Just when the Yellow River was imagining the future of the new decision, the North China Front Command, which was far away in the north, was about to be smashed.

After being hit twice by the Red Iron Fist in just a few dozen days, Tada Jun almost lost his mind, and this proud devil couldn't accept that the Eighth Route Army had turned the sky upside down in North China.

When he first received the information, he thought that the Eighth Route Army was just carrying out a dying counterattack. After all, the cage policy he implemented was very successful, which was also expected.

And in his memory, the main forces of the other side were only three divisions. Even if you add those messy militias, it will not pose much of a threat to the Japanese locust army.

Unexpectedly, more than 100 regiments of the Eighth Route Army destroyed many railways in North China in a month's time, and many communication lines suffered serious blows.

The cage policy that he has painstakingly managed for many years turned out to be like a joke.

Under this series of blows, he finally realized one thing.

The North China Front Army needs to have a new understanding of the Eighth Route Army, and it must reorganize its forces to resolutely strike a blow at the Eighth Route Army in North China.

While Tada was pondering a solution, Chief of Staff Yukio Kasawara walked in with a telegram from the new commander of the Mongolian Army.

"Your Excellency, I don't even know what you're worried about. The rapid expansion of the size of the armed forces will inevitably lead to a decline in quality, and this is common knowledge that everyone knows. ”

"Although the enemy claims to have 105 regiments, there is no small amount of water in them. After two major battles, their main forces will have more or less some losses. ”

"At this time, as long as we concentrate our forces, we can easily defeat them."

Having regained his composure, Tada nodded, and he took the letter and began to read. The new commander of the army stationed in Mongolia is very thoughtful, and he is much more decisive than Naosaburo Okabe.

"Good! Then agree to the other party's request and attack together! Strive to get rid of the Eighth Route Army's henchmen in one go! ”

"Give Yoshio Shinozuka one last chance, if he's still so useless, let Yoshio Iwamatsu prepare, this first army should also change its spirit."

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Taiyuan, the headquarters of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka sat in the main seat of the conference room with compassion.

Since the Eighth Route Army launched the Battle of the Hundred Regiments, this old devil has to convene all the staff officers for meetings every day, and from time to time there will be a lucky person to meet him in a big fight.

However, today's situation is different from the past, and good news has come from all over Jin Province one after another.

"Your Excellency, after several days of emergency repairs, part of the railway has been restored to traffic. Although it has not yet reached its peak of transportation, Taiyuan and Shimen can already be opened to traffic. ”

"The two flying teams transferred from the North P direction have arrived at Qinxian Airport, and Asakawa Shaozo has woken up, and it is expected that they will be able to recover their combat effectiveness in half a month."

"The Mongolian army also sent a telegram that they were sure to arrive in Jin Province in five days."

These news made Yoshio Shinozuka smile for the first time in a long time, and he patted the shoulder of the staff officer in front of him very rarely.

The First Army had been beaten by the Eighth Route Army for more than a month because of insufficient troops. If it weren't for the other party knowing that it was enough, this old devil might not be able to help but use the three divisions near Zhongtiao Mountain.

With the support of the Mongolian army, Yoshio Shinozuka was confident that he could organize a counterattack.

Moreover, the supplementary source of troops includes armored troops and cavalry, as long as they act in the right terrain, they can definitely catch the Eighth Route Army off guard.

Lu Hang was also an unexpected surprise, Yoshio Shinozuka himself didn't expect that after losing a flying team, not only would he not be blamed, but he would have a new addition.

Considering that the enemy in Jinzhou Province had almost no air defense capability, the planes of the First Army this time were mainly bombers, and the efficiency of the ground attack was not known how many times higher.

In the next time, you only need to train and run in for a period of time to form combat effectiveness.

After waiting for the last staff officer to leave, the chief of staff, Hideyoshi Kusuyama, came to the conference room with a folder. Judging from the scars on his face of varying degrees, it is obvious that he has been beaten a lot in recent days.

"Nani!"

The first message in the folder made Yoshio Shinozuka drop his jaw in shock.

Nanshan Hideyoshi was sent to investigate the troops that shelled the Taiyuan airport, and after several days of hard work, the First Army finally figured out that it was the Eighth Route Army that had attacked its own airport.

Upon learning that he had misunderstood a potential ally, the sword master was furious. He drew his command knife and slashed the back of the knife into the other's shoulder.

The chief of staff snorted in pain, bowed his head and saluted, took out the map he had just drawn and handed it to his commander.

