Wang Ye said: "In this case, Okamura Ningji's intentions are basically clear. ”

"Tell me." The brigade commander asked, "I'm really curious, what does Okamura Ninji want to do with all the trouble making this play?" ”

Wang Ye said: "The old devil should be singing a play of killing two birds with one stone this time, one is to use the surrender to fool the high-level and Hirohito devils in Japan and buy time for himself, and the other is in the name of surrender, and then leak the information of the condolences to us through Takuya Mizuhara to lure us to send troops to rob." ”

Yang Dakui said: "So, this is a trap? ”

The brigade commander nodded and said, "In this case, it makes logical sense. ”

Yang Dakui said: "If that's the case, then we can't be fooled." ”

"Hey, Chief of Staff, you're wrong." Wang Ye smiled, "The old devil sent us condolences, why not?" What are you polite to the devil? ”

……

Almost at the same time, Takuya Suwon also returned to Qinyuan County.

Okamura Ninji said, "Mizuhara-kun, are you back?" How was the conversation with Wang Ye? Is it similar to what I guessed, Wang Ye refused to even take out a tael of gold? ”

"Hello." Takuya Mizuhara paused and said, "It's true that Wang Ye refused to take out the gold to buy information about the condolences items, but he proposed another deal. ”

"Another deal?" Okamura Ninji said, "What? ”

Takuya Mizuhara asked rhetorically: "Your Excellency, your proposal to surrender the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army is really just to deal with the base camp and His Majesty the Emperor and buy more time?" ”

"Or else?" Okamura Ninji said abruptly.

"Mizuwon-kun, don't you think you can really succeed in surrendering?"

Takuya Mizuhara said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, there is an old proverb in Osaka that nothing in this world is priceless. ”

"There is such a proverb in Osaka?"

General Okamura Ninji said suspiciously, "How come I've never heard of it?" ”

"Your Excellency, General, you are not a businessman, so it is normal that you have not heard of this proverb." Takuya Mizuhara immediately diverted the topic and said, "But the philosophy of this proverb is unquestionable. ”

Okamura Ninji was silent for a moment and then said, "This proverb does contain a very deep philosophy, because this proverb hides thoughts about human nature, and human nature is the thing that cannot stand the test. ”

"Yes, you agree with this proverb, Your Excellency, General."

Takuya Mizuhara smiled and said, "So, has Your Excellency the General ever thought about really recruiting the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army?" Even if it's just trying, what if it succeeds? ”

"That's what you're talking about?" Okamura waved his hand and said, "That's not necessary. ”

After a pause, he said: "Human nature is indeed the most untested, but there is still faith above human nature, and human nature cannot stand the test, but faith can stand the test." ”

Takuya Mizuhara frowned and said, "Faith may not stand the test. ”

Okamura Ninji waved his hand and said, "You're talking about the Kuomintang that believes in the Three People's Principles, right?" ”

"Your Excellency General, you know that it is not only the Kuomintang that believes in the Three People's Principles." Takuya Mizuhara said, "The Communist Party, which believes in communism, also has traitors. ”

After a pause, he continued: "It can be seen that faith may not be reliable. ”

Okamura Ninji frowned and said, "Okay, I must admit that faith also varies from person to person, some people's beliefs can't stand the test, and some people's faith definitely can't stand the test." ”

After a pause, he said, "Chen Gen and Wang Ye obviously belong to the latter. ”

Takuya Mizuhara insisted: "Your Excellency, General, but Wang Ye has made an offer." ”

"Really?" Okamura Ninji said abruptly, "What price did he offer?" ”

Takuya Suhara said solemnly: "Give the 386th Brigade a group army number, the imperial army can send advisers to the 386th Brigade, but it is not allowed to interfere in personnel appointments and dismissals, and the other is that the 386th Brigade must first provide 0.3 divisions and regiments with combat materials, as long as the materials are in place, the 386th Brigade will immediately electrify and pledge allegiance to the Nanjing Nationalist Government." ”

"That's it?" Okamura Ninji said abruptly, "Mizuhara-kun, this is just Wang Ye's deceptive nonsense, you actually believe it?" If we really provide the 386th Brigade with 0.3 divisions and regimental supplies, we will be fooled by him! This is clearly an attempt to deceive our war materiel. ”

