Seeing that everyone was listening very seriously, Okamura Neiji continued: "In addition to military operations, other aspects must also keep up."
"After taking over the Eighth Route Army base area, we immediately implemented a company-based system in the occupied areas."
"If a man is found to be having an affair with the Eighth Route Army, his whole family will be shot..."
"It was discovered that a family had liaison with the Eighth Route Army, and all the family members in front and behind were shot..."
"If there are many people in the whole village who are in league with the Eighth Route Army, they will directly massacre the village..."
"Through this high-pressure method, we will completely cut off the Eighth Route Army's retreat in Yizhong."
"Don't they call themselves a people's team? Without the support of the people, I don't see how they can survive in the wings."
The eyes of his subordinates looking at Okamura Neji slowly became hot.
The commander was worthy of being a commander, and he hit the Eighth Route Army within seven inches.
Just as he was about to echo his words, a communications staff officer suddenly ran over with a very hurried expression. He hurriedly reported before he could stand still: "Your Excellency, Commander, there is an urgent call from the Shanxi garrison..."
"Read..." Okamura Neji didn't realize the danger yet, so he ordered naturally.
"Investigation shows that the Eighth Route Army operating in Shanxi is gathering troops and collecting supplies and ammunition. It seems that there is a big operation..."
"Please ask the front army headquarters to make up for their shortage of troops and ammunition as soon as possible."
"How could the Shanxi Eighth Route Army make a big move..." Okamura Neji couldn't sit still.
He strode to the sand table, stared at Shanxi's position and said, "Have you ever heard of any big movements from the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi?"
"Why did they suddenly start gathering troops?"
"What do they want?"
"Although we lost the battle in the wing, we lost more than 20,000 elite members of the imperial army."
"But they are all from the Kwantung Army. The North China Front Army was not affected, and not a single soldier was lost."
"You shouldn't attack us at this time to take advantage of the situation."
The chief of staff and several operational staff officers who hurriedly gathered around also looked puzzled and couldn't figure out what the Eighth Route Army was going to do.
"Your Excellency, Commander..." Another communications staff officer hurried towards him.
"Henan garrison urgent call."
"The Eighth Route Army, which was operating under them, suddenly launched large-scale attacks on railway lines, public lines, and strongholds along the way."
"The Eighth Route Army's offensive is very fierce. More than 30 strongholds, large and small, have been breached, and more strongholds have been attacked and may fall at any time."
"The whole of Henan has been reduced to a porridge, and fighting is happening everywhere."
At this moment, the phone in the war room started ringing one after another, which was very lively.
In less than two minutes, a telephone soldier hurried towards Okamura Neji: "Your Excellency, Commander."
"SJZ garrison urgent call..."
"A large number of Eighth Route Army troops suddenly appeared around them, and some strongholds have been attacked..."
Before he finished speaking, another phone soldier came running towards Okamura Neji...
Okamura Neji was confused.
The deputy chief of staff was also confused, but he quickly forced himself to calm down and marked the latest enemy situation and battle situation on the sand table in front of him.
While collecting battle reports, he introduced Okamura Neiji: "Your Excellency, Commander."
"This was a premeditated operation, not an accidental attack."
"The Eighth Route Army is poorly equipped and has limited ammunition."
"If it were a sudden attack, we definitely wouldn't be able to launch such a powerful offensive."
Okamura Neiji deeply agreed: "Dozens of main regiments participated in the war together. We didn't even notice such a large-scale military operation. What does the intelligence department do?"
To be honest, Okamura Neji really wronged the intelligence department this time.
The Eighth Route Army base areas were worried that Okamura Ningji would use the Kwantung Army to other battlefields. They began secretly gathering troops and supplies a few days ago to prepare for possible counter-mopping up.
All of this was being done in the base area, and the Japanese intelligence department wouldn't pay much attention if it found out.
As a result, tens of thousands of Kwantung Army elites were severely damaged by the Yi Zhong troops, and they did not threaten the safety of other base areas.
The troops that have been assembled cannot be gathered in vain, and the commander also wants to distract Okamura Neji's attention through a military operation and reduce the combat pressure of the Eighth Route Army in the wing.
So there was this seemingly well-prepared large-scale military operation.
Seeing that all his subordinates were confused by Okamura Neji, the deputy chief of staff had to step forward to rescue him: "Your Excellency, Commander."
"Regardless of whether this military operation launched by the Eighth Route Army was premeditated or not, and what its purpose is, we cannot let them succeed easily."
"Baoding is not a headquarters and there are very few resources that can be mobilized."
"I sincerely request you to return to Peiping immediately to resolve the crisis facing each occupied area and repel the Eighth Route Army's attack."
"Go back and pack up the base in Yi Zhong."
Okamura Neiji has no head and six arms. Faced with several things at the same time, he can only prioritize and deal with important things first.
I was very unwilling to do so, but with the enemy at hand, I had no choice but to compromise: "Return to the Peiping headquarters immediately..."
"New operations targeting the Yi Zhong base area are postponed."
"Wait until I stabilize the war situation in North China and then I will deal with the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong."
"But the establishment of a special task force can start first."
"Select imperial troops who are proficient in Chinese in the Baoding garrison, and form a special agent team together with the Imperial Association Army. We will conduct training in secret, and we will start taking action directly after I finish my important work."
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At the former enemy headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, the chief of staff walked up to the deputy commander-in-chief with a happy face: "Chief..."
"Our raid worked..."
"I just received news that that old devil Okamura Neji has returned to Peiping on a military plane."
"Operations targeting the Wing Center base area should be suspended."
"We should immediately inform Kong Jie of this good news, so that they can seize the time to restore their strength and build Yi Zhong into a base that cannot be defeated or delayed."
The deputy commander nodded in agreement, and then took out several other telegrams to report: "Several troops in the reinforcement wing have returned to their respective bases."
"The losses are huge, but the gains are also huge."
"The telegram said that the weapons and equipment they brought back were enough to expand the five main regiments into five reinforced regiments."
"It's still the kind of reinforced regiment that has one artillery battalion, three or four reinforcement battalions, and a total strength of more than 4,000 people."
"Kong Jie and Li Yunlong are really generous. They give away thirty or forty mountain field guns and infantry guns at their convenience."
"In this way, the overall combat effectiveness of our Hebei base will definitely be greatly improved."
"I will be more and more confident when I fight the Japanese again in the future."
The chief of staff replied with a smile: "They are indeed very generous..."
"But the equipment left behind isn't that bad."
"This is a telegram jointly sent by Kong Jie and Li Yunlong..."
"You won't know until you see it, but you will be shocked when you see it."
"Several regiments in the reinforcement base area have just formed artillery battalions. They have already established their own heavy artillery companies and field artillery battalions."
"If it weren't for the distance, I would have wanted to go to Yi Zhong Base and ask for a few doors back. I'm so greedy."
