Anhua, the front command of the Japanese army.

Because of the long wartime duty, everyone, including Okamura Ninji, was a little tired, and it was the kind of fatigue after the war, and the whole person was about to fall apart.

"Suwon-kun, where is the 386th Brigade?"

Okamura Ninji narrowed his eyes for a moment and asked lazily.

Takuya Mizuhara slept well last night, and his spirits were not bad, and he said: "Your Excellency, the forward troops report that the 386th Brigade has passed the Maoli Ridge three hours ago, and if nothing else, this should have passed the Black Wind Mouth." ”

"Black Wind?" Okamura Ninji's eyes fell on the map, and Takuya Mizuhara hurriedly pointed out the black wind outlet to him.

Looking at the map, Okamura Ningji said: "After the black wind mouth is Yunqi Town, it seems that the 386th Brigade is planning to enter the Taihang Mountains through the XZ Basin, and then cross the Zhengtai Road to the south to Liao County, to meet the main force of the 129th Division, so the next step we need to block at the Zhengtai Road, whether it can be blocked or not, the blockage still has to be blocked." ”

Okamura Ninji still wants to make one last effort, what if they block it?

Takuya Mizuhara shook his head and said, "Your Excellency, there is actually a possibility. ”

"Is there another possibility?" Okamura Ninji frowned and said, "Are you going to Black Wind Town?" ”

"Yes." Suwon Takuya said, "Although it is necessary to pass through Taiyuan to go south through Heifeng Town, there is only one infantry wing in Taiyuan City at this time, and there is no power to stop the 386th Brigade from going south, so the 386th Brigade can completely cross the border south along Tongpu Road and enter the Taiyue bandit area." ”

"Taiyuan?" Okamura Ninji said, "The courage of the 386th Brigade shouldn't be so big, right?" ”

"Your Excellency, I think it's still possible." Suhara Takuya shook his head and said, "And the 386th Brigade passed through Taiyuan along Tongpu Road, maybe it will have another effect." ”

"Another effect?" Okamura Ninji's face sank.

It is clear that Okamura Ninji has also realized the seriousness of the problem.

"Yes." Takuya Mizuhara nodded and said, "So, Your Excellency the General should send a telegram to the base camp first, although the Battle of Northwest Jin failed to achieve all the combat intentions, after all, the remnants of the 386th Brigade were still allowed to run, but now the telegram can still gain a little initiative, it is better than the base camp to know the result from other channels." ”

Okamura Ninji sighed: "I'm afraid it's too late." ”

But even if it was late, the telegram still had to be sent.

……

In Tokyo, the Imperial Palace's Imperial Study.

When Hideki Tojo walked into the imperial study, he saw Hirohito sitting expressionlessly north of the tatami mat, and Sugiyama Moto, the chief of the army staff, was sitting on the right side.

"Tojo-kun, are you here?" Hirohito bowed his head and said, "Sit down." ”

"Hello." Hideki Tojo knelt down and sat down on Hirohito's lower left side.

As soon as he sat down, Hirohito reached out and picked up the folder in front of him and handed it over.

Hideki Tojo opened it and looked at it, but it was an urgent telegram from the headquarters of the 1st Army an hour ago.

The telegram said that the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, which was originally trapped in the northwest of Shanxi, was advancing rapidly along the Tongpu Road in the direction of Taiyuan, and Taiyuan was empty of troops, so the 1st Army requested urgent reinforcements from the North China Front.

It was clear that he was asking for help from the North China Front, but the telegram was sent to Tokyo.

Obviously, this is the commander of the 1st Army, Sadaichi Yoshimoto, who is calculating Okamura Ninji behind his back.

But Hideki Tojo never expected that Sugiyama Moto, after receiving the telegram, did not consult him, and directly stabbed the news to the emperor, which made him very passive.

Because now he and Okamura Ninji are one.

Thinking of this, Hideki Tojo's face fell, and he glared at Sugiyama Gen viciously.

