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Thinking about these Chiba Kumaji, he closed his eyes and leaned against the wall of the anti-artillery hole, looking unusually tired. He knew that when the next round of artillery rang out again, his 72nd Division, as a division of the Imperial Army, might never exist in this world again.

At present, the vitality of the 72nd Division has been basically exhausted. Trapped in this palm-sized position, with only improvised field fortifications, and even a position made of the corpses of fallen Japanese soldiers. Such an improvised position could not even withstand the enemy's artillery fire to cover it. And the remaining remnants of the defeated army will not last long even if they are all pulled up.

The fact that the enemy has temporarily relaxed its attack on the 72nd Division does not mean that they have the intention of letting the 72nd Division go. Now, for the 72nd Division, which has already been sentenced to death, the difference is only in the immediate execution or a one-day or half-day reprieve. Early death and late death are already inevitable. The 72nd Division, which had just completed its establishment, was probably going to be wiped out in the first battle.

No matter what kind of mistakes were made in the deployment before, as an officer at the level of the commander of the Japanese division, Chiba Kumaji's vision is still very accurate. At this time, the final attack on him was not launched, and it was indeed the anti-union in front of him who was adjusting the deployment. As the battle for the encirclement and annihilation of the 72nd Division progressed smoothly, his opponent's appetite was obviously increasing.

Just when he was going all out to break through to the southeast, Chen Hanzhang had already come up with the latest combat plan. At present, the 100th Division, which is attacking the old city with all its might, is already in Chen Hanzhang's eyes. As for the reason why the 100th Division on the right flank was chosen instead of the left flank, the 118th Division is now almost dying.

The reason is very simple, compared with the 118th Division, the location of the 100th Division is more critical. If Chen Hanzhang chooses no matter which direction he chooses next, this 100th division must be resolved. Otherwise, whether it is to solve the 118th Division or outflank the enemy's rear in Texas, the location of this 100th Division will make him feel like he is stuck in the throat.

What's more, this 100th Division is also equipped with a tank brigade, which is a greater threat than the 118th Division. Fight a strong enemy first, this is Chen Hanzhang's approach. The reason why he still has Chiba Kumaji and his remnants with only his last breath left is to let this hundred divisions go deeper. After waiting for him to peel off the skin layer by layer, it will be completely solved in one go.

As for the 118th Division, which has been wounded, Chen Hanzhang believes that it is better to use the current tactics to strengthen the two brigades of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region and one division in front of it, and continue to besiege it in disguise. Although the troops of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region did not engage in large-scale operations to annihilate the enemy. However, this mode of operation of these two brigades plus two divisional units also played a considerable role

At the moment, there is not much time and energy, taking into account the situation of the 118th Division. Chen Hanzhang believed that it would be a more appropriate decision to continue to adopt this tactic and drag it down and trap it between Weixian, Qinghe and Nangong. However, Chen Hanzhang believes that if the troops of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region can increase the strength of two more brigades, it is not impossible to hope that the 118th Division will be solved at the same time.

After receiving Chen Hanzhang's telegram about attacking the 100th Division in the next step, Yang Zhen did not immediately reply to him. Instead, he sat in front of the map and pondered for a long time, and did not make up his mind. The 72nd Division is no longer a threat, this is now certain. With the 72nd Division being largely resolved, a gap has been opened in the entire front of the Japanese army.

On the point of making this gap into a meat grinder, Yang Zhen and Chen Hanzhang did not disagree. But where to put the main direction of attack in the next step, Yang Zhen still has to consider and consider. Regarding Chen Hanzhang's idea of clamping down on the 118th Division first, Yang Zhen still agreed.

On the whole, the two brigades under the command of Chen Hanzhang of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region fought a very wonderful battle between Weixian, Qinghe, and Nangong. It not only effectively cooperated with Chen Hanzhang's operations between Zaonan and Gucheng, but also effectively weakened the strength of the 118th Division.

