Ding Weidao: "In order to deal with the Japanese raids plan, we need to conduct tactical deductions in advance and prepare several response plans.
In case the little Japs suddenly come calling, we will all be thrown into disarray and the Japs will take advantage of us."
"What to do?" Kong Jie asked.
Li Yunlong said: "Now we don't know anything, how can we make deductions?"
"Simple, deduce from the strength of the troops and the direction of attack." Ding Wei said solemnly: "Just like this time, the Yamazaki Battalion went deep into our hinterland.
If we encounter it again, and it happens that the soil in that place is not strong enough for us to dig a tunnel, how should we deal with it?"
The ability to capture the Yamazaki Brigade this time was indeed due to the special soil quality of Lijiapo, otherwise they would not have gained any advantage in this battle.
A small Yamazaki brigade actually contained most of their troops.
It scares me to think about this.
Just imagine, if the soil in Lijiapo is hard, and a large number of their troops are contained here.
Once the little Japanese troops surround them from all sides, things will be huge.
"If the enemy doesn't fight, forget it. But if there are many enemies and they surround us, how should we fight and where to break out are all problems." Ding Wei continued.
"These are all problems. If we don't have a solution, we will be in a hurry and run around like a headless chicken."
"Old Ding, we just won the battle, are you a little too prepared for a rainy day?" Kong Jie said.
Ding Wei said in a cold voice: "It is better to prepare for a rainy day than to rush into the battle when the time comes. We are fighting now, not just children playing house.
We should now plan more response strategies to deal with different situations."
Everyone fell into deep thought again, and finally agreed that Ding Wei's words were very reasonable.
It is true that you cannot be careless when leading troops in war. If you make a mistake, you will be regretted for eternity.
"This matter cannot be delayed. We must explain this matter to the brigade commander immediately." Zhao Gang stood up and said.
Kong Jie followed and said: "Yes, we can't waste time on this matter. Old Ding, since we are all at the brigade headquarters, let's do tactical deductions here."
The matter was so important that Li Yunlong no longer wanted to drink.
The group of people quickly arrived at the brigade headquarters.
The brigade commander will be reviewing the Lijiapo battle with a group of staff in front of the map.
When he saw Ding Wei and others walking into the brigade headquarters together, the brigade commander was a little surprised: "What's wrong? If you don't have a good drink to celebrate, what are you doing here?"
Ding Wei took a step forward and stated his intention concisely and concisely.
The brigade commander said meaningfully: "Can you guys discuss these things over a drink?"
"No way, brigade commander, this was all thought up by Commander Ding alone." Zhao Gang said.
"Ding Wei?" The brigade commander turned to look at Ding Wei.
There was no surprise in his mind. Ding Wei was able to consider a series of post-war issues, which was a matter of course for the brigade commander.
The brigade commander was indeed prepared to discuss the Japanese army's subsequent retaliatory actions after reviewing the battle.
Since Ding Wei and others came to raise the issue, let's listen to Ding Wei's thoughts.
"Tell me what you think." The brigade commander said, "If it were you, how would you respond?"
Ding Wei took two steps forward and glanced at the map in front of him. The current map terrain immediately showed a stereoscopic projection, hovering on the map.
"First of all, we need a very detailed map to draw every road in the mountain." Ding Wei said solemnly.
What Ding Wei said is indeed right.
The Yamazaki Brigade had problems with the map, otherwise they wouldn't have been circling in the mountains.
With the lessons learned from the Yamazaki Brigade, Ding Wei will naturally not make the same mistake again.
Ding Wei continued: "After the war, I looked at the map of the Yamazaki Brigade and found that there was something wrong with their map.
This is also thanks to the imprecision of the Japanese map, otherwise we would definitely suffer a big loss this time.
The story of old Japanese soldier Yamazaki illustrates a problem. A detailed map can even influence the direction of a war.
To put it another way, if the situation really goes to extremes, we can rely on the map to guide the Japanese to a place that is beneficial to us."
The brigade commander nodded with deep understanding.
If you fight without a map, it is no different than being blind.
After a pause, Ding Wei continued: "Just leave this task to us. Within a month, I will draw all the terrain in the base area.
At that time, even if it is a stone, I will mark it on the map, and I will also mark the locations suitable for combat separately."
Although the task of drawing maps can be left to others, the brigade headquarters must have people who specialize in drawing maps.
But Ding Wei now has the skill of holographic terrain, and it is no problem for him to redraw a perfect map.
