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The left deputy chief of staff just glanced at it, and his expression immediately froze in disbelief.

Boss Peng noticed the change in Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo's expression, and asked, "Old Zuo, what's wrong?"

The left deputy chief of staff took a deep breath, and while passing the telegram to Boss Peng, he said, "Boss, the 386th Brigade made a very bold proposal. They want to attack Taiyuan."

Boss Peng just lit a cigarette, but when he heard this sentence suddenly, he choked on the smoke in surprise, and immediately started coughing violently, tears and snot running down his nose.

The left deputy chief of staff hurriedly patted Boss Peng on the back who came over.

After a long while, Boss Peng finally came to his senses, straightened up and asked in shock, "Old Zuo, what did you just say? You just said that the 386th Brigade wanted to attack Taiyuan?"

"Yes, they want to fight Taiyuan!"

After the left deputy chief of staff finished speaking, he handed over the telegram.

Boss Peng received the telegram and read it, his expression changed from shock to cautious.

When he suddenly heard that the 386th Brigade was going to attack Taiyuan, Boss Peng's first reaction was shock, but after reading the reasons stated in the telegram by the 386th Brigade, Boss Peng felt that there was a real chance.

"Old Zuo, what do you think?" Boss Peng said.

The left deputy chief of staff said in a deep voice: "This idea is very bold, but I must admit that there is still a possibility of success. The key is that Yoshio Shinozuka never thought that the 386th brigade would dare to attack Taiyuan!"

Boss Peng said: "The art of war is about surprise and surprise. As long as Yoshino Shinozuka, an old devil, can't think of this, the battle is already half won!"

"What's more, Taiyuan at this time can indeed be regarded as an empty defense!"

"The equipment of the 386 brigade is not what it used to be. There are more than 75 20 mountain cannons alone, and the ability to attack tough problems has been greatly improved, so it is really possible to take down Taiyuan City in one fell swoop!"

The left deputy chief of staff said: "Boss, so you have approved it?"

"Approved!" Boss Peng said, "The 386th Brigade can attack Taiyuan, but"

After a pause, Boss Peng said again: "The battle plan must be carefully considered, and it must be repeatedly deliberated to ensure that there is no mistake, and to ensure that Taiyuan is fatally captured! As long as Taiyuan is captured, the Shanxi Japanese First Army will target Taiyue. The mopping up of the base areas will be unsustainable! The situation of the entire Shanxi War of Resistance will be greatly improved!"

The left deputy chief of staff immediately took out his pen and began to draft the telegram.

Chapter 250 Too Cunning (500 votes plus updates)

Xixiang County.

Although the Eighth Route Army headquarters has not yet been contacted, and it is unknown whether the head of the headquarters will approve the action plan to attack Taiyuan, the 386th Brigade has already begun preparations.

Deputy brigade commander Han, who is also the chief of staff, is already discussing the battle plan with several combat staff officers.

This time, Wang Yan finally found an excuse by the brigade commander to participate in the formulation of the entire combat plan.

Deputy Brigadier Han said: "The difficulty of this battle is how to ensure that the main force of our 386 brigade and most of the heavy equipment move covertly outside Taiyuan City without being discovered by Japanese intelligence agencies!"

A staff officer said: "It is possible to deceive by marching at night and resting during the day."

"Impossible!" The brigade commander said decisively, "Don't forget, we have now jumped to the outside line, which is an outside line operation. The biggest difficulty in outside line operations is that we cannot get the support of the local people!"

Deputy Brigadier Han said: "On the contrary, the Japanese army can get the support of the local traitor maintenance association, so even if we are marching at night, any of our actions cannot escape the eyes and ears of the Japanese army."

"How many troops are there going north to Taiyuan?"

"How many troops went south to Changzhi and Jincheng?"

"How many cannons were carried by the troops going north and the troops going south, the Japanese army in Shanxi can know clearly through the eyes and ears of the traitor maintenance committee!"

"Therefore, it is unrealistic to try to deceive the Japanese army in Shanxi tactically."

Several staff officers immediately fell silent, because they also felt that it was not feasible.

