Wang Xuexin's guess was correct. What Neji Okamura did was exactly the plan to let the main force penetrate.
For this operation, the three divisions he transferred from the front line did not enter the city. Instead, they got off the train outside Taiyuan City, and then they were locked in a warehouse with their people and equipment and were not allowed to go out.
To outsiders, it was nothing more than a row of warehouses used to temporarily store supplies. Who would have thought that there were densely packed Japanese soldiers with loaded ammunition inside.
Neji Okamura, who had served as an intelligence attaché in China, certainly knew the power of the Chinese intelligence network and the importance of intelligence to the battle, so he put a lot of thought into it!
On the other hand, Okamura Neiji made another false shot on the front line. In his words, it was what the Chinese people call "building a plank road in the open and crossing Chencang secretly". It was clearly a raid on the "quasi-security area", but in fact it was a sword pointed at "
"Unregulated area".
Okamura Neiji, who was based in Taiyuan, saw that the opportunity was almost up. With an order, the three divisions of the Japanese army nestled in the warehouse came out in full force. They took cars along three roads and quickly passed through the Eighth Route Army base area like three sharp knives.
These three divisions are regular divisions that have just come off the frontal battlefield. They are not only well-equipped and closely coordinated, but more importantly, they have rich mountain combat experience... This is Okamura Neji's choice. He knows that if he wants to
The Eighth Route Army is completely blocked in the mountainous areas, and mountain operations will be inevitable, so the troops transferred back all have mountain training or combat experience.
Major General Rikishi Shigekawa, commander of the 9th Mixed Brigade, was sitting in a sidecar as the troops advanced on the uneven road. He held a command knife in his hand and his body was shaking irregularly with the bumps of the sidecar. His mind could not help but recall the memories.
It was an exciting moment yesterday when I was personally received by Neji Okamura.
"Shigegawa-kun!" Okamura Neiji patted Shigegawa Rikishi on the shoulder: "I heard that you have invaded Bi County several times to look for the Eighth Route Army headquarters?"
(Note: Mi County was the location of the Eighth Route Army headquarters from March 1938 to July 1939)
"Yes!" Rikishi Shigekawa stood up proudly: "But unfortunately, Lieutenant General, I failed!"
"It's so exciting!" Neji Okamura sighed with emotion: "The empire needs excellent commanders like you. You can always accurately grasp the war situation, sensitively seize the opportunity and flexibly fight the enemy and the Eighth Route Army.
What we need most is this kind of spirit!”
"Yes!" Shigekawa Rikishi responded.
What Okamura Neiji said is what Shigegawa Rikishi has always been proud of. Therefore, he even looked down on those combat troops on the frontal battlefield, thinking that they were just fighting the enemy mechanically according to tactical specifications.
Okamura Neiji continued: "This time, I need you to perform an extremely important task. I have transferred troops from the frontal battlefield and plan to use them to attack the Eighth Route Army base. But you know, they can only fight without thinking.
, and I need someone who can think."
Rikishi Shigekawa looked at Okamura Neji in disbelief. He couldn't believe that the commander of the front army had the same idea as him.
This made him excited, and a feeling of meeting a soulmate arose in his heart.
Okamura Neiji didn't seem to notice the change in Shigegawa Rikishi's expression. He continued: "So, I hope you can conduct reconnaissance in the front and look for the main force of the Eighth Route Army like you did when you entered Bi County. You can report the situation directly to me.
Problem?"
"Yes!" Shigekawa Rikishi replied: "No problem! It's a great honor, Lieutenant General! I will definitely complete the task you assigned me!"
Okamura Neji nodded with satisfaction.
After Shigegawa Rikishi left, Okamura Neji said to Shinozuka Yoshio who was standing aside: "Now, do you understand what 'teaching students in accordance with their aptitude' means?"
"Yes!" Yoshio Shinozuka replied.
Yoshio Shinozuka had no choice but to accept Okamura Neji's methods.
He never knew that intelligence work could be used on his subordinates.
But there seems to be no problem with this. All they have to do is ask people to go to the Ninth Mixed Brigade to get some information, and then say something like this to Shigekawa Rikishi... It can inspire Shigekawa Rikishi and make him fight to the death. Why?
What if it doesn’t work?
At this time, the reconnaissance plane flew over Shigegawa Rikishi and dropped its communication tube.
The Japanese's communication equipment was underdeveloped, and the aircraft could not communicate directly with ground troops. Once the reconnaissance aircraft detected the enemy situation ahead, they would write the information on paper and put it into something called a "communication tube" and drop it from the sky.
This "communication tube" usually has a reduced version of the plaster flag tied to the tail. Throw the plaster flag down and it will fly in the air. The red circle in the middle is very eye-catching against the white background. This allows ground troops to quickly lock their position and move as quickly as possible.
Get information.
Shigekawa, who was sitting in the third wheel by the side, immediately raised his hand to signal the troops to stop advancing.
This is a standard procedure for the reconnaissance force. The reason is that the reconnaissance aircraft dropping the communication tube is likely to warn the reconnaissance force that there is an ambush ahead. At this time, if the reconnaissance force continues to move forward, it is likely to jump before obtaining the information.
Enter the encirclement.
However, Shigekawa Rikishi just followed the usual routine. He did not think that the Eighth Route Army had any power to stop his troops.
After waiting for a few minutes, the communications soldier handed over a piece of intelligence and reported: "Your Majesty, Major General, our reconnaissance plane has discovered that there are a large number of enemy activities five miles ahead, and there may be an ambush!"
Shigekawa Riki opened the map and looked at it, then compared the surrounding scenery, and immediately determined that the place ahead was Zhaojiayu.
"That's not an ambush by the enemy!" Shigekawa said determinedly, "That's the enemy retreating!"
Chongchuan was determined to attack Zhaojiayu twice, but without exception, the enemy and the people all retreated to the back mountains before he captured the village.
This time, the enemy must be doing the same thing!
It can be seen from this that sometimes it is not a good thing to be familiar with the battlefield, because it will make people look at problems with inertial thinking.
If Okamura Neji knew this, his intestines would be filled with regret.
Shigekawa Rikishi did not realize this at this time.
Confident, arrogant, and at the same time inspired to rush to sacrifice himself for the emperor, Shigekawa Rikishi did not become cautious because of the warning from the reconnaissance plane. Instead, he was worried that the enemy would escape and ordered to speed up the march.
The result was that they rushed headlong into the encirclement set up by the independent group in Zhaojiayu.
On the Zhaojiayu side, the communication soldiers wearing straw hats came down from the heights, ran to Li Yunlong, who was lying on the edge of the ridge with a telescope observing the road, and reported: "Commander, here we come! Don't say anything.
A large group is led by a team of shoulder-slingers, followed by a long line of cars."
"A brigade?" Li Yunlong was stunned for a moment.
He thought that the troops used by the Japanese for reconnaissance were at most a squadron of one or two hundred men, but he did not expect that there was actually a large group.
"Old Li, how do you fight?" Zhao Gang asked solemnly.
Li Yunlong was silent for a moment and replied: "According to the original plan, we will let him in and fight!"
"Can you eat it?" Zhao Gang was a little worried. There were many more Japanese than expected!
Li Yunlong only replied: "Whether you can eat it or not depends on whether the anti-sloping fortification in Xiaodongbei is as evil as he said!"