Chapter 228: It is easy to get a thousand troops, but it is hard to find a general!(1/2)
Taiyuan First Army Headquarters
The loss of Hiratani Oku and Takeda Chisou made the atmosphere of the headquarters more and more depressing.
The clouds of failure were covered by the heads of the Japanese officers in the headquarters.
But now, the atmosphere at the headquarters has eased a little.
This mainly comes from the fact that Commander Gangmeng Jining mobilized three divisions to support him, and is quickly regaining the lost territory in northwest Shanxi and revitalizing the military power of the Emperor's army!
Although this is a heavy blow to the former defeated generals, at least... the First Army has not been defeated again and again.
"General, if it weren't for the snow, the Jinsui Army we had already fought would have retreated." Moriyama Otani said to Shinozuka Yoshio.
Yoshio Shinozuka narrowed his eyes slightly and recovered a lot of confidence: "It is only a matter of time to eliminate or expel the Jinsui Army. However, our main enemy is still the 18th Army."
"The 18th Army is now hiding from the mountains and not coming out, so we can't deal with them for the time being." Moriyama Otani said.
Yoshio Shinozuka said: "Do you know what I worry about the most?"
"What is the general most worried about?" Moriyama Otani asked.
"What I'm worried about is that the 18th Army and the Jinsui Army have joined forces. This time, Commander Gangcun Cining mobilized three divisions to assist us. The 18th Army actually shrank into the mountains. We chased and fought against the Jinsui Army, but the 18th Army did not come out of the mountain. They actually split. This doesn't seem to be common sense." Shinozuka Yoshio said, "The 18th Army will not understand the truth that the lips are dead. Once we expel or eliminate the Jinsui Army, it will be their turn next."
"The intelligence department has reported that Chishou Takeda accidentally intercepted the Hemura Arsenal of the Jinsui Army, and was robbed later. It seemed that the people of the 18th Army went to negotiate, but the people of the 18th Army did not admit it. Do you think it was because of this reason that they are not cooperating now and are splitting?" Moriyama Otani was confused.
"Impossible." Shinozuka Yoshio shook his head, "Whether it is Lao Yan or the commander of the 18th Army, they are not stupid. How can they not understand that the enemy cannot split at the moment, but they seem to be split now."
"The general's meaning, could this be that the strategic masters of the 18th Army are playing tricks again? On the surface, the 18th Army and the Jinsui Army are splitting, but in fact they are still working secretly. Perhaps when we fight the Jinsui Army, the team of the 18th Army suddenly comes out to attack our backs?" Moriyama Otani was suspicious.
"You can guess the conspiracy. For the strategic masters of the 18th Army, I'm afraid they don't want to use this trick at all." Shinozuka Yoshio shook his head.
"General, anyway, we have sent our eyes to stare at the important roads entering and leaving the mountains. As long as the team of the 18th Army comes out, we will definitely not be able to escape our eyes." Moriyama Otani said, "We will destroy the Jinsui Army first, and then turn around to increase the encirclement of the mountains. We will trap the 18th Army to death."
"That's the case, but I always feel uneasy." Yoshio Shinozuka shook his head.
"General." At this time, Yamamoto Ichiki walked in and saluted Yoshio Shinozuka.
"Yamamoto, did you bring me any good news?" Shinozuka Yoshio saw that Yamamoto Ichiki's expression was different from the past, and she felt like autumn harvest.
"General, can you talk alone?" Yamamoto Ichiki looked at the other people in the command center tactfully.
"You all go out." Shinozuka Yoshio immediately asked all the staff to go out.
Although the devil officers of the headquarters cooperated to go out, they all felt a little... How could they say that they never thought that Yamamoto Ichiki's special operations were of use in China.
Now Commander Gangcun Jining sent three divisions to sweep northwest of Shanxi, Yamamoto Ichiki came here to get involved at this time.
Your special operations are really useful. Why didn’t you, Yamamoto Ichiki, help me in the emergency?
