In the end, on the tenth day when the National Political Axe began to publicize the achievements of the Reading Division, Luo Ronghuan, the political commissar in charge of the recruitment task of the entire military region, walked into the war room of the headquarters with excitement on his face... Looking at the commander Liu Hua in front of him, thinking of the blockade results that he had just received from various places today, political commissar Luo Ronghuang was full of smiles..."Political commissar, have you received any good news... I see your current mood, it's like eating honey, with a smile on your face..."Putting away his gaze from the map, Zhang Hua looked at Luo Ronghuan, the political commissar who was sitting in front of him and drinking tea with a smile on his face, and asked with a smile.

"Commander, it's the recruiting point that has given us good news. In less than 10 days, after reports from various sub-districts, our recruiting points beckoned more than 12,400 young people from all over the country. Among these young people, more than 2,350 have received a certain degree of interrogation education. There are more than 1,300 soldiers, who were laid off when Chiang Kai-shek downsized the Northeast Army. There are also more than 500 of them, who are students and even professors at universities around the world. Commander, with the participation of these young people, our base area will make great progress in all aspects..."Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan smiled at a glance.

"The commissar, or according to the old rules, educated recruits, should be reorganized separately. As for the technicians and students, all of them were sent to the logistics department and the military factory, where they were engaged in various research activities ... As for the Northeast Army, which has more than 1,000 people, it will all be reorganized in a centralized manner. As you know, the task given to us by the Central Military Commission is to concentrate a certain amount of troops and march into the northeast by the end of the year. In the Northeast, open up a new situation and converge with the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation. These Northeast Army, as long as they can be fully integrated into our Eighth Route Army at that time. When the time comes to march into the Northeast, they will definitely have some results that you and I don't expect..."Liu Hua said.

"Commander, you can rest assured, you are guaranteed to complete the task. In particular, those Northeast Army troops are guaranteed to fully integrate them into our troops and into our party within three months. However, Commander, this recruitment has just begun, and I think that in the near future, more young people will come from all over the country to join our reading division..."Luo Ronghuan said with a smile..."Maybe, political commissar." However, I have always had a bad feeling in my head. Chiang Kai-shek was unexpectedly this time to publicize us so vigorously. It can be said that it has pushed our reading division to the forefront of the storm, and if we don't pay attention, our reading teacher will become the number one target of the army... At that time, our base areas will be encircled and suppressed by more Chinese troops..."In the face of the better and better situation, Liu Hua, as the division commander, did not lose his mind because of this, but stared at the map in front of him, frowned and asked..."Commander, you mean that Chiang Kai-shek's vigorous propaganda of our reading division is to turn our reading division into a thorn in the heart of the army. Then, with the help of the hands of the army, we will achieve the goal of destroying us..."Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan is also a very shrewd politician, Liu Hua reminded him a little, he reacted immediately, and said with a sudden understanding.

"Yes, commissar, that's what I'm worried about. If the situation is really as you just said, the next goal of the Yue army is to concentrate its forces and deal with our reading division. At that time, the army that our reading division is facing will not be besieged by one or two divisions, but surrounded and suppressed by several divisions..."Liu Hua said with a worried face.

"Commander, I think that regardless of whether the final result is so serious or not, we need to prepare in advance. Only with a certain amount of preparation can we face the possible encirclement and suppression of the army in order to respond to all changes with the same...."After listening to the words of Commander Liu Hua, the political commissar who was still smiling just now immediately frowned..."Yes, I think so too... However, before the army takes action, the only thing we can do is to train the troops, strengthen the training of all units, and let all units increase their combat effectiveness by 10 percent in the shortest possible time. Only in this way can we respond to all changes with the same..."Liu Hua said affirmatively.

"Commander, I see what you mean... After a while, I went to the chief of staff and asked the chief of staff to give orders to the various units to intensify their training. At the same time, we should urge the intelligence departments to strengthen the investigation of the movement of the troops in various localities, and report any movement of the troops as soon as there is any movement..." The political commissar nodded and replied in the affirmative.

