Okamura Ningji nodded, and said: "Just now, Suwon-kun called me from Qin County, saying that the number of refugees fleeing from Henan into the Taiyue bandit area is increasing day by day, and the food shortage in the Taiyue bandit area is getting worse day by day. If there are no accidents, the Taiyue bandit area will run out of food by the end of this year or early next year."

"At that time, if the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army doesn't want to starve to death, they can only break out and eat elsewhere."

After a pause, he continued: "At this time, the imperial army can wait for the Eighth Route Army to come and die. However, Chen Gen and Wang Ye are full of tricks. I am worried that Lord Jiben and Lord Suyuan will not be able to handle it, so I have to go to Qinyuan in person. The county will keep an eye on it so as not to fall short at this last juncture."

"Oh, really?" Sanji Oshiroto said, "Your Excellency, General, did not hesitate to mobilize six divisions of heavy troops to besiege the Taiyue bandit area for nearly half a year, and finally we will see the result."

Okamura Ningji said: "No accident, the result should be coming out soon."

"It's time for the result." Oshiroto Sanji nodded, and said, "Otherwise, it will be really hard to end."

Okamura Ningji frowned immediately when he heard this, and said in a deep voice, "Oshiroto-kun, did the headquarters send another telegram urging us to enter the Taiyue bandit area as soon as possible?"

"Yes." Sanji Oshiroto nodded and said, "Headquarters called again."

"Hurry up, they know how to urge us." Okamura Neiji snorted, "But they refuse to replenish the combat supplies. Without sufficient combat supplies, what do we use to attack? Let the soldiers of the imperial army starve Do they fight with the Eighth Route Army on their stomachs? Do they really think that they can defeat the Eighth Route Army only with the spirit of Bushido?"

Oshiroto Sanji remained silent. The North China Front Army now has a total of about 9 divisions fighting supplies. These supplies are more than enough to maintain law and order, but if they want to attack the Taiyue bandit area of ​​the Eighth Route Army, it will inevitably be a bit stretched. Cun Ningci is an extremely cautious character, so he would rather spend more time in a long-term siege.

Oshiroto Sanji can actually understand Okamura Ningji's difficulties, because the risk of adopting an aggressive strategy is very high. The results of the Battle of Northwest Shanxi have fully proved that the combat effectiveness of the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army is indeed extremely powerful, and Wang Ye pioneered The groundhog tactics are extremely unfriendly to the offensive side.

It was not only the Japanese army that suffered from the groundhog battle in the Northwest Shanxi Battle.

The Pretty Army also suffered from groundhog tactics in the battle for islands in the Pacific battlefield.

Up to now, the strength of the beautiful country army has increased to 15, but it still failed to capture Guadalcanal, and instead paid a heavy price of [-] casualties.

Therefore, the risk of entering and suppressing the Taiyue bandit area guarded by the [-]th Brigade is very high.

It is much safer to adopt a long-term siege strategy, and the price to be paid is nothing more than a longer time, that is, it takes a long time to station five to six divisions outside the Taiyue bandit area!

However, this is what the Emperor, the Prime Minister, and the headquarters cannot tolerate.

Not only the emperor, the prime minister, and the headquarters, but also the senior generals of the North China Front Army, such as Eitaro Uchiyama, commander of the No.12 Army, were gradually dissatisfied.

Another example is Shigeta Tokumatsu, the head of the 35th Division.

At that moment, Ojodo Sanji said: "Your Excellency, there is a situation that may need to be taken seriously."

After a pause, he continued: "The No. 12 Army just reported a situation. The Eighth Route Army of the Fourth Division of the Taihang Bandit Area just launched a small-scale offensive, eating up two battalions of the Northern Henan Security Army in one fell swoop. And controlled a small area adjacent to Fukouxing, and then wiped out a local bandit armed force."

"Fukukouxing?" Neiji Okamura's face collapsed when he heard this.

It has to be said that the vigilance of the old devil is really high.

As soon as Sanji Ojodo mentioned Fukouxing, Neiji Okamura immediately thought of the traffic line.

Immediately Okamura Neiji turned around and walked to the north wall of the office, staring at the map on the wall.

Sanji Okido followed and quickly found the location of Fuguchi Xing on the map.

"Damn it." Ningji Okamura frowned, and said, "The Fu caliber has been opened up. If An County follows suit, the Eighth Route Army's southern Hebei bandit area and the Taihang bandit area will be connected together. In this case, Ji The food from the southern bandit area can be continuously imported into the Taihang bandit area, and our siege will be in vain."