"In addition to the map, I have also prepared multiple combat plans, which can be flexibly changed according to the enemy's different attack directions." Ding Wei added.
"Do we need this?" one of the staff at the brigade headquarters asked.
"Yes!" the brigade commander said solemnly: "This is called being prepared for danger in times of peace, taking precautions, and making adequate preparations in advance. If you encounter any situation when the time comes, you can use it directly.
It’s better than having the enemy attack you and make a temporary plan in a hurry.”
The brigade commander looked at Ding Wei and said, "What did you say before that Okamura Neji might take over the command this time?"
"That's right." Ding Wei nodded and said: "According to my understanding of the Japanese, Yoshio Shinozuka has been suffering losses one after another with us. He should also consider the current war situation."
Hearing this, the brigade commander fell into deep thought.
While Ding Wei and others were reporting at the brigade headquarters.
the other side.
Just as Ding Wei expected, Yoshio Shinozuka began to think about how to get rid of the blame on his head.
The First Army suffered successive defeats on the Shanxi battlefield, and the losses could only be described as heavy.
Especially when the plan to attack the Eighth Route Army headquarters failed, Yoshio Shinozuka began to think about the next problem.
The imperial army's military operations in Shanxi failed one after another, which had begun to affect surrounding areas. The whole army was panicked.
Yoshio Shinozuka thought about it again and again, and finally decided to send a message to Neji Okamura, asking for his tactical guidance.
To put it simply, I can't bear it anymore, so please help me bear it first.
…
Okamura Neji looked at the message in his hand and frowned.
Has the situation in Shanxi become this serious?
As the commander of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka actually sent himself a message requesting tactical guidance.
With the level of arrogance of this subordinate, if it had not reached the point of being uncontrollable, he would never have given up.
After all, it is very embarrassing to ask for tactical guidance from your superiors.
"Miyano-kun, send me the recent Shanxi battle report." Okamura Neji turned to look at his chief of staff and said in a deep voice.
"Hai!" Miyano Michichi said in a deep voice.
Okamura Neji frowned. He wanted to understand what happened in Shanxi recently to make Yoshio Shinozuka become like this.
If I remember correctly, there was an officer beside him who had returned from advanced training in Germany.
what is it call.
Kazuki Yamamoto.
Just as he was thinking about it, Chief of Staff Miyano walked over quickly holding a folder.
Okamura Neji opened the folder and couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth twice.
What was placed at the front was the message sent not long ago, announcing the defeat of the Yamazaki Battalion.
Then, Okamura Neji continued to flip through the documents.
The more Okamura Neji watched, the more frightened he felt.
He never expected that the situation in Shanxi would have reached such a serious level.
The Eighth Route Army not only disrupted the Imperial Army's operations many times, but the Imperial Army also suffered heavy losses in many military operations.
Especially the most recent one.
The Yamazaki Battalion failed to attack the Eighth Route Army headquarters and was besieged, eventually killing Li Jiapo.
"Baga, there is such a big problem in Shanxi, why didn't you report it earlier!" Neji Okamura said angrily.
"Reporting to Your Excellency, Commander, I have been reporting from my humble position, but you..." Miyano Michichi said cautiously, not daring to say the following words.
As the commander of North China, how could Neji Okamura keep paying attention to Shanxi? His target was the entire North China.
Not long after Okamura came to take over as commander, it was time for a handover of positions. Coupled with the recent wars, there were deviations in the handover.
Okamura Neiji felt like scolding his mother at this moment. He never thought that the previous North China Commander would leave him such a mess.
No wonder the former commander was so happy when he left.
Not to mention the situation in North China as a whole, Shanxi alone is considered a hot potato.
Okamura Neji was so angry that he couldn't speak for a long time.
As soon as you come, you will take the blame and make whoever you want happy.
The military will only look at your grades, but not your explanations.
Miyano Michichi said: "Your Excellency, Commander, this message from Yoshio Shinozuka is completely intended to shirk his own responsibility. He is the one to blame for all this.
If you agree to take over the command of the First Army..."
Speaking of this, Miyano Michichi did not continue.
Okamura Neji snorted coldly and said nothing more.
How could he not know that this is a black pot, and if it is not handled well, it will affect his career.
But Okamura Neji thought this was his opportunity.
He was born into a lonely samurai family and was very thin when he was born.
