Peiping.

No. 3 Iron Lion Alley.

Headquarters of the North China Front of the Japanese Army.

The commander, Senior General Okamura Ninji, was holding a meeting in the conference room.

Present at the meeting were Lieutenant General Yoshio Iwamatsu, commander of the First Army, Lieutenant General Shigetaro Gansu, commander of the Mongolian Army, and staff officers of the Front Army.

A group of devil officers were sitting precariously, and Okamura Ninji's sharp eyes swept over everyone:

"Ladies and gentlemen, what is in front of you is the plan of the "Law and Order Strengthening Campaign".

The devil officers picked up the folder in front of them and looked at it.

After more than ten minutes, the devil officers put down the folders one after another, and their eyes were a little surprised.

The "cage policy" implemented by the previous commander, Tada, can be said to have been a complete failure.

The newly appointed Okamura Ninji adjusted his political and military strategy and proposed this plan for the "Campaign to Strengthen Public Security."

Originally, Tada's plan was to implement a policy of military sweep of anti-Japanese base areas behind enemy lines on the basis of the cage policy.

Okamura, on the other hand, proposed to develop and vigorously support and use traitors and puppet armies, and to cooperate with Japan and puppets to carry out "three parts military and seven points political" against the anti-Japanese base areas behind enemy lines in North China.

The "Movement for the Suppression of Public Security" was developed into a "Campaign for Strengthening Public Security".

In the security areas, that is, the areas occupied by the Japanese army, vigorous efforts were made to build up the organs of the Japanese army so that the people in the occupied areas would abide by the laws and regulations.

The Japanese troops in the security zone withdrew from the occupied area as soon as possible and advanced to the quasi-security zone, that is, the guerrilla zone.

At the same time, the Japanese army must not kill indiscriminately in the occupied areas, develop culture and economy, enable residents to live and work in peace and contentment, and promote the development of the pro-Japanese and anti-communist situation.

The policy of enslavement was carried out in the public security areas, and the quasi-public security areas were mainly encroached upon, and the Huairou policy of both grace and power was implemented, while the non-public security areas, that is, the areas occupied by the Eighth Route Army, continued to implement the three-light policy.

I have to say that Okamura Ninji, this old devil, really has something.

It was precisely after he came to power that he carried out five consecutive "campaigns to strengthen public order" that caused the base areas behind enemy lines to face serious difficulties.

Next, Okamura asked the officers in question to ask questions, and began to supplement and discuss the "law and order strengthening campaign".

The meeting lasted five hours before it ended.

Before the end of the meeting, Okamura Ninji waved his hand, and a devil staff officer walked in with a stack of small books and handed out a copy to each officer at the conference table.

The devil officers picked it up and took a look, and it was "On Protracted War".

Okamura Ninji said: "This is "On Protracted War", considering that some generals do not know Chinese, I specially ordered someone to translate it into Japanese, and you must study it carefully after you return, knowing that you can win a hundred battles." ”

"Hey!" A group of devil officers bowed their heads in unison and walked out with the "Public Security Strengthening Movement" and "On Protracted War".

"Iwamatsu-kun, please wait a minute!"

Okamura Ninji called out to Yoshio Iwamatsu, who was walking out.

"Hi, Your Excellency!"

Yoshio Iwamatsu hurriedly turned around and bowed to Okamura Ninji.

"Iwamatsu-kun doesn't have to be restrained." Okamura Ninji said, "Let's talk inside." ”

The two of them walked together towards the room of the conference room.

After coming to the room in the conference room, Okamura Ninji shook his hand and motioned for Iwamatsu Yoshio to sit down.

The two sat facing each other on the floor, and soon, a guard brought the freshly brewed tea.

Okamura Ninji asked: "Iwamatsu-kun, I heard that the 36th Division suffered a defeat as soon as it arrived in the northwest of Jin, and suffered 1,000 casualties of the Imperial Army?" ”

Facing Okamura Ninji, Yoshio Iwamatsu felt a lot of pressure.