Now, judging from the overall battle situation, it is much more advantageous to keep this 118th Division first than to solve this 118th Division first. In other words, Yang Zhen basically agreed with Chen Hanzhang's plan. The reason why he did not immediately give Chen Hanzhang an answer was because for Yang Zhen, it was not a problem to fight this 100th division.

However, if he first fought the 100 divisions, including the 72 nd division, and fought against the current situation, he would have to carefully consider what kind of chain reaction it would have on the entire battle situation. The next move of the Japanese army is not only related to the battle situation at Chen Hanzhang's place, but also related to the timing of the troops that have secretly moved south at the moment to launch a full-line counterattack against the two divisions of the Japanese army on both sides of the Pinghan Road.

At present, the 65th Division of the Japanese Army stationed in Yanzhou is heading north regardless of the all-out efforts of the Japanese army. On the battlefield in the southeast of Shanxi, the deputy commander-in-chief had already commanded the main force of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region, as well as most of the Taiyue Military Region, to besiege the two Japanese divisions in the southeast of Shanxi. However, at present, the battlefield in the southeast of Shanxi Province is still in a stalemate stage on the whole.

In the direction of Shexian County, the reinforced troops of the Taihang Military Region and the Japanese puppet army attacking from Shexian started a tug-of-war on the front line of Dongyang Pass. At present, in the entire battlefield in the southeast of Jinjin, the only good news is that after a month and a half of fierce fighting, at the same time that Hou Guozhong solved most of the 72nd Division. On the battlefield in the southeast of Shanxi, the first division of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region finally completely recovered Changzhi and completely annihilated the 36th division of the Japanese army.

Although at the last moment before Changzhi was completely captured, the Japanese army sent a plane from Kaifeng to take advantage of a small airfield that the Japanese army had temporarily repaired along the east of Changzhi City to pick up most of the surviving senior officers, such as Lieutenant General Tagami Hachiro, commander of the 36th Division, and Matsuyama Yoshiemon Osa, commander of the 224th Wing, resulting in the failure of the battle.

However, the encirclement and annihilation of the 36th Division also set a record for the first time that the troops in the Guannai region completely annihilated a division of the Japanese army. Although in the face of the special terrain that relies on the high on all sides and low in the middle around Changzhi, as well as the strong fortifications of the city, coupled with the shameless defensive tactics, the troops participating in the battle of Shanxi, Hebei, Luyu and Henan, who fought hard for a month and a half, suffered quite a lot of casualties.

In particular, the brigades that were responsible for the final attack suffered about a third of the casualties. One brigade of the main attack even suffered two-thirds of the casualties. Of the several brigades that participated in the battle, five cadres at the regimental level alone were killed. These brigades were no longer able to engage in any battlefield without a long period of rest.

The Changzhi battlefield ended completely, and quite good results were achieved. This indicates that the troops in the Guannai have gradually completed the transformation from guerrilla warfare to mobile warfare. Although the overall combat casualties in this offensive operation were larger. However, the various units involved in the war in the Guannai also gained considerable experience in tackling tough problems.

Although they suffered a lot of casualties on the whole, they also achieved great results and trained their troops. This exchange ratio is still cost-effective overall. At the same time, the Changzhi battlefield has come to a complete end, and at least the troops of the Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, and Henan Military Regions can use their energy on the two Japanese divisions and regiments in the battlefield south of Changzhi.

After the end of the Changzhi battlefield, after careful consideration, and in view of the fundamental changes that had taken place in the form of shì, the deputy commander-in-chief decided to readjust the deployment of the entire Shanxi battlefield. With the Turbidity River as the boundary, the deputy commander of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region and the deputy political commissar of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region who led the Jin-Cha-Ji troops to the south formed the North Finger, and unified command of the Jin-Cha-Ji and Jin-Sui troops participating in the war, as well as the first section of the Taihang Military Region, which was responsible for the operation from the direction of Shexian and the defensive operations between the north of the Turbidity River and the Zhengtai Railway.

