Bright Sword: Construction starts from southeastern Shanxi

You can always pry open the turtle shell.

Looking at the current situation, Sugiyama Gen was silent for a moment.

Just as the staff of the General Staff considered, Sugiyama Gen now began to regret launching the autumn sweep of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei.

If it weren't for this autumn purge, we wouldn't be in this situation today.

Now the locust army in the entire North China is being dragged along on various fronts, and it is impossible to send troops to reinforce Handan and Xingtai.

The 5th Division and the 14th Division, which are closest to Xingtai and Handan, are in such a state now. If they rush back to provide reinforcements regardless of the consequences, it is hard to say whether the reinforcement will be successful, but these two divisions will probably be directly crippled.

Although he is now disabled, if he allows these two divisions to return to support at all costs, and Zeng Jiwen's troops seize the opportunity to wipe out the two divisions, he will probably have to commit suicide by disembowelment.

For a moment, Sugiyama Gen also began to have a headache.

Just as Sugiyama Gen was thinking, the signalman rushed into Sugiyama Gen's office in a panic, waking up Sugiyama Gen and Yamashita Tomoyuki who were also thinking.

"Report to the Commander!"

"Emergency situations!"

Originally, Sugiyama Gen wanted to scold him, but when he saw the signalman's urgency and heard his slightly panicked voice, Sugiyama Gen was a little confused for a moment. Could there be something worse?

He immediately asked Yamashita Tomoyuki to take the telegram from the signalman, and then he started reading it.

When Sugiyama saw that the telegram was sent from the 14th Division in the south, his heart immediately relaxed.

Sugiyama Gen guessed that something unexpected might have happened to the two southern divisions, or Zeng Jiwen had set his sights on the two southern divisions.

After all, the 5th Division and the 14th Division have reached this point now. Zeng Jiwen could guess what would happen if he encircled these two divisions of the Locust Army.

Although the situation of Zeng Jiwen encircling two divisions was indeed critical, as long as Zeng Jiwen started to encircle them, it meant that he had guessed correctly. After all, what you can't guess is what you are most afraid of.

But then, when Sugiyama Gen saw the telegram from Kenji Doihara, he asked Commander Sugiyama Gen to urgently mobilize the 110th Division to return to Shijiazhuang for emergency assistance.

At the same time, when the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade in Yun County immediately returned to Yangquan to meet with the 108th Division and also returned to Shijiazhuang for support, Sugiyama Gen was completely confused.

Kenji Doihara did not specify the situation of the 14th Division and the 5th Division in the telegram, which immediately made Sugiyama Gen feel relieved.

But the subsequent content began to make Sugiyama Gen confused again.

"Return to Shijiazhuang for support?"

Sugiyama Gen turned to look at Yamashita Tomoyuki and asked a question.

"Mr. Yamashita, has Shijiazhuang been attacked by the Eighth Route Army?"

Yamashita Tomoyuki stood aside, watching the commander's expression change constantly. When he heard the commander turn around and ask him, he was a little confused for a moment.

The Eighth Route Army attacked Shijiazhuang?

Then why did the headquarters not receive the news that Shijiazhuang was attacked by the Eighth Route Army?

According to Liangfu's report last month, Shijiazhuang has not found any Eighth Route Army troops.

The only bad thing is that the 40th Brigade suffered heavy losses a few hours ago, and now there is only one battalion left in the field force.

The remaining battalion in Jingxing has now been surrounded by the Eighth Route Army in the county town and is probably in great danger.

Thinking of this, Yamashita Tomoyuki immediately replied.

"Your Excellency, Commander, Shijiazhuang has not been attacked by the Eighth Route Army. Everything is fine now!"

After listening to what Yamashita Tomoyuki said, Sugiyama Gen finally felt relieved and continued to read the telegram sent to him by Kenji Doihara.

Then, when Sugiyama Gen saw the content below, he stood up from his seat in shock.