"Yes, the little devil is coming, Taihang Mountain is their grave!"

"His grandmother, our 39th Group Army has been waiting for this day for two years!"

"Donkey said, if the little devil doesn't come again, the old soldiers and ruffians under Grandpa are about to get sick!"

Yue Weihan's voice fell, and the dozen or so senior generals present were immediately furious and began to rub their hands.

"Alright." Yue Weihan knocked on the table, and then said to Liu Yi, "Chief of Staff, let's divide the defense area." ”

Liu Yi nodded, picked up the command pole and strode to the wall, then pointed to the map and said: "After the study of the General Staff Department and the approval of the General Headquarters, it is proposed to divide the entire base area into seven major defense areas. ”

"The defense area of the Tumen Fortress Garrison Brigade is Tumen Fortress."

"The defense area of the Baoshan Division is Sunzhuang Township, which is directly north of the Tumen Fortress."

"The defense area of the new 6th Division is Shangzhai Township, just south of Tumen Fortress."

"The defense area of the 181st Division is Cangyan Town behind the side of Shangzhai Township."

"The defense area of the new 9th Division is Donghui Township, north of Sunzhuang Township."

"The defense area of the new 39th Division is Beizheng Township in the southwest of Shangzhai Township."

"The defense area of the Taihang Garrison Brigade is four counties in the hinterland of the base area."

After Liu Yi finished speaking, he put down the command pole, Yue Weihan knocked on the table, and asked everyone, "Did you hear it clearly?" ”

Chi Chengfeng scratched his head and said to Yue Weihan: "General seat, can you change the defense area of our new 9th Division?" ”

Yue Weihan smiled slightly and asked Chi Chengfeng, "Old Chi, which one do you want to change?" ”

"Shangzhai Township of the New 6th Division, or Beizheng Township of the New 39th Division." Chi Chengfeng said, "There must be a battle in that area." ”

"Do you think the little devils won't attack Donghui Town?" Yue Weihan shook his head, Chi Chengfeng is really a war maniac.

"Isn't that obvious?" Chi Chengfeng spread his hands and said, "The headquarters of our 39th Group Army, the Field General Hospital, the Arsenal, and the Logistics General Depot are all in Cangyan Town, and Cangyan Town is close to Shangzhai Township and Beizheng Township, as long as the little devil is not a fool, he will definitely launch an attack from the south of Tumen Fortress." ”

Yue Weihan smiled and said, "I agree to your request, but don't regret it when the time comes." ”

"What do you mean?" Chi Chengfeng suddenly became alert and asked, "Will the little devil attack from the north?" ”

Yue Weihan shook his head and said with a smile: "I didn't say that, I just want to remind you to think about it." ”

"Then ......" Chi Chengfeng scratched his head and said stiffly, "Then forget it, it's Sunzhuang Township in the north." ”

Yue Weihan finally said: "Remind everyone, demarcating a defense zone for you does not mean that all your troops must be stationed in their respective defense areas, and it does not mean that you have to defend the forefront of the defense area and keep the enemy out of the mountain gate. ”

"His grandmother's." Chi Chengfeng said, "What if I step into the ground and retreat, lure the enemy deep and then make dumplings?" ”

Yue Weihan said: "As long as you can make sure that it is wrapped into dumplings, instead of being boiled into a pot of raw rice, I can mobilize all the forces that can be mobilized to evacuate the entire Jingcheng County within three days, and if you feel that the space is not big enough, I can even evacuate most of the area east of Niangzi Pass, except for the Tumen Fortress and the Cangyan Mountains!" ”

"I think everyone already knows what the head seat means." Liu Yi cleared his throat and finally concluded, "It can be summed up in sixteen words: the land is lost, and the people and the land are lost; Save people and lose land, people and land survive! In this battle, except for the Tumen Fortress and the Cangyan Mountain Area, which must be strictly defended, other areas can be flexibly controlled! ”

………… Shimen, the headquarters of the North China Front.

The sweeping operation against the mountainous areas of Luzhong has ended, and the army has won a complete victory.

In this sweep, although the army paid a certain price, it was completely within the range of bearability.

By the end of March of the thirtieth year of the Republic of China (1941), the Yue Army had already assembled nine field divisions and regiments, two other reading mixed brigades, as well as more than 300 aircraft of the 5th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade and the Aviation Corps, in addition to the four group armies and nine divisions of Qi Xieyuan's puppet North China Autonomous Army!

