Since taking office as commander of the North China Front, he has not issued any major orders.
Basically, the staff draws up the battle plan and then approves its execution.
Routine. Going through the motions.
It can almost be said that he has not yet formed his own opinions. He is not much different from the previous Toshi Tada.
What's the reason?
It's just that he hasn't figured out what Tubalu is going to do.
He needs to make a judgment after careful study.
Judgment of what?
The strategic intention of Tubal Road.
Is Tubal Road going to be a comprehensive counterattack or a partial counterattack?
Or is it just an assault in a certain direction?
He has always felt that he is very calm and objective, seeking truth from facts, not exaggerating, and not hiding anything.
When he commanded the 11th Army in Central China, the battle plan he personally formulated was very pragmatic. With an army of about 100,000 troops, he suppressed nearly a million Chinese troops and could not move.
The fifth theater, fourth theater, ninth theater, etc. of the Chinese army are unable to do anything to the 11th Army.
This is the achievement.
Therefore, the base camp appreciates him very much.
This time, there was no resistance and no competition for his promotion to the Commander of the Northern China Front.
Yokoyama Isamu, Iwamatsu Yoshio and others also followed the trend. They wanted to lift him up immediately.
But this position is not easy to work in.
As soon as he took office, Okamura Neji felt that things were difficult to handle.
The fighting on Tubal Road was completely unorganized.
A hammer in the east and a stick in the west, no one knows what Tubal Road is going to do.
Some of the battle plans seem childish.
Full of loopholes.
Pay attention to one thing and lose another.
It doesn't look like an organized command at all.
It's more like a plate of loose sand.
There are many examples to prove this.
Taking the war in Jin Province as an example, the battle in Cangyunling has not yet completely ended, and Tubal Road has opened a new battlefield in Ping'an County.
The battle in Ping'an County was not over yet, and another fierce battle took place in Fan County.
There is no routine at all.
One wave is not over, another wave is coming up again. The rhythm is very disordered.
Completely unstructured.
It's like a child playing house, doing whatever he wants.
result……
Fires broke out everywhere.
Looking at one thing and missing another everywhere.
The Japanese army was indeed suffering. But the Eighth Route Army should also be suffering.
For the Eighth Route Army, such a chaotic fighting style could not fully exert its combat effectiveness. There were also many mistakes.
The final conclusion Okamura Neji came to was——
Tubalu's tactics are not clever. They are even quite bad.
It was only because the contrast in combat effectiveness between the front and rear was too great that the Japanese army was unable to adapt and suffered continuous defeats.
However……
This conclusion was quickly overturned.
Because Tubal Road fought hard in Jizhong, Pingxi, Baoding, and Cangzhou.
Still seems to be messing around.
Fires of war are ignited everywhere.
The Japanese army was exhausted.
After a series of battles, the Japanese army lost tens of thousands of people.
Very terrible.
Tubalu's poor tactics have achieved quite obvious results.
The Japanese army was completely unable to adapt to Tubal Road's chaotic tactics.
Beat the old master to death with a blind fist!
Okamura Neji had no solution to this messy style of play.
Before Tubal Road's strategic goals are clearly understood, any troop mobilization may give Tubal Road more opportunities.
It is better to wait and see what happens.
To put it bluntly, for the time being, I can only passively be beaten.
feeling bad.
But I can only endure it.
"Commander..."
Miyano came in cautiously.
I first looked at Okamura Neji's face and found that there was nothing unusual, so I felt relieved.
I hope the commander won't get angry...
"Miyano-kun, where did Tubal Road launch a new attack?"
"They captured Fengning."
"How many troops are there?"
"According to the report from the Fengning garrison, there are about two thousand people in one regiment."
"The one stationed in Fengning is the Watanabe Brigade."
"Yes."
"I remember that Watanabe Zhongzuo once used a large force to defeat more than 20,000 Chinese troops..."
