[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 558: The Great War Resumes (Ask for subscriptions, ask for monthly passes, ask for everything!) ）

Seeing that most of the generals in the conference room agreed to start a war with the Japanese army, Yan Laoxi was relieved, got up and said loudly: "In this case, my old man thank you." Pen %Fun %Cabinet www.biquge.info Now let me arrange the battle plan, this time we should take the recovery of Taiyuan by the Japanese North China Front as the first goal. In this battle, Lao Han and I served as the commander-in-chief, Deputy Commander Wei Lihuang served as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, Yang Aiyuan and Sun Weiru served as the deputy commander-in-chief, and Zeng Wanzhong served as the chief of staff. ”

"In addition, the **** of Zhao Shoushan of the Fourth Group Army, the 47th Army of Li Jiayu, the 15th Army of Liu Maoen of the 5th Group Army, the 17th Army of Gao Guizi, the 19th Army of Wang Jingguo of the Sixth Group Army, the First Cavalry Army of Zhao Chengsui, the New First Army of Deng Baoshan of the Seventh Group Army, the 22nd Army of Gao Shuangcheng, the 14th Army of Chen Tiezhi of the 14th Group Army, the 98th Army of Wu Shimin, the 66th Division, the 71st Division, the 1st Provisional Division, and the 2nd Provisional Division directly under the jurisdiction of the theater, a total of 10 armies and 4 divisions totaling 163,000 people participated in the battle."

"The battle plan and the order of attack are all subject to the orders of the theater command, and before that, all departments must prepare for a big battle, hoard food and ammunition, and boost the morale of the troops, do you understand?"

"Got it!" The crowd replied in unison.

"In this case, let's all go back and prepare, and in three days, my old man will see you off in Yichuan." Yan Laoxi said loudly.

"Yes"

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Such a large-scale troop movement in the Second World War Zone could not be concealed from the pervasive Japanese, and although Yan Laoxi had repeatedly stressed the need for secrecy before this, the depth of penetration of the Japanese army's special high-tech forces into China's major forces far exceeded the Chinese's expectations.

Two days later, the Japanese army received a secret report from the intelligence officers that the Chinese army was moving frequently and seemed to be carrying out major operations. Among them, almost the entire army of the Second Theater of Operations in China is making pre-war preparations, and the scale is beyond imagination.

After receiving the secret report, Sugiyama immediately ordered the special high-tech department to pay close attention to the actions in the war zone, and at the same time convened an emergency military meeting to discuss countermeasures.

Soon, the Japanese army received detailed information that the Second Theater of the Nationalist Government was to unite with the Eighth Route Army and send more than 300,000 troops in an attempt to annihilate the Imperial Japanese Army in Shanxi in one fell swoop.

After receiving the news, Sugiyama Motodai was shocked and immediately sent a telegram to General Umezu Mijiro of the First Army, ordering him to immediately shrink his forces and closely monitor the movements of the Shina people to avoid a sneak attack. At the same time, Aiko Sato and her intelligence team were sent to Taiyuan to assist the First Army in the battle.

Just in case, General Sugiyama Mototo-dai ordered the train from Beiping to immediately deliver a batch of weapons and equipment to Shanxi for front-line operations.

In addition, the Second Army in Shandong was ordered to immediately stop entanglement with the small forces in the defense area and make every effort to consolidate the occupied area, and the Fifth Division, the main force, was immediately transferred to the north and ready to reinforce Shanxi at any time. The 32nd Division stationed in Lubei should also be prepared to reinforce the First Army at any time on the premise of ensuring the security of the defense area.

But even in this situation, Sugiyama did not give up the stated goal of seizing Zhangjiakou. In his telegram to Yamashita Fengfumi, the commander of the Japanese army on the Xuanhua front, he clearly demanded that Yamashita Fengfu take Zhangjiakou at all costs.

Sugiyama Gen knew very well that taking Zhangjiakou was his only chance to stay in North China, otherwise he could only follow in the footsteps of General Terauchi Shouichi, roll back to Japan from North China, and give up the throne of the commander of the North China Front to Tada Jun, the bastard.

On 8 September, the main force of the Suicha Military Region, the 1st Division, the artillery brigade, the assault brigade, and the logistics support brigade directly under the military region launched an all-out attack on the Japanese troops on the Xinkou front. The order of the Commander's Department of the Second War Zone was also issued, and more than 100,000 troops launched a large-scale attack on the Japanese defense area from the southwest and south of Jin.