"Your Excellency Lieutenant General, the intelligence agency has not yet figured out the number of the other party, but we have found out the offensive route and retreat route of the Eighth Route Army."

Yoshio Shinozuka took the map handed over by the other party, and there were two routes clearly marked on the map, and there were various notes along the way, so it was clear that the cartographer was very attentive.

Such a move made the old devil reluctantly discouraged, and he withdrew his command knife and began to analyze the other party's route.

After just half a minute, Yoshio Shinozuka's eyes gradually narrowed, and his whole person exuded a beast-like aura.

"The other party is prepared, not only does the route perfectly avoid all the strongholds. Even when retreating, they made reasonable use of the terrain to isolate the influence of the pursuing troops on them,"

"I have to say that the so-called base areas behind enemy lines of the Eighth Route Army are really good, and the mass base of these people called Hanako is simply against the sky, I really don't know why they have such great appeal."

"It's really troublesome to be targeted by such an enemy, and we can't let them develop."

Although the other staff officers did not see the specific battle report, they all knew that the commander of the other side was not mediocre.

The route may have been planned before departure, and it was a contest between the staffs of the two sides. But the choice of offensive timing is completely a reflection of individual ability.

Thinking of this, Yoshio Shinozuka couldn't help but slap the table in front of him heavily. The better the enemy, the more he wants to take out the opponent to get rid of the trouble.

Before the doctor and the hospital, Tada Jun had already become dissatisfied with him. The old devil knew that if he didn't do something, someone would soon come to replace him.

Hideyoshi Kusuyama is naturally aware of this.

Although they have been pumped recently, the two of them have both prospered and lost. Once the commander of the First Army is replaced, he will definitely not have any good fruit to eat, and it is the grace of the locust to be thrown into the reserve.

It turns out that the person who can do this position does not have a straw bag, and Kusuyama Hideyoshi has long found the key factor in the victory of the new second regiment. He pointed to the map he had drawn and said tentatively:

"Your Excellency, the Eighth Route Army has at least 300 men, and it is carrying a large number of weapons and ammunition. Such a team can reach Taiyuan silently, and the people of the Republic of China must have contributed. ”

After hearing this, Yoshio Shinozuka nodded in agreement.

It is more than 100 kilometers from the Yuliao area to Taiyuan, and even if the Eighth Route Army has four legs, it is impossible to arrive overnight, and it must rest on the way.

After the end of the first phase of the Battle of the Hundred Regiments, in order to prevent being caught off guard again, the First Army arranged very dense observation posts and plainclothes patrols on this road.

If there is no foothold during the day, even the most elite troops in the world will be exposed.

"It seems that our control over the security area is still far behind, and there are people who cover such a huge team and baggage under our noses."

"Send someone to find out which villages are the first and the last. Catch them out and make an example of them. ”

"Hey!"

Kusuyama Hideyoshi, who received the order, prepared to turn around and leave.

But at this moment, Yoshio Shinozuka kept him. The old devil took off his glasses, and his eyes were full of madness.

"Nanshan-kun, the nonsense of the Eighth Route Army is over, don't you want to take revenge?"

Saying this, he took out a military order from his arms, which Tada Jun had just sent this morning,

"The goal this time is to completely destroy the enemy's so-called three major base areas. Joint action by the North China Front and the Mongolian Army! ”

The Mongolian army had a new commander some time ago, and Yamawaki Masataka was ready to attack the Eighth Route Army on the first day of his entry, after all, the development momentum of the other party was too ferocious.

In just four years, the army was expanded to 105 regiments, which is in the occupied area of the younger country!

What this devil lieutenant general couldn't figure out the most was why the Eighth Route Army had a full set of French-style light weapons.

As we all know, the little days of learning Gallic chickens have a very long history. From the beginning of the Meiji Restoration, the object of study of the Devil Army was the Gallic chicken.

Yamawaki Masataka can become a lieutenant general, naturally he has a deep understanding of magic weapons.

This devil was very worried about one thing, and his scalp tingled at the thought that he might be chased and blown up by various French cannons in the future.

Judging from the current situation, if left unchecked, the strength of the Eighth Route Army is likely to surpass that of the First Army or the Mongolian Army.

In order to strangle the strong enemy in the cradle, Yamawaki Masataka contacted Tada Jun on his first day in office, hoping that the other party could encircle and suppress the enemy with him.

However, the premise of the attack was to find out where the main force of the Eighth Route Army was. If you can't even find the enemy, strangulation can only be a fantasy.

