After arranging the struggle behind enemy lines on the Jilu border, Liu Yimin and Luo Ronghuan rushed to the Yellow River crossing with the guard regiment.

The 10th Division was eliminated, the 2nd Division and the 35th Division were defeated, and there were no devils in the Binxian area. Although it was the sixteenth day of the lunar calendar at this time, and the full moon in the sky was as brilliant as a sky lantern, the troops still turned on their headlights, held torches high, and convoys, horses, and infantry rushed towards the flowing Milky Way and the Yellow River.

In the past few days, the people of Binxian County have been mobilized by the troops to clear the wilderness, and all the people in the county town have taken refuge in the countryside. Today, there was the buzz of devil planes overhead, and the guns and cannons were blaring in the direction of the county town, and the brave young people all joined the stretcher teams organized by the militia, the county brigade, and the district squad to carry the wounded and transport ammunition. Seeing the end of the war, the Eighth Route Army had achieved a great victory, and the common people poured out to see off the troops. Especially those young people who were going to join the army, trotted all the way to the troops, all the way to the ferry.

When Liu Yimin arrived at the ferry, the troops were crossing the river. Cai Zhong organized very well, the troops crossed the river in a very orderly manner, the two boat bridges were crossed by rubber [***] cars, cars, field artillery troops, and the pontoon bridges were infantry. The 1st Jiao Brigade, which was tasked with guarding the direction of Yangxin, also began to retreat and was rushing to the ferry. There were a lot of ordinary people crowded on the ferry, and the cadres were persuading and mobilizing the masses to go back.

Seeing that the troops couldn't finish for a while, Liu Yimin asked Li Xiaoshuai to find Jingjing, and he wanted to make a speech.

At the time of the Great War, when the army was strong and the enemy pressed the border, Liu Yimin was able to first order cultural units such as the newspaper office and the Federation of Literary and Art Circles to act with the main force, mainly because he knew that every time the devils purged during the Anti-Japanese War, such units were the most seriously damaged units, because they had no combat effectiveness.

For Liu Yimin, who traveled from later generations, it was normal to give this order, but many people didn't think so during the war years, and Xiang Jingjing thought that Liu Yimin was quietly caring for himself and protecting himself.

After seeing Liu Yimin, Jingjing first took out two hard-boiled eggs and two pancakes from the villagers from her satchel, so that Liu Yimin had to eat a pad and be hungry.

Liu Yimin was also polite, and after eating, he took another sip of water, and then sat down and asked Jingjing to make a record.

Looking up at the sky, a full moon hung high in the air, illuminating the Yellow River like a dream, turning his head and looking at the troops who were crossing the river in a nervous and orderly manner on the ferry, Liu Yimin only felt that his heart was clear, so he opened his mouth and said slowly: "Following the elimination of the Sixth Brigade of the Reading Force of the Yue Army, Liu Guitang, the Commander of the Puppet Emperor's Allied Army, the Puppet Zhang Buyun Division, and the Tenth Brigade of the Pseudo Zhang Buyun Army, and the elimination of the Reading Power Mixed Tenth Brigade in Tai'an, our army launched the Luzhong Campaign, and eliminated the Eighth Division of the elite permanent division of the Yue Army and the Third Brigade of the Reading Power Mix, the Qingdao Garrison, The puppet Shandong Autonomous Coalition Army captured Qingdao and recovered the lost territory in Jiaodong. Today, our army wiped out the 10th Division, another permanent division of the Chinese army, completely annihilated the 3rd Cavalry Brigade of the Kwantung Army, and defeated the 2nd Division and the 35th Division, the most elite motorized divisions of the Japanese army. This fully shows that as long as the strategy and tactics are used properly, the army is not terrible, and they are also paper tigers! ”

After a pause, Liu Yimin began to turn to the topic: "This time, the army mobilized 32 divisions and regiments and several mixed brigades and regiments, as well as cooperated with the Manchurian National Defense Army and the puppet North China Security Army, with a total strength of up to 700,000 people, and rushed to the central Hebei, southern Hebei, and Hebei and Shandong borders with murderous violation. What's next for them? It is nothing more than continuing to sweep Luxi, Southwest Lu, and Taixi, and then swinging troops to kill Lunan, Southeastern Lu, Luzhongnan, Luzhong, and Ludong, with a very clear purpose, that is, to try to wipe out the Eighth Route Army in the North China Plain and Shandong in one fell swoop, and to completely turn North China into a base for the Chinese army's invasion of China. If the plan of the Yue army is realized, they will be able to free up their hands and concentrate their forces on Wuhan and Huguang, and turn all the richest places in China into occupied areas by the Yue army. ”

