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That institute learned that Macheng had been taken back by the Eighth Route Army. To ensure the safety of Wuhan, the troops stationed in Wuhan no longer dared to send troops to attack.The Japanese troops stationed in Xinyang, Macheng and other places also found it difficult to cope with the chaotic situation in the two places.

Under such circumstances, Xi Junliu, the commander of the Central China Front Army, finally issued an order to withdraw the No.13 Division to stabilize the situation in the two places.As for the No.18 Division of the Japanese Army, they continued to advance towards Zhengzhou.

In addition, in order to ensure the victory of the Henan campaign, Xi Junliu had to dispatch some mixed brigades from Anhui and Jiangsu to Henan.After all, if you want to successfully defend Henan, you may not be able to do it with only one or two divisions.

Now that the Eighth Route Army has deployed its main force to enter Henan to prevent the Japanese army from attacking Henan, Xi Junliu naturally received the news.In fact, Xi Junliu, who has been staying in the south, also somewhat underestimated the strength of the Eighth Route Army.

Originally, like Doihara, he thought that the previous battle in Wuhan had stumbled at the hands of the new 67th Army adapted from the independent column.But in the same way, the elite of this army, which was regarded as the enemy by the Japanese army, was almost exhausted.

In addition, whether it was the intelligence collected from the Japanese army or the information they stole from the Nationalist government, it showed that the New 67th Army, like other Nationalist Army units, suffered major battle losses after the Battle of Xuzhou.

The large-scale main battle damage means that if this force is to go into battle, a group of recruits must be recruited.But if recruits want to show their combat effectiveness, they must go through a long period of training and some actual combat honing.

Therefore, from the perspective of the Japanese army, the hidden new 67th Army cannot be given too much time.Taking advantage of the fact that the New 67th Army has not yet recovered its strength, they took the opportunity to capture Henan and send the offensive front of the troops to the border of Shaanxi.

After achieving this operational goal, the Japanese army can gather the call of the Central China and North China Front Armies, and respond to the Eighth Route Army from both sides.I believe that at that time, the Eighth Route Army, which caused them huge political troubles, will also be defeated.

Unfortunately, plans are not as good as changes.The main division of the Eighth Route Army that suddenly emerged from the Macheng area, according to the information collected by the Japanese Special High School, seemed to be the third division of the New 67th Army, which had been lurking in Macheng before.

This time the Japanese army launched an attack on Henan. When the infantry brigade stationed in Macheng, the third division took out the main force to go to Xin County to suppress the troops of the Eighth Route Army, it used the method of night attack and infiltration to capture Macheng overnight.

In addition, when attacking Macheng, the third division also used heavy artillery to destroy the field artillery positions of the defending troops.It was this discrepancy between the strength of the troops and the weapons that caused the city defenders to be completely annihilated without being able to persist overnight.

Just judging from the current situation, Xi Junliu didn't feel that the matter was too bad, and even said calmly: "An enemy hiding in the dark is really scary. As long as the enemy shows up, we will always have a way to deal with it.

According to the information we have collected, the main division of the Eighth Route is mostly composed of the second-line troops of the Eighth Route.In the previous battle in Wuhan, this division has always served as the reserve team of the Eighth Route Army, and did not participate in any major battles at all.

This time Macheng fell, they also took advantage of the time when our main force was transferred out to carry out a sneak attack.As long as our main divisions return, I believe they will be defeated quickly.In the occupied zone, no one will be our opponent! "

The No.13 Division of the Japanese Army, which received the order to withdraw, was also a little surprised to learn of the corrupt situation in Xinyang and Macheng.But they also know that without guaranteeing stability in the rear, they are also unstable in the front line.

At present, the Central China Front Army has withdrawn them, more to protect the front-line offensive troops, and will not suffer from the embarrassing situation of unsmooth supplies.But one division is missing. With only the No.18 division, it may be impossible to break through the resistance of the first division!

When the No.13 division of the little devil kept only one infantry brigade and continued to attack Luohe, the information that the main force of the other divisions returned to Xinyang was detected by the Eighth Route Army.The second division staying in Xinyang felt that this was an opportunity.

