The heavily guarded Japanese North China Front Headquarters.
"The main force of the Eighth Route Army is already gathering towards Datong and Yangquan?"
After listening to Yamamoto Kazuki, who was in charge of the intelligence, read out the latest information, Okamura Neji's expression became stern and his expression became a little solemn.
Judging from various intelligence sources, the Eighth Route Army will launch a fierce offensive against the North China Front Army in the near future.
"Hi."
Yamamoto Kazuki replied:
"It seems that the Eighth Route Army wants to use a pincer offensive to defeat the locust army in Zhangjiakou and Shimen City, and then attack the Pingjin area."
Yamamoto Kazuki saw through the Eighth Route Army's offensive tactics at a glance.
Although he saw through it, he had no solution.
The gap in strength between the two sides is too great to be bridged by ordinary tactics.
Even Neji Okamura, who is known as the master tactician, can't do anything, let alone Kazuki Yamamoto.
"Then, the ambush troops of the 11th Division can be ordered to set off."
Okamura Neji turned around, stared at the map for a while, and then said to Yamamoto Kazuki in a stern tone:
"This ambush must demoralize the Eighth Route Army!"
Those divisions of the North China Front that were severely beaten by the Eighth Route Army, such as the 1st Division, 26th Division, 40th Division and 56th Division, all suffered from low morale.
Now the North China Front Army is in urgent need of a victory to boost the morale of the troops and break the myth of the Eighth Route Army's invincibility.
In this way, the North China Front Army has a chance of winning, or the defeat will not be so ugly.
"Hi."
Kazuki Yamamoto quickly drafted a telegram and gave it to a staff officer to take to the communications room.
"Your Excellency, General."
"A telegram was sent from the secret service headquarters of the five provinces in North China. This year, Henan Province has suffered a severe drought that has never been seen in a century, and the number of Chinese people affected by the disaster has reached 30 million."
Kazuki Yamamoto reports again on Neji Okamura.
"Pity."
Okamura Neji sighed:
"This year's plan to capture Yu Province cannot be implemented."
In the middle of the year, Okamura Neiji already knew about the severe drought in Henan Province this year, and formulated some operational plans to capture Henan Province, preparing to implement them by the end of the year.
When Yu Province encounters such a huge disaster, the National Government will never be able to provide so much food for disaster relief.
At this time, as long as the locust army provides some food and hangs the lives of some victims, these victims will help the locust army fight the Chinese government forces.
The locust army will definitely be able to capture Henan Province by then.
At that time, the North China Front Army will be able to feel proud and proud at the base camp and Tianchu.
But before this combat plan could be implemented, the Eighth Route Army launched a major counterattack in North China.
At this time, Okamura Neiji no longer had any extra troops, combat supplies or food to use to attack Yu Province.
It is difficult to protect yourself, let alone take the initiative to attack.
"Let's find a way to block the Eighth Route Army's attack first. If we can survive this attack, we can capture Yu Province next year."
Okamura Neji said.
At this moment, the communications staff officer walked in quickly and bowed his head to Neji Okamura to report:
"General, a telegram has just been sent from the base camp. The main force of the Kwantung Army and the main force of the 11th Army have completed their secret assembly and can reinforce the North China Front at any time."
"In addition, two B divisions have boarded ships in the mainland and are ready to depart at any time to land at Tianjin Port to support the North China Front."
Upon hearing this, Okamura Neji, Yusumei San and Yamamoto Kazuki all looked slightly happy.
"The base camp didn't reply to us for half a month. It turned out that the Kwantung Army and the main force of the 11th Army were ordered to prepare secretly."
The chief of staff has three skills:
"Your Excellency, General."
"As for the reinforcement of the main force of the Eastern Army and the main force of the 11th Army, our North China Front Army can hold North China."
Okamura Neiji also nodded and said happily: "It seems that His Majesty the Emperor and the headquarters have not given up on North China, nor on our North China Front."
It is only the end of 1942, and the Japanese army has not yet reached its end.
However, the Japanese military strength in the Pacific was also very tight.
What the Japanese base camp thought was that after the North China Campaign was completed and the Eighth Route Army was wiped out, the Japanese army would have to dedicate a large number of troops to the Pacific battlefield.
Just a group of farmers with some external support.
Is it even more powerful than the US military in the Pacific?
Okamura Neji felt that he could do it again, and he was instantly confident. He quickly walked to the wall and looked at the map on the wall with his eyes full of thought.
"Currently, the North China Front has 14 divisions, mainly distributed in Zhangjiakou, Shimen City, Baoding and Pingjin areas."
"Order the main force of the six divisions of the Locust Army in Zhangjiakou and Shimen City to hold out for three days and then pretend to be defeated and retreat."
Okamura Neiji said without looking back.
Now that there are main reinforcements from the 11th Army and the Kwantung Army, Okamura Neji is also ready to let go and fight.
He is ready to play a big game of chess.
"Lure the enemy deep and gather them together to annihilate them. General, are you prepared to use the central bloom tactic?"
Yumo Jingsan's expression changed, and he quickly understood Okamura Neji's thoughts.
Yamamoto Kazuki also rolled his eyes and guessed Okamura's tactics at the same time.
"That's right!"
"As long as the main force of the 11th Army and the Kwantung Army arrive in time, we can defeat at least one main force of the Eighth Route Army and break the Eighth Route Army's pincer offensive."
Okamura Neji changed his previous gloomy look, his expression and tone were full of confidence.
