The so-called three things a new official should do when he takes office.
Okabe, an old devil, started drastic reforms as soon as he took office.
Just like what Kong Jie guessed about the character of the old devil Okabe.
After Okabe took office, he first analyzed the opponent's Eighth Route Army, then began to analyze the shortcomings in the North China Front's strategic deployment, and even directly criticized the previous commander Okamura Neiji's blindness in combat deployment.
"Comprehensive large-scale construction of fortifications will only waste too much unnecessary manpower and material resources! We must learn to use our troops at key points. China's territory is so large, as long as we occupy some major counties, towns, and guard transportation arteries
, is enough to control most of their economy and resources. As for those places where the Eighth Route Army hides in the wilderness, how much profit will there be even if they are occupied?"
"It is foolish to use one's own shortcomings to attack the enemy's strong points."
"When a cunning mouse gets into a mouse hole, a smart cat will never go into the mouse hole. In a narrow space, it may even be bitten to death by the mouse in turn. Instead, it will hide near the mouse hole without making a sound.
, wait for the mouse to show its head, pounce on it at any time and bite it to death!"
As the analysis continued, Okabe even overturned the actions of the previous North China commanders.
"Including the large-scale implementation of the cage policy at the time, which consumed so much manpower and material resources, it failed to completely eliminate these Eighth Route Army forces. Instead, they were destroyed in one fell swoop by the so-called Hundred Regiment Campaign of the Eighth Route Army, which made the Eighth Route Army famous."<
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"In the final analysis, these strategic deployments were in the wrong direction from the beginning."
"Senior Okamura and the others were defeated not by the incompetence of the imperial troops in combat, but by the flaws in the strategy itself."
After swearing these words, Okabe, who took office as a new official, immediately proposed four strategies to suppress bandits at the military conference held in Peiping:
"The first policy is to strengthen the construction of key fortifications on the Tongpu Line, Shide Line, Pinghan Line, Jinpu Line, Jiaoji Line and other railways and highways. We will no longer learn from the Okacun period of comprehensive and large-scale construction of fortifications, and only
Points."
Okabe said: "Chinese culture has a saying that it is better to be sparse than to block. China's land is too vast, especially the uninhabited mountainous areas.
The Eighth Route Army hides in these places, just like cunning mice getting into their carefully crafted mouse holes. At this time, it is foolish to blindly get into the mouse holes.
What we have to do is to guard the entrance of the hole, block key points, firmly control important counties, cities and towns, and control important military communication lines.
In this way, even if the Eighth Route Army in the occupied area cannot be eliminated immediately, it is enough to restrict them to a fixed area and cannot move, in order to stabilize the rear of our empire."
"The second strategy is to recruit a large number of traitor organizations and punitive teams with all the five poisons, provide them with materials and equipment, and let them compete repeatedly with the Eighth Route Army, establish strongholds, and cooperate with the imperial army in guarding and raiding.
Give them materials and funds and let them stay in one place to specifically persecute the people in the guerrilla zone. The Eighth Route Army cannot prevent them!
In addition, a tobacco isolation zone was established, and all the fields in the area bordering the Eighth Route Army were destroyed to plant tobacco. These traitors from Northeast China, traitors from North China, and the North Korean puppet troops uniformly managed these tobacco fields, and if they wanted supplies, they could exchange them for tobacco."
"The third strategy is to strengthen the political offensive, send people to lure the anti-Japanese armed forces close to the Eighth Route Army base area, and let them cause friction with the Eighth Route Army. Stabilize the security area and reduce a little tax, ostensibly restrain the spy gendarmerie agencies that harm the people, and promote Japan-China goodwill everywhere.
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"The fourth strategy is to deploy a large number of mechanized mixed mobile units between the security areas and the guerrilla areas to prevent the Eighth Route Army from breaking through the defense lines of the guerrilla areas.
Reorganize the North China Air Force and move all frontline airports to core occupied areas such as Taiyuan, Datong, Zhangjiakou, Jinan, Tianjin, Peking, and SJZ. Strengthen air defense. Combine with the Kwantung Army Air Force to continuously conduct air strikes on the weak Eighth Route Army base areas to attract the Eighth Route Army aviation.
The team will attack and destroy them in one fell swoop!"
With the four strategies decided, Okabe is full of confidence.
"In this way, even if the Eighth Route Army cannot be eliminated immediately, the Eighth Route Army will not be afraid of it!"
At this time, the only problem facing Okabe was probably how to retake Licheng, Xiangyuan and other five cities.
Okabe also learned a lot about the battle situation surrounding the Five Cities.
