Okamura, who has always had the potential to be a gambler, this time dared not risk his own life.
The Eighth Route Army's propaganda campaign clamored to attack Peiping directly.
This even caused the anti-Japanese armed forces lurking in many areas occupied by the Japanese army to be ready to move into action. The Japanese army had to strengthen public security management internally while resisting the raids of the Eighth Route Army on the outside.
For the safety of his base camp, Okamura Ningji specially ordered the Masamoto division stationed in the area from Shimen to Baoding, which has been responsible for the Ping-Han Railway and the Zhengtai Railway, to strengthen vigilance and defense, and must not let any Eighth Route Army pass through the defense zone.
Also ensure the defense of Shimen and Baoding.
The old devil who received the order did not dare to delay.
At this moment, the Eighth Route Army suddenly came to Baoding with a fierce force. He had to send the main force of the division to Baoding for reinforcements and repel the Eighth Route Army.
In fact, Brigadier Chen, who sent the armored battalion to fight, had already considered this.
There were too many factors involved in capturing Datong. In the end, the troops spent a lot of manpower, material resources, time and cost before they successfully captured it.
Such a victory is difficult to replicate in a short time.
Therefore, the attack on Baoding was just a sheep attack. In fact, the thunder was loud and the rain was small.
Mainly just to scare the little devils.
Who would have thought that with the destruction of Datong City and the Eighth Route Army gathering in Licheng, they captured Xinxiang in one fell swoop. The troops surrounded Kaifeng and went straight to Zaozhuang, completely frightening the little Japanese.
The current image of the Japanese army is a bit unsettling.
Therefore, the effect of this attack in the east and west is particularly obvious.
The main force in sheep uniforms pushed towards Baoding, which immediately frightened the Japanese and even attracted most of the main force of the original Japanese division to the Baoding area.
After the Japanese troops gathered, the soldiers fired a false shot, turned their troops, and suddenly attacked the Shide Line, which was the railway line from Shimen in Ji to Dezhou in Lu.
As soon as this railway line was opened, the little devils were immediately frightened.
The Japanese were afraid that the Eighth Route Army would invade Western Shandong along the Shide Line, so they quickly sent troops to return reinforcements to the Shide Line.
But in fact, Brigadier Chen and Commander Lu were not stupid. After Li Yunlong and Kong Jie invaded, the Luxi side had already strengthened the defensive strength of the defense line.
If you force an attack at this time, you will definitely not get any benefits.
Therefore, the two commanders' move to raid the Shide Line was, on the one hand, to cover Li Yunlong's operations in Western Shandong and to contain the Japanese troops in Western Shandong.
On the other hand, it was to lure the troops of the original division over, and then set up an ambush in the middle, taking the opportunity to deal a cruel blow to this little devil.
Just a day or two ago…
With the complete end of the Huangyadong defense battle, the 771st Regiment, 772nd Regiment, and the newly formed 5th Regiment, 17th Regiment, etc., which were originally fighting inside Huangyadong, and the main force of the 386th Brigade, have been replenished and rested. Return to fighting on all sides.
With the reinforcements of these troops, the combat pressure in various base areas of the Eighth Route Army was suddenly greatly reduced.
Iron Triangle Provisional Joint Command.
Ding Wei, who proclaimed himself Ding Wanwan, saw that all the Japanese troops had retreated to counties and towns, and continued to fight in the base areas. I am afraid that he could not do anything more.
Now, if we want to achieve new results, we can only further expand the battlefield and dispatch troops abroad.
Therefore, after Ding Wei, Zhao Gang, Li Wenjie, and Xu Guoan discussed it, they immediately decided to withdraw some elites from the Iron Triangle's troops, and then use the various remaining mechanical vehicles in the base area to temporarily form a mixed mechanical force to attack the enemy. Reinforcements from Jizhong direction.
The commander is Shen Quan, commander of the Third Independent Regiment.
Before leaving, Ding Wei mobilized all the soldiers. He stood on the high platform and shouted loudly: "Comrades, I'm afraid you still don't know.
Since this period of time, the Shanxi Eighth Route Army, especially the Taihang Eighth Route Army, and especially our Iron Triangle Eighth Route Army, have already made a name for themselves throughout North China and even the entire Sino-Japanese battlefield.
I heard that there are many Japanese and Japanese soldiers in the enemy war zone. Whenever they hear the names of our Iron Triangle, they will even tremble with fear.
As long as they can be linked to our iron triangle, they must be elites.
This time we are fighting across regions and provinces, let alone lose the face of our Iron Triangle. If we want to fight, we must show our glory, and if we want to fight, we must show the prestige of our Taihang Iron Triangle!
