I am a wolf warrior

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Wang Ye raised his hand halfway, but he had no choice but to put it down again, and then walked quickly to the sand table. Ma Yuan and Chen Mingli, who were standing beside the sand table, saluted Wang Ye.

The brigade commander said to Zhao Gang: "Xiao Zhao, tell me."

"Yes." Zhao Gang responded, and said to Wang Ye, "Xiao Wang, that's right. We just received a telegram from the headquarters, saying that the Japanese government has sent a large-scale increase of seven divisions to North China!"

"Huh?" Wang Ye's face changed slightly, "Seven divisions?!"

To be honest, this was really beyond Wang Ye's expectation.

Wang Ye thought that the Japanese army would increase its troops, but he only dared to guess that the increase would be one or two divisions. He never expected that the Japanese government would increase its troops by seven divisions at once!

Such a big deal?Just to deal with their [-] brigade?is this necessary?

But in a flash, Wang Ye thought of another possibility, Okamura Neiji, this is a big conspiracy.

"En." Zhao Gang nodded, and said again, "According to the information obtained by insiders, five of the seven divisions of the Japanese army have already disembarked from Tianjin Port, and the other two divisions have entered the customs via Shanhaiguan by train. , It is said that the troop train is filled with densely packed large-caliber howitzers and tanks!"

"Large-caliber howitzer?" Wang Ye said solemnly, "Could it be the 1st Division?"

Zhao Gang nodded and said: "The comrades in the enemy industry department think so too, and are now trying to verify it through the intelligence front in North Manchuria. I believe there will be news back soon."

As soon as the voice fell, a telegraph soldier walked in.

After reading the telegram, Wang Ye said: "The comrades on the intelligence front have confirmed that the 1st Division has indeed entered the customs. It seems that we are going to be in big trouble."

"Xiao Wang, you have always been disobedient, and you don't pay attention to the Guards Division." Li Yunlong said, "Could it be that the 1st Division is stronger than the Guards Division?"

"Head, you are right, the 1st Division is really stronger than the Guards Division, and much more powerful."

Wang Ye nodded, and said again: "The Guards Division is actually more like a guard of honor, that is, they don't really participate in many battles because of their prestige, but the 1st Division is different. This division has been fighting since it became an army. In the war, it has participated in countless great battles and vicious battles, and it is a unit with a glorious tradition."

After a pause, Wang Ye said again: "Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that the 1st Division is the first real heavy armored division in Little Japan! The combat effectiveness of a heavy armored division is the highest. Two or even three ordinary divisions! Because the firepower of the heavy armored division is crushing compared to the ordinary divisions, and because it is equipped with a large number of trucks, the mobility of the heavy armored division is far better In ordinary divisions."

Hearing this, everyone present suddenly changed their faces.

One division is so powerful, and seven divisions came back!

Xing Zhiguo said: "Could it be that the other six divisions are also such heavy equipment divisions?"

"That won't work." Wang Ye shook his head and said, "The Heavy Armored Division can't be established just because it is established. With the national strength of Japan, at most one or two Heavy Armored Divisions can be formed."

In fact, Little Japan formed a total of two heavy equipment divisions.

In addition to the 1st Division, it was the 3rd Division that was formed later.

Among them, the 1st Division was sent to Wright Island as cannon fodder, but the 3rd Division showed great power on the Chinese battlefield.

In the Battle of Henan, Hunan and Guangxi in 1944, the reason why the national army still suffered an unprecedented defeat after changing to American weapons can be said to be thanks to the 3rd Division, a heavy-armored division.

The offensive ability of the heavy equipment division is still extremely terrifying.

After a pause, Wang Ye said again: "However, you don't have to worry too much, because Northwest Shanxi is a plateau terrain with ravines and ravines. It is difficult for the devil's heavy armored division to exert its firepower and mobility when it enters Northwest Shanxi. In terms of advantages, the combat effectiveness is not much stronger than that of ordinary divisions."

At this time, Ding Wei suddenly said: "Xiao Wang, do you really think that these seven divisions are all here for us?"