Just when Reading Power is all departments, in their own station, carrying out crazy training, said that the country, at this moment, it is a mess... Because of the change in the attitude of Western countries, the support of many Western countries for this book has gradually become ambiguous... The diplomats of the Chinese armed forces, who dealt with Western countries, sent telegrams to China one after another. Just after the news of the Eighth Route Army's reading division annihilating the two main divisions of the Imperial Army appeared in the newspapers, the attitudes of Western countries towards China's political axe slowly began to become ambiguous, but the attitude towards Yue Ben slowly stiffened... Faced with the increasingly bad situation, the diplomatic prime minister, who received the telegram, had to report this bad situation to His Majesty Emperor Hirohito... Emperor Hirohito, who got the news, couldn't help but be surprised. Immediately, all the ministers were anxious and began to discuss possible countermeasures... Finally, after almost two hours of discussion between the monarch and the ministers, a solution slowly appeared in front of Emperor Hirohito... As for the solution, it is very simple to say, that is, to solve it from the source... Eliminate the fuse that caused the whole thing, that is, the Reading Division of the Eighth Route Army. Only by completely eliminating the Eighth Route Army's readers, the heart of the empire, can we restore the invincible honor of the empire in the international arena. Only in this way can we let the Western countries know that under the fierce attack of the Imperial Army, the Chinese political axe will eventually be annihilated..." I give the staff a day, and within a day, there must be a foolproof battle plan in front of me..."After carefully reading the solution in his hand, Emperor Hirohito shouted to the ministers in front of him..."Hey, His Majesty the Emperor... The General Staff will draw up a complete battle plan within a day and submit it to you for review...", the Army Chief of Staff replied loudly.

"Yo Xi, the future of the Great Empire depends on you, I hope you don't let me down again, don't let the Yamato nation down..."After saying that, Emperor Hirohito ignored the ministers in front of the Emperor, and with the support of two guards, he left his seat and walked towards the office not far away... With the order of His Majesty the Emperor, the entire Army Staff Headquarters was immediately plunged into chaos... All operational staff officers immediately began to give full play to their strengths and began to make suggestions for the entire operational plan..."Your Excellency Chief of Staff, according to the telegram sent by the North China Garrison Army Headquarters and the Special High-tech Branch, the current strength of the regular army of the Reading Division is about 150,000 people, and it is equipped with a certain number of heavy weapons, including artillery of various calibers, armored combat vehicles, and anti-aircraft artillery. We must at least draw at least four divisions and 100,000 troops and a certain number of aviation units to be able to successfully complete the task..."After several hours of busyness, the deputy chief of staff said loudly to the chief of staff in front of him..."Yo Xi, I think so too. However, at present, the entire North China garrison army can hardly draw a single soldier. The Imperial Army units of these four divisions had to be drawn from other places. I mean, once again, two divisions were drawn from the southern garrison, plus the original two divisions, to form a two-way army. Attack from the north of Jin and the east of Jin at the same time. At the same time, the two armies should adopt the tactics of advancing step by step, and compress the main force of the Eighth Route Army to the Taiyuan area little by little. In the end, the final decisive battle will be held with the Reading Division of the Eighth Route Army in Taiyuan..."In response to the suggestion of the deputy chief of staff, the chief of staff of the army nodded with satisfaction and said what he thought in his heart..."Hey, Your Excellency the Chief of Staff is wise, and I completely agree with your idea, and send troops from the south to once again transfer the troops of two divisions and regiments to form two attack clusters, advance step by step from the two directions in the northeast, and conduct the final decisive battle with the main force of the Reading Division in Taiyuan..."

