1032 Kong Jie and Li Yunlong went to battle and arrived in northern Shanxi
During the siege of Licheng, Liaoxian, Shexian and other five cities, the little devil felt quite depressed that he shot himself in the foot.
In fact, the concrete fortifications built by the cautious Japanese army were too solid, making it very difficult to attack them by force.
The Japanese were also cunning. Seeing that they could not successfully attack and the casualties continued to spread, they chose to encircle rather than attack, trying to cut off water and food to force the Eighth Route Army inside the fortifications to run out of ammunition and food.
According to the relevant investigations of the Japanese army, they believe that in the five cities including Licheng, Liaoxian, and Xiangyuan, the Eighth Route Army left a large number of elite main forces for defense. Only then was it possible to defend the fortifications so impregnably that they could not be broken through by force. p>
Then, this large number of main force means that there are many mouths to eat, and the reserves of food and water are ultimately limited.
As long as the siege lasts long enough, these Eighth Route Army troops might be able to starve to death of thirst and win without a fight.
With this idea in mind, the Japanese and puppet troops besieging the five cities patiently played a war of attrition with the Eighth Route Army soldiers.
On the defensive position of the Eighth Route Army in Shexian County.
The commander of an independent regiment and a battalion was making lunch with the soldiers.
A specially built smokeless stove was used to cook piles of stored cans and some sun-dried vegetables, and a pot of fragrant beef soup was made. The soldiers were almost salivating with greed.
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The first company commander said happily: "Battal Commander, didn't you just eat beef the day before yesterday? Why are you eating canned beef again today? Isn't this too extravagant?"
There is nothing wrong with what I said.
A few years ago, according to the harsh environment in which the Eighth Route Army fought behind enemy lines, let alone eating canned beef, it would be considered good to be able to smell some meat for half a year.
As a result, what do you think the first battalion commander said?
The battalion commander smiled indifferently and said cheerfully: "That's all. In order to build long-term defensive fortifications, we stored enough food and water for one regiment for two weeks while the main force of our regiment was still there.<
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But how many people do we have now?
Hehe, there are less than one battalion of troops. Even if our soldiers eat freely, with the food and water we have hoarded, we can feed them for at least two or three months.
In two or three months, this battle would have been over.
Tell me, what are you keeping these things for? If they go bad again, wouldn’t it be a waste?”
The soldiers all agreed and laughed. After lunch started, the soldiers held their bowls and ate happily while looking at the Japanese and puppet soldiers not far away from the fortifications who were still hard at work and on guard. p>
The Japanese and puppet troops would never have dreamed of the Eighth Route Army inside the fortifications which they thought was close to running out of ammunition and food.
However, people have abundant food and water, and their daily lives are nourishing and happy, which is a great joy!
Of course, in order to paralyze the judgment of the Japanese and puppet troops, the first battalion commander specifically asked the soldiers to make some false appearances.
What illusion is this?
We must make the little devils and puppet troops think that the Eighth Route Army on the fortifications is so hungry that stars are shining in their eyes and they will soon be unable to hold on.
What are you doing?
So that you can trick the little Japs into coming up and launch an attack, so that you can continue killing the Japs!
In fact, Kong Jie, who originally proposed to build slaughterhouses in Licheng, Shexian, Lucheng, Xiangyuan and other cities to continuously eliminate the effective strength of the Japanese army, also considered that the five cities would be besieged by the Japanese army in turn.
Therefore, when the passage was opened early in the morning, the soldiers promptly followed the command's orders and stocked up on large amounts of water and food.
In addition, the main force was secretly transferred and some elites were left behind to contain the Japanese army with the minimum strength and consumption.
In addition, since it is a slaughterhouse, if the Japanese do not take the initiative to attack, the effect of such a slaughterhouse will not be so obvious.
Therefore, the slaughterhouses built according to Kong Jie’s vision are definitely not limited to Licheng and other five cities.
In the following process, the Japanese army raided the Eighth Route Army base areas, and slaughterhouses like Licheng, Shexian, and Liaoxian popped up one by one like bamboo shoots after the rain.
It was an elite combat unit that used the terrain to quickly penetrate and detour back to important transportation routes behind the Japanese army.
Although the Japanese used novel sticky tactics, it was still very difficult to stop the elite troops of the Eighth Route Army from intersecting operations.
The soldiers successfully penetrated into the rear of the Japanese army's sweep, directly cut off the Japanese's important transportation line, and then built solid defenses at the pass of the line.