Now that the situation in northwest Shanxi is getting better, your special forces will jump out?
The staff members were all out, and Yoshio Shinozuka's eyes gathered on Yamamoto Ichiki: "Tell me, Yamamoto-kun."
"General, I finally fulfilled my mission. My informant sent me the top secret information." Yamamoto Kazuki handed a top secret document to Yoshio Shinozuka, "The strategic master of the 18th Army, this person went to the Chief Office of the Second World War Zone to help."
When Yoshio Shinozuka heard this, he quickly grabbed the top-secret document.
In fact, in the heart of Yoshio Shinozuka, he did not have much obsession with fighting the Jinsui Army or encircling the 18th Army.
The opponent he most hopes to kill is the strategic master of the 18th Army.
And now, there is finally news about this person.
Opening the top-secret document, Yoshio Shinozuka quickly looked at it, and his expression became excited: "Yamamoto, is this information true?"
In the information, there is already some preliminary information about the strategic masters of the 18th Army. This man is twenty years old.
While no photos and other more detailed personal information were obtained, it was at least a good start.
In addition, there is also guidance on the position of the head of the Second World War Zone of Lao Yan.
"General, it's real." Yamamoto Ichiki nodded, "I, the insider, have tried to find a way to understand the situation from the soldiers of the former Xinyi Regiment. The strategic expert of the 18th Group Army is indeed a twenty-year-old young man."
"It's incredible that young people in their twenties are so powerful." Yoshio Shinozuka's words mean some doubts.
"General, I don't believe that a twenty-year-old young man is so powerful, but there is an old saying in China: Heroes come from young people." Yamamoto Ichiki said, "There is still some truth to this."
"Yamamoto, has your special forces trained?" Yoshio Shinozuka didn't hesitate and asked Yamamoto Ichiki directly.
He supported Yamamoto Ichiki's special operations, and many people were waiting and watching.
If it weren't for his position as commander, many people would have laughed out loud.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Now, since there is a way to find Lao Yan's chief commander of the Second World War Zone, Yamamoto Ichiki's special forces must immediately prove its strategic value.
Found Lao Yan's commander's headquarters in the Second World War Zone and killed him. Although Yoshio Shinozuka hated him extremely, he was reluctant to kill him.
If he can capture this person alive, find a way to make him serve the empire.
With this person's amazing mind and strategy, he might have great potential to ask him to give advice to help occupy the entire China.
"General, I'm waiting for you to give your order." Yamamoto Ichiki said solemnly.
"Yamamoto, please take the special forces quickly." Shinozuka Yoshio told Yamamoto Ichiki, "Find Lao Yan's headquarters in the Second World War Zone, kill the command hub of the Jinsui Army, and catch me the twenty-year-old young man of the 18th Group Army. Remember, I want to live."
"General, won't you kill this person?" Yamamoto Kazuki asked.
"China is too vast. Our front line is too long. We must rely on the help of the Chinese people." Shinozuka Yoshio said, "This person is a top strategic talent. His life is of greater value to our First Army!"
"Hayi, General, I will capture this person for you." Yamamoto Ichiki nodded.
"Remember, if you can't hurt him, don't hurt him. I want a complete person." Shinozuka Yoshio said.
"Hayi." Yamamoto Ichiki nodded again.
"Go, I'll call the staff to a meeting immediately and let the large army cooperate with you." Shinozuka Yoshio said.
Although Yamamoto Ichiki's special forces are elite, they must have large forces to support them when they go deep behind enemy lines.
Otherwise, even if Yamamoto Ichiki's special forces killed Lao Yan's command and captured the twenty-year-old young man of the 18th Group Army, the enemy would be shocked and would inevitably be siege and intercepted.
The small army that was alone and deep in depth was impossible to retreat without the support of the large army.
"Hayi." Yamamoto Ichiki saluted and withdrew.
After Yamamoto Ichiki withdrew, Yoshio Shinozuka did not immediately call the staff in.
