Shanxi.

Taiyuan.

Headquarters of the First Army of the North China Front.

"General."

"The casualties of the First Army have been roughly counted."

In the commander's office, intelligence staff officer Takeo Anto held a folder and reported to Yoshio Shinozuka.

"Read!" Yoshio Shinozuka frowned.

Although the Japanese army claimed that the Eighth Route Army launched the offensive of the Hundred Regiments Campaign, the Japanese army only suffered more than 200 casualties.

However, as the commander of the First Army, he clearly knew that the garrison of the First Army was already in a mess, and the Eighth Route Army was destroying railways and roads everywhere.

Even the two county towns of Liao County and Yushe, which were in the hinterland of the Eighth Route Army's base area, were recaptured by the Eighth Route Army, and the situation was already very bad.

The situation in the rest of North China was not much better than that of the First Army.

Commander Tada, who proposed and implemented the cage tactic, was severely reprimanded by the base camp, and if he could not effectively counter the Eighth Road, Commander Tada was at risk of stepping down...

I'm afraid that the commander of the First Army will not be able to protect it.

"The Fourth Brigade lost more than 5,500 killed and more than 300 wounded."

"The Ninth Brigade lost more than 800 killed and more than 500 wounded."

"The Third Brigade lost more than 1,300 killed and more than 500 wounded."

"The 37th Division lost more than 3,100 killed and more than 100 wounded."

“……”

On the office chair, Yoshio Shinozuka listened to Takeo An Teng report the casualty figures, and his old face gradually darkened into the bottom of the pot.

The casualties were much greater than he had imagined.

Among them, the Fourth Brigade and Regiment suffered the greatest casualties, not only defending the defenders of the Fourth Brigade on the section from Shouyang to Niangziguan on Zhengtai Road, but also Shouyang County, Yangquan City, Liaoxian County, and Yushe County were also troops of the Fourth Brigade.

Secondly, the biggest casualty was the 225th Wing of the 37th Division, if it weren't for the soldiers desperately keeping the wing flag, the number of the 225th Wing would probably have been canceled.

The number of dead in the First Army alone was more than 10,000, not counting the wounded soldiers.

The First Army had never suffered such a big loss.

It's a shame.

Taking a deep breath, Yoshio Shinozuka gradually recovered his complexion, waved his hand, and motioned for Takeo Ato leave.

Takeo Yasuke closed the folder, bowed to Yoshio Shinozuka, and walked out quickly.

After a moment of silence, he turned his head to look at the chief of staff Nanshan Hideyoshi on the side: "Nanshan-kun, how is the 'central flowering' battle plan of your staff department?" ”

"The battle plan is pretty much done, but there are still some details that need to be perfected."

Kusuyama Hideyoshi's tone was calm, he had just heard the casualty figures of the First Army, which were both expected and unexpected.

It was expected that the casualties of the First Army would be very large, but unexpectedly, I did not expect such a large number of casualties.

As soon as his expression moved, Yoshio Shinozuka asked, "What details still need to be improved?" ”

Kusunayama Hideyoshi said.

"The plan of the General Staff is to deploy heavy troops in the four directions of Heshun and Liaoxian, Baijin Line, Xiangyuan and Wuxiang, and Hanchang Road."

"Once the bait enters the Eighth Route bandit area and attracts the siege of the main force of the Eighth Road, the Fourth Route Army will immediately dispatch to form a situation of blocking the east and west and attacking the north and south of the main force of the Eighth Road."

"There are still three questions."

"The first is that the First Army is insufficient in strength and urgently needs to be replenished with troops, and if it cannot replenish its troops, it needs at least one brigade of troops from the front army."

"The second is the lack of material preparation, because the communication line was too seriously damaged by the Eighth Route Army, it still takes time to prepare the military supplies used for sweeping."

"The third is that the commander who will be used as a decoy and the specific strength of the force are still waiting for the commander to determine."

Yoshio Shinozuka nodded and said, "The first and second points are that I can ask for Commander Tada's support. ”

"The third point..."

"Does Yamamoto-kun have a suitable candidate to recommend?"

