I am a wolf warrior

Liu Shiyin smiled and hugged Chu Yunfei's elbow.

……

Ding Wei and Kong Jie had already returned to Fuliangshan Fortress.

But Wang Ye began to formulate a battle plan day and night.

Although the commander-in-chief of the Taiyuan battle fell on Ding Wei's head, Wang Ye, the chief of staff, could not escape, and he was still responsible for formulating the battle plan.

Making a battle plan is undoubtedly a complex and cumbersome task.

One principle is that the simpler the operational order, the better, but the more detailed the operational plan, the better.

What's the meaning?That is, the combat orders issued to the front-line combat troops must be as simple as possible to avoid miscommunication in the process of conveying orders, or front-line commanders have misunderstandings.

However, the combat plan must be as detailed as possible. Proper arrangements must be made for the departure time, arrival time, marching route, and food and grass supply during the march of each participating army.

Otherwise, if there is some mistake in the middle, it will cause the soldiers to go wrong or go hungry, or delay the fighter plane and lead to the failure of a battle. This is a major dereliction of duty as a combat staff officer.

Therefore, Wang Ye has a huge workload. He has to make plans for a total of 21 main battalions of the Independent Regiment, the New First Regiment, and the New Second Regiment, as well as the teams directly under the three regiments. A regiment should make a plan and ensure that all participating troops can reach Taiyuan within a limited time.

It is also necessary to ensure the food problem of nearly 5 people.

It is also necessary to do a good job in the transfer of materials and equipment in advance.

The workload of doing this is on Wang Ye alone, and the workload is not usually large, but fortunately, there is enough time, because the devils will not launch a sweep operation against the Taihang Military Region so soon, and they are in Northwest Shanxi and the Taiyue Military Region The Eighth Route Army is also a late-strike strike, so there is still plenty of time.

Of course, before formulating a detailed combat plan, there is one job that remains unchanged, and that is reconnaissance.

So immediately after deciding to attack Taiyuan, Wang Ye dispatched the Warrior Wolf Squadron, Sirius Squadron, Violent Wolf Squadron, and the Wild Wolf Squadron of the [-]nd Regiment to carry out enemy reconnaissance.

In the era of cold weapons, the army did not move, and food and grass went first, but in the time of hot weapons, the army did not move, and intelligence came first. The importance of intelligence work has surpassed logistics.

……

When Wang Ye was busy formulating a battle plan and the special forces were busy carrying out reconnaissance,

The combat plan of the Japanese First Army stationed in Shanxi has been formulated and distributed to all divisions. The No. 60 Ninth Division has also received orders from the headquarters.

By the way, the head of the No.60 Ninth Division, Inoue Sadae, has also arrived.

Inoue Zhenwei didn't know the situation on the front line, and thought that he would be able to control the situation as a matter of course after taking office, so he issued an order on the first day of taking office: move the division headquarters from Ping'an County to Anhua.

However, the order was rejected by Chief of Staff Ryuichi Sakamoto on the grounds that "the commander of the division does not understand the actual situation" before it was sent to the regiment headquarters.

Inoue Sadae was confused for a moment.

What's the situation?You, the chief of staff, dare to refute the order of my division commander?Are you trying to rebel?

You must know that now is not the time for the Wicker Lake incident. The young staff officers at that time took it as their responsibility to "below the top", and His Majesty the Emperor also supported the young staff officers in doing so.

Because His Majesty the Emperor is very dissatisfied with those senior army generals who occupy high positions.

But the situation is different now. Those young staff officers occupying high positions now are the group of young staff officers back then, more precisely, the Showa warlords headed by Neiji Okamura.

With the rise of Showa warlords such as Ningji Okamura, Hirohito no longer supported young staff officers to defeat the superiors, so there was no soil for the army to conquer the superiors.

Inoue Zhenwei immediately sent a telegram to the commander of the First Army, asking for a new chief of staff.

According to the military practice, the First Army Command will definitely give face to the newly appointed division commander, but the reality has given Inoue a slap in the face.

The First Army Command actually rejected Inoue Zhenwei's request.

The First Army Command even said that Sakamoto Ryuichi was an excellent chief of staff and was very familiar with the situation in Northwest Shanxi, and asked Inoue Zhenwei to listen to Sakamoto Ryuichi's opinions more.

Only at this time did Inoue Sadae realize that he had been evacuated by Chief of Staff Ryuichi Sakamoto.

At this time, Sadae Inoue had only two choices. He fought back strongly and brought the lawsuit to the North China Front Army Command, Army Headquarters, and even the Imperial Front, demanding that Ryuichi Sakamoto be replaced.

The problem is that even if he wins the lawsuit, he will lose his prestige.

Another option is to be a puppet with peace of mind and let Ryuichi Sakamoto torment him.

As long as Takashi Sakamoto accidentally made a mistake, his prestige would be lost immediately, and he could take the opportunity to regain command.

