Chapter 751: Vertical and Horizontal!

Shanxi.

Taiyuan.

The headquarters of the First Army.

"Report to the commander, just now the North China Front Command shared intelligence with our department."

"The 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army in the southeast of Shanxi Province has completed the pre-war mobilization, ammunition distribution, and steel helmet distribution, and will go north to attack Taiyuan on the same day, and order your troops to prepare for the battle."

"Once the Eighth Route Army besieges Taiyuan, the North China Front will mobilize heavy troops to form a larger encirclement on the periphery of Taiyuan."

"This is a flowering tactic for the center!"

"Commander of the North China Front, Okamura Ninji, His Majesty the Emperor is onboard, and the Great Japanese Locust Army is onboard!"

After listening to the communications staff officer reading the telegram sent by the North China Front Army Headquarters, the commander of the First Army, Iwamatsu Yoshio, panicked in his heart.

If it weren't for Okamura Ningji's order, he would have slipped away from Taiyuan by plane.

But as the commander of the First Army, even if he is panicked, he must not show it on his face.

Because even he, the leader of the First Army, is panicked, and the people under him will definitely panic, and the morale of the entire First Army will probably collapse.

"Yo Xi!"

Iwamatsu Yoshio's eyes narrowed, and a killing momentum spread:

"It is worthy of General Okamura Ningji, who can keenly grasp the fighter, if the Eighth Route dares to attack Taiyuan, Taiyuan City is the burial place of the Eighth Route Army!"

Seeing that Iwamatsu Yoshio was full of confidence, Hanaya Masashi and Miyazaki Masao couldn't help but look excited.

And the keen Yamamoto Kazuki heard a trace of trilling in Iwamatsu Yoshio's tone.

Your Excellency Commander is still afraid of death!

In addition, this central flowering tactic, Yamamoto Kazuki thought to himself, this is very familiar to me.

At the beginning, the Yamazaki detachment went deep into the hinterland of the southeastern base area of the Eighth Route Army, and in a place called Guanjiayuan, it was stubbornly waiting for reinforcements.

Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka, the former commander of the First Army, also wanted the Yamazaki detachment to hold back the main force of the Eighth Route Army.

Then the main forces of the First Army were ready to form a large encirclement on the periphery of Guanjiayuan and eat the main force of the Eighth Route Army in one bite.

The idea is full, but the reality is cruel.

Before the main force of the First Army arrived, the Yamazaki detachment had already been wiped out, not to mention forming an encirclement to eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army.

If the Eighth Route Army is not absolutely sure, will it send troops to attack Taiyuan?

Thinking of this, Yamamoto Kazuki looked at Iwamatsu Yoshio and said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency Commander, I think that the strength of Taiyuan is still too small, and I suggest that the troops of the 33rd Division and the 37th Division be transferred back to Taiyuan to resist the attack of the Eighth Route Army!" ”

Iwamatsu Yoshio nodded, looked at Yamamoto Kazuki, and said, "Yamamoto-kun has a point! ”

For the strength of Taiyuan, a few more divisions, Iwamatsu Yoshio is not too much.

After a pause, Iwamatsu Yoshio looked at Hanaya Masa: "Hanaya-kun, you immediately prepare a telegram and apply to the commander of the North China Front, General Okamura Ningji, to transfer the 33rd Division and the 37th Division back to Taiyuan!" ”

"Hey!"

Hanaya responded, and then began to prepare a telegram.

After drafting the telegram, Iwamatsu Yoshio looked at it and found no problems, so he signed his name.

Then he handed the telegram to the communications staff officer, who first bowed his head and walked away quickly with the telegram in his hand.

More than half an hour later, the North China Front Command called back.

Okamura rejected Iwamatsu Yoshio's application, saying that the 33rd Division and the 37th Division could not be withdrawn to Taiyuan for the time being, which would affect Okamura Ninji's central flowering plan.

After reading this telegram, Iwamatsu Yoshio almost blurted out the greeting to Okamura Ninji's ancestor.

For the sake of the so-called central flowering battle plan, he actually disregarded the safety of the First Army Headquarters, if the First Army Headquarters was wiped out by the Eighth Route Army, would you Okamura Ninji be able to take on this responsibility?

