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Chapter 1042. How many Japs were killed?

After the Eighth Route Headquarters issued electricity to the entire country.

The news of recovering North China and wiping out the main force of the North China Front quickly spread across the country like a hurricane.

After all, it was not an encirclement and annihilation war. The North China Front troops still slipped through the net and escaped to Manchuria.

The 1st Division, 26th Division and 71st Division of the North China Front also fled to Chengde.

However, the main force of the Japanese North China Front and the North China Front headquarters have been confirmed to have been eliminated.

Therefore, this battle only eliminated the main force of the North China Front, not a total annihilation.

But even if there is no total annihilation, this news is exciting enough.

Domestic major news media such as Xinhua Daily, Ta Kung Pao and Shenbao immediately forwarded this news that excited all Chinese military and civilians.

Foreign media such as "Associated Press", "AFP", and "Reuters" also quickly forwarded it.

Yamamoto Kazuki was worried.

Yamamoto Kazuki sighed deeply.

"The General need not blame himself."

The main force of the North China Front was immediately wiped out.

But Yamamoto Kazuki also knows very well that with the current capabilities of Japan's military industry sector, it is absolutely impossible to produce advanced weapons that can replace more than one million army troops in a short period of time.

Who will be the next commander to reuse me?

Yamamoto Kazuki said with an ugly face: "I really regret that I didn't send a special agent team to protect the general, maybe..."

Since serving as the deputy chief of staff of the North China Front, although the special agent team is still called the Yamamoto Special Agent Team, the agent captain has become Goro Oka.

Major General Kazuki Yamamoto, deputy chief of staff of the North China Front, closed his eyes in pain after watching the nationwide power transmission from the Eighth Route Army headquarters.

Yamamoto Kazuki sighed with a painful expression when he heard this.

Even divisions and regiments have formed locust guerrillas with special operations characteristics, which serve as models for the special forces of various units.

Some foreigners commented that the defeat of the Japanese army may have begun to change the strategic pattern in the East, and the balance of victory has tilted towards the Chinese nation, a nation that has suffered a lot.

Although these locust army guerrillas did not achieve the expected results after entering the battlefield, it was a good start.

Some are happy and some are sad.

The strength of the Eighth Route Army and the North China Front Army was almost obvious. Yamamoto Kazuki had already predicted that the North China Front Army was not the opponent of the Eighth Route Army.

Originally, things were going very smoothly. He selected the soldiers from various A-level divisions who had the strongest individual qualities and even received higher education to participate in the training of the special agent team.

But he did not expect that the North China Front Army would be defeated so miserably. Even the main force would be eaten by Li Yunlong's troops, and even the commander would most likely be shattered.

After all, Yamamoto Kazuki serves as the deputy chief of staff of the front army and is extremely busy every day. He really has no time to train the special agent team, let alone lead the special agent team in combat.

The Battle of Nomenkan illustrates the problem. The strength of an army should be reflected in its powerful firepower.

Korogoro advised: "The commander is surrounded by the 11th mixed brigade, the most elite of the North China Front. Under the circumstances at that time, even if the special agent team was there, it might not be able to help."

Otherwise, it would be difficult for the Locust Army to be an opponent of the Eighth Route Army.

Yamamoto Kazuki nodded, what Koro Goro said was true.

General Okamura, the commander of the North China Front, placed me in a position of great importance, but was destroyed by the Eighth Route Army.

However, he had only been the chief of staff of the North China Front for less than half a year.

Now the Locust Army faces the disadvantage of the Eighth Route Army, which cannot be solved by innovative tactics.

Unless all the weapons of the Japanese army are innovated and equipped with the same weapons as the Eighth Route Army, semi-automatic rifles, fully automatic rifles, as well as a large number of heavy artillery, heavy tanks and aircraft.

To say the least, even if it is produced, the Japanese army's existing resources, productivity, transportation capabilities, and logistical support capabilities will never be able to support such a large and high-cost war.

Chengde, Japanese Army Headquarters.

The two most basic problems that the Japanese army could not solve were the steel production problem and the oil problem.

"Where is the way out for the future empire?"

"Report to the general, not yet."

The new commander of the First Army, Yoshio Iwamatsu, placed me in a position of great importance, but was destroyed by the Eighth Route Army.

"No news from the Commander yet?"

Xiaolu Goro bowed his head. There has been no news for more than five days. The general is most likely loyal to His Majesty Tian Locust.

I originally thought that by embracing the big tree of Okamura Neiji, his great ideal of revolutionizing Japanese army tactics would be one step closer.

For example, Kazuki Yamamoto.

The result was also very gratifying. Xiaolu Goro trained a combat-effective special agent team for him.

The former commander of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka, re-employed me, but was destroyed by the Eighth Route Army.

A full two minutes later, Yamamoto Kazuki opened his eyes and looked at the special agent captain, Lieutenant Colonel Goro Goro.