What are you doing?
Wait for the Japanese to attack, and then use the solid defenses to start the massacre.
The fight continued until the Japanese army sent a large amount of artillery fire to attack, and then they evacuated in time.
In the end, the Eighth Route Army suffered relatively small casualties in exchange for greater casualties from the Japanese troops who had to fight through the route.
At first, the Japanese officers at the headquarters were not sure what the Eighth Route Army's intention was. They originally thought that, as usual, it was to interrupt the Japanese army's transportation lines and prevent the Japanese army's logistical supply.
But soon, the Japanese army realized that that didn't seem to be the case.
Sometimes, the Japanese transport troops passed by within a short distance, but the Eighth Route Army was completely unmoved. They just wanted to set up an ambush on the mountain road where the main force of the Japanese must pass, and then launch an ambush.
It seems that they are here to destroy his Imperial Japanese troops.
This situation was noticed by the Japanese army. After statistics of casualties reported from many parties, it was found that in less than three days, the Japanese army alone suffered more than 1,000 casualties in the Yangquan area.
Don't underestimate these 1,000 people, this is a big number.
You must know that in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, the Chinese army used hundreds of thousands of troops to fight between the two sides. The Chinese army was defeated miserably in less than a month, and the number of Japanese casualties was only a few hundred people.
This is already worth several times the Japanese casualties in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain.
And this is less than three days.
"Asshole, these damn Eighth Route Army are really rampant, they seem to be here with the purpose of annihilating us!"
A Japanese commander came to this conclusion, which made all the Japanese officers participating in the meeting take a breath.
This seems to be the case.
During this period, the Eighth Route Army continued to use solid defenses to block attacks, or launched continuous ambush attacks midway, causing their Japanese casualties to rapidly expand.
These eight forces don't care about resources, nor the gains and losses of positions, nor the immediate victory or defeat.
They seem to have only one purpose:
Kill, kill more Japanese troops!
Just like that, the battle between the two sides reached the fifth day. With the statistics of shocking casualties, many Japanese and puppet troops were beaten to the point of being frightened.
The officers, who were already second-rate troops, quickly told them that whenever they encounter Eighth Route Army troops along the way, they should retreat immediately. Whenever they encounter Eighth Route Army positions, they must find ways to bypass and avoid them, and never confront them.
Slaughterhouses gradually spread all over the Eighth Route Army's guerrilla zones and outside the base areas. For a time, the Japanese and puppet troops retreated and their expressions changed.
At this time.
As the war between the two sides continues.
The sticky tactics proposed by the old Japanese Chief of Staff Tanabe gradually became ineffective as time went on.
This old devil’s abacus was very good.
It's a pity that the ideal is beautiful, but the reality is very skinny.
Most of the fortifications built in the guerrilla areas of the Eighth Route Army and the outer lines of the base areas were masonry structures left over from the Japanese army, or tofu-like structural fortifications mixed with concrete.
Naturally, such fortifications could not stop the Japanese aircraft and artillery.
Under the sticky tactics of the Japanese and the joint operations of armored troops, infantry, and air force, the Eighth Route Army was indeed constantly retreating.
Only after gradually approaching the midline area of the Eighth Route Army base area.
The Eighth Route Army troops, especially the Taihang base area, have very solid concrete defenses specially built by the soldiers.
The defense system of the entire base area is extremely complete.
Even if the Japanese used armored forces and air forces to fight together, they still could not easily break through the Eighth Route Army's defenses.
The Japanese army was forced to launch attacks over and over again, but most of them ended in defeat and suffered heavy casualties.
At this point, the battle has progressed to the sixth day.
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The former enemy headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.
"Boss, it's already the sixth day!"
The Deputy Chief of General Staff spoke, his eyes blazing, and then he sighed: "Don't tell me, this guy Kong Jie's eyes are really unique. This guy has summed up a special theory of the Japanese army's raids.
Long-term practice has proved that when the Japanese army carried out raids on our Eighth Route Army base areas, they wanted to leave their stable security areas and enter our suburbs and mountainous areas.
Therefore, the Japanese army often cannot guarantee the logistical supply for large-scale raids.
This means that the Japanese army's sweeping campaign cannot last long.
Generally speaking, it lasts for about a week, because this is the longest time that their soldiers can carry food.
