When the North China Front received the last farewell message from Itagaki, they all knew that the Shanxi Dispatch Army was completely finished. www.biquge.info In just about half a month, the two divisions stationed in Shanxi were finished.

Seeing such a farewell message, Tada Jun, who had already returned to China for questioning, suddenly felt very lucky. However, the chief of staff of the front army, who held the post of temporary commander, knew that this incident would once again cause a shock in the military department.

Compared with the division commander of the 116th Division, although he is also a Japanese lieutenant general. But Itagaki Seishiro dispatched troops and military departments in Huaxia, and they were all famous generals. But now, this famous general still can't escape the end of being forced to commit suicide.

Perhaps after his death, the empire will give him a distinguished honor. But a dead famous general will not be forgotten for a long time. On the other hand, He Zhengdao, who received a telegram from the front, seemed to be both happy and worried in his heart.

Happily, Seishiro Itagaki who owed a lot of blood debts died. Even if He Zhengdao knew that this guy could not escape the trial of the international tribunal in the end, and he was sentenced to death by hanging.

But dying on the strangled torture frame and being annihilated by the Eighth Route Army in China are undoubtedly two different concepts. Itagaki's death also realized that the Japanese army was missing a well-known general who knew about China.

But what He Zhengdao is worried about is that history has changed a lot by him. Next, what will become of this war of resistance that has lasted for eight years in history? At this point, He Zhengdao really seemed a little worried.

After all, for others in the Anti-Japanese War, He Zhengdao has a natural advantage, that is, he knows the direction of history. And now that history has changed, what the future will look like, He Zhengdao also has no way of knowing.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for this worry to be suppressed by He Zhengdao, and he said calmly: "Report to Yan'an and the headquarters!" All the troops participating in the battle began to assemble and prepare to return to Yulin and Suiyuan for rest and recuperation.

The recovered county towns were all handed over to the management of the garrison troops who came later. Before the garrison arrived, the troops participating in the front line had to watch out for a counterattack by the Japanese army. Before receiving an order from the military headquarters, the front-line troops are not allowed to attack without authorization! ”

In He Zhengdao's view, the end of the Shanxi Campaign can almost declare the end of the 38-year War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. He Zhengdao felt very satisfied with such a successful end at the end of the year, and he believed that the soldiers and civilians of the Anti-Japanese War would also feel very gratified.

A year ago, they lost Shanxi. A year later, the Eighth Route Army recovered Shanxi. Even if there is only one province, it can give the soldiers and people of the Anti-Japanese War a confidence, and make them feel that the final victory of the Anti-Japanese War must belong to the Chinese people.

After receiving the telegram from He Zhengdao, Taizu, who was staying in Yan'an to pay attention to the two battles, finally breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Okay! I really didn't expect that the Battle of Shanxi would end so quickly, and the two Japanese divisions would end like this! ”

In the face of Taizu's exclamation, Mr. Zhu also smiled and said: "Chairman, the end of the Battle of Shanxi also realizes that our year should be much better." Next, we need to discuss how to manage Shanxi.

Earlier, I received a telegram from the Henan Front Command that the two divisions of the Japanese army stationed in Zhumadian had begun to break through to Anhui. Most of the remaining Japanese garrisons in Henan also began to choose to break through to other occupied areas.

Looking at it like this, it is estimated that the battle of Henan is not far from the end. Although the cost of this battle is very large, the harvest is also not small. After this winter, I believe that we will have a new situation next year. ”

As the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army, Mr. Zhu was naturally very happy that the two battles were victorious. Even if these two battles cost the Eighth Route Army a lot of money, he still thinks it's worth it!

The addition of so many newly opened base areas meant that the territory under the jurisdiction of the Eighth Route Army was further expanded. The increase in the population and land under the jurisdiction of the base area means that the supply of soldiers and food will also increase a lot in the future.

At least in the future, if the Japanese army wants to attack Shaanxi, they can't think of any more ways than air raids. This also means that more troops previously stationed in Shaanxi can be sent to the front line for rotational warfare.

'Yes! Who would have thought that after losing Xuzhou and Wuhan, we would be able to recover Taiyuan and Zhengzhou. With such good news, I believe that our people can also feel relieved and hopeful! ’

Taizu, who said this, had already begun to think about sending electricity. He felt that this time it was necessary for the Eighth Route Army to make a big move, so that the military, civilians and political groups of the National War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression could truly realize the fact of the rise of the Eighth Route Army.

Even if the Eighth Route Army is next, it will be under a lot of pressure from the Japanese army. But Taizu believed that with He Zhengdao withdrawing from the direction of Yulin and Suiyuan, it would not be easy for the Kwantung Army to fight south.

As for the anti-Japanese forces in North China and Central China, most of the base areas are now connected. With a solid rear, they will also be safer to fight on the front lines. In this case, why not?

After keeping a low profile for so long, it's time to be high-profile!

At the very least, let the people and the international community know that in addition to the Nationalist Government in Chongqing, the Yan'an Government in Shaanxi and the Eighth Route Army are also the pillars of the War of Resistance and are qualified to have a head-on dialogue with them.

