"General, general——"
It wasn't until Chief of Staff Kitagawa's call came to his ears that Yoshio Shinozuka suddenly woke up.
After calming down and suppressing the anger in his heart, Yoshio Shinozuka slowly said: "Kitagawa-kun, in recent years, the strength of the Eighth Route Army has continued to grow, especially this first detachment in northwestern Shanxi.
He repeatedly disrupted the Public Security Department of the Japanese Empire in North China.
In the fall, our army suffered heavy losses at the hands of a team during the autumn harvest grain campaign.
I thought that in the cold winter, these troublesome Eighth Route Army should calm down, but these guys actually intensified, and even became more and more rampant. They dared to break the absolute offensive advantage of the Japanese Empire against the Eighth Route Army, and took the lead in launching a counterattack against our army's villages and towns!
Damn it, these hateful bastards, sooner or later I will destroy them all! "
Beichuan, the Japanese chief of staff, analyzed: "The general is right, the Eighth Route Army has become more and more aggressive in recent years, and they seem to have forgotten the power of our Imperial Japanese Army!
The Pacific War broke out, and the United States declared war on our empire, followed immediately after the Nationalist Government also declared war on us.
It is really ironic to say that this seems to have sent the wrong signal to those stupid Chinese people. The national army on the front battlefield began to prepare for action after the Nationalist Government declared war on our army.
The Eighth Route Army troops operating around the occupied areas, just like a detachment of the Eighth Route Army in front of us, even thought that the end of our empire was over and dared to take the initiative to launch an attack.
Even the Jinsui Army, which has always been on good terms with our First Army and has secret dealings with it, dares to raise its chips and bargain with our army these days. "
"Damn it!" Yoshio Shinozuka yelled.
Beichuan said: "However, there is an old saying in China that a blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise. General, in my opinion, this matter is not necessarily a bad thing."
"Oh, how do you say this?"
"General, just imagine that with the outbreak of the Pacific War, as our elite troops fighting in China continue to be transferred to the Pacific War, and the United States and the Nationalist Government have successively declared war on our Empire of Japan.
In fact, many Chinese armed forces believe that the Japanese Empire has reached the end of its rope.
This is certainly a shame for the Japanese Empire, but it is also the best disguise and cover-up.
This is when our army takes the opportunity to show its weakness to the enemy.
The Eighth Route Army, the Shanxi-Sui Army, including the National Army, think that the strength of our imperial troops has declined, so we should deliberately show this illusion and let them launch arrogant attacks in their self-righteousness.
When the right time comes and our army suddenly takes action, we will be able to destroy these arrogant Chinese armed forces in one fell swoop. "
Kitagawa continued: "In addition, this is also a positive response to the large-scale sweep plan customized by His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief.
Our army wants to stabilize the security of the entire North China in one fell swoop and use the entire occupied area of North China as the rear area for logistics and troop supply in the Pacific battlefield.
A large-scale sweep must be carried out to suppress the Eighth Route Army troops in central, southern and northern Hebei, including Taihang Taiyue, Zhongtiao Mountain and other base areas.
So, before this large-scale sweep, we should make adequate disguises.
At least let the Eighth Route Army think that our Japanese Empire is in decline. "
Yoshio Shinozuka thought for a moment in silence, and then nodded thoughtfully...
"Having said that, the period of time when the enemy is weak must be well controlled. Once this period is too long, it is very likely to cause a rise in anti-Japanese sentiment among the Chinese military and civilians.
It will also greatly demoralize the Japanese Empire.
In addition, the Eighth Route Army made a sneak attack on the four townships and three towns of the Japanese Empire in Shouyang, Yangquan, and Tan County. Naturally, our army could not just watch.
Reinforcements from all parties were immediately dispatched to capture these towns and villages again.
At the same time, it also convinced the Chinese troops that our First Army was already tired of dealing with the offensive initiated by the Eighth Route Army, and basically had no spare power to launch any large-scale crusade against the Eighth Route Army's base areas. "
This is naturally intended to paralyze the judgment of the Chinese army and show weakness to the enemy.
