Author: Embarrassing Creation

"Iwamatsu-kun! I know you want to live out your days before retirement in peace." Neji Okamura said calmly: "But you can't patronize yourself and ignore the interests of the empire.

Given the current development momentum of the Eighth Route Army, we cannot predict how far the Eighth Route Army will develop if we give it another two months.

If we really have to wait two or three months to eliminate the Shanxi Eighth Route Army, the price we need to pay will probably be three to five times the price we pay now."

"Kangcun-kun! What do you mean by that? You think it's because I don't want to start a decisive battle with the Eighth Route Army."

Iwamatsu Yoshio said righteously: "If you think so, Mr. Okamura! Then you are judging the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.

If Okamura-kun is really confident, he can ask for a war from Commander Tada Shun, or he can ask for a war from Commander Nishio Hisashi. As long as the two commanders agree to launch a war in northern Shanxi, the outcome of the war will be determined by Okamura-kun.

I will bear all the responsibility and I will fully cooperate with the war launched by Mr. Gangcun."

No matter what, Yoshio Iwamatsu just doesn't agree with Okamura Neji to start a war unless Neji Okamura can bear the consequences of defeat.

When Okamura Neiji launched the Northern Shanxi War, he was not 100% sure of victory, not even 60% sure.

The main reason why he fully promoted the Northern Shanxi War was that he did not want to see the Eighth Route Army grow bigger. Even if he lost part of the main force in the northern Shanxi region, he had to curb the Eighth Route Army's current development speed.

The development speed of the Eighth Route Army was curbed, and this war was unsuccessful. When they can mobilize a large number of troops into Shanxi, the next war will definitely achieve absolute victory.

This situation.

It was impossible for Okamura Neiji to ask for orders from the commander of the North China Expeditionary Force, let alone the commander of the China Expeditionary Force.

Okamura Neji was also in a dilemma at this time.

Shinozuka Yoshio hurriedly smoothed things over and said: "Okamura-kun! Iwamatsu-kun! I know that both of you are considering the interests of the empire, but you have different strategic plans. There is no need to get into such a tense situation.

Mr. Gangcun! As long as you can mobilize another Class A division to enter the northern Shanxi region, I can guarantee that I will fully cooperate with your actions. I believe Mr. Yansong will also cooperate with your actions. If you cannot draw another Class A division,

If the regiment enters the northern Shanxi region, then you can only forgive me and Mr. Yansong for not being able to cooperate with you."

Yoshio Iwamatsu was about to return to the mainland of the island country. At this time, he retorted that his boss Neji Okamura had nothing to worry about, and he was not afraid that Neji Okamura would wear small shoes for him in the future.

But Shinozuka Yoshio would still hang out with Okamura Neji in the future, so naturally he could not openly confront Okamura Neji, so he put forward a compromise opinion.

Neji Okamura looked at Yoshio Iwamatsu, waiting for Yoshio Iwamatsu to give his attitude.

Although Okamura Neiji was the first commander of the Japanese army stationed in Shanxi, he could not speak out in Shanxi. Both Shinozuka Yoshio and Iwamatsu Yoshio once served as the first commander of Shanxi, but now both of them are

They retreated because they committed a crime, but they actually seized some real power.

Yoshio Iwamatsu thought for a moment and said: "As long as Okamura-kun can mobilize a Class A division at this critical moment, have the Tojo division to defend the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi, and other troops to clear out the Eighth Route Army in northern Shanxi, I can

Agree with this battle plan."

After some discussion! Finally, Okamura Neji and the three of them reached a simple consensus.

…

January 20th.

Tiepan Town Huben Regiment Headquarters.

Zhao Xin began to lay out the battle plan for the Huben Camp. After recruiting new soldiers during this period, the troops of the Huben Camp had expanded to 5,000 people. At the same time, the first batch of recruits from the Huben Camp were almost fully trained.

Xin Zhao plans to use some small-scale battles to continue training the soldiers of Huben Camp.

Since the destruction of the Zhentian Special Forces Squadron, the Fire Wolf Special Forces Squadron has not had any combat plan and has been staying in Eagle Ridge all the time.

Morning of January 20th!

The Huben regiment began to clean up the artillery towers and bunkers supported by Tiepan Town, Longtou Town, Feiyun Township, Wangjia Town, Zhaojiajia Town and other places.

Murakami Shuo has already removed all checkpoints in Wuyi County and arranged all the soldiers at the checkpoints to the nearest gun towers and bunkers.

This is the last stubbornness of Murakami Koala!

The Huben Regiment dispatched sixteen reinforced companies, each with 200 men, and each company carried a 100 mm caliber mortar. They targeted the gun towers and bunkers built by the Japanese in the villages and towns around Tiepan Town.

The 100mm caliber mortar is the most advanced weapon that Xin Zhao exchanged from the system. This weapon is not only very light in weight and can be easily transported by only four soldiers, but it can also meet the requirements of horizontal and direct fire.

With mortars of this caliber, it will be much easier for these companies to attack the Japanese artillery towers.

It only took one day!

All the artillery towers near Tiepan Town were taken down by the Tiger Regiment. During this operation, the Tiger Regiment killed 405 Japanese soldiers and 217 puppet soldiers.

The casualties of the Huben Regiment were not very large. The entire Huben Regiment only sacrificed 89 soldiers. These soldiers all fell on the way to attack the gun tower.

With the 100mm mortar, it is easy to knock out the heavy firepower of the Japanese. At the same time, it can also destroy the Japanese turrets to the maximum extent. However, it is obviously unrealistic to just use mortars to move a turret to the ground.

