The cold wind was howling, and the sky was already sporadically filled with snowflakes. Ordinary people's homes have already been closed doors and windows, and the family huddles in the quilt to avoid the cold, and never goes out until the last resort.

In the Japanese military police headquarters in Qingle County, four copper charcoal basins had already been placed in the four corners of Yukikukumjiro's room. The fine silver frost charcoal is burning vigorously, and even if the window is open, you can stand in front of the window and enjoy the snow wearing only close-fitting clothes, and you will not feel cold at all.

Yukikure Jiro, who was barefoot and wearing a loose kimono, looked down at a combat map of the southern Hebei region that occupied half of the room under his feet, bent down on a wooden turret model placed on the map, lightly drew a mark with a red pen, and muttered in a low voice as if talking to himself: "Count the destroyed turrets in Oriliu Town...... This is supposed to be the tenth turret, right? ”

Dressed in a neat military uniform, Masao Iwasato was standing next to the map and listened to Yukikuin Jiro's chatter as if talking to himself, and suddenly nodded heavily: "That's true!" I just received a report this morning that the artillery tower in Zheliu Town has also been attacked! The twenty imperial soldiers stationed in the turret were shattered, and all their weapons and equipment were robbed! When reinforcements arrived, they also found that the turret had been demolished cleanly......"

Like a vicious wolf patrolling his territory, Yukikuin Jiro paced on the huge map without raising his head: "If you calculate it all, just the Jade Shattered Imperial Army soldiers should have exceeded two hundred?" ”

"The exact number is two hundred and three! Among them, most of the imperial soldiers stationed in the Sanchawan Fort and Zheliu Town Fort are elite veterans who followed Your Excellency back from the front line and participated in the public security war! Your Excellency ......"

Raising his eyes and looking at Iwasato Masao's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, the corners of Yukikure Jiro's mouth couldn't help but smile slightly: "Iwasato-kun, if you want to say anything, just say it?" ”

Subconsciously stood upright, and Iwasato Masao responded respectfully: "Your Excellency, although I have long understood that this is a loss that I have to bear in the public security war, but such a number of battle losses, even in the Baoding garrison headquarters, I am afraid there will be some voices of criticism, right?" And...... The same phenomenon does not occur in other areas where the law and order policy is also enforced, which makes some guys sitting in the office even more discuss......."

Pacing slowly, Yukikuin Jiro shook his head slightly: "Iwasato-kun, have you ever fished?" ”

Without waiting for Iwasato Masao to answer, Yukikuin Jiro had already said to himself: "There is an old legend in Shina that someone used a cow as bait and caught a fish as big as a mountain!" Compared to this legend, what we are doing now is almost exactly the same! Not only in Qingle County, but also in the southern Hebei region, and even in the entire China, anti-Japanese forces such as the Eighth Route are like leeches lying on the imperial army, causing the imperial army to lose blood unconsciously. ”

"People who are sucked by leeches don't feel anything at first. By the time the wound was found to be bleeding, the leech had already sucked up the blood, making people extremely weak. Even people who were once very strong will be easily defeated by their opponents because of this weakness! ”

"In order to get rid of such a group of leeches, sometimes, we can only hold back the disgust when we see the leeches biting on our bodies, and even put our hands and feet into places where leeches may be hidden, so that all leeches will come out and greedily suck blood! Only in this way can we completely eliminate those leeches in the shortest possible time! ”

"That is, in order to achieve such a purpose, there will be those imperial warriors whose combat ability far exceeds that of the C Division! Only in this way will those leeches be relieved to show their heads......"

Nodding thoughtfully, Masao Iwasato spoke again, "But...... Your Excellency, why do you need to replenish so many weapons and ammunition for those strongholds that are very likely to be attacked? Those ammunition fell into the hands of the Eighth Route Army, wouldn't it make them more powerful to fight against the Imperial Army? ”

With a few chuckles, Yukiin Jiro stretched out his foot and kicked a gun tower marked on the map: "Judging from the information obtained, almost all the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army active in the southern Hebei region are veterans who have experienced many years of fighting. In terms of combat skills and experience, it is not even much different from the soldiers of the Second Division of the Imperial Army. When they first arrived in the southern Hebei region, they even fought several small-scale positional battles with the troops of the imperial army with the pitiful weapons and ammunition in their hands, and in the battle, they fought a draw with the soldiers of the imperial garrison! Positional warfare can still be fought in such a situation, let alone the guerrilla warfare that these soldiers of the Eighth Route Army are accustomed to......"

"Iwali-kun, you should remember that the predecessor of this Eighth Route Army unit was called the Red Army! Before fighting with the Imperial Army, there had been many battles between the Red Army and the government army of China, and even when the number and equipment were inferior to the government army of China, they withstood four conquests launched by the government army of China! Guess what, what kind of tactics did they use to do this? ”

Almost without hesitation, Iwasato Masao replied, "Is that the way of guerrilla warfare?" ”

"That's true! Taking advantage of their familiarity with the terrain and relying on the sympathy and help of the villagers, they gathered superior forces in a small area for a short surprise attack to avoid large-scale frontal confrontation...... It is such a guerrilla tactic that has made the government army of China suffer a lot! However, in the face of the Fifth Expedition launched by the government forces in China, the top leaders of the Red Army adopted the tactics of facing them head-on, and the result was ......."

