As the chief of staff of the General Security Corps, Lu Ming is very familiar with the conditions of his subordinate ministries.

In addition, he is responsible for replenishing the weapons and equipment, so no one knows the combat capabilities of each department better than Lu Ming.

Now it seems that the overall strength of the Security Corps has been enhanced, but in fact they do not have the ability to engage in large-scale decisive battles.

The overall strength of the Shandong Province's 12th Army is not very weak. If there is a large-scale decisive battle, the Security Corps may not be able to win.

Moreover, up to this point in the battle, the Security Corps still has no good way to deal with the Japs Air Force.

At present, the Security Corps can only use some anti-aircraft weapons to prevent the little devils from launching precise bombings at low altitudes.

In addition, they have no good way to deal with it. Under such circumstances, once the little devils dispatch a large number of aviation forces, the consequences will be disastrous.

Under such circumstances, entering Lu Province for a decisive battle is not the best way.

Of course, not having a decisive battle does not mean that the Security Corps will sit on the sidelines of this battle.

Lu Ming knew that the few years Okamura Neiji served as the North China Front Army could be said to be the most difficult period for the combat troops behind enemy lines.

In 1942, 1943, and even in early 1944, the Japs launched large-scale raids one after another and continuously attacked troops behind enemy lines.

They adopted various means and caused heavy casualties to the combat troops behind enemy lines. In particular, the development of each base area was greatly restricted.

At this time, the focus of Okamura Neiji's operations was on the area north of the Yellow River. They assembled the First Army, directly affiliated troops, and troops stationed in Mongolia for large-scale operations.

If the General Security Corps cannot coordinate the operation, then the Japs will definitely achieve greater results in this large-scale raid.

"General Commander, I think it is better for us to launch a two-front battle this time."

"All the way to contain the 12th Army of the Little Devils in Shandong Province, and all the way directly advance to the northern Henan region for operations."

"There are brother troops in Shandong Province, as well as troops commanded by Commander Ding Wei. We will send one unit to assist, which is enough to deal with the 12th Army."

"Even if it doesn't cause too many casualties to the 12th Army, there is absolutely no problem in dealing with their attack."

"The area in northern Henan is currently garrisoned by puppet troops. As for the Japanese troops here, we don't have to worry about them. We can launch the main offensive from here."

"If we capture the northern Henan area, we will definitely be able to contain the Japs' troops from rushing in for reinforcements, and then they will definitely weaken the mopping up troops."

Lu Ming came to the map. He thought for a while and then directly made suggestions.

After hearing Lu Ming's suggestion, the cadres couldn't help showing expressions of surprise.

It has always been a taboo for military strategists to fight on two fronts. This will disperse the combat power and easily lead to defeat.

But now Lu Ming actually proposed to divide his troops to fight, and all the troops had to cross the Yellow River to fight in the northern Henan region.

Even the cadres who often heard some of Lu Ming's bold combat suggestions found it difficult to accept this suggestion for a while.

Even Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang saw Lu Ming thinking deeply.

The General Security Regiment currently has three detachments under its jurisdiction, but they need troops to stay at the Longhai Line.

This means that they can only send two detachments at most to fight. If these two detachments fight separately, their combat effectiveness will be weakened.

And if an accident occurs, they don't have any spare troops to mobilize for support.

The most important thing is that the combat troops entering the northern Henan region will become completely alone once the Yellow River is blocked by the little devils.

Under such circumstances, the cadres felt that Lu Ming's suggestion this time was a bit too risky.

After all, the General Security Corps has just completed its reorganization, and many troops are newly organized.

Whether these troops can demonstrate strong combat effectiveness is completely unknown.

You must know that performance during training is one thing, but no one can say how it will perform on the real battlefield without being tested in actual combat.

"Lu Ming, how do you plan to carry out combat deployment? You must know that it will be difficult for us to cross the river."

"Especially the armored regiment troops. If they want to cross the river, they need a bridge, and now the bridge is in a state of being blown up."

"With our current strength, it is difficult to repair it. Moreover, once repaired, it will be a time bomb."

Li Yunlong looked at Lu Ming and said with a serious expression on his face.

There are currently bridges in the Yellow River area of ​​Henan Province. When the Japs controlled the area of ​​Henan Province, these bridges were still open.

However, as Li Yunlong's troops entered the Lanfeng area, the Japs immediately sent engineers to blow up the bridge.

For the little devils, if Li Yunlong's troops were allowed to conduct north-south maneuvers through the bridge at any time, it would have a great impact on them.

Now that these bridges have been blown up and the Japs have complete control of the air, Li Yunlong's troops can only fight in the area south of the Yellow River.

It was naturally difficult for them to cross the river.

Therefore, Okamura Neiji arranged for the 12th Army to contain Li Yunlong's troops this time, and they assembled the main force to fight in the area north of the Yellow River.

"The armored regiment will not follow the troops across the river to participate in the battle. We will send troops to repair the bridge and allow the infantry to pass."

