I am a wolf warrior

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"As you like." Wang Ye happily agreed to Carlson's request.

Wouldn't Wang Ye shamelessly ask for the protection of a beautiful Chinese military officer, what a jerk?

And Wang Ye knew very well that no matter what Carlson saw or recorded during his trip to the battlefield behind enemy lines, it probably would not change the course of history.

Pretty Country will still support the national government.

There will still not be even a company of American equipment for the Eighth Route Army.

After the civil war breaks out in the future, the beautiful country will also half-sell and half-sell the huge amount of American equipment that has been eliminated to the Kuomintang to support the Kuomintang in launching a civil war.

So, who cares if Carlson lives or dies?

Anyway, the brigade commander's order had been executed, and it was his business that Carlson refused to accept it.

At that moment, Wang Ye took the Wolf Warriors Brigade and cavalry company back south to the base area in Northwest Shanxi. Carlson didn't even leave a single soldier behind.

……

It was already evening when Neiji Okamura returned to the Peking headquarters.

Even neglecting to eat dinner, Neiji Okamura summoned all the officers above the second lieutenant of the headquarters to the combat hall, preparing to hold a staff meeting to discuss an important issue.

Cancel the Wuyuan battle plan and launch a sweep against the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army in advance!

As soon as this decision was made, the entire combat hall was blown up, and all the officers present at the meeting were stunned, and the newly appointed chief of staff Sanji Chengo was also stunned.

After a while, Sanji Oshiroto asked: "Your Excellency, why did you abandon the plan for the Wuyuan Battle? Is it because the Mongolian Army and the 1st Division suffered too much loss in the Datong Battle?"

"Two reasons." Neiji Okamura said, "The first reason is that the Garrison Mongolian Army and the 1st Division lost too much in the Battle of Datong. It takes at least five days of rest and replenishment to restore combat effectiveness, but at most In two days, the Sui army will be able to build a chain of fortifications outside Wuyuan City that is strong enough to resist tank swarms."

"In other words, the time window for the Battle of Wuyuan has been lost."

"And once the suddenness of the battle is lost, it is very likely to become a stalemate."

Speaking of this meal, Okamura Ningji said again: "But our original intention of launching the Wuyuan Battle was not to annihilate the Sui army, let alone to a stalemate, but to occupy Wuyuan and then control the Hetao area, and complete the battle against Northwest Shanxi from behind. Surrounded by bandit areas, the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army was gathered and wiped out in the mountainous area of ​​northwestern Shanxi."

Sanji Oshiroto, Sanji Arisue, and the officers attending the meeting looked at each other in blank dismay.

Many people doubted Neiji Okamura's judgment. The imperial army concentrated two divisions and one chariot division to launch a surprise attack on Wuyuan. Is the Sui army really capable of defending Wuyuan?A stalemate, true or false?

"You don't have to doubt." Neiji Okamura waved his hand and said again, "I have already flown to the sky above Wuyuan to see it. The trenches built by the Sui army are not only complete, but also wide and deep. But in the past, not only that, the Sui Army also built a large number of anti-tank cones, which further weakened the penetration capability of tanks."

"Huh? Anti-tank cone?" Most of the officers present finally believed it.

Although the terrain in Wuyuan is very suitable for the large-scale penetration of tank groups, if the Sui army has deployed ahead of time and built a complete anti-tank trench and anti-tank cone, then the tank group will be powerless, and it will have to Relying on engineers to fill up the trenches of the Sui Army bit by bit and destroy the anti-tank cones requires a lot of time and effort.

But Yusue Jingsan was obviously not so easy to be persuaded, and frowned and said: "Your Excellency, even if you fight with the Sui army, you should not give up this battle easily. If there are insufficient troops, it will be better to continue to increase troops to Wuyuan." , if the Sui army cannot be solved in a short time, then just continue to mobilize supplies and extend the time."

"In short, the Sui army must solve it no matter what."

"Because the imperial army must first deal with the Sui army before they can occupy Wuyuan and Hetao."

"Only by occupying Hetao can we complete the encirclement of the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army!"

"Only when the encirclement of the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army is completed, it will be meaningful to sweep the bandit areas in Northwest Shanxi. Otherwise, the Imperial Army will concentrate a large number of troops and spend a lot of materials to organize a sweep. In the end, the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army ran away. , isn't it a waste of work?"

The officers present also nodded in unison.

Their thinking is consistent with Arisue Seizo.

"This is the second reason I want to talk about." Okamura Ningji said in a deep voice, "This morning, I personally flew to the sky over the Hetao and Northwest Shanxi to conduct reconnaissance on the bandit areas in Northwest Shanxi."

