Chapter 277: Strategic Deployment of the First Army (Asking for Subscriptions, Monthly Tickets, and Various!! ）

Taiyuan. Headquarters of the First Army of the North China Front.

The big war is imminent, the tense atmosphere has shrouded the entire Taiyuan City, the large conference room of the First Army Headquarters is full of people today, take a closer look, good guys, will be star-studded. From the left of the main seat sat Lieutenant General Shigeru Sawada, commander of the 4th Division of the Japanese Army, Lieutenant General Kumaya Shimoto, commander of the 108th Division, Lieutenant General Fumizaburo Kawagishi, commander of the 20th Division, Major General Iida Shinojiro, chief of staff of the First Army, Major General Naozo Nakano, commander of the 25th Infantry Brigade, Major General Tomame Shiro, commander of the 104th Infantry Brigade, Major General Yoshito Takagi, commander of the 39th Infantry Brigade, Major General Yoshio Kamitsuki, commander of the 40th Infantry Brigade, and Major General Seiichiro Uhara, commander of the 15th Independent Mixed Brigade.

At this time, if an artillery shell suddenly fell from the sky, then the Chinese army would probably be more relaxed in this battle. It's a pity that military meetings like this are the most confidential things of the Japanese army, and it is impossible for them to be easily detected by the Chinese army. Besides, even if it is detected, it is heavily guarded, and a fly flying in has to see if it is a male or female, and this is still in the basement of the headquarters of the First Army, whether it is a sneak attack or an air raid, it will not cause much damage to these devil officers.

"Your Excellency Commander has arrived!"

"Step", "step", "step", "step" military leather boots beat like a drum in the hearts of every senior Japanese officer present, and everyone present had scruples about His Excellency the general, who had been smiling. In the past few months, Umezu Mijiro has completely conquered all the officers present in his characteristic way.

"Gentlemen, please be seated!" Umezu Mijiro's voice was not high, but it could be heard very clearly in the ears of every officer present.

"Before the meeting, introduce someone to you, Koga Daisa, please come in!" Umezu Mijiro said.

"Smack" "Slap" "Slap"

Chiyoko Koga walked in from outside the conference room with a straight back, walked to a chair at the end and sat down, unaffected by the number of senior officers in the room.

All the officers in the conference room were shocked, they didn't expect that His Excellency the Commander introduced them to a female officer, and she was so young. It looks like he should be no more than 25 years old. Look at the three stars on the shoulders of female officers. All the officers looked at each other, when did the empire come out with such a young Dazuo? And where is this woman sacred, if there is no one to support her in the army, it is impossible for her to be promoted to the rank of army chief at such a young age.

"Gentlemen. This is Chiyoko Koga. is the best cryptographer in the empire. Koga Daisa and her intelligence team played a non-negligible role in the capture of Shanghai, the first city of China, and Nanjing, the capital of China. This time, the Front sent her and her intelligence team to our First Army to fight with our army. Please welcome Koga Daisa with warm applause. Umezu Mijiro said loudly.

"Bang Bang !!"

Signaling everyone to be quiet, Umezu Mijiro continued: "Koga Daisa has just arrived in Taiyuan and has made great achievements for our army, so I will tell us about the specific deployment of the Chinese army. ”

"Hay!" Chiyoko Koga got up and said loudly: "According to the analysis of the intelligence intercepted by our intelligence team, the people of China this time adopted the tactics of attacking from the north and the south, mainly with the 8th Theater of China and the 2nd Theater of China each sending 150,000 troops, and a total of 300,000 troops from both sides launched an attack on our army from the north and south directions. ”

"You, sure?" The commander of the 20th Division of the Japanese Army asked in a deep voice.

"Haily, the lowly position is confirmed. Not only did the Chinese send 300,000 troops, but they also used more than 2 divisions of artillery and more than 400 fighters to participate in the battle, and there was also the possibility of tanks. Chiyoko Koga said without being shocked.

"Do you know the specific battle plan of the Daozhi people?" Lieutenant General Shigeru Sawada, commander of the 4th Division of the Japanese Army, also asked.

"Hai, the troops participating in the battle in the Eighth Theater of China include the 101st Division, the 222nd Division, the 10th Provisional Division, the Guard Division, the Mountain Artillery Division, the Heavy Artillery Division, the First Garrison Brigade, the Second Brigade, the Third Brigade, and the Fourth Brigade, a total of 6 divisions and 4 brigades, plus the defenders in Datong and Shuozhou who can participate in the battle at any time, their total strength is about 16-180,000, and Chen Feng, commander-in-chief of the Eighth Theater of China, has arrived in Datong to personally take command. There are 10 armies and 4 divisions participating in the Second Theater of China, namely the 38th Army and the 47th Army of the Fourth Group Army of China, the 15th Army and the 17th Army of the 5th Group Army, the 19th Army and the 1st Cavalry Army of the Sixth Group Army, the New First Army and the 22nd Army of the Seventh Group Army, the 14th Army and the 98th Army of the 14th Group Army, and the 66th and 71st Divisions, the 1st and 2nd Divisions of the Provisional Army, with a total strength of 160,000 troops. Then Chiyoko Koga continued: "The Eighth Theater of Operations in China is divided into two routes, one way with the 101st Division, the 10th Provisional Division, the Heavy Artillery Division, the 1st Garrison Brigade, the 2nd Brigade, and the 3rd Brigade to capture Jingle from Shuozhou directly to Ningwu. The other route consisted of the 222nd Division, the Mountain Artillery Division, and the 4th Garrison Brigade, and this Chinese army would attack from San'in and Yingxian, directly replacing the county, and then attack the plains, and finally the 108th Division would face Xinkou. ”

