Unlike in the past, the North China Front's sweep this time was a bit of thunder and rain. It only lasted for a month before Ming Jin withdrew his troops, to be precise, he was forced to end.

Yoshio Shinozuka's First Army was the first to return, and in order to implement Tada's tactics, they forcibly cooperated with the troops stationed in Mongolia to attack the three major base areas in three directions.

This group of devils stationed in Jin Province had already suffered two waves of red iron fists, and under the high-intensity battle, the strength of the troops dropped even faster.

In the face of the general's flanging tactics, the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade and the 36th Division were exhausted, and the various brigades did not attack smoothly and suffered heavy losses.

Counting the first two phases of the Battle of the Hundred Regiments, only three months had passed, and Yoshio Shinozuka's First Army had lost a large number of occupied areas and had been suppressed around Taiyuan and could not move.

Phnom Penh silver horn grass belly, the future of this group of devils will only be dim.

Taiyuan, inside the hospital of the First Army.

At this time, Yoshio Shinozuka was lying on the hospital bed, his face bloodless as if he had aged by more than ten years overnight.

For a high-ranking commander of any country, the fifties are still considered the golden age. At that time, physical energy and battlefield experience are fully combined, and more achievements can definitely be made.

has experienced a series of failures, plus the loss of two lovers. This old devil has become gloomy, and he has completely lost his fighting spirit to win.

As the chief of staff of the First Army, Kusunayama Hideyoshi can be said to be the person who cares most about the health of Yoshio Shinozuka. It's not because of how good the private relationship between the two is, it's just for their own careers.

He looked at the unshaven and aged commander, and couldn't help but comfort:

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, although we have not completely eradicated the base area of the Eighth Route Army, the gains are not small. This time, the First Army consumed a large number of enemy forces and laid a solid foundation for the next sweep. ”

"Benefiting from Commander Tada's three-light policy, we have dealt a heavy blow to the agricultural system in the bandit area and destroyed the enemy's foundations."

"It is said that the local government has also approved our application to put the plague, and it won't be long before the Eighth Route Army will lose its food source, and they will definitely break themselves!"

In fact, there is some truth in these words, and the future Great Famine was first shown in 1941. There are many reasons for this tragedy, and the devil has added fuel to the fire.

Originally, that period of time was the most difficult day for the Eighth Route Army. But now with the Yellow River, the enemy's plan is absolutely impossible to satisfy.

Hearing the words of comfort, Yoshio Shinozuka did not appreciate it. He even rolled his eyes at his chief of staff, and then said weakly:

"Nanshan-kun, you're here to, right? Is it because I've been in the staff for too long and is out of touch with reality? Why do you look at things so one-sidedly now? ”

"The development of the Eighth Route Army is always restricted by the industrial system and materials, the land here belongs to the enemy, and the continuous manpower allows them to be reborn as long as they have a breath."

"It's been four years since the war was fought, and we've long been stuck in a quagmire."

"Do you know what I saw in town the other day? Bicycle! I heard that it was made by the Eighth Route Army! I can't imagine how terrible they will be in the future! ”

Because he was so excited, the old devil almost fainted.

Kusuyama Hideyoshi lowered his head and did not speak, as the chief of staff of the First Army, he saw the situation inside Jin Province very clearly.

This sweep seems to have a good effect, but the Eighth Route Army was transferred with the people, and the people's hearts are still on the other side.

The strength of the First Army was greatly damaged, and the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade existed in name only, and there was no source of troops to replenish in a short period of time. If the headquarters doesn't do something about it, then they will face the test of survival.

In the next year, the Eighth Route Army will definitely be able to develop steadily, and Kusuyama Hideyoshi even thought of the picture of the enemy putting a big pipe of 155 on his face.

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General! Don't we have a chance to fight back? Just watching each other grow? ”

Yoshio Shinozuka sighed, he had been thinking about a way to break the game all this time.

The war has been fought so far, and what is fighting is the resources and the patience of the nation. The younger country has done its best, and everything available has been used to the limit.

Unless the military department can open up a new battlefield and plunder more resources, this kind of thing is not something that a lieutenant general can decide.

Thinking of this, he began to recall the events of the year.

Starting from the jade shattering of Sakata Nobutei, the robbery of the doctor, the ambush of Yamamoto Kazuki, the sabotage of the Eighth Route Army, and the shelling of the airport, everything seems to be related to the Yellow River.

In this way, since 1940, it seems that their First Army has not taken advantage.