After waiting for a while, seeing that Jingjing had finished recording, Liu Yimin continued: "The army's large-scale siege of the North China Plain and Shandong seems to be violent, but in fact it is full of loopholes. Let's imagine that the 8th Division, the main force of the Kwantung Army, was annihilated by our army, and the 3rd Cavalry Brigade was annihilated by our army. At present, the 1st Division, the 2nd Division, the 7th Division, and a large number of aircraft of the Kwantung Army, the main force of the Kwantung Army, have been transferred to North China to join the encirclement and suppression of the Eighth Route Army. The three divisions plus some garbage troops wanted to hold the reckless 3,000 miles of fertile land, and Xiao Yue was a little rampant. Let's imagine that if the main force of the Eighth Route Army Instructor marches to the northeast at this time, what will the army do? Are they going to retreat to North Korea, or are they going to be wiped out by their instructors? Let's imagine again: If the Soviet Red Army knew that the defense of the Northeast Army was so empty, what would the hundreds of thousands of Red Army officers and men in the Far East think and do? You must know that the imaginary enemy of the Kwantung Army is the Soviet Red Army, and it dreams of how to sneak attack the Soviet Red Army and capture Outer Mongolia and the entire Far East. Of course, it is difficult to say for the time being whether the Soviet Red Army will be able to seize this once-in-a-lifetime favorable opportunity to deal a fatal blow to the Kwantung Army and destroy the Kwantung Army, the common enemy of the Chinese and Soviet peoples. But once the Soviet Red Army moves, with the strength of the main forces of the Red Army in the Far East and the current weak state of the Kwantung Army, I can assert that the Soviet Red Army will be able to attack the city of Beiping in as little as half a month at the longest. Let me say, Xiao Yueben is making a big joke this time, and if he doesn't do it, he will lift a stone and hit his own feet, and he will completely break his toes! ”

Liu Yimin said it so wittily, pointing out military affairs while talking and laughing, and the peerless heroic demeanor swayed, making the recorded crystal eyes shake. This girl had a pink face and watery eyes, secretly glanced at Liu Yimin, and quickly stood up and handed him her water bottle and let him take a sip to moisten her throat.

After Liu Yimin finished drinking the water, he waved his hand to let Jingjing sit down, lit a cigarette, and continued: "Let's take a look at the direction of eastern Henan." Originally, the army was preparing to capture Kaifeng, Zhengzhou, and even Luoyang in one go, and they mobilized seven permanent divisions and regiments of the third, fifth, sixth, ninth, thirteenth, fourteenth, and sixteenth fronts of the North China and Central China fronts in an attempt to pursue and encircle and annihilate the main forces of our Fifth and First Theaters. As a result, my Eighth Route Army instructor Luzhong fought a battle, and let the Yue army obediently withdraw from eastern Henan. Now that all the permanent divisions and regiments of the Chinese army have been withdrawn from eastern Henan, the three divisions of the 27th, 38th, and 39th Divisions have been used to disguise the original permanent divisions and regiments to confuse the main force of our first theater. What are these three divisions? I can tell everybody. The basis of the 27th Division was the former North China Zhutun Army Reading Brigade, which had two wings, one of which was completely annihilated when our army captured Tianjin. Let's think about it, how different is this division from the newly formed division? Looking at the 38th Division and the 39th Division, these are all new divisions and regiments that have just been established by the Chinese army, and they are all a group of new recruits, and it is difficult to say whether the bolt of the gun will be pulled. This time, when we defeated the 2nd Division and the 35th Division, the newly formed 35th Division of the Chinese Army laughed off the teeth of the soldiers. As soon as he heard the sound of the cannonball, he ran away, no guns, no grenades, and threw away bullet boxes, lunch boxes, and water bottles, so he simply took off his military uniform, leaving only a piece of crotch cloth. Think about it, a group of soldiers running on the field wrapped in a crotch cloth, what a good movie this is? Therefore, now is the best time for the main force of our army in eastern Henan to encircle and annihilate the Yue army. This group of recruits is not our opponent at all, I can make a comparison, a 14th division, at least six such garbage divisions. I believe that General Xue Yue and General Cheng Qian will not miss the opportunity to beat up the eggs of the recruits of the Yue Army. ”

