Behind the enemy line, there were not only Huang Changsheng's troops, but also the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army, they attacked everywhere, what they encountered, the Japanese army's supplies were looted everywhere, the Japanese army's trains did not dare to pass through Hebei, and a large number of materials were hoarded in the railway station and warehouse, but this could not be saved, the troops of the special operations division were elusive, as if they entered a no-man's land, they took what they could take, and burned what they could not take.

Okamura Ningji is sad, so many materials, it is not easy for them to live, in just two months, it was originally full of vitality and vitality, but there were sirens everywhere, and eighty percent of the materials in Hebei were looted.

The Japanese troops on the front line began to cut back on food and clothing, because the supplies were robbed, and the materials that originally belonged to them could not be sent to the front line, and the little devils on the front line were not comfortable, and they were sometimes hungry against the attack of the New 33rd Army.

The emptiness of the rear forces caused a big problem for the Japanese army, and the Japanese army top brass sent a telegram to Okamura Ninji, it was necessary to ensure the safety of the transportation line, the Japanese army in southern China needed a large amount of supplies, if the communication line was not smooth, the front line did have military supplies, and then there would be problems not only in the Hebei direction, but also on the entire front of the Japanese army.

Two months after Chinese New Year's Eve, the Japanese army finally showed signs of retreat, and 200,000 Japanese troops withdrew from the front line and began to protect their north-south communication artery.

"The Japanese army still has at least 200,000 troops on the front line, and now we can mobilize no more than 70,000 troops in the two divisions plus the troops directly under the military headquarters! The Japanese army has been building fortifications for the past two months, and if an offensive is launched, the situation will not be very favorable for us! Huang Changsheng said to Liao Fan.

The combat effectiveness of the new 33rd Army is very strong, but now the situation has been reversed, the Japanese army has strong fortifications, they are the attacking side, the Japanese army is not a third-rate army in Chongqing, and they will surrender as soon as they see that they can't fight, and the little devil's will to fight is very tenacious, and if the new 33rd Army wants to take back the Jingcheng area without paying too much price, it will inevitably need some careful arrangements.

"Yes, the strength of the Japanese army cannot be underestimated, and now there are nearly 500,000 Japanese troops in Hebei alone! If we want to advance eastward, we must have enough troops, and now our troops are pinned down all over Shanxi, and only the troops of Ma Wanzhong and Hu Guoshan can fight! ”

Although Liao Fan could concentrate his forces to attack a point defended by the Japanese army, in this way they lost their mobility, and the Japanese army could mobilize troops from the surrounding area to join the battle, which delayed for a long time, which was very unfavorable to the New 33rd Army.

"Do you want us to break through from other aspects, and then go around to the rear of the little devil and take it by surprise?" Huang Changsheng suggested.

"No, this operation is not a small-scale operation, a detour from other directions is a test of the physical exhaustion of the soldiers, and it is also a huge test for our logistics, once the logistics supply is not available, the troops behind the circle will become a lone army, and the Japanese army will mobilize troops to surround the troops behind it, and the consequences will be unimaginable!"

Going deep behind enemy lines, and then going to the rear of the little devils is only suitable for small units to fight, and large forces still need to break through from the front.

"There's only one way we can do it, and that's to attack!" Cun Qi said.

"There is only one way, but with our current strength, even if we break through the Japanese defense line and take it back, it will be a huge loss, and there are not many troops to protect the Jingcheng area!"

With 70,000 against 200,000 Japanese troops, although Liao Fan was sure that he would be able to capture the Japanese army's position, it would definitely cause a lot of casualties to the New 33rd Army. Liao Fan didn't want to see such a situation happen.

"If you can contain part of the Japanese army's strength, as long as half of the 200,000 Japanese troops on the front line are contained, this battle will be easy to fight!"

As long as more than half of the Japanese army's strength was contained, the Japanese army would not have any advantage in such a long defensive line, and the new 33rd Army would attack wherever it wanted.

"Then it depends on whether there is any big move on the Chongqing side, otherwise we will not be able to contain so many main forces of the Japanese army!"

At present, the only person Liao Fan can think of in China who has the ability to contain the main force of the Japanese army is Chongqing, but Chairman Jiang's temper will definitely not agree to Liao Fan happily, but Liao Fan thinks of another person, that is, General Li Zongren in the Fifth War Zone.

Li Zongren is the general of the Gui army, and Chairman Jiang has many disagreements at all, and Chairman Jiang has been wooing the officers of the new Gui lineage, such as Bai Chongxi and others, completely trying to overthrow Li Zongren.

Although Li Zongren and Chairman Jiang had some disagreements, Liao Fan was still not absolutely sure to persuade Li Zongren to help them, after all, all forces are now trying to protect themselves.

"Li Zongren!"

Liao Fan muttered a name.

"General Li, will he be able to cooperate with us?" Huang Changsheng also couldn't believe that Li Zongren would provoke little devils for them.