Luo Ruiqing, who was in command of the troops in Xinyang, looked at the commander of the second division who was called to the command room and said with a smile, "Renyi, you little devil seems to be in a hurry. They brought back a division from the front line, our old opponent No.13 division!"

Listening to Luo Ruiqing's words, Xu Renyi smiled and said, "Chief of Staff, it should be our Second Division's turn this time, right?"

The first division was fighting Luohe in Zhoukou, and the third division had just regained Macheng, an important military town.Only the second division staying in Xinyang didn't seem to get much battle.Even the recovery of Xin County was not taken by their second division.

Looking at Xu Renyi who was eager to try, Luo Ruiqing also smiled and said: "I called you here specially, and naturally I have a task for your second division. According to the information provided by the headquarters, the No.13 division that returned to Xinyang this time is not whole.

In order to ensure their smooth operations on the front line, they continued to retain an infantry brigade and part of their troops in Zhumadian.The troops that really returned were actually only more than [-] people.At best, it can only be regarded as the size of a small division.

According to the commander's request to you, your main division should have one-on-one combat effectiveness with the Japanese Type B Division.We had no such opportunity before.So this time, I will give you Second Division a chance.

The heavy artillery regiment that cooperated with the third division to capture Macheng before, after I asked the commander and political commissar for instructions, I have already transferred it back to the military headquarters.Next, the heavy artillery regiment and the artillery regiment directly under the army will cooperate with your second division to fight a battle of encirclement and annihilation.

The next thing your Second Division will do is to set up an ambush circle in the Minggang area where the No.13 Division returned.Once the little devil enters your ambush circle, I ask you to resolve the battle within a day, can you do it? "

'Please give orders to the Chief of Staff!We, Second Division, promise to complete the task! '

This is really the first time since the establishment of the independent column that a main division was used to encircle and annihilate a first-class division of the Japanese army with an incomplete organizational system.Even if there is such a main division, I am afraid that there will be no second division in the whole country.

After all, with a heavy artillery regiment and an artillery regiment directly under the military headquarters, the second division can no longer be calculated simply by the strength of a main division.But no matter what, if this battle can be won, the Eighth Route Army will also be famous.

If the little devils were wiped out and returned to rescue the No.13 Division of the Japanese Army in Xinyang and Macheng, it would also be a huge deterrent to the Japanese army participating in the Henan Campaign and Central China.They will also understand that the Eighth Route Army is not easy to mess with! (To be continued.)

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<> In the two ambushes against the Japanese army marching into Henan, the small ambush in Zhengzhou was the first to start.The Japanese infantry brigade from Zhongmu to Zhengzhou, even though they traveled overnight, still failed to enter the city ahead of the reconnaissance battalion.

From the first time the infantry brigade was attacked coldly, the head of the brigade led the brigade with a dignified expression.Because he had already guessed that this was a small elite unit of the Eighth Route Army launching a harassment war against its brigade.

Naturally, there is only one purpose, and that is to delay their arrival in Zhengzhou.So at this time, is Zhengzhou City still in the hands of the Nationalist Army, or has it fallen into the hands of the Eighth Route Army?

If it is the former, the head of the Japanese brigade believes that after they arrive in Zhengzhou, they will easily capture the city of Zhengzhou.If it is the latter, if they want to occupy Zhengzhou, they will pay an unimaginable price.

Aware of this, the brigade head quickly said: "Send a report to the head of the division, informing our department that we encountered an ambush by several elite small troops of the Eighth Route Army during the march. Ask the head of the division whether our department will continue to report to the army as planned. Zhengzhou advances."

As the head of the brigade, he naturally knows some of the dispatches of the Eighth Route Army.If they fail to capture Zhengzhou City in time, they may be in danger of being copied by the Eighth Route Army.At that time, their division will be in danger of being encircled.

It's just that they didn't receive the order from the head of the division, so their brigade could only continue to march towards Zhengzhou.But this kind of reminder, he still felt that it was necessary to inform in time.Otherwise, if such an accident happens, then their division will be really in danger.

