"Report."

Half an hour ago.

Shou County, which is ten kilometers away from the Shawa stronghold.

And the mountain wing station.

"Shawa stronghold, the captain of the third brigade telegraphed this Shaozuo."

"Read!"

The co-captain and Yama Dazuo spoke calmly.

Although the Tuba Road has recently attacked the locust army's transportation lines, communication lines, and strongholds, causing serious public security problems, as the core of the cage tactics, the Zhengtai Line focuses on defense.

Not a big problem.

There were occasional sudden attacks by the Eighth Route Group, but the scale was very small, the loss of the railway line was almost none, only a few sleepers and rails were destroyed, transportation was hardly affected, and the casualties of the locust army were minimal.

The only thing that makes Wayama Dazuo feel bad is that

On the Baoding side, the airport was shelled, and in this attack, Tubalu actually dispatched planes.

Although it is a transport plane,

One of the core purposes of the Zhengtai Line is to cut off the communication between Taiyue and Wutai Mountain, so as to prevent the weapons and materials from the Taiyue Mountain Tuba Road from flowing into the hands of the Wutai Mountain Tuba Road.

Judging from the current situation, the effect is remarkable.

The Tuba Road in the Taiyue Mountains can be used in frontal field battles with troops of the same level as the Locust Army.

In the Tuba Road in the Taihang Mountains, which is adjacent to the Taiyue Mountains, part of the main force is comparable to the first division of the locust army, and the firepower of some of the main forces has reached half of the locust army, or even more.

The strength of some of the main forces in the Tuba Road in the southern Hebei region is also comparable to the locust army.

Only the Eighth Route Army near Wutai Mountain is still very weak, only one-fifth of the firepower of the Locust Army, or even about one-tenth.

Although part of the reason for this is that the weapons, ammunition and supplies that Tuhachi Road receives each month are limited and cannot be supplied to all the troops, the fundamental reason for such a large gap is that there are no effective transportation lines.

A brigade can enter at will.

Where it is like the Taiyue Mountains, when a second-class division enters, it is all beaten out, and even suffered heavy losses.

He was not afraid of the Tuba Road to storm the Zhengtai Line, so as to open up the communication line between Taiyue and Taihang, and cut off the Zhengtai Line Railway, an important lifeline of the First Army.

Even wish.

Although Tubalu's strength has skyrocketed recently, it has obtained a large number of high-quality advanced weapons and equipment, those long-range precision mortars, high-power artillery shells, and even the locust army is red-eyed.

But there are only a limited number of them.

And there is a lack of assault weapons!

With the help of strongholds and fortifications, the locust army near the railway line can be easily defended, and the high mobility brought by the railway allows the locust army reinforcements to arrive as soon as possible, so as to encircle and flank the attack.

As long as Tubalu comes to attack, the locust army can...

"The stronghold of Shawa was attacked by the main force of the enemy's Taiyue Mountains."

As soon as his thoughts arrived, he suddenly looked happy.

A smile flowed out unconsciously.

"The main force in the Taiyue Mountains?"

Although this is not the same as it used to be!

The main force of the Eighth Route Army, especially the main force in the Taiyue Mountains, was stronger than the Locust Army of the same strength.

But so what?

In the Taiyue Mountains, how many troops are there on Tubalu?

Thirty thousand?

Forty thousand?

And the locust army, just near the Zhengtai line, has more than 100,000 main forces.

Unlike the 27th Division in the Taiyue Mountains,

In the vicinity of the Zhengtai line, aviation units, armored units, artillery brigades, etc., the real main combat force of the locust army, can quickly support.

Here, the combat effectiveness of the locust army is complete,

The most powerful.

"Order, the 1st and 2nd Infantry Brigades assemble at once."

"Artillery Brigade · · "

Kazuyama Daisa's tone was excited.

This time, he wants to annihilate them all in one fell swoop...

"Report, telegram from the 2nd Infantry Brigade."

"The Montenegrin stronghold was attacked by the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and it is suspected that the main force in the Taiyue Mountains is suspected to be the main force."

Suddenly, a staff officer rushed in.

"Report."

Then, another staff officer ran in:

"Telegraph from the 3rd Infantry Brigade."

"The Chishan Bridge was attacked by the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and the other side dispatched a battle vehicle artillery, and Hedu Zhongzuo asked for tactical guidance."

Both brigades called for reinforcements almost simultaneously.

"Nani?"

"Against the chariot gun?"

His face changed drastically, and he suddenly stood up and came to the map.

His wing is responsible for garrisoning three important strongholds along the Zhengtai line, and the headquarters of the wing is stationed in Shou County, with only one mobile brigade in his hands, about 1,000 people.

As well as a cavalry brigade.

A total of 1,500 mobile troops.

This is also due to the recent adjustment of the defensive forces of the First Army and the North China Army, the transfer of some troops from unimportant places, and the strengthening of the garrison of the railway line.

Theoretically, the number of troops is sufficient.

But at the same time, the three strongholds were attacked at the same time, and they were all attacked by the main force of the Eighth Route Army, which also made him difficult at once.

And the enemy also sent out a pair of tank guns!

The Dirt Eight Road has always been known for its advanced weaponry.

This time, the new pair of chariots ran · ·

"Report immediately to the command of the First Army."

He had a premonition that something was wrong, and Osayama immediately reported it to Yoshio Shinozuka.

"Order..."

After reporting, Kazuyama Dazuo looked at the three telegrams asking for help in front of him, and was speechless for a long time.