As for the ultimate goal, Yoshio Shinozuka said: "Temporarily paralyze the first detachment of the Eighth Route Army, and then use a targeted sweep to inflict heavy losses on the entire Eighth Route Army in the Taihang base area.
Including the destruction of the first detachment of the Eighth Route Army.
In order to cope with the large-scale sweep plan customized by His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief.
Completely stabilize the security of our army throughout North China. "
"Hey, General, you are so wise!" Beichuan, the Japanese chief of staff, said sincerely.
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The Japanese commander said that the fighting in the four townships and three towns had completely stopped.
The so-called Four Townships and Three Towns are Neixiang and Xixiang in Shouyang, Sanquan Township and Jiutai Township in Yangquan, plus Qingye Town in Shouyang, Yatu Town and Guanping Town in Tan County.
It was also the seven township target points selected early in the winter counterattack planned by Kong Jie.
With the official start of the winter counteroffensive, with the help of a heavy snow cover and a well-prepared political offensive.
There were two more political powers covering the route. When a team of elites descended from the sky like magic soldiers, they appeared in these four villages and three towns.
The final victory of the Eighth Route Army was destined from the very beginning of the war.
At this moment, the seven larger targets of this winter counterattack, four townships and three towns, have all been captured by the soldiers.
"Neixiang, Xixiang and other four townships, Qingye Town, Yatu Town and other three towns, Lao Kong, now we have control over these four townships and three towns.
The land controlled by our team will probably be nearly doubled this time. "
In the detachment headquarters, after various combat troops successfully captured the township.
One after another good news came, and Chief of Staff Xu Guoan smiled from ear to ear.
He planted small military flags belonging to a unit of the Eighth Route Army in all the areas captured by the soldiers such as Neixiang, Qingye Town, and Xixiang.
Looking at the base area belonging to a team that was spread out with small military flags, Xu Guoan's smile almost reached his ears.
An overwhelming counterattack.
The little devil was completely caught off guard.
After the battle started completely, even the commanders of a team were shocked by the rapid results. Everything seemed like a dream.
Kong Jie smiled and said: "Old Xu, where are you now?
The focus of this winter counterattack is actually whether it can be concealed, deceive the enemy's eyes and ears on the outside, and lurk the combat troops near the target towns without anyone noticing.
Once the transfer and hiding of the troops are successfully completed, the subsequent results are completely predictable.
These remote villages and towns have never been the focus of the Japanese military garrison. They were already lacking in troops, but our main force suddenly appeared and launched a fierce attack.
How can a little devil not lose? "
He changed the subject, "Right now, the first two steps of this first phase of the operation, transferring troops and attacking township targets, have been completed.
Next, whether we can firmly control the four townships and three towns we captured in the hands of our team depends on the subsequent defensive battle! "
Having said this, a bright smile suddenly appeared on Kong Jie's face:
"Having said that, we have to share the cake and eat it together. We can't put all the pressure on our team to resist on our own!"
"Old Xu, is there any movement from the 57th Regiment of the Jinsui Army?"
Xu Guo'an said happily: "Old Kong, I knew you were most likely going to trick someone when you smiled.
Don’t worry, on the 57th regiment side, Yang Chongshan was still hesitant.
After our counterattack started, we directly captured the Japanese's four townships and three towns in just two hours.
Yang Chongshan was dumbfounded at this moment.
This old boy thought that the little devil was really bad and could take advantage of him at will!
After we secured the target towns and passed the news, we heard that Yang Chongshan immediately ordered his troops and went straight to Baiyang Town without saying a word. "
Kong Jie said with a serious face: "Old Xu, your words are too hurtful. Doesn't anyone know that I, Old Kong, am a real person?