As he spoke, Yoshio Shinozuka turned his gaze to Kazuki Yamamoto, who had been silent.

"General, with all due respect."

Kazuki Yamamoto still had a cold and paralyzed face, and his tone did not fluctuate in the slightest: "This battle plan is simply terrible. ”

"Oh?" Yoshio Shinozuka was surprised, "Yamamoto-kun, talk about your opinion!" ”

Kazuki Yamamoto said: "Judging from the two large-scale offensives launched by the Eighth Route Army and the failure of the cage tactics. ”

"This group of mud-legged people already has the strength to eat a wing of the Imperial Army in a short period of time."

"Is the general really willing to use a wing of soldiers as bait?"

"Yamamoto-kun, this is increasing the prestige of the Eighth Road and destroying the morale of the imperial army!" Kusuyama Hideyoshi snorted coldly, and Yamamoto Kazuki opposed his central flowering tactics, so he naturally wanted to refute.

"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, I'm just stating the facts." Kazuki Yamamoto said, "The almost destruction of the 225th Wing is a good proof of this. ”

Nanshan Hideyoshi said: "I admit that the combat effectiveness of this group of mud-legged people is beyond our imagination. ”

"However, the main reason for the defeat of the 225th Wing was a sneak attack by the Eighth Route Army in the middle of the night and a large-scale artillery attack by the Eighth Route Army."

"If it is a frontal battle, the 225th Wing will definitely be able to penetrate the base of the Eighth Route Army."

"The decoy troops only need to occupy a mountain in the bandit area, defend it according to the danger, and lead the eight roads to besiege it."

"As long as we can hold on for a day, our peripheral troops will be able to form an encirclement of the main force of the Eighth Road."

"The Fourth Route Army can enclose the Eighth Route in a small area, and the main force of the Eighth Route can only be wiped out."

"Moreover, the Eighth Route Army has already launched two large-scale offensives, and it is already a tired division, so my suggestion is not to wait for the Eighth Route to rest and recuperate, and launch a retaliatory sweep of the Eighth Route bandit area as soon as possible."

Yoshio Shinozuka couldn't help but nod frequently after listening to Kusuyama Hideyoshi's plan.

Yamamoto Kazuki disagreed: "Your Excellency the Chief of Staff's idea is too wishful thinking. ”

Nanshan Hideyoshi snorted coldly: "I'm not optimistic about my central flowering tactics, so what tricks does Yamamoto-kun have, might as well come and listen?" ”

At this time, Kusunayama Hideyoshi suppressed his anger, and he wanted to scold.

If it weren't for Yamamoto Kazuki being a celebrity in front of Yoshio Shinozuka, he would have slapped him a long time ago.

A big left actually opposed himself three times and twice, I don't know what to say, who gave you the courage?

Yoshio Shinozuka also looked at Kazuki Yamamoto with a look of anticipation on his face.

Kazuki Yamamoto said in a condensed voice:

"In my opinion, before the brigades and divisions launch a sweep, our special forces will enter the Eighth Route Bandit Area and launch a fatal blow to the Eighth Route Army Headquarters and destroy its headquarters."

"The means of communication of the Eighth Route are very backward, the radio station is only assigned to the brigade level, and the communication at the regimental level can only rely on telephone lines or communication troops on horseback."

"As long as the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army can be destroyed, the Eighth Route Army in the southeast bandit area of Shanxi will fall into the predicament of having no leader and fighting separately."

"At this time, all brigades and divisions will launch sweeping operations again, and it will be a high probability that the main force of the Eighth Route will finally be completely wiped out by our First Army."

"Then does Yamamoto-kun know the specific location of the Eighth Road Headquarters?" Kusuyama Hideyoshi asked with a sneer.

"It depends on whether the intelligence department can find the location of the Eighth Road headquarters." Kazuki Yamamoto said.

Kusuyama Hideyoshi sneered: "Yamamoto-kun can't even find Li Yunlong's assistance channel, let alone the location of the Eighth Road Headquarters?" ”

"Besides, the location of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army is changing all the time, even if the intelligence department can lock the location of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army."

"When Yamamoto-kun arrived with the special team, the Eighth Route Headquarters didn't know where to flee."

