The core content of this telegram sent by the Shanxi Station of the Military Command is: The Japanese army is gathering a force of the size of a wing in Linfen and using the Tongpu railway and highway to send it to Wencheng in phases and batches!

This unusual intelligence immediately alerted the female major of the military commander and the colonel of the Central Army - since the main force of the Japanese Sena Division entered and occupied Wencheng along the direction of Taiyuan, it has always sent troops from north to south, which were used to attack Yan Xishan's division in the southwest of Shanxi and Wei Lihuang's division in southern Jin. But this time, they actually transferred troops from the south to the north, from the front to the rear, and they transferred a whole wing: what did the Japanese want to do?

At the back of the telegram, an intelligence source was attached, which attracted Wang Suihua's attention -- Fang Moshu, an agent of the second intelligence group of Shanxi Station, had just arrived in Taiyuan from Linfen and Wencheng alone, and directly reported to the stationmaster of Shanxi Station.

At this point, the female major of the military commander suddenly realized that Fang Moshu, who had been lost in Linfen for a long time, reappeared!

Wang Suihua first felt a strong sense of guilt: since returning to Wencheng from Linfen, she had led her team to be busy assassinating, sabotaging, and continuing to track the "Wind Project". Now that Fang Moshu has returned to Taiyuan safely, I wonder if Shanxi Station has told the truth about the martyrdom of his wife Zhou Yi?

With such a mood, Wang Suihua hurriedly contacted Liu, the elder of Wencheng's radio station, through the radio station of the 391st regiment, and asked about the specific situation of Shanxi Station. The results were as follows:

During his stay in Linfen, Fang Moshu, an agent of the Second Intelligence Group, used his forged identity as a photojournalist of Tianjin Huamin Daily to get closer to the Kawasaki squadron leader of the cavalry wing of the Sena Division of the Japanese Army, thus obtaining convenient conditions for maneuvering within the local Japanese army. Later, due to isolation and lack of support, Fang Moshu was forced to return to Wencheng. However, at that time, the second intelligence group had changed its residence in Wencheng City in an emergency, and after several searches to no avail, he had to take a train back to Taiyuan, the base camp of the Shanxi Station of the Military Command.

On the journey from Linfen to Wencheng, Fang Moshu took advantage of his acquaintance in the Japanese army to take a troop transport train, and learned that the Saijo Wing of the Hagiwara Brigade of the Hagiwara Brigade of the Sena Division of the Sena Division was taking the military column a few days ago, and the wing had recently withdrawn from the battlefield in the southwest of Shanxi Province and set off to the Wencheng area to prepare for war. However, it was not possible to identify the specific tasks of the wing.

"A whole wing has returned to Wencheng from the front, will it be a rest?" Faced with this sudden situation, the female major of the military commander asked Qin Zhongxiao in a bit of a daze.

The colonel of the Central Army, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, pondered for a long time, and finally denied Wang Suihua's analysis - the Saijo Wing was withdrawn from the battlefield in the southwest of Shanxi, and if the purpose was to rest and recover, waiting to return to the front line, it only needed to be stationed in the Linfen area, and there was no need to travel hundreds of miles along the railway and highway to Wencheng!

"Unless there is one thing, that is, this Saijo Wing will come to Bunjo to change the defense, and the Otsuka Wing will be transferred to the front line to fight." Zhang Hong, chief of staff of the 391st Regiment, put forward this point of view: "These two wings belong to the Hagiwara Brigade, and it makes sense to explain the change of defensive rotation. ”

When the female major of the military commander, who was concentrating on conducting armed reconnaissance on Little Elm Mountain, heard the chief of staff's words, she immediately asked sensitively: "Assuming that the arrival of the Saijo Wing is not a change of guard, how will the tactical purpose of the division be analyzed?" Could it be for us? ”

What Wang Suihua said about us is certainly referring to the 391st Regiment of the Central Army, but subconsciously it also covers the upcoming spying on Little Elm Mountain.

Qin Zhongxiao's gaze met with that of the female major of the military commander, and nodded heavily-the sudden northward movement of the Saijo Wing could not be ruled out at all as a response to the joint attack of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party on Tongpu Road a few days ago, aiming to launch a retaliatory sweeping operation.

Suddenly, Wang Suihua's heart moved, and Fang Moshu thought of something: in the previous stage, she personally took Li Yan and Fang Moshu, and Wencheng drove to Linfen to follow the clues of the "Wind Plan", but by chance at the Linfen Railway Station, she met an infantry brigade of the Sasaki Wing of the Kato Brigade of the Sena Division, and they had just returned to Linfen by train from the direction of Wencheng; After investigation, it was learned that the infantry brigade was urgently transferred to Fengdian, east of Wencheng, to cooperate with the local garrison to recover the lost territory from the Chinese army, and returned to Linfen after completing the task. It was at that moment that Wang Suihua judged that the Japanese army's "wind plan" was still on the front line of Wencheng, Xiaoyushushan and Fengdian.

Of course, Qin Zhongxiao knew about this old incident, but he was more entangled in the gains and losses of Fengdian County in his own hands at that time, and did not go into too much detail about the profound reasons why the Japanese army sent reinforcements at that time.

At this moment, compared with the actions of the Sasaki Wing of the Kato Brigade that had been transferred from Linfen to Fengdian to participate in the operation in the past, it is inferred that the current Saijo Wing was suddenly transferred back from the front line, Wang Suihua had an ominous premonition-

He finally promoted the armed reconnaissance of the 391st Regiment of the Central Army against Little Elm Mountain, and at this juncture, if Qin Zhongxiao retreated because of the increase in Japanese troops, all his previous efforts would have been in vain.

