Communications staff officer Takeo Nakamura quickly walked into the commander's office.
In the office, Moritake Tanabe and Yoshio Iwamatsu were playing chess.
Walking to the chess table, Nakamura Takeo first stood at attention with a snap of his feet, then paused and said: "Report, there is an urgent call from General Okamura!"
Tanabe Moritake and Iwamatsu Yoshio looked at each other quickly, and Iwamatsu Yoshio waved his hand and said: "Read it!"
"Hi!"
Takeo Nakamura picked up the telegram and read: "Three days later, various armies will launch an attack on northwest Shanxi. All units of the First Army must take precautions against the Eighth Route of Southeast Shanxi to prevent the Eighth Route of Southeast Shanxi from going north to attack Taiyuan and Yangquan. His Majesty Tian Locust on board
, the Japanese Locust Army is on board!”
Iwamatsu Yoshio waved his hand, and Nakamura Takeo paused and put the telegram on his desk, then turned and left.
After Takeo Nakamura left, the commander of the First Army, Yoshio Iwamatsu, sighed and said:
"The fishing plan was leaked and the Ribayashi detachment was defeated. General Okamura didn't change the battle plan?"
Tanabe Moritake's eyes flashed slightly.
He heard some hidden meaning in Iwamatsu Yoshio's words.
The fishing plan was leaked and the Kuribayashi detachment was defeated. Admiral Okamura wouldn't be crazy if he didn't change the battle plan, right?
Tanabe Moritake said: "The general must be betting that the battle plan to sweep northwestern Shanxi will not be leaked."
If it were him, Tanabe Moritake, he would definitely re-formulate the battle plan, and only he would know it, and then when the war started, he would give orders to the division commanders.
Iwamatsu Yoshio added: "General Okamura is too courageous, and I dare to take this gamble."
"So he can become the commander of the front army and be promoted to the rank of general."
Tanabe Moritake smiled slightly and said: "And you and I are just lieutenant generals."
Although he is friendly on the surface, Tanabe Moritake is also guessing who is the spy at the top of the North China Front Army Headquarters?
Commander Okamura Neiji still sent him to the front line to command operations this time, which shows that he still trusts him.
After a pause, Tanabe Shengwu stood up and said, "Iwamatsu-kun, let's wait until I come back from northwest Shanxi to continue this game."
Okamura Neiji only gave three days to prepare. It would take at least two days for the Japanese army to move from Taiyuan north to northwestern Shanxi. They would need another day to rest and prepare, and start the attack on the third day.
There is not enough time.
Iwamatsu Yoshio also stood up and said with a smile: "Then on behalf of the First Army, I wish Tanabe-kun a victory and chop off Li Yunlong's head."
Tanabe Moritake laughed: "Then let me borrow Iwasatsu-kun's good words."
After finishing speaking, the two bowed and saluted each other, and Tanabe Moritake turned around and walked out with his saber in hand.
As Tanabe Moritake's order was issued, attack the 10th Division of the New 1st Regiment, attack the 1st Division of the New 2nd Regiment, and the 3rd Division was ready to leave.
Due to the strong combat effectiveness of the new regiment, after Tanabe Moritake's deployment adjustment, the 37th Regiment of the 41st Division of the First Army was temporarily transferred to the 10th Division, under the command of the division commander Jiro Ishikawa.
The 10th Division originally had 8 regiments. During the war, the 13th Cavalry Regiment, the 13th Tank Regiment and a Machine Gun Brigade were strengthened.
After strengthening during the war, there were 10 regiments plus a machine gun group. However, after the Battle of Xinzhou, the 13th Tank Regiment only had one tank left, and the 13th Cavalry Regiment suffered more than half of its casualties.
Even the 39th Infantry Regiment of the 10th Division suffered most of its casualties.
The combat effectiveness of the 10th Division, which was strengthened during the war, was greatly reduced. In addition, without air support, could the 10th Division still be able to defeat the new regiment with heavy artillery and tanks?
Therefore, for the sake of safety, Tanabe Moritake transferred a regiment from the 41st Division of the 1st Army to the 10th Division.
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Kenanpo.
Second Theater Command.
After receiving the order, Chu Yunfei led the 38th regiment through Kong Jie's defense area and came to Kenanpo to rest and recuperate.
Li Yunlong caused such a big stir in Taiyuan and northwest Shanxi, and even the 38th Regiment got involved.
In the eyes of Okamura Neji and Iwamatsu Yoshio, Chu Yunfei was just an insignificant figure. Even just one regiment of troops could defeat the 38th Regiment.
If the 38th Regiment is still in northwest Shanxi, it will be easily eliminated as soon as the Japanese soldiers arrive.
It was precisely after seeing this level that Commander Yan quickly transferred the 38th Regiment back to Kenanpo to prevent the ace unit of the Shanxi-Sui Army from being eliminated by the Japanese army.
Even Commander Yan had made preparations to cross the Yellow River west to Qiulin Town. If the Eighth Route Army was defeated, the Japanese army would probably strike south and attack Luliang Mountain while the iron was hot.
At this time, Chu Yunfei was reporting to Commander Yan about Li Yunlong’s situation:
"Li Yunlong didn't go to any military academy. He came from a humble background and has a low cultural level. He has no military education, but he has first-class tactical command capabilities and a certain strategic vision."
"It's no exaggeration to call him a military genius."
"If Li Yunlong obtains cultural and military education, coupled with weapons assistance from his channel, his achievements in the future may be limitless..."
Li Yunlong in the original drama is indeed what Chu Yunfei evaluated.