"Your Excellency, there is such a thing."

At that moment, Iwamatsu Yoshio explained the general process of the 36th Division and the new regiment.

Taking the main responsibility on himself, saying that he did not have a clear order, this led the 36th Division to attack the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army, resulting in a lot of losses.

And found a tactic to counter the tunnel operation of the Eighth Route Army.

After listening to his words, Okamura Ninji's brows stretched slightly, and Iwamatsu Yoshio took the initiative to take the responsibility on his shoulders, which is rare.

Okamura Ningji hated the commander who shirked his responsibilities the most, and Iwamatsu Yoshio was brave and actively looking for tactics to counter the Eighth Route Army, which was very good.

"Li Yunlong."

Okamura's eyes narrowed.

The commander of the Eighth Route Army, who killed 4 major generals and 3 lieutenant generals of the Japanese army, has become one of the major problems of the Japanese army in North China.

As the commander of the North China Front, Okamura Ningji is naturally no stranger to the name Li Yunlong, and even has a lot of research.

Of course, what also puzzled Okamura Ningji was that Li Yunlong had made many military exploits, including commanding the troops to capture Taiyuan, but he was still only a regiment commander.

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It's weird.

"Yan Songjun, regarding Li Yunlong, he must be eliminated as soon as possible."

Okamura Ningji's tone was murderous: "On the one hand, it is necessary to wash away the shame of the imperial army as soon as possible, and on the other hand, it is necessary to prevent the further expansion of Li Yunlong's department. ”

"Hey!" Iwamatsu Yoshio hurriedly said, "When I return to Taiyuan, I will immediately start formulating a battle plan to eliminate Li Yunlong and his troops!" ”

"Yo Xi, then it's hard Yan Songjun!"

Regarding Iwamatsu Yoshio's reaction, Okamura Ninji was relatively satisfied.

In Okamura Ninji's opinion, if Iwamatsu Yoshio fails to eliminate Li Yunlong, it will not be a big problem, and Okamura Ninji will personally take action at that time.

In the final analysis, Li Yunlong's department is just a regiment, and it is not worth his Okamura Ningji to take action personally.

"Serving the Empire and His Majesty the Emperor, it's not hard!" Iwamatsu Yoshio Road.

After a pause, Iwamatsu Yoshio said again: "To eliminate the strength of Li Yunlong's army, the first army is enough at present, and what is missing now is the war materials." ”

At least half of the war materials used for the Battle of the Central Plains were blown up by order of Yoshio Shinozuka in Taiyuan.

At present, the divisions, regiments, brigades, and regiments do not have many weapons and ammunition, and they are not enough to support a campaign.

Today's Eighth Route Army is no longer what it used to be, and many units are no worse than the Japanese First Army in terms of weapons and equipment, and some units have even surpassed the First Army.

The Japanese army did not have much advantage in terms of weapons and ammunition, so it was definitely a big deal if there were fewer weapons and ammunition.

Although traffic has resumed on the Tongpu Railway and the Zhengtai Railway, the activities of the Eighth Route guerrillas have become increasingly rampant, and the railways have often been pickpocketed, resulting in frequent interruptions in railway traffic.

Okamura Ninji knew that Yoshio Iwamatsu was reaching out for supplies.

He said: "Iwamatsu-kun, as long as a detailed battle plan is drawn up and my consent is obtained, war materials are not a problem. ”

"Then thank you, Your Excellency!"

Yoshio Iwamatsu was the first to say.

Okamura Ninji changed his words and said, "Iwamatsu-kun, I heard that Yan Xishan, the commander of the 2nd Theater of China, is an old acquaintance with you?" ”

"Hey!" Iwamatsu Yoshio said, "I did have some friendship with Yan Xishan. ”

Yoshio Iwamatsu is a China expert,

"Yo Xi!" Okamura Ninji said in a satisfied tone, took out a folder from the side, and handed it to Iwamatsu Yoshio, "Iwamatsu-kun, take a look at this plan." ”

Iwamatsu Yoshio was stunned for a moment, took the folder and looked at it, only to see that the folder said "Bo Plan".

