Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 316 Great increase in strength!

During this period, the Jinzhong base area also completed its delivery.

25 105mm howitzers and 25 120mm mortars.

And the weapons and equipment of one main regiment were obtained.

The Jinzhong base area began to expand and reorganize.

……

at the same time.

As soon as the Taiyuan airport was completed, Yoshio Shinozuka applied for a plane from the North China Front Army, and flew to Beijing to ask for battle with the battle plan drawn up by Yamamoto Ikki.

Iron Lion Alley.

Japanese North China Front Headquarters.

After Yoshio Shinozuka arrived, he was showered with fragrance by Hisashi Terauchi for half an hour.

He had been the commander of the First Army for less than half a year when the army suffered heavy casualties.

An independent mixed brigade was completely wiped out, a brigade was severely damaged, and the 6th Flying Squadron was almost completely wiped out. Tianhuang knew about this and even sent a telegram to inquire about the situation. Terauchi Hisahi was humiliated.

Terauchi Hisaichi cursed for half an hour, while Shinozuka Yoshio lowered his head and cheered for half an hour.

This was undoubtedly the slowest half hour that Yoshio Shinozuka had ever felt in his life.

However, Yoshio Shinozuka was the lieutenant general of the British Army and the commander of the army group, so Terauchi Hisaichi gave him face and did not slap him.

After Terauchi Hisaichi finished scolding, Shinozuka Yoshio criticized himself, which made Terauchi Hisaichi's expression ease a little.

"Mr. Shinozuka, I asked you to eliminate the Eighth Route Army in Jinzhong and Li Yunlong within two months. How are your preparations going?" Terauchi Hisaichi's expression and tone were full of majesty.

Next to Terauchi Hisahi sat the portly Lieutenant General Yamashita Tomoyuki, Chief of Staff of the North China Front Army.

It happened that Lieutenant General Rensuke Isogai, Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army, was visiting the North China Front Army Headquarters, and the old Japanese Rensuke Isogai was also there.

"General," Shinozuka Yoshio bowed cautiously, "The First Army's General Staff has reassessed their plan for the Jinzhong campaign. Eliminating the Eighth Route Army and Li Yunlong in Jinzhong would result in at least 10,000 casualties for the Locust Army. Therefore, we've redrawn our plan with the goal of decapitating the Eighth Route Army headquarters. Please review it, General."

After saying this, Yoshio Shinozuka carefully handed over the battle plan with both hands.

The so-called assessment is mainly Yamamoto Ikki's analysis of the battle situation in the battle plan.

Terauchi Hisaichi frowned and took Operation Plan No. 1 and began to look through it.

In his opinion, the Eighth Route Army in Jinzhong was the biggest threat to the First Army and the two railway lines.

Only if he could deal with the Eighth Route Army in Jinzhong and Li Yunlong could he safely step down from his position as commander of the North China Front Army and return to his homeland.

After reading the battle plan, Terauchi Hisaichi narrowed his eyes and handed the battle plan to Yamashita Tomoyuki and Isogai Rensuke.

Soon, Yamashita Tomoyuki and Isogai Rensuke also finished reading the battle plan.

"Yamashita-kun, what do you think of this Operation Plan A?"

Terauchi Hisaichi looked at Yamashita Tomoyuki, his expression and tone remained unchanged.

"There's a battle analysis, a battle plan, and a contingency plan. Who made this battle plan?"

There was a hint of surprise in Yamashita Fengwen's eyes.

Shinozuka Yoshio said, "Colonel Yamamoto Ikki, the captain of the First Army's special forces, is also the executor of this operational plan."

Yamashita Fengwen nodded: "Not bad."

"Special operations?" Rensuke Isogai commented. "Interesting."

Seeing that both Yamashita Tomoyuki and Isogai Rensuke were interested, Terauchi Juichi's expression suddenly changed. He remembered, "The last time you came to the headquarters, you recommended Yamamoto Ikki and the special forces to me?"

