After the three-way army of the army pounced on the Soviet Union and China, it made rapid progress and met with the defenders under the cities of Nantong and Yangzhou. At this point, the encirclement of the army was completely closed. It's a pity that there is no main force of the Eighth Route Army instructor in this encirclement as they imagined.

This time, the army rushed south from Jiaodong, and it took a lot of time, wasting so much military money and food, and even the surname of the commander of the Second Army, King Tsugiyan of Dongjuer Palace, was taken, but the result was a bamboo basket for nothing. This result was unacceptable to Emperor Hirohito, Prince Zaihito of Kanin Palace, Okamura Ninji, Ando Toshiyoshi, and others on the Soviet-Chinese front.

Okamura Ninji was directly promoted from the commander of the 2nd Division to the commander of the 11th Army this time, and he suddenly became a hot and powerful figure in the army. Although his surname is calm and calm, this kind of strange situation has never been encountered by him. He summed it up carefully, and felt that since he entered the customs and participated in the war, he had not been stained in the hands of the Eighth Route Army. This time it was even more so, Liu Yimin used his baton to direct the actions of the imperial army like a clever orchestra conductor.

Standing on the edge of the Yangtze River, Okamura Ningji was full of depression, and he didn't even have the mood to point out the country and criticize the scenery. Because he knew that from eastern Henan to central Hebei, southern Hebei, and then to the encirclement and suppression of Shandong, the soldiers were attacking, transferring, and attacking non-stop, and they were extremely tired. If you continue to fight like this, no matter how elite the troops are, they will be dragged down.

Speaking of Liu Yimin and his instructor, Okamura Ningci felt a knot in his heart, this guy used his troops erratically, flickering east and west, obviously his main force was in Jiaodong, but when the imperial army pounced on Jiaodong murderously, his main force suddenly captured Lianyungang. Seeing that his army was moving south to the Soviet Union, it made a lot of noise, and when the imperial army arrived, he suddenly disappeared. If you're careless, he'll bite you hard somewhere, and it hurts you to the bone.

When he thought of the pain to his bones, Okamura Ninji thought of King Tsukihiko of Higashijuer Palace and Watanabe Wataru and Ma Liang who died in Jinan. Thinking of this, Okamura Ningji shuddered, since Liu Yimin's subordinates were able to sneak into the city of Jinan, disguise the troops of the Fifth Division, and do such a big thing, why couldn't they disguise the troops of the 16th Division and take the surname of Lieutenant General Tsugiyan Wang of Dongjuer Palace in Gaogou Town? As for the whereabouts of the soldiers of the 16th Division's remaining squadron, eighty percent of them were destroyed by Liu Yimin's men.

As soon as this thought came to him, Okamura Ningji was eager to completely seize Liu Yimin and his instructor and annihilate them in one fell swoop. Otherwise, it would be terrible, so wouldn't Liu Yimin go wherever he wanted and kill whoever he wanted?

The more he thought about it, the more frightened Okamura became more and more frightened, and ordered the air force to take off more planes, expand the scope of search and reconnaissance, and make sure to find the traces of the instructor of the Eighth Route Army.

In fact, there was no need for Okamura Ningji to bother, he soon received a report that the main force of the Eighth Route Army instructor raided Jinpu Road near Bengbu, but the garrison failed to stop it, and the main force of the Eighth Route Army went to the west of the road.

Okamura Ningji still doesn't believe it, what is Liu Yimin doing in Luxi? Is he really going to defend Wuhan? When did [***] and Chiang Kai-shek become so close? Could it be that Liu Yimin really married Song Meiling's cousin and obeyed Chiang Kai-shek's command desperately?

Okamura Ninji, who was hesitant in his heart, did not have impulse this time, but ordered the aviation to continue the reconnaissance, and ordered the search force to search westward, and the main force to rest and recuperate in the Soviet Union.

The Eighth Route Army attacked Jinpu Road near Bengbu and said that the army was not mobilized, and this information was immediately reported to Liu Jianjian, the commander of the Second Brigade, through the radio of the three cavalry battalions that carried out the task of morning glory.

After breaking through the Jinpu Road, Liu Jianli had already ordered his troops to disengage from contact with the enemy and prepare to return to Luxi in concealment. After receiving this report, Liu Jianli knew that he still had to make some more efforts, so he issued a speech entitled "Blocking the Yue Army in the East of the Jinpu Road" in the name of Liu Yimin in accordance with Liu Yimin's pre-war arrangement, proposing that the key to defending Great Wuhan lies in eliminating the living forces of the Yue army, and now that the Yue army has opened up the Jinpu Road, the vast areas along the road have become areas behind enemy lines. The instructors of the Eighth Route Army persisted in guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines, moving from Shanxi to Shandong, and from northern Jiangsu to eastern and northern Anhui.

After publishing the speech, Liu Jianli did not stop doing anything, waved the main force, conquered Guzhen in one fell swoop, and completely cut off the Jinpu Road.