Within a radius of 50 kilometers from Shimen, 300,000 troops and 200,000 puppet troops have been assembled!

In the war room of the headquarters, Okamura Ninji and more than a dozen senior staff officers of the headquarters have gathered on the edge of the simulated sand table, and the deputy chief of staff of the front army, Hirata Masatsu, is holding a command pole and explaining: "After discussion, the staff believes that the 39th Group Army of China will definitely use the Tumen Fortress as the support, and the lofty mountains and mountains on the north and south sides of the fortress as a barrier to resist the imperial army from traveling outside the mountains!" ”

Okamura Ninji nodded, and said to Kato Keiroku again: "Kato-kun, has the truth of the Jingcheng Pass been clarified?" ”

Half a year ago, Keiroku Kato was promoted to Osa, and was transferred from the head of the Special High Division of the Beiping Secret Service to the head of the Shimen Special Service, and became a capable officer under Okamura Ninji.

Due to the fact that Ma Zhankui was in charge of Jingcheng Pass, and the agents of the army could not infiltrate it, Kato Keiroku, a little devil, adopted a roundabout strategy, and placed a large number of agents in Shanxi, Shaanxi and Gansu, and explored the news through caravans that frequently entered and exited Jingcheng Pass, and in half a year, Kato Keiroku really spied a lot of valuable information.

Keiroku Kato said: "The Jingcheng Pass is heavily guarded, and it is not easy to spy on valuable information, but after half a year of hard work by the secret service, I still have some information, and now it is basically certain that the arsenal, arsenal, logistics warehouse, field general hospital and headquarters of the 39th Group Army are all located in Cangyan Town!" ”

Hirata Zheng's voice fell, and an operational staff officer had already pointed out the location of Cangyan Town from the sand table.

Okamura Ningji looked fixedly, only to see that Cangyan Town is located in the mountains and mountains about 30 kilometers southwest of the Tumen Fortress, and if the heavy equipment of the army wants to advance to Cangyan Town, it is necessary to break through the Tumen Fortress and drive straight from the Jingcheng Pass.

Hirata Masatsumi soon came up with a bold idea and said to Okamura Ninji: "Your Excellency Commander, I propose to dispatch all the transport planes of the Air Corps and airdrop an infantry brigade to the mountainous area of Cangyan Town at a time, so as to destroy the command center of the 39th Group Army in one fell swoop, and at the worst blow up the arsenal and arsenal to destroy the continuous combat capability of the Chinese Army. ”

Okamura Ninji couldn't help but nod happily when he heard this, this tactical concept of Hirata Masatsumi is worth trying, if the risk is successful, the benefits will be beyond imagination, even if the surprise attack fails, it can also cause a certain degree of panic in the Jingcheng Pass, which greatly shakes the confidence and determination of the people of Naka[***] to resist.

Hirata Masaki's confidence was greatly increased, and he said: "Taking advantage of the surprise attack on the center of the 39th Group Army and the chaos in the formation, the Imperial Army attacked the Tumen key village with the 5th Brigade of Field Heavy Artillery, the 5th and 10th Divisions, and the 17th, 18th, and 20th Divisions lightly detoured to Shangzhai Township and Beizheng Township to flank Cangyan Town, and at the same time used the 24th, 26th, 27th, and 29th Divisions to flank the mountainous areas of Pingshan and Zanhuang counties, so as to contain the Eighth Route Army on both flanks of Jingcheng Pass. ”

Okamura Ninji smiled silently, and Hirata's tactical concept looked beautiful, but it looked flashy.

On the surface, Hirata's tactical arrangement can be described as watertight, with four second-class divisions to contain the Eighth Route Army on both flanks of Jingcheng Pass, and two first-class divisions and heavy artillery brigades to storm Tumen Fortress to attract the attention of the 39th Group Army.

However, this plan is more like a drill plan, artificially limiting the tactics of the [***] team.

Okamura Ninji suddenly took out a dozen bamboo sticks from his pocket as if by magic, and then casually sprinkled them on the sand table.

Hirata Masatsuan and more than a dozen operational staff officers looked at each other, only to see that these dozen or so bamboo sticks were of different lengths and thicknesses, and they looked even more intertwined and disorganized.

