ebookland Chapter 232 Useless Autonomous Government
Chapter 232 Useless Autonomous Government
"How's Battalion Watanabe doing?"
Chief of Staff Nakamura lost his patience. The Watanabe Battalion had already set out for more than ten hours, but was still within the area of the Jidong Autonomous Government. They had no combat missions, so their advancement speed might not be fast.
"Reporting to His Excellency, Chief of Staff, according to the intelligence we have received, a part of the 3rd Regiment of the 72nd Brigade has received a combat mission and is heading towards the location of the Watanabe Battalion."
The telegraphist marked it on the map as he spoke.
The Watanabe Battalion set out north from Tianjin and entered Ninghe County, which was under the jurisdiction of the autonomous government.
The 3rd Regiment of the 72nd Brigade set out from Xianghe County. The distance between the two places is only more than 100 kilometers. The 3rd Regiment has been on the march for three hours. Even at a speed of 25 kilometers per hour, the two teams are only less than 40 kilometers apart.
"Order the security groups along the way to intercept the 3rd Regiment of the 72nd Brigade with all their might."
When Commander Yamamoto said this, he himself did not have much confidence. He was very clear about how much combat effectiveness the security groups under the autonomous government could have. Most of them were here to get their military pay. If you expect them to bully the common people, it would probably be fruitless. Let them stop the famous 72nd Brigade. You'd better spare them!
"Send a telegram to the Watanabe Battalion, instructing them to requisition all available transportation and quickly return to Tianjin. Order the Morita Battalion stationed in Tianjin to pick them up."
The Chief of Staff was too busy to interfere now. If the Watanabe Battalion was lost, their defense would be even weaker.
Under normal circumstances, Commander Yamamoto would have slapped the Chief of Staff. "Who's in charge here, you or me? How dare you give orders in front of me?"
But at this moment, this guy didn't dare to say a word. He nodded vigorously, indicating that he agreed with the chief of staff's statement. Since the security groups along the way were useless, the Watanabe Battalion should hurry back. After all, there were troops stationed in Tianjin from various countries. Even if Li Shaoyi was arrogant and domineering, he could not enter Tianjin directly.
"Hayi..."
The telecommunications personnel did not dare to delay. They picked up the telegram on the table and quickly ran to their office. They could not delay for even a second. The 72nd Brigade was advancing in a fully mechanized manner. Even if the road was not very good, their advancement speed was very fast. The Miyazaki Regiment was wiped out by them. The Watanabe Battalion was like a three-year-old child in front of them.
"How many bombers do we have left?"
Commander Yamamoto suddenly thought of their planes stationed in Tianjin.
"According to the agreement we signed last time, we can't station bombers here. We only have five reconnaissance planes, and they can only carry two 50-kilogram bombs, which won't have much impact on the battlefield."
Chief of Staff Nakamura said somewhat helplessly that even if all the reconnaissance planes were launched, they could only drop ten bombs.
"Order them all to take off and keep a close eye on the 3rd Regiment of the 72nd Brigade. No matter where they land, keep a close eye on them. Load as many bombs as you can. Even if you can't inflict any substantial damage on the 3rd Regiment, you must slow down their advance."
Commander Yamamoto has now given up and can no longer care about so many things. If he doesn't do something, he will feel that he has failed. Now he can't let himself calm down and must get busy.
"I will do it immediately."
Chief of Staff Nakamura also understood that the Watanabe Battalion must not be lost. Currently, the total number of Japanese troops in North China was only about 6,000. After the 2,000 people in the Fengtai military camp were killed, there were less than 1,000 people left in Peiping.
Apart from the troops along the railway, the only ones that the Tianjin garrison could mobilize were these two infantry battalions. If one was lost, they would only have the Morita battalion left. If Li Shaoyi's army reached the edge of Tianjin, they could do whatever they wanted to them.
Now they can no longer care about the autonomous government. Even if there is an autonomous government, these people will never say a word if all the territories are occupied by Li Shaoyi. Moreover, Yamamoto now has an idea in his mind that if the territory of the autonomous government can make Li Shaoyi withdraw his troops, then he can just give it to them.
The director of the autonomous government has been here for an hour.
The troops under his command were defeated. Originally, these people had been defeated by Li Shaoyi's army, so they dared not resist. Now the news of the annihilation of the Miyazaki Regiment was like wings, and these people under his command dared not resist even more. When they heard that the troops of the Third Regiment had entered their defense zone, all the Japanese troops abandoned their barracks and hid directly in a desolate place.
There were originally some checkpoints on the road, but now all the people there have run away. They pretended not to see the Japanese army's orders to destroy roads and bridges.
The people from the 3rd Regiment of the 72nd Brigade have set their sights on the Watanabe Battalion. You asked us to destroy the road and blow up the bridge. If they can't get through, they will regard us as a thorn in their side. Before they can deal with the Watanabe Battalion, they will definitely deal with us.
So after these people received the order to destroy the roads and blow up the bridges, they just threw the paper away. What a joke! As long as the people from the Third Regiment leave us, if possible, we would like to help them build roads and bridges.
The heads of your Watanabe Battalion are heads, and our heads are not balls.
"Chief of Staff Nakamura..."
When he saw the chief of staff coming down from the second floor, Director Yin hurried to greet him. Seeing Director Yin and his men, Chief of Staff Nakamura wanted to whip them and beat them up. You always say how powerful your army is, but now after meeting Li Shaoyi's men, you let them pass through various checkpoints without firing a shot.
"Director Yin, you shouldn't be at my headquarters right now. You should be on a real battlefield. You have over 14,000 soldiers under your command. Where are you now? I order you to return to your front lines immediately and stop the troops of the 3rd Regiment of the 72nd Brigade."
Chief of Staff Nakamura spoke as he walked, and he was still very imposing. However, Director Yin's subordinates were also very sharp-eyed. This chief of staff was a little weak inside, and he didn't have the same vigor when he spoke.
Of course, this is also a very normal thing. After all, they were originally told that the Kwantung Army was invincible and could defeat anyone. But what about now?
How come you are invincible?
Losing over 3,000 people in one day? Is that what you call invincible?