Two hundred and seventieth chapters afraid of what will happen
Under such circumstances, how can we achieve the combat objectives at the minimum cost? This has become the issue that the two bosses are most concerned about. After several discussions, the two bosses agreed that strengthening firepower is a key element in solving the problem. Because of the current situation
The internal troops lacked this element, so the boss personally called Yang Zhen, hoping that some of the artillery units of the Anti-Japanese Alliance in northern Shanxi could be transferred south to join the war.
Especially when the puppet army goes to war, no matter what kind of puppet army it is, there will always be a Japanese army to cooperate with the battle. The two puppet army divisions that attacked from southern Shanxi this time each have a Japanese infantry brigade, which is said to be cooperative.
Whether it's fighting or supervising the battle, we go out together with him.
Under this situation, it would be difficult to eliminate these two puppet military divisions in the shortest possible time without increasing the firepower of the combat troops. After several considerations, the boss still sent this telegram to Yang Zhen. In fact, the boss's consideration
Yang Zhen had already considered the artillery he needed and had begun to deploy it.
However, in the telegram, the boss only informed Yang Zhen about the Japanese army's raids on the Taihang and Taiyue base areas, but the movements of the 21st Division, the current 32nd Division around Taiyuan, and the first section of the 41st Division,
The boss did not mention anything in the telegram. In other words, the specific movements of these Japanese divisions have not yet been ascertained.
Putting down the telegram in his hand, Yang Zhen also understood why the puppet troops were mobilized so frequently this time, but the various base areas were always slow in their movements. The main reason was that the Japanese army completely disrupted the establishment and deployment of the puppet troops, and provided a
The expansion of enemy workers and intelligence work in the base area brought considerable trouble and passivity.
Although the Shandong Army sent cadres of enemy workers to Shanxi as soon as these puppet troops were mobilized to hand over the relationship between enemy workers and workers. However, they were transferred from Shandong to the surrounding areas of Shanxi by train very quickly. In order to remove these puppet troops as soon as possible
When transported to Shanxi, Okamura Neiji even dispatched a large number of trucks to transport the goods along the Pinghan-Han Line even when the railway was paralyzed. This ensured that the puppet army's deployment would arrive at its designated destination in the shortest possible time.
defense zone.
During this transfer, they entered the puppet army in Shanxi. Except for the main force of the Second Front Army who followed up and marched on foot after getting off the train at the Ping-Han Line. These two men were wearing the Chongqing standard military uniforms. Except for the words written on their armbands:
It is the peaceful founding of the country, a red circle around the blue sky and white sun cap badge, and a yellow diaper-like pennant hanging on the flag.
There is almost no difference between his whole body and the military uniforms of Chongqing. Even at the beginning, the local people regarded him as the vanguard of the two divisions of the Central Army sent by Chongqing because of his military uniform. They were both in Shanxi.
Under the strange eyes of others, he immediately settled in the designated area in southern Shanxi.
The so-called Central Army of the Puppet Army, which was organized into the Wang Puppet System after surrendering to the enemy, had almost no difference with the military uniforms of the Chongqing army. The one who was crowned as a monkey, considered himself orthodox, and with the support of the Japanese bayonets not only performed a
The so-called Huadu gift was given, and all organizational settings were completely copied from those in Chongqing.
Even the military uniforms of the established puppet army were copied from Chongqing's civilian 24-style military uniforms. The generals were either wearing Japanese-style military uniforms and Japanese army Wowotou battle caps. Or they were wearing Beiyang army uniforms, with the five colors of the Beiyang period.
The puppet troops of various numbers with the five-pointed star as their cap badge all put on civilian uniforms of the 24th style.
As for whether equipping the puppet soldiers with this military uniform will insult this military uniform, that is not something that people who think they are orthodox should consider. That’s why these puppet soldiers have brand-new civilian 24 uniforms all over their bodies.
The military uniforms made the local people regard them as the Central Army who came to Shanxi to fight in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War.
