Chapter 706 Boss: Whether North China is in chaos or not, the Eighth Route Army has the final say
Looking at the entire Hebei, Shandong and Henan region, the Eighth Route Army base area was caught in a seven-way siege by the Japanese army. Although they had an early insight into the Japanese army's combat plan, in the face of a heavy Japanese attack, the haze of war shrouded the hearts of all the soldiers and civilians in the base area. Accordingly,
In order to preserve the hard-earned victory, it actually inspired the resistance of all the soldiers and civilians in the base area.
The Japanese 21st Division, stationed in the area around Xuzhou, had problems with security in the defense area from the moment the troops began to gather.
Activities in northern Anhui and the New Fourth Army in northern Jiangsu took the initiative to break the balance they had maintained with the Japanese army in recent years. On the one hand, they ordered local armed forces to attack the traitor forces in the guerrilla zones. On the other hand, the main forces concentrated their efforts on the communication lines.
Break the attack.
In normal times, this move of the New Fourth Army would definitely not put the Japanese army in a dilemma, but the time was stuck just when the Japanese army of the 21st Division was about to attack the Huxi base area. In desperation, the commander of the 21st Division ordered,
An artillery brigade was removed from the assembled Japanese troops, and thousands of Japanese troops were gathered from the Japanese troops responsible for security duties in various places, and rushed to the location where the New Fourth Army launched its attack to put out the fire.
When the agreed attack time came, the Japanese army responsible for attacking the Huxi base area had only about one infantry regiment and one mountain artillery brigade left.
The Fourth Teaching Brigade located in the Huxi base area had been waiting for a long time. Under the coordination of the local government, the Japanese army carried out all-round clearing within twenty miles of the offensive route, and all civilians moved away from the battlefield.
All grain and livestock were taken away, wells were filled, and landmines were scattered along the marching road. A small number of elite troops supplemented by local armed forces were hidden in various villages along the route in order to cause damage to the Japanese army.
The four thousand Japanese troops of the 21st Division were in endless trouble from the moment they entered the base area. Cold shots and landmines never stopped.
The main force of the 4th Teaching Brigade used the lakes and water systems scattered throughout the base area to block frontal attacks, while small groups of troops ambushing the Japanese offensive route took the opportunity to launch breakthrough attacks.
The Japanese troops of the 32nd Division of the Japanese Army, which set out from Yanzhou, marched all the way in. The initial results were the most significant, and they did not even encounter any decent resistance from the Eighth Route Army.
The main Fourth Regiment and the Independent Fourth Regiment of the Northern Henan Military Division also fought with the Japanese army in Junxian and Huaxian counties. However, according to Wang Yigong, the thunder was loud and the raindrops were light. Due to the limited strength of the Japanese army on this road, they adopted a step-by-step approach.
As a prudent measure, even if Wang Yigong deliberately let the troops fighting on the front line show signs of fatigue, he did not induce the Japanese troops to rush forward in a hurry.
The initial intention of the Japanese army has been achieved, and the troops of the Northern Henan Army Division were pinned here, and the Japanese army could only keep dealing with this road.
The situation of the Zhinan Military Division is different from that of the Northern Henan Military Division. Those responsible for attacking the Zhinan Military Division are the East Asia Alliance Autonomous Army stationed north of the Zhangwei River.
The purpose of the Japanese army in establishing the East Asia Alliance Autonomous Army was to drive it like a nail into the Daimyo area, which was beyond the reach of the Japanese army, to prevent the Ji-Jinnan Division from connecting with the Eighth Route Army in the Hebei-Shandong-Henan region.
Compared with the Japanese troops, the East Asia Alliance Autonomous Army naturally had to play its due role at this time. The commander of the Japanese army deployed within the East Asia Alliance Autonomous Army forced the main force of the Autonomous Army to cross the Zhang River in an attempt to fight with Anyang's Independent First Mixed Brigade.
The Japanese troops of the regiment attacked the Eighth Route Army troops in the Zhinan Military Division.
