The brigade commander said again: "Have all the seriously injured been sent to the headquarters hospital?" ”

"I sent it as soon as possible." Zhao Gang took over the conversation and said.

"That's good, now that the headquarters hospital has enough medicines, these seriously injured people should have the opportunity to get the best treatment." The brigade commander paused when he said this, then turned his head to Wang Ye and said, "Xiao Wang, this is the credit of your wolf warrior team. ”

"That's not the case." Wang Ye hurriedly shook his hand and said, "I'm afraid this credit will go to the doctors." ”

"The contribution of doctors is important, but without the 4 tons of medicine you brought back from Shanghai, no matter how many doctors and how skilled they are, it is useless." The brigade commander said in a deep voice, "At this point, Xiao Wang, you don't need to be modest. ”

Wang Ye was modest, but Li Yunlong was not modest at all, and said with a smile: "Brigade commander, Xiao Wang is good, right?" ”

"Very good." The brigade commander nodded and said, "Whether it is dealing in medicine, or the battle of Yangquan last time, or the battle of Lijiapo this time, Xiao Wang's performance is good." ”

Li Yunlong said: "Should the organization be rewarded?" ”

"Li Yunlong, I know what you want to say." The brigade commander scolded with a smile, "With your little fancy intestines, can you escape Lao Tzu's eyes?" You kid pouted ass and I knew what shit you were trying to shit. ”

"Yes, yes, brigade commander, you have a sharp eye, and you can't hide anything." Li Yunlong hurriedly smiled.

"Don't worry." The brigade commander glared at Li Yunlong, patted Wang Ye on the shoulder again, and continued, "I will ask the boss for credit for your independent regiment, especially you Li Yunlong, and Xiao Wang, I will specifically ask for credit for the two of you alone, you just wait for the headquarters to commend you, haha." ”

Li Yunlong said: "Brigade commander, it doesn't matter if I commend or not, the key is Xiao Wang." ”

"Come on, you don't care?" The brigade commander scolded with a smile, and said, "Okay, come with me, tonight I will ask the cooking squad to kill more than a dozen pigs raised by the brigade headquarters and add food!" ”

Hearing this, the warriors immediately cheered.

Li Yunlong said with a grim face: "Brigade commander, do you have any wine?" ”

Zhao just wanted to say that he was not allowed to drink, but was stopped by the brigade commander.

The brigade commander snorted lightly and said, "Yes, the sweet potato is enough to burn the pipe." ”

"Sweet potatoes are roasted, and it's good to have wine." After Li Yunlong finished speaking, he glanced at Zhao Gang proudly, as if he was demonstrating to Zhao Gang, you take care of me? Do you have what it takes care of me?

Zhao Gang could only look away, out of sight and out of mind.

Looking at Li Yunlong's deterioration, Wang Ye almost laughed.

At the same time, I was also a little curious, in addition to the commendation given by the headquarters, will it also improve his treatment level? If the headquarters really upgraded his level, what kind of moth will the dog system have?

……

Let's talk about the Japanese army.

That night, Okamura Ninji's transport plane ventured to land at the Chengbei Airport in Taiyuan.

When the plane landed, Yoshio Shinozuka, commander of the 1st Army stationed in Shanxi, was already on the runway with senior staff officers from Takayoshi Tanaka and Takachi Sakamoto.

"Shinozuka-kun, I've kept you waiting."

Okamura Ninji walked down the gangway and said apologetically.

"Your Excellency the General can come to Taiyuan to personally guide the work, which is the supreme honor of all the imperial soldiers of our 1st Army." Yoshio Shinozuka smiled and said solemnly, "Shake." ”

"Shinozuka-kun, please." Okamura Ninji is humble.

The last two old devils walked side by side.

Returning to the headquarters of the 1st Army, Okamura Ninji immediately convened a staff meeting before he could rest.

There are generally two types of military councils in small Japan: the Cabinet Council, in which only military commanders are eligible to participate, and the Staff Council, in which all officers who consider themselves qualified to attend the meeting are eligible to participate.

As soon as the news spread, the large conference room, which could accommodate hundreds of people, was quickly packed by officers.

