Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 391 Deputy Captain Yu!

"Yoshi."

Shinozuka Yoshio showed a hint of satisfaction and nodded.

"Now, I would like to invite Colonel Yamamoto to explain the enemy and our situation, as well as announce the battle plan and emergency plan."

Lieutenant General Iseki Takamasa, commander of the 14th Division, and Lieutenant General Maiden'o, commander of the 36th Division, looked at Mutaguchi Ren'ya, and then at Yamamoto Ikki who stood up.

A hint of amusement suddenly appeared in the eyes of the two old Japanese soldiers.

According to normal circumstances, the situation of both sides will be introduced, and the combat plan and emergency plan will be announced.

This kind of work should be done by the Chief of Staff of the First Army.

But now Colonel Yamamoto is doing this job. It is obvious that Mutaguchi Renya has been squeezed out by Yoshio Shinozuka and Ikki Yamamoto.

This is interesting...

Yamamoto Ikki stood up and faced the eight generals present without showing any fear. He said in a deep voice, "You generals are courageous, but Li Yunlong is very cunning and difficult to deal with. Otherwise, he would not have defeated the Locust Army so many times and killed so many imperial generals."

After finishing speaking, Yamamoto Ikki glanced at all the generals and carefully observed their expressions. Some of them narrowed their eyes, some had serious expressions, and some looked disdainful.

Those who showed disdain were basically Maidenao, Abe Norihide and Sakurada Takeshi, who had never fought against Li Yunlong's troops.

People like Tsuda Mitake, Iseki Takamasa and Ogose Toranosuke all had serious expressions, knowing that Li Yunlong was not easy to deal with.

Yamamoto Ikki had to remind them again, and even told two battle examples of the First Army fighting against Li Yunlong's troops, before the generals who had never fought against Li Yunlong put away their contempt.

"Currently, Li Yunlong's Eighth Route Army is divided into two parts. One part is the Jinzhong base, mainly entrenched in the Mengxian area north of the Xizhengtai Railway. The total strength is about 10,000 troops. This part is the responsibility of the two divisions and two brigades of the North China Front Army to eliminate it."

"Another part fled to northwest Shanxi, mainly entrenched in Xingxian, Linxian, Baode, Hequ, Pianguan, Kelan, Ping'an and other places."

"The total force is approximately 20,000, with an additional 10,000 guerrillas and militia. These guerrillas and militia are a motley crowd and are nothing to be feared!"

"The Eighth Route Army is very good at guerrilla tactics. Our First Army has limited combat supplies, and it is unlikely that an attack on the main force of the Eighth Route Army in northwest Shanxi will be effective."

"So this time, the main target of our First Army's attack is Xing County, northwest of Taiyuan."

"After capturing Xingxian, the main force of our First Army will be able to attack northern Shaanxi from the Yellow River crossing in Xingxian and head straight for Yan'an."

"As the art of war says, to capture a thief, you must first capture the leader. As long as we eliminate the Eighth Route Army's headquarters in Yan'an, the entire Eighth Route Army in North China will be left leaderless and completely disorganized. They will be defeated piecemeal by the Locust Army, fundamentally resolving the security war."

As soon as this battle plan came out, the Japanese generals nodded in praise.

Even Mutaguchi Ren did not doubt the authenticity of this battle plan.

after all.

In Mutaguchi's opinion, Yamamoto Ikki only has this ability. Apart from decapitation tactics, what other brilliant tactics can Yamamoto Ikki come up with?

Seeing that the officers had no objections, Yamamoto Ikki held the battle plan in both hands and began to deploy combat tasks:
"The 2th Division, the nd Independent Mixed Brigade, and the puppet army's Locust Support Army's rd Independent Division set out from Fan County to capture Xing County and the Heiyu Ferry, cutting off contact between northern Shaanxi and the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi, and preparing to cross the river."

"The 14th Division, plus the st and nd Independent Divisions of the Puppet Locust Army, will march from Fang County directly to Lin County and capture the Yellow River crossing there."

"The 4th Brigade and the Imperial Guards Mixed Brigade, along with the 4th and 5th Divisions of the Puppet Locust Army, captured Kelan County and blocked the counterattack of the main force of the Eighth Route Army in northwest Shanxi."

"The 7th Brigade, the Yoshino Regiment, the Kuroshima Cavalry Regiment, and the th and th Divisions of the Locust Alliance Army are stationed in Taiyuan."

