I am a wolf warrior

Hearing this, Chang Kaishen's face collapsed, he was happy to see the common people crossing the river.

But the [-]th Brigade can also cross the river calmly, and then retreat to the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region via Hetao. There will be an extra layer of protection, which will be very detrimental to the future suppression of the Hu Zongnan Group.

That's right, Chang Kaishen is already thinking about the "suppression of bandits" after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.

In view of this, it is impossible to allow the [-]th Brigade to retreat to Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia. We must find a way to keep them in Northwest Shanxi and continue the war of resistance.

……

Taiyuan, the Operation Hall of the Japanese First Army Headquarters.

Neiji Okamura's brows have been twisted into a "Chuan" character, and his originally thin body looks even thinner. Thanks to being indoors, if he is outdoors, it is really worrying that he will be blown away by the strong wind.

The staff of the headquarters didn't care what Neiji Okamura was feeling at this time, and the discussion was in full swing.

If you pass by the door, you will really mistakenly think that this is a vegetable market in the inner city of Taiyuan, which is very lively.

Obviously, these staff officers of the 1st Army Headquarters no longer care much about Okamura Neiji's feelings.

I remember that when Ningji Okamura first came to Taiyuan, all these staff officers were so respectful that they almost knelt down to worship. The comparison between the two is really inexplicable.

The army in the war years is like this, strength is respected.

If you are capable and can lead the army to win battles continuously, you will gain respect.

But if you don't have the ability, you can only keep losing battles, even if you are His Royal Highness, it won't work.

Isn't Asaka Palace Hatohiko a prince?In fact, this little devil didn't lose many battles, but because of his mediocre ability, he became a joke and was not respected by others.

Okamura Ningji has gained a lot of respect with his outstanding performance as the commander of the No.11 Army.

When the old devil just became the commander of the North China Front Army, all the devils in North China were cheering, fanatically believing that Neji Okamura would lead them to improve the security situation in North China.

But now, after suffering several major defeats in a row on the battlefield in Northwest Shanxi,

Neiji Okamura's prestige has not been as good as before, Yoshimoto Teiichi even began to openly despise him.

However, what really disturbed Neiji Okamura was not the contempt of Yoshimoto Teiichi and the young staff officers of the 1st Army Headquarters, because no matter how despised Yoshimoto Teiichi and these staff officers were, they would still carry out orders to the letter , so it will not have any substantial impact on the war in Northwest Shanxi.

What really upset Neiji Okamura was the raid itself.

The current situation is really troublesome. After the [-]th Brigade shrinks the defense line, the frontal width is only less than [-] kilometers, and it can only deploy three divisions at most, which is nerve-wracking.

Neiji Okamura frowned, subconsciously began to pull his beard.

Not far away, Mizuhara Takuya looked at Neiji Okamura with a little pity.

In fact, regardless of his identity, Okamura Ningji is just an ordinary little old man with a gray beard, he is dying, and he is only a few days away from death.

Okamura Neiji seemed to feel Mizuhara Takuya's gaze, and turned his head leisurely.

"Mizuhara-kun." Neiji Okamura asked, staring into Mizuhara Takuya's eyes, "Do you have any suggestions for the current situation?"

Mizuhara Takuya said in his heart, who will make me see that the old man is pitiful?Immediately said: "Your Excellency, may I ask you a question?"

Neiji Okamura said, "You ask."

Takuya Mizuhara said: "The sweeping battle in Northwest Shanxi has already been called a battle level, so has the battle in Northwest Shanxi been going on until now, have you ever adjusted your combat objectives?"

Hearing this, the staff officers present stopped discussing one after another.

All eyes fell on Neiji Okamura.

The initial goal of the raid in Northwest Shanxi or the Battle of Northwest Shanxi was open, which was to completely destroy the bandit army in Northwest Shanxi, kill all the people in the bandit area, and severely damage the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, preferably completely wiped out.