On the military simulation sand table of the Japanese combat staff, the Japanese staff recreated the battle situation surrounding Licheng and other five cities at that time.
"The Eighth Route Army launched their so-called nail tactics. First, they built a large number of solid defenses in advance in the four cities around Licheng, including Xiangyuan, Lucheng, Shexian, and Liaoxian. They used them as nails to continuously consume our empire.
strength."
"The battle situation at that time was so tragic that it was like a slaughterhouse. These damn Eighth Route Army used their absolute defense and firepower advantages to often cause greater casualties to our army at a lower cost!"
Okabe nodded, frowning.
He also learned from the Japanese staff that behind the battle in Licheng and other five cities, the planners were the extremely famous Northwest Shanxi Iron Triangle, including the First Anti-Japanese Independent Detachment of Northwest Shanxi, as well as the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment of the Eighth Route Army.
Group.
One of the teams was naturally ranked first by the Japanese as a threat to the Japanese army.
"General, the First Independent Anti-Japanese Detachment in Northwestern Shanxi led by General Kong Jie of the Eighth Route Army, according to the investigation of the relevant intelligence departments of our army, so far, in terms of military strength, I am afraid that it has reached the division level of the Chinese army's regular establishment, and even has
Much more than that.
In addition, their equipment is very sophisticated, especially their elite soldiers wearing steel helmets, who are equipped with almost all American-style equipment.
In the battle around the five cities of Licheng, just one team caused huge damage to our imperial troops.
When His Excellency Commander Okamura was here, he always regarded Kong Jie and this detachment as a serious problem and wanted to get rid of it quickly!"
Okabe nodded.
Although he has not yet officially fought against this opponent he has never met before, he has already felt the pressure coming towards him.
But he was more excited, and he even swore secretly in his heart:
Okamura-senpai, if you fail to eliminate your opponents, let me help you eliminate them!
Then through analysis, after understanding the relevant situations of Licheng, Xiangyuan, Lucheng and other five cities, Okabe began to pace back and forth in the headquarters, thinking about countermeasures.
The Licheng area has been the base camp of the Japanese 36th Division for many years.
Together with the surrounding four cities, its military position is very important, and it is also the hub of various transportation lines. Once Licheng is controlled by the Eighth Route Army, it will be equivalent to a nail stuck in the throat for the Japanese army, and even
It can make it difficult for Japan to even breathe.
So no matter what, 50% of Licheng and others must be reoccupied.
Before Okacun left office, he had been planning how to retake Licheng, Xiangyuan and other five cities.
It’s just a question of how to fight.
In five cities including Licheng and Xiangyuan, the Eighth Route Army built flesh-and-blood mills, which caused huge casualties to the Japanese army and still haunt the Japanese soldiers.
In addition, the concrete defenses of the five cities are easy to defend and difficult to attack.
If a forcible offensive is carried out, the gains may outweigh the losses for the Japanese army.
Gumbo thought for a long time while pacing, and finally made a battle plan:
"Besieged without attacking, forcing the Eighth Route Army in Licheng and other five cities to collapse!"
Okabe believes: "The Eighth Route Army has built extremely stable fortifications in five cities including Licheng and Xiangyuan. In this case, we avoided these solid fortifications and only surrounded the city on the periphery, built an isolation zone, and completely blocked the Eighth Route in these five cities.
Just in a limited area.
Cut off all their transportation lines and cut off their water sources.
In addition, you can also conduct biological and chemical warfare!"
The Japanese chief of staff said quickly, "General, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to conduct biological and chemical warfare!"
"Oh, why?"
The Japanese chief of staff said in desperation that there were some small groups of combat troops in the Eighth Route Army who were elusive. They could even penetrate into some counties firmly occupied by the empire at any time as if they were in uninhabited territory.
Once upon a time, the empire was preparing to use some poison gas bombs in combat.
As a result, that night, several colored poison gas bombs were placed at the gate of the imperial headquarters camp.
That's exactly what the Eighth Route Army did.
"The Eighth Route Army used this method to show us that if we dare to use biological and chemical weapons and violate the Geneva Convention, they will fight back with the same means!"
Okabe was stunned for a moment. He probably didn't want to have to wear a gas mask when sleeping to prevent him from being poisoned on the bed by the gas bombs quietly dropped by the Eighth Route Army, so he had to give up this idea.
Finally, in accordance with Okabe's order, the Japanese army advanced to the surrounding areas of Licheng and other five cities, and built an isolation zone around the troops stationed outside Licheng.
In this way, the Japanese army formed a siege on Licheng, Xiangyuan and other five cities on the third day.