"It turned out to be a very important piece of information."

Speaking of this, Okamura Ningji said again: "I found that the bandit area in the northwest of Shanxi is next to the Yellow River, but the Yellow River in this section is turbulent, the efficiency of ferrying is very low, and there are no large ships at all. It is possible to ferry back and forth in this section of the Yellow River, but it is impossible for machinery and equipment weighing several tons or even tens of tons."

Arisue Seizo said: "Your Excellency, you mean that machinery and equipment cannot cross the river?"

"Yes, machinery and equipment can never cross the Yellow River." Okamura Ningji said firmly, "So, what you are worried about will not happen. The [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army will never escape easily until the end. , because they managed to snatch this batch of machinery and equipment from Taiyuan, and built the factory with great difficulty, how could they give up so easily?"

"But what if?" Sanji Oshiroto said, "What if the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army gives up?"

"That's nothing." Neji Okamura said calmly, "If the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army really abandoned the bandit area in Northwest Shanxi and the factory that was built with great difficulty, it would also lose its stable supply of ammunition. Then in the next battle, as long as the imperial army doesn't make a fatal mistake and let the [-]th brigade fight another battle of annihilation, they will become weaker and weaker until they completely lose the ability to launch large-scale battles. Even if the Sixth Brigade still exists, it will not be a cause for concern."

Arisue Seizo nodded subconsciously, because logically speaking, Okamura Neiji was right.

Because the powerful combat effectiveness of the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army is also based on sufficient ammunition supply.

If it weren't for the materials seized from Taiyuan for the battle of the division, the combat effectiveness of the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army would never have been as strong as it is now.

Neiji Okamura said again: "In addition, when I said that I would abandon the Wuyuan battle plan and launch a sweep against the bandit areas in northwestern Shanxi in advance, I was not asking for your opinions, nor was it a topic for the staff meeting to be held today."

After a pause, Ningji Okamura said again: "This is an order and must be carried out."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, you have already made a decision, so there is nothing to discuss.

Oshiroto Sanji said: "Your Excellency, what is the topic of today's staff meeting?"

Neiji Okamura said: "The topic of this staff meeting is the mopping up of bandit areas in Northwest Shanxi. I hope everyone can speak up and offer suggestions for this mopping up operation."

"So that's the case." Youmo Jingsan nodded happily, and then said again, "Youdao is a lion fighting a rabbit, and you have tried your best, so I think it is best to mobilize enough troops for the Eighth Route Army's raid on the bandit areas in Northwest Shanxi this time. The strength of the army formed a crushing advantage over the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army to ensure victory."

Neiji Okamura asked: "Then how many divisions do you think you need?"

"All the divisions!" You Mo Jing said, "All the seven divisions that have just been transferred from the base camp to the North China battlefield will be used for this raid. If possible, it is best to use the 3rd division of the tanks stationed in the Mongolian Army Regiment, the 26th Division, and the two divisions under the direct control of the Front Army were used together for this sweep.”

Hearing this, the entire battle hall was in an uproar.

It is too exaggerated to use eleven divisions to besiege a brigade of the Eighth Route Army.

Dachenghu Sanzhi said: "Your Majesty, I am new here, and I don't know much about the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi, but I still know some military common sense. The [-]th Brigade is just a brigade of the Eighth Route Army. It's tough, so the imperial army can't mobilize the strength of eleven divisions to besiege, right?"

"Yes." Okamura Ningji also said, "In the battle of Songhu, facing the elite of the 70 national army, the imperial army only mobilized nine divisions, and then there was the battle in Wuhan, facing more than 100 million national troops. Army, the imperial army has only gathered eleven divisions, but now they have to gather eleven divisions to deal with one brigade of the Eighth Route Army, don’t You Mo think it’s too extravagant?”

Obviously, Okamura Ningji also felt that it was too extravagant to concentrate ten divisions to deal with the [-]th Brigade.

Yusue Seizo asked rhetorically, "Your Majesty, are you worried that there will be too many divisions participating in the battle, and supplies will be wasted?"

"Isn't it?" Sanji Oshiroto said, "If eleven divisions participate in the battle, eleven divisions will need supplies for the battle, and if only four divisions will participate in the battle, only four divisions will need supplies for the battle. .”

"Hasn't Your Excellency the Chief of Staff thought about another point?" Seizo Arisue said, "If the four divisions cannot complete the task within a month, it is necessary to add supplies for the battle of the four divisions, and if it is If eleven divisions participate in the battle, the battle may be over within half a month, so it only needs to consume less than five divisions' battle-worthy supplies."

