The unexpected fall of Duolun City, coupled with the destruction of the puppet Mongolian cavalry division, formed a chain reaction that also shocked the Kwantung Army. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info But after these two battles, at least the Kwantung Army can see the Eighth Route Army clearly, and its strength should not be underestimated.

Earlier, many high-ranking officials of the Kwantung Army, who had ridiculed the incompetence of the North China Front, also felt disgraced in the face of such a defeat. Even the 11th Division of the Japanese Army, which had not been disturbed too much, was now marching more cautiously.

I have to say that the little devil is a guy who is good at summarizing failures. After realizing that the Eighth Route Army's capture of the Xilin Gol League this time was not a whim, but a premeditated one. The Kwantung Army also knew that more preparations were needed.

According to common sense, in the face of such a situation, it is undoubtedly the safest way for the Kwantung Army to reassemble its elite divisions to fight. It's just that Mei Xinji Miro still feels that the elite of the Kwantung Army should be used against the Soviet Far East Army.

With the Eighth Route Army's He Zhengdao Division marching into the Xilin Gol League, the Kwantung Army troops deployed on the front line of Outer Mongolia also began to discover the Outer Mongolian scouts operating on the border. The appearance of these scouts also made the Kwantung Army full of vigilance.

So much so that Mei Xinzhi Meilang, who learned the news, gritted his teeth and said: "Baga, it seems that behind this matter, there must be something to do with the Soviet Far East Army." For the situation on the border, we must be ready for war at any time. ”

In fact, He Zhengdao, who received the news, also felt a little surprised. But thinking of the Soviet-Japanese war that started on the border of Outer Mongolia this year, He Zhengdao also knew his actions, perhaps giving many careerists a chance!

Even if the Eighth Route Army is several times stronger than it was during the Red Army, in the eyes of some high-level leaders in the Soviet Union, the Eighth Route Army is still an irregular force. Aside from the large number of people, there doesn't seem to be much to be affirmed.

In addition, most of the people who hold the power of the party and the army at present are not pro-Soviet military and political officials, and the Soviet Union, which wants to support a pro-Soviet party in China, is also not very satisfied with the development of the Eighth Route Army.

Moreover, as the Eighth Route Army gradually took over the border areas bordering Outer Mongolia, the border troops deployed by the Eighth Route Army on the border also made the Soviet Far East Army feel that this was the Eighth Route Army's distrust of them.

But they have forgotten that the independent government of Outer Mongolia that they support now is a puppet government that is not recognized by the government of the Republic of China. After all, it cannot be called their Soviet territory, it can only be regarded as a colony in disguise.

It's just that the Eighth Route Army stationed troops outside their colony also made the Outer Mongolian army somewhat worried. Although the two armies are currently very restrained, no one dares to guarantee whether the Eighth Route Army will cross the border to recover Outer Mongolia in the future.

I saw that the Eighth Route Army was fighting vigorously in Suiyuan, Chahar and even Rehe and other places. The Outer Mongolian government, which also wants to expand its territory, also thinks that it is possible to grab more territory from the hands of little devils.

Although the Outer Mongolian government was also somewhat afraid of the strength of the Kwantung Army, there were also people who wanted to do something on the border on the part of the Soviet Far Eastern Army stationed in Outer Mongolia. In this way, it can also divert domestic attention to the military.

In this case, if you can let the Outer Mongolian army be the pawns and they support them behind the back, it is undoubtedly a very good way. It was for this reason that the Outer Mongolian government dared to send scouts to begin operations in disputed border areas.

After receiving the investigation report forwarded by the headquarters, He Zhengdao also smiled and said: "It seems that our fight has emboldened some people." It's just that it's not easy to snatch food from the Kwantung Army! ”

Judging from the overall situation, He Zhengdao did not want Outer Mongolia or the Soviet Union to seize territory from the Kwantung Army. In his opinion, once there is a place where the Outer Mongolian army or the Soviet army is stationed, they will not be able to adopt an offensive strategy for the time being.

On the contrary, if these territories are in the hands of the little devils, then the Eighth Route Army will recover them, and I am afraid that no one can say anything. Similarly, Outer Mongolia and the Soviet Far East Army also did not dare to easily undermine the good cooperative relations between the two parties.

As the Eighth Route Army owned more and more liberated areas, more and more Chinese materials were exported from Outer Mongolia to the Soviet Union. This was still very important for the Soviet Union, which was not in a very good economic situation.

In addition, even the Outer Mongolian government also needs to import a large amount of daily necessities from the Eighth Route Army. In the past two years alone, the Eighth Route Army's commercial and trade contacts with the Soviet Union have satisfied the Soviet high-ranking officials in charge of commerce.

In addition to a large number of machinery and equipment, some technologies that do not occupy an advantage in the international arena can also bring a lot of benefits to the Soviet Union after being sold to the side of the Eighth Route Army. This kind of income is undoubtedly also urgently needed by the Soviet side.

Even the Kwantung Army, on the other hand, had not yet received information about the possibility of the Soviet Far Eastern Army invading the Northeast. However, the Zhang Gufeng incident that occurred earlier has made it clear to the Kwantung Army that the Soviet Far East Army has never given up on the invasion and occupation of the northeast.

Compared with a border area captured by the Eighth Route Army at present, Ruoda's northeast is the core lifeblood of the Kwantung Army. It is no exaggeration to say that once the little devils lose this logistics base in the northeast, then the Japanese army in China will also fall into a complete collapse.

