Headquarters of the Mongolian Army.
The Japanese commander was also panicked now. He was afraid that the worst scenario he expected would happen, and that the Eighth Route Army would join forces with the 35th Route Army.
Taking advantage of the insufficient strength of his troops stationed in Mongolia and heading south to reinforce the First Army, he directly sent his troops south to penetrate the defense lines set up by the Japanese army.
Another sneak attack would interfere with the confrontation between the First Army and the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang area, which would be troublesome.
Faced with the irregularity of the Eighth Route Army troops in northern Shanxi and attacks from all directions, the Mongolian Army had no choice but to continuously mobilize troops from the base camps in Baotou and Datong to assist the security forces in defense.
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Inside the Hetao headquarters of the Eighth Theater Command of the National Revolutionary Army.
The 358th Brigade of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army used lightning speed to nearly annihilate the elite Suzuki Regiment of the Japanese Army in Mongolia after several hours of fierce fighting in the Xiaonanzhuang area.
They also defeated the Nishino Regiment stationed in Baode County and fully occupied Baode.
After this news came.
The officers of the Eighth War Zone headed by Fu Yisheng were all surprised.
This earth-shattering battle of the Eighth Route Army exceeded everyone's expectations.
As for Fu Yisheng, he took out the letter written to him by the commander of the 120th Division and thought about it again and again.
Originally, according to the wishes of the 120th Division, he hoped that the 35th Route Army could take the opportunity to cooperate with the Eighth Route Army's operations and contain the Mongolian troops.
I thought everything was for the confrontation between the Japanese First Army and the Taihang Eighth Route Army in the Taihang Base Area.
But now it seems that the movements of the Eighth Route Army in the Northwest Military Region are getting bigger and bigger.
"What exactly do Lao He and the others want to do?"
Fu Yisheng thought about it for a long time, but in the end he couldn't figure out the Eighth Route Army's intentions.
However, this does not prevent this chicken-stealing master from realizing that perhaps the opportunity to fish in troubled waters will arise soon.
He immediately ordered to convene the main generals of the three armies, and then arranged for various troops to be alert to the movements of the Japanese army at any time during the meeting.
Fu Yisheng finally summed up the core of the meeting in one sentence:
"There will definitely be an opportunity for us to take advantage of the confrontation between the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese army. As long as we seize the opportunity, we must not miss it. Maybe our biggest fighter opportunity will be in the near future!"
Just like that, the little devil got more and more headache. While he was wary of the Northern Shanxi Eighth Route Army which seemed to be getting stronger, he could only feel the coldness on his back.
Fu Yisheng, a master of stealing chickens, no one can tell when he will suddenly come out and take a bite.
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At the headquarters of the First Shanxi Army of the Japanese Army in Taiyuan City, the Japs Commander Yoshio Shinozuka did not look good at this moment.
News has come that the Eighth Route Army captured Baode in one fell swoop, nearly annihilated the Suzuki Regiment, and directly defeated the Nishino Regiment.
And just now, the Japanese army was vigorously promoting the battle against the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang base area, and the battle against the Eighth Route Army arsenal in Huangyadong was gaining momentum.
The result was such a slap in the face.
Regarding the battle in northern Shanxi, the Suzuki regiment was almost destroyed. In addition, the old Japanese Suzuki was captured alive, held a public trial, and shot.
The Eighth Route Army did a lot of propaganda, and newspapers were also distributed in the streets and alleys of the Japanese-occupied areas around northern Shanxi and Taihang.
It was not until this moment that the little devils realized that their so-called occupied area was riddled with holes that had been infiltrated by the Eighth Route Army.
The news that the damn Eighth Route Army deliberately propagated was so unstoppable that they quickly spread throughout the occupied areas.
The international war correspondents involved captured all this keenly.
Regarding the so-called false propaganda of the Japanese army, the absolute advantage against the Eighth Route Army seemed to be self-defeating, and the little devil lost all face.
In fact, at this time, the little devils surrounding the battlefields in the Taihang area were almost unable to withstand it.
Huangyadong area.
The only way into the Huangya Cave, Yixiantian, was forcibly dug through more than half of it two days ago.
As a result, the Japanese took a lot of time and effort, and it took them two full days to dig out a passage of several hundred meters despite the Eighth Route Army's attack.
Just after digging to the end, there were only a few loud bangs heard, and the mountains on both sides collapsed again, burying all two to three hundred little devils alive in it.
So far.
The 36th Division, which was in a hurry in the outer area of Huangyadong, had no choice but to completely abandon the idea of opening up the sky channel and reinforcing the internal vanguard troops.
