Bright Sword: Double penetration of the dealer, shocking Li Yunlong

"Operation Plan A?"

Facing the puzzled look from Yamamoto Ikki, Shinozuka Yoshio proudly introduced the Operation Plan A that he had painstakingly formulated.

In fact, Operation Plan A was based on the Iron Wall Encirclement and the Three Alls Policy proposed by General Okamura Yasuji.

Heavy troops were dispatched to encircle the area where the Eighth Route Army was located, forcing them into a small area and annihilating them, leaving them nowhere to escape.

During the period of encircling the base, they implemented the "Three Alls" policy of killing, burning and looting all villages they encountered in order to completely destroy the Eighth Route Army's foundation.

If all the people who supported the Eighth Route Army were killed, the Eighth Route Army would be like duckweed without roots and could be easily destroyed.

I have to say that Operation Plan A is extremely ruthless.

"Besides that, I want you to find the Eighth Route Army's headquarters and launch a surprise attack on it, carrying out a decapitation operation."

"And I will find a group of audiences for you so that they can watch your special operations and realize the power of special operations."

"Thus, you can extend your special operations tactics to the entire army."

Although Yoshio Iwamatsu is dead, the troops he brought are still there.

Although the First Army cannot be said to be strong in terms of men and horses at this moment, it has recovered to its previous strength.

Moreover, the northern side is continuing to send reinforcements to western Shanxi. By that time, he will have an army of more than 100,000.

He didn't believe that this independent regiment was so powerful that it could stop the attack of his army of more than 100,000.

"General, I suggest we solve one problem before launching the raid. That way we won't have to worry about anything."

Yoshio Shinozuka immediately understood what he meant.

"Are you talking about Yan Baichuan?"

Yamamoto Ikki said: "Our army launched a large-scale sweep, leaving the rear troops empty. The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the Zhongyang Army will inevitably be ready to move."

"And our army had to divide into two or three divisions to defend against their army of over 100,000."

"This has greatly dispersed our forces, making it impossible for this sweep to be complete."

Shinozuka Yoshio thought for a moment and then nodded, saying, "Yamamoto-kun's strategic vision is no less impressive than Ishiwara Kanji's."

"If we want to completely eliminate the Eighth Route Army in western Shanxi, we must first get rid of Yan Baichuan."

After he finished speaking, Yoshio Shinozuka fixed his gaze on the Zhongtiao Mountain Pass, his eyes becoming increasingly fierce.

"I will immediately submit this proposal to the front headquarters. If we want to launch this campaign, we must have the support of other troops."

Yoshio Shinozuka's suggestion was immediately responded to by the northern side.

A week later, the top leaders of the Northeast Front Army decided to launch the Zhongtiao Mountain Campaign.

这次他们将集中第一军第14师团、第33师团、第36师团、第37师团，独立第9混成旅团。

At the same time, the 21st Division, the 35th Division and the 3rd Air Brigade were mobilized as the second route.

The 17th Division was then mobilized from the Juzhong area as the third army.

The Kwantung Army also dispatched the 32nd Squadron, the 83rd Squadron and the 3rd Air Division to Yuncheng and Xinxiang airports to support the operation.

In early May, the Japanese army gathered and launched a general attack on the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and Zhongyang Army defenders in the Zhongtiao Mountain area.

The three armies launched attacks from the east, west and north respectively.

Hundreds of fighter planes came out in full force, with an extremely huge momentum.

The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the Zhongyang Army thought that this battle would be the same as before, and they would use the major passes and dangerous areas to block the Japanese army and make them return empty-handed.

After all, western Shanxi has most of the dangerous passes in the world.

The Japanese army launched thirteen sieges on Zhongtiao Mountain, but each time ended in failure.

The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the Zhongyang Army were fighting for the command of the war, which led to confusion in command.

They paid a heavy price for underestimating the enemy.

The battle ended after only one month.

The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the Zhongyang Army suffered 4.2 casualties and 3.5 captured, while the Japanese army suffered less than casualties.

An army of over one hundred thousand collapsed within a month.

After learning the news, Baldy was so angry that he trembled and called it the greatest shame in the history of the War of Resistance.

Yoshio Shinozuka also felt proud of this battle.

The previous battles in western Shanxi resulted in the loss of more than 20,000 people.

This time they finally regained their advantage and displayed the might of the Imperial Warriors.

Even if we can't defeat the independent regiment with better weapons and equipment, we can still easily deal with you, Yan Baichuan.

This battle also directly affected the situation in the entire western Shanxi province.

Nearly 200,000 troops gathered in western Shanxi, making the entire Eighth Route Army in western Shanxi feel like a dark cloud was looming over the city, ready to be destroyed.

However, the Japanese army's material consumption in this battle was also quite serious, and they were unable to launch a battle of the same scale in a short period of time.

But this is definitely not good news for the Eighth Route Army.

With the defeat of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, the Eighth Route Army was the largest remaining anti-Japanese force in western Shanxi.

Moreover, the Eighth Route Army also smelled something unusual from the battle launched by the Japanese army.

The Jinsui Army and the Zhongyang Army have been dealt with, so it's their turn next.

"Oh, the days ahead may be tough."

