Chapter 293 Yoshio Shinozuka: The situation is very good!
Taiyuan.
Japanese First Army Headquarters.
Yoshio Shinozuka has been under a lot of pressure lately.
Major General, Deputy Chief of Staff of the North China Front, Lieutenant General, Commander of the 2nd Guards Division, and 3 Dazuo Yushang, more than 3,000 soldiers were killed or injured.
The base camp was extremely shocked.
Unfortunately, these things all happened in the area under the jurisdiction of the First Army, and he, the commander of the First Army, had something to do with it.
Itaya Akiken, center left, who was in charge of garrisoning Niangziguan Station, survived the shelling of the Eighth Route Army.
Therefore, Itaya Akiken naturally became the scapegoat, and was ordered to have a caesarean section by Shinozuka Yoshio to apologize.
Although he found a scapegoat, Shinozuka Yoshio also shed some skin and was named and criticized by the Japanese base camp and the emperor.
If he continues to lose, his position as commander will have to be removed.
Although Muto Akira only recently became the commander of the 2nd Guards Division, the people around the Emperor were still angry at his death.
The Emperor of Japan ordered the Japanese North China Front to eliminate all Chinese troops in North China as soon as possible and end the security war.
For the time being, the Japanese did not dare to enter the base areas for raids, so they could only attack the people in the guerrilla areas. The people in the guerrilla areas suffered a lot, and the Japanese carried out retaliatory raids in the guerrilla areas, burning, killing, and looting.
"After various investigations by the intelligence department, the person who shelled Niangziguan Station this time was Li Yunlong of the New Regiment of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army."
Intelligence staff officer An Teng Takeo glanced at the commander whose face was gradually turning dark with anxiety, lowered his head and said.
The staff at the headquarters all said that the Commander was very sharp with his sword, and could chop all the tables, chairs, and vases in the office into pieces with just a dozen cuts.
He was really afraid that Shinozuka Yoshio would suddenly stab him after hearing the bad news. With the commander's sword skills and the sharpness of the lieutenant general's command sword, An Teng had no doubt that the commander's sword could cut him in two.
Yoshio Shinozuka was already extremely dissatisfied with the intelligence agency. What's more, because of the successive leaks of intelligence, Yoshio Shinozuka had become extremely suspicious.
Not to mention their close confidants and advisers, even Yamamoto Daizuo, whom he had always favored, no longer has the trust he once had.
"Li Yunlong?"
Now that Yoshio Shinozuka heard this name, he couldn't help but feel his scalp numb.
When he heard this name before, he wished he could chop off Li Yunlong's head and use it as a chamber pot.
But now Yoshio Shinozuka is actually a little afraid of hearing this name.
Because every time this name appears, especially when it comes from the mouth of a staff officer, it means nothing good, and it means that the First Army suffered heavy losses.
The other Eighth Route Army troops could at most build artillery towers and strongholds, but they could not ambush a transport team or wreak havoc on railways and highways.
But this Li Yunlong makes a big move every time. Every time he makes a move, the First Army must suffer heavy losses. This has almost become a rule.
Forcibly suppressing the urge to practice swordsmanship, Yoshio Shinozuka said: "Put down the investigation report and go and invite the super high school section chief Kato Nakazuo."
"Hi!" Takeo An Teng carefully placed the investigation report on the table, then turned and retreated.
"Report!" About ten minutes later, the voice of Kato Masaaki, the director of the Special Higher Education Course, sounded outside the door.
"Come in!" Yoshio Shinozuka said.
"Your Excellency, Commander!" Kato Masaaki walked to the desk, paused and said, "Are you looking for me?"
"Kato-kun, how is the training of the female spy going?" Shinozuka Yoshio asked.
"The progress is somewhat difficult. Please give me some more time, Commander!" Kato Masaaki said.
"Oh?" Yoshio Shinozuka asked, "What's the problem?"
"Those idiots killed her whole family in front of her. Although she confessed in front of torture, she already hated the imperial army deeply in her heart."
