But on the other side, just when the generals of the Eighth Route Army had some headaches for the Japanese army who had shrunken turtles, Beiping, the general headquarters of the Japanese North China Front.

Naosaburo Okabe, commander-in-chief of the devils, also convened a post-war military meeting.

History is strikingly similar, as if it is beginning to repeat itself.

Not long ago, after the Eighth Route Army launched the autumn offensive, the Japanese army held a post-war military conference, and officers at all levels blamed each other.

After all, no one will take the responsibility for the defeat on their heads.

In the end, he pushed back and forth, and pulled out a man who was behind the pot - the head of the devil's secret agency.

And at the last military meeting, Lieutenant General Inoue, the commander of the 14th Division of the Kwantung Army, who vowed to eliminate the so-called elite steel helmets of the Eighth Route Army, has long been history.

The 14th Division of the Kwantung Army can be said to be almost completely annihilated.

Although the Japanese propaganda said that the 14th Division had only suffered heavy losses and had returned to the northeast for repairs, it was no secret to the senior officers present that the actual situation was going on.

This made the atmosphere of the meeting a little depressing at the beginning.

After the meeting officially began, no more brave officer like Inoue stood up and said that he would attack the Eighth Route Army and eliminate the elite of the Eighth Route Army.

Those who dared to shout slogans like that were either defeated by the Eighth Route Army, or completely annihilated by the Eighth Route Army like Inoue, and could not even find their remains.

So in the ensuing meeting, the caliber of the Japanese officers at all levels was surprisingly unanimous.

When Okabe Naosaburo proposed: "The imperial army should make adjustments to the military strategy of the Eighth Route Army, take offense as defense, and ensure the overall situation. ”

Devil officers at all levels expressed their approval, and one by one they even showed a look of relief.

As the commander of the 35th Division, which performed the most brilliantly and suffered the smallest losses in the battle around Datong and Zhangjiakou, Lieutenant General Harada's words were generous and solemn:

"I have long believed that the strategy against the Eighth Route Army should be based on blockade, supplemented by active attacks and sweeps.

The Eighth Route Army was located in those remote mountainous villages and suburbs, which were not economic centers in the first place, and their military value was not high.

If we do not take the initiative to attack, we will only carry out a strict military blockade, and under the limited resources and living space, the Eighth Route Army will not be able to develop even if it wants to.

However, our army's offensive is far away from our army's communication lines and logistics centers, which is already very disadvantageous, and once the battle is lost, the Eighth Route Army will be fulfilled.

There is such a saying in the ranks of the Eighth Route Army, and I think you should have heard it.

'No guns, no cannons, the enemy made us!' ’

A few years ago, when the Eighth Route Army had not yet developed, its equipment was backward and ammunition was scarce.

But what happened?

It was because our army continued to enter the base areas of the Eighth Route Army to sweep up the Eighth Route Army, and the Eighth Route took the opportunity to seize a large amount of ammunition and materials, achieving the purpose of supporting the war with war.

Well, now, the sweeping strategy has not succeeded after all, and the empire has suffered huge losses as a result! ”

Hearing this, the rest of the devil officers were silent.

History is written by the victors.

Now that the Eighth Route Army has won, and the Japanese army has suffered heavy losses in one sweep after another, Harada can naturally say so.

It's just that these words are very unpleasant in Okabe Naosaburo's heart.

After he took over as the commander-in-chief of the Japanese North China Front, he originally had the mentality that a new officer would take up the post of three fires, and firmly believed that under his wise command, he would definitely be able to destroy the main force of the Eighth Route Army in North China.

Therefore, despite the continuous defeats during Okamura's reign, the newly appointed Okabe insisted on arranging the team and launching a military offensive against the base area of the Eighth Route Army.

It was not until the beginning of the autumn offensive and the end of the current battles around Datong and Zhangjiakou that Okabe, who had suffered heavy defeats one after another, completely understood that he and the Eighth Route Army would definitely suffer a big loss.

During his reign, Senior Okamura used up almost all the means to deal with the Eighth Route Army, and what was the result? It didn't end in failure, and he was even transferred to Kuah Island.

Thinking of this, Okabe didn't want to watch a good military meeting turn into a meeting of insults that blamed each other, so he said:

"Ladies and gentlemen, there is an old saying in China, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, as long as we can be ashamed and courageous, our Japanese Empire will win the final victory sooner or later.

There is no point in passing the buck to each other.