A team headquarters.
After learning about the actions of the Japanese army around the five cities of Licheng, Kong Jie said with a smile: "It seems that this old Japanese soldier Okabe still has some tricks. He can surround us without attacking. This is somewhat similar to the method used by our 120th Division to attack Taiyuan City."
Similar.
What a pity! The little devil arrived too late, we are also preparing to evacuate!"
Then, the order from the headquarters was issued to the five-city garrison headquarters.
"Evacuate at night and launch a surprise attack on the Japanese defensive forces."
In this regard, Kong Jie said: "This old devil Okabe has made such a big noise and surrounded five cities, so we have to sell him some face!
A fight at night shows that we have no choice but to evacuate from the five cities and let the little devils taste the sweetness!"
After a night of fierce fighting.
The next day.
As soon as Okabe opened his sleepy eyes, the Japanese chief of staff rushed to report with joy on his face: "General, good news, Licheng, Xiangyuan and other five cities have been captured!"
"Nani?"
Okabe was stunned. He didn't expect the plan to go so smoothly.
"What is the specific situation?"
"After Licheng, Xiangyuan and other five cities were completely surrounded by our army, the Eighth Route Army in the city probably did not want to be completely overwhelmed by us, so they launched a surprise attack at night and have completely broken out!"
Okabe was speechless for a moment. This battle situation was completely different from what he expected.
But after all, we have captured the five cities of Licheng, which is good news.
After the command was issued, various Japanese troops quickly moved in to occupy Licheng, Xiangyuan, Shexian, Liaoxian, and Lucheng.
As early as Licheng, Xiangyuan and other five cities were occupied by the Eighth Route Army, they were built into an almost airtight military zone, wrapped in three layers of defense lines inside and outside, making it impossible for the Japanese spies to penetrate.
It was not until the Japanese troops reoccupied five cities including Licheng and Xiangyuan that they entered the city. Only then did they realize that the city was completely empty. Neither the Eighth Route Army garrison troops nor the civilians could be seen.
In such a large county town, the originally lively streets and alleys were deserted.
In a trance, it seemed as if I had entered an empty and silent ghost town.
Oh, there are people in the city, and even the little devils who were frightened into the city immediately drew their guns and prepared to shoot. But when they approached, they were surprised to find that it was a clothes-lined scarecrow with straws stuck in it.
After hearing the news, Okabe didn't believe it and even rushed from Peking to Licheng to investigate the situation.
When he entered the city and saw everything around him, he was completely stunned.
For a moment, he didn't know what kind of complicated emotions he faced and accepted all of this.
An inexplicable sentence came out of his heart:
"Senior Okamura! You have been completely deceived!"
The air battle in Licheng destroyed the Eighth Route Army's military parade plan and caused heavy casualties to the soldiers and civilians of the Eighth Route Army in Licheng. This was all a trick of the Eighth Route Army from beginning to end. They had already moved the people in the city and turned this place into a
The cities are empty.
Okabe asked the reporters accompanying the army to take pictures of everything in the city, and he thought about sending these photos to Okamura.
Suddenly, he also wanted to know how his senior Okamura-kun would react when he received these photos and learned about the 50% situation of Licheng and others.
Then came the shock.
Directly evacuate Licheng, Xiangyuan, Shexian and other five cities. Not only the equipment and materials, but also the hundreds of thousands of people in the cities were all relocated.
"These damn Eighth Route Army are so courageous!"
And these common people, who were originally as humble as pigs and dogs in the eyes of the Japanese army, have now all disappeared from Licheng, Xiangyuan and other five cities.
At first glance, it seems to have no impact on the Japanese army.
The trouble lies behind.
Five cities including Licheng, Xiangyuan and Shexian were completely empty!
However, the military value of these five cities is extremely high. They are both transportation hubs and important military areas. The Japanese army still has to occupy them and create a stable occupation area.
It's just that the five county towns in such a large area cannot be empty. Only Japanese troops are stationed here, right?
Although the Japanese army regards the Chinese people as nothing, the little devils have to admit that it is from these Chinese people that they can continuously squeeze and exploit them to obtain abundant labor and logistics resources to ensure the continuous operations of the army.
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If there were no people in the five cities, who knows how much resources the Japanese army would have to spend to firmly occupy these five cities?
Realizing the trouble, Okabe began to scold the Eighth Route Army for being cunning, but helplessly formulated a follow-up plan to relocate people to the five cities and re-establish a stable occupied area.
In the battle around Licheng, Xiangyuan and other five cities, Okabe did taste the sweetness, but he also realized the cunning and shrewdness of his opponent...