At this time, it was the time when the soldiers were at their peak and their arrogance was the most arrogant.

Although the army suffered repeated defeats on the battlefield in Shandong, it stimulated the clamor for expanding aggression in the country one after another. Economically, the industry has gradually shifted to a wartime system, and because the European and American countries are anxious to completely extricate themselves from the shadow of the economic crisis, orders from the European and American countries are still a major channel for commercial trade between Europe and the United States. Although the news media and people in various countries have been raising their voices for criticizing Japan's aggression one after another, the political axes of European and American countries have not interrupted their trade with Japan because of the need for economic recovery. Without worrying about raw materials, and with the urging of the military department, Xiao Yueben's factories produced day and night, and weapons, ammunition, and military supplies were continuously transported to China, supporting the army's crazy offensive. Politically, due to the deliberate propaganda of the military headquarters of the Imperial Army, on the one hand, the people of the Eighth Route Army were intoxicated with the great military exploits of the Eighth Route Army in attacking cities and conquering places, and on the other hand, they were full of hatred for the flexible and mobile strategy and tactics of the Eighth Route Army. In particular, the killing of King Tsugihiko in the Higashijur Palace made the eyes of the fanatical militarists in this book red, and many people spontaneously went to the residence of the King of Tojuer Palace to mourn and worship. Satoko, the widow of King Tsukihiko of the Higashijur Palace, turned out to have a weak relationship with the dead old playboy, but now she is also unusual, like a tearful person who cries every day, she keeps receiving mourners, and uses the secret trick of crying, making trouble and hanging herself, entering the palace every day to coerce Emperor Hirohito to take revenge.

The domestic pressure was so great, Liu Yimin's main force cut off the southern section of Jinpu Road, whether it was Shunroku Hata, or Ningji Okamura, if they wanted the troops to rest for a few more days, they couldn't sit still anymore, and commanded the main force of the army to kill westward.

Seeing that the purpose of mobilizing the devils was achieved, Liu Jianli led the Second Brigade, the Luxi Garrison Brigade, and the Southwest Luxi Garrison Brigade to begin to conceal their whereabouts and secretly return north to Luxi.

After Liu Yimin left Luoma Lake, he didn't stop all the way and rushed to the direction of Xin'an Town. There he was going to cross the Longhai Road and return to Shandong.

There were no dangers along the way, the size of the unit was not large, and Li Lingfeng led the No. 3 Special Operations Squadron to open the way in front, so it was naturally smooth sailing.

At this time, the main force of the army gathered in northern Jiangsu and central Jiangsu, and the highways along the way were the baggage convoys of the army, and Liu Yimin wanted to take the sheep several times, but considering that the army was eager to capture the main force of the instructor at this time, on the other hand, I am afraid that it was eager to find the murderer who killed the king of Dongjiuer Palace in Gaogou Town, although his own guard troops were wearing military uniforms, but if they really wanted to fight, they would not be able to hide their whereabouts, and the army would probably realize that the person who caused the Gaogou Town incident had fled to Shandong, and it would be troublesome. Therefore, Liu Yimin resisted the urge to fight a battle, and ordered Li Lingfeng to just open the northbound passage, not to make too much movement, and it was best to pass quietly.

Liu Yimin was the guiding ideology, and Li Lingfeng led the No. 3 Special Operations Squadron to capture a small stronghold at night, and guided the No. 1 Battalion and No. 3 Sniper Squadron to escort Liu Yimin over the devil's defense line on Longhai Road and into Tancheng County.

After passing the road, they soon joined up with the cavalry brigade hidden in the Maling Ancient Road.

Hu Laohu was excited when he saw that Liu Yimin had successfully returned to Shandong and joined the main force, and he hurriedly reported to Liu Yimin the process of the cavalry brigade's westward advance and the rendezvous of the four detachments. Liu Yimin told him that there was no need to report this matter, he had already met Gao Jingting, and the situation was clear.

Hu Laohu thought about something else that had not been reported, so he said: "Division commander, when we went to join the four detachments, we met Liao Lei's troops. Commander Li of the Fifth Theater already knew about our annihilation of the main force of the 116th Division, and sent a reporter to say that he wanted to interview you. ”

Liu Yimin was in a hurry to return to the division headquarters to meet Luo Ronghuan at this time, to understand the changes in the enemy's situation, and he was unwilling to delay time, so he said: "I don't have time now, I'll talk about it when I'm free later." First, let the reporter friend go to see Director Cai, and the Political Department will arrange for him to interview the soldiers. ”

Hu Laohu felt that it was better to speak thoroughly, so he continued: "Commander, this reporter is a woman, she was originally a reporter from Shanghai, and now she is a reporter from Wuhan Wen Wei Po. She once went to Xi'an and interviewed you at the Legion Headquarters, her name is Huang Wei. ”

When Liu Yimin heard it, isn't this the female reporter who caused a lot of turmoil back then? This war is raging, why did you chase it to Shandong again? Is it better to have good journalism than to die?