But now, it is obviously impossible to kill all the people in the bandit area.

But adjusting your goals is admitting failure, and admitting failure is not easy.

As a commander, one has to take responsibility for failures. Does Neiji Okamura have the courage?

Under the scorching gaze of everyone, Okamura Ningji said: "I must admit that since the Battle of Northwest Shanxi, the combat objectives set before the war have been difficult to achieve, but this has nothing to do with the soldiers on the front line, it is all because of me. A command error led to the current situation, for which I will conduct a deep review to the headquarters."

The entire hall instantly became silent, so everyone showed admiration.

Neji Okamura admitted defeat, and did not attract the contempt of the officers, but regained respect.

The reason is simple, no matter what, a commander who is willing to take responsibility is worthy of respect, because he did not transfer the fault of failure to his subordinates.

Okamura Neiji continued: "As for the combat objectives, of course adjustments need to be made. An obvious fact is that it is absolutely impossible to kill all the Chinese people in the bandit area, but it is absolutely impossible to severely damage or even completely annihilate the Eighth Route Army [-] The main force of the brigade still has a chance, Suwon-kun, do you agree with this?"

Mizuhara Takuya paused and said, "Hayi, I totally agree."

After a pause, Takuya Mizuhara said again: "It's not difficult to severely injure the [-]th Brigade, but it's not easy to completely wipe it out."

"Really?" Yoshimoto said, "Mr. Suwon actually thinks it's not difficult to hit the [-]th Brigade hard? I'm quite surprised by this statement."

Mizuhara Taku also spread his hands and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, in fact, the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army has suffered severe injuries since the Battle of Northwest Shanxi."

"First of all, most of the artillery of the 1th Brigade has been lost in the night attack on the [-]st Division."

"At least the artillery seized from the imperial army has been lost, and there are only more than 20 American mountain artillery left."

"Secondly, in the battle of Shazhukou to encircle and wipe out the 28th Division, although the result was that the 28th Division was completely wiped out, the casualties of the 28th Brigade would not be much less than that of the [-]th Division."

"Again, the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army has also been completely lost."

"Then, in the first stage of the fortress offensive and defensive battle and the second stage of the urban street fighting, the number of casualties of the [-]th Brigade will definitely not be small."

"In the end, nearly [-] people were trapped in the Chenzhuang battlefield."

"If there are no accidents, the nearly [-] roads trapped in the Chenzhuang battlefield are already doomed."

"If I'm not mistaken, there are at most 1 people left in the [-]th Brigade."

After a pause, Mizuhara Takuya said again: "Your Excellency, Commander, after suffering such a heavy loss, the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army is not considered to be injured? Isn't it considered to be seriously injured?"

There were whispers in the combat hall.

Before this, no one had seriously estimated the losses of the [-]th Brigade.

Now that Suwon Takuya said so, the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army has indeed suffered heavy losses.

You must know that at the beginning, the regular army, local armed forces, and militia of the 5th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army totaled more than 5 people, as well as an artillery regiment and a cavalry regiment!But now, the artillery and cavalry have been completely lost, and only 1 of the [-] horses are left. If this is not a serious injury, what is it?

Hearing this, Okamura Ningji also felt much better instantly.

In this way, the fierce battle of more than half a month was not in vain.

Yoshimoto Teiichi was not convinced: "Then how much did the imperial army lose?"

After a pause, Yoshimoto Sadaichi continued: "As of now, the imperial army has suffered more than 28 casualties in the Northwest Shanxi Battle, and the number of casualties in battle alone has exceeded 15000, including the collective death of more than [-] people from the [-]th Division! Losses The technical equipment is several times that of the Eighth Route Army, anyway, this cannot be called a victory, can it?"

Okamura Neiji frowned and said, "Yoshimoto-kun, no one said that the imperial army won, okay?"

"Uh..." Yoshimoto Zhenyi was stunned when he heard the words, as if no one had ever said that the imperial army won the victory.

