"Yoshida-kun, a detachment of this level like the one I assigned to you can deal with at least ten Chinese divisions in North and South China! The Fifth Division in the Xinkou operation and the 10th Division in the Xuzhou operation, do you want me to give you an example? As for the combat effectiveness, you don't have to worry at all, I transferred the infantry wing from the 12th Division. ”

Yoshida's face finally looked a little better. However, such an outcome was clearly not the best outcome that the Earl wanted.

"According to what you said, the total number of men and horses in this detachment is probably not more than 10,000." Count Yoshida emphasized the figure of 10,000 people, which seems to mean something else.

This king and eight calves! Umezu Mijiro almost didn't scold. You are a noble lord who has never fought a war, Lao Tzu gave you nearly 10,000 horses at once, you are not grateful, even if you are not satisfied? This man's greed is really not enough! Come on, since we've done good deeds, let's do it all the way to the end, who made us the best honest people in the world?

"It's easy to say in terms of numbers. I'll transfer three more divisions from the Angolan army to form an army! In this way, the total number of troops in your hands is more than 20,000! ”

"More than 20,000 people?" The Japanese army in one detachment is nearly 10,000 people, and there are only more than 20,000 more divisions of the Anguo Army? Yoshida is already wary of Umezu Mijiro, so of course he has to get a general understanding of these three so-called Ankuni divisions. "Umejin-kun, how many people are there in those three Anguo Divisions?"

"More than 11,000 people!" Umezu Mijiro's face sank, and he was already tired of the Earl, who liked to break the casserole and ask questions. He didn't know that Count Yoshida had similar feelings about him. On this point alone, it is more appropriate for two people to be said to have a good heart, or to say that they coincide.

"More than 11,000 people in three divisions? On average, a division is less than 4,000 people? "Before Yoshida came to Manchuria, he had made up for a few days the information on the establishment of the National Revolutionary Army, and of course he knew that a regular division of the National Army should be between 6,000 and 8,000 men. Less than four thousand? With more than 3,000 people, can it be called a division? It should be a brigade, right?

Umezu Mijiro had no intention of retreating, so he just looked at Yoshida straightly. The two of them looked at each other for a minute, and then Count Yoshida smiled, and he recognized it!

In any case, General Umezu also gave him enough 20,000 people, and even if he sued the emperor, he would not win. In that case, why bother to stiffen the relationship with Umezu Mijiro? The 20,000 people still exist only verbally, and they still have to rely on General Umezu in terms of personnel and logistical support.

At that time, if Umezu Mijiro gave him 20,000 old and weak soldiers, weapons, ammunition, and food supplies could not be distributed on time, Count Yoshida would be too late to wipe his tears!

"Please take care of memezu-kun!" Yoshida stood up and bowed to Umezu Mijiro. Umezu Mijiro naturally patted his chest as a guarantee, and asked Count Yoshida to rest assured, the 20,000 horses and horses guaranteed to select the best of the best, and select all the elite soldiers and strong generals to ensure that General Yoshida won a complete victory!

Umezu Mijiro thought very clearly, he was the commander of the Kwantung Army, and the entire Manchurian region was under his rule. If Yoshida can really wipe out the New Ninth Army, even if it is just a few small victories, and can suppress Ren Laifeng's momentum, wouldn't the form of the entire Manchuria be greatly improved? In the end, it was him Mijiro Umezu who got the most benefits!

The two of them had already decided, and Umezu Mijiro immediately began to dispatch troops. Count Yoshida summoned his staff officers to draw up the detailed rules for the operation. If it weren't for the jealousy and fighting with people when he was young, this was the first battle that Lord Earl fought in his life, and Yoshida certainly wanted to win it.

This is not only a matter that he can explain to Hideki Tojo, once he wins this battle, with his degree of favor in front of the emperor and his connections in the Japanese government and opposition, it will be no problem to become a general within half a year! After becoming a general, or further becoming a marshal, or entering the cabinet to engage in high-profile politics, this is a choice. Who said that the next Japanese prime minister will not have his share?

Therefore, this battle was crucial for Count Yoshida! It was so important that for this reason, he sent a telegram to his friend who was the Minister of War to select 100 high-achieving students who were about to graduate from the Japanese Army Noncommissioned Officer School to serve directly as grassroots officers in his unit.

Since the transfer of troops by Umezu Mijiro, the air in the entire land of Northeast China has suddenly become tense, and a big war will start at any time! As the other protagonist of this campaign, the New Ninth Army received information on the third day after the meeting between Umezu Yoshijiro and Yoshida. However, the information obtained by Ren Laifeng was not obtained by the intelligence personnel of the New Ninth Army or the reconnaissance unit, but was provided by the military command.

Information does not distinguish between sources, as long as it is useful. Ren Laifeng is a staunch supporter of this sentence, but this incident still made him feel a little embarrassed.

For three days in a row, Ren Laifeng had a straight face, and he had always been the most favored stunned person who came to report to work, but he was reprimanded by Ren Laifeng, and no one dared to look at him when he left. The cold air in the stunned eyes can scare people to death.

The devil is ready to send an army of 20,000 to sweep Qinggang, intending to fight a frontal war with the New Ninth Army. Ren Laifeng is hesitating. This battle is definitely going to be fought, but the question is how? Is it a face-to-face duel with the Japanese army like the battles of Xuzhou, Taiyuan, and Wuhan? Or did they start fighting guerrillas with devils like the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army, and hit the enemy in the movement?

Guerrilla warfare is flexible and changeable, with a relatively large victory rate and a relatively low cost, and is most suitable for the New Ninth Army at the present stage. However, if we want to fight guerrilla warfare, we cannot ensure that Qinggang County will be absolutely invincible. It was not guerrilla warfare that was held out against the city, but a war to defend the city. However, Ren Laifeng regarded Qinggang County as his base and nest, and he was extremely unwilling to give up his base to the enemy. What to do?

No matter how the wind pondered, he couldn't think of a reason. The three stinkers are the old saying of Zhuge Liang, and he knows that the wisdom of one person is always inferior to the wisdom of others. Ren Laifeng immediately convened a high-level meeting of the army, which was attended by all officers at and above the brigade level of the New Ninth Army, and Ren Laifeng planned to pool their wisdom and discover the wisdom of the masses to solve this difficult problem that plagued him.

As a result, Ren Laifeng was dumbfounded halfway through the military meeting. There were a lot of people who came to the meeting, and there were many smart people, but none of the proposals were creative! Either they didn't leave, or they sent half of them to defend the city and half of them to ambush outside the city.

Is this called a method? It's not a small battle, it's a campaign! Lieutenant General Yoshida is going to lead a 20,000-day puppet army, can the new Ninth Army win if it holds on to Qinggang?