Secret War Silent

"You don't have to worry too much about me. After all, I'm just a servant of your family, so as not to arouse suspicion." Old Wu said.

"Then I'll leave you money, and you ask Aunt Liu to buy it for you?"

"Alright."

Chapter 0423 Opponents

"Brother, Neiji Okamura's cards are basically out now, right?" The two of them couldn't enjoy replaying the current battle on the map, so they actually made a sand table by themselves.

This is what Li Fu learned in the "Spy Team" in the past.

Nature is familiar with the road.

Don't make it too delicate, and then slowly perfect it later. It took two coolies, Yang Fan and Yi Xuezhong, to help, and it took an afternoon.

It really made them make a sand table.

Although it was much worse than the one Luo Yao saw in the War Room of the Qingfengxia Theater in Yuelu Mountain, it had everything it should have, and it was basically usable.

For his masterpiece, Li Fu is still very satisfied, even a little proud, that is, the time is a little short, the work is a little rough, and he will slowly repair it later.

"Unless there are troops we don't know about hiding in the dark, the troops he can mobilize now have basically appeared." Luo Yao nodded.

There are six divisions, at least one hundred thousand troops. There are two permanent divisions of the main type A, and the third and sixth divisions are all used on the frontal battlefield in northern Hunan.

This is enough to show that Ningji Okamura chose Xiangbei as the main direction of attack from the beginning.

According to the conversion of the strength of the Japanese army and the national army, it can be at least 30 lower than the elite of the national army, and it is 30 elite.

This is why Okamura Ningji has the confidence to dare to attack the Ninth War Zone with 50 troops with [-] troops.

Of course, with Japan's current economic strength, launching a campaign with about [-] troops at a time would be a huge burden on logistics supplies.

The Japanese army has always had the tradition of "supporting war with war", and in the northern Hunan area, the national army has carried out the policy of fortifying the wall and clearing the field to the maximum extent.

Logistics will become their biggest burden, not to mention, before the war, many troops were sent out deep into the rear of the Japanese army to harass his logistics supply line.

There are still some troubles caused by these to Neiji Okamura.

……

As night fell, a bright moon rose into the sky.

Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Hunan is rainy in autumn. It rained a while ago. The water level of Dongting Lake rose and the waterway was unblocked.

It is rare to have a good weather, there is not a trace of cloud in the sky, and it is the season for admiring the moon.

For dinner, I ate a few simple bites. The cooking skills of the chef here are not as good as that of Old Dong, but the cooking skills are still good, better than ordinary restaurants.

Li Haihuai got them a lot of good things, Luo Yao couldn't refuse them anyway, anyway, how much can they eat?

In the end, it wasn't cheap for his own subordinates.

On the terrace, Luo Yao was sitting on a rattan chair with his eyes slightly closed. He was replaying in his mind over and over again the relevant information about the investigation after the "Wenxi Fire" that Li Haihuai had given him.

The main reason is that after the hospital for wounded soldiers was on fire, three fires were intentionally set off outside the south gate of Xiangcheng. They set fire to various arson spots in the city, resulting in catastrophe.

Before the Japanese came, he ordered his own house first.

This is a man-made tragedy.

For this, someone lost his head.

The person responsible was killed, but the loss could not be recovered, and the hearts of the people were also lost. This incident had a great impact, and it still leaves a deep shadow in the hearts of ordinary people in Xiangcheng.

"Brother, why are you hiding here alone, we are all looking for you, eating moon cakes?" Li Fu walked over from behind him, "You said you didn't turn on the lights, and we didn't know you were here."

"I just want to be alone and think about some problems." Luo Yao explained, seeing the mooncake Li Fu was holding in his hand, "Where did this mooncake come from?"

"Stationmaster Li asked someone to buy it and sent it here." Li Fu said, "It's freshly made, it was still hot when it was delivered, it's from Jiuruzhai."

"Jiu Ru Zhai's cakes are very famous in Xiangcheng. We stayed in Xiangcheng for a short time. It's really a pity that we didn't have the chance to taste the delicacies of Xiangcheng." Luo Yao nodded.

"Try it, it's Mid-Autumn Festival today, you should eat mooncakes."

"Okay." Luo Yao didn't want to refute Li Fu's good intentions, so he reached out to take one, peeled off the wrapping paper on it, took a bite, it was crispy and fragrant, and it didn't feel greasy at all when he ate it in his mouth.

"I've never eaten such a delicious mooncake in my life."

