Peking.

Iron Lion Alley.

The heavily guarded Japanese North China Front Headquarters.

"The main force of the Eighth Route Army is already gathering towards Datong and Yangquan?"

After listening to Yamamoto Kazuki, who was in charge of the intelligence, read out the latest information, Okamura Neji's expression became stern and his expression became a little solemn.

Judging from various intelligence sources, the Eighth Route Army will launch a fierce offensive against the North China Front Army in the near future.

"Hi."

Yamamoto Kazuki replied:

"It seems that the Eighth Route Army wants to use a pincer offensive to defeat the locust army in Zhangjiakou and Shimen City, and then attack the Pingjin area."

Yamamoto Kazuki saw through the Eighth Route Army's offensive tactics at a glance.

Although he saw through it, he had no solution.

The gap in strength between the two sides is too great to be bridged by ordinary tactics.

Even Neji Okamura, who is known as the master tactician, can't do anything, let alone Kazuki Yamamoto.

"Then, the ambush troops of the 11th Division can be ordered to set off."

Okamura Neji turned around, stared at the map for a while, and then said to Yamamoto Kazuki in a stern tone:

"This ambush must demoralize the Eighth Route Army!"

Those divisions of the North China Front that were severely beaten by the Eighth Route Army, such as the 1st Division, 26th Division, 40th Division and 56th Division, all suffered from low morale.

Now the North China Front Army is in urgent need of a victory to boost the morale of the troops and break the myth of the Eighth Route Army's invincibility.

In this way, the North China Front Army has a chance of winning, or the defeat will not be so ugly.

"Hi."

Kazuki Yamamoto quickly drafted a telegram and gave it to a staff officer to take to the communications room.

"Your Excellency, General."

"A telegram was sent from the secret service headquarters of the five provinces in North China. This year, Henan Province has suffered a severe drought that has never been seen in a century, and the number of Chinese people affected by the disaster has reached 30 million."

Kazuki Yamamoto reports again on Neji Okamura.

"Pity."

Okamura Neji sighed:

"This year's plan to capture Yu Province cannot be implemented."

In the middle of the year, Okamura Neiji already knew about the severe drought in Henan Province this year, and formulated some operational plans to capture Henan Province, preparing to implement them by the end of the year.

When Yu Province encounters such a huge disaster, the National Government will never be able to provide so much food for disaster relief.

At this time, as long as the locust army provides some food and hangs the lives of some victims, these victims will help the locust army fight the Chinese government forces.

The locust army will definitely be able to capture Henan Province by then.

At that time, the North China Front Army will be able to feel proud and proud at the base camp and Tianchu.

But before this combat plan could be implemented, the Eighth Route Army launched a major counterattack in North China.

At this time, Okamura Neiji no longer had any extra troops, combat supplies or food to use to attack Yu Province.

It is difficult to protect yourself, let alone take the initiative to attack.

"Let's find a way to block the Eighth Route Army's attack first. If we can survive this attack, we can capture Yu Province next year."

Okamura Neji said.

At this moment, the communications staff officer walked in quickly and bowed his head to Neji Okamura to report:

"General, a telegram has just been sent from the base camp. The main force of the Kwantung Army and the main force of the 11th Army have completed their secret assembly and can reinforce the North China Front at any time."

"In addition, two B divisions have boarded ships in the mainland and are ready to depart at any time to land at Tianjin Port to support the North China Front."

Upon hearing this, Okamura Neji, Yusumei San and Yamamoto Kazuki all looked slightly happy.

"The base camp didn't reply to us for half a month. It turned out that the Kwantung Army and the main force of the 11th Army were ordered to prepare secretly."

The chief of staff has three skills:

"Your Excellency, General."

"As for the reinforcement of the main force of the Eastern Army and the main force of the 11th Army, our North China Front Army can hold North China."

Okamura Neiji also nodded and said happily: "It seems that His Majesty the Emperor and the headquarters have not given up on North China, nor on our North China Front."

