map over and over again in the past few days, his mood is completely different!
Before looking at the map, Jun Tada was in a good mood, feeling that victory was in sight, and even thought that victory would come in the next moment!
But looking back now, he found that the whole of Shandong was like a huge trap!
At present, the imperial army in Shandong battlefield is scattered in three directions, two battlefields in southwestern Shandong, north and south, plus the troops on the east bank of Weishan Lake.
He originally thought that the battle would end with the imperial army gathering to annihilate the national army in southwest Shandong, and then marching eastward to defeat the reinforcements from the Sulu Theater Headquarters.
Even Jun Tada has already prepared the second phase of the battle plan. After wiping out the national army in southwestern Shandong, the army will cross Weishan Lake and then concentrate the powerful forces of 5 divisions, from the southeast to northwest. The direction was to encircle the Yimeng Mountain area and completely eliminate the Chinese army in the Sulu theater.
But now it seems that I was too naive. At this time, the Shanxian battlefield among the three major battlefields has been completely defeated. The troops on the east bank of Weishan Lake have also been beaten back steadily. The main force of the 32nd Division has even withdrawn. After leaving Zaozhuang, it is still unknown whether Teng County can be defended.
The battle in the direction of Heze was not going very smoothly. The main force of the Japanese Imperial Army could not attack for a long time. Once Li Guoyao's troops went north for reinforcements, it would be another bloody battle.
After a long time, Tada Shun asked again: "Hirota-kun, what are the chances of the imperial army winning this battle?"
"Your Excellency, Commander, the Imperial Army has lost nearly 20,000 people in this battle, and has also lost Zaozhuang and other places. If we follow the current style of play, the odds of winningthe odds of winning"
¡°Let¡¯s be honest, there¡¯s nothing we can¡¯t bear!¡±
"The odds of winning are really not very high No I should say there is no chance of winning at all!"
"In your opinion, what should we do now?" Tada Shun said.
"Your Excellency, in view of my humble position, it is best for the imperial army to withdraw from southwestern Shandong at present!"
"Withdraw troops?"
"Yes, since nothing can be done, then follow the situation and withdraw the 10th Division and the 110th Division. Then concentrate the troops on the Jining and Tengxian front lines, counterattack Zaozhuang and other places on the east bank of Weishan Lake, and re-open the north-south transportation, returning the situation to pre-war times.¡±
"Keep talking!"
"At the same time, we must also pay attention to the situation in Xuzhou and other places. Although the 10th Division and the 110th Division were the main battle, the 21st Division suffered the most losses. Even the city of Xuzhou was almost empty at this time. , once Li Guoyao's troops do not go north to relieve the crisis in Heze, but go south to attack Xuzhou, the Imperial Japanese Army will be even more passive!" Major General Hirota said solemnly.
"Hey! Hirota-kun is very thoughtful. He first restored the situation to the pre-war state so that he could give an explanation to the base camp. As for the resthey, let's talk about it later!" Tada Shun sighed.
¡°For now, this is the only way we can do it!¡±
"Yes! Send me an order: Immediately send a report to the 12th Army Corps Headquarters, ordering them to immediately shrink their troops and stick to Teng County. The army will never be allowed to cross Teng County!"
"Hai!"
"Order: The 10th Division and the 110th Division immediately withdraw their troops from the front line. The 10th Division withdraws to the Fan County area of ????Ruxi for rest and recuperation, and the 110th Division withdraws to Juye and Jining lines!"
"Hai!"
"Order: The 21st Division reduces its troops and strengthens its alert. All troops from Linyi, Haizhou and other places can withdraw to Xuzhou City if necessary!"
"Hai!"
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