After the green gauze tent fell, the eyes looked around, the earth was empty again, the wind with coldness, swept from the low altitude, blowing away the high-spirited vitality on the plain, the black smoke from afar showed that this quiet land was not peaceful, the Japanese soldiers in military uniforms, starting from Pingjin, Shijiazhuang, Baoding, Cangzhou, and then turned into dozens of roads, hundreds of roads to advance to the depth of the Jizhong Plain, leaving a bloody and ruins behind them. /。 qВ５、cOm/

The Japanese army's encirclement and suppression of the anti-Japanese base areas in central Hebei began in early December, and in mid-October, the Japanese intelligence organs were aware of the large-scale clearing of the bared walls in the central Hebei Plain, and the headquarters of the North China Front simply made preparations for an attack on the First Theater without moving, and the troops were massed in Handan and other places on a large scale, and all kinds of materials were also assembled on the front line of the First Theater. By the end of November, the Japanese army suddenly transferred troops from Handan County, Tianjin, Beiping, to Shijiazhuang and Cangzhou, and within three days, the garrisons of Shijiazhuang and Cangzhou were increased to a multi-division regiment, and then immediately launched a sweep.

In order to achieve absolute secrecy, in the early stage, only the top level of the North China Front Army Headquarters knew about the blockade of news from lower-level officers and puppet troops, and Zhuang Jihua, the information supported by Ligao, did not dare to immediately transmit it to the ** side, until the end of November, before the start of the operation, the scope of those who knew about it was expanded before it was transmitted to He Shaoxin, and there were only three days left for the preparation of the Jizhong base area.

However, the Japanese army did not completely eliminate the hidden dangers of the Jizhong Plain, and adopted a new tactic, combining the net and the split route, concentrating four wings to carry out a centripetal assault, and the remaining troops formed a large net on the periphery, gradually squeezing inward, forcing the Eighth Route of Jizhong to fight a decisive battle with it, and solve Jizhong once and for all.

On the day that the intelligence arrived in Jizhong, the Jizhong base area launched a general mobilization, and the Eighth Route Army, which was scattered in various places, quickly assembled and began to evacuate personnel and materials. But after all, the time was too short, and by the time the Japanese attack was launched, all preparations were only half completed.

Fierce battles unfolded in various parts of the Jizhong Plain, and various battle reports were transmitted to the top of the two armies along the airwaves.

"The thirty-second division reported that they were making good progress and encountered little resistance, and the commander of the Xia Gu Division asked to speed up."

"The 35th Division reported that it encountered weak resistance, and its right flank had a fierce battle with the Eighth Route Army between Wuji and Dingxian, which had about 3,000 men on the Eighth Route Army, and after two hours of fighting, more than 1,000 people on the Eighth Route were eliminated, and 241 of our troops were killed, and the Eighth Route fled eastward after dark. The commander of the Maeda Division suspected that it was the main force of the Eighth Route Army. ”

"The Twenty-seventh Division reported that they were making good progress and had not encountered major resistance,"

"The commander of the Kikuma army reported that Xian County had been conquered and was attacking Hejian; The commander of the Panasonic army reported that he occupied Hirono and attacked Anping; ……。 ”

"The 41st Division reported that it was attacking north and had not encountered major resistance."

Sugiyama Yuan's face was calm, and all the reports of the departments were progressing smoothly, but in fact, except for the 35th Division, there was no major battle in the other troops, and the four advancing wings did not encounter attacks, and the main force of the Eighth Route Army seemed to disappear in the air.

"** The government army has frequent troop movements in the First Theater of Operations, but so far no signs of reinforcements have been found in them, the Eighth Route Army in southern Hebei has frequent activities, and the Eighth Route Army at the junction of Hebei and Shandong has signs of moving northward. Liu Bocheng's Eighth Route Army in Taihang Mountain attacked Dingzhou and fought fiercely with our army west of the Shahe River. The Eighth Route Army on the outskirts of Zhangjiakou was active. ……。 ”

The encirclement and suppression in central Hebei, the Eighth Route Army in North China all came out, the activities of the Eighth Route in various places were very active, Shanxi, Chahar, Suiyuan, and eastern Hebei all had roads destroyed, and the strongholds were attacked.

"What do you think about the development of the battle situation?" Sugiyama raised his head and glanced at the officers in the war room, most of the officers were very excited, but the three of them had more solemn expressions, obviously they were not optimistic about the development of the battle situation.

"Tell me what you think." Sugiyama Moto's support for this standing high is more appreciative, this Nakasa is very steady, and he has a lot of work to do with the formation of this battle plan, and Sugiyama Moto's opinion is very important.

"Hai," Ligao nodded his head: "I believe that our surprise attack has achieved a certain effect, and the results are very great, eliminating a large number of local armed forces, and seizing a lot of food and materials, but the main force of the Eighth Route Army has not been found, and the troops must be highly vigilant and increase the search range to prevent the main force of the Eighth Route Army from escaping through the gap in the battle line." In addition, it is necessary to speed up the establishment of maintenance committees and garrisons in various localities to prevent the resurgence of the Eighth Route. ”

"Then where do you think the main force of the Eighth Road is?" Sugiyama asked with a frown.

"Judging from the battle reports received so far, it is not yet possible to determine the location of the main force of the Eighth Road."