However.

Dissatisfied is dissatisfied, Okamura Ninji's order, Iwamatsu Yoshio still has to carry out.

When Hanaya Masashi and Miyazaki Masao saw this telegram, they were also at a loss.

According to intelligence analysis, the total strength of the Eighth Route Army's attack on Taiyuan was at least 150,000, which was more than five times that of the Japanese army in Taiyuan.

The firepower is extremely strong, the ammunition is sufficient, can the troops of the First Army in Taiyuan hold out until the reinforcements arrive?

Moreover, if the Eighth Route Army dares to attack Taiyuan, it will definitely send troops to block the reinforcements.

"Your Excellency, Commander." Yamamoto Kazuki suggested, "I don't think relying on reinforcements may be able to keep Taiyuan, since the Eighth Route Army dares to fight Taiyuan, it will definitely have a chance of winning, maybe the Eighth Route Army has more powerful weapons." ”

Iwamatsu Yoshio's expression moved, and then he nodded, agreeing with Yamamoto Kazuki's words.

Every once in a while, a new regiment of the Eighth Route Army will appear with a more lethal weapon.

From the beginning of the submachine gun, to the current 150-mm howitzer and tank, it did not appear all at once, but one after another in two years.

"Yamamoto-kun, what do you mean." Miyazaki's expression was suddenly startled, as if he had thought of something, and asked, "The Eighth Route Army has a heavy artillery with a larger caliber than a 150mm howitzer?" ”

"It's not impossible!"

Kazuki Yamamoto nodded.

Hearing Yamamoto's analysis, the face in Iwamatsu Yoshio's heart suddenly became ugly.

Although Major General Yamamoto said that this possibility is not impossible, Iwamatsu Yoshio knows very well that this possibility is very high!

The aid channel behind Li Yunlong is likely to provide Li Yunlong with a heavier caliber.

After all, that aid channel even has planes and tanks, not to mention large-caliber heavy artillery.

"Yamamoto-kun, what is your best plan?" Iwamatsu Yoshio said helplessly, "If the Eighth Route Army has a larger caliber of heavy artillery, my First Army may not be able to hold Taiyuan." ”

Yoshio Iwamatsu knew very well that this was nothing more than Yamamoto and his speculation.

With speculation, he went to apply to Okamura Ninji to transfer the 33rd Division and the 37th Division back to Taiyuan, but Okamura Ninji would definitely not agree.

Now we can only rely on the First Army to save ourselves.

Kazuki Yamamoto asked, "Your Excellency, have you ever heard of the Vertical and Horizontal Alliance?" ”

"Vertical and horizontal?" Iwamatsu Yoshio was stunned, "What does this mean?" ”

Yamamoto Kazuki said in a deep voice: "Combining vertical and horizontal is the foreign and military policy advocated and implemented by the Zongheng family during the Warring States Period in ancient China. ”

"As for the historical allusions, I won't go into too much detail here."

"We can leak the news that the Eighth Route Army is about to gather heavy troops to attack Taiyuan to the Jin Sui Army and the Central Army."

"This time the Eighth Route Army attacked Taiyuan, the main force poured out, and the base areas in the northwest and southeast of Jin will inevitably be empty."

"If the Jin Sui army takes advantage of this to attack the northwest of Jin, and the central army of Zhongtiao Mountain takes advantage of this to attack the southeast of Jin, it can force the Eighth Route Army to return to help."

"Then the siege of Taiyuan can be lifted, and I believe that the Jin Sui Army and the Central Army do not want to see the Eighth Route Army capture Taiyuan."

When Iwamatsu Yoshio heard this, his eyes couldn't help but light up slightly, which is not a bad idea.

If the Central Army and the Jin Sui Army attacked the bandit area of the Eighth Route Army, it would be good, but if they did not attack, there would be no loss for the Japanese army.

