Yoshio Iwamatsu said: "There is an old saying in China, which is called one time and another. If it were a year ago or even a few months ago, Chu Yunfei's troops would never stand by, but now, Chu Yunfei's troops and Liang Gang's troops will probably stand by and watch the Imperial Army destroy the Eighth Route Army."

Miyanojima was silent.

In fact, his judgment is the same.

If the Eighth Route Army is fought first, Chu Yunfei's troops and Liang Gang's troops will likely watch.

If Okamura Yasuji hadn't asked to hit Chu Yunfei first, he would have opposed it.

At that moment, Miyano Daoichi said again: "But, if you fight the Eighth Route Army first, there are practical difficulties."

"Miano-kun, you want to support it, right?" Yoshio Iwamatsu said, "We know very little about the Eighth Route Army Bandit District in northwest Shanxi, right?"

"Your Excellency Commander, I don't know very little."

Miyano Doichi shook his head and said, "But he just knew nothing."

He paused and said, "In the past six months, the Imperial Army has sent no less than a hundred intelligence personnel to the bandit area in the northwest of Shanxi, but basically they have gone but never returned."

"Even if you come back by chance, it is difficult to obtain valuable information."

"In contrast, the intelligence personnel sent to the Shanxi Sui Army and the Central Military Defense Zone were like no one else to enter a no-man's land, and could even conduct close-in reconnaissance on Chu Yunfei and Liang Gang's command centers."

"Nani?" Yoshio Iwamatsu frowned, "Is the Eighth Route Army Bandit Area so strict?"

"Yes, the guard is very strict." Miyano said, "The Imperial Army's spies are almost ineffective, and it is difficult to penetrate unless special forces are used."

"Then use special forces."

Yoshio Iwamatsu frowned and said, "If you don't first understand the terrain, landform, and defensive measures taken by the Fuliang bandit area, and then launch a sweeping battle, you will definitely get half the result with twice the effort!"

He paused and said, "I will call Your Excellency General."

"Let the Beize Brigade return to Shanxi immediately."

...

Two days later, Anhua.

Kitazawa Shigeo walked into Miyano Doi's office with a saber, paused and said, "Second Commander!"

"Kezawa, you're back." Miyano Daichi stood up happily and said, "Thank you all the way."

Kitazawa Shigeo said lightly: "As an imperial samurai, it is a great honor to be able to serve the empire and serve His Majesty the Emperor."

"Yoxi, I am worthy of Kitazawa Jun."

Miyano nodded happily and said, "The reason why Commander is in a hurry to transfer you back from the battlefield in Hebei Central is that General must have told you the reason, right?"

"Hayi." Kitazawa Shigeoduo, "I've already said it on the phone."

"Yo Xi." Miyano said, "So what do you think?"

Kitazawa Shigeo said: "Teacher Commander, on the train back to Shanxi, I have been thinking about this issue. With the ability of our Kitazawa brigade, it is not a problem to infiltrate into any bandit area of ​​the Eighth Route Army, and it is not a problem to carry out reconnaissance. However, if you want to behead the command of the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment, there is a practical difficulty."

"What are the difficulties you said?" Miyano said, "I'll help you solve them."

Kitazawa Shigeo said: "A regiment-level command organization of the Eighth Route Army is obviously not comparable to the command organization of the brigade level, division level, and even the group army level, so its scale will be much smaller and its personnel will be smaller. In many cases, we cannot even effectively distinguish it from the battalion level and company level command organization."

Miyano Daoichi said: "Kun Kitazawa, your concern is extremely correct."

He paused and said, "Yamamoto's special agent team was passing through a small village on the way to raid the Eighth Route Army headquarters, where a company of the Eighth Route Army was stationed."

"Yamamoto thinks it is at most a company-level command."

"But he only found out afterwards that it was actually a regiment-level command organization."

"So, the problem you mentioned is indeed a very troublesome problem. The command agencies below the Eighth Route Army level are indeed very difficult to distinguish."

Kitazawa Shigeo said: "So, if you want to effectively decapitate the command organization of the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment, you must take a two-pronged approach. In addition to the infiltration reconnaissance of our Kitazawa brigade and determine its location, you also need the cooperation of the intelligence department. It is best to instigate one or two core members of the command organization of the Independent Regiment."

Miyano Daoichi said, "I remember something when you say that."

He paused and said, "In fact, the Eighth Route Army has intelligence agencies in various counties, Anhua and even Taiyuan. Every once in a while, the Eighth Route Army will send so-called traffic officers to convey intelligence. About a month ago, the Heyuan Gendarmerie once arrested a so-called traffic officer of the Independent Regiment."

"Is that true?" Kitazawa Shigeo said, "Is this trafficman still here?"

Miyano Dokami shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, I was beaten to death during the torture."

"Baga, these idiots." Kitazawa Shigeo said angrily, "Don't you know how to use skills?"

"However, Kitazawa Jun, you don't have to worry about it, there will be a chance." Miyano Do waved his hand and said, "The bandit area of ​​the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment is in the territory of Heian Prefecture, so there must be an independent regiment's intelligence agency lurking in the city of Heian Prefecture, and there will definitely be a traffic officer of the independent regiment to convey information every few days."

Kitazawa Shigeo said: "What does the division commander mean?"

Miyano Daichi said: "You Kitazawa Brigade disguised as an infantry squadron and headed to Heian County to station in the name of strengthening the garrison of Heian County."

"First, we will conduct nearby reconnaissance on the bandit area of ​​the independent group."

"Secondly, we can wait for the independent group's traffickers to come to our door."
Chapter completed!