After being captured, Li Ergou was scared, and at this moment, he was still in a circle. The devil is not familiar with the new tactics of the Eighth Route Army, and he is also unfamiliar with it, when did the Eighth Route Army fight so unrestrained? Could it be that this is a scraping army?

Li Ergou doesn't have a good impression of the scraping army, because he used to be a scraping army. He knows too well the urine nature of the scraping army, and in essence, the scraping army and the puppet army are one family. They are all bad embryos with no discipline and no humanity. When you meet the scraping army, it is equivalent to a bandit encountering a robber, and your peers are enemies!

Fortunately, Li Ergou soon saw the armband of the Eighteenth Group Army, which made him feel a little relieved, of course, it is impossible to say that he is not afraid at all. In a sense, the Eighth Route Army is even more terrible than the Scraping Army, they are really playing with devils. There is no mercy on those traitors.

Li Ergou knows best about his own affairs, he happens to be a dog traitor, and he belongs to the existence of a proper person who wants to be corrected. Now he only hoped that the Eighth Route Army did not recognize him, so that he could get through the confusion.

"Isn't this Li Ergou, Captain Li, what are your legs trembling? Last month, when you went to Dongzhuang to sweep, you were very angry! ”

This sentence directly dispelled Li Ergou's only luck mentality, he directly knelt down with a grunt, and the whole person collapsed on the ground as if a bone had been pulled out.

"Grandpa spares his life! Grandpa spares his life! I have an eighty-year-old mother and an eight-year-old child, and I am willing to change my ways. ”

Li Ergou, who is a powerful man, cried like a tearful man, snot and tears are one after another, which is called a heartbreak! However, for the majority of commanders and fighters of the Eighth Route Army, there are too many such goods, so why did you bother to do it today! They wouldn't sympathize with such a scumbag anyway.

"Don't cry! If you cry again, you'll be killed! ”

This sentence is more effective than anything else, Li Ergou immediately stopped crying, just like pinching the gate. This kind of ability to cry and stop is also drunk.

"Our policy you are clear. Be lenient in confession, strict in resisting! You want to be lenient! It's still strict! ”

"Be lenient, be lenient!" Li Ergou kept nodding like a chicken pecking rice.

"If you want to be lenient, it is easy, you must do what is beneficial to the people and the war, and you must make meritorious contributions...... Do you know what it means to make meritorious contributions? ”

"Know! Know! Li Ergou hurriedly replied, "Then how does the government want me to make meritorious contributions?" ”

"It's simple. Aren't you a captain? You should be clear about the situation of the devils in Jining City. Explain the situation of the devil 1510 clearly! ”

This request surprised Li Ergou, Jining is not an ordinary small city in Suiyuan, and it can be regarded as a large city that can be counted. When did Dirt Eight Road become interested in big cities? What's to be done?

"Don't grunt your eyes, if you lie, watch your head!"

Li Ergou was warned, and he suddenly became much more honest. For him, saving his life is the most important thing, as for what the Eighth Route Army wants to do? Does it have a lot to do with him?

Soon, the situation in Jining City made Li Ergou know everything. For Kulikov. That's good news. Because there are not many devils in Jining City, there is only one cavalry brigade, an infantry squadron and an artillery squadron. In addition to the devils, the rest of the puppet army has about three brigades, but the equipment is very poor and the morale is not high, there is also a serious situation of empty salaries, and the combat effectiveness is quite limited.

Kulikov later recalled: "The situation in Jining was basically what we expected, I have to say. The intelligence capability of the Eighth Route Army's military engineering team is very trustworthy. Through meticulous work, they basically figured out the entire situation of the enemy in Jining, down to the number of enemies and the names of the commanders. It's all clear how many machine guns and artillery there are. Even more detailed than the puppet captives we captured. This greatly facilitates the decision-making of battles later! ”

Yes, the enemy in Jining City is about the number of a reinforced regiment, which is nothing at all for the main force of the 120th Division, especially with the support of Outer Mongolian artillery in this operation. Even if the enemy hid behind the walls and built stronger pillboxes, it would not help.

