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"What? You were only given fifteen division battle shares?" Umezu Yoshijiro said in amazement, "In the past two years, the base camp has quietly saved fifty division battle supplies, and only gave you fifteen division battle supplies." Regiment battles? The remaining 35 division battles were all given to the Southern Army? This is too partial.”
"Tojo-kun also has his difficulties." Neiji Okamura sighed, and said again, "But fortunately, there are enough combat materials for the battle of these fifteen divisions."
"I don't even need so many supplies at all."
After a pause, Okamura Ningji said again: "After all, the goal of this battle is to smash the 5th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army. Although the combat effectiveness of this army is strong enough, its strength is only [-] to [-], so this battle It is impossible to compare the scale of the Songhu Battle, the Xuzhou Battle, or the Wuhan Battle, and the consumption of corresponding materials will be much smaller."
"To deal with the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, there are indeed enough materials for the battle of fifteen divisions." Umezu Yoshijiro nodded, and then said, "But it is far from enough to open up the mainland communication line, right?"
"Of course." Neiji Okamura said solemnly, "At least ten divisions will be required to fight."
Speaking of this meal, Okamura Ningji sighed again: "I just don't know if there will be any headquarters at that time, and whether Mr. Tojo will give me the supplies for the battle of the ten divisions."
"Okamura-kun, don't worry." Umezu Yoshijiro said with a smile.
"At that time, I will help you collect the supplies for the battle of the ten divisions. Anyway, our Kwantung Army has no big battles to fight, and the stored supplies and supplies will be a waste."
"Umezu-kun, thank you so much."
Neiji Okamura was overjoyed when he heard the words, there was no better result than this.
"Thank you." Umezu Yoshijiro said with a smile, "It's all for the empire and for His Majesty the Emperor. Isn't this what our imperial soldiers should do?"
Okamura Ningji smiled slightly, and suddenly said: "Meijin-kun, speaking of which, your Kwantung Army has now been converted into the Empire's strategic general reserve, and in terms of the current international situation, it is impossible for the Soviet Union to pose any threat to the Empire. , so it is unnecessary to maintain such a large-scale heavy army in Manchuria."
Umezu Yoshijiro instantly became alert and asked, "What do you want to say?"
"Meijin-kun, that's the thing." Okamura Ningji said with a smile, "I applied to the base camp to reorganize the cavalry group of the Mongolian Army into the 3rd Chariot Division. The tanks, cars and various types of artillery of the 3rd Division have been shipped from the Osaka pier, but..."
"But you don't have anyone." Umezu Yoshijiro snorted, "Isn't it?"
"Wisdom is no better than Umetsu-kun." Neiji Okamura laughed, "If the 3rd Tank Division wants to quickly form combat effectiveness, it is not enough to have only weapons and equipment, but also a large number of non-commissioned officers who can skillfully drive various tanks and trucks. But looking at the entire empire, I am afraid that only you, Meijin-kun, can help me."
"You are telling the truth." Umezu Yoshijiro said with a smile, not without complacency, "Other general armies only have one or two chariot regiments at best, and only my Kwantung Army has two chariot division regiments. A large number of non-commissioned officers who can skillfully drive chariots will be dispatched without weakening their own combat effectiveness."
Neiji Okamura said solemnly: "Umetsu-kun, anyway, please."
"Okay, who told us to have a good relationship." Umezu Yoshijiro shook his head helplessly, and said again, "However, as far as I know, most of the northwestern Shanxi is mountainous, so it seems difficult for the chariot division to be useful? Are you so anxious? for what?"
Ningci Okamura said solemnly: "The 3rd Chariot Division is not prepared for the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi, but for the Fu Yisheng Group in Suiyuan."
"Fu Yisheng?" Umezu Yoshijiro was taken aback when he heard this.
But after a few seconds, Umezu Yoshijiro came to his senses, shook his head and said, "Okamura-kun, you are still the same as before, no matter what you do, you will never leak."
"This time, the Fu Yisheng Group and the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army may be in trouble."
Pausing for a while, he said again: "It's unlucky for them to have an opponent like you, Okamura-kun."
……
In a blink of an eye, the time came to June [-]th.
