Beiping.
Iron Lion Alley, the headquarters of the Japanese North China Front.
Okamura Neji is holding a combat meeting.
The Jizhong Railway rolling mopping up operation has ended.
Although this battle failed to wipe out all the besieged Eighth Route Army, it also caused heavy casualties to the Eighth Route Army.
However, Miyano Michichi was killed in a bomb attack, causing a wave of blood losses for the Japanese army.
From a Japanese perspective, the life of a Japanese lieutenant general, and the second-ranking Kwantung Army lieutenant general, was much more valuable than thousands of Eighth Route Army soldiers.
The Jizhong battlefield is not far from Baoding. After receiving the news that Miyano Michichi was attacked by a bomb, Okamura Neiji immediately dispatched planes and cavalry that were encircling and suppressing the Eighth Route Army to pursue the attackers northwest. In the end, not only the attackers They failed to catch up, allowing the Eighth Route Army in the encirclement to find the Japanese's flaw and take the opportunity to break out.
After reading the analysis report handed over by the First Army Headquarters, Okamura Neji broke out in a cold sweat.
According to the report submitted by Yoshio Iwamatsu, the bomb attack on Lieutenant General Miyano was probably carried out by Li Yunlong's special forces.
The information was provided by Li Yunlong's aid channel.
There is an extremely powerful sniper in the New Regiment. With a large-caliber sniper rifle, he can kill a target from a distance of 1.7 kilometers.
After seeing this information, Neji Okamura couldn't help but tighten his anus.
The power behind Li Yunlong's aid channel is very strong, and he might be able to get information about the whereabouts of his Okamura Neji.
If he was beheaded by Li Yunlong's special forces, it would definitely be a huge loss to Japan.
Originally, Okamura Neiji was going to personally go to northwestern Shanxi to direct this large-scale iron roller mopping up operation.
But after seeing the analysis of this report, I immediately stopped thinking about going to the front line to command operations. Shanxi is too dangerous, especially in the northwest of Shanxi, which is even more dangerous.
In the conference hall.
The only participants in the meeting were North China Front Commander Okamura Neiji, Chief of Staff Moritake Tanabe, and Deputy Chief of Staff Seizo Arisu.
As well as the commander of the First Army Yoshio Iwamatsu, and the five division commanders who participated in this battle, the 10th Division Commander Ishikawa Jiro, the 23rd Division Commander Nishihara Kanji, the 25th Division Commander Akashiba Yaezo, and the 25th Division Commander. Kuichi Tanaka, commander of the 21st Division, and Kuichi Harada, commander of the 35th Division.
Since the whereabouts of Lieutenant General Miyano Michichi, the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, was leaked, Okamura Neiji no longer trusts the close staff around him and does not even allow them to participate in combat meetings.
Among them, the 10th Division, 23rd Division and 25th Division were drawn from the Kwantung Army.
The 21st Division and the 35th Division are divisions directly under the North China Front. These two divisions also participated in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain.
This time Okamura Neiji did not use the troops of the First Army in his mopping up operations in northwest Shanxi.
Okamura Neji glanced at everyone with cold eyes: "Gentlemen, what you have in front of you is the autumn raid plan in northwest Shanxi. This is top secret. I hope you will not mention this combat plan to anyone!"
"Hi!"
All the Japanese generals shouted in unison.
Okamura Neiji has one thing in common with Li Yunlong, that is, he doesn't like military democracy. Although he sometimes listens to the opinions of his staff, it is difficult for others to persuade others to change the established battle plan.
Okamura Neiji added: "Based on the imperial army's test of the iron roller mopping up operations in the Eighth Route Jizhong Military Region, I upgraded the iron rolling type mopping up to a new iron rolling three-layer formation strategy."
"I will assign combat tasks below."
"The 10th Division set out from Taiyuan and attacked the bandit area of the Eighth Route New Regiment."
"The 23rd and 25th Divisions set off from Datong and attacked the bandit areas of the Eighth Route Independent Regiment."
"The 21st Division and the 35th Division set off from Taiyuan and attacked the bandit area of the Eighth Route New Second Regiment."
"The 24th Division of the Imperial Alliance Army and more than 20,000 troops are cooperating."
"The total strength exceeds 100,000 people!"
The 10th Division has more than 26,000 troops. The remaining four divisions add up to about 60,000 troops. Plus 20,000 puppet troops, the total strength exceeds 100,000.
Among them, the 10th Division has the most powerful combat effectiveness. The combat effectiveness of one Class A division can rival several Class B divisions.
This time Okamura Neiji was going to send the 10th Division to defeat the new regiment.
The other four Class B divisions were evenly divided into two parts, driving the New 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army and the Independent Regiment, as well as the common people in the base area, from the north and south to the middle.
Until the three regiments of the Eighth Route Army were driven into a small area.
If the Eighth Route Army and the people do not surrender, Okamura will use elite cavalry, infantry and armored forces to sweep back and forth in a small area until all Chinese are killed.
Okamura Neiji continued: "The troops of the First Army will not participate in this mopping up operation. The main tasks of the First Army are to guard against the Eighth Route Army in southeastern Shanxi and the Central China Army on the south bank of the Yellow River, as well as to protect logistics channels."
At present, Okamura Neiji already knows that the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Southeast Shanxi exceeds 100,000 people.
This is only the main force. If the militia is included, there will probably be nearly 300,000 troops.
Coupled with the continuous supply of ammunition from arsenals, the Eighth Route Army of Southeast Shanxi is stronger than the Eighth Route Army of Northwestern Shanxi.
