Yancheng, North China Front Army Headquarters
Naturally, the great movement of the Eighth Route Army could not be concealed from the always shrewd General Okamura Neiji, nor could the gathering of hundreds of thousands of people be concealed even if he wanted to.
But he knew that it was one thing, whether he could beat him was another matter. A clever woman could not make a meal without straw.
"Oshido-kun, what is certain now is that the Eighth Route Army is gathering troops and planning a major military operation. The target should be our North China Front Army. We just don't know their specific target right now, whether it is Jizhou Province near Hedong Province or the entire What do you think about North China?"
General Okamura is a famous wise general among the Japanese, but he still cannot see clearly the true strategic intentions of the Eighth Route Army, and for the first time, he has a bottomless feeling in his heart;
In response to that sentence, listening and understanding made him understand, so he habitually asked about his new chief of staff, Lieutenant General Oshiro Sanji.
Ochito Sanji graduated from the 36th class of Tobaji Army University and was a member of the saber team of that class;
After graduation, he worked in the Army Ministry for a long time. He served as the monitor of the China Section, and later served as a military attaché in the Foreign Affairs Department. He was a China expert. To put it simply, he was a spy.
Because this person was highly regarded by the Tojo First Class later, he had a prosperous career in the officialdom. He successively served as the commander of the regiment, the commander of the brigade, and the commander of the division. He had just resigned from the post of commander of the 22nd Division more than two months ago, and his resume was very complete. .
Since he had been holding an important position in the secret service before and had deep connections in it, he was able to obtain some highly secretive information. This was one of the reasons why Okamura valued him.
When Ojoto Sanji saw the commander asking about his opinion, he corrected himself and said:
"Your Excellency, Commander, according to the latest intelligence analysis, the Chinese target should be the entire North China Front!"
Lieutenant General Ojodo's words coincided with his judgment, which showed that he was not unfounded. He nodded and motioned for Lieutenant General Ojodo to continue speaking.
After Oshiro received the commander's approval, his spirit was shaken, and he cheered up and continued:
"Their commander is Peng, but the chief of staff is Chu Xiong. He is the commander of the Chinese Expeditionary Force. He was transferred to North China to participate in combat command. A small Yizhou will not be of such great value. Chu Xiong needs to be transferred come over;
The Chinese people's strategic intentions are as obvious as the lice on a bald man's head. "
"Hey West, what Mr. Ojodo said is absolutely true. The Eighth Route Army in the three strategic areas of Jizhou, Qilu, and Hedong are all gathering in secret, and some are even gathering openly;
They don't seem to worry about the imperial army knowing about it, and they don't even hide their strategic intentions anymore. They are making it clear that they want to tell the imperial army that they are going to attack us.
This shows that the Eighth Route Army is no longer afraid of the North China Front and has the confidence to fight a decisive battle with the North China Front.
Does the command have a response plan? Which direction do you think they will attack first? "
It was a matter of life and death for the North China Front, so he had to treat it with caution. After hearing this, Lieutenant General Oshirodo said:
"Your Excellency, Commander, due to the needs of the northern war, the main force of our North China Front Army has been mobilized and replaced by a large number of independent brigades;
Not to mention the A-class divisions, there are not many B-class divisions left.
Although the imperial army still has 200,000 troops in North China, its combat effectiveness is no longer comparable to before.
Now the entire North China region is the base area and guerrilla zone of the Eighth Route Army. The Imperial Army only retains a few central cities and areas along the railway lines. The vast towns and small and medium-sized cities have become the activity areas of the Eighth Route Army;
As long as the Eighth Route Army dispatches its main force to attack the railway lines and clear the railway network in one to two months, the Imperial Army will have no choice but to retreat to the central city..."
Hedong, Joint Command. Members of the command are listening to the battle plan of Chief of Staff Chu Xiong. The personnel attending the meeting are very high-level. The staff can only be guest-starred by Zhong Guoliang. This is also for the purpose of confidentiality. The smaller the scope of knowing the secret, the more likely it is to be leaked. the less;
Although the actions of hundreds of thousands of troops cannot be hidden, this is at the strategic level, and there is still a lot of room for maneuver in tactics.
A second battlefield was opened in another time and space. The landing operation of millions of troops had completed tactical deception, not to mention the attack of hundreds of thousands of troops. The main direction of attack should be hidden as much as possible.
"First clear the railway lines, force the main force of the Japanese to shrink into large cities, and then defeat them one by one. This is the most common and safest way of playing!
The advantage of this strategy is that it is safe, but the disadvantage is that it will smash the essence of North China to pieces, and it is time-consuming and cannot be taken down in half a year or even a year.
If we fight like this, there will be no need to form an armored column. I have not transferred so many aircraft from the expeditionary force to blow North China to pieces!
It is said in the art of war that we must rely on perfect combination to win by surprise. Our surprise force is the armored column, and several other infantry columns provide a stage for the armored column;
The offensive operation is divided into four stages. The first stage is completed by four columns: 105, 106, 107, and 108. The air force cooperates to seize air superiority;
The infantry group attacked along the railway where the Japanese were stationed, uprooting all the Japanese strongholds along the railway, forcing the main Japanese forces to withdraw into major cities, and then divided and surrounded them in several isolated cities.
This is to use Zhenghe to use large-scale military operations to hide the true intentions of our army!
The second stage is completed by the armored column and the 101 and 102 columns. The direction of the attack is to start from the northwest of Shanxi and attack along the Suiyuan and Rehe lines. It will give full play to the rapid penetration of the armored forces and cover them up with lightning speed. Attacking Manchuria...
Columns 103 and 104 are reserve teams! "
After Chu Xiong finished speaking, he drew a very beautiful assault line on the map with a pen. To put it figuratively, it was like a left hook. He used lightning tactics to capture Shengjing, split the Kwantung Army into two, and cut off the Japanese Far East Front Army from the Manchus. The essence of the state is the connection with Youzhou Province.
Others gasped after hearing this. This was to separate the entire North China Front Army from the Kwantung Army and then drive them down the North Sea.
Ming Zhao added excitedly:
"Is the third stage to surround three buildings and drive the Japanese North China Front troops into the sea?"
Chu Xiong nodded and said:
"North China is the essence of China, and the North China Front is also the enemy's thorn in the side. If they don't destroy North China, I suggest they be allowed to evacuate from the sea. It would be a pity to destroy the thousand-year-old ancient cities of Yan and Tianjin."
After several other people looked at each other, they nodded in agreement. If the essence of North China could be preserved, it would not be impossible to let them evacuate safely.
"What if they don't know what's interesting?"
Fu Pian asked a realistic question. This also exists. The devil can do anything.
Chu Xiong said with a cold face:
"Then destroy them completely and cleanly. If they are destroyed, they will not be rebuilt. We, the Chinese nation, would rather be in pieces than in ruins!
Even if the whole country is smashed to pieces, let alone North China? "
