In a blink of an eye, time came to early June 1942.

The Japanese army in Shanxi, which had been delayed for three months, was finally ready for full preparation, and Yoshio Shinozuka carefully planned the "A combat plan" for half a year was finally implemented.

Within two days, Japanese chief officers stationed in Yangquan, Wangxian, Yuncheng, Lu'an, Fenyang and other places rushed to Taiyuan to attend the pre-war preparation meeting personally chaired by Yoshio Shinozuka.

In the lounge, the wells and Wei are clearly divided.

In a word, the chain of contempt exists no matter where it is.

So the three division commanders gathered together, while the four brigade commanders formed another group.

The four brigade commanders were divided into two groups. The brigade commander of the 3rd Brigade, the brigade commander of the 16th Brigade, and the brigade commander of the 4th Brigade who had just arrived, Tokutaro Nakajima, were closer.

The brigade commander of the 9th Brigade, Toriyo, seemed to be a little lonely.

"Mori-kun, have you heard that the 9th Brigade of the Sweeping Brigade is going to play the lead again?"

"Ruomatsu, your word is very exquisitely used. Yamazaki Brigade was on the Asahi Shimbun at that time."

"Mori Kung and Wakamatsu Kung, what happened to the Yamazaki Brigade back then? Why was it surrounded and annihilated?"

Listening to the whispering of Maori Mori and the other three not far away and sweeping their eyes at themselves from time to time, Goritokonosuke knew that they must be talking about themselves.

And it’s about Yamazaki Brigade.

Yamazaki's brigade has become a stain that cannot be washed off on his body.

Thinking of this, Yokoho Konosuke became nervous in his heart.

In this spring sweep, he must show a hundred times more spirit and prove to these idiots with his most dazzling record that the commander's decision to choose the protagonist of their 9th Brigade is the most wisest decision.

He was secretly ruthless. The Chief of Staff of the First Army, Takaki Tanaka walked into the conference room: "Everyone, please go to the conference room."

At that moment, Takasuke and seven others followed Tanaka Takayoshi into the conference room, but found that Yoshio Shinozuka had already sat in the main seat first.

What surprised the seven of Yukitokonosuke and the others was that at the end of the long conference table, there was a colonel sitting, the captain of the special agent team directly under the First Army Command, Yamamoto Ichiki.

Seeing everyone's eyes scanned, Yamamoto Ichiki stood up and bowed slightly.

Yoshio Shinozuka didn't get up and said, "Have you all arrived? Then start."

After saying that, Yoshio Shinozuka nodded slightly at Tanaka Takaki again, and Tanaka Takaki strode to the north wall.

The north wall was covered with a curtain, and Tanaka Takaki reached out and pulled it gently. The curtain retreated to both sides, revealing a map below.

The area displayed on the map is southeastern Shanxi.

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

In addition to three huge red arrows, there are six slightly smaller red arrows, and there are four circular thick red lines that surround most of the mountains in southeastern Shanxi.

Obviously, this is the A combat plan that Shinozuka Yoshio has planned for a long time.

Tachiko Tanaka picked up a long wooden pole, pointed to the map and said, "The Commander's combat plan No. A can be summarized in eight words, four corners and six roads, and iron walls are surrounded!"

The Japanese army's military discipline has always been rigorous. Although there was a lot of curiosity in my heart, everyone resisted it and said nothing.

Tanaaka Takaki continued: "Four corners: the northeast corner is the 4th Brigade, responsible for the blockade of the line from Jingxing County to Yangquan County; the northwest corner is the 3rd Brigade, responsible for the blockade of the line from Yang County to Taiyuan; the southwest corner is the 9th Brigade, responsible for the blockade of the line from Taiyuan to Fenyang; the southeast corner is the 16th Brigade, responsible for the blockade of the line from Fenyang to Lu'an."

"These four corners are combined to make a solid wall to ensure that the big eighth party members do not break through."

"Sixth Routes: The first route is the main force of the 36th Division, from Lu'an to the north through Licheng, and attacking towards Liao County; the second route is the main force of the 41st Division, from Yangquan to the south through Pingding, Xixian, and also attacking towards Liao County; the third route is Yamamoto's special forces, from a small way to attack directly at the core of the Taiyue Military Region of the Eighth Route Army."

"The goal of the first and second routes is to defeat the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Southeast Jin, and then carry out repeated sweeps of the Eighth Route Army Taiyue Military Region until there are no more established armed forces in the entire Southeast Jin region."

"The goal of the third route is to behead the Eighth Route Army headquarters and destroy its command organs."

"The fourth route is composed of the 36th Cavalry Regiment, the 1st Independent Chariot Team was formed, and the mobile vigilance was implemented on the front line from Yangquan to Taiyuan, the 37th Cavalry Regiment, the 2nd Independent Chariot Team was formed, and the mobile vigilance was formed on the front line from Taiyuan to Qin County, and the sixth route was formed by the 41st Cavalry Regiment, the 3rd Independent Chariot Team was formed, and the mobile vigilance was carried out on the front line from Qin County to Lu'an."

"The combat goal of the fourth, fifth and sixth routes is to search for the small-scale eighth route that breaks through the siege, and eliminate the anti-Japanese armed forces in southeastern Shanxi as much as possible within the blockade line!"

Speaking of this, Tanaka Takaki said loudly again: "You guys, are you clear about your own tasks?"

"Hayi!" The two division commanders who were just called, four brigade commanders, and Yamamoto Ichiki stood up and paused.

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

Tanaka Takakichi said, "Then please return to their respective defense zones and prepare. You have three days to prepare, and three days later, seven days, the mobilization operation will officially begin."

"Hayi!" Yamamoto Ichiki and seven others paused their heads again, then turned around and left.

Only Yuichiro Nori, the commander of the 37th Division, looked embarrassed because among all the troops attending the meeting, he was the only one who was not assigned a task, and he felt as if he had been abandoned.

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

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

Yuichiro Nori pondered for a moment and replied: "Because the troops are enough, there is no difference between having and not having the 37th Division."

"No, No Yujun, you are wrong." Yoshio Shinozuka waved his hand and said, "You can do your best to fight against the cunning Eighth Route Army. No matter how many troops you have, you won't be too much."

Yuichiro Nori said: "Please help the commander to resolve the doubts."

Yoshio Shinozuka said: "Does No Yujun like playing chess?"

"I don't like it very much." Yuichiro Nori shook his head and then said, "I can only say that I understand the chess way."

"It's enough to understand." Yoshio Shinozuka nodded, and then said, "There is a way in the chess path called backhand, which means that when the situation is not clear enough, lay a fuzi in advance. When the chess game is at a critical moment, this fuzi is likely to play a decisive role."
Chapter completed!