It turns out that we can never think too much of the aggressor.

When the Japanese 11th Army in Central China launched a second large-scale attack on the Ninth Theater, the Mongolian troops stationed in Suiyuan and the "kind-hearted" Kwantung Army also began to infiltrate the Eighth Theater.

With the support of the Kwantung Army's army reconnaissance planes, the Mongolian army for the first time had an absolute superiority in intelligence.

Although the above three forces are independent of each other, even some commanders are still full of contradictions and grievances. But they launched two large-scale battles at the same time very tacitly, just to make the bald head have no time to take care of one or the other.

This trick is very fatal for the preserved fruit, after all, the synergy between their various war zones is really a crotch pull.

Often, in large-scale battles, the adjacent theaters cannot cooperate with each other, let alone the Eighth and Ninth Theaters, which are thousands of kilometers apart.

The Suiyuan region is a plateau, and its western and northern parts are almost entirely desert. With the exception of the Hetao area, the province is not yet self-sufficient in food.

The only advantageous mineral resource is also not suitable for large-scale mining due to inconvenient transportation.

But such a difficult area has invisibly become fragrant and sweet, which is extremely important to the current Eighth Route Army, the Seventh Route and a Half Army, and the Japanese army.

This is not the first time that the Kwantung Army has peeked here, as early as a few years ago, they tried to officially enter the Guannai, and even had the crazy idea of taking the four northern provinces in one fell swoop.

After all, if you go north from the Hetao Plain, you can directly point to the Baikal region from the east and south.

Although they signed the notorious neutrality treaty with the north some time ago, they recognized each other as territories that did not belong to them. However, the Kwantung Army's eastern, western, and northern sides were stationed with the Far Eastern troops carefully prepared by Da Linzi, and once they tore their faces, they would fall into a crisis.

If you occupy Suiyuan, you can directly threaten the territory of the ** people.

Let's not talk about whether it can be fought or not, at least in terms of strategy and face, it can reach a relatively balanced state.

The idea of the garrison in Mongolia is simpler, and Shanxi has been lost by Okamura Ninji and Iwamatsu Yoshio. Keep Suiyuan in the future, there is still a chance to counterattack North China, or even march to the northwest to seize the entire Central Plains.

The aggressor is always a thief.

As for the idea of seven and a half roads, it should be more pure, Suiyuan is the biggest capital for him to settle down, how can he give up the foundation that he has finally laid in half his life.

During the current winter offensive, the bald head saw that the losses of the 35th Army were too serious, gave a large amount of military expenses, and suggested that he go to Lanzhou to take up the post of commander of the Eighth Theater.

It stands to reason that if the two happy events of promotion and fortune collide together, ordinary people will definitely accept it happily.

However, Qilu politely refused without thinking about it, after all, it was not easy to get out of the quagmire of the Jin system and establish his kingdom in Suiyuan with the help of the 35th Army.

If the price of promotion and wealth is to send people under the fence, it is better to continue to take the remnants of the army to play with the devil.

Finally, there is the Eighth Route Army, compared with the above-mentioned forces, the Eighth Master is simply like a college student.

From the beginning to the end, the border area has only one goal, that is, to recover all the lost land lost in the hands of the preserved fruit, so that the people in the occupied areas will no longer live in fear.

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September 27, Deputy Commander of the 8th Theater of Operations Command.

"Big brother, it's better to ask for others than for yourself. Now Tanzhou has been turned into a pot of porridge, and the intelligence shows that the devils have broken through the defense line of the Laodao River this morning, and the chairman of the committee has no energy to take care of Suiyuan at all. ”

"Although the Eighth Route Army secretly sent us a batch of anti-aircraft guns, it never officially responded to the matter of sending troops to help."

"Now we can only save ourselves, or we can retreat to the Lanzhou area before the enemy has officially attacked, and then seek an opportunity to counterattack the Hetao in the future. Either take the initiative to attack and concentrate superior forces to eat the devil's vanguard first. ”

After hearing Chen Jieshan's persuasion, Qilu closed his eyes in pain and a half.

At first, he still had a hint of illusion about the bald head, after all, they Suiyuan could contain the development of the Eighth Route Army in a certain sense. Even if you don't care about the lives of the common people, you can't watch the "friendly army" grow bigger and stronger.

