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Chapter 598 Mixed joys and sorrows!

Chapter 6 and Chapter [-] are mixed!
Luliang Mountain.

Difficult slope.

Office of the Second Theater Commander.

Chu Yunfei, Deputy Commander Yang Xingru, and several combat staff officers were on the list.

"Commander, this is what the Japanese army newspaper announced about the casualties of the Japanese army and the Eighth Route Army during the mopping up operation in Northwest Shanxi."

Yang Xingru handed a newspaper to Commander Yan Xishan sitting behind the desk.

Yan Xishan was not interested in reading the newspapers issued by the Japanese army, so he waved his hand and asked, "How many casualties did the Japanese army say, and how many Eighth Route Army troops did they destroy?"

Yang Xingru said: "The Japanese army said in the newspaper that the casualties were 1 and the Eighth Route Army was wiped out 5."

Yan Xishan's eyes flickered slightly when he heard the words.

Yan Laoxi knew very well that it was impossible for the Japanese army to publish the real casualty data in the newspapers, and the Japanese army announced 1 casualties in the newspapers, and the casualties were definitely far more than this number.

"What did the newspapers of the Eighth Route Army say?"

Yan Xishan picked up his teacup, breathed lightly, and prepared to take a sip of morning tea.

Yang Xingru replied: "The Eighth Route Army's border area newspaper said that in the anti-sweeping operation in Northwest Shanxi, more than 4 Japanese troops were wiped out, more than 2 puppet troops were wiped out, and the Eighth Route Army suffered more than 1.5 casualties."

The teacup in Yan Xishan's hand trembled slightly, his expression was full of disbelief, and he put down the teacup quickly: "What are you talking about?"

"The Japanese army suffered 4 casualties, and the puppet army suffered 2 casualties?"

"A total of 6 casualties?"

"Yes!" Yang Xingru bowed slightly, "I have checked with the Eighth Route Army headquarters, and this data should be accurate."

Chu Yunfei and several combat staff officers on the side couldn't help being shocked.

Five divisions of the Japanese army and more than 2 puppet troops, a total of more than 3 Japanese and puppet troops, went to attack the Tuba Road with only more than [-] people.

And there is also a full-staffed, wartime-strengthened Class A division.

Is it the Japanese army's Taicai, or the three regiments in Northwest Shanxi that can fight too well?
"Yunfei, what do you think?"

Yan Xishan looked at his confidant and beloved general Chu Yunfei and asked.

Chu Yunfei said: "Commander, the casualty data of the Japanese Army and the Northwest Shanxi Eighth Route Army disclosed by the Eighth Route Headquarters and border newspapers should be true."

Yan Xishan asked, "How can you see it?"

Chu Yunfei continued: "According to the information, the Japanese army took about a month to mop up the Eighth Route base area this time, but now it has ended in less than half a month. The Japanese army must have suffered too many casualties."

"but……"

"The Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi did not have the strength to defeat the Japanese mopping up troops, so the four divisions of the Japanese Army were able to wreak havoc in the Eighth Route Base Area unscrupulously."

Although Northwest Shanxi has a population of about 200 million, part of Northwest Shanxi is the territory of the Jinsui Army.

The Jinsui Army Command has always been aware of the devil's movements.

The people in Northwest Shanxi planted so much food, although the devils were also short of food, but the devils would definitely not be able to take it away in a short time, and most of it would be destroyed.

Chu Yunfei continued:
"From the data point of view, the three regiments of the Eighth Route Army suffered heavy casualties, but they have not yet reached the point of being seriously injured."

"However, more than 100 million ordinary people in Northwest Shanxi have no food, and the blow to the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi is even greater, and it is tantamount to drawing salary from the bottom of the pot."

Although Chu Yunfei knew that Li Yunlong had aid channels, he didn't know that he could still get food aid, only weapons and ammunition.

For the Eighth Route Army, it mainly depends on the common people. If the common people starve to death in pieces, then the Eighth Route Army will become rootless duckweed.

