The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

In the headquarter of the Baipogou Independent Regiment, Huang Yu had been back from Taiyuan for three days. He was supposed to go back to the assault battalion, but Kong Jie stayed behind.

Yoshio Shinozuka was seriously injured by the Special Forces, and the Japanese and puppet troops in Shanxi will most likely usher in a new commander.

With new people and new atmosphere, the battle situation facing the Eighth Route Army will also change accordingly.

If the independent regiment wants not to fall behind in the next changes, it must make tit-for-tat changes in the shortest possible time.

Huang Yu's mind turned quickly, and it must be more effective for him to stay in the regiment headquarters to help him make suggestions than to return to the assault battalion.

"Regimental Commander...there is news about the candidate for the commander of the Little Devil's First Army!" Li Wensheng walked up to Kong Jie with a complicated expression on his face.

"My name is Yoshio Iwamatsu. He used to be the head of the main division who was particularly good at fighting tough battles and fighting big battles!"

"This is the relevant information forwarded by the headquarters. It said that Yoshio Iwamatsu fought against our Eighth Route Army in the Yizhong Plain. It was very powerful!"

"Considering the complicated situation in Shanxi, Gangcun Ningci specially sent this old devil over to deal with us!"

"The intelligence also said: In order to support Yoshio Iwamatsu to break the stalemate in Shanxi and severely injure the Eighth Route Army, Neiji Komura promised to deploy two main divisions and a heavy artillery unit to reinforce Shanxi in the near future!"

"The headquarters judged: After Yoshio Iwamatsu took office, at most three months will launch an unprecedented sweep of our base area, in order to prove his ability to the Shanxi garrison and secure his position as the commander of the Shanxi First Army!"

"The Northwest Shanxi base where we are located is likely to be their first attack target!"

"Not only can he avenge Shinozuka Yoshio, buy people's hearts...but he can also prove to the North China Front Army Command that his command ability is far superior to Shinozuka Yoshio!"

"The independent regiments that Shinozuka Yoshio couldn't eliminate several times, the new first regiment, and the new second regiment, if he can destroy them in one shot... Okamura Ningji and the little devil's senior management will definitely look at him with admiration."

"In order to deal with Yoshio Iwamatsu's possible heavy mopping up of Northwest Shanxi, the headquarters decided to set up a joint headquarters in Northwest Shanxi to assemble the Independent Regiment, New First Regiment, and New Second Regiment to jointly deal with this crisis!"

"The chief appoints you, Commander Ding, and Commander Li, to command the anti-mopping up in Northwest Shanxi... When you encounter problems and cannot form a unified opinion, your opinion shall prevail!"

"At the same time, Comrade Huang Yu was appointed as the combat staff officer of the Joint Command to advise everyone!"

The telegram contained too much information, Kong Jie read it back and forth three times before reacting from the shock.

Then the whole face was covered with surprise.

In the last anti-sweeping campaign, the three regiments fought independently. Although they won the battle, due to the lack of troops in each regiment's hands, the participating troops missed many opportunities on the battlefield.

In this anti-sweeping campaign, the chief gathered the three regiments together for use. With more troops, there will naturally be more big battles that can be fought.

Huang Yu was not happy at all.

Historically, the Japanese who succeeded Yoshio Shinozuka was Yoshio Iwamatsu.

Unexpectedly, his assassination did not change anything, it just allowed Yoshio Iwamatsu to take office two or three months earlier than in history.

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What worries Huang Yu the most is that Yoshio Iwamatsu is a commander who likes to fight big and tough battles very much.

Now that he takes office ahead of schedule, he will definitely use a big sweep to prove his strength.

Troop mobilization, material storage, enemy investigation, and mopping up plans... all require a lot of preparation time.

It means that the big sweep judged by the chief executive is likely to start in two months.

But they let the independent regiment form a joint headquarters with the new first regiment and the new second regiment so long in advance to prepare for the anti-mopping up... It shows that the chief attaches great importance to this big mopping up! "

The last time Shinozuka Yoshio assembled more than [-] troops to sweep Northwest Shanxi, the chief didn't pay much attention to it.It shows that the chief also believes that the next big sweep will be unprecedented, and Yoshio Iwamatsu will gather more troops and more heavy equipment...to deal with Northwest Shanxi...

In order to support Yoshio Iwamatsu, Okamura Ningji promised his two main divisions and a heavy artillery unit to support the Northwest Shanxi Province.

As the saying goes, in the face of absolute strength, all tactics and skills are futile.

If Yoshio Iwamatsu really mobilizes two or three divisions to sweep Northwest Shanxi, the Iron Triangle in Northwest Shanxi really has no chance of defeating them. Maybe they don't even have the strength to resist, and they can only be chased and beaten all the way!
Kong Jie was keenly aware that Huang Yu's expression was not right, and he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Xiao Huang, is there something wrong with this telegram?"

Huang Yu nodded first, then shook his head again, and finally said: "The establishment of a joint headquarters is indeed the best way to protect Northwest Shanxi."

"But it also proves that Yoshio Iwamatsu's upcoming sweep will be unprecedented, unprecedented!"

"Ningci of Guanggang village has reinforced his two divisions, one heavy artillery unit... plus the troops that can be transferred from the Shanxi garrison, the total strength is likely to exceed three divisions!"

"One of our regiments is going to face one of their divisions. The difference in strength is several times, not to mention the difference in equipment and firepower!"

