Chapter 284: Economic Blockade

"Nani?"

After receiving the report from the air force, Hanaya was startled.

Iwamatsu Yoshi's ambition also sank suddenly, and this wave of losses was a bit big.

Those more than 30 tons of ammunition are still second, the key is the more than 500 veterans of the Kwantung Army!

These more than 500 veterans of the Kwantung Army are all elite veterans drawn from the 1st and 2nd Divisions, and they are ready to be promoted to non-commissioned officers and enriched to the 36th, 37th, and 41st divisions to serve as grassroots backbone officers.

Iwamatsu Yoshio also counted on improving the combat effectiveness of the 36th, 37th, and 41st Divisions through these more than 500 backbone veterans of the Kwantung Army.

"Yaga!" Iwamatsu Yoshio was so angry that he slammed the tea cup in his hand on the wooden floor.

The first real battle with the Eighth Route Army came a little unexpectedly.

Moreover, in the first battle, the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army gave Iwamatsu Yoshio a dismount.

The collective jade fragmentation of more than 500 elite veterans of the Kwantung Army disrupted the rhythm of Iwamatsu Yoshio.

As the saying goes, if one wrong step is made, the entire work of reorganizing the army in the southeast of Shanxi will be seriously affected.

Hanaya Masa, however, was still a little unconvinced, frowning and continuing to ask Shibata Shinya, the commander of the 9th Flying Regiment: "Shibata-kun, will the aviation force make a mistake?" How is that possible? ”

"Chief of Staff, there's no way you're mistaken."

Shibata Shibaid said, "More than one pilot reported,"

"On the road of Wild Wolf Valley, I saw the neatly arranged corpses of imperial soldiers."

Hua Gu Zheng still didn't believe it, and said angrily: "How can you be sure that those are the corpses of the imperial soldiers?" ”

"The Eighth Route Army will not let their people be left on the road." Shibata Shibichi said, "More importantly, it is absolutely impossible for Chinese to wear a crotch cloth. ”

"Hanaya-kun."

Hanaya was about to question, but was interrupted by Yoshio Iwamatsu.

"Hello." Hanaya Masashi paused, "Your Excellency, I've lost some of my temper. ”

"The collective jade fragmentation of more than 500 elite veterans of the Kwantung Army is indeed shocking." "But this is not the end of the world, so we can pay attention to it in the future." ”

"Hello!" Hanaya was pausing again.

"Considering that the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army has regained its combat effectiveness,"

"The highway from Shuiquan to Fu'an can no longer bear the heavy responsibility of transporting people and materials."

"In the future, it is best for all the personnel and materials of the 1st Army to take Tongpu Road or Zhengtai Road, and if possible, it is better to take the Zhengtai Railway, which is still safe at the moment."

Yoshio Shinozuka's A battle plan failed.

But it's not that it's not without results, at least the threat of the Zhengtai Railway has been lifted.

Because there is no Eighth Route Army within a radius of 100 kilometers north of the Zhengtai Railway, the 4th Brigade only needs to concentrate on defending the Eighth Route Army south of Zhengtai Road, and the pressure is much less than before.

After a pause, Hanaya said again: "Your Excellency Commander, did you order the 2nd Guards Division to launch a large-scale retaliatory action against the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army?" ”

This is also the consistent style of the Japanese army.

After suffering a loss, you must take revenge.

However, this time, Iwamatsu Yoshio shook his head and said, "Forget it, it's not time yet." ”

After saying this, he added: "The most important thing now is the negotiation with Yan Xishan, in order not to cause any extraneous complications, it is best not to have any large-scale military operations during this time." ”

"Understood." Hanaya said, "Remember this account first." ”

"But you can't do nothing." Yoshio Iwamatsu said.

Hanaya said, "Your Excellency, Commander, what do you mean?" ”

Iwamatsu Yoshio said: "From now on, the strictest economic blockade policy will be implemented for the entire bandit areas in Shanxi, and not a single stitch or thread will be allowed to flow into the various bandit areas of the Eighth Route Army. ”

"Not only in the northwest of Shanxi, but also in the southeast of Shanxi."

"It is necessary to completely trap the Eighth Route Army from the economic level."

"Let the Eighth Route Army have no food to eat and no clothes to wear,"

"There is no money to buy salt and medicines."

"In this way, within half a year, the Eighth Route Army will become weak."

"Half a year later, our negotiations with Yan Xishan should have been successful."

