Unparalleled Warriors of Anti-Japanese War

According to He Zhengdao's plan, if the Eighth Route Army really gathers heavy troops to fight the Japanese army in Henan.Then Seishiro Itagaki, who is still standing near Taiyuan, Shanxi, will definitely take action.

If he didn't participate in the next battle in Henan, He Zhengdao would definitely not stay behind to rest.If feasible, He Zhengdao will unite with the troops fighting in Shanxi to recover the entire territory of Shanxi.

As far as the current situation is concerned, the Jinsui Army still staying in Linfen, although it still maintains a certain scale and establishment.However, the previous Japanese army's suppression of them also caused heavy losses to the Jinsui army.

Although in the end, the No.14 division under the command of Doihara failed to join forces with the Shanxi Dispatch Army.But for the Jinsui Army caught in the middle, they undoubtedly paid a high price again.

Most importantly, in the previous battle, the Central Army, which could have helped on the flanks, did not help.Jiang Dingwen, who was stationed in Henan at that time, gave the reason that he was worried that this was the Japanese army's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain.

In order to ensure the safety of Zhengzhou and other places in Henan, the Central Army in Henan was more of a confrontation with the Japanese army.As long as the Japanese army does not attack them, the Central Army also stays where it is.

Repeated defeats, plus the Eighth Route Army fighting behind enemy lines in Shanxi, became more and more popular among the people.In addition, now that Suiyuan has become the rear of the independent column, the Jinsui Army can be said to exist in name only.

Even at present, Yan Xishan is still the commander of the second war zone.But this long-sleeved and good at dancing rich man Yan began to join forces with the Eighth Route Army in a fit of anger, and agreed that the Eighth Route Army would send a liaison team to the Jinsui Army.

Although they still maintain a certain right to fight independently, many people know that under the political offensive and military suppression of the Eighth Route Army, the Jinsui Army, which was once proud of one side, has really declined.

Fu Zuoyi, who was supposed to instigate rebellion before liberation, has now also accepted the Eighth Route Army's suggestion.Although he was still in the Jinsui Army, many military representatives sent by the Eighth Route Army had already stationed in his troops.

A group of officers and soldiers who could not accept being a soldier without military pay also withdrew from the Jinsui Army one after another after the National Government stopped allocating military pay to the Jinsui Army.For these people to withdraw, the Eighth Route Army will naturally not retain them.

Although the current situation of the Eighth Route Army is much better than before.But the innate conditions in the north are not as good as those in the south.If so many troops have to be paid, the Eighth Route Army's finances will undoubtedly not be able to support it.

Although there are some officers at the moment, they have been able to receive a certain amount of military pay.But this kind of military salary is mostly job subsidies and living allowances.The rest of the ordinary soldiers still couldn't get paid every month.

Although Yan Xishan had a certain amount of capital reserves when he evacuated Taiyuan.But in the face of the renunciation of his subordinates and the growing strength of the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi, he was also powerless to stop all of this.

Accepting the goodwill released by the Eighth Route Army is more because of Yan Laoxi seeing that the Eighth Route Army has become a major trend.Although there is a certain gap between the national government led by Chiang Kai-shek and the Central Army, the gap is constantly narrowing.

Today, the only Linfen area that the Jinsui Army is defending, the remaining military expenditures of the Jinsui Army are basically provided by Yan Laoxi.It can be said that the troops there are the real direct descendants of Yan Xishan.

But this situation can still show that the Jinsui Army no longer poses a big threat to the Eighth Route Army.Even if Taizu Mao and Boss Zhu knew that Yan Xishan was a duplicitous guy, but they knew who he was so strong that he would follow whoever he was.

As long as the Eighth Route Army can maintain absolute suppression of the Jinsui Army, even if Yan Xishan is not reconciled to the Eighth Route Army's recovery of Taiyuan, I believe he will be powerless to stop it.This also means that the time is ripe to recover the entire territory of Shanxi.

In fact, for the Japanese army, there are fewer and fewer places where they can gain benefits in Shanxi.If he didn't know that this place is still very important, it is estimated that Itagaki would have chosen to lead his troops to leave Shanxi long ago.

