Late August.

The Battle of the Hundred Regiments has been going on for more than a week.

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The 358th Regiment was stationed.

"Profit!"

Looking at the information sent by the headquarters of the Jin Sui Army in his hand, Chu Yunfei was silent for a long time, and finally spit out the word powerful.

Whether it is the devil, the Jin Sui Army, or the Central Army, which has been staring at the troops, they can all have a premonition that there is about to be a big war in North China.

It's obvious.

The cage tactics of the devils, which lasted for more than a year, greatly reduced the space for the Eighth Route Army's activities, and the area under its actual control, that is, the so-called base area, was reduced by almost half.

No one wants to sit still.

Even if there is no foreign weapons and materials to support, the Eighth Route Army will inevitably have a wave of counterattack.

What's more, the Eighth Route Army, which received a large amount of food supplies, weapons and ammunition, and greatly increased its strength.

It is said that although the number of weapons and equipment it is equipped with is not as large as that of devils, its performance is very advanced and the quality is also excellent, which is the top in the world, and even devils are greedy.

On the black market, there are foreign businessmen who buy at high prices.

But the scale of the attack far exceeded everyone's expectations.

Whether it was the devil, the preserved fruit, or the Jin Suijun, they did not expect or expected this wave of ferocious offensive.

At this time, looking at the comprehensive information shared between the Jin Suijun Headquarters and the preserved fruit in his hand, Chu Yunfei had to smack his tongue.

"More than fifty main regiments were dispatched."

"Attack more than 150 strongholds, bridges, railway stations, barracks, including important factories such as the Jingcheng Coal Mine."

"The size of the mobilized militia is more than 200,000."

"Awesome!"

Chu Yunfei exclaimed again.

More than 300,000 troops, including militia units, were dispatched.

Not to mention the Jin Sui Army, even the Central Army, it is difficult to organize such a huge offensive.

It's not just a matter of troops,

In fact, now the Jin Sui Army can really pull out, the main force of fifty regiments, and 200,000 militia troops, and it is very easy.

Fifty main regiments,

But 100,000 people.

The 200,000 soldiers and civilians are easy to recruit, although they do not have the elite militia of the Eighth Route Army that has undergone military training and have training subsidies, and they have combat effectiveness.

But it's okay to support the fight.

It's just that at the same time, such a huge amount of manpower, the materials needed, as well as the transportation capacity and mobilization capacity, are the most terrible things behind this.

"It's terrifying."

Chief of Staff Fang Ligong directly said a word of horror.

As chief of staff, responsible for the execution of specific work in the regiment, he deeply felt the terrifying power hidden behind such a huge offensive.

This is the strength that only the Jin Sui army at its peak has.

Even, maybe not.

"I'm afraid it's more than that..."

Chu Yunfei pondered for a moment and speculated:

"I'm afraid we'll only be able to collect some of them."

"Part of it?"

Fang Ligong was shocked.

Fifty main regiments, 200,000 militia units, in a week, attacked and destroyed more than 150 devil strongholds, bridges, railway stations, and almost completely cut off the Zhengtai line.

Serious damage to the Tongpu line,

And that's only part of the story?

"On the side of the Pinghan Line, the Eighth Route Army must also have moved."

Chu Yunfei's tone was full of promises.

“··”

Fang Ligong opened his mouth.

position, so that he subconsciously wanted to refute, even in the face of the regiment commander.

The group of people in the Eighth Route Army, in his heart, are even more sinister enemies than devils.

But··

"Southern Hebei Base Area··"

He ended up just saying the place name.

Compared with Taiyue, Taihang, Wutai Mountain, Luliang, and even the old border area of Shaanxi and Gansu, the territory controlled by the Eighth Route Army is the most famous, and even attracts a large number of foreign attention.

It is a base area in southern Hebei.

According to the statistics of the preserved fruit economic department, in just over three months, more than 20 million silver dollars have flowed out here.

And it's all cash.

It is also the only area in the Republic of China that has a stable economy and stable prices.

According to the latest information, grain prices in southern Hebei have returned to pre-war levels.

It's incredible!

It has attracted a large number of talents, and businessmen have rushed away, and even some businessmen in the mountain city have traveled thousands of miles to the southern Hebei region.

And the southern Hebei base area, near is the Zhengtai line.

It is impossible to say that the Eighth Route Army did not deploy a large number of military forces in the southern Hebei region.

"Tuanza, I'm afraid lately..."

Fang Ligong wanted to speak and stopped.

The Eighth Route Army made such a big move and showed strength beyond everyone's expectations.

It's more than just illustration.

The Eighth Route Army received far more support than everyone expected.

It also shows that the strength of Tubalu itself is also very strong, especially the ability to organize and mobilize.

After this incident, whether it is Chief Yan or the Shancheng side, the originally extremely jealous attitude is afraid that it will go to the next level.

There is no direct conflict.

The threat of the devil is still there, and the strength of the devil is also the strongest, stronger than all parties combined, and much stronger.

But there will definitely be no less conflict between the open and the covert,

When the time comes, the 358th Regiment, which is stationed adjacent to the Eighth Route Army in the Taiyue Mountains, I am afraid that life will not be easy.

Although he didn't want to admit it in his heart, Fang Ligong also had to face a reality, even if the 358th Regiment was one of the best-equipped main regiments of the Jinsui Army, and its strength was comparable to some weak brigade-level troops.

But compared to the Eighth Route Army,

Especially the Eighth Route Army in the Taiyue Mountains.

Not to mention anything else, just two 120 heavy mortars per regiment of the opposing side are enough to make the 358th regiment disgraced.

"Let's wait and see what happens."

Chu Yunfei also sighed.

He has mixed feelings right now.