In the end, Zhenwei Inoue chose the latter, waiting for Ryuichi Sakamoto to make a mistake, and then settle the old and new accounts together, so now Zhenwei Inoue basically doesn't care much about the division.

Therefore, Igarashimi, the head of the communications section, also directly handed over the order to Ryuichi Sakamoto.

After receiving the order from the headquarters, Ryuichi Sakamoto called Pan Ren over immediately.

"Pan Sang." Ryuichi Sakamoto said, "Our 69th Division has just received an order from the headquarters and will arrive at the designated location within three days, so the 69th Division will leave Ping'an County tomorrow at the latest."

"Master Sakamoto, are you worried about the safety of Ping'an County?" Pan Ren said obsequiously.

"Please rest assured, Taijun Sakamoto, as long as our Seventh Division of the Imperial Association is here, nothing will happen to Ping'an County."

"No, I'm not worried about the safety of Ping'an County at all, because the third brigade will take over our security work in Northwest Shanxi." Ryuichi Sakamoto shook his head, then said, "I'm worried about the safety of Taiyuan .”

"Taiyuan?" Pan Ren claimed to be smart, but at the moment he also felt that he couldn't keep up with Ryuichi Sakamoto's thinking.

Our Seventh Division of the Huangxie is responsible for the security mission in Northwest Shanxi. Isn't Taiyuan our defense zone?

Chapter 434 True and False Plan

In a blink of an eye, the time has come to the end of April in [-].

The 30 tons of combat materials allocated by the Japanese base camp to the First Army stationed in Shanxi have all been in place, and have been distributed to No.30 Six, No.60 Seven, and No.[-] Ninth Divisions immediately.

The "spring sweep" against the Taihang Military Region of the Eighth Route Army also officially kicked off.

Before the mopping up officially started, the division heads and chiefs of staff of No.30, No.30, and No.60 Ninth divisions were summoned to Taiyuan.

At this moment, several division heads and chiefs of staff were chatting in the small meeting room.

But basically only the 37th Division and the head of the 37th Division complained there.

No.30 No. [-] Sixth Division Head No Yuichiro said: "Gentlemen, does any of you know the theme of the meeting?"

"I don't know." Jing Guanren, the commander of the 37th Division, said, "I asked Daomori-kun, but this guy was very tight-lipped and refused to reveal a single word."

"It's so strange." Noyouichiro said with a frown, "The battle plan has already been issued, and we just follow it. Why do you want us to come to Taiyuan to participate in this preparation meeting?"

"Yes." Jing Guanren also said, "Isn't this superfluous?"

While the two were talking, there was suddenly the sound of chaotic footsteps outside.

Immediately afterwards, the chief of staff of the First Army, Hanagu, brought Masao Inamori, chief of operations, Yasushi Inoue, chief of communications, Jiro Sakuma, chief of intelligence, and Takuya Mizuhara, captain of the Taiyuan Gendarmerie, walked in.

Then, Yoshio Iwamatsu, the commander of the First Army, also walked in quickly.

Iseki Ren, No Yuichiro, Inoue Sadae, Sakamoto Ryuichi and the others hurriedly got up and nodded.

"Sirs, please sit down." Yoshio Iwamatsu walked up to the main seat and waved his hand to signal for everyone to sit down.

After everyone was seated, Hua Guzheng said to Inamori Masao again: "Inamori-kun, please start."

"Hayi." Masao Inamori paused, then got up and walked to the north wall of the conference room, and then pulled back the curtain covering the wall, revealing the huge map of Southeast Shanxi underneath.

Jing Guanren, Ye Yuichiro and others looked at the map, and they were stunned for a moment.

What's happening here?Why is the battle plan shown on the map different from the battle plan issued earlier?Could it be that there are two plans for the No. E operation against the Taihang Military Region of the Eighth Route Army this time?

Mizuhara Takuya's gaze also froze slightly.

Could it be that Yoshio Iwamatsu and Hua Guzheng have noticed it?

No, it's impossible!Mizuhara Taku also quickly calmed down. His sales information has always been under the banner of contacting the special police department of the Jinsui Army. It is absolutely impossible to leave any traces. Yoshio Iwamatsu and Hanaya Masa will never be aware of it, so this is just a passive defense. , intended to prevent the battle plan from being leaked out in advance.

Mizuhara Takuya's guess was quickly confirmed by the facts.

Masao Inamori pointed at the map with a wooden pole and said: "In order to prevent the combat plan from being leaked in advance, our combat division has formulated two plans, and the one issued to you in advance is a fake."

"The real Battle Plan E is this."

Speaking of this, Masao Inamori tapped the map heavily.

Yoshio Iwamatsu also interjected at the right time: "Don't think too much, gentlemen, it's not that I don't believe you, let alone suspect that there are spies among you. This is just a precautionary measure."

"Understood." Jing Guanren and the others nodded together.

Yoshio Iwamatsu said to Masao Inamori again: "Kun Inamori, you continue."

"Hai." Masao Inamori continued after a pause, "As you can see, the real No. E battle plan has been modified from the fake No. E battle plan."

