At the same time, in Taiyuan.

Kazuki Yamamoto turned to leave, and Kazuo Okamoto's face became gloomy.

Needless to say, Kazuo Okamoto was very disappointed with Yamamoto's performance.

In more than three months, only a little progress has been made.

And if you want to launch a decapitation battle against the independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army, you will have at least three months of preparation time!

This kind of efficiency is really not flattering to Kazuo Okamoto, he does not have the patience of Yoshio Shinozuka.

But then again, how can you be disappointed in your heart? Speaking of special operations, you have to be an expert like Kazuki Yamamoto, so you can't disband the Yamamoto special team, right?

Noyuichiro then persuaded: "Your Excellency, the progress of Yamamoto's special forces is indeed slow, but Yamamoto-kun's rigorous attitude in handling affairs is still worthy of recognition. ”

"Otherwise, if you change someone who doesn't know the depth, and the enemy ventures in and buries this special forces, it will be a great loss to the imperial army and the empire."

"After all, the opponent of the Independent Regiment is not ordinary fierce."

"I don't know." Kazuo Okamoto nodded and said, "But in this way, it means that we have to give the independent regiment in the northwest of Jin at least three more months." ”

"God knows what the situation will be like in three months."

"After all, this is in China, and the Eighth Route Army is growing too fast."

Noyuichiro said: "Your Excellency, the northwest of Jin is barren, and it is not so easy for the independent regiment to develop and grow. ”

"I hope so." Kazuo Okamoto said, "The Yamamoto special forces can't be counted on for the time being, but fortunately, there is still the 69th Division, Inoue-kun should be there soon, right?" ”

Yuichiro No: "It should be soon." ”

As soon as the words fell, the adjutant came in and reported: "General, General Inoue has arrived!" ”

"Invite him in." Kazuo Okamoto immediately got up and said happily, "Quick." ”

Soon, a short and thin old devil with two stars on his shoulders strode in.

Walked up to Kazuo Okamoto and Noyuichiro and snapped his feet, and then paused and saluted: "Your Excellency General, Your Excellency Commander!" ”

"Inoue-kun, you've finally arrived."

Kazuo Okamoto raised his hand to return the military salute and warmly shook hands with Sadae Inoue.

Inoue Sadae served as the division commander of the 69th Division, and it was Kazuo Okamoto who personally named him, because the two were old acquaintances, and Kazuo Okamoto knew that Inoue Sadashi was hygienic and tenacious, and cautious.

To deal with fierce opponents like Li Yunlong and Wang Yan, other abilities are secondary, but prudence is essential.

After taking his seat, Kazuo Okamoto asked, "Inoue-kun, how is the formation of the troops?" Are there any practical difficulties that need to be coordinated by the Front Army Command? ”

"No difficulty." Inoue replied very simply, "The 69th Division has basically formed combat effectiveness, and if the headquarters or the front army headquarters needs it, it can go to the battlefield at any time." ”

"Yo Si." Kazuo Okamoto said happily, "Inoue-kun, I didn't misunderstand you. ”

After a pause, Kazuo Okamoto said again: "So, can I listen to your next idea?" ”

"Hello." Inoue stood up straight and walked to the map of Shanxi posted on the north wall, and Kazuo Okamoto and Yuichiro Nozo followed suit, standing in front of the large map.

Inoue Zhenwei picked up the wooden pole and pointed to the big map and said: "Your Excellency General, and Your Excellency the Commander, please see, this is Shanxi, this is Pingyuan County, and this is the Tongpu Railway!" ”

"The defense area of our 69th Division is between the cities of Taiyuan and Datong, including thirteen counties."

"There are two main tasks assigned to our 69th Division by the headquarters, one is to ensure that the Tongpu Railway is unimpeded, and the other is to maintain law and order in the jurisdiction and clear out the Eighth Route Army, the Jinsui Army and bandits in the jurisdiction."

"According to the available intelligence, the enemies in our jurisdiction include the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army, the independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army, the new first regiment and the new second regiment, of which the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army is the strongest, with more than 5,000 people, and even an artillery battalion, equipped with 18 Jinzao 75 mountain guns, with strong field capabilities."

"In terms of regional distribution, the activity area of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army is in the center, the new second regiment of the Eighth Route Army is on the left wing, and the new first regiment of the Eighth Route Army is on the right wing.

"So I'm pretty sure that this division of the area should be deliberate, the purpose is to be horns for each other, and when any regiment is attacked by the imperial army, the other two regiments can be rescued in time."

"The activity area of the 358th Regiment of the Jin Sui Army is north of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army."

"There is a great overlap in the areas of activity of the two regiments, which is a phenomenon worthy of attention."

"If you can find a good entry point, you can even use this to provoke a contradiction between the 358th Regiment of the Jin Sui Army and the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and the Imperial Army can reap the benefits."

Kazuo Okamoto couldn't help but glance at Yuichiro No, looking excited.

"Inoue-kun." Kazuo Okamoto said, "I proposed to the base camp that you be the division commander of the 69th Division, this move seems to be really the right move, and you did not disappoint me." ”

"Your Excellency the General has praised it." Inoue Sadawei was slightly stunned.

Kazuo Okamoto continued: "Inoue-kun, it seems that you have a good grasp of the situation in the 69th Division's regimental defense area, so what are your plans next?" ”

Inoue Zhenwei said, "From the current point of view, neither the 3 regiments of the Eighth Route Army nor the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army have the strength to compete head-on with the 69th Division. ”

"If the 69th Division attacks with heavy troops, the Eighth Route Army and the Jin Sui Army will inevitably flee."

"However, the northwest of Jin is barren and the territory is very vast, even if the 69th Division occupies all the towns and villages in the defense area, it is impossible to send troops to garrison it, and when the imperial army leaves, the Eighth Route Army and the Jin Sui Army will definitely make a comeback."

"This is equivalent to doing nothing, just consuming a lot of manpower and material resources in vain."

Noyuichiro nodded and said: "This is not only the case in the northwest of Shanxi, but also in the whole of North China, the usual method is to send troops to garrison the towns and villages that can be controlled, and ...... the towns and villages that cannot be controlled."

After a pause at this, Ye Yuichiro's eyes suddenly revealed a shocking coldness, and he continued: "For the towns and villages that cannot be controlled, they need to be slaughtered with an iron fist to make them a no-man's land, and then the Eighth Route Army and the Jin Sui Army will have no soil for survival. ”

"I know what Your Excellency Commander said." Inoue Sadawei said, "I also know that this is the first tactic pioneered by His Excellency the General, and with this tactic, the Eighth Route Army in the central Hebei region has been basically wiped out. ”

"But with all due respect, this tactic is ineffective for the northwest of Jin."