It is really shameful that this fool, as the chief of the General Staff of the Army, does not consider problems from the standpoint of the Army, but only acts as a licking dog for His Majesty the Emperor.

In addition, Hideki Tojo is also a little dissatisfied with Hirohito.

Although you are the emperor, this does not mean that you are an all-rounder, you have not been a soldier and do not understand military affairs, so it is better not to meddle in military affairs indiscriminately, so as not to miss the fortune of the country.

Isn't it good to be your head of state honestly?

At that moment, Tojo Hideki said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, this is just Yoshimoto-kun's words, how is the progress of the battle in the northwest of Jin?" Has the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army broken through? Confirmation is also required. ”

"Still need to confirm? I'm afraid I don't have to. Hirohito said coldly.

With that, Hirohito handed over another telegram he had at hand.

This telegram was sent by the North China Front, admitting that the 386th Brigade had indeed broken through from the northwest of Shanxi.

In an instant, one of Tojo Hideki's faces turned into a pig's belly color, His Majesty the Emperor of the Heart is intentional, right? Show him Yoshimoto's telegram first, and then show him Okamura Ninji's telegram after he denies it, this is a deliberate attempt to slap him in the face, this is a deliberate attempt to embarrass him, it's really excessive, I'm shameless?

And Okamura Ninji too, why didn't you report it to me first?

However, after thinking about it, he felt that it was impossible for Okamura Ninji not to send him a telegram, it must be because he was on his way to the imperial palace so he didn't receive it.

"Tojo-kun." Hirohito said quietly, "The Imperial Army mobilized ten infantry divisions, one tank division and one aviation division, including heavy divisions such as the 1st Division, and also spent ten divisions and regiments of combat materials, just to encircle and suppress a brigade of the Eighth Route Army. ”

"But in the end, it turned out to be the way it is now."

After a pause, Hirohito said angrily: "The casualties of the imperial army are more than 60,000, and the loss of equipment is even more innumerable, so I have not been able to completely annihilate a brigade of the Eighth Route Army, I have never been a soldier and do not understand military affairs, but as long as I am not an idiot, I can see that this battle is clearly the defeat of the imperial army!" ”

In the end, Hirohito took a heavy shot at the imperial case.

"Hello." Hideki Tojo did not refute a word.

also has no face to refute, this battle is really lost.

Hirohito roared again: "What Showa Sanyu Wu, it's just a joke!" ”

At this moment, Hirohito was really disappointed in Okamura Ninji, a senior general he had high hopes for, but he turned a sure victory into a fiasco, and he still had the face to claim to be Hawu?

"Hello." Hideki Tojo can only honestly pause.

There is really nothing to justify, Okamura Ninji's performance is really bad.

"So, doesn't Tojo-kun want to order something?" Hirohito snorted.

Really, although Hirohito was disappointed in Okamura Ninji, he did not completely negate Okamura Ninji's exploits in the previous years of war because of a single defeat.

Hirohito prefers to believe that Okamura Ninji suffered defeat because of arrogance.

Hirohito made a fuss about this matter, but it was actually Hideki Tojo.

Because since Hideki Tojo became prime minister, he has become less and less concerned about his majesty the emperor, and wants to create a military dictatorship headed by the prime minister, which is unbearable.

In the long run, won't a new shogunate appear?

Is Hideki Tojo trying to be Japan's new generation of generals?

Therefore, it is necessary to make Hideki Tojo understand that the only one in the world can only be the imperial family.

No matter how capable you are Hideki Tojo, you can only be a loyal dog raised by the royal family, don't be delusional about turning over and becoming the master.

But Hideki Tojo was not so easy to handle, and he said slightly: "The appointment of Okamura-kun as the commander of the North China Front was recommended by the minister, so the disastrous defeat of the North China Front in the Battle of Northwest Jin, the minister has an unshirkable responsibility, and the minister earnestly asks to resign from all positions, and also asks His Majesty the Emperor to choose another virtuous minister." ”

Hirohito froze there, he didn't expect Hideki Tojo to defeat him.

