Chapter 700 Brigadier: Zhou Weihan is a shrewd guy
At the Taiyue Military Region Headquarters, the brigade commander has just summoned the commanders of the 386th Brigade and the regiments of the Three Deadly Columns for a meeting.
"Brigade Commander, will the Japanese army feint? The real target of the Japanese army is our Taihang base area. After all, our Eighth Route Army headquarters is in Wuxiang. The Japanese army has always regarded it as a serious problem!" After the brigade commander finished introducing the current situation, 772
Cheng Shifa, the leader of the group, raised a question.
"No, except for the Jidong Army Division that is currently fighting against the Japanese 27th Division, based on internal intelligence, Okamura Neji gave clear instructions for this large-scale raid, and its target was directly at the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area.
Jinnan base area and Hebei, Shandong and Yu base area!
"The reason is very simple. Some time ago, you must have heard some gossip. There was a lot of commotion in Jinmen. A large number of machinery and equipment moved from Jinmen flowed into Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei, southern Hebei, and eastern Hebei.
Three base areas, the Japanese army probably knew this, so they went to war in such a big way!" said the brigade commander. This conjecture was also a conclusion reached by the head of the headquarters later after analysis.
As for the reason why the Japanese army encircled and suppressed the Hebei-Shandong-Henan base area, the brigade commander did not say it, but every regiment commander present knew it well. The brother troops from the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region almost pulled out the diapers of the little devil. The little devil was filled with hatred.
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"According to the combat plan arranged by superiors, Chief of Staff Zhou will lead the Third Column to approach Linfen. The main force of our 386th Brigade needs to move toward the Yuncheng area in the southwest, and join forces with the First Column to launch an attack on the surrounding Japanese strongholds!"
"We will deal with the independent 16th Brigade and the 37th Division. The troops of the 36th Division stationed in Fenxi heading north will be blocked by the main forces of the Jinsui Military Region along the route!"
"The current situation can be said to affect the whole body. The National Army and the Shanxi-Sui Army want to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers. Our Eighth Route Army cannot control it. But the little devil wants to send troops north to sweep the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area. That is just a fantasy.
In a word, no matter what, no matter what the cost, I must intercept the main force of the Japanese army!" the brigade commander said domineeringly.
"Yes, I promise to complete the mission!" Several regiment leaders present responded in unison.
After the meeting, the brigade commander left Kong Jie alone.
"Do you know why I left you alone?" the brigade commander asked with a smile.
Kong Jie couldn't help but feel excited when he saw the brigade commander's smiling face. Regarding the brigade commander's question, Kong Jie had some vague guesses in his heart. He had previously contacted Zhang Wanhe, the logistics director of the division, and heard Zhang Wanhe say that Taibei
The four main regiments of the military region distributed combat supplies in advance. Two of the regiments crossed the Zhengtai Line and headed north to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area, and the other two regiments crossed the Pinghan Line and entered the southern Hebei base area.
Although Zhang Wanhe didn't say clearly what he was going to do, how could Kong Jie not understand in his heart that he must have lost his supporting fraternal troops and went to fight against the Japs.
Compared to the Taiyue Military Region troops who deliberately bluffed in order to contain the Japanese troops on the southern front, Kong Jie was more willing to fight the little devils with real swords and guns.
"Brigade Commander, you are not going to send our independent regiment to the Hebei, Shandong and Yu base areas to support the brothers' troops, are you?" Kong Jie grinned, waiting for the brigade commander to agree.
"Bullshit, you're thinking too far, don't think I know what you're thinking? Seeing Li Yunlong enjoying spicy food in Southwest Shandong, does it make you feel itchy?"
"You, don't think about good things. There are at least 20,000 combat troops in the Hebei, Shandong and Yu Military Region. Even if there is still a shortage of troops, Zhou Weihan can dispatch troops from the Tainan Military Region. So many troops are gathered in the Hebei, Shandong and Yu base areas.
, when you go on an independent tour, you can only drink the soup separately!"
"Zhou Weihan is a shrewd fellow. He first took Li Yunlong's new regiment away from me, and then transferred many combat backbones from the Taiyue Military Region to support the Hebei, Shandong and Yu Military Region. What's the matter, your independent regiment also wants to break away from me. 386
The organization of the brigade?" the brigade commander said half-jokingly.
"Then brigade commander, what are your orders for leaving me alone?" Kong Jie asked cautiously, with a bad feeling in his heart, for fear that he might not even be able to drink the soup.
"Haha, that's what you are thinking. This time your independent regiment does not have to follow the main force. You still stay in Tunnel and keep an eye on the Japanese troops of the Japanese 10th Independent Mixed Brigade. At the same time, because the main force has all moved westward,
The base area is empty of troops!"