How could it be said that Yang Chongshan was cheated on him? This is clearly a win-win cooperation, something you and I both agree on! "
After thinking about it, Kong Jie said in particular: "In this way, immediately communicate with the headquarters of the 1st and 3rd regiments, and ask Lei Dasheng and Shen Quan to send out teams to block the Japanese reinforcements approaching Baiyang Town from the left and right wings, and coordinate with the 57th Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army. Attack Baiyang Town.”
Where did this come from?
Xu Guoan was stunned. Do we have to help him in the Jinsui Army like this?
Kong Jie naturally saw Xu Guoan's confusion, he smiled and said: "Old Xu, don't you understand yet?
The little devil is not afraid of the Shanxi-Sui Army resisting Japan, nor is it afraid of our Eighth Route Army resisting Japan.
What we fear most is that the Jinsui Army will join hands with our Eighth Route Army to deal with this little devil.
In the past few years, the Japanese had failed to defeat them one by one.
Now that the Pacific War has broken out, can the little Japanese whose strength has been weakened still be able to deal with our Eighth Route Army and Shanxi-Sui Army at the same time?
Therefore, in the battle of the 57th Regiment of the Jinsui Army to attack Baiyang Town, no matter what the 57th Regiment does, we must show an attitude of fully assisting the 57th Regiment, and even create an appearance for the little devils that we are sincerely cooperating and resisting Japan together.
In this case, given the kid's temperament, would you suspect that the Jinsui Army has secretly formed an alliance with our Eighth Route Army to form an anti-Japanese coalition? "
After hearing this, Xu Guoan suddenly realized.
"Good old Kong, I really made you understand the little tricks of the little devil and Jin Suijun!"
"I'll go arrange this right away."
"Oh, by the way, the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment are also asking about the situation to see where Lao Li and Lao Ding have been." Kong Jie said without changing his expression.
Xu Guoan bowed his hands to Kong Jie with a look of conviction and said: "I admire you! Old Kong, if you are so ruthless, you will not only spare the Jinsui Army next door, but also your own old comrades!" "
Kong Jie retorted: "Look what you said, there are Yang Chongshan on the outside, Lao Li on the outside, and Lao Ding on the inside. You see, they have to rush to thank me, Lao Kong, afterward!"
Xu Guoan: "..."
But at this time, on the other side, Yang Chongshan, the commander of the 57th Regiment of the Jinsui Army, took command personally for the first time and led the main elite of the 57th Regiment straight to Baiyang Town.
To be honest, over the years of working closely with a team, the 57th Regiment has developed quite well.
Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment has more than 5,000 troops in one regiment, which can be said to be a strong force.
And what about the 57th Regiment of the Jinsui Army?
In Yang Chongshan’s words, “We have money and food, but are we afraid that we can’t find soldiers willing to fight hard?”
That's it, less than a year.
The 57th Regiment of the Jinsui Army, which originally had less than 2,000 troops, suddenly grew its strength to nearly 6,000 troops.
Just stuck on the threshold, I beat the 358 group.
At this time, Captain Yang was satisfied, and he continued: "Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment has strong soldiers and horses, and our 57th Regiment is not bad at all, with even more combat troops than his 358th Regiment.
I heard that the 358th Regiment also formed a mountain artillery battalion, so our 57th Regiment must also be able to do so. "
So Yang Chongshan, who was well educated, spent a lot of money to form an artillery battalion in his 57th regiment, equipped with some mountain cannons and mortars.
The quality may not be as good as Chu Yunfei's artillery battalion, but at least the lineup is there.
The external propaganda of the 57th Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army is even more blunt: There are fifty-one artillery pieces!
As for whether it is true or false, what kind of gun it is, and what its caliber is, no one knows.
This time, we finally seized the opportunity and finally felt proud and took the initiative to attack Baiyang Town.
Yang Chongshan was hesitant at first. He suspected that Kong Jie was using him to deliberately create conflicts between the Jinsui Army and the Japanese Army.
After all, he is the leader of a regiment, and Yang Chongshan is no fool.