In fact, it is Hirohito's intention to put Hideki Tojo on the throne of prime minister, and even let Hideki Tojo combine the power of prime minister, land minister, and interior minister, and the reason is also very simple, because Hideki Tojo is a staunch military ghost who can implement Hirohito's policy to the letter.

Changing to other traditional bureaucrats, such as Konoe and Hiranuma, as prime ministers, always creates various constraints, which makes it difficult for Hirohito to express his mind.

It wasn't until Hideki Tojo came to power that all that changed.

Hideki Tojo resolutely implemented Hirohito's policy and brazenly launched the Pacific War.

I have to, after Hideki Tojo took over the power, Hirohito's mind was really cool, but a crisis also appeared, that is, Hideki Tojo may become a new generation of shoguns.

So Hirohito wanted to take the opportunity to knock Hideki Tojo.

As a result, Hideki Tojo is also the head iron, and he directly picks the child.

What Hideki Tojo means is that you either let someone else come, or if you still let me come, don't give me too many rules and regulations, you have to give me power, let me do it freely.

Hirohito suddenly felt a little nostalgic for traditional bureaucrats such as Konoe and Hiranuma.

Although these traditional bureaucrats do things like they are tepid and make people anxious, they generally don't tear their faces with others, and they will leave room for everything, unlike Tojo Hideki, who is stunned, and doesn't leave any room for doing things, I just beat you, and I don't really want to drive you away, why do you just pick a pick?

At that moment, Hirohito gave Sugiyama a look, meaning to let him come around.

But Sugiyama was really stupid and couldn't grasp Hirohito's true intentions at all.

Sugiyama Mototo immediately said with a straight face: "Tojo-kun, are you threatening His Majesty the Emperor?" Do you really think that the empire will not be able to leave you? I tell you, everyone who leaves this world will turn the same, and the sun will rise tomorrow as usual, and if you want to resign, then resign, and it's not that no one is the prime minister. ”

Hideki Tojo laughed angrily: "Okay, then I'll resign." ”

Hirohito is about to be given a stupid weapon by Sugiyama Moto, this is really a pig teammate.

At the moment, Hirohito could only remedy himself: "Tojo-kun, I don't mean that, although Okamura-kun was recommended by you, but there is no practice of joint sitting in the imperial officialdom, his mistakes in the battle of the northwest of Jin have nothing to do with you, I mean, as the land minister of the empire, should you reprimand Okamura-kun?" ”

Hirohito was instigated, and Hideki Tojo also accepted it when he saw it, and said: "Hayi, the minister will send a telegram when he returns, not only to reprimand, but also to remove Okamura-kun from his post, after this defeat, Okamura-kun is no longer suitable to stay in the post of commander of the North China Front, let him return to the War Department to do what he can." ”

"I'm afraid it's not good." Hirohito's brow furrowed.

"You can't deny everything because of a failure, people, they will always make mistakes like this, it doesn't matter if you make mistakes, just change them, we have to give people the opportunity to correct them."

Although Hirohito was very disappointed with Okamura Ningji's performance this time, he also knew that among Japan's senior generals, Okamura Ningji was already the best, and he still had the ability to see people, and if another person went to North China as a commander, his performance would only be worse than Okamura Ningji, and the consequences would only be more serious.

After a pause, Hirohito added, "So it's okay to reprimand." ”

"Hello." Hideki Tojo didn't insist anymore and replied, "Understood." ”

Hirohito thought for a while, and then said: "In addition, I will tell Okamura-kun on behalf of me, and ask him to pay close attention to the movements of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, and once his whereabouts are determined again, he will immediately launch another big sweep." ”

"There is a proverb in China that you get up from where you fall."

"The 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army has made the Imperial Army plant a big heel fight in the world, and it will lose face."

