As expected by the Eighth Route Army, the accident of the 13th Division greatly shocked the two divisions that were still attacking on the front line. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 The 18th Division, which had been fighting with the 1st Division for a long time, even directly ordered to defend and rest on the spot.

Originally, the 13th Division of the Front Army was transferred back to Xinyang this time, and many of the reasons were also because of the shortage of supplies and materials. The annihilation of the division that had high hopes now means that the situation in the rear will become even worse.

Although they are still in Zhumadian at the moment, they are not far from the rear occupation area. But the generals of the 18th Division knew that their rear occupation was far more dangerous than expected.

Even through the battle between Macheng and Tianmu Mountain, the Japanese army has been basically able to confirm it. In the Battle of Wuhan that ended earlier, the Eighth Route Army lost much less troops than they imagined, but it was hidden after the war.

At present, they are raising troops to attack the hinterland of Henan, but these low-key and hidden Eighth Route Army have taken the opportunity to come out. In this way, it is almost impossible to occupy the entire territory of Henan with only the remaining two multi-division troops.

After several days of attacking, the 18th Division had already felt that the combat effectiveness of the 1st Division of the New 67th Army was far stronger and more tenacious than they had imagined. After a few days of attacking, they consumed an astonishing amount of ammunition.

If there is no ammunition supply from the rear, the 18th Division will also face the embarrassment of having no artillery and no ammunition. Even the ammunition of the rifle machine guns, they have to save a little in the future, and how dare they attack regardless of consumption.

The 18th Division took the lead in ending the offensive and resting on the spot, and even contacted the remaining remnants of the 13th Division, and the two units intended to converge. Once the decision to withdraw was made, they would retreat together into Anhui.

For the actions of the 18th Division, the Front Command did not blame anything. But as soon as they stopped, it was undoubtedly a plate of cold water for the 14th Division that was preparing to enter Zhengzhou at the moment.

If you continue to attack Zhengzhou, you may be surrounded by the Eighth Route Army. Giving up the attack on Zhengzhou means that they will return again in vain. After consuming so much manpower and material resources, it eventually became a one-day trip to Zhengzhou, and Tufeiyuan was really unwilling.

In fact, not only Tu Feiyuan was unwilling, but other Japanese generals who planned the Henan War were also unwilling. In addition to being unwilling, they are also very aware of the current situation, which is already very unfavorable to them.

Compared with the Japanese army at the moment, it seemed to be in a dilemma, and the main force of the Eighth Route Army, which was rapidly advancing from Jiaozuo and Xinxiang, seemed to be high-spirited. They all know that they need to compete with the little devils now.

Regardless of whether the little devil retreats or advances next, they must engage the little devil as soon as possible. Otherwise, they were transferred here from the Shanxi battlefield and didn't fight with the little devils, which is a bit of a pity!

After receiving a telegram from the division headquarters, the regiment commander and the regimental political commissar also mobilized the troops in a timely manner, so that the officers and men of the regiment could once again accelerate their advance to Zhengzhou City.

Right now, the little devil is an infantry brigade, and he is already in the city. In Zhengzhou City, there is only a reconnaissance regiment of Li Xiangdong and the Zhengzhou garrison brigade attached to it. The former has too few troops, and the latter is still somewhat uneasy.

The comrades of the independent column have already taken the city of Zhengzhou before us. Now the little devil is a division and is pressing towards Zhengzhou City. We can't let the little devils get ahead of us again.

Comrades, hold on, victory is at hand, we must rush into the city of Zhengzhou before the main force of the little devils arrives in Zhengzhou. Once we get into the city before the little devils, the victory is ours. ’

Some officers and men who were responsible for the propaganda of political work also boosted the morale of the soldiers in a timely manner. Speaking of which, after starting from Xinxiang, the task of their group was to rush to Zhengzhou as quickly as possible, and Zhengzhou City was defended.

Only in this way will the follow-up main force enter the city to have a foothold. It can even be said that if Zhengzhou is taken and Zhengzhou is held, the Eighth Route Army will win half of the Henan Battle this time. The next thing to do is to recover the lost territories such as Kaifeng and Shangqiu.

As for Jiang Ding's Ministry of Culture, which retreated to Luoyang, the instructions of the Eighth Route Army were not to fire the first shot. But as long as they recover the territory, it will definitely not be handed over to Jiang Dingwen's troops to receive. The safety of the rear cannot be handed over to such troops.

Even after Jiang Dingwen's main force was stationed in Luoyang and other places, the Eighth Route Army also deployed heavy troops in Tongguan, Shangnan and other places. The purpose of this is self-evident, and it is to guard against the Nationalist Government's tricks.

At this moment, the infantry brigade that also ended the tentative offensive, after building fortifications on the spot, the troops of the entire brigade and regiment were also quietly waiting for the arrival of the main force of the follow-up division. Regarding the choice of the Japanese army, the Eighth Route Army, which was responsible for blocking it, also ignored it.

In a word, the Japanese wanted to wait until the main force of their division arrived, and then launch a corresponding attack. The troops guarding the blocking positions were also waiting for the main forces to arrive from the rear. Once the main force arrived, they would be more certain to hold Zhengzhou.

At this moment, he led the main force of the division and regiment to rush to Tufeiyuan in Zhengzhou, and he was also in frequent contact with the Central China Front Headquarters. In Tu Feiyuan's view, there are no more than three things. If you miss the opportunity to win Zhengzhou this time, it will be difficult to attack Henan in the future!