Neiji Okamura said to Takuya Suwon again: "Mr. Suwon, as you said, the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army has indeed suffered unprecedented heavy losses in the battle of Northwest Shanxi up to now, so now I will make a small comment on the target of the battle. I hope that the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army can be completely wiped out this time, especially commanders such as Chen Gen, Li Yunlong and Wang Ye must be captured or killed."

"It's not easy." Mizuhara Takuya shook his head and said, "Because the imperial army has no ability to break through the arc-shaped defense line of the [-]th Brigade in a short time, let alone block the Hetao, so after the [-]th Brigade completed the cover task, it completely A small army can be left behind, and the main force can calmly cross the Yellow River westward and enter Hetao."

"It's not easy?" Neiji Okamura heard the implication from Takuya Mizuhara's words, and then asked, "What Mizuhara-kun means, there is actually a way to do it, right?"

"There must be a way." Mizuhara Takuya said with a smile.

After a pause, Takuya Mizuhara said again: "Your Excellency, General, it may be difficult to achieve the combat goal of annihilating the [-]th Brigade by military means alone, but it is hard to say if it can be supplemented by political means."

"Supplemented by political means?" Neiji Okamura's heart moved when he heard this.

Mizuhara Takuya smiled and said, "In any case, you are not the only one who hopes that the [-]th Brigade will be wiped out by the imperial army. Chang Kaishen of the Nationalist Government probably wants the [-]th Brigade to be wiped out by the imperial army even more than you."

"Yoshi!" Neiji Okamura was overjoyed when he heard that, "Mizuhara-kun, it's really thanks to you this time."

At this moment, Neiji Okamura felt really lucky. Fortunately, he was not in a hurry to win Takuya Mizuhara last night, otherwise no one would have provided him with this precious idea.

Seeing Neiji Okamura's expression, Takumi Mizuhara knew he was stable.

It seems that he can take this opportunity to make a lot of money again.

I have to say that Neiji Okamura still thought too simply. He didn't expect Takuya Mizuhara to sing two birds with one stone, which not only helped Neiji Okamura, but also made a lot of money by the way.

……

Chongqing Huangshan official residence, Yunxiu Tower.

Knowing that the [-]th Brigade had stabilized the situation, Chang Kaishen was so angry that he didn't even eat.

Lying in the study room sulking, Tang Zong walked in hastily: "Principal, Station Master Wang has sent another secret message!"

"The Wang family sent another secret telegram?" Chang Kaishen asked with a thought, "Nai Jian, is there a new change in the battle situation in Northwest Shanxi? The [-]th Brigade is over again?"

"Uh, you can also say that." Tang Zong said.

Chang Kaishen lifted his spirits and asked, "What did the telegram say?"

Tang Zong lowered his voice and said, "Principal, Neiji Okamura wants to make a deal with us, exchange Baotou for the Sui Army to block the Hetao, and block the westward withdrawal channel of the [-]th Brigade!"

"There is such a thing?" Chang Kaixi said happily.

In fact, Chang Kaishen has been hesitating whether to issue a blockade order to Fu Yisheng.

To be honest, it was easy to give Fu Yisheng an order, just a matter of sending a telegram, but it was not easy to get Fu Yisheng to obey the order obediently.

After all, Fu Yisheng has a very good relationship with the Communist Party.

The Sui Army has been dubbed by many people as seven and a half.

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for Fu Yisheng to send troops to cut off the retreat of the [-]th Brigade.

It was precisely because of this consideration that Chang Kaishen did not dare to give the order, because even if he gave the order, it would be for nothing, and it would weaken the little bit of prestige he had.

But the situation is different now.

If the Japanese army gave up Baotou, Fu Yisheng's Sui army would definitely move in.

As long as the Sui Army sends troops to Baotou, Chang Kaishen can use the name of "adjusting the defense zone" to ask Fu Yisheng to give up his back cover to the Jin Army. The Jin army did not have an inch of land to stand on, but the Sui army occupied the fat land of the front and the back.