"Then the Imperial Army must destroy this army in order to restore its honor and regain its prestige."

After a pause, Hirohito said again: "Tell Okamura-kun that this is his last chance, if he is still defeated by the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army this time, then he is ready to cut his stomach to thank him." ”

"Hello." Hideki Tojo paused.

……

At ten o'clock in the evening, the northwest column of Jin passed through the city of ty.

The Japanese army in Taiyuan City suddenly felt like a great enemy, and even withdrew the garrisons of Taiyuan Railway Station, Xincheng Airport and Wusu Airport to Taiyuan City to strengthen the garrison in the city.

I have to be, the devils of the 1st Army really scared the Northwest Column of Jin.

At this time, there was obviously an infantry wing in Taiyuan City, and even a division of the puppet army, nearly 10,000 people, but the Japanese puppet army did not dare to go out of the city to block the attack.

It's just that the turtle cowered in the city and didn't dare to go out of the city for half a step.

The Northwest Column of Jin Province was not polite to the devils.

Damage to Taiyuan Railway Station and Airport.

Then, before the arrival of the Japanese army, they swaggered south.

After Okamura Ninji arrived, his lungs were about to explode, and he asked Yoshimoto Sadachi angrily: "Yoshimoto-kun, didn't I order you to go out of the city to block the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army?" Why don't you obey orders? ”

Yoshimoto said solemnly: "Your Excellency, General, I have to guarantee the safety of Taiyuan." ”

Okamura Ninji said angrily: "There is an infantry wing of the Imperial Army plus a division of the Imperial Allied Army in Taiyuan City, which is nearly 10,000 people, isn't this enough to ensure safety?" ”

"You just have half of your troops, which is enough to hold off the Eighth Route Army for a few hours."

After a pause, he said: "As long as you can hold back the Eighth Route Army for three to five hours, the main force will be able to arrive in time, and the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army will not be able to escape the annihilation of the entire army." ”

"Your Excellency the Admiral, this is not right?" Yoshimoto said abruptly.

"As long as half of the troops, can you really guarantee the safety of Taiyuan?"

After a pause, Yoshimoto Sadachi said again: "The 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army has resisted the onslaught of ten divisions of the Imperial Army in the northwest of Shanxi Province for nearly two months with the strength of a mere brigade, and has also caused a heavy price of more than 60,000 casualties to the Imperial Army. ”

Hearing this, Okamura Ninji was speechless for a moment.

Because of Yoshimoto Sadachi's words, he really had no face to refute.

Because this is the case in the first place, you Okamura Ninji mobilized ten infantry divisions, a tank division and an aviation division, with absolute superiority in strength and weapons, but was beaten to the ground by the 386th Brigade, and now you are asking the 1st Army to stop such a fierce army with half a wing, is it really shameful?

Yoshimoto Sada's words made Okamura Ningji speechless.

Okamura's prestige is being seriously challenged.

……

At this time, in Chongqing Huangshan Mansion Yunxiu Tower.

He Jingzhi, Chen Cixiu, Bai Jiansheng and other high-ranking generals have gathered together again.

Chu Yunfei also came to the battle hall on the first floor of Yunxiu Tower again, and he was following Tang Zong and several combat staff officers of the third group to work in the sand table.

The whole battle hall was as lively as a vegetable market.

However, there is only one topic under discussion, that is, the breakthrough of the 386th Brigade.

"It's incredible, it can break through in such a desperate situation, it's really unimaginable, how did the 386th Brigade do it?"

"Could it be a mistake?"

"yes, how is that possible?"

"That is, they have been surrounded by seven divisions of the Japanese army, and they can still break through? Believe it or not, I absolutely don't believe it anyway. ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the information provided by the Taiyuan Station of the Military Commander, and it will not be wrong."