"How can you be so sure that the four divisions can't complete the task within a month?" Sanji Oshiroto retorted, "Maybe the four divisions can also complete the task within half a month? Then you only need to consume The battle supplies for two divisions will not be used for five divisions, will they?"

"Then let's have a war game." Seizo Yumo said with a smile, "I'll command the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army."

"Okay, then I will command the North China Front Army." Oshiroto Sanzhi said in his heart that Zhengchou didn't know how to establish his prestige. Since you came to the door yourself, then I will not be polite to you.

After a pause, he asked Ningji Okamura again: "Your Excellency, do you disagree?"

"I have no objection." Neiji Okamura waved his hand and said, "I can't wait to see your wonderful performance, so hurry up and prepare for war games."

At this time, several staff officers of the combat department had already brought the war game.

Dachengdo Sanzhi only needed four divisions, including the 1st Division and the 28th Division, and then divided the troops into two groups, launching attacks from Datong and Taiyuan to the base areas in northwest Shanxi.

Chapter 537 War Game Deduction

Youmo Jingsan was not polite, and directly picked up two war chess pieces and placed them on the sand table.

"Two regiments?" Seeing clearly the two wargames laid out by Yumo Seizo, Oshiroto Sanji smiled, "Youmo-kun, are you joking?"

You Mo Jing said: "Why did your Excellency Chief of Staff make such a statement?"

Oshiroto Sanji said: "Although I have just been in the North China Front Army for less than two days, I have also learned a lot about the North China Eighth Route Army. I know that although the [-]th Brigade is only a brigade in name, its strength is actually higher than that of the National Army. An army group is not much different, so aren't you a little too stingy?"

You Mo Jing said: "Your Excellency Chief of Staff thinks that two regiments are not enough?"

"Of course not enough." Sanji Oshiroto said, "How many days can the two regiments hold off?"

"Don't worry, Chief of Staff." Arime Seizan smiled, and pushed the two wargames to two positions with a long wooden pole.

After seeing those two positions clearly, Dachenghu Sanzhi's face collapsed, because they were two traffic arteries, and the Eighth Route Army only needed a small amount of troops to block the way.

Youmo Jingsan pointed to these two key points and said: "Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, these two traffic arteries are called Killing Pig Kou and Ye Zhu Ditch. They are the most dangerous places in Northwest Shanxi."

"Northwest Shanxi is a typical Loess Plateau terrain. On the surface, it looks like a huge plain with little ups and downs."

"However, the continuous erosion of the rain for thousands of years has created countless gullies on the plain, and there are small gullies within the big gullies, cutting the entire plateau into pieces."

"These gullies are like a maze, and it's easy to get lost in them."

"More than two years ago, the 4th Cavalry Brigade, which went south to reinforce the Henan battlefield, got lost in it, and was finally surrounded by the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army, and was wiped out."

Speaking of this meal, Yousue Jingsan laughed again and said, "Come back to business."

"If the bandit area in Northwest Shanxi is likened to a huge maze, then Killing Pig Kou is the south entrance of the maze, and Yezhugou is the north entrance of the maze."

"The topography of the two entrances is very narrow."

"The front of the battlefield can only deploy the strength of two squadrons at most."

After another pause, he continued, "So, one regiment of the [-]th Brigade is enough to guard an entrance."

Kanji Ojoto turned his gaze to Neiji Okamura, and asked, "Your Excellency, is the terrain in Northwest Shanxi really as dangerous as what Mo-kun said?"

"Yes." Ningji Okamura nodded and said again, "It may be more dangerous than what Youmo-kun said."

"Is it true?" Kanji Oshiro turned his gaze back to Yusue Seizo, and asked with a frown, "The terrain in the northwest of Shanxi is so dangerous that it cannot be effective with a large number of soldiers. Why did you propose to use it just now?" Eleven divisions participated in the mopping up? Wouldn't it cause a waste of troops?"

"That's another question." Youmo estimated, "We're only deducing it now."

"Okay." Sanji Oshiro snorted coldly, "I don't need the 3rd Independent Field Heavy Artillery Brigade, lest my colleagues say that I bully you, and I don't need the aviation assistance of the 3rd Flying Division. Only the 1st Field Artillery Regiment and the 28th Mountain Artillery Regiment will shell you."

"Take the 28th Wing of the Mountain Artillery as the reference standard."

"A 15-minute coalition-level firepower projection can destroy at least [-]% of the surface positions, and cause about [-]% of casualties and loss of firepower."

