Bright Sword: Construction starts from southeastern Shanxi

"Commander, are you trying to...spread false information?"

After hearing this, Zeng Jiwen nodded slowly.

"But will the Japanese army believe it?" Cai Xu asked with a frown.

Zeng Jiwen heard this and raised a meaningful smile, his tone firm and confident:

"What do you think Tada Shun would do if the Japanese army learned that Yangquan was our armored training base and that there were five tank brigades stationed there?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the room fell into a brief silence.

"This……"

Zhu Guosheng pondered for a moment and said slowly,

"I'm afraid the Japanese army will test the waters first and won't be easily fooled."

Zeng Jiwen nodded and continued:

"What if the intelligence they received was that these five tank brigades were preparing to attack Taiyuan before the Japanese army launched a large-scale attack?"

The room was quiet again for a moment, followed by a sound of people sucking in their breaths.

Wu Lin's eyes lit up: "This Shinozuka Yoshio must be getting really angry!

Taiyuan is the core city of North China. If we really take Taiyuan, the war situation in North China will be very interesting!"

He paused and continued, "The main force of the Japanese defense in Taiyuan is one division plus three mixed brigades. Although the number of troops is not small, if they really fight against our mechanized troops, they may not be able to stop them."

"Yes!" Huang Hanjia also nodded in agreement, and then raised a key question:

"But the question is, how can we convince the Japanese that we are really planning to attack Taiyuan?"

Zeng Jiwen smiled slightly and said: "This requires the cooperation of troops from other military regions.

Also, there is a rat in the commander-in-chief's place. Judging from that rat, I see that Tada Shun is not in a hurry, but Shinozuka Yoshio must be anxious too.

"

"Hmm..." Wang Zhuo pondered for a moment, a gleam in his eyes, and then added:

"We can also have Beiyue District deliver a batch of fuel to Yangquan, and then deliberately have Japanese intelligence personnel 'intercept' this information.

This way, the Japanese army will be more convinced that we are really preparing to attack Taiyuan."

Cai Xu immediately responded, "We can even create the illusion of a troop movement, making it appear as if our troops are gathering in Taiyuan on a large scale.

As long as the play is realistic enough, the Japanese army will definitely be fooled! "

Zeng Jiwen nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this. "Alright, then send a telegram to Chen Zifeng and Sun Yuqing. They can work out the details themselves. Make sure it's indistinguishable from the real thing."

Zhu Guosheng then quickly wrote a telegram on a piece of paper and handed it to the telegraph operator beside him, instructing: "Send it to the 396th and 396th Brigades as soon as possible, and make sure they fully cooperate."

After discussing how to deceive the Japanese Air Force, everyone turned their attention back to the Japanese Kwantung Army troops that were about to move south.

Zeng Jiwen stood up, placed his hands on the map, and scanned several key battlefields with sharp eyes. He said in a deep voice:

"Currently, the five divisions dispatched by the Kwantung Army have begun to assemble in North China, and the deployment is expected to be completed within two weeks."

Huang Hanjia nodded, his face solemn:

"Although the Kwantung Army reinforcements heading south this time are not permanent divisions, most of these troops were expanded from permanent divisions, and their combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated."

"not to mention,"

Wang Zhuo added,

"Many of these divisions were transferred back to Northeast China from the Central China battlefield and reorganized before heading south. Many of them have extensive combat experience."

"Besides that..." Cai Xu flipped through the intelligence documents with a serious expression.

"The Japanese also sent a tank regiment and a cavalry division, plus the two heavy artillery brigades originally deployed by the North China Front Army. That brings the total to nearly 300 artillery pieces."

"It seems that the Japanese army has really spent a lot of money this time." Wu Lin sneered, his eyes deep.

"If these five divisions were to move together, we would be under considerable pressure in a frontal battle."

Zeng Jiwen thought for a moment and spoke slowly: "So, we have to separate them!"

"We must continuously harass and attack them as they gather, and even falsify intelligence to make them misjudge our deployment."

Zeng Jiwen said in a deep voice,

"In this way, we can gain greater initiative on the main battlefield."

Cai Xu nodded and continued, "We can allow the guerrillas behind enemy lines to launch activities, destroy their supply lines, and hinder their march.

At the same time, they used false intelligence to mislead them into making incorrect moves and weaken their combat effectiveness.”

Wu Lin looked around Shijiazhuang, suddenly thought of something, and then looked at Zeng Jiwen.

"Commander, aren't there nine Soviet-equipped divisions supporting us from the north?

I think there were three in Jin-Cha-Ji.

Zeng Jiwen nodded when he heard this.

Last year, after negotiations with the North, the North initially provided support with five Soviet-equipped divisions, and then four more arrived one after another.

Except for the weapons and ammunition initially deployed in the north, the rest are now supplied by the Taihang Army Factory.

The Central Plains Military Region and the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region each formed three Soviet-equipped divisions according to the configuration in the north.

One was formed in the Northwest Shanxi Military Region, and two were formed in the rear.

Now, the formed troops have basically completed their training.

"We can use these six Soviet-equipped divisions from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei and Central Plains Military Regions to replace some of the troops, so that the Japanese will mistakenly believe that this is the main force of the 389th Division.

If the Japanese army doesn't split up, we'll let Commander Xu and his men take a stroll outside the city of Peking." Wu Lin continued.

"I think it's more than that. The Japanese army wants to separate us from other military regions.

I think we should start with troops from other military regions this time. The Japanese army wants to have a decisive battle with us.

We will first target the Japanese troops surrounding other military regions. It depends on whether Tada Shun wants to protect his troops or stubbornly fight us."

Cai Xu, who was standing by, also thought of this and added.

Hearing this, Zeng Jiwen nodded.

"Then let's discuss it and then contact Commanders Xu and Liu.

Even in northwest Shanxi, I think we can ask Commander He to help Datong!"