In the Taihang, Taiyue and Jizhong base areas, the Japanese army and the Eighth Route Army fought at the same time.

The battle situation in the area of Nakajo Mountain is also quietly evolving.

The Central Army, which had retreated to the south of the Yellow River, saw that the Japanese army did not continue to forge ahead after taking Zhongtiao Mountain, but gradually relaxed from its initial fear.

However, the Japanese army did not intend to continue its march south of the Yellow River for the time being.

First, if the Japanese army continues to march south of the Yellow River, then this dangerous Yellow River will also become a north-south transportation channel that the devils must protect.

Ensure the follow-up of logistical resources.

However, a large number of troops of the Eighth Route Army were clearly active in the area of Zhongtiao Mountain, and in the past six months, the tortured Japanese army was both a headache and helpless.

The Japanese army's greatest fear was the continuation of the southward movement.

The remnants of the Eighth Route Army at Zhongtiao Mountain would take the opportunity to cut off the Yellow River transportation line south of Zhongtiao Mountain.

At that time, the Japanese army will be exposed to the enemy on its back, and it will be unfavorable to attack.

And the Eight Roads that want to completely exterminate Nakajo Mountain.

"First of all, it is necessary to completely wipe out the troops of the Eighth Route Army in Taihang and Taiyue, and at least completely cut off the connection between the Eighth Route Taihang and Taiyue base areas and the Zhongtiao Mountain area."

"Otherwise, even if our Great Japanese Empire will temporarily wipe out all the Eight Route Army guerrillas in Zhongtiao Mountain, the Eighth Route Army of Taihang and Taiyue will still secretly move towards the area of Zhongtiao Mountain."

"In this way, wouldn't our Great Japanese Empire fall into the never-ending harassment of the troops of the Eighth Route Army?"

The headquarters of the 47th Division of the Japanese Army stationed in Yuncheng.

The chief of staff of the devil expressed his opinion on the situation.

Participated in this meeting to discuss how to exterminate the guerrilla forces of the Eighth Route Army in Zhongtiao Mountain and ensure the members of the north-south transportation corridor.

In addition to the original officers of the 47th Division of the Japanese Army, there was also the commander of the Japanese Kwantung Army, Shinya Uchida, who reinforced Nakajo Mountain from the northeast region.

As for how to eliminate the guerrilla forces of the Eighth Route Army in the area of Nakajo Mountain, Uchida Shin also had a very strong say.

After he rushed to the area of Mt. Nakajo with his Kwantung Army brigade.

Because he despised his opponent, he thought that he could use the infiltration of traitors to take the opportunity to wipe out the four independent regiments.

As a result, Han Feng and Wang Huaibao will plan the plan.

The Uchida Brigade suffered heavy casualties as a result.

After that, Nobuya Uchida also asked the Kwantung Army Headquarters for help, and then the Kwantung Army Headquarters re-replenished the forces to Uchida Shinya.

In the ensuing confrontation, Nobu Uchida, who realized that the Fourth Independent Regiment was not easy to deal with, also changed his strategy.

In order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, Nobuya Uchida said at a meeting analyzing how to fight the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army in Nakajo Mountain:

"Originally, the Eighth Route Army was poorly equipped and ammunition was scarce, even if it had the advantage of terrain and terrain, the mountainous area as a cover, and the vast depth, it would never be the opponent of our Great Japanese Empire.

But at the moment, the Eighth Route in the area of Zhongtiao Mountain is obviously a well-equipped Eighth Route Army!

In the confrontation between our two sides, they were so well-equipped and so powerful in firepower that they even surpassed our Imperial Japanese troops at one time.

Under such circumstances, if our army rashly enters the mountainous area to sweep, it is very easy to be ambushed by the troops of the Eighth Route Army. ”

The rest of the Japanese officers who said this were deeply agreed.

In the past, when the Eighth Route Army was outdated in equipment and ammunition was scarce, it was still three guns and eight routes, and it was able to constantly harass the Japanese army with continuous attacks and harassment in the process of the Japanese army's sweep.

The well-equipped Eighth Route Army in Zhongtiao Mountain was completely unexpected by the Japanese army.

According to the information collected by the Japanese army in the area of Nakajo Mountain about the 4th Independent Regiment:

The Fourth Anti-Japanese Regiment of the Eighth Route Army in Zhongtiao Mountain was originally the old unit of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and it was the old unit of Kong Jie, the head of the Independent Regiment.

It is extremely well-equipped, and there is a considerable amount of American equipment, including some semi-automatic rifles with an incredible rate of fire, as well as 60 mortars.

Therefore, in the confrontation between the two sides, often after the Japanese army opened the sweeping net, the Eighth Route Army troops were often able to easily break through with strong firepower.

In the end, with the help of the mountains, the Japanese army fought around, resulting in the failure of the Japanese army's sweeps again and again.

"So, Uchida's army, the Eighth Route is hidden in the deep mountains, if you can't send troops to sweep it, how can you exterminate this gang of Eighth Roads?"

Some Japanese officers raised doubts.

