Bright Sword: Develop alone, bring back an artillery regiment

Chapter 568 Devils will also lie about military information, and the 386 brigade enters the stage of recuperation

Okamura Ningji read the translated text in his hand, and with his concentration, his face couldn't help but distort.

Immediately, the old devil re-patted the telegram on the desk in front of him, gritted his teeth, and said, "Baga! This Shinozuka Yoshio, he not only lost control of the entire Zhengtai Railway, but also lost tens of thousands of elite imperial troops. Even Wusu Airport was attacked.

You must know that the hundreds of tons of aviation fuel and dozens of Type 1 attack aircraft stored at Wusu Airport do not belong to his [-]st Army, or even to our North China Front Army alone, but to the entire China Expeditionary Army.

It was used by the imperial army to bomb big cities such as Xi'an, Chongqing, and Chengdu, and to force the Chinese army to surrender.

The current batch of fuel oil and Type [-] attack aircraft are all destroyed, which will directly affect the strategic deployment of the entire imperial army, delay the time to conquer China, and even change the entire situation.

For this reason, the empire will at least crush tens of thousands of imperial troops! "

"He, Yoshio Shinozuka, is simply a sinner of the empire, and he has the face to ask the Front Army Command to send another division for reinforcements!"

Chief of Staff Naozaburo Okabe hastily dissuaded him: "Your Excellency, Commander, calm down, this is not because Shinozuka-kun is incompetent, but because the strength displayed by the Eighth Route Army is too terrifying.

Unexpectedly, in just two or three years, it has grown from a scale of tens of thousands to a scale of 30 to [-] troops. "

Neiji Okamura: "Even if the Eighth Route Army's strength is beyond imagination, this is not an excuse for the 1st Army's disastrous defeat! You must know that although the 1st Army is empty, it still has tens of thousands of troops!"

Okabe Naozaburo: "If it was the first two years of the war, the tens of thousands of imperial troops could completely defeat or even wipe out hundreds of thousands of the Eighth Route Army and even the Central Army!"

After a pause, Naozaburo Okabe changed the subject and continued: "But after several years of fighting, although the imperial army has occupied a large area of ​​China's territory, many elite veterans have been destroyed.

The combat power of the newly added reserves is much worse than the combat power and fighting will of the veterans of the imperial army.

On the contrary, after several years of fighting, the combat experience and combat effectiveness of the China Army have improved a lot.

If we put aside the gap in weapons and equipment, the combat effectiveness of the imperial army and the Chinese army is actually far less than we thought. "

Neiji Okamura was silent, obviously agreeing with Naozaburo Okabe's analysis.

Because with the continuation of the war of aggression against China and the elongation of the front line, although the Japanese army can still suppress the Chinese army, the suppression power is far less than when the all-out war of resistance broke out in 37.

Moreover, the Japanese army's logistical supplies gradually failed to keep up.

At that time, the Japanese army could be said to be destructive and easily invaded and occupied a large area of ​​Chinese land.

But now, although the Japanese army can still win the battle, it is much harder than before.

Not only Naozaburo Okabe can see this, but Neji Okamura can also see it, and even the Japanese army base camp has also discovered this.

That's why they made a plan to bomb the accompanying capital Chongqing, trying to force the Chiang government to surrender.

Naozaburo Okabe went on to say: "Moreover, the Eighth Route Army chose the time of this attack at night, which made it impossible for the imperial army's fighter planes to launch into the air, which again weakened the imperial army's combat effectiveness.

In addition, they cooperated properly and deployed a careful battle plan in advance.

Under the ebb and flow, the defeat of the First Army is also reasonable. "

After a pause, Naozaburo Okabe changed the subject and continued: "Of course, I'm not saying that Shinozuka-kun should fail, but in the current situation, replacing the commander with anyone is doomed to fail!"

"During the entire battle, although the Imperial Army lost tens of thousands of people, the Eighth Route Army suffered more casualties than the Imperial Army, at least 10 lost!"

"So, strictly speaking, the imperial army is not actually a failure!"

The news that the Eighth Route Army sacrificed more than 10 yuan was completely fabricated by Miyano Jun, in order to reduce the punishment of Yoshio Shinozuka.

Hearing this, Okamura Ningji's expression eased a lot.

And Naozaburo Okabe went on to say: "Moreover, we all have seen Shinozuka-kun's loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire, as well as the contributions he has made!
This time, if the front army and the first army had not mobilized a large number of troops to go south, the first army would never fail!
Moreover, the ambition and strength of the Eighth Route Army were exposed to us in advance, which may not be a bad thing for the Imperial Army! "

"Also, as Mr. Xiaozuka reported, the Eighth Route Army's threat to the Imperial Army has surpassed that of the Jinsui Army and even the Central Army.

We need to pay attention to it, and we must not allow it to continue to develop barbarously!

And in terms of understanding of the Eighth Route Army, no one in the entire imperial army can surpass Mr. Xiaozuka. "

"So, I think that instead of punishing Mr. Xiaozuka, it is better to let him continue to deal with the Eighth Route Army!"

Neiji Okamura's mind is extremely open, and their strategic vision is also extremely excellent.

Although Naozaburo Okabe's remarks are suspected of helping Shinozuka Yoshio open up his crimes, it has to be said that what he analyzed is indeed true.

Neiji Okamura's face has completely softened: "If you want to deal with the Eighth Route Army, you can only wait until the war in the south is completely over."

Okabe Naozaburo: "Currently, with the arrival of the Imperial Army's 41st Army in Taiyuan, the Eighth Route Army has not expanded its strength.

Taking advantage of this time, the 1st Army of the Imperial Army can also take a good rest. "

Neiji Okamura nodded, apparently agreeing to Naozaburo Okabe's proposal.

Naozaburo Okabe gave Neiji Okamura a pause, and immediately left the other party's office, and replied the 'exciting' news to Yoshio Shinozuka.

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In Taiyuan, Shanxi, at the headquarters of the Japanese First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka was ready to be punished or even dismissed.

After receiving the call back from Beiping by Naozaburo Okabe, he couldn't help being a little surprised.

But soon he calmed down, and immediately formulated a battle plan overnight to retake the Zhengtai Railway...

The screen is drawn to Shouyang County.

Since it was too early for the 386th Brigade to take down Shouyang County, they cleaned up the battlefield before dawn, and completed the action of fighting local tyrants, and then disappeared into the endless night...

As the battle of Shouyang came to an end, all the Japanese strongholds in the southeast of Shanxi had been removed.

The entire 129th Division had a rare day off.

Early the next morning, the 41st Division of the Japanese Army, the 77th and 96th Infantry Regiments arrived in Taiyuan City one after another.

After they rested in Taiyuan City for a day, they were dispatched by Yoshio Shinozuka to the southeast of Shanxi early in the morning of the third day.

The 129th Division did not launch an attack on the strongholds recaptured by the Japanese army.

Although the casualties of the 129th Division and the Eighth Route Army were not as large as Miyano Jun reported, there were still many casualties.

After this battle, the 129th Division was no longer able to launch a large-scale counterattack against the Japanese army. Therefore, the division commander directly announced the end of the first phase of the Hundred Regiments War in southeastern Shanxi.

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(End of this chapter)