"Yo Xi, Deputy Chief of Staff... Now I order you, in accordance with this operational line of thought, to immediately organize the staff officers and make a plan to complete the dispatch of troops within two hours... In two hours, I will report to His Majesty the Emperor and ask His Majesty to make a final ruling...", the Chief of Staff ordered in a loud voice..."Hi, thank you for your trust. The humble post will definitely live up to the expectations of His Excellency the Chief of Staff, and complete the task within two hours..."The deputy chief of staff replied excitedly, turned around and began to assign specific tasks to the staff officers behind him... Sure enough, under the constant urging and supervision of the deputy chief of staff, in less than two hours, an almost perfect battle plan appeared in the hands of the chief of staff. After confirming that the battle plan in his hand was foolproof and that there were no loopholes, the chief of staff immediately came to the Imperial Front and reported to Emperor Hirohito, who was anxiously waiting... Similarly, Emperor Hirohito agreed to the near-perfect siege plan with almost no changes to the battle plan submitted by the General Staff Headquarters. However, to the surprise of the General Staff Headquarters and even Emperor Hirohito, in the face of the heavy encirclement and suppression of the Eighth Route Army, in addition to being able to carry out continuous blocking and retreat, it could also launch a certain counteroffensive. The second is some unexpected counteroffensives, which make the battle plan of the heavy encirclement and suppression of the army come to naught,... "Yo Xi, this battle plan is very good." Immediately send this battle plan to the Chinese Dispatch Army Headquarters, my request is very simple, that is, within a month, I will get the good news that the Eighth Route Army's Reading Division, under the encirclement and suppression of our imperial army, will be annihilated..."After reading the battle plan in his hand, Emperor Hirohito nodded with satisfaction to the army chief of staff in front of him, and then ordered... Under the personal orders of Emperor Hirohito, the response speed of the Chinese Dispatch Command can be said to be very fast. As soon as they received the domestic battle plan, the dispatching army sent the contents of the telegram and the order to the commanders who needed to participate in the exhibition. At the same time, he ordered the commander of the North China Garrison Army, General Okamura Ninji, to make meritorious service and serve as the direct commander of the encirclement and suppression operation... In the face of the telegram personally sent by His Majesty the Emperor, he originally thought that under his own command, if the North China garrison army lost two field divisions, he would inevitably be severely punished at home, and he might even be sent to a military court. I couldn't help but kneel on the ground in the direction where Samoto was, and began to cry bitterly, thanking Emperor Hirohito for his trust... After almost a day's rest, General Okamura Ninji was appointed as the direct commander of the campaign. Ignoring the obstruction of the chief of staff, he resolutely went to Shijiazhuang, preparing to go to the front line in person and more directly command the encirclement and suppression operations of the four divisions... At the same time, the four divisions of the Japanese Army, which had been transferred by the General Staff Headquarters and sent to North China, also began to assemble rapidly... However, the actions of the army, even if they can hide the intelligence officers deployed everywhere by the readers, they can't hide the entire [***] eyeliner arranged all over the country... Just as Senior General Okamura Ningji had flown to Shijiazhuang, Liu Hua, who was far away in Taiyuan City, received a piece of information forwarded by the Central Military Commission..."Commander, the Central Military Commission telegraphed that Senior General Okamura Ningji, commander of the North China Garrison Army, personally led a group of staff officers to Shijiazhuang by plane today, and set up a front-line headquarters in Shijiazhuang. If nothing else, Okamura Ningji's combat target this time should be our reading division, and the little devil should be in action..."The chief of staff took the telegram he had just received, hurriedly came to Liu Hua and the political commissar, and reported..."Well, it's been half a month, and the little devil should also start acting." Chief of Staff: Is there any phenomenon of movement in the troops in various parts of North China? This time, we can find out the scale of the army's dispatch now..."Liu Hua did not feel any surprise at Chief of Staff Li Qing's answer. Based on Liu Hua's understanding of the Yue Army, the Yue Jun suffered such a big loss this time, and they were disgraced in the international community, and with their surnames, it was impossible not to retaliate.

"Commander, according to the reports of intelligence officers in various places, there has been no movement in the entire army in North China... I'm also worried about this now, the little devil commander has already arrived at the front line, but not a single soldier has been driven to the front line... You say, is the little devil playing some tricks..."Chief of Staff Li Qing frowned and asked rhetorically..."Chief of Staff, Political Commissar, if nothing else, I think that this time, the little devil is planning to transfer troops from other places... I don't know if you still remember, but in order to concentrate more troops to encircle and suppress us, the army sent troops from the south and already removed two main divisions. However, because of the unexpected situation that two divisions were suddenly eaten by us in the middle, the reinforcements of these two divisions all stopped advancing and were on standby... The chief of staff immediately informed the intelligence department that he must collect information on the troop movements of the troops in various parts of the country in the shortest possible time. If we don't have the ability, we can ask for help from the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and the intelligence department of the central government..."After sorting out the thoughts in his mind, Zhang Hua ordered to the chief of staff in front of him.