"I can't think of Yamamoto-kun." Yoshio Iwamatsu said, "I already have a strategic level of thinking. ”

Yamamoto Kazuki bowed his head slightly: "Your Excellency the Commander praises falsely!" ”

Then, Iwamatsu Yoshio looked at Yamamoto Kazuo: "Yamamoto-kun, your intelligence department, immediately find a way to pass on the information of the Eighth Route Army's heavy gathering of troops to the Central Army and the Jin Sui Army, so that the Chongqing Government and the Second Theater Command can know about this matter as soon as possible, if the Chongqing Government and the Jin Sui Army are willing to attack the Eighth Route Army bandit area, the Locust Army is willing to cooperate and drag the main force of the Eighth Route Army attacking Taiyuan." ”

At present, the intelligence department of the First Army is mainly in charge of Kazuki Yamamoto.

Although no valuable information was obtained, the intelligence department of the First Army did not make any mistakes.

"Hey!"

Kazuki Yamamoto bowed his head suddenly.

When he looked up, Yamamoto Kazuki's eyes narrowed, the Eighth Route Army had just had a conflict with the Jin Sui Army.

Li Yunlong hacked Yan Xishan's more than 2,500 skilled workers, as well as the weapons and equipment of a reinforced battalion, and a transport team of more than 350 mules and horses.

……

Lvliang Mountain.

Kenanpo.

Second Theater Command.

Yan Xishan used to work in Qiulin Town, northern Shaanxi.

However, after the Eighth Route Army became stronger, the Japanese army showed a defensive contraction in Shanxi, and there was no time to take care of the Jin Sui Army.

So, Yan Xishan returned to Kenanpo and lived here for a long time.

As for the side of the Eighth Route Army, as long as the Jin Sui Army does not take the initiative to provoke the Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army will not take the initiative to attack the Jin Sui Army.

For this point, Yan Xishan still knows it clearly.

Even the last time he ordered the placement of Japanese spies and military commanders among the skilled workers, the Eighth Route Army did not attack Luliang Mountain.

At present, the Eighth Route Army mainly deals with the Japanese army, and the great cause of the nation is the most important.

But when the Japanese were driven away, there must be a big battle between the Eighth Route Army and the Jin Sui Army.

After all, Shanxi is such a big territory, and one mountain can't accommodate two tigers.

Yan Xishan was washing his feet and preparing to go to bed, when Yang Xingru, deputy commander of the Second Theater of Operations, walked in briskly with a telegram in his hand.

Yang Xingru first saluted with a military salute, and then exclaimed: "Report to the commander, something big has happened!" ”

Yan Xishan's expression moved, and he asked, "Xingru, it's so late, what is happening?" ”

Yang Xingru said: "The intelligence department of the First Army of the Japanese army has just delivered a piece of information to the intelligence department of our Taiyuan station, and the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the northwest of Shanxi and the Eighth Route Army in the southeast of Shanxi is about to gather heavy troops to attack Taiyuan. ”

"What do you say?" Yan Xishan sat up in shock, "The Eighth Route Army wants to gather heavy troops to attack Taiyuan?" Is the news true? ”

"It should be true." Yang Xingru nodded.

Yan Xishan's brows furrowed slightly, and his expression became complicated.

Although the Eighth Route Army was nominally a subordinate of Yan Xishan, it was only nominal, and the Eighth Route Army never greeted him, the commander of the Second Theater, when he had any combat operations.

Even such a big thing as the Eighth Route Army's attack on Taiyuan was only learned from the Japanese.

But this is nothing, Yan Xishan has long been accustomed to the Eighth Route Army.

After all, he, the commander of the Second War Zone, has never allocated any military salaries and combat materials to the Eighth Route Army.

Yan Xishan thought to himself, since the Eighth Route Army dared to attack Taiyuan, it showed that there was a chance of victory.

After all, with the combat style of the Eighth Route Army, if there was no chance of victory, the soldiers would never be allowed to go to Taiyuan to die.

Seeing Yan Xishan's eyes dew in thought, Yang Xingru said again: "Commander, Major General Yamamoto Kazuki of the First Army of the Japanese Army also gave you a sentence, saying that as long as the commander you send troops to attack the base area of the Eighth Route Army in the northwest of Shanxi, the First Army will agree to all your conditions, and at the same time, the First Army will try its best to hold back the main force of the Eighth Route Army attacking Taiyuan..."

When Yan Xishan heard this, his eyes condensed slightly: "Huh!?" ”

(End of chapter)