Not bad results.

Up to now, Okamura Neiji has served as the commander of the North China Front, and Yoshimoto Teiichi has served as the commander of the First Army.

Okamura Neiji still trusted his old partner, so he let him unified command the battle.

Judging from the tactics of the little devils, it is not difficult to see what they are thinking.

They were preparing to press the troops from southeastern Shanxi and southwestern Hebei into the Taihang Mountains, thereby besieging them in the Taihang Mountains.

You must know that these two areas contain the absolute main force of the Eighth Route Army.

Once the little devil's plan succeeds, it will definitely bring an unimaginable blow to the combat troops behind enemy lines.

The little Japanese troops began to take action, and for a while there were continuous sounds of gunfire in the Shanxi and Hebei provinces.

These little devil troops are very cunning when fighting.

After encountering a stubborn resistance, they will not be reluctant to fight, but will find weak points to penetrate.

They penetrated deeply in small groups quickly, making these blockades meaningless.

Once these blocking troops leave favorable terrain, they will quickly assemble their troops and launch a rapid attack, forcing these troops to fight decisively.

Without favorable terrain, the combat effectiveness of these blocking forces will naturally be affected.

Therefore, after the little Japanese troops started fighting, they still achieved certain results.

In the northern Henan region, in the headquarters of the puppet army Wu Wenhua.

After this period of development, Wu Wenhua's puppet Third Route Army not only recovered, but also expanded many troops.

Up to now, Wu Wenhua has two armies, each with two field divisions and one supplementary division, with a total strength of more than 15,000 people.

In terms of weapons and equipment, since their previous combat performance was quite good, the Little Devils made a lot of supplements to them.

Of course, in order to more effectively control Wu Wenhua's puppet troops, a large number of little devils have now come to Wu Wenhua's troops to serve as consultants.

These advisers range from military divisions to companies and platoons. Of course, they are advisers in name but are actually responsible for commanding operations.

In addition, here in the northern Henan region, there are a large number of gendarmerie units composed of little devils. These gendarmerie units are responsible for maintaining law and order in the occupied areas.

Of course, these military police units are also here to monitor Wu Wenhua's troops. If they make any changes, they will take action quickly.

"General, this is a message from Taijun Saito. The North China Front Army Headquarters is currently launching a large-scale mopping up operation."

"Taiko Saito asked our main forces to assemble quickly, and the Sixth Army was deployed to defend in the northwest to cooperate with mopping up operations."

"The Seventh Army is deployed on the banks of the Yellow River to prevent Li Yunlong's troops in the Lanfeng area from crossing the river."

"The two supplementary divisions under the two armies cooperate with the gendarmerie and are responsible for the defense of various towns."

"In addition, they requested that the pistol brigade and artillery regiment be deployed and assigned to the Sixth Army for operations."

At this time, a staff officer came to Wu Wenhua and reported softly.

It's getting late now, but Wu Wenhua has not rested. He is sitting on a chair and looking at documents one after another.

The little devil sent a large number of advisers to his troops, and these advisers were actually prepared to take command.

These little Japanese advisers came to the army and carried out drastic reforms to his army in an attempt to enhance their combat effectiveness.

Most of these puppet troops only value relationships, not capabilities.

As long as you have connections, you can still hold important positions even if you don't have the ability.

On the contrary, it doesn't matter if you have ability, and you won't get any reuse.

Wu Wenhua clearly felt that many officers in his army had been replaced recently, which made him very dissatisfied.

After all, these officers were trained by Wu Wenhua. With them, Wu Wenhua can better control these troops.

"Hmph, I think he is not asking us to fight, but looking for an opportunity to take away the command."

"If the Pistol Brigade and Artillery Regiment are transferred to the Sixth Army, then we will be a mere headquarters, and we will not be at their mercy by then."

"The Sixth Army and the Seventh Army can be mobilized to leave, but the Pistol Brigade and Artillery Regiment must not be mobilized to leave."

"Li Yunlong's troops are crossing the river? I think it's unlikely. There are many troops in Shandong Province, and they don't dare to cross the river."

"According to my estimation, even if they will cross the river, it will be an illusion. They need to deal with the Shandong Province troops."

"What Taro Saito wants is to gradually weaken my command authority, and then they can control all our troops."

"As long as they control these troops, we will have no value. I still know what they think."

Wu Wenhua stood up with a serious expression on his face.

Taro Saito is the top adviser arranged by the Little Japanese at the Wu Culture General Headquarters. He was previously the commander of the Major General Brigade of the Little Japanese.

However, during a battle, he was injured by shelling and lost the ability to walk, so he was forced to retire.

However, as Wu Wenhua's troops continued to strengthen, the little devils were a little worried about them.

After all, Wu Wenhua's troops have a large number of heavy weapons. Once they have other ideas, they will definitely pose a threat to the little Japanese.

So they sent Taro Saito with a large number of advisers to control this army.

Although Wu Wenhua was willing to work wholeheartedly for the Japs, it was absolutely impossible for him to hand over the command of the troops.

These people regard the army as everything. They can live without anything, but they cannot live without the power to command the army.

Therefore, the two sides have certain conflicts and no longer trust each other.

"Chief, if we refuse directly, how can we explain to Saito-san?"

"If this matter reaches the front army headquarters, once Taijun gets angry, maybe..."

The staff officer looked at Wu Wenhua and said directly.

Wu Wenhua smiled coldly and looked at the map with a playful expression on his face.

Now he has more than 30,000 troops, and he is the overlord of the northern Henan region.

Many parties are trying to win over him, hoping that he will rebel.

Yan Laoxi of the Second War Zone offered him the position of commander-in-chief of the group army, as long as he was willing to lead the troops there.

Wu Wenhua serves as the commander-in-chief of the group army and will have hundreds of thousands of dollars in mobilization expenses.

They were old acquaintances of his in the Northwest Army in the Hebei-Cha War Zone, so they offered a higher price.

As long as Wu Wenhua is willing to go there, he can serve as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Hebei-Cha theater.

With all this, Wu Wenhua naturally has no worries about falling out with the little devil.

Wu Wenhua's troops are now in turmoil. Their military strength has increased, but there are internal conflicts.

After the consultants like Little Devil came over, they also won over some people.

After all, a rising tide lifts all boats, and these puppet soldiers are willing to sacrifice their lives for the little devils. Loyalty is worthless to them.

As long as the little devils pay enough, it will not be difficult for them to betray Wu Wenhua.

At five o'clock in the morning, the engineering regiment dispatched by the first theater of war began to repair the bridge.

At the same time, a large number of boats have been prepared here in Lanfeng, and they are preparing to cross the river.

As the mopping up operations in the area north of the Yellow River began, the 12th Army was also actively mobilizing troops to prepare for combat strikes.
Chapter completed!