Yamamoto Kazuki followed Okamura Neji's thoughts and thought carefully, and felt that there was a chance of winning this battle.
Although the Eighth Route Army has good equipment and powerful firepower, many Eighth Route Army soldiers are new recruits. If you want to fully utilize the firepower of those equipment, you must have experienced technical troops.
Therefore, the Eighth Route Army's combat effectiveness is very strong on paper, but its actual combat effectiveness must be somewhat compromised.
Although the Japanese army is relatively weak in terms of firepower, combined with the main forces of the Kwantung Army and the 11th Army, the total strength is at least four to five million.
Moreover, the Eighth Route Army was encircled. Looking at it this way, the chances of winning were very high.
"Your Excellency, General, I think this tactic is feasible!"
Kazuki Yamamoto also said:
"However, the Eighth Route Army's intelligence capabilities are very powerful. If this tactic is to be implemented successfully, it must be ensured that the intelligence is not leaked."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Yes." Okamura Neji nodded, "Arisue-kun, Yamamoto-kun."
Yumo Seizo and Yamamoto Kazuki heard this and stood up solemnly.
Okamura Neiji looked serious and ordered: "Your staff will immediately formulate corresponding combat plans and contingency plans based on this tactic as soon as possible. This battle is related to the life and death of our North China Front Army. The Locust Army can only win, not lose!"
"Hi."
Yusue Seizo and Yamamoto Kazuki first bowed their heads together, then turned and left.
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Shimen City.
Japanese Army Command Headquarters.
"Reporting to the division commander, the commander of the North China Front, General Okamura Neiji, just sent a telegram!"
A communications staff officer walked in quickly and reported to the commander of the 11th Division, Lieutenant General Takamori Takashi.
"Telegram to me."
Takamori Takashi took the telegram from the communications staff and read it.
This telegram was drafted by Kazuki Yamamoto and signed by Neji Okamura, ordering the ambush troops to set off.
"Order the 12th Infantry Regiment and the Locust Army guerrillas to set off tonight."
Takashi Takamori looked at the communications staff officer and issued the combat order in a cold tone.
At present, the ambush plan and emergency response plan of the 11th Division have been formulated.
The 12th Infantry Regiment, the most elite of the 11th Division, was dispatched. Under the cover of the Japanese guerrillas, they detoured from Pingshan County and then went to Longwangtu, a dozen roads east of Niangziguan, to ambush the Eighth Route Army's columns.
The terrain of the Dragon King is very convenient for ambush.
The Eighth Route Army ambushed here twice. The first time was when it ambushed a Japanese column transporting combat supplies, and 1,000 tons of combat supplies were robbed.
The second time was when the Eighth Route Army ambushed a military column transporting troops at Longwangtu, causing the entire military column to be wiped out.
Takashi Takamori planned to treat the enemy in his own way and ambush the Eighth Route Army at Longwangtu.
Whether it is a train transporting troops or a train transporting combat supplies ambushed by the Eighth Route Army, it can be destroyed.
Takamori Takashi thought that if the ambush was successful, his ambush combat example would be written into the classic combat examples of the Imperial Army University for future generations of Army Academy to admire and learn from.
The ambush troops must march at night and rest in hiding during the day, otherwise they may be discovered by the Eighth Route Army's reconnaissance planes.
"Hi."
After receiving the order, the communications staff officer immediately turned around and left.
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Yangquan.
New Regiment, Frontline General Headquarters, Wang Dehou reported to Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang:
"The regiment commander, political commissar, and troops have all been assembled. The leading troops, 2 infantry battalions and 2 heavy artillery battalions, have arrived in Jingxing County."
Li Yunlong nodded when he heard this and said with emotion: "Railway transportation is still faster."
Zhengtai Road has long been repaired. This time the new regiment gathered, almost all the troops were transported from Taiyuan by train.
In the past, in order to protect Zhengtai Road, the Japanese built a large number of strongholds and gun towers on both sides of Zhengtai Road.
Now, the Eighth Route Army has dispatched a large number of militiamen and mobilized a large number of ordinary people to protect Zhengtai Road from being destroyed by enemy agents.
Coupled with the fact that the main force of the 129th Division was stationed near the railway, Zhengtai Road was only attacked twice by enemy agents and was quickly repaired.
Under such circumstances, the 150,000-strong main force of the new regiment could be assembled across more than 100 kilometers so quickly.
and.
The assembled main force all maintained abundant energy.
Before the battle began, in order to prevent the enemy from seizing the mountainous areas east of Jingxing County and west of Shimen City, two infantry battalions and two heavy artillery battalions were sent to Jingxing County first to assist the troops of the Central Hebei Military Region in defending their positions.
Although the combat effectiveness of the troops in the Central Hebei Military Region is good, there is still a big gap compared with the Japanese Army's Class A Division.
If the Japanese captured that mountainous area, Li Yunlong's battle plan to encircle and annihilate the Japanese would be affected.
Zhao Gang said: "It's no wonder that the Japanese would vigorously build the Baijin Railway in the past, sparing a lot of manpower and financial resources, building a large number of fortifications on Tongpu Road and Zhengtai Road, and deploying a large number of troops."
Li Yunlong nodded, looked at Wang Dehou, and ordered with a stern look: "According to the battle plan, order 25 infantry battalions to take trains to Niangziguan in batches, and then walk as quickly as possible to Shimen, Zhengding area, and Ji
The fraternal troops from the Central Military Region will work together to complete the encirclement of the Japanese!"