"No." Wang Ye shook his head, and said again, "These seven divisions are definitely not coming for the Shanxi Northwest Column."

Before Li Yunlong and the others could breathe a sigh of relief, Wang Ye continued, "However, Neiji Okamura will definitely hug the grass and beat the rabbits, and clean up our Shanxi Northwest column."

The brigade commander said: "You mean, the Japanese army attacked our northwestern Shanxi column only incidentally?"

"Yes, just by the way." Wang Ye said solemnly, "After the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Midway Island, the Japanese army was in danger of being cut off by the Allied forces on the sea line of communication. In order to continuously transport war resources such as rubber and crude oil in Southeast Asia back to the mainland, it is necessary to open up the mainland communication line."

"So, I dare to assert that these seven divisions are prepared for the future opening of the mainland communication line."

After a pause, Wang Ye said again: "But before launching the campaign to open up the mainland communication line, the Japanese army may not let these seven divisions idle, so there is a high probability that they will attack us by the way. The only suspense now is, How many divisions will this old devil, Neiji Okamura, use to wipe out our Shanxi Northwest Military Region?"

……

"Your Excellency is here!"

The guards standing outside the combat room suddenly shouted.

The few staff officers who were busy in the war room stood at attention in unison.

Amidst the sound of footsteps, Neiji Okamura, dressed in a general's uniform, walked in vigorously.

At this time, Neiji Okamura was really in high spirits, because with the seven divisions allocated by the base camp in place, the North China Front Army had become the largest strategic cluster in the Japanese army.

Immediately behind Ningji Okamura came in were more than a dozen division heads.

Among them are the division heads of the seven divisions that have just been assigned to the North China Front Army.

Neiji Okamura and a dozen division heads finally stopped in front of the huge sand table, but saw that the combat staff of the headquarters had already presented the situation of the enemy and ourselves on the sand table.

Chong Youmo Jingsan nodded slightly, Okamura Ningji said happily: "Youmo-kun, let's start."

"Hai." Arimesei paused slightly, but did not rush to pick up the long wooden pole and start explaining to the sand table, but narrated Okamura Neiji's entire strategic deployment from the beginning.

"Navy suffered heavy losses at the Battle of Midway."

"The loss of sea dominance in the South Pacific and the entire Pacific Ocean is inevitable."

"At this time, in order to integrate war resources, it is very important to connect Southeast Asia, China's occupied areas, Manchukuo, North Korea, and the mainland into one piece."

"So it is necessary to open up the mainland transportation line."

"The base camp's increase of troops to the North China Front Army is mainly for this consideration."

"The biggest obstacle to getting through the lines of communication in the mainland is not the China Central Army, but the Eighth Route Army active in North China and the New Fourth Army in Central and East China."

"So at this stage, the main task of our North China Front Army is to deal with the North China Eighth Route Army."

"And the Eighth Route Army in North China is the most fierce and difficult to deal with than the [-]th Brigade active in Northwest Shanxi."

"Chen Gen, the brigade commander of the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, is an elite of Whampoa, a tiger general in the world, and extremely difficult to deal with."

"And under Chen Gen's command, there are Ding Wei, Kong Jie, Li Yunlong, Wang Ye and a large group of powerful generals who are extremely brave."

"There is a proverb in China, which says that a soldier is the courage of a general, and the soul of a soldier. Because there are brigade commanders like Chen Gen, and brave generals like Ding Wei, Kong Jie, and Li Yunlong, the soldiers of the [-]th Brigade are also It is extremely ferocious, and its combat power is far superior to that of the general Eighth Route Army, so it can be called the ace unit of the Eighth Route Army."

"And that's not the most worrying thing."

"The most worrying thing is that the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army once captured Taiyuan and snatched a large number of machinery and equipment from Taiyuan, including a large arsenal."

"The [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army also received a large number of technical backbones from Yan Xishan."

"That is to say, the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army is already capable of building a large arsenal in Northwest Shanxi, and in fact, the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army is already doing so!"