He hoped that the Eighth Route Army would become stronger, establish more base areas in southern Hebei, stabilize finance, stabilize prices, and provide jobs, so that more Chinese people could survive and live well.

Get the devils out.

But he is a man of preserved fruits.

The positions of the two sides are different.

and the interests represented by both sides are fundamentally in conflict,

This is absolutely irreconcilable.

Rising to the level of power, everything in this world can be discussed, compromises, ideals, dreams, concepts, etc., but only core interests cannot.

Once the devil is driven away, there will be a battle between the two sides.

At this time, the stronger the Eighth Route Army, the future will be...

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"According to the statistics of the North China Front."

Compared with Chu Yunfei, Yamamoto's information is obviously more real and detailed, and even a tiny stronghold has been counted.

He is reporting to Yoshio Shinozuka:

"This time, the Eighth Route Army dispatched a total of about 100 main regiments."

Hearing this, Yoshio Shinozuka's face suddenly changed.

A hundred main regiments!

With the increase in the strength of the Eighth Route Army, the current evaluation of the main force of the Eighth Route Army by the Locust Army has also changed.

From more than 1,000 people, with uniform uniforms, half with weapons, and military commanders at the complete command level, to today, its combat effectiveness is comparable to a 500-man brigade of the Locust Army.

Other words

This time, the Eighth Route Army dispatched the equivalent of a hundred and a half full brigades.

Although the statistics may be biased,

But it is also enough to show that the strength of Tubalu has grown rapidly recently, far exceeding his expectations.

"In one week, a total of 757 strongholds of the locust army were destroyed, 558 large and small bridges were blown up, 57 tunnels were destroyed, and 1,500 kilometers of railway lines were completely destroyed."

"And."

Yamamoto paused for a moment and continued:

"The offensive continues."

"The losses are so great."

Yoshio Shinozuka sighed.

"Although the locust army is trying to rescue."

Yamamoto continued:

"But because the railway line was badly damaged, the troops were scattered, the command was confused, the command clashed, and..."

Speaking of this, he paused again for a moment before saying:

"Most of the main regiments of the Eighth Route Army, although they are not as well equipped as the Locust Army, especially the lack of rifles and machine guns, but almost every main regiment is supported by one or two 120-caliber heavy artillery."

"It is estimated that the total number is more than one hundred and fifty."

"Plus a large number of long-range 82 and 60 mortars."

"In the face of intensive artillery suppression, it is difficult for the reinforcements of the Locust Army to arrive in time, giving the Eighth Route Army enough time to destroy."

"A lot of heavy artillery!"

Yoshio Shinozuka's face became more and more solemn.

"Fortunately, they lack ordinary weapons and equipment, and in the face of the heavy reinforcements of the locust army, they can't hold on, otherwise..."

Yamamoto's tone was afraid:

"I'm afraid that the Zhengtai line will be completely cut off."

"I see!"

Although Yamamoto said a good news,

Due to the lack of equipment, the Eighth Route Army could only destroy the railway line, but could not stop the reinforcements of the Locust Army, so as to occupy the Zhengtai Line and some core towns for a long time.

But Yoshio Shinozuka's tone is still solemn, as if it were substance.

Although the Eighth Route Army did not occupy it,

But the loss of the lines of communication is real,

According to preliminary estimates, the Zhengtai line, which has suffered the most serious losses, will not be able to open to traffic within half a year, and the Tongpu line will not be opened to traffic for about three months, and even the Pinghan line, which has suffered the slightest loss, will not be opened to traffic within two months.

Moreover, in this battle, the strength shown by Tubalu is probably not necessarily eliminated by the attack expected to be carried out in November.

He did not know how many troops the base camp had prepared for the November offensive.

But at most, it is only the size of an eleventh army.

And the terrible artillery firepower shown by Tubalu in the recent offensive, with the help of fortifications, I am afraid that the 11th Army will not be able to defeat.

As for the lack of ordinary equipment such as rifles, machine guns, bullets.

According to the information of the special high school section.

Tubaji is planning to build an arsenal.

The arsenal with an annual output of 200,000 guns, 500 million bullets, 100,000 small-caliber shells and 10,000 tons of explosives.

The location is built in the Taiyue base area.

Theoretically,

It is impossible for this arsenal to be built successfully.

Even the Empire, and even the United States, needed thousands of engineers, tens of thousands of workers, and a factory cluster for such an arsenal.

It's like a small city.

However, theoretically speaking, it would be impossible for the Tuba Road to obtain those weapons, equipment, and materials, and it would be impossible for the 27th Division to find a transportation channel.

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The devil and Jin Suijun were not happy.

But the smile did not disappear, but shifted.

Headquarters.

In the conference room of the General Staff.

"Haha..."

The Deputy General Staff laughed heartily.

Although in terms of equipment, the equipment that the independent regiment replaced in half a year was not enough to equip the whole army, and even the equipment of the main regiment was far from enough.

Far from it.

After all, in the past six months, the independent regiment has produced only 1,300 machine guns, less than 40,000 rifles, more than 10,000 shell guns, more than 1,000 grenadiers, more than 300 small-caliber mortars, and more than 300 82 mortars.

In addition to the spillage of mortars and grenadiers, the rest was only equipped with two divisions.

Again, this is the case without counting losses.

However, in more than two months, 180 heavy mortars and a stock of nearly 200,000 artillery shells made up for the heavy firepower of the troops.

Heavy firepower can cover up the lack of light firepower.

Thanks to the abundance of food, the militia units organized were also well-manned and smoothly organized.

And then it makes

In less than 10 days, the combat mission that was originally expected to be half a month was completed, and it was completed ahead of schedule. (End of chapter)