A large-scale battle spread to Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Inner Mongolia, and even Beijing, involving the armed forces of both sides, including the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese Army as the main force, the Shanxi-Sui Army, the local National Army, and the Chiang Kai-shek Army as the supplement. Gradually the curtain came to an end.
The Eighth Route Army became the well-deserved winner.
The majesty of the Japanese army was completely lost, and the morale of the three armies was greatly weakened.
After the battle, the Japanese army was like a wounded beast. Even though it still had residual power, it was just licking its wounds.
The losses in manpower and material resources need to be compensated everywhere.
The stability of various security districts is in constant turmoil, and the quasi-security districts are even more at risk.
The Japanese army has neither the inclination nor the energy to take major military action against the Eighth Route Army troops.
For the various units of the Eighth Route Army after a great victory, it was an excellent time to end the battle, for the troops to repair, replenish, and learn, and to grow rapidly during the war, and to rise rapidly through post-war summarization and learning.
Each base area took the opportunity to open up connections with each other and completely break the Japanese army's blockade.
Further expand the impact and results of this battle in local struggles.
On the other side, there are others who have mixed feelings.
For example, our Chairman, following this large-scale confrontation between the Japanese Army and the Eighth Route Army, after a real fight between the two sides.
When the battle came to an end, the Eighth Route Army became the victorious party.
Our chairman’s heart is quite complicated.
On the one hand, they are happy that the Eighth Route Army once again defeated the Japanese army, and it was a victory of such a large scale and composed of multiple battles. This will inevitably form a greater containment of the Japanese army behind enemy lines, making it impossible for the Japanese army to shift its focus to the frontal battlefield.
This will greatly reduce the combat pressure on his troops on the frontal battlefield.
On the one hand, it is depressing. Since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Chiang Kai-shek's army has been fighting to the death on the frontal battlefield. How many patriotic officers and soldiers have fought desperately against the Japanese invaders. However, the result is still repeated defeats, and eventually half of the country was lost.
For this, Your Excellency, Chairman, can attribute these to the strong industrial strength of the Japanese military. The Japanese military troops are well-equipped and have amazing combat effectiveness.
But just like this, the Japanese army, which made the Chiang Kai-shek troops on the frontal battlefield change their minds, was defeated by those mere Eighth Route Army troops behind enemy lines.
No comparison means no harm.
As this battle came to an end, and as the battle spread to many provinces, the image of the Eighth Route Army's heroic resistance to the Japanese and the severe defeat of the Japanese aggressors emerged. With the spread of propaganda in various provinces and regions, more and more ordinary people were concerned about the Eighth Route Army's resistance to the Japanese. Heroic actions are increasingly supported, and they are simply what the people want.
So the depression quickly turned into worry and fear.
Your Excellency, Chairman, is very worried! He was worried that the increasingly powerful Eighth Route Army would one day threaten his absolute position.
With the transfer of people's hearts and minds, if this continues, the common people in the entire land of China may only know the Eighth Route Army and not the Chiang Kai-shek Army!
So what to do?
"beat!"
During the meeting of the Chiang Kai-shek Military Commission, the chairman of the committee slammed the table and said very clearly: "Nang Xipi, since the outbreak of the Pacific War, we have fully declared war on Japan. The Japanese army is present on two or even multiple fronts. The Pacific battlefield , they are present in the battlefields of Southeast Asia.
The quality of the Japanese troops in China has obviously declined seriously.
Now, even these mere Eighth Route Army units behind enemy lines can turn the Japanese army upside down.
You are all Huangpu's elites, battle-hardened generals.
Could it be that the Eighth Route Army was able to win the battle, but our Central Army could only suffer defeats one after another? "
The Chairman, who was getting more and more angry as he spoke, looked at the generals in front of him who had some evasive eyes and even lowered their heads, and then thought about what the Eighth Route Army troops had done.
Li Yunlong and Kong Jie, who were passed back, could achieve a huge victory with just the regiment leader and detachment leader.
He felt more and more pity that so many tiger generals and elites who could fight had ended up in the Eighth Route Army camp?
Of course, there are some long-faced people in the national army.
For example, Commander Fu, the commander of the 35th Route Army, took advantage of the battle between the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese army to launch a surprise attack on Baotou, the base camp of the Mongolian Army, and won a considerable victory.
The chairman of the committee was naturally very proud of this.
It's just that these achievements are not enough compared to the victories fought by the Eighth Route Army, and the light has been completely blocked.
"Niang Xipi, fight! Take the opportunity to launch an active attack on the frontal battlefield and catch the Japanese army by surprise!"
