Qiulin Town, Northern Shaanxi, World War II Zone Governor's Department.

Chief Yan was eating hot oily noodles.

While eating, the attendant adjutant Zhang Riming hurriedly came in.

"General seat, Taiyuan's inner line has just sent a piece of good news." Zhang Riming said eagerly.

"Good news?" Chief Yan put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth with a towel, and asked, "Good news?" ”

Zhang Riming said: "Nearly 30,000 people of the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang bandit area have been surrounded by the Japanese army in Shuiyao Mountain, and the whole army will be wiped out in a few days!" ”

At least in Zhang Riming's mouth,

The Eighth Route Army has changed from a friendly army to a "bandit".

"What?" Chief Yan stood up immediately, "Is there such a thing?" ”

"Hmm." Zhang Riming said, "The intelligence was bought from a staff officer of the 1st Army at a high price from the insider, and there is absolutely no problem with reliability." ”

"Ah, that's good material."

As soon as he was halfway through his words, Chief Yan suddenly reacted.

This kind of thing can't be said openly, only secretly happy.

sighed at the moment and said, "Alas, what can I do, how can I do it." ”

Zhang Riming was stunned and said: "Boss, Balu and the Japanese dog-eat-dog, this is a good thing." ”

"What do you know, what do you kid know?" Commander Yan said, "No matter what you say, the Eighth Route Army is ultimately our Chinese's own national defense force. ”

"Now my family has suffered,"

"It's a good thing, it's a bad thing."

Speaking of this, he said: "What, let the 358th Regiment fire a few cannons at the Xiji stronghold, which can be regarded as providing a little fire support to the Eighth Route Army." ”

Zhang Riming reacted at this time.

It was to deliberately disgust the Eighth Route Army.

……

Northwest of Shanxi, the 358th Regiment was stationed.

Chu Yunfei had also gotten the information.

This will be working with two staff officers in the sand table.

What is displayed on the sand table is a rough model of Shuiyao Mountain.

Judging from the situation on the sand table, the situation of the Eighth Route Army can be said to be very unoptimistic, there is no doubt that it will suffer heavy losses, and it is possible that the entire army will be destroyed if one carelessly.

Chu Yunfei sighed lightly and said, "The Eighth Route Army will definitely be finished this time." ”

A staff officer said: "Yes, the devil has used too many troops this time, and the Eighth Route Army has no chance at all." ”

Another staff officer said: "That's right, even if the Eighth Route Army is broken into pieces, it is useless, nearly 20,000 people of the 2nd Guards Division of the Japanese Army and the Tsuda Detachment have surrounded Shuiyao Mountain, and there are puppet army ......"

While the three of them were discussing, Chief of Staff Fang Ligong hurriedly walked in with a telegram.

"Tuanza." Fang Ligong said, "The commander's department sent an urgent telegram, asking us to provide support to the Eighth Route Army within our capabilities. ”

"What? The Commander's Department asked us to provide fire support to the Eighth Route Army within our capabilities? "Chu Yunfei was a little surprised, when did the old elder change his sex?

Didn't he regard the Eighth Route Army as a big danger before?

"Yes." Fang Ligong said with a strange expression, "And the commander's department made it very clear that our artillery battalion was asked to fire a few shells at the Japanese stronghold in the west. ”

"What?" Chu Yunfei's face fell.

"How many shells are you asking the artillery battalion to fire at the West Stronghold?"

Hearing this, the two combat staff officers next to him couldn't help but chuckle.

Fang Ligong coughed lightly and asked, "Tuanzao, do you need to carry out the order?" ”

"Execute the order, of course." Chu Yunfei pulled the Jin Suijun military uniform on his body, and said in a deep voice, "The order of the Commander's Department must be carried out!" Let the artillery battalion blow up the Xiji stronghold! ”

"Tuanza." Fang Ligong reminded.

"The prefect's department only asked for a few shells."

"Yes." Chu Yunfei said coldly, "But I think,"

"One shell can be several, a hundred can be several."

"Uh, well, you have the final say." Fang Ligong smiled and said no more.

There are only a hundred shells on the left and right, as long as the regiment is happy.

……

Chongqing Huangshan official residence, Yunxiu Tower.

Dai Yunong bowed down and walked into the study, and said respectfully: "Principal." ”

"Oh, you're here." Chang Kaishen, who was closing his eyes and recuperating, immediately opened his eyes, glanced at Dai Yunong's face, and said with a smile, "Good news?" ”

"You can't hide anything from the headmaster."

