The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

Chapter 788 Neiji Okamura: This is the evidence (second update)

"Your Excellency, Commander, the mopping up troops on the left have good news. They have successfully broken through the blocking position of the Eighth Route Army." The communications staff reported with a smile on his face before he could stand still.

"All the tunnels on the battlefield were destroyed by shelling."

"The main force of the mopping up force is rushing through the blocking position and entering the Yizhong base."

The deputy chief of staff was even more puzzled, and asked directly: "How can they fight so fast?"

"Could it be that the Eighth Route Army of Yizhong watches people order food?"

"Knowing that the Kwantung Army has just arrived, it is difficult to move up and down, and I dare not use tunnels to fight the mopping up troops."

"Or the Yizhong Eighth Route Army suffered heavy losses in the last big raid, and the troops that managed to make up the gap were lost in the battle of Baoding. Now all the troops blocking the sweep are recruits, and their combat effectiveness is too weak to dare to stick to the tunnel."

Okamura Ningji's mind was in a mess, and he couldn't figure out why the battle situation turned out like this, which was completely different from the battle process he expected.

The deputy chief of staff's suggestion was like a guiding light in the night, quickly allowing him to find a solution to the problem.

He looked at the map and said, "It's really possible..."

"Although I don't know the specific losses of the Yizhong Eighth Route Army in the battle of Baoding."

"But they belong to the siege side, and no matter how strong their fighting power is, their losses will not be small."

"After entering the city, there was a large-scale street battle with the Baoding garrison."

"As the saying goes, if you kill one thousand enemies, you will lose eight hundred."

"The casualties of the Yizhong Eighth Route Army in the Battle of Baoding must have exceeded half of the total strength of the participating troops."

"It's really possible that there are more than half of the recruits in the dried persimmons that are blocking and mopping up the troops."

"With such an analysis, it makes sense that the mopping up troops are invincible in front of the tunnel."

"Report to Your Excellency, Commander..." The communication staff returned to Neiji Okamura again, with a wider smile on his face than before, and said bluntly.

"Good news for the sweeping troops on the right: they have successfully broken through the blocking position of the Eighth Route Army and entered the base in the middle of the wing."

"The troops are going straight to Mancheng according to the scheduled battle plan..."

"It is estimated that Mancheng County will be captured during the daytime tomorrow..."

"The tunnels dug by the Eighth Route Army were not as strong as imagined. Our army destroyed them all when they were covered by artillery fire, and they couldn't be used anymore."

When he first heard the good news, Okamura Ningji still thought that the Eighth Route Army's blocking force had too many new recruits, and he didn't have the guts to use the tunnels to fight to the end with the mopping up troops, so he didn't block the mopping up troops' fortifications and gave up their positions.

As he listened, he sensed something was wrong.

What does it mean that the tunnels dug by the Eighth Route Army in the positions are not so strong.

If the proportion of recruits in the Eighth Route Army is not so high, relying on the tunnel low-handed position, based on Okamura Neiji's understanding of tunnel warfare, the mopping up troops may not be able to win if they attack twice.

Now that the Eighth Route Army has voluntarily abandoned its position, it has been misunderstood by the mopping-up troops as a tunnel that is vulnerable to a single blow.

The sweeping troops looked down on the tunnels, and felt that the tunnels were not as strong as expected, and it was all the North China Front Army's tricks.

With such a victory, those arrogant Kwantung Army must look down on authenticity even more.

If they encounter tunnels during the next sweep, they will be covered with artillery fire, and then the infantry will charge to clean up the battlefield... The attacking troops will definitely suffer a lot.

Thinking of this, Okamura Ningji suddenly had a bold idea in his mind.

His face turned pale in an instant, he punched the table beside him, and shouted anxiously: "Ba Ge Ya Lu, we seem to have been fooled."

"The three-way sweeping force easily occupied the first blocking position of the Eighth Route Army."

"It's not because the blocking troops of the Eighth Route Army are too weak to fight to the death with the attacking troops."

"It's because the Eighth Route Army is showing weakness to the mopping up troops, deliberately giving up very low, making them mistakenly believe that tunnel warfare is just like that, not as strong as we reported."

"When the two sides fight again in the future, the Eighth Route Army will be able to use the thinking of the mopping up troops to underestimate the enemy and severely damage the mopping up troops."

"What a cunning enemy, I was almost deceived by them."

"Call back the sweeping force immediately."

"The blocking positions they occupied were voluntarily given up by the Eighth Route Army, not by their strength."

"The Eighth Route Army in Yizhong will show weakness to them again."

"The sweeping troops must strengthen their vigilance, and must not have any thoughts of underestimating the enemy."

The deputy chief of staff was frightened by Neiji Okamura's overreaction, and hesitantly reminded: "Your Excellency, Commander..."

"Are you worrying too much..."

"Maybe this matter is not as responsible as you think..."

"It's just because the proportion of new recruits of the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong is too high, and they dare not confront the mopping forces head-on."

"The so-called showing weakness with the enemy is our own speculation, and there is no real evidence."

Neiji Okamura shook his head, and replied firmly: "What more evidence do you need?"

"The good news sent to us by the sweeping force on the right is the evidence."

"Regardless of whether the Eighth Route Army in the wing has considered this aspect or not, the sweeping troops easily took down the Eighth Route Army's blocking position, easily destroyed the tunnels, and then developed the idea of ​​​​underestimating the enemy... This is a fact."

"As long as there is an Eighth Route Army relying on tunnels to defend its position."

"Sweeping troops will suffer a lot on the battlefield because they underestimate the enemy."

"Immediately send a telegram to the three-way mopping-up force. To put it more seriously: we have received definite information that the Eighth Route Army has voluntarily abandoned the Yi County blocking position, deliberately showing weakness to them and making them despise the tunnel."

"We must not be deceived, send it now, and hurry up."

The deputy chief of staff was persuaded by Neiji Okamura, but he didn't move. Instead, he shook his head sullenly and said, "If the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong really shows weakness, even if we send a reminder telegram to the mopping up troops, it won't do much."

"There was a meeting the day before yesterday... These arrogant soldiers have never seen the tunnel, and they look down on the tunnel from the bottom of their hearts, thinking that we are deliberately exaggerating the power of the tunnel, and avoiding responsibility for the previous defeat."

"Don't believe our presentation about authenticity at all."

"Now they have seen the tunnel, but the result is completely opposite to what we introduced. These arrogant soldiers must not believe us even more."

"Now send a telegram to remind them that saying that they can successfully destroy the tunnel is not a sign of the strength of the troops, but that the Eighth Route Army is showing weakness to them. It is tantamount to not having 300 taels of silver here. It makes them doubt our original intention, let alone believe us."

"The sweep is imminent. If this incident causes mutual suspicion between the frontline troops and the headquarters, and civil strife breaks out, the gains will outweigh the losses."

"Since telegram persuasion is useless, it will cause some uncontrollable accidents."

"The humble staff thinks that the headquarters should stand still. There are tunnels everywhere in the Yizhong base area. Not every tunnel can make them win so easily. As long as the mopping up troops suffer a defeat, they will see the true power of tunnel warfare."

"Your Excellency, Commander, please be clear..."

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