Chapter 361 Yoshio Shinozukas poisonous plan Please subscribe
Tie Shizi Hutong, Peking, North China Expeditionary Army Headquarters.
A high-level military meeting is being held, and the participants include the North China Expedition Force Commander Okamura Neiji and Chief of Staff Moritake Tanabe.
There are also the commander of the First Army stationed in Shanxi, Yoshio Shinozuka, and the commander of the 36th Division of the First Army stationed in Fenxi.
Anda 23, commander of the 37th Division stationed in Yuncheng.
Tian Daoshengwu, commander of the 41st Division stationed in Changzhi.
Zuo Zuomu, commander of the Japanese independent third mixed brigade stationed in Nao County.
Katayama Shoutaro, commander of the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade stationed in Yangquan.
Koshio Toranosuke, commander of the 9th independent mixed brigade stationed in Taiyuan.
Wakamatsu Heiji, commander of the 16th Independent Brigade stationed in Linfen.
Tsutsutaro Kawada, commander of the 10th independent mixed brigade stationed on both sides of Lintun Highway.
In addition, there is Masaharu Honma, commander of the 27th Division directly under the North China Front and stationed in Jinmen.
Taijiro Iida, commander of the 35th Division stationed in Xinxiang and Shangqiu.
Mamoru Iinuma, commander of the 110th Division stationed in Shimen and Baoding.
Xia Yuanmixiong, commander of the 108th Division stationed in Xingtai.
Nagumo Chiichiro, commander of the 15th independent mixed brigade stationed in Peiping.
There are also several generals such as the troops directly under the front army.
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Seeing that many generals had arrived, Okamura Neji waved his hand and motioned to Chief of Staff Tanabe Moritake to tell everyone about the battle situation.
The curtain covering the map was opened, and Tanabe Moritake pointed at the eastern part of the map with a wooden stick, and said excitedly: "Gentlemen, in the Shandong region of China, the imperial army has achieved a major victory. The main force of the Twelfth Army and the
The 110th Division, the 27th Division, and the 35th Division were encircled and suppressed by many parties, and the main force of the Eighth Route Army was forced to retreat into the mountains headed by Yimeng Mountain!"
"Many military facilities and headquarters in the base areas of western Shandong, central Shandong, southern Shandong, and the Hebei-Shandong border were destroyed, and more than 200 people in its arsenal and logistics agencies were captured. This can be said to be a major victory for the imperial army in the rear!"
"Long live the Japanese Empire, long live His Majesty the Emperor!" a group of Japanese animals shouted in unison.
"Your Excellency, Commander, when will the imperial army launch an encirclement and suppression campaign against the Eighth Route Army's Shanxi-Hebei-Luyu Military Region, Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and other base areas in western North China? All officers and soldiers of our independent fourth mixed brigade request to launch an encirclement and suppression campaign against the independent detachment in Tainan!" Katayama
Shotaro said impatiently.
Heshun is the defense area of the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade. The Japanese army has found out that Heshun County was captured by the New Second Regiment, the predecessor of the independent detachment, and its Bantian Regiment was annihilated near Tainan.
The newly appointed Shotarō Katayama was eager to attack the independent detachment and asked for a fight as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Katayama-kun, please be patient. The combat plan headquarters has been formulated. Your department's combat operations will be announced later. The current discussion is about the war in Shandong!" Okamura Neiji waved his hand.
"Hi!"
"Your Excellency, General, although the Shandong War has achieved a greater victory, the Eighth Route Army's survival strength is extremely tenacious. There is an old saying in China that if you hit a snake, you will not die, but you will suffer from it. Looking at the imperial army's previous encirclement and suppression of the Eighth Route Army, every time
After the Eighth Route Army suffered heavy losses, but after the main force of the Imperial Army withdrew, the Eighth Route Army will soon revive!" said Yoshio Shinozuka, who was in the first place on the right.
