Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

"As long as the enemy attacks the headquarters, I am confident that I can hold them back. At that time, together with the cooperation of the troops that come to support us, we can hold on to the enemy and not give them a chance to retreat!" Yamamoto Ikki continued.

According to his expectation, the special attack team, with the strength of a brigade, is fully capable of detaining the Northeast Army.

At that time, other troops can surround and completely annihilate this unit.

"Well, just tell the Sixth Division when the time comes." Itakane Seishirō nodded with satisfaction. As long as they could destroy this Northeastern Army, there would be no problem in following Yamamoto Ikki's command.

"But I have a question. If we take the initiative to attack, will the Northeast Army call on the New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army?
Moreover, I am worried whether the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army will also help? ” Shen Muyi raised a question.

If only the Northeast Army took action, then this plan would not be a big problem. However, when the Northeast Army cooperated with the Eighth Route Army, then this plan might have problems.

"It doesn't matter. I have already thought about it. In order to destroy the headquarters, the Northeast Army will definitely let the New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment cooperate.
Just like they did with the 16th Division before, the other troops should move their troops towards the New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment from the beginning.
Make the New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment the primary targets of attack and hold them back to prevent them from joining the Northeast Army.
As for the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, there is even less need to worry. Although they have cooperated with Mu Jin several times,
But according to intelligence, the cooperation between the Jinsui Army and Mu Jin was completely passive.

This time, we have three Class A divisions here. Even if the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army had three times the courage, they would not dare to get involved. "Yamamoto Ikki continued.

He perfected the plan in order to prevent the New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment from cooperating with the Northeast Army.

Moreover, according to intelligence, the combat effectiveness of the New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment is indeed not weak, and is estimated to be much stronger than the National Army's direct troops.

Therefore, Mu Jin will cooperate with these two regiments in succession, because there will be no one to hold them back in the fight. At the same time, Mu Jin will also send people to fight with the two regiments. In this way, the two regiments will be able to exert stronger combat effectiveness.

"If that's the case, then there's nothing to worry about!" Shen Mu Yifeng nodded when he heard this, and felt that as long as these two groups could not cooperate with Mu Jin, there would be no big problem.

"Division commander, how other troops should act depends on your command. I will not interfere." Yamamoto Ikki looked at Itakune Seishirō and said.

He knew very well that he came here to destroy the Northeast Army, not to seize command.

The key point is that the core of the cage plan is under the charge of Itakune Seishirō. He is not aware of it and it is not appropriate for him to say too much!

"Don't worry about that." Itagaki Seishirō said. In fact, they already knew a lot about the approximate location of the Eighth Route Army base, but they didn't take action because the area was too large.

The Cage Plan is intended to cut off the enemy's communications and prevent them from escaping during encirclement and suppression.

"Mr. Yamamoto, I think there are still some problems with your plan. In fact, I think that the Northeast Army may have fled to the territory of the Eighth Route Army.
In this case, even if we send troops to keep an eye on the New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment, it seems to be useless. Once they meet,
The troops sent to attack the New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment might even suffer as a result!" Said Itaheng Seishirō.

He had previously anticipated that Mu Jin's Northeast Army might be staying at the Eighth Route Army's base, otherwise how could he not have found them.

"No, no, no, division commander, please believe me, this Northeast Army will never be in the Eighth Route Army's territory. An army like this that has separated from the main force and acts independently,
I will not stay in someone else's territory, even if someone invites me, because I will feel a little uncomfortable staying in someone else's territory.

Therefore, this unit will never be in the Eighth Route Army's territory!" Yamamoto Ikki explained.

"That's not necessarily true. If they are hostile to us on their own initiative, aren't they worried that they will be surrounded by us one day and have no reinforcements to support them?!" Shen Muyi retorted. If it were him, he would definitely find a reliable ally. Wouldn't it be safer to stay in the ally's territory than outside? !

"Mr. Shenmu, you are not Chinese, so you don't know that there is an old Chinese saying that a golden nest or a silver nest is not as good as your own doghouse.
Other people's turf is theirs after all. Only when it belongs to you can you live in it with peace of mind.