"It is more reliable to behead Yan Xishan, the Second Theater Command, than to behead the Eighth Route Headquarters."

"The failure of Operation Great Summer Bay is a good proof of this."

"Yamamoto-kun's idea is too wishful thinking."

The last two sentences were given to him by Kusunayama Hideyoshi to return Yamamoto Kazuki's words.

Yamamoto Kazuki said no more, it was obvious that the commander was more optimistic about Kusunyama Hideyoshi's plan, and he said that no matter how much he said, it would be useless.

At this moment, Toshimatsu Kasai, a communications staff officer, walked in quickly and said to Yoshio Shinozuka: "General, Commander Tada wants to talk to you!" ”

"I'll go over here."

Yoshio Shinozuka's expression moved, and he immediately stood up and tidied up his military appearance.

When he walked to the door, he turned back and said to Nanshan Hideyoshi: "Nanshan-kun, continue to improve your central flowering battle plan, be sure to be foolproof." ”

"Hey!" Kusuyama Hideyoshi hurriedly paused.

After Yoshio Shinozuka left, Kusuyama Hideyoshi glanced at Yamamoto Kazuki proudly.

Yamamoto Kazuki was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, and nodded slightly towards Kusuyama Hideyoshi, and walked out with the command saber on his shoulder.

……

Independent Regiment, Yang Village.

"Commander, hehe... During this time, our county brigade fought 5 battles, all of which were all victories. ”

"Kill more than 140 devils, more than 200 puppet troops, and end 1 small stronghold and 3 artillery towers."

"By the way, I also helped the decisive column to fight a blockade and defeated the devil reinforcements from Wuxiang County to aid Yushe County."

In the inner room of the regiment headquarters, Chen Dagu, the captain of the county brigade, was smiling and reporting to Li Yunlong.

"You're doing a good job." Li Yunlong was surprised, "Less than 5 victories in just one month? ”

If Chen Dagu led the 3rd battalion to win 5 battles a month, Li Yunlong was not surprised at all.

However, the county brigade is a group of militia, and its combat effectiveness is very weak, and it cannot be compared with the combat effectiveness of the main force of the new regiment.

Chen Dagu said: "Although the quality of the individual soldiers of our county brigade is not good, we are well equipped and have sufficient ammunition. ”

"After these battles, the overall combat effectiveness of our county brigade has been qualitatively improved."

"Moreover, the county brigade has now exceeded 1,000 people, in addition to the ammunition that needs the support of the regimental headquarters, we can grab food from the devils and traitors."

In addition to weapons and equipment, the more than 20 company and platoon-level officers also played a great role.

Li Yunlong, who handed over the 19 mountain artillery pieces of the division headquarters, asked for more than 20 company and platoon officers from the brigade commander, and all of them were given to Chen Dagu.

Li Yunlong nodded, looking satisfied: "Okay, your kid is now living the life of the head of the regiment." ”

"I live the life of a regimental leader." Chen Dagu said with a smile, "Commander, aren't you just living the life of a brigade commander?" ”

Haha, Li Yunlong said: "I'll give you another kid No. 800 militia." ”

"You can rest assured that the weapons and ammunition are absolutely fully equipped, and I will transfer 6 large-caliber heavy machine guns to you."

"The devil's sweep is about to begin, and your county brigade will not continue to recruit troops recently, and your recent task is mainly to enhance the combat effectiveness of the militia."

After returning to Yang Village after delivering 30 tons of medicine that day, Li Yunlong impatiently tried the M2 large-caliber heavy machine gun.

The power and rate of fire are fragrant.

If the Maxim heavy machine gun hits people, it will give people a bloody hole.

Then this large-caliber heavy machine gun can definitely break people in two.

You can also use it against the devil's trucks and tanks, and even the air defense is stronger than Maxim.

Li Yunlong himself left 60 large-caliber heavy machine guns, and the remaining 120 large-caliber heavy machine guns and more than 1,100 guns were handed over to the brigade headquarters with ammunition in exchange for the No. 800 militia.

"Yes!" Chen Dagu looked slightly happy and said, "Leader! ”

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