"The details of the specific combat deployment and the distribution of combat supplies will be issued after the meeting."

After saying this, Yamamoto Ikki bowed to Shinozuka Yoshio, Shinozuka Yoshio nodded, and Yamamoto Ikki sat back in his chair.

"Gentlemen!"

Shinozuka Yoshio stood up and said to the Japanese generals:
"For this battle, I pledge my allegiance to General Sugiyama Hajime, Commander of the North China Front Army, to succeed or die."

"I'll leave the command of the front line in your hands!"

After saying this, Shinozuka Yoshio bowed to the Japanese generals and officers. "Please rest assured, Commander!"

"We will lead our troops to fight bravely and capture Yan'an!"

The commander of the 14th Division, Iseki Masataka, stood up and expressed his opinion.

"We will lead our troops to fight bravely and capture Yan'an!"

A group of Japanese generals and officers stood up and shouted in unison.

After the meeting, Shinozuka Yoshio found an excuse to send away Mutaguchi Ren'ya and several staff officers, leaving behind the generals who participated in the battle, and re-issued and deployed combat missions to the various attacking forces.

Mutaguchi Ren'ya returned to his office, drew out his major general's sword and started slashing wildly.

He was furious today. As the chief of staff and the second-in-command of the First Army, he was not allowed to formulate such an important combat plan. In such an important combat meeting, he didn't even have a chance to speak.

"Shinozuka Yoshio, Yamamoto Ikki, you're going too far!"

"Bagaya road!"

……

Northwest Shanxi.

Pingan County.

At the headquarters of the New 1st Regiment, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang called a meeting of all battalion commanders and company commanders.

"Before the meeting starts, let me introduce to you all. This is Comrade Yu Changjiang, the deputy commander sent by the headquarters to our new regiment." Zhao Gang spoke to everyone first.

"Hello, comrades. I am Yu Changjiang, deputy commander of the New 1st Regiment. I will fight shoulder to shoulder with my comrades to kill the enemy and serve our country."

Next to Li Yunlong, a mature, steady, smart and capable middle-aged Eighth Route Army officer introduced himself to everyone.

After Li Yunlong applied to the headquarters for a deputy head of the regiment, the headquarters attached great importance to it and held a seminar overnight to determine the candidate for the deputy head of the regiment.

Yu Changjiang, deputy commander of a main regiment of the 115th Division, was a scout by profession, had rich combat experience, strong command ability, and his tactical command was mainly based on details and stability, which complemented Li Yunlong's tactical style of taking unconventional approaches.

"Everyone is welcome."

As the head of the group, Li Yunlong took the lead in applauding.

clap clap-

After the applause died down, Deputy Regimental Commander Yu looked at Li Yunlong and said, "At the end of the Guangyang ambush, I heard Division Commander Lin say this: Comrade Li Yunlong's command and combat style is as tough as steel and as fierce as a lion or tiger. I think Division Commander Lin is absolutely right. Every battle Commander Li has commanded is a classic."

Everyone nodded in agreement. Li Yunlong's most impressive achievement was the Battle of the Bai Jin Ambush, in which he annihilated the 108th Division in one battle and killed five Japanese generals, instantly becoming a god.

Li Yunlong said modestly, "These are just a few achievements, not worth mentioning. Please don't flatter me. By the way, how is Commander Lin's injury?"

Since the Guangyang ambush, Li Yunlong used two mountain cannons and 500 artillery shells to replace Xiong Shanglin from the 115th Division as the captain of the Blade Commando. Since then, Li Yunlong has not seen Division Commander Lin. He heard that Division Commander Lin was accidentally injured by Shanxi-Suiyuan Army soldiers in western Shanxi at the beginning of last year and returned to Yan'an to recuperate.

Yu Changjiang said: "The bullet passed through the division commander's right armpit and exited through the left side of his back, injuring his lungs and spine. He is currently in the Soviet Union for further treatment and recovery."

"I hope Commander Lin can recover soon and return to the front lines of the War of Resistance." Zhao Gang looked at Li Yunlong and said, "Old Li, let's start the combat meeting."

"Okay." Li Yunlong looked at Zhao Gang. "Old Zhao, first tell us about the enemy situation and the Japanese army's battle plan."

Captain Li's words made Deputy Captain Yu feel numb on the spot.

"and many more."

"Captain, what you just said was... the Japanese battle plan?"

(End of this chapter)