Bright Sword: Construction starts from southeastern Shanxi

Kenji Doihara thought a lot, and even thought that the two brigades might have been attacked by the three regiments of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Eighth Route Army through hidden passages in the mountainous area, resulting in heavy losses. He was afraid that it would be difficult to explain, so he simply lied about the results of the battle, but now it seems.

I'm afraid these two brigades are fighting among themselves in the middle of the night.

At the same time, they also pulled out the puppet army of the Imperial Army to make up the numbers. As for the annihilation of three regiments of the Eighth Route Army, I'm afraid the Eighth Route Army had already run away, and they were afraid of taking the blame when the two sides started fighting.

In this way, it is easy to explain in Laiyuan why the Eighth Route Army dared to send out six regiments to ambush two battalions of the Second Independent Mixed Brigade. I am afraid that the Eighth Route Army is still secretly laughing.

When he thought of this possibility, Kenji Doihara was suddenly speechless.

It must be dealt with seriously!

At the same time, he felt a little regretful. Why did he agree to the report of that guy Xiangyue Qingji? He was also helping the First Army to cover up in the intelligence department.

If this continues, the First Army might end up being so outrageous that it becomes a long-term laborer for Zeng Jiwen's troops, and the North China Front Army and the headquarters might not even know about it.

If Qingshui dares to do this today, the other troops of the First Army will have to follow suit tomorrow.

However, what Kenji Doihara didn't know was that because of his own actions, he later allowed a guy from the Osaka faction, who was promoted all the way from southern Hebei to the commander of the First Army, to one day actually send the First Army, which had already infiltrated the Osaka faction, to Zeng Jiwen's defense zone as a long-term worker. When this news reached his ears, it is unknown what Kenji Doihara's expression was.

Looking at the battle report of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Locust Army and the Eighth Route Army, Kenji Doihara no longer had any hope.

The 110th Division is afraid that it can no longer support Shijiazhuang. The 108th Brigade suffered such heavy losses that now the 110th Division has only a little more than two regiments of locust troops that can still fight. From Laiyuan to Quyang, as long as the Eighth Route Army marches quickly, it will probably sneak up behind the 110th Division in less than three days.

Moreover, according to Kenji Doihara's conjecture, the main force of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Eighth Route Army is probably already around the 110th Division.

Looking at the current situation, Kenji Doihara didn't know what to do for a moment.

At present, the North China Front Army is seriously short of troops, and now various troops are being delayed in various places by the Eighth Route Army. Where can they send reinforcements to reinforce Shijiazhuang!

After Kenji Doihara told his speculation to Seishirō Itagaki, Itagaki's expression began to become serious.

Looking at the map, the mobile forces of the North China Locust Army now consist only of the 21st Division and the 114th Division, along with two cavalry brigades.

Shijiazhuang must be rescued before Zeng Jiwen's troops launch an attack, otherwise once Zeng Jiwen's troops really break through Shijiazhuang, the North China Front Army will really be doomed.

As the two of them pondered, time passed quickly.

Just when Kenji Doihara was at a loss, suddenly, a crazy look appeared on Itagaki Seishirō's face, and he spoke to Kenji Doihara in a decisive tone.

"In that case, let's take a gamble regardless of the consequences, Kenji-kun!"

When Kenji Doihara heard what Itagaki said, he was stunned. This seemed to be a solution.

"Since you, I, and the rest of the Locust Army can't provide reinforcements in time, let's dispatch the 21st and 114th Divisions!"

"The 114th Division will assemble immediately in Dezhou and reinforce Shijiazhuang along the Hengshui-Xinji route!"

"At the same time, the two cavalry brigades will gather and sweep away the Eighth Route Army troops that appear in the Xinji area of ​​Hengshui!"

"The 21st Division in Tianjin will immediately take the train south and reinforce Shijiazhuang via Baoding!"

"As for the locust troops in other directions, reinforce Shijiazhuang with all your strength, no matter the cost!"