Takuya Mizuhara frowned and said, "Your Excellency, there are no absolutes, what if Wang Ye is not lying to us?" What if the 386th Brigade really has the idea of switching sides? If it's true, and you don't even try it, Your Excellency, wouldn't you miss a godsend? Your Excellency, the impact of recruiting the 386th Brigade is not small! ”

Okamura Ninji snorted, "It's really because of this, so it's impossible to succeed." ”

"But Your Excellency, what if you succeed?" Takuya Mizuhara insisted, "It's always okay to try. ”

"Try?" Okamura Ninji snorted coldly and said, "Mizuhara-kun, tell me how to try?" Give them the combat materials of 0.3 divisions and regiments first? ”

"This ......" Takuya Mizuhara was speechless.

Okamura Ningji snorted and said: "Mizuhara-kun, I don't deny that your proverb in Osaka is reasonable, and I am willing to believe that there is a possibility that the 386th Brigade will be recruited, but I don't believe that Chen Gen and Wang Ye's sincerity, and when we meet next time, you will tell Wang Ye for me, if he is willing to come to Qinyuan County to interview me, I will believe in his sincerity." ”

"Your Excellency, how can this be?" Takuya Mizuhara said hurriedly, "In this case, won't Wang Ye know that you are in Qinyuan County?" The Wolf Warrior Brigade will decapitate you. ”

Okamura Ninji snorted, "Otherwise? Do you think Wang Ye doesn't know now? ”

"Huh?" Takuya Mizuhara said in a deep voice, "Your Excellency, I have absolutely not revealed any information about you. ”

"I don't need you to reveal it." Okamura Ninji waved his hand and said, "You just need to know that this is the land of China, and every Chinese ordinary person in Qinyuan County has the potential to become the eyeliner of the Eighth Route Army, so my intelligence in Qinyuan County will definitely not be hidden from the Eighth Route Army, and sooner or later it will be discovered." ”

Takuya Mizuhara was shocked when he heard this, and he suddenly reacted.

The reason why Okamura Ningji insisted on setting up the temporary headquarters in Qinyuan County, despite the opposition of many high-ranking generals, was probably to use himself as bait to lure Wang Ye's wolf warrior brigade to behead.

"Your Excellency, General." Takuya Mizuhara said awe-inspiringly, "Are you using yourself as bait?" ”

Okamura Ninji did not deny it, and said in a deep voice: "The Wolf Warrior Brigade is really too difficult, in addition to their instinctive strong combat effectiveness, what is even more fearful is their battlefield reconnaissance ability, if they can't annihilate this force first, it will inevitably have a fatal impact on a series of subsequent combat operations." ”

"I see." Takuya Mizuhara said after a pause, "Your Excellency the General's foresight is admirable. ”

"Well, it's not interesting to talk about that." Okamura Ninji waved his hand and said with a smile, "Mizuhara-kun, now the two of us can discuss a detailed plan of action." ”

"Hello." Takuya Mizuhara nodded respectfully.

Okamura Ninji said: "First of all, let's discuss the trap design of Qinyuan County. ”

"Your Excellency, there is nothing to discuss about this." Takuya Mizuhara said solemnly, "The facts have fully proved that Wang Ye's wolf warrior brigade is a small force that is extremely good at infiltration, so no matter how we strengthen the vigilance of Qinyuan County, it is impossible to stop their infiltration and surprise attack." ”

"It's hard to hide from them even if you design a trap.

After a pause, he said, "Ordinary troops can't deal with them." ”

Okamura Ninji said, "So, do you have any good suggestions?" ”

Takuya Mizuhara said: "Your Excellency, there is only one way to destroy the Wolf Warrior Brigade - to die together!" ”

"Together?" Okamura Ningji said awe-inspiringly, "You mean to design a fake command center, wait for Wang Ye to lead the wolf warrior brigade to infiltrate, and then detonate the entire command center?" ”

"Yes, that's the only way to go."

Takuya Mizuhara said after a pause.

……

Mount Taiyue, headquarters of the Taiyue Column.

"Xiao Wang, Xiao Ma, and Xiao Chen, you all come here."