The first shots fired were fired by the Outer Mongolian artillery, although they were armed with old F2276.2mm field guns. But it was enough for pillboxes and fortifications that were only used to defend against rifle fire. The artillerymen used accurate direct fire to name the devil's bunkers one by one, opening the way for the troops to advance.

In the two hours after the battle began. The Eighth Route Army easily killed all the way to Jining City, where the devils relied on the relatively strong city wall to repel the first attack of the Eighth Route Army. If it was before, the Eighth Route Army would have been helpless about it, but today the situation is completely different, even if the Outer Mongolian artillery has not kept up for the time being, using mortars and 37mm pitot guns that move with the synchronized troops, the Eighth Route Army has quickly suppressed the devils.

60 mm and 82 mm mortars constantly sent shells to the city walls, and these vertical shells blew up the devils and puppet troops hiding behind the battlements, and the few strong machine-gun fortifications were also reduced to nothing under the precise fire of the Pito guns.

It took only an hour and a very small cost of casualties for the Eighth Route Army to climb the city walls and then penetrate the city. And the martial arts team that had been ambushed in the city before was also immediately active, either fanning the flames to create all kinds of small troubles for the devils, or acting as guides and leading the main force to pounce on the devils' lair. As of six o'clock the next morning, most of the puppet troops in the city surrendered, and a small number fled out of the city in a hurry, and only some of the devils were relying on the fortifications to make the final resistance.

"The battle went very smoothly, the devils and the puppet army didn't expect us to dare to attack the city, they always thought we were harassing. So when the main force of the army rushed into the city, they were simply unprepared! The devil's artillery squadron didn't have time to fire a single cannon and gave us all the infantry guns! ”

He Shuai was very satisfied with the outcome of the battle, not only because the siege was smooth and the casualties of the troops were also very small, but more importantly, the blocking troops also fought well and did not suffer at all.

Yes, the devil's reinforcements came very quickly, after receiving information that the Eighth Route Army had launched another sabotage operation and that Jining had been stormed. The devils stationed in Datong immediately went out, and the infantry of two brigades marched towards Jining in an armored train, followed by a pseudo-Mongolian cavalry regiment.

In the face of such a powerful enemy, the blocking force did not fall behind at all, and with the help of Outer Mongolian artillery and cavalry, they actually surrounded the enemy in one go! This is a miracle for the 120th Division.

In fact, even the devils were taken aback, after the Datong garrison received the news that the reinforcements were surrounded. The first is to express disbelief, the second is to express incredible, and finally to urgently ask for help in the direction of Taiyuan, hoping that Taiyuan can send more powerful troops to relieve the siege.

He Shuai was very happy, but he was not carried away by it, because the current situation was still very complicated. Although Jining has been taken, there is still a lot of work to be done to control the city. First of all, it is necessary to clear the remnants of the enemy's forces around Jining, and the devils have also built a large number of pillboxes and blockade ditches on both sides of the railway line, and they will not be cleared. It can't be regarded as retaking Jining. Secondly, what to do with the enemy, surrounded by blocking forces, is also a question.

According to the original plan, the task of the blocking force was only to block reinforcements, and it was only necessary to block the enemy for a while, and after the successful completion of the task, they could retreat, and the next thing was the work of the main force.

And now the blocking forces have exceeded their tasks, and they have also shown strong combat effectiveness. It seems that it can eat the enemy in one go. So is it possible to modify the previous battle plan and hand over the enemy's reinforcements to the blocking force to solve the problem? And the main force will clear the remnants of the enemy around Jining as soon as possible and advance to the next target?

In this regard, He Shuai must weigh it carefully, otherwise once there is a mistake, the blocking force will not be able to gnaw off the bones, and the main force will be blindly optimistic and scattered. Once you encounter the main force of a large number of enemies, you will suffer a big loss!