As for the more than 3,000 elite Japs who were still imprisoned inside Huangya Cave and became turtles in the urn, they were already at the end of their strength.
It was impossible to win, and it was impossible to escape, but in the mountains of Huangyadong, the Eighth Route Army's hidden artillery offensive was like a nightmare that could not be shaken off.
Todoroki's little devil was trembling and had almost no way to escape.
The Japanese aerial firepower reinforcements that were still roaring and appearing in the sky were followed by the Japanese's destruction of the Chinese airborne troops. The large radio communication department was captured by Ye Min and the commando team.
There is no longer any use for it.
In addition, there are far more battlefields that require fire reinforcements than this one.
The Japanese flying troops had no choice but to leave the sky inside Huangya Cave.
The remaining Japanese troops had no air fire reinforcements and were completely blocked in the mountains by the Eighth Route Army troops. One can imagine their next fate.
Militarily, they were not eliminated first and were in a blockade. They had run out of food and had no water to drink. In addition, the weather in the mountains was still cold at this time.
In less than two days, the fighting will of the remaining thousand or so little devils was basically exhausted.
So on a dark and windy night, Captains Cheng, Xu, Jiang, Feng and others led the main forces of each regiment to launch a surprise attack at night.
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By dawn the next day, all the little devils had been eliminated.
More than 200 people were also captured.
This is something that has been very rare since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War.
Especially for these little devils from the elite Japanese army.
In fact, the condition of these little devils has basically reached the limit. They are hungry, cold and thirsty, and there is no so-called fighting will left.
When more than 200 surrendered Japs surrendered their weapons obediently and rushed to the Eighth Route Army base, the soldiers served them delicious meals.
One by one, as they devoured the food, they once again experienced the life that a living person should have.
Not long after, a newspaper published by the Eighth Route Army Propaganda Department recorded a scene of more than 200 Japanese soldiers wearing Showa uniforms, holding rice bowls, steamed buns, and even squatting very friendly with the Eighth Route Army soldiers. Photos of enjoying lunch.
The title says:
The Eighth Route Army treated prisoners preferentially, and the unjust imperial aggression will be destroyed sooner or later!
Next, the corresponding subtitles enter the main text, and there are even interviews conducted by reporters with some soldiers at the bottom of the Japanese army after surrendering to the Eighth Route Army.
According to the true feelings of these soldiers, they slept the most soundly, ate the most deliciously, and lived the most comfortable days during the days when they surrendered to the Eighth Route Army and became prisoners.
"I've never been so happy!"
Higashino Kotaro said in Japanese with a happy face during the interview.
For the Japanese army, these propaganda and reports were more like invisible weapons, making it difficult for the Japanese invaders to guard against.
The psychological defense line suffered a huge impact.
...Commando deputy captain Ye Min also won the final victory in this contest with the Japs' special airborne troops.
Not only that, Ye Min also fulfilled his promise to the Deputy Chief of Staff, using ether shells to capture almost the entire Japanese airborne force alive.
The commander of the Chinese-destroying airborne troops, the Japanese center left Shimada Shozo, is an exception.
Ye Min used radio directional positioning technology to lock the radio communication department of this Japanese airborne force.
This means that the life of this special Japanese airborne force is coming to an end.
In the subsequent contest between the two sides, Ye Min led the members of the commando team, and with the cooperation of various artillery groups' offensives, they cast a wide net and gradually wiped out the entire Chinese Airborne Forces.
Only Shimada Shozo, an old devil, is somewhat capable.
He actually escaped from the encirclement opened by the soldiers many times.
In the end, Ye Min, who had a keen sense of smell, led the commando members and completely surrounded him on a certain mountain.
A few days later, Ye Min led his team members to find the arrogant Japs Zhongzuo in a cave somewhere.
This old devil was indeed ruthless. After completely running out of food and seeing no hope, he committed suicide by caesarean section in this remote and dark cave.
The situation was disgusting.
Ye Min admired the old devil as a tough guy and threw a grenade into the cave when he left.
It was the last sign of respect for this tough guy's integrity as a soldier.
So far.
More than 3,000 elite Japanese troops who entered Huangyadong, including this special airborne troop dropped by the Japanese, were completely defeated.
From the beginning to the end, the defense inside Huangyadong was impregnable. If the soldiers wanted to, these more than 3,000 little Japs could not even break through the outer defense zone of the Huangyadong Arsenal.
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Huangyadong outer battlefield.
This is the other half of the 6,000 elite troops of the Japanese 36th Division that rushed to Huangyadong this time.
The Japanese army originally wanted to use the Huangyadong Arsenal to encircle and provide reinforcements, but the Eighth Route Army saw through the trick early in the morning.