Even the more than 20 elite locust soldiers of the North China Front were wiped out. Can a Yamamoto special agent team be able to turn the tide?

The news that the Eighth Route Army had recaptured North China and eliminated the main force of the Japanese North China Front caused an uproar not only at home, but also in the West.

the answer is negative.

At present, the Japanese army has shown signs of decline. The navy is retreating steadily in the Pacific battlefield, and the army is retreating in the Chinese battlefield.

Even if you want peace talks now, it won't work, because once Japan's war machine starts running, it will be impossible to stop.

Either defeat, conquer, or surrender.

Surrender is unacceptable to the entire army, navy and Locust.

Now the Locust Army has no retreat and can only choose to fight to the death.

……

Beiping.

Iron Lion Alley.

At the former North China Front Army Headquarters, the Japanese plaster flag has been replaced by the Eighth Route Army flag.

The flag of the Eighth Route Army has a blue sky and white sun in the center, surrounded by red. Near the flagpole it says: Eighteenth Group Army of the National Revolutionary Army.

Although now with the strength of the Eighth Route Army, it can completely separate from the National Government and work alone.

However, the policy of the Eighth Route Army is to unite all forces that can be united to fight the war.

Therefore, in name, the Eighth Route Army still belongs to the order of battle of the National Army.

At this time, Zhao Gang and Li Yunlong, surrounded by officers, walked into the former Japanese headquarters. Zhao Gang said: "Old Li, this is the headquarters of the North China Front Army. After the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, this became the political headquarters of the Japanese occupied area in North China." The highest command authority for all affairs, military, economic and other matters, this was also the site of the Army Department and Navy Department in the late Qing Dynasty, the Presidential Palace, the State Council and the Duan Qirui Government of the Republic of China."

Li Yunlong nodded and looked at the building with his eyes: "These warlords and little devils really know how to enjoy themselves. Look at this high-rise compound. It is indeed much more elegant than the private houses and cave dwellings we live in."

A staff officer said: "Captain, if you like it, our regiment can move in immediately."

"Forget it." Li Yunlong waved his hand and said, "We, Li Yunlong, are from a poor background and are not used to living in such a high-walled compound, so we ordered the troops to seal this place down."

"Yes!" the staff officer replied. This is also where the Military Justice Department of the Japanese North China Front Army is located, which is the so-called military court.

The Military Justice Department has underground cells where anti-Japanese personnel escorted from all over North China, Japanese soldiers and traitors who committed crimes were imprisoned.

However, it is a pity that before the North Road Attack Group arrived in Peiping, the imprisoned anti-Japanese personnel had been brutally murdered by the Japanese.

After learning about this situation, Li Yunlong said angrily: "Catch all the traitors in Beiping City, one by one, and put them on trial. If they should be shot, they will be shot. If they should be sent to labor camps, they will be sent to labor camps. We must not tolerate them."

Li Yunlong hated traitors the most.

In this battle, the Eighth Route Army captured many Japanese and puppet soldiers.

Although the Eighth Route Army has a policy of preferential treatment of prisoners, the policy is not static. Once it is found that the Japanese and puppet soldiers have the lives of the Eighth Route Army or civilians on their hands, they will be immediately put to trial and shot.

Even if the Japanese or puppet soldiers had not killed the Eighth Route Army or civilians, their treatment was not much better and they were sent directly to labor camps.

The so-called labor reform means that they are sent to northwestern Shanxi to plant potatoes, dig coal, and build roads.

There are indeed some underground parties in the puppet army, but they are very few.

It doesn't mean that you can become a puppet soldier if you want to. You have to submit a name to the Japanese, such as killing a few common people or a few Eighth Route Army soldiers. What if you are a spy of the Eighth Route Army?

"Yes!" the staff officer replied.

Under Li Yunlong's order, the new regiment began to arrest people based on intelligence and reports from ordinary people.

The traitors were arrested one by one, their property was confiscated, and the domineering Japanese were also arrested and shot.

night.

Fengzeyuan Restaurant in Peking.

Li Yunlong set a table and invited Kong Jie, Ding Wei, Zhao Gang, Xing Zhiguo and others to eat.

In addition, Li Yunlong also invited the district chiefs of the Southern Hebei Military Region and the Central Hebei Military Region.

Before it got dark, the Sharp Sword Brigade took control of the entire restaurant, and there was no problem in terms of security.

It's not that Li Yunlong was extravagant, the soldiers in each army also ate white flour steamed buns and fresh meat for every meal.

In this battle, Li Yunlong led his troops to regain a large number of county towns, as well as large cities such as Baoding, Peiping and Tianjin.

The food earned from Boss Chen is already too much to eat.

"Lao Li, try this wine, authentic French wine."

Ding Wei opened the wine bottle and filled the goblet in front of Li Yunlong with a smile. The hotel waiter next to him also poured red wine for the leaders.

