"Mr. Matsumoto, since our division is about to move south, there is no time to start a sweeping. Therefore, we will inform you of the information obtained by our division. The biggest enemy in Zhongwangshan District is the Communist Eighth Route Army in the mountains. The unit is well organized and has strong combat power, so it should not be underestimated. The 225th Regiment of our division is a clear proof of the setback. Now, the Royal Army Li Duanzhang's unit has also been attacked by this Eighth Route Army, with heavy casualties. I hope that the Imperial Army and the Imperial Army will take it as a warning and target the Imperial Army. This Eighth Route Army must plan and make careful arrangements, and do its best. It may be punished smoothly! Be careful, be careful, be careful!" Although he abandoned the Li Duanzhang tribe, Nagano Yuichiro still solemnly sent a handwritten letter to the Matsumoto Brigade. Whether it is out of his sense of mission to the empire or his personal friendship, I would like to remind Matsumoto Jin, a young and strong junior, or want to say good things to Li Duanzhang, anyway, the Nagano Division Commander has fulfilled his responsibilities.

"Bageya Road! What is the situation in Zhongwangshan?!" Matsumoto looked through the information provided by the 37th Division, including the 225th Regiment's war summary, including the statistics of the losses of Li Duanzhang's troops this time. The more he looked, the more shocked he was - the Eighth Route Army in the mountains has developed to easily eliminate the power of a detachment (brigade) at one time. Even if Li Duanzhang's troops are not able to bear it, its combat power is more than enough to match a brigade of the Imperial Army! The commander of the Matsumoto brigade pressed his temples with both hands, feeling a headache.

The combat power shown by the Eighth Route Army in the mountains is not based on solid fortifications and advantageous terrain, and they are now fighting out of the mountains, and they have encircled and annihilated more than 80% of the troops of Li Duanzhang's troops in less than three days. This is not ordinary combat power. It shows the intelligence collection, battlefield selection, force organization, and combat breakthrough ability of this group of Eighth Route Army against the enemy... It is far from what the Eighth Route Army in the cognition can do!

Moreover, since he knew almost nothing about military intelligence in the mountains, he could not determine how many troops the Eighth Route Army had dispatched and how large the accumulated strength was. With such an incomprehensible enemy lurking beside him, the commander of the Matsumoto Brigade even felt like he was chewing his mouth when he ate supper!

In fact, what made Matsumoto Jin depressed was the attitude of the Nagano Division. This seemingly kind senior, the information reported this time was to help him, but it was not a blow to him! After all, when the 37th Division came to the Zhongwangshan District, it was considered to have suffered a lot from this group of Eighth Route Army: the 225th Regiment was destroyed, the whole brigade of the baggage corps was ruined, and the planned Imperial Army accompanying troops were wiped out again. If the Nagano Division commander had no complaints at all, Matsumoto Jin himself did not believe it. After all, Nagano Mountain was the garrison of the Matsumoto Brigade, and there was such a large number of Eighth Route Army quietly. Who should be responsible for this? Is it still worth mentioning?!

"Kaka, the Eighth Route Army of the Mountains has indeed grown terrible! However, now the empire's strategic goal is no longer in the occupied area. Even the commander-in-chief of the Gang Village has given up his sweeping strategy and focused on opening up the transportation of the mainland of China." The summoned Chief of Staff Eiichi Seya patiently read the information and thought for a while before expressing his opinion. "According to my opinion, even if we report the situation of Wangshan in Zhong, the headquarters may not approve our tactical request. After all, everything must be based on "Operation No. 1" as the primary task, which is a strategic task jointly issued by the General Staff Headquarters of the Base Camp and the Army Department. Our needs will definitely not be approved! Please think twice!"

"Baga, it's all the intelligence courses, but they didn't even notice the strength of the Tujiao Route Army, and it's even the passive situation today!" How could Matsumoto Jin not know what the Chief of Staff said was reasonable, but if he continued to pretend to be an ostrich, he would be worried! These Tujiao Route Army has already come out to fight, and it's not guaranteed that his jurisdiction will be overturned!