After receiving the telegram forwarded by the North China Front, Tu Feiyuan, who was leading the troops to break through the siege, also felt full of sadness. For the death of Itagaki, a friend in the army, Tu Feiyuan also felt a little sad.

Once upon a time, they exhausted Huaxia. But in just over a year, the Eighth Route Army, which should have been insignificant, became an existence that destroyed their invincible faith and confidence, and killed Japanese generals many times.

Even though his heart was full of unwillingness, Tu Feiyuan still ordered: "Order the troops to speed up, and some bulky materials that don't have to be carried can be discarded." At the fastest speed, rush to Anhui to rest! ”

With the last Japanese forces in Shanxi being annihilated by the Eighth Route Army, Tu Feiyuan believed that the Eighth Route Army would have more energy and troops to move to the Henan battlefield. In this case, he had to order his troops to retreat at a faster pace.

In the face of these Japanese troops who broke through to Anhui regardless of it, the troops of the Eighth Route Army who were responsible for blocking and harassing them were more just biting one bite at a time, so that these little devils who broke through did not dare to stay in one place for too long.

Although some front-line commanders don't want these little devils to leave Zhumadian easily. But they all know that the troops are actually very tired. If they continue to fight hard, they won't be able to bargain too much.

But even so, the rear troops that occasionally eliminated some little devils were also constantly consuming the strength of the retreating Japanese army. The little devil walked in a hurry, and the Eighth Route Army chased easily, and the latter undoubtedly suffered less losses than the former.

The 18th Division of the Japanese Army, which had been evacuated by a week with the Tuhihara Division, also felt that the surrounding situation was becoming more and more dangerous. Fortunately, the two divisions were able to respond to each other, so that they would not lose the ability to counterattack and break through.

It's just that a large number of property they seized in Zhumadian can't be taken out now. The saber special combat team that targeted them was specifically looking for the little devil's car and horse, so that the little devil could only walk on two legs.

In this case, the Japanese army could only choose to blow up or bury some of the artillery. The entire division was converted into infantry and advanced on foot into Anhui. As for the Japanese army in Anhui, the troops were also organized.

When the Japanese troops stationed in Fuyang finally converged with the forward troops of the 14th Division. Tu Feiyuan, who was in the rear, also seemed relieved, and the rest of the Japanese troops who broke through also felt that they had finally gotten rid of the threat around them.

It was also at this time that Mr. Peng, who served as the commander-in-chief of the Henan Campaign, also said in a timely manner: "Send a report to the new 67th Army, let their first infantry division take over Zhumadian, and establish fortifications on the first line of Jieshou and Funan."

In addition to being stationed in Xinyang, the 2nd Infantry Division of the New 67th Army should also cooperate with the 1st Infantry Division to assist in the defense of Nanyang. As for the 3rd Infantry Division, it was responsible for the defense in the direction of Dabie Mountain and beware of the Japanese troops stationed in the direction of Wuhan.

In the absence of new orders, the front-line troops tried to fight as few large-scale battles as possible with the Japanese army. The troops began to rest and recuperate, and the battle was summarized, and the summary report was submitted to the command for summarization. ”

Knowing that the little devil successfully broke through to Anhui, Mr. Peng was also a little unwilling. However, the two divisions of the Japanese army also lost tens of thousands of troops in this breakthrough. In Mr. Peng's view, this is also a big victory.

At least the Japanese troops annihilated in the Henan Campaign will not be less than the Shanxi Campaign. In any case, the two reconquest campaigns launched at the end of the year are indeed qualified to make the people of the whole country who have been suppressed for a year raise their eyebrows.

At this moment, the Second Infantry Division, which was deployed on the front line of Nanyang, began to receive materials and ammunition received from the headquarters. With these supplies in place, the artillery units, which had been left without ammunition earlier, were first deployed in the border area.

Seeing that the Eighth Route Army was behind the position, there were still a large number of artillery units assembled. Hu Zongnan, who originally wanted to pick up the leak, still didn't have the courage in the end. After all, he already felt that the Eighth Route Army was no longer as easy to bully as before.

Asking himself, Hu Zongnan felt that his command of the First Army might not be able to drive out the two Japanese divisions that were in Zhumadian at that time. But now the Eighth Route Army has done it, which means that the strength of the Eighth Route Army is not bad.

Even he knew very well that with the withdrawal of the Japanese army from Henan, they and the Eighth Route Army would become real 'neighbors'. How to get along with this new 'neighbor' is also a test of his wisdom with the national government.

Even if the Anti-Japanese War is still in charge of the Nationalist Government, everyone knows that Yan'an no longer cares about the opinions of the Nationalist Government. At least in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, the Nationalist Government could still point fingers, but now it is only afraid that it will not work.

Yan'an, which owns nearly three provinces, already has the capital to sit on an equal footing with the Nationalist Government. The most important thing is that winning these two reconquest battles will gather a lot of popular support and prestige for Yan'an.

This also means that if the Nationalist Government wants to continue to dominate the overall situation of the Anti-Japanese War, they also need to show some excellent results to tell the people who are concerned about the Anti-Japanese War that they are the leaders of the Anti-Japanese War in China! (To be continued.) )