"The attitude between the national army and the Japanese army is quite ambiguous now. Coupled with the previous grievances and resentments, we have to guard against it, so your independent regiment still needs to keep an eye on Chu Yunfei's only one south of Lintun Highway.
trip!"
"All officers and soldiers must enter a state of combat readiness. Once the situation changes, Liu Tianming's 22nd Regiment will act together with your independent regiment. The troops of the Tainan Military Region will immediately contain the 27th Army in the Changzhi area. The National Army must not be allowed to
Enter our Eighth Route Army base!"
Kong Jie was shocked when he heard this, and immediately understood why the brigade commander deliberately left him alone. Compared with not drinking, the task of defending the base area was obviously more responsible.
"Yes, I understand, our independent group will make all preparations in advance!" Kong Jie responded.
"This matter has not happened yet. When we return, only your league party committee will know about it. Don't publicize it too much!" the brigade commander specifically asked.
The words were divided into two parts, a secret meeting was also held in Changzhi City, and the participants were all officers of the 24th Group Army who were major general or above.
Fan Hanjie, commander-in-chief of the 24th Army Group, Liu Jin, commander of the 27th Army and 45th Division, Huang Zuxun, commander of the 46th Division, Chen Sunong, commander of the 8th Reserve Division, Pang Bingxun, commander of the 40th Army, Shu Rong, commander of the 89th Division, the only
Brigade commander Chu Yunfei.
Although Xing Zhaotang served as the security commander of the Changzhi area after the war, he did not have many troops at his disposal and was always excluded from the center of power. Therefore, Xing Zhaotang was not notified of this meeting.
"A secret message from the Principal's Attendant's Office orders our department to pay close attention to every move of the Eighth Route Army and take decisive measures when necessary!" Fan Hanjie read out the old man's instructions to everyone present with a solemn expression.
Previously, the First War Zone Commander's Department also sent a telegram with similar content, but Fan Hanjie ignored it and did not even give a reply.
Gein, the 24th Group Army now controls the entire Changzhi area, and Fan Hanjie has 60,000 troops in his hands. At the same time, the old man is happy. Since the Chief of Guard left, he has not paid attention to the people in the First War Zone Commander's Department anymore.
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Who would have expected that not long after, he would receive a secret message from the attendant's room.
The contents of the secret message were extremely obscure, but everyone present was not a human being, and no one understood what the old man meant.
Sitting on the mountain and watching the fight between tigers, the Nationalist army did a lot of looting afterwards. If they win this battle, it will be easy to say. If they lose, not only will their own strength be damaged, but if the Eighth Route Army sends people to negotiate, it will be difficult to deal with it.
Someone came out to take the blame, which is the old man's usual style.
The people present looked at each other. No one wanted to stand out and be the leader. Chu Yunfei muttered a few times, but after all, he was a newcomer within the 24th Group Army and did not dare to speak easily.
In the end, Chen Sunong, the commander of the Eighth Preliminary Division, couldn't help it anymore and stood up and said: "General, colleagues, since it is an order from the top, we just follow the order from the top, but before that, I need to say one more thing,
The last vanguard to cause friction with the Eighth Route Army in Tainan was Zhu Huaibing's 97th Army. Under the Eighth Route Army's offensive, it only lasted a short time before collapsing. You don't know what Zhu Huaibing is doing now, right?
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Liu Jin glanced at Chen Sunong and thought to himself that it was the direct descendants of Huangpu who dared to speak.
After everyone reacted for a while, they all started talking about it.
"Yes, Chief, think again. This is related to the future and lives of tens of thousands of our entire 24th Group Army. The Eighth Route Army in the Tainan Military Region is staring at us motionlessly. If we take action now, both sides will lose."
In this situation, the cheaper ones will still be the little devils!"
"That's right, you can't take the initiative to cause friction. The Changzhi area can have the current stable situation without either our national army or the Eighth Route Army!"
Since Fan Hanjie read out the secret message from the attendant's room, he has been pretending to close his eyes and meditate, but in fact he has been paying attention to the actions of everyone present.
He himself was unwilling to take the initiative to fight with the Eighth Route Army. Those high-flying officials in the First Theater Zone were living in luxury in Luoyang. Have they ever thought about the situation of the national army in Zhongtiao Mountain and Changzhi area.
You just want to dye your hair red with the lives of frontline soldiers, don't even think about it.
"Okay, don't listen to the wind. Do you still look like a senior general of the national army? When did the principal say that we should go to war with the Eighth Route Army?" Fan Hanjie suddenly stood up as he spoke and looked around at everyone present: "After we go back,
Keep an eye on the troops and don’t let those Sun Tzu from the military command take advantage of you!"