Most of these officers of the devil are well-educated, and many of them have graduated from the army non-commissioned officer school or even the army university, and they all have a strong desire to express themselves, and they all want to take this opportunity to leave a good impression on Okamura Ningji, so that one day they may be transferred to the front-line unit as the chief officer, and from then on, they will rise to the top.

Serving as a front-line commander is every officer's dream.

However, there are only a few who really have the ability to say one, two, or three.

In fact, the vast majority of officers just came to join in the fun, just to get a familiar face.

The purpose of these officers was basically achieved, because Okamura Ninji shook hands with them one by one.

After shaking hands, in front of Yoshio Shinozuka, Takayoshi Tanaka and other senior generals and officers of the 1st Army, Okamura Ninji directly bent his body into a figure of seven and bowed a long way.

"Gentlemen, I would like to express my sincerest apologies to you."

"Because of my ignorance, recklessness, and stupidity, I have caused you trouble."

Okamura Ningji's wave of commotion caught Yoshio Shinozuka and Takayoshi Tanaka off guard.

"Your Excellency, why do you say this?" Yoshio Shinozuka and Takayoshi Tanaka hurriedly bowed.

Okamura kept bowing for half a minute before getting up and picking up Yoshio Shinozuka and motioning for everyone to sit down, and those who didn't have seats were still standing.

After a pause, Okamura Ningji continued: "I came to Taiyuan to apologize to my colleagues in the 1st Army, and I also want to hear your views on the so-called Battle of the Hundred Regiments and the Battle of Lijiapo. ”

Immediately there was a whisper in the conference room.

The young officers attending the meeting were all eager to try.

There are not many such opportunities, and they must be seized.

……

Okamura Ninji and the officers of the 1st Army were reviewing and summarizing the gains and losses of the battle, and the brigade commander and the cadres of the mobile column were not idle, and they were also summarizing and discussing the next battle situation.

"The devil's revenge is beyond doubt."

Ding Wei took a piece of braised pork and stuffed it into his mouth.

As he chewed, he said, "And this time the revenge will be much stronger than before." ”

"In the past few sweeps, the devils have used a few brigades at most, and there are only 10,000 people who have survived, and there has never been more than 20,000 people at one time, but this time, I dare to assert that the devils who participated in the sweep must have more than 20,000 troops, or even more than 30,000 people, it is completely possible!"

After a pause, Ding Wei said again: "But there is one point, the devil may not have the ability to retaliate now, because the war in the south has not yet ended, and the devil's high-level will not be able to free up his hands for the time being." ”

"Even if the war in the south is over, I'm afraid it will take a while."

"Because it takes time to mobilize and transport war materials, especially several communication lines such as Zhengtai Road, Tongpu Road and Pinghan Line have been damaged to a great extent, it will take longer."

"In my estimation, the devil's revenge will be at least until October."

Wang Zhixin said that the talent of a general is the talent of a general, and Ding Wei's judgment is true.

Because in history, the devil's sweep of the Taihang Military Region began in October.

Ding Wei continued: "So, we still have about three months to prepare. ”

"During this time, we must improve the training level of the troops as much as possible, stock up on ammunition as much as possible, and make as many sets of plans as possible."

"Plans?" The brigade commander asked, "What plan?" ”

Ding Wei put down the chopsticks in his hand, wrenched his fingers and said: "Our general operational policy for counter-sweeping is nothing more than two, one is the internal line of operations, and the other is the external front of the operation. ”

"Then it is necessary to formulate a combat plan in advance for both internal and external operations."

"If you take the inside line, how will you fight it? And if you take the outside front, how can you break through? After the breakout, which unit will come back, which unit will not come back, etc., must be considered first, so as not to be caught off guard by the devil and become a mess. ”

Kong Jie frowned and said, "Lao Ding, how to do this plan?" ”

"yes." Cheng Shifa also said, "The devil's sweep hasn't started at all, we don't know how many troops the devil will invest to participate in the sweep, let alone know which directions the devil will come from, and how many troops will be in each direction, we don't know these elements, how to plan?" Isn't that? ”

Ding Wei said abruptly: "Didn't I already say just now, you can make a few more sets of plans." ”

"For example." The chief of staff asked, "Ding Wei, you might as well tell everyone in detail." ”

Ding Wei nodded and said: "It is impossible for us to predict the strength of the devil's participation in the battle and the battle plan, but we can assume that the devil will first invest less than 20,000 troops to sweep up." ”

"Then my basic judgment is that there are a dozen."

