After hundreds of planes carried out indiscriminate bombings on the mountains where the 18th Army was located for three consecutive days.
On this day, Tojo Ichiro issued an order to march towards the mountains.
A large number of Japanese and traitor troops marched towards the mountains according to their original plan.
As soon as the Japanese and traitors stepped into the realm of the mountains, they immediately began to pay a heavy price.
Led by Zhou Weiguo's special forces and supported by other guerrilla elites, guerrilla warfare and special operations were perfectly combined.
On the path forward of the Japanese traitors, there are booby traps everywhere. Some of the booby traps are real and some are fake, making it difficult to distinguish the true and false of the leading soldiers of the Japanese traitors.
When the Japanese and traitor engineers were clearing mines, they would be attacked by cold guns and artillery fire.
Regardless of whether it is a Japanese commander or a commander of the Imperial Alliance Army, as soon as he shows his face, he will be shot by a precise gunman.
On the first day when the Japanese army advanced towards the mountains, they lost more than a hundred commanders.
Everyone from the squad leader to the battalion commander suffered losses.
As for the soldiers, the number of losses exceeded 1,500, a full regiment.
"Baga, I really didn't expect that our army had just stepped into the outer reaches of the mountains and lost more than one regiment on the first day." Tojo Ichiro stamped his feet angrily.
Although he expected that the Eighteenth Army would be difficult to deal with, he did not expect that it would be so difficult to deal with.
Based on the current loss estimate, if we wipe out the 18th Army in one month, we will have to pay 40,000 to 50,000 casualties.
This was almost one-third of the army, and Tojo Ichiro couldn't accept it.
The Eighteenth Group Army has only three divisions, or more than 30,000 regular troops.
We have superior troops and aircraft reinforcements, but it would be a shame if the casualties are greater than the other side!
Miyano Michichi, the major general chief of staff of the North China Expeditionary Force, did not stay at the First Army Headquarters this time. Instead, he was assigned by Shinozuka Yoshio to Tojo Ichiro as a staff officer.
Facing Tojo Ichiro's words, Miyano Michichi also looked solemn: "I really didn't expect that the 18th Group Army would grow so fast. It's incredible."
Ichiro Tojo heard something in Miyano Michi's words, and became suspicious: "Miyano, what's wrong? Do you have anything to say about the tactics of the 18th Army?"
"In the past, when we fought against the 18th Army, they could only fight guerrillas. If they could win, they would fight. If they couldn't win, they would move. They were really a bunch of bastards who only knew how to play wild tricks." Miyano Michichi said with an expression. Dignity said, "Today, the 18th Group Army's guerrilla warfare has been sublimated. Their landmines have turned into booby traps. When their gunners fired cold shots, they tried their best to attack our commanders and firemen. This is already targeted sniping
, the wild paths of the past have all evolved into..."
"What has evolved?" Tojo Ichiro asked.
"General, if I tell you, maybe you will be angry." Miyano said.
"Tell me, as long as it is beneficial to annihilating the enemy, I will humbly accept it." Tojo Ichiro said calmly.
"You have heard of Yamamoto Kazuki, right?" Miyano said.
"Isn't he the guy who engaged in special operations? He ruined three divisions of the empire." Upon hearing the name Yamamoto Kazuki, Tojo Ichiro's tone became uneasy.
Special operations has become a joke and a taboo in the Army.
"I feel that the current tactics of the 18th Army combine guerrilla warfare and special operations." Miyano Michichi said.
The old Tuba Road has now been transformed into a formal one.
"Isn't Yamamoto Kazuki's special operations a harmful thing? How powerful can it be?" Tojo Ichiro questioned.
"General, I know that the three divisions of the former empire were implicated because of Yamamoto Kazuki's special operations, but this should not directly reject the significance of special operations." Miyano Michichi said, "In front of us, the 18th Group Army will The integration of combat and guerrilla warfare is the most powerful proof. Special operations have its value on the battlefield."