Moreover, to be honest, they are not afraid of us encircling them, because until now we have not figured out where the other side is hiding. "Yamamoto Ikki said with a smile.

Many members of the Northeast Army were in hiding, and other people had no idea where they were. He estimated that even the Eighth Route Army might not know.

"Besides, do you think the Eighth Route Army would invite such a powerful force to their territory?!

Don't forget, this unit is very powerful. If this unit comes to their territory and a conflict breaks out between the two sides, who will suffer the greater loss? ! You can imagine.
Therefore, the Northeast Army would never be in the Eighth Route Army's territory." Yamamoto Ikki added.

Many times, most people will have this concern, especially when dealing with a force that they cannot deal with at all, then they will be more cautious.

Maybe the Eighth Route Army invited Mu Jin, but was definitely rejected by Mu Jin!

Fukagi opened his mouth but finally shut it. He had heard this sentence before, but what Yamamoto Ikki said did make sense.

"Tell me, is there a possibility that Mu Jin has actually joined the Eighth Route Army? In this case, it makes sense for him to stay in the Eighth Route Army's territory, right?!" Shen Mu Yifeng couldn't help but say.

He felt that this was very possible. Since he was not reassured by the fact that the person invited was not his own, why not just let the other person be himself?

"That's even more impossible. As I said before, Mu Jin's army is not managed by that side. It's easy to invite them to join, but it's difficult to manage them.

Moreover, the soldiers of this unit will only listen to Mu Jin. If the people over there want to divide his unit and place people in his unit to share power,

That is highly unlikely. If this happens, Mu Jin will probably take his men away, and the consequences will be something they cannot afford. "Yamamoto Ikki did a thorough study. After all, it was really scary that this troop appeared in his territory.

As for why he was so sure that this Northeast Army would only listen to Mu Jin, it was naturally because Mu Jin was good at managing people and had his own personal charm. Otherwise, when the other party left the main force, it would be impossible for anyone to leave with him.

"If that's the case, then it seems there will be no problem with our plan." Upon hearing this, Shen Mu Yifeng curled up the corners of his mouth into a smile.

Everything that needs to be considered has been taken into consideration, and this time we should be able to annihilate the Northeast Army.

"Don't worry about the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. Just keep a close eye on the Eighth Route Army. We have sent out so many people just to eliminate the Eighth Route Army," Yamamoto Ikki emphasized again.

The losses caused by the Eighth Route Army were actually not small, far greater than the threat from the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army! Otherwise, they would not have come up with a cage plan and laid it out for so long. Even the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was not taken so seriously.

It can be imagined that the threat posed by the Eighth Route Army to them was far greater than that posed by the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

"Why not let the Osaka Division keep an eye on the enemy? They are a Class A division after all, so they should help. Even if they don't fight, they can still intimidate the enemy and make the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army afraid to act rashly." Shenmu Yifeng suggested. Anyway, the Osaka Division is idle, so it's okay to help them keep an eye on the enemy.

"That's fine, but don't count on them to fight. They are basically unreliable." Yamamoto Ikki said. He knew a lot about the Osaka Division and could not expect this unit to help them fight.

It would be better if the other party did not sell cannons to the enemy, otherwise they would be helping the enemy to attack them.

.........

One week later.

Liu Changshun finally arrived at a location about twenty miles away from the brigade headquarters. He immediately asked someone to contact the brigade headquarters by radio to inform them of his impending arrival.

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In the conference room.

The chief and the political commissar are studying the map.

"If the Japanese take the initiative to attack, they will most likely go after the New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment first. In the eyes of the Japanese, these two regiments are Li Jin's exclusive partners, and their combat effectiveness is not weak.
If the Japanese want to attack Li Jin, they definitely don't want Li Jin to join forces with these two regiments. This way, it will be much more difficult for them to deal with Li Jin. "The leader said with a serious face.

Since the Japanese have transferred the Sixth Division, it can be basically confirmed that the Japanese are coming for Li Jin.