We are all the most elite soldiers of our Iron Triangle and will be equipped with the most sophisticated equipment. After the cross-regional operations, we must let the brother troops in central and southern Hebei and the common people take a good look at the power of our Iron Triangle.
Okay, I won’t say much more.
Just one sentence, I will wait in the base area for the news that our comrades defeated the Japanese invaders and won a complete victory! "
"Set off!"
Under Ding Wei's mobilization, the soldiers started gearing up one by one as if they had been given a shot of blood.
Chen Quan is responsible for leading the team.
At this time, in the direction from Jizhong to Jinan, an advancement channel had already been penetrated by Kong Jie and his group of mechanized combat troops heading south.
In addition, the Eighth Route Army troops in central and southern Hebei also launched partial counterattacks and partial raids against the Japanese troops.
The entire Jizhong and southern Hebei regions have long been in a state of chaos.
Shen Quan led his troops to take advantage of every opportunity, even following the path southward of his old regiment leader Kong Jie and his party, which had broken the Japanese defense line along the way, and then fought in the opposite direction.
In this way, the troops spent more than a day, fought several victorious battles along the way, and defeated several Japanese and puppet troops before successfully arriving in the Jizhong area.
Sun Zhenguo, commander of the 1st Battalion of the New Regiment who was accompanying him, immediately suggested: "Old Shen, there is news from our vanguard force that the armored barracks of the 385th Brigade and comrades from Jizhong have already opened up with the Japanese troops halfway along the Shide Line. .
Let’s take the opportunity to rush over! Maybe he could even launch a sneak attack from the enemy's back! "
Sun Zhenguo's suggestion was actually very reasonable. At this time, the location of Shen Quan and his troops was quite close to the Shide line.
Chen Quan slowly shook his head and said: "Old Sun, we have been fighting all the way. Although the process has been relatively smooth, there has been a lot of noise. Do you think the original division will not receive the news?
Once the Japanese army arranges guard troops in the rear in advance, or even sets up an ambush in advance, if we attack so hastily, we may fall into the enemy's trap. "
"this……"
Sun Zhenguo hesitated, this was indeed possible.
"Old Chen, what do you mean?"
Shen Quan pondered for a moment, then suddenly showed a bit of a bad smile and said: "Why don't we divide into two groups, make a big fuss all the way, make the noise as loud as possible, and clearly tell the little devils that we will take the opportunity to launch a surprise attack from their back, and unite with Hebei Neutralize the armored barracks of the 385th Brigade and attack from the front and rear.
The other road is our real main force, advancing in the direction of Baoding and Shimen.
As the old saying goes, a war never tires of deceit.
Even though the trick of making an attack in the east and attacking in the west has long been used, as long as the opportunity is right, it can still be used everywhere! "
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What else could Sun Zhenguo say when he suddenly came to his senses?
They all came out of the same trench. No wonder Lao Shen suddenly became the leader of a third independent regiment!
After the two people reached an agreement, they immediately split into two groups.
Sun Zhenguo led a company, and then with the cooperation of local troops, disguised as the main force advancing from the Iron Triangle base area, approached the Shide Line.
Chen Quan led a special reinforced regiment with nearly 3,000 troops to quickly penetrate in the direction of Shimen and Baoding.
The headquarters of the original Japanese division.
The battle between the main force of the division and the Eighth Route Army troops in central Hebei around the Shide Line area intensified.
However, news suddenly came from the direction of Jinan that an Eighth Route Army unit was rushing in from the direction of Shanxi and was rapidly moving northward, approaching the Shide Line.
"General, judging from the direction in which the Eighth Route Army is advancing, it seems that they are coming towards the back of our army!"
"Baga, these damn Eighth Route Army troops are really rampant!"
The old Japanese man was cursing a few words, but the chief of staff on the side suddenly reminded him: "General, this Eighth Route Army came from Shanxi, and its combat power should not be underestimated, so we must be on guard against it!"
Zheng Ben deeply agrees with this.
He then began to curse the Shanxi First Army for its incompetence.
"If it weren't for these incompetent and stupid guys, how could they have allowed these Eighth Route Army troops to break into our defense zone?"
After scolding for a long time, he had no choice but to arrange some guard troops to guard the back and sides of the defense area.
The battle between the two sides soon started.
In order to completely paralyze the Japanese army's judgment, Sun Zhenguo led his troops to launch a fierce attack on the Japanese defense line.
Under the roar of the artillery pieces, the heads of the little Japanese who were defending were buzzing.
The Japanese in Jizhong deeply realized the power of the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi.
The old Japanese was secretly glad that he had the foresight to prepare sufficient rearguard force in advance, so that this cunning Eighth Route Army would not take the opportunity to make a sneak attack.
