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Chapter 625: If you want to take something, you must give it first

Beijing.

Okamura Jining's headquarters.

When he received a telegram from Umeki Bumi saying that Shimen City was attacked by at least one division of Tubal Road and a main force of nearly 20,000 people, his whole person collapsed.

On the spot, he smashed an exquisite blue and white porcelain tea cup on his desk to the ground, and roared:
"Bage Yalu! Tubalu, you are actively seeking death!"

Even though this cup was his most beloved thing in the past.

After throwing things, he loudly ordered:

"Give power to Tanaka Kuichi and Harada Yuuji, and order them to lead the 21st Division and the 35th Division to speed up the march. They must get to Shimen as soon as possible and wipe out this group of Tubal Road!"

Following his order, a telecommunications staff officer who had been waiting at the door immediately took the order and turned to go to the telecommunications room to generate electricity.

As he walked, he was glad that he no longer had to face the commander's thunderous wrath.

Later, Okamura Jining sent someone to call Kasahara Hoshio, who was already packing and preparing to leave, and asked him to read the telegram.

asked:

"Kasahara-kun, what do you think?"

Kasahara Hoshi ambitiously said: What do I think? I really want to watch it with a smile.

Now that I am a member of the Liaodong Army, do I care about your affairs with the Northern Hebei Front Army?
Although he was madly complaining in his heart, he was not a fool, and of course he would not reveal his true attitude.

Looking at the broken porcelain pieces on the ground, he knew that Okamura Jining in front of him was not in a good mood, and he would not get into trouble with him.

After pretending to think deeply for a moment, he said:

"Commander, are you worried that Tubalu has some big plans?"

"good.

Does Kasahara-kun think so too? "

Okamura Jining's eyes lit up and he was a little surprised.

Obviously, he himself thought so.

"No, no, I think Tubal Road may just have poor communication."

They were about to leave. Of course Kasahara Hoshio was not willing to continue to be Okamura Jining's follower, so he immediately made an unexpected point of view.

"Loss of communication?

Kasahara-kun, this point of view is quite unpredictable. "

Okamura Shining stared at Kasahara Seio with hawk-like eyes, as if he wanted to see the colorful intestines hidden in Kasahara Seio's body.

But the other party looked at him without fear, and even explained with a smile:
"I thought that the Tuba Road in Shimen might not be aware that our locust army's war in southern Shanxi has ended.

I thought my Shimen force was empty and I just wanted to take advantage.

After all, before, they took advantage of the Shimen garrison to attack Shimen Airport when they were out of the city to rescue Shimen Airport, and took advantage of it.

Now I want to repeat the old trick and take a bite of my locust army while it is weak. It is very reasonable. "

"Yoshi. Kasahara-kun's opinion may not be unreasonable.

But I will never underestimate the intelligence capabilities of Tubalu!
So I think Tubal Road must have a big plan to attack Shimen with one division! "

Okamura Jining said categorically.

Hearing this, Kasahara Hoshio wanted to roll his eyes and thought to himself: You are the commander, so whatever you say will be yours.

You said Tubalu has a big plan, then there is!
And it's big!

Okay?
None of my business?

Can you tell me?
I'll run away tomorrow! ! !
But he still had a good look on his face, so he could only nod his head and say:
"Then what do you think Tubalu's plot is, Commander?"

At this moment, Kasahara Hoshio looks like a migrant worker who has great resentment towards the company and will leave his job tomorrow.

"Tubal Road's current strength is extraordinary. I guess they must also know that the focus of our next attack must be northwest Shanxi!
So if I were the commander of Tubal Road, I would choose to take action first and send troops to attack while Shimen's troops are empty. "

Okamura Jining has just constructed a set of logical and self-consistent ideas in his own mind, and he just wants to tell it to Kasahara Hoshio.

On the one hand, it is to sort out one's own thoughts, and on the other hand, it is not without the idea of ​​​​letting the other party correct his mistakes.

Kasahara Hoshio vaguely understood something, but it was not clear enough, so he quickly asked curiously:
"Your Excellency, Commander, are you saying that the attack on Shimen was carried out by troops from Tubal Road in northwest Shanxi?
So what is their purpose? "

"Of course it is to attract my 21st and 35th divisions to quickly return to Shimen and become an isolated unit!"

Okamura Jining said categorically.

I have to say that for this old devil to be able to sit in this position, his strategic vision is quite powerful.