The brigade commander beckoned Wang Ye, Ma Yuan, Chen Mingli and others to come over, and said, "Don't be in a hurry to eat yet, let's discuss the next battle plan first." ”

Wang Ye, Ma Yuan and Chen Mingli hurriedly put down the porridge bowl.

The brigade commander first said to Wang Ye: "Xiao Wang, first tell me about the transfer of the devil's troops along the Huoqin Highway?" ”

Wang Ye answered, picked up the wooden pole and pointed at the sand table and said: "According to the secret reconnaissance of our wolf brigade, the devils have hidden ten brigades among the more than 20 strongholds along the Huoqin Highway through the frequent back and forth movements of the previous period!" Moreover, these ten infantry brigades are still evenly distributed in strongholds along the Huoqin Highway. ”

"So, no matter which section of the Huoqin Highway we work on,"

After a pause, he said, "The two nearest brigades can arrive within half an hour!" ”

"Huh? Can you arrive in half an hour? Ma Yuan said, "This is a bit troublesome." ”

Chen Mingli also said: "Yes, it's only half an hour, not to mention whether we can kill the devil guard unit responsible for escort and supply, even if we kill the devil's guard unit, we can't take away the condolences in such a little time, if we can't take the condolences away, isn't it in vain?" ”

"That's not the most troublesome." Chief of Staff Yang Dakui said, "The most troublesome thing is that due to the existence of a blockade ditch, and our troops cannot be exposed in advance, so before launching an attack, we must first hit the blockade ditch of the devils, which means that it is difficult to fight a real ambush, it can only be a strong attack!" ”

This is really troublesome, because a small force like the Wolf Warrior Brigade can infiltrate quietly, but a large army above the regimental level is absolutely impossible.

At the beginning, Li Yunlong led the 3rd Brigade to northern Henan, but he also forcibly attacked it from the blockade ditch.

Therefore, if the Taihang Column really wanted to ambush the devil's transport team at a certain point along the Huoqin Highway, it could only ambush in the blockade ditch in advance, and wait until the devil's transport team entered the area near the ambush point before launching an attack, first hitting the blockade ditch, and then attacking the devil's transport team.

Chen Mingli proposed: "Can we first infiltrate the company separately, and then enter the designated position?" Wait until the devil convoy enters the ambush point before suddenly attacking? ”

"It's impossible." The brigade commander shook his head and said, "It's really a devil who eats dry rice." ”

It is fine for a platoon-sized unit to infiltrate at night, but it is impossible to leave no traces.

It is also possible for Wang Ye's wolf warrior brigade to leave no traces, but it is impossible for other troops to do it, so Chen Mingli's idea is impossible.

Ma Yuan asked Wang Yedao: "Lao Wang, do we have to fight the devil's transport team?" ”

Chen Mingli also said: "Yes, this is a chestnut in the fire, the difficulty is too high, but don't eat the mutton, but on the contrary, we will lose a lot." ”

Wang Ye snorted and said, "Why don't you eat the meat that is delivered to your mouth?" ”

"Xiao Wang is right!" The brigade commander snorted and said, "What we lack most now is supplies, Okamura Ninji finally sent us a kind gift to give us a big gift, how can we brush off his good intentions." ”

Yang Dakui smiled bitterly: "The problem is, this gift is poisonous." ”

"What are you afraid of?" The brigade commander said, "You can still eat it." ”

Wang Ye also smiled and said, "If there is no poison, we will not eat it rarely." ”

After a pause, Wang Ye said again: "Brigade commander, use the strength of the two regiments to eat the great gift of Okamura Ningji!" ”

"What? What did you say, Wang? Chen Mingli suspected that his ears were hallucinating, "The strength of the two regiments? With two regiments of troops, you want to eat this batch of supplies? ”

Wang Ye said: "The strength of the two regiments is enough. ”

"Is the strength of the two regiments enough?" At this time, even Yang Dakui said with a surprised face, "Xiao Wang, not to mention that the devil sent a brigade to escort this batch of supplies, the two nearest brigades can arrive within half an hour, and the remaining eight brigades can also arrive within four hours, how can the strength of the two regiments be taken down in this case?" Although the combat effectiveness of our Taiyue column has come up, it is not strong enough to be able to shake the devil's eleven infantry brigades with two regiments! ”