"Maybe this large arsenal has already been built and put into production."

"So if you want to deal with the Eighth Route Army in North China, you must first deal with the [-]th Brigade, and you must first destroy the [-]th Brigade's lair in Northwest Shanxi! Destroy its arsenal!"

Hearing this, the dozen or so division heads present looked at each other in blank dismay.

Youmo Jingsan was talking about dealing with the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, but why is the Sui Army displayed on the sand table?

Facing everyone's questions, Yusue Jingsan continued: "Everyone must be very confused. We are going to deal with the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, but why is the Sui Army displayed on the sand table?"

"The reason for this is actually very simple, because the Sui Army protects the rear of the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army."

"The imperial army's goal of attacking the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army this time is not to defeat it, but to severely injure it or even wipe it out completely. In particular, they cannot be allowed to transfer the machinery and equipment of the arsenal."

"So the imperial army must first defeat the Sui army and seize the Hetao area."

"Only by controlling the Hetao area can we completely cut off the westward retreat of the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army."

"So that's how it is." Hearing this, the more than a dozen division heads present at the meeting finally understood the whole story. It turned out that the attack on the Sui Army was just a preliminary preparation for the attack on the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army.

So it seems that the [-]th Brigade is pretty cool.

Your Excellency General's preparations have gone so far.

Until this time, Arisue Seizo picked up the long wooden pole, pointed to the sand table and explained: "This time the offensive against the Sui Army will be the main force of the Mongolian Army, and the 3rd Chariot Division will be in the 26th Division. The goal is to completely defeat the Sui Army, occupy and consolidate the Hetao area, and the 2nd Brigade is responsible for flank protection, preventing the Eighth Route Army Shanxi Northwest Column and the main force of the [-]th Division from threatening to attack the rear of the troops."

Okamura Ningji said: "The formation of the 3rd Chariot Division has been completed?"

"Hayi." Arimesei Sanyi paused and said, "All formations have been completed."

After a pause, Yusue Seizo said again: "Because of the Kwantung Army's more than 1 non-commissioned officers from the 2st Chariot Division and the 200nd Chariot Division, the 3rd Chariot Division has initially formed its combat effectiveness. , I believe that through this offensive against the Sui Army, the combat effectiveness of the 3rd Chariot Division will soon be improved."

"Yoxi." Ningji Okamura nodded happily, "Although the Sui Army has a certain combat effectiveness, Suiyuan, especially the Hetao area, is a flat grassland, which is most suitable for armored group operations, so this offensive against the Sui Army , It is indeed a rare training opportunity for the 3rd Chariot Division."

……

The Japanese North China Front finally wanted the Eighth Route Army.

The Japanese army is finally going to attack the [-]th brigade!

Chang Kaishen was even more excited than Neiji Okamura, and couldn't wait to summon all the staff from the attendant room and senior generals from the Ministry of National Defense to the battle hall of Yunxiu Tower to deduce the upcoming battle.

Chang Kaishen even asked Tang Zong to build a sand table with several staff officers from the third team.

Not to mention, Tang Zong and the staff members of the third group of servants are of good quality, and the topography of Northwest Shanxi is very realistic. It can be seen that the third group of servants has studied the topographic map of Northwest Shanxi.

Chang Kaishen's attitude towards Chen Bulei has changed from the previous indifference to warmth.

Although it was a few days late, Chen Bulei's judgment was finally fulfilled, right?

And Liu Fei, the director of operations, is even more enthusiastic. There is also Chang Kaishen's art of manipulating people, because Liu Fei is a general of the Guangxi faction, and doing so can destroy the unity of the Guangxi faction.

"Yanji (Chen Bui's character), Wei Zhang (Liu Fei's character), the facts have proved that your judgment is completely accurate." Chang Kaishen said with a smile on his face, "I sincerely apologize to you two for being not calm before. , I hope you don’t take it to heart, although what I said before was a bit harsh, it’s for the party and the country.”

"Don't dare." Chen Bulei and Liu Fei waved their hands again and again.