But at this moment, Yoshio Shinozuka suddenly showed a relieved smile. The old immortal stretched his muscles on the bed, as if everything had been opened.

"None of this has anything to do with me."

As soon as the words fell, Kusuyama Hideyoshi raised his head suddenly. Combined with the rumors he had heard in the past few days, he showed a nervous expression.

"What do you mean by that? Are we going back home? ”

It is a great shame for a military man with aspirations to be returned to the reserves. Even if there is a chance to make a comeback in the future, it will be looked down upon by peers.

"Yes, I won't be the commander of the First Army from next month."

"When the time comes, I will return to my homeland and take up the position of principal of the Army Non-commissioned Officer School, and you can come with me."

"I know you're an ambitious person, and when the time comes, I'll arrange for you to return to the front line. As a junior lieutenant general, even if he has no real power, his connections and influence are still there. ”

If it were the former Yoshio Shinozuka, he would definitely struggle in the position of commander of the First Army, and even make some offensive plans that broke the boat.

But the speed of development of the Eighth Route Army was too fast, and he thought a lot during the period of physical cultivation, and his ability could not suppress the enemy at all.

Loyalty to the locust and his brother's kingdom, he is not allowed to eat his own corpse. Rather than relying on not leaving, it is better to take advantage of the situation and save it and replace it with a more capable person to come to power.

Commander of the First Army, let someone else come. Keep doing it, and maybe something will happen.

"I heard that the superiors are going to send Iwamatsu Yoshio to take over, so let's go together to greet you and help you get acquainted. Even in the military, connections are still important. ”

"Although the people I am optimistic about often end up miserable. But I hope you can take my will and expand the territory of my brother's country! ”

"That's it, let me be quiet by myself, and you can go."

This drooping tone made Nanshan Hideyoshi a little sad.

He originally thought that his leader had been subdued by the Eighth Route Army and was ready to retire from the combat unit.

I didn't expect the other party to be so selfless, and he didn't covet the current rights at all for the future of his brother's country. As Yoshio Shinozuka's new general, he was so ashamed at this time that he couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into.

"Hey! I will definitely work hard with you! ”

"This cargo was originally killed in a plane crash, and I'm going to make his death more painful."

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After more than half a month of hard work, the comrades again moved the logistics department to a relatively safe hinterland.

Commander Ou learned the lesson of the last time, and their guard regiment expanded the cordon to five kilometers to ensure that there were no dead ends in all directions. Thanks to the fact that this is a large group of 3,000 people, the general basic group really does not have such sufficient manpower.

Today's logistics department is very lively, and the cold wind in November can't blow away everyone's enthusiasm. After learning that the Yellow River was going to return to the rear, his comrades-in-arms came to see him off.

The comrades of the cooking class got up early in the morning, and they began to prepare the ingredients at 8 o'clock in the morning, just to express their heartfelt gratitude.

Originally, Huang He wanted to refuse this extravagant and wasteful behavior, but even the brigade commander specially called and asked him to accept everyone's wishes honestly.

The farm has been in existence for a whole year, and now the whole army has achieved meat freedom. The meal was very hearty, with a roast chicken and a pot of pork stewed cabbage on each table.

After you are full of wine and food, it is everyone's time to be awesome.

Today, Iron Triangle and Cheng Blind finally drank the vodka they had in mind, and this bottle of wine was left by the Maozi instructor. However, they were obviously not used to drinking foreign things, and they were already a little dizzy at this time.

Kong Jie stepped on the stool with the strength of wine, he did not kill the devil major general in the Battle of the Hundred Regiments, and he was ridiculed by Ding and Li during this time.

"What is a major general! Have you ever fought a tank? When I was in the Niangzi Pass, I had a hard time with the enemy's tanks! The Okazaki brigade was even more killed by me! ”

"The broken things of the small days are really not as good as one session, and every time they change the soup without changing the medicine! A 7.7mm broken machine gun can be used as a main gun, can it fight? Can't beat! Don't have that strength! ”

"Now I have lost to the 25mm anti-tank gun, and if I lose again, I will lose to the 12.7mm machine gun, and sooner or later I can paralyze its shells with a water bottle!"

Looking at Kong Jie, who was obviously drunk, Ding Wei hurriedly pushed him back to his seat.

"I drank a big fart and floated, I really don't want to lose my face, hahaha."

After relieving his drinking, Grand Master Li stood up on the table, and he asked a question that everyone, including many readers, wanted to know.