"Why didn't Yoshio Shinozuka tell me such important information in advance?" Tojo Ichiro frowned. If he had known this, he should have transferred the plane to cooperate.
"General, special operations have now become a taboo for General Shinozuka Yoshio. No one will mention it. Moriyama Otani-kun and I summed up the experience and did not report it to him." Miyano said.
"That's right." Tojo Ichiro pondered for a moment and looked at Miyano Doichi: "So, do you have any good suggestions for dealing with the 18th Army?"
"Sorry." Miyano Michichi shook his head, "General Yoshio Shinozuka has deleted all information about special operations."
"It seems that we have no choice but to fight with the 18th Army." Tojo Ichiro pondered.
Tojo Ichiro is not a waste if he can be appointed as the commander-in-chief.
After some thought, he quickly formulated a new response plan.
First, replace all the military uniforms of the unit commanders with those of ordinary soldiers. This will prevent the officers from being identified and attacked.
Second, mobilize some aviation units to clear the way for low-altitude reconnaissance by the troops.
Third, the firemen in the team should stay in bunkers as much as possible and wait until the enemy's traces are revealed before providing fire support.
Fourth, all reconnaissance troops were replaced by the Imperial Association Army to reduce the losses of the Emperor's soldiers.
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Tojo Ichiro's series of tricks quickly bore fruit in the next two days.
The number of commanders shot dead dropped significantly, and with aviation support, soldier casualties dropped by half.
The team's firepower and casualties have also been reduced.
However, Tojo Ichiro was still not satisfied.
Still thinking of a solution, he also sent a telegram to Yoshio Shinozuka of the First Army.
"General, this is a telegram from General Tojo." Moriyama Otani handed the newly arrived telegram to Yoshio Shinozuka.
When Shinozuka Yoshio received the telegram, his expression was still very unstable.
The telegram mentioned Yamamoto Kazuki's special operations. The Eighteenth Army had effectively combined Yamamoto Kazuki's special operations and guerrilla warfare, and caused a lot of losses to Tojo Ichiro on the first day.
At present, although Tojo Ichiro has changed some details, the daily losses of the troops are still hundreds.
Although most of them were Imperial Alliance troops, they were still losses.
Ichiro Tojo consulted with Yoshio Shinozuka in the telegram, hoping that Yoshio Shinozuka could give new suggestions based on his past experience in dealing with the 18th Army.
"What do you think of this special operation?" Yoshio Shinozuka put the telegram on the table.
"General, I have nothing to say." Moriyama Otani still vaguely remembered being slapped by Yoshio Shinozuka. Now he no longer dared to mention special operations in front of Yoshio Shinozuka.
"One thing Tojo-kun taught me is to learn to accept and not be paranoid." Yoshio Shinozuka reflected on himself, "Perhaps Yamamoto Kazuki's special operations are not so unbearable. In the past, the three divisions of the empire The entire responsibility for his death should not be placed on Kazuki Yamamoto."
Moriyama Otani still didn't dare to speak.
"Unfortunately, I have completely erased Yamamoto Kazuki's special operations, and now the First Army does not have any data on file." Shinozuka Yoshio lamented his recklessness.
"General, maybe..." Moriyama Otani hesitated.
"Maybe what?" Shinozuka Yoshio looked at Moriyama Otani.
"Maybe Yamamoto Colonel and his special agent team were not completely wiped out..." Moriyama Otani did not finish his words.
"Haga!" Shinozuka Yoshio interrupted directly: "This is impossible. Yamamoto Kazuki is determined not to be a prisoner or a collaborator with the enemy! There are also members of the special agent team, each of whom is an elite warrior of the empire and a member of the Thousand Challengers. It is impossible for Wanxuan to collaborate with the enemy and become a prisoner!"
Shinozuka Yoshio knew what Moriyama Otani wanted to suspect, and suspected that the special operations of the 18th Army were taught by Yamamoto Kazuki's special agent team.
