Gangcun Ningci is a person who is very deep in the city.

Since he took up the post of commander of the North China Front, he has not issued a major order.

Basically, it was the General Staff who drew up the combat plan, and then he approved the implementation.

Routine. Motions.

It can almost be said that he has not yet formed his own opinion. It's not much different from the previous Tada-kun.

Why?

It's just that he hasn't figured out what the hell Tubalu is going to do.

He needs to make a judgment after careful study.

What to judge?

The strategic intent of the Dirt Eight Road.

Is it a full-scale counteroffensive or a partial counteroffensive?

Or is it just a blitz in one direction?

He has always felt that he is calm and objective. Be realistic. Not to exaggerate. Do not hide.

When he was in command of the 11th Army in Central China, the combat plan he personally formulated was still very practical. With a force of about 100,000 people, nearly one million Chinese troops were unable to move.

The fifth, fourth, and ninth theaters of the Chinese army were all helpless against the 11th Army.

That's the record.

So, the base camp admires him a lot.

This time, he was promoted to commander of the North China Front, and there was no resistance. There are no competitors either.

Isamu Yokoyama, Yoshio Iwamatsu and the like are also pushing boats along the river. I want to lift him up at once.

But this position is not easy to do.

As soon as he arrived, Gangmura Ningji felt that things were very difficult to do.

There is no discipline at all in the Tubalu war.

A hammer in the east and a stick in the west, they don't know what the dirt eight roads are going to do.

Some of the combat schemes seem naïve.

Porous.

Take care of one or the other.

Not at all like an organized command.

It's like a plate of loose sand.

There are many examples of this.

Taking the war in Jin Province as an example, the battle of Cangyunling has not yet completely ended, and Tubalu has opened up a new battlefield in Ping'an County.

The battle in Ping'an County has not yet ended, and there is a big fight in Fanxian County.

There is no routine at all.

A wave has not settled, and another wave has risen. The rhythm is very disordered.

There is no discipline at all.

It's like a child playing at home, doing whatever he wants.

Outcome......

Fires broke out everywhere.

Everywhere you lose sight of one or the other.

The Japanese army was indeed uncomfortable. But the Eighth Route Army should not be comfortable either.

Such a chaotic style of play, for the Eighth Route Army, could not give full play to its full combat effectiveness. There are also many mistakes.

The final conclusion that Gangmura Ninji came to was -

The tactics of the Dirt Eight Road are not clever. Or even pretty bad.

It was only because of the great contrast in the combat effectiveness of the front and rear that it was known that the Japanese army could not adapt and suffered successive setbacks.

However......

This conclusion was soon overturned.

Because Tubalu fought again in Jizhong, Pingxi, Baoding, and Cangzhou.

It's still like a mess.

Igniting wars everywhere.

The Japanese army was exhausted.

After a series of battles, the Japanese army lost tens of thousands of people.

It's terrible.

The poor tactics of the Dirt Eight Road have achieved quite obvious results.

The Japanese army was completely unable to adapt to the chaotic tactics of the Tsuchibarou.

Blind punch to kill the master!

This kind of messy play, Gangcun Ningci has no way to crack it.

Before the strategic objectives of the Tubalu are clearly understood, any troop movement may give the Tubalu more opportunities.

It's better to wait and see.

Plainly. For the time being, he can only be beaten passively.

It's very uncomfortable.

But I can only endure it.

"Commander ......"

Miyano cautiously entered.

first looked at Gangcun Ningci's face and found that there was nothing abnormal, so he was relieved.

I hope the commander will not get angry......

"Miyano-kun, where did Tsuchihachi launch a new attack?"

"They conquered Fengning."

"How many troops?"

"According to the report of the defenders of Fengning, it is a regiment or so. Two thousand people. ”

"It's the Watanabe Brigade stationed in Fengning."

"Yes."

"I remember that Watanabe Nakasa once used a large brigade to defeat more than 20,000 Chinese troops......"

"Yes......"

Miyano lowered his head and responded softly.

Yes, that's right. The Watanabe Brigade is indeed very capable of fighting. Watanabe Shaosa was also promoted to Nakasa.