"At this time, the imperial army can unite with the Jin Sui army to launch a final general attack on the Eighth Route Army."

Speaking of this, Iwamatsu Yoshio said confidently: "There is reason to believe that even if all the Eighth Route Army cannot be completely annihilated at that time, the public security situation in Shanxi will usher in a big improvement." ”

……

Anhua, headquarters of the 2nd Guards Division.

A tall officer walked into Miyano Michiichi's office with a saber on his shoulder, and then snapped his feet and stood upright, and saluted Miyano Michichi, who was sitting behind the large table: "Division commander! ”

"Oh, Nishizawa-kun, you've finally arrived!" Miyano Michiichi raised his head and saw this Dazuo, he was overjoyed for a moment, and quickly put down the brush in his hand and got up to meet him.

"Nishizawa-kun, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Dare to love this devil Osa is Shigeo Nishizawa.

He was also a classmate of Kazuki Yamamoto's Munich Special School.

"Smimarseille." Shigeo Nishizawa said, "Because some of the work of the special school needs to be handed over, I am really sorry to delay it for a few days, and let you wait for a long time, the division commander." ”

Miyano smiled and said, "Have you seen Your Excellency the Commander?" ”

"Yes." Shigeo Nishizawa said, "I went to Taiyuan before coming to Anhua. ”

Miyano Michiichi hummed lightly and said again, "Did Your Excellency the Commander tell you something?" ”

"Nope." Shigeo Nishizawa shook his head and said, "Just let me come to Anhua as soon as possible to report to you." ”

Hearing this, Miyano Michiichi already knew what Iwamatsu Yoshio really thought, obviously this is another Continental Army activist with a deep-rooted prejudice against special operations, and the former commander Yoshio Shinozuka pretended to give him a gift from his adjutant Yuta Ichihara, which did not seem to have any effect.

It may also be because this matter was personally handled by Okamura Ninji.

So Yoshio Iwamatsu didn't want to get involved in the special forces.

It's just that no matter whether Yoshio Iwamatsu attaches importance to it or not, the formation of special forces is imperative.

This is because the many examples of battles that have taken place on the Shanxi battlefield in the past year have fully proved the irreplaceable and decisive role of special operations in modern warfare.

The 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army can play such a record,

It is absolutely inseparable from the special forces commanded by Wang Ye.

"Okay." At that moment, Miyano Dao nodded and said, "Have you received the information I asked the navy to bring to you?" ”

"Yes, it's been received." Shigeo Nishizawa paused again and said, "I took the time to take a look on the way here, but the information is too simple, and there are a few questions. ”

"Questions?" Miyano Michiichi asked, "What doubt?" ”

Shigeo Nishizawa said: "That Wang Ye, the information says that he has received special operations training in the Soviet Union or a beautiful country, but I have checked the information of all the senior generals of the Eighth Route Army who have attended military schools abroad from the special high class, and found that there is no one named Wang Ye among them, so will this Wang Ye just be a pseudonym?" ”

"It's possible." Miyano said, "This mystery needs you to uncover." ”

Shigeo Nishizawa said: "And Li Yunlong, he is only a regiment commander of the Eighth Route Army, in terms of position and rank, he doesn't even have the qualifications to collect information by the special high school, is he really qualified to be the target of the imperial special forces?" Is this a waste of special operations resources? ”

Miyano Michiichi's brow furrowed suddenly.

How do you think the same as Kazuki Yamamoto?

Are all elm heads who study special operations?

At that moment, Miyano Michiichi asked patiently: "Nishizawa-kun, do you really have to read the information I gave you carefully?" If you have read carefully, have you not found regularity? ”

Shigeo Nishizawa said: "Division Commander, I don't understand what you mean. ”

Miyano said: "Didn't you notice the results achieved by Li Yunlong?" ”

Shigeo Nishizawa was speechless for a moment, well, he was actually just browsing it around.

Miyano Michiichi counted with his fingers and said: "This Li Yunlong, when he was still the commander of the new 1st Regiment, once launched a beheading operation against the Sakata United, resulting in the jade shattering of the Wing Commander Sakata Nobuzhe Osa. ”

"Soon after being transferred to the commander of the independent regiment, he ambushed the Black Island Cavalry Wing."

"More than 1,300 imperial soldiers under the captain of the Black Island United, including the captain of the Black Island United, have collectively broken jade."

"Then came the Yamazaki Brigade, then the North China Front Field Observation Group, then the 4th and 9th Brigades, and finally your old classmate Yamamoto Kazuki."

