After explaining to Jiang Dao that he was going to do business with the 57th Regiment of the Jin Sui Army, Kong Jie thought about the next question.

Seeing that the 28th is getting closer and closer.

The imminent arrival of the Yamazaki Brigade also means that after the large-scale sabotage operation of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese army's retaliatory counter-sweep is coming.

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Taiyuan City.

The headquarters of the First Army of the Japanese army in Shanxi, as the commander Yoshio Shinozuka said with his staff officers.

"We originally thought that the Eighth Route Army behind enemy lines was just a small fight, just a team with backward equipment, scarce ammunition, and nothing to fear, so since our Imperial Japanese troops entered China, the main combat force has always been on the front line and fighting head-on with the national army."

"But only today did I realize that we had made a big mistake, and that the enemy we had been ignoring behind enemy lines had now become a mortal danger."

"The Eighth Route Army has largely become the main enemy of our imperial forces."

"Therefore, the headquarters has decided to start adjusting its military strategic deployment from today, and from today to a long time to come, the Eighth Route Army, which is behind enemy lines, especially in Shanxi, will become the main military target of our First Army."

"You also said that you can also talk about what views or opinions you can have on the Eighth Route Army or against the Eighth Route Army?"

A staff officer responded: "General, our imperial troops are winning victories on the frontline battlefield, but we don't want to suffer repeated setbacks on this battlefield behind enemy lines, and if we don't completely eradicate the troops of the Eighth Route Army operating behind enemy lines, the security problems in the occupied areas of our great Japanese empire will never be guaranteed." ”

"China is a vast land, since the beginning of the war, the imperial troops have entered China to fight, and now, the facts have shown that it is difficult for us to eat the whole of China in one bite, and we can only gradually encroach on it."

"This means that every time we win a battle, every piece of land we occupy, it takes time to digest it thoroughly."

"And now, a large number of Eighth Route Armies that have emerged from behind enemy lines have caused us to suffer from indigestion, and if we let these Eighth Route Armies go unchecked and continue to encroach on other lands in China, we will sooner or later fall completely ill due to indigestion."

"Roar! Your example is very graphic. Yoshio Shinozuka nodded and said, "If the Eighth Route Army behind the enemy line is not completely eradicated, our army will no longer be able to continue to digest other lands in China." Not long ago, the General Headquarters had already conveyed an order that the Japanese Empire was about to launch a large-scale sweep behind enemy lines in North China, and perhaps it would not be long before the Eighth Route Army would become history forever and would soon be completely forgotten by the world. ”

"Long live the Empire!"

The devil officers shouted in unison.

Then, Yoshio Shinozuka continued: "Not long ago, in the sabotage operation launched by the Eighth Route Army against the Zhengtai Railway of our empire, the scale of the operation was expanded for a time, and the Eighth Route Army exposed a large number of troops, which I never expected. ”

"I never imagined that during the period of long-term peace and stability in North China and the implementation of the cage policy, the Eighth Route Army would still take the opportunity to develop to such a scale."

"It can be seen from this that the threat of the Eighth Route Army to our empire is no less than that of the national army, and has even become the main threat."

"In view of this sweep behind enemy lines, with the military purpose of completely destroying the main force of the Eighth Route Army, our imperial troops should have the determination to win, and they must not lack tactical prudence."

"So far, through this large-scale sabotage operation launched by the Eighth Route Army, our intelligence has been collected from various sources, and it has been preliminarily determined that the troops of the Eighth Route Army behind enemy lines have at least 100 regiments or more main forces, which is really a big trouble."

"Behind the enemy lines in Shanxi, there are also dozens of regiments of the Eighth Route Army."

"But in addition to the strength of the Eighth Route Army, we still don't know the firepower allocation, ammunition reserves, and actual combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army."

"It is mentioned in the Chinese Art of War that if you know yourself and your opponent, you will not be defeated in a hundred battles, and if you don't know your opponent, you can't attack rashly."

"Therefore, after discussion with the General Staff, the command decided to send an imperial army brigade to try to penetrate into the area of activity of the Eighth Route Army to test the specific strength of the Eighth Route Army for the upcoming sweep against the Eighth Route Army."

A staff officer said: "The general is wise, according to the past intelligence of our army, the Eighth Route Army is scarce in equipment and backward in ammunition, and an elite brigade is enough to test their depth."

In this sweep, the Eighth Route Army was targeting a wide range of guerrilla areas, and the Imperial Army was bound to divide its forces to encircle and suppress it.

This requires us to determine the minimum size of the march to be divided into troops to encircle and suppress.

If the Eighth Route Army can easily defeat or even eat the elite brigades we sent to test, this means that the actual combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army is far beyond our imagination.

In the subsequent sweeping operations, the strength of the sweeping troops sent by our army must be maintained at least one brigade or more, otherwise there will be a danger of being easily wiped out by the Eighth Route Army.

If the Eighth Route Army can't eat this elite brigade, it means that the strength of the Eighth Route Army is not as strong as we imagined.

Our army can even further reduce the size of the strength of the encirclement and suppression of the Eighth Route Army, perhaps one squadron is enough, in this way, the sweeping net will be more intensive, if the Eighth Route Army at this time is compared to a fish falling in the net, the main force of the Eighth Route Army is the big fish in it, and then want to escape from a smaller net, it is absolutely impossible. ”

"In addition, this brigade itself can also undertake many military tasks, such as finding the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, or attracting and gathering all the main forces of the Eighth Route Army, and then holding on with the help of natural dangers, waiting for our army reinforcements to attack back and forth, and eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop."

After the staff officer finished speaking, he immediately got the response of the other staff officers, and then someone asked: "Then which brigade will be sent to test the depth of the Eighth Route Army?" ”

"This must be an elite brigade with enough strength to hold back the main force of the Eighth Route Army and hold out until our reinforcements arrive."

Soon, a staff officer proposed: "It's better to let the Fifth Infantry Brigade of the 12th Wing of the 29th Brigade and Regiment go, their station is relatively close to the activity area of the Eighth Route Army, in addition, Yamazaki Nakasa is a veteran of the battlefield, with quite rich experience in command and combat, and his Yamazaki Brigade is the elite tempered by all the way to the battle, even among the major teams of the A Division, it is also the best." ”

"In addition, the establishment of the Yamazaki Brigade, according to the strength of its troops, is most suitable for carrying out this kind of combat mission that requires a certain degree of mobility. If he is allowed to go, I think he will be able to complete the task. ”

The staff officers analyzed it for a while, and finally said that it was indeed the most suitable task for the Yamazaki Brigade to take up the task of this military operation.

Yoshio Shinozuka, who had been silent, saw that the staff officers had finished analyzing, and finally made a decision: "Yoshi, then let the Yamazaki brigade carry out this military operation!" ”

The Ministry of Communications immediately contacted the 12th Wing and gave an order to the Yamazaki Brigade, and they had three tasks.

First, after entering the scope of activities of the Eighth Route Army, try their best to find out the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, arsenals, field hospitals, and other important military sites, and then wait for an opportunity to attack and destroy them.

Second, after encountering the main force of the Eighth Route Army, when using the surrounding terrain to hold on to the danger, try to attract and drag more of the main force of the Eighth Route Army.

Third, hold on to the reinforcements, and never allow the Eighth Route Army to break through its defenses before the arrival of other reinforcements. ”

"Hey!" The herald answered and recorded Yoshio Shinozuka's orders one by one.

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