The battle near the Jiagou stronghold is just a microcosm of the Eighth Route Army's snippets and cracking tactics. In just a few days, the Eighth Route Army troops heading south and the northern Jiangsu detachment were constantly attacking on Longhai Road and Jinpu Road, and the Japanese guards were reeling.
, unable to understand the combat intentions of the Eighth Route Army, he had to strictly guard the defense line and constantly report to his superiors: the Eighth Route Army launched an offensive battle.
The Fifth Division was transferred north, the Guards Division returned to China, the First Division, the Second Division, and the 23rd Division had already returned to the Kwantung Army system, the Sixth Division and the 16th Division were also returned to Central China.
The dispatched army is established. Although the number of Japanese troops in North China is large, there is a lack of elite divisions that can act as attack arrows. Although the 10th Division and the 14th Division are also permanent divisions, they are all units that have been completely wiped out.
The combat effectiveness needs to be further tested. This is to fight against the Eighth Route Army's instructors, and those security divisions are not opponents. Therefore, the North China Front Army Command received a report from the Japanese army in Xuzhou and had to strictly order all troops to shrink their defense lines and defend them resolutely, preventing the Eighth Route Army from breaking through Longhai Road and Tianjin Pu.
Road defense line.
As a result, the Eighth Route Army was just a small army attack, and there was no major campaign. The commander of the North China Front Army, Shan Shanyuan, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Wuto-Jack Muto, deputy chief of staff from Qingdao, has returned to Peiping. He reported to Shanshanyuan that the degree of deterioration in Shandong's public security situation was beyond imagination, and the occupied areas of the Imperial Army were limited to cities and counties along Jiaoji Road and Jinpu Road.
, other large areas are the Eighth Route Army bases, and there are regular troops and guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army everywhere. If this situation is not changed, the eating of the Imperial Army in Shandong will be a problem, and one day it will be swallowed up by the Eighth Route Army piece by piece.
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In fact, if Muto Akira reported this situation, Shan Shanyuan knew it well. He had worked as the Mainland Prime Minister for several years and was the main maker of the Japanese invasion of China. He was not even clear about this situation.
Shan Shanyuan's mood at this time was very different from when he first came to North China to take office. At that time, he was full of confidence and thought that with his strong military strength and naval and air advantages, it was simply enough to eliminate the Eighth Route Army's instructor. As a result, after a battle,
The elite 14th Division and 35th Division, the independent 13th Brigade, all disappeared. This lesson was too profound and completely subverted Shan Shanyuan's impression of the Zhongzhao team.
Shanshanyuan wished he could immediately eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army instructor, and then concentrate his troops to flatten the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi, then capture Zhongtiao Mountain, drive his horse into western Henan, and attack Luoyang with the Japanese army in eastern Henan, and stabilize the entire North China and Central Plains in one fell swoop.
The region has achieved his great achievements. However, the Japanese army has many factions, the army has its own strategy, and the navy has its own strategy, and even the army has its own disputes between the expanded factions and the non-expanding factions. Not to mention Shanshanyuan, it is Yuren
The Emperor may not be able to completely unify the strategic thinking of the Japanese army. So, the North China Public Security War did not achieve obvious results. The Central China Expeditionary Army opened the Nanchang Battle and the Suizao Battle. The gunshots of the Central China Expeditionary Army had just been suspended, and the Kwantung Army was reunited.
The Soviet army clashed, and several major strategic groups each had their own goals and tasks, so Shan Shanyuan could only talk about anything.
The total strength of the North China Front Army is already very large, but compared with the Kwantung Army, the Central China Expeditionary Army and the 21st Army in South China, why do the losses of soldiers and generals always fall on them?
Shanshan Yuan and Yamashita Tomoto, Muto Akira, the First Army, the 12th Army and the commanders of each directly affiliated division were all thinking about this issue.
One of the main reasons is that the opponents are different. The generals of the North China Front Army were lamenting that they were unlucky. Why did they meet an opponent like the Eighth Route Army who did not play according to common sense? If the Eighth Route Army was in central China, I believe that they would be embarrassed in front of the great Japanese nationals and international friendly countries.
It is the Central China Expeditionary Army.
Another reason is that the Eighth Route Army, especially the Eighth Route Army's instructors, used their methods to deal with their friends in the Imperial Army were too cruel and fierce, which made the Imperial Army basically have no servants except the North China Public Security Army and the Manchurian Defense Forces to support North China. At the beginning of the war
It is difficult for the Chinese *** team to escape, local governments and police surrender one after another, so the imperial army will have to fight alone, surrounded by hatred eyes and black muzzles. How can we win?
