Bright Sword Military System

Chapter 157

I accidentally lost a chapter manuscript today, there are only three chapters left, and I will continue with four chapters tomorrow.

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Yoshio Shinozuka believed that this operation was an unprecedented victory for the North China Front Army.

He thinks so based on the following two considerations:

From a tactical point of view, the Japanese army generally blocked the enemy in the mountainous area, and divided the "quasi-law and order area" and "non-law and order area".Although it has not been completely divided, at least it is on the way to success.

From a strategic point of view.

In the past, when the Japanese army raided "quasi law and order areas" or "non-law and order areas", it was very difficult to find the main force of the Eighth Route Army, let alone fight a big battle with them.

But after Ning Okamura became the second commander and adopted new tactics, the Japanese army immediately fought a solid battle with the main force of the Eighth Route.

Maybe it's because he has been looking for the main force of the Eighth Route Army for many years, and now that he has found it, Yoshio Shinozuka is relieved!
This is what he said to Okamura Ningji: "Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, we have forced the main force of the Eighth Route Army to fight. This is a success in itself, a victory! The next thing we have to do is to mobilize our forces and fight in the decisive battle. Overcome them!"

Shinozuka Yoshio really thought so.

Many commanders of the devils have a "decisive battle" thinking. They believe that as long as they completely attack the enemy's belief in victory and defeat the enemy's confidence in continuing to fight in a "decisive battle" on the battlefield, they will be able to win. This part The enemy will also disappear.

This may sound unbelievable, but many battle examples support this thinking. For example, the Maginot Line caused a powerful country to surrender within more than a month... This is not the destruction of the army, but the destruction of confidence and morale.

Devils also hope to achieve a similar victory, that is, to win a decisive battle at a very small cost and force the enemy to surrender. They even brought this thinking to the Pacific battlefield.

But of course, the devil failed.

At this time, Yoshio Shinozuka was holding such an idea. He believed that Neiji Okamura had forced the Eighth Route Army to a decisive battle with the Japanese army.

The Japanese army is obviously stronger than the Eighth Route Army.

So after the decisive battle, the Eighth Route Army will disappear, and they will no longer have to face this terrible opponent.

Neiji Okamura was not so optimistic. He replied: "Mr. Shinozuka, I am very grateful for your approval of my command. But, do you really think that we have achieved our goal?"

"Of course, Lieutenant General!" Shinozuka Yoshio replied: "The reason why we failed to achieve a complete victory is because the Eighth Route Army temporarily changed its tactics. Army plan!"

Okamura Ningji nodded.

Although he didn't agree with what Shinozuka Yoshio said before, this sentence was correct.

Among them, the appearance of the Jinsui Army... This caught Ningji Okamura a little by surprise, and the 37th Division did not dare to let go of the attack.

"Your Excellency Lieutenant General!" Yoshio Shinozuka suggested: "This subordinate believes that we should put some pressure on the Jinsui Army, for example, order the 37th Division to attack the Jinsui Army!"

This is the ultimate goal of Wang Xuexin's use of alienation... He knows that the devils and the Jinsui army are just flirting with each other at this time, and there is no effective communication between the two, so it is very likely that some kind of "misunderstanding" will cause more and more trouble in the end. irreconcilable.

If Yoshio Shinozuka was in command of this battle, he would have fallen for it by now.

But this proposal was rejected by Neiji Okamura.

Neiji Okamura did not answer directly, but asked instead: "Mr. Shinozuka, have you heard the saying 'the enemy of your enemy is your friend'?"

"Yes!" Shinozuka Yoshio stood up and replied: "I have never heard of it, please tell your Excellency Lieutenant General!"

Neiji Okamura said: "The Jinsui Army is the enemy of the enemy, so we should regard it as a friend. If we attack it as an enemy, then... it will completely fall to the enemy! We can't be emotional , this is war, understand?"

"Yes!" Shinozuka Yoshio bowed his head respectfully, feeling ashamed in his heart.

Neiji Okamura considered issues more like a politician, considering the overall situation and the overall situation, but he was indeed acting emotionally, because he planned to launch an attack because of his anger at the Jinsui Army's breach of contract.

After a pause, Shinozuka Yoshio asked again: "So, Lieutenant General, how should we solve this problem?"

Neiji Okamura knew what Yoshio Shinozuka was referring to.

Because of the Jinsui Army, there was a five-mile-wide gap in the Japanese army's blockade of the Eighth Route Army, and the Japanese army could not attack the Jinsui Army. Could this gap be left alone?
This will obviously affect Okamura's entire strategy.

Neiji Okamura thought for a while, and then replied: "I plan to give the Jinsui Army a brigade of equipment in exchange for their blockade of the Eighth Route Army!"

"Your Excellency Lieutenant General!" Yoshio Shinozuka was shocked.

The equipment of a brigade is no small matter, especially at this time when the Japanese army is short of equipment. If the Jinsui army gets the equipment and then points their guns at the Japanese army, wouldn't it be...

Neiji Okamura did not explain much, but asked an irrelevant question: "Mr. Shinozuka, do you think the Jinsui Army will accept it?"

Yoshio Shinozuka thought for a while and replied, "Maybe I will accept it!"

"Why?" Okamura Ningji asked again.

Yoshio Shinozuka was taken aback, he just answered casually without thinking deeply, he didn't expect Neiji Okamura to ask.

After thinking about it, Shinozuka Yoshio suddenly realized: "I understand, it's not a possibility, but a certainty! The Jinsui Army will definitely agree!"

After a pause, Shinozuka Yoshio explained: "The Central Army also hopes that the Jinsui Army will deal with the Eighth Route Army. Therefore, this will have the following benefits for the Jinsui Army: [-]. Show goodwill to the Central Army and even ask for credit. [-]. Get equipment. Third, restrict the development of the Eighth Route Army.”

Neiji Okamura nodded, and then asked: "Then, does Mr. Shinozuka know what benefits this move will have for our army?"

Shinozuka Yoshio replied without thinking: "We will block the Eighth Route Army in exchange for the equipment of a brigade!"

Neiji Okamura laughed loudly: "Is that all? If the Jinsui Army blocks the Eighth Route Army according to our request, will it break with the Eighth Route Army?"

Shinozuka Yoshio secretly thought that this is the case, this is a divorce plan.

Then Neiji Okamura said: "If the Jinsui Army reaches an agreement with us, then the Central Army..."

Only now Shinozuka Yoshio really understood.

The Central Army also did not want the Jinsui Army to get too close to the Japanese army, and Neiji Okamura equipped the Jinsui Army to give the Central Army the illusion that the Japanese army was equipping the Jinsui Army.

Therefore, the equipment of a brigade not only alienated the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army, but also alienated the Jinsui Army and the Central Army. The result is likely to completely isolate the Jinsui Army.

However, these are only a small part of Okamura's plan.

Neji Okamura knew from beginning to end that Pingyuan could not effectively block the Eighth Route Army.

If Pingyuan can't do it, then he needs to use another method to block it, using an invisible wall, an invisible hand, a method that is more effective than gun towers, barbed wire, etc. to block it.

(End of this chapter)