It is only the end of 1942, and the Japanese army has not yet reached its end.

However, the Japanese military strength in the Pacific was also very tight.

What the Japanese base camp thought was that after the North China Campaign was completed and the Eighth Route Army was wiped out, the Japanese army would have to dedicate a large number of troops to the Pacific battlefield.

Just a group of farmers with some external support.

Is it even more powerful than the US military in the Pacific?

Okamura Neji felt that he could do it again, and he was instantly confident. He quickly walked to the wall and looked at the map on the wall with his eyes full of thought.

"Currently, the North China Front has 14 divisions, mainly distributed in Zhangjiakou, Shimen City, Baoding and Pingjin areas."

"Order the main force of the six divisions of the Locust Army in Zhangjiakou and Shimen City to hold out for three days and then pretend to be defeated and retreat."

Okamura Neiji said without looking back.

Now that there are main reinforcements from the 11th Army and the Kwantung Army, Okamura Neji is also ready to let go and fight.

He is ready to play a big game of chess.

"Lure the enemy deep and gather them together to annihilate them. General, are you prepared to use the central bloom tactic?"

Yumo Jingsan's expression changed, and he quickly understood Okamura Neji's thoughts.

Yamamoto Kazuki also rolled his eyes and guessed Okamura's tactics at the same time.

"That's right!"

"As long as the main force of the 11th Army and the Kwantung Army arrive in time, we can defeat at least one main force of the Eighth Route Army and break the Eighth Route Army's pincer offensive."

Okamura Neji changed his previous gloomy look, his expression and tone were full of confidence.

Yamamoto Kazuki followed Okamura Neji's thoughts and thought carefully, and felt that there was a chance of winning this battle.

Although the Eighth Route Army has good equipment and powerful firepower, many Eighth Route Army soldiers are new recruits. If you want to fully utilize the firepower of those equipment, you must have experienced technical troops.

Therefore, the Eighth Route Army's combat effectiveness is very strong on paper, but its actual combat effectiveness must be somewhat compromised.

Although the Japanese army is relatively weak in terms of firepower, combined with the main forces of the Kwantung Army and the 11th Army, the total strength is at least four to five million.

Moreover, the Eighth Route Army was encircled. Looking at it this way, the chances of winning were very high.

"Your Excellency, General, I think this tactic is feasible!"

Kazuki Yamamoto also said:

"However, the Eighth Route Army's intelligence capabilities are very powerful. If this tactic is to be implemented successfully, it must be ensured that the intelligence is not leaked."

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Yes." Okamura Neji nodded, "Arisue-kun, Yamamoto-kun."

Yumo Seizo and Yamamoto Kazuki heard this and stood up solemnly.

Okamura Neiji looked serious and ordered: "Your staff will immediately formulate corresponding combat plans and contingency plans based on this tactic as soon as possible. This battle is related to the life and death of our North China Front Army. The Locust Army can only win, not lose!"

"Hi."

Yusue Seizo and Yamamoto Kazuki first bowed their heads together, then turned and left.

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Shimen City.

Japanese Army Command Headquarters.

"Reporting to the division commander, the commander of the North China Front, General Okamura Neiji, just sent a telegram!"

A communications staff officer walked in quickly and reported to the commander of the 11th Division, Lieutenant General Takamori Takashi.

"Telegram to me."

Takamori Takashi took the telegram from the communications staff and read it.

This telegram was drafted by Kazuki Yamamoto and signed by Neji Okamura, ordering the ambush troops to set off.

"Order the 12th Infantry Regiment and the Locust Army guerrillas to set off tonight."

Takashi Takamori looked at the communications staff officer and issued the combat order in a cold tone.

At present, the ambush plan and emergency response plan of the 11th Division have been formulated.

The 12th Infantry Regiment, the most elite of the 11th Division, was dispatched. Under the cover of the Japanese guerrillas, they detoured from Pingshan County and then went to Longwangtu, a dozen roads east of Niangziguan, to ambush the Eighth Route Army's columns.
To be continued...