"Yes, Commander, I'll do it right away..."

Sure enough, less than half a day after the chief of staff left, a recent report on the transfer of the army appeared in Liu Hua's hands... From the telegram in his hand, it can be clearly analyzed. This time, the army plans to send troops from the south, and the troops of the four main divisions will be transferred at one time to besiege the Shanxi base where the Reading Division is located....

"Commander, four main divisions, a total of 100,000 troops. Even if we count all the local troops and militia units in our base area, it is impossible for them to be their opponents..."After reading the telegram, after a few minutes of contemplation, political commissar Luo Ronghuan sighed helplessly and said.

"Commissar, commander. This time, the army is heavily armed, and if we collide with the little devils against hard, we are definitely not their opponents. Even if we concentrate our forces and annihilate the enemy all the way, it will be impossible to complete the task. After all, after the lessons learned last time, the army will definitely march in a group this time, and we will not have any chance to take advantage of it... Therefore, commander, political commissar, I suggest that we take the initiative to abandon Taiyuan City, avoid the edge of the army, and find a way to inflict as much damage as possible on the main force of the army..."The chief of staff followed closely behind the political commissar and said to Liu Hua, the commander who was facing the map with a silent face.

"No? In any case, we can't give up Taiyuan City... After several victories, we have just established a little prestige in front of the Chinese people, and even have a certain reputation in the world... If we don't fight, we will give up Taiyuan City in a hurry, which will make the people think of us readers. I think that even Chiang Kai-shek, who is far away in Chongqing, will fall into the ground, and he will definitely not let go of such a good opportunity to strike us. Liu Hua didn't think about the chief of staff's seemingly very wise proposal, and vetoed it with an affirmative face.

"But, Commander... If we don't take the initiative to retreat, we will definitely suffer heavy losses in a decisive battle with the main force of the Yue army in Taiyuan City, and we will even ..."Looking at the resolute commander Liu Hua in front of him, the chief of staff hurriedly reminded..."Political commissar, chief of staff, let's not discuss this issue first, we can only win a hundred battles if we know ourselves and our opponents." Therefore, let me ask you a question first, the army has gathered a total of nearly 100,000 troops in four main divisions in this operation. What do you think Okamura Ninji is going to take to attack our base area..."Liu Hua asked... After a few seconds of thinking, political commissar Luo Ronghuan took out the pencil on the table, quickly drew two arrows on the map, and then said: "Commander, Lao Li, if I were the commander of the little devil, I would divide these 100,000 troops into two roads and follow the route of the last army." Using the tactics of pressing step by step and fighting steadily, the main force of our reading force was slowly compressed to the Taiyuan area, and then in the vast plain area around Taiyuan City, a frontal decisive battle was conducted..."

"Well, well said. Lao Li, what tactics do you think the commander of the army will use..."Listening to the words of the political commissar, Liu Hua couldn't help but applaud. Then, he set his sights on Chief of Staff Li Qing..."Commander, political commissar, according to the distribution of enemy and enemy forces around our army, the plan mentioned by the political commissar can be said to be the most suitable plan for the operation of the army. I couldn't agree more with the commissar...", the chief of staff nodded affirmatively.