"Hayi." Sanji Oshiroto said suddenly, "So we must pay enough attention."

After a pause, he said again: "Your Excellency, why don't you transfer a division from the outskirts of the Taiyue bandit area to Northern Henan?"

"No." Neiji Okamura flatly refused, and said, "The troops on the outskirts of the Taiyue bandit area were not abundant, and more than half a month ago, more than a dozen groups of about a hundred Eighth Route Army troops infiltrated there."

"If another division is transferred away, the loophole will only become bigger."

"At that time, it will not be the Eighth Route Army with a scale of [-] people that will infiltrate, but the scale of more than [-] people."

Having said this, he paused, and then said: "In this case, the [-]th Brigade can split up and break through at any time. What's the point of blocking the Taiyue bandit area?"

Oshiroto Sanji said: "Speaking of the infiltration incident half a month ago, have you investigated it clearly?"

"Basically, the investigation has been clear." Okamura Ningji said, "A total of ten to twenty groups of the Eighth Route Army with about 74 people penetrated through the defense line of the 2000th Division, and the total number is about [-]."

"About 2000 people?" Oshiroto Sanzhi said in a deep voice, "Maybe it's the Eight Routes from Northern Henan."

Okamura Ningji said: "Mr. Oshiroto, please be confident and leave out the word "possible". The group of eight groups that suddenly appeared in northern Henan must be the group of eight groups that broke out from the Taiyue bandit area. It is absolutely impossible for the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang bandit area to have such fierce attack power."

"That's true." Oshiroto Sanzhi said, "It's not that the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang Bandit Area has never attacked Henan Province before, but they failed many times."

Neiji Okamura said: "So, the Eighth Route Army that appeared in northern Henan must be a partial division of the [-]th Brigade. The transportation line was used to force the imperial army to mobilize troops from the outskirts of the Taiyue bandit area to go to the battlefield in northern Henan."

"In this way, there will be a flaw in the blockade of the Taiyue bandit area."

"The [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army also has the opportunity to break the blockade, jump to the periphery, and fight the outside line they are best at, but I will not give them this opportunity."

"The blockade of the Taiyue bandit area must not be shaken in the slightest."

With a cold snort, Ningji Okamura said again: "Immediately call the 110th Division, and immediately dispatch an infantry regiment to go south to strengthen the defense force of An County."

"Hai." Okito Sanzhi paused and turned around to leave.

"Wait." Neiji Okamura said again, "If you want to maintain the law and order in northern Henan, it may not be enough to rely solely on an infantry regiment transferred from the 110th Division to the south. You must rely on the cooperation of the Chinese government army."

Oshiroto Sanji said: "Then what does Your Excellency General mean?"

Neji Okamura said: "I think Shigeta-kun and Shirataki Ri-kun's suggestions are excellent, but they can be bolder in actual operation, not only can the Imperial Association Army pretend to be Chi Dianwen's department and Zhao Xunqi's department The Eighth Route Army attacking northern Henan can also allow the Imperial Association Army to pretend to be the Eighth Route Army and attack Chi Dianwen and Zhao Xunqi's troops."

After a pause, he continued: "In short, before Chu Yunfei completes the integration of the 89th Division, let the Eighth Route Army, Chi Dianwen and Zhao Xunqi's troops become incompatible, so that even if Chu Yunfei incorporates Chi Dianwen and Zhao Xunqi's division Chu Yunfei still has a little bit of ability. With him on the side, the Imperial Army and the Imperial Association Army should have enough confidence to fight against the Eighth Route Army in Northern Henan. The Eighth Route Army is stuck in a corner of Qingliang Mountain."

"Hai." Sanji Okito nodded happily.

"Your Excellency is wise."

……

In Xingyang, the division headquarters of the 89th Division of the National Army.

Fang Ligong led Wu Ziqiang, Wan Quance and other officers of the former 1st Independent Brigade of the Jin Army into the war room in a file, and saw Chu Yunfei lying on the map and doing homework on the map.

Hearing footsteps outside the door, Chu Yunfei raised his head and stood up.

Seeing that Fang Ligong and other old troops arrived at the same time, Chu Yunfei was immediately overjoyed.

"Master's seat!" Fang Ligong and other officers stood at attention at the same time, and raised their hands in salute.

"Haha, I've waited for you to come." Chu Yunfei returned a military salute, went forward to shake hands with Fang Ligong, Wu Ziqiang and others one by one, and said, "Mr. Yan didn't deliberately make things difficult for you, did he?"

