Looking at the woman in front of him, even the 57-year-old Neji Okamura couldn't help but feel a sense of wonder. He couldn't help but admire, "Yo Xi...Miss Minami Yunko is indeed the flower of the empire, your charm
Almost unstoppable."
Nan Zao Yunzi smiled slightly: "Commander Gangcun, thank you for your praise. This time I followed the teacher's order to send you the latest situation in Chongqing."
The teacher Nanzo Yunzi mentioned was none other than the famous Japanese spy chief Kenji Doihara.
Not only did Kenji Doihara single-handedly founded the infamous Shanghai-Doihara Agency, he was also the military counselor of the Japanese base camp and the principal of the Army Noncommissioned Officer School, which can be said to be a very powerful position.
When he heard that Kenji Doihara personally sent him, not only did Neji Okamura's eyes flash with a hint of excitement, the information that Kenji Doihara could take so seriously must be very important.
His expression condensed, he sat upright and said, "Please let Miss Yunzi know."
Nan Zao Yunzi smiled slightly and said sternly: "According to reliable information, Wei Lihuang, the commander-in-chief of China's First War Zone, was ostracized by Hu Zongnan and others because he refused to fight against the Communist Party. He did not forgive Chiang Kai-shek. After going to Chongqing to report on his duties a few days ago, he was dismissed.
He is under house arrest in Mount Emei and has not returned. Isn’t this news very important?”
"Wow!"
As soon as Minami Yunko finished speaking, she saw Okamura Neji standing up a little rudely. Because of the suddenness, he knocked all the coffee tables, teacups and other things in front of him to the ground, and said a little lost his voice.
"Miss Yunzi, are you serious about this?"
"Of course it's true." Nanzo Yunzi also stood up and said proudly: "I can't guarantee if it is used for other things, but if it is used to obtain intelligence, the ability of our Doihara agency is second to none in Japan.
Absolutely no one dares to claim to be number one."
"Hahaha……"
After receiving Yunzi Minami's guarantee, Okamura Neji couldn't help but laugh up at the sky: "God help me, the empire should award Chiang a one-ton medal. This idiot can actually destroy himself."
Dongliang! It seems that God is helping the Japanese Empire!"
After saying that, he strode over to the 500,000-to-1 map hanging on the wall and looked at it carefully. He remained motionless for a while, as if nothing could attract him anymore.
Seeing that Okamura Neiji ignored her, Nanzo Yunzi was not angry, but just smiled. After Yingying stood up, she quietly left Okamura Neiji's office, just as when she came, and left without disturbing anyone.
I don’t know how long it took, Okamura Neiji said to himself: "Once Wei Lihuang leaves, the First War Zone will inevitably be leaderless, and the opportunity for the Empire to seize Zhongtiao Mountain will come. As long as Zhongtiao Mountain is captured, the confrontation between the Empire and China will
It is bound to be broken, and all this will be led by me in North China."
If there were senior Chinese generals here at this time, they would definitely be frightened into a cold sweat.
Zhongtiao Mountain is located in the south of Shanxi and on the north bank of the Yellow River. It starts from Yongji in southern Shanxi and faces Shaanxi in the west. It ends in Jiyuan in northern Henan in the east. Meng County is connected to the Taihang Mountains. It is adjacent to the Yuncheng Basin, known as the granary of Shanxi, to the north and to the south.
The Yellow River has criss-crossing ravines, undulating mountains, overlapping passes, and rich mineral deposits. Zhongtiao Mountain, together with the three mountains of Taihang, Luliang, and Taiyue, forms an angle with each other, and its strategic position is very important.
After the full-scale Anti-Japanese War broke out, as the main passes in Shanxi were lost one after another, the strategic position of Zhongtiao Mountain became more and more important. For China, if we occupy it, we can use it as a base to control northern Henan and southern Shanxi, and shield Luoyang.
Tongguan. If you advance, you can disrupt the enemy's rear and contain the Japanese troops; if you retreat, you can rely on dangers to defend, actively defend, and cooperate with the entire anti-Japanese battlefield. As far as the Japanese side is concerned, if they gain it, they will occupy an important "bridgehead" for the invasion from the south to the north, and they can cross the river.
Go south, inquire about Longhai, and invade the Central Plains; you can also go north to connect with its main occupied areas in Shanxi, relieve the troubles of close confidants, and improve the public security situation in the occupied areas of North China. Therefore, the Zhongtiao Mountain area was regarded as "a key area related to national security" during the Anti-Japanese War.
"Important land".
Because the geographical location of Zhongtiao Mountain is so important, since the Japanese army occupied Shanxi, "in order to consolidate North China, suppress Luoyang, and have a glimpse of Xi'an, the Japanese army has launched a total of thirteen battles since 1938 in order to capture Zhongtiao Mountain, but
None succeeded.
The most important reason why the Japanese army suffered repeated defeats, in the opinion of Neji Okamura, was that there was Wei Lihuang, a second-level general known as one of the five tiger generals of the national army, sitting in Zhongtiao Mountain.
Since 1938, all Japanese attacks on Zhongtiao Mountain have been thwarted by Wei Lihuang. Now that Wei Lihuang, the biggest obstacle, has been transferred away by Chiang Kai-shek, a certain degree of chaos is bound to occur in the short term, which also means that the Japanese army
The opportunity has come.
After pondering for a while, Okamura Neji shouted: "Miyamoto...Miyamoto..."
Following Okamura Neji's shout, a fat figure ran in from the outside. It was Miyamoto Ichiro, the head of the combat section of Okamura Neji. He said respectfully: "Your Excellency, Commander, you call me
.”
"Go... call Chief of Staff Tanabe right away. I have something important to discuss with him."
"Hi!"
Soon, the bespectacled North China Front Army Chief of Staff Tanabe Moritake quickly came to the office.
"Your Majesty Commander, please call me."
"Tanabe-kun, you are here."
Okamura Neji called Tanabe Moritake to his side and informed him of the information reported by Nanzo Yunzi just now, and then said: "Tanabe-kun, as soon as Wei Lihuang leaves, the opportunity for the imperial army to capture Nakatō Mountain will come.
, you immediately lead your staff to make a plan to capture Zhongtiao Mountain, and hand it over to me in three days."
"Hi!"
Tanabe Moritake acted very quickly, leading the staff of the headquarters to work out a combat plan almost without sleep, and submitted the combat plan to Okamura Neiji three days later.
Okamura Neiji slowly shook his head after reading the combat plan carefully: "This plan is pretty good, but what I don't understand is why you set the time to launch the attack in early July."
Tanabe Moritake explained: "The main reason is that it is not easy to mobilize troops. Originally we planned to mobilize the 33rd, 36th, 37th, and 41st divisions of the First Army in Shanxi, as well as the independent mixed 4th Brigade, 9th Brigade and
The Army Reserve serves as the main force, and cooperates with the 21st and 35th Divisions directly under the Front Army. The first part of the 4th Cavalry Brigade and the 3rd Flying Brigade originally attached to the 35th Division attack together.
However, since last year, the First Army has suffered repeated heavy losses. Now its strength has been reduced sharply. The 41st Division has not recovered its strength until now, so that it is in a dilemma of having no troops to mobilize. In desperation, we can only start from the garrison.
The Second Army in Hebei has mobilized its troops, so the time is a bit slow."
Hearing this, Okamura Neji also had a headache. He rubbed his forehead and said in a positive tone: "Take it back and revise it. The preparations for this battle must be completed by the end of April, and the battle against Mount Nakatiao must be completed in early May."