at this time.

Five days have passed since the Eighth Route Army officially launched its attack on Taiyuan and Zhengtai Railway.

"Your Excellency General..."

"This is based on the current combat situation of each unit, please take a look!"

In the operations hall, the deputy chief of staff, Seizo Yusue, handed a folder containing the battle situation information sent by each unit to Neiji Okamura with both hands.

"Yousue-kun, I won't read it." Okamura Neiji waved his hand and said, "Please give an oral introduction to the situation on each battlefield."

Standing beside Okamura Neji was Chief of Staff Moritake Tanabe.

Seven or eight staff officers were busy on the other side.

"Hi!"

Yumo Seizan put away the folder, pointed at the map with a slender rod, and introduced:

"On the Taiyuan battlefield, the Fifth Division and the 41st Division on the northern front have blocked the offensive of the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment of the Eighth Route Army."

"The 24th Division and the 28th Division defending the Taigu Defense Line on the southern front have blocked the main offensive of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army."

"The current position is stable, and the Eighth Route Army has no possibility of conquering the position in a short time."

"The positions of the 40th Division stationed in Shouyang and the 56th Division stationed in Yangquan are also very stable."

"The 1st Division and the 26th Division have launched an attack on the Eighth Route Army's base area in northwestern Shanxi."

"..."

"Yoshi!"

After listening to Arisue Seizo's report, Okamura Neji nodded with satisfaction:

"Who proposed the tunnel and reverse slope tactics?"

Okamura Neiji did not expect that five days had passed before the Eighth Route Army captured a small number of the Locust Army's positions.

This was completely inconsistent with what he had thought before. With the Eighth Route Army's comprehensive superiority in land and air, the Locust Army in Shanxi suffered heavy losses.

But according to the current situation, will the locust army in Shanxi have no problem holding on for another two months?

"It's Major General Kuribayashi Tadamichi." Arisu Seishi said three times, "After the Eighth Route Army used this tactic, he has been studying this tactic and suggested to the commander of the First Army, Lieutenant General Iwamatsu Yoshio, that Taiyuan use this tactic to build fortifications.

However, Lieutenant General Iwamatsu at the time was superstitious about permanent concrete fortifications, and this tactic was not taken seriously by the First Army."

"Kuribayashi Tadamichi?" Okamura Neiji said with a look on his face, "Commander of the 1st Cavalry Brigade? This man is a talented person. Where is he now?"

"Your Excellency, General." Tanabe Moritake replied: "Now Major General Kuribayashi serves as the Chief of Staff of the 23rd Army."

Neji Okamura suddenly remembered that Tadamichi Kuribayashi was transferred to the 23rd Army by the dispatched army as chief of staff.

Okamura really wanted to ask Kuribayashi Tadamichi to be his adviser, but at this time, Okamura Neji couldn't possibly ask Kuribayashi Tadamichi to come over.

Otherwise, wouldn’t it be harming Kuribayashi Tadamichi?

Okamura Neji looked at Niangzi Pass, frowned and asked: "Tanabe-kun, when will the 23rd Division, 35th Division and 110th Division capture Niangzi Pass?"
Chapter completed!