"What's the plan?"

After hearing Yamamoto Kazuki's words, Okamura Neji's expression moved slightly and he looked at Yamamoto Kazuki.

Sue Seizo and other officers and staff couldn't help but look at Yamamoto Kazuki.

At the moment, Kazuki Yamamoto can be called the third-in-command of the North China Front, and his status can be said to have soared.

Moreover, Kazuki Yamamoto is indeed quite capable. Since taking up the post of Deputy Chief of Staff of the North China Front, he has provided a lot of constructive suggestions.

After taking over the intelligence department of the North China Front, Yamamoto Kazuki also obtained some information about the Eighth Route Army.

Although the intelligence is not much, and the intelligence is not core secret, it is much stronger than the previous intelligence staff officers.

The main reason is that Yamamoto Kazuki was previously in charge of the intelligence work of the First Army.

Although the First Army's intelligence battle has been completely defeated by the Eighth Route Army, Yamamoto Kazuki fought against the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi, so he has relatively rich experience.

"General."

"IMHO."

Yamamoto Kazuki looked cold and said in a deep voice:

"It is difficult for our North China Front Army to withstand the Eighth Route Army's offensive alone. I guess that the New 1st Regiment, the New 2nd Regiment and the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army will be the main force in this battle."

All the Japanese officers, including Okamura Neji, nodded solemnly.

The main force of the Eighth Route Army headed by these three regiments has extremely strong combat effectiveness, especially the new regiment. The combat effectiveness of one regiment is equivalent to at least three Class A divisions of the Japanese army.

This is the data from the Battle of Zhengtai a few months ago. After these few months of development, the strength of the Eighth Route Army will probably become even more terrifying.

"Indeed." Okamura Neji nodded gloomily.

As the commander of the North China Front, Okamura Neiji did not want to admit that he could not defeat the Eighth Route Army, but this was the fact.

The Eighth Route Army has more than 1,000 artillery pieces with a caliber above 105 mm, and more than 500 tanks.

And what about the North China Front Army?

There are less than 100 heavy artillery pieces with a caliber above 105 mm, including the disabled 6th Heavy Artillery Regiment of the 1st Division, and the 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment hidden by Okamura Neiji.

In terms of light artillery firepower, there is a big gap between it and the Eighth Route Army.

Not to mention tanks, although the North China Front has nearly 100 tanks, these tanks are all Type 95 light and Type 97 medium tanks.

It was completely incomparable to the heavy tanks of the Eighth Route Army and was beaten to death.

In terms of air superiority, although the 6th Flying Division of the North China Front Army has been established, Okamura Neiji is not sure whether it can defeat the Eighth Route Army's air force.

However, judging from the defeat of the aviation units in Central China.

There is a high probability that the 6th Flying Division cannot defeat the Eighth Route Army Air Force.

In terms of infantry firepower, the Locust Army still uses bolt-action rifles, while the Eighth Route Army has used semi-automatic and fully-automatic firepower.

In terms of military strength, the Eighth Route Army also has an advantage. In addition, the Eighth Route Army also has the support of the common people.

In terms of air firepower, ground firepower and troops, as well as logistics, the North China Front was all at a major disadvantage.

To say that the North China Front Army could defeat the Eighth Route Army is to completely deceive oneself and others.

Although at the bottom of each division and brigade, the Japanese officers and soldiers all fanatically believed that the Locust Army would win this battle and the Eighth Route Army would be defeated.

But in the operations hall of the North China Front Army Headquarters, there were all senior Japanese military officers and staff officers.

When the paper data of both sides are laid out, no Japanese officer can be so stupid as to believe that the Locust Army will win.

"So, Yamamoto-kun, what are your countermeasures?"

After a pause, Okamura Neji looked at Yamamoto Kazuki.

Yamamoto Kazuki said in a deep voice: "Since our North China Front Army cannot stop the Eighth Route Army's attack, we can only ask for foreign aid."

"What if, when the Eighth Route Army attacked North China, it broke through the locust army defense lines in Shimen City, Baoding, and Zhangjiakou, and advanced towards the Pingjin area."

"The main force of the Locust Army in Central and South China and the main force of the Kwantung Army in Manchuria suddenly appeared behind the Eighth Route Army."

"We will have a chance to defeat the Eighth Route Army and even completely annihilate the main force of the Eighth Route Army attacking the North China Front."

The main battlefield of this battle was in North China. The terrain in North China was mostly plains, so the Japanese army had no way to use tunnels and counter-slope tactics.

