"What plan is so powerful?" the chief of staff continued to ask, with an expectant expression on his face.
A mysterious smile flashed across Okamura Neiji's lips: "If a senior commander of the Eighth Route Army dies in southwestern Shanxi and at the hands of the Shanxi-Sui Army, what kind of situation do you think will happen in North China?"
"The Eighth Route Army will definitely be in chaos!" the chief of staff replied with eyes shining.
"There is also the Jinsui Army. The Eighth Route Army will definitely send troops to retaliate against them. Once the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army fight in North China, in Chinese terms, we can reap the benefits and become the final winner!"
"But, this can only kill two birds with one stone, right?"
"The Eighth Route Army in North China is now leaderless, right?" Neji Okamura asked with a smile on his face.
"Hi!" the chief of staff replied with a puzzled look on his face.
Okamura Neiji continued: "If we take the opportunity to send troops into their base area, do you think the leaderless Eighth Route Army can withstand our attack?"
"Definitely not!" the chief of staff replied with excitement.
"The Eighth Route Army that is attacked by us will definitely be in chaos. The imperial army that rushes into their base area will definitely be able to match them and inflict heavy losses on them!"
But as soon as he finished saying this, the excitement on the chief of staff's face disappeared, and then he became worried.
"But, Your Excellency, Commander, after the failure of the last comprehensive sweep against the Eighth Route Army, the Imperial Army's vitality was severely damaged and it has not yet recovered!"
"Many troops have not yet replaced their lost troops, and supplies are even more scarce. I am worried about what might happen if we launch an attack rashly?"
Okamura Neiji shook his head and replied: "I have no intention of launching a full-scale attack!"
"Chief of Staff, you should immediately formulate a combat plan and deploy troops ranging from a brigade to a division to launch key attacks on the Eighth Route Army's Taihang Base Area, Shandong Base Area, Northwest Shanxi Base Area, Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Base Area, Jizhong Base Area and other targets!
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"Each offensive force does not ask to occupy many of their base areas, but rather wants to take advantage of their leaderlessness to disrupt them and consume a large amount of their troops!"
"Hi……"
In an independent small courtyard of the New Regiment Headquarters, the Commander-in-Chief, Deputy Commander-in-Chief, and Commander Chen live here as a branch headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.
At dawn, Commander Chen, the temporary chief of staff, rushed in with a telegram.
"Two bosses, there is an urgent call from the Taihang Military Region Headquarters. The Japanese army has assembled a division and divided the troops into two groups to launch an assault on the base area~"
As soon as he finished speaking, another communications staff officer rushed in: "Chief, there is an urgent call from the Jizhong Military Region. They were attacked by a Japanese brigade!"
"The Shandong Military Region was also attacked by a Japanese brigade!"
"The base area in northwestern Shanxi was attacked by a Japanese brigade..."
"Our judgment a few days ago was correct. The old devil Okamura Neji did not miss this opportunity and launched an attack while we were all without a leader in our bases!"
"Call back to each base area and ask them to quickly report the counter-encirclement and suppression plan!"
"Also, inform Commander Liu, Comrade Wang Ping, and Comrade Cheng Xiao to come here immediately. The sooner the better!"
When Wang Ping and Cheng Xiao arrived in a hurry, maps representing several base areas had been laid out on the table, and the direction of the Japanese attack was also marked on the map.
"Hello, Chief..."
The commander-in-chief standing in front of the map waved his hand and ordered: "No need to be polite!"
"The Japanese army has begun to attack our base area. Here are the anti-encirclement and suppression plans that each base area has sent to us temporarily and responsibly. Take a look at them. If there are no problems, give them a reply as soon as possible. The military situation is urgent and cannot be delayed for too long!"
"Yes, Chief!"
The commander-in-chief is absolutely right. Today's Eighth Route Army is no longer what it used to be.
The commanding ability and tactical level of commanders at all levels have improved greatly. Even if they have not reached the level of generals, they are not far behind.
After looking at several anti-sweeping plans, almost all loopholes have been taken into account, which is very complete!
"Commander-in-Chief, there is nothing wrong with the plan... If we follow these plans, we will definitely defeat the Japanese attack!" Cheng Xiao affirmed.
Commander Liu affirmed with a look of approval.
"It will definitely not be a problem to defeat the Japanese according to these plans!"
Then he changed the topic and continued: "However, I always feel that these plans are lacking something!"
The commander-in-chief said nothing, turned to stare at Wang Ping and asked.
"Comrade Wang Ping, what do you think?"
Wang Ping hesitated for a long time and replied: "Then let me tell you: these plans are very complete and have no loopholes. If I were to command the troops, I would never be able to come up with such a thorough counter-encirclement and suppression plan. All the issues that can be taken into consideration have been taken into account!"
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"But if I were to direct this counter-encirclement and suppression campaign, I would add a little more!"
"The Japanese are launching a focused attack on my base area, so many places in our base area will not be affected, and those troops will be idle!"
"The Japanese can attack us, and we can also attack them!"
"Is it possible to mobilize a brigade or a division from these base areas, go directly into the Japs-occupied areas, and take advantage of the Japs' lack of troops to capture several of their counties?"
"The Japanese army is now replenishing equipment and ammunition to the frontline troops. Those counties must have stocked up on a lot of good stuff!"
"If we can capture a few county towns with empty troops, each base area will definitely gain a lot of benefits!"
"Not bad!" Commander Liu replied with an appreciative look on his face.
"Comrade Wang Ping, your analysis is very correct. The only thing lacking in these plans is attack."
"Passive defense coupled with some local counterattacks will definitely cause greater casualties to the Japanese army, and we can also gain a lot of benefits to make up for our losses in the counter-mopping up!"
"There is no problem with these temporary responsibilities. The only thing missing is the experience and courage to serve as a commander. I am still a little timid!"
"But we can't blame them. After all, they are not commanders, so they will think more conservatively!"
The commander-in-chief made a decisive decision: "Then I will send a telegram back to Commander Liu and Comrade Wang Ping according to their opinions!"
"One more thing, fight with confidence and boldness, don't be afraid, don't have to worry about anything!"
"After the fight is over, I will record the merit for them..."
"If the fight fails, I will not hold them responsible, but we must control the casualties of the troops!"
In Taiyuan City, after several days of tracking and investigation, Li Wen finally figured out every move of Zhong Yongdong, commander of the puppet garrison brigade.
Being able to become the commander of the Taiyuan Security Brigade, Zhong Yongdong's ability is beyond doubt and his qualifications are also very good!
Originally the deputy battalion commander of the Northeastern Army, he watched helplessly as the Northeastern Army abandoned the three Northeastern provinces and the tens of thousands of Kwantung Army completely occupied the three Northeastern provinces. After beating the government troops until they lost their temper, he immediately lost confidence in the war against Japan!
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