As Tu Feiyuan expected, on the night of the bombing of Runan City, the Eighth Route Army launched a new round of fierce offensive against the 14th Division under his command and the 18th Division that cooperated with the operation. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Recently, the Japanese army, which had become accustomed to the Eighth Route Army's more blocking attacks, was somewhat uncomfortable in the face of the Eighth Route Army's sudden counteroffensive. But more, they still carried out a fierce counterattack to contain the offensive of the Eighth Route Army.

As a result, when the battle lasted until midnight, the Japanese artillery units, which had been fighting back, were the first to stop firing. The reason is also very simple, they did not have many shells in their earlier reserves, and they did not dare to carry out large-scale artillery countermeasures anymore.

In the face of the Japanese artillery extinguishing, the artillery units of the Eighth Route Army naturally opened fire. For such a change, the Japanese troops on the front line were undoubtedly the most uncomfortable, but they knew that something should happen if the rear was not good.

When the commander of the front line asked the command of the rear division why he did not provide artillery reinforcements, he also knew the news that Runan City was bombed and destroyed by the Eighth Route Army. This news undoubtedly shocked the hearts of the front-line commanders.

The bombing of the rear supply center in Runan City means that they will face a shortage of supplies and ammunition. Having a headache as to how the battle would proceed next, they soon received an order from the rear to prepare to retreat.

Shunroku Hatata, who was holding an emergency meeting in Nanjing, received a telegram from Tohihara before he could make a decision. Regarding his decision to retreat to Anhui as soon as possible, Shunroku Hata was somewhat unwilling.

But the chief of staff of the front army also said in a timely manner: "Your Excellency Commander, I think the suggestion of the commander of the Tufeiyuan Division can be considered. Even if we can send planes tomorrow to replenish them by air, but the number is not much.

If the weather goes wrong in the next few days and our planes cannot take off normally, it means that the front-line troops will face a shortage of supplies. Recently, the weather in Henan has indeed been very unstable.

Most importantly, we can't afford to take any more risks now. The two divisions of the Shanxi Dispatch Army were almost completely wiped out, and if these two divisions were also folded in Henan, I am afraid that we would not be able to explain to the military headquarters at all.

Now withdraw from Henan at the right time and reorganize the defensive line in Anhui. I believe that as long as the Eighth Route Army is not crazy, they should know that it is enough to stop. In this way, our troops in the south will also get a real chance to recuperate! ”

Speaking of which, the Japanese army that was originally preparing for a large-scale rest in the Battle of Wuhan. Because the Eighth Route Army suddenly chose to confront them head-on in Henan, many troops had just announced a break but were reassembled to go to the front.

The officers and men of some divisions and regiments can be said to have been fighting for several months in a row. Such a protracted period of combat has undoubtedly aggravated the fatigue and war-weariness of the officers and men. And in this Henan Campaign, the Japanese army is more passive!

'Do you mean we're going to end this battle?' Isn't the energy we spent during this time in vain? ’

Faced with the advice of the chief of staff, Shunroku Hata was naturally very unwilling. You must know that in order to ensure the continuation of the offensive against Henan, Hata Shunroku can also be said to have spent a lot of money to raise materials and troops from other occupied areas.

Now that this battle ended hastily, and even ended with their withdrawal from Henan, Shunroku Hata was naturally very unwilling. Even if he felt in his heart that the chief of staff's suggestion was still very wise and reasonable.

For Shunroku Hatata's unwillingness, how can the chief of staff not know?

But he still insisted: "Your Excellency, Commander, compared with the weather in the south, the temperature in Henan and the north is already dropping. When it snows, the troops are even more dependent on supplies.

At present, we have transferred troops and materials from the southern occupied areas to the Henan front, which has already affected the control of other occupied areas. Recently, the rebel forces in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and southern Jiangxi provinces have also intensified their activities.

If Runan's supplies are not destroyed, we can continue to fight with the Eighth Route Army for a period of time, and in the end it will depend on who can hold out to the end. But now that our supplies are gone, we must choose to retreat as soon as possible to preserve the combat effectiveness of our troops.

As long as the troops of the two divisions and regiments are safely withdrawn into Anhui, at least the New Fourth Army, which is currently operating in Anhui, will have the ability to curb its activities in Anhui. If Anhui is stabilized, the rest of the provinces will also be relatively stable.

Our troops on the front line have been fighting for too long and urgently need a break to recuperate. Most importantly, we also need time to raise supplies. If the fight continues, I am afraid that the military department will also have opinions. ”

As the chief of staff of the front army, it is necessary for him to give some advice to Shunroku Hatata. At this time, he couldn't let Shunroku Hata get angry. And he also believes that Shunroku Hata can still listen to his advice!

'Yaga! Eighth Route Army, we really underestimate them. The North China Front is too incompetent! ’

Shunroku Hatata, who said this, has undoubtedly adopted the advice of the chief of staff. It's just that he thinks that the Eighth Route Army, which should be in charge of the North China Front, is now making waves with the South in Central China, and he really looks a little angry.

But now he is also clear about the situation in North China, and he has changed several commanders of the front army, but he still has not been able to curb the development of the Eighth Route Army. In the eyes of Shunroku Hatata, this situation is undoubtedly the commander of the front army who is too incompetent!