Nobuya Uchida replied confidently: "Actually, it's very simple, instead of us wasting time and effort to find the troops of the Eighth Route Army in this vast mountain for a decisive battle, we may always be ambushed by them. ”

"It's better to lure the troops of the Eighth Route Army out in turn and engage in an area suitable for our Great Japanese Empire."

"How to seduce?"

Uchida Shinya said: "It's also very simple, the Eighth Route Army has always had close ties with the local Chinese people, and the Eighth Route relies most on the power of the people, so let's destroy their popular power and use these people to put these Eighth Route Army to death." ”

After putting forward his own views, Nobuya Uchida immediately showed a series of battle plans he had formulated on how to exterminate the 4th Independent Regiment of Nakajo Mountain:

First, similar to the Kwantung Army in the northeast, it implemented a policy of annexing the people in the area of Nakajo Mountain.

To put it simply, it is to forcibly relocate all the villagers in some small villages that were originally scattered to a large centralized village to facilitate centralized management.

It can reduce the risk of being infiltrated by the Eighth Route Army and reduce the waste of Japanese security forces.

Second, the system of protecting armor and the system of joint sitting should be implemented in each village, but if one dares to commit an affair in eight ways, the whole village will be punished.

Third, a number of puppet regime organizations controlled by the Japanese army were set up in the villages.

The security chiefs and village chiefs of each village were all concurrently served by the puppet soldiers dispatched by the Japanese army, and they always reported to the Japanese army about the villagers' every move.

Fourth, strengthen military defenses around the villages after the annexation, build artillery towers and blockade ditches, and guard against surprise attacks by the troops of the Eighth Route Army.

Fifth, it is necessary to strengthen public security, gradually spread the occupied areas outward, and gradually transform the guerrilla areas developed by the troops of the Eighth Route Army into stable public security areas......

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In the words of the old devil Nobuya Uchida, who swears:

It is to squeeze out all the survival foundation and living space of the Eighth Route Army.

This move was indeed more vicious than the original Japanese troops in the area of Nakajo Mountain.

In particular, the drought is now severe and gradually spreading, and even the Nakajo Mountain area has actually been affected to a certain extent.

South of the Yellow River, a large number of victims in Henan Province every day, in order not to consume themselves on the long journey, choose to take shortcuts, smuggling across the Yellow River crossing south of Zhongtiao Mountain.

The arrival of these victims has undoubtedly increased the burden on the farmers in the Zhongtiao Mountain area.

Coupled with the Japanese army's swift implementation of the annexation policy.

The devils even forcibly looted the last food of the people, and then gathered the people together, completely ignoring their lives or deaths.

The little devil is vicious, where is this to gather the villagers together, to compress the living space of the Eighth Road, and cut off the logistics supply of the Eighth Road.

This is clearly to force the people to death, so as to lure the Eighth Route Army to take action and rescue the people......

Somewhere deep in the mountains of Mt. Nakajo.

Provisional Command of the 4th Independent Regiment.

Naturally, the recent measures of the Japanese army also reached the headquarters.

When Wang Huaibao, the commander of the Fourth Independent Regiment, discussed the matter with the cadres, he was so angry that he scolded the Japanese army for being cruel and losing his conscience.

"Where does this leave a little bit of life for the people? This is to force our people to a dead end! ”

Han Feng, the commander of the fourth battalion, pointed out directly: "Regiment commander, the devils are vicious with their intentions, if they really let them complete the implementation of the plan of merging the tun, the people of our Zhongtiao Mountain will be completely destroyed in the hands of the devils."

These days, the Japanese army's military maneuvers have been carried out quite solidly, and they have gradually encroached on our guerrilla areas, and they have constantly controlled the villages and civilians in the guerrilla areas.

Then the people were forcibly relocated together and the policy of annexation was implemented.

This is very similar to the cage policy implemented by the devils at the beginning, if you don't break the cage, you don't break the devil's merger.

Sooner or later, our mass base will be slowly eroded by the little devils. ”

"Hit! There's no other way, Commander, let's fight! ”

Several other battalion commanders spoke.

But Wang Huaibao, as the supreme commander of the Eighth Route Army in Zhongtiao Mountain, can't be hot-headed.

Wang Huaibao, who had analyzed the situation, said helplessly: "I know everyone's feelings, this little devil on a dog day is too much to bully, this is pulling the shit on our heads."

But we can't be reckless.

During this time, the little devils strengthened the blockade of the occupied area, as well as artillery towers and strongholds.

Our four regiments are now separated from the detachment, first, there is no logistical supply, second, there is no ammunition replenishment, plus during this period of fighting with the Japanese army, ammunition is not reduced.

The devils also tightly blocked the transportation channel from our detachment's base to Zhongtiao Mountain.

As far as our remaining ammunition reserves are concerned, if we fight a tough battle, we will not be able to withstand such consumption.

After all, the strength of the little devils is far greater than ours, we are only one or two villages that can defeat the devils and the tun, and they can merge more villages, what should we do then? ”

"This ......"

The cadres are silent, and this is indeed the most troublesome problem at the moment.

"Commander, what are we going to do?"