Only Wang Yan smiled slightly and said, "Actually, tactical bullying is still possible."

"Oh?" The brigade commander and deputy brigade commander Han immediately looked at Wang Yan with great anticipation, "How to deceive?"

"Let's talk about personnel first." Wang Yan said with a smile, "The total number of puppet prisoners of war captured in Xixiang County and Xinxian County has exceeded 3000. If it is harder, send troops to the surrounding towns for a while. It is estimated that it will not be a problem to capture more than 1000 puppet army prisoners of war."

"In this way, there were more than 5000 prisoners."

"With these more than 5000 puppet prisoners of war, it is possible to exchange positions."

"The more than 5000 puppet prisoners of war can be changed into the uniforms of our Eighth Route Army and pretend to be the main force of our army to go south."

"Secretly, more than 5000 soldiers of our army were put on the uniforms of the puppet army and went north, pretending that the one who went north to Taiyuan was just a partial division of our 386 brigade."

"In this way, the 9000 people who went north are all soldiers of our 386 brigade."

"Of the 9000 people who went south, more than 5000 were prisoners of war captured by the puppet army."

"However, the information presented to Yoshio Shinozuka's desk was reversed. Yoshio Shinozuka would only see that there was only one regiment of the Eighth Route Army and more than 5000 puppet prisoners of war going north to Taiyuan, while the Eighth Route Army going south had 9000 people. The crowd!"

Deputy Brigadier Han said: "But Staff Officer Wang, have you thought about it? It is a big problem to keep more than 5000 puppet prisoners of war. As long as one prisoner escapes midway, the truth will be revealed immediately! Yoshio Shinozuka will immediately You know, those who go north to Taiyuan are the main force of our 386th brigade, while those who go south are just partial divisions."

"If that's the case, let's take some more prisoners." Wang Yan said with a smile, "The main force of the brigade going north to Taiyuan also took some of the puppet prisoners of war, and then deliberately released a group of them on the way. In this way, Yoshio Shinozuka It is no longer clear how many prisoners of war went north to Taiyuan, and how many prisoners of war went south to Changzhi?"

The brigade commander nodded and said: "You can indeed allow the main force of the 386 brigade to covertly meet the enemy, but what about the heavy weapons of the two artillery battalions?"

"This is simple." Wang Yan said, "Building cannons overnight!"

"What did you say? Making cannons?" The brigade commander was stunned when he heard the words, and then he immediately reacted, "You mean to forge a batch of fake cannons out of wood, just for real?"

Wang Yan nodded and said, "Yes, use a wooden cannon to fool you!"

Speaking of this meal, Wang Yan said again: "However, the partial divisions going south still have to carry a few real mountain cannons, and they have to show off when they attack Changzhi County."

The brigade commander nodded, and immediately said: "Then, have you considered one more question?"

Wang Yan smiled slightly and asked back: "Brigade Commander, are you worried about the distance?"

"That's right, I'm worried about that." The brigade commander nodded, "Xinyuan County is only 150 kilometers away from Taiyuan, and it's only a mere 100 kilometers away from Changzhi County!"

"If I were Yoshio Shinozuka, and I couldn't tell which of the Eighth Route Army, going south or going north, was the main force, I would simply order the 37th Division to stand still and wait until the main force of your 386th Brigade appeared before going north or south. This is called a late attack! Or simply follow the 386th Brigade and divide into two groups to pursue separately, what should you do?"

Wang Yan said: "Let's talk about the latter possibility first. Will the 37th Division of the Japanese Army divide its forces?"

"I don't think so. The reason is very simple. The 37th Division is responsible for guarding the southwestern gate of Shanshan, so at least one infantry regiment must be left. Infantry Wing, this is basically consistent with the situation that our Spike Squad obtained from the reconnaissance."

"According to our reconnaissance, there are about 7000 Japanese troops on standby in Xinyuan County."

"So I dare say that Yoshio Shinozuka will never let the 37th Division split up, he dare not."

"Let's talk about the former possibility. Will Yoshio Shinozuka stand still? It's very possible!"

"If I were Yoshio Shinozuka, I would choose to sit still if I was not sure."