But in this time and space, Li Yunlong worked harder in cultural studies, and in military education, he also worked hard to learn theoretical knowledge.
The combination of theory and actual combat, coupled with the brave fighting will of the soldiers, unparalleled organizational power, first-class soldiers and first-class equipment, can achieve today's results.
However, Chu Yunfei and Li Yunlong didn't meet many times, so Chu Yunfei's impression of Li Yunlong was still at the first meeting.
Of course, when the two met, Li Yunlong would not show off his cultural knowledge or military theoretical knowledge.
Although Li Yunlong started late and was not as good as Chu Yunfei in terms of culture, Li Yunlong had already escaped from the category of illiteracy, and his military tactical command ability far surpassed Chu Yunfei's.
Officer Yan narrowed his eyes: "So, this guy is really a genius."
After a pause, Chief Yan asked again: "Yunfei, how much do you know about Li Yunlong's aid channel?"
Chu Yunfei thought for a while and said: "Sir, I don't know much about Li Yunlong's aid channel. I only know that it seems to be a mysterious person named Chen who has been providing equipment to Li Yunlong. And recently, that mysterious person,
The firepower provided to Li Yun's aid equipment has become more and more powerful, and there are even 10mm howitzers, the number of which is probably a howitzer regiment."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! When it comes to the 10mm howitzer, Commander Yan's eyes showed a hint of heat, but it was quickly hidden.
Even Chiang Kai-shek only had one 10mm howitzer regiment, but Yan Laoxi had none.
In fact, Yan Laoxi's real intention to bribe Li Yunlong was to obtain the assistance channels behind Li Yunlong.
As long as Li Yunlong can be made to defect to the Jinsui Army, all machine guns, 7mm mountain cannons, 10mm howitzers, and 10mm howitzers belong to Yan Xishan.
Commander Yan had long received information that the Eighth Route Army's arsenal in southeastern Shanxi had almost caught up with the size of his original Taiyuan arsenal.
As for those production lines, intelligence sources show that they also come from Li Yunlong’s aid channel, and their quality is comparable to the production lines of foreign ordnance manufacturers.
At this moment, Deputy Commander Yang Xingru hurriedly walked in with several telegrams in hand, saluted Yan Laoxi and said: "Report to Commander, the Xinzhou Campaign has been investigated clearly."
Although Yan Laoxi had received intelligence two or three days ago that a large group of Japanese troops had been defeated by the New Regiment in Xinzhou.
However, the information is relatively vague, and it is unclear about the course of the battle, how many troops both sides lost, etc.
Although the Shanxi-Sui Army did not fight much, it had been operating in Shanxi for decades, and its intelligence methods were not bad. Various intelligence departments mobilized, and it took more than two days to finally figure out the whole story of the Xinzhou Campaign.
"Speak quickly." Chief Yan looked at Yang Xingru.
Deputy Commander Yang Xingru glanced at Chu Yunfei and told the story of the Xinzhou Battle.
"What are you talking about? Li Yunlong dispatched a heavy artillery regiment and a tank regiment?"
Hearing this, Yan Laoxi suddenly took a deep breath, his expression too shocked to be attached.
Chu Yunfei on the side couldn't help but be a little stunned, his pupils suddenly shrank, and then he was full of envy, even a little jealous.
1 heavy artillery regiment plus 1 tank regiment...Brother Yunlong, brother Yunlong, you are so rich.
Since you are so rich, why are you holding back my more than 40 mule carts?
"That's right!"
Yang Xingru nodded, his expression a little shocked, but not as exaggerated as Yan Laoxi and Chu Yunfei, because he knew about it 10 minutes before them.
He continued: "According to intelligence, most of the tanks dispatched by the New Regiment this time were heavy tanks, and a small number were medium tanks. The infantry cooperated with the tanks to defeat the 8th Brigade of the 10th Division of the Japanese Army in just one attack.
The 39th Regiment, then severely damaged the 13th Japanese Tank Regiment. If the Japanese Artillery Regiment had not provided timely artillery support, the 13th Tank Regiment would also have been completely wiped out."
Hearing this, Yan Laoxi's eyes almost dropped.
Heavy tanks and medium tanks?
Even the Japs are equipped with medium tanks and light tanks, which are completely different from medium tanks and heavy tanks.
Yan Laoxi and Chu Yunfei instantly realized that these heavy and medium tanks must have come from Li Yunlong's aid channel.
Yan Laoxi became more and more jealous, and Chu Yunfei became more and more envious.
Yang Xingru added: "In addition, the Japanese North China Front used aircraft to sweep the Eighth Route Army in northwest Shanxi, and the entire army was wiped out."
"How could the entire army be wiped out?"
Yan Laoxi was stunned and asked: "Li Yunlong bombarded the Japanese airport again? Didn't you receive any intelligence?"
So far, the New Regiment has shelled two Japanese airports, both at Xincheng Airport in the northern suburbs of Taiyuan.
Taiyuan is Yan Laoxi's hometown. He has deployed a lot of intelligence personnel there. He is the first to know about any trouble in Taiyuan.
"No!" Yang Xingru said, "According to intelligence, dozens of fighter jets suddenly appeared and shot down the Japanese aircraft. These fighter jets even chased them to the airport and blew up all the Japanese airports in North China."
Dozens of fighter jets!
Hearing this, Yan Laoxi was completely stunned, and the sourness on his face and eyes was undisguised.
Chu Yunfei's expression was not bad, because he had personally seen Li Yunlong call in dozens of planes and kill a Japanese infantry regiment.
But in his heart, he was extremely envious. The New Regiment was covered by planes, tanks and heavy artillery at every turn. Brother Yunlong was extremely rich.