Dai Yunong said respectfully: "The Shanxi Eighth Route Army is finished. ”

It was not only the inner line of the Jin Sui Army who purchased information from the staff of the 1st Army of the Japanese Army, but also the spy personnel of the Taiyuan Station of the Military Command.

"Sasi Nonggang (what did you say)?" Chang Kaishen stood up from the recliner suddenly.

Because he was too excited, the Ningbo dialect came out subconsciously again.

Seeing Chang Kaishen happy like this, Dai Yu Nongxin said that this wave is stable, and a big ribbon cloud medal will definitely not be able to run away, and it is not good that he can get the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal this time.

At that moment, Dai Yunong said again: "Principal, Shanxi Eighth Road is over. ”

This time, Chang Kaishen finally heard it clearly, and then quickly suppressed his excitement.

"Shanxi Eighth Road is finished?" Chang Kaishen asked, "What's going on?" ”

Dai Yunong whispered: "Here's the thing, every time I fought before, the Eighth Route Army never confronted the Japanese army head-on, and when the Japanese soldiers pressed and swept the territory, the Eighth Route Army would break through separately. ”

"But this time I don't know how to do it, the Eighth Route Army actually chose to fight a sports war."

"At the beginning, we did win two battles and annihilated thousands of Japanese troops."

"But in the end, they were surrounded by Japanese troops on Shuiyao Mountain, according to a staff officer who is familiar with the terrain,"

"Although Shuiyao Mountain is very steep, there is no water source, and now nearly 30,000 Eighth Route Army in the Taihang bandit area are besieged by the Japanese army in Shuiyao Mountain, and it is only a matter of time before it is destroyed."

"The 30,000 people who were besieged are all the elites of Shanxi Eighth Road."

At the end, he said in an accentuated tone: "So, Shanxi's Eighth Road is really over." ”

"Yunong, are you sure it's the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang bandit area? The 129th Brigade of the 386th Division? ”

Chang Kaishen still couldn't believe that there would be such a good thing? Lying at home and doing nothing, the big trouble was solved by the Japanese? Can't believe it.

"Headmaster, I'm afraid it's not just the 386 Brigade."

Dai Yunong chuckled: "There is also the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army. ”

"Is there still the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army?" Chang Kaishen was overjoyed again when he heard this, "So, those two damn Hunan Yankees are also dead?" ”

"I'm afraid so."

Dai Yunong said with a smile.

"No, no, no, no."

Chang Kaishen shook his head and said, "The Eighth Route Army can dig wells. ”

"What? Digging wells? Dai Yunong was stunned for a moment, I really didn't expect this.

……

"What?"

"Digging a well?"

Hearing Wang Ye say that he wanted to dig a well,

Li Yunlong and Kong Jie jumped up.

Ding Wei said: "You mean to dig it up for the little devils?" ”

"Yes." Wang Ye nodded and said, "Specially dug up for Yoshio Shinozuka to see." ”

"Dig it up to Yoshio Shinozuka?" Kong Jie frowned and said, "Xiao Wang, is this necessary?" ”

"Yes." Wang Ye nodded and said, "Boss, they haven't been to Liao County for a day, the main force of the military region hasn't been to Liao County for a day, and the hundreds of thousands of fathers and villagers in the Taihang base area haven't been to the safe area for a day, so we must continue to sing this play!" We must make Yoshio Shinozuka firmly believe that the main force of the military region is in the water kiln mountain. ”

Li Yunlong said: "Then dig, just dig a few more." ”

As soon as they said they would do it, the three regiment commanders immediately led people to dig wells.

As soon as there was a movement on the side of the Eighth Route Army, the devil reconnaissance plane hovering in the air discovered it.

The Type 96 land attack aircraft was equipped with a radio station, and when the discovery was reported through Taiyuan, the 1st Army Headquarters soon received a telegram.

……

"Digging a well?"

Yoshio Shinozuka was stunned when he heard this.

"Yes." Inoue said, "The Eighth Route Army is digging a well in the mountains. ”

Yoshio Shinozuka turned his gaze to Takuya Mizuhara and asked, "Mizuhara-kun, I remember that you have the best knowledge of geography, please tell me, is it possible to dig well water from Mizuya Mountain?" ”

"I can't." Takuya Mizuhara is very sure.

"Because in order to dig well water, you have to have an aquifer."

"If you can't dig an aquifer, it's useless to dig a kilometer deep."

"However, the topography of Shuiyao Mountain, with all due respect, I am afraid that there will be no aquifer within 100 meters underground, that is to say, unless the Eighth Route Army digs more than 100 meters deep, it is absolutely impossible to dig out well water."