"You placed a battalion of troops on the first line of defense at Killing Zhukou."

"After the shelling is over, only the strength and firepower of the two companies remain."

"I took two tank squadrons as the lead and covered two infantry squadrons to launch an assault."

"Based on the actual combat strength of the two warring parties, the loss of one infantry squadron and one chariot squadron by the imperial army can completely wipe out the Eighth Route Army, which is the first line of defense."

Speaking of which, Da Chengo Sanzhi was about to sweep away the Eighth Route Army war chess placed at the butcher's mouth.

"Wait." Yusue Jingsan held down Sanji Oshiroto's hand, and pushed the Eighth Route Army artillery who was originally placed behind the slaughterhouse to the front with a wooden pole.

Then he said with a smile: "Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, your attacking force was ambushed. All the tanks in the tank squad were destroyed by our artillery approaching, and the two infantry squadrons that went into the attack were also attacked by dense heavy machine guns." Shooting and killing with firepower, at most 5 minutes, your attacking troops will be wiped out."

Speaking of this, just sweep away the few chess pieces that were thrown into the attack.

"What?" Sanji Okito said angrily, "Are you kidding me!"

After a pause, Sanji Oshiroto turned his head and said to Ningji Okamura: "Your Excellency, the last king cheated, and his artillery unit could never survive the firepower projection of our Fangshan Artillery Regiment, and he There is only one battalion of troops on the first line of defense, where did so much heavy machine gun fire come from?"

Neiji Okamura said, "We might as well listen to what Yumo-kun has to say?"

Yusuesei smiled, and said to Oshiroto Sanji: "Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, the so-called soldier is not tired of deceit, I actually concealed an important piece of information from you just now."

While talking, Arisue Seizo poked a small eye on the well-made sand table with a wooden pole.

Then he pointed to the small eye that had just been poked out and said, "We actually built tunnels at Killing Pig's Mouth, and it's not just one or a few simple tunnels, but an underground transportation network extending in all directions, like a spider web. Our side More troops and firepower can be quickly deployed to any location through this transportation network."

After a pause, he continued: "Of course, this tunnel network can also provide perfect shelter for our troops and firepower. So, just now, the 28-minute firepower of the 1th Regiment of the Mountain Artillery and the 15st Regiment of the Field Artillery Projection, the damage to our personnel and firepower can be said to be negligible."

"Ah, this..." Oshiroto Sanzhi was stunned.

The military officers at all levels watching all around also smiled kindly.

The staff officer and His Excellency Gong had just arrived, but they didn't know that the [-]th Brigade was just a bunch of rats.

After a while, Sanji Okito finally came to his senses and said, "Well, let's say that the huge underground transportation network extending in all directions exists, that's okay, we still have engineers and soldiers. Under the cover of artillery and tanks, the engineering troops will be used to blast the tunnel entrances on both sides of the slaughterhouse."

While talking, Sanji Ojodo pushed the 28th Engineering Corps to the slaughterhouse.

Arisue Seizo's expression finally became dignified, because although the sapper's blasting tactic advanced very slowly, it was effective, and he hadn't thought of a counter-tactical tactic so far.

The Jizhong Military Region, which previously mopped up the Eighth Route Army, also used the tactics of sapper blasting.

Sanji Oshiroto also pushed the chariot troops to the butcher's mouth, and said: "I will fight steadily and only advance a dozen meters at a time. In this way, it will be difficult for your side firepower to form a substantial attack on the imperial army's chariots and engineers. Under the cover of chariots, the engineers of the imperial army can blast the tunnel fortifications within the attack range one by one."

Facing Okito Sanji's every step of the way, Yusue Seizo could only organize death squads to blast.

Sanji Oshiroto originally thought that with the overwhelming strength of troops and armored vehicles, the 1st Division and the 28th Division would break through the defense lines of Shazhukou and Yezhugou without any suspense.

But half an hour later, there was a change in the battle situation that surprised Sanji Okido.

When another tank squadron was counterattacked and destroyed by the Eighth Route Army, Sanji Oshiro subconsciously wanted to join another tank squadron and continue to cover the engineers for blasting, but he was shocked to find that the entire tank team fighting with the 28th Division The car alliance actually does not have a single armored vehicle or tank.

"How is this possible?" Sanji Okito was in disbelief.

"Why is this impossible?" Seizo Arimesue said, "If the Imperial Army's chariot units want engineers to carry out blasting, they must enter the canyon, and the terrain in the canyon is relatively narrow. With an assault of more than ten meters, the explosive package can be sent to the bottom of the armored vehicle."