Okamura Ninji pointed to the longest and thickest bamboo skewer at the bottom, and said with a smile: "If this bamboo skewer represents the Tumen Fortress, and the above bamboo skewers represent the defense areas of the various departments of the 39th Group Army, then, what should I do if I want to successfully take the bottom bamboo skewer?" ”

"Isn't this a puzzle game?" Hirata said, "I used to play this when I was a kid. ”

"yes, it's a puzzle game." Okamura Ninji said happily, "I believe everyone here has played it as a child. ”

The so-called game of solving the set is to throw a handful of bamboo sticks on the ground, make them completely disrupted, and then take away the unbound bamboo sticks from the top one by one, until all the bamboo sticks are taken, this game seems complicated, but in fact it is very simple, as long as you are careful enough and have enough patience, you will be able to take all the bamboo sticks!

"The battle of Taihang Mountain is like this game, our eyes can not only stare at the longest and thickest bamboo stick at the bottom, but should look at the overall situation, from the periphery to extract cocoons and strip silk, layer by layer." Okamura Ninji said and took the top bamboo skewer without restraint, but the other bamboo skewers did not move at all.

Hirata and more than a dozen operational staff officers seemed to understand whether they understood or not.

Okamura Ninji shook his head and explained: "I mean, don't rush to attack the city and seize the land, let alone try to directly attack the command center of the 39th Group Army, we should be down-to-earth and eat away at the living force of the Chinese Army one bite at a time, I hope you don't forget that the strength of the Imperial Army is almost three times that of the 39th Group Army, and the firepower is far superior to the Chinese Army!" ”

Hirata Masaki suddenly realized: "Your Excellency the Commander means to destroy as many living forces of the Shina Army as possible in the entanglement on the outskirts of the mountains, and not to rush into the hinterland of Jingcheng Pass?" ”

………… Cangyan Mountain.

The genius was bright, and Yue Weihan climbed to the top of Cangyan Mountain in a military coat.

The early spring in Taihang Mountain was still very cold, and in less than a moment, Yue Weihan's nose was already frozen purple by the mountain wind, and the jade fox next to him was so distressed that he couldn't do it.

Yue Weihan's thoughts at the moment were extremely clear.

It is now March 1941, on the European battlefield, France has surrendered in June last year, the German Empire has almost unified Europe, Hillet is in full swing preparing to blitzkrieg the Soviet Union, and Stalin, a great scholar, is ignorant of this, and still fantasizes about carving up Northern Europe and Central Asia with Hitler.

On the Asian battlefield, the political axe has been recuperating for more than two years, the national economy has greatly improved, and the stored war readiness materials are enough for the army to launch a large-scale offensive operation on the frontal battlefield.

Fortunately, the army base camp is in full swing preparing to attack Southeast Asia in order to seize rubber, crude oil and other strategic resources that are scarce in this country.

At this time, the Western powers had not yet faced up to the rise of the Chinese army.

Britain, France, the United States and other Western powers all take it for granted that the army will be able to show off its might in front of [***], and when it encounters the Soviet army, which has a higher degree of mechanization, will it not be completely exposed?

However, Yue Weihan knew that the Battle of Nomenkan did not tell the story.

Historically, when the Chinese army launched a full-scale attack on Southeast Asia, the British and American forces were instantly defeated, and in less than five months, hundreds of thousands of American and British troops and the indigenous armies of Southeast Asian countries were annihilated by the southward group of the Japanese army, and by the time the Chinese 100,000 expeditionary force entered Burma to fight, the army of the British Empire had been terrified by the Japanese army and had completely lost its will to resist.

As long as there are no major accidents, in December this year, the army will definitely attack Southeast Asia!

Now there are nine months left until the end of the year, in other words, the 39th Army will hold out for at least nine months!

Nine months later, the Navy will definitely attack Pearl Harbor, and the Army will certainly launch simultaneous attacks on Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and other countries and regions, and at that time, more than 20 elite divisions and regiments in the Central and North China battlefields will be transferred to Southeast Asia and the Pacific Theater one after another.

However, these nine months have not been easy, as the defender is already at a strategic disadvantage.

Because the attacker is free to choose the time, battlefield and scale of the attack, the defender can only react passively.

As the saying goes, there is no fortress in the world that cannot be breached, under the endless attack of the army, no matter how strong the Tumen fortress is, it will definitely be breached one day, it seems that it is necessary to make some strategically speaking, at least to find some trouble for Okamura Ningji, and not let him fight how he wants, and fight from where he wants.

However, what should this article be done and where should it start?

Suddenly, a round of red erupted from the eastern sky, but Yue Weihan fell into deep contemplation..................

(To be continued)