However, Wangshan stretches for thousands of miles, and relying on the power of his Matsumoto Brigade alone is really not strong enough! Moreover, under the current state of intense combat readiness of "Operation No. 1", his clearance plan will not be approved at all! Matsumoto Shin scratched his buzz cut and felt a sense of powerlessness in his whole life.

"Ka, maybe, we can let the Imperial Army carry out the sweeping mission." The Operations Section Chief Harada Izumi, who had been huddling aside and carefully studied all the information, whispered.

"Well? Baga~~, even the 225th Regiment of the 37th Division of the Imperial Army almost lost in the mountains. Can you still count on those Imperial Army? They can only follow the Imperial Army to lead the way, and have no combat power at all!" Matsumoto Jin glanced at Section Chief Harada and shook his head contemptuously - He was very familiar with the virtues of the Imperial Army! People follow the Imperial Army, which is to beat the drums and make a living, and how can they be put on the table!

"Harada, tell me about your plan!" Chief of Staff Eiichi Seya's eyes lit up, and he blinked at the commander of the Matsumoto Brigade and said, "Ka, maybe we can really make good use of those Imperial Army troops, they have about 100,000 troops! If you use it well, it will be a considerable combat power. Moreover, if you organize the Imperial Army in the garrison area, the brigade will have the power to approve the plan!"

"Yo Xi, in this case, the brigade only needs to dispatch brigade-level troops to assist, and there is no need to report it to the headquarters!" Matsumoto Jin's eyes lit up. Otherwise, the lower-level officers would take advantage of loopholes. According to the Japanese combat training order, operations at the brigade level and above must be reported. At the brigade level, each division and independent mixed brigade have the right to decide! Looking at himself, the smart combat section chief, Matsumoto Jin nodded encouraged and signaled him to express his plan.

"Kaka, Chief of Staff, my plan is actually based on the premise that our army has always attached great importance to promoting the Imperial Army. If our brigade had not absorbed more than 100,000 Imperial Army, it would be too late to raise it temporarily!" Section Chief Harada spoke very artistically. He gave Matsumoto Jin a high hat without hesitation, and then began to express his own plan: "We can send military advisers to each Imperial Army unit in three months, and it is best to go deeper below the company level, train their soldiers and improve their combat power. In this way, as long as the Imperial Army is sent to assist in supervising the battle, the Chinese can deal with the Chinese by themselves! Even if we cannot win, it will greatly consume the troops and supplies of the Eighth Route Army. When the "No. 1 Battle" is completed, we can gather military forces to clean up these arrogant Eighth Route Army!"

"Haha, it doesn't matter even if the Imperial Army is defeated repeatedly. As long as the brigade commander doesn't punish him, he will be kind, right? After all, we will be firmly controlled by all the Imperial Army soldiers, right?! Harada, it's so scheming!" Ei Setani laughed and gave Section Chief Harada a thumbs up.

"This idea is good! But you can't draw too many soldiers from the combat troops to implement it." Matsumoto nodded in agreement, thought for a moment, and ordered: "In this way, this plan will be determined as the 'Kuto Plan', and Harada Jun is fully responsible. I will apply to the North China Army Command to recruit a group of soldiers who are restored by the Restoration of the Invalid Army, so that they can be expanded to the platoon level of the Imperial Army Corps and platoon level as military advisers, and try not to affect the combat effectiveness of the brigade teams."

"Hayi! You must implement the 'July Plan' and punish the Eighth Route Army in the mountains!" Harada Izumi did not expect that such a major responsibility would make him fully responsible, and agreed with a flattery.

"Work hard, Harada Jun. When the 'Kuchi plan' is completed, I will ask for your merits. At that time, one more star or two on the epaulette depends on your grades!" Matsumoto Murata smiled and patted the young combat chief, Pronuo.
Chapter completed!