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Walking in front of Kazuo Okamoto and Ichiro Noyu, he stopped his feet and stood at attention, then bowed his head and said: "Your Excellency General, Your Excellency Commander!"
"Inoue-kun, you are finally here."
Kazuo Okamoto raised his hand to return the military salute, and shook hands with Inoue Sadae enthusiastically.
Kazuo Okamoto personally named Sadae Inoue as the head of the 69th Division, because the two were old acquaintances, and Kazuo Okamoto knew that Sadae Inoue was tough and cautious.
To deal with fierce opponents like Li Yunlong and Wang Yan, other aspects of ability are second, but caution is essential.
After taking his seat, Kazuo Okamoto asked: "Mr. Inoue, how is the formation of the troops? Are there any practical difficulties that need to be coordinated by the Front Army Command?"
"No difficulty." Inoue Zhenwei replied very simply, "The 69th Division has basically formed its combat effectiveness. If the headquarters or the front army headquarters needs it, it can go to the battlefield at any time."
"Yoshi." Kazuo Okamoto said happily, "Mr. Inoue, I saw you right."
After a pause, Kazuo Okamoto said again: "So, can I hear your next idea?"
"Hai." Inoue Sadae stood up straight and walked to the map of Shanxi posted on the north wall. Kazuo Okamoto and Noyuichiro also got up and stood in front of the big map.
Inoue Zhenwei picked up the wooden pole and pointed to the big map and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, please look, this is Shanxi, this is Pingyuan County, and this is the Tongpu Railway!"
"The defense area of our 69th Division is between Taiyuan and Datong, including thirteen counties."
"The headquarters entrusted our 69th Division with two main tasks. One is to ensure that the Tongpu Railway is unimpeded, and the other is to maintain law and order in the jurisdiction and eliminate the Eighth Route Army, Jinsui Army and bandits in the jurisdiction."
"According to the available information, the enemies within our jurisdiction include the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army, the Independent Regiment, the New First Regiment, and the New Second Regiment of the Eighth Route Army. The artillery battalion is equipped with 358 Jin-made 5000 mountain cannons, which have strong field capabilities."
"In terms of regional distribution, the independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army is in the middle, the new second regiment of the Eighth Route Army is on the left wing, and the new first regiment of the Eighth Route Army is on the right wing. These three regiments present a character shape."
"So I'm pretty sure that this area division should be deliberate. The purpose is to serve as horns for each other. When any regiment is attacked by the imperial army, the other two regiments can be rescued in time."
"The area of activity of the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army is to the north of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army."
"The areas of activity of the two regiments overlap greatly, which is a phenomenon worthy of attention."
"If you can find a good entry point, you can even use this to provoke conflicts between the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army and the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and the Imperial Army can reap the benefits."
Kazuo Okamoto couldn't help but look at Ye Yuichiro with an excited look.
"Inoue-kun." Kazuo Okamoto said, "I proposed to the base camp that you be the commander of the 69th Division. This move seems to be the right one. You did not disappoint me."
"Your Excellency, Your Excellency, it's absurd." Inoue Sadae paused slightly.
Kazuo Okamoto continued: "Mr. Inoue, it seems that you have almost grasped the situation of the 69th Division's defense zone, so what are your plans next?"
Inoue Zhenwei Hayi said, "From the current situation, neither the 3 regiments of the Eighth Route Army nor the 358th regiment of the Jinsui Army have the strength to compete head-on with the 69th Division."
"If the 69th Division attacks heavily, the Eighth Route Army and the Jinsui Army will inevitably flee."
"However, the northwest of Shanxi is barren and the territory is very vast. Even if the 69th Division occupies all the towns in the defense area, it is impossible to send troops to garrison them. When the imperial army leaves, the Eighth Route Army and the Jinsui Army will definitely make a comeback."
"This is equivalent to doing nothing, but consuming a lot of manpower and material resources in vain."
Ye Youichiro nodded and said, "This is not just the case in Northwest Shanxi, but also in the whole of North China. The usual method is to send troops to garrison towns that can be controlled, and towns and villages that cannot be controlled..."
When he said this, he paused for a while, and Ye Yuichiro's eyes suddenly revealed a touch of coldness, and he continued: "As for the towns and villages that cannot be controlled, they must be slaughtered with iron fists, making them a no-man's land In this way, the Eighth Route Army and the Jinsui Army will have no soil to survive."
