Shuzhong, Military Commission Operations Command Room
"Battle of a Hundred Battalions? Niang Xipi's, who gave their establishment 100 battalions?
The government only gave them the establishment of 4 divisions, 8 brigades, 16 regiments, and a total of 50 battalions. In just a few years, their number has more than doubled!
If I remember correctly, the 81st Division has not yet entered the battle. If the 81st Division is added, wouldn't it already exceed 100 battalions?
The expansion rate of the Eighth Route Army is too fast, and it should attract the great attention of all colleagues! "
Upon hearing this, General Chen jumped out and said:
"The Eighth Route Army secretly expanded its establishment and started fighting without permission. The students suggested calling them to reprimand them in the name of racial discrimination and hold them accountable for their private expansion of troops."
After listening to this, Cai Zhong was noncommittal and turned to Xiao Zhuge and said:
"Brother Jiansheng, what do you think?"
When Xiao Zhuge saw his general, he stood up and said:
"Zhongcai, 100 battalions sounds scary, but in fact there are not many people. Assuming an average of 800 people per battalion, that is 80,000 people!
In the past, the Eighth Route Army had always roamed without attacking, hiding behind enemy lines and secretly developing, and now it had more than a hundred battalions;
The reason why they dispatched their main force to attack the Japanese this time was because Xiao Zhuoyi's cage policy made it impossible for the Eighth Route Army to survive. They had to fight the Japanese desperately to create a living space!
As the saying goes, when the snipe and the clam compete, the fisherman wins. I think not only should we not reprimand the Eighth Route Army, but we should also praise them greatly to build momentum for the Eighth Route Army's offensive operations;
It is best to let people across the country and even the world know that the Eighth Route Army will be roasted on the fire so that they will not be able to stop even if they want to. "
By the time they got to the point, Xiao Zhuge believed that Zhong Cai already had a secret in his mind, and he just wanted him to tell it.
Sure enough, a satisfied smile appeared between Zhong Cao's eyebrows and eyes, and he said without concealment:
"What Brother Jiansheng said is absolutely true. As long as you fight the Japanese, they are worthy of praise. Just do what Brother Jiansheng said!
Regarding the Eighth Route Army's initiative to attack this time, the government should send a telegram to praise them and fully affirm their early results. They should also send a telegram to commend all the soldiers who participated in the war and encourage them to continue to fight against the Japanese and achieve greater success!
The major newspapers and public opinion offices of the government should also follow suit. Don't be idle. The momentum created will also let the little devils see the government's determination to resist the war. "
Admiral Chen, who was slow to catch up, also reacted and started to follow the attack. In the end, he forcibly deducted half of the credit for the offensive operations to Zhong Cai. This was also the result of Zhong Cai's good leadership.
Xiao Zhuge was really right. Although Zhongcai said the offensive operations were exaggerated, he really didn't take it seriously. Seventy or eighty thousand troops would not really make him feel threatened.
"Damn it, Niang Xipi, the Eighth Route Army has really never seen the world, let's just say that it can fight with thousands of platoons!"
Zhong Cai secretly despised the mud legs in the cave dwelling and loved to create publicity.
"Ci Xiu, the Eighth Route Army is good at building momentum, and the government must also learn from it. In the winter offensive, the government deployed more than a hundred divisions and wiped out tens of thousands of enemies, but public opinion did not keep up. We must learn from it!"
General Chen repeatedly said yes, and all kinds of flattery flew up. The Eighth Route Army's offensive operations just faded away from Zhongcai's heart, without causing him too much alertness.
Nie County, Luzhou, Japanese blockade
Nie County is located at the junction of southeastern Shanxi and central Shanxi. To the south of Nie County is the base area of the 81st Division, and to the north is the Japanese security area;
South of Nie City, only Luzhou City and Zezhou City, as well as the main railways and highways, were still under the control of the Japanese. The vast towns and villages had become base areas or guerrilla zones for the 81st Division, and the Japanese did not dare to leave the city at all.
The Yuci area is the barrier of Taiyuan. Yuci City is only less than 50 kilometers away from Taiyuan. Yuci City is an area heavily defended by the Japanese.
In order to lock down the 81st Division, the Japanese built a so-called impregnable defense line along the highway at the junction of the Luzhou area and the Yuci area, and Nie County, which is located in the protruding part, was the focus of the Japanese defense.