Kato Masaaki said: "Training her to become a spy used by the imperial army will not happen overnight."
Seeing Yoshio Shinozuka's face gradually darken, Kato Masaaki quickly added: "It is difficult for a woman who has never seen the world to resist money and temptation. As long as the first step of brainwashing is successful, the rest will be easy."
"Yoshi!" Shinozuka Yoshio's expression improved a little, "The First Army failed miserably in intelligence warfare. Kato-kun, do you have any good suggestions?"
The Central Army in Zhongtiao Mountain had long been infiltrated into a sieve by Japanese agents and spies.
As for the spies and agents of the Japanese army, most of them disappeared as soon as they entered the Eighth Route Army's base areas.
Although a small number of espionage personnel can still contact them, they dare not activate it easily, because once activated, flaws will soon be exposed.
The Eighth Route Army was well organized, and it was difficult for Japanese spies to penetrate even at the bottom, let alone the top brass.
Even when the Eighth Route Army launched a large-scale campaign such as the Hundred Regiments Campaign, the top Japanese military officials did not receive any information and did not react until long after the battle started.
However, the Eighth Route Army's Li Yunlong Division frequently attacked, indicating that the Eighth Route Army's intelligence had the upper hand and could always launch a fatal blow at critical moments.
In particular, the Eighth Route spies hiding in the top ranks of the First Army have not yet revealed any flaws.
Shinozuka Yoshio now doubts everyone, including himself.
Kato Masaaki said: "Your Excellency, Commander, the Special High School has recently trained a group of spies and agents. We originally planned to send these spies and agents to Zhongtiao Mountain. If Your Excellency, the Commander agrees, we can send these people to Zhongtiao Mountain."
Sent to the bandit area in southeastern Shanxi."
"It is winter now, and many refugees are pouring into the Eighth Route Bandit Area, and the Eighth Route Army is also accepting these refugees."
"Spies and secret service personnel can be mixed among these refugees. Most of these personnel are native Chinese, and their identities will not arouse the suspicion of the Eighth Route Army."
"Hey!" Yoshio Shinozuka said happily, "Then send them all to the bandit area in southeastern Shanxi to collect information about the Eighth Route Headquarters and Li Yunlong."
"Kato-kun, please arrange this yourself."
"Hi!" Masaaki Kato paused and walked out quickly.
Not long after the superintendent of the department left, Hideyoshi Kusuyama walked in quickly with a telegram in his hand and a hint of joy on his face.
"Your Majesty Commander, we have good news."
"What's the good news?" Yoshio Shinozuka asked with a look on his face.
Kusuyama Hideyoshi's tone was pleasantly surprised: "I just came from the communications room. Kasai Nakazuo reported that a telegram has just been sent from the front army headquarters. The base camp is preparing to provide our First Army with 1 division battle ammunition to solve the Shanxi Eighth Route banditry. This
It's a telegram."
Shinozuka Yoshio's expression perked up, he took the telegram from Kusuyama Hideyoshi, looked at it and then stood up, his expression couldn't help but be happy.
"Blessings come from misfortunes, misfortunes come from blessings." Shinozuka Yoshio's eyes suddenly turned hot: "It's really a blessing in disguise."
A division's battle ammunition is 10,000 tons of weapons, ammunition and supplies.
The specific ammunition is: 1 rifle with 400 rounds of ammunition, 1 light machine gun with 8,000 rounds of ammunition, 1 heavy machine gun with 23,000 rounds of ammunition, 1 rapid-fire gun with 900 rounds of shells, 1 mountain field gun with 2,000 rounds of shells, and 1 105mm artillery with 1,000 rounds
Artillery shells, one 150mm howitzer with 600 rounds, and one 240mm howitzer with 400 rounds.
This means that the First Army is about to fight a battle of prosperity.
Although Japan is an industrial country, it has poor resources and its war material reserves have been almost exhausted. After the Wuhan battle, it can no longer launch a large offensive on the Chinese battlefield and can only rely on plundering resources to support the war.