This suspicion is well-founded. After all, special operations is something Kazuki Yamamoto brought back from country D, and it is impossible for the 18th Army to have access to it.
But if Yamamoto Kazuki hadn't rebelled, how would the Eighteenth Army learn special operations and combine special operations with guerrilla warfare?
Grain chain
Perhaps, the problem still lies with the strategic master of the 18th Army.
Maybe, this person also went to study in country D.
This man who became a military elite quickly became a leader among commanders.
"Tell the intelligence department that the strategic masters of the Eighteenth Army may have studied in country D. Let's check this aspect." Yoshio Shinozuka said to Moriyama Otani, this matter in front of him is actually for investigating the Eighteenth Army. Strategy experts provide a clue.
"Hai." Moriyama Otani nodded.
"Tojo-kun, you reply to him, and I will try my best to help find a solution. When I think of it, I will send him electricity." Shinozuka Yoshio can't think of any better suggestions at the moment, so he can only ask the staff first They convened for a meeting.
"Hai." Moriyama Otani nodded again and looked at Yoshio Shinozuka: "General, what about the Jinsui Army?"
Tojo Ichiro and his army had already begun to encircle and suppress the mountains, but at this moment, intelligence showed that Lao Yan's Jinsui Army was ready for battle.
Obviously, Lao Yan is very likely to attack Tojo Ichiro's back at a critical moment.
"I would like to remind Mr. Tojo, when encircling and suppressing the 18th Group Army, you must hold back and don't overwhelm all the troops, so as to prevent you from falling into the treacherous plot of the 18th Group Army and being severely damaged." Yoshio Shinozuka pondered for a moment and said. , "As long as Tojo-kun's strength has not been greatly compromised, there is nothing to fear from these clowns in the Jinsui Army!"
When Yoshio Shinozuka said this, he was actually very angry.
If the Jin-Sui Army is interested, they should get out of Jin Province immediately.
Otherwise, if the 18th Group Army is wiped out, it will be the end of your Jinsui Army!
However, the aircraft borrowed by the Kwantung Army had a time limit, so the army could only use all its strength to encircle and suppress the 18th Group Army.
Shinozuka Yoshio's First Army was guarding the fortresses and could no longer spare more troops.
Otherwise, Yoshio Shinozuka would have already led his own troops to attack Lao Yan, completely solving Tojo Ichiro's worries.
"Hai!" Moriyama Otani nodded and went to do it.
Yoshio Shinozuka immediately summoned his staff to find a way for Tojo Ichiro.
"General, this is the telegram sent back from the First Army Headquarters." The telegraph soldier translated the newly arrived telegram and ran over and handed it to Tojo Ichiro.
When Tojo Ichiro took the telegram and read it, he was still a little angry: "The Jinsui Army, these ignorant people, actually want to attack behind my back!"
Tojo Ichiro didn't think too much about Shinozuka Yoshio's failure to give him advice for the time being.
People are still dying every day in front of us, but those who die are basically the Imperial Army, and the losses of the Emperor's soldiers are minimal.
Miyano Michichi came up and read the telegram, and was also very angry: "This group of bugs in the Jinsui Army obviously wants to take advantage of us again. The reason why the three imperial divisions were damaged last time was that they were separated from the Jinsui Army. No relationship. But..."
"But what?" Tojo Ichiro looked at Miyano Doichi.
"But this did make me alert." Miyano Michichi was extremely cautious.
"What alert?"
"The strategic masters of the 18th Group Army must have a conspiracy in the mountains. This conspiracy is very likely to inflict heavy losses on the main force of our army. At that time, hundreds of thousands of Jinsui troops will take the opportunity to press forward and attack behind our backs. This is a trump card. ." Miyano Michichi solemnly said, "This is also a trick used by the strategic master of the 18th Army."
"That is to say, I have to take Shinozuka-kun's suggestion. When encircling the mountain, I can't put all my troops up. I have to reserve some of them, right." Tojo Ichiro narrowed his eyes slightly, and he was obviously hesitating in his heart.