Let's discuss and discuss together, what other methods can be used to deal with or suppress the Eighth Route Army after the change of strategic policy! ”

The officers then began to discuss.

The strategy of taking the initiative to launch a military offensive against the base areas of the Eighth Route Army was the first to be ruled out.

"But I'm afraid that a blind military blockade is not realistic, at the beginning, His Excellency Okamura carried out a cage policy, and then it was not completely broken by a hundred regiments battle of the Eighth Route Army?"

Some officers put forward their own opinions.

Then someone retorted: "Can we just retreat step by step and fall into passivity." ”

"So what? If Nancun-kun feels like a wretch, just take your team and go directly to sweep the base of the Eighth Route Army, I think it is best to go straight to the Iron Triangle base of the Eighth Route Army.

I am even more convinced that the Nancun Army will definitely be victorious! ”

"You ......" When the old devil in Nancun heard this, he immediately died down, although his beard was messy with anger.

But if he really wants to go deep into the base area of the Eighth Route Army, especially to deal with the elite of the Eighth Route Army's Iron Triangle, he really doesn't have the confidence.

Inoue, who can't even return to his hometown, is a lesson from the past.

With the discussion, the devils were also at a loss for a while.

In fact, the growth of the Eighth Route Army today is too exaggerated, and the solid anti-Japanese revolutionary base areas have long been built by them into an iron bucket-like defense.

Artillery units, armored units, all kinds of mechanized combat units, people have everything.

Even the aviation bases, according to the speculation made by the Japanese army in the defeat of the air supremacy battle around Datong and Zhangjiakou, the Eighth Route Army already had at least six or more large-scale aviation bases.

Otherwise, in the air battle between Datong and Zhangjiakou, it would never be possible for the Eighth Route to dispatch hundreds of fighters in one go.

The Japanese were shocked beyond comprehension.

Under such circumstances, it fought in the base area of the Eighth Route Army, occupied the right time and place, and even had the advantage of equipment and air force.

In the words of the old devil Harada, "Is it possible to defeat?" ”

But as soon as the conversation changed, Harada came up with another idea that caught everyone's eyes:

"The Chinese also often say that what defeats a group is often not external threats and attacks, but internal divisions and contradictions.

Nowadays, it is no longer realistic to forcibly destroy the main force of the Eighth Route Army with a military offensive, so it is better to continue to implement the strategy of governing China with China, and let our army secretly operate it, so as to intensify the contradictions and gaps between the Eighth Route Army and the national army. ”

"Harada-kun, what do you say? It's better to elaborate! Okabe said impatiently.

Harada cleared his throat proudly, thinking to himself that he still didn't have to rely on me?

"Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, in fact, if you want to intensify the contradictions and gaps between the Eighth Route Army and the National Army, the way is very simple.

It's nothing more than a two-step process.

In the first step, our army should take the initiative to retreat, or even deliberately show its decline, especially in the area where the territory of the national army and the Eighth Route Army is handed over, and our army can even directly withdraw the troops from the outer line occupation areas.

Give up the territory to the Eighth Route Army and the National Army, and let them fight.

This is a law that I have discovered long ago, once the external environment is relatively stable, the contradictions between the Eighth Route Army and the National Army will certainly intensify.

After all, one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, so whose is the lost land that they have recovered?

Once they have lost the battle, we can always reoccupy the lost territories.

In the second step, Tufei Yuanjun mobilized intelligence forces, used the chess pieces of our army lurking in the national army, and exacerbated the contradictions between the Eighth Route and the national army through covert operations.

In addition, it is also possible to arrange for local warlords who have already secretly reached a surrender agreement with our empire to issue a military attack on the base area of the Eighth Route Army, triggering a military conflict between the two sides.

In this way, by transforming the main contradiction between the Chinese army and the troops of our empire into the main contradiction between the Eighth Route Army and the national army, we can achieve the goal of killing people with a knife! ”

Quite a brilliant strategic idea.

This is very different from the policy of the Japanese army in previous years, the Japanese army in previous years was arrogant, who cared about what 3721, hugged the grass and beat rabbits, whether it was the Eighth Route Army, the Jin Sui Army or the Jiang Army, as long as it was the Chinese army, they would all be eliminated for him.

Eventually, after discussion, Okabe decided on this strategy.

"Then use China to control China!"

…… The Japanese army began to secretly make small moves, trying to weaken the strength of the Eighth Route Army through the strategy of occupying China with China.

The Eighth Route Army continued to grow as usual, and the development and stability of the various base areas were changing with each passing day.