Under such circumstances, as the commander, how could Mei Xianzhi Meilang, as the commander, dare to transfer troops from the border to fight in the Xilin Gol League? If the Soviet Far Eastern Army really invaded the Northeast, the losses would be truly unbearable!

When Duolun was completely recovered, the 2nd Cavalry Division also completely took over the territory of Duolun. The 2nd Infantry Division, which was secretly marching, had also arrived in the Duolun area to garrison and build new fortifications on the periphery of Duolun.

Seeing that after the Eighth Route Army captured Duolun, it did not advance into the Chifeng area, and the Japanese puppet army stationed in Chifeng also breathed a sigh of relief. However, in the face of the arrival of large forces of the Eighth Route Army one after another, the Japanese puppet army in the confrontation area also seemed worried.

The most obvious situation is that many local tyrants and gentry living in the confrontation area, as well as the princes and nobles of the puppet Mongolian government, have also chosen to stay away from places that may become war zones and choose to live in safer places.

In addition, the high-ranking officials of the puppet Mongolian government, who also learned that the puppet Mongolian cavalry division had been completely annihilated and that an infantry brigade was also surrounded by the Eighth Route Army, also resigned or simply ran to Beiping City to hide.

All of a sudden, the Zhangjiakou garrison, which was originally expecting a counteroffensive, began to look low-key again. Except for some key areas, which sent heavy troops to defend, many places on the periphery were completely abandoned.

In response to this situation, the troops of the North China Front, which had been dispatched behind Zhangjiakou earlier, also received a telegram from Okamura Ninji. That is, at the various traffic arteries from Zhangjiakou to Beiping, the fortifications began to be built.

In the face of the Eighth Route Army's choice to defend, the North China Front Army also chose to defend and prepare for war, and many people who paid attention to this war felt a little stunned. At least in their opinion, the little devil has always been a bull and likes to attack rather than defend.

But only He Zhengdao, Taizu and Mr. Zhu and others know that the little devil is good at attacking. can fight defensive battles, and the ability of the little devil is not bad. It can even be said that the little devils who fight defensive battles are also very proficient.

For the little devil's tactics of being a turtle with a shrunken head, Fu Zuoyi, who originally wanted to try to capture Zhangjiakou, also seemed a little depressed. Now that the little devil is clearly not out of the city, he doesn't dare to easily lead his troops to fight a siege battle!

After all, they have been fighting against little devils these years, and crowd tactics are one of their advantages. In addition, it is familiar with the local situation and easy to ambush the little devils. But siege warfare is not a tactic they are good at!

If you really want to start a siege war, you must rely on human lives to fill it. finally let the 35th Army recover a little vitality, and Fu Zuoyi was also reluctant to wipe out the troops. After all, he knew He Zhengdao's character and didn't like to exchange casualties for war exploits.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for He Zhengdao to send a telegram to Fu Zuoyi: "In view of the current changes in the situation between the enemy and us, the 35th Army can hand over the defense task to the Suichaji Army Sub-district to take over.

The next task of the 35 th Army was to carry out joint encirclement and training around the Zhangjiakou area. In addition to containing the Japanese puppet army in Zhangjiakou, he also tried to compete with the North China Front. In this way, the attention of the North China Front Army was restrained.

For the next period of time, the 35th Army took the recovery of the countryside as its operational goal, and constantly compressed the living space of the Japanese puppet army in the surrounding areas. As long as the little devil dares to go out of the city, then concentrate the superior forces to annihilate them all.

In order for the 35 th Army to better accomplish this task, the 3rd Cavalry Division will cooperate with the 35 th Army to carry out joint operations. If there is an opportunity, the offensive of the troops can be advanced to the surrounding area of Chengde. ”

The overall core of this telegram has only one meaning, that is, all these important places in the county town are left to the little devils to occupy. But outside the county seat, the Eighth Route Army took over.

At least He Zhengdao believes that as long as he controls the countryside around the county seat, he will cut off the logistics supply line of the little devils. He believes that in the end, it will only be the little devils and the Japanese puppet soldiers who are hiding in the city.

At present, the strength of the troops of the Eighth Route Army fighting in the Zhangjiakou area has completely surpassed that of the Japanese troops stationed in Zhangjiakou. Therefore, as long as the North China Front did not send the main force to support, the remaining Japanese puppet army in Zhangjiakou would not last long.

After receiving this telegram, Fu Zuoyi's eyes also lit up and said: "Yes! Commander He's good idea, the little devils are willing to stay in the city, so let them continue to guard, and we will liberate the countryside around the county first. What do you call this tactic? ”

Even if Fu Zuoyi was still the commander of the 35th Army, when he withdrew to Datong, the Eighth Route Army also sent a political commissar to the 35th Army. At present, Fu Zuoyi is asking about the political commissar who is his partner.

Listening to Fu Zuoyi's words, the political commissar also smiled and said: "This is the tactic that our chairman proposed earlier that the countryside encircles the city!" It's a perfect solution to the dilemma we are facing right now! ”

As a matter of fact, as far as the current 35 th Army is concerned, with the Suichaji Military Sub-district as its backing, their implementation of such tactics can indeed effectively compress the space for the activities of the Japanese puppet army. After a long time of encirclement, I am afraid that the Japanese army will also collapse without attacking! (To be continued.) )