At the command of the Japanese military brigade in Linfen City, less than two minutes after the military was attacked, Major General Matsumoto received the news.

He hurried to the war room and stared at the chief of staff and asked: "How is the situation in the military line? That's the food transported by the headquarters to the front line. If something happens in Linfen, even if the headquarters spares me, the leaders of several divisions on the front line will not let me go!"

"The situation is very bad!" The chief of staff lowered his head and replied in a heavy tone.

"The Eighth Route Army is too cunning. It did not let the army stop and launch an attack directly, but instead tampered with the railway tracks to derail and overturn the army. The guards on the army didn't even see the shadow of the Eighth Route Army, and more than half of them were injured or killed. The armored trains in front and behind were also killed. Before a single Eighth Route Army was killed, they were knocked into scrap iron!"

A tragic scene of a military derailment and rolling out immediately appeared in Matsumoto's mind.

After gasping for breath, he stared at the chief of staff and asked, "Where is the railway garrison? The army derailed and overturned, it seemed that they could not threaten them. Let them send troops immediately to defend the army!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Major General Matsumoto retorted himself: "No, you can't leave the stronghold. The Eighth Route Army is too cunning. It is very likely that once they leave the stronghold, they will be attacked by the Eighth Route Army and their entire army will be destroyed. If they are defended in the stronghold, even if they are attacked, they will last longer!"

"Hi, Beizhi has ordered them to stick to the waiting for assistance and use firepower to support the army, so that the Eighth Route Army will not easily rob the army!)"

"Also, I just made a decision to report this matter to the headquarters and ask the headquarters to send air force reinforcements!"

"As long as the aviation army reaches the battlefield in time, even if the Eighth Route Army occupys the army, it is impossible to transport the food from the army under the noses of the aviation army!"

Matsumoto's tense nerves were relaxed a lot at once.

He stared at the Chief of Staff and replied with relief: "Yosi! Chief of Staff, you are doing well!"

"There is another thing you have to do right away, quickly assemble the mixed brigade, cavalry brigade, armored squadron, and marching to reinforce the battlefield. No matter what, you must keep the food on the army. 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 returned to the war room.

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

"General, the reinforcements have been sent out. Now the only thing we can do is wait!" The Chief of Staff quickly spoke and comforted.

"The garrisons at the two strongholds near the battlefield have lost contact, and something must have happened! We can only wait for news about the aviation and reinforcements now!"

Major General Matsumoto nodded helplessly, then returned to his seat, frowned and fell into deep thought.

Suddenly, Major General Matsumoto's closed eyes opened.

He stared at the chief of staff and asked: "The intelligence department reported that the Eighth Route Army's main battalions have shown no sign of mobilization in the past few days, just like the army that transported equipment last time! However, the New First Regiment has troops attacked our army. I want to know where these Eighth Route Army came from!"

The chief of staff frowned and replied: "General, the last time the army was robbed has been found out!"

"We bribed a platoon leader from the New Regiment, who participated in the operation to rob our army that night!"

"He revealed that the troops robbed our army came from several main battalions of the New First Regiment. The reason why our intelligence department did not notice it was because the Eighth Route Army transferred the troops several days in advance!"

"This time is obviously different. The main battalions of the Eighth Route Army have been staying at their own stations. Our people have been monitoring them, and there is no possibility of dispatching troops at all!"

"Bageya Road, if it weren't for the origin of several main battalions, where did these troops come from? Do we don't know if there are any secret troops in the Xinyi Regiment!" Major General Matsumoto frowned and cursed with anger.

"I don't know whether I am humble!" The chief of staff replied with his head down.

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

For Matsumoto, the time now is the most difficult, and every minute is like a year.

Finally, the sound of rapid footsteps of communication staff members sounded at the door of the war room.

Matsumoto and the Chief of Staff agreed and turned their attention to the door.

"General, the aviation troops who reinforced the battlefield: They have arrived at the battlefield smoothly, but the battle seems to be over! The army derailed and overturned beside the track, but they did not find the Eighth Route Army troops around the army!" The communications staff rushing into the war room reported carefully.

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

"It has only been an hour and a half since the Eighth Route Army attacked the army. Has the Eighth Route Army moved the food on the air force to retreat?"

The Chief of Staff followed and added: "The army transported more than two million kilograms of grain. Even if everyone in the New First Regiment came to help transport the grain, it would be impossible for the army to not move in such a short time!"

The communications consultant hesitated for a moment and replied: "General, the aviation report, they searched around the army, and they did not find the Eighth Route Army troops!"

"As for whether the food on the military line was evacuated by the Eighth Route Army, the aviation army cannot go to the ground to observe, so it is not clear!"

"Idiot!" Major General Matsumoto cursed without hesitation.

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

Not long after, the communications consultant came back, and his face looked very bad.

"General, the reinforcements have arrived at the battlefield. The food on the army was stolen by the Eighth Route Army. There were indeed no Eighth Route Army on the battlefield, but they found signs of their retreat. The reinforcements judged that the Eighth Route Army should have retreated to the mountain closest to the railway!"

The Chief of Staff immediately made a judgment: "General, the food we stolen must have been hidden in this mountain by the Eighth Route Army!"

"Only this way can the Eighth Route Army emptied more than 2 million kilograms of grain on our army in such a short time!" Major General Matsumoto's face also showed a sudden enlightenment.

The communications officer in front of him seized the opportunity and asked: "General, the reinforcements also reported that they were 80% sure to find the food we lost along the Eighth Route Army's retreat. Should the troops chase them along these tracks, find them and grab the food."

If it were put before, Major General Matsumoto would definitely agree without hesitation.

But now, he hesitated.

The Chief of Staff also showed a hesitant expression on his face.

After a minute, Matsumoto shook his head unexpectedly and replied: "No, let them stand on time and stay on the spot, waiting for the engineers and railway garrisons to arrive and resume the Tongpu Railway Line!"

"The mountain where the Eighth Route Army hid is too big, and the air force must return in less than two hours. It is too dangerous for the troops to enter the mountain at night. I don't want to lose another mixed brigade!"

"Now, all we need to do is to endure, wait for the troops to recover their strength, wait for the reinforcements to arrive, and then gather heavy troops to enter the new regiment base, fight against teeth, and take them all in one place and take revenge!"
Chapter completed!