After this time, due to insufficient logistics supplies, the Japanese's large-scale troops could only choose to retreat.
The Japanese army's raids can be called weekly raids.
In this regard, Kong Jie believes that in the past, our Eighth Route Army was backward in equipment and basically did not have enough strength to launch a counterattack, so forget it.
Now, our equipment has developed and our troops have grown stronger. We already have the strength to counterattack the Japanese army to a certain extent.
So in response to the Japanese army's large-scale mopping up, we should not only consider the issue of counter-mopping up, but also consider whether we can directly defeat the Japanese army with an active attack!"
"For example, for the Japanese army's weekly sweeps, we could completely drag the Japanese army with sufficient depth. When the Japanese army's edge was exhausted and time passed by about the seventh day, the Japanese army's logistics had basically bottomed out, and we could only
The moment of being forced to retreat.
At this juncture, it is the perfect moment for us to take the opportunity to launch a counterattack and defeat the Japanese army in one fell swoop."
The boss nodded.
Then everyone's conversation shifted from the current military success or failure to the political effects.
The political commissar pointedly pointed out: "This unprecedented large-scale raid by the Japanese army is actually not only a military competition between China and Japan, but also a political game.
It is no exaggeration to say that this battle is not only related to the success or failure of our two sides' military affairs, but also related to the future direction of the war between the Japanese army and our Eighth Route Army, in the entire Shanxi and Shandong, and even in the entire North China.
If the Japanese army wins this battle, the Japanese army's arrogance will become arrogant again, the rear area will be stabilized, and the security area will be much more stable.
This has a positive promoting effect on the Japanese battlefield in China and the battlefield in the Pacific.
But if we win, if we can still fight beautifully.
This is not only a military victory, but also a political win-win.
On the one hand, it can expand our international influence and obtain more international support.
On the other hand, as far as our territory in Shanxi is concerned, the current situation is also very complicated. The 35th Route Army in northern Shanxi and the Shanxi-Sui Army in western Shanxi have actually adopted a wait-and-see attitude for a long time.
We have won, and with the attitude of a winner, the Jinsui Army, including the 35th Route Army, might even take the initiative to come over and cooperate with us.
But if we are really defeated, don’t expect people to have any good intentions. It would be a good thing if they don’t follow the little devils and step on us!”
In this regard, the deputy general manager, chief of general staff, and political commissar have special ideas.
There are many factions in Chiang Kai-shek's army, but it is far from being as stable as it seems on the surface.
Right now, the conflict between China and Japan is temporarily greater than anything else, so they can unite and deal with the outside world.
In this regard, some scholars have even studied it. If the Sino-Japanese War had not broken out, it would still be a question of whether Chiang Kai-shek's troops could have been successfully unified. Otherwise, they might have disintegrated themselves.
So whether it is the 35th Route Army in northern Shanxi or the Shanxi-Sui Army in western Shanxi.
In fact, they are all like shrewd investors, who may make changes and place bets at any time according to the direction of the wind.
The Eighth Route Army may not have had the capital to become such an investor in the past, but now it has an opportunity.
If this battle can be won, smashing the Japanese raids and inflicting heavy losses on the Japanese army, from a larger perspective, it can even establish the Eighth Route Army's absolute military status in Shanxi and even Shandong.
The boss still wants to have a drink and talk with Commander Fu and walk the road together!
At this time, the deputy chief of staff mentioned another topic: "Counting the time, Kong Jie and Li Yunlong have already led the mobile combat troops to the northern Shanxi area!"
The boss nodded, with a bit more worry on his face: "Whether we can defeat the troops stationed in Mongolia and open up the passage from Inner Mongolia to the Northeast is crucial to our Eighth Route Army.
I don’t know if Kong Jie and Li Yunlong can successfully complete the task this time!"
The deputy chief of staff laughed: "Boss! Just relax!
If you want to say that Li Yunlong is going alone, that's really a bit suspenseful and worrying.
Fortunately, we have Kong Jie following us. Comrade Kong Jie’s progress over the years has been seen by all of us. To be honest, the progress has been so rapid that sometimes it makes me feel ashamed!
Let’s just sit back and wait for them to bring us bigger surprises!”
At this time, the protagonists mentioned by the boss and deputy chief of staff, Kong Jie and Li Yunlong, had indeed led the mechanized combat troops directly under Taihang half a day ago, smoothly along the secretly opened transportation channel, and under the cover of the border area comrades,