"That's right. If I'm not mistaken, the Japanese have probably already quietly begun to increase their forces in the county town in the direction of these two regiments.

Maybe they were thinking of catching the two regiments off guard. ” The political commissar also nodded in agreement.

Anyway, if they were the Japanese, they would definitely keep a close eye on the New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment. After all, without these two regiments, the Northeast Army would not be able to do so many things.

"Yes, we have to remind Li Yunlong and the others." The leader nodded!

"Perhaps, we can let the New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment exchange guards with other regiments first to thwart the Japanese's plan!" The political commissar couldn't help but suggest.

The Japanese were afraid that the New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment would continue to cooperate with Li Jin, thus affecting their own plans, so they might as well secretly replace the two regiments without letting the Japanese find out.

When Li Jin attacked the 20th Division before, the reason why the Japanese were able to discover that the New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment had changed guard was entirely because they deliberately let the Japanese discover it and did not allow anyone to catch the spies sent by the Japanese.

But this time it’s different. They will not let the Japanese know about the two regiments’ rotation of defense.

"Well, this is a good idea. The Japanese don't want these two regiments with Li Jin, so we will not let them get their wish." The leader nodded and spoke.

These three regiments are their biggest trump cards. If the three regiments cannot act together, it would be a huge loss. Therefore, it is better not to let the Japanese do it.

"Commander, we received a telegram from the Special Operations Regiment saying that they are only twenty miles away from the brigade headquarters and will arrive in more than an hour. They asked us to notify the checkpoints in advance and not to stop them." At this time, a telegraph operator ran in and told the story.

"It looks like the people sent by Li Jin have arrived. Use the intercom to contact the sentry and tell them the situation." The chief looked at the political commissar and gave the order.

"Okay." The political commissar didn't say much. He took out the walkie-talkie and started contacting the sentry.

After the political commissar had finished the call, the chief said to the telegraph operator, "Go and telegraph him back, saying that everything has been explained."

"Yes." The telegraph operator then turned and left.

"Commander, I can't wait to know what the surprise Li Jin has sent me is." The political commissar said with a smile.

After waiting for so long, the people sent by Li Jin finally arrived. He wanted to see what kind of surprise Li Jin had developed for them.

"Why rush? There's still plenty of time. I'll call Li Yunlong and inform him first." The chief stood up and walked towards the communication room. The people sent by Li Jin would not arrive for more than an hour. There was no point in rushing now. He still had to wait slowly.

"Li Yunlong, you're being lazy again, aren't you?!" The chief came to the communications room and called Li Yunlong, and right from the start he gave the other party a warning.

"Commander, I'm not being lazy. Recently, I've been getting up earlier than the chickens and sleeping later than the dogs. I've been training the soldiers day and night and I dare not slack off at all." Li Yunlong said a lot of things, but they were all bragging about how hard he worked.

"Alright, alright, stop talking about these useless things. Have you been keeping an eye on the situation in the county recently?!" the chief asked in a serious tone.

"Yes, Commander, I was just about to report to you. Today, the intelligence personnel came back to report that there were suddenly several more caravans in the nearest county.

Moreover, strangely, it seems that there are many more people entering the county town than before. I suspect that these people are disguised as Japanese soldiers, just to make me relax my vigilance. "Li Yunlong quickly told the story.

"That's right, the Japanese are targeting you. Not only you, but the independent regiment is probably also targeting you. If the Japanese take the initiative to attack, your two regiments will definitely not be able to escape." Upon hearing this, the commander confirmed his judgment!
"Ah?! Chief, then how can I meet up with Li Jin?!" Li Yunlong was stunned when he heard that and asked quickly.

If the Japanese have completely set their sights on him, it will be difficult for him to meet up with Li Jin.

"It's okay. Since the Japanese are secretly sending reinforcements, we should also secretly change guard and not let the Japanese know. In short, your New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment must act in conjunction with Li Jin." The commander's tone became serious as he spoke.

Only by the joint actions of the three regiments can the Japanese inflict greater losses.

(End of this chapter)