The Japanese had a brigade of troops stationed in Nie County. They built hundreds of artillery towers and bunkers, large and small, on both sides of the highway in Nie County. They also dug isolation trenches more than 2 meters deep. The isolation trenches were covered with barbed wire and trenches. There are also a large number of mines buried inside.
Xiao Zhuoyinan suffered a big loss from the 81st Division, so his defense level against the 81st Division was also the highest.
In the Huangcun stronghold more than ten kilometers away from the eastern suburbs of Nie County, the sound of gunfire and artillery could not be heard. The 1st Battalion and 3rd Company of the 882nd Regiment of the Independent Brigade's Eastward March were attacking the Huangcun stronghold.
Lieutenant Tsuchiya from the Huangcun base quickly dialed the number of the Nie County garrison:
"Moxi Moxi, the Huangcun stronghold was attacked by the Eighth Route Army, at least one company! Requesting tactical guidance!"
After the Nie County garrison received the call for help, it dispatched a squadron of Japs and a battalion of puppet troops to quickly reinforce the Huangcun stronghold. This was the first time that the Nie County blockade was attacked by the Eighth Route Army. The Nie County garrison attached great importance to it. Like facing a powerful enemy.
"Ta-ta-ta..."
"Ta-ta-ta..."
The machine guns on the turrets fired wildly to prevent the Eighth Route Army from approaching. They had received news that a squadron of reinforcements was already on the way and would arrive in three hours at the latest.
It had been nearly an hour since the attack was launched. The third company commander estimated that the Japanese reinforcements had been dispatched, so he stopped arguing with the Japanese.
"Fireteam, enter."
The three rocket launcher teams began to move towards the Japs' turret, but did not attract the Japs' attention. The Japs' machine gun firepower was attracted by the firepower of several machine guns from the third company...
"Choo Choo Choo!"
"Boom boom boom!"
Three rockets hit the main battery building from three directions. The rockets penetrated the two-layer thick wall and exploded, blasting several large holes. It collapsed in less than a minute, killing all the Japanese and puppet soldiers inside. bury.
Lieutenant Tsuchiya didn't even have time to report to Nie County. Several rockets came too suddenly.
The attack channel was opened, and then the third company was divided into two assault ladders and began to clear the bunkers on both sides, which was again completed by the Mulan artillery firepower group.
"boom!"
"boom!"
In less than an hour, several other firepower points in the Huangcun stronghold were also removed, and the Tsuchiya team stationed in Huangcun was completely wiped out.
The 1st Battalion of the 882nd Regiment successfully passed the blockade and walked away...
The 1st Battalion of the 881st Regiment took over the "offensive" of the Huangcun stronghold. Gunshots were heard one after another and could be heard from a distance.
The other battalions of the eastward column jumped over the Japanese blockade from the Huangcun stronghold one after another and entered the Yuci area.
On the road a few kilometers away, reinforcements from Nie County were quickly rushing towards the Huangcun stronghold.
Squadron leader Captain Noguchi was sitting in an armored vehicle. Behind the armored vehicle were seven or eight trucks, with more than a dozen Japanese soldiers standing on each truck. Behind the truck was a small group of Japanese soldiers marching on foot, and behind them was a battalion of puppet troops. .
The gunfire from the Huangcun stronghold became clearer and louder, which made Captain Noguchi, who was sitting in the armored vehicle, very anxious and kept urging:
"Quickly!"
The driver of the armored vehicle increased the accelerator. Unfortunately, the Japanese armored vehicles were in poor condition and the roads were poor. It would be good if they could run at a speed of eight kilometers per hour. After all, they still had to take care of the infantry behind them.
One kilometer away, the ambush position of the 1st Battalion of the 882nd Regiment
Li Jin was already familiar with the matter of fighting Japanese ambush. He hadn't done this in person for a long time since he became the regiment leader, so he was a little excited.
"Lao Gao, are you ready? You can't let a Japanese go!"
"Captain, the bombs have been planted, and the eight Wei Yixiao cannons of the artillery battery are also ready, just waiting for the Japanese to get into their pockets!"
Gao Feng, the commander of the first battalion, pledged his chest.