As the commander of the Central China Front, Shunroku Hata undoubtedly had a much stronger control over the south than in North China. At least for the time being, he still has the ability to suppress the resistance of the Eighth Route Army and the Nationalist Army and maintain stability and order in the occupied areas.

As the Front Army adopted Tu Feiyuan's suggestion, the two divisions soon received an order to retreat from the Front Army. From the early morning of the next day, the front-line troops of the Eighth Route Army, who were playing against the Japanese army, found direct signs that the Japanese army had begun to withdraw.

Receiving the telegram from the front-line troops, Xiao Jinguang breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "Damn, these little devils are really preparing to retreat!" Order the Second Division to strengthen the monitoring of the Japanese army and beware of what kind of conspiracy the little devils play.

Once the Japanese began to retreat, additional troops were sent to take over the positions and cities abandoned by the Japanese army. At the same time, a defensive position was set up on the front line of Miyang to guard against the infiltration of the Nationalist Army troops on the Nanyang side, and the guerrilla brigades also made good cooperation.

Begin to drive the Japanese army from the side of Miyang, but beware of them waiting for an opportunity to enter the territory of Xinyang. This time, our front-line troops are more likely to fight and block, and the task of attacking the Japanese army can be handed over to the 1st Division and 116.

At the same time, the 2nd Division was ordered to send a reconnaissance unit to the territory of Luohe to get in touch with the 116th Division and receive the supplies allocated to us by the headquarters. After receiving the supplies, they were immediately distributed to the combat units of the 2nd Division. ”

With He Zhengdao's reminder, Xiao Jinguang felt that what he had to watch out for next was that the First Army of the Central Army stationed in Nanyang took the opportunity to seize the position abandoned by the Japanese army. In any case, they must seize this Zhumadian store.

At this moment, the 116th Division, which also attacked Jinmadian, also launched a pursuit and deployment along the Nanyang line. In the face of the retreating Japanese army, the troops of the Eighth Route Army also acted quickly, taking over the positions of the Japanese army and the national * army earlier.

When Hu Zongnan's troops on the front line reacted, they found that the troops in front of their defensive positions had turned into the Eighth Route Army. This discovery really surprised the troops of the national * army.

But in the face of the Eighth Route Army, which had already taken over the position, these national* armies, who had maintained a confrontation with the Japanese army for a long time, also did not dare to act rashly. They all knew very well that the Eighth Route Army could clean up the Japanese army, and they must not be afraid of them.

Only Hu Zongnan, who received the telegram, said with a little unwillingness: "Damn, these Eighth Route Army's hands and feet are really fast!" What did these little devils do? The troops of the two divisions could not defeat the three main divisions of the Eighth Route Army? ”

Regarding the situation of the Japanese army and the Eighth Route Army in Zhumadian, Hu Zongnan is naturally also clear. At least according to the information he received, the Japanese actually still had a certain advantage. But now, how can the situation take a turn for the worse?

Just when Hu Zongnan was a little puzzled, the information about the bombing of Runan City by the Eighth Route Army was finally detected by the Nationalist Army. Seeing this news, Hu Zongnan was also very surprised.

'You say the Eighth Route Army has a bomber force?' They blew up Runan City? ’

'Yes, Throne! According to the information we received, yesterday afternoon the Eighth Route Army organized a long-range air raid to destroy a large number of supplies stored in Runan. It is precisely because of this that the Japanese army chose to retreat on all fronts! ’

'There's no ammo, they're!' I really can't imagine that the Eighth Route Army still has an air force? ’

As a military commander, Hu Zongnan naturally knew the role of the air force in the troops. At present, they also have several air force groups on the Chongqing side. But in the face of the Japanese air force, they also did not dare to take off easily for air combat.

But now the Eighth Route Army suddenly organized such a bomber formation and attacked Runan City, where the Japanese army was storing supplies, which somewhat surprised Hu Zongnan. Don't say it's him, even Chongqing was very stunned when he heard the news.

'Mother, where did they get so many planes?' Why haven't we heard anything before? ’

The person who scolded these words was undoubtedly Chairman Chiang, who was sitting in Chongqing. In his view, the Air Force is undoubtedly a technical branch. Not to mention the high price of airplanes, training pilots alone is a huge expense.

But when did it start, the Eighth Route Army even secretly formed such a bomber formation. If one day these bombers suddenly appeared in the sky over Chongqing, wouldn't they be very dangerous?

In the face of Lao Jiang's questioning, the person in charge of the military command could only smile bitterly: "Commission, according to the intelligence we have gathered, the planes that carried out the bombing mission this time are all planes of little devils, which were captured by them earlier.

The news of these planes, they are very closely kept. If it weren't for the bombing of Runan City this time and solving the current dilemma faced by their front-line troops, I'm afraid that these planes would not have been dispatched.

In fact, we also had information about this before, but we only thought that they used these planes to train pilots. No one expected that they would have such a large number of bombers in their hands! ”

It is indeed very difficult for people in the military command to collect intelligence in Shaanxi. Especially those military restricted areas that are set as highly secret, one is missing! (To be continued.) )