Until the news came, a detachment of the Eighth Route Army suddenly launched a fierce attack on the surrounding towns and villages of Shouyang, Yangquan, and Tan counties of the Japanese army.
And in just two hours, they captured four townships and three towns in one fell swoop, and even completely besieged the entire Shouyang, Yangquan and Tan counties.
Yang Chongshan was confused at that time.
Good guy, I knew Captain Kong was powerful, but I didn’t expect him to be such a powerful man!
How big is the territory of the four villages and three towns of the Japanese?
It was done as soon as it was said to be done, and it only took less than two hours.
Now Yang Chongshan understood that Kong Jie was not joking with him.
With the situation of Captain Kong, there was no need to deceive Yang Chongshan.
After wanting to understand this, and being tempted by the rich farmland and supplies in Baiyang Town, Yang Chongshan did not hesitate and directly issued a combat order to attack Baiyang Town.
In order to win this battle thoroughly, he not only won Kong Jie's attention, but also promoted the reputation of his 57th Shanxi-Sui Army Regiment.
In Yang Chongshan's words to Qian Shoucai: "This opportunity comes once in a lifetime to capture Baiyang Town. I don't know how long it will take to capture the Japanese territory again."
Therefore, in this attack, we are not afraid of killing the chicken with a butcher's knife.
We still have to use this butcher's knife!
One battle will demonstrate the prestige of our 57th regiment, and the prestige of Yang Chongshan! "
Deputy commander Qian Shoucai flattered him and said, "The regiment is wise. So, regimental commander, how many main forces should we send to fight?"
Yang Chongshan said categorically: "Send 60% of the main force to me, and also pull our artillery battalion directly over.
We just want to use the most powerful attack to take down Baiyang Town in one fell swoop!
"Yes, Danzuo Yingming!"
...Boom——
After the battle has completely begun, no matter what the combat effectiveness of the 57th Regiment of the Jinsui Army is.
At least this cannon is really powerful.
A large number of cannonballs fell like raindrops on the top of Baiyang Town's city gate.
With a series of earth-shaking roars, the entire south gate of Baiyang Town was almost blown out of the gap.
At this time, the Japanese army's attention was basically focused on the four townships and three towns attacked by the Eighth Route Army.
No one could have imagined that at this juncture, the 57th Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army would suddenly jump out and stab the important county town of Yangquan in the Japanese-occupied area - Baiyang Town!
Isn't this just like being stabbed in the back by the Jinsui Army!
For the Japanese army, this wave of operations by the 57th Regiment.
——It’s not very harmful, but it’s extremely insulting!
"Baga, these damn bastards, the damn Jinsui Army, what are they going to do? Are they going to join the Eighth Route Army to go to war with our Empire of Japan?
The guy named Yan actually broke his promise like this, you bastard! "
Looking at the angry Shinozuka Yoshio, the Japanese chief of staff Kitagawa comforted him: "General, things don't seem to be as bad as we thought.
According to our investigation, the Jinsui Army that attacked Baiyang Town was the 57th Regiment of the Jinsui Army. It was originally an inconspicuous miscellaneous army of the Jinsui Army, but it later developed and grew somehow.
I think their attack this time is more like taking advantage of the situation, and may not necessarily represent a joint effort between the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army. "
After the anger gradually subsided, Yoshio Shinozuka quickly noticed the clues.
The reason why he was furious was that he mistakenly thought that the duplicitous Yan was once again standing on a united front with the Eighth Route Army.
"As early as last year, Chu Yunfei of the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army also took the opportunity to raid two towns in our Japanese Empire.
It is tolerable, but what is intolerable?
Since the 57th Regiment of the Jinsui Army dares to initiate an attack, it must be prepared to bear the wrath of the Japanese Empire.
Destroy the 57th regiment!
I understand that the man surnamed Yan has nothing to say. At the same time, he has sounded the alarm to the Jinsui Army. Even if the Pacific War breaks out, the military might of the Japanese Empire is definitely not something they can offend! "
"Hi!" Beichuan responded...
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