The chairman of the committee, who thought he was a military expert, issued the order in a rage.
So...perhaps jealous of the victories won by the Eighth Route Army, the Central Army on the frontal battlefield launched an attack on the Japanese defense area.
So... the little devil was extremely happy. He had lost all face due to the tragic defeat at the hands of the Eighth Route Army, and he was just thinking of winning a few battles to consolidate the empire's military power! The Central Army is here. If you really feel sleepy, someone will give you a pillow!
So...it took only three days, three battlefields, and six battles. The Central Army used more than three divisions of troops, but they returned with a disastrous defeat, with more than 3,000 battle losses.
So... Jiang Jun, who had been repeatedly defeated in battles, was finally beaten to his knees.
Obviously, even if the Japanese army is an extremely thin camel, it is not something they can bully.
As a fig leaf, the propaganda spread quickly:
Good name:
In order to cooperate with the operations of the Eighth Route Army behind enemy lines, our Central Army troops launched an active attack on the Japanese army on the frontal battlefield. All officers and soldiers fought bravely and fought to the death. The fierce battle lasted for more than three days, forcing the Japanese army to comprehensively strengthen the frontal defense line and contain a large number of Japanese troops, causing their rear areas to be The empty troops greatly facilitated the advancement of the battlefield behind enemy lines.
From what I mean, it can be said that the Eighth Route Army was able to win the battle behind enemy lines only because of the heroic fighting of our Central Army on the frontal battlefield.
The former enemy headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.
When the deputy chief of general staff slowly read out the report issued by Jiang Jun, the cadres were speechless for a moment.
What else can anyone say?
Jiang Jun said that the attack launched on the frontal battlefield contained the Japanese troops and covered the operations on the battlefield behind enemy lines. That can be considered a credit!
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"Niang Xipi!
! "
After the multi-party attack failed miserably, the Chairman scolded him fiercely. Being slapped in the face by reality, he finally realized that the Eighth Route Army was able to win the battle not because the Japanese army was too weak.
At least the Japanese army they faced was still too strong for them to attack.
From this point of view, this frontal offensive is not feasible, and we can only find another way.
What can be done? Soon someone said to the chairman:
“After the Hundred Regiments War, the Japanese army has shifted a large part of its focus to the battlefield against the Eighth Route Army units behind enemy lines.
However, although the Japanese army began to pay attention to dealing with the Eighth Route Army, they still did not shift all their focus. They still did not give up fighting on the frontal battlefield.
This time the Japanese army suffered a disastrous defeat at the hands of the Eighth Route Army. They should completely wake up. For their Japanese troops, the biggest threat now is not our Central Army troops on the frontal battlefield, but those who are growing stronger behind enemy lines. of the Eighth Route Army.
To this end, Chairman, we might as well add another fire! "
"What fire?"
"Praise to kill!"
"Help publicize the heroic achievements of the Eighth Route Army in defeating the Japanese army, especially the rapid development, sophisticated equipment, and powerful combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army, and further acknowledge and even publicly state that the Eighth Route Army is an indelible backbone force in the fight against the Japanese army.
We can even arrange for all international reporters to go there, and through further interviews, we can expose more and more of the Eighth Route Army's hidden strengths, so as to arouse the Japanese army's growing fear.
As a result, sooner or later the Japanese army will put all its focus on the Eighth Route Army! "
In deep thought, the Chairman touched his head, which was gradually becoming bare due to worrying about state affairs and having no food and clothing. His face, which had been gloomy for several days, finally turned into a smile.
The matter was settled.
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At this time, the farce came to an end as the Chiang Army took the initiative to attack the Japanese army.
The large-scale battles between the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese army have all ended, and only some local exchanges of fire have not stopped.
At this point, the winter counterattack spearheaded by the First Independent Anti-Japanese Detachment in Northwestern Shanxi led by Kong Jie has completely entered its final stage.
As the most dazzling protagonist in this entire battle.
There were many reporters who had ideas about Kong Jie. Fortunately, Kong Jie thought quickly and found reporter Shen to help publish a report, deliberately emphasizing that after the mechanized combat troops made a surprise attack on Datong, they penetrated long distances and even penetrated the entire central Shandong area. Combat.
It was under the unified command of the wise old brigade commander, the new first regiment, the new second regiment, the first team, the former iron triangle, and the overall layout of the general headquarters that the victory was won.
No matter who takes the credit, it is always the leader’s credit. This is absolutely correct!
This is also true. This time, whether it is the battle plan proposed by Kong Jie and Li Yunlong to surprise Datong with a quick reaction force, or the follow-up battle plan of two groups to meet in central Shandong.
