Chapter 720 The War Is Coming

Liujia Garden, Research and Translation Group and One Section Office.

Luo Yao advocates an open office, where everyone is gathered together. If the room is not big enough, they can be connected directly. This not only saves time for reporting and communication back and forth.

We can also supervise each other so that everyone will not be too busy with other people's affairs.

This method had already been implemented in the secret translation room, and it encountered some resistance when implemented in the military technical room, but it was still implemented.

This small adjustment in working methods has increased work efficiency by 30%. Everyone is impressed by this.

"How's it going? What's the verification result?"

"Deputy Director Luo, please wait a moment, we will be ready soon." Yang Sizheng was leading the people to work hard.

"Don't be in a hurry, take your time, there is plenty of time tonight." Luo Yao held a tea cup in his hand and sat there drinking tea with the old god in his sight.

"Deputy Director Luo, can you do me a favor and add some water?" Suddenly, a researcher raised his head and called out.

This time, someone was dumbfounded.

Especially the people who went to the secret inspection center all raised their heads and thought to themselves, is this the blind guy who actually ordered the superior to do something?

On the other hand, Yang Si and those who worked in the secret translation room were not surprised at all. What's strange about this? Luo Yaoding's rules are that when you enter the office of the research and translation team, there are no superiors or subordinates. Everyone can speak freely, and no one has time. Let's go and help others, bring tea, pour water, etc. What's the point?

If you can decipher top-secret messages, even if you pinch your shoulders or slap your back, there will be no problem.

"What are you looking at? Focus on your work." Yang Si scolded.

Luo Yao slowly put down his teacup, walked over, brought a warm kettle, and filled everyone's teacups with water.

"Deputy Director Luo, it's done!" Not long after, Yang Si's voice was heard with joy.

"Let me take a look." Luo Yao walked over excitedly and took a telegram from Yang Si. Of course, the content of the telegram was the original content.

The original message still needs to be translated and analyzed before the real message can be deciphered.

Usually there is a code table for comparison.

This is also an alternative means of encryption.

This is a telegram transporting supplies. Judging from the quantity alone, it can sustain the combat needs of a brigade for at least half a month.

"Decipher all the telegrams we intercepted, right away." Luo Yao's face condensed as soon as he read the contents of the telegrams, and he immediately ordered.

"yes."

"Call Team Leader Huo and Deputy Team Leader Chi over."

Half an hour later.

Huo Tian and Chi An both came over. They had no night shift today and were called over from their warm beds. Thinking that something big had happened, they hurriedly put on their coats and coats and came over.

"What happened, Deputy Director Luo?" Huo Tian came in and asked eagerly. He is the leader of a group, and if something goes wrong with a group, he is the person directly responsible.

"Nothing happened, it's just that our deciphering has made great progress." Luo Yao said with a smile, "How can such a big matter be without you as the team leader?"

Huo Tian touched his chest: "Oh, you scared me."

"There are still four hours until dawn. Let's divide the work. I will be responsible for coordinating military mobilization and deployment. Team Leader Huo, you will sort out the Japanese army's logistics and health messages. Anything that has nothing to do with us will belong to Lao Chi..." Luo Yao immediately assigned them.

"That tiger, ask someone to cook some food, call the canteen attendant, and cook some noodles for everyone..."

Yang Fan, who was napping with his hands folded at the door, reluctantly got up.

"Everyone, remember, follow the chronological order and don't make mistakes." Luo Yao ordered someone to bring a blackboard and found a pair of operational maps of the 11th occupied area of ​​the Japanese army and the fifth and ninth theaters of the Chinese army. on top.

Luo Yao didn't know the deployment of the national army, but the deployment of the Japanese army was quickly displayed on the map.

This was also mixed with some information about the Japanese army's investigation of the Chinese army, and Luo Yao naturally marked it for him.

Those who work in intelligence know a little bit about military affairs, so they are not considered laymen. Especially Luo Yao, who has received formal military education. Although it is a quick course, at least he knows some common sense, plus he has some knowledge in his mind. Remaining memories.

With this connection, he immediately thought of a battle.

He didn't remember the time very clearly. After all, he was not a researcher in this field. However, anyone with a little bit of common sense could figure out that when the planning of a battle reaches the stage of deploying troops and generals, then It’s time to get started.

Otherwise, as time goes by, the secret will be discovered by the opponent sooner or later.

…

"Is this the message you deciphered overnight?" Early the next morning, Wen Yuqing came to work, and Luo Yao and Huo Tian came to him to report the situation.

Looking at the pile of deciphered messages, I was so shocked that my jaw almost dropped.

"There happened to be some key breakthroughs yesterday, and these messages are the results of this breakthrough." Luo Yao explained.

"These deciphered secret codes have been transcribed into two copies. According to the rules, one copy will be given to you after you have read it, and the other will be stamped with the military technology room's steel seal and sent to the second team of the Attendant's Office, and the Attendant's Office will then present the commission!" Luo Yaodao .

"Let me take a look. If there is no problem, then hurry up and stamp and deliver it. This is important information and cannot be delayed." Wen Yuqing was a little jealous in his heart, but jealousy was jealousy, so he had to do whatever he had to do, and military skills When the results came out, he also had a share of the credit.