Liu Yimin continued another cigarette and continued: "Let's look at Central China again, the army occupies Shanghai, Nanjing, and the Yangtze River Valley. However, the main forces of the Central China Front all rushed to North China, and only three divisions, including the 11th Division, the 18th Division, and the 101st Division, as well as several reserve supplementary infantry regiments and mixed brigades, remained in Central China. This little bit of troops, sprinkled in the land of Central China, is similar to sprinkling pepper noodles, and the defense line is full of flaws. As long as our army launches an attack, the army will inevitably be beaten everywhere. Maybe we can recover a lot of lost ground! ”

When he said this, Liu Yimin looked up and saw that the vanguard of the First Brigade had arrived, so he wanted to end the conversation quickly, so he changed the conversation and said: "The War of Resistance requires the whole country to play a game of chess, and all armies support each other. In the middle of the army's attack on Hebei, we will attack it in other places, so that the army will be beaten everywhere, and its offensive will naturally collapse. If we don't save the army when it attacks eastern Henan, then the situation in eastern Henan will not be what it is now. In the same way, if the army concentrates its forces to attack North China, then our army in Central China, eastern Henan, and Shanxi should seize the fighters to annihilate the enemy. With unified planning, unified command, and unified action in all battlefields across the country, the army will inevitably take care of one at the expense of the other, and will not be able to please anywhere. If the army besieges our instructor, and all friendly troops are watching from the sidelines, our instructor will certainly suffer heavy losses, and it is very likely that he will be driven out of Shandong by the army. However, if the instructor's strength is damaged, can he rescue other battlefields in a crisis? This matter is obvious, and the blind can see it clearly. By the way, General Wei Lihuang of Zhongtiao Mountain played the prestige of our army in the Battle of Xinkou, and now that the troops have rested for so long, is it time to practice with the little devils? Of course, Zhongtiao Mountain is fundamental, I mean that while the army is stationed in Zhongtiao Mountain, can you send a force to fight guerrillas around Handan? There are a lot of little devils there, and they are very arrogant, maybe General Wei might capture a lieutenant general's command knife there? Finally, I want to tell the people of the whole country that the Eighth Route Army cannot be defeated! We have the determination, confidence, and ability to defeat the encirclement and suppression of the Japanese army. It is likely that in the near future, the instructor will pass on the good news again! ”

After saying so much, Liu Yimin was a little tired, so he asked Jingjing to quickly sort out the records and broadcast this conversation to the whole country and the world in the form of a telegram overnight, with the title of "General Liu Yimin, the head instructor of the Eighth Route Army, talks about the anti-encirclement and suppression in North China".

After explaining, Liu Yimin sat on the stone, lit another cigarette, and silently looked at the sky and thought about his thoughts.

Jingjing is worthy of being a top student of Peking University, and it didn't take long for her to finish the conversation.

Liu Yimin took it and read it, revised a few more places with a pen, and handed it to Jingjing. Unexpectedly, I didn't see the crystal connection for a long time. When I looked up, this stupid girl was looking at herself stupidly, her eyes were full of tears, and the fragrance of her daughter on her body went straight to her nose for a while.

Liu Yimin sighed, stuffed the transcript into Jingjing's hand, and said, "Don't look stupid, flowers will grow on my face again." Go back and remember to stay safe. The next battle was brutal, never leave the line of defense of the guard regiment at any time, and take the guard squad with you wherever you go. Got it? ”

Jingjing nodded, turned and left. After walking a few steps, he turned back, walked up to Liu Yimin, and said softly: "Don't smoke so much, tobacco is harmful." I know you're busy, stressed, and in a bad mood. I, I, we can't help you, please cherish it, don't know how to cherish yourself. ”

When Liu Yimin heard this, his heart was warm, this girl knew that she cared about people. Raising his eyes and looking at the crystal in the moonlight, he only felt slim, there was an indescribable beauty, indescribable holiness, and sighed in his heart, this is also a good girl! I couldn't help but want to raise my hand to smooth the scattered hair on Jingjing's cheeks, but my heart trembled, and I just withdrew my outstretched hand.

Jingjing watched Liu Yimin stretch out his hand and withdraw his hand, and whispered "coward" like a mirror of his mental activity in his heart, and the tears were gone, and he turned around and left happily.

After the arrival of the 1st Brigade, the troops had already passed, and the ordinary people who saw them off were also persuaded away by the cadres and soldiers. Liu Yimin, Luo Ronghuan, Cai Zhonghe, Gao Yuan, Cheng Cuilin, and Zhou Yi met, and several people stood by the pontoon bridge on the west bank of the Yellow River, watching the troops cross the river.