He opened the folder and looked at it, the content was not much, simply put, it was a plan to lure Yan Xishan to surrender, because Yan Xishan was named Bo Chuan and Baichuan, so it was named "Bo Plan"

"Your Excellency the Admiral, do you mean that this plan is entrusted to me to carry out?"

Closing the folder, Yoshio Iwamatsu guessed Okamura's purpose.

Okamura Ninji said: "That's right, Yan Songjun and Yan Xishan are old acquaintances, and they can talk, and Yan Xishan is active in the jurisdiction of the First Army, so it is most suitable for this plan to be handed over to Yan Songjun for implementation." ”

Iwamatsu Yoshio said: "Your Excellency the General's order, Iwamatsu Yoshio will definitely do his best to carry it out!" ”

"Yo Xi!" Okamura Ninji said happily, "Then I'll wait for good news from Iwamatsu-kun." ”

After the Japanese army fell into a protracted war on the Chinese battlefield, the Japanese army base camp pinned its hopes on luring Yan Xishan, the king of Shanxi.

The successive commanders of the First Army stationed in Shanxi were all tasked with luring Yan Xishan to surrender.

Okamura Ninji has great hopes for Yoshio Iwamatsu.

Because Iwamatsu Yoshio was a China expert, he followed the Japanese intelligence chief Sakanishi Rihachiro to China to engage in intelligence work against China in his early years.

And Iwamatsu Yoshio and Yan Xishan are old acquaintances, so there is a lot of room for operation.

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Northwest of Shanxi.

Zhao Jiayu.

The regimental headquarters of the new regiment, the meeting continued.

Grand Master Li was holding Erlang's legs, and his military hat was wearing very upright, only to hear him continue.

"Our new regiment now has more than 20,000 people, all American-style equipment, what is this called, this is called strong soldiers and strong horses."

"This little devil of the 36th Division is blocking us, how many people are there in the 36th Division? Including non-combatants, there are just over 15,000 people in total. ”

"Why can the little devils of the 36th Division and pee on the head of our new regiment?"

"So from today onwards, our regiment will attack the 36th Division and frustrate the spirit of the 36th Division raised in the Year of the Dog!"

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the battalion commanders suddenly lit up, and their eyes were hot.

The head of the regiment is going to get ready for a big job!

But in the next sentence, Li Yunlong poured a basin of cold water on everyone.

"Do you think that our new regiment is going to attack the three county towns of Heyuan, Anhua and Ping'an defended by the 36th Division?"

"Then you're wrong."

Zhang Dabiao asked tentatively: "Regiment commander, do you mean that we will engage in a small-scale battle?" ”

"The commander of the first battalion is right."

Li Yunlong glanced at Zhang Dabiao with satisfaction, this kid has always reacted quickly.

"Our new regiment is going to launch high-density, low-intensity skirmishes against the 36th Devil's Division this time, mainly with small-scale attacks, snipers and cold artillery battles."

"The objective of the first phase of the operation is to sweep away all the artillery towers and pillboxes of the 36th Division outside the county seat."

Hehe, with a smile, Li Yunlong said: "Isn't this 36th Division raised by a son of a girl going to blockade our new regiment, let's pull out all its turrets and pillboxes, fill in the trenches, and see what the little devils do to blockade us?" ”

At present, the actual combat experience of the recruits is still relatively lacking, so the way of fighting small battles is used first, so that the recruits can quickly accumulate actual combat experience.

In the past, when he was in the southeast of Shanxi, Li Yunlong did this when he ran the county brigade, and the effect was very good.

When the combat effectiveness of the troops comes up, the 36th Division will be completely eaten.

The fourth battalion commander Chen Dagu smiled slightly: "At that time, it will not be the devils of the 36th Division who will block us, but our new regiment will block the 36th Division." ”

"The fourth battalion commander is right!" Li Yunlong said, "We just want to have an anti-blockade against the little devils." ”