Of course, even if the Japanese army adopted the tactics of tunnels and reverse slopes, the Eighth Route Army had its own countermeasures.

"Yamamoto-kun has a good idea. I have discussed this tactic with His Excellency the General and Lieutenant General Tanabe before."

You Mo Jing San is worried:

"But I'm afraid the base camp will not agree to the Locust Army in Central China and the Kwantung Army in Manchuria coming to fight in North China."

They had already discussed Yamamoto Kazuki's method before Tanabe Moritake died.

The result was that it was impossible for the base camp to send the Kwantung Army and the Japanese troops from Central China to fight in North China.

Not to mention mobilizing the Japanese troops in South China.

Moreover, this method was proposed by Moritake Tanabe.

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, the situation is different now."

Yamamoto Kazuki said in a deep voice.

"What's the difference?"

Youmo Jingsan asked in a deep voice.

Although all the Japanese officers looked gloomy and solemn, there was no smell of gunpowder in their words.

This battle is related to the life and death of the North China Front Army, and all the Japanese officers are working hard to achieve the same goal.

Yamamoto Kazuki said: "At that time, the Eighth Route Army did not have heavy long-range bombers and could not threaten the empire's mainland."

"Now the Eighth Route Army has heavy long-range bombers. Once North China is lost, the Eighth Route Army will definitely attack Manchuria and South China."

"When the Eighth Route Army drives the locust army out of China, the Eighth Route Army's heavy long-range bombers will probably visit the empire and drop bombs every day."

"We can inform the Prime Minister and His Majesty Tian Locust of the interests involved, as well as the current situation between the enemy and ourselves."

"They will definitely send troops to flank the attacking Eighth Route Army."

Okamura Neji nodded, what Yamamoto Kazuki said did make some sense.

The base camp has mobilized so many troops and combat materials for the North China Front Army.

If the North China Front is defeated, the base camp will definitely be unable to withstand it.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! If you continue to apply for reinforcements, the base camp will most likely continue to send reinforcements, and there may even be a stud.

This is the gambler mentality of the Japanese army.

Okamura Neiji thought that with the current strength of the Eighth Route Army, it would not be able to defeat the entire China Expedition Army.

At this moment, an officer from the intelligence department walked in quickly with a telegram in his hand, handed the telegram to Yamamoto Kazuki, paused, and left quickly.

Yamamoto Kazuki picked up the telegram and read it. After reading the telegram, Yamamoto Kazuki couldn't help but stare.

"Your Excellency, General, Your Excellency, Chief of Staff."

"I have just received information that some units of the Eighth Route Army are already making pre-war mobilization and material preparations. The Eighth Route Army will attack soon!"

Putting down the telegram in his hand, Kazuki Yamamoto looked at Neji Okamura and Seizo Arisu with a solemn expression.

Okamura Neiji, Arisu Seizo and the Japanese officers all looked stern.

The air was suddenly filled with a sense of urgency before the coming war.

In the past, the Japanese army could also receive intelligence on the Eighth Route Army's pre-war mobilization and material preparation.

However, no matter how detailed the information was, it would be difficult for the Japanese army to obtain it.

In the past, when the Japanese army obtained this information, the general staff would also analyze the target of the Eighth Route Army's attack, because the Eighth Route Army was good at feigning attacks.

For example, last time Li Yunlong used the tactic of claiming the north and attacking the south, sending the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment to pretend to attack Datong, while the main force quietly went south to attack the 33rd Division and the 37th Division.

Of course, this is also a common tactic used by the Japanese army.

The Japanese knew that the mobilization of troops and combat supplies could not be hidden from the eyes of the Eighth Route Army.

Therefore, before the mopping up, the Japanese army usually moved its troops back and forth in order to confuse the Eighth Route Army and prevent the Eighth Route Army headquarters from guessing the target that the Japanese army was going to attack.

But this time, the Japanese army didn't have to guess at all. They all knew that the Eighth Route Army was going to launch a massive counterattack in North China.

"Youmo Lord, please immediately draft a telegram and send it to the base camp!"

"Please ask the base camp to order the Kwantung Army and the Locust Army troops in Central and South China to reinforce our North China Front Army!"

"Destroy the Eighth Route Army attacking North China with a complete encirclement!"

Okamura Neiji pushed up the round glasses on the bridge of his nose and ordered in a cold tone.

"Hi."

After Mo Jingsan answered, he got some paper and pen and started drafting the telegram.

"Yamamoto-kun, how is your guerrilla unit going?"
To be continued...