"Heavy weapons are transported by ships. In addition, the first theater has more professional engineering troops. We can contact them."

"The first theater now definitely hopes that we can stop the Japs. Otherwise, it will be difficult for them to fight against the Japs troops in their current situation."

"So they will definitely agree to our needs, not to mention that repairing the bridge is very easy for them."

Lu Ming looked at Li Yunlong and said directly that he proposed this battle only after careful consideration.

When Li Yunlong heard Lu Ming's answer, he showed a thoughtful expression.

The cadres discussed it a lot, and they still felt that this plan was too risky.

But soon, Li Yunlong made the final decision and directly supported Lu Ming's suggestion.

When it comes to commanding operations, Li Yunlong has the habit of keeping his word. Basically, it is difficult for others to change the things he decides.

Even Zhao Gang, who got along well with him, found it difficult to change his decision.

Of course, Lu Ming can still convince Li Yunlong on some things, but this plan was proposed by Lu Ming, and he will definitely not object.

After Li Yunlong made his decision, the cadres naturally didn't say much.

Soon, Lu Ming personally contacted Guo Guangxi, Chief of Staff of the First Theater Zone.

Guo Guangxi received the report and knew that Lu Ming needed engineers to repair the bridge.

He immediately contacted the commander of the theater, Jiang Mingsan, and Jiang Mingsan directly approved the matter.

Soon, an engineering regiment directly under the general's command was dispatched to the first theater overnight.

This engineering regiment carried professional equipment and took a rapid march to provide support.

The various departments of the General Security Corps also made arrangements. Zhou Weiguo's third detachment entered the Lu Province area to assist Ding Wei's troops in combat.

Their main task is to contain the Japanese troops of the 12th Army and prevent them from attacking here in Henan Province.

Kong Jie's second detachment, attached to the first artillery regiment and the guard regiment, commanded by Li Yunlong and Lu Ming, crossed the river directly to fight in the northern Henan region.

Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo commanded the fourth detachment, while they stayed in Lanfeng and other areas.

Of course, the engineering regiment troops have not arrived yet, so the troops have to make preparations to cross the river.

Time passed bit by bit, and it was around one o'clock in the morning on June 1st.

The little Japanese troops north of the Yellow River began to launch a series of actions.

The First Army transferred the main force of the 36th Division and the 37th Division to the independent mixed third brigade and the independent mixed fourth brigade to launch combat operations.

Under the command of Army Commander Yoshimoto Sadichi, they attacked mainly along the Tongpu Railway and Shotai Railway, launching grate and comb mopping tactics.

The Little Japanese troops of the First Army marched in two groups. One group attacked from the middle and southern sections of the Tongpu Railway and advanced directly to the east; the other group attacked from the Zhengtai Railway and moved directly south to sweep.

They focused on sweeping the southeastern Shanxi region and launching annihilation operations against the armed forces entrenched behind enemy lines here.

At the same time, its subordinate 36th Division and part of the 37th Division were stationed in the occupied area.

The 62nd Division and the 69th Division are responsible for defending and conducting containment operations against the troops in central and southern Shanxi.

The Mongolian Army stationed the main force of the 26th Division and formed an independent second brigade. The four cavalry divisions of the Puppet Mongolian Army launched a sweep in the northern Shanxi area.

They attacked along the Tongpu Railway, focusing on containment operations against the troops behind enemy lines in the northern Shanxi region.

The 27th Division and the Special Operations Brigade of the Public Security Army, directly under the North China Front, were independently mixed into the main force of the 9th Brigade.

They attacked southward on the Zhengtai-Taiwan Railway, and moved west on the Ping-Han Railway to carry out mopping up operations.

Okamura Neiji assembled a heavily armed group to carry out large-scale raids in the southeastern Shanxi and southwestern Hebei regions.

Relying on the railway, they quickly attacked and launched grate and comb sweeping tactics.

The so-called grate comb is an ancient tool for combing hair, which is more sophisticated than a normal comb.

The little devil's comb-and-comb sweep tactic is to search every place precisely so as not to miss any suspicious targets.

While using grate and comb sweeping tactics, they will launch a three-shot policy: kill them all, burn them all, and rob them all!

The little devil uses this method to force the troops to come out for a decisive battle. If the troops don't show up, they will destroy everything.

In this way, even if the troops hide and preserve their strength, they will still face various crises.

Without the support of the people and food supply, it will be very difficult for the troops to survive.

The North China Front Army Headquarters did not personally direct the operations. The operations of the First Army, the directly subordinate units, were completely handed over to the commander of the First Army, Yoshimoto Seiichi.

Yoshimoto Teiichi and Okamura Neiji had cooperated. During the Battle of Hankou, Okamura Neiji was the commander of the 11th Army, and Yoshimoto Teiichi was the chief of staff of the 11th Army. The two jointly commanded the 11th Army and achieved great results.
To be continued...