Chapter 806 Bait

Shanshanyuan's sense of smell is very smart. A person of his level would be informed of all major domestic affairs, not only of the Central China Dispatch Army, the Kwantung Army, and the Japanese Army in South China, but also of changes in foreign policy. There are submarine cables to Qingdao, telegraphs are very convenient, and he knows everything about Tokyo.

The last time Nishio Shouzo was appointed as the commander of the Central China Dispatch Army and the commander of the 13th Army, Sugi Sugimoto quickly knew that there was a cat in it, not only knew that Terauchi Shouichi wanted to be the commander of the Central China Dispatch Army, but also knew that Nishio Shouzo touched the heart of His Majesty the Emperor only after a secret audience. Moreover, Sugi Sugi had also heard that His Majesty the Emperor intended to unify the command of the Kannai Army, and it was likely that a unified Chinese Dispatch Army would be formed.

In Shanshanyuan's view, the base camp is too far away from Chinese mainland to grasp the battlefield dynamics in a timely manner, and a unified command organ must be established in Chinese mainland to command the actions of various troops in China. He also made a secret confession to the emperor for this. However, Sugi Sugimoto is different from Shouichi Terauchi. When Terauchi Shouichi heard that Nishio Shouzo might be the commander of the Chinese Dispatch Army, his eyes were green. Shanshan Yuan didn't have this idea, he wanted to return to the center of the Japanese army and control the entire military machine. Now, the opportunity is about to appear, the Hiranuma Kiichiro cabinet has made no achievements both internally and externally, everything is following the policy of the Konoe cabinet, and the collapse is a matter of time, if there is an opportunity, the Hiranuma Kiichiro cabinet may fall randomly. As long as the cabinet of Kiichiro Hiranuma collapses, Sugi Sugimoto feels that it is possible for him to return to the central government.

Although the Sixth Army was established in accordance with the emperor's will to unify the command of the Normenhan War, the base camp strictly ordered the Sixth Army not to expand the war at will and stick to the spot, and even more put on hold on to the Kwantung Army's plan to use the Second Division and the Fifth Division to raid the Vladivostok area. What is particularly infuriating is that the Germans have sent people to visit the Soviet Union on many occasions, and recently they have even proposed that the army launch an attack on the Soviet Union from the Eastern Front in response to the German army's actions in Europe. What does such a cabinet want it to do?

During the period when Shanshanyuan arrived in Beiping, because he needed to deal with the leading figures of the traitors, his Chinese level improved rapidly, and even the Shanxi people learned to say "even".

In Shanshanyuan's view, the Soviet Union is the old enemy, and Britain and the United States are the stumbling blocks that hinder the struggle for world hegemony. Taking the war in China as an example, the Soviets took out loans, provided planes, weapons and ammunition, and clearly wanted to work against the great empire. The United States and Britain are also not a good thing, and since they no longer recognize the "open door" policy, Britain and the United States feel that their interests in China have been damaged, and their attitude towards Japan has become more and more severe. Sooner or later, these old imperialists will have to drive them out of Asia completely!

Shanshanyuan's intelligence is still not sensitive enough, in fact, at this time, Britain and the United States have been wary of their interests in China due to the damage to their interests in China. At this time, Britain and the United States urgently sent additional troops to Asia to strengthen their defenses. Moreover, since the end of last year, the United States and the battalion have begun to provide assistance to the Nationalist Government. Among them, the U.S. government provided a credit loan of $25 million to the Chiang Kai-shek government on November 15, 1938; On December 16, 1938, the British government provided the first batch of credit loans of 450,000 pounds to the Chiang Kai-shek government, on December 29 of the same year, the second batch of credit loans of 500,000 pounds, and on March 8, 1939, the Chiang Kai-shek government provided a balance fund loan of 10 million pounds.

These aids are all money, which is top secret and is not known to anyone. Naturally, Shanshan Yuan didn't know.

Don't look at Shanshan Yuan's wooden appearance, but in his bones he is the leader of the hardliners of the Japanese army. During the period when Shanshanyuan resigned as land minister, due to the little military progress of the Japanese army in China, coupled with the internal and external difficulties of the cabinet of Kiichiro Hiranuma, the call for the use of Shanshanyuan within the Japanese army has never been stopped. This is also the reason why Shanshan Yuan is suddenly interested in studying ancient Chinese philosophy, he is like a hermit in the past in China, putting on a posture of self-cultivation for outsiders to see!

Rao is Yamashita Fengwen and Muto Akira are like ghosts, and they don't know what kind of medicine their commander has in the pot.