"At present, the enemy situation is still unclear, and we should seize the time and find out the reality of the Japanese army in Little Elm Mountain as soon as possible!" Looking at Qin Zhongxiao's solemn demeanor, the female major of the military commander said in a resolute tone.

Chief of Staff Zhang Hong was quite unimpressed by this in his heart—with his usual old habits, it was time to suspend the armed reconnaissance of the special service company, and it was not too late to make a decision after the purpose of the Saijo Wing's action was determined—but after all, he did not dare to speak out against it in front of Wang Suihua, so he could only quietly glance at the group lord.

Qin Zhongxiao noticed the look in the chief of staff's eyes, and immediately read the meaning in the other party's eyes. However, turning his head to look at Wang Suihua again, the colonel of the Central Army couldn't help but feel hot: this beautiful female spy of the military commander has come to the big elm mountain more than once to "supervise the war".

Thinking of this, Qin Zhongxiao immediately ordered: The four reconnaissance teams of the spy company were immediately dispatched and infiltrated Little Elm Mountain before dark that day.

Hearing this, the female principal of the military commander breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, she also said that she would immediately call the radio station of the second intelligence group and ask Li Yan and others, who were left behind in Wencheng, to quickly investigate the movements of the Japanese Saijo Wing, which had just arrived.

The chief of staff of the Hagiwara Brigade, Kawabe Daisa, personally presided over the docking of the Saijo Wing's return.

He chose the location of the Saijo Wing in the western suburbs of Wencheng: across the Tongpu railway and highway, and the Wencheng Railway Station in the distance. The area, which was home to nearly 100 suburban households, mostly farmers, has been evicted almost overnight and replaced by a large makeshift barracks.

After a meeting with the brigade commander, Major General, Kawabe Osa arranged for the two infantry battalions of the Saijo Wing, which had arrived in advance, including the wing headquarters, to live in this temporary barracks in the western suburbs. The remaining men and horses of the wing, who could only arrive one after another, were stationed in the eastern suburbs of Bunjo, adjacent to the camp of the Nara Brigade of the Otsuka Wing.

Kawabe Osa was in a good mood because the Saijo Wing was finally rebuilt, because he, the chief of staff of the brigade, could finally fully command the two wings under his command. Although the wing that had just been withdrawn from the battlefield in the southwest of Shanxi Province suffered heavy losses, it was much more comfortable than charging under the command knife of others. Moreover, the heavy equipment lost by the Saijo Wing will be replenished immediately, and the reserve supplementary infantry brigade is expected to arrive soon to complete the replenishment of the dead soldiers.

As for the sweeping operation that will be carried out by the Saijo Wing as the main attack, its combat intensity is obviously lower than that of the southwest battlefield in Jinxi, where the environment is harsh.

However, these good moods of Kawabe Osa lasted only a few days, and a piece of news from the brigade commander, Major General, completely dispelled it: bad news spread again on the front line of the Battle of Xuzhou, and the Seya Detachment formed by the Isoya Division of the Second Army of the North China Front Army was also heavily damaged after the defeat of the Sakamoto Detachment in the Taierzhuang area, and fled the battlefield in embarrassment. Due to the hasty retreat under the siege of the Chinese army, many heavy equipment weapons such as large-caliber artillery, chariots, and grain and ammunition were forced to be abandoned on the battlefield, and the bodies of a large number of dead officers and soldiers were not taken away.

The sword that had been hanging over his head for days had finally fallen! In the headquarters of the Hagiwara Brigade in Bunjo, in the face of the news of the defeat from the distant front, the commander of the Japanese brigade and the chief of staff looked at each other, and their hearts were full of bitterness.

"Are there many troops that have broken through? Are the formations of the two detachments still there? Kawabe Osa asked, crushing the remaining hope.

Hagiwara shook his head, indicating that the specific battle report had not yet been conveyed, which was revealed by Lieutenant General Sena, the commander of his division, who had just called from Yuncheng.

"Nishio Shouzo's future in the Imperial Army is probably coming to an end." Kawabe Osa finally commented on the commander of the Second Army, Lieutenant General Nishio.

"Don't worry about the career of the commander of the Second Army, think about the situation in front of us," Hagiwara Akira said with mixed emotions: "The joint siege of the various divisions of the First Army against the Chinese Army in the Taihang Mountain area has begun, but our brigade has not yet moved, and Lieutenant General Sena was still urging about this matter on the phone just now!" ”

The chief of staff of the river swallowed his spit, saying that the Saijo Wing was not yet fully in place, but that an infantry brigade could be organized to attack in the direction of Mount Elm or Mount Kanmon for the time being, in response to the urgent request of the division commander, Lieutenant General.

"Can only an infantry brigade be organized for the offensive? What is the status of heavy firepower? The brigade commander, Major General, was obviously not satisfied: "Also, if you can only dispatch one infantry brigade first, which target will you hit, Big Elm Mountain or Guanmen Mountain?" ”

"Saijo United's heavy firepower was originally not much, and it was forced to lose some during the withdrawal; Previously, the fire support they relied on when they fought in the southwest of Shanxi Province was a mountain artillery brigade reinforced to them by the Benchuan Brigade. However, the infantry guns, mortars, and heavy machine guns currently equipped with the brigades and squadrons of the wing are still well preserved and ready for a battle. I suggest that you attack the camp of the Eighth Route Army at the western foot of Guanmen Mountain first! ”

"Then execute it right away!" The brigade commander of the Japanese army raised his voice and roared viciously: "The honor that the Second Army lost in the Shandong battlefield, our First Army will regain it in the Shanxi battlefield!" ”