In the following time, there was almost no fighting in northwestern Shanxi.
However, the battle between the Eighth Route Army and various armed forces and the Japanese and puppet troops on the North China Plain has never stopped.
Okamura Neiji was ordered by the cabinet to be controlled and investigated.
The Chief of Staff of the North China Front temporarily took over Okamura Neiji's position and commanded the North China Front to stabilize the current situation.
Although the Japanese army still had the overall advantage in North China, the Eighth Route Army was rapidly developing and growing, while the Japanese army had been standing still or even weakened.
Moreover, with the rise of the Eighth Route Army in the northern Shanxi base area, the Japanese army's life in North China became increasingly difficult.
Even the First Army was walking on thin ice. Maybe one day the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi and southeastern Shanxi would attack Taiyuan.
With the construction of three airports in northwestern Shanxi.
More and more food and combat supplies are being transported into northwest Shanxi. Every day, many transport planes and fighter jets of Boss Chen fly in the sky in northwest Shanxi.
Bags of grain were transported to the airport in northwest Shanxi and then distributed to the people by the Eighth Route Army to ensure that the people could get through this cold winter without going hungry.
Followed by.
Boss Chen arranged for each piece of factory equipment to be hoisted over by a super-large helicopter.
Mechanical repair shops, cement plants and steel plants in northwestern Shanxi are also under intensive preparation.
In the future, arsenals such as bullet factories, artillery shell factories, gunpowder factories, and artillery factories will also be built one after another.
However, the current foundation of northwest Shanxi is relatively weak. Not only is there a serious shortage of technical personnel related to the arsenal, it can be said that there is no one at all.
This requires Li Yunlong to apply to the headquarters for the transfer of technical personnel.
in addition.
Yan Laoxi also had a large number of arsenal technicians. When the main force of the Shanxi-Sui Army retreated from Taiyuan, although the arsenal equipment was left behind, all the technicians were transported away.
According to intelligence, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang knew that these technicians were currently idle in Qiulin Town, Shaanxi.
At that time, Li Yunlong planned to use a batch of weapons, equipment or food to exchange these arsenal technicians from Yan Laoxi to the North Shanxi Arsenal.
Because of this group of arsenal technicians, they can continuously produce weapons and ammunition without losing money.
Li Yunlong estimated that, together with the technical personnel supporting the headquarters, it should be enough for the time being.
The arsenal at the headquarters has the foundation, and coupled with the increase in the arsenal's production lines, the number of technical personnel in the Southeast Shanxi arsenal now reaches nearly 20,000, directly catching up with Yan Laoxi's Taiyuan arsenal.
Therefore, there is no problem at all in transferring a group of arsenal technicians from southeastern Shanxi to northwest Shanxi.
The scale of the Eighth Route Army's arsenal may be the size of an ordinary arsenal in Japan, but for the Eighth Route Army, it was unthinkable before.
The arsenal in southeastern Shanxi now mainly produces Japanese weapons.
From now on, the arsenals in northwest Shanxi will mainly produce equipment produced by large foreign manufacturers.
Of course, to build an arsenal, you also need corresponding raw materials, such as iron ore, copper ore, etc.
This is an extremely complex project.
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Beiping.
Iron Lion Alley.
North China Front Army Headquarters.
With his command saber slung around his waist, Okamura Neiji stepped into the headquarters gate with a gloomy expression under the protection of a group of security masters.
As for the Japanese base camp, after more than 20 days of repeated investigations, no evidence was found that Okamura Neji betrayed the empire.
In normal times, let alone one telegram, even a hundred such telegrams would not affect Okamura Neji.
but.
A series of combat plans formulated by the North China Front Army Headquarters were leaked, as well as the whereabouts of Miyano Michichi and Hisao Fururu were leaked and they died.
All this shows that there is definitely a senior agent of the Eighth Route Army at the top of the North China Front Army Headquarters.
Coupled with such a deciphered telegram, Okamura Neji was directly regarded as a key suspect.
Therefore, when he returned to Tokyo, he was arrested as soon as he got off the plane.
However, Okamura Neiji is a Japanese army general after all, and he is also a powerful general with heavy troops.
It is impossible to overthrow Neji Okamura with just a telegram and no substantive evidence.
Li Yunlong also knew this very well, so he didn't think about overthrowing Okamura Neji. He just thought about how to disgust Okamura Neji.
and.
The headquarters was also very cooperative and sent a telegram back to Li Yunlong, saying that Comrade Neiji Okamura, an underground party member, must be protected. He was the key to the Eighth Route Army's recovery of North China.
Not surprisingly, both telegrams were intercepted by the Japanese North China Secret Service.
The North China Secret Service sent both telegrams to the base camp, which further increased the cabinet's suspicion of Okamura Neiji.
When he first got off the plane and was controlled, Okamura Neji was still a little confused.