"Our Taihang Military Region can completely choose to fight on the inside line."

"With the favorable terrain and the support of the people of the military region, the devils in one or two directions were severely damaged or even annihilated, and the devils' sweep went bankrupt."

"If the devil invests more than 20,000 and less than 30,000 troops."

"Then my basic judgment is that you can't fight head-on."

"There are more than 20,000 people, which is equivalent to a class A division of devils."

"I'll tell you the truth, with the strength of our Taihang Military Region at this stage, if we fight head-on with a division of the devil's class, I'm afraid the chances of winning are slim, right?"

"If the devil invests more than 30,000 troops to sweep up."

"Then there's nothing to say, you can only break through separately and jump to the outside line to disperse the battle."

"You see, depending on the number of troops sent by the little devils, we can make three different sets of plans, right? According to the possible route of the little devil's troops, three sets of contingency plans can be formulated, and the two are combined, that is, nine sets of contingency plans, and if necessary, more can be done. ”

Cheng Shifa said: "Is this necessary? ”

"It's necessary." The brigade commander said, "Only if you are prepared can you be safe!" ”

The chief of staff said: "The brigade commander is right, the more complete the preparations, the greater the chance of victory, even if you are finally forced to break through, you can also minimize the losses." ”

Ding Wei said: "Speaking of which, I'm afraid I will have to work hard for the wolf squad again." ”

"I know." Wang Ye stood up and said, "Our wolf warrior team will definitely strive to step on every mountain, every ditch and every road in the Taihang Military Region within three months!" ”

"Then mark all the terrain suitable for blocking and ambushing."

"When the time comes, as soon as several leaders open the map, they will be able to find the ideal battlefield at the first time."

"Sit down and talk." The brigade commander motioned for Wang Ye to sit down, got up and poured him a bowl of wine, and then asked, "Xiao Wang, Ding Wei's judgment is that the Japanese army has less than 20,000 troops, and our Taihang Military Region has the strength to fight a war. ”

Wang Ye didn't have too much hypocrisy, and said directly: "My basic judgment is that the number of troops participating in this sweep of devils must exceed 30,000, or even 50,000!" ”

"Huh?" The faces of the brigade commander and chief of staff changed slightly.

50,000 devils is equivalent to two first-class divisions.

The strength of the troops is even more than that of the Eighth Route Army of the Taihang Military Region, how can this be fought?

When the time comes, don't say that you will insist on fighting on the inside line, I am afraid that it will be difficult to even break through separately.

The chief of staff said: "According to intelligence, the Japanese 1st Army stationed in Shanxi has a total of 3 divisions and 4 brigades, and all the combat units add up to about 80,000 people, and a considerable part of them also have to guard the Central Army in Zhongtiao Mountain, how can it be possible to send 50,000 people to attack our Taihang Military Region?" ”

"It's simple." Wang Ye said categorically.

"The devil is about to increase his troops in Shanxi."

……

In the conference room of the headquarters of the 1st Army in Taiyuan.

Of the nearly 100 young officers who participated in the meeting, with the exception of a few officers who were really not good at expressing themselves, the others had basically already spoken and put forward their own views.

"I have already listened to all of your speeches, and it can be summed up in a little bit."

Speaking of this, Okamura Ninji said again: "Because of the lack of troops, right? ”

"Your Excellency, this is the case." Ryuichi Sakamoto, the commander of the Operations Division, couldn't help it, got up and said, "The 1st Army only has a total of 3 divisions plus 4 brigades. ”

"Because of demobilization, and the attrition of war wounds,"

"There is a serious shortage of almost all units."

"Nominally, the 1st Army has more than 80,000 imperial soldiers."

"But in reality, the 1st Army had less than 70,000 combatants."

"There are only 70,000 people, not only to be responsible for the security of Shanxi Province, but also to ensure the safety of the three traffic arteries of Zhengtai Road, Tongpu Road and Baijin Line, and to set aside a considerable half of the troops to guard the Zhina Army in Zhongtiao Mountain! Even so, the base camp still transferred 4 infantry brigades from the 1st Army to support the Central China battlefield. ”

"As a result, the garrison of all lines of communication was empty, and this was the tragic defeat of the Battle of the Hundred Regiments."

