The father of the sword is Kong Jie

Chapter 215 The Mission of the Yamazaki Battalion

After explaining to Jiang Dao, Kong Jie thought about the next question.

Seeing that the 28th is getting closer and closer.

The imminent arrival of the Yamazaki Brigade also means that after the large-scale raid by the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese army's retaliatory anti-sweep is coming.

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Taiyuan City.

The Japanese army was stationed at the headquarters of the First Army in Shanxi, just as Commander Shinozuka Yoshio and his staff said.

"We originally thought that the Eighth Route Army in the occupied area was nothing more than a small fight. It was just a team with outdated equipment and scarce ammunition. Therefore, since our Imperial Japanese Army entered China, the main combat force has been letting go. On the front line, in the frontal battle with the national army."

"But until today, I didn't realize that we were very wrong. The enemy in the occupied area that we have been ignoring has now become a deadly hidden danger."

"The Eighth Route Army has largely become the main enemy of our imperial forces."

"Therefore, the headquarters has decided to adjust the military strategic deployment starting today. From today to a long period of time in the future, the Eighth Route Army in the area occupied by our army, especially the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi, will become the main force of our First Army. hit the target."

"Everyone also talk about the Eighth Route Army, or how to deal with the Eighth Route Army. What views or opinions can you have?"

A staff officer responded: "General, our imperial troops are victorious on the frontline battlefield, but we don't want to suffer repeated setbacks in this occupied area. If these Eighth Route Army troops are not completely eradicated, the public security problem in the occupied area of ​​​​the Imperial Japanese Empire will never be solved. Assure."

"China has a vast land and abundant resources. Since the beginning of the war, the imperial troops entered China to fight. Now, the facts have shown that it is difficult for us to eat the whole of China in one bite. We can only gradually eat away at it."

"This means that every time we win a battle and occupy a piece of land, we need time to fully digest it."

"And now, the large number of Eighth Route Army emerging from the occupied area has already caused us indigestion. If these Eighth Route Army are left alone and continue to encroach on other lands in China, sooner or later we will completely fall ill due to indigestion."

"Yaoxi! Your example is very vivid." Shinozuka Yoshio nodded and said: "If the Eighth Route Army in the occupied area is not completely eradicated, our army will no longer be able to digest other lands in China. Not long ago, the General Command The order has been conveyed that the Empire of Japan is about to set off a large-scale law and order sweep in North China, and it may not be long before the Eighth Route Army will become history forever, and will be completely forgotten by the world soon."

"Long Live the Empire!"

The devil officers shouted in unison.

Then, Shinozuka Yoshio continued: "Not long ago, the Eighth Route Army launched a raid on the Zhengtai Railway in our empire. The scale of the operation was once expanded. As a result, the Eighth Route Army exposed a large number of troops, which I did not expect."

"I never imagined that the Eighth Route Army could take the opportunity to grow to such a large scale during the period of promoting long-term peace and stability in North China and implementing the cage policy."

"It can be seen from this that the threat of the Eighth Route Army to our empire is no less than that of the national army, and has even become the main threat."

"Against the large raid in the occupied area, with the military purpose of completely wiping out the main force of the Eighth Route Army, our imperial troops should have the determination to win, and must not lack tactical caution."

"So far, through this large-scale sabotage operation launched by the Eighth Route Army, our intelligence has been collected from various sources, and we have initially determined that the Eighth Route Army troops in the occupied area have at least a hundred regiments of main forces, which is a serious problem."

"As far as our Shanxi occupied area is concerned, there are also dozens of regiments of the Eighth Route Army."

"However, apart from the strength of the Eighth Route Army, we still don't know the Eighth Route Army's firepower configuration, ammunition reserves, and actual combat effectiveness."

"It is mentioned in the Chinese Art of War that if you know yourself and the enemy, you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles. If you do not know your opponent, you should not attack rashly."

"So, after discussing with the General Staff, the headquarters decided to send a brigade of the imperial army to tentatively go deep into the area where the Eighth Route Army is active, in order to test out the specific strength of the Eighth Route Army for the upcoming sweep against the Eighth Route Army."

A staff officer said: "The general is wise, according to our army's previous intelligence, the Eighth Route Army's equipment is scarce, and its ammunition is backward. An elite brigade is enough to test out their depth.

The large-scale raids launched this time aimed at the large-scale guerrilla areas of the Eighth Route Army. The imperial army must divide its troops to encircle and suppress.

This requires us to determine the minimum marching scale for encirclement and suppression.

If the Eighth Route Army can easily defeat or even eat up the elite brigade we sent to test, it means that the actual combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army far exceeds our imagination.

In the subsequent sweeping operations, the sweeping troops sent by our army must maintain at least one brigade or more, otherwise there will be a crisis of being easily wiped out by the Eighth Route Army.

If the Eighth Route Army cannot eat this elite brigade, it means that the Eighth Route Army is not as powerful as we imagined.

Our army can even further reduce the size of the troops encircling and suppressing the Eighth Route Army. Perhaps one squadron is enough. In this way, the sweeping net will be more dense. As the main force is the big fish, it is absolutely impossible to escape from the smaller mesh. "

"In addition, this brigade itself can also undertake many military tasks, such as finding the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, or attracting all the main forces of the Eighth Route Army, and then relying on natural dangers to stick to it, waiting for our army's reinforcements to attack back and forth, and will show up. Annihilated in one fell swoop."

After the staff officer finished speaking, he was immediately echoed by other staff officers, and then someone asked, "Then which brigade should we send to test the strength of the Eighth Route Army?"

"This must be an elite brigade with enough strength to hold back the main force of the Eighth Route Army and persist until our reinforcements arrive."

Soon, a staff officer suggested: "It's better to let the Fifth Infantry Battalion of the No.29 Regiment of the 12th Brigade go. Their station is closer to the area where the Eighth Route Army is active. In addition, Yamazaki Zhongzuo is a battle-tested veteran. , commanding and combat experience is quite rich, and his Yamazaki brigade is an elite that has been honed all the way, even among the various brigades of the Class A division, it is also the best."

"In addition to the establishment of the Yamazaki Brigade, according to the strength of its troops, it is most suitable for carrying out this kind of combat mission that requires a certain degree of mobility. If he is allowed to go, I think he will be able to complete the mission."

The staff members analyzed for a while, and finally said that the Yamazaki Battalion is indeed the most suitable for this military operation.

Yoshio Shinozuka, who had remained silent all this time, saw that the staff members had finished their analysis, and finally made a decision: "Yusai, then let the Yamazaki Brigade carry out this military operation!"

The Communications Department immediately contacted the No.12 Regiment and issued an order to the Yamazaki Brigade. They had three tasks.

First, after entering the scope of the Eighth Route Army's activities, try to find the Eighth Route Army headquarters, arsenal, field hospitals and other important military locations, and then wait for the opportunity to attack and destroy them.

Second, after encountering the main force of the Eighth Route Army, we should take advantage of the surrounding terrain and stick to the danger to attract and hold back as many main forces of the Eighth Route Army as possible.

Third, stand firm and wait for reinforcements. Before the arrival of other reinforcements, the Eighth Route Army must not let the Eighth Route Army break through its defenses. "

"Hi!" The orderly responded, and recorded Yoshio Shinozuka's orders one by one.

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(End of this chapter)