Thinking of this, Chang Kaishen asked again: "Nai Jian, did Fu Yisheng invite you to fight several times?"

"Yes." Tang Zong nodded and said, "Mr. Fu has sent three telegrams requesting troops to attack Baotou in response to the Eighth Route Army's [-]th Brigade's war of resistance in Northwest Shanxi."

After a pause, Tang Zong said again: "Officer Fu also said that Baotou is empty of troops at this time, and the Sui army is ready, and it only needs an order from the principal to recover Baotou!"

"Very good." Chang Kaishen said with emotion, "Naijian, you immediately issued a combat order to the North Route Army in the second theater, saying that in order to cope with the resistance of the [-]th Brigade in Northwest Shanxi, you ordered the Sui Army to send out all the best. Attack Baotou! In addition, this order is urgent, and it will be executed immediately after receiving the order!"

After a pause, Chang Kaishen continued: "Send a telegram to Yan Xishan again, asking him to immediately transfer troops from the west of Shanxi to take over the defense of the latter, especially the ferry on the west bank of the Yellow River at the latter. As fierce battles continue in the northwestern part of Shanxi across the river, it is especially important to send troops to strengthen the security of the ferry on the west bank of the Yellow River."

"Okay." Tang Zong replied respectfully.

……

Liao County, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

"Boss, a notice from the World War II Zone Commander's Department."

The deputy chief of staff handed a telegram to the boss with a strange expression.

After the boss read the telegram, he was so angry that he slapped the telegram heavily on the table.

The division commander picked up the telegram in surprise, and after reading it, he said with a smile: "Although this notice was issued by the World War II District Commander's Department, it must be Chang Kaishen's intention behind it."

"I know." The boss said angrily, "I'm angry with someone Chang."

The teacher smiled and said: "Suppressing political opponents and repelling dissidents are just routine operations for Chang. You know the boss, so why bother to get angry with him, it's not worth it if you get angry."

The deputy chief of staff also said with a smile: "What the teacher said is that there is no need to get angry with Chang."

After a pause, the deputy chief of staff said again: "Furthermore, Fu Yisheng has a good relationship with my party, and he will definitely not give up the rear to the Jin army, so there will be no problem with the rear of the Shanxi Northwest Column."

"Not necessarily." The division commander shook his head and said, "Although Fu Yisheng has a good relationship with us, it doesn't mean that he will violate Chang Kaishen's order for our Eighth Route Army. In the name of asking him to hand over the back set to the Jin army, I am afraid he can only hand over the territory obediently."

The boss also nodded and said: "Yes, Fu Yisheng has actually left Yan Xishan to establish his own family. At this time, he urgently needs the support from Chongqing and Chang Kaishen, so it is a high probability event that he is ordered to give up his back. We must not have any doubts about it. A little bit of luck, you must prepare for the worst."

"That's true." The deputy chief of staff nodded, and then said, "Boss, if the Jin army wants to enter the Houtao grassland, they must pass through northern Shaanxi. Shall we give the 359th brigade an order to let them Blocking the road leading to Houtao Grassland in the name of an exercise? This way the Jin army will not be able to reach Houtao.”

"This is definitely not possible." The teacher shook his head and said, "It is suspected of creating friction."

The boss thought for a while and said: "We still have to stand on our own feet and immediately send a telegram to the Shanxi Northwest Column, telling them not to place their hopes on crossing the river and retreating westward, but to prepare to break through the siege head-on, so as not to be passive at that time."

The deputy chief of staff responded, "Yes!"

……

In Taiyuan, the 1st Army Command.

The next day, Neiji Okamura received feedback from the Kuomintang.

Yasushi Inoue reported to Ningji Okamura: "Your Excellency, Fu Yisheng has led the main force of the 35th Army and a part of the 7th Cavalry Division to Baotou."