"I suggest that we meet with Captain Li and Captain Ding immediately to discuss this matter carefully. The three regiments have reached a unified opinion and start preparing for the anti-mopping up from now on!"

The smile on Kong Jie's face disappeared, and he picked up the telegram to look again...

After two minutes, he replied: "I will send a telegram to Lao Li and Lao Ding now..."

"Your analysis just now was too correct..."

"Although the joint headquarters is more conducive to anti-mopping up in the base areas in Northwest Shanxi, it also means that Yoshio Iwamatsu's first big mopping up after taking office will be unprecedented!"

"If Yoshio Iwamatsu really plans to mobilize three divisions to wipe us out, we will face unprecedented pressure. We must prepare in advance for the next anti-mopping up!"

At the Taiyuan Japanese Army Headquarters, more than a dozen officers from the left and above gathered in the conference room.

This was Yoshio Iwamatsu's first military meeting after taking office. Some people were anxious, some were full of anticipation, and some were confused, wondering what the new commander would bring to them.

"Commander is here!" Suddenly there was a guard's announcement from Noh's door.

More than a dozen officers with different complexions stood up from their positions at the same time, and looked at the door of the conference room in unison...

Compared with Yoshio Shinozuka, Yoshio Iwamatsu looked more mighty, he walked with wind, and at a glance he knew that he was from a soldier.

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"Sit down!" Yoshio Iwamatsu waved his hands at his subordinates and said bluntly.

"I came to Taiyuan with only one purpose: to turn the tide, defeat the more and more rampant Eighth Route Army in Shanxi, make Shanxi better and better, and become the energy and grain production base of the Japanese Empire!"

"Yesterday, I read the materials in the office all day, and I also got to know everyone here... To be honest, I am very dissatisfied with your previous performance!"

"I hope that after I take office, the garrison can work together and defeat the Eighth Route Army with me!"

"Before I took office, I promised Mr. Gangmura..."

"Within three months of taking office, kill the Eighth Route Army operating in Northwest Shanxi and avenge Commander Shinozuka Yoshio!"

"Speaking of which, I am a little short of a word: Commander Shinozuka Yoshio is out of danger, and he will recover and be discharged from the hospital in one month!"

"His Majesty the Emperor has decided to transfer him back to the country to serve as the principal of the Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy, and continue to serve the Empire of Japan in the army!"

"I hope everyone will support me like they supported Commander Shinozuka Yoshio before!"

"If someone cheats in front of me, I don't mind replacing him!"

"Who is the head of the intelligence department?"

"The humble Ida Qiaomu..." The head of the intelligence section stood up seriously with the rank of Da Zuo on his shoulders.

Yoshio Yanmatsu ordered directly: "You should have a lot of information about the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi..."

"I'll give you another ten days to figure out their strength, equipment, firepower, garrison, and rations... all for me... Remember, no soldier or soldier belonging to the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi can be let go, including their so-called local troops and guerrillas!"

"Before we lost again and again to the Northwest Shanxi Eighth Route Army..."

"The big reason is that we don't know our opponents well and made the mistake of underestimating them!"

"This time sweeping Northwest Shanxi, I will absolutely not allow the Eighth Route Army to make a fuss about its strength!"

Ida Daizuo had a very serious expression on his face. This was the first task Yoshio Iwamatsu gave him after taking office.

After finishing it, he will be able to secure the position of head of the intelligence section.

If the completion is not good, and the Yin is obedient to the Yang, the position of the head of the intelligence section will definitely not be kept.

Immediately received the order: "Please rest assured, Commander, I promise to complete the task!"

"Ten days later, all the information about the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi will be sent to you, not a single soldier will be spared!"

Yoshio Iwamatsu glanced at the subordinates in front of him and continued to order: "Chief of Staff, I will entrust you with the task of appeasing the foreigners in the city!"

"I heard that you have told the action team lurking in the northwest of Shanxi to stop massacring Chinese..."

"This is very good!"

"Before taking office, Commander Okamura told me something: The Eighth Route Army is better at fighting guerrillas, mobile warfare, and sneak attacks than us..."

"Comprehensive analysis, our army is definitely not as good as the Eighth Route Army in terms of assassination. The sooner we stop the action team, the smaller our losses will be."

"We are soldiers. If we really want to massacre the Chinese people and their senior officers, we should do it on the frontal battlefield instead of sneaking around behind the scenes..."

The chief of staff answered immediately: "Then why don't you take those action teams back!"

Yoshio Iwamatsu shook his head and said, "Although I don't like assassinations... But fighting requires intelligence support..."

"We don't know much about the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi, and the intelligence department alone is not enough..."

"From now on, all the action teams active in Northwest Shanxi will be lurking on the spot, and cooperate with the intelligence department to investigate the Eighth Route Army there!"

"If there is a chance, I can also guide the air force to bomb the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi..."

The chief of staff understood: "Your Excellency, Commander, is wise!"

"Humble job will arrange it in a while!"

"The action teams operating in Northwest Shanxi are all elites selected from the army, and have received special lurking training. They are very capable of fighting in the heart of the enemy... With their cooperation, the intelligence department will definitely be able to find out the real situation of the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi !"

Yoshio Iwamatsu waved his hand, signaling the Chief of Staff to sit down.

A pair of eyes swept to the subordinates again, and finally stopped on the head of the combat section!