"Well, I also very much agree with the offensive plan that the commissar said. Now that we have figured out the possible march plan of the Japanese army, we can consider this issue with a different operational thinking. Now we have a total of 150,000 regular troops, and if you add the militia units from all over the country, the local garrison troops, and the newly recruited troops, there are 250,000 people... With such a large male soldier in our hands, why should we let the little devil lead the way? Liu Hua smiled at the partner in front of him and said, "Commander, you mean that we can rely on our existing strength to take the initiative of the entire campaign into our own hands. Let the little devils who attack our base area follow our train of thought completely and disrupt their battle plans..."Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly chased after Liu Hua and asked..."Yes, in terms of troops, our reading division has an absolute advantage, and in terms of geography, the little devils are not our opponents. In terms of people, to say an exaggeration, in the hearts of the people of Shanxi now, the prestige of our reading force can be said to have reached the extreme, and the little devil is not our opponent at all... With so many advantages, we can completely grasp the initiative of the entire campaign before the Yue army launches an encirclement and suppression operation, and first launch an attack on the Yue army to disrupt their deployment...."Liu Hua analyzed with certainty.

"Commander, I understand. As long as we can know in advance every move of the four main divisions of the Chinese army, we will have enough ability to seize the initiative in the entire campaign... When the time comes, even if the little devil has more troops, in the huge Shanxi Province, he can only fight behind us, and it is impossible for him to be our opponent...."Luo Ronghuan said thoughtfully..."Well, therefore, our urgent need for delay now is to find out the movements of the Yue army in the shortest possible time, especially the battle plan of the Yue army... In addition, it is necessary to strengthen the training of the troops, and there must be no relaxation in this regard at any time. Liu Hua ordered with certainty... Just when the three minds of the Reading Force Division were making careful arrangements for the encirclement and suppression operations that the army was about to launch. Chiang Kai-shek in Chongqing, the Central Military Commission in Yan'an, and even the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army. Everyone's eyes, at the same time, all gathered on the reading teacher in Shanxi Province..."Cixiu, I really didn't expect that your public opinion strategy would be so effective. It's only been less than half a month, although the reader has gained a lot of benefits in this publicity. However, he also became the number one enemy in his heart... Yunong, inform Ci Xiu and Jing Zhi of the information that your intelligence department has just received..."Chiang Kai-shek, who was in a very good mood at this moment, ordered with a smile on his face to Dai Li.

"Yes, Chairman. According to the information sent by the eyeliner we planted inside the army. In order to recover the loss of face it had received in the international community, it issued an order to the Chinese Dispatch Army Command to annihilate the Eighth Route Army's Reading Division within one month. Ordered the four field divisions and a large number of guard troops to prepare to launch a large-scale encirclement and suppression operation against Shanxi Province, which was trapped by the Reading Division, in the near future... More importantly, these four main divisions are all drawn from the south, and now the army opposite me [***], because of the transfer of the four main divisions, has all died down and changed from offensive to defensive posture, so to speak, giving me a million [***] rest and providing ample time..."Dai Li reported excitedly to a few people in front of him..."Okay, very good... There are at least four divisions, 50,000 puppet army troops, and 150,000 people. In this battle, no matter what the final result is, I think that the Reading Division of the Eighth Route Army will suffer very serious losses. It seems that the tactics we have formulated to kill people with a knife have already achieved initial results, and what we need to wait for now is the final result..."Chiang Kai-shek said in a good mood..."It is the wise leadership of the commission that we can formulate such a good strategy... Commission, I think that while the army is attacking the Reading Division, our [***] troops must also make certain preparations..."After being happy, He Yingqin said.

"Well, respectfully, tell me what you think in your heart..."Chiang Kai-shek said with a smile..."Yes, take a seat." In my opinion, under the heavy encirclement and suppression of the Yue Army, even if the Eighth Route Army's Reading Division is not completely annihilated, it will be severely damaged to a certain extent and lose its combat effectiveness. And at this moment, it is the best time for me to [***] reach into Shanxi Province... Therefore, we should send a certain number of [***] troops in advance to occupy the vast rural areas of Shanxi Province controlled by the Eighth Route Army while the Reading Division and the Yue Army are fighting to the death... In this way, on the one hand, the influence of the Eighth Route Army's reading divisions can be reduced, their scope of activity can be reduced, and they can be avoided from resurrecting again. On the other hand, in Shanxi Province, expand the influence of our [***] troops, prevent Yan Xishan from taking the opportunity to send troops, regain his position as the king of Shanxi, and affect the control of the national political axe over Shanxi Province..."He Yingqin said...

(To be continued)