Chang Kaishen called Chen Bulei to the study again, and asked, "Yanji, it's already mid-June, and my wife is about to come back from the beautiful country. Why is there still no movement from the Japanese army in Shanxi?"
"This..." Chen Bulei really wanted to find a crack in the ground to get in.
In addition to being ashamed, Chen Bulei was also a little annoyed, thinking that I am the director of the chairman's attendant room, not the commander of the Japanese First Army stationed in Shanxi, why the Japanese army in Shanxi has not moved yet, how do I know?If you want to ask, you should ask Yoshimoto Teiichi, you should ask Okamura Neiji, what do you ask me, this old man?
Chang Kaishen snorted softly, and said again: "The Japanese don't just let it go like this, do they?"
"This should not be possible." Chen Bulei cheered up and said, "This is not in line with the behavior of the Japanese army."
"What is the style of the Japanese army? What is the style of the Japanese army?" Chang Kaishen snorted, "The 69th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army not only occupied Northwest Shanxi, blocked the Tongpu Railway, but also wiped out the [-]th Division. I pooped on the neck of the Japanese, and I didn’t see any reaction from the Japanese, so the Japanese army was actually bullying the weak and fearing the strong.”
Chen Bulei said in his heart that you shouldn't have said that. Wouldn't it mean that the national army is not as good as the Eight Route Army?
As the head of the party and state, if this word gets out, won't it chill the hearts of the soldiers of the national army?
Chang Kaishen didn't realize this at all, and was still chattering to vent his emotions.
In fact, Chang Kaishen was also anxious because of his anxiety. He was really anxious, because the military command and the Central Command had not been able to destroy the Northwest Shanxi Arsenal, and Yan Xishan could not count on it. So the only thing he could count on was the Japanese. However, the Japanese have not seen any movement for a long time, so they are in a hurry.
Because if it drags on, the arsenal will really be built.
Once the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army is allowed to build the arsenal, will it be okay?
The [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army did not have a stable supply of ammunition, and only relied on the ammunition seized on the battlefield to beat the Japanese army in Shanxi to the brim. Without a stable and reliable supply of ammunition, wouldn't the entire Japanese army in Shanxi be eaten by them?
Given time, maybe even the entire Japanese army in North China will be eaten by the Eighth Route Army.
Hey, I can't think about it, thinking about Chang Kaishen makes my brain hurt, I really can't think about it.
At that moment, Chang Kaishen said bitterly: "Neiji Okamura and Teiichi Yoshimoto, I am worried for you."
Being anxious, Tang Zong, the leader of the third waiter group, hurried into the study with an extremely embarrassed expression on his face.
As soon as Chang Kaishen saw it, he frowned and asked unhappily, "Nai Jian, what happened?"
"Principal, we are in big trouble." Tang Zong breathed a sigh of relief and said in a low voice, "The Japanese government is sending a large number of troops to North China. According to the information we have, at least five divisions have landed from Tianjin Port. At least two divisions are moving into Peiping through Shanhaiguan, and one of them is most likely the Japanese 1st Division."
"Huh?" Chang Kaishen said suddenly, "The Japanese army increased their troops to North China?"
"Yes." Tang Zong nodded heavily, and said again, "The Japanese army is massively increasing its troops to North China!"
Chang Kaishen's face instantly collapsed, and he asked with a dark face, "Nai Jian, is the information reliable?"
Before the words finished, Wang Shihe, the head of the guard, came in and reported: "Principal, Director Dai has something to see."
"Let him in." Chang Kaishen's heart skipped a beat, and hurriedly motioned for Wang Shihe to lead Dai Li to the study.
Sure enough, the information obtained by the Military Control Bureau was basically the same as that obtained by the third group of servants. At least five divisions had already disembarked from Tianjin Port, and at least two other divisions were entering Beiping from Shanhaiguan.
Hearing this, Chen Bulei's face turned pale with fright. Something big is about to happen.
However, Chang Kaishen suddenly laughed out of nowhere: "Hehe, it's a good thing, it's a good thing."
"Principal?" Not only Chen Bui, but also Wang Shihe, Dai Li, and Tang Zong all cast confused glances at Chang Kaishen. Chen Bulei even wondered if Chang Kaishen had a mental illness due to excessive anxiety?