"I also know what your Excellency the Commander said." Inoue Zhenwei said, "I also know that this is the tactic invented by Your Excellency General. With this tactic, the Eighth Route Army in the Jizhong area has been basically wiped out."
"But please forgive me, this tactic is not effective for Northwest Shanxi."
Chapter 388 A Big Gift
Kazuo Okamoto and No Yuichiro looked at each other again, and then laughed.
Inoue Zhenwei was confused by the laughter of the two people, frowned and asked: "Your Excellency, Commander, what are you laughing at? Is what I said ridiculous?"
"Oh no, no, that's not what we meant." Kazuo Okamoto waved his hands again and again, "You're right, this tactic really doesn't work well in mountainous areas."
"Especially in barren mountainous areas like Northwest Shanxi, the effect cannot be guaranteed."
"Because of the complex terrain in the mountainous area, as soon as the imperial army goes there, the Chinese people will immediately hide."
"The reason why the Shanxi 1st Army's raids on the Eighth Route Army had little effect before is because of this, so what you said just now can be said to be on point."
No Yuichiro continued: "So Inoue-kun, do you have any better suggestions?"
"I don't dare to say that there is any better suggestion, I can only say that I have a preliminary idea." Inoue Zhenwei continued, "I think that if we want to wipe out the Eighth Route Army and the Jinsui Army in Northwest Shanxi, we must first improve the defense of the security area. "
"That is to say, base on defense first, and then consider the issue of offense."
"Considering the actual situation in Northwest Shanxi, I plan to divide the thirteen counties in the entire defense area into three independent parts, and each defense area performs its own duties."
"They are the left wing defense zone, the central defense zone and the right wing defense zone."
"The left-wing defense zone is responsible for the security of the six counties west of the Tongpu Railway."
"The right-wing defense zone is responsible for the security of the seven counties east of the Tongpu Railway."
"The central defense area is responsible for the security of Pingyuan County and the Tongpu Railway."
"The central defense area is under the responsibility of the team directly under the division headquarters and the 10th Independent Tank Battalion."
"The left wing defense zone is in charge of the 59th Infantry Brigade. In order to strengthen the field combat capabilities of the 59th Infantry Brigade, a mountain artillery brigade and a cavalry brigade will be strengthened."
"The right wing defense area is in charge of the 60th Infantry Brigade, and will also strengthen a mountain artillery brigade and a cavalry brigade."
"In this way, we can not only ensure that the three defense zones have enough garrison troops, but also have enough field combat capabilities, that is, in the art of war, we can attack when we advance, and we can defend when we retreat."
"Yoshi." Kazuo Okamoto nodded happily.
Noyouichiro continued: "Inoue-kun's division of the three defense areas is really targeted! However, the 69th Division alone is not enough to ensure the security of the thirteen counties in northwest Shanxi."
"Your Excellency, Commander, are you referring to the 6th Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army?" Inoue Sadae said with extreme contempt, "With all due respect, this unit has no combat effectiveness at all."
"It's wishful thinking to expect them to deal with the Eighth Route Army or the Jinsui Army."
"Mr. Inoue misunderstood." Ye Yuichiro waved his hands, "Of course the Imperial Army cannot rely on the Imperial Association Army to deal with the Eighth Route Army or the Jinsui Army, but the tasks of stationing various counties and strongholds can be shared by the Imperial Association Army. "
"That's true." Inoue Sadae said, "It's delusional to let the Imperial Association Army attack, but the defense is still possible."
"That's what I'm talking about." Ye Yuichiro said again, "With the Imperial Association Army sharing the garrison task, the Imperial Army can concentrate its forces as much as possible. Attack quickly and gather and annihilate them with superior forces!"
While speaking, the adjutant came in again and reported: "Your Excellency, Commander Cai Sang of the 6th Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army, and Wei Sang, Commander of the 8th Mixed Brigade, please see me."
"Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here." Kazuo Okamoto said with a slight smile, "Please come in."
Taking advantage of the fact that the brigade commanders of the two mixed brigades hadn't arrived yet, Inoue Sadae said: "Your Excellency, Commander, the 6th Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army was originally stationed in the Ping'an area, and it is logical to reassign it to the command of the 69th Division."