Shanshan Yuan played around for a while, and felt that he had acted enough, so he asked Yamashita Fengwen to report the details of the battle to flank the main force of the Eighth Route Army Instructor.

In fact, the situation on the battlefield Shanshan Yuan is clear, his chief of staff and deputy chief of staff are all in command in Xuzhou, where will he not know! If it weren't clear, he wouldn't have scolded him on the telegram. However, it's one thing to know it yourself, and it's another thing to let Yamashita report it. That's an official shelf, an official as big as Elephant Cedar Shanyuan, the majesty is to keep dripping, and the shelf is to be dripping.

Yamashita Fengwen really didn't want to report on the battle of the Eighth Route Army on Longhai Road, because it was really lackluster, and the well-arranged ambush and flank battles turned out to be like this, how could he speak well! Fortunately, generals of his level are relatively thick-skinned, and the lives of soldiers are the same as the shells and bullets that are lost, and they are all numbers in their eyes. No, Yamashita Fengwen reported the battle in a chirping bird language, and then put his legs together and put on a very respectful look, asking His Excellency the Commander to admonish.

Shanshan Yuan had just studied Chinese philosophy, and it seemed that he had not yet recovered from the realm of clouds and water, and after listening to the report, he was stunned for a while, and then said: "So, it didn't succeed? ”

Yamashita Fengwen hurriedly bowed his head and bowed: "Hai! ”

Sugi Moto blinked his eyes and thought for a long time before he began to ask Yamashita and Muto Akira what their plans were for the next battle.

As soon as Yamashita Fumito heard that Sugi Sugimoto no longer asked about the battle losses, he felt that he had finally passed a level, so he hurriedly told him about the dispute with Shiro Inaba and Kiichiro Higuchi, and asked His Excellency the Commander to decide.

Shanshan Yuan is now full of desire to go back to the base camp to enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister, but he really doesn't want to start a big war at this time, it's good to say that if he wins, if he defeats it, it will affect his reputation. However, Shanshanyuan still couldn't help but be eager to try, for no other reason, that is, he had three more ace divisions in his hands, the Sixth Division, the Ninth Division, and the First Guards Division, plus the original strength of the North China Front, he could fight a big battle, a big battle that made his reputation in the Japanese army grow, and offered him a generous gift for returning to the central government in the future. Therefore, after Yamashita Fengwen finished speaking, Shanshan Yuan did not immediately express his position, but got up from his chair, walked to the map of the public security situation in North China on the wall, and carefully examined it.

Seeing that Shanshan Yuan did not express his position, Muto Zhang thought that it was difficult for him to make a decision, so he began to show off: "Report to Your Excellency Commander: Although this battle did not achieve the expected goal, and the troops suffered heavy casualties, Liu Yimin's troops were also heavily damaged. This can be clearly proved from the wreckage of bombed-out vehicles and the remains of slain war horses left by the Eighth Route Army on the battlefield. It's just that the Eighth Route Army transported the corpses and wounded away before retreating, and it is impossible to judge how big their casualties were. Now, we should figure out what Liu Yimin is going to do next? You must know that he is a cancer of public security in North China, and this time he has returned to Shandong, I am afraid that he will make waves again. Your Excellency, Commander, we need to destroy Liu Yimin's combat capability before he launches a major operation. Otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

This is tantamount to nonsense, Shanshan Yuan didn't even look back, let alone answer him.

Muto Zhang was conceited with his intelligence, and of course there were not only these goods in his stomach, so he listened to him continue: "Your Excellency, commander, judging from the situation in North China, the main force fighting against the imperial army is the Eighth Route Army, not the Central Army and the Jin Sui Army. We have known this for a long time. According to my observation, the Eighth Route Army is the best at occupying territory and pulling troops, and its power expands rapidly. After a long time, the power of the Eighth Route Army will be very terrifying. The current situation is that the imperial army has driven Chiang Kai-shek's troops away, but they have taken advantage of the situation to enter, which is equivalent to the imperial army fighting in the front and picking up the advantage in the rear, and this situation must be changed. Otherwise, all of our occupied territories will be turned into base areas. In the end, the Imperial Army could only control the lines of communication. ”

This is all the truth, Shanshan Yuan finally reacted, and hummed from his nostrils.