With the Bai-Jin Railway as the demarcation line, the Taiyue Military Region commanded the main force of the Taiyue Military Region, plus a brigade of the Jinsui Military Region and a detachment of the Jinsui Military Region that entered the Taiyue Military Region, and all the local troops of the Taiyue Military Region were responsible for defensive operations along the Bai-Jin Railway and the entire Nantongpu Railway. After this adjustment, the main force of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region can concentrate its efforts on dealing with the southeastern battlefield of Shanxi.

However, the Japanese army on the battlefield in the southeast of Jin was very cunning, no matter how the deputy commander-in-chief tried to do it, they were advancing in unison with the Dadan River as the dividing line. I'd rather be slower, but never alone. Even though the enemy of Changzhi had been completely resolved, the two divisions were still burying their heads in the deep attack southeast of Jin.

On the day of the county-related attack on the front of Dongyang Pass, the puppet army also made corresponding adjustments in strategy after arriving at the front of Dongyang Pass. It is not to continue the original onslaught tactics, but to fight with the blocking troops in front of Dongyang Pass on the spot. At the same time, they concentrated their forces and repeatedly fought for the commanding heights of the two wings, trying to control the entire frontal battlefield of Dongyang Pass.

The Japanese puppet army gave up the battle for the Dongyang Pass, and instead focused on the commanding heights around the control of zhì, which was very unexpected by everyone. The puppet army of this unit is mainly a miscellaneous army that pays great attention to preserving its strength before surrendering to the enemy. In the Taihang Mountains, which are full of lofty mountains, it is not surprising that they are afraid of being ambushed and slow to move, at least on the surface.

Although I don't know what kind of promise the Japanese army made to this puppet army, which made this puppet army work so hard. And its appearance in Dongyang Guan is also considered normal, but it is also the seemingly normal appearance of the department, which is indeed somewhat abnormal in Yang Zhen's opinion. The ministry is on the front line of Dongyang Pass, and the focus of the competition is on the commanding heights around it, which can explain some problems.

The actions of the Japanese puppet army in this direction, although it were mainly puppet army. But the Japanese army still has two reinforced brigades, which are always following the puppet army. According to the current intelligence, one of the two infantry brigades has always followed the military headquarters of the puppet army of the department. If the puppet army of this department does not sell their lives, this Japanese army brigade may not let these puppet soldiers have a good time.

In other words, the actions of the Japanese puppet army on the county side were not the puppet army's intention to preserve their strength at all, but the Japanese army's conscious and deliberate actions. If you look at it this way, the actions of the Japanese puppet army on the county side, including the Japanese army in the entire southeast of Jinjin, are very interesting.

It is precisely because of this consideration that Yang Zhen is a little uneasy in the face of the current battle situation in the southeast of Jin. Although there are quite a few troops participating in the battle on the battlefield in the southeast of Jinjin, the weapons and equipment are also quite good. Even in mountain warfare, compared with the current Japanese army, it still has a slight advantage.

It can be said that even if it is impossible to solve the Japanese puppet army in two directions in a short period of time, at least it will not suffer. At least there is no problem in blocking the two divisions of the Japanese army between Jincheng and Changzhi out of the Shangdang Basin. Lieutenant General Saichi Yoshimoto should not be unclear about this.

If the Japanese army really wanted to outflank itself, it would definitely not be so grinding in the southeast battlefield of Jinjin. It is precisely for this reason that in the face of the battlefield in the southeast of Jindong, which seems to be a little nervous at the moment, but in fact there is never much wind and waves, Yang Zhen always faintly feels that something is wrong.

He once reminded the deputy commander-in-chief not to overestimate the ability of the First War Zone to contain the Japanese army. If needed in the southeastern battlefield of Jinjin, the number of follow-up forces that the Japanese army could mobilize was, at least on paper, quite sufficient. In this case, the current situation of the southeast battlefield of Jin is sinking at both ends, and the situation of being light in the middle is very bad.