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But he never expected that Yang Tianfeng gave Taro Aso and the old department of the Golden United a "spiritual" blow at this time.

In the letter, Yang Tianfeng sometimes threatened, sometimes persuaded, and played psychological warfare to the fullest, so that Aso Taro had the illusion of exchanging materials or slow action for the flag of the wing, and even took the trouble to propose a date and place for negotiations.

Aso Taro didn't dare to reply easily, and discussed with the chief of staff for a long time, neither to believe it all, nor not to believe it at all, and not to report to the top immediately, it may be advisable to deal with the snake in a vain manner.

Ideology influenced action, and the three columns were indeed well prepared in Suxian, and the troops led by Aso Taro made slow progress, and it was difficult to achieve the goal of Matsushima's request to jointly attack Suixi, or go straight to the Yongcheng base area to contain the three columns.

Now, the enemy's rear has become chaotic, and the interruption of the Jinpu line is even more unacceptable to the enemy. And the enemy of Xiao County did not dare to move lightly, and even sent a telegram asking for reinforcements.

At this time, it can be seen that the role of the previous Sucheng, Kaifeng, and Anqing operations has directly affected the deployment of the devil's troops, and it is more reassuring that 500 Japanese troops or 1,000 Japanese puppet troops are stationed in the county seat. Once the number falls below this number, they feel unsafe and do not dare to go out of the city to fight easily.

Now the situation of the devils is in a mess, not only has the sweep been fruitless, but the occupied areas have also been thrown into chaos, and the railroad has been interrupted, which is an unbearable setback.

"Xuzhou called, ordering us to go back to the division." After a pause, Matsushima said gloomily: "The enemy has broken the railroad and wreaked havoc in the security area, and another team rushed to the east of the road with unknown intentions. After saying that, he sat down slowly with anxiety on his face.

"Your Excellency, we ......" A staff officer was still a little unwilling, but when he saw Matsushima's appearance, he reluctantly shut his mouth.

Matsushima smiled bitterly and said with a strong fighting spirit: "It is difficult to attack now, and the troops in the security area are insufficient, and we should be clear about this, and we must not make mistakes again because of the anger in our hearts." The difficulty of moving forward and the lack of stability in the rear make such a sweep neither sustainable nor meaningful. Send a telegram to Xuzhou, and we will immediately return to the division, restore the situation in the security area, and drag the entire defense line back a little to prevent greater losses. ”

"But ......" Chief of Staff Nagano was very worried about Matsushima, because if he did this, he would bear a lot of responsibility, and if the above blamed Matsushima for the defeat in the law and order battle, the punishment would be certain.

"The interests of the empire are above all else." Matsushima stood up and straightened his military uniform, "Stabilize the current situation first, and then consider the punishment you should receive!" ”

After sending the telegram, Matsushima retreated, leaving only Miyamoto.

"Miyamoto-kun, is this sweeping going to end in such an undignified way?" Matsushima was very unwilling, and the high spirits at the beginning and the discouraged ones now form a stark contrast.

"Your Excellency, I beg your pardon for speaking bluntly." Miyamoto sighed softly and said, "Since the failure of the mecha squadron, there has been little hope of success in this sweep. He never imagined that the enemy would have such a tight defense and such a strange and diverse tactic. This has completely gone out of the scope of regular warfare, and our army is very unfamiliar and extremely unsuitable. Judging by the enemy's equipment, in weapons at medium and close ranges, it was already not inferior to the imperial army. In particular, the enemy's military-industrial capabilities should arouse our sufficient attention. So many mines, so often using mobile shelling, testify to the fact that the enemy's military-industrial production has taken on a certain scale. ”

"The Xuzhou base camp is indeed a bit underestimated." Matsushima had a personal experience, and couldn't help but nod in agreement, "Is there any way to crack it?" ”

Miyamoto thought for a while, and then said: "Now it seems that the enemy has mastered the methods of modifying the terrain such as breaking roads, so that the imperial army cannot give full play to its mobile advantage, and even the firepower advantage of the imperial army is greatly reduced in front of the vertical and horizontal ditches, which can be described as extremely cunning. Judging from the records of the three columns, they may not have the strength to fight head-on with the imperial army. Since the strength is considerable, when the sweep is divided into forces, it may be broken by the enemy individually. This method of warfare has been used by the enemy, and it is very good at it. ”

"Drag the imperial army into infantry, there is no mobile advantage, and the enemy is familiar with the terrain and terrain, and can intersperse detours, and it is indeed dangerous to divide the troops." Matsushima figured it out, and his eyes flashed with appreciation.

"Your Excellency is wise." Miyamoto complimented, and then said: "Your Excellency must know this person Zeng Guofan, and his most famous strategy and tactic is 'to harden the village and fight a dumb battle'. "Sun Tzu's Art of War" also said that "those who are good at fighting in the past are invincible first, and then they are invincible when the enemy is victorious". We can learn from this relatively old method of warfare and turn the offensive mission into a defensive mission. ”

"Turning offense into defense?" Matsushima seems to have come to his senses, he graduated from a regular military academy, read many military books, and was able to think about and understand Miyamoto's advice.

"The Chinese once said: not afraid of whale swallowing, but afraid of encroachment." Matsushima said slowly: "From a country to a piece of territory, not to mention anything else, as far as the current situation is analyzed, it should be applicable." Although the results of the battle were huge, if there were no sufficient troops to garrison it, it would only be a superficial achievement, and there was a possibility that it would be scattered and defeated by the enemy one by one. The encroachment may seem slow, but it is actually solid, and the pressure is not like a mountain, and the enemy is likely to take it lightly and let down his guard. ”

"Your Excellency." Miyamoto secretly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling deeply honored to have met such a wise commander as Matsushima.

"Starting from Xiao County, build strongholds and gradually advance to the bandit areas. With large towns or strongholds as footholds, ditches and trenches were filled in the periphery, roads were built, and mobile advantages were regained. Matsushima's thinking became clearer and clearer, pointing to the map, "while gathering information extensively and attacking with a peep." If the enemy wants to strangle the imperial army, he must show up and attack the stronghold. Then—" His arm swung down vigorously.

"Then let them be reduced to powder under the superior firepower of the Imperial Army." Miyamoto said viciously.

Matsushima smiled and patted Miyamoto on the shoulder, "Very good, this is a trick that is difficult to crack, so that the enemy can only face it head-on and start a strength-for-strength battle with the imperial army." ”

"This should be the safest way to deal with Yang Tianfeng and his three verticals." Miyamoto smiled bitterly and said, "If it were other miscellaneous weapons, it wouldn't be such a big deal. ”

"Yang Tianfeng!" Matsushima narrowed his eyes and shot a fierce light, "Slippery and big." A guy who earns merit with the blood of Imperial soldiers, sooner or later will have to make him pay. ”

…………… (To be continued.) )