Deputy Commander Yang Xingru couldn't bear it: "Commander, shall we help the common people in Northwest Shanxi? After all, they are the common people of our Shanxi region."

"I want to help too, but the landlord's family doesn't have any surplus food." Yan Xishan said in embarrassment, "The supplies given to us by the Chongqing government have never been distributed in full, and our land is too small to collect much food tax. Where is there any surplus food to help these more than 100 million ordinary people?"

Yan Xishan also felt mixed feelings.

The joy is that the development of the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi has been greatly restricted, and the worry is that the 100 million people from Shanxi do not know how many people will starve to death.

As for the casualties of the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese Army, Yan Xishan was indeed a little shocked.

In his eyes, both the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese Army came to Shanxi to compete with the Jinsui Army for territory.

It is best for the two forces to lose both sides, and it is best to beat out the brains of both sides, and then the Jinsui army will reap the benefits of the fisherman.

When Yang Xingru and Chu Yunfei heard the words, they could only sigh, no matter whether they rise or fall, it is the common people who suffer.

And Yan Xishan's idea in his mind was that he could take advantage of the heavy losses of the Japanese army, ask Yoshio Iwamatsu to ask more prices, and take Yoshio Iwamatsu for a walk.

Now the Japanese army's confidant in North China is the Eighth Route, especially the Eighth Route in Northwest Shanxi, and has no time to take care of the Jinsui Army.

……

Peiping.

No. 3 Iron Lion Alley.

North China Front Army Command.

Holding a folder in his hand, Tanabe Mori walked into the commander's office with Arisue Seizo.

Tanabe Moritake said: "Your Excellency, Commander, I have summarized a few points about the reasons for the failure of this mopping operation."

"Oh?" Neiji Okamura raised his head and said in a deep voice, "Read it and listen."

"Hi!" Moritake Tanabe picked up the folder and said, "First, the failure of intelligence and the loss of fighter jets put the Locust Army in a passive situation. It can be said that the Eighth Route Army knows everything about the Locust Army's intelligence, but the Locust Army knows very little about the Northwest Shanxi Eighth Route's information!"

"Second, the attacking troops were insufficient in adapting to the situation and failed to give full play to their strength. In the face of the anti-slope and tunnel tactics of the Eighth Route Army, all the troops failed to come up with countermeasures in time, and they resorted to refueling tactics, which caused the locust army to attack. The Locust Alliance Army suffered heavy losses!"

"The third point is the intelligence problem. This is the dereliction of duty of the staff department. It failed to correctly assess the combat effectiveness of the three regiments of the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi. This is also an important reason why the locust army lost so much."

Neiji Okamura nodded, pushed the round glasses on the bridge of his nose, and said: "There is also the fourth point, that I fell into a passive position due to improper deployment and command. The major general may not be broken..."

In fact, Moritake Tanabe also concluded the fourth point, but he dared not tell Neiji Okamura.

This can only be said by Okamura Ningji himself.

Tanabe Shengwu said: "But the locust army is not without gains. The troops of the four second-line divisions and some locust alliance troops have been doing whatever they want in the so-called base area of ​​the Eight Routes these days. Next, the people in Northwest Shanxi may starve to death. The development of the Northwest Eight Routes is limited, and the threat to the Locust Army will be greatly reduced. When the Locust Army next attacks and sweeps Northwest Shanxi, it will be able to deal with the three regiments of the Northwest Eight Routes in one go."

"And..." Arisue Seizo interjected, "I heard that the 11th Army's attack on the Chinese government forces in Changsha was not going well. This time the attack is likely to fail."

"Oh?" Neiji Okamura felt a lot better when he heard that.

The old devil's thoughts at this time were the same as Yan Xishan's, with mixed feelings.

The good news is that it seems that the North China Front Army was not the only one that lost the battle, and it wasn't just me Okamura Ningji.

What is worrying is the situation of the locust army in China, which is not optimistic.

(End of this chapter)