As many people know, the Eighth Route Army attaches great importance to the base areas. At present, because of their attack, the troops of the National * Army are retreating, but the Eighth Route Army is taking advantage of the situation. In the future, the line from Zhengzhou to Kaifeng is bound to be difficult to fight.

Once the Eighth Route Army recovers most of Henan, their garrisons in Anhui, Shandong, Hubei, Hebei and other places will be threatened by the Eighth Route Army in the future. Such a result is undoubtedly what the Japanese army does not want to see.

It's better to change your plan!

Many Japanese generals lamented that when they formulated the plan for the Battle of Henan, they had fully considered that the Eighth Route Army might enter Henan to engage them in a real main battle. But they all seem to have underestimated the power of the Eighth Route Army in Central China.

Judging from the current situation on the battlefield, in the eyes of the Japanese army, the independent column of the Eighth Route Army, which was heavily damaged in the Battle of Wuhan, still miraculously continued to stage miracles. In the entire rear, the supply lines of the Japanese rear were turned upside down.

'Yaga! It's this He Zhengdao again, damn it! How could he have so many troops? ’

When the Japanese army was cursing He Zhengdao again, Lao Jiang in Chongqing was also furious. In his opinion, he seems to have been tricked by He Zhengdao again. The new 67th Army did not suffer as much damage as imagined!

Looking at Gu Zhu and the others who came up with the idea before, Lao Jiang said with a very dissatisfied expression: "Who said that the main force of the new 67th Army was lost?" If their main forces were really lost, how did these troops come out now?

Niang Xipi, their strength in Central China is much more than ours behind enemy lines there. Who said that the Eighth Route Army should have a decisive battle with the Japanese army in Henan? Give up Henan and let the Eighth Route Army pick up ready-made? ”

Under some questioning, no one dared to say anything. The reason is simple, judging from the current situation, they really underestimated the strength of the Eighth Route Army in Central China. So much so that it seems to have suffered a dumb loss, and he must beat his teeth and swallow it in his stomach.

The Eighth Route Army's march into Henan was also tacitly approved by Lao Jiang. Now the Eighth Route Army has repelled the Japanese and successfully regained the territory they had abandoned. It is almost impossible for the Eighth Route Army to give away the fruits of victory.

Thinking of this result, Lao Jiang was angry. In the eyes of many people, the national * army under his command is not as good as the Eighth Route Army, and the determination to resist the war is not as resolute as the Eighth Route Army. Otherwise, why did they give up Zhengzhou earlier?

Even if the external propaganda is 'strategic abandonment', but the common people don't understand these at all, they only know that the national * army has abandoned Zhengzhou, but the Eighth Route Army sent troops at a critical juncture, and even repelled the little devils who came to attack.

"Bench, in this situation, we might as well fight back at the right time." At present, the 18th Division of the Japanese Army is in the vicinity of Zhumadian, and our troops in Nanyang may launch a counterattack at any time. ’

Some of the generals who were called knew that if Jiang Dingwen was asked to send troops to Zhengzhou at this time, it would be easy to clash with the Eighth Route Army. But Zhumadian, which had just been captured by the Japanese army, had the ability to send troops to recover it.

After all, the troops stationed in Nanyang were the first army of the Central Army, and they were the real elite troops in the hands of Lao Jiang. As long as you are willing to fight with the little devils, I believe that it should not be a problem to recover the Zhumadian area.

But soon there was a humanitarian: "Commission, I think that letting the First Army go up at this time will only allow the other side to sit and reap the benefits of the fisherman." Most importantly, if we are going to go to war, it will take time to raise all kinds of supplies and ammunition.

Although the Eighth Route Army now has a certain upper hand, the Japanese army has also deployed a lot of troops in Central China. In order to ensure the victory of the Battle of Henan, I think the Japanese army will send heavy troops to Henan in the next time.

At this time, I think we should stick to the previous defensive policy. As long as the little devils arrive outside our defense area, the competition in other places, and let the Eighth Route Army fight with the little devils, that will be the most beneficial to us. ”

Everyone knows that Hu Zongnan's First Army is Lao Jiang's heart. At this time, he was sent out to fight hard with the 18th Division of the Japanese Army. Even if he wins, it is estimated that his own strength will be greatly damaged.

The most important thing is that many generals of the national * army know that the little devil's sense of revenge is not low. At present, they have been surrounded and annihilated by the Eighth Route Army, and it is impossible to think that they will not find this field.

Therefore, after some debate, Lao Jiang finally maintained his previous decision and continued to watch from the sidelines. However, he still sent a questioning telegram to the Eighth Route Army, accusing the New 67th Army of the crime of falsely reporting battle losses.

However, the Eighth Route Army quickly sent a telegram to report: "The battle damage is well documented, and there is no false report. The units currently fighting in Central China are all units of the New 67 th Army that have been reorganized and expanded, and this accusation is groundless.

In addition, due to the unfavorable situation in the previous operation, our unit has decided to dismiss He Zhengdao from his post as army commander. In the future, the new 67 th Army's operations in central China will be handled by Xiao Jinguang, deputy commander of the army. Therefore, He Zhengdao could not go to Chongqing to report on his work! ”

Ho Jeong-do was removed?

As soon as this telegram came out, Lao Jiang also felt completely incomprehensible. But according to the information they received, it seems that He Zhengdao was really dismissed from the post of commander of the new 67th Army. Could it be that they misjudged again? (To be continued.) )