Because his family had no money to study, Okamura Neji attended the Tokyo Army Infant School when he was 13 years old.
The little Okamura Neiji has huge ambitions in his heart. From a big soldier to a commander-in-chief, it shows how ambitious the old Japanese is.
"Regiment 28." Neji Okamura stared intently at this word that appeared many times in the telegram.
Just looking at the record of the 28th regiment, Okamura Neji felt a deep threat.
In his heart, he already wanted to scold Yoshio Shinozuka, or even the former commander of North China.
To allow an Eighth Route Army team to grow to such an extent is simply an insult to the dignity of the imperial army.
There are three things a new official should do when he takes office.
Neji Okamura decided to use this 28-piece regimen for surgery.
Once the main force of the Eighth Route Army is killed, it will definitely severely weaken the Eighth Route Army's confidence in resistance.
"Miyano-kun, you go to Taiyuan first and temporarily take over the command of the First Army." Okamura Neji looked at Miyano Doichi and said.
"After I take care of the affairs at the headquarters, I will go there personally and direct the operations of the First Army."
"Your Excellency, Commander?" Miyano Michichi was a little surprised. Unexpectedly, Okamura Neji actually agreed.
"No need to say any more!" Neji Okamura said: "You go to the First Army first and let Yoshio Shinozuka review their failure first and promote it to the entire army to avoid the same thing happening again!"
Miyano Michichi looked serious, stood up and nodded: "Hai!"
After a pause, he asked again: "Your Excellency, Commander, when will I set off?"
"Now!" Okamura Neji said solemnly.
"So urgent?" Miyano Michichi was a little surprised.
"Miyano-kun, the situation in Shanxi is serious now. Don't waste time. You should immediately take a plane to Taiyuan and teach Yoshio Shinozuka a lesson for me!" Neji Okamura said in a deep voice.
"Hai!" Miyano Michichi responded and walked quickly.
Although Miyano Michichi remained expressionless.
But he was smiling in his heart. Yoshio Shinozuka's idea of scapegoating the blame could not be realized. Once the review was promoted throughout the army, Yoshio Shinozuka would be completely disgraced.
Miyano Michichi quickly boarded a plane and headed for Taiyuan.
Sitting next to the plane window, Miyano Michichi drank a cup of tea leisurely and looked at the scenery outside.
Smelling the aroma of tea leaves in the cup in his hand, he even thought he was on Mount Fuji.
Come to think of it, this tea seems to have been given to me by Yoshio Shinozuka.
In this case…
When you teach him a lesson when you meet, you should save him some face and slap him less.
Miyano Michichi secretly said.
Because few Chinese troops had anti-aircraft weapons at this time, Miyano Michichi was not worried about anyone shooting his plane.
But in order to prevent any accidents from happening, he did not go through the area under the jurisdiction of the national army, but chose to go around in a circle.
Time passed by, and they soon entered the border of Shanxi.
While he was drinking tea leisurely, the plane suddenly shook violently and all the green tea spilled on his clothes.
"What's going on!" Miyano Michichi looked unkind and slapped his clothes hard.
The frequency of aircraft shaking has increased.
At this time, a soldier ran over and said: "Your Majesty General, it seems that there is something wrong with the aircraft engine and the fuel tank."
"Baga!" Miyano Michichi said angrily: "How did you check before taking off!"
"Hai!" the soldier stood up, nodded, and replied: "The pilot has begun to adjust the fuselage. General, please rest assured that we will reach Taiyuan safely!"
They are all excellent pilots and there will be no problems."
Hearing this, Miyano Doichi's expression softened a little.
"General, please hurry up and take your seat. In order to ensure the fuel level of the aircraft, we will start flying at low altitude soon." the Japanese soldier reminded.
Miyano Michichi hummed in a nonchalant manner and returned to the chair.
Fortunately, there are no higher mountains here, so low-altitude flights have no impact.
…
After the meeting, Ding Wei was leading his troops back to the 28th Regiment's base.
"Captain, commander, look, the plane!"
As he was walking, Ding Wei suddenly heard Wu Ding shouting.
Look in the direction of Wu Ding's finger.
Behind his team, there was indeed a plane flying at low altitude.
Ding Wei could tell from the plaster flags on the wings that this was still a Japanese plane.
Flying at low altitude.
There must be something wrong with the plane.
Ding Wei's heart moved, and he immediately had the urge to shoot down the plane.
"Come here, bring me the machine gun!" Ding Wei shouted.