PDLP Chapter 295
Chapter 295
He casually handed the telegram to Wang Zhuo who was standing beside him.
"Look, even if Sugiyama wants to go back to Shijiazhuang to provide support, where do you think he'll get his troops from?"
After hearing the commander's words, Wang Zhuo took the telegram and began to read it.
When he saw Xun Bai recapture Xingtai and Handan and seize a large amount of supplies, he immediately put down the telegram in his hand and marked it on the map.
At this time, on the map, the areas occupied by the red and blue sides were constantly marked by the staff with pencils.
Look at the current distribution of Japanese troops.
For a moment, Wang Zhuo was unsure about the next move of the Japanese army.
"Now the 5th and 14th Divisions in southern Hebei are no longer a threat."
"After this battle, I'm afraid these two divisions will either retreat back home or retreat to the Northeast to rest and recuperate."
Wang Zhuo looked at the map and said uncertainly.
Zeng Jiwen, who was standing by, also nodded after hearing Wang Zhuo's words.
"What I am most unsure about now is the 21st Division and the 114th Division!" Wang Zhuo continued to say to Zeng Jiwen.
After hearing Wang Zhuo's words, Zeng Jiwen also thought of these two Japanese divisions.
Until now, Sugiyama Gen has not mobilized the only two mobile divisions in his hands.
The 114th Division in Lu was being held back by brother units.
However, if Shijiazhuang is really attacked, it is not ruled out that Sugiyama Gen will order the 13th Division in the eastern part of the Wuhan front to send part of its forces back to Shandong.
After all, the battle in the south is almost coming to an end. In addition to the Japanese troops on the north and south fronts who have been fighting with the national army, the Japanese troops on the east front are more playing a role of encirclement.
It is also possible to mobilize the divisions on the eastern front to return to Shandong at this time.
At the same time, it would be bad for the 21st Division in Tianjin if it went all the way south to Shijiazhuang.
After thinking for a while, Zeng Jiwen estimated that if he wanted to immobilize the 21st Division, he would have to wait and see what the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Third District did.
As for the 114th Division, if it wants to come back to provide support, the 5th and 6th Divisions will send troops to block it.
After all, the two divisions in southern Hebei have suffered more than half of their casualties. It would take enough time for Xun Bai's 4th Column to join Wu Lin's blocking team and block the enemy along the way.
It can also give Wu Lin's troops some time to rest and recuperate.
After all, the battle has continued until now, and I'm afraid that the nine regiments under Wu Lin have suffered considerable casualties.
Thinking of this, Zeng Jiwen immediately sent the situation to the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, and ordered the troops of the Second and Third Divisions to put pressure on the Zhangjiakou Changping area when they started attacking Shijiazhuang.
This made Sugiyama Gen dare not act rashly and let the 21st Division move south.
After all, if the 21st Division went south, Zeng Jiwen would have to suggest that the troops from Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei go to Zhangjiakou and Beiping and fire a few artillery shells at the city walls to calm down Sugiyama Gen.
And at the same time.
Sugiyama Gen, commander of the North China Front Army far away in Peking, also began checking telegrams from several directions early in the morning.
Sugiyama Gen was in the office, looking at the reports from the locust army in Shijiazhuang and Anyang, and his good mood was instantly destroyed.
When Sugiyama Gen saw that a regiment of the 40th Brigade under the 20th Division, which was currently guarding Shijiazhuang, stationed in Jingxing was attacked by the Eighth Route Army in southeastern Shanxi, and that only one battalion of the locust army was still able to fight, his eyelids twitched.
When he saw the annihilated brigade that was sent from Yangquan to reinforce Jingxing, Sugiyama Gen was thinking about the total losses of the 40th Brigade, and for a moment he was no longer concerned about the casualties of the 40th Brigade.
As for the battalion of the 108th Division in Yangquan, if this battalion successfully broke through and evacuated when the Eighth Route Army was encircling and annihilating it, Sugiyama Gen might still look upon it with respect. However, as the 117th Regiment was defeated and chased away by a regiment of Zeng Jiwen, Sugiyama Gen no longer had any expectations for the 108th Division.