Shuzhong, Yuzhou, Military Commission Command Center
Although Zhong Cai somewhat looked down on the Eighth Route Army's offensive operations, in his opinion, it was just a small fight, which was slightly better than wandering without attacking;
But he still habitually goes to the command center every day, and he is in a good mood recently;
The Japs' energy was drawn to the battlefield behind enemy lines, and the pressure on the frontal battlefield dropped sharply. After Yiling was lost, the Japs almost stopped all major military operations of the Eleventh Army except for sending some planes over for bombing from time to time.
In his opinion, the most difficult years of the Anti-Japanese War were finally over;
Politically, the Japanese base camp began to show favor to him, and the conditions for the peace talks were reduced and reduced again and again. Now they even offered peace talks based on the restoration of the line of control between the two sides before the July 7th Incident and the elimination of the puppet Jinling government. He was a little tempted.
Therefore, his current strategy against the Japanese is to fight militarily and discuss politics privately, turning his hands into clouds and his hands into rain. This is what he is best at.
"Everyone, what you are seeing now is the latest information Yu Nong got from the Hedong battlefield. Tell us what you think!"
After Zhongcai finished speaking, he habitually glanced at the words he valued most. Admiral Chen also understood it and stood up first and said:
"Zhongcai, everyone, the Eighth Route Army changed its previous style of loitering but not attacking, and used almost all its troops to fight with the Japanese for more than two months. Both sides suffered heavy casualties;
Chuxiong's troops, who were used as bait, were said to have suffered more than half of their casualties. Its main forces, the 881st and 882nd regiments, defended Nirvana for more than ten days. In the end, less than a thousand people evacuated the city.
The 129th Division, the Nie Division of the 115th Division, and the Chen Division of the 81st Division experienced a huge consumption of personnel and materials. Although they severely damaged the 17th and 18th Japanese Brigades, their own casualties were also huge, and many of the main regiments were wiped out. established;
It is no exaggeration to say that this was a lose-lose battle. All the assets that the Eighth Route Army had accumulated in the past few years were defeated by them in one battle!
In the future, they will have to return to the state of three guns and eight routes. This is what the government wants to see most. Facts have proved that Zhongcai's strategy against the Eighth Route Army was wise. "
Zhong Cai nodded with satisfaction, and then turned to Xiao Zhuge. Although he didn't like these two rebels from the Gui family, he still recognized their abilities.
"Brother Jiansheng, can you tell me whether the Eighth Route Army has the ability to take down one of the 36th Division or the 35th Division?
According to intelligence, the 35th Division was severely damaged by Shukang's 81st Division, and the 129th Division was able to spare some of its troops after severely damaging the 18th Brigade. Can the two divisions completely annihilate the 35th Division at any cost? "
Xiao Zhuge is also a person who likes to express himself. Although he usually likes to pretend to be inscrutable and disdains the company of General Chen and others, he still wants to express his unique opinions on such occasions. Which expert have you seen who doesn't like to talk about it? Comments on hot issues?
"Zhongcai, everyone, everyone must know how difficult it is to defeat a Japanese division. Even if the elite Central Army wants to annihilate a second-class Japanese division, it will require at least 5 or more armies;
The 129th Division and the 81st Division are at best two second-class armies. They gained some advantages through ambushes in the early stage, but their own consumption is relatively large, which may disappoint you. This hundred-camp war should be over. .
Although the Eighth Route Army achieved a small victory, it consumed huge amounts of troops and supplies, and is expected to return to its previous state of wandering without attacking. "
"If Mom is a match, the Eighth Route Army will preserve its strength and give them an order to completely annihilate the 35th Division and the 36th Division. Just say that the Chinese people are eagerly looking forward to such a great victory, and we cannot let the Chinese people down!"
If Zhongcao was told, the others would immediately understand that this was to eliminate the influence of the Eighth Route Army's offensive operations in advance. As long as the Eighth Route Army did not complete the Central Military Commission's order to annihilate the 35th Division and the 36th Division, then the battle would not be considered won. At most Consider it a draw.