"yes……"
Miyano lowered his head and responded softly.
That's right. Watanabe's team is indeed very capable. Watanabe Shaozuo was promoted to center left because of this.
but……
What he met this time was the Eighth Route Army.
The Eighth Route Army is very different from other Chinese armies.
When talking about the Chinese army, the Eighth Route Army cannot usually be included.
Why?
Because there are only three divisions in the Eighth Route Army! But there are hundreds of thousands of people!
Watanabe's center-left army has super strong combat effectiveness and can defeat other Chinese troops in two divisions. However, it is difficult to defeat the Eighth Route Army in both regiments.
No, they were wiped out by a regiment of Tubalu. Or they were completely wiped out!
Just one group!
The strength comparison was at most 2 to 1. Then the Watanabe Brigade collapsed.
The Watanabe Brigade is still defending the city!
The Watanabe Brigade is still on the defensive!
In the end, it still failed to block the attack of a group from Tubal Road!
absurd!
It happens to be true.
Miyano knew the entire battle process very clearly.
Tubal Road is not Tubal Road.
When they came up, they were bombarded by 75mm mountain artillery.
The Watanabe Brigade suffered heavy casualties.
The always brave Watanabe Zhongzuo was angry and anxious, and immediately led his troops to launch a counterattack.
"idiot!"
"Tubalu! Dead, dead!"
Watanabe Zhongzuo roared crazily.
He has always been the only one to bully the Chinese army. When did it become the Chinese army’s turn to bully him?
He wants to defeat the damn Tubalu in a field battle.
result……
A single shelling attack from Tubal Road killed Watanabe Zhongzuo.
Subsequently, the remaining Japanese invaders could not hold out for long. Fengning was finally captured. All the Japanese invaders stationed in Fengning were killed.
"I see."
Okamura Neji said slowly.
Although it is bad news, it is not bad news.
Fengning was lost and the Watanabe Brigade was shattered. It was not a big deal. Peiping would not be in danger either.
Now, the most important thing is to find the crux.
"How's the situation in Toronto?"
"The imperial army encountered some difficulties in their attack..."
"What's the difficulty? Do you know?"
"this……"
Miyano was about to speak but stopped.
Seriously. He knows something.
After all, he is the chief of staff and is also responsible for intelligence work. There must be a lot of gossip.
Those who engage in intelligence have many avenues.
The problem is that gossip is not an official report. If you talk nonsense, it can easily lead to unimaginable consequences. As the chief of staff, he has always been cautious.
"I'm the only one here."
"Tie!"
Miyano then revealed some news.
Some acquaintances in the Kwantung Army quietly told him. The news was definitely true, but there was no official notification.
The Kwantung Army aviation force is continuing to bomb Toronto. Five batches of aircraft have taken off so far.
It is said that it achieved quite "remarkable" results. However, it also lost some aircraft. Dozens of pilots did not return.
"Sou Ga..."
Okamura Neji said slowly.
He doesn't pay attention to the previous results or anything like that. He only pays attention to the information behind.
The Kwantung Army aviation lost dozens of aircraft and dozens of pilots.
This is a very serious loss.
It's almost the same as last year's Nomenhan battle.
However, Duolun is just a small city, and there are not many people on Tubal Road.
The Kwantung Army's aviation suffered such heavy losses, indicating that it encountered a strong opponent.
Of course, this is not what Okamura Neji is most worried about.
What he was most worried about was that if the Kwantung Army wanted to take military action, it would be unable to continue sending troops into the country.
Even the troops that have been sent into the customs before may be transferred out.
As a result, the Japanese military strength in North China will be greatly weakened.
This is what Neji Okamura least wants to see.
It's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. He deeply understands this.
Therefore, in the daily process of leading troops to fight, Okamura Neji held the troops very tightly.
When necessary, we will never easily transfer the troops under our jurisdiction.
If his superiors decide to transfer people, he will find ways to stop them.