Although the Japanese army swept away many troops this time, the Eighth Route Army consisted of more than three regiments in northwestern Shanxi. The Eighth Route Army in southeastern Shanxi would never sit back and watch the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi be wiped out by the Japanese army.
At the meeting, Okamura Neiji only assigned rough combat tasks.
Down to the details, such as which troops will attack from which route, and which position they will advance on on which day, they are all in the combat plans in the folders in front of several Japanese division leaders.
Okamura Neji's tone was murderous: "This time, we must cut off Li Yunlong's head to pay homage to Lieutenant General Shinozuka Yoshio, Lieutenant General Miyano Michichi, Lieutenant General Akira Muto, Lieutenant General Hirata Kenkichi, and Lieutenant General Iseki Ren. , Major General Tsuda Mitake, Major General Hattori Naomi, Major General Koshiki Toranosuke, Major General Hirata, and the heroic spirits of tens of thousands of Imperial Army warriors!”
When the old devils heard this, they couldn't help but breathe quickly.
Unconsciously, Li Yunlong had killed 5 Japanese lieutenant generals and 4 major generals? How many lieutenant generals did the Japanese army have in total?
It seems that North China is really a place of right and wrong.
Although there is currently no conclusive evidence that Miyano Michichi was killed by Li Yunlong's special forces, it does not prevent the Japanese from placing this account on Li Yunlong's head.
Even if the Japanese army occupied North China, after several years of fighting for public security, the Japanese army was at a disadvantage, and the subsequent security war would probably be endless.
Okamura Neji glanced at the Japanese officers and narrowed his eyes.
If the combat plan issued today is leaked and the Eighth Route Army knows about it, then the insiders in the North China Front Army Headquarters can basically be targeted at Tanabe Moritake and Arisu Seizan.
"Li Yunlong must die!"
"Immortality is not enough to wash away the shame of the Japanese Empire!"
Tanabe Moritake didn't know that he had been suspected. As soon as Okamura Neji finished speaking, he said coldly.
The development speed of the new regiment is really too fast. The strength of a mere regiment actually exceeds 20,000, and it is all equipped with equipment from major foreign manufacturers, and its combat effectiveness is extremely powerful.
According to the assessment of the North China Front, the combat effectiveness of the new regiment far exceeds that of the Japanese B Division.
You know, in the Battle of Wuhan, the main force of the Chinese army, with more than 100,000 people, barely defeated the Japanese 106th Division after a bloody battle.
After just a few months of rest, this Type B division reappeared in the Battle of Nanchang.
As for the 36th Division, which was severely damaged in northwestern Shanxi, its combat troops were basically wiped out, leaving only one leftist and several hundred infantrymen, and a heavy baggage regiment.
It's not much different from being completely wiped out. It's just a nicer thing to say it was a heavy damage. Even if it recruits more troops, the 36th Division will not be able to regain its original combat effectiveness within half a year.
"What Tanabe-kun said is absolutely true, Li Yunlong must die!"
Taking a deep breath, Okamura Neji suppressed the murderous intention towards Li Yunlong in his heart and said again:
"However, before launching the battle, we must first ensure the smooth flow of highway traffic lines!"
Fighting requires preparation of combat materials in advance, and logistical supplies are also required during wartime.
This time, the Japanese army planned to use 100,000 Japanese and puppet troops just to sweep the Eighth Route Army's base area in northwestern Shanxi. In addition, the daily consumption of cars, armored vehicles, airplanes, and people and horses was astonishing.
In addition, the Eighth Route Army in southeastern Shanxi is likely to move north to relieve the Eighth Route Army in northwest Shanxi, and the First Army is also likely to fight the main force of the Eighth Route Army, which is another huge consumption.
Fighting requires supplies. Without transportation, the combat effectiveness of the army will be greatly reduced. If supplies are insufficient, the army may even be eaten by the enemy.
At present, the Beitongpu Railway and the Zhengtai Railway in Shanxi have been destroyed in a disgraceful manner. These two railways are not expected to resume operation in a short time. If you want to transport war supplies to Shanxi, you can only rely on roads.
"The imperial army used Taiyuan and Datong as its two strongholds for this battle to hoard supplies."
"The main force of the 2nd Flying Division is deployed at Taiyuan and Datong airports."
"The engineer regiments of each division immediately repaired the roads in Shanxi. After the repairs were completed, each division's heavy troop regiments assembled cars and mule carts from local troops to transport combat supplies to Taiyuan and Datong."
"Pre-war preparations for mopping up must be completed within a month!"
All the Japanese officers shouted in unison: "Hi!"
Neji Okamura's eyes narrowed behind his round glasses: "In addition, an enemy spy has been sneaked into the headquarters. Before the battle begins, I plan to use this spy to catch fish."
"Spy?" Ishikawa Jiro, commander of the 10th Division, was suddenly startled and asked, "Who is the spy?"
Tanabe Moritake said: "Ishikawa-kun, we have not caught this spy yet, but we have locked on several close staff members around the commander."
Ishikawa Jiro became interested: "Then how are you going to fish, Commander?"
Okamura Neiji looked at Tanabe Moritake: "When fishing, of course, you first need to have bait. This time, Tanabe-kun will be the bait."
When everyone heard this, they looked at Tanabe Moritake, but Tanabe Moritake suddenly tightened his anus. Is this fish so easy to catch? Commander, have you obtained my consent?
However, being stared at by so many lieutenant generals, Tanabe Moritake pretended to be dead. "As long as Li Yunlong can be destroyed, Tanabe Moritake is willing to be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor!"
