Takaichi Sakamoto immediately picked up the pen.

Write the eight words: three-sided encirclement and comb the net.

Yoshio Shinozuka said again: "First talk about the three-sided encirclement. The general plan is to block the Masahiro Road with the main force of the 2nd Guard Division and block the Tongpu Road with the 3rd Brigade."

"The 4th and 9th Brigades blocked Puyin Xing."

"In this way, heavy troops will be blocked to the north, west and south of the Taihang Bandit District."

"Only the east side is not blocked, the purpose is to expel the Eighth Route Army from the Taihang Bandit Area to the Hebei Central Plains, and then annihilate it with the powerful mechanized troops of the Imperial Army!"

"The 110th Division and the 8th Brigade directly under the Front Army have already been waiting!"

Several combat staff immediately placed many military chess models of the 2nd Division, 3rd Brigade, 4th Brigade and 9th Brigade on the sand table.

Yoshio Shinozuka said again: "The 5th Guard Infantry Regiment was transferred as a reserve force and stand by in Taiyuan. Once a loophole in the blockade line in a certain direction is found, it will be blocked immediately."

The two combat staff took out three soldiers' models from the war chess of the 2nd Division of the Guards and placed them in Taiyuan.

When Yoshio Shinozuka looked at the sand table again, he saw dozens of war games engraved with different troops' numbers had formed an encirclement of the Eighth Route Army Taihang Military Region from the north, west and south.

Only the east side of Taihang Bandit District was blank and there was nothing.

When Takashi Sakamoto glanced at the sand table, he found that the troops mobilized had exceeded 40,000. He suddenly felt a little nervous. It seemed that the commander's determination was very great this time.

Concentrate 40,000 troops to sweep a bandit area of ​​the Eighth Route Army.

It seems that the Commander is ready to achieve his merits in one battle.

Yoshio Shinozuka said again: "This is the three-sided encirclement in the Eight Characters."

He paused and said, "But, how to plan the three blockade lines specifically? How to deploy troops? Should we distribute troops equally or make certain emphasis based on actual needs?"

"You need to improve all of these."

"Hayi!" Sakamoto's head was repeatedly paused.

Yoshio Shinozuka said again: "Now let's talk about pulling the net and combing."

"The net is pulled and the comb is actually two different combat stages in the middle."

"The first stage is to carry out a large-scale dragnet-style sweep based on the brigade."

"The main combat goal of this stage is to smash the organized resistance at the first level of the Eighth Route Army's barracks and regiments, forcing the Eighth Route Army to break through in scattered units."

"Before this, all the advancing teams must enter the bandit area in advance."

"Progressing the team?" The two staff officers were stunned when they heard this and said in a daze, "What is the advancement team?"

The advance team is top secret, only Shinozuka and a few section chiefs know, but neither of the two staff officers in the combat class know.

"The so-called advance team means to draw several elite infantry squadrons from the field wing, supplemented by a certain number of Japanese translators and Chinese translators, and carry radio stations. Qiao Zhuangcheng, the Eighth Route Army infiltrated the bandit area." Shinozuka Yoshio said, "Their mission is to find and annihilate the Eighth Route Army's headquarters, divisions, brigades, and regiment-level command agencies, so that the Eighth Route Army completely loses effective command."

"Sodesnai." The two combatants were shocked when they heard this.

I thought to myself that the commander's move was really sinister.

The Eighth Route Army will suffer a great loss.

Yoshio Shinozuka said again: "This is the first stage."

"The second stage is to carry out a comprehensive comb-type sweep of the Taihang bandit area based on the team!"

"The main combat goal of the second phase is to completely eliminate the eighth Route Army in the platoon-level areas that were completely eliminated, and at the same time, the most thorough elimination of the Chinese people in the Taihang bandit area."

"The Chinese people who dare to resist the Imperial Army must be resolutely eliminated!"

"We must make these cunning Chinese mice become lice under the comb, and there is nowhere to hide!"

Yoshio Shinozuka became excited as he said that, and he must admit that his emotions were still affected by the guy just now. You must know that he rarely has such emotional moments.

Takashi Sakamoto's eyes showed a fierce look, and wrote the three words "No Man's Land" on the document.

Yoshio Shinozuka's meaning is already very clear, that is, to massacre the Taihang bandit area into an unmanned area, and not allow a Chinese citizen to live in the Taihang bandit area again.

But there is another problem that Shinozuka Yoshio did not mention.

At that moment, Takaichi Sakamoto asked: "Commander, how do you organize the troops involved in the net combing?"

"Oh, I forgot this." Yoshio Shinozuka patted his forehead and continued, "The troops involved in the net combing are all drawn from Shannan."

"Nani?"

"All of them were drawn from southern Shanxi?"

Takaichi Sakamoto and two combat staff members were stunned when they heard this.

This was something they never expected. They thought they would draw nearby from the 2nd Guards Division, 3rd, 4th and 9th Brigades.

But I didn't expect that it was actually drawn from southern Jin.

But then again, this is indeed a good idea.

Because troops were drawn from southern Shanxi to sweep, it was difficult for the Eighth Route Army in Taihang Bandit Area to be warned.