The First Army was made up of people who had suffered heavy losses from the strategic masters of the Eighteenth Army, and their feelings and determination were unmistakable.
However, it is simply unrealistic to wipe out the 18th Group Army within a month without pressing the entire army up. The mountain range is so large.
Unless the Kwantung Army's borrowed aircraft can be extended, this is impossible. Once the deadline is up, the Kwantung Army's aircraft will have to go home.
"General, I know you are hesitating in your heart." Miyano Michichi looked at Tojo Ichiro, "But we really have to guard against the destructive tricks of the strategists of the 18th Army."
"No matter how powerful his 18th Army is, is it possible that he can devour the entire army in one go?" Tojo Ichiro didn't quite believe it. "Our aircraft have already initially understood the environment and terrain of this mountain. I have estimated all the places where a major ambush can be arranged, and it is impossible to severely damage our army!"
Tojo Ichiro added: "Besides, I still have a hundred aircraft. If the situation is critical, reinforcements can be sent at any time."
"General, what you say makes sense, but the main purpose of the 18th Group Army's strategic masters is to make people unable to guard against them. Until the critical moment, it is impossible to guess what his tactics are." Miyano Michichi looked at Dong. Joichiro, "Yes, we have seen the terrain of the mountains. It is impossible for the 18th Army to ambush us and hit us hard. However, objectively speaking, if the strategic masters of the 18th Army were not able to hit us hard, then Lao Yan Why is the Jinsui Army ready for battle? Lao Yan is a suspicious person. If he hadn't seen the opportunity for the 18th Group Army to hit us hard, he would have made the Jinsui Army ready for battle. I'm afraid he would have taken the Jinsui Army with him. The army fled."
After hearing this, Ichiro Tojo pondered for a while and said: "According to this, I have to analyze it carefully. If we want to severely damage our army, according to the style of the strategic master of the 18th Group Army, we should still start from our baggage and logistics. Strike. Now, the First Army Headquarters is personally responsible for the logistics of our army. The loading, unloading and transfer of arms are personally escorted and supervised by the Emperor's soldiers. Under such circumstances, if the strategic masters of his Eighteenth Group Army can still If the operation is successful, then what is the point of encirclement and suppression? We can withdraw our troops directly now."
The First Army had suffered several losses in this logistics department and was determined not to make any more mistakes.
Under such circumstances, if the Eighteenth Army were to succeed, this... would be too ridiculous.
Is it possible that the strategic masters of his 18th Group Army can still incite rebellion against the escorting Emperor's soldiers?
How can it be.
"This time, there will definitely be no problems with the transportation of the baggage and logistics!" Miyano Michichi solemnly promised.
Miyano Michichi has already participated in the meeting on the logistics and escort of this army. Strict precautions are taken at every link. If the Chinese want to cause sabotage, there will be absolutely no chance.
"Since there will be no problems with the logistics escort, if the Eighteenth Army wants to hit us hard, it will have to destroy our aviation force." Tojo Ichiro continued to analyze, "Although the Eighteenth Army does not have an air defense force, it does not have an air defense force. It does not mean that it cannot attack and destroy our aircraft. The only chance for the Eighteenth Group Army is to attack Taiyuan Airport. The defense of Taiyuan Airport has been strengthened again. Even if the Eighteenth Group Army deploys three divisions, it is impossible to attack. Come down. What's more, they are now surrounded by me in the mountains."
"At Taiyuan Airport, the Eighteenth Group Army is determined not to have a chance." Miyano Michichi once again said decisively, "To prevent it, all the Chinese people at the airport have been replaced. All the Chinese people at the airport are our people. Any Chinese people Anyone who tries to get close to the airport will be shot or arrested for interrogation. But..."
"Nothing more?" Tojo Ichiro asked.