He thought that the smile he showed when he heard the news of Gu Hisao's death was secretly reported to the headquarters by the communications staff.
When he thought about it carefully, his smile was indeed a bit weird. An imperial officer with outstanding military exploits and seniority worthy of being a general was shattered.
After hearing the news, my first reaction was not to bow my head in condolences, but to almost laugh out loud...
Anyone would probably feel something was wrong.
It was not until a few days after he was controlled that Okamura Neiji knew that he had been arrested because of two telegrams sent between the New 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army and the Eighth Route Army Headquarters.
In the telegram, the Eighth Route Army headquarters affectionately called him Comrade Neiji Okamura, an underground party member.
Neji Okamura was confused. When did I, a great general of the Imperial Japanese Army, become an underground member of the Eighth Route Army?
How come I don’t know?
But soon, Okamura Neji realized that this was Li Yunlong's divorce plan!
After repeated investigations by Japan's top intelligence agency, coupled with Tojo Hideji's dealings, Okamura Neji was cleared of suspicion.
But after being controlled, Okamura Neji felt extremely sick, as if he had eaten dog shit.
The arrest of Okamura Neiji was ordered by Tian Locust, but in the end the intelligence department found nothing.
Tian Locust pretended to berate the intelligence department again and punished several officers before the matter calmed down.
Otherwise, Okamura Neji is a powerful general after all, and he was controlled for no reason, but since nothing was found, he will definitely not be able to explain to Okamura Neji.
However, Okamura Neji knew very well that without the signal from Tian Locust and the cabinet, the imperial intelligence department would never dare to put him under house arrest.
But even so, Okamura Neji is completely loyal to Japan and the Locust.
He blamed all this on Li Yunlong. Okamura Neji never thought that he could have such a murderous intention towards a person.
As for Li Yunlong, Okamura Neiji wished he could be executed in Lingchi, his skin and muscles would be ripped off, and he would light a sky lantern.
Tanabe Moritake, Arisu Seizo and a group of staff personally went to the airport to greet him.
Fearing that Okamura Neiji would be assassinated, the North China Front Army Headquarters deployed a large number of manpower around the Peiping Airport and arranged three real and fake armored vehicles.
It wasn't until Okamura Neji stepped into the headquarters that he breathed a sigh of relief.
The intelligence work of the Eighth Route Army was really great, and he, Okamura Neji, didn't want to die in the dark.
"Your Excellency Commander!"
"Tea please!"
A guard brought the tip of the soaked fine Xinyang hair in front of Okamura Neiji.
Okamura Neiji picked up the teacup and blew on it, then took a gentle sip, then put down the teacup and said to Tanabe Moritake:
"Tanabe-kun, send me an order to convene a combat meeting immediately."
Tanabe Shengwu looked stunned, and then asked: "Your Excellency, General, is there a battle meeting?"
"That's right, a combat meeting." Okamura Neji tilted his head slightly and looked at Tanabe Moritake with sharp eyes, "What, Tanabe-kun, is there a problem?"
"Hi!"
Tanabe Shengwu lowered his head, turned around and left quickly.
Ten minutes later, in the North China Front Army's operations hall, a group of Japanese officers were sitting at attention, and Okamura Neiji quickly walked into the operations hall.
All the Japanese officers stood up quickly and bowed their heads in salute.
Okamura Neiji pressed his hands, and then all the Japanese officers sat back on their chairs. After sitting down, Okamura Neiji said:
"This time I returned to Tokyo and finally convinced the base camp to remove the first division from the Kwantung Army and send it to northwest Shanxi to deal with the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army."
This time Okamura Neji returned to Tokyo and was secretly controlled. Tanabe Moritake didn't know that the commander had been arrested.
Okamura Neji would not take the initiative to say it, after all, this is not a glorious thing.
Speaking of which, Okamura Neji was a blessing in disguise this time.
After Japan's top intelligence agency found out that there was no problem with Okamura Neji, and with the approval of Tojo Eiji, the Japanese military base camp agreed to Okamura Neji's plan.
In addition to mobilizing the Japanese first division to fight in northwestern Shanxi, a second-line division from the mainland will also be mobilized to the first army to enhance the strength of the first army.
Yo West!
All the Japanese officers, including Tanabe Moritake and Arisu Seizo, looked shocked.
If the first division is mobilized and a second-line division is mobilized, the Eighth Route Army in Northwestern Shanxi may have a difficult time.
In the eyes of all the Japanese officers, the current First Division is invincible.
Tanabe Moritake asked: "What about the 5th Heavy Artillery Regiment and the 3rd Infantry Regiment that the First Division has lost?"
"The lost troops of the First Division will be replenished as soon as possible at the base camp." Okamura Neiji said solemnly, "In addition, the base camp has agreed to equip the First Division with hundreds of submachine guns to enhance the strength of the soldiers of the First Division. Firepower.”