Think about a girl who went to Shandong for such a big interview, the purpose is to publicize the resistance and the Eighth Route Army. This spirit is very precious, if the Chinese can throw themselves into the war of resistance in such a way regardless of life and death, where will there be so many Han annihilations! Scared and scared Xiao Yueben to death!

Thinking of this, Liu Yimin asked Hu Laohu to call Huang Wei and meet first.

After Huang Wei returned to the Fifth Theater Headquarters from Wuhan with Li Zongren, she didn't wait long before Li Zongren sent someone to send her to Liao Lei, asking Liao Lei to find a way to send Huang Wei to Shandong. When Liao Lei was in trouble, the Eighth Route Army captured Lianyungang, and Liao Lei hurriedly sent troops to escort Huang Wei to the direction of Xuzhou, thinking that the Eighth Route Army would definitely take advantage of the situation to capture Xuzhou, even if it did not capture Xuzhou, it would definitely stay around Xuzhou for a while. As a result, he met the cavalry brigade advancing westward, and after explaining the situation, Huang Wei moved with the cavalry trip.

As soon as she heard that Liu Yimin had arrived at the cavalry brigade and wanted to see her, Huang Wei was busy packing her things, took out a small mirror and put on makeup, and soon followed Hu Laohu's guards to see Liu Yimin.

When Liu Yimin was interviewed in Xi'an, to be honest, he didn't see what the two female reporters looked like, so that later, Dai Li's spies spread rumors and made trouble, and Huang Wei and Li Jie held a press conference in Shanghai, which caused a storm in the city, but Liu Yimin couldn't recall which of the two female reporters was Huang Wei and which was Li Jie.

After Huang Wei came in, Liu Yimin looked at it carefully, and then cordially asked if he was bitter and tired along the way.

Huang Wei traveled thousands of miles just to see Liu Yimin, and suddenly her dream came true, and she listened to Liu Yimin's question very kindly, her face immediately burned, and her voice became twisted.

Liu Yimin saw that the girl was shy, so he laughed and told Huang Wei not to be restrained when she came to the Eighth Route Army, she could visit and interview at will, and the manuscript could be sent out through the army's radio, but the manuscript had to be reviewed by Director Cai of the Political Department, mainly for fear of inadvertently revealing the secrets of the Eighth Route Army.

After explaining, Liu Yimin asked Hu Laohu to send someone to escort Huang Wei to the division headquarters to see Cai Zhong, and he got up and was about to leave.

As soon as Huang Wei heard that Liu Yimin didn't let her accompany her, she became anxious and bold, stood up and said eagerly: "Senior Commander Liu, I came to see you from so far away, can't you take me with you?" ”

Liu Yimin's feet had already stepped out of the house, and when he heard this, he turned his head and replied: "We are marching fast, and you can't stand the bumps on the war horse." ”

Huang Wei watched Liu Yimin go out and get on the horse, and walked away, aggrieved and just wanted to shed tears.

After merging with the cavalry brigade, he entered the base area, and his more than 100,000 troops were in the southeast of Shandong.

At this time, Luo Ronghuan led the division headquarters to Dadian Town in Ju County, and saw that the economic conditions here were good, the fields were fertile, and the houses were like houses, so he temporarily set up the division headquarters here.

After Liu Yimin rushed to Dadian, he remembered that in history this was the headquarters of the 115th Division, and it was also the birthplace of the political axe of Shandong Province, known as Xiao Yan'an, and he felt that this world was really wonderful.

There was no time to observe the situation in Dadian Town in detail, and after meeting with Luo Ronghuan and Cai Zhong, Liu Yimin immediately called Qian Zhuangfei and He Xinghua, asking them to immediately send a report to the brigades and order them to report the situation.

In addition to informing the chairman of the situation in other base areas, the center inquired about the arrangements for the main force to return to Shandong, and it seemed that the chairman was a little anxious because of the successive losses of the base areas during this period, and between his words, he urged the instructors to quickly deploy troops and restore the base areas as soon as possible, and particularly emphasized whether the arsenal could be completed and put into operation as soon as possible, and when it would be able to support the supply of ammunition to other base areas. At the same time, the instructors were asked to get started as soon as possible to solve the problems of food and salt, winter clothing, and other logistical and material problems related to the development of the troops.

There were more than a dozen telegrams from the headquarters, informing them of the situation on the battlefield in Shanxi, as well as the basic deployment of [***] determination to defend Wuhan, and even the progress of the troops sent to the western Liaoning region to attack and harass the devils.

Mr. Zhu also sent a telegram, saying that he and Sister Kang were very happy to hear that Tang Xingying had successfully produced, and sent a telegram to congratulate him.

A circular from the Enemy Engineering Department of the General Headquarters aroused Liu Yimin's attention, which said that the activities of the army's spies have recently been extremely active, and they have infiltrated the base areas by means of poisoning, assassination, and bribery, and they have demanded that all units and base areas strengthen their defense forces and strictly guard against sabotage by devils.

(To be continued)