Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Enemy Situation Is Unclear, How to Fight

The county seat of Lin'an County. The headquarters of the Japanese army in the Fangjia compound. Inside the office of Eiichi Nakagawa.

"Alas!" Nakagawa Eichi sighed heavily and said, "Good policy? What's a good idea? The complete elimination of the Communist Eighth Route Army and all resistance organizations was a good policy. ”

"Zhongchuan-kun, you are China's son-in-law, China is your second hometown, we have a saying in China called a son-in-law and a son-in-law. You, the half-son of China, do you feel guilty during the years of jihad, when you see the Chinese die under the guns of the imperial army under your command, and these dead people may be your wife's family or relatives? Do you feel guilty? If it were me, I would never have done it. ”

"Smack!" Nakagawa Eiichi slapped the coffee table heavily and said angrily:

"I am a soldier of the Great Japanese Empire, I must obey orders, and I must swear allegiance to the emperor to the death! Say no more, get out! Get out now! ”

The frightened Nakagawa Jihe stood up in panic, bowed to Nakagawa Eiichi and turned to leave. A depressed Eiichi Nakagawa sat on the sofa and thought sadly.

The remarks of the chief clerk and cousin-in-law, Nakagawa Jihe, not only illustrate the current thinking and doubts of some officers and men of the Japanese army about launching this war and their worries and despair about the eventual complete defeat, but also show the confusion and confusion of their beloved relatives and the doubts about whether they can return to their hometowns and return home unscathed. This made Nakagawa Eiichi feel like an enlightenment, deafening, and instantly set off a huge wave in his heart. The fear of losing the war struck his fragile nerves, which he had long been tired of, and he couldn't help but ask himself: Could this Great East Asian Holy War, which the Japanese Empire had been planning for many years, be an unwinnable war that would eventually lead to disaster? Was Japan's conquest of Asia and the world just a meaningless and worthless gamble to destroy the country and destroy the country? The more Eiichi Nakagawa thought about it, the more frightened he became, and the more he thought about it, the more desperate he became.

Shuihe Village. The Eighth Route Army supplemented the regimental headquarters in the war room. Yu Genshan, political commissar, chief of staff, staff officer Wu and Han Dagang sat around the square table one after another. Staff Officer Wu opened the military map.

Staff Officer Wu couldn't help but admire after looking at it: "Hey! The map that Francis sent to the little devil is really detailed enough, much more detailed than the map we use. ”

Yu Genshan looked down and said approvingly: "Well, it's really detailed enough." But we don't know the Japanese characters on this map, what does this mean? ”

Political commissar: "It's not difficult for us, there are people in our regiment headquarters who know Japanese." The political commissar raised his head and shouted outside the door of the war room: "Deng Wensheng! Deng Junsheng! Come here! ”

"Here!" With the sound of shouting, Deng Junsheng ran into the war room and stood in front of the political commissar and saluted. "Political commissar, Deng Junsheng has arrived, please instruct!"

After raising his hand and returning the salute, the political commissar put his arm around Deng Wensheng's shoulders and said kindly and kindly:

"There are no instructions. Xiao Deng, we are both illiterate Japanese, I heard that you have learned Japanese, right? Let's add that you are a college student in the regiment and the regiment headquarters, and you are the most knowledgeable, so I want to ask you for advice. ”

Deng Junsheng said humbly: "What the political commissar said is false, and his reputation is inappropriate, and he is ashamed of me. The leaders are deeply hidden and browned, how dare Deng Junsheng dare to trust himself? ”

Staff Officer Wu glanced at Deng Junsheng and said with disgust: "Don't always chew on words, don't be a fool." Xiao Deng, can't you talk well? ”

The political commissar played a round: "It's okay, Comrade Deng Junsheng is a great scholar." Xiao Deng, can you understand the devil's military map? What do the Japanese characters on this map say? Can you tell us a little bit about it? ”

"Political commissar, when I was in middle school in Tohoku, the Japanese forced us to learn Japanese, and we had to study it for two whole years. Japanese should be understandable, but military maps may not be read. ”

Commissar: "Okay, great, you can read Japanese." Xiao Deng, come here, take a look at what the dense Japanese words on this map mean? ”

Deng Junsheng walked to the map, looked down carefully, looked at it carefully for a while, and said:

"This is a military topographic map of 1/10,000 of the western Hebei region that the Japanese army has just drawn recently, and it is very detailed, and I have never seen such a detailed map. Great, having this map has helped us a lot. Commissar, where did you get it? ”

"It was captured by Fang Jiren from the devil, and he sent it to us."