"Cun Qi, you were originally the general of the Dian army, do you think General Li will agree?"

Liao Fan asked Cun Qi to think about this issue from the perspective of the national army, after all, many forces within the national army do not think differently, whether it is for the sake of the struggle between warlords or for the interests of the country, many problems are real.

"General Li is a blessed general, no matter whether some things are forced to choose or he chooses himself, the Gui army has made a lot of contributions to our country in the War of Resistance in the past two years!" Cun Qi spoke highly of Li Zongren, "There is no benefit of each force, the Dian Army is no exception, the Central Army is no exception, and the Gui Army is of course no exception, it depends on what kind of price Brother Fan you can offer!" ”

In addition to power, the most fundamental thing in the struggle between forces is interests, and the expansion of territory also requires more recruitment of soldiers and more collection of military salaries, which is also the most fundamental interest.

But Liao Fan has nothing to give Li Zongren, the New 33rd Army has no money, and there is not much territory for it, and Liao Fan has nothing to give to Li Zongren.

"Southern Henan has been occupied by the Japanese army, and it directly threatens the headquarters of the Fifth War Zone in Laohekou, presumably General Li is happy to drive the Japanese army out of southern Henan!" Huang Changsheng saw Liao Fan's helpless appearance and reminded Liao Fan.

"Henan! Henan ......"

Liao Fan looked at the map and muttered that the Japanese army in northern and central Henan also had a lot of troops, and if the new 33rd Army launched an attack on the Japanese army in northern Henan, the pressure on the Fifth Theater would inevitably be reduced a lot, and as long as Li Zongren was willing to cooperate and recapture the places occupied by the Japanese army in southern Henan, they would no longer have to worry about the Japanese army threatening the headquarters of the Fifth Theater.

"Changsheng, arrange a squad of soldiers from your troops, let him follow me, and we will go to the Fifth War Zone!"

Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, Liao Fan has to try, even if there is little hope, but as long as he has the opportunity, he will go there, after all, hundreds of thousands of people in the Jingcheng area still have homes and can't go back, and Liao Fan will go for them.

Before going to Li Zongren's headquarters, Liao Fan of course had to say hello in advance, after all, the headquarters of the Fifth War Zone was not a vegetable market, and he could come and leave as soon as he wanted, in case the troops defending the headquarters treated them as spies, Liao Fan would be dumb and couldn't say what was going on.

Soon Liao Fan received a telegram from Li Zongren replying, and he welcomed Liao Fan to his headquarters.

The distance from Taihang Mountain to Laohekou is not too far and not too close, that is, it passes through an enemy-occupied area, and then it can enter the defense zone of the fifth war zone.

Of course, the two of them were very happy to meet, Li Zongren had also heard about what happened in the New 33rd Army a few days ago, and Li Zongren also tried his best to avoid what happened between the Jin Sui Army and the New 33rd Army, after all, in this era, the winner broke Kou for the king, the Jin Sui Army was defeated, and the New 33rd Army was victorious, which already explains the problem, as for what happened behind the scenes, it is just to find a more suitable reason for himself.

Sitting in his current position, Li Zongren still has something to see through, it's just that he doesn't want to get too involved in these complicated things, he just wants to keep Gui Jun, and then let Gui Jun's children have a place to live in this troubled world.

"I don't know what Commander Liao did when he came to my fifth war zone this time?"

Liao Fan is a person who has nothing to do but ascend the Three Treasures Palace, and Liao Fan's new 33rd Army has such a big mess of things to do, where is there any leisure to come to the Fifth War Zone, if it is not for Taihang Mountain, Li Zongren will not believe it at all.

"General Li has insight into people's hearts, I, a young boy, have no place to be ashamed!" Liao Fan smiled.

"Captain Liao, don't be a sycophant, this is not your style, there is something to say, although I have an old bone, but I can help you will definitely help you!" Although Li Zongren is much older than Liao Fan in age, the veteran is also high-spirited and does not let young people at all.

"I really let General Li say, we have encountered some trouble in Taihang Mountain, and hundreds of thousands of people have been forced by little devils to have a home and can't go back, so I can only come to ask General Li!" Liao Fan said helplessly.

"Oh? And what else your new 33rd Army can't solve? ”

In the past two years or so since the beginning of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the New 33rd Army has been in a state of flux, and its prestige has also risen sharply in the hearts of the people.

"Our new 33rd Army is not a heavenly general, but General Li's troops may be the heavenly generals of Taihang Mountain this time!"

No matter who can help the New 33rd Army solve its current predicament, it will be the heavenly soldier of the New 33rd Army and the savior of hundreds of thousands of people in the Jingcheng area.

"It seems that Commander Liao is really in trouble, since this is the case, I am willing to hear it!"

Liao Fan did not mean to hide from Li Zongren, and told Li Zongren all the battles between the New 33rd Army and the Japanese army.