For example, in the Battle of Nomenkan, the Japanese army only had 0.2 divisions of ammunition, a total of 82 cannons, and only 10,000 rounds of artillery shells, with an average of 366 rounds of artillery shells per gun.
In the August counterattack alone, the Soviet army fired more ammunition than three Japanese divisions, a total of 31,000 tons of ammunition.
"Your Majesty Commander, this is expected."
Kusuyama Hideyoshi said in a disdainful tone: "Those mud-legged people did exceed our expectations and caused some troubles. But the more they jumped around, the more they attracted the attention of the base camp."
"In the final analysis, China is just a poor and backward country, although Tubal has received some external assistance."
"But let alone Tubal Road, even the Chinese government forces, which have received large-scale foreign aid, are vulnerable."
"In the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy and trickery are in vain."
"Having said that, you can't be careless." Shinozuka Yoshio said, "The Eighth Route Army has always been very cunning."
If a division's combat ammunition is replenished into the First Army, the combat effectiveness of the First Army will be greatly improved. There is no doubt about this.
However, the biggest problem in annihilating the Eighth Route Army was not the lack of ammunition, but the fact that the Eighth Route Army would not be able to eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army without a decisive battle with the Japanese.
This is also the biggest headache for Yoshio Shinozuka.
"Hi!" Kusuyama Hideyoshi added: "Commander Tada Shun urged our First Army to repair the railway as soon as possible to ensure the smooth transportation of the division's ammunition and supplies into Shanxi."
Yoshio Shinozuka said: "Order all ministries of engineers to speed up the reconstruction of the railway. The Shotai Railway must be opened to traffic within a month!"
"Hi!" Kusuyama Hideyoshi paused, "Currently, the 14th Brigade is about to arrive in Taiyuan, the 18th Brigade has arrived in Datong, and the 4th Regiment and 5th Regiment of the 2nd Guards Division will also arrive in three days.
Arrive at Yangquan."
The 4th and 5th Regiments of the 2nd Guards Division were already on the road, only a few days behind the 3rd Regiment.
The eliminated division headquarters and the severely damaged 3rd Regiment needed to be redeployed from the mainland.
"Yoshi!" Yoshio Shinozuka breathed a long sigh of relief when he heard the great situation.
When the 2nd Guards Division, 2 brigades, and a division's battle ammunition and supplies arrive, the situation in Shanxi will be very different.
The good days of the Eighth Route Army are coming to an end.
Yoshio Shinozuka never thought that he could wipe out all the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi.
After fighting against the Eighth Route Army for so long, he knew that this was simply impossible. Even if the Japanese army turned the Eighth Route Army base area into a no-man's land, they would not be able to completely eliminate the Eighth Route Army.
But there is still hope to eliminate most of the Eighth Route Army.
"Kusuyama-kun, the base camp has prepared the troops and supplies for my First Army. The rest is up to you."
"You must make an impeccable combat plan to ensure that next year's spring sweep will be successful."
Shinozuka Yoshio looked at Kusuyama Hideyoshi.
"Hi!" Kusuyama Hideyoshi said confidently, "Commander, please rest assured that we have sufficient troops and supplies, so I have greater confidence."
Formulating a battle plan, especially a battle plan involving tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people, is undoubtedly a complex and tedious task.
The combat plan must be detailed. Proper arrangements must be made for the departure time, arrival time, marching route of each participating unit, as well as the supplies of food, water and other supplies during the march, otherwise there will be serious consequences if something goes wrong in the process.
It may cause the whole war situation to collapse.
The brain of a person who makes a battle plan is like a large-scale precision calculation instrument. Not only must he make a battle plan, but he must also take into account all possible problems and formulate detailed emergency plans.
Therefore, some generals can only command tens of thousands of troops at most, while others can command hundreds of thousands or even millions of troops in combat.
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(I’m a little busy during the National Day holiday. Don’t worry, there will definitely be more chapters this month, and the chapters I owe will be paid back.)