The Shanxi Dispatched Army, which was besieged near Taiyuan, is now completely unable to launch an encirclement and suppression campaign against the Shanxi Eighth Route Army.Even outside the county town where the Japanese army was stationed, guerrillas could be seen from time to time operating under their noses.

Faced with such a provocative move, although many Japanese troops stationed in the city were unwilling.But they also know that sending troops out of the city to wipe out those guerrillas often pays the price of never returning.

And itagaki, who was unwilling, was actually waiting for an opportunity.This opportunity is the return of the main force of the North China Front Army transferred to other theaters.As long as the main force of the North China Front Army returns to the construction, I believe it is time for them to launch a counterattack! (To be continued.)

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As a soldier from later generations, He Zhengdao is very aware of the importance of intelligence.Even though the current intelligence and reconnaissance methods are very simple, He Zhengdao still believes that whoever controls the intelligence initiative will be able to win on the battlefield.

In response to the upcoming Henan campaign, the intelligence and reconnaissance teams of the various units of the Eighth Route Army were also collecting military intelligence from the Japanese army and the Central Army.Even the underground party organizations in various places are also busy with this matter.

As the leader of this campaign, He Zhengdao had early on mobilized some detachments from the reconnaissance brigade who were good at intelligence and reconnaissance, and sent them to cities where the Japanese army was stationed for military intelligence reconnaissance, paying attention to the mobilization of Japanese troops in these cities.

However, Shangqiu is a guerrilla area bordering the 117th Division and the Independent Column, and the Eighth Route Army actually deployed not many troops there.Even if the 117th division has a third independent regiment there, He Zhengdao knows that their intelligence capabilities are not strong.

Similar to the intelligence collection work of radio monitoring and telephone monitoring, among the Eighth Route Army troops today, there are really very few troops who can do it.If you want to monitor the phone calls of the Japanese army, you must be able to understand what the Japanese army is communicating on the phone, right?

Among the current Eighth Route Army, the unit that can understand the most Japanese is undoubtedly the independent column led by He Zhengdao.In the Saber Special Forces and the Reconnaissance Brigade, there are also a large number of soldiers who can converse in Japanese.

In this case, as long as the telephone lines buried by the Japanese army are found, the soldiers of the reconnaissance unit can eavesdrop on some messages conveyed by the Japanese army through the telephone lines.Radio monitoring, however, requires a higher level of technology.

No matter what, even if He Zhengdao is in Shandong, the intelligence reconnaissance team responsible for collecting battlefield intelligence will still send the telegram to He Zhengdao.As for how to analyze and judge, it is He Zhengdao's business.

Such intelligence information will also be conveyed to the staff of the New 67th Army.After the military department has collected the information, it will report the analyzed information to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army for the headquarters to conduct intelligence analysis and make corresponding deployments.

What happened in Shangqiu City will give He Zhengdao a hint soon.That is, the commander in charge of the No. 14 division must have arrived at the front line of Shangqiu.It won't be long before the Japanese army will launch an attack.

After listening to He Zhengdao's analysis, Zeng Zhongsheng quickly said: "Correspondent, go and invite the division commander and the chief of staff. There is an important situation."

'Yes, commissar! '

The correspondent hurried out to invite Xu Xiangqian and others, but He Zhengdao didn't say much, and said in a timely manner: "Xu Hao, send this information back to the headquarters in encrypted form, and also send a report to the intelligence team in Shangqiu, and pay close attention to the Japanese army. trend.

At the same time, the chief of staff and the reconnaissance brigade will be powered, so that they are ready to go to the front line at any time.From now on, the troops began to build fortifications along the previously designated blocking defense zone, keeping the operations as secret as possible.

In addition, tell Director Luo that I promised to send weapons to the Third Independent Regiment of the 117th Division and Yizong as soon as possible.If the expectations are correct, the little devil may make a big move in the near future. "

'Yes, Commander! '

It didn't take long for Xu Xiangqian, the chief of staff of the 117th Division, and others to arrive at Zeng Zhongsheng's courtyard one after another.After listening to Zeng Zhongsheng's words, Xu Xiangqian said with the same solemn expression: "Zhengdao, what do you think the little devil will do next?"