"Yusi, does Shinozuka-kun have any good strategies?"
The Japanese First Army in Jin Province and the Japanese Twelfth Army in Lu Province had many secret contests. In order to compete for military supplies, the conflicts even became public.
The commander of the Twelfth Army, Iida Sadagu, even repeatedly ridiculed the deterioration of public security in the First Army's defense area and the corpse of Yoshio Shinozuka during the combat meeting.
Shinozuka Yoshio also refused to show weakness and exposed the dirty facts that Iida Sadagu cheated on the exam while studying in the sergeant academy and was dismissed from the grade.
The two were classmates in the 17th batch of the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School. He was the chief graduate of the 17th batch. He later graduated from the 23rd batch of the Army University and ranked fifth. He was awarded a saber by the Emperor of Japan and entered the saber group.
Compared with Yoshio Shinozuka, Iida Sadagu was a poor student, and later reluctantly entered the 24th class of Army University.
The feud between the two was thus forged, with former commander Tada Shun and current Okamura Neiji mediating many times.
However, Okamura Neji was obviously more partial to Iida Sadugu, who also belonged to the Futaba Society. At this moment, Yoshio Shinozuka actually took the initiative to mention the Japanese army's fighting in Shandong, so the expression on Okamura Neji's face was quite amusing.
"Your Majesty General, based on past experience, if the Imperial Army enters mountainous areas to fight, the Eighth Route Army is familiar with the terrain and deals with the Imperial Army in the mountainous areas. Moreover, the Eighth Route Army often obtains supplies from the Imperial Army and the Imperial Alliance Army through encirclement and suppression. This is a great disadvantage.
In my opinion, it is better to surround the important passages in the mountainous areas. The weather is getting colder and the Eighth Route Army hastily moved. It must not have brought too much food supplies. Just imagine, there is a lack of food and clothing, and there are even many wounded people.
Next, the Eighth Route Army will definitely be unable to help but break through, and the Imperial Army and the Imperial Association Army have set up multiple blockades on the outside of the mountainous area, waiting for work..." Shinozuka Yoshio did not say the next words, but everyone present
Do you understand?
"At the same time, we will launch an inventory of the occupied Eighth Route Army base areas and strictly investigate all personnel who have contact with the Eighth Route Army. In the words of the Eighth Route Army, this is called destroying the mass base and destroying its grassroots political power!" Yoshio Shinozuka smiled sinisterly.
The expressions on the faces of several generals of the First Army were very complicated. They secretly complained that the security in their First Army defense area was not yet stable, and Yoshio Shinozuka actually gave advice to his old rival.
Yoshio Shinozuka has other plans. Although the plan he mentioned seems feasible, whether it will work or not depends on the specific operations.
The terrain in the mountainous area is complex and unpredictable. How could it be possible to completely block the Eighth Route Army's passage? Even if it was blocked under the leadership of local traitors, it would not be effective within two or three months.
Moreover, Shinozuka Yoshio believed that when the Eighth Route Army was at the end of its rope, it would fight desperately, and the Twelfth Army would inevitably suffer casualties. With so much manpower and material resources expended, Iida Sadagu bore the primary responsibility.
Shinozuka Yoshio is even imagining the fate of Iida Sadugu in the future.
"Youxi, what Mr. Shinozuka said is actually a good strategy. To avoid its sharpness, the Twelfth Army can also temporarily rest and reorganize. However, for the people in the Eighth Route Army base area, the Imperial Army must adopt a gentle policy, the methods must be milder, and the specific work must be
The local Imperial Army will do it. Your staff should come up with a feasible plan as soon as possible!"
After thinking about it, Okamura Neji said to Tanabe Moritake, and Tanabe Moritake on the side quickly wrote it down.
"Gentlemen, the imperial army wants to occupy China for a long time. The use of strong tactics will more easily arouse the resistance of China's military and civilians. In the future, it will change its policy towards the ordinary people of China. I hope you will remember this!"