"Lao Huang, when I came to Jin Province with some people from the north, how did you cross the Yellow River?"

"I haven't figured this out for a long time, when our Eighth Route Army crossed the Yellow River eastward, it was really troublesome and laborious. You can't just fly over just because your name is the Yellow River. ”

Everyone nodded, all with curious expressions.

At that time, the unit had just completed its reorganization, and it had to rush to the battlefield immediately. The choice of the marching route alone was discussed by the superiors for a long time, and finally Hancheng was chosen.

Tens of thousands of horses crossed the surging Yellow River, which was a complex and huge system project to fight against the treacherous natural environment.

Ships, climate, provisions, safety, etc., once there is an accident, the consequences are unimaginable.

At that time, it was still the turn of summer and autumn, and it rained heavily for several days. As a result, the water level of the Yellow River rose, and the river overflowed the river beach, flooding the road leading to the ferry.

The river beach is full of puddles and mud, making it difficult for the skilled local boatmen to get on board.

If it weren't for the fact that the common people heard that the troops of the Eighth Route Army were blocked from crossing the river, they dismantled their own door panels to pave the way for the troops, and the troops probably would not have been able to catch up with the battle at Pingxingguan.

After solving these problems, the troops will still be faced with a troublesome matter, that is, doing ideological work for the soldiers. At that time, the officers and soldiers of the preserved fruit would look for ballast and deliberately make things difficult.

In just a few days, it is not easy to fight wits and courage with people and God.

Speaking of this, Grand Master Li became more and more angry the more he thought about it. When their new regiment crossed the river, they were not less troubled by the Jin Sui army.

"At that time, we had just been reorganized, and the people of the preserved fruit did not let us set up a political commissar. When crossing the Yellow River in the east, the political commissar could only bear the name of the deputy head of the regiment. ”

"At that time, my deputy commander was called Zhong Zhicheng, and he used to be in the First Army. After being stopped by the Jin Suijun, Lao Zhong stood at the ferry and said, We are fighting against Japan and fighting devils, not rubbing your banquet. ”

"It's good to say that it just won't let us pass, and it almost didn't make me angry."

Everyone present, except for Huang He and Zhao Gang, are all old comrades, and they know this matter very well.

Lao Zhao judged from his tone that his predecessor seemed to have a good relationship with Li Yunlong. But he had never heard of this man, so he asked:

"What happened then? What did this comrade think of? ”

Originally, Li Yunlong wanted to continue talking, but Cheng Blind on the side pressed his old squad leader and replied directly:

"Lao Li and Lao Zhong withdrew two miles with their troops, and met our 772nd Regiment head-on. The new regiment did not have a number, but we did, so the two regiments were directly two-in-one, and they crossed the Yellow River without anything. ”

When they heard this, they all burst out laughing.

Everyone knows that Li Yunlong is most annoyed by others mentioning this type of thing, after all, he is Cheng Shifa's old squad leader, and he is very faceless to serve under the other party.

For such an interesting person, Huang He is also quite interested.

"Which unit is Political Commissar Zhong transferred to now, it won't be squeezed out by you Li Yunlong."

Originally, he just asked casually, but he thought that the regiment commanders were all silent, and in the end, Zhang Wanhe broke the deadlock.

"The old bell died in the battle of Xiangtangpu, when the new regiment was ordered to ambush the transport troops of the 14th Division of the Devils."

"Halfway through the battle, enemy reinforcements came from Licheng and Dongyang. In order to cover the successful completion of the task of the large army, he took a company of soldiers to block the attack, and finally died on the battlefield. ”

"Respect to Commissar Zhong!"

"Respect for the old bell!"

In order to break the atmosphere of sadness, Grand Master Li dragged the topic back again. He directly changed seats with Zhang Wanhe, put his arm around Huang He's shoulders and asked:

"Lao Huang, you hurry up. How did you cross the road in the first place, I remember that there were several trucks in that convoy. ”

Huang He was choked by the smell of wine, he pushed the other party away a little harder, and then explained helplessly:

"In 1939, Beibian was the majority shareholder of the preserved fruit, and there were a lot of supplies with me. In this case, the bald head does not dare to offend people, how much of a deal can it be to send a few carts of rifles. ”

"You don't even know how angry the holy subway wall was at that time, that look almost ate me, hahaha."

"But it's useless to be reluctant, you still have to send me across the river honestly!"

Fill in the earliest pit and start a new chapter tomorrow

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