"That's because you haven't eaten anything good. There are too many Chinese delicacies. If you want to eat the same thing every day, you won't be able to finish it in your life."

"After defeating Little Japan, I will take Ze Rong to roam the world and eat delicious food all over the world." Li Fu said yearningly.

"You can definitely make this wish come true."

"Qin Group, Cheng Song, you are here, so I can find it easily." Chen Zerong (Sun Qian) seemed to hear someone talking here, so she came over.

"Hehe, your family brought me mooncakes."

"Qin Group, an order just issued by the commander of the war zone." Chen Zerong handed a telegram to Luo Yao.

Come back into the room and turn on the lamp on the table.

Under the lamp, Luo Yao glanced at the contents above, and handed it directly to Li Fu. Li Fu glanced at it, but didn't show much shock on his face.

Xue Boling ordered the entire line to retreat, which was already expected, but it was only a matter of time.

Now it's like two martial arts masters competing in the arena, and one of them wants to make a quick decision, so that the other can knock down the opponent as quickly as possible.

In the end, the opponent resisted, and was still passive. He punched back with his hand, his face was still black, and he wanted to take a cold breath and sneak attack.

Still being defended by the opponent.

There is no other way, but to set up a battle and confront each other head-on.

Now one side is attacking and the other side is defending. It can be said that they are evenly matched. One is looking for the opponent's loopholes in the offense, and the other is also looking for the opponent's loopholes in the defense.

Luo Yao believed that Xue Boling would never be willing to just defend and not think about counterattacking. Originally, the combat strategy for this battle was a "retreat decisive battle", that is, to adopt a strategy of gradually resisting and luring the enemy to go deep, consuming the Japanese army's combat power and lengthening the battle. The opponent's supply line, and the favorable terrain of the densely covered river network in northern Hunan, prevented the Japanese tanks from maneuvering quickly. Under the city of Xiang, they fought a battle of annihilation, reversing the balance of strength between China and Japan on the battlefield in one fell swoop.

But the opponent is not stupid, and will not fall into your trap easily. The generals below may be eager to make contributions and rush forward, but Okamura Neiji, who is in charge of the overall situation, will not.

Now is the stage of mutual stalemate, even if Xue Boling gave the order to retreat, in addition to continuing the attrition war with the Japanese army north of the Miluo River, it was meaningless, and it was also to lure the Sixth Division to pursue.

Now let's see the reaction of the Japanese army.

On the bright side, the national army is now retreating steadily. In fact, the national army has not lost much combat power, and the morale of the troops is not bad, as can be seen from the battle reports and the speed of retreat.

Although the national army had suffered heavy casualties in the previous stage, and some troops were even wounded, their will to fight had not diminished, and their fighting spirit was even high. It did not look like a defeated army.

On the contrary, Gangcun Ningci was a little entangled. His goal of launching the Hunan-Jiangxi combat plan had basically been aborted.

If it is a particularly sensible commander, he should immediately order to stop the pursuit, or even give up the area he is currently occupying, and retreat back in order to fight again.

However, this is clearly not possible.

How much manpower and material resources were spent to launch such a campaign, and now that the troops are withdrawn, will the generals on the front line listen?Each of these arrogant soldiers felt that they could conquer China by force. Who would not want to take this opportunity to make meritorious service and get promoted, and even get a medal from the emperor?

Therefore, he could not give the order to stop the pursuit.

We can only ask the Japanese troops in contact with the Chinese army to "pursue cautiously" and must not fall into the trap set by the Chinese army.

……

"Ningji Okamura is also betting that we are really defeated, and if he can attack Xiangcheng in one fell swoop, he will be able to explain to Tokyo." Luo Yao stood in front of the sand table and said leisurely.

"Sixth Division?"

Of course Li Fu knows that Luo Yao's hatred for the Sixth Division is that this Japanese army committed a heinous crime in Jinling City. This is a Japanese army full of evil. If this Japanese army is allowed to invade Xiangcheng, then The consequences can be imagined.

"Brother, don't think so much. If you want revenge, if you have a chance in the future, as long as the Sixth Division is still in China." Li Fu comforted, "Even if it is withdrawn, when we win, we can make these six divisions stay in China." The invaders pay their blood debt."

Luo Yaoyan turned his eyes and looked at Li Fu: "I was wondering if '虺' knew we were here?"

"This one……"

"I've done so much, don't I just want him to know I'm here?"

"Brother, are you so sure that '虺' will definitely come?" Li Fu asked.

