, Linfen City Japanese Brigade Headquarters, less than two minutes after the military column was attacked, Major General Matsumoto received the news.

Hurried to the war room, he stared at the chief of staff and asked, "How is the situation in the military column?" That is the grain that the headquarters transported to the front line, if something happens in Linfen, even if the headquarters spares me, the commanders of several divisions on the front line will not let me go! ”

"It's a bad situation!" The chief of staff replied with his head bowed and in a heavy tone.

"The Eighth Route Army was too cunning to stop the military column and launch an attack directly, but used its hands and feet on the railroad tracks to make the military column derail and roll over. The guards on the military train, more than half of them were killed or wounded without even seeing the shadow of the Eighth Route Army, and the armored trains in front and behind were also crashed into scrap metal before they killed a single Eighth Route Army! ”

Matsumoto's mind immediately conjured up a tragic picture of a military train derailing and turning over.

After gasping, he stared at the chief of staff and asked, "What about the railway garrison?" It seems that the derailment and rollover of the military column will not threaten them, so let them immediately send troops and hold the military column! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Major General Matsumoto retorted to himself: "No, you can't leave the stronghold, the Eighth Route Army is too cunning, and it is very likely that as soon as they leave the stronghold, they will be attacked by the Eighth Route Army and the whole army will be annihilated." Stay inside the stronghold, even if you are attacked, you will hold out a little longer! ”

"Hey, the lowly has ordered them to hold on and wait for reinforcements, and use firepower to support the military columns, so that the Eighth Route Army will not be so easy to rob the military columns! ）”

"Also, the humble post just took the initiative to report this matter to the headquarters, and let the headquarters send aviation reinforcements!"

"As long as the aviation troops reach the battlefield in time, even if the Eighth Route Army occupies the military column, it will be impossible to transport the food on the military column under the nose of the aviation troops!"

Matsumoto's nerves, which had just begun to tense, suddenly relaxed a lot.

Staring at the chief of staff, he was pleased to reply: "Yo Xi! Chief of Staff, you are doing a great job! ”

"There is one more thing you have to do immediately, quickly assemble the mixed brigade, the cavalry brigade, the armored squadron, and march to reinforce the battlefield, no matter what, you must keep the food on the military column, that is the food of tens of thousands of imperial troops on the front line, there must be no accidents!"

In less than half an hour, the chief of staff was back in the war room.

Major General Matsumoto still had a serious expression, staring at the combat sand table in front of him, motionless.

"General, reinforcements have been sent, now the only thing we can do is wait!" The chief of staff hurriedly spoke comfortingly.

"The garrisons of the two strongholds near the battlefield have lost contact, there must be something wrong! We can only wait for news from aviation and reinforcements now! ”

Major General Matsumoto nodded helplessly, then returned to his seat, frowning and deep in thought.

Suddenly, Major General Matsumoto's closed eyes opened.

Staring at the chief of staff, he asked: "The intelligence department reports that several main battalions of the Eighth Route Army have not shown any signs of movement in the past few days, just like the military column we transported equipment last time!" However, the new regiment has another unit attacking our column, and I want to know where these Eighth Route Army came from! ”

The chief of staff frowned and replied: "General, the matter of the robbery of the last military column has been investigated!" ”

"We bribed a platoon commander of the new regiment, who was involved in the robbery of our military column that night!"

"He revealed that the troops who robbed our columns came from several main battalions of the new regiment. The reason why our intelligence department did not notice anything was because the Eighth Route Army transferred troops several days in advance! ”

"This time is obviously different, the main battalions of the Eighth Route Army have been staying in their own stations, and our people have been watching, and there is no possibility of transferring troops at all!"

"Eight Geya Road, if it doesn't come from a few main battalions, then where did these troops come from, and we don't know what secret troops there are in the new regiment!" Major General Matsumoto frowned, then scolded with anger.

"It's not clear about the lowly position!" The chief of staff replied with his head bowed.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he added: "However, when our reinforcements arrive on the battlefield, everything will be clear!" ”

For Matsumoto, the time is the hardest time to endure, and every minute counts.

Finally, the hurried footsteps of the communications staff officer sounded at the door of the war room.

Matsumoto and the chief of staff discussed it as if they were looking at the door.

"General, the aviation reinforcements on the battlefield are in an emergency: they have successfully arrived at the battlefield, but the battle seems to be over! The military train derailed and rolled over next to the track, but they did not find the troops of the Eighth Route Army around the military column! The communications staff officer who stormed into the war room reported carefully.

"Yaga, it's impossible!" The communication staff officer's caution was right, and as soon as he finished speaking, Matsumoto turned into an angry lion and stared at the communication staff officer and retorted.

"It's only been an hour and a half since the Eighth Route Army attacked the column, could it be that the Eighth Route Army has already moved the food on the air force column and retreated!"

The chief of staff followed up and added: "More than two million catties of grain were transported on the military train, and even if all the people in the new regiment came to help carry the food, it would be impossible not to move the air column in such a short time!" ”

The communications staff officer hesitated for a moment and replied: "General, the aviation report that they have searched around the military column, and indeed they have not found any troops of the Eighth Route Army!" ”

"As for whether the grain on the military column has been emptied by the Eighth Route Army, and the aviation cannot go to the ground to observe, it is not clear!"

"Idiot!" Major General Matsumoto scolded without hesitation.

Then he ordered to the communications staff officer in front of him: "Contact our reinforcements immediately, let them reinforce the battlefield under the cover of aviation, and determine whether the food has been stolen by the Eighth Route Army!" ”

It didn't take long for the communications staff officer to return, and his face was very unsightly.

"General, reinforcements have arrived on the battlefield, and the food on the army has been robbed by the Eighth Route Army, and there is indeed no Eighth Route Army on the battlefield, but signs of their retreat have been found. The reinforcements judged that the Eighth Route should have retreated to the mountain closest to the railway! ”

The chief of staff immediately made a judgment: "General, the grain we were robbed of must have been hidden in this mountain by the Eighth Route Army!" ”

"Only in this way can the Eighth Route Army empty more than two million catties of grain on our army in such a short time!" Major General Matsumoto also had a look of sudden realization on his face.

The communications staff officer in front of him seized the opportunity and asked: "General, the reinforcements also reported that they are eighty percent sure that they will follow the retreat of the Eighth Route Army to find the grain we lost, should the troops follow these traces to pursue them, find them, and retrieve the grain." ”

If it had been put in the past, Major General Matsumoto would definitely agree without hesitation.

But now, he hesitated.

The chief of staff also had a hesitant expression on his face.

After a minute, Matsumoto shook his head in surprise and replied: "No, let them stay put, stationed on the spot, and wait for the sappers and railway garrisons to arrive and restore the Tongpu railway line!" ”

"The mountain where the Eighth Route Army is hiding is too big, and the aviation must return in less than two hours. The troops entered the mountains at night, it was too dangerous, and I didn't want to lose another mixed brigade! ”

"Now, what we need to do is to endure, wait for the troops to regain their strength, wait for the reinforcements to arrive, and then gather heavy troops to kill the new regiment base area, retaliate with a tooth for a tooth, wipe them all out, and take revenge!"

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