"Specifically, it is to use the third and fifth divisions of the Imperial Association Army, Qiao Zhuang, to pretend to be the main force."

"The soldiers are divided into eight groups, and they launch a centripetal attack on the Taihang bandit area of ​​the Eighth Route Army from eight different directions."

"At this time, the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang bandit area will have two reactions. Either shrink and move closer to the center of the bandit area, trying to resist stubbornly, or jump to the so-called outside line to fight."

"Then, the imperial army can make a choice in response to these two situations."

"If the Eighth Route Army shrinks closer to the center of the bandit area, then the imperial army will advance in multiple directions at the first time, enclosing the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the center of the bandit area in the shortest possible time."

"If the Eighth Route Army repeats its old tricks and tries to jump to the outside line to fight,"

"Then, the Imperial Army can strike late and launch a second round of encirclement against the Eighth Route Army that jumped to the so-called 'outside line'."

"According to the experience we have summed up in previous mopping operations, after the Eighth Route Army jumped from the inside to the 'outside', it usually takes a while to fully restore the organizational system."

"This time node is the golden attack time point."

"At this time, the imperial army launched a concentric attack on the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang bandit area. It was difficult for the Eighth Route Army to respond effectively, and it was basically impossible for the Eighth Route Army to organize a decent resistance."

"At that time, the imperial army will easily win."

"And it must be a decisive victory."

"Papa." Applause suddenly broke out in the conference room.

When everyone looked anxiously, it was Yoshio Iwamatsu who was applauding.

Yoshio Iwamatsu smiled and said, "Masters, it's a wonderful plan, isn't it?"

Several division heads including Iseki Ren and No Yuichiro, as well as several chiefs of staff and section chiefs also applauded.

However, amidst the applause, an untimely voice suddenly sounded: "Is this plan really wonderful? But why do I feel that this is just talking on paper?"

"What? On paper?"

"This guy really dares to say it."

"Nonsense, there is nothing in this world that this guy is afraid to do."

Immediately there was a whisper in the meeting room, and Yoshio Iwamatsu's face collapsed instantly.

Inoue Zhenwei was secretly happy: That's right, that's right, Sakamoto-kun, come on, we must continue, it's best to make the Commander very embarrassed, that's right.

Masao Inamori asked with a dark face: "Sakamoto-kun thinks this is just talking on paper?"

"Yes." Ryuichi Sakamoto said very bluntly, "This is just talking on paper."

Masao Inamori asked again: "Then, what's your opinion if you don't know Mr. Sakamoto?"

"I have a question." Ryuichi Sakamoto sneered, "You just said that when the third and fifth divisions of the Imperial Association Army pretended to be the main force of the Imperial Army and launched a concentric attack on the Taihang bandit area, the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang bandit area was only Are there two options?"

"Yes." Masao Inamori nodded, "I checked all the battle cases in North China in the past three years. When the Eighth Route Army in each bandit area was attacked, there were only two options, or shrink to the central area of ​​the bandit area to try to Resist, or jump from the inside to the so-called outside to avoid the sweep of the imperial army."

Hearing this, Yoshio Iwamatsu nodded happily.

It looks like Inamori has done a lot of work.

He actually looked up all the battle cases in the five provinces of North China in the past three years.

However, in the eyes of Ryuichi Sakamoto, all this still belongs to the category of talking on paper.

Ryuichi Sakamoto said with a smile: "That was before. The Eighth Route Army in the bandit areas in the five provinces of North China did only make these two choices, but it is different now."

Masao Inamori said coldly, "I don't see any difference?"

Takashi Sakamoto said: "The combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army has improved, especially the Eighth Route Army in various bandit areas in Shanxi, which has initially possessed the ability to attack fortified areas."

"So what?" Masao Inamori said, "They still dare to attack the imperial army?"

Takashi Sakamoto said, "Of course they dare not take the initiative to attack the Imperial Army, but it is still possible to actively attack the Imperial Association Army, and the possibility is not small."

Masao Inamori said, "The question is how would the Eighth Route Army know that it was the Imperial Association Army?"

Takashi Sakamoto said, "This is the biggest loophole in your plan, and it is also the crux of the reason why I say you are talking on paper, because you underestimated the intelligence-gathering capabilities of the Eighth Route Army."

Masao Inamori said: "Are you worried that the real No. E battle plan will also be leaked?"

"No, I'm not worried about the leak of the plan." Sakamoto Takashi said, "What I'm worried about is the transfer of the Imperial Association Army and the Imperial Army. It's hard to hide the truth from the scouts of the Eighth Route Army."

Speaking of this meal, Ryuichi Sakamoto said again: "Mr. Inamori, you just came to Shanxi, you have never dealt with the special forces of the Eighth Route Army, and you don't know how powerful they are, but I can tell you that those guys are more powerful than others." As far as you can imagine, I can tell you responsibly that your plan is hard to hide from their eyes."