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Chapter 1839 The deployment of the Japanese army

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    This shows that the enemy may launch a formal attack on this area.  "

    A Japanese division commander replied: "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, this time we have about 100,000 troops returning to support, plus the garrison troops in the Shijiazhuang area.

    I think we might be able to take the initiative instead of waiting for the enemy to attack, which would make us very passive.  "

    Another Japanese chief of staff also echoed: "I also think we should take the initiative.

    First of all, the enemy has just captured Baoding City and Mancheng, and their foothold is not yet stable.

    Our army¡¯s sudden attack will surely catch them by surprise.

    Not only that, if it is just passive defense.  If we wait for the enemy's armored forces to attack our defensive positions, we will be too passive.

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    They can break through our army's defense line very easily, but our army can only defend passively.  "

    Okamura Neji raised his head and looked at such a group of Japanese officers, who knew that they had failed too many times in previous battles with the Fourth Army, which made them feel resentful and aggrieved.

    But Okamura Neiji knew very well that their strength was limited at this time, especially their armored units, which had been proven to be unable to engage in a head-on confrontation with the armored units of the Fourth Army.

    So Okamura Neiji said: "I can understand your mood, and I also want to launch a fierce attack on the Fourth Army to be proud of our Imperial Japanese Army.

    But the current situation does not allow us to do this.

    First of all, the enemy knows the parameters of our tanks and armored vehicles very well.

    Their armored vehicles and tanks are more advanced than ours.

    And it has many countermeasures. Even if there are no armored vehicles and tanks, the enemy's infantry units are also equipped with a large number of anti-tank weapons.

    Sometimes, our armored company cannot even break through the defensive position of an enemy infantry battalion.

    This shows that our army does not have any advantage in terms of offense.

    On the contrary, it is easy to expose flaws during the attack, allowing the Fourth Army with more powerful mobility to find opportunities to take advantage of it.  "

    Several division leaders still felt that Okamura Neji's style of play was too cautious.

    Because Yuri Ogawa adopted a proactive offensive strategy when fighting in the Xingtai and Anyang areas, this made them feel that they could compete head-on with the Fourth Army.

    But they ignored one problem, that is, the troops they faced were only the Eighth Route Army, which was relatively poorly equipped.

    Rather than facing the main force of the Fourth Army, if they face the main force of the Fourth Army, especially the armored force of the Fourth Army, it will be very difficult for them to achieve such results.

    A Japanese chief of staff said: "If this is the case, then we can only huddle in the Shijiazhuang area and wait for the enemy's attack.

    In this way, if the enemy does not come to attack us, what should we do?  Are they waiting for them to finish eating the food and then return to Shanxi?  "

    His words made several Japanese officers next to him laugh.

    Okamura Neji shook his head and said: "That's not the case. I just tend to be defensive. It doesn't mean that I want to give up offense.

    If the enemy does not choose to take the initiative to attack the Shijiazhuang area, then I will lead the troops north to attack Baoding City and Mancheng.  "

    When he said this, he paused slightly, and then placed his palm on the Pingjin area on the map.

    He raised his head and said to several Japanese officers: "In addition, you have ignored another possibility.

    ??That is, the enemy not only remained motionless without reinforcements, but also did not attack the Shijiazhuang area. Instead, he turned around and headed north to directly attack the Pingjin area.

    Then our army has no choice but to go north to attack Mancheng and Baoding areas.  "

    Several Japanese division commanders heard this and realized it.

    They all took it for granted that the enemy would split into two groups, or go directly south, and attack the Shijiazhuang area with the enemy in northern Henan.

    But the Fourth Army has another option, which is to send all its elite troops north to attack the Pingjin area.

    After eliminating the Japanese troops in the Pingjin area, they returned south and attacked the Shijiazhuang area.

    ?By then, without the Pingjin area, their situation will inevitably be more difficult to contain these enemies.

    Thinking of this, several Japanese division commanders began to discuss in low voices.

    If it is indeed what Neji Okamura said, then it would be the best strategy for them to stay in the Shijiazhuang area at this time and wait for the enemy's further actions before deciding whether to attack or defend.

    A Japanese division commander said: "If this is the case, then we can temporarily deploy defenses in the Shijiazhuang area in accordance with the deployment of the Commander-in-Chief.

    Then we wait for the enemy's troops to move, and we mobilize our troops accordingly to decide whether to attack or defend.  "

    After saying these words, they began to formulate a relatively detailed battle plan based on such a general idea.

    Okamura Neji realized that the enemy might attack the Pingjin area and completely surround it.

    At the same time, they also occupied the ports there, forcing their naval forces to have no way to land in the Tianjin area.

    In order to prevent this from happening, he immediately sent a telegram to the Japanese commanders in the Pingjin area.

    Tell him that the Pingjin area must be defended no matter what. The worst result is that Peiping can be lost, but the ports in the Tianjin region must be defended.

    Because there will be a passage that the Japanese army can choose to retreat or increase troops.

    The Japanese commander in the Peiping area also received the telegram sent by Hideki Tojo.

    He realized the importance of the port, because if Peking was lost, they still had the port of Tianjin.

    As long as this port is still under their control, the Japanese Kwantung Army departing from Japan and the Liaoning area.

    It will be possible to land through the port, and then deploy its troops on the vast North China Plain to counterattack the enemy.

    Therefore, the Japanese commander made small-scale adjustments to the defense of the Pingjin area.

    He mobilized some of the defensive troops in Beiping City and stationed them at the ports in the Tianjin area to strengthen the defense there.

    At the same time, a small Japanese naval force in the Bohai Sea area was ordered to also approach the port area.

    If the troops of the Fourth Army want to attack this port, the warships of these naval forces can use large-caliber naval guns to support the Japanese troops defending the port.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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