He only has enough troops to save one stronghold, and maybe not even one...

But at this time all three strongholds were attacked.

"Assemble."

"Target Shawa Stronghold!"

Gritting his teeth, he finally ordered the troops to rescue the nearest and most fortified stronghold in the sand.

But just as Kazuyama Daisa was preparing his elders and preparing to personally lead the team to the Shawa stronghold, a telegram flew over.

"Report."

"Telegraph of the 1st Infantry Brigade."

"The stronghold of Shawa was attacked by the enemy's fierce firepower, the stronghold itself was destroyed, and Shaozo was martyred."

"Nani?"

Wayama Osa, who was on horseback, stayed in place.

In just half an hour, the Shawa stronghold, which is known as one of the strongest strongholds on the Zhengtai Line, was taken by Tubalu?

···

"Report!"

Meanwhile.

Taiyuan.

The headquarters of the First Army.

"General."

"General!"

The staff officer's tone was flustered.

"What's the matter?"

The staff officer's flustered attitude and tone also made Yoshio Shinozuka realize that something was wrong.

He asked speculatively:

"Something happened to the Taihang base?"

Recently, what he is most vigilant about is the Taihang base area.

But his tone wasn't too nervous.

According to current intelligence, the enemy lacks offensive weapons, even if...

"More than that."

The staff officer's words made Yoshio Shinozuka's heart sink a lot.

The staff officer continued:

"Shawa, Black Mountain, Chishan Bridge, Luoshan Stronghold... Thirteen strongholds were attacked by the Eighth Route Army, and the enemy dispatched new large-caliber chariot guns and many strongholds for tactical guidance. ”

"Among them, the Shawa stronghold, lost contact ten minutes ago."

For the war defense artillery with only a 37 mm caliber, and the devil with only 75 mm of the main force of the mountain artillery, the 75 mm PAK40 is already a large-caliber artillery.

The staff officer's voice fell, and Yoshio Shinozuka's face suddenly changed greatly.

Large-caliber tank guns!

Originally, in the expectation of the North China Front,

Although the locust army is insufficient.

However, with the help of solid concrete fortifications, it blocked the attack of Tubalu and created time for the subsequent encirclement of the elite troops of the Locust Army.

But at this time, a new large-caliber tank gun made this battle plan completely wiped out.

What's even more troublesome is...

"What's going on?"

"Not only Taihang, but even Taiyue, Luliang Mountain, and the Tuba Road of Wutai Mountain have also joined the attack."

Looking at the situation summed up by the staff officer in his hand,

Yoshio Shinozuka's eyes widened.

Suddenly, the southern section of the Zhengtai Line and the entire section of the Tongpu Line under the jurisdiction of the First Army were attacked, and most of the strongholds and key communication bridges were attacked by the main force of the Tuba Road.

The First Army was actually attacked by the Eighth Route Army!

A bad thought crossed his mind.

Could it be··

Is there still a huge deviation in the strength of the Tubalu predicted by the Locust Army?

In fact, the strength of the Eighth Road, especially the strength of the troops and mobilization capabilities, far exceeded the predictions of the Locust Army?

Otherwise, how could such a huge offensive be organized?

"Report to the Front immediately."

Yoshio Shinozuka didn't care about his relationship with Tada Jun, so he hurriedly reported it.

"In addition, let me ask, has the eastern section of the Zhengtai Line and the Pinghan Line been attacked by Tuba Road?"

Yoshio Shinozuka added.

If he hadn't guessed, the Pinghan line, as well as other railway lines located in the North China Plain, would have been attacked by the Eighth Route Army at this time.

"Hey!"

The staff officer immediately went to send a report.

···

There is no deviation from what Yoshio Shinozuka speculated.

Tada Jun was also anxious at this time.

"Report."

"Baoding station was shelled, and the station suffered heavy losses."

"Report."

"The Jingcheng Coal Mine was heavily attacked by the Eighth Route Army, and the Eighth Route Army dispatched combat vehicles and artillery, and the garrison brigade requested tactical guidance."

"Chi County was attacked, and the garrisoned Hazawa United asked for tactical guidance."

"Yuci Railway Station was attacked by the main force of the Eighth Route Army, the enemy used 120 mortar groups, and the garrison brigade suffered heavy casualties, and most of the positions have been lost"

“···”

Dense telegrams for help, like raindrops, rushed towards Tadajun.

"What's going on?"

"What the hell is going on?"

Faced with the tragic reality, Tada seems to be hard to believe.

He brandished his katana and howled hysterically.

Not so long ago, he fantasized about

Three months later, three divisions, armored brigades, aviation brigades, and cavalry wings, totaling 120,000 troops, launched an attack on the Tuba Road, destroying the Taiyue Mountains in one fell swoop.

Unexpectedly,

The Eighth Route Army unexpectedly brewed such a huge operation.

At the same time, an offensive was launched on more than 100 fortresses and strongholds on thousands of kilometers of railway lines within the control of the North China Front.

even

A new anti-aircraft gun has been dispatched!

On the first day, in less than ten hours, a large number of strongholds were breached.

The fierceness of its offensive caught the entire North China Front off guard.

In just one day, seven railway stations and more than 1,000 kilometers of railway lines were destroyed, and the North China Front's more than 300,000 troops, which had taken more than two years to operate, were destroyed.

"Yaga!"

After a low goga, Tada Jun fell in a pool of blood with blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. (End of chapter)