Because of the emergence of Kong Jie's variable, instigated by the wings of the butterfly effect, Okamura, an old devil, was forced to step down ahead of schedule.

Okamura was a little dejected and packed up his personal belongings at the headquarters, and finally looked at the headquarters where he had been with him for many years, and his mood was complicated for a while, and finally turned into a long sigh.

This time, the North China Front first launched a May Day sweep on an unprecedented scale, but the result ended in failure.

Then they suffered heavy losses in the air battle of Licheng, and then went to the south of the city to be sacked by the Eighth Route Army, and the large Japanese military airfield in Shanghai was attacked by the air.

Under this series of setbacks, the ultimate responsibility for the most was naturally Okamura, the commander-in-chief of the North China Front.

Except for Okamura, who was transferred to Kuah Island, the chief of staff, deputy chief of staff, and officers at all levels of the North China Front were not temporarily transferred in order to stabilize the overall situation.

When Okamura left lonely, the chief of staff of the devil came to see Okamura off with the officers of the North China Front.

The lonely Okamura didn't want to talk about the sad topic, so he spoke slowly, as if he was repeating what he had done since he became the commander-in-chief of the North China Front, and as if he was making a final request.

"Since I took office, I have always advocated a continuous sweep to completely eliminate the remaining anti-Japanese armed forces mainly the Eighth Route Army in the occupied areas of the empire.

But in the end, it was a failure, and in the end, not only failed to successfully destroy the Eighth Route Army, but made the Eighth Route Army grow stronger and stronger in this crack.

This is a dereliction of command on my part, and an unforgivable fault of mine.

After the end of this war, I think that for a long time after that, our army will be in a stalemate with the Eighth Route Army in North China.

Considering the growing strength of the Eighth Route Army and the endless battles of our army in the Southeast Asian and Pacific theaters, it is urgent to stabilize the rear of North China.

I think that the operational policy of using a sweep to attack the base areas of the Eighth Route Army can be stopped here.

From the beginning of the failure of the May 1 Sweep, it was doomed that our army would no longer be able to completely wipe out the base areas of the Eighth Route Army and eliminate the vital forces of the Eighth Route Army in the mode of a sweep.

After I leave office, you should unite as one, unite as one, change your policy, gather all the scattered troops, occupy the main counties, towns, and towns, guard the important lines of communication, fight steadily, engage in a final confrontation with the Chinese army, and wait for the changes in the Pacific and Southeast Asian theaters.

We must no longer be greedy for merit and rashly mobilize troops to take the initiative to attack the base areas of the Eighth Route Army......"

Okamura explained a lot in one go, and compared to weekdays, he seemed extraordinarily wordy.

This old devil is unwilling...... Even if he could stay in this position for a few more months, he was sure that he could completely stabilize the situation, rebuild his strength, and then fight the Eighth Route Army.

However, it was too late to say anything, and Okamura was worried that after he left office, the new commander would underestimate the strength of the Eighth Route Army, which would lead to the continued crushing defeat of the North China Front.

That's why I have repeated entrustment and worries now.

"Okay, let's not talk about anything else, everyone, for the sake of the empire and the holy war, please do your best to assist the newly arrived commander!"

After saying that, Okamura, with a lonely back, under the escort of the guards, officially left the headquarters and rushed to the airport, ready to transfer back to the reserve.

Soon after, according to the order of the Japanese military command department, Okabe Naosaburo was reactivated, and Okabe Naosaburo was ordered to replace Okamura as commander-in-chief of the North China Front, maintain law and order in North China, and begin to deal with the anti-Japanese forces in the occupied area, mainly the Eighth Route Army.

Okabe Naosaburo is two years younger than Okamura, and like Okamura, he graduated from the Japanese Marine Non-commissioned Officer School and the Army University successively, and is considered Okamura's younger brother.

When it comes to learning from the truth, this old devil still has some things.

He even thought at one point that if he could lead the North China Front, he would even do better than his senior Okamura.

How could the weak Chinese, the troops of the Eighth Route Army, who were just surviving in the cracks of the occupied areas, be the opponents of the great Japanese Empire?

In addition, in addition to his extremely high education and military literacy, this old devil also has quite a lot of experience in leading troops.

Prior to that, he successively served as the Commander of the 1st Wing of the Japanese Field Artillery, the Chief of the Exercise Section of the Army General Staff Headquarters, the Chief of Staff of the North China Front, the Commander of the Mongolian Army, the President of the Army University, and the Commander of the Third Front of the Kwantung Army.

