Ding Wei looked at the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army, Chu Yunfei's territory.
Chu Yunfei's new site is also good. There is a road next to his site.
I wonder if Chu Yunfei will give way honestly when the Japanese use the road.
The battle has not yet begun, and all parties are preparing for the battle.
A few days later.
358th Regiment, Regiment Headquarters.
As usual, Chu Yunfei was wearing a straight military uniform and polished military boots. He put his hands behind his back and looked at the situation map carefully.
"Tuanzuo, this is the information that the scouts have detected recently." Fang Ligong walked in quickly and said in a deep voice.
Chu Yunfei responded calmly, turned around and took the telegram, flipped through it casually, and sneered: "The little devil has such a big appetite, he wants to eat all the eight routes in one bite."
"The Eighth Route Army will be in trouble this time." Fang Ligong sighed: "The Japanese are obviously fully prepared and want to eat them in one bite and completely solve Shanxi's problem."
"solve?"
Chu Yunfei said disdainfully: "Do they have this ability?"
While talking, Chu Yunfei flipped through the telegrams, pulled out the telegrams, and his eyes lit up: "What is this information about?"
Fang Ligong said: "It is said that the enemy's arsenal was stolen."
"Stolen?" Chu Yunfei was dumbfounded.
"According to the intelligence we obtained, it was the Eighth Route Army that did this, because the Japanese were so angry about this." Fang Ligong gloated.
"That was a regiment's supplies, but they all disappeared before the battle was fought. The Eighth Route Army was really cruel, and they didn't even leave a single bullet for the Eighth Route Army.
Because of this incident, several Japanese officers were punished, and those without backstage were directly shot."
"Which unit of the Eighth Route Army did it?" Chu Yunfei asked.
The person who did this is truly a hero.
"We don't know yet." Fang Ligong shook his head: "The Japanese feel embarrassed about this matter. The person who provided this information is still our insider in the town."
Chu Yunfei nodded slightly, and suddenly thought of someone in his heart.
Ding Wei!
Ding Wei is probably the only guy in the entire northwestern Shanxi who has such courage.
As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move, food and grass go first.
This battle was not even fought, but the little devil was out of bullets. This is funny even thinking about it.
A regiment's supplies, at least one million bullets, would make the little devil go crazy.
Chu Yunfei could also imagine that in the next battle, the Japanese would definitely beat the Eighth Route Army with all their strength and regain this position on the battlefield.
"What have the Japanese done recently?" Chu Yunfei turned his head slightly and asked.
Fang Ligong replied: "Same as before, deploy troops and lose food, and prepare for a big sweep."
"Are there any Japs passing by near us?" Chu Yunfei asked again.
There is a road near the station, and the Japanese will most likely pass by it.
Since the battle ended, both sides have returned to peace. If you don't provoke me, I won't provoke you.
This feeling made Chu Yunfei very uncomfortable.
"Yes." Fang Ligong said.
"But because of the order from the top, they didn't take the initiative to attack us. We could only watch them pass."
After a pause, Fang Ligong continued: "After all, the last battle caused us too much damage. Besides, the enemy's target this time is the Eighth Route Army. We just need to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers.
Besides, the Japs have also dispatched the Fourth Brigade this time. Although the old Japs Sakata is gone, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, so we can’t afford to offend them now."
Seeing that Chu Yunfei was silent, Fang Ligong added: "And last time, Shangfeng said that we suffered heavy losses this time, and the strength of the Eighth Route Army also needs to be rebalanced..."
After hearing this, Chu Yunfei already understood that it was just like the time at Cangyunling, he could just watch the show in the back.
"Commander, don't..." Fang Ligong wanted to persuade: "After all, they kidnapped several of our officers..."
Chu Yunfei knew.
Fang Ligong was talking about Chi Yunfeng, McKins and Heipi.
But think about it, Ding Wei ignored the previous suspicion and sent troops to assist the 358th Regiment.
If it weren't for Ding Wei's assistance, I don't know if the 358th Group would have been able to watch the show here.
Although I want to help, I always need an excuse to intervene.
If we really send troops to support the Eighth Route Army, it will definitely be difficult to explain to Shangfeng.
Chu Yunfei was in a dilemma.
28th Brigade.
Ding Wei is arranging the dispatch of troops.
The Japanese troops may come at any time, so you need to be in position in advance to prepare for battle.
The first battalion set off in advance and headed towards the direction of Kong Jiexin's second regiment, preparing to assist them in combat.
The second battalion did the same and headed to the new first regiment.
The 28th Brigade currently has 3 battalions, independent battalions and other units left.
"Old Ding, is it necessary to be in such a hurry?" Qiu Chan asked, "Send the troops out a few days in advance?"
Ding Wei shook his head and said: "I have a feeling that the battle will start soon."
