Check in from the bright sword

"Training." Zhang Wancai said without looking back, "This is the Spike Squad, the ace unit of our independent regiment."

"Training?" The big man asked puzzled, "Aren't they short-hearted? How can there be such a training, aren't they tired?"

"Lack of heart?" Zhang Wancai smiled, "It's true, but you're an idiot, I have to remind you, don't say that in front of them, or you will be in trouble."

The big guy said, "Oh."

Chapter 221 Battle Plan No. A

In a blink of an eye, the time came to the first ten days of June of 1942.

The Japanese army in Shanxi, which had been dragging on for three months, finally made full preparations, and the "Operation Plan No. A" carefully planned by Yoshio Shinozuka for half a year was finally implemented.

Within two days, the chief officers of the Japanese army stationed in Yangquan, Naoxian, Yuncheng, Lu'an, Fenyang and other places rushed to Taiyuan one after another to participate in the pre-war preparation meeting hosted by Yoshio Shinozuka himself.

In the lounge, it can be said that there is a well-defined well.

In a word, the chain of contempt exists no matter when and where.

So the three division heads got together, and the four brigade heads formed another pile.

The four brigade heads were further divided into two groups, the brigade head of the 3rd brigade Maori Suehiro, the brigade head of the 16th brigade Heiji Wakamatsu, and the brigade head of the 4th brigade who took office soon Tokutaro Nakajima , to get closer.

The brigade commander of the 9th Brigade, Oshio Toranosuke, inevitably looked a little alone.

"Maori-kun, have you heard that the raid on the 9th Brigade is going to play the leading role again?"

"Wakamatsu-kun, your use of the word "again" is very subtle. The Yamazaki brigade was on the Asahi Shimbun at that time."

"Mori-kun, and Wakamatsu-kun, what happened to the Yamazaki brigade back then? Why was it surrounded and wiped out?"

Hearing Mouri Suehiro and the three of them whispering not far away, and looking at him from time to time, Oshibe Toranosuke knew that they must be talking about him.

And what about the Yamazaki brigade.

The Yamazaki Brigade has become an indelible stain on him.

Thinking of this, Koshisho Toranosuke felt ruthless in his heart.

For this spring raid, he must show a hundredfold energy and use the most dazzling record to prove to these idiots that it was the wisest decision for your Excellency Commander to let their 9th Brigade play the leading role.

Just as he was secretly getting angry, Takashi Tanaka, Chief of Staff of the First Army, walked into the conference room: "Masters, please come to the conference room."

At that moment, the seven people including Koshio Toranosuke followed Takashi Tanaka into the conference room, only to find that Yoshio Shinozuka had already sat on the main seat one step ahead.

To the surprise of Koshio Toranosuke and the seven of them, at the end of the long conference table sat a senior officer, Kazuki Yamamoto, the captain of the secret service team directly under the First Army Command.

Seeing everyone's eyes sweeping over, Kazuki Yamamoto stood up and bowed slightly.

Shinozuka Yoshio didn't get up, and said, "Is everyone here? Let's start."

After finishing speaking, Yoshio Shinozuka nodded slightly to Takashi Tanaka, and Takashi Tanaka strode to the north wall.

The north wall was covered with a curtain. Takashi Tanaka stretched out his hand and gently pulled the curtain back to the sides, revealing a map underneath.

The area shown on the map is Southeast Shanxi.

On this huge map, three huge red arrows are marked.

In addition to the three huge red arrows, there are six smaller red arrows, and four circular thick red lines, enclosing most of the mountainous area in southeastern Shanxi.

Obviously, this is the No. A battle plan that Shinozuka Yoshio has been planning for a long time.

Takashi Tanaka picked up a long wooden pole, pointed to the map and said: "Your Excellency Commander's No. A battle plan can be summed up in eight characters, four corners and six roads, surrounded by iron walls!"

The military discipline of the Japanese army has always been strict. Although there was a lot of curiosity in their hearts, everyone held back and remained silent.