The second war zone in China is divided into three routes, one route is commanded by Lieutenant General Sun Weiru of the Fourth Group Army of China, which is under the jurisdiction of the 38th Army of Zhao Shoushan, Li Jiayu's 47th Army and Liu Maoen's 15th Army, totaling more than 60,000 people in three armies. The Luchina army would attack from Lüliang, attack Gujiao from west to east, and then approach Taiyuan. The second road was commanded by Yang Aiyuan, commander-in-chief of the Sixth Group Army of China, under the jurisdiction of Gao Guizi's 17th Army, Wang Jingguo's 19th Army, Zhao Chengsui's First Cavalry Army, and Deng Baoshan's New First Army, totaling about 68,000 people in three infantry armies and one cavalry army. The Luchina army will start from Pingyao, and then attack Wenshui and Tutorial, and finally occupy the Qing Dynasty and Xuwei Taiyuan. The Third Road China Army was personally commanded by Wei Lihuang, deputy commander of the Second Theater of Operations, and was under the jurisdiction of Gao Shuangcheng's 22nd Army, Chen Tie's 14th Army, Wu Shimin's 98th Army, and the 66th Division, 71st Division, 1st Provisional Division, and 2nd Provisional Division directly under the Theater as reserves. This Chinese army will attack Jinzhong from Taigu and then take Taiyuan directly. ”

After Chiyoko Koga finished speaking, all the Japanese officers present were surprised, they didn't expect this young Osa to be so powerful, and she could get such a strict battle plan from the Chinese people, it was incredible.

At the same time, these Japanese officers were also taken aback by the generosity of the Chinese army, and the Fifth Route Army besieged Taiyuan together, and also concentrated 2 artillery divisions, it seems that there are also heavy artillery divisions, and there are so many planes, this battle is really not easy to fight.

"Gentlemen, the people of China vainly tried to destroy our army in one fell swoop, it is simply stupid and inadequate. With Koga's assistance, all the secrets of the Shina people's operations are undefended for the Imperial Army, how do you think the Imperial Army should fight this battle? Umezu Mijiro said loudly.

Lieutenant General Bunzaburo Kawagishi, commander of the 20th Division, who had the highest seniority, stood up and said, "Your Excellency, I believe that in this battle, our army should concentrate superior forces and break through the invading Chinese army in the future. ”

"To be specific, how can our army defeat 300,000 of that army with a disadvantaged force of 78,000 people!" Umezu Mijiro said.

"Although the strength of the Chinese people is huge, they lack armor strength, and the most important thing is that at least one-third of the more than 300,000 troops of the Chinese people are the miscellaneous army of the Chinese army, and the combat effectiveness of one army is far less than that of a brigade of the imperial army. Now the Chinese army is divided into five routes, and our army is just transferring some of the elites, and with the assistance of chariots, one or two of them will be completely wiped out, and the remaining troops will automatically retreat. "Kawagishi Bunzaburo is worthy of being one of the most experienced senior officers in the Japanese army, and in such a short period of time he came up with a way to break the enemy.

"Yo Xi, this combat plan is very feasible. However, the strength of our army is still somewhat insufficient, and I will suggest to His Excellency Binshan Yuan that all your 20th Division be transferred to Shanxi to fight, and that all the planes of the front army be mobilized to fight together. Then Umezu Mijiro continued: "According to the information provided by Koga Daisa, among the five road branch army, Lu Liang is the weakest, so let's take this road branch army!" ”

"Hay!"

"Xia Yuanjun, the task of encircling and annihilating Sun Weiru's troops will be handed over to you, and I will hand over the 15th Brigade of Yu Yuanjun's independent mixed brigade, the first tank wing, the first mountain artillery wing, and the fourth field artillery wing to you to command. With the addition of your 108th Division, it should not be a problem to eliminate a few miscellaneous armies in the local area. Umezu Mijiro said.

"Hay, please rest assured, Commander, that in the name of His Majesty the Emperor, I swear that I will destroy this Chinese army." The commander of the 108th Division, Lieutenant General Shimoto Kumaya, said loudly.

"Yo Xi, before Xia Yuanjun has not annihilated the branch of Sun Weiru, you must hold on. As long as the army of one road is eliminated, Xia Yuanjun will withdraw his hand, and then the other army of the branch will not be a problem. But what I want to remind you is that the Eighth War Zone of China is far more powerful than you think, so don't fight with it unless you have to, now that the imperial army occupies a geographical advantage, our strong city fortifications are definitely the best meat grinder to strangle the Chinese army, we just need to guard the city fortifications, have you ever understood? ”

"Hay!"

"This battle will be won! Great Japanese Empire onboard! His Majesty the Emperor is mounted on board! ”

"This battle will be won!"

"Great Japanese Empire onboard!"

"His Majesty the Emperor is on board!"

(To be continued......)