In the regiment headquarters, Li Yunlong sighed after receiving the battle report.

Don’t underestimate the independent regiment’s strength at the moment, with more than 8,000 soldiers.

It has automatic rifles, light and heavy machine guns, more than a hundred artillery pieces of various sizes, and even powerful weapons such as rocket launchers.

But they were facing the Japanese First Army with a force of over one hundred thousand.

There is no need to guess, they will take action once the Japanese are ready.

At this moment, Yoshio Shinozuka must be sharpening his knife and attacking them.

Li Jingrong couldn't help but frown after hearing this. To be honest, facing this situation, he had no way out at the moment.

At this moment, his power is not strong enough to change the entire situation of the battle.

Knowing history, he was very clear about the difficult situation the Eighth Route Army would face next.

All he could do was to strengthen the Eighth Route Army in all aspects.

At least when facing the Japanese encirclement and suppression, the losses will be smaller.

"Don't worry, with me here, the independent regiment will be fine."

At this moment, a telegram from Europe reached Li Jingrong.

Looking at the telegram, Li Jingrong sighed, "It's finally started."

Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang looked over with puzzled eyes and asked, "Brother, what's started?"

Li Jingrong put down the telegram in his hand and placed it in front of the two people.

"At 22:3 a.m. on the 320nd, that is, today, the German army assembled million troops and launched a war of aggression against the Soviet Union in three directions."

"what?"

"what?"

After hearing Li Jingrong's words, both of them had expressions of extreme shock on their faces.

Zhao Gang exclaimed, "How is this possible? How dare the German army launch a war against the Soviet Union? Aren't they afraid of fighting on two fronts?"

Li Jingrong shook his head and said, "Operation Sea Lion failed. The Nazi war machine must have a target, and the only target they chose was the Soviet Union. So don't be surprised. The outbreak of this war is inevitable."

This is just like the Japanese devils provoking their own father.

The Chinese battlefield entered a long stalemate, and their domestic situation did not improve because of the war. Various resources were still scarce.

Especially the most important oil.

The Japanese are not unaware of how powerful the Eagle Sauce is, but they have no other choice but to give it a try.

"and....."

Li Yunlong asked curiously, "And what? Brother, don't say half-heartedly, just say it out loud."

Li Jingrong smiled bitterly and said, "And a major war is about to happen in Asia."

"You may not know the current situation in Japan, but I do."

"The situation in Neon Japan is very serious recently. Both the navy and the army are actively preparing for war and have begun to stockpile large amounts of war resources."

"Their only goal is to go south."

After hearing this information, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang were both shocked.

They really don't know and don't have access to such important information.

But since these words came from Li Jingrong, the authenticity of the information can be believed.

Neon country's navy is the third largest in the world, with dozens of battleships and aircraft carriers.

If the target is China, there is no need to deploy battleships at all.

And who could be their target if they mobilized such a large force?

Combined with the fact that the Japanese army was extremely short of oil, the target was actually very obvious.

At this time they didn't dare to think about it anymore.

"If my guess is correct, the Japanese army will definitely take action within this year."

“And this is actually a good thing for us.”

"The Allies are not going to sit back and watch their colonies get attacked."

Zhao Gang was thoughtful after hearing Li Jingrong's analysis.

He felt that this matter must be made known to headquarters.

Because this information and analysis came from Li Jingrong.

Li Jingrong has a very mysterious background, and his intelligence and analysis must be based on facts.

The headquarters soon received a telegram from Zhao Gang.

At this moment, they had just recovered from the shock of the Germans launching the war, and another bomb was dropped.

Holding the telegram from the independent regiment in his hand, the boss remained silent for a long time, his pupils flickering, as if he was thinking about something.

"Old Zuo, do you think this telegram is credible?"

"If Japan really dares to move south this year, the country across the ocean will be an obstacle they can't avoid. They won't sit idly by."

"Are the Japanese really that crazy?"

The Deputy Chief of General Staff took a deep breath and said, "I think what was said above makes sense. Neon Country has always had a debate about whether to go north or south."

"The army's northward strategy was aborted during the Battle of Nomonhan, and the south contains the oil, rubber, coal, and other resources their navy needs."

"To be honest, Germany has already attacked the Soviet Union. As an ally, Japan must take action in Gengzhou."

"Perhaps this is also one of the reasons that prompted Japan to move south."

"Besides, you are aware of Comrade Shenlan's intelligence capabilities. His credibility is beyond doubt."

The boss smiled and said, "That's right. If that's the case, it would be a good thing for us."

"But we still have to survive the Japanese encirclement and suppression."

"There has been confirmed news that the Japanese army is likely to launch a large-scale mopping-up operation throughout the northern region."

"The situation we are facing next is very serious."

"Ling County is likely to be one of the key areas targeted by the Japanese army."

Everyone knows that Ling County has an independent regiment, and the independent regiment has inflicted so many defeats on the Japanese in succession.

It must be one of the key troops in the encirclement and suppression.

The deputy commander said with a serious face, "Indeed, but we are now strong and powerful, and we may be able to fight the Japanese."

The boss laughed and said, "I like your tough words. We are no longer what we were before. Facing the Japanese encirclement and suppression, at least we have the strength to fight back."