When he was the chief of staff of the North China Front, he was assisted by the first commander of the Japanese North China Front, Terauchi Shouichi.

For the Japanese army's rampant battle plan to destroy China in March.

This old devil particularly intensified his spy activities and created a combat strategy for the Japanese puppet regime to rule and invade China.

Regarding the affairs of the North China Front, Okabe, an old devil, still knows quite a bit.

The Japanese military command department probably also considered that the Eighth Route Army in North China was gradually gaining momentum, and even Tonggang Village in China was constantly defeated by the Eighth Route Army, so the newly appointed commander-in-chief of the North China Front Army must be a commander who has a special understanding of the situation in North China and can excel.

So, Naosaburo Okabe, who was still the principal of the Great Queen, was actually a little depressed and was put on the shelf, so he was reinstated and took office with honor.

It can be said that he was ordered to be in danger.

In order to especially encourage Okabe's determination to lead the North China Front to suppress the Chinese anti-Japanese forces, the Japanese army also awarded him the rank of general.

Speaking of which, Okabe, an old devil, has to thank Okamura, if Okamura hadn't been defeated too quickly at the hands of the Eighth Route Army, how could it be his turn to be reactivated so quickly?

Of course, we have to dig deeper.

"Naosaburo Okabe, this old devil, has to thank us! If we hadn't made too much trouble and driven away Okamura, an old devil, would it be his turn to take office? ”

In the headquarters of the detachment, information came back from the intelligence line that it was Okamura Ninji, the fourth commander of the Japanese North China Front, who had officially left his post a few days ago and had been transferred back to the reserves.

Naosaburo Okabe took over as commander-in-chief of the Japanese North China Front.

Kong Jie said with a smile.

This devil's newly appointed commander-in-chief of the North China Front, Okabe Naosaburo, is also an old opponent for the Eighth Route Army.

So what to do with old opponents?

Kong Jie proposed: "The so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, invincible in a hundred battles, Okabe Naosaburo is our old opponent, we know him, he also understands our Eighth Route Army, but he understands our Eighth Route Army many years ago."

Now, if we want to deal with this old devil, on the one hand, we must continue to understand this old devil in depth and find his flaws.

On the other hand, let's set up a maze and give this old devil an illusion, what illusion? Our Eighth Route Army is still the old opponent he once familiarized.

To put it simply, you can give this old devil a taste of sweetness.

To further stimulate the old devil's desire to fight, only by mobilizing the little devil can we find more flaws in the devil! ”

Xu Guoan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately said with a smile, "Lao Kong, I seem to understand your thoughts a little, I guess you want to deliberately lose a few battles when we fight with the devil after Okabe, the old devil, officially takes office."

For example, some of the counties and towns that were laid down were thrown to the little devils, and even the five cities such as Licheng and Xiangyuan that we just laid down were all thrown to his little devils.

In this way, wouldn't this old devil Okabe be be able to pat his chest and say arrogantly that the Eighth Route Army is nothing more than that? ”

Hahahaha –

"Lao Xu, Lao Xu, you still understand me!" Kong Jie laughed.

Xu Guoan then suddenly realized, "Lao Kong, I kind of understand, why some time ago at the military meeting, when everyone discussed whether to re-throw Licheng Xiangyuan and other five cities to the little devils according to the plan, you said to wait."

Feelings: You are waiting for Okamura, the old devil, to step down.

I don't want to lose even this little benefit to Okamura, an old devil! ”

Kong Jie said: "Okamura, this bastard, we didn't find a chance to kill him completely, even if this old boy is lucky."

Over the years, one victory after another, we have constantly defeated the little devil, and it is this old devil's face that we have to tear apart the dignity of the so-called empire and the face of the soldiers.

Even the last fig leaf of this old devil was torn off for him.

What I want is endless humiliation for this old devil.

Otherwise, how can we be worthy of the thousands of compatriots who sacrificed at the hands of this executioner? ”

"Then again."

"From the perspective of human nature, the so-called new officials have three fires in office, this Okabe Naosaburo has just taken over as the commander-in-chief of the North China Front, once he takes office, this old devil will be the first to want to make a comparison, it must be the previous commander of the North China Front.

If Okamura keeps losing battles when he is in office, he will continue to suffer setbacks at our hands.

However, as soon as he took office, he won battles one after another, and even defeated five cities such as Licheng and Xiangyuan.