But......

This time he met the Eight Roads.

The Eighth Route is very different from other Chinese armies.

When talking about the Chinese army, it often cannot include the eight routes.

Why?

Because there are only three divisions on the Eighth Road! But there are hundreds of thousands!

Watanabe Nakasa was super combative and was able to defeat two divisions of other Chinese troops. However, it was difficult to defeat both regiments on the eight routes.

No, it was cleaned up by a regiment of dirt and eight roads. Or total annihilation!

It's just a group!

The ratio of troops is up to two to one. Then the Watanabe brigade hiccuped.

The Watanabe Brigade is still defending the city!

Watanabe's brigade is still on defense!

As a result, it still did not block the attack of a regiment on the Eighth Road!

Ridiculous!

It's just the truth.

The whole battle process, Miyano knew very well.

Dirt Eight Road is not Dirt Eight Road.

They came up to the frenzied bombardment of 75mm mountain artillery.

Watanabe's brigade suffered heavy casualties.

Watanabe Nakasa, who has always been brave, was angry and anxious, and immediately led his troops to launch a counterattack.

"Yaga!"

"Dirt Eight Road! Dead, dead, dead! ”

Watanabe Nakasa roared wildly.

He has always been the only one who bullied the Chinese army. When will it be the turn of the Chinese army to bully him?

He's going to defeat the damned Dirt Eight Road in the field.

Outcome......

An artillery bombardment of Tsuchihachi killed Watanabe Nakasa.

Subsequently, the remaining Japanese invaders did not last long. Fengning was finally conquered. All the Japanese soldiers stationed in Fengning were killed.

"I see."

Gangcun Ningji said slowly.

Although it is bad news. But it's not bad news.

Fengning was lost, and the jade of Watanabe's brigade was shattered. It's not a big deal. There will be no danger in Peiping either.

Now, the most important thing is to find the crux of the problem.

"How's Doron doing?"

"The Imperial Army Attack Encountered Some Difficulties......"

"What's the difficulty, you know?"

"This ......"

Miyano wanted to speak and stopped.

Seriously. He knows something.

After all, he is the chief of staff and is also in charge of intelligence. There's certainly a lot of grapevine.

There are many ways to engage in intelligence.

The problem is that the grapevine is not an official bulletin. If you talk nonsense, it is easy to incur unimaginable consequences. As chief of staff, he has always been cautious.

"I'm the only one here."

"Yes!"

Miyano then revealed some news.

It was all quietly told to him by some acquaintances in the Kwantung Army. The message is absolutely true. But there is no official notification.

The Kwantung Army aviation is constantly bombing Duolun. Five batches of aircraft have already taken off.

It is said that it has achieved quite an "impressive" record. But it also lost some aircraft of its own. There were dozens of pilots who did not return.

"Quack ......"

Gangcun Ningji said slowly.

The previous record or something, he doesn't pay attention to. He only pays attention to the information that comes later.

The aviation of the Kwantung Army lost several dozen aircraft. And dozens of pilots.

This is a very serious loss.

It's almost the same as last year's battle of Normenheim.

However, Duolun is only a small city, and there are not many people on Tubalu.

The losses of the aviation of the Kwantung Army were so great. It means that he has met a tough opponent.

Of course, this is not what Ninji Gangmura is most worried about.

What he was most worried about was that if the Kwantung Army was to take military action, it would not be able to continue to send troops into the pass.

Even, the troops that have been sent into the customs before may be transferred out of the customs.

In this way, the strength of the Japanese army in North China will be greatly weakened.

This is the last thing that Gangmura Ningji wants to see.

It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice. He understands this very well.

Therefore, in the process of leading troops to fight in daily life, Gangcun Ningci caught the troops very hard.

When necessary, we will never easily transfer the troops under our jurisdiction.

If his superiors decide to transfer, he will also find a way to stop it.

Not even the Kwantung Army.

"Miyano-kun."

"Yes."

"Let's start the Tianzi Battle!"

"Yes!"

(End of chapter)