Wang Xuexin guessed correctly, Okamura Yanji was planning to let the main force intersperse.

For this operation, none of the three divisions he transferred from the front line entered the city, but got off the train outside Taiyuan City one after another, and then all the people and equipment were locked in the warehouse and were not allowed to go out.

To outsiders, it was just a row of warehouses for temporary storage of supplies. Who would have thought that there were Japanese soldiers sitting in densely packed with guns and live ammunition?

Okamura Yasuji, who had worked as an intelligence officer in China, certainly knew the power of the Huaxia Intelligence Network and the importance of intelligence to the battle, so he spent all his time on this!

On the other hand, Okamura Yasuji shot another shot on the front line. In his words, it was what the Chinese people called "building a plank road openly and crossing Chencang secretly", which was openly a storm of the "quasi-security zone", but in fact it was aimed at the "unsecurity zone".

Seeing that the time was almost right, Okamura Yasuji, who was in Taiyuan, saw that the time was almost right, and at the order, the three Japanese divisions that were nesting in the warehouse came out in full swing. They took cars and rushed to the Eighth Route Army base area along three highways like three sharp knives.

These three divisions are regular divisions that have just come down from the front battlefield. They are not only well-equipped and closely coordinated, but more importantly, they have rich mountain combat experience... This is Okamura Yanji's choice. He knew that if the Eighth Route Army was completely blocked into the mountainous area, mountain combat would be inevitable, so the troops transferred back all had mountain training or combat experience.

Major General Shigekawa Rishi, the commander of the Ninth Mixed Brigade, sat in the side tricycle as the troops advanced on the uneven road. He held the command knife in his hand and his body shaking irregularly with the side tricycle bumps. He couldn't help but recall the exciting moment when he was personally received by Okamura Yasuji yesterday.

"Jeokawa-kun!" Okamura Yasuji patted Rishi Shigekawa on the shoulder: "I heard that you have invaded Bi Prefecture several times to look for the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army?"

(Note: Bi County was the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army from March 1938 to July 1939)

"Yes!" Shigekawa Rishi proudly stood up: "But unfortunately, Lieutenant General, I failed!"

"It's so exciting!" Okamura Yanji sighed: "The empire needs excellent commanders like you. You can always accurately grasp the situation of war, seize the fighter planes sensitively and fight the enemy flexibly. This kind of spirit is the most needed to fight the Eighth Route Army!"

"Yes!" Shigekawa Rishi responded.

What Okamura Yasuji said was exactly what Shigekawa Rishi has always been proud of, so he even looked down on the combat troops on the front battlefield, believing that they were just fighting against the enemy mechanically according to tactical norms.

Okamura Yasuji continued: "This time, I need you to carry out an extremely important task. I transferred the troops from the front battlefield to attack the Eighth Route Army base. But you know, they only know how to fight and don't think, and I need people who can think."

Shigekawa Rishi looked at Okamura Yasuji in disbelief. He couldn't believe that the commander of the Front Army was actually the same as his.

This made him feel excited, and a feeling of meeting a confidant came from the bottom of his heart.

Okamura Yasuji didn't seem to notice the change in Shigekawa Rishi's expression. He continued: "So, I hope you can conduct reconnaissance in front and find the main force of the Eighth Route Army like invading Izumi Prefecture. You can report the situation directly to me. Is there any problem?"

"Yes!" Shigekawa Rishi replied: "No problem! It's a great honor, Lieutenant General! I will definitely complete the task you assigned me!"

Okamura Yasuji nodded with satisfaction.

After Shigekawa Rishi left, Okamura Yasuji said to Yoshio Shinozuka who was standing aside: "Now, do you understand what 'teaching according to your aptitude' means?"

"Yes!" Shinozuka Yoshio replied.

Yoshio Shinozuka had to accept Okamura's methods.

He never knew that intelligence work could be used on his subordinates.

But this seems to be fine. All we have to do is ask someone to go to the Ninth Mixed Brigade to inquire about some news, and then say such words to Shigekawa Rishi... and let him fight to the death. Why not?

At this time, the reconnaissance plane flew over Shigekawa Rishi and threw down the communication tube.

The Japanese's communication equipment was underdeveloped, and the aircraft could not communicate directly with the ground troops. Once the reconnaissance aircraft discovered the enemy situation in front, they would write the information on paper and put something called a "communication tube" and throw it out of the air.

A reduced plaster flag is usually tied to the tail of this "communication tube". When the plaster flag is thrown down, it will fly in the air. The red circle in the middle is very eye-catching against a white background, which allows the ground troops to quickly lock in positions and obtain information as soon as possible.

Shigekawa Ritsuki, who was sitting in the side three rounds, immediately raised his hand to signal the troops to stop advancing.

This is the standard procedure for the reconnaissance force. The reason is that the reconnaissance plane drops the communication tube and is likely to warn the reconnaissance force, such as ambushing in front. If the reconnaissance force continues to advance, it is likely to step into the encirclement before obtaining intelligence.

However, Shigekawa Rishi just did it according to the convention. He did not think that the Eighth Route Army had any power to block his troops.

After waiting for a few minutes, the communications soldier handed over a piece of intelligence and reported: "Major General, our reconnaissance plane found a large number of enemies five miles ahead, and there might be ambush!"

Rishi Shigekawa opened the map and looked at it, compared the surrounding scenery, and immediately determined that Zhaojiayu was ahead.

"That's not the enemy's ambush!" Shigekawa said: "That's the enemy's retreat!"

Shigekawa Taki had attacked Zhaojiayu twice, but without exception, the enemy and the people retreated to the back mountain before he took the village.

This time, the enemy must be the same!

From this we can see that sometimes it is not a good thing to be familiar with the battlefield, because it makes people look at problems with inertial thinking.

If Okamura Yasuji knew this, he would be very sorry for his intestines.

At this time, Rishi Shigekawa did not realize this.

Confident and arrogant, he was also inspired to make his blood boil and eager to sacrifice himself for the emperor, which made Shigekawa Rishi not become cautious because of the warning of the reconnaissance plane. Instead, he was worried that the enemy would escape and ordered the marching to speed up.

The result was that it plunged into the encirclement set up by the Independence Group in Zhaojiayu.

On the side of Zhaojiayu, a communication soldier with a straw hat came down from the heights and ran all the way to Li Yunlong, who was lying on the edge of the line, holding a telescope to observe the highway, and reported: "Captain, here you are here! At least there is a brigade, leading a team of slings, and behind it is a long car."

"A brigade?" Li Yunlong was stunned when he heard this.

He thought that the troops used by the Japanese to reconnaise were at most one or two hundred people, but he didn't expect there was a brigade.

"Old Li, how do you fight?" Zhao Gang asked with a serious expression.

Li Yunlong was silent for a moment and replied: "According to the original plan, put it in and fight!"

"Can you eat it?" Zhao Gang was a little worried. The Japanese were much more than expected!

Li Yunlong only replied: "Whether you can eat or not, it depends on whether the reverse slope fortification of Xiaobeidong is as evil as he said!"
Chapter completed!