With the 1st Cavalry Division of the Eighth Route Army, armed attacks began to harass the border areas of the Hung Yen League. The Kwantung Army also realized that the main force www.biquge.info of the Eighth Route Army was only afraid of using the Xing'an League as a strategic channel, so as to start a major battle in the northeast.

Even the Kwantung Army felt that with the current strength of the Eighth Route Army, it did not have the strength to play against them. But the 11th Division disappeared without a trace overnight, which really frightened the generals of the Kwantung Army.

Although it is not known for the time being, how the Eighth Route Army managed to achieve this battle. But from this incident, it can basically be judged that they far underestimated the overall strength of the Eighth Route Army. To put it simply, the Eighth Route Army must still be hiding its strength.

In view of this situation, for the sake of insurance, Mei Xinji Miro finally decided to transfer the elite of the Kwantung Army from Mukden and Ji Province to reinforce the Chifeng, Tongliao and Xing'an League areas to contain the offensive of the Eighth Route Army.

Of course, there is a deeper purpose in the deployment of elite divisions and regiments in these areas, that is, to guard against the Soviet Far East Army that supports Outer Mongolia. The early redeployment of troops would also ensure security there.

But for He Zhengdao, the reason why the 11th Division was encircled and annihilated in such a low-key manner was to cause panic on the part of the Kwantung Army. Although the strategic channel of the Xing'an League is good, He Zhengdao does not want to step into it easily.

The reason is also very simple, he knows that Outer Mongolia and the Soviet Far East Army are also fighting there. At present, the Eighth Route Army's recovery of the Xilin Gol League area has undoubtedly attracted the attention of Outer Mongolia and the Soviet Far East Army.

Although at present, most of the border guards of the Outer Mongolian Army and the Eighth Route Army on the border of the Outer Mongolian Army are safe and sound, and occasionally conduct some commercial transactions in private. However, the Outer Mongolian Army and the Far Eastern Army never gave up annexing the territories belonging to China.

Earlier, regarding the garrison of the Eastern Army, they did not want to easily provoke a war, for fear of attracting a resolute counterattack from the Kwantung Army. But the successive victories of the Eighth Route Army seem to have given hope to some conspirators.

Even the Eighth Route Army can win the Kwantung Army, so how can they, as the elite Soviet Far East Army, lose to the Kwantung Army?

After generating such an idea, those ambitious conspirators naturally would not be willing to hand over all the territory of the Kwantung Army to the Eighth Route Army. In the final analysis, the Outer Mongolian Army and the Soviet Far East Army were also very wary of the growing Eighth Route Army.

Now He Zhengdao put on a posture of attacking the Hung Yen League, so as to attract the attention of the Kwantung Army, as well as the Outer Mongolian Army and the Soviet Far East Army. He believed that as long as time was ripe, the Outer Mongolian army would inevitably launch a provocation.

Once the Kwantung Army counterattacked, the Soviet Far Eastern Army would also intervene. At that time, He Zhengdao will be able to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, waiting for the development of the situation. He even hoped that these two troops could fight as fiercely as possible.

Even in history, there will be a big war between the Soviet Far Eastern Army and the Kwantung Army this year. It was also this war that led to the signing of a non-aggression pact between the Soviet Union and Japan after the end of the war, which was also related to changes in the international situation.

But in He Zhengdao's view, because of his arrival, the situation of the domestic anti-Japanese war has changed. No one can guarantee whether the border war, which was supposed to take place this year, will be staged as scheduled. Therefore, he needed to add a little fire.

Looking at the latest situation forwarded by the headquarters, He Zhengdao also knew that the Kwantung Army undoubtedly attached great importance to Fengtian and Ji Province. The elite of the Kwantung Army deployed there was also used to encircle and suppress the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation.

It's just that after the beginning of spring this year, the Anti-Japanese Federation, which has made contact with Yan'an, has been ordered to carry out rest and training in the mountains. As the commander-in-chief of the First Route Army, Yang Jingyu is also busy training troops to accumulate strength at the moment.

With the help of Hu Youliang's action team, Yang Jingyu no longer has to worry about the troops' supplies. The newly attracted group of anti-United Nations fighters are now practicing their skills in the secret camp in the deep mountains, waiting for the moment when they will go out to fight.

Although the Japanese puppet army still did not take the confrontation alliance lightly, after the beginning of spring, in addition to many anti-joint attacks and disturbed villages and towns. The Japanese army also found that the Anti-Japanese Union did not send any large troops, and there were not many personnel dispatched for each operation.

Judging from this situation, the Kwantung Army felt that they had already achieved great results in their attack against the United Nations last year, and that the current strength of the United Nations was not much left, and the local garrison alone should be able to deal with it.

Even if the elite division of the Kwantung Army stationed there earlier could naturally be temporarily transferred. And the transfer of these garrisons has undoubtedly given the Anti-United Nations room for activities, so that they can also go down the mountain to try their skills.

When the two elite divisions of the Kwantung Army began to move towards the Chifeng and Xing'an League areas, He Zhengdao also knew that he could take the next step. He wanted the Kwantung Army to truly understand what guerrilla attacks and warfare were.

Looking at the information sent by the headquarters, He Zhengdao said with a smile: "Chief of Staff, a Japanese division stationed in Zaji Province has left for the Hung Yen League area. The number of troops left by the little devils in Ji Province is much smaller than before.

Send a telegram to Commander-in-Chief Yang, so that he can send some reconnaissance troops down the mountain to inquire about the situation. If you find a few little devils at the sentry posts or villages to train the troops, you will not be able to train the troops in the mountains.