At that time, Terauchi Hisaichi also commented that Yamamoto Ikki should take the route of large-scale troop operations rather than special operations.

Shinozuka Yoshio said, "It's this man. Half a year ago, he was still in the Kwantung Army's battle formation. He followed me to the 10th Division as a military advisor, and later followed me to the st Army."

Isogai Lianjie nodded and said, "I heard about it when I was in the Kwantung Army, but when I was the Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army, Yamamoto-kun and his special forces had already left the Kwantung Army."

Shinozuka Yoshio said, "After the July 7 Incident, Yamamoto-kun led the special forces from mainland China to China, but there were no combat missions for a whole year."

Terauchi Juichi didn't want to waste time talking and asked directly: "Mr. Shinozuka, how confident is Colonel Yamamoto in leading the special forces team to decapitate the Eighth Route Army Headquarters in this special operation?"

"Your Excellency General, Colonel Yamamoto said that he is 80% sure. This special operation is to use the high-power radio of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters to determine the location of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters. The special forces will change into the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army and infiltrate southeastern Shanxi, launching an attack when the Eighth Route Army Headquarters is completely unprepared." Shinozuka Yoshio didn't dare to say anything. If the decapitation operation failed, it would be embarrassing.

Yamashita Tomoyuki asked a question: "Shinozuka-kun, your three main divisions are all transferred to southeastern Shanxi to feint an attack on the Eighth Route Army. What if the main forces of the Eighth Route Army in central Shanxi and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army launch a surprise attack on Taiyuan? What are you going to do?"

Isogai Lianjie said: "In military strategy, this is the tactic of besieging Wei to save Zhao."

Shinozuka Yoshio said to Terauchi Hisaichi, "General, the First Army is currently stretched thin. Please replenish the 108th Division's losses as quickly as possible. Please transfer a division from the Front Army to the First Army to reinforce the defense of the Taiyuan area."

"If Colonel Yamamoto leads his special forces to successfully decapitate the Eighth Route Army headquarters, the entire North China region will be left leaderless, which will be a huge blow to the morale of the Eighth Route Army."

"By then, the locust army will end the security war in North China and eliminate the Eighth Route Army in no time."

In order to support Yamamoto Ikki's decapitation plan, Yoshio Shinozuka gave his all.

Terauchi Juichi thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Isn't Mr. Yamamoto really interested in reforming the army's tactics? If he can successfully decapitate the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, I will personally recommend his special operations skills to the Prime Minister and Tianhuang after returning to Tokyo, my brother's country."

"In addition to replenishing the 108th Division's troops, I will also transfer the 21st Division to reinforce your First Army and strengthen the defense of the Taiyuan area."

Currently, the 21st Division is stationed in the Xuzhou area, performing security tasks and is one of the divisions directly under the North China Front Army.

"On behalf of the First Army and Colonel Yamamoto, I would like to thank you, General!" Yoshio Shinozuka looked grateful and bowed deeply to Hisaichi Terauchi.

With the 21st Division strengthening the defense of the Taiyuan area, there were nearly 4 Japanese troops in Taiyuan, including the Kuroshima Cavalry Regiment, the Yoshino Regiment, the 21th Brigade and the 3st Division. Even if the Jinzhong Eighth Route Army and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army joined forces to attack Taiyuan, they could hold out until the main force returned.

If the enemy really dares to attack Taiyuan, then we will use Taiyuan as the center and attack the enemy from the center!
"Shinozuka-kun, in this battle, we can only win and not lose."

Terauchi Hisaichi looked at Shinozuka Yoshio deeply.

"Hi."

Shinozuka Yoshio lowered his head and said decisively:
"Your Excellency, General, I am willing to issue a military order."

Soon, Yoshio Shinozuka signed a military order. He planned to ask Yamamoto Ikki to sign a military order as well after returning to the First Army.

"Yoshi."