Takashi Tanaka went on to say: "Four corners: the northeast corner is the 4th Brigade, responsible for the blockade from Jingxing County to Yangquan County; the northwest corner is the 3rd Brigade, responsible for the blockade from Yangxian County to Taiyuan; the southwest corner is the 9th Brigade The regiment is in charge of the blockade from Taiyuan to Fenyang; the southeast corner is the 16th Brigade, which is in charge of the blockade from Fenyang to Lu'an."

"The combination of these four corners is an iron wall, ensuring that the big groups and eight roads are not allowed to break through."

"Six Routes: The first route is the main force of the 36th Division, from Lu'an to the north, passes through Licheng, and advances towards Liao County; the second route is the main force of the 41st Division, from Yangquan to the south via Pingding and Xixian County, the same Attack in the direction of Liao County; the third route is the Yamamoto Special Forces, and it will attack the core hinterland of the Taiyue Military Region of the Eighth Route Army from a small path."

"The goal of the first and second routes is to defeat the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Southeast Shanxi, and then carry out repeated raids on the Taiyue Military Region of the Eighth Route Army until there are no organizational armed forces above a company in the entire southeastern Shanxi region."

"The goal of the Third Route is to decapitate the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and destroy its command organization."

"The fourth route is composed of the 36th Cavalry Regiment to strengthen the 1st Detachment of Independent Chariots, and implement mobile alert on the front line from Yangquan to Taiyuan. The fifth route is composed of the 37th Cavalry Regiment to strengthen the 2nd Detachment of Independent Chariots. Mobile alert is implemented on the front line, and the sixth route is composed of the 41st Cavalry Regiment to strengthen the third detachment of independent tanks, and the mobile alert is implemented on the line from Qinxian to Lu'an."

"The combat objectives of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Routes are to search for the small groups and Eight Routes that break through the siege, and wipe out the anti-Japanese armed forces in southeast Shanxi within the blockade as much as possible!"

Speaking of this, Tanaka Longji said loudly again: "Masters, are you clear about your respective tasks?"

"Hayi!" The two division heads, the four brigade heads and Kazuki Yamamoto who were called out just now stood up and nodded.

Takakichi Tanaka turned his attention to Yoshio Shinozuka again, Yoshio Shinozuka waved his hand and said, "I have nothing to say."

Takashi Tanaka said: "Then please return to your respective defense areas and prepare separately. You have three days to prepare. After three days, it will be seven days. The sweeping operation will officially begin."

"Hai!" Kazuki Yamamoto and the other seven people paused again, then turned and left.

Only the division head of the 37th Division, No Yuichiro, looked embarrassed, because among all the commanders of the troops present at the meeting, he was the only one who had not been assigned a task, and felt as if he had been abandoned.

Fortunately, Shinozuka Yoshio did not ignore the 37th Division.

"Noyou-kun." Yoshio Shinozuka stood up and said quietly, "Do you know why I didn't let your 37th Division participate in this mopping operation?"

No Yuichiro pondered for a while, and replied: "Because the troops are already sufficient, there is no difference between having or not having the 37th Division."

"No, Yeyou-kun, you are wrong." Yoshio Shinozuka waved his hand and said, "Even if the lion fights the rabbit with all its strength, no amount of troops is too much to deal with the cunning Eighth Route Army."

Ye Yuichiro said: "Please, Your Excellency, Commander, explain the confusion."

Yoshio Shinozuka asked, "Does Yeyou-kun like playing chess?"

"I don't like it very much." Ye Yuichiro shook his head, and then said again, "I can only say that I have a little understanding of chess."

"It's enough to understand." Yoshio Shinozuka nodded, and continued, "There is a way in the way of chess, called the back move, which means that when the situation is not clear enough, lay a fuzz in advance, as a chess game. At a critical moment, this fuzi is likely to play a decisive role."

Chapter 222 Mobile Column

Wangjiayu, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

Several heads of the headquarters have all gathered in front of the map, and each of them has a serious expression.

The left deputy chief of staff said solemnly: "According to the reports from various places, the devils in Yangquan, Taiyuan, Fenyang, and Lu'an have all been dispatched."

"There are as many as six troop numbers already known."