Bright Sword: Construction starts from southeastern Shanxi

Now, the three regiments of the Eighth Route Army were heading towards Anyang and were about to surround the entire Anyang. Morita Norimasa found that something was wrong, so he immediately reported the situation to Kenji Doihara and requested tactical guidance.

Kenji Doihara received telegrams from Sadao Ishiguro and Norimasa Morita in succession at the same time. After looking at them on the map, he immediately understood that Zeng Jiwen was planning to attack Anyang.

Compared with Cixian and Zhengtai Line.

Once Anyang was occupied by Zeng Jiwen's troops, the entire Pinghan Line would be immediately cut off, and if the war logistics in the south could not keep up, it would be delayed.

After all, in addition to direct supplies from Shanghai, a large part of the material logistics in the south comes from the northeast.

Thinking of this, Kenji Doihara immediately wanted to send another regiment for reinforcement, but after thinking carefully, since Zeng Jiwen had sent troops to block the support of the 2nd Regiment.

Then, a large number of Eighth Route Army troops must have gathered between Anyang and Handan.

Sending another regiment for reinforcement would not have much effect.

Therefore, Kenji Doihara immediately thought of the 5th Division located in Xingtai, and asked the 5th Division to send a brigade to replace the 14th Division to garrison Handan.

He led the 14th Division south to recapture Ci County and Anyang.

In Doihara Kenji's eyes, Anyang could be captured by the Eighth Route Army at any time.

After all, according to the intelligence that Kenji Doihara had previously learned about the Eighth Route Army troops in western Hebei, Zeng Jiwen's troops had a large number of troops in the entire western Hebei region.

Thinking of this, Kenji Doihara reported his plan to the commander of the First Army, Naosaburo Okabe, and immediately contacted Seishirō Itagaki, the commander of the Fifth Division in Xingtai.

When Seishirō Itagaki received the telegram from Kenji Doihara, he immediately understood the seriousness of the matter.

Therefore, the commander of the 9th Brigade, Kunisaki Noboru, was immediately ordered to lead the 11th and 21st Infantry Regiments to Handan.

Kenji Doihara planned to wait until the 9th Brigade arrived in Handan and then lead a large force to Ci County.

At the same time, the 2nd Regiment located in front of Ci County was ordered to stay in place and wait for reinforcements from the main force of the division. The Regiment in Anyang immediately held its ground and did not leave the city.

16 p.m., Anyang.

At this time, Morita Fanzheng, the commander of the 15th Regiment guarding Anyang, was looking solemnly at the Eighth Route Army troops outside the city who were preparing to attack the city.

Since the first battalion left the city to provide support, many local armed forces suddenly emerged around Anyang and began to gradually dismantle the various strongholds established by the locust army.

Afterwards, a farewell telegram was received from the First Battalion.

Morita Norimasa immediately broke out in a cold sweat at the situation before him.

At present, there are only about two thousand locust soldiers in the entire Anyang City, and all the locust soldiers in the outer strongholds have become loyal to the Sky Locust.

Although there was also a security corps of the Imperial Army, in Morita Norimasa's eyes, it was also called an army.

Ever since he was stationed in Anyang City, he knew very well what the Imperial Army was like.

It's barely acceptable to let them maintain public order and bully the surrounding civilians.

At this time, a large number of Eighth Route Army troops gathered outside the city. If they were asked to defend the city, they would probably run away.

At this time, he also received a telegram from the division commander Kenji Doihara.

In the telegram, the division commander told him to hold the city and wait for support from the main force of the division.

Morita Norimasa couldn't help but wonder in his heart that his regiment had been abandoned by the division commander.

After all, the First Battalion went out of the city to support Ci County, but was besieged and destroyed by the Eighth Route Army.

Now that the First Battalion is finished, a large number of Eighth Route Army soldiers have appeared outside the city. It seems that this group of Eighth Route Army soldiers is very likely to capture Anyang.

It's too late to abandon the city and move in now.