"Nobutsu Sakata, the rank of Osa."

"Jihei Yamazaki, the rank of Osa."

"Morita Kuroshima, Osa rank."

"Kazuki Yamamoto, Osa rank."

"Shu Maeda, with the rank of major general."

"Yukiyuki Yamashita, with the rank of major general."

"Hattori Naoto, with the rank of Major General."

"Even Commander Yoshio Shinozuka was forced to commit suicide because of this Li Yunlong."

"Nishizawa-kun, isn't such a long list enough to attract your attention? Isn't such a tough opponent worthy of the target of your special forces? ”

"Hello!" Shigeo Nishizawa's eyes lit up.

"Division Commander, I have to retract what I just said."

"This Li Yunlong has aroused my strong interest."

"I will make this Li Yunlong a priority beheading."

"Its priority is even higher than that of Yan Xishan and the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army."

"Yo Si." Miyano Michiichi nodded happily and said, "Then, please hurry up and train your special forces, and if you need anything, you can always come to me or the chief of staff!" ”

"Hello!" Shigeo Nishizawa paused again and walked away with his saber in his hand.

As soon as Shigeo Nishizawa left with his front foot, Chief of Staff Ichiro Shibuya walked in with his back foot.

Glancing outside the door, Shibuya Ichiro asked, "Division Commander, is it Nishizawa-kun?" ”

"It's Shigeo Nishizawa." Miyano Michiichi said, "After a delay of more than half a month, it has finally arrived. ”

"I hope his ability to work doesn't pull his hips like this." Shibuya Ichiro shook his head and said, "Division Commander, I just got another disturbing news. ”

"Huh?" Miyano said, "What's the news?" ”

Shibuya Ichiro said: "The Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army fought an ambush at Yewolf Valley and wiped out more than 500 elite veterans from the Kwantung Army. ”

"Nani?" Miyano Michiichi's face sank.

"The combat effectiveness of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army has recovered so quickly?"

"yes, that's shocking." Shibuya Ichiro said awe-inspiringly.

"We originally thought that within at least half a year, the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army would break through to these regiments in the northwest of Shanxi Province, and it was unlikely that they would recover their combat effectiveness, let alone the ability to attack fortified positions."

"But, now, I'm afraid that this judgment has to be revised."

"Especially this time, I was transferred with more than 500 veterans of the Kwantung Army, and there are more than 30 tons of ammunition."

"Now these more than 30 tons of ammunition have also fallen into the hands of the independent regiment, with this large batch of ammunition, the combat effectiveness of the independent regiment will only recover faster, and maybe it will be able to regain the ability to attack fortifications after a while."

"By that time, all the strongholds on the periphery will be in danger."

"Yaga, this possibility is completely there." Miyano Road.

"In this way, immediately abandon the small strongholds on the periphery, and only keep a few large strongholds along the Tongpu Road and Xiji and Xiaocaozhuang, and the strength of each stronghold will also be doubled."

"Make sure that the independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army is not given a chance."

"But, division commander." Shibuya Ichiro frowned, "If we do this, I'm afraid we won't be able to impose an economic blockade on the bandit area anymore." ”

"Not necessarily."

Miyano shook his head and said, "We can still figure out a way from the source." ”

"Find a way to do it at the source?" Shibuya Ichiro said blankly, "What way?" ”

Miyano Michichi said in a deep voice: "The division and regiment department has set up an economic division to oversee all commercial activities in the jurisdiction, whether it is a big merchant or a peddler, before engaging in commercial activities, they must report to the economic division and obtain a merchant license, so that we can easily trace the whereabouts of every batch of goods and even every grain of grain." ”

"Whoever dares to sell goods to the Eighth Route Army will be severely punished."

"In addition, traders who have not reported to the Economic Affairs Division or have not obtained the permission of the trader will be regarded as smuggling, the goods will be confiscated, and the personnel will be shot if they are caught!"

"The division commander's strategy can really be described as a salary draw."

Shibuya Ichiro said happily: "In this way, I am afraid that it will be difficult for a stitch and a thread to flow into the bandit area again." ”

In fact, there is another sentence that Shibuya Ichiro did not say, if this is done, the Japanese-occupied area of Anhua will be in chaos, and commercial activities will be seriously affected, but Shibuya Ichiro doesn't care about these at all.

As long as the Eighth Route Army can be impoverished, what is the point of commercial chaos?