After all, the style of this military uniform is very different from the original Japanese uniforms of the Shanxi puppet army. The common people can clearly tell the difference between these puppet troops and the previous ones. Especially in areas where the Central Army has been stationed
The people thought that the Chinese army had counterattacked and returned to Shanxi, and they made some jokes.
These puppet troops used modern transportation under the control of the Japanese army and, driven by the motivation to gain their own territory, rushed to the territory designated for them by the Japanese army in the shortest possible time. The cadres sent by the Shandong army were closely interrogated by the Japanese army.
Not only was it impossible to take transportation such as trains, but I could only rely on my own feet and walk step by step throughout the entire journey.
We have to cross a series of blockades in the middle to avoid being hunted by the Japanese and puppet troops along the way. The two leading puppet military divisions here have already deployed. Over there, the enemy cadres dispatched by the Shandong Military Region are still in various guerrilla groups and places.
Under the cover of armed forces, they rushed towards the headquarters of the 18th Army in the Taihang Mountains.
The work of the Enemy Industry Department in major strategic areas has always been subject to strict confidentiality regulations. What is most important during the war, intelligence is the most critical. Although the regulations in major strategic areas vary greatly due to their own conditions and environmental restrictions.
There is one thing for everyone, and that is strict confidentiality.
Moreover, not only the major strategic areas have strict regulations on enemy intelligence and intelligence, but also the secondary military regions and military divisions under their respective strategic areas, as well as the local prefectural committees and county committees. There are single lines of communication within each.
It is the most basic means of confidentiality.
Although this has caused some troubles, or some internal losses. It has also caused some waste and duplication due to overlap in work, but there is nothing that can be done about it. Preserving the source of intelligence is the most critical thing.
The matter also involves confidentiality, and many things cannot be reported through the radio.
Once the code is deciphered by the Japanese army, a large number of people will be caught at once. The entire underground organization and all relationships are in danger of being destroyed. The Japanese's special high school is not a vegetarian. The monitoring and deciphering capabilities of its radio stations are beyond the control.
All strategic areas have suffered a lot.
Although Shandong also wanted to transfer all the relations after the puppet troops were mobilized to Taihang and other strategic areas as soon as possible. However, the various aspects involved were too wide, so they could only send enemy workers cadres to the corresponding people in the higher-level agencies to directly
To handle the handover. However, the Japanese army took advantage of this blank time to launch a raid with puppet troops as the main force.
There were problems in the intelligence work, which made the Taiyue and Taihang military regions first fall into a certain degree of passivity in this anti-mopping operation. Although they used the local puppet regime that had not yet been disbanded, they also obtained some corresponding intelligence and formulated a plan.
Anti-mopping up plan. But in many aspects, we can only find ways to make up for it after the fact.
For example, the mobilization of artillery, as well as the deployment of ammunition and supplies. If Yang Zhen had received the intelligence early, he could have mobilized the artillery south to join the war as early as the preparation period of the Japanese and puppet troops. After all, the Japanese army's raid on the base areas behind enemy lines in Shanxi was not motivated by any reason.
All considerations require time to transport and prepare supplies. If you obtain information in advance, you can allow corresponding preparation time.
But this time, the Japanese army even ignored the fact that these puppet troops had just transferred to Shanxi and were far from familiar with the terrain. Even some regiment-level troops did not even prepare the combat map, so they rushed to carry out mopping up. Whether it was the Anti-Japanese Alliance or the
The base areas behind enemy lines in the pass can only find ways to make up for this loss of time.
In addition to these circumstances, the boss also told Yang Zhen in the telegram that the main force of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Military Region was seizing the time to retreat one after another. However, the train could only reach Datong, and the march south of Datong still required the entire army to march on foot. The infantry
The advance speed is acceptable, but the artillery advance speed is very slow due to traffic restrictions. It will take at least five days for the entire army to return to the base area in northwestern Shanxi.
At the same time, the boss telegraphed to Yang Zhen that several regiments had arrived in Beiyue District in northern Shanxi, and the central government had decided to organize them into two brigades. All of them would be placed under the organizational structure of the Anti-Japanese Alliance and would no longer return to Beiyue District to fight. However, the unit was in the counter-mopping up last year.