The generals of the Japanese invasion of China were all officials, and there was a common problem among officials, that is, they all wanted to be appreciated by their superiors. Shanshan Yuan just said "um", Muto Akira was encouraged, and he immediately came to his heart. I heard him say again: "Judging from the current situation, there are no more than three reasons why Liu Yimin returned to Shandong, one is to gather the Shandong Eighth Route Army, launch a major campaign, and plan to fight against the Shanxi Eighth Route Army. Second, he was forced by Chiang Kai-shek's orders and had to return to Shandong. Third, his troops stayed in the Suzhou-Anhui region for a long time and had to return to Shandong to replenish. ”

Yamashita Fengwen listened to what Muto Sho said, and immediately said: "Muto-kun, quickly say how we should fight, don't sell Guanzi!" ”

Muto Akira hurriedly said: "Your Excellency the Commander and Your Excellency the Chief of Staff, I mean to study Liu Yimin's movements thoroughly, so as to provide an idea for the next operation. ”

Shanshanyuan stopped looking at the map at this time, returned to the desk and sat down, and motioned for Yamashita Fengfumi and Muto Akira to sit on the sofa, and the three of them started a discussion.

These three people are not mediocre hands, although Shanshan Yuan is an important leader of the Japanese army, Yamashita Fengfumi and Muto Akira are also amazing, one is a brave and resourceful general, the other is a Japanese army think tank, this discussion is really effective.

According to Muto Zhang's line of thought, they first discussed the next operational direction of the instructor of the Eighth Route Army, and as a result, the three of them discussed and discussed, and found that the defense line of the Japanese army in Shandong was full of loopholes, on the surface, the Japanese army controlled the main cities, towns and communication lines in Shandong, and it seemed that Shandong had become an occupied area, in fact, the deployment of the Japanese army in Shandong was a passive and beaten position, and it had to be defended everywhere, and it could not be held anywhere, as long as the Eighth Route Army concentrated its forces to attack a little, Jinan or Qingdao, including Tai'an and Yanzhou, It seems that they are all within the attack range of the Eighth Route Army.

In response to this situation, Muto Akira proposed that since passive defense could not limit the development of the Eighth Route Army, it was better to actively attack and disrupt the rhythm of Liu Yimin's new combat deployment by sweeping. In particular, now that the Sixth Division, the Ninth Division, and the First Guards Division are present, these three divisions should be used as the main force to carry out divisional sweeps of the Eighth Route Army's base areas. The first round of sweeping should be in the Suzhou-Anhui region, because Liu Yimin's forces withdrew to Shandong, and there was no large-scale main force of the Eighth Route Army in this area, so it was easy to succeed in the first battle and quickly restore law and order in the Suzhou-Anhui region. The second round of sweeping should be in the southeastern part of Shandong, which is easy to cooperate with the navy, and with a strong naval carrier-based aircraft group, there is no fear that the Eighth Route Army will concentrate its forces to attack the imperial army. The biggest advantage of sweeping southeast Lu is that it can find and destroy the arsenal and airfield of the Eighth Route Army, destroy the continuous combat capability of the instructors of the Eighth Route Army, and also open up the connection between northern Jiangsu and Qingdao. The third round of sweeping is to directly destroy the base area of the Eighth Route Army in the Yimeng Mountains, and after completing this task, it will basically be possible to restore public order in Shandong.

As soon as Qingdao was mentioned, Shanshanyuan pointed out that Qingdao's garrison was insufficient, and it was an important supply base for the Japanese army in Shandong. According to Liu Yimin's combat style, will he have the idea of attacking Qingdao next?

As for why Qingdao is instead of Xuzhou and Jinan, the three old devils all think that these two places have strong garrisons and are not afraid of a sudden attack by the Eighth Route Army. Only Qingdao is in line with the characteristics of Liu Yimin fighting for money.

As soon as Sugi Sugimoto's question was raised, Yamashita Fengfumi and Muto Akira were in a hurry, and they both left the sofa and ran to the map. After watching it for a long time, Yamashita Fengwen and Muto Zhang couldn't help but say in unison: "The commander is very clever, Qingdao is indeed a hidden danger. ”

Shanshan Yuan further inspired: "Yamashita Jun and Muto-kun, can we use Qingdao as a bait to lure Liu Yimin into being fooled and gather his main force under the city of Qingdao?" ”

Yamashita said: "Your Excellency, commander, theoretically speaking, as long as you can lure the enemy into being fooled, you can gather and annihilate the main force of the Eighth Route Army anywhere. It's just that Qingdao is more tempting than the place where it is held, it is easier to arouse Liu Yimin's covetousness, and it is more conducive to the imperial army to gather and annihilate the main force of Liu Yimin's army. ”

Muto Zhang thought for a while and proposed that the Qingdao garrison should be strengthened and prepared to defend against a sudden attack by the instructor of the Eighth Route Army. However, in order to realize the plan of gathering and annihilating the main force of the Eighth Route Army under the city of Qingdao, it is necessary to first sweep the Suzhou-Anhui region and the southeastern Shandong region, so that Liu Yimin mistakenly believes that the main force of the imperial army is still on the communication line, and inspires him to have the courage to attack Qingdao.