Deng Junsheng praised as if he had received a treasure: "Great, great, Fang Jiren has done our group a great favor!" This map will play an important guiding role in our regiment's future military operations and will play an immeasurable role in our army's victory in battle. ”

Chief of Staff: "Huh? Can it be so useful? Xiao Deng, can you tell me what the dense Japanese characters on this map say? ”

"Yes. Ladies and gentlemen, you see, on this map, the locations of all the cities, towns, and villages, as well as the directions of rivers and roads, have been surveyed and marked very accurately and clearly in the entire western Hebei region. For example, there are precise data on whether there is a road or a dirt road between the two places, as well as the width of the road surface. There are specific numbers on the width of the Tongyu River and the Huiming River, where the depth is and where it is shallow, the size of the water surface area of Yueming Lake, and the depth of the water are many meters. The length, width, and load size of the three bridges on the Tongyu River are also indicated. Even trees, houses, cemeteries, graves, ditches, and ridges, all of which can be used as obstacles in military affairs, are clearly marked in detail and detail, and these are all military parameters. This passage speaks of the tactical value and role estimation of the topography. Looking at this again, the record is more detailed and specific. How many people are in each village, and how many are men, women, and children. There are several wells in the village, where are the specific locations. How many pigs, cows, sheep, and chickens are there in the village, and how much grain is estimated to be enough for the troops. The regiment commander, the political commissar, that's pretty much it. ”

The political commissar said with emotion: "It seems that the Japanese have really made a lot of efforts to invade and annex China." It's really insidious, how poisonous. ”

Yu Genshan: "After so many years of fighting, this is the first time I have seen such a detailed military map, which will be of great help to us, thanks to Francis." ”

Chief of Staff: "Staff Officer Wu, in the evening, you can arrange for people to copy a few more maps, and then send people to send a few to the brigade headquarters and division headquarters respectively, and this matter must be handled quickly."

Political Commissar: "Xiao Deng, you translate all the Japanese on the map and write it clearly." ”

Staff Officer Wu: "Yes, I will arrange it, and it will be done as soon as possible." Seven or eight staff officers and officers of the regiment headquarters gathered around, looked at the map, pointed and talked loudly.

Huang Zhongde walked into the regiment headquarters: "Hey, it's so lively, why are you so happy?" ”

Political commissar: "Director Huang came just in time, and I was about to send someone to find you." ”

Huang Zhongde: "Political commissar, I heard that Fang Jiren is back, why did you let her go again?" ”

Yu Genshan: "Let's not talk about Fang Jiren. Come, comrades, now let's hurry up and study the problem that the stinky pig little devil may come to Shuihe Village to attack us. ”

The staff officers of the regimental headquarters left one after another and returned to their posts.

Huang Zhongde: "Commander, the devil is coming to Shuihe Village to attack us?" Who sent the information? Is it reliable? Is it accurate? ”

Staff Officer Wu: "Regiment Commander, can you conclude that the devils will come to Shuihe Village to attack my replenishment regiment based on those mung beans and red beans that Fang Jiren picked up?" Isn't that a bit sloppy? Our scouts ......"

Huang Zhongde: "Is it the information sent by Francis?" Mung beans and red beans? What kind of information is this? It's outrageous, it's not credible. ”

Chief of Staff: "Whether the devil comes or not, we must be fully prepared for battle." ”

Yu Genshan: "Yes, the chief of staff is right, whether Fang Jiren is right or not." ”

Political Commissar: "Commander, should we ask our superiors about this?" ”

Yu Genshan: "It's too late. Battalion Commander Han, don't be bored, tell me your opinion. ”

Han Dagang: "I believe in Fang Jiren's judgment, the devil is very likely to come and attack." ”

Yu Genshan: "Well, it's very likely. During the battle in the village of Shengcang, Fang Jiren's judgment was very accurate several times. Chief of Staff, tell me how you should arrange your troops. ”

Chief of Staff: "Okay. Let me start with my thoughts. If I were Eiichi Nakagawa, I would fight like this. Two squadrons of infantry were dispatched, one squadron went around to the south of the village, and one squadron went around to the west of the village to capture the Xiaoyu Bridge on the Tongyu River, cutting off the road for our army to retreat westward into the mountains, and then transferred a squadron from Da'an Township to the east of the village, one squadron was ambushed a few miles north of the village, and the cavalry of one squadron was maneuvering. Simultaneous attacks were launched from three directions, east, west and south. When our army could not support the withdrawal from the north of the village, the Japanese infantry, cavalry and tanks outflanked them again in a vain attempt to encircle and annihilate our army in the wilderness in one fell swoop. ”