What's more, there is an additional benefit, that is, with the establishment of the economic section of the division headquarters, huge economic benefits will inevitably follow, and the 2nd Guards Division will receive an additional amount of funding.

It may also be possible to achieve financial self-sufficiency.

In this case, Miyano Michiichi, who is the commander of the division, will certainly become a star.

Even he, as the chief of staff of the 2nd Guards Division, will also enter Okamura's field of vision.

When the next wave of major job adjustments is made, he is very likely to be transferred to a brigade as a brigade commander.

At that moment, Shibuya Ichiro said excitedly: "Division commander, I will start to set up an economic division, and draw up the rules and regulations for reporting and tax standards. ”

"Oh, yes."

Miyano said: "There is one more thing. ”

"After the establishment of the economic section, after the unified collection of taxes and fees,"

"The various strongholds guarded by the detective team are not allowed to collect any more money."

"Hello, I understand." Shibuya Ichiro said in a deep voice, "These silverfish in the detective team only know how to fill their own pockets, exploit past business travel, and infamy is borne by the imperial army, but all the benefits belong to them, this phenomenon should have been managed a long time ago, and the establishment of this economic class is just to put an end to this chaos." ”

"It's better to gradually abolish even the detective team."

"And the Imperial Association Army is also all kinds of chaos and all kinds of unreliable."

"These guys, when they see the Eighth Route Army, they are like mice and cats, and they surrender more actively than the other, and they are simply the transport team responsible for transporting weapons and ammunition to the Eighth Route Army."

"But the people of China who oppress the security area are more ruthless than anyone else."

"What's even more infuriating is that if there is nothing to do, he will take the imperial soldiers to the casino brothel with him."

"The reputation of goodwill that the imperial army has worked so hard to gain has been completely ruined by them in the blink of an eye."

Speaking of this, Shibuya Ichiro said again: "Division commander, the chaos of the detective team and the Imperial Alliance Army doesn't matter, just take this opportunity to carry out a wave of iron-fisted rectification." ”

Miyano said: "Then rectify it together." ”

Shibuya Ichiro paused and said, "Hello! ”

……

The Eighth Route Army did not know that the net of economic blockade had been opened.

Wang Ye took Liang Gang and Chu Yunfei to walk in the lofty mountains of Fuliang Mountain for most of the day, and they walked all the way on rugged and steep mountain roads.

Finally, we came to a flat place.

Wang Ye smiled and said, "Brigade Commander Liang, Regiment Commander Chu, you wait here for a while." ”

Chu Yunfei smiled and said, "It's okay, Captain Wang, you're busy with you, we're just drinking saliva." ”

Seeing Wang Ye walk away, Gao Shenxing whispered: "Luza, this guy shouldn't leave us in this barren mountain and wilderness, right?" Then how many of us can't be blind? ”

Chu Yunfei looked back at Sun Ming and asked, "Sun Ming, has the route been written?" ”

"Tuanza, I really can't remember this." Sun Ming smiled bitterly, "I can still remember at the beginning, but after an hour, I was completely dizzy, and the route was too complicated." ”

"Sun Ming, you don't have to remember it anymore, it's useless to remember it."

Chu Yunfei smiled and said, "Li Yunlong must have done this on purpose, let Wang Ye take us around in the mountains, and then he will have time to transfer the regimental headquarters." ”

"So, even if you write down the route, it's useless."

"If you really follow this route, let's not say whether you can find Li Yunlong's regimental headquarters, even if you find the target in the end, it will definitely be a fake target."

Speaking of this, Chu Yunfei snorted, which was a summary.

Liang Gang asked in a low voice, "Brother Yunfei, are you planning to surprise the regimental headquarters of the Independent Regiment?" ”

Chu Yunfei said: "Don't hide it from Brother Tie Feng, I do have this plan, but now it seems that Li Yunlong and Wang Ye have been alerted to this, I'm afraid it won't work." ”

Liang Gang said: "Has the relationship between your Jin Sui Army and the Eighth Route Army deteriorated to this extent? ”

Chu Yunfei said: "Brother Tie Feng, don't get me wrong, I am not doing this to focus on the present, but to prepare for a rainy day in the future, although the relationship between our Jin Sui Army and the Eighth Route Army is delicate at the moment, it is mainly caused by misunderstanding, and it is impossible to actually start a war, after all, Chief Yan is only trying to delay time when negotiating with the Japanese army." ”

ps: Continue the three watches, and now start writing the two chapters in the early hours of tomorrow morning.

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