He Shuai decided to consult Kulikov's advice, after all, the consultant's previous estimate was still very accurate, and it was indeed not difficult to fight Jining. Now might as well hear what this advisor has to say.

Kulikov actually had some intentions, since it turned out that the Eighth Route Army could fight regular warfare. And the combat effectiveness shown is still very good, why not hit the iron?

To tell the truth, at that time, Kulikov wanted to suggest that He Shuai open his bow left and right, not only to clear the remnants of the enemy around Jining, but also to fight the enemy's reinforcements. But just as he was about to make up his mind, he remembered Blyukhel's previous admonition. General Tonggallen of China told him: "Things in China will be completely beyond your imagination, and there is no such thing as a quick victory in the question of the Chinese revolution, nor can it be impatient." There is no harm in playing steady! ”

Steadily, when Kulikov thought of Blyukhel's earnest teachings again, he gave up the idea of opening the bow left and right, and instead advised He Shuai not to be impatient, let alone make rash decisions because of a momentary victory. The Japanese are still very strong, and they should be more patient in battle.

To tell the truth, He Shuai actually tends to be steady, and the reason why he consulted Kulikov's opinion was mainly because he was worried that the consultant was too anxious, and now he was relieved to see that Kulikov had chosen a cautious route.

Of course, this also made He Shuai's senses for Kulikov much better. To tell the truth, the Comintern did not send military advisers to China to guide military work in the past. For example, Li Dezhi and his ilk. That adventurism did a great deal of damage to the Red Army and the revolution. So much so that He Shuai felt cramps in his legs when he heard the so-called consultant. But Kulikov now told him with practical actions that not all military advisers are unreliable, and there can be reliable advisers.

The main force of the 120th Division did not rush to clear the remnants of the enemy around Jining, but turned around and surrounded the Japanese reinforcements in one go, concentrating superior forces to fight a battle of annihilation.

Three days later, when the Jining Annihilation Battle ended successfully, the Central Military Commission received a report from He Shuai that in this battle, the 120th Division annihilated more than 2,000 Japanese invaders, captured more than 300 people, and killed and wounded more than 3,000 puppet soldiers. In addition to this, a large number of guns and ammunition were seized.

Of course, now these foreign falls of the Japanese puppet army are not as attractive to the 120th Division as before, when the Soviet side does its best to support the Eighth Route Army, whether it is the 38th Dagai or Hanyangzao will gradually be eliminated from the front-line troops, and the Eighth Route Army will gradually complete the transformation of the Soviet Union.

And the news of Jining's victory also caused a sensation in the whole of China, when the scraping army retreated again and again, and was beaten by the Japanese puppet army every time to lose their armor. The Chinese people need a little good news to boost their morale. Of course, for Lao Jiang, this is not good news. After learning the news, Lao Jiang was very depressed, irritable and distressed.

"Mother, Xipi! Lao Maozi continued to arm the communist bandits, and in just half a year, the communist bandits changed from a small group of wanderers to a regular army. In another year or two, banditry is bound to become even more rampant. When the time comes, there will be Japanese invaders outside and bandits inside, and the country will not be a country! ”

"Darling, do you want to summon the Soviet ambassador to China for representations and protests?" Song Xiaomei suggested.

"Lao Maozi's skin is thicker than the city wall, and you haven't seen the results of the last protest. They didn't take us seriously at all, they were determined to support the bandits! Lao Jiang said angrily, "For the sake of today, I would like to ask the Americans to strengthen their assistance." Only by arming the army with more American-style weapons can we fundamentally solve the problem! ”

To put it bluntly, Lao Jiang's core idea is only one - that is, to ask for the support of his godfather. So what is the attitude of the Americans now? In fact, the Americans were willing to support the anti-Japanese forces in China, hoping that the Chinese side would contain more Japanese invaders. Beginning in June 1942, large quantities of supplies were transited through the Philippines, first to Burma and then overland into Yunnan.