But who would have thought that the other party would be so decisive, and after the southern granary was threatened, he immediately concentrated resources to prepare for the battle, and did not care about the life or death of the northern desert.

"Is there a way to hold on firmly? Hehe! ”

"What an understatement telegram, with the current remnants of our army, it is estimated that even the withdrawal of all the troops is an extravagant hope."

"In the face of the devil's planes, tanks, and artillery, do the soldiers and civilians of my Eighth War Zone want to use their flesh and blood to kill the enemy? This is the second time they have taken the initiative to give up Suiyuan! Damn it! Damn it! ”

The world often only sees his many victories in Suiyuan in the Eighth War Zone, but only a few people know how much they have paid.

After the Battle of Baotou and the Battle of Suixi, the 35th Army, the main force of seven and a half routes, was reduced by nearly half, from 30,000 at its peak to 16,000.

There were also a lot of losses in weapons and equipment, and they could barely achieve one rifle per capita.

The cost of Wuyuan's victory was the greatest, and he reduced the regiment to battalions and battalions to companies, so that he could gather his troops to fight a bloody battle with the enemy. If it weren't for burying the munitions and supplies in the ground in advance, their army would not even be able to muster the weapons for the counterattack.

After a few moments, Nanachi took a deep breath and made a decision.

"Pass my order and let the Sixth Cavalry Army, the Third Cavalry Division, and the New Fourth Cavalry Division all be dispatched."

"I don't require them to engage the enemy head-on, just insert between Guisui and Baotou to destroy the railway, and if they encounter the devil's transport troops, they will act at the opportunity! It's all about preserving strength! ”

"Let the 35th Army, the 35th Division, the 5th Garrison Brigade and other troops at all levels immediately move to the north of Anbei, and cooperate with the cavalry in the theater to ambush the support troops of the Mongolian army along the road."

As a general who has been fighting devils since the Anti-Japanese War on the Great Wall, Qilu and a half know that there is only one way to die if he stubbornly defends Wuyuan.

Now the cavalry group of the Mongolian army has undergone earth-shaking changes, and the other side has actually made up a tank brigade while retaining part of the cavalry.

That's a full 130 tanks, and their anti-tank capabilities in the Eighth Theater are limited, and there is no other way than to use the anti-aircraft artillery sent by the Eighth Route Army to shoot flat.

Once the troops stationed in Mongolia are allowed to form a joint operation of infantry, artillery, tank, and air force, even the strongest city walls will not be able to withstand the enemy's impact.

Therefore, the seven and a half decided to take the initiative to attack as much as possible on the enemy's transport lines when the Japanese army had not yet assembled, and by the way to attack the infantry brigade of the independent mixed second brigade.

After all, the enemy's occupied area is more than 300 kilometers away from Wuyuan City, and as long as there is a problem with the opponent's logistics and supply system, the crisis can naturally be solved.

Of course, the above countermeasures alone are certainly not safe, and after a little thought, Qilu continued to instruct the staff officers:

"To mobilize the people in the riverside area, we need to prepare a retreat and let the troops build fortifications with the locals."

"All roads and bridges were blown up except for the bridge we had to cross. Dig more anti-tank trenches, this time the enemy will move a large number of tanks. ”

"Generate electricity for the Eighth Route Army! Ask them if the Jinsui Military Region can support us with a batch of weapons and rations! The truth of the cold lips and teeth He must know that even if he can't send troops, he has to provide us with material support. ”

As a well-known defensive general in the Republic of China, Qilu and a half fought a lot of defensive battles in the first half of his life, and he knows what his troops need most when defending the city.

When the Jin Army and the Northwest Army were fighting in chaos, he led a regiment of troops to hold Tianzhen City.

Originally, Yan Laoxi just wanted to push out the seven and a half roads to block the knife, but no one expected that he would actually be in the city for three months.

During the Northern Expedition, he carried seven more attacks by the Feng Department in Zhuozhou.

At that time, the old Zhang family did everything they could, tanks, engineers, tunnels, air raids and even poison gas. If it weren't for the lack of food and weapons in the city, he would have been able to lead his troops to fight the world.

Yesterday's supplement is over, and today I strive to continue 6K and get a makeover in August!

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