"Yanji, it's really a good thing." Chang Kaishen regained his composure instead.
After a pause, Chang Kaishen continued: "Under the current situation, the Japanese government is definitely not going to mobilize so many troops to deal with our national government, so I dare to assert that the Japanese government's large-scale increase of troops to North China this time must be to deal with the Jin Dynasty. The Eighth Route Army in the Northwest must be to deal with the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, yes, it must be like this."
"Principal, this seems unlikely." Chen Bulei whispered, "Just to deal with a brigade of the Eighth Route Army, how could the Japanese government mobilize so many troops? These are seven divisions, seven divisions!"
Chang Kaishen said confidently: "The Japanese government only added seven divisions to North China, but it doesn't mean that these seven divisions will be used in Northwest Shanxi to deal with the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army. After all, the troops operating in North China The Eighth Route Army has not only the [-]th Brigade, but also the [-]th Division, [-]th Division, and [-]th Division."
"The seven divisions seem like a lot, but when they are spread across the five provinces of North China and the huge North China Plain, there are actually not many."
After a pause, Chang Kaishen continued: "Furthermore, if the Japanese government really wanted to deal with the national army instead of the Eighth Route Army, then it should continue to increase its troops in central China, southern China, and even Burma. Why would it increase its troops in North China? What? In the final analysis, the main anti-Japanese force currently active in North China is the Eighth Route Army, not the national army.”
Chen Bulei nodded subconsciously, this is true.
Right now the main activity in North China is the Eighth Route Army, and the national army has almost disappeared. Although this is not a glorious thing, it is the truth. Therefore, the Japanese army’s large-scale increase of troops in North China does not seem to be aimed at the national army. Going to the Eighth Route Army or the [-]th Brigade?
……
The intelligence capability of the CCP is no worse than that of the KMT.
Almost at the same time that Chang Kaishen learned of the massive increase of troops by the Japanese army in North China, the Eighth Route Army headquarters also got the news.
"Boss, the situation is not quite right." The deputy chief of staff hurried into the war room with a telegram, and said, "A shocking news has just come from the inner lines lurking in Beiping and Tianjin. Soldiers!"
"Oh, a large increase in troops?" The boss said in surprise, "This is a bit new. Didn't the Japanese army transfer several divisions from North China last year? Why did they increase their troops to North China this year?"
"Yeah, this is indeed a bit strange." The division commander also said, "Didn't it mean that the Japanese army was in a tight spot on the Pacific battlefield?"
"If we increase our troops, we will increase our troops. We are not afraid of him." The boss snorted and asked again, "I don't know how many brigades the Japanese government has sent to North China this time?"
The deputy chief of staff took a breath and said in a deep voice, "Seven divisions."
"I thought how many people were there, just seven brigades..." The boss thought it was seven brigades at first, but suddenly realized halfway through the repetition, and said in a broken voice, "How many, seven divisions?"
"Hmm." The deputy chief of staff nodded heavily, "Seven divisions!"
The boss immediately fell silent, this situation is a bit serious.
The entire war room fell into deathly silence in an instant, and a needle could be heard.
After a long while, a staff officer asked in a low voice: "The Japanese army's large-scale increase of troops in North China is not aimed at our Eighth Route Army, is it?"
"If it's not aimed at us, who else can it be aimed at?" Another staff officer immediately retorted in a low voice, "With the little army left by the Kuomintang army in North China, is it worthwhile for the Japanese army to increase its troops by seven divisions?"
The third adviser said: "But the problem is, our small temple can't accommodate such a big Buddha."
The fourth staff officer said: "You have forgotten that the [-]th Brigade just wiped out a main division of the Japanese army, so most of these seven divisions came for the [-]th Brigade."
Another staff officer said: "Is this too exaggerated? In order to deal with the [-]th Brigade, seven divisions were mobilized?"
The last staff officer said: "These seven divisions may not all be used to deal with [-], but there is an old saying in China, that is, the lion fights the rabbit, and you have to use all your strength, so the Japanese army mobilized heavy troops to deal with [-]." The brigade is actually not surprising, because the performance of the [-]th brigade some time ago really deserves such a degree of attention from the Japanese army."
