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Chapter 751: Combine vertically and horizontally!

Chapter 751: Vertical and horizontal combination!

Shanxi.

Taiyuan.

First Army Headquarters.

"Reporting to Commander, the North China Front Army Headquarters has just shared intelligence with our department."

"The 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army in southeastern Shanxi has completed pre-war mobilization, distributed ammunition, and distributed helmets. It will move north to attack Taiyuan today. I order your troops to prepare for the battle."

"Once the Eighth Route Army besieges Taiyuan, the North China Front Army will mobilize heavy troops to form a larger encirclement around Taiyuan."

"This is the central flowering tactic!"

"Commander of the North China Front, Okamura Neiji, His Majesty the Emperor is on board, and the Japanese Locust Army is on board!"

After listening to the communications staff read the telegram sent from the North China Front Army Headquarters, the commander of the First Army, Yoshio Iwamatsu, panicked.

If he hadn't been wary of Okamura Neji's orders, he would have slipped away from Taiyuan by plane.

But as the commander of the First Army, even if he was panicking in his heart, he could never show it on his face.

Because even if he, the leader of the First Army, is panicked, the people under his command will definitely be panicked, and the morale of the entire First Army may also collapse.

"Yoshi!"

Iwamatsu Yoshio narrowed his eyes, and a chilling aura spread out:

"As expected of General Okamura Neiji, he can keenly seize opportunities. If the Eighth Route Army dares to attack Taiyuan, the Eighth Route Army will be buried under Taiyuan City!"

Seeing Yoshio Iwamatsu's confidence, Masao Hanatani and Masao Miyazaki couldn't help but feel excited.

The keen Yamamoto Kazuki heard a trace of vibrato in Iwamatsu Yoshio's tone.

Your Excellency, Commander, is still afraid of death!

In addition, this central flowering tactic, Yamamoto Kazuki thought to himself, I am very familiar with this.

At first, the Yamazaki detachment penetrated deep into the hinterland of the Eighth Route Army's southeastern Shanxi base area and waited for reinforcements at a place called Guanjianao.

Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka, the former commander of the First Army, also wanted the Yamazaki Detachment to hold back the main force of the Eighth Route Army.

Then the main force of the First Army prepared to form a large encirclement outside Guanjianao and eat up the main force of the Eighth Route Army.

The idea is rich, but the reality is cruel.

Before the main force of the First Army arrived, the Yamazaki detachment had already been wiped out, let alone forming an encirclement to eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army.

If the Eighth Route Army was not absolutely sure, would it send troops to attack Taiyuan?

Thinking of this, Yamamoto Kazuki looked at Yoshio Iwamatsu and said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, Commander, I think the troops in Taiyuan are still too few. I suggest that the troops of the 33rd Division and the 37th Division be also transferred back.

Taiyuan to resist the Eighth Route Army's attack!"

Iwamatsu Yoshio nodded, looked at Yamamoto Kazuki, and said: "Yamamoto-kun's words make sense!"

Regarding the strength of Taiyuan's troops, even a few more divisions would not be too much for Yoshio Iwamatsu.

After a pause, Yoshio Iwamatsu looked at Masa Hanatani: "Kanatani-kun, please immediately draft a telegram and apply to the commander of the North China Front, General Okamura Neiji, to transfer the 33rd Division and the 37th Division back to Taiyuan!"

"Hi!"

Hua Guzheng responded, and then began to draft a telegram.

After drafting the telegram, Yoshio Iwamatsu looked at it and found no problems, so he signed his name.

Then he handed the telegram to the communications staff, who bowed his head first and left quickly with the telegram in his hand.

More than half an hour later, the North China Front Army Headquarters called back.

Okamura Neiji rejected Iwamatsu Yoshio's application, saying that the 33rd Division and the 37th Division could not withdraw to Taiyuan for the time being, which would affect Okamura Neiji's central flowering plan.

After reading this telegram, Yoshio Iwamatsu almost blurted out his greetings to Neji Okamura's ancestors.

For the sake of the so-called Central Blossom Operation Plan, you actually ignored the safety of the First Army Headquarters. If the First Army Headquarters was wiped out by the Eighth Route Army, can you, Okamura Neiji, take on this responsibility?