In fact, as early as the Second Battle of Wuhan, he sent a telegram to Ma Zheng, hoping to transfer two or three divisions from the Suicha Military Region to fight south. But at that time, Ma Zheng had just finished fighting with the Japanese army on the front line of Renan and Hebei, and also captured Zhangjiakou, and the casualties were very large, and at the same time, he had to guard against the counterattack of the Japanese army, so he dared to transfer so many troops to the Wuhan battlefield at will.

More importantly, Ma Zheng knew the outcome of the Battle of Wuhan, although it could not be said to be a big rout, but it was a big defeat after all. According to the usual practice of the Nationalist Government, every time there was a defeat, the local troops were used to cover the retreat of the central army, and many local troops became cannon fodder. Ma Zheng didn't want his carefully trained troops to be eye-catching for the Central Army, to put it bluntly, Ma Zheng just didn't believe Lao Jiang. He was worried that his troops would be used as cannon fodder when they went south to Wuhan, so Ma Zheng decisively rejected Lao Chiang's request.

Ma Zheng's move would definitely make Lao Jiang dissatisfied, so after the war, Lao Jiang called Yan'an, hoping that the Eighth Route Army could fight a beautiful battle in the north to stimulate the country's sluggish enthusiasm for the war of resistance.

The Eighth Route Army launched many battles in Hebei, Jinzhong, Chanan and even the eastern grasslands in a very short period of time, and achieved great victories in southern Hebei and Chifeng, not only taking Handan and Chifeng such big cities, but also completely annihilating the Eighth Wing of the Fourth Division of the Japanese Army and the main force of the 108th Division, making a good start for the upcoming Battle of Changsha.

What made Lao Jiang even happier was that just yesterday Lao Chiang received a telegram from the Military Command Bureau and Wei Lihuang at the same time, saying that the Second War Zone had decided to join forces with the Eighth Route Army to dispatch 300,000 troops to deal with the Changsha battlefield, and that the 50,000 vanguard troops of Ma Zheng's department had already exchanged fire with the 20th and 109th Divisions of the Japanese Army on the Xinkou front, and more than 100,000 troops in the Second War Zone had also started, and a major war in North China was inevitable.

Although the battlefield is in North China, once the war breaks out in North China, the Japanese army in Central China will be denied reserves, and more importantly, the weapons and ammunition shipped to Central China will be halved.

If the Chinese troops in North China fight well, the Japanese army is likely to send troops from Central China to reinforce North China, and in any respect, if North China fights, it will be good news for Lao Chiang.

What's more, this time the Eighth Route Army dispatched so many troops at once, and even Ma Zheng, a fierce general, was dispatched, which shows that the Eighth Route Army is serious this time, which can be seen from the Xingtai Battle just past.

And with his understanding of Ma Zheng, that guy is different from other generals, that is a sharp sword, how can the sword come out of the sheath in vain, I am afraid that the guy will not rest without seeing blood, in a word, the Japanese are in trouble.

I have to say that Lao Chiang's vision is still good, although his tactical command level is not very good, at most the material of an infantry battalion commander, but this does not hinder Lao Chiang's political achievements. Think about it, it is impossible to become the supreme leader of China in an era like the Republic of China, when the city head changes the banner of the king, without a certain skill.

Although Lao Jiang did not know what the deal was between Yan Laoxi and the Eighth Route Army, he could see whether the two forces were really fighting with the Japanese. You must know that the phenomenon of disobedience or perfunctory things in this era is too frequent, and now that the Nationalist Government is busy fighting with the Japanese, the scope of the decree is really limited, so sometimes Lao Jiang does not dare to guarantee that others will listen to his decree, and if he listens, no one may implement it.

Fortunately, this time Yan'an did not play Tibetan cats with him, and launched several large-scale battles in northern China one after another, beating the Japanese army in disgrace. Moreover, judging from the news from the front, the Eighth Route Army was indeed fighting desperately with the Japanese, and the Japanese army in Zhangjiakou alone gathered the army of three field divisions, plus the traitor troops who cooperated with the battle, with a total strength of more than 80,000 people.

In addition, now that the whole of North China is at war, and now even the Second World War Zone cannot sit still, it can be seen that his nominal leader is not just a symbol. What's more, among the hundreds of thousands of troops fighting at this time, except for the 14th Group Army, none of the remaining troops were the Central Army, whether it was the Eighth Route Army, the Jin Sui Army, or Sun Weiru's department, they were all rebel troops who disobeyed the leadership in the eyes of Lao Jiang. (To be continued.) )