He actually saw through Li Yunlong's plan without sufficient intelligence support.

It can only be said that truly brilliant commanders often have eyes that can penetrate the fog of the battlefield! When Kasahara Hoshio heard Okamura Jining's words, he didn't take it seriously, thinking that it was just the other party's imagination.

But he still had a look of approval on his face and said quickly:
"I see.

Then we should immediately order these two divisions to fight steadily and not to advance rashly to avoid being taken advantage of by the enemy! "

"Do not!

I just ordered them to speed up and return to Shimen quickly. "

"Nani?
Commander, why do you do this?

Wouldn't this allow Tubalu's conspiracy to succeed? "

Kasahara Hoshio was a little confused.

I can't figure out what the cunning guy in front of me is planning.

"Humph!

There is an old Chinese proverb, "If you want to take something, you must first give it to me." Since Tubalu wants to plot against my two divisions, I will give them to them.

Let's see if they eat my two divisions first, or if my two divisions drag the main force of Tubal Road under Shuiquan City! "

Okamura Jining spoke his mind.

Kasahara Hoshio suddenly understood, nodded quickly and said:

"Your Excellency, Commander, you are so brilliant!
To eliminate Tubal Road, the most difficult thing is that they disperse and flee into the mountains and forests. Our locust army can only find needles in a haystack, and it is difficult to wipe them out in one fell swoop.

Often once the troops are withdrawn, they are allowed to resurgence, making it even more difficult to exterminate them.

Now using the two divisions as bait to lure out all their main forces and annihilate them, this is indeed a brilliant move. "

The idea just now was just hurriedly thought up by Okamura Jining. It was not carefully considered, let alone discussed carefully by the combat staff, which inevitably made him a little uneasy.

Now seeing that Kasahara Hoshio also felt that his plan was brilliant, he couldn't help but smile a little and continued:

“Nowadays, time is very precious to us, the Locust Army.

The empire's southward strategy is about to be implemented and cannot be delayed for a moment, so we must wipe out Tubal Road as soon as possible.

Now that I have the opportunity to accomplish my goal in one battle, I shouldn't miss it.

Moreover, depending on the battle, less strategic materials will be consumed. "

The more he talked, the more he felt that his thinking was correct, and his face became more confident.

Kasahara Hoshio nodded repeatedly:

"Good morning, Commander!

I believe that in a month at most, we will definitely hear the good news about the complete annihilation of Tubal Road by Your Excellency the Commander.

When the time comes, I will definitely be in Liaodong to congratulate His Excellency the Commander. "

Okamura Jining laughed and then explained:
"Hahaha, Kasahara-kun, after you arrive at the 12th Division, you must strengthen your training and be ready to go south at any time."

"Hey! I understand!"

Kasahara Hoshio was very respectful on his face, but he was still very disapproving in his heart. He thought to himself: Our 12th Division is here to guard against Lao Maozi, why go south?
……

Speaking of Shimen City, Ding Wei commanded several regiments of troops. After capturing Shimen City, he immediately ordered the soldiers to carry the loot with all their strength and then retreat westward.

In order to evacuate as soon as possible, he directly ordered that only important supplies such as weapons and ammunition, food and medicine, gold and silver, cloth, oil and salt be taken away.

For the rest that were a little bulky, he asked Zheng Guoyu, the political commissar of the 28th Regiment, to take the others and give them directly to the people in Shimen City.

This made the soldiers from all the troops in central Hebei feel very regretful. How could they ever be so extravagant and wasteful?

Unfortunately, Ding Wei's good intentions did not have the desired effect.

Many ordinary people were afraid that the Japs would fight back and did not dare to ask for the things they gave them.

Only a few brave and careful people dared to carry their belongings and run out of Shimen City and escape to the countryside.

……

When it was getting late, Ding Wei and his men stopped in the dense woods thirty or forty miles away from Shimen and began to camp and rest.

When Qin Zhiqiang, the commander of the first battalion in charge of breaking up the rear, came back with the first battalion that suffered heavy casualties, Ding Wei couldn't help but shed tears of distress.

At a cursory glance, he knew that there were less than 500 people left in a battalion that originally had 150 elites!
This time, his entire battalion was completely disabled!

Just as he was about to ask them in detail about the details of how to stop the enemy, Wan Ruiming, the leader of the 28th Regiment, led Liao Zhengqi and a few others and excitedly rushed over to him and shouted:

"Old leader, we will really make a fortune with this!"

(End of this chapter)