Zhou Yi, chief of staff of the First Brigade, is good at planning and is a staff officer trained by Liu Yimin. Seeing the division commander and political commissar, Zhou Yi couldn't help but say: "Report to the division commander and political commissar, I have an idea I want to report to the leaders." ”

Liu Yimin looked at Zhou Yi and said with a smile: "Say it, don't be so serious." ”

Zhou Yi snapped a salute: "Yes", and then said: "Report to the division commander, I think we have to carefully study the strategic issues of our army." Now our army is strong and strong, winning one battle after another, and it seems that we have won a great victory. But in fact, we have encountered great difficulties, and if we do not do it, we will have heavy losses. This is because our army's strategy of active offensive has pushed us to the forefront, leading to the army's desperate desire to destroy us. Now our army's anti-aircraft ammunition consumption is so large that it is difficult to replenish it. Although there are a lot of artillery pieces and there is no ammunition to worry about for the time being, once the army completes the sweeping tasks in central Hebei, southern Hebei, Hebei and Lubian, Luxi, and southwestern Shandong, and concentrates all its efforts to encircle and suppress the main force of our army, it will be impossible for the arsenal to reload the shells, and the shells needed by our army will inevitably depend entirely on capture. At that time, the main force of our army will be surrounded by the army, and if there can be no major captures, our army's firepower will become weaker and weaker. In the end, there may even be a situation where the cannon will have to be buried and the tank disassembled. In that case, our troops will lose their superiority in firepower and return to relying on infantry and small arms to engage the enemy. At that time, the main forces of our army will be in danger. ”

Zhou Yi said this, several people were listening carefully, and when he finished speaking, Gao Yuan criticized: "Chief of Staff, what you said is too serious, how can the main force of our army be surrounded by devils?" Isn't it true that we just stand still and let them fight? Are we so stupid? What we have is a way to break out of the devil's encirclement. From the Red Eighteenth Regiment to the Instructor, no one has been able to shine on us. The Kuomintang can't do it, and neither can the devils! ”

Zhou Yi's remark is very much in line with Liu Yimin's appetite, and soldiers, especially senior commanders, must not forget the danger at all times.

In fact, during the day, the second battalion of the second battalion did not succeed in luring the enemy eastward, and Liu Yimin woke up. He knew that whether it was Shouichi Terauchi, Ninji Okamura, or Jun Tada, these guys were definitely people with bright minds. Relying on your own knowledge of history to deal with these guys is absolutely not enough.

Historically, the reason why the Yue army suffered defeat in the end was not that their commanders were not good, nor that the soldiers were not brave and their combat effectiveness was not strong, but the key was that the policy of Yue Ben was based on greedy aggression, and there was a problem with the general strategy, which belonged to the category of the snake swallowing the elephant that was broken out of its belly.

According to the original history of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the army is now carrying out the preliminary offensive operations of the Battle of Wuhan, and will not stop attacking until they capture Wuhan and Guangzhou. Even then, the army was still plotting to attack the Soviet Union or to go south to launch a war in the Pacific. And it was this Terauchi Shouichi, who commanded the Southern Army, and in the early days of the war, he beat the British and American armies to the ground. Even in 1942, Okamura Ninji launched the May Day Sweep, which was also a deliberate attempt to cover up the operational intentions, not to use the puppet army around the base area, and second, to take long-distance maneuvers, and not hesitate to withdraw two divisions from the Pacific theater to launch a surprise attack. From the perspective of military command, these are all classic examples.

Now, because he has a certain understanding of the combat habits of the main generals of the Yue army, he has an insight into the annihilation of the Yue army before it launches a large-scale encirclement and suppression. However, for such a huge strategic group as the Yue Army, what can they do if they know their plans? The advantage is in the hands of the army, not only do they have aircraft and warships, but also each division has an artillery wing, as well as a heavy artillery brigade. In the unlikely event that our army is really surrounded by the army, the consequences will be absolutely unimaginable.

From another point of view, because the Eighth Route Army joined the battlefield of resistance with such a strong posture in advance, and repeatedly inflicted heavy losses on the devils, perhaps the top brass of the army will become more cunning, more ferocious, and more unpredictable. That is to say, as the saying goes, the stronger the stronger, the war wisdom of people such as Terauchi Shouichi, Tada Jun, and Okamura Ninji may break out again, and let themselves capsize in the gutter.

(To be continued)