Shanshan Yuan saw Muto Zhang's talent at this time, and also remembered the evaluation of Muto Zhang's "talent but no virtue" within the Japanese army, but what he wanted at this time was Muto Zhang's talent, and it didn't matter whether he was virtuous or not.

Sugi Moto stood up and walked over to Akira Muto, reached out and patted him lightly on the shoulder, and said Yo Xi.

At this time, Muto Zhang was stimulated as if he had been beaten with chicken blood, and immediately stood up and said a few haiyi, and then said: "Your Excellency Commander, since we have seen that Qingdao is a natural bait, and it is easy to lure Liu Yimin into being fooled, then we have to make careful arrangements, learn the lessons of the Battle of Longhai Road, and never let Liu Yimin escape again." ”

Shanshan Yuan likes to listen to this, and he said that the reason why he has this idea is that he understands it from the feelings of Chinese philosophy. It doesn't matter what Liu Yimin thinks or how he fights, the important thing is that we have to hold our own opinions and not be led by Liu Yimin, so that we can truly reverse the decline of the war situation in North China.

Yamashita Fengwen took advantage of the situation and said: "In the past, Liu Yimin always set a trap for the imperial army to jump, but now the imperial army has set a trap for him to jump." It doesn't matter if we don't succeed once, as long as we take the initiative to attack and set traps, Liu Yimin will have to be fooled after a long time. I suggest that this operation be clearly a bait operation. ”

The more the three old devils talked, the more excited they became, and soon, a prototype of a battle plan with Qingdao as bait to lure the main force of the Eighth Route Army instructor to be fooled was formed, and it was only to be further improved.

This time, Sugi Moto adopted the advice of Yamashita and Muto Akira, that is, to draw on the successful experience of the Battle of Longhai Road, that is, to use the Chinese to help the Japanese army gather intelligence and closely monitor the actions of the Eighth Route Army. In the words of Yamashita Fengfumi, although the Battle of Longhai Road did not achieve the expected goal, it did a good job in mastering intelligence.

Of course, the best way is to send agents deep into the hinterland of the Eighth Route Army's base area to closely monitor the movements of the main force of the Eighth Route Army's instructors. Unfortunately, the chances of success of this method are very small, because there are too few people in the base areas of the Eighth Route Army who are willing to be friends with the Imperial Army. The only way to find people who are willing to make friends with the imperial army is in Qingdao and Jiaoji Road, and let them lurk in the countryside next to the main road leading to Qingdao, looking for traces of the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and grasping the accurate movements of the main force of the Eighth Route Army.

The operational concept has been decided, and the following matter is the matter of the chief of staff and the staff officer. Shanshanyuan asked Yamashita Fengwen to fly back to Xuzhou to sit in the town and set up a sweep of the Suwan region. Akira Muto was ordered to stay at the front headquarters to work out the battle plan. At the same time, Sugi Motofumi asked Yamashita to tell Shiro Inaba and Kiichiro Higuchi that they should not be in a hurry to return to their original defense areas, because they would destroy the squadron wherever they were, and that the North China Battlefield was now in urgent need of such strong permanent divisions as the Sixth Division and the Ninth Division. After eliminating the main force of Liu Yimin's tutor, he will personally report to His Majesty the Emperor and ask for credit for Shiro Inaba and Jiichiro Higuchi.

What is Shanshan Yuan's identity, he doesn't let the Sixth Division and the Ninth Division go, these two divisions can't go, Inaba Shiro and Higuchi Jiichiro have no choice but to cheer up, hurry up to rest and replenish the troops, and prepare to participate in the battle to encircle and annihilate the main force of the Eighth Route Army.

How would Liu Yimin know that the little devil couldn't make a plan again, and he was ready to set him up again. However, the little devils are too wishful thinking, and they treat Liu Yimin as a puppet, they can jump as much as they want, which is definitely not possible.

At this time, Liu Yimin, who was on the front line of Yushan, received a telegram from Ni Hua who was far away in the United States, and was reading the telegram with relish!

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