A week later, that is, Kong Jie, Ding Wei, Zhao Gang and other generals arranged the auspicious day of the zodiac for the wedding of Li Yunlong and Yang Xiuqin.

On the day of the wedding, Li Yunlong, as the groom's official, was dressed full of festivity.

On his head, he wore a big red groom's official hat specially given by Kong Jie, and he was wearing Ding Wei's specially customized groom's official wedding dress, and even the boots on his feet were also black leather boots with a festive wedding dress.

Doolittle, who rushed to join in the fun, suggested that Li Yunlong learn from their Western-style wedding, with the groom wearing a suit and the bride wearing a white wedding dress.

But was rejected by Li Yunlong.

Lao Li's words are very clear: "Our Li Yunlong is a mud leg, a rural baby who grew out of the crops, we don't know those foreign things, let's do it according to the tradition of our ancestors!" ”

The husband sings and the wife follows.

Xiuqin didn't have any opinion on this, just one sentence: "I listen to my man."

On the day of the wedding, Yang Xiuqin was even more radiant, covered with red glow, and her beauty almost straightened Li Yunlong's eyes.

Kong Jie, who was looking at this scene, was the most emotional, he thought to himself, if it weren't for his appearance and the butterfly effect instigated, when Lao Li and Xiuqin got married, the conditions would be simple, and they could even be said to be cold.

There is no wedding dress for marriage, there is no corresponding process and banquet, and the two of them are not a little red flower on their chests, and if they eat wine, it can be regarded as a ceremony.

Later, on the day of the wedding, they were attacked by Yamamoto's secret team, and the two did not even have a round room, so they were separated from heaven and man, which was really a tragedy.

Now, through his own efforts, he is looking at Yang Xiuqin and Li Yunlong, who can finally be reconciled for a hundred years, and this can be regarded as a grand wedding.

Kong Jie made up for this regret in his heart.

Ding Weile on the side said: "I said Lao Kong, Lao Li also got married and married his daughter-in-law, but how can I look at you with a long sigh and sigh more emotionally than Lao Li?" ”

Kong Jie smiled: "If you don't feel emotional, you can't do it!" Think about it. This Lao Li is old, the old comrades-in-arms have been fighting for so many years, and this finally pleases his wife, I can't be happy for Lao Li, and I feel emotional? ”

"I'll you, old Kong, how much better can you be than me?"

Li Yunlong, who was on the side, came over to refute, and then said:

"Lao Kong, Lao Ding, let's get down to business, there's something I want to discuss with the two of you!"

"What's the matter?" Ding Wei asked.

"You said that when Lao Kong and Miss Shen got married, the two of them were stunned to fool the little devil by the wedding, and they cheated the little devil fiercely.

At this moment, our Lao Li can't waste his marriage, it's not the two of you who are pondering, can you find a way to use our Lao Li's marriage to fool the little devil over, let's beat him again? Li Yunlong said seriously.

Kong Jie, Ding Wei: "......"

"I said Lao Li, no wonder you were very excited from the beginning, and you were pointing to your marriage to fight devils?" Ding Weidao.

Kong Jie even laughed and scolded: "Li Yunlong, Li Yunlong, you want to fight devils because you want to go crazy, I was in a special situation last time, and the conditions do not allow it, do you think I don't want to get married well, and I have to leave the bride on the wedding night to command the battle?"

Now that the battle situation is clear, the situation in our base area has also stabilized.

You Li Yunlong also have this condition to marry a daughter-in-law, the food is the best, and the old comrades-in-arms also have spare time to come to celebrate your wedding, but your kid is still not satisfied? ”

Hahahaha –

"Lao Kong is right, I'll punish myself with three cups in a while!" Li Yunlong said happily.

Kong Jie, who is an old comrade-in-arms, advised: "Lao Li, our soldiers are fighting on the front line, and no one knows if they will have to die on the battlefield tomorrow.

Xiuqin is a good girl, you have to treat people well.

Otherwise, I, an old comrade-in-arms who pulled the strings from it, would be the first to jump out and scold you! ”

The rest of the words Kong Jie added in his heart - Lao Li, Lao Li, this is also what you owe Xiuqin.

Li Yunlong nodded solemnly.

"Lao Kong, you can rest assured, Xiuqin meets our Lao Li's appetite, our Lao Li also has an appetite for Xiuqin, we dare not guarantee it, but there is only one, since I Li Yunlong has married a wife, there is only such a mother-in-law in this life!"

(End of chapter)