Frowning, Iwasato Masao hesitated for a while, and then said to Yukikuin Jiro, who suddenly interrupted the conversation: "Your Excellency's idea is to let those Eighth Route Army and the Imperial Army troops engage in a head-to-head battle and destroy them in one fell swoop?" But....... Your Excellency, you still don't understand what is the connection between this and the loss of a large number of weapons and ammunition by the Imperial Army? ”

Sighing helplessly, Yukikuin Jiro said in a manly voice: "A hungry and thin wolf can run like lightning in the mountains and forests. Because of hunger, the wolf will become more ferocious, tearing everything it sees to pieces. Even if it encounters an opponent that he can't defeat, this wolf will silently follow the opponent and bite the opponent's throat fiercely the moment the opponent makes a mistake! ”

"But what about a well-fed wolf that has grown fat? Even if you want to run, you can't run, and even your ability to hunt has decreased, wouldn't it be more convenient to hunt that wolf at such a time? ”

"At such a heavy price, we have figured out most of the villages that colluded with the Eighth Route Army, and the Eighth Route Army, which has received a large amount of weapons and ammunition, will also expand its ranks due to the increase in equipment. Think about it....... An army mixed with many peasants will have a rapid decline in combat ability and a very slow marching speed...... Iwana-kun, I recommend you to read the words of the people of Shina, "Three Kingdoms". In the story described in that script, there is a big name named Liu Bei, who was caught up by the pursuers because he was slowed down by the civilians, and even killed one of his wives and even his son......

"Let them be proud! Let them immerse themselves in this false growth! Let them become more and more bloated and sluggish unconsciously! At that time, in the face of the powerful conquest of the Imperial army, even if they want to get rid of the villagers who have dragged them down, they will also lose the trust they have built up among the villagers! Iwasato-kun, it won't be too long...... Even the weather is starting to take the side of the Imperial Army! ”

Subconsciously looking at the snowflakes falling outside the window, Masao Iwasato nodded thoughtfully: "It's already snowing!" In the snowy weather, even with the help of those villagers, the logistics of the Eighth Route Army are still a big problem! In contrast, well-armed Imperial warriors can naturally exert much more powerful combat power than them! ”

With a low smile and walked to the edge of the map, Xue Yin Jiro responded: "It's not just a logistical problem, as long as the snow reaches a certain level, the traces left by the Eighth Route Army when they move in the mountains and forests will become more and more difficult to hide!" Trailing prey that left footprints...... As long as the hunter can maintain good physical strength, sooner or later he will be able to catch up with the prey! Not to mention...... We're not alone! ”

Pacing to the desk, Yukikuin Jiro reached out and picked up a letter from the desk, and shook it slightly towards Iwasato Masao: "Iwasato-kun, you should know that my brother Yukikuin Taro is currently stationed in Miyanami County, right?" ”

Nodding subconsciously, Masao Iwasato replied with some astonishment: "Your Excellency, this is ....... A letterhead from your brother? ”

"Just received this morning! In order to cooperate with my public security war plan in Qingle County, my brother has made all preparations! The next step of the public security operation in Qingle County was all clearly stated in the letter! Iwasato-kun, can you read this letter? ”

Taking the letterhead handed over by Yukikure Jiro with both hands, Masao Iwasato hurriedly browsed the contents of the letter, but asked in a puzzled low voice, "Why do you use letterhead to deliver such a large-scale and detailed battle plan?" Isn't there a phone call between the garrison troops of Qingle County and Gongnan County to communicate? ”

Slowly walking to the open window, Yukikuin Jiro closed his eyes slightly, and took a deep breath of cold air: "Iwasato-kun, haven't you felt it yet?" We are studying the Chinese people, and the Chinese who are hostile to the Empire are also studying us! After the loss of the Sanchawan Turret, although those Zhina people tried their best to hide the traces left on the battlefield, and even completely demolished the Sanchawan Fort, they ......"

Raising his head in confusion to look at Yukikuin Jiro's back, Masao Iwasato asked in surprise, "Your Excellency, did you see anything strange on the battlefield?" ”

"There's something unconscionable! I'm not completely sure, but ....... Think about it, if there were some guerrillas in the Eighth Route Army or the Chinese government army who knew Japanese and knew how to listen to simple telephone calls, how much important information would we leak in our daily communications......

"Is it for this reason that letterhead is used to convey battle plans? Your Excellency's prudence is greatly admired by your subordinates! ”

Turning around slowly, Yukikure Jiro responded with a smile: "If the weather is really on the side of the Imperial Army, then after two consecutive days of heavy snowfall, our public security warfare combat operations can begin!" ”