At present, the semi-automatic rifles seized by the Japanese army from the Eighth Route Army are still under study, and the Japanese semi-automatic rifles have not yet been copied.
In this way, the Japanese army's logistics department was still cursing.
However, since it was an order from the base camp, the logistics department had no choice but to obey the order no matter what their objections were.
Okamura Neiji continued: "The base camp will also mobilize 100 fighter jets and bombers to our North China Front Army to reorganize the North China Front Army's aviation force."
"In addition, over in Manchuria, the paratroopers of the Locust Army are also stepping up training."
"We will also invest in the attack on the Eighth Route Army in Northwestern Shanxi in the future."
During the period when Okamura Neji was arrested, although he had no freedom, he was still treated very well.
He has been thinking about how to invade the base area in northwestern Shanxi.
The Eighth Route Army was good at using tunnels and reverse slope tactics, coupled with thickened reinforced concrete bunkers. Even though the 10th Division tried its best, it failed to invade the Eighth Route Army's base area. Instead, the 10th Division suffered heavy losses during the attack, leading to the defeat. A new regiment of the Eighth Route Army counterattacked and returned with a heavy defeat.
If airdrops are used and paratroopers are put into the base area, they will have the opportunity to attack the Eighth Route Army's base area in northwest Shanxi under internal and external attacks.
As long as we attack the Eighth Route Army's base area, everything will be easy.
Okamura Neiji glanced at everyone, but did not reveal the Japanese army's upcoming attack plan in Southeast Asia.
Because there are Eighth Route Army spies in the North China Front, once this information is leaked, the consequences will be disastrous.
When the locust army that attacks Southeast Asia is victorious and obtains a large amount of combat materials and resources, the base camp will have excess troops and combat materials to deal with the Eighth Route Army in North China.
And the first division came to northwest Shanxi not to eliminate the new regiment.
Although the First Division's combat effectiveness is very strong at the moment, it is almost impossible to eliminate the new regiment because the First Division only has so many troops. The last time the five divisions jointly attacked the base area in northern Shanxi, they failed. , not to mention the First Division?
Therefore, the mission of the First Division is the same as that of the 36th Division, which was almost completely wiped out by the New Regiment.
Go to northwest Shanxi to see and contain the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army and curb its development. When you turn around, you can free up your hands to mobilize troops and combat materials to deal with the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army.
"Your Excellency, Commander, Datong has been recaptured by the 26th Division of the Locust Army from the New Regiment of the Eighth Route Army."
"but……"
"Two reconnaissance planes that went to conduct reconnaissance in northwestern Shanxi were shot down by the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi."
Moritake Tanabe reports to Neji Okamura.
More than 10 days ago, the 26th Division of the Japanese Army in Mongolia attacked Datong. The people in Datong City who were willing to follow the Eighth Route Army had already arrived in northwest Shanxi.
There is only one cavalry company of the New Regiment in Datong City, so it is naturally no match for the Japanese 26th Division.
Therefore, when the Japanese 26th Division came to attack, the cavalry company of the new regiment quickly left Datong and returned to northwest Shanxi.
As for the two Japanese reconnaissance planes, when Boss Chen arranged for transport planes to deliver food, the two reconnaissance planes happened to collide and were shot down by the escorting fighter jets.
"As long as Datong is recaptured, it's just two reconnaissance planes. If they are shot down, they will be shot down!"
Okamura Neji nodded.
He didn't feel bad at all when the two reconnaissance planes were shot down, because these two planes were borrowed from Anan Weiji.
The North China Front is about to replenish its aircraft and will have air combat capabilities by then.
However, Okamura Neji was still afraid of the sudden appearance of enemy fighter jets and bombers.
The enemy's fighter jets are extremely powerful in air combat. The fighter jets carry many aerial bombs, and their destructive power is extremely terrifying.
This time, Okamura Nei wanted to find a way. These planes could not be destroyed again, otherwise he would not be able to explain to the base camp.
"Tanabe-kun, can Datong Airport still be used?"
Okamura Neji looked at Tanabe Moritake and asked.
Tanabe Moritake replied: "Datong Airport was destroyed after the Eighth Route Army completed transporting combat supplies."
The North China Front Army Headquarters also knew that the Eighth Route Army used transport aircraft to transport combat supplies in northern Shanxi.
But the Japanese army had no choice. The Eighth Route Army's transport planes were escorted by fighter jets, and there were a large number of anti-aircraft machine guns, machine guns and anti-aircraft guns on the ground. Even the Kwantung Army did not dare to dispatch bombers to bomb the airport at will.
I could only watch helplessly as the Eighth Route Army airlifted 5,000 tons of combat supplies from northern Shanxi to southeastern Shanxi.
"It doesn't matter." Okamura Neiji snorted coldly, "Sooner or later the Eighth Route Army will be wiped out by the locust army, so let them be proud for a while first."
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(Sorry, I'm very busy during this period. I will return to twice-daily updates as soon as possible.)