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The third reason is that the Japanese generals believed that the main reason was that the intelligence was inaccurate. The Eighth Route Army always hid in the dark to attack the Imperial Army. However, the Imperial Army, which was best at sneak attacks, rarely had successful battles in which sneak attacks the main force of the Eighth Route Army.
These three reasons are enough, and no matter how many others are, it is useless.
Shan Shanyuan is not a person who can easily admit defeat. It is even more uncomfortable to let him bow his head in front of the Eighth Route Army than to kill him. During this period, he focused his main energy on training and replenishing the troops, hoping to fight a turnaround as soon as possible and save face.
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What made Shan Shanyuan feel a little better is that since the capture of the Hebei-Shandong border, the Eighth Route Army seemed to be quiet and did not launch any major battles. It seemed that Akira Muto was right. As long as the Japanese army strictly guarded the traffic line and did not actively attack the Eighth Route Army instructors.
Liu Yimin seemed to have no intention of actively attacking the Imperial Army in the defense zone. That's fine. Shan Shanyuan felt that it was just right to take this opportunity to train the troops and improve combat effectiveness, and then mobilize troops to attack Liu Yimin. It would be best to directly encircle and annihilate his main force.
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Chief of Staff, Tomomi Yamashita, was an offensive general. He was dissatisfied with the North China Front Army's huge military force but was beaten by the Eighth Route Army. But like Shan Shanyuan, he was afraid that defeating the war would affect his martial arts fortune.
He secretly clenched his strength, trying to seize the opportunity to bite the Eighth Route Army hard.
Shanshanyuan and Yamashita Fengfu are now watching the Kwantung Army's actions. If the Kwantung Army's operations are over, they can transfer the Fifth Division back to North China, and they can also draw a few of the elite divisions of the Kwantung Army, and then they can
The plan to implement the base camp partition sweep is now implemented.
After nearly two years of war invading China, Akira Muto's thoughts have changed a lot. He has now realized that it is impossible for Japan to occupy China with all its national strength, unless the Chiang Kai-shek government cannot survive and surrender voluntarily. Otherwise, this
The war of aggression against China is a quagmire, and it is necessary to drag down the Japanese Empire. Therefore, when he is free every day, he thinks that it would be good for Japan to maintain the current results of the war. If necessary, the Japanese army will
It can even withdraw troops from South China and central China and concentrate all efforts to consolidate the occupation of North China, so that a regime similar to Manchuria can be established in North China, and it is possible to completely incorporate Manchuria and North China into the Japanese territory in the future.
Akira Muto was also a famous strategist in the Japanese army. This idea was very different from his original fanatical idea of eliminating Chiang Kai-shek's government and occupying China in an all-round way. It is also the conclusion drawn after examining the actual situation of the war.
Muto Akira knew that in Japan, the people in charge were still immersed in the fantasy of a full-scale invasion of China. His proposals were likely not to be adopted, but he was still determined to state his ideas.
Muto Akira looked for Shan Shanyuan. He knew that Shanshanyuan was one of the most authoritative people in the Japanese army. Although he is now the commander of the North China Front Army, he would still have to return to the base camp to preside over the plan sooner or later.
When Muto Akira went to find Shan Shanyuan, Shan Shanyuan and Yamashita Fengfu were reading the report on the negotiations with Wang Jingwei at the base camp.
As soon as he saw Akira Muto, Shan Shanyuan threw a document over and asked him to take a look first.
When Muto Akira saw that it turned out to be the "Pulse for Establishing a New Central Government" formulated by the Five Prime Ministers of the Cabinet on June 5: 1. The central government is composed of Wang Jingwei, Wu Peifu, the provisional government, and the reform regime. Wu Peifu is in charge of the army and Wang Jingwei is in charge of the government.
;2. Establish a new central government to establish adjustments to national diplomatic relations with Japan in accordance with the "Plan for Adjusting New Relations between Japan and China"; 3. The central government must have a certain appeal, and the date of establishment shall be determined by Japan; 4. The relationship between the central government and local government shall be divided into
The principle of governance and cooperation; 5. Regarding the principles of *** and the Three Principles of the People, it can be allowed to exist under the principles of pro-Japanese, mankind and ***.
After reading it, Muto Akira pondered for a while and said, "For China, it is better to divide and govern. Manchuria has Manchuria, Inner Mongolia has Mongolia Alliance Autonomous Government, North China has Wang Kemin's Provisional Government of the Republic of China, and Liang Hongzhi's Reform Government of the Republic of China in central China.
