…… Time goes forward.

In the Taihang Mountain area, the combat unit dominated by the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese enemy were in full swing.

In the Northwest Military Region, the units of the Eighth Route Army, mainly the 120th Division, were naturally not idle.

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A week ago, the major propaganda departments of the Eighth Route Army launched a propaganda offensive against the Japanese army with this large-scale operation in the direction of the 385th Brigade, the 386th Brigade and many battlefields in the direction of Huangyadong.

The huge momentum, coupled with the fact that the national army also reported the incident through various newspapers, sat on the mountain and watched the tiger fight, fanned the wind and ignited the fire, hoping that both sides would lose and be injured, so as to reap the benefits of the fisherman, why not do it?

Eventually, it attracted the attention of many neutral countries on the international front.

Yoshio Shinozuka, the commander of the devil at the headquarters of the First Army, had a headache about this.

The propaganda offensive launched by the Eighth Route Army on its own initiative gradually brought his First Army's surprise attack into a passive situation, and if he could smoothly destroy the Eighth Route Army's Huangyadong Arsenal according to the original plan, and even severely damage the main combat force of the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang base area, it would naturally be better.

However, with the direction of the 385th Brigade's base area, the 386th Brigade's base area, and many battlefields inside and outside Huangyadong, the situation gradually reached a stalemate.

The First Army even joined forces with the troops stationed in Mongolia in the south to launch this large-scale operation with a surprise attack on Huangya Cave.

It didn't make the same progress as Yoshio Shinozuka imagined.

Especially with the passage of time.

Originally, the attack was quite smooth, but the Japanese puppet army units, mainly the 3rd Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army, suddenly launched a fierce counterattack after the 385 Brigade base area showed that the enemy was weak for a long time.

The balance of the situation on the battlefield between the Japanese army and the Eighth Route Army began to gradually turn around from that moment.

Yoshio Shinozuka, who realized that the situation was wrong, took into account the propaganda offensive deliberately carried out by the Eighth Route Army, which attracted the attention of all parties in the world.

The Imperial forces were only allowed to win and not lose in this battle.

But if this continues, with the reversal of the situation, coupled with the operations of the imperial forces in the base area of the Eighth Route Army, it is simply impossible to carry out for a long time.

The situation will only get more and more unfavorable.

If it were to be under the watchful eye of neutral countries, his First Army would show a great defeat, which would inevitably have quite serious consequences for the Empire's war against China.

After all, it is easier for the strong to call for allies.

Eventually, Yoshio Shinozuka summoned his staff members to discuss the matter.

Then he came up with the final plan:

In order to publicize the needs of the offensive, the Japanese army specially invited the Asahi Shimbun, neutral country media, ally media, puppet regime media, and the Great East Asia Daily News to go to the Huangyadong area, the 385th Brigade base area, and the 386th Brigade base area to take real photos, and show them the occupied Eighth Route Army hilltop positions, weapons repair shops, foundries, some command centers, as well as a large number of captured guns and ammunition of the Eighth Route Army troops, and so on.

True or false.

This scene was blown out by the little devils.

The devil who led the reporters to visit said proudly:

"The troops of our Great Japanese Empire are unstoppable, and in less than half a month, our Imperial Army troops will definitely be able to clear the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang Mountain area.

Thoroughly stabilize the development zone and eliminate all these moths that have destroyed the co-prosperity of the Japanese Empire and China. ”

Maybe it's to increase the sense of realism, in order to leave more shock for these reporters who came to shoot.

At the same time, the front-line combat units of the Japanese army intensified the offensive.

As a guide, the devil in the center and left also guided the reporters to take real pictures of the heavy artillery positions bombarding the positions of the Eighth Route Army, as well as the scenes of the Air Force intensively bombing the positions of the Eighth Route Army.

It seems that he wants to confirm that what he just said is true.

I don't know......

Several major generals of the devils, mainly Ishikawa, the commander of the 3rd Mixed Brigade of the devils, who were fighting at the front, were scolding at the command headquarters.

What to scold?

"These stupid civilian officials, at the time of the war emergency, have brought so many reporters to shoot everywhere, are they child's play to treat the war as a child's play?"

This family knows their own affairs.

Although the reporters who came from all over the world filmed the situation, it seemed that his Third Mixed Brigade was launching an offensive in full swing, and it was heavy artillery bombardment of the positions of the Eighth Route Army, and it was also reinforcements from the air, and the Eighth Route Army was almost unable to fight back.

The old devil Ishikawa felt more and more humiliated.

He knew the actual situation all too well.

The troops of the Eighth Route Army of the 385th Brigade suddenly launched a counterattack, and his two vanguard brigades were almost wiped out, and the two brigades that were reinforced, were almost disabled.

As a result, the reporters in the rear were still taking pictures everywhere there, and with the help of the pretended artillery bombardment in front of them, they boasted that the offensive of his First Army was like a bamboo.