The Japanese's heavy firepower destroyed all of them and at the same time suppressed them in the gun towers. The Eighth Route Army still had to charge against the Japanese gun towers.

It was precisely because of this situation that the Eighth Route Army lost the lives of 89 young soldiers.

However, after receiving training this time, the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army's Huben Regiment have also matured, and they are also warriors who have truly seen blood.

After receiving the news, Murakami Koala immediately withdrew the remaining soldiers in the gun towers to the county town. At the same time, he strictly guarded the entire Wuyi County town and did not dare to send soldiers to raid the Eighth Route Army's base areas.

The Zhentian Special Forces had already scared him that time, let alone the Eighth Route Army coming again.

Murakami Koala took all the troops back, and the Huben Regiment officially took control of all other places in Wuyi County except the county seat.

Zhao Xin ordered the cadres of the Huben Regiment to send men to all the towns and villages in Wuyi County to recruit troops!

He needs to continue to snowball the entire Huben Regiment, waiting for the decisive battle between the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese in the northern Shanxi area.

This decisive battle will basically determine who will control the northern Shanxi region in the future.

With the current strength of the Huben Regiment, they can easily capture Wuyi County, but Zhao Xin left Wuyi County behind.

Once he completely captures Wuyi County, it will inevitably intensify the conflict between the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese Army in a short period of time and accelerate the war between the Japanese Army and the Eighth Route Army.

What Zhao Xin lacks now is time. As long as he is given two more months, the size of the Huben Regiment can be expanded three times, and the Eighth Route Army in northern Shanxi can also be greatly expanded.

The Japanese military strength in China is limited, and the military strength in Shanxi is even more limited. It can be said that killing a Japanese devil means losing an invader, so the Chinese military and civilians are not afraid of stalling for time with Japan.

Just when Xin Zhao was preparing for a big fight! Xin Zhao received a telegram from the 385th Brigade, asking Xin Zhao to return to the 385th Brigade headquarters.

Superiors give orders.

Naturally, Xin Zhao rushed to the brigade headquarters immediately.

January 21, morning.

Xin Zhao arrived at the 385th Brigade on time.

Upon arriving at the brigade headquarters, Xin Zhao immediately went to the combat command room.

As a brigade commander, he is naturally very busy. He spends most of the day and night in the combat command room. Regardless of whether there is a combat mission or not, Brigadier Chen Lian is very busy.

Entering the command room, Zhao Xin originally wanted to complain to Brigadier Chen Lian, but when he saw a sweet-looking field reporter wearing an Eighth Route Army uniform following behind Brigadier Chen Lian!

Xin Zhao obediently closed his mouth and stayed aside.

Brigadier Chen Lian saw Xin Zhao arriving and immediately recruited Xin Zhao to his side.

Brigadier Chen Lian said to the field reporter beside him: "Comrade Tian Jing, let me introduce to you. The man in front of you is the former leader of Shanxi's famous Wolf Warrior Regiment.

Haven't you always wanted to interview him? I specially called him here today to give you the opportunity to interview him. If you want to interview him, just go and interview him."

"————"

Zhao Xin's head was full of black threads. Brigadier Chen Lian recalled him to the brigade headquarters in such a hurry. Zhao Xin thought that something important had happened, or that there was some important task that he needed to perform.

Unexpectedly, he was summoned back from the front line just by cooperating with the war reporters.

War reporter Tian Jing walked up to Xin Zhao, stretched out his hand and said, "Nice to meet you! I am Tian Jing, a war reporter from Yan'an."

Xin Zhao also stretched out his hand and shook hands with Tian Jing.

"Nice to meet you, Zhao Xin, commander of the Tiger and Regiment of the Eighth Route Army in northern Shanxi!"

Tian Jing said with a smile on her face: "What I want to interview the most when I come to Shanxi this time is Captain Zhao, a great hero. I'm afraid I'm going to have trouble with Captain Zhao next."

"This is not a problem for me." Zhao Xindao said: "I never accept interviews. Chongqing and the headquarters sent troops to interview me several times, but I never accepted their interviews."

Tian Jing said seriously: "Captain Zhao! Are you still the commander of the Eighth Route Army? Are you still a member of our party? I am a war correspondent from Yan'an, and I came here with a political mission, so you must cooperate with me unconditionally.

interview."

After Tian Jing finished speaking, he looked at Brigadier Chen Lian, wanting to have Brigadier Chen Lian confirm what he said.

Xin Zhao also looked at Brigadier Chen Lian!

Brigadier Chen Lian nodded and said: "Comrade Tian Jing is right! This is an order personally issued by the Yan'an Information Department. All of us on the front line must cooperate unconditionally with Comrade Tian Jing's interview.

Comrade Tian Jing has already interviewed the 386th Brigade Commander and me. You are his third interviewee. This is a task assigned to you by the organization. You must unconditionally cooperate with Comrade Tian Jing in the interview."

Hearing the task of organizing the organization! Zhao Xin had no reason to continue to refuse.

Although he doesn't like to be interviewed, he can naturally cooperate with the organization that since he explained the task.

"Comrade Tian Jing! Since you sent an interview with the organization, then I will naturally cooperate with your interview." Zhao Gaozhu: "But there are some frontlines related to secrets, I will not answer.

Comrades can understand. "

Tian Jingdao: "No problem! I will definitely not ask the topic of secrets. I still have the discipline of the organization.

This time I came to interview the Eighth Route Army. The main thing is that I want to find the rapid development of the Eighth Route Army, and then let the Yan'an side formulate our party's strategic strategy for the development of the Eighth Route Army. "
To be continued...