"But when the troops of the 18th Army robbed our military columns in the past, they stole thirty-six semi-finished products that were imitations of the 88 anti-aircraft gun." Miyano Michichi said.
Tojo Ichiro smiled: "Hahaha, Miyano-kun, look, look, as the chief of staff of the North China Expeditionary Force, you must have been stimulated and paranoid now. The 88 anti-aircraft guns are all semi-finished products. The conditions in the arsenal of the Eighteenth Group Army are not that I look down on them. Do they have the qualifications to make the semi-finished 88 anti-aircraft artillery into finished products? If my prediction is correct, they may have already wasted the semi-finished 88 anti-aircraft artillery and put it into The furnace turned into inferior molten iron.”
"General..." Miyano Michichi wanted to say something else.
Ichiro Tojo continued with a smile: "Without any technical drawing support, even if his 18th Army's arsenal could barely assemble the 88 anti-aircraft gun in a few months, it still needs artillery shells. 88 Anti-aircraft artillery shells are not ordinary artillery shells. The 18th Army's arsenal is struggling to produce bullets. Can they produce 88 anti-aircraft artillery shells? Taking a step back, even if the 18th Army's arsenal produces 88 high-definition artillery shells, The shells for the cannon have also been produced. As for the farmers of the Eighteenth Group Army, can they use it again? As far as I know, the 88 anti-aircraft gun is not an ordinary anti-aircraft gun and needs to be evaluated in advance. I am not disparaging their Eighteenth Group Army, I'm afraid They have never even heard of the term 'pre-evaluation'. If you throw the intact 88 anti-aircraft gun and ammunition directly to them, they will not use it at all, Miyano Michichi, you are really a little too neurotic."
What Tojo Ichiro said was justifiable, and Miyano Michichi was speechless.
Yes, whether it is the assembly of the 88 anti-aircraft gun, the production of artillery shells, or the use of methods, it is as difficult as the sky for the farmers of the 18th Group Army. Let alone a few months, even if they are given a few years , it is impossible for them... Maybe, Tojo Ichiro's words are true. Perhaps at this moment, the farmers of the 18th Army had already put the semi-finished 88 anti-aircraft gun into their garbage stoves to make low-quality molten steel.
However, the Jinsui Army is ready for battle. This is a dangerous signal!
You can't say that he, Lao Yan, is bluffing with the First Army, right?
He wouldn't dare to lend Yan Laoxi a hundred courage!
"Miyano Michichi, please call back to Yoshio Shinozuka in person. As long as the airport is not attacked and there are no problems with material supply, our army will not be defeated!" Tojo Ichiro said to Miyano Michichi, "On the contrary, if these two He couldn't do something well and it hurt me..."
Miyano Michichi interrupted Tojo Ichiro: "There will definitely be no mistakes in these two things!"
"Of course that's the best." Tojo Ichiro nodded.
"Then general, do you want to keep some troops?" Miyano Michichi asked.
"If you don't stay, time is limited. I have to destroy the 18th Army." Tojo Ichiro said.
Come on, I've been telling you for a long time, but it's all nonsense, you still have to put all your troops up.
Miyano Michichi wanted to say something, but Tojo Ichiro was the first to say: "Go and send electricity to Shinozuka Yoshio, do these two things well, and you don't have to worry about the rest."
Miyano Michichi was nervously afraid that the Eighteenth Army could mobilize the air defense forces. This was simply ridiculous.
Tojo Ichiro now increasingly believes that it was a wise decision for the military to let him parachute in as commander-in-chief.
Otherwise, the officers of the First Army who were made suspicious by the Eighteenth Army would definitely lead to tragedy again.
"Hai." Miyano Michichi couldn't say anything else. After all, Tojo Ichiro was the commander-in-chief.
Here, after Yoshio Shinozuka received a call back from Miyano Doichi, he could not interfere with Tojo Ichiro's decision.
What he can do is to be a good logistics officer for Tojo Ichiro as much as possible and once again strengthen the prevention of the airport.