Especially after Roosevelt basically decided to enter the war as soon as possible, the share of material aid also increased sharply. It's just that Lao Jiang is still not satisfied. The vast majority of U.S. aid was used by him to oppose the Communists, not to resist Japan.

on this. Americans also have opinions. It's just that they haven't found a better option than Lao Jiang yet, and they can't turn their faces for the time being. However, Roosevelt also made a point in the memorandum that the question of China's future was of paramount importance, and although the country was still poor and backward, it had a special political position in the East. If the United States can steer China into the camp of liberal democracy, the United States will gain a vital eastern support point in the future. Of course, Chang Kaishen is not a suitable person. He was essentially an authoritarian warlord, lacking vision and leading a party that was rotten......

Under Roosevelt's leadership, the United States was actively preparing for war, and thousands of young Americans began to enter the barracks, and tanks, automobiles, artillery, airplanes, and warships were being poured out of the pot like dumplings. The Americans kicked their war machine into action. In the near future, the power of the riot stream will be brought into full play.

Of course, the focus on the battlefield today is still not on the United States, but on Europe. In Eastern Europe, the Soviets defeated 80 percent of the German army, while the remaining 20 percent were scattered in France, Norway, and North Africa. At El Alamein, the Desert Fox confronted Montgomery, who pinned all of Churchill's hopes that the British in North Africa would most likely be driven out of Egypt if the British army failed again.

However, Montgomery still had the ability, after some emergency mobilization, with the help of the army, navy and air force, he withstood Rommel's three-plate axe, when the Afrika Korps was exhausted and the supply was cut off, it was actually obvious who would win and who would lose.

At the end of September, Rommel's Afrika Korps finally collapsed, and Montgomer used the wave to beat Egypt. The British finally regained their foothold in Egypt, of course, this was still far from a complete defeat of the Afrika Korps, because the British were short of troops.

Churchill wrote to Roosevelt again, the same as before, asking the Arch-General to enter the war as soon as possible. Even the old smoker said very bluntly: "It is very appropriate for the United States to enter the war at this time, and if it is any longer, the United States will probably be subordinated to the Soviet Union in the future international political arena." ”

Roosevelt was naturally very anxious, but he couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and the Japanese now have a very honest attitude and put a very low posture in the negotiations, which makes him unable to find a reason even if he wants to turn his face, and he really can't do it!

At this time, Roosevelt was depressed, the Japanese were not like this before, when the League of Nations condemned it for concocting the puppet Manchukuo and condemning it for invading China, this grandson's attitude was not ordinary and arrogant. Even in the end, he chose to go it alone without bird Guolian, why is he retreating again and again now?

Roosevelt did not suspect that Japan had a conspiracy, but before World War II, the United States was really ineffective in the field of intelligence work, and even flaunted that "a gentleman does not read other people's letters" and pretended to be a gentleman in intelligence work.

By the end of September, the two sides had held three rounds of negotiations, and the United States continued to achieve results at the negotiating table, but this was really not what Roosevelt wanted, what the old president wanted was to provoke the Japanese and break down the negotiations, so that he could take advantage of the opportunity to enter the war.

And now, the Japanese are talking slowly, dragging it out step by step, seeing that the momentum of the whole country boiling over and demanding severe punishment of the devil is about to pass. If we continue to talk like this, even if the devil does not agree, the negotiations break down, and the lack of timeliness will greatly reduce the pressure of the people, and the attitude of the Congress will be very difficult to say at that time.

In desperation, Roosevelt could only give the US negotiating delegation a face-to-face lecture: "Your demands should be bolder and more oppressive. It must make the Japanese feel uncomfortable, no! It's not enough to be uncomfortable, you have to make it unbearable for the Japanese. Do your best for the best interests of the United States! (To be continued.) )