In addition, according to our proposal, some guerrilla zones can be opened behind enemy lines to attract the attention of the nearby Japanese puppet army. While fighting against the Japanese puppet army, it also continued to develop and expand the strength of its own troops. ”

'Good! During this time, the First Route Army developed well. Xiao Hu sent them a lot of weapons and food! ’

Regarding the situation of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation, Ye Jianying, as the chief of staff, naturally knows it. Although at present, Yan'an has not made it clear that the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation will be merged into the troops under He Zhengdao in the future.

But Taizu and Mr. Zhu both said that He Zhengdao has a lot of decision-making power in matters related to the Northeast. Even the other anti-coalition forces fighting in the northeast need to cooperate with and support He Zhengdao's work.

In addition to sending a telegram to the anti-coalition forces, He Zhengdao said again: "Chief of Staff, send another telegram to the Eastern Hebei Army Division, telling Xu Mingyuan that they can start an operation." Don't make too much trouble in the early stage, just mix the water.

During this time, the old devil in Okamura has been secretly mobilizing troops. Although it is not clear for the time being, what kind of medicine is sold in his gourd. But it can probably be judged that the troops he mobilized are coming for us.

Presumably, this old devil also wants to ask for some benefits from the Kwantung Army. At this time, I think I should add a little trouble to him and let him figure out the affairs of his own territory first.

The Eastern Hebei Military Sub-district is developing well at the moment. I think they can also recover some county towns in eastern Hebei, form our anti-Japanese government, and at the same time block the rail and road transportation between the North China Front Army and the Kwantung Army.

However, let Xu Mingyuan take it easy and don't leak all the hole cards. It really forced Okamura, an old devil, to be in a hurry, and it was also very detrimental to the long-term development of their military division. Therefore, the offense should be a little more leisurely. ”

"There is a war in the east of Ji, but I'm afraid that the old devil in Okamura will have a headache again." Earlier, I never understood that the Eastern Hebei Army Division now has nearly 100,000 troops, why do you keep letting them hide, dare to keep it for now! ’

Xu Mingyuan and others, who were sent to eastern Hebei to form a military subdivision during the period of the independent column, with the cooperation of the underground party in eastern Hebei, have been mainly attacking the local Japanese puppet army and opening up guerrilla areas, and have constantly accumulated troop strength.

Originally, last year, the Eastern Hebei Military Sub-district issued a report asking for instructions, wanting to organize a large-scale sabotage operation in eastern Hebei. But in the end, it was vetoed by He Zhengdao, and the reason given was that the time was not yet ripe.

Regarding the armed rebellion in eastern Hebei, He Zhengdao also knew something in his previous life. In He Zhengdao's view, there were quite a few soldiers and civilians in the Anti-Japanese War developed by the Eighth Route Army at that time, and it did achieve brilliant results in the early days.

But the problem is that you can't fight against the little devils with a single bloody courage. Let those enthusiastic soldiers and civilians of the Anti-Japanese War fight with their bare hands against the elite Japanese puppet army, and the final result will only be casualties.

For this reason, He Zhengdao has always asked Xu Mingyuan to be more patient and give the troops more training and actual combat experience. Accumulate big victories with small victories, and increase the strength of the troops through captured weapons and materials.

At present, nearly 100,000 troops in the Eastern Hebei Army Division can at least have one gun per man, and they are also equipped with a certain number of artillery. Through the suppression of bandits and the crackdown on the Japanese puppet army units, many of the regular troops formed have a certain amount of actual combat experience.

In cooperation with the guerrillas and the militia in the anti-Japanese base areas, the strength of the Hebei Eastern Army Sub-district is actually not low at present. However, in eastern Hebei, it is not very far from the coastline, and if there is a large-scale incident, it will inevitably attract a frantic counterattack by the Japanese army.

In this case, in order to avoid a large number of casualties, Jidong has also become a new war zone. He Zhengdao will let Xu Mingyuan be patient, accumulate his own strength, and then find the right opportunity to start.

A Japanese division now deployed on the border between Mukden and North China was ordered to go to the Chifeng area. That means that what the Eastern Hebei Army Sub-region needs to deal with is the clearing force formed by the North China Front.

The North China Front, which had managed to accumulate some troops, was afraid that it would be impossible to get out in a short period of time once it got bogged down in the quagmire of war in eastern Hebei. In this way, it gives He Zhengdao more opportunities to play.

At least in the process of playing against the Kwantung Army, he didn't have to worry too much about the intervention of the North China Front. After all, compared to the eastern Hebei region, which is under the jurisdiction of the North China Front, the place where He Zhengdao is located at the moment does not belong to their jurisdiction.

As long as He Zhengdao does not threaten the safety of the Hokkaido area, I believe that Okamura Ninji should know that he will solve the trouble in that direction first. However, with the Japanese troops stationed in Beiping, I am afraid that it will be very effective in containing the Eastern Hebei Army Division.

Regardless of whether Okamura Ninji mobilizes troops from there, it will lead to another change in the situation in North China. At that time, other units of the Eighth Route Army, which had already advanced behind enemy lines in North China, would also be able to launch a series of offensives accordingly.

Even if he can't take the entire North China region in a short time, He Zhengdao believes that the North China Front will inevitably lose one or the other in a short time. In this way, the Eighth Route Army will be able to open up more anti-Japanese base areas and develop and grow again! (To be continued.) )