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Once our troops move first and are ambushed by the Eighth Route Army, it will not be easy to defend Zhangjiakou.Once Zhangjiakou falls, the Eighth Route Army will open the passage to Beiping.Such a risk cannot be taken! "

This time the Eighth Route Army's full firepower also allowed the Japanese army and various domestic forces to truly see the strength of the Eighth Route Army.In just over a year since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the strength of its troops has grown so rapidly.

Compared with the Kuomintang troops who fought against the Japanese army in the south, they suffered heavy losses, and many reorganized troops were disabled or wiped out.The ten main divisions of the Eighth Route Army seem to be fighting more and more, and even expanded many new troops.

Even Lao Jiang seemed very dissatisfied with such an approach.But Lao Jiang has realized that the Eighth Route Army no longer has to rely on it.The most important thing is that at present, the country is very much in agreement with the Eighth Route Army's war of resistance.

Although one fought several large venues and wiped out many little devils, every battle ended with retreat and loss of ground.This kind of situation happened again and again, and the people naturally felt resentful.

On the other hand, the Eighth Route Army in the north, even if the Nationalist government has been preaching that it knows how to fight guerrilla warfare in the north.But no matter how they fought, the Eighth Route Army regained a lot of lost ground. That is an iron fact.

The most important thing is that since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the number of Japanese troops wiped out by the Eighth Route Army is obviously more than that of the Nationalist Army.Even the reorganized divisions were wiped out by the Eighth Route Army.This is also a symbol of strength!

Even in the south that was previously controlled by the Nationalist Government, with the rise of the New Fourth Army and the establishment of the Eighth Route Army behind enemy lines.Many citizens have gradually realized that the Eighth Route Army is no longer the army that is regarded as "rebels" and "beggars".

This time the Eighth Route Army advanced into Henan to fight, not only made the Japanese army feel that the Eighth Route Army was stronger than expected.Even Lao Jiang sighed, it would be impossible for him to wipe out this deeply troubled army.

Although many people in the national government felt that they could take advantage of the time when the Eighth Route Army was at war with the Japanese army to recover some lost ground to boost the hearts of the people.But Lao Jiang knew very well that the Nationalist government was inexorable.

Compared with the expansion of the Eighth Route Army, which only needs to provide food, clothing, housing and transportation, the national government needs to allocate supplies and military salaries for the expansion of the army.Even nowadays, many direct-line troops of the Nationalist Army ask for salary from the above when it comes to war.

It is also an anti-Japanese army, one has food but no pay and still works hard to fight the war, and the other has food and pay but is always afraid of war.For this situation, Lao Jiang sometimes envies the Eighth Route Army, this political propaganda is indeed in place!

When the Shanxi dispatched troops stepped up their offensive against Jincheng, the situation on the battlefield in Henan was also changing.Although Doihara switched from offense to defense in advance, Doihara also felt the pressure in the face of the attacks of the two main divisions of the Eighth Route Army.

Doihara, who arranged the main force of the division on the front line of Kaifeng, also faced the pressure of fighting on both sides.Whether it is the 116th Division coming from the direction of Zhengzhou or the 127th Division coming from the direction of Xinxiang, its defensive troops feel the pressure.

But what really worries Doihara is that the delivery of supplies to the rear has been completely interrupted.In this way, all the ammunition supplies of their divisions can only be supplied by airdrops.If it goes on like this, I'm afraid it won't last long.

Most importantly, the airdrop supply must be carried out under clear weather.After entering winter, the weather conditions in Henan are not very good.If it encounters continuous bad weather, it will also be a fatal threat to the Doihara Division.

The Japanese army in Shanxi may not be able to break through the Fuzuoyi Department of the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army in a short time.As for the No. 18 Division that cooperated with them in attacking Henan, it is also blocked by the First Division of the New 67th Army in Zhouzhong and Luohe.

Seeing that the casualties of the division's troops are increasing every day, the chief of staff of the division also said in a timely manner: "General, we must make plans early. If we continue to stand here, I am afraid that our situation will become more and more difficult."

Hearing what the chief of staff said, Doihara also said with a sad face: "Of course I know this too! It's just that after we give up Kaifeng, I'm afraid the Eighth Route Army will continue to pursue it. At that time, what should we do? Retreat again?"

Faced with Doihara's worries, the chief of staff thought for a while and said, "General, under the current circumstances, we can only preserve our strength first. Now our artillery units on the front line are almost exhausted.

Once the defense forces have no artillery support, our pressure will be even greater.Most importantly, as far as the current situation is concerned, our supply line may not be cleared in a short time.So, we have to prepare for the worst! "

He went to Henan three times, but failed again and again.Such a result is undoubtedly a very depressing thing for Doihara and the officers and soldiers of the entire No.14 Division.

And right now, although they have not yet been encircled by the Eighth Route Army.But everyone knows that once Heze and Shangqiu fall, the No. 14 Division will be in a really dangerous situation.

Doihara stared at the battle map and studied it carefully, and finally said: "What do you think, how about we give up Kaifeng at this time and retreat to Zhoukou territory? With the No.18 Division, we will attack the Eighth Route Army troops in Zhoukou territory."

'If we can merge with the No.18 division smoothly, it will be good for our two divisions.The most important thing is that we still maintain a lot of military presence on the front line in Anhui, so logistics should be easier. '

'Then withdraw to Zhoukou and let the Eighth Route Army get some benefits first.When our two divisions meet up and replenish supplies, we will have a good fight with them! '

Seeing that the chief of staff did not object, even if he was very reluctant to part with Kaifeng that had just been occupied.But Doihara felt that for the safety of the division and the next battle, he could only temporarily avoid the edge of the Eighth Route Army, in order to fight again after a rest! (To be continued.)

