The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

Chapter 968 Okamura Neji’s backup plan (first update)
Seeing that the deputy chief of staff was getting more and more anxious as he spoke, and did not dare to speak just because he was the commander of the North China Front, Okamura Neiji was very satisfied and interrupted decisively.

"Who told you that it would take us two months to end the sweep in the wing?"

The deputy chief of staff became more and more confused as he listened. He frowned and asked, "According to the battle plan, it will indeed take us two months to end the battle..."

"Could it be that your Excellency, Commander, has a new strategy to deal with the Sixth Army Division in the Wing, which can make a quick decision and end the battle in a short period of time?"

Okamura Neiji shook his head and said: "If the new tactics were so easy to think of, the Sixth Army Division in the Wings would not grow stronger under our noses."

"The original raid plan remains unchanged..."

"Continue to compress the Eighth Route Army's living space through iron wall encirclement, control all the people in their base areas, centralize management, cut off the Eighth Route Army's contact with the local people, and force the Eighth Route Army in the Sixth Army Division to take the initiative to stand up and fight us in order to eliminate them."

"Then how can we end the battle early?" The deputy chief of staff became more and more confused, staring at Okamura Neji with a worried look on his face.

Neji Okamura explained with a smile: "Our iron wall encirclement has just begun. The blockade that needs to be controlled is very long, so nine reinforced regiments need to move forward together to not give the Eighth Route Army any chance to counterattack us."

"But as the Eighth Route Army's base areas become smaller and smaller, our blockade will become shorter and shorter, and fewer and fewer troops will be needed on the front line."

"At that time, a large number of main forces will be free to reinforce the rear area."

"According to our current attack speed, a reinforced wing will be available on the front line in three days."

"In the eyes of the Sixth Army Division of the Wing Center, a strengthened wing of our army may be a piece of fat in their mouths that can be eaten at any time."

"But in the eyes of other Eighth Route Army troops, this reinforced unit is a behemoth. Not only can it not be eaten, but it will also be eaten back by us."

The deputy chief of staff finally understood, and the worried expression on his face suddenly disappeared, and he said excitedly: "Your Excellency, Commander, is wise..."

"I actually forgot such an important thing."

"As the iron wall continues to tighten, the encirclement we block the Eighth Route Army will become smaller and smaller. Calculated by deploying a main force regiment more than ten kilometers away, fewer and fewer troops will need to be deployed in front-line positions in the future."

"Deploying one or two regiments from the freed-up reserves to return to support the rear area will not only not affect the frontline fighting, but also catch the Eighth Route Army off guard if they cause chaos in the rear area."

"Then let the troublesome Eighth Route Army in the rear be arrogant for two more days. When the troops participating in the iron wall encirclement are free, we will turn around and deal with them."

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The Eighth Route Army Front Enemy Headquarters.

The deputy commander-in-chief also received the latest battle reports compiled from various base areas.

His face suddenly lit up with joy, and he said happily: "Is this how I should be beaten?"

"While Okamura Neji hasn't mobilized troops to come back for reinforcements, seize a few more strongholds and kill a few more little Japs."

"There are only so many little Japs in the entire North China Front. The more we kill, the less they will be. Even if Okamura Neji wants to retaliate against us in the future, our counter-mopping pressure will be much less."

The chief of staff happily reported: "Without orders from subordinates, each base area will fight tooth and nail to attack the surrounding Japanese and puppet troops."

"They took a lot of advantage in the battle last night."

"Although Okamura Neiji transferred a large amount of heavy equipment from the Japanese and puppet troops, we barely captured a few artillery pieces and a few heavy machine guns."

"But Okamura Neiji wanted to get those heavy equipment to the wing as soon as possible to join the battle. He only needed the equipment but no ammunition."

"As a result, many of the Japanese and puppet strongholds we attacked had stockpiles of artillery shells and heavy machine gun bullets, but were not equipped with artillery and heavy machine guns. In the end, we were advantaged in vain."

"Many of our base areas are equipped with artillery and heavy machine guns that captured the Japs. Due to insufficient ammunition, they are usually piled in warehouses to rust, or buried directly underground."

"With these seizures, all the heavy weapons packed in boxes can be pulled out and used on the battlefield, thereby destroying more Japanese and puppet troops and seizing more weapons and ammunition."

"I have in my hand a combat plan that has just been compiled from each base area." "They plan to capture four more county towns, six large strongholds, [-] medium-sized strongholds, and more than [-] small strongholds tonight."

"As long as half of the goal is achieved, we can eliminate more than 4000 little devils tonight."

"If the participating troops take down all the attack targets, they can kill [-] little Japs in one night."

The deputy commander said with satisfaction: "Remind each base area."

"We must seize the opportunity we have, but we must not let victory go to our heads."

"Looking at the entire North China, the overall strength of the Japanese North China Front still far exceeds ours."

"It's only now that we are trapped by the Eighth Route Army in Yinzhong that we have an opportunity to take advantage of it."

"When Okamura Neji reacts and makes adjustments, he will definitely find a way to retaliate in kind."

"The troops participating in the war must control casualties and be prepared for retaliatory raids launched by the Japanese army at any time."

The chief of staff ended immediately: "Don't worry, chief..."

"Our commanders have been fighting against the Japanese for more than a day or two. They have already figured out the fighting style of the Japanese and ensure that they will not suffer any losses."

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The base area of ​​the Third Army Division in Yizhong.

The second regiment had just returned to the base after a victorious battle.

Looking at the trophies being pulled on the cart, everyone from the regiment leader to the ordinary soldiers had smiles on their faces.

In a valley about two kilometers away from them, more than 1000 Japanese soldiers were preparing to attack, waiting for orders to attack.

This is the unit that Okamura Neiji has just transferred from the iron wall blockade. The leader of the unit received the bad news that the imperial army's stronghold was breached two hours ago. It is definitely too late to march over for reinforcements.

The old boy had an idea and thought of ambushing the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops.

It would be best if we could annihilate them all, but if we couldn't annihilate them all, we would still have to inflict heavy damage on them.

As soon as the troops were arranged, the Eighth Route Army appeared at the end of the road.

The troops advanced in two formations, pulling a large number of carts filled with supplies. The team of less than 2000 people stretched the formation to more than 500 meters.

The Japanese captain wrinkled up immediately.

The terrain was limited and time was short. The pocket formation he prepared was only 1000 meters long and obviously could not accommodate so many troops.

But in order to successfully retaliate against the Eighth Route Army and let them know that the main force of the Imperial Army is back, this battle must be fought.

After sparing the leading troops of the Eighth Route Army, the captain decisively issued an attack order.

Light and heavy machine guns and artillery were like ammunition for free, pouring firepower at the Eighth Route Army.

More than 800 infantrymen immediately rushed out of Baogudi. Before the Eighth Route Army could react, they strangled them in one go, intending to end the battle with the bayonet that the imperial army was best at.

Although such a fight would cause a lot of casualties to the ambush troops, the captain had no other good ideas.

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