After receiving the telegram from the Infantry Brigade, Doihara also frowned and said, "Hey! How could the main force of the Eighth Route Army arrive in Zhengzhou so soon? Send a telegram to the Special High School to ask about the situation in Zhengzhou.

According to our aircraft reconnaissance, the Eighth Route Army should be farther away from Zhengzhou than we are.At this time, their small group of troops harassed, probably to buy time for their main force to rush to Zhengzhou.Command the infantry brigade, keep going as planned! "

In this attack on Zhengzhou, Doihara has already realized that his opponent is no longer Jiang Dingwen's troops, but the main force of the Eighth Route Army crossing the border from Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces.For this reason, he also paid close attention to information about the Eighth Route Army.

Even before attacking Zhengzhou, he had specifically contacted Itagaki, hoping that the two troops would cooperate.Itagaki also promised that at an appropriate time, some attacks would be launched to support him.

It's just that what Doihara didn't expect was that when the national government just made the decision to abandon Zhengzhou and try to protect the area south of Luoyang.The Eighth Route Army was so quick that it sent troops from three divisions into the territory of Henan.

It can also be seen from this point that the Eighth Route Army now has the strength not to lose to the Central Army.It's just that some of them adopted low-key development strategies in the past and made the Japanese army ignore their existence, which caused the current predicament.

As for the Japanese army in North China, they also did not dare to act rashly at this time.You must know that there are now a large number of Eighth Route Army active in various parts of North China.The transfer of the main force from any city may lead to the recovery of the city by the Eighth Route Army.

For this reason, the only thing Doihara can rely on is the troops of the Central China Front Army.But the current situation is that the situation in Central China also seems a little unstable.If this battle continues to intensify, it will be equally miserable for the Japanese army.

After all, they had just fought the Battle of Wuhan before, although the troops had some rest.But how can the supplies consumed by this war be made up in a short period of time?

If there is no material, how can the frontline combat troops ensure their combat effectiveness?At present, most of the materials stored by the Central China Front Army are placed on the three offensive divisions, and the other divisions will naturally have to be replenished later.

Once the whole of Central China breaks out, there will be more troops asking for supplies from the Front Army.If they can't produce the supplies needed by the troops, how can they let them wipe out the armed forces behind the enemy that cause local chaos?

After receiving the order from Doihara to move on, the brigade commander could only order the troops to move on.In the early hours of the morning, when they arrived at the ambush area of ​​the reconnaissance battalion, the reconnaissance battalion had already arranged the last ambush circle.

Seeing that the vanguard was still leading the way, and the rest of the main force followed it, several snipers hiding on a slope also moved their wrists lightly.At this time, the morning dawn temperature in Henan is still relatively low.

What's more, these snipers have been lying here since last night, and their hands and feet seem a little frozen.Seeing that the little devil is about to step into the minefield, they are also ready to shoot those engineers!

The previous cold guns did cause certain casualties to the marching infantry brigade.But for the Japanese brigade ordered to advance to Zhengzhou, their speed was not hindered too much.

Even after learning that Zhengzhou City is still under the jurisdiction of the garrison brigade, it is just that some Eighth Route Army is helping to defend the city and is building blocking fortifications outside the city. The No.14 division is more and more concerned about when they will arrive in Zhengzhou.

The Japanese squadron serving as the vanguard also stared carefully at the open area ahead.In their view, such an open area seems not suitable for ambush.But this night, they have suffered a lot, so they still have to be more careful.

Focusing only on whether there is a sloping land and things in the bushes ahead, but ignoring the road under their feet, it will also bring them a deadly threat.In addition, it was early morning, and they could not see too far under the mist.

Just when one of the Japanese soldiers felt that his feet were suddenly empty.Feeling a loud noise, when the whole person was thrown into the air.The vanguard squad marching behind him was also shrouded in the sound of explosions.

Stepping on the front and blowing up the back, this mine-laying technique is also the original creation of the reconnaissance brigade!

'idiot!There are mines! '

The Japanese vanguard, who had been terrified by cold guns earlier, seemed to have forgotten that the reconnaissance brigade had an even more frightening trick.That is, they like to lay mines, but this time the reconnaissance brigade came too fast, so naturally they couldn't carry too many mines.