At this time, the Japanese army's attention has basically been drawn to the Jizhong troops in the direction of the Shide Line who are fighting with it, and the Eighth Route Army troops that have rounded off from Shanxi on the back and side.
The two sides are fighting fiercely.
"Your Excellency, the division commander, Shimen is in emergency and has been attacked wildly by the main force of the Eighth Route Army!"
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, there is an emergency in Baoding. The Eighth Route Army is attacking the city and all the defense lines outside the city have been lost!"
"Nani?"
The old devil was completely stupid. How could this be possible?
The reconnaissance system of the Japanese Empire was not a vegetarian. The Eighth Route Army advancing from Jizhong originally used a false attack on Shimen and Baoding, and then suddenly attacked the Shide Line, causing the two sides to become entangled in a fierce battle on the Shide Line.
If these Eighth Route Army troops were mobilized, they would definitely not be able to escape the Japanese reconnaissance.
So where did the Eighth Route Army that suddenly appeared in Shimen and Baoding come from?
Could it be the Eighth Route Army coming from Shanxi?
Yes, it must be this Eighth Route Army. They split into two groups, one group sneaking attacks on the back and side of his original division, and the other group attacking Shimen and Baoding in a roundabout way.
"asshole!"
Zhengben started to curse loudly, thinking back on what he had experienced during this period, he couldn't shake off the humiliation that arose spontaneously.
I think that his division was guarding SJZ and Baoding area, and he did a good job, and even received praise from the Commander-in-Chief.
Originally this was all very beautiful.
Until the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi appeared like a nightmare.
First, the intersecting troops from the Shanxi battlefield attacked HD, and then attacked Shimen. In the confrontation between the two sides, the vanguard troops of the original division were almost defeated at the first touch and were severely beaten by the opponent.
Then there was trouble on the Eighth Route in Jizhong. The old Japanese originally sent troops to clean up, but they were beaten again and returned with a miserable defeat.
The mobile troops he sent to Licheng for reinforcements were ambushed by Shanxi's Eighth Route Army troops on the way and were almost wiped out.
Then the so-called quick reaction force of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army crossed the border and beat him again.
Now, the Eighth Route Army troops in central Hebei and the Eighth Route Army advancing from Shanxi are attacking the Shide Line and raiding Baoding and Shimen.
It turned out that the more I thought about it, the more depressed I became. I am such a soft persimmon, can anyone from all walks of life come and pinch me?
In addition, after every defeat, the losses were quite heavy.
The Chinese say that a bandit's fault is like a comb, a soldier's fault is like a gourd, and an official's fault is like a haircut.
The Eighth Route Army in Shanxi is even more ruthless. Once they win a battle, not only will the strongholds be demolished, but even the foundations will be dug up for you. They will do everything they can to expand the results they capture.
It is simply more terrifying than the bandit locusts passing through.
I had actually seen with my own eyes that the warriors of the 100th Empire who had been wiped out by me had even been stripped down to only a piece of crotch cloth.
This even made Zheng Ben suspect that the reason why the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi could develop so rapidly was really related to such a frugal style of not letting go of any oil or water?
In the direction of Kaifeng, the Harada Division was still asking for help every day, saying that the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang area was about to break the city.
But it has been broken for several days, and there is still no movement.
The Gujing Division in the southwest of Shandong is also in panic every day, saying that Zaozhuang is almost unable to withstand it. Until now, it is still holding on well!
Zhengben, who had thought this through, immediately realized that facing such a tough Eighth Route Army.
If he can't beat him, can he still not be able to hide?
He finally understood why these Eighth Route Army soldiers in Shanxi Province were able to rush in and out of various defense areas as if they were in an uninhabited land.
"This is clearly because the troops along the defense line did nothing, were unwilling to pay the price to stop them, and even deliberately dispersed these difficult Eighth Route Army troops to other defense areas to share the losses equally.
Damn you, disgrace to the empire! "
Feeling the resentment of the commander of his own division towards those imperial worms who were disadvantaged in the battle, the chief of staff on the side quickly asked: "General, are we going to attack across the board and fight to the death to eliminate these Eighth Route Army?"
"Nani?"
Zhengben turned his head, glanced at the chief of staff, and scolded: "Idiot, if we kill everyone, who will be responsible for the security of the entire Shimen Baoding area? Who will protect the safety of the rear headquarters?
Notify all ministries to immediately retreat across the board... strategically move forward, abandon the defense line as appropriate, preserve the effective forces, and use fortifications, strongholds, and city gates to turn offense into defense. "
to be honest.
Since you can't beat it, just let it go!
These eight routes penetrated all the way from the First Army's defense area, and the First Army could not stop them.
It makes sense that his own division could not stop these eight forces.
On the side, the Japanese chief of staff remained silent...