After a pause, Chang Kaishen said to Liu Fei again: "Weizhang, why don't you predict how the Japanese army will fight this battle? The Japanese government actually added seven divisions to North China. This is really beyond everyone's expectations. Neiji Okamura now has seven new divisions in his hands, the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army should have no chance of escape, right?"

"This..." Liu Fei showed a constipated expression, not knowing what to say.

But Tang Zong and other confidantes continued to compliment him, echoing Chang Kaishen's judgment.

One said: "Seven divisions, including the 1st Division, plus the original eleven divisions and fifteen brigades of the North China Front Army, the total strength has even exceeded 50 people, used to deal with A mere brigade of the Eighth Route Army is no less than a cannon to kill mosquitoes, so there is no need to doubt that the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army is definitely over."

"Yes, the [-]th Brigade must be finished." The other also said, "There is no chance to escape."

The third staff officer went on to say: "That's right, the Eighth Route Army is best at escaping, but this time Neiji Okamura probably won't give them another chance to escape."

The fourth staff officer went on to say: "This is called the higher the jump, the harder the fall."

"That's right." The fifth staff officer went on to say, "Who made the 60th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army dance so happily? Damn it was to fight Taiyuan again, and it was to wipe out the No. [-] Ninth Division of the Japanese Army, Lieutenant General Killed several of them, acted so arrogantly, who would the Japanese beat you? So it’s better to keep a low profile as a human being.”

"That's right, the early rafters rot first."

"The wood show will be destroyed by the forest wind."

"Everything..."

I don't know, I thought it was a criticism meeting against the [-]th Brigade.

But Chang Kaishen only felt refreshed when he heard these words.

Knowing that the Japanese government had mobilized heavy troops to North China, and was about to launch a sweep against the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, Chang Kaishen's waist and legs didn't hurt instantly, and he ate two extra bowls of breakfast.

But Chang Kaishen still noticed that Liu Fei did not echo what he just said.

Chang Kaishen then asked Liu Fei, "Weizhang, do you have a different opinion?"

Liu Fei hesitated for a few seconds, and finally said truthfully: "Chairman, I think that the Japanese government's large-scale increase of troops in North China is not for the Eighth Route Army, but for a grand goal."

"What grand goals can there be?" Chang Kaishen said disapprovingly, "You tell me."

"Well, I can't even tell you about the humble job." Liu Fei shook his head and said, "I have to go back and think about it carefully."

Chang Kaishen said: "If you can't think of it, then you don't have it, so the Japanese government doesn't have any grand goals at all, it's just to strengthen the law and order in North China, that's it."

While talking, a staff officer from the third team came in.

After Tang Zong read the telegram handed over by the staff officer, his expression changed immediately.

"Nai Jian?" Chang Kaishen noticed the change in Tang Zong's face, and asked with a frown, "What happened?"

Tang Zong took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Principal, the third group of servants has just received an urgent call from the North Route Army in the World War II area, saying that the Mongolian Army, which belongs to the North China Front Army of the Japanese Army, is gathering troops and seems to be launching a large-scale attack on the Hetao area in the near future. General Fu Yisheng asked the High Command to send reinforcements from Xi'an and Ningqinggan immediately."

"What?" Chang Kaishen's face instantly collapsed.

Everyone present, including Liu Fei and Chen Bulei, also looked at each other in blank dismay.

"No, could it be a mistake?" Chang Kaishen said incredulously, "Didn't the Japanese army want to attack the Eighth Route Army and the [-]th Brigade? Why did it suddenly turn into an attack on the Hetao area and the Sui Dynasty?" The army? This is illogical, isn’t the Japanese army acting recklessly? Could it be that Neiji Okamura doesn’t even know the priority?”

After a pause, Chang Kaishen continued: "The Eighth Route Army is their main enemy. They should fight the Eighth Route Army, the [-]th Brigade. What's the matter with going to the Hetao Grassland to fight the Sui Army?"

No one can answer Chang Kaishen's question.

The entire combat hall was silent.

This is called extreme joy begets sorrow.

Let you gloat,