His 3rd Mixed Brigade was about to penetrate the base area of the 385th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army.

The more I thought about it, the more depressed Ishikawa became, and his old face was a little unbearable.

I was disgusted by the reporters behind the ass who took pictures everywhere with cameras.

It's like he's bare-bottomed, but there's a bunch of people behind him taking pictures with cameras, and judging from time to time, the general feeling.

Shame on you!

Therefore, when the devil who led the reporters, the center-left, sent a signal soldier and said that he wanted to ask His Excellency Ishikawa, the commander of the brigade, to greet the reporters and say a few words about the experience of the combat command in front of him.

Ishikawa directly refused, and scolded: "If that bastard Zhongzuo really thinks it's interesting to fight, I'll send someone to arrest him in a while and put him on the front line to fight!" ”

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After the news spread, Nakazuo shuddered and quickly dispelled the idea of inviting Ishikawa to come over and explain to the reporters.

Then he took the reporters back in a hurry.

Naturally, the Japanese propaganda offensive quickly took effect.

The Eighth Route Army also quickly learned the news.

The former enemy headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

It was learned that the Japanese army had sent many reporters to the front line in the past two days to cover and take pictures on the spot, and that it was also spreading news everywhere in the occupied areas, saying that the First Army's offensive was in full swing and that it was about to win a complete victory.

While feeling very ridiculous, the cadres of the Eighth Route Army were also a little indignant.

"Boss, why didn't I see it before, these little devils can be so shameless? Slap a swollen face and become fat, that's what you're talking about! ”

"And a big win?"

"Inside the Yellow Cliff Cave, more than 3,000 elites of the devil are already the turtles in our urn, and the battle on the outer line of the Yellow Cliff Cave, more than a dozen regiments of our army pressed up, and the devil was inseparable, and the reinforcements sent by the 36th Division were still in a bitter battle at this time."

"Let's not talk about the 386 Brigade, the southbound Mongolian army was directly dragged by Ding Wei with several regiments of the Iron Triangle. In the direction of the 385th Brigade, Lao Chen has already launched an offensive, and the Japanese puppet army that entered the base area has to shed its skin even if it does not die. ”

"A big win? Does he take his ass to win? ”

Then another cadre said with a smile: "This mouth grows on the body of a devil, and you can't say what you want?" ”

The commissar concluded:

"Since the leakage of the plan of the little devil's plan to sneak attack our army's Huangyadong Arsenal, the defeat of the devil's attack this time has been decided, and it is only a matter of time.

For us, this is a rare opportunity, this time, we not only have to inflict heavy losses on the Japanese army and let the little devils return home, but also have to deal a severe blow to the Japanese army in the propaganda offensive and raise the military prestige of our Eighth Route Army.

After this operation, it is not only necessary to make the anti-Japanese armed forces on all sides aware of the unshakable strength of our Eighth Route Army.

It is also necessary to build confidence in the victory of resistance against Japan for all the soldiers and civilians in our base areas, including the guerrilla areas and even the areas occupied by devils. ”

The boss finally made a decision and said: "The political commissar said well, this operation will not only defeat the Japanese army, but also make his devil completely lose face."

Pass my order, immediately send a power to the 120th Division, let Kong Jie and Li Yunlong speed up their actions, we must let the devil when he stands tallest and laughs the brightest, he will fall down and slap him hard! ”

"Yes!"

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On the other side, Kong Jie and Li Yunlong took three batches of transferred mobile combat units to the Northwest Military Region where they were temporarily stationed.

The long-term confrontation with the Northwest Military Region was mainly a combat unit dominated by the devil's garrison in Mongolia.

This time, the cavalry units of the Japanese army from Baotou to the south, as well as the elite of the 26th Division stationed in Datong to reinforce the south, naturally made a series of preparations before the reinforcement.

Among them, the big move is that the Mongolian army sent quite elite troops to quickly occupy Baode County.

Baode County is located in XZ City, SX Province, on the western slope of the northern section of Luliang Mountain, on the eastern edge of the Loess Plateau, and across the Yellow River from Fugu County, Shaanxi.

It is an important link between northwest Shanxi and Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia, and its strategic position is very prominent.

If the Japanese army wants to completely cut off the connection between the Eighth Route Army in Shaanxi and the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi when the Mongolian army moves south to reinforce the First Army, it must firmly hold the key node of Baode County.

…… The base area where the 120th Brigade of the 358th Division of the Eighth Route Army is located.

"Brigade commander, it has been found out clearly, after the little devils of the Mongolian army went south, in order to completely block the passage from Shaanxi to Shanxi, the Japanese army suddenly launched an attack at night and occupied Baode on the whole line.

After the devils occupied Baode, they immediately began to overhaul the strongholds and fortifications inside, apparently preparing for a long-term garrison.

