Bright Sword Military System

Chapter 212
Taiyuan, North China Front Army First Army Command.

Different from the usual orderliness, the headquarters of the First Army at this time fell into busyness and chaos as if it had been hit by a storm:

The radio was beeping, sending and receiving information almost non-stop. Several staff officers were calling loudly on the phone, but they were always cut off after a few calls.

A piece of information and documents flew into Shinozuka Yoshio's hands like snowflakes. Shinozuka Yoshio was busy signing while issuing various instructions. The desktop was in a mess, and several documents were scattered on the ground and no one paid attention to them. .

Neiji Okamura stared coldly at the sand table in front of him and the red flag on the traffic line that represented danger, lost in thought.

In the past month, the Pinghan, Tongpu, Zhengtai, Beining, Pinggu, Cangshi and other railways controlled by the North China Front Army, as well as the roads supported by the railways, have all been extensively damaged.

Preliminary estimates have destroyed 474 kilometers of railways, 1500 kilometers of highways, and 261 bridges, stations, and tunnels. The traffic in the entire North China has been paralyzed, and only the heavily guarded positions around Taiyuan have suffered less damage.

However, the traffic line is to connect other cities and regions, to continuously transport the material resources produced in the Northeast to the front line, and to allow each region to reinforce each other. Only Taiyuan is safe and what's the use!

Neji Okamura was a little frustrated. This sudden counterattack by the Eighth Route Army caught him by surprise, so that the resources accumulated by the North China Front Army in the past three years of dismal operations were almost exhausted, and it returned to the dilapidated state when it was stationed in North China within a month.

More importantly...

Ningji Okamura felt guilty for a while. Even if he won this victory and survived this crisis, can he let go of the construction of the communication line in the future?Invest a lot of money in construction for three years, and then the Eighth Route Army will launch another big raid?

Just thinking about it, a communication soldier hurriedly reported: "Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, the Jingxing Coal Mine has been attacked by the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and we request reinforcements!"

Shinozuka Yoshio turned pale with shock, and ordered without thinking: "Immediately order the Yamaguchi brigade to reinforce!"

"Yes!" The communicator responded and was about to convey the order, but was stopped by Neiji Okamura.

"Shinozuka-kun!" Neiji Okamura called out.

Shinozuka Yoshio hurried forward and responded, "Yes, what are your orders!"

"We can't go on like this!" Okamura said.

"Your Excellency are saying...we won't reinforce Jingxing?" Shinozuka Yoshio was very puzzled.

No wonder Yoshio Shinozuka was puzzled.

Jingxing Coal Mine is one of the three major coal mines in North China. Its coal is of good quality and can extract oil, with a daily coal output of 6000 tons. It is an important energy base for the North China Front Army.If this coal mine is lost, the loss will be immeasurable.

Neiji Okamura did not answer Yoshio Shinozuka's question. He never took his eyes off the sand table, and said thoughtfully: "I am thinking about a question. At this time, our army has reached more than 40 troops, which is comparable to the [-] soldiers of the Eighth Route Army. Wanxiang is not far away, and at the same time, our army is well-equipped and brave and good at fighting, but in this battle, we are clumsy and embarrassed, does Yoshio Shinozuka know why?"

Shinozuka Yoshio was stunned for a moment, he had never considered this issue, and now that Okamura Neiji said it, he found that the facts were indeed as Okamura said.

After thinking for a while, Shinozuka Yoshio replied: "Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, I think that there are far more enemies than we estimated. Although the Eighth Route Army is only 40, there are still many Chinese people, and they are also helping the Eighth Route Army to participate in the battle." The destruction of railways and roads, that's why there is such a situation!"

Neiji Okamura shook his head: "This is not the main reason, Shinozuka-kun. It's just that we made a mistake that shouldn't be made! We have been on the defensive, with more than [-] troops... but we have to guard thousands of kilometers Railways, highways, and countless military depots, strongholds, coal mines, etc., so that it is difficult to take care of the scattered forces!"

"Yes!" Shinozuka Yoshio nodded in agreement.

Neji Okamura's analysis makes sense. The Eighth Route Army is the offensive side. They can concentrate their forces to attack a weak point, so there is a false appearance that their forces are much larger than the North China Front Army.

"So..." Okamura Ningji came to a conclusion: "We should no longer be led by the nose by the enemy, but should take the initiative to seek opportunities to attack instead of defending, so as to alleviate the crisis in front of us, understand?"

"Yes!" Shinozuka Yoshio stood up and responded.

He had a sense of enlightenment.

This truth is actually not difficult, but often one cannot extricate oneself from this thinking when one is deeply immersed in the battle.

For example, just now, he thought that Jingxing had to be reinforced immediately, but now after Neji Okamura's analysis, he found that the reinforcement of Jingxing fell into the trap of the Eighth Route Army.

Jingxing is indeed important, but what if the Eighth Route Army attacks a certain bridge next time?
Or which tunnel?

Or which station is full of supplies?
For the North China Front Army, there are too many points that need to be defended or must be defended, one after another without end.

The result of this going on will only get worse and worse.

After hesitating for a while, Shinozuka Yoshio asked: "So, Lieutenant General, where should we start our counterattack?"

Neiji Okamura did not speak, but turned his gaze to a point on the sand table, which was being besieged by two regiments of the Eighth Route Army.

Lujiagou headquarters, the headquarters received several unusual pieces of information.

"Chief!" The chief of staff reported happily with a telegram: "Our troops attacking Jingxing reported that no devil reinforcements were found, and other places seemed to relax! The devils seem to be scared by us!"

The chief frowned when he heard this. He walked back and forth in front of the desk for a few steps, then shook his head and said, "This is the devil who has come to his senses. They are probably gathering troops to launch a counterattack!"

"Counterattack?" The chief of staff looked surprised: "Organize a counterattack at this time?"

It's no wonder the chief of staff didn't believe it. The devil's attack relied heavily on the line of communication, which was determined by the devil's high degree of mechanization.

But at this time, the traffic lines have been destroyed in a mess, and the raid along the railway line is still going on. Will the devils ignore their own danger and launch a counterattack?
The chief nodded affirmatively, and said with a solemn expression: "It's a good move to use offense as defense. Moreover, the devils confessed to their master in order to save face that the momentum of this counterattack is likely to be very strong." fierce."

"So..." the chief of staff asked, "Should we take the troops back?"

The chief thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "It's too late to take back the troops. If we retreat in a hurry and the devils are chasing after us, I'm afraid the loss will be even greater!"

Speaking of this, the chief ordered: "Let all the troops do a good job in reconnaissance and beware of the devil's counterattack. Wait until you figure out the devil's attack focus before making the next step!"

(End of this chapter)