"Chief of Staff, you don't need to shake the eleven brigades of devils, there is only one infantry brigade." Wang Ye said, "The other ten infantry brigades along the Huoqin Highway will be transferred by the devils in advance." ”

Yang Dakui was stunned for a moment and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

Wang Ye smiled slightly and said, "Chief of Staff, if our column suddenly mobilizes heavy troops to launch a strong attack on Qinyuan County before the devil transport team enters the ambush point, how will the devil react?" ”

Yang Dakui said without thinking: "It must be a reinforcement from the surrounding counties." ”

Wang Ye said again: "If our offensive is very fierce, what if the devils in other counties don't have time to reinforce?" ”

"Then there is no way, I can only transfer the ten brigades along the Huoqin Highway to reinforce Qinyuan County." Yang Dakui said without thinking, "Of course, the premise is that Okamura Ningji is really in Qinyuan County." ”

"That's what I'm talking about." Wang Ye clapped his hands and said, "First use heavy troops to attack the blockade ditch, highway and stronghold in front of Qinyuan County on a large scale, put on a posture of besieging Qinyuan County, force Okamura Ningji to transfer ambush reinforcements along the Huoqin Highway, and then dispatch elite troops to launch a surprise attack on the devil transport team!" ”

After a pause, he said, "Didn't the old devil want to use this batch of supplies to raise and catch our fish?" So this time, let's eat his bait with real skills! ”

……

Qinyuan County, the headquarters of the Japanese army.

"Yo Si." Okamura Ninji nodded happily and said, "The trap for the Wolf Warrior Brigade has been designed, so then we should discuss how to destroy the Taiyue bandit area." ”

After a pause, he asked again: "Suwon-kun, do you think the 386th Brigade will bite the hook?" ”

"It's going to bite." Mizuhara Takushi also said firmly, "Your Excellency, General, we have been dealing with the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army for several years, and we already know the personalities of Chen Gen, Li Yunlong and Wang Ye very well. ”

Okamura Ninji nodded and said, "Mizuhara-kun, you're right, I think so too. ”

Takuya Mizuhara said again: "However, Your Excellency, I think there are ten brigades missing. ”

After a pause, Takuya Mizuhara said again: "According to intelligence, there were originally more than 30,000 people in the Eighth Route Army in the Taiyue bandit area, and later more than 10,000 Eighth Route Army troops from the bandit area in the northwest of Jin Province flowed to the Taiyue bandit area, resulting in the strength of the 386th Brigade increasing again to more than 40,000 people, and this does not include the local armed forces and militia in the Taiyue bandit area. ”

"Suppose that the 386th Brigade uses half of its main force to attack the imperial army's convoy, and there are more than 20,000 troops."

After a pause, Takuya Mizuhara said again: "Your Excellency, the more than 20,000 people are elite, and they also have artillery, so they can't withstand it with just ten infantry brigades. ”

Okamura Ninji smiled slightly and said, "Mizuhara-kun, I never expected that the ten infantry brigades in this area plus the guard brigade of the transport team would be able to block the main force of the 386th Brigade, all I wanted was that the 386th Brigade would send the main force to ambush our transport team along the Huoqin Highway." ”

"What?" Takuya Mizuhara lost his voice and said, "Your Excellency the general is saying that these ten brigades will be completely sacrificed?" ”

"If the sacrifice of ten infantry brigades can be exchanged for the complete destruction of the Taiyue bandit area, then why not?" Okamura Ninji said in a cruel voice, "Anyway, it's a good deal, Mizuhara-kun, you're a businessman, you should know this better than me, don't you?" ”

Takuya Mizuhara was silent when he heard this, because what Okamura Ninji said was not wrong.

If the sacrifice of ten infantry brigades can be exchanged for destroying the Taiyue Military Region of the Eighth Route Army, it is undoubtedly very cost-effective, because if there is a frontal attack, the loss will never be only ten brigades, far more!

After a pause, Okamura Ninji smiled again and said: "What's more, these ten infantry brigades may not all be sacrificed, because it is impossible for us to give the 386th Brigade enough time, because when the main force of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army launches a surprise attack on our transport team, our main force will also launch a full-scale attack on the Taiyue bandit area!" ”

(End of chapter)