The leader can be said to have guessed wrong or right.
You guessed it right, because Okamura Neiji really planned to use special operations as a breakthrough.
Special operations are something that is unexpected and can often achieve miraculous results with small gains. Now it is time for special operations to come into play.
It may be that he guessed wrong, but Okamura Neji's special operations were not as simple as the Eighth Route Army thought.
Because the commander grasped this direction, he immediately ordered all units to strictly guard against the infiltration and chaos of Japanese spies and small units, especially at night.
Although the Eighth Route Army cannot be said to be fully prepared in these aspects, it has gone through many drills and is naturally familiar with the preparations.
So before dark, the password was temporarily changed again, the light and dark sentries were set up, more mines were laid, and even rivers and streams were not spared...
This kind of mines laid in rivers and streams was not invented by Wang Xuexin, but the soldiers' own ideas.
During this period of time, the troops were just like Wang Xuexin thought, setting up a "Japanese" unit to conduct offensive and defensive drills with each other. After doing this, we really saw the problem: there are usually no mines in streams and rivers. Just walk slowly along the stream or even the ditch.
, you can enter the position silently.
After that, the soldiers felt that this was not possible. There were often several streams in a position. Even if the sentries were keeping an eye on them, what if the Japanese attacked along these gaps during a fight?
So a "mine" was born.
This is a "mine" modified from a bullet mine. It just puts a layer of sealed bamboo tube outside the bullet mine, and then uses a thin thread to connect the mechanism inside. As long as the thin thread is stepped on, the bullet will be triggered immediately.
Thunder fired the bullet...
When Wang Xuexin saw this kind of thunder, he thought in his mind: "The wisdom of the people is infinite."
But what Wang Xuexin didn't expect was that none of these preparations would be used.
In fact, it was not that it was "useless", but that Okamura Neiji knew these preparations of the Eighth Route Army, so he avoided the important points and shifted the focus of the attack.
There is no doubt that these preparations of the Eighth Route Army will be spread to the Japanese.
After all, this is used in large quantities in the army... A secret that only three people know is not a secret, not to mention that hundreds of thousands of people in the entire army know it, so it is almost open to the public.
When Okamura Neiji received this information, he had a headache because he knew that these stupid methods were indeed useful in the imperial army's infiltration warfare.
For example, if an arsenal is surrounded by mines and there are only a few limited passages in and out, what should the sneak attack troops do to avoid being discovered by the enemy?
This is basically impossible!
(In modern times, helicopters can also be used for landing, but before the advent of helicopters, special operations were usually two-dimensional except for airborne landings)
Another example is that the Eighth Route Army changed its passwords at the critical moment, and set up multiple false targets, etc., which may expose the infiltration troops and be attacked.
After thinking about it, Okamura Neiji said to Shinozuka Yoshio: "Since the Eighth Route Army is prepared, we should not attack the Eighth Route Army directly!"
"Your Excellency, General, you mean..." Yoshio Shinozuka said, "Turn your target towards the Jinsui Army?"
Okamura Neiji nodded: "The Eighth Route Army has all kinds of defenses, but it can't teach the Jinsui Army how to defend it, right? Even if the Eighth Route Army is willing to teach, with the arrogance of the Jinsui Army, will they be willing to learn?"
There is nothing wrong with what Okamura Neji said.
The commander actually suggested to Yan Laoxi that he should pay attention to the Japanese special operations, and even intended to share the experience summed up by the Eighth Route Army with Yan Laoxi.
The chief said this: "Judging from the Japanese's previous attack on Zhongtiao Mountain, the Japanese are likely to use a large number of spies and spies to infiltrate in this attack. I hope Commander Yan will take this as a warning."
But Yan Laoxi waved his hand and replied: "Our army is guarding Yuncheng. There is no need to worry about infiltration inside the city. Outside the city is Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment. We don't need to worry about this problem!"
Yan Laoxi regards counter-infiltration warfare as the Eighth Route Army's guerrilla warfare. He thinks that those who fight regular warfare are superior to others, and he disdains this kind of special warfare that is carried out behind the scenes.
On the other hand, Yan Laoxi believed that the last time the Japanese attacked, they only carried out infiltration warfare in Zhongtiao Mountain but not in Yuncheng...so he took it for granted that such a thing would not happen in Yuncheng.
In fact, Yuncheng was not attacked by an infiltration war last time because the Japanese had no need.
As long as Zhongtiao Mountain is captured and Chu Yunfei's defense line is broken through, Yuncheng will be surrounded and will have no way to escape. Why bother with infiltration warfare?
But this time and that time.
Now that the situation has changed, the Eighth Route Army is tightly guarding Zhongtiao Mountain and it is extremely difficult for special operations to penetrate. The Japanese will naturally turn their attention to Yuncheng.
This is also Okamura Neji’s trump card.
He said to Yoshio Shinozuka: "I have ordered the land advance team to infiltrate Yuncheng. If... the battle starts from inside Yuncheng, what do you think will happen?"
Shinozuka Yoshio immediately understood that this was a move more useful than airplanes and tanks. In particular, Okamura Neji was very good at grasping the psychology of the people. If he could create panic among the people in the city and even the army, Yuncheng would probably be destroyed.
If you don't attack, you will destroy yourself.
Thinking of this, Yoshio Shinozuka couldn't help but secretly admire Neji Okamura's thoughts.
No one could have imagined that he would turn the target of special operations to Yuncheng under such circumstances...
Therefore, Wang Xuexin made a miscalculation, and so did the chief.
In fact, it cannot be said to be a "miscalculation".
Because this is the so-called "offense is greater than defense".
The Eighth Route Army is on the defensive side, they can only prepare passively and must be comprehensive.
But there is no wall in the world that is airtight, and there is no line of defense without loopholes.
The Japs, on the other hand, can observe, think, and search in the dark. When they find a loophole, they can immediately concentrate their forces and exploit it.
The Eighth Route Army's loophole was in Yuncheng, where the Jinsui Army was stationed where they could not interfere.
That night, when the Eighth Route Army was on alert to guard against the Japanese advance from the mainland, a loud noise suddenly came from Yuncheng, which was originally silent...
The chief was sleeping at the time. After a tiring day, he had just laid down for a while when he was woken up by the correspondent.
"Chief!" As soon as the correspondent shook the chief awake, he hurriedly reported: "Something happened in Yuncheng. Although the situation is not clear yet, there was a big explosion. It seems that the arsenal was blown up by the Japanese!"
The leader woke up immediately after being frightened by this. He sat up with a sound and shouted: "No! The Japanese have infiltrated into the Jinsui Army! Call the Chief of Staff here immediately!"
"yes!"
When the chief arrived at the headquarters, the chief of staff was already waiting there.
As soon as he saw the leader, the chief of staff stepped forward and reported: "It's confirmed, the Yuncheng arsenal was bombed, the Japanese agents were shooting and killing people inside, shouting that Yuncheng was lost, the Shanxi-Sui army escaped, and the people were in chaos...