If Wang Jingwei wants to establish a government, he can establish a government in Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan and Guizhou, so that it is easy to manage."
Shan Shanyuan nodded, stood up and walked a few steps behind his back, and then said: "After Wang Jingwei surrendered, the situation we expected to respond to local forces in Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi and Guangdong did not appear. One reason is
Chiang Kai-shek used the banner of anti-Japanese war to strengthen control of these local forces. Another reason is that we did not completely eliminate the main force of the China National Team. On the contrary, the China National Team performed very bravely, which gave Chiang Kai-shek a stubborn resistance.
Another reason for the capital is that the damn ***, the damn Liu Yimin spared no effort in promoting the anti-Japanese war, and also made the imperial army defeat the whole battle, which damaged the invincible image of the Imperial Japanese Army. At this time, Wang Jingwei was actually
It is no longer possible to establish a regime outside the Imperial Army occupied area. He is just an influential politician, without an army, and without the strength to establish a regime. From this perspective, let Wang Jingwei establish a unified regime and organize and develop troops,
Cooperating with the Imperial Army to fight is also a good choice.”
Wuto asked, "So, Wang Jingwei is about to form a central government?"
Shan Shanyuan shook his head: "The base camp only agreed to Wang Jingwei to establish the central government, but let him convince Wang Kemin to unify the abolition of their government and incorporate it into Wang Jingwei's government. Wang Jingwei has returned to Shanghai now and is expected to start soon.
Liang Hongzhi and Wang Kemin negotiated.”
Muto Akira thought for a while and said, "It is not easy to convince Wang Kemin and Liang Hongzhi. The biggest characteristic of the Chinese people is selfishness and a strong desire for power, which is also the fundamental reason for their long-term warlord separatism. Wang Kemin and Liang Hongzhi are both hungry dogs
, they will not be willing to throw away the bones in their mouths."
Yamashita Tomoto was not very interested in politics. After listening to the words of Shanshanyuan and Muto Akira, he said directly: "Commander, these things are the issues that His Majesty the Emperor and the Cabinet are considered, so we don't need to think too much about it. Liang Hongzhihe
Wang Kemin is all dogs. The North China Front Army and the Central China dispatched troops dare not go west if they ask them to go east. I think it is meaningless to study this issue, so it is better to study how to continue to fight the security war in North China!"
Muto Akira disagreed with Yamashita Fengwen's words, and felt that Yamashita was purely a general, and he didn't understand politics, so he showed off: "Chief of Staff, the situation in China's battle in front of him is not optimistic. China's territory is too large and its population is too large. The Imperial Army
The elite divisions basically became garrison troops. In the middle, the situation in Central China was better than that in North China, and the 11th Army also had the ability to launch offensive operations. The situation in North China was very passive, and the First Army did not make any major progress in Shanxi.
The 12th Army also did not make much progress in Shandong. If Wang Jingwei could really establish a unified central government, it would not only shake the Chinese people's determination to resist the war, but also build a huge army to help us fight the Eighth Route Army. Moreover, Wang Jingwei
Once the central government was established, it was against the banner of the National Government and Nanjing. This was equivalent to providing an excuse for the Central Team that was unwilling to fight the Imperial Army. At that time, the Chiang Kai-shek regime's survival space was available.
As it gets smaller and smaller, it is very likely that a situation will appear in which Chiang Kai-shek, Wang Jingwei, and the Imperial Army will all fight against the Eighth Route Army. In that case, the situation may change."
Without waiting for Yamashita Fengwen to answer, Shan Shanyuan asked him if he had contacted Shi Yousan.
Yamashita Fengwen replied that he had contacted him. Shi Yousan was much more inviting than Yan Xishan. He had already expressed that he would cooperate with the Imperial Army to fight against the Eighth Route Army in southern Hebei at the appropriate time.
Shanshanyuan immediately instructed Fengwen of Shanxia to increase intelligence collection efforts and closely monitor the dynamics of the troops in the *** Hebei-Chahar War Zone and the Sulu War Zone. Especially the dynamics of internal strife with the Eighth Route Army must be grasped at any time to facilitate cooperation with them in combat and jointly
Deal with the Eighth Route Army.
Feng Wen at the foot of the mountain immediately made a decision, and a "Hai" sounded.
Shan Shanyuan walked over and patted Fengwen Yamashita on the shoulder, patted Muto Akira's shoulder, and then said: "Yamashita, Muto, Xia Cao is about to collect summer harvest, and we need to organize troops to grab grain. Without food, soil
The Eighth Route Army cannot support it.”