"More than a hundred meters deep?" Yoshio Shinozuka smiled, "How long does that have to be dug up?" ”

"I'm afraid it's going to be a long time." Suwon Takuya said, "According to my observation, Suyao Mountain is the most typical sedimentary rock terrain, and the sedimentary rock terrain is characterized by its hardness and great difficulty in excavation. ”

Ryuichi Sakamoto suddenly said: "There is another possibility, the Eighth Route Army is not trying to dig well water. ”

"Don't you want to dig out the well?" Yoshio Shinozuka frowned and said, "Sakamoto-kun, what do you mean by that?" ”

Ryuichi Sakamoto said: "The Eighth Route Army simply wants to dig a pool to hold the snow and water. ”

"Pool? Used to hold snow? Yoshio Shinozuka, Takuya Mizuhara, Yasushi Inoue and other officers suddenly changed their faces slightly.

At this time, another communications staff officer hurriedly came out and reported: "Your Excellency, the aviation scout reports that the Eighth Route Army is collecting snow from the Shuiyao Pass!" ”

"Yaga, stop them!"

Yoshio Shinozuka shouted: "Immediately call the 2nd Guards Division and the Tsuda Detachment, and ask them to block the Shuiyao Pass and the area beyond the first line with artillery fire to prevent the Eighth Route Army from collecting snow, be sure to stop them!" ”

"Hello!" Inoue was stunned and quickly returned to the communication room to shoot a telegram.

Seeing Yasushi Inoue leave the war room, the corners of Yoshio Shinozuka's mouth bloomed with a smile again.

The fact that the Eighth Route Army was in such a hurry to dig wells and collect snow can only explain one fact.

That is, the Eighth Route Army did not reserve enough drinking water in Shuiyao Mountain, and this proved another fact from the side, that is, the main force of the Eighth Route Army of the Taihang Military Region was indeed in Shuiyao Mountain.

At this point, Yoshio Shinozuka finally put his mind at ease completely, and there was no suspense anymore.

All that needs to be done now is to wait for the Eighth Route Army to run out of stored drinking water.

At that time, the trapped Eighth Route Army had only two choices, either surrender or die of thirst.

"Report!" Another signal soldier walked into the combat hall and immediately reported, "Beiping is in an emergency. ”

After reading the telegram sent by Okamura Ninji, Yoshio Shinozuka didn't even have the last trace of worry in his heart.

Up to now, the No. A operational plan has been carried out for two days, and the 12 sweeping detachments have also penetrated dozens of kilometers.

However, in addition to the massacre of dozens of villages in the initial guerrilla zone, after entering the bandit area, we found that almost all the villages were empty, and not only people were gone, but even livestock and poultry were gone.

Obviously, the Chinese people in the Taihang bandit area have already moved in advance.

Because of this, Yoshio Shinozuka couldn't help but be a little worried, worried that the front army headquarters would reprimand him, and even force him to change the established policy of the sweep.

But fortunately, such a situation did not happen.

Instead of reprimanding him, Okamura even sent a telegram to show his support.

Okamura Ninji pointed out very clearly in the telegram that everything is aimed at annihilating the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and as for the common people in the Taihang bandit area, they can wait until later to find a way to eliminate them.

This time, Yoshio Shinozuka didn't have any worries.

At that moment, Yoshio Shinozuka said: "Order, the 12 sweeping detachments don't have to continue sweeping, and immediately turn around and rush to the vicinity of Shuiyao Mountain to strengthen the blockade." ”

"Telegraph to the various sweeping detachments,"

"We want to enclose the water kiln mountain into an iron bucket!"

"Not even a single rat can get it out!"

After a pause, Yoshio Shinozuka said again: "Also, let the 4th and 8th Mixed Brigades of the Imperial Association Army also go, in addition to strengthening the blockade, you can also let the Imperial Association Army do some dirty work and hard work." ”

Speaking of this, Yoshio Shinozuka had a sinister smile on his face.

"Hello!" The communications staff officer left with a pause.

……

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom, boom!"

From time to time, shells fell into the water kiln mountain and exploded.

With the violent explosion, one or more craters appeared on the already dense ground.

Ten minutes ago, when the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army appeared at the Shuiyao Pass and the first line of the sky with dustpans to collect snow, the devils outside the mountain began to bombard frantically as if they were crazy.

The cannonballs rained down.

The area within a radius of 100 meters from the water kiln pass and the first line of heaven exit was instantly blown into a sea of fire.