"The military commander's intelligence can't be wrong? Is there still little misinformation provided by the military commanders? ”

"That is, if it weren't for the information provided by the military commander, the Japanese army would have landed in Baimaokou on a large scale, and the principal would not have transferred all Jinshanwei's troops to Baimaokou, then the Japanese Tenth Army would not have landed in Jinshanwei so easily, and the outcome of the Battle of Songhu would have been completely different, at least it would not have been a fiasco!"

A cadre of high-ranking generals buzzed non-stop.

Chang Kaishen just had a broken face and didn't say a word.

Now Chang Kaishen just wants to know, what happened in the northwest of Jinxi?

How did Chen Gen lead the 386th Brigade to break through from all sides of the Japanese army's seven divisions?

Don't figure this problem out, Chang Kaishen really can't eat, and he can't sleep well, at this moment, he really understands the idiom of sleeping and eating, it is really difficult to sleep and eat.

Amid the buzzing whispers, Dai Lian walked in quickly.

"Rain farmer." Chang Kaishen immediately stepped forward and asked, "Has the situation been verified?" ”

"Headmaster." Dai Li replied respectfully, "Sheng has repeatedly verified that the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army has indeed broken through from the vicinity of Wanmadu, and it is still along Tongpu Road to the south to Taiyue District!" ”

"What?" There was an exclamation in the battle hall, and no one dared to believe their ears.

Chen Cixiu asked in disbelief: "Tongpu Road passes through Taiyuan, and the 386th Brigade passes through Taiyuan to the south, won't the Japanese army in Taiyuan stop it?" ”

"yes, how is that possible?" Bai Jiansheng also felt incredulous, "You must know that behind the butt of the 386th Brigade, there are seven infantry divisions of the Japanese army, and as long as the Japanese army in Taiyuan drags the 386th Brigade for two to three hours, then what awaits the 386th Brigade is only the end of the entire army." ”

"That's the reason." Other high-ranking generals chimed in.

"The problem is that the Japanese puppet army in Taiyuan does not dare to go out of the city to block the attack." Dai Li shook his head and said, "Because the Japanese army in Shanxi has already scared the 386th Brigade." ”

"Scared?" A group of high-ranking generals were shocked when they heard this.

Only then did they suddenly recall that the 1st Army of the Japanese Army in Shanxi really did not achieve a decent victory in the battle with the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, but instead lost countless soldiers, not counting the level of those division commanders and brigade commanders, the commander alone lost two.

Dai Li said: "Yes, the 1st Army has scared the 386th Brigade. ”

"It's unbelievable." Bai Jiansheng muttered, "The Japanese army will actually have a day when they will be scared!" ”

Other high-ranking generals were also shocked, because in their cognition, the Japanese army was simply invincible, only the national army was afraid of the Japanese army, how could the Japanese army be afraid?

But now the Japanese army in Shanxi is afraid of the 386th Brigade.

Liu Fei, director of the War Department, was more concerned about the specific breakthrough process.

At that moment, Liu Fei asked Dai Li: "Director Dai, have you got the specific breakthrough process?" ”

"Got it." Dai Li immediately took out a thick stack of documents from his briefcase and said, "This is the battle report that our military command Shanxi Station has obtained at a huge cost. ”

"The above is a detailed record of this battle in the northwest of Jin."

After a pause, he said to Chang Kaishen again: "Principal, this time Wang Jialing has made a great contribution. ”

"I know." Chang Kaishen said happily, "Reward Wang Jialing and the staff of the entire Taiyuan Station as appropriate, considering their identities, the commendation order will not be made public for the time being." ”

"But their families can take proper care of them."

After a pause, he said: "The funds of Taiyuan Station are guaranteed first. ”

"Yes!" Dai Li replied respectfully, his purpose is the latter sentence, in order to fight for funds.

As the de facto helmsman of the military command, Dai Li also has his own set of skills to control people, which is to reward the capable and punish the mediocre, so capable subordinates like Wang Jialing must be rewarded heavily, and the funds must also be tilted, so as to encourage and spur other district stations to continuously improve their work.

At this time, those high-ranking generals were already in the traditional documentation.