"No." Fang Ligong said with a smile, "Mr. Yan would like us to leave, so that we can make room for his real confidants."

"Indeed." Wu Ziqiang continued, "What Chief Yan did is too chilling."

Wan Quance snorted coldly and said, "What's even more infuriating is that even the pistols for self-defense are not allowed to be taken away. We really came here empty-handed, thanks to the fact that we didn't encounter bandits on the way."

"Don't talk about these unhappy things." Chu Yunfei waved his hands and said, "It's good for you to come."

After a pause, Chu Yunfei said again: "With your help, the revival of our 89th Division will be just around the corner."

"Master's seat." Fang Ligong said, "Before I came, I had some information from fellow villagers in the Chief's Department. The situation of the 89th Division seems to be a bit complicated, and the situation in Northern Henan is even more complicated. I'm afraid this mess will not be easy to clean up."

"It's okay." Chu Yunfei said confidently, "With you here, it's nothing."

Fang Ligong said: "Master, I would like to ask, how do you plan to rectify the 89th Division?"

"It's very simple." Chu Yunfei said with sharp eyes, "The capable will go up, the mediocre will let go, the inferior will go down, and the greedy will die!"

Fang Ligong said: "That means major surgery will be performed on the officers of the 89th Division. I'm afraid not even one officer above the battalion can be retained. Will such a major action cause dissatisfaction among the officers and soldiers at the grassroots level?"

"Brother Li Gong's worry is not unreasonable." Chu Yunfei nodded, and then continued, "However, as long as I can make enough food and pay, and fair rewards and punishments, I don't believe that those wretched wretches who only enrich their own pockets can be turned over. sky!"

"Sufficient food and salary, fair rewards and punishments?" Fang Ligong said deeply, "Throughout the ages, these two points have been used to govern the army. As long as these two points are achieved, there will be no troops that cannot be brought out!"

"But the question is, where does the food and salary come from?"

"Henan has suffered from catastrophe for three consecutive years, and starvation is everywhere."

"That is to say, it is absolutely impossible to collect food and payment from the people."

"If you count on the head of the First War Zone to provide food and salaries, I'm afraid it's just a dream."

Speaking of shaking his head, Fang Ligong went on to say: "Master, the current situation is not ordinary."

Chu Yunfei said: "The current situation is indeed difficult, but it is not that difficult if it is not difficult. The army is short of food, but there is no shortage of food in Xingyang City. Xingyang grain merchants have food in their hands."

"Xingyang grain merchant?" Fang Ligong said in surprise, "Master, think twice!"

"I've made up my mind, brother Ligong doesn't need to persuade you anymore." Chu Yunfei's face turned cold, and he said solemnly, "Right now, the whole of Henan has been devastated and starved to death, but these grain merchants are still hoarding and making huge profits. If you don't kill the profiteers, it won't be enough to anger the civilians, and if you don't kill it, it won't be enough to comfort the soldiers!"

Fang Ligong said in a low voice: "But these grain merchants all have backgrounds."

How can a grain merchant without a background dare to stock up in a disaster area like Henan?

After a pause, Fang Ligong said again: "Master, if I am not wrong in my guess, these grain merchants in Xingyang City are most likely related to Chief Tang, so they can't be moved, they can't be moved."

Tang Enbo is the deputy commander-in-chief of the first war zone.

Chu Yunfei was just a small teacher, and he couldn't be provoked.

"Brother Li Gong, be careful, I don't believe that Chief Tang is such a person." Chu Yunfei said.

Hearing this, Fang Ligong knew that Chu Yunfei was determined to kill the grain merchant, so he stopped dissuading him immediately, and instead reminded Chu Yunfei to act quickly, otherwise changes will occur later.

Chu Yunfei smiled slightly and said, "Brother Li Gong, follow me to a good show."

While speaking, the two brothers Sun Ming and Sun Zhi had strode in.

"Chief of Staff? Commander Wu? You are all here." Seeing Fang Ligong and others, Sun Ming and Sun Ming were also very happy.

"Sun Ming, don't worry about reminiscing about the old days." Chu Yunfei waved his hand and asked, "Have you done everything I told you?"

"Master, I'm about to report." Sun Ming's face collapsed, and he said, "Military Supplies Director Shang Tianliang, Head Gou and the others are playing mahjong with Tian Sibao, the big shopkeeper of Liu Jiliang Shop, in Zuixianju , and by the way, discuss the matter of reselling military rations."

