In the headquarters of the 7th Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army, Tetsushiro Taga and several of his devil officers were gathering together to discuss something.

Tetsushiro Taga pointed to the map and said: "The purpose of the martial arts team coming to Deng Zhuangzi this time is to rescue the remnants of the 6th Brigade of the 8th Route Army who were besieged. Judging from the current situation, the Eighth Route Army will inevitably break through to the west, break through the Tianjin-Pudong Railway, and reach the central Hebei region, so as to ensure safety. ”

Tetsushiro Taga paused for a moment, then continued: "Therefore, the west side will be the key area of the Imperial Army's defense, and the Fourth Brigade can be ordered to penetrate to the west, regardless of whether the martial arts team can pick up the besieged Dohachi Road, it will eventually retreat to the west, and then the Fourth Brigade can successfully intercept these Dohachi Road." As long as they can hold out until the other two imperial armies arrive, this earth will be inescapable. ”

"Hello! Your Excellency the General is wise. Several devil officers present hurriedly responded.

At this moment, a little devil hurriedly walked in, lowered his head and said respectfully: "Report to Your Excellency General, I just received a report from the scouts that the main force of the Eighth Route Army was found in the west, northwest and north respectively. ”

Tetsushiro Taga frowned slightly, and hurriedly asked, "How many troops does the Eighth Route Army have, and the troops are coming from three routes?" ”

The devil officer hurriedly replied: "Report to Your Excellency General, the specific strength of the Eighth Route Army is not yet known, but there are hundreds of people in the vanguard of each Tu Eighth Road, and these Tu Ba Lu offensive is rapid, and it is completely fearless, obviously there are more main forces of the Eighth Route Army behind it, otherwise these Tu Ba Lu will definitely not be so bold." ”

"According to you, there are more than 1,000 people in the vanguard alone?" Tetsushiro Taga asked with a sneer.

"Hello!" The little devil hurriedly replied respectfully.

"Your Excellency General, in this way, the strength of the Eighth Route Army is probably more than more than 1,000 people, and I am afraid it will be more." A devil officer next to him interjected.

Tetsushiro Taga frowned and said, "But according to the information provided by the army aviation, the total strength of the martial arts team is only more than a thousand people. ”

The devil officer hurriedly explained: "Your Excellency, the information provided by the army aviation is not enough to prove it. The pilots of the Army Aviation could not find out the specific strength of the Eighth Route Army at all when they observed from the air, and they could only make a rough judgment. ”

Tetsushiro Taga nodded and said, "There is some truth in what you said, so there is nothing wrong with being careful." However, we should not be overly careful, although the information provided by the army aviation is not necessarily the most correct, but in general, there are not too many discrepancies. After all, those pilots also have a wealth of combat experience, so maybe it was a bluff. ”

When Tetsushiro Taga said this, he stopped, frowned and muttered for a while, and then said, "It's better to follow the original plan, notify the troops, and deal with it carefully." In addition, notify the perimeter vigilance troops, let them attack and disturb the Tuba Road along the way, and delay their offensive, but they don't have to fight hard, and the most important thing is to preserve their strength. ”

"Hello!" The little devil who came to report the situation hurriedly answered, turned around and went to convey the order.

At this time, a devil officer present suddenly asked: "Your Excellency, General, I think that there is a loophole in Your Excellency's arrangement. ”

"Oh? Tell us what you think. Tetsushiro Taga glanced at the guy and said casually.

"Hello!" The little devil hurriedly responded, and then said: "According to the arrangement of His Excellency the General, our main forces are used to prevent the Chinese from breaking through to the west, but what if the Chinese don't break through to the west?" These dirt roads have always been cunning, especially this martial arts team, and they may do something unexpected. ”

Tetsushiro Taga smiled and nodded, "You're right, these dirt roads are indeed cunning. So if they don't break through to the west, where will they break through? ”

Tetsushiro Taga paused for a moment, and then said: "Suppose they break through to the east, and the third brigade is currently on the way to Deng Zhuangzi from the east, and they break through to the east, just in time to bump into the third brigade, and then the imperial army will be able to defeat them by attacking from both sides." ”

"If they break through to the north, in the short term, it is the safest route, but the imperial army divides its troops into several ways to encircle the Yanshan area, and they flee north, which means that they are still in the encirclement of the imperial army, at most it is temporarily safe, even if they can successfully break through, the imperial army can surround them again, and then annihilate them in one fell swoop."

"As for the south side! The main force of the imperial army is arranged south of Deng Zhuangzi, which is known to the Tuba Road in the village, do you think these Tuba Road will choose the direction of the strongest imperial army to break through? This is obviously unlikely, not to mention that we have built a complete offensive in the south, if they really break through from the south, the imperial army will be able to crush their breakthrough intentions, as long as they are delayed, they will still have nowhere to flee at that time. ”

When Tetsushiro Taga said this, a smug smile appeared on his face, in the eyes of this old devil, whether it is from the current situation or from the long-term consideration, for the Eighth Route Army, after receiving the encircled Eighth Route Army, it is safest to break through to the west, so Tetsushiro Taga expects that the Eighth Route Army will definitely break through to the west.

After listening to Tetsushiro Taga's words, the little devils present said one after another: "Your Excellency the Shogun is wise. ”

Tetsushiro Taga looked at his subordinates' expressions of respect, his self-esteem was greatly satisfied, and he nodded with a smile and said, "Yoxi! In that case, then it's decided, let's all go back and prepare! This time, we must not let go of these hateful dirt roads, especially Liu Hong's martial arts team, we must resolutely and completely eliminate them, and eradicate this scourge for the Japanese Empire, please leave it to you. ”

"Hello!" The devil officers present responded in unison.

Then these little devil officers left the headquarters one after another and went to carry out their own tasks.

Tetsushiro Taga lowered his head and looked at the sand table in front of him, his brows furrowed slightly, and he carefully deduced his plan in detail in his mind, and after confirming that there were no loopholes, he thought that his plan was seamless, and the corner of the old devil's mouth couldn't help but show a smile.

Said proudly: "Yo Xi~!" Liu! Martial arts team, I want to see how you escape from my palm this time. ”

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