The defending troops, after investigation, were subordinate to the West Field Wing of the First Army of the Devils stationed in Shanxi, and in addition, the Suzuki Wing of the Mongolian Army was used as a backup. ”

A regiment commander immediately gritted his teeth with hatred: "He's it, it's this Suzuki United again, and there is the shadow of this little devil everywhere."

The first time Baode County fell, it was this Suzuki United who did it, and later this crazy little devil also carried out a massacre in Baode County.

This little devil raised by a son of a bitch has too much blood on the hands of our northwest soldiers and civilians, and Lao Tzu will have to smash it sooner or later! ”

As soon as these words came out, the rest of the cadres who knew about the incident were all indignant and said that they must completely kill this Suzuki United to avenge the tragic death of the villagers.

Li Yunlong, who also participated in the meeting, said: "Don't say anything, this Suzuki company deserves to hit our hands, and he is unlucky."

Speaking of another little devil, that is, the West Field United team that is mainly stationed in Baode at the moment, why do I sound familiar? ”

One of the regiment commanders who answered said with a smile: "Lao Li, Lao Kong, you are naturally familiar with it, speaking of which, if this Xiye Wing knows that you two are in our Northwest Military Region, if you can't say it well, I'm afraid you can be scared to pee your pants, and then withdraw from Baode overnight!" ”

Li Yunlong said happily: "There is still such a thing? ”

The regiment commander said: "I have made special inquiries about this matter, and I heard that this Xiye Wing was originally responsible for stationing in the Iron Triangle base area in the northwest of Shanxi Province, and on the defense line between Zhongtiao Mountain.

Later, didn't you send troops to try to open the passage to the Nakajo Mountain base area?

It was this Nishino United who was responsible for blocking it in the middle of the way, and as a result, it was almost wiped out by you.

Later, due to poor combat, the old devil Xiye was sent to the area of Baode County, and because the troops were completely disabled by your iron triangle, they were not replenished in time, even if the follow-up supplements were mostly some recruits, and the military quality of the entire team was uneven.

The overall morale is very low, unlike the Suzuki United, which has not been hit by us, but the morale is very high! ”

Kong Jie, who was on the side, suddenly realized: "I remember, when I opened the passage to Zhongtiao Mountain, I met a devil team.

It took him less than an afternoon to penetrate.

I don't remember the specific number.,Feelings are such a thing as the West Field United! ”

The cadres couldn't help but laugh when they heard this.

When the battle came to this, a wing was crippled by the old Kong, and as a result, even the number was not taken to heart by the captain of the Kong detachment.

Nishino, this old devil, is really ashamed to be thrown to his grandmother's house.

"In this way, this time it is not as difficult as we imagined to clean up this Xiye United team and open up the passage to Baode County!" The head of the regiment said with a smile.

In a few words. This West Field United team is not taken seriously by everyone at all.

However, the head of the regiment reminded with a strange face: "You can't be careless, after these few days of investigation, we also found that the little devils of the Xiye United team are very cautious."

After being stationed in Baode, they did nothing, just overhauled the fortifications, completely blocked the stronghold, and the machine gunners were always behind the fortifications.

For several days, we didn't see half of the little devils stepping out of the defense area and sweeping outside. ”

"This is cautious, I think when I was fighting with the Iron Triangle, I was completely scared by Lao Li and Lao Kong!"

But what's really going on?

In fact, it is even more exaggerated than what Brigade Commander Zhang and the others have discovered.

Baode County.

The Xiye Wing received an order from its superiors to station the main force in Baode County to ensure that the passage connecting Shaanxi with the Shanxi Eighth Route Army was blocked.

The Devil's Wing Headquarters is located in Baode County.

But in reality, it's just an empty shell.

The wing commander Nishino Daizuo was not in the command at all, he just sent some staff officers, and then let his adjutant replace him and be in charge of command in this temporary command center.

As for himself, guess what?

This old devil actually withdrew his real headquarters back more than ten kilometers in one go, and then hid inside a fairly stable stronghold transfer station for material transfer.

Externally, it is even more disguised, and no one can see that this is the meaning of the command.

In addition, for several days, this old devil in the West Field didn't even show his face, and basically didn't show up in public.

When you have to go out on business, you don't even wear a military rank, and at the same time, you are mixed in the small soldier team, and you can't notice any flaws at all.

Don't ask.

- Asked, it is prudent!

How can we admit that we were completely frightened by the Iron Triangle of the Eighth Route Army in the northwest of Jin, like a bird with a frightened bow, and the wind was screaming?

Who knows if there will be guys in this place who are like those snipers of the Eighth Route Army in the Iron Triangle, who are unguardable.

Nishino touched the broad top of his brain that was missing a piece of his scalp after taking off his military hat, and he still has more than one season, obediently......