"Listen, Brother Li Gong, please listen." Chu Yunfei said with a dark face, "The principal learned that Henan was hit by a catastrophe and that the military rations were in short supply, so he specially allocated a batch of military rations from the combat readiness warehouse in Xi'an to stabilize the morale of the troops. It’s such a batch of life-saving food, these idiots dare to stretch out their hands, today I, Chu Yunfei, will use their heads to prosecute the canonical punishment!”

……

Drunk Xianju.

Three colonel officers were playing mahjong with a rich middle-aged man wearing a melon cap. At the mahjong table were four well-dressed courtesans waiting for them.

I have to say that rich people still enjoy life.

At least from the scene of Zuixianju, it is completely impossible to see that Henan is already a thousand miles away.

"Get rich!" The rich middle-aged man ate a piece of preserved fruit from Sister Yao, and threw out a card.

"Nonsense." The colonel officer sitting in the rich middle-aged man's house immediately pushed down the mahjong tiles in front of the door.

Sister Yao, who was sitting next to the colonel officer, immediately said in a subdued tone: "Big Sanyuan, Bafan!"

The colonel and officer smiled and said, "Master Tian, ​​you are really my God of Wealth."

"Ah." Shopkeeper Tian Da patted his forehead, and said self-deprecatingly, "What's going on today, why did you focus on firing cannons, and all the cannons that were fired were Director Shang's cannons."

The colonel and officer who dared to love Hu Dasanyuan was Shang Tianliang, the military supplies director of the 89th Division.

Shang Tianliang said with a smile: "Tian Da's shopkeeper has a big business, this little money is nothing."

"Oh, I don't dare to say that." Tian Sibao waved his hands and said, "My little family business is nothing. Besides, Liu Ji can barely earn some living money because of the support of the director of the business department. When it comes to the God of Wealth , Director Shang, you are Liu Ji's God of Wealth, you must continue to take care of our business in the future."

"It's easy to say." Shang Tianliang said with a smile, "What is the relationship between us, Liu Ji's benefits are indispensable."

At this time, another officer who was also carrying the rank of colonel said: "Old Shang, Chu Yunfei has already taken up his post. Let's hide it from him and resell the military rations. What's more, what we resell are the war rations brought from Xi'an. Is it really okay to do this? If Chu Yunfei goes to the minister's department to sue us, I'm afraid it will not end well?"

"Old Gou, are you afraid of a ball?" Shang Tianliang said, "You don't need to carry it on your shoulders. You just need to share the benefits and talk so many strange things. I won't take you to make money next time. gone."

The head of the group surnamed Gou didn't dare to say any more, just lowered his head and shuffled the mahjong tiles.

At this time, a faint voice suddenly sounded from outside the screen: "Director Shang, can you bring me to make a fortune too? It's just like the saying that those who see have a share, don't you think so?"

"Who is it?" Shang Tianliang suddenly got up when he heard the words.

The four kiln sisters at the corner of the table also got up and fled in all directions.

Tian Sibao and the other two colonels were stunned there.

When Shang Tianliang was in a hurry to draw his gun, the screen was suddenly kicked down, and then two tall national soldiers rushed over and knocked Shang Tianliang to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, a national army carrying the rank of major general marched straight in.

Behind this major general, several colonels of the national army followed.

Seeing this national army major general, Tian Sibao and the two sitting colonels were stunned: "Master seat?"

Shang Tianliang, who was knocked down to the ground, yelled loudly: "Chu Yunfei, what do you want to do? I might as well tell you, there are people above me, don't try to touch me!"

"Is there someone up there?" Chu Yunfei asked fiercely, "Tell me, who is up there?"

"It's Officer Tang!" Shang Tianliang snorted coldly, "I'm Officer Tang's man!"

Chu Yunfei's face turned completely cold, and he shouted: "Shang Tianliang, as the chief of the 89th Division's military supplies, not only used his position to openly resell the military rations, wantonly embezzled the military pay, and dared to frame the commander of the war zone, the crime is unforgivable! After the investigation and verification by Chu Yunfei, the commander of the 89th Division, the evidence of the crime is undeniable, and he will be executed immediately, and the punishment will be declared! Sun Ming, kill me!"

"Yes!" Sun Ming snorted, and immediately took out the Browning pistol from his waist, pulled the bolt with a click, and held the black muzzle of the gun against the back of Shang Tianliang's head.

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