Although the response plan has been arranged by the superiors, Yoshio Shinozuka, an old devil, wants to test his staff officers, and he wants to see if there are any materials to be made in his staff officers.

It's a pity that the young staff officers are afraid of being scolded, and no one in the room answers. In the end, it was Hideyoshi Kusunayama who came to the rescue in time and ended the awkward atmosphere in the conference room.

"I think that all units should take the brigade as the standard and go deep into the hinterland of the Eighth Route Army to sweep! Use the lives of the peasants of the Republic of China to force them out! ”

In the past, the devils were limited by their own strength and supply capacity, and their efforts to sweep the base areas were not strong.

In addition, at that time, the devils did not pay enough attention to the Eighth Route Army, and the small days of the North China Front Army were mostly carried out in the form of crusade teams.

This pattern of small forces constantly entering the mountains is very easy to solve, and we will go all out to block and resolutely eliminate them. The Eighth Route Army often fought more and fought less, and the devils naturally suffered a big loss from the ambush.

However, this trick can't be used often, and it's not brainless in a small day.

At that time, the Eighth Route Army played the tactic of luring the enemy into the depths again, that is, a small group of the Eighth Route inadvertently encountered a small day and was defeated by the heroic and invincible Japanese locust army.

In order to expand the results of the battle, the locust army resolutely pursued, and accidentally fell into the encirclement of the cunning Eighth Route Army, and the whole army was shattered.

But once the troops are increased, the Eighth Route Army will directly break into pieces and hide in the mountains.

Faced with this situation, Kusuyama Hideyoshi decided to directly press into the three major base areas with a large force. Threaten the people, lives and property, and force the main force of the other side to come out.

"The flanging tactic is only available in '42."

After all, the roots of the base area are in the common people, and the devil must not be indifferent to this.

After hearing this answer, Yoshio Shinozuka applauded lightly, and seemed to be quite satisfied with this answer.

"Yangmou, it's not bad."

"If the teams work together properly, it may be able to have a good effect. It's a pity that this tactic is not ruthless enough! ”

Speaking of this, the old devil slowly read out the instructions given by the two commanders together.

They decided to use the 36th Division of the First Army, the rebuilt 4th Independent Mixed Brigade and the 110th Division and the 15th Independent Mixed Brigade under the jurisdiction of the Mongolian Army, totaling more than 40,000 people.

At the beginning of October, a general sweep of the Taihang and Taiyue Military Regions began.

Among them, the 4th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade moved south from Yangquan and attacked the direction of Liao County. The 36th Division marched north from Changzhi and also marched towards Liao County, creating a situation of a flanking attack from the north and south.

The reason for such a big effort is also very simple, it is to find the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army!

The 110th Division and the 15th Brigade attacked southwest from the Juma River, focusing on Wang Kuai and Fuping, in an attempt to capture the headquarters of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region.

Moreover, the two brutes also demanded to their subordinates that this operation should not only eliminate the regular troops of the Eighth Route Army, but also eliminate the ordinary people in the base area.

All those who are in the enemy's territory, men, women, and children, are to be killed.

All houses should be burned down. All the grain that could not be carried was also burned. All pots and bowls are to be broken, and wells are to be buried or poisoned.

They want to use this policy of extermination to create more no-man's land. As a result, the Eighth Route Army could not receive any support and help from the people, let alone fight guerrilla warfare.

Once the opponent mobilizes forces to block or try to destroy the troops that have entered their base area, then the attacked person will defend on the spot.

As long as you can hold out until reinforcements arrive, you will definitely be able to eat the opponent's troops.

It's the same conspiracy, but it's more ruthless. This move is clearly to tell the Eighth Route Army that it will either fight a decisive battle or let him destroy the base area.

However, neither Yoshio Shinozuka, Masataka Yamawaki nor Tada Jun thought of one thing, that is, the Yellow River made another wave of equipment updates for the Eighth Route Army.

Units, which originally lacked heavy weapons, began to be equipped with French artillery. The armored troops, which Xiao Ri is proud of, will undergo the most severe test in Jin Province.

At the same time, Yamawaki Masataka took another big step towards the title of Master of Prophecy.

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After the end of the second phase of the Battle of the Hundred Regiments, Grand Master Li was a little distracted every day. Not only was there no fighting during this time, but there was also no news about the training of the Airborne Forces.

Lao Li, who had nothing to do, took the opportunity to go to the logistics department to receive supplies, and quietly touched the laboratory of the Yellow River.

It hurts, it hurts

The big brothers in the ward made me feel like I was in an anti-aircraft artillery position......

(End of chapter)