As soon as Ligao's words of support fell, someone immediately said: "I think the main force of the Eighth Route is in Wuji, and the 35th Division is the main force of the Eighth Road." ”

Ligao supported turned his head and saw that it was his boss, Jiang Teng, the chief of the operations section, he didn't seem to see Ligao's surprised eyes, pointed to the map and said: "Judging from the results of the battle, our army suffered more than 400 casualties, and more than 1,000 corpses were left behind in the Eighth Road. In addition, the activities of Liu Bocheng's troops in Taihang Mountain to the west of the Shahe River also indicate that the main force of the Eighth Route intends to break through from here. ”

"But they have already retreated," Li Gao couldn't help but remind: "According to intelligence, there are more than 14,000 people on the Eighth Road in Jizhong, and only more than 4,000 people appear here, and the remaining more than 10,000 people are there?" I don't think it's appropriate to judge the opponent's main force on this basis. ”

"Ligaojun is timid, in the face of the stormy attack of the imperial army, the low-equipped Eighth Route is powerless to resist, they can only choose to break through," another staff officer immediately retorted, and the Japanese officers spoke very politely: "And the rapid advance of the imperial army gave them little time, did not leave them much time, breaking through to the west, crossing the Pinghan line, and entering Taihang Mountain under the response of Liu Bocheng was their only choice." Ligaojun, your judgment is wrong. ”

"Then where do you think the main force of the Eighth Route is in that position?" Sugiyama Yuan gently asked the excited young Shaozuo, first attack the Eighth Route Army in Jizhong, let the new troops familiarize themselves with the Chinese battlefield, and at the same time train the troops, and at the same time sweep away the unstable factors in the rear, this is his own wise decision, but the development of the war situation is not ideal now, in his heart he agrees with the judgment of Ligao's support, but Jiang Teng's words also moved him, and the Eighth Route should not have time to test.

"I think they should wander between the Shahe and Zihe, on the grounds that among the eight roads on the periphery, only Liu Bocheng's troops have the strength to meet them to break through, and the eight roads in southern Hebei and southeast Hebei are just trying to disturb our sight." The staff officer analyzed.

The calm appearance of Ligao concealed the excitement in his heart, and he could conclude that the main force of the Eighth Route in Jizhong would not break through to the west, they would either break through to the south or to the southeast of Hebei, and the conclusion that it was too easy to break through to the west.

"Your Excellency, I suggest adjusting the deployment, ordering the 27th Division to immediately send troops to advance rapidly to the north, and the 41st Division to speed up its movements, form three troops to attack westward, and occupy Raoyang, Anping, and Shenxian within two days today and tomorrow." Eto suggested loudly.

Ligao closed his lips tightly, but he was sneering in his heart: Jiang Teng, you kid is finished; Ligao was a little dissatisfied with his position as deputy section chief, and he wanted to become a section chief, so that the entire operation of the Japanese army in North China was under his control, and Jiang Teng was his biggest blocker.

"It's too arbitrary," Okabe Naosaburo shook his head and said, he couldn't be sure that Wuji appeared as the main force of the Eighth Route Army, although the courage of these young Zhuang officers was strong, but the combat experience was really limited, Jiang Teng, as the chief of the operations section, that is, he fought a few battles in Manchuria to suppress the Anti-Japanese Alliance, and he did not have the experience of large-scale operations: "The battle has just started for two days, and it is too simple to adjust the operational deployment now." ”

"Your Excellency, if we hesitate, the Eighth Route may run away from here." Eto shouted: "The holy war cannot be delayed any longer, His Majesty the Emperor and the people of the country need news of victory." ”

"That's why we have to be cautious." Okabe Naosaburo frowned and scolded, and then turned to Sugiyama Yuan and said, "Your Excellency, I suggest that all departments slow down, strengthen vigilance, and beware of the eight-way breakthrough. ”

"Your Excellency," Jiang Teng was very dissatisfied: "It's already December, no matter how indecisive we delay the fighters, the ** Central Army in front will attack us after completing the preparations." ”

Standing support found that Okabe Naosaburo's brows were furrowed deeper, but Sugiyama Yuan turned his gaze to the map thoughtfully, he knew that Sugiyama Yuan was a little moved, and in front of China's 152 theater of war with a million troops, he was sharpening his knife and looking at the Japanese army in front of him with a total of four divisions, who knows when they pounced.

"Chief Nishimura, what are the actions of the regular army?" Sugiyama turned his head and asked Nishimura, the head of the intelligence section.

"The troops in the First Theater were frequently transferred, and a large number of troops and materials were transferred from Wuhan, and the commander was Li Zongren, the commander-in-chief of the Xuzhou operation." Sugiyama Yuan nodded slightly, and a wave of pride rose from his chest, the opponent that Terauchi Shouichi failed to defeat must be defeated, and I will defeat it. Nishimura secretly glanced at Sugiyama Moto, and saw that his expression was fine, so he continued: "The Fifth War Zone is relatively calm, the two new armies from Xuzhou are not advancing but retreating, and all kinds of materials are still being assembled. ”

"The contradiction between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party is very deep, and it is impossible for the government army to support the Communist Party," Jiang Teng exclaimed loudly, and there was no suspicion in the Fifth War Zone: "Your Excellency, you can't hesitate any longer!" ”

"Yes, Your Excellency, give the order." The staff officers in the war room pleaded in unison.

"Okay, command ......." Sugiyama said while thinking.

Okabe Naosaburo smiled bitterly at the support of the standing high, he understood the silence of the support of the standing high, and even his opinion as the chief of staff was overturned, what could he do with a small combat section chief?

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