Because the 2nd Guard Division and the 3rd, 4th, and 9th Brigades did not move, the Eighth Route Army would probably think that the mobilization had not begun yet. At this time, the mobilization troops drawn from southern Shanxi suddenly entered the Taihang bandits, which would most likely catch the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang bandits area off guard.

Wait a minute?

Suddenly, Takaichi Sakamoto and the other two changed their faces slightly again.

All the troops that were pulling the net and combing were drawn from southern Shanxi. Wouldn't that mean that the 2nd Guards Division and the 3rd, 4th, and 9th Brigades only need to be responsible for the blockade?

Doesn’t this mean that the troops involved in this sweep are likely to exceed 50,000 or even 60,000?

Thinking of this, Takaichi Sakamoto and several combat staff couldn't help but look at each other. The scale of this sweep will be far beyond the past. It is necessary to fight such a big fight against only one bandit area?

Yoshio Shinozuka said: "Sakamoto, do you think I'm a little bit of a big deal?"

"No," Sakamoto Takaichi smiled awkwardly, and said, "but, such a large scale of mobilization is indeed a bit too proud of the Taihang Bandit District."

"Too much polite? I can't see it all."

Yoshio Shinozuka said: "Sakamoto, have you forgotten the past achievements of Taihang Bandit District?"

"Of course I haven't forgotten." Sakamoto said without hesitation, "So far, the Eighth Route Army in Taihang Bandit District has wiped out the Kuroshima Cavalry Regiment, Yamazaki Infantry Brigade, Yamamoto Special Agents, and North China Front Observation Corps, and has severely damaged the 4th Brigade and the 9th Brigade..."

Speaking of this, Takashi Sakamoto paused.

I didn't care much when I didn't take stock of it.

After taking a look, Takaichi Sakamoto suddenly realized that before he knew it, the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang Bandit District had caused such great losses to the Imperial Army?

That being said, it really cannot be underestimated!

At that moment, Takaichi Sakamoto said solemnly: "Commander, I understand!"

"It's good that you understand." Shinozuka Yoshio nodded and said, "The Eighth Route Army in the Taihang Bandit Area has even surpassed the Central Army in China, so it's not too much to pay attention to it."

"So, this time, the Imperial Army will crush it with thunderous force."

While saying these words, Yoshio Shinozuka couldn't help but remember the conversation with the "Prince" just now.

That arrogant guy, you will pay the price for your arrogance because you don’t understand how terrible it is when the Great Japanese Imperial Army gets serious?

"Hayi!" Sakamoto paused his head repeatedly and asked, "So, which division team should I draw to go north?"

"No, it's not to draw the division, but to draw the wings." Shinozuka Yoshio waved his hand and said, "Transfer the 223rd and 224th infantry of the 36th Division, the 226th infantry of the 37th Division, and the 238th and 239th infantry of the 41st Division."

"The 36th, 37th and 41st Regiments of the Mountain Artillery will be split up, and 18 artillery squadrons will be assigned to each sweeping infantry brigade, and 18 sweeping detachments will be temporarily organized."

"The remaining 9 artillery squadrons remain in southern Shanxi."

"In this way, every sweeping detachment has a mountain artillery squadron, and the firepower level can crush the Eighth Route Army."

"Note that during the first stage of the dragnet sweep, the 18 sweep detachments must be arranged in one direction, preferably from west to east, because Tongpu Road has the weakest force,"

"The sweep from west to east can ensure the safety of Taiyuan."

"It can also ensure that the Eighth Route Army was expelled to the Hebei Central Plains."

"In addition, the distance between each sweeping detachment cannot exceed 5 kilometers."

"When one of the sweeping detachments stopped when they were attacked, the other sweeping detachments also stopped."

"In short, it would be better to spend a few more days than to ensure that the established Eighth Route Army troops were destroyed, and the Eighth Route Army was forced to break through in part and eventually annihilate it."

"Hayi!" Sakamoto's head was repeatedly paused.

He said again: "But, Lord Commander, in this way,"

"There are only three infantry corps and three artillery brigades left in the entire southern Jin Dynasty. Facing the hundreds of thousands of Central Army on Zhongtiao Mountain, will there really be no problem?"

"Don't worry, there will be no problem." Shinozuka Yoshio said confidently.

"Not to mention whether the Chinese Central Army on Zhongtiao Mountain has the courage to go down the mountain, even if they have this courage, it would be useless, because the Chinese Central Army is no longer the Chinese Central Army three years ago."

"In the past three years, the Central Army of China is corrupting at an astonishing rate."

"Its combat effectiveness has long been degenerated so that even the Jinsui Army is far inferior to that of the Jinsui Army."

"Especially the Central Army in Zhongtiao Mountain, even its weapons are almost sold out."

"If the Chinese Central Army on Zhongtiao Mountain really comes down, it's no big deal. Just guard Linfen, Lu'an and Yuncheng. Even if the other small and medium-sized counties are temporarily occupied by the Chinese Central Army, they will be able to retake it immediately when the troops heading north come back."
To be continued...