The teacher sighed and said, "It seems that the political commissar's worries were fulfilled."
"Since the Japanese government is willing to spend so much money, why should our Eighth Route Army be afraid?" The boss slammed his fist on the board and said, "As Xiao Wang said at the beginning, as long as we can speed up the entire war, our Eighth Route Army No matter how much you pay, it's worth it! Just fight!"
After saying this, the boss said again: "Immediately report this news to the [-]th Brigade and Shanxi Northwest Column, and let them step up to stockpile combat materials and prepare for battle as soon as possible."
……
In the northwest of Shanxi.
After working without touching the ground for such a long time, Wang Ye could finally take a breather.
Wang Jiazhi made an appointment with Cheng Yue, and asked Wang Ye and Wei Dayong to go out for an outing. The four of them rode horses and galloped in the lush Baogu, which was really pleasant.
Wang Jiazhi was especially happy.
She has known Wang Ye for such a long time, and has been in a relationship for so long, but the number of times the two have traveled together is very small, so today she wants to have as much fun as she can.
Wang Jiazhi also brought the Leica camera that Wang Ye gave her, and kept taking pictures.
Seeing this camera, Wei Dayong's face immediately showed resentment.
Because he was the one who saw the camera first, he originally wanted to give it to Cheng Yue, but Wang Ye snatched it away and gave it to Wang Jiazhi, so Cheng Yue still doesn't have a camera.
"Look at how promising you are." Wang Ye slapped Wei Dayong on the back of the head.
"Isn't it just a camera? I still hold a grudge to this day. I'll get you one later."
"You are a full man who doesn't know a hungry man is hungry." Wei Dayong snorted, "I haven't given Xiaoyue a camera yet."
"Idiot, a full man doesn't know that a hungry man is not like that." Wang Ye said angrily, "I am not a full man, and you are not a fucking hungry man. Don't think that I don't know what you have done. Take it easy on me." Come on, if you accidentally go off the fire, you kid won't be able to eat and walk around."
"Then what am I afraid of, let's get married."
Wei Dayong said sarcastically, "I'm already at the level now."
Wei Dayong is now also at the deputy regimental level of Zheng'er Bajing.
Wang Ye said: "Then what are you waiting for? Why aren't you married yet?"
"Nonsense, isn't it just to wait for you?" Wei Dayong snorted and said, "You are the captain, and I am your soldier. If I get married before you, I will not be stabbed in the back by my brothers."
While talking, Wang Jiazhi and Cheng Yue had already run back holding hands.
Wang Ye asked with a smile, "Why didn't you take pictures? Let's do it again."
"There is no film." Wang Jiazhi pouted, "I didn't bring enough film."
"What's the matter." Wang Ye said with a smile, "I'm going to find someone to go back and get the film. I finally came out today. Why don't you have fun and take photos?"
Hearing this, Wei Dayong was instantly alert: "Captain, let me declare in advance that I don't want to go back."
"You don't want to go back, let me go back?" Wang Ye stared, "It's against you."
Wei Dayong's donkey face immediately twisted into a bitter gourd, Cheng Yue felt distressed when he saw it, and said coquettishly, "Captain, you will bully our Brother Yong and Sister Jiazhi, and you don't care about him."
Wang Jiazhi chuckled and said, "I can't control him."
While the four were chatting and laughing, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes in front of them.
When I looked back anxiously, I saw Ge Erdan galloping over on a fast horse.
"Okay, something happened again." Wei Dayong sighed lightly and said, "I can't play anymore."
As soon as the words fell, Ge Erdan had already come to the front, panting and said: "Chief of Staff, the commander asked you to return to the headquarters immediately, saying that there is a major enemy situation!"
Chapter 526
Wang Ye hurried back to the column headquarters.
The brigade commander, Li Yunlong, Ding Wei, Kong Jie, Zhao Gang, and Xing Zhiguo were all there, and all of them gathered in front of the huge simulation sand table with serious expressions on their faces.
Hearing the salute of the guards, the brigade commander and others looked over one after another.
"Xiao Wang, you're back." The brigade commander waved his hand without waiting for Wang Ye to salute, and said, "Come here quickly."