"By the way, some people in the research team worked overtime until early in the morning today, so I decided to let them go back to sleep and take a good rest. They won't have to go to work today." Luo Yaodao.

"Okay, it should be."

…

The Japanese 11th Army that occupied Jiangcheng had a new commander. This is an important situation, and according to normal people's understanding.

This new official will definitely be a firebrand when he takes office.

A military meeting was held at the Military Council.

The old man personally presided over the meeting, which was of a very high standard. The Minister of Military and Political Affairs, the Minister of Military Order, the Chief of Staff of the Military Commission, the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth War Zone, the Representative Chief of Staff of the Ninth War Zone, and related persons attended.

"Commissioner, according to the research and judgment of our staff department, although Sonobe and Ichiro are not famous among the Japanese army, they are very tough and full of proactive offensive spirit. They are an opponent that cannot be underestimated. In view of their actions at the end and beginning of last year Failure, coupled with our current intelligence collection, the Japanese army is very likely to launch an active attack on our northwest Hubei region. The scale of the battle should be no less than last year's Battle of Xiangcheng. The preset battlefield should be from the north bank of the Weishui River to the Tang River. This area is within the defense area of ​​the fifth theater!" Bai Jiansheng stood in front of the map, holding a baton in his hand and talking.

"Brother Delin, this is your defense zone. Can you deploy it in a targeted manner?" After listening to this, the old man turned to ask Li Delin, who was sitting below him.

"Jie Gong, our Fifth War Zone has been well prepared to ensure that the Japanese will not take any advantage. Our current deployment in the war zone is as follows..." Li Delin stood up and explained directly. He is the commander-in-chief of the Fifth War Zone, and he is responsible for the defense zone and deployment of his troops. He knew the situation so well that he came right out of his mouth.

"Gong De, your strategy is to block the Japanese at all levels and fight a war of attrition for the Japanese. Will we suffer a lot?" He Jingzhi asked.

"There is no way. Our fifth theater has been fighting against Japan last year. Although there were no major battles, there were constant small battles. The troops were tired and suffered great losses. Although they were replenished and rested, our armaments were far inferior to those of the Japanese invaders. At present, we can There are not many tactics to choose from, and you can also use a combination of positional warfare and harassment warfare..." Li Delin explained.

He also wanted to adopt Xue Boling's tactics, but the terrain in northwest Hubei was different from that in southern Hunan, and the strength and equipment of the fifth theater could not be compared with that of the ninth theater.

It is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice, so she can only adopt the method of play that suits her best, which is also a helpless move.

"Is it possible to consider the tactic of luring the enemy deep and encircling them from the outside?" Chen Cixiu asked.

"We have considered this, but because our strategic depth is too narrow, the battlefield space is not large, and the Japanese army can easily obtain support from the Japanese army in Shanxi and North China. Once we encircle the enemy, the enemy will encircle us again from the outside. , that would be troublesome, the Japanese army is almost half-mechanical and half-mules marching, their advancement speed is much faster than ours, it is too dangerous!"

The old man frowned slightly. He didn't like this strategy of passively being beaten, but there was nothing he could do if he didn't like it.

If you are not as strong as others, taking the initiative to attack is empty talk.

The Japanese army still maintained an absolute advantage on the battlefield, but their internal problems held them back.

Otherwise, there would be no need to fight this battle at all.

The meeting became dull for a while.

Obviously, the old man is not satisfied with this result, but he is not satisfied and has no better way. This is decided based on the strength of both parties.

"How much information do we currently have on the mobilization and deployment of Japanese troops?" the old man asked rhetorically.

Everyone, look at me and I look at you. The scene became cold for a while.

"What's going on? Is there no progress at all in our intelligence work?" The old man was angry.

"The reason for the commission is not that we did not work hard, but that after the Japanese 11th Army changed its commander, it began to change the defense of the troops stationed in various places. The original situation we understood and mastered no longer meant much, and re-investigation and understanding clearly is It takes time." Yang Xuancen, who was in charge of intelligence, stood up and explained.

"So, this defensive counterattack plan is based on the original Japanese defense?" The old man's face instantly dropped.

"Jie Gong, although we do not fully understand the latest troop mobilization of the Japanese army, we are still confident about its basic defense..." Li Delin explained.

Top-secret military meetings are generally not allowed to be interrupted, but this is allowed under special circumstances.

Yu Da, the leader of the second group of servants, was holding a military map in his hand that had just been sent from the military technical room. He took a look and was shocked to see that the latest troop movements and deployments of the Japanese 11th Army were clearly marked on it. It is clear and even more detailed and detailed than what the Military Commission Staff Headquarters has.

What's going on?

He hurried over and felt that this marked map would be useful for today's meeting.

Yu Da did not dare to interrupt the meeting directly, but he could enter through the old man's bodyguard and call out his immediate boss, Division Chief Lin Weiwen.

Lin Weiwen was frightened when he saw the mark on the map. When he asked, he found out that it had just been sent by the military technical room.

How did you get it? Needless to say, you must have deciphered the relevant secret messages of Japanese military communications.

This is really timely rain!

No, it’s a timely chart.

Lin Weiwen was so excited that her blood pressure almost skyrocketed. With this map, there would be no need to worry about today's meeting.

Rolling all over the floor asking for monthly votes!