Chapter 425: Drawing Salary from the Bottom of the Cauldron
As a real combat unit, Okazaki's military literacy is naturally not bad.
After carefully looking at the map, it is natural to be able to analyze the combat intentions of Izuka.
Or "cage plan"!
It's just that the current "cage plan" has begun to take shape, and the rhythm of pressing step by step has forced the Eighth Route Army in western Jinxi to a dead end.
The reason why the Eighth Route Army has not collapsed until now is because the old commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army is determined, and he can always anticipate the enemy's strategic deployment and take the lead step by step.
"General Shinozuka's deployment is very thorough, such a cage, I'm afraid the Eighth Route Army will be difficult to fly!" Okazaki first said a word of flattery after looking at the map.
Shinozuka shook his head, "I didn't transfer you to listen to your flattering words, let's just say it but, I'm sure Okazaki-kun will be able to see some omissions in my deployment." ”
Okazaki peeked at Yamamoto.
Yamamoto replied with a vague look, meaning, you just say it directly.
With Yamamoto's eyes, Okazaki lightened his voice, "General Shinozuka, then you will be ugly." ”
Shinozuka stretched out his hand and signaled, please!
Then Okazaki did not be polite, but picked up the stick and pointed out several important deployments of the Eighth Route Army.
"According to my years of experience in fighting with the Eighth Route Army, here... Over here.... Over here.... The disposition of troops in these places is all fake, and it is likely that the guerrillas and mountain people are camouflaged, and their purpose is to hold back our Xth Division so that it cannot act rashly! ”
"Papapa~" Yamamoto slapped his face and said approvingly, "Okazaki-kun's analysis is right, the three places you mentioned are only three regiments of the Eighth Route Army, and they are not yet formed, with a strength of about 3,500 people, but the other armed forces have 7,000 to 10,000 people. ”
Okazaki looked at Yamamoto and frowned, "So much, I mean the irregular forces!" ”
"Hmm!" Yamamoto nodded, "The speed at which the Eighth Route Army develops its armed forces is very fast, they are like rats in the first water channel, as long as one of them is not careful, they will be born one litter after another, and they will flood in the blink of an eye!" ”
"But... Are they growing so fast, can the logistics keep up? Okazaki stared at Yamamoto and asked the doubts in his heart.
"Logistics? What is the later stage of the Eighth Route Army, they are just relying on the mountains to eat. Although Yamamoto was disdainful on the surface, he still admired the logistics ability of the Eighth Route Army, after all, the troops engaged in combat were usually unproductive.
"What about weapons? These more than 10,000 people can't just fight the locust army with knives and forks, right? Okazaki continued.
"Almost, these non-main forces have very few weapons, even knives and forks. The biggest role of these Fei main forces is to confuse the fish and hold back the main force of the locust army. Masasei Yamamoto said.
The stick in his hand shook a few times, and Okazaki continued to name several weak points in Shinozuka's arrangement.
After saying this, Okazaki looked at Yamamoto and secretly glanced at Shinozuka before he said slowly, "There is no problem with General Shinozuka's deployment, it's just that this front is too long, especially the front line. Okazaki said and pointed with a talking stick, "These troops, I'm afraid it's very difficult to replenish, right?" ”
Speaking of this, Shinozuka sighed helplessly!
They are not fighting on their own soil, and the logistical pressure is already high.
Even if it is supplemented by looting, it is also a drop in the bucket, and it will not solve many substantive problems.
Except for the supply of the first type of troops, which can barely keep up, the other troops can hardly even maintain food and clothing.
In the face of such a situation, he can only try to maintain the status quo, and then wait for a suitable opportunity, waiting for an opportunity to hit the Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop.
Okazaki's analysis just now was very good, and Shinozuka was very satisfied, so he looked at him with expectant eyes and asked, "Then is there any solution for Okazaki-kun?" I've heard Yamamoto-kun say that when you were at the Army Academy, you were a top student in the top three in the land warfare theory class. ”
"This ....." Okazaki muttered, asking him to name the problem with Shinozuka's deployment, and he could say it.
However, when it comes to solving problems, he really can't do it, because there are so many chess pieces available.
If you really want to move, you will also tear down the east wall to make up the west wall, and press the gourd to raise the scoop!
Okazaki's performance disappointed Shinozuka a little, as he couldn't come up with a good plan either.
Again he shook his head helplessly.
Looking at Okazaki, who looked embarrassed, Yamamoto immediately came up to relieve the siege, "In the face of such a situation, I will draw a salary for the bottom of the kettle!" ”
"Draw a salary from the bottom of the kettle?" After listening to Yamamoto's words, Okazaki seemed to have caught something, but he was not the commander of this theater and didn't know much about the battle situation, but he knew that since Yamamoto said it, then he must have a mature plan in his heart, so he bowed his head and bowed, "Please also ask Yamamoto-kun to give advice!" ”
Yamamoto didn't talk nonsense, took the stick directly from Okazaki's hand, and dotted a few red crosses on the map.
Seeing Yamamoto's actions, Yamazaki immediately understood, "What does Yamamoto Daizuo mean that we should take a detour back to the rear of the Eighth Route Army and attack their hospital?" ”
"That's right! The assault on the hospital was just a hug and a rabbit, and our real target was their arsenal. Yamamoto turned around and said with a straight face.
After listening to Yamamoto's words, Okazaki immediately said excitedly: "Could it be that Yamamoto-kun has already found the location of their arsenal?" Regarding the fact that the Eighth Route Army has a large-scale arsenal, the General Staff is only speculating, and has never found a specific location. ”
Yamamoto smiled, "I don't know the exact location, but the approximate location can be guessed in this area!" So saying, he drew a large ellipse on the map.
Seeing the big circle painted by Yamamoto, Okazaki trembled in his heart, and said in his heart, Yamamoto-kun, do you know how large an area you can draw a circle casually?
This is not Dongying itself, it is the hinterland of China, how many troops are needed to investigate this so many areas?
"What? Does Okazaki-kun think such an area is huge? Is it difficult to troubleshoot? Yamamoto asked, putting down the stick in his hand.
"This...."Okazaki thought for a moment and said a conservative number: "I'm afraid that this can't be done without the strength of a division." Okazaki spoke his mind.
"A division? Do you want to fight a campaign? Yamamoto said with a smile, "There are only two brigades at most!" ”
"This.... I'm afraid it's a little difficult, this area is the hinterland of the Eighth Route Army, as long as one is not careful, it will be surrounded and annihilated. ”
"Encirclement?" Yamamoto smiled, "Okazaki-kun, you look up to the Eighth Route Army too much, don't you remember what I said just now?" There are not so many main forces of the Eighth Route Army, and they want to encircle and annihilate a brigade in the movement warfare.... Hehehe, I'm afraid they really won't be able to draw so many troops. ”
Yamamoto's words made Okazaki understand his intentions in an instant!