In this way, while we are humiliating and attacking Okamura again, we can also deliberately show weakness to the enemy and paralyze the judgment of this old devil Okabe, maybe he really thinks that we are still the Eighth Route Army he was familiar with a few years ago!

Taking 10,000 steps back, even if we can't completely fool the little devils, at least we can use the concessions of the five cities such as Licheng and Xiangyuan to release a signal to the little devils.

What signal?

-- After a series of battles, our troops also need to rest and recuperate, and there will be no military action for the time being.

In this way, wouldn't it be very reasonable for the two sides to be at peace with each other, to rest and recuperate, to rebuild their strength, and to prepare for another battle? ”

Xu Guoan immediately came back to his senses and said with a smile: "I understand, haha, Lao Kong, what do you mean, let's release a false signal to the little devil first and temporarily stop the military operation."

It may not be able to completely fool the Japanese army, but at least it can also play the role of some fog bombs.

In this way, when we completely launch the autumn offensive, we will be able to catch him off guard! ”

"That's it!" Kong Jie said with a smile, "Besides, after this series of high-intensity battles, our team does need some time to recuperate, accumulate strength for the autumn offensive in the near future, and prepare in advance!" ”

"In addition, with the materials and equipment accumulated in the May 11 sweep and the air battle in Licheng, our team, the construction of the army and the development of industry can also be one step closer.

Of course, these things, old rules, Lao Xu and Wen Jie, this burden will be handed over to you! ”

Kong Jie acted as a shopkeeper as usual.

Political Commissar Li Wenjie didn't say a word, and nodded directly.

Xu Guoan joked with a smile: "I said Lao Kong, you should be the shopkeeper at every turn?" What do you want to do with all this free time? Shouldn't you be thinking about going back to accompany your new daughter-in-law? ”

"Phew!"

Kong Jie immediately retorted, "Our entire northwest of Shanxi, including the entire Taihang and even Yan'an, our reputation has been passed back, who doesn't know that I, Kong Jie, am a real person, can I do that kind of thing?"

Busy, busy!

Lao Xu, do you think we are really the shopkeeper?

I'm much busier than you!

This time, after taking the leaders of Yan'an, including representatives of various countries and armies, to visit the industrial zone of our team, there is a series of business cooperation behind this, and all aspects of matters have to be dealt with!

For the development of aviation forces, we have to purchase materials from Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union and other countries, including production lines and some fighters.

In addition, I have to find a way to continue to expand our business chain, this time Commander Fu and Commander Tang just came, I have to talk to them about some more business.

Which job is not time-consuming, and which job is not a waste of energy? ”

Kong Jie's righteousness was awe-inspiring, and after saying this, even Xu Guoan was bluffed.

"Lao Kong, did I really misunderstand you by saying this?"

"That's a deep misunderstanding!"

"Don't say anything, my fault, Lao Kong, I'll ask you to drink and make amends for your sins when I turn around!"

In this way, Kong Jie, who claimed to be a busy man, did not sit on the stool of the headquarters for a few minutes, and then left the headquarters in a hurry, and cheated Xu Guoan of a drink in vain.

After leaving the headquarters, I went straight to work.

Let's talk about business and plan the future development direction of a team!

Just walking, somehow walked back to his own courtyard.

Ahem cough cough –

The so-called one house does not sweep the world, the wife does not accompany him, what kind of real man is ......

Captain Kong came with a mission...... After several big battles in quick succession, it was time to discuss how the follow-up team would expand its political propaganda.

And his wife is the backbone of the Propaganda Department!

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Beiping, the General Headquarters of the Japanese North China Front.

The headquarters is still the same headquarters, in the house, the table is still the same table, the door is still the same door, and the furnishings in the room are basically the same as before.

It's just that someone has changed.

Okamura, who was thin and looked unusually gloomy and cold, was replaced by a Japanese general Okabe Naosaburo with a flat head and a little bald on his head.

As the former chief of staff of the North China Front, Okabe still knows a lot about things in North China.

After taking over as commander-in-chief of the North China Front, he immediately held a military meeting, first meeting with officers at all levels, and then summoning intelligence departments at all levels, and particularly stressing the need to get a good grasp of intelligence gathering in all aspects.

Then, in order to clean up the mess for Okamura, Okabe tried every means to transfer troops from the country, replenish the battle damage, collect materials from all sides, and enrich logistics.

looks like a fierce soldier and ready to do a big job......