"If the troops are sufficient, with the weak combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army, it is absolutely impossible to threaten all lines of communication, let alone inflict such heavy losses on the imperial army."

Hearing this, Yamamoto Kazuki couldn't help it, and was about to get up and refute it at that time.

However, before Yamamoto Kazuki got up, Yoshio Shinozuka reached out and grabbed him.

Kazuki Yamamoto looked back a little stunned, and Yoshio Shinozuka shook his head slightly.

Although Kazuki Yamamoto was a little puzzled, he had always respected Yoshio Shinozuka, so he sat back down.

Seeing that no one stood up to speak again, Okamura Ninji said: "I think what you have said is very reasonable, with the current strength of the 1st Army, it is indeed difficult to undertake such an arduous combat mission. ”

"I will apply to the base camp as soon as possible to increase the strength of the 1st Army."

After a pause, he added, "But I would like to take this opportunity to tell you that the population of the empire is not at all comparable to that of China. ”

"Therefore, if the imperial army wants to occupy a military advantage on the battlefield, it is absolutely impossible."

"Also, it is absolutely impossible to have a sufficient number of imperial soldiers in every county, every communication line and even every stronghold, because the branch is too big, and there are too many county seats, communication lines and traffic passes that need to be guarded, if a sufficient number of troops must be left everywhere, there will be millions of people in North China!"

"And this, for the Empire, is impossible to do anyway."

"So, even if the base camp agrees to increase the number of troops, at most it will be one or two brigades."

Hearing this, the officers attending the meeting showed disappointment, where are one or two brigades enough?

But then again, it is much better to have one or two brigades and regiments more than not to increase the number of troops but to transfer troops from Shanxi.

……

Mobile Column Command.

The brigade commander said: "Xiao Wang, why do you think the devils will increase troops to Shanxi?" ”

"It's very simple." Wang Ye said, "Because of this battle of 100 regiments, we have hurt the devils." ”

After a pause, he said: "Especially our Taihang Military Region, which has seriously injured the 4th Brigade in Yangquan, so the Japanese base camp will definitely increase troops to Shanxi, so that the 1st Army has the ability to gather heavy troops to encircle and suppress our Taihang base area, otherwise when our Taihang base area is completely developed and expanded, the 1st Army will be in big trouble." ”

"I agree with Xiao Wang's judgment." Ding Wei said, "The devil will definitely increase his troops." ”

"What can I do?" Cheng Shifa frowned and said, "Do you really want to give up the base area?" ”

Ding Wei said: "If the devil really concentrates more than 30,000 troops to sweep, then he can only give up the base area, which is also a matter of no way, at this stage, the strength of our Eighth Route Army compared with the Japanese army, there is still a big gap in general, and hard work is definitely not able to fight, so we can only choose to avoid its edge." ”

Wang Ye said: "That's not necessarily, in fact, there are better choices." ”

"A better option?" Ding Wei was stunned and asked, "What choice?" ”

"That's a combination of inside and outside." Wang Ye said, "Specifically, the main force of the military region stays in the base area, relying on the favorable terrain and the support of the people, and insists on fighting on the inner line. ”

"Send another mobile force to jump to the outside line and attack behind the devils."

"This mobile force must have a considerable size, as well as a high degree of mobility, and it must also be equipped with heavy weapons, and it must be able to pose a threat to high-value targets in the Japanese-occupied area, such as Taiyuan!"

"Taiyuan?!" Several regiment commanders came to their senses at once.

Especially Li Yunlong, he even dreamed of fighting Taiyuan.

The brigade commander and the chief of staff couldn't help but exchange a look.

Isn't this mobile unit that Wang Ye said their mobile column?

Speaking of which, the reason why the head of the headquarters made up his mind to form a mobile column at the beginning was probably to deal with the situation that Wang Ye said, right?

In the end, it is the head of the headquarters.

Vision is long-term.

But it's really surprising that Wang Ye, this kid, can have this vision.

This kid, it's really a waste to stay in the independent regiment, and he must find a way to transfer him to the brigade headquarters operations section, and if he doesn't have to do anything else, let him be responsible for formulating the combat plan of the entire mobile column.

(End of chapter)