Terauchi Hisahi nodded, his expression slightly softened.

This military order showed him Yoshio Shinozuka's determination, at least his attitude was still very positive.

Afterwards, Terauchi Hisaichi asked the chef to prepare a table full of delicious food and wine, and invited a singer to entertain Shinozuka Yoshio and Isogai Rensuke.

During the meeting, Terauchi Hisaichi and Yamashita Tomoyuki made some suggestions to enrich and improve the decapitation plan.

"Your Excellency, General."

"I am very interested in this decapitation operation. Do you agree that I can lead the Kwantung Army's General Staff to southeastern Shanxi to observe the First Army's decapitation operation?"

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Isogai Lianjie asked Terauchi Hisaichi.

"Isoya-kun, Shanxi is very dangerous. You'd better not go there."

Terauchi Hisaichi's first reaction was to refuse. If something happened to the Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army on the territory of the North China Front Army, no one could take the responsibility.

"As a soldier from a fraternal country, I should not be afraid of danger. During the Battle of Taierzhuang, I went to the front line to command soldiers in the battle under the artillery fire of the Chinese army." Isogai Rensuke was stubborn.

Yamashita Fengwen advised: "Mr. Isogai, you can just send a few staff officers. There is no need to risk yourself."

Shinozuka Yoshio also advised: "The Deputy Chief of Staff of the North China Front Army and the Chief of Staff of the First Army were killed in the bombing at Taiyuan Airport. There are snipers in the Eighth Route Army who can hit targets from 1.5 kilometers away. Even I have to be extremely careful when traveling."

"If something happens to me, Isogai, on the territory of the First Army, it will have nothing to do with the North China Front Army." Lianjie Isogai was itching to get some paper and pen, and wrote a statement while speaking.

It was exciting for Isotani to think about a special forces unit carrying out a decapitation operation on the Eighth Route Army headquarters.

Although the Eighth Route Army's headquarters is called the Army Group Command, its current strength and overall combat effectiveness are close to the level of the theater command.

"Ok."

After reading the statement written by Isogai Lianjie, Terauchi Juichi looked at Shinozuka Yoshio:

"Shinozuka-kun, your First Army must protect the safety of Isogai-kun and the staff officers of the Kwantung Army."

Isogai Lianjie, what are you doing here to join in the fun? Shinozuka Yoshio was overwhelmed, but he could only lower his head and said, "Hi."

"Shinozuka-kun, thank you for your help."

Lianjie Isogai raised his glass and toasted Yoshio Shinozuka.

"It's such a good show, thank goodness that idiot Ishiwara Kanji didn't come."

At that time, Ishiwara Kanji was still a major general and was serving as deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army.

……

Jinzhong.

Meng County.

The new regiment headquarters.

Captain Li has been in a good mood recently.

After the Xinzhou battle, after completing the collection.

The Jinzhong Military Region expanded its main force by nearly 8,000 troops, leaving only more than 10,000 militiamen in the Jinzhong base area.

There is no other way around this. The Jinzhong base area is so small that the main force can only be expanded by recruiting from the militia.

Fortunately, Li Yunlong had foresight and implemented a policy of universal military service in the Jinzhong base area half a year ago.

However, after this expansion, the Jinzhong Military Region's manpower supply has been completely exhausted, and the quality of the remaining militia is relatively poor.

The base maintains order, helps the people farm, and organizes the people to transport supplies and wounded soldiers during wartime. Militiamen are needed to be stationed in each village.

but……

Although he sent out 30 main infantry companies to develop independently.

However, the overall strength has not decreased, but has increased greatly.

Because this time, Li Yunlong expanded the strength of two heavy artillery regiments and two infantry regiments.

The firepower of these two heavy artillery regiments alone cannot be underestimated.

As for Boss Lin, after getting the Japanese battle plan, he ordered his men to deliver it to Captain Li as quickly as possible.

(End of this chapter)