During the battle, equipment losses were serious. The entire army only had six light machine guns and four grenade launchers.
Now there is no weapon or equipment above a heavy machine gun in the whole army, and there is an acute shortage of ammunition. The boss hopes that the Anti-Japanese Alliance can transfer a batch of equipment seized from the battlefield in northern Shanxi to the army. Especially in terms of ammunition, the Anti-Japanese War is urgently needed.
We will ask the United Nations to help solve the problem. At least allocate a batch of grenades and 79 bullets to supplement this force.
Compared with the boss's telegram, Chen Hanzhang's telegram was much more concise. Before reporting to the headquarters, it had already been fully launched. With the cooperation of a brigade from Jinsui. The troops sent by Chen Hanzhang, who had already begun to move south to the inner Great Wall, were in Shenchi.
Wuzhai and Shuo County searched extensively.
Except for some small units of the Zuojian detachment, the location of the main force of the Zuojian detachment has not been found. In other words, Chen Hanzhang believes that the main force of the Zuojian detachment is not in the so-called combat area at all. This Zuojian detachment has been there before.
After taking a virtual and real approach, I played an empty city strategy with myself.
Chen Hanzhang meant that since the Zuojian detachment is not in this area now, but judging from the current situation of the entire Shanxi battlefield, it has definitely not left northwest Shanxi and should still be hidden in the Guanluishan area. He asked the headquarters to approve him and organize it immediately
A capable force moved south.
The right to find and capture this Zuojian detachment, or at least bite them, and not let this Zuojian detachment cause harm to the interior of the northwest Shanxi base area. Especially now that northwest Shanxi is empty, and Yang Jicai has transferred a large number of machinery and equipment, workers and
The family members are still waiting to be transferred to northern Shaanxi in northwestern Shanxi. Once they are attacked by this Zuojian detachment, the losses will be much greater.
At the same time, an additional radio communication jamming aircraft was dispatched to carry out large-scale interference to the Japanese army's radio communication in northwestern Shanxi. Chen Hanzhang's idea is very simple. Isn't your left detachment invisible? But you must contact your superiors. I suppress it.
If you lose your signal and lose direct contact with Taiyuan and even Peiping, you will always show up.
Looking at the telegrams sent by the boss and Chen Hanzhang, Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun looked at each other and shook their heads in unison. The changes in the war situation were really in the worst direction as Yang Zhen had imagined. The Zuojian detachment was indeed the worst.
They were chanting the empty city strategy, and the Japanese army also began to raid the Taihang and Taiyue districts.
After carefully reading the two telegrams in his hand, Yang Zhen walked to the map of Shanxi and pondered for a long time before saying: "What are you really afraid of? Just give it to you. What I was most worried about before was that the Japanese army would use the tactics of removing fuel from the cauldron to attack several base areas behind enemy lines in Shanxi.
Carry out a major sweep to force our troops southward and extend our depth."
"What happens now is that this is the situation. The Japanese army has already launched operations, and I'm afraid it's too late for us to mobilize troops and equipment now. Since the Japanese army has started to raid the Taihang District, it must have blocked the Zhengtai Railway.
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"I estimate that the first division of the 41st Division around Taiyuan, in conjunction with the independent mixed fourth brigade on the Zhengtai-Taiyuan Railway, will probably join in the sweep of the Taihang and Taiyue Military Regions. From west to east or by squeezing from all sides
Tactics, completely seal the last gap."
"Coupled with the two armies of the Puppet Second Front that have reached the front line of Anyang, as well as the Japanese troops stationed in Handan and Xingtai, they launched an attack from the southeast. The Taihang base area is connected with southern Hebei and Hebei, Lu and Henan, including Jincha in the north of Zhengtai Road.
The connection between Ji and Hebei has actually been severed. The entire Taihang District and Taiyue District are now actually in a situation of being surrounded on all sides."