Faced with such an inquiry, He Zhengdao said with a wry smile: "I really can't judge this! What I can confirm is that the little devils will definitely make big moves in the near future. If they want to launch an attack, they must ensure the stability of the rear.

If my judgment was correct, that old devil Doihara should have already arrived in Shangqiu.He is an expert in Huaxia, and he worked in the Japanese Army Special High School in his early years. He should know that we still have a lot of armed forces behind enemy lines in Shangqiu.

If the No.14 division is responsible for the main attack task this time, then the supply line from Xuzhou to Shangqiu must be what Doihara is most concerned about.Our troops operating along the line are bound to become his primary targets.

And what worries me the most is that this Doihara has an intelligence background. He must have collected a lot of information about our local guerrillas before launching the siege.Once you make a move, the attack strength must not be small.

For this reason, I feel that it is necessary to inform our guerrilla forces on the ground and prepare for defense from now on.In addition, if possible, start to transfer some civilians in vulnerable areas and establish certain defensive blocking positions.

I have previously ordered the reconnaissance brigade operating near Guoyang to send a batch of mines to your troops today.I also told Li Xiangdong to dispatch some scouts to prepare for defensive operations with you. "

After hearing He Zhengdao's words, Xu Xiangqian also said with a little relief: "Okay, thank you! Lao Wang, send a telegram to the Third Independent Regiment, ordering them to start gathering troops now. All county brigades and district teams, all stationed in the villages to do a good job." Strain ready.

At the same time, pay close attention to the activities of the Japanese army strongholds in various counties, and must mobilize the troops for me to stare at the little devil.This time the little devils launched a sweep, presumably there must be a lot of troops dispatched, so I warned them to be more cautious. "

'Yes, sir! '

He Zhengdao, who was standing aside, said at the right time: "Old chief, let me interject, and beware of the air raids of the little devils! If Doihara really collected some information about our guerrilla areas and fortress villages before taking action, maybe Aircraft bombing will be dispatched.

At this time, the best way is to order our troops operating in the guerrilla zone to start monitoring and investigating strangers entering the village and guerrilla zone.Doing so can effectively reduce the number of little devils sending people to carry out ground guidance. "

Upon hearing this, Xu Xiangqian also realized that this is really possible.Immediately said: "Old Wang, together with Commander He's suggestion, we will also telegraph our troops ahead. At the same time, we will send a telegram to Yizong and ask them to send a regiment to Shangqiu.

Anyway, they were going to receive weapons, and this regiment also stopped by to support the Third Independent Regiment.In addition, our troops near Heze have also entered a state of combat readiness, and be careful of the sweeping operations launched by the Japanese army at any time. "

'Yes! '

Even at this time, the little devil has not made any moves.But recently, the Japanese army retreated and defended, which somehow made Xu Xiangqian and others see that it was somewhat calm before the storm.

Thinking about He Zhengdao's analysis now, this might be a plot by the little devil to shrink his defense on purpose, hoping to catch the guerrillas operating nearby.If this is the case, the next raid really needs to be more careful!

Just as He Zhengdao and the division leaders of the 117th Division were discussing and analyzing what the Japanese army would do next.Xu Hao, who came back after sending the telegram, made a secret gesture towards He Zhengdao, as if there was an important intelligence report.

Seeing this action, He Zhengdao apologized and walked out, after hearing Xu Hao finish talking about the situation.He Zhengdao said with a serious expression: "Our people didn't act?"

'No!The other party's radio station was turned on for only a few minutes and then stopped!But the monitoring team was able to confirm that the radio signal came from that village.In order to avoid misunderstanding, our people did not enter the village. '

'Okay, I know about this!Let the guard battalion send people to monitor the village, and I will discuss it with Master Xu and the others later, and then consider how to act.There should be no action today, let our people continue to take a good rest. '