"Red wine?" Li Yunlong's expression changed, "Old Ding, where did you get it?"

"Old Ding," Kong Jie said, "You kid won't rob foreigners, right?"

"Robbing foreigners? I think that when the Eight-Nation Allied Forces burned the Old Summer Palace, we still had a lot of debts to settle with the foreigners."

Ding Wei curled his lips:

"This was seized from the Japanese warehouse. It is said to be a foreign winery that the Japanese seized. The Japanese don't like to drink this stuff."

Li Yunlong picked it up and took a sip: "Fuck, why doesn't it taste at all? It's not as delicious as the sweet potato roast in northwestern Shanxi."

"That's what foreign wine is like," said Ding Wei. "It has no taste when you drink it, but it has a strong stamina."

Li Yunlong said to the guard beside him: "Forget it, Lao Li is not used to drinking this stuff. Huzi, go to the car and get my Fenjiu."

At this time, Maotai has not come out, otherwise Li Yunlong would definitely drink Maotai.

"Yes." Huang Erhu turned and left.

Ding Wei took a sip of red wine and ate meat while saying: "Old Li, you are a wild boar who cannot taste good things."

"Ha ha--"

Everyone laughed when they heard this.

"That's nonsense." Li Yunlong said, "Can foreign wine also be called fine rice bran?"

Zhao Gang, District Chief Lu and others also drank some foreign wine.

Some people thought it was strange and continued drinking, while others thought it didn't taste good so they switched to white wine.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, everyone was slightly tipsy and their stomachs were seven to eight times full.

After dismissing the hotel waiter, everyone started talking about business.

Ding Wei then asked: "Old Li, our Eighth Route Army fought brilliantly in this battle. Have you, the staff of the New Regiment, made any statistics on how many Japanese we killed in this battle?"

The ears of Kong Jie and others also perked up. The number of devils killed was directly related to the number of weapons and equipment earned.

As for Okamura, there has been no news, and it is not yet known whether he is alive or dead.

Therefore, Ding Wei and Kong Jie did not pay much attention. The main force of the North China Front had been eaten. It would be best if Okamura died. If he did not die, it would not have much impact.

but.

Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang believed that with Boss Chen's intelligence capabilities, they should be able to figure out Okamura's whereabouts.

"Hey, how many Japanese have been killed?" Captain Li raised his lips and stared, "I'll scare you if I tell you!"

"Then what do you think?" Kong Jie asked angrily.

"It's actually easy to calculate how many Japs we killed." Li Yunlong said, "We killed 3 Japs divisions in Jinzhou, 5 Japs divisions and 3 mixed brigades in Baoding, and in Huailai County. One of the Japanese divisions has been lost. Which one of you is better at counting how many Japanese we have killed?"

Zhao Gang then said: "The Japs of Type A Division are calculated as 3, the Japs of Type B Division are calculated as 1, and the Japs of Mixed Brigade are calculated as 5, the total is about 6 Japs."

"That's right!" Li Yunlong nodded, "In this battle, we killed about 15.3 Japanese!"

Although the North Road Attack Group fought with three Japanese divisions in Zhangjiakou.

Although the advantage in that battle was great, it failed to defeat or severely damage these three divisions, so the Japanese killed could not be counted in the business.

But in general, the Eighth Route Army made a lot of money in this battle.

As expected, as soon as Li Yunlong finished speaking, everyone's eyes suddenly lit up.

Among them, the Japs in Category A divisions are calculated three times. In this way, it is equivalent to earning a Japs quota of 3.

After a pause, Li Yunlong added: "In addition, more than 60 Japanese planes were killed, and the credits for 40 of them have been redeemed."

"It's a pity..." Xing Zhiguo said, "The 129th Division defeated the Japanese 11th Army in Xuzhou. At that time, the 129th Division did not let Lao Li take the nominal command, otherwise this figure would have been at least doubled."

"Yeah! What a shame."

The chiefs of the Southern Hebei Military Region and the Central Hebei Military Region had a look of pity on their faces.

"There is no pity." Zhao Gang said, "We can sum up the experience and lessons this time, and let the 129th Division be nominally under the command of Lao Li next time. The Japanese 11th Army was not completely wiped out, but simply defeated. That’s all, as long as the establishment is still there, it will be wiped out by our Eighth Route Army sooner or later.”

Everyone nodded. Zhao Gang's words made everyone feel a lot better. They thought that Political Commissar Zhao was worthy of doing ideological work.

"Where are the Japanese generals?" Kong Jie asked, "How many of them have been killed?"

"We still have to wait for the report from Boss Chen." Li Yunlong said, "However, in the North China battlefield, we killed at least 8 Japanese generals, and the 129th Division killed 3 Japanese major generals in the Xuzhou battlefield."

(End of this chapter)