As the war situation evolved, due to the constant attempts to enter Huangyadong for reinforcements, the Eighth Route Army's reinforcements were attacked in turn. The Japanese army on this route also fell into a bitter battle.
Not only that, I don’t know how the two sides fought during the confrontation. Fighting and fighting, on the battlefield outside Huangyadong, the confrontation between the two sides never stopped.
There were actually quite a few Eighth Route Army troops interspersed with them, and they went directly back to Licheng County, the logistics base camp of the 36th Division, as well as near Shimen and HD.
Then they launched an attack on these three cities.
The little devil was completely panicked now, and his anus tightened with fear.
Dang Ji made a judgment and believed that the Eighth Route Army was going to take a step forward and directly destroy Licheng, the logistics base camp of the 36th Division.
To completely overturn the balance of this battle.
Naturally, the Japanese 36th Division stationed in Changzhi could not sit still and quickly withdrew its remaining troops to reinforce Licheng.
More than 3,000 elites on the outside of Huangyadong are also constantly moving closer to Licheng.
It was just the 36th Division that moved like this.
The Fourth Independent Regiment, which had been waiting for an opportunity in the Zhongtiao Mountain area for a long time, immediately took the opportunity to launch an attack on some security areas responsible for the 36th Division.
"The 36th Division mobilized a large number of troops to reinforce Licheng. At this time, Changzhi, including Yuncheng, and Linfen, were basically in a state of empty military strength.
Comrades, our opportunity to steal a home has come!
The old rule is to focus on guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare. Taking advantage of the fact that the main force of the Japs is not very elite, they launch attacks from multiple directions regardless of priority, allowing the Japs to worry about their hands and tail. "
When the headquarters convened the next military operation, Wang Huaibao, leader of the Fourth Independent Regiment, explained with excitement.
Under the leadership of Wang Huaibao, the Fourth Independent Regiment has flourished in the Zhongtiao Mountain base area in recent years.
Especially after the stable transportation channel from the first team to the Zhongtiao Mountain base area was completely opened, it was basically impossible for the Japanese army to completely crush the Zhongtiao Mountain base area and eliminate the various Eighth Route Army units, mainly the Independent Fourth Regiment.
A few years ago, the Japanese army stationed a field division in Changzhi, Yuncheng, and Linfen.
At that time, the pressure in the base area was still very high, and Wang Huaibao basically implemented a secret development strategy.
As the Japanese army gradually weakened over the years, the three field divisions originally stationed in Changzhi, Yuncheng, and Linfen were basically reduced to the main force of the 36th Division stationed in Changzhi.
The spring of the Fourth Independent Regiment has naturally come.
As a temporarily isolated combat regiment, for the Fourth Independent Regiment, the most important task is to open up an anti-Japanese revolutionary base area, and in addition, continue to strengthen the troops and establish an anti-Japanese revolutionary regime.
In this regard, Wang Huaibao did an excellent job.
In less than two years.
The Fourth Independent Regiment established a firm foothold in the Zhongtiao Mountain area and opened up an anti-Japanese revolutionary base.
The entire team grew stronger, and quickly established a trinity of local militia, local troops, and then the main force.
As for who is the main force?
Wang Huaibao laughed and naturally gave the number of this main force to himself, at least in the Zhongtiao Mountain area.
The military strategy he formulated is very clear:
"The battle between the main force and the Japanese army in the Taihang Base is our home field, and we are here to play an auxiliary field.
Whenever a large-scale battle broke out between our natal team and the Japs, we took the opportunity to launch attacks on the Japs-occupied areas in Changzhi, Yuncheng, and Linfen to further expand our base.
If there is no movement from Taihang's main force, we will stand still. "
In addition, considering that the strategic depth of the Zhongtiao Mountain base area is far less than that of the Taihang base area, the situation of the Anti-Japanese War is more complicated. As for the strategy against the enemy, Wang Huaibao even advocated:
The main purpose was to infiltrate, win over, bribe, and corrupt the Japanese and puppet security forces, supplemented by military operations.
Just like that, with the opening of the Zhongtiao Mountain Anti-Japanese Revolutionary Base Area and the growth of the Eighth Route Army led by the Fourth Independent Regiment, the Japanese and puppet troops in southern Shanxi were still panic-stricken at first.
There was an Eighth Route Army soldier sleeping on the side of the bed who could kill them at any time. It was an uncomfortable feeling.
But less than half a year later, as the two parties were in secret contact, business was even more exchanged.
These were originally the Japanese and puppet troops, mainly composed of security forces, and their imperialist ideas were not very firm in the first place.
They soon discovered that what the enemy brought was not necessarily all bad things, but could also be money and material things.
As the old saying goes, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests...