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Jingle is located in the Loess Plateau in the northwest of Shanxi, in the south of Xinzhou area, northwest of Taiyuan City, and is under the jurisdiction of Xinzhou.Because of its comparative advantages in geographical location, the 120th Division has always been regarded as its strategic rear location.

The 120th Division stationed in Xinzhou also has a temporary division headquarters in Jingle.When it is necessary to transfer the headquarters, Boss He will stay in Jingle's temporary headquarters for a few days from time to time.

During this time, as the Shanxi Japanese army launched another offensive against Jincheng, they tried to get in touch with the Henan Japanese army.The Eighth Route Army defense area around Taiyuan has also all entered a state of combat readiness.

Although the Japanese army did not take the initiative to launch an offensive, the 120th Division stationed near Taiyuan also significantly stepped up its offensive against the Japanese troops stationed around Taiyuan.As a result, most of the people living in this area were temporarily moved to the rear safety zone.

He Zhengdao, who set off from Yulin this time, finally led the artillery brigade to the temporary headquarters of the 120th Division in Jingle after a few days of lying down at night.Boss He, who had already received the news, also waited here for a long time.

Looking at the heavy artillery loaded by cars, Boss He also said with some greed: "Zhengdao, our entire Eighth Route Army, only the troops you led have this thing. Damn, this thing looks greedy!"

Listening to Boss He's joke, He Zhengdao also smiled and said: "Boss, as long as the Itagaki Division is successfully taken down this time, the heavy artillery regiment attached to their division should also belong to your division if nothing unexpected happens.

In fact, you only see that this gun is powerful and enjoyable to use.But how do you know that when a shell goes down, all the money is spent!And this thing must be pulled by a car, and it really can't go to places with bad road conditions. "

'hey-hey!Jianying, you heard it all.You, Commander He, can say that if you win the heavy artillery unit of the Itagaki Division this time, those heavy artillery will belong to my 120th Division.Don't go back on your word!

Even if the shells cost money, I will buy a heavy artillery regiment directly under the division.With such a heavy artillery regiment, our division will also have the capital to fight against the little devils in the future.If our division had such equipment, I'm afraid I would have had a hard fight with Itagaki long ago. '

For Boss He and the main teachers, the equipment of the independent column has always been their envy and covetousness.It's just that everyone knows that all the equipment that He Zhengdao equipped his troops were captured from the Japanese army on the battlefield.

Even if some people think that He Zhengdao should develop his style and free up some equipment, no one is ashamed to say so.After all, it would be embarrassing to ask He Zhengdao to give the captured spoils with empty teeth.

But this time, He Zhengdao came with the purpose of training troops, and even recruited the 120th Division and the 118th Division to help.Some of the trophies captured on the battlefield will naturally be distributed to the two main divisions who help.

For this reason, watching Boss He directly pocket the little devil's heavy artillery unit, Ye Jianying also smiled and said: "Boss He, you are not afraid that Master Luo will have opinions!"

'I think Itagaki's opinion should be the biggest!Before the battle was fought, we began to divide the weapons of his divisions! '

He Zhengdao, who took advantage of the situation, inserted a sentence, pretending to be serious, and everyone laughed.But from this relaxed meeting atmosphere, it can also be seen that both He Zhengdao and Boss He have great confidence in the victory of this battle.

For this battle, the Northeast Anti-Japanese Alliance mobilized three newly-built main infantry divisions, one cavalry division, and two divisions of Boss He and Luo Binghui.Dealing with the two Japanese army divisions stationed in Shanxi is undoubtedly heavy troops.

Not to mention, the main division of the Eighth Route Army in Hebei will also provide some cooperation.To be honest, Yan'an and the Eighth Route Army headquarters have greater confidence in the victory of the Shanxi campaign than in the Henan campaign.

After arranging for the troops to start resting, He Zhengdao also came to Boss He's temporary headquarters.Looking at Li Xiangdong who was already waiting here, He Zhengdao, the commander, also seemed very happy.

But he did not forget to introduce: "Xiangdong, this is our new chief of staff, Comrade Ye Jianying!"

'Ye Chief of Staff, good! '

'Comrade Xiangdong, hello!I have always heard that Commander He has a tiger general by his side, and today we finally met.In the future, as the chief of staff, I hope that comrades will support me more! '

Although Li Xiangdong is only a brigade commander, there is still the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in Yan'an, and his weight is higher than that of ordinary division commanders.The reconnaissance brigade under his command is undoubtedly the truly elite unit of the Eighth Route Army.

And according to He Zhengdao's plan, after the Battle of Shanxi, the reconnaissance brigade will expand accordingly.At that time, Li Xiangdong, the brigade commander, may also be promoted again and become another general of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Forces.

After the introduction, He Zhengdao also said in a timely manner: "Xiangdong, you arrived a while earlier than us, let me introduce the information you have reconnaissance first! How many troops are still not in place for the current reconnaissance brigade?"

'Report to the commander, except that the fourth regiment is currently cooperating with the old division in Zhoukou, the other three main regiments of the reconnaissance brigade have all arrived in Shanxi.It's just that the third regiment is still fighting in Jincheng and Changzhi.

As for the first regiment and the second regiment, according to the commander's order, they have arrived at the scheduled attack position.When the time is right, you can launch an attack.The first regiment was near Taiyuan, and the second regiment was in Jinzhong. '

'Not exposed? '

'No!All combat troops marched in a way of breaking up into parts and assembled in the predetermined area.Because of the long journey during this period, I have ordered two regiments to rest and wait for orders before receiving new orders. '

After listening to Li Xiangdong's report, He Zhengdao said with satisfaction: "Okay, thank you for your hard work! Tell me about the situation of the little devil!"

'Yes, Commander! '