However.

Dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, Iwamatsu Yoshio still has to carry out the orders of Okamura Neji.

Hanatani Masaru and Miyazaki Masao were at a loss when they saw this telegram.

According to intelligence analysis, the total strength of the Eighth Route Army's attack on Taiyuan this time was at least 150,000, which was more than five times that of the Japanese army in Taiyuan.

The firepower is extremely powerful and the ammunition is sufficient. Can the First Army's troops in Taiyuan hold out until reinforcements arrive?

Moreover, if the Eighth Route Army dares to attack Taiyuan, it will definitely send troops to block the reinforcements.

"Your Excellency, Commander." Kazuki Yamamoto suggested, "I don't think Taiyuan can be saved with reinforcements. Since the Eighth Route Army dares to attack Taiyuan, it will definitely have a chance of winning. Maybe the Eighth Route Army has more powerful weapons."

Iwamatsu Yoshio's expression changed, and then he nodded, expressing his agreement with Yamamoto Kazuki's words.

Every once in a while, a new regiment of the Eighth Route Army will appear with a more lethal weapon.

From the submachine guns at the beginning to the 150mm howitzers and tanks now, they did not appear all at once, but appeared one after another within two years.

"Yamamoto-kun, what do you mean?" Masao Miyazaki looked suddenly surprised, as if he had thought of something, and asked, "The Eighth Route Army has heavy artillery with a larger caliber than the 150mm howitzer?"

"It's not impossible!"

Yamamoto Kazuki nodded.

After hearing Yamamoto's analysis, Yoshio Iwamatsu's expression suddenly turned ugly.

Although Major General Yamamoto said it was not impossible, Yoshio Iwamatsu knew very well that this possibility was very high!

The aid channel behind Li Yunlong probably provided Li Yunlong with heavier artillery of larger caliber.

After all, the aid channels include aircraft and tanks, not to mention large-caliber heavy artillery.

"Yamamoto-kun, what good plan do you have?" Iwamatsu Yoshio said helplessly, "If the Eighth Route Army has larger-caliber heavy artillery, our First Army may not be able to defend Taiyuan."

Yoshio Iwamatsu knew very well that this was just speculation by Yamamoto and him.

Based on the speculation, I went to Okamura Neiji to apply to transfer the 33rd Division and the 37th Division back to Taiyuan. Okamura Neiji would definitely not agree.

Now we can only rely on the First Army to save ourselves.

Yamamoto Kazuki asked: "Your Excellency, Commander, have you ever heard of He Zong Lian Heng?"

"United vertically and horizontally?" Yoshio Iwamatsu was stunned, "What does this mean?"

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Yamamoto Kazuki said in a deep voice: "Combining vertical and horizontal lines is the diplomatic and military policy advocated and implemented by political advisors during the Warring States Period in ancient China."

"As for the historical allusions, I won't go into details here."

"We can leak the news to the Jinsui Army and the Central Army that the Eighth Route Army is about to mobilize heavy troops to attack Taiyuan."

"This time the Eighth Route Army attacked Taiyuan, and the main force came out in full force. The base areas in northwestern Shanxi and southeastern Shanxi will inevitably be empty."

"If the Jinsui Army takes advantage of this opportunity to attack northwest Shanxi, and the Central Army in Zhongtiao Mountain takes advantage of this opportunity to attack southeastern Shanxi, they can force the Eighth Route Army to return for reinforcements."

"Then the siege of Taiyuan can be lifted. I believe that the Jinsui Army and the Central Army are not willing to see the Eighth Route Army capture Taiyuan."

Hearing this, Yoshio Iwamatsu's eyes couldn't help but light up slightly. This was a train of thought.

It would be good if the Central Army and the Shanxi-Sui Army attacked the bandit areas of the Eighth Route Army, but if they did not attack, there would be no loss for the Japanese army.

"I didn't expect that Yamamoto-kun," Iwamatsu Yoshio said, "already possesses strategic thinking."

Yamamoto Kazuki lowered his head slightly: "Your Excellency, Commander, you are so complimentary!"