Wang Huaibao was also at a loss, and after thinking about it for a long time, Wang Huaibao came up with the most helpless idea: "There is no trick, or find a way to contact the old head of the regiment."

This time, the Kwantung Army, the devil who came to deal with us, is really not easy to deal with.

If we want to deal with this little devil, I'm afraid we will have to ask my mother for some equipment and ammunition. ”

As for the present......

"First of all, we will reduce the troops to zero, with the main purpose of attacking and harassing the Japanese army, and try to delay the process of the devils in our guerrilla zone to carry out the merger."

"Didn't the devils set up a large number of maintenance associations in the village, let's destroy the devils' maintenance associations first."

"Buy time for our follow-up preparations."

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

In the afternoon, Lao Zhou, who was in charge of liaising with the enemy-occupied county seats, rushed to the temporary headquarters of the Fourth Regiment and brought good news to Wang Huaibao:

"Regiment leader, Old Man Shen recently hoarded another batch of grain, disguised the grain transport team as a caravan, and sent it to our guerrilla zone without telling the little devils.

Now that we're in the village, let's send someone to take over! ”

"Okay, Lao Zhou, I can't meet with Old Man Shen for the time being, the next time you see Old Man Shen, you must thank Old Man Shen for our Eighth Route Army!"

Wang Huaibao opened his mouth with some emotion.

During this period, the devils vigorously engaged in the policy of merging tun, coupled with the spread of the disaster, although the Fourth Independent Regiment was well-equipped and the ammunition was sufficient, the supply of materials became a big problem.

After all, there are more than 2,000 people in the whole group, and this is a difficult problem to solve.

Fortunately, Shen Wenyue's father, Shen Yousan, the old man Shen, although he became the president of the maintenance association of devils on the surface, he secretly supported the Eighth Route Army to resist Japan, and secretly transported food to the Fourth Independent Regiment many times.

It was really a relief in the snow, and the problem of eating for the soldiers of the Fourth Independent Regiment was solved.

Lao Zhou nodded heavily: "Commander, don't worry, this old man Shen endures humiliation, even if he becomes a traitor who everyone shouts and scolds on the surface, he will never forget the national righteousness."

Such an old gentleman, my old Zhou also admires it from the bottom of my heart. ”

After chatting for a while, Lao Zhou left.

Wang Huaibao also sent a team to pick up the grain caravan sent by Shen Yousan.

At this time, Han Feng, the commander of the fourth battalion, rushed to report and said: "Regiment commander, I got the news that reporter Shen crossed the Yellow River south two days ago and went to Henan. ”

When Wang Huaibao heard this, he was taken aback, "What is Reporter Shen going to do there?" ”

Han Feng said: "I heard that the drought in Henan has become more and more serious recently, and the affected area has spread to almost the whole province, and a large number of people have been affected and fled to various places.

Some people who fled to Jinnan told Shen reporters that the affected areas south of the Yellow River have almost become hell, where people are starved to death every day, and everyone is hungry like a skinny old wolf, and they can't wait to rush up and bite two bites when they see anything.

However, the national army blocked the news, so the parties did not know the specific situation very well.

Reporter Shen probably wanted to go there in person and make an in-depth record of the current situation of the people in the disaster-stricken areas south of the Yellow River. ”

"But she's a woman, this is a mess, isn't this nonsense?" Wang Huaibao said worriedly.

"Not to mention the personal relationship between our old head and this Shen reporter."

"Even if it is for the large amount of food that Old Man Shen sent to our Fourth Independent Regiment, we should also protect Reporter Shen."

Han Feng agreed: "Yes! However, the regiment leader, fortunately, Xiao Wu also followed, and I also specially equipped Xiao Wu with two pistols, and Xiao Wu protected Reporter Shen along the way, so there should be no problem. ”

Wang Huaibao breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good!" ”

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Detachment command.

After Wang Huaibao's news was delivered, Kong Jie called Chief of Staff Xu Guoan and Political Commissar Li Wenjie to discuss the matter.

In the in-depth discussion, all three of them realized the great crisis that the Fourth Independent Regiment was in at present.

"Lao Kong, it seems that the devil is ruthless this time, and wants to eliminate the four regiments in one fell swoop, first sending troops from the Kwantung Army, and now he is engaged in a big merger policy."

"The depth of the Zhongtiao Mountain base area is not enough, and the strength of the devils is much larger than the four regiments."

"If we don't think of a way, sooner or later, these four regiments will be dragged down step by step by the little devils."

Xu Guoan put forward his own opinion.

The crisis that the fourth regiment fell into made Xu Guoan and Li Wenjie a little worried.

When the two looked at Kong Jie, waiting for Kong Jie to come up with an idea, Kong Jie just said one word: "Wait!" ”

"Wait?" Li Wenjie was stunned, "Commander, the situation is urgent now, what do we have to wait for?" ”

Kong Jie smiled: "Of course, it is the American-style equipment waiting for my regiment."

As for how to deal with the devil's merger policy and blockade in the future, I have a plan in mind.

At present, this batch of American-style equipment is missing, and it can be said that everything is ready, and only the east wind is owed. ”

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