Soon after, the senior generals present already knew about the breakthrough process of the 386th Brigade.

But after knowing the process, these senior generals felt that the whole process seemed to be nothing more than that? Except for the somewhat unexpected blasting of Anshi Town, there seems to be nothing special about it in other aspects, but why can't the Japanese army stop the 386th Brigade? Why?

Only Liu Fei sighed lightly: "Amazing, breathtaking!" ”

"Is it amazing?" A senior general said, "For Brother Zhang, where is the power?" Why can't I see it? ”

Liu Fei said: "You already know the whole breakthrough process, of course you won't feel anything, it seems that the 386th Brigade is doing ordinary, and the Japanese army's response is even more inappropriate, but if we are in the battle situation at that time, we don't know the 386th Brigade's breakthrough deployment, the feeling will be completely different." ”

"To be honest, there is nothing wrong with Okamura's response."

"Okamura Ningji even predicted the outcome of the Chenzhuang battlefield in advance, and basically set a trap for this prediction, if it was commanded by someone else, most of them would fall into his way."

After a pause, Liu Fei said again: "It's a pity that this time he met Chen Gen. ”

After Liu Fei's explanation, Bai Jiansheng and several other senior generals finally reacted, but more senior generals like Chen Cixiu and He Jingzhi were still confused.

Liu Fei didn't bother to explain more, and it was in vain.

Chang Kaishen also seems to understand, but there is one thing he understands.

That is, Chen Gen showed extremely superb command attainments in this breakthrough battle, and comprehensively suppressed Okamura Ningji, who had been beaten to Xue Yue's depths.

Isn't this that Chen Gen is more powerful than Xue Yue?

At this time, Chang Kaishen felt even more restless.

……

Chang Kaishen is not the only one who feels uncomfortable, at least two others.

One of them was Okamura Ninji, and the other was Yan Xishan, the commander-in-chief of the Second World War Zone.

At this time, Yan Xishan also knew the news that the 386th Brigade had broken through from the northwest of Shanxi, and after learning the news, Yan Xishan suddenly felt that the oil in the bowl was not fragrant.

Because the 386th Brigade is only a potential threat to Chang Kaishenlai for the time being.

But for Chief Yan, this is an imminent and real threat.

Because the scope of activity of the 386th Brigade is in Shanxi, once Japan is completely defeated and the Japanese army is driven out of China, can the current Jin Army beat the 386th Brigade? Can you beat the Eighth Route Army?

But no matter how much sleep and food are restless, Chief Yan has nothing to do.

Because the current Jin army has no food, no guns, and no guns, and even a decent piece of territory, how can it fight with the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army?

In the first two years, there was a wave of friction.

But the result? was almost wiped out by the Eighth Route Army.

So apart from complaining about Okamura Ningji's incompetence, Yan Xishan couldn't do anything.

"Incompetent, rice buckets, a bunch of rice buckets!" Yan Xishan scolded, "Isn't it quite capable when you fight the Russians to advance into the army? How did you meet the 386th Brigade and bear the bag? ”

"More than a dozen divisions fought a brigade of the Eighth Route Army,"

"In the end, it was actually like this bear, and it actually made the 386th Brigade stand out of the encirclement,"

"If I were him Okamura Ningji, I would just buy a piece of tofu and kill him, it's a shame, it's a shame."

After scolding for a long time, Yan Xishan finally sighed and said: "Oh, I'm afraid it's not good to go on like this, and I'm afraid that Shanxi in Russia will change the sky, and the sky will change." ”

Director of Intelligence Yang Zhenji persuaded: "Don't worry too much about the headquarters, although the 386th Brigade has successfully broken through this time, the 50,000 people have been sharply reduced to less than 20,000, and the arsenal has also been destroyed by the Japanese army, so most of the next will only get weaker and weaker, and it will be eaten by the Japanese army in less than a year." ”

"What do you think, do you believe it yourself?"