And to calm down the excitement as much as possible, killing the Old Yan command center, Yoshio Shinozuka could not be excited at all. Even if he wiped out the Jinsui Army, he was not very interested. The most important thing was to have the opportunity to find an excellent strategic expert, the 18th Army.
There is an old saying in China that it is easy to get a thousand troops, but hard to find a general!
The 18th Group Army is a strategic expert, which is more than just a general.
Capturing this person alive will win the victory of the military headquarters to increase the first army by 100,000 troops!
Next, Yoshio Shinozuka saw the fog in front of her clearly.
No wonder the 18th Army is now hiding from the mountains and failing to come out, and it looks like it is a split with the Jinsui Army. It turns out that the strategic master of the 18th Army has gone to the Jinsui Army to help.
As for how the strategic master of the 18th Group Army, a strategic expert, helps the Jinsui army turn the tide, Yoshio Shinozuka has to think about it first.
Yoshio Shinozuka looked at the sand table and thought for a while, but he still had no idea.
The Jinsui Army was extremely embarrassed by the three divisions and could not organize any decent resistance.
Yoshio Shinozuka simply stopped thinking about it, but began to think about what he should do.
As long as Yamamoto Ichiki's beheading operation was successful, the chief of the Jinsui Army was killed, and the outstanding young man of the 18th Army was found, and the leaderless army lost command. At that time, no matter what the strategic masters of the 18th Army had for them, it would be meaningless.
Yoshio Shinozuka thought for a while, and after a rough framework, he immediately called all the staff members in.
"Everyone, I just obtained important information from Yamamoto, and I have learned the position of the Chief Officer of the Second World War Zone." Shinozuka Yoshio looked around the Japanese officers and continued, "There is, the important strategic master of the 18th Army, who is now in the Chief Officer of the Second World War Zone."
As soon as Yoshio Shinozuka said, the headquarters was in an uproar:
"Yamamoto Ichiki found Lao Yan's command center, isn't it a joke?"
"Yamamoto Ichiki's special forces team is famous, but Yamamoto Ichiki's ability to inquire about intelligence is amazing."
"That's right, I can find Lao Yan's command center. Yamamoto Ichiki has outstanding intelligence capabilities. I will let him wait for the intelligence department in the future. As for special operations, don't do it. What can a few dozen people do?"
"The strategic master of the 18th Army went to the chief of the Second World War Zone. No wonder the Jinsui Army and the 18th Army had a split scene. It turned out that this was an illusion and wanted to confuse us."
"Yes, let us think that the 18th Army and the Jinsui Army were really split, and then the strategic master of the 18th Army secretly gave us a fatal blow."
"I just don't know what the secret trick of the strategic master of the 18th Army is."
"The Jinsui Army is now a pile of mud. Even if the strategic masters of the 18th Army have passed, it will be difficult to turn the tide. I think it is important to be on guard against the 18th Army in the mountains."
"It's hard to say, all the previous signs show that the strategic masters of the 18th Army have the ability to turn decay into magic, so you can't be careless. There are more than 100,000 people in the Jinsui Army."
"Yes, that's right. Even if it's more than 100,000 pigs, it's not a small threat."
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"Everyone, just calm down." Yoshio Shinozuka waved his hand and asked someone to end the discussion.
"I will now explain a point of view. The biggest threat to us now is the strategic master of the 18th Army. It is not the Jinsui Army or the 18th Army hiding in the mountains. Do you agree?" Shinozuka Yoshio asked.
It is not easy for the large army to cooperate with Yamamoto Kazuki's beheading operation. The staff members do not trust Yamamoto Kazuki. It is not easy for Yoshio Shinozuka to force it.
After all, those three divisions were sent by Tsunei Kaangmura and were not directly under the command of Yoshio Shinozuka.
Yoshio Shinozuka had to unify his opinions before the three divisions could be allowed to cooperate with Yamamoto Ichiki's actions.
To be continued...