Without the decisive judgment and strong support of the wise Eighth Route Army headquarters commanders, as well as the overall arrangement and cooperation, it would have been impossible to achieve the final results.
This is called unity and unity!
Then, through the help of reporter friends from various countries in the reporter circle, reporter Shen received those international reporters.
Kong Jie's expression didn't change, he almost patted his chest and said repeatedly:
"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible! This is Chi Luoluo's slander. As the invaders, the Japanese invaders definitely have no good intentions.
How could it be as exaggerated as what the Japanese army said?
At most we killed a few captains, and the noise was quite loud. In fact, not many Japanese were killed. The little Japanese deliberately cried out for misfortune and falsely reported battle losses.
There were no results. The Japanese army ran too fast and left all the supplies and equipment early in the morning. The Japanese army took the initiative to give up the defense of Datong. When we attacked the city, there were not even a few Japanese soldiers.
Of course, after so many years, who doesn’t know that our Eighth Route Army is behind enemy lines, surrounded by enemies on all sides, with no reinforcements at all, and the government cut off our military pay many years ago.
Life was hard, and sometimes we didn't even have to eat grass roots.
When winter comes, far more soldiers die from frostbite than from casualties in battles.
Our Eighth Route Army mainly engages in guerrilla warfare.
The soil in the base area is barren, there is not even enough food to eat, and there is no military industry foundation at all.
There is absolutely no ability to engage in large-scale battles with the Japanese army. It is absolutely impossible to have a large number of cars, tanks, armored vehicles, and heavy artillery as the Japanese said.
Yes, our Eighth Route Army is definitely not like that!
!
We were able to win this battle this time only because all our Eighth Route Army officers and men risked their lives and worked together as one, and all of them paid for it with their lives.
As the saying goes, those who are stunned are afraid of losing their lives. Our Eighth Route Army is the kind of team that is willing to risk its life for the sake of the nation.
...It's clear that the Japanese army is just making excuses for their incompetence! "
As the saying goes, seeing is believing.
Kong Jie was afraid that these reporters would not believe it, so he immediately took the reporters to the garrison and base areas of some new brigades of the 129th Division and conducted on-the-spot interviews.
When I saw with my own eyes the hardships of these Eighth Route Army troops, even the military uniforms could not be unified, and the weapons they used were backward and old Hanyang-made sleeves.
Reporters are indeed suspicious of the recent rumors about the national army and the Japanese army.
In response to this, Brigadier Zhao of the newly established brigade felt extremely aggrieved and went to the boss to complain:
"Boss, look, what does that boy Kong Jie think of our brigade? Is he specifically using it to deceive reporters from poor households?"
In response, the boss coughed twice and said: "I can't bear to lose you. Kong Jie said that he can send a batch of supplies to your brigade."
"Haha, boss, otherwise everyone would say that Lao Kong is honest. When he becomes rich, he will not forget us old comrades!" Brigadier Zhao left happily after receiving such a guarantee. He wished that Kong Jie would take the reporters with him. Let's come a few more times.
Later, the reporter interviewed some people in the base area.
The common people even spoke vividly about how difficult the life of the Eighth Route Army troops was, and how sometimes they even had to rely on the help of the common people to survive.
At this point, reporters have no doubts about Kong Jie’s words.
In addition, reporter Shen and Kong Jie cooperated to produce a special report.
"On the Eighth Route Army's magic weapon to defeat the Japanese aggressors in the face of absolute adversity - absolute faith and will!" 》
In this report, the two people use a special perspective to examine the huge influence that faith has on a person, an army, and even a party.
It draws on extensive references and continues to demonstrate, and uses the battles that have broken out many times between China and Japan since the Anti-Japanese War as materials and conclusions.
In the end, we came to the conclusion that belief in victory and firm faith are the magic weapon for ultimate victory and the most important core of anti-aggression operations.
The Eighth Route Army troops were in severe and difficult situations, so they were able to find their way to the final victory amidst all the obstacles.
Relying on such iron will and unwavering faith.
After this report was issued, it was assisted by the propaganda department of the Eighth Route Army.
Soon, the focus of all parties was successfully shifted from the equipment development and strength enhancement of the Eighth Route Army troops to the analysis and attention of the Eighth Route Army's absolute faith and willpower.
After thorough publicity, it became an excellent stage for the Eighth Route Army to promote its beliefs and further expand its influence nationally and even internationally.
After the poor chairman learned about this, he realized that he had lost everything by stealing the chicken, and he was so angry that he scolded Xipi...