Yan Xishan shook his head and said: "The strength of the Eighth Route Army has never been positional warfare, but sparrow warfare, guerrilla warfare and movement warfare, so this opportunity is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Japanese army to come, because if the 386th Brigade wants to cover the transfer of the people, it can only be forced to fight the positional warfare that they dislike the most and are not good at." ”

"But even so, the Japanese army still failed to eat the 386th Brigade in the end."

"Although the 386th Brigade has suffered most casualties now, it is the elite who survive."

"What's more, the 386th Brigade no longer has to take on the task of covering now, it can really be said that the dragon returns to the sea and the tiger enters the mountains and forests, and the Japanese army still wants to eat the 386th Brigade? Dream on! ”

Although Yan Xishan didn't like the Eighth Route Army very much, he didn't want to open his eyes and talk nonsense.

Okamura Ninji mobilized ten infantry divisions, one tank division, and one aviation division, but they failed to eat the 386th Brigade in positional warfare, so the question is, how many divisions and regiments does the Japanese army have to mobilize if they want to eat the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army in sparrow warfare, guerrilla warfare, or movement warfare? Twenty? Thirty?

……

Okamura Ninji is also having trouble sleeping because of this.

The reprimand telegram from the base camp has been sent, but Okamura Ninji doesn't mind it, but it's just a reprimand, not to dismiss him.

As long as he is still in the post of commander of the North China Front, everything will still have a chance.

It was the 386th Brigade or Hirohito's edict that made Okamura Ningji feel uneasy, because the base camp made it clear in the reprimand telegram that His Majesty the Emperor was disappointed with his performance in the Battle of Northwest Jin, and at the same time gave him a strict order to exterminate the 386th Brigade as soon as possible at all costs!

But how easy is it to exterminate the 386th Brigade?

trapped the 386th Brigade in the northwest corner of Jin, but failed to annihilate it.

Now that the 386th Brigade has returned to the sea and entered the mountains and forests, it will be even more difficult to exterminate them.

In the end, positional warfare is not the strength of the Eighth Route Army, but sparrow warfare, guerrilla warfare, and movement warfare are the strengths of the Eighth Route Army, but in the future, I am afraid that it can only fight sparrow warfare, guerrilla warfare, or movement warfare with the 386th Brigade. Ten divisions are definitely not enough, are twenty divisions transferred?

And it's not that so many divisions and regiments can't be mobilized now,

Even if twenty divisions can really be mobilized, what about the war materials?

The 15 divisions and regiments that Hideki Tojo had allocated to the North China Front Army had very little combat materials left, and if they continued to pursue and suppress them, could the base camp still allocate sufficient combat materials?

Okamura Ninji didn't think it was very likely.

Because the beautiful army has launched a counteroffensive in the South Pacific.

Especially on Kuah Island, the Southern Army is fighting a fierce battle with the Beautiful Army.

Under such circumstances, it was impossible for the base camp to allocate too much material to the North China Front.

Okamura Ninji estimated that the base camp could add five divisions and regiments to meet the most combat materials, but this combat material was not enough to ensure that the North China Front Army would wipe out the 386th Brigade in one fell swoop.

Takuya Mizuhara also obviously saw this, so he persuaded: "Your Excellency, of course, His Majesty the Emperor must obey the holy decree, but I am afraid that the difficulties of reality cannot be ignored, and the various divisions and regiments participating in the war are not only exhausted to the extreme, but also the consumption of combat materials and equipment is also extremely great, and they are no longer able to pursue and suppress the 386th Brigade. ”

After a pause, Takuya Mizuhara said again: "So, let's choose a place to rest." ”

"Choosing a place to rest?" Okamura Ninji said with a moving expression, "Mizuhara-kun, are you?" ”

"Yes." Suwon Takuya said, "Just rest on the periphery of the Taiyue bandit area, you can also prevent the 386th Brigade from running away, and once the rest is completed, you can attack again at any time." ”

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