Then, Iwamatsu Yoshio looked at Yamamoto Kazuki: "Yamamoto-kun, your intelligence department should immediately find a way to pass the information on the Eighth Route Army's heavy troop concentration to the Central Army and the Jinsui Army, so that the Chongqing government and the Second Theater Command can use the final

If the Chongqing government and the Shanxi-Sui Army are willing to attack the bandit areas of the Eighth Route Army, the Locust Army is willing to cooperate and hold back the main force of the Eighth Route Army attacking Taiyuan."

At present, Kazuki Yamamoto is mainly in charge of the intelligence department of the First Army.

Although no valuable information was obtained, the intelligence department of the First Army did not make any mistakes.

"Hi!"

Yamamoto Kazuki lowered his head suddenly.

When he raised his head, Yamamoto Kazuki narrowed his eyes. The Eighth Route Army had just had a conflict with the Jinsui Army.

Li Yunlong hacked Yan Xishan's more than 2,500 skilled workers, as well as the weapons and equipment of a reinforced battalion, and a transport team of more than 350 mules and horses. Does Yan Xishan dare to send troops to attack northwest Shanxi?



Luliang Mountain.

Kenanpo.

Second Theater Command.

Yan Xishan used to work in Qiulin Town, northern Shaanxi.

However, after the Eighth Route Army gained strength, the Japanese army showed a defensive contraction in Shanxi and had no time to take care of the Shanxi-Sui Army.

So Yan Xishan returned to Kenanpo and lived here for a long time.

As for the Eighth Route Army, as long as the Jinsui Army does not take the initiative to provoke the Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army will not take the initiative to attack the Jinsui Army.

Yan Xishan still understands this point clearly.

Even the last time he ordered Japanese spies and military control agents to be planted among skilled workers, the Eighth Route Army did not attack Luliang Mountain.

Now the Eighth Route Army's main enemy is the Japanese army, with the great cause of the nation as its top priority.

But once the Japanese are driven away, there will definitely be a big battle between the Eighth Route Army and the Shanxi-Sui Army.

After all, Shanxi is such a large territory, and one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers.

Yan Xishan was washing his feet and getting ready to go to bed when Yang Xingru, deputy commander of the Second Theater Command, walked in quickly with a telegram in his hand.

Yang Xingru first gave a military salute, and then exclaimed: "Report to the commander, something big has happened!"

Yan Xishan's expression changed and he asked: "Xingru, it's so late, what big thing happened?"

Yang Xingru said casually: "The intelligence department of the Japanese First Army has just delivered a piece of information to our intelligence department at Taiyuan Station. The Eighth Route Army in northwest Shanxi and the main force of the Eighth Route Army in southeast Shanxi are about to gather heavy troops to attack Taiyuan."

"What do you mean?" Yan Xishan sat up in shock, "The Eighth Route Army is going to gather heavy troops to attack Taiyuan? Is the news true?"

"It should be true." Yang Xingru nodded.

Yan Xishan frowned slightly and his expression became complicated.

Although the Eighth Route Army is nominally a subordinate of Yan Xishan, it is only in name. When the Eighth Route Army conducts any combat operations, he, the commander-in-chief of the Second Theater Command, is never greeted.

He only learned about such a big thing as the Eighth Route Army's attack on Taiyuan from the Japanese.

But this is nothing. Yan Xishan has long been accustomed to the Eighth Route Army going its own way.

After all, as the commander of the Second War Zone, he had never allocated any military pay or combat supplies to the Eighth Route Army.

Yan Xishan thought to himself that since the Eighth Route Army dared to attack Taiyuan, it meant it had a chance of winning.

After all, with the Eighth Route Army's fighting style, if there was no chance of victory, soldiers would never go to Taiyuan to die.

Seeing Yan Xishan's eyes looking deep in thought, Yang Xingru said again: "Commander, Major General Kazuki Yamamoto of the First Army of the Japanese Army also sent you a message, saying that as long as you, Commander, send troops to attack the Eighth Route Army base area in northwest Shanxi, the First Army will agree to your request. All conditions are met, and at the same time, the First Army will try its best to hold back the main force of the Eighth Route Army attacking Taiyuan..."

When Yan Xishan heard this, his eyes narrowed slightly: "Hmm!?"


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