In order to cope with the Japanese attack, Zhou Weihan ordered Zhou Weiguo to serve as the commander-in-chief. The Fourth Independent Regiment of the Zhinan Army Division advanced to Anyang and took the initiative to challenge the Japanese army of the First Independent Brigade. The 42nd Regiment stayed at the base area and waited for the arrival of the East Asia Alliance Autonomous Army.
Then the Third Independent Regiment of the Zhangbei Army Division crossed the river from Linzhang County and moved behind the East Asia Alliance Autonomous Army in an attempt to flank the enemy with the 42nd Regiment.
After the war began, the battle conditions in various base areas were continuously summarized to the Eighth Route Army headquarters.
Confidential indoors.
"What's the situation in Jiluyu?" This is undoubtedly the question that the boss is most concerned about.
"Boss, this is the latest situation from Hebei, Shandong and Yu. Up to now, the enemy and we have just fought. However, Zhou ** stated in the telegram that the battle around the old course of the Yellow River was extremely fierce, and the Japanese army suffered heavy casualties, but we
The military casualties are not small!"
"Zhou ** has already planned to move the Japanese troops of the 16th Division into the base area, then close the door and beat the dogs, annihilating this group of Japanese troops in one fell swoop, and then divide the troops to support Dongming and Huxi. The suspects will fight the main force of the Japanese army in Heze and Dingtao!
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"Since the battle just started not long ago, the telegram sent by the Hebei, Luyu and Yu Military Region did not contain much content!"
The boss nodded after hearing this. He had been to the Hebei, Shandong and Yu base areas once, and he also took the time to visit and inspect the old course of the Yellow River.
The boss is naturally clear about the pros and cons of deploying defenses along the old Yellow River route. It seems to be tight and solid, but in fact there are loopholes everywhere. It depends on the tactical level of the commanders on both sides of the war. Throughout the five thousand years of China's history, there are few cases like this.
The matter of river defense and retreating the enemy.
"Have any telegrams been sent from the two base areas of Jinan and Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei?" the boss asked.
"No telegram has been sent yet from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region!"
"According to the report from the Jinan Military Region, the main force has adopted other methods to defend against the enemy. One of the main forces has fought with the Japanese army of the 110th Division starting from Shimen at the Shide line. The Japanese army was forced to fight with our army due to the destruction of the communication line.
The current situation of the two sides in the battle is unclear, but our department deliberately opened a gap. A Japanese troop of about a thousand people has gone deep alone and approached the base area. The Southern Hebei Military Region wants to wipe out this group of Japanese troops!"
"As for the enemy's 108th Division that set out from Xingtai, according to the response from the Southern Hebei Military Region, the Japanese troops in this division generally did not have a strong will to fight and their progress was extremely slow. After entering the base area, they have not actively engaged our troops. It seems...
..It seems that they are afraid of fighting with our army!"
"Scoff!" The boss's originally stern face couldn't help but smile after hearing this: "It's not that he's afraid, but that he doesn't want to fight with our army from the bottom of his heart. The attrition on the battlefield is not terrible. What's terrible is that in silence,
, there is a looseness in the mind!”
"The Japanese troops assembled from various places by the 108th Division have close contact with troops from the Jinan Military Region. There has been no large-scale battle between the two sides for a long time. Although the Japanese troops in various places have gained a lot, they are mentally idle in fighting and their combat effectiveness is rapidly declining.
It seems that corrupting the foundation within the Japanese army is more powerful than killing the enemy on the battlefield!"
"This battle that swept most of North China was initiated by the Japanese army, but our Eighth Route Army is not as easy to control as it was a few years ago. Nowadays, it is up to our Eighth Route Army to decide whether North China is in chaos or not!"
"Large-scale battles are taking place in Hebei, Shandong, Henan, southern Hebei, Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei, Pingbei, Pingxi, central Hebei, eastern Hebei, and even northwestern Shanxi. This may be a rare opportunity for our Eighth Route Army!" the boss finally said.