After saying that, Ding Wei smiled and said: "Maybe today, the Japanese will not be able to restrain themselves and go straight to beat Kong Erlengzi.
With Kong Jie's current strength, he can barely block a Japanese regiment, but how could the Japanese send only one regiment this time?"
The autumn cicada is silent.
In terms of fighting, Ding Wei is indeed better than him.
"In other words, if the Japanese suddenly launch an attack, if we rush to dispatch our troops, the day lilies will be cold by the time we get there," Ding Wei added.
Not only did Ding Wei's troops dispatch, he also urged Li Yunlong to take action in advance and make battle arrangements.
Although Li Yunlong was dissatisfied with Ding Wei's intervention, after receiving the call from the brigade commander, he immediately behaved a lot and dispatched troops honestly at night.
And in a hidden place, he was ready to fight.
The fact is exactly what Ding Wei thought!
The Japanese are also preparing to take action.
Taiyuan, First Army Headquarters.
"Your Excellency, Commander, everything is ready." Yoshio Shinozuka stood up and nodded: "We can prepare for war at any time."
Yoshio Shinozuka's face was full of excitement.
The National Army was defeated before. Can we completely solve the Tubal Road in Shanxi this time and wipe away the previous humiliation of the First Army?
This time, the First Army will dispatch four divisions.
The commander of the Mikami Division was captured alive, and the division's troops were personally reorganized by Okamura Neiji.
Although they had no problems on the battlefield, it is an indisputable fact that the unit commander was captured alive by the enemy and was ordered around by the enemy.
This division that originally came to support was disbanded and reorganized by Okamura Neji.
All remaining soldiers were organized into the 62nd, 69th Division, 41st Guards Division, 114th Division, and the remaining four independent mixed brigades.
Among the troops participating in this mopping up operation were the 62nd Division, the 114th Division, and two independent mixed brigades, with a strength of nearly 30,000.
This time, Yoshio Shinozuka was fully prepared for this mopping up operation against the Eighth Route Army, and was determined to swallow up the northwest of Shanxi, defeat the Eighth Route Army headquarters, and paralyze it all.
Okamura Neji looked at the plan on the table.
From large cities and towns to small roads and railways, everything has been considered, and armored trains are also arranged to patrol the railways.
The roads in the occupied areas are also patrolled day and night by patrol troops, and the main roads are guarded by fortifications.
"Shinozuka-kun, I have another question." Okamura Neiji said: "Why are you so sure that the Eighth Route Army will definitely fall into the trap? What if they ignore it and retreat to their position?"
"Your Excellency, Commander, the Eighth Route Army will definitely fall into the trap because they can't afford to lose!" Yoshio Shinozuka said: "When they learned that a large-scale force was invading, the Eighth Route Army was in a desperate situation and it was too late."
After a pause, Yoshio Shinozuka continued: "If they leave their base and retreat, wouldn't it be better for us? We can take the opportunity to tear apart the Eighth Route Army's defense line.
The most important point is that if they find large-scale troops in Shuozhou, they will definitely relax their vigilance in other places. No matter how this battle is fought, the final result will be victory!"
Okamura Neji frowned slightly, he felt something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
"General, please rest assured. I can assure you that nothing will go wrong!" Yoshio Shinozuka paused and said.
"If something goes wrong, I am willing to bear all the consequences alone and will never affect you."
I heard Yoshio Shinozuka say this.
Okamura Neji then nodded slightly: "Xingxi, very good, Shinozuka-kun, I see your sincerity, since you said so.
Then I will depend on your performance in this battle!"
"Hai!" Shinozuka Yoshio clenched his fists, his old face flushed, and said excitedly: "Thank you very much for your trust, Commander. I will definitely live up to my mission in this humble position and completely solve the Tubal Road in northwest Shanxi!"
Yoshio Shinozuka bent at ninety degrees.
He thought to himself: "My chance for revenge has finally come, damn Tubalu, this time I will make you understand that there will be no good consequences for provoking me!
Yamamoto-kun, you died tragically at the hands of Ding Wei, and I will definitely avenge you, cut off Ding Wei’s head with my own hands, and place it in front of your grave!"
This seemingly perfect combat plan quickly won the approval of Okamura Neji.
The old devil Okamura Neji has also waited too long to take action this time.
His state can only be described in four words: impatient.
The war cannot be delayed.
Neji Okamura, who is familiar with Chinese culture, understands very well what I mean when time does not wait for me.
The battle order was issued immediately.
The battle started very quickly, almost beyond everyone's expectation.
The originally peaceful battlefield in northwest Shanxi was instantly broken by a cannon shot.
Everything was just as Ding Wei thought.
The Japanese troops launched a fierce attack on the position of Kong Jie's New Second Regiment.
Although during this period, the First Army was reorganized and all the heavy artillery units were transferred.
But they were still powerful enemies of the Eighth Route Army.