At this time, Fengwen of the Shanxia Mountain began to play. He gave Shanshanyuan an idea. Since the Eighth Route Army in Shandong is not easy to fight, we should strengthen the defense of the traffic line, trap the hands and feet of the Eighth Route Army, concentrate some of the main forces to sweep away the Eighth Route Army's base in Shanxi.
You can even attack the *** army in Zhongtiaoshan. Although the security division is not a match for the newly formed independent mixed brigade in front of the Eighth Route Army instructors, if you fight with the *** army, you still have a chance of winning.
Shanshanyuan was also anxious to fight a war and wanted to fight a teacher, but was afraid that he would lose all his reputation after defeating the war. He felt good after hearing the suggestion of Fengwen of Shanxia.
In fact, since the commander of the First Army, Lieutenant General Miji Umezu, took office last year, he has commanded the First Army to carry out public security and rectify operations, constantly sweeping the Eighth Route Army bases and expanding the public security circle. Due to limited troops, the Japanese army did not take advantage, except for taking more.
He left behind several counties outside the county towns and left thousands of bodies. He called the North China Front Command many times, requesting to strengthen the troops for the First Army and improve the public security situation in Shanxi. There were several combat plans reported alone.
The telegram was placed on Shan Shanyuan's desk and a thick stack was piled up.
Shanshanyuan picked up Meizu Mijiro's telegram and thought about it carefully for a long time, and suddenly asked a question: Where is Liu Yimin now?
Yamashita Fengfu is currently in charge of the special service agency of the Front Army. After hearing Shan Shanyuan's words, he replied that he should be in the Jiangsu and Anhui region. Because the special combat squadron led by Princess Chungong Xiuzi was broken in Suxian, which can make elite special forces
The entire war squadron was broken, and it must be the work of Liu Yimin's elite team. In addition, Liu Yimin delivered an end-of-year conversation in Suxian, and did not hide the issue of eliminating the special war squadron. Based on this analysis, Liu Yimin should be in the Jiangsu and Anhui region.
Shan Shanyuan heard that this is indeed the case. The Eighth Route Army in Shandong has been relatively honest for a while. It turned out that Liu Yimin no longer had Shandong. Since this is the case, why are you still polite to the Eighth Route Army?
Shan Shanyuan immediately instructed Fengwen of the Shanxia to formulate a thorough combat plan, block Liu Yimin's power south of Longhai Road, and then mobilized troops to strengthen the First Army, stationed in Mongolia, and carried out a large-scale mobilization of the Eighth Route Army base in Shanxi. The battle must be launched.
Sudden and concealed. After the storm is over, all units supporting the First Army's combat operations must quickly return to their original residence and strictly prevent retaliatory attacks from the Eighth Route Army.
Yamashita Tomoki proposed whether he could report to the base camp and asked to transfer the Guard Division to participate in the battle.
Shanshanyuan thought for a while and said, "In my name, I sent a newspaper to the base camp, and suggested that the Guard Division be expanded and turned into two Guard Divisions, one stayed in Japan and the other went to China to participate in the war, and then stationed in Qingdao.
With the guard division stationed in Qingdao, we can launch public security operations without any worries.”
When he heard about the war, Wuto Akira forgot his original intention of looking for Shan Shanyuan, and immediately became aggressive like an injection of chicken blood.
Muto Akira suggested that the security situation in Pingjin area is relatively stable, and the 110th Division can be drawn out and strengthened to Shanxi. In addition, the 14th Division on the Deshi line can be drawn out to participate in Shanxi security operations. The front line in eastern Henan is stable,
Some troops can also be drawn out. However, in order to ensure the smooth battle in Shanxi, we should first concentrate our troops to raid southern Hebei and western Shandong. After the Eighth Route Army in southern Hebei and western Shandong are cleared, we will then launch large-scale public security operations in Shanxi.
The three old Japanese expressed their opinions on the map, discussed and finally formed a consensus that the troops on the Xuzhou front line and the Deshi line could not move and had to be strengthened. They could only wait for the Guard Division to arrive, and they could leave a brigade.
The regiment cooperates with the Qingdao garrison to guard Qingdao. The main force of the Guard Division, the 110th Division, the 41st Division and the North China Public Security Army can strengthen the combat of the First Army, first sweep the northwest Shanxi and the Jin-Cha-Hebei base areas of the Eighth Route Army. Then, then
Sweep away Jinzhong, southeastern Jin, western Jin, and southern Jin. It is expected that by the end of the Shanxi Public Security War, the Fifth Division may have returned to North China. With the Fifth Division and the Guard Division, the Eighth Route Army Education will be launched.
The mentor's battle.
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