The devil artillery used sulfur bombs this time, and a fire burned the grass and trees outside the mountain pass and the first line of the sky, and the white snow was also turned into a fine light.

After melting the snow outside the mountain pass and outside the sky,

The devil artillery began to extend the shelling again, firing rows of sulfur bombs onto the top of the ring of Shuiyao Mountain, seeing that this posture was preparing to burn all the vegetation on Shuiyao Mountain and melt the snow.

From time to time, there are even shells hitting the cliff wall.

Looking at the flames that exploded on the cliff wall, Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and Kong Jie were all a little stunned.

"Damn, the little devil is determined to burn all the grass and trees on the mountain and melt all the snow this time?" Kong Jie scolded, "This fucking wants to kill us with thirst." ”

"The beauty of thought." Li Yunlong scolded with a smile, "What we have here is water." ”

"But the problem is that Yoshio Shinozuka, an old devil, doesn't know." Kong Jie scolded with a smile.

Ding Wei also said: "Xiao Wang, look at it like this, Yoshio Shinozuka has already believed that we have no water to drink." ”

"It's good if the devil believes it." Wang Ye said, "If you believe it, you can continue to drag on time and slowly consume it." ”

In the next three days, the devils really stopped attacking, but only stepped up the construction of fortifications in the Shuiyao Pass and the first line of heaven, and two camps were built in just three days.

Early this morning, while the devil reconnaissance plane had not yet come,

Wang Ye went up to the top of the cliff as usual, and then climbed to the top of the mountain, condescending to observe the enemy situation outside the mountain.

This time, those who followed Wang Ye to the top of the mountain together, in addition to Wei Dayong, also included Wei Xilai and Wang Xikui.

"Captain, the little devil seems to have increased his troops?" Wei Xilai said, "Look, the headquarters hospital is full of people. ”

The direction of Wei Xilai's finger is the courtyard where the original Eighth Route Army Headquarters Hospital is located, and since the Eighth Route Army Headquarters Hospital was transferred, this courtyard has been empty.

After the arrival of the 2nd Guards Division of the Japanese Army,

Probably for security reasons, it was not stationed in this courtyard.

Speaking of this, we cannot fail to mention the tunnel warfare that is in full swing in the central and southern Hebei plains.

The devils of the North China Plain have already made the ubiquitous tunnels of the Eighth Route Army create a psychological shadow, and every time they enter the base area to sweep, they will never live in the village if they can live in the wilderness.

Because they were worried that when they were sleeping soundly, a few eight-way suddenly came out from under the bed and wiped their necks.

Or they were about to raise the fire for cooking, when suddenly a gun barrel poked out of the stove and fired at them.

This behavior and habit of the Japanese army in North China inevitably affected Maeda Tadanobu, so after entering the Taihang Military Region of the Eighth Route Army, Maeda Tadanobu issued a strict order, preferring to camp rather than live in a Chinese house.

These days, more than 10,000 devils of the 2nd Guards Division have been living in field tents.

But today, the devil seems to have changed his sex, and he was admitted to the headquarters hospital for the first time, so he is not afraid of being attacked?

"It's not a devil, it's a second devil who lives in the headquarters hospital." Wei Dayong put down the binoculars and said with a dark face, "Look at the dog skins on them. ”

Wang Xikui took the telescope from Wei Dayong and found that it was really a puppet army.

While a few people were talking, the puppet army came out, only to see that most of these puppet soldiers had tools in their hands, such as sapper shovels, hoes, flat poles or dustpans.

Wei Xilai asked blankly, "What do these two devils want to do?" ”

"What else can you do?" Wei Dayong didn't have a good breath and said, "It must be to help their master build fortifications." ”

Wei Xilai said angrily: "These two devils are really hateful, it's better for them not to appear within seven hundred meters of me, otherwise I won't blow up their dog's head." ”

"What do you say? Seven hundred meters? ”

Wei Dayong said: "You can really blow, what you say is like the truth." ”

"Who blew it? Last time, I hit a target 700 meters away, don't believe you ask the captain. After Wei Xi finished speaking, he turned his head and asked Wang Ye, "Captain, did I hit a target 700 meters away last time?" ”

Wang Ye ignored Wei Xilai, and said in a deep voice: "The two devils want to build a highway and dig a blockade ditch!" ”

"What?" Wei Dayong's face also fell, and he said with a dark face, "Captain, are you saying that the devil wants to build a road around Shuiyao Mountain and dig a blockade ditch?" Trap us? ”

"Yes." Wang Ye said, "The devil wants to trap us." ”

"Won't it?" Wang Xikui said, "Is this necessary?" ”

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