"I'm also betting that one person will never let go of this opportunity." Luo Yao said.

"Who?"

"Keichi Kondo."

"Why do you remember him?"

"I single-handedly destroyed the elite ninja team he sent to the mountain city, and I personally captured the 'Viper' team, and now I have deciphered the secret code of the Japanese army's communication, causing them huge casualties. If you are the person in charge of the Japanese army's intelligence agency , will you hate me to the bone?" Luo Yao asked back.

"Of course, if I were Keiichi Kondo, I would naturally want to get rid of you, big brother, and then hurry up!"

"I have a hunch that Keiichi Kondo should know that I am in Xiangcheng."

"How is this possible? We have come all the way, and the secrecy measures are strict enough, and we have always used pseudonyms in Xiangcheng?" Li Fu was surprised.

"Nothing is impossible. If Keiichi Kondo knew that I was coming, it wouldn't be surprising for Neiji Okamura to know that their communication code had been deciphered."

"But why after we achieved the great victory in Yinlong Mountain?"

"Information transmission takes time. Maybe, we were lucky this time and just passed that time point. Otherwise, we will be the ones who suffer." Luo Yao glanced at Li Fu and said.

This is indeed difficult to control, I can only say that luck is really good this time, otherwise, he may even be unable to argue, which would be even worse.

"Officer Xue's opponent is Neiji Okamura, and my opponent is Keiichi Kondo."

Chapter 0424 Refugees

Xianning.

Japan learns Chinese culture and also celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival.

In the evening, Neiji Okamura specially took a bath, put on a clean kimono, and invited his chief of staff and senior staff officers of the military department to have dinner together.

A high-ranking officer like him naturally has nothing to worry about eating, and the food is airlifted from Japan, fresh fish roe and sashimi.

The mooncakes were made by a local shop in Xianning according to his taste. Adjutant Ogasawara tasted them for him and was very satisfied.

Raise your glass, face northeast, and wish the Emperor from a distance, and then wish the Great Japanese Empire a long-lasting military fortune.

The battle was tense, so he didn't dare to drink recklessly. In the middle of dinner, the adjutant, Major Ogasawara, hurried over.

Whispering a few words in Gangcun Ningci's ear, he showed a slight surprise, and immediately announced the end of the dinner.

Obviously something important.

In the backyard of the headquarters, a man in a black windbreaker, led by Ogasawara, walked over with his head down.

In the private living room, Okamura Ningji was sitting on the tatami, with his thin arms supported on the short table.

The sliding door was opened, and the man in the black windbreaker came to the door, lifted his hat, escaped with the windbreaker, and handed it to Major Ogasawara who followed behind.

"Please."

"Kondo-kun, why are you here?" Okamura Ningji asked first, and the person who came was Kondo Keiichi.

"Your Excellency, Commander, I have to come." Kondo Keichi quickly stepped into the small living room and walked to the side of the couch.

"Please sit down."

"Hay!"

Kondo Kei nodded, walked to Okamura Ningji and sat down on his knees. This is a kind of etiquette, especially when facing superiors.

"I have an opponent who is in Xiangcheng now, so I'm here." Kondo Keichi explained.

"Oh, who is it?"

"His name is Luo Yao, and his internal code name is: Ting Ting."

"Listen, that divine beast beside Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva can probe the three realms and hear people's hearts?" Okamura Neiji asked in surprise.

"Your Excellency, Commander, you must have experienced his power." Keiichi Kondo said, "On the night of the 23rd of this month, my Shangcun detachment's Qingtian team attacked the Chinese army's Yinlongshan position at night, and almost completely annihilated it. It was a team led by him. The special team deciphered the secret communication of our army and knew the entire attack plan, which made our night attack fail, and even plunged into the ambush circle they had already preset."

"In this way, you already knew all this, why didn't you tell me in advance?" Neiji Okamura remained calm, but in fact he was already angry.

"I only received relevant information after the fact, but it was too late."

Neiji Okamura nodded. He had already received the secret telegram from Keiichi Kondo. It was indeed late to remind him, but it was also considered timely. The situation of "Yinlong Mountain" did not appear again in the subsequent battle plans and orders.

This shows that the secret communication code of our own side was indeed intercepted and deciphered by the Chinese army, but there are still some people in the Japanese army who do not believe it. They do not think that the Chinese are able to crack their secret communication code at all.

But Okamura Neiji believes in you, a nation can stand for thousands of years, and its civilization has continued to this day, there is definitely something special about it.