The Ito Regiment, Sato Regiment, and two independent mixed brigades under the Fourth Brigade of the 62nd Division immediately launched a fierce attack on the position of the New Second Regiment.
Several regiments stationed around the New Second Regiment were also fiercely attacked by the Japanese.
Before the battle started, Kong Jie was still bragging, saying that although the new second regiment was not as strong as Li Yunlong and Ding Wei's troops.
But this is also a good opportunity to test the troops.
Kong Jie wanted to test the strength of his troops and see how long they could last in the hands of the Japanese.
But this time the Japanese sent more than 10,000 troops to take care of his new second regiment's position, which really surprised Kong Jie.
Although Kong Jie is known as Kong Erlengzi, he is not stupid.
It's obvious that even a young man can tell the difference between the important and the important.
After learning what the forward security troops had encountered, Kong He immediately conveyed the news to Li Yunlong and Ding Wei, asking them to come quickly for support.
Two units of the 28th Brigade and the New Regiment rushed to the battlefield to provide support.
Before the battle started, Ding Wei had already said, don't worry about the bullets, just give me a hard time.
In Ding Wei's words, this time we fought a battle of wealth, relying entirely on the fighting here to attract the attention of the Japanese.
Otherwise, how could Datong and XZ attract the Japanese to come in and use the tactic of closing the door and beating the dog?
The moment the battle broke out, the soldiers began to execute Ding Wei's orders accurately.
The Japanese troops in the direction of Shuozhou encountered resistance and were completely blocked in front of their positions.
I have to thank the brigade commander for this.
After the brigade commander learned of Ding Wei's idea, he immediately reported it to the headquarters.
The boss made the final decision after discussion at a meeting.
Agreeing with Ding Wei's battle plan, the various ministries in northwestern Shanxi restrained the enemy and gave them a closed-door beating.
It can be said that Ding Wei's head is already pinned to his waistband. Once something goes wrong in the battle, he will be snapped immediately.
The Shuozhou Eighth Route Army fought tooth and nail to resist the invading enemy forces, in order to make the Japanese on the opposite side think that the focus of their defense would be here.
This desperate resistance immediately made the Japanese army ecstatic, judging from the fighting intensity of the Eighth Route Army.
At least most of the Eighth Route Army troops are concentrated here.
This situation will bring about a consequence. The Eighth Route Army defense forces in Datong and XZ directions will have much fewer troops.
This is exactly what they thought.
But these devils would never have imagined that there was a heretic named Ding Wei. This guy's battalion could match the strength of two or three other regiments!
What they didn't expect was that the reason why they were attacked so fiercely was because the Eighth Route Army deliberately put up a posture to deceive them.
The Japanese troops currently responsible for the attack immediately reported the current situation to the First Army Headquarters.
"円西,円西!"
Looking at the telegram in his hand, Shinozuka Yoshio became more and more excited.
The battle had not yet begun, and Yoshio Shinozuka felt somewhat uncertain, but when he saw that the strength of the Eighth Route Army in the direction of Shuozhou far exceeded the normal number.
"Your Excellency, Commander, the Imperial Army in the direction of Shuozhou encountered fierce resistance from the Eighth Route Army. They must have fallen into a trap!"
Yoshio Shinozuka walked quickly to Okamura Neji, stood up and paused.
"吆西!"
Okamura Neiji lowered his head and looked at the battle report, then looked at Yoshio Shinozuka and said: "Shinozuka-kun, the rest of the matter will be left to you, just do what you want to do with your heart!"
Seeing that the Eighth Route Army really began to resist, Okamura Neji gradually relaxed his vigilance.
"Hai!" Yoshio Shinozuka stood up, nodded, and walked quickly to the radio station.
The situation on the battlefield was fleeting, and he was worried that the Eighth Route Army would suddenly give up and choose to retreat.
Therefore, Shinozuka immediately ordered the surrounding troops waiting for combat to launch an attack on the Eighth Route Army's garrison while the main force of the Eighth Route Army was supporting Shuozhou.
After giving the battle order, Shinozuka Yoshio revealed a sinister smile.
He had already begun to imagine that after the battle, he would capture a senior officer of the Eighth Route Army alive and be promoted to general.
28th Brigade Headquarters.
Ding Wei looked at the sand table calmly and made deductions in his mind.
"Old Ding, the Japanese have fallen into a trap!" Qiu Chan said excitedly: "They believe that our main force is in Shuozhou, and they really launched an attack on our various bases. What should we do?
Should we resist appropriately, or let them in directly?"
Ding Wei sneered: "Resist, then act like you are defeated, evacuate the position, and put them in our cage!"
"Okay!" Qiu Chan walked out quickly.
Do you really dare to come?
Ding Wei picked up a few models and placed them on the map, his eyes falling on the location of Ping'an County.