"The type is so high!"
Even Xiao Zhuge had to admit that no one could play politics better than him. This was how he used the Gui Clan as a local army.
Chenjiawan is still a desolate wasteland
Lieutenant General Wu Den revisited his old place and faced the desolate land with mixed feelings in his heart.
When it came, it was mighty and mighty, with heavy traffic, strong soldiers and horses, and war generals like clouds;
When we returned, there were only a few thousand remnant soldiers left. The two great kings of Kuzugi and Yoshida were broken into pieces. The only person around who could talk was Chief of Staff Sato. Chu Xiong was really the nemesis of the empire. Fighting with him would be useless for Colonel and General. .
"Sato-san, further ahead is Feihu Pass. After passing the pass, there is a smooth road. It will take at most one day to meet up with the Jianshengwu detachment. They still have 5,000 people;
If Chu Xiong's tail still dares to follow me, I won't mind giving them a painful lesson. "
Colonel Sato could feel the reluctance in the general's heart. This battle was too frustrating!
They didn't fight seriously, and the two main regiments, Kuzumu and Yoshida, were inexplicably defeated by the Eighth Route Army, and the entire 36th Division lost even more confusedly;
It's not a crime of war. How can this not make the always arrogant division commander feel aggrieved?
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the main force of Chuxiong's Independent Brigade has been following the Imperial Army. They don't dare to get too close to us. They are just sending us out as a courtesy. The Eighth Route Army is unable to fight. This battle of the 36th Division is at best a foregone conclusion. A small negative eye."
Sato habitually opened up Maiden's lieutenant, which made Maiden the old devil feel better;
Victory or defeat is a common thing for military personnel. The loss of 4,000 troops is not unacceptable. The Eighth Route Army also suffered a lot.
Thinking of this, Lieutenant General Maiden put away his sad mood and ordered the troops to continue on their way.
"Chu Xiong, I will come back! Next time I will return double the humiliation you gave me this time."
Feihuya, the ambush position of the eastward advancing column
Yan Haoyu has been waiting for a long time for the Japs to enter his pocket. This time their mission is not to completely block the Japs' escape route, but to lose weight for the Japs.
The explosive packs of the eastward column had been exhausted, and only a few electromagnetic detonation bombs were left. Zhou Artillery buried them all at the pass, barely able to blow up a small section of the road, and the rest could only rely on light weapons to stop the enemy.
"Captain, the Japs are coming. There are hundreds of people. They are probably the vanguard of the Japs. Do you want to take action?"
Demoman Zhou Dapao rushed over excitedly to ask for instructions. As long as this fool was a devil, he would be as excited as a chicken.
"Beat, no matter how few mosquitoes there are, they are still meat. Let's eat these hundreds of Japs first! Wait until all the Japs come in and then fry them. Blow their tails. I will make their dumplings."
Yan Haoyu didn't say anything, that was, he couldn't eat too much. He really missed Wei Yixiao's explosive packets now.
"Zhao Hui, a prodigal son, how could he have destroyed all the cannonballs? He could have left ten or eight explosive packets behind!"
"Old Yan, it's not good to talk behind someone's back. You and the brigade commander must not throw out all the shells when the cannon is fired. After the attack, blame me for being a prodigal. Where do you want me to reason?"
Zhou Dapao snickered and ran away. When gods fight, he, a brat, should stay away. Listening to the two brothers grinding their teeth, it is better to go and deal with the devils.
Outside the pass, more than 600 people from the third brigade of the Japanese 223rd Regiment took the lead in driving into the pass under the leadership of captain Nakano Shiichiro.
There are only more than 600 people left in the full strength of the central and field brigade, which is relatively uniform. Many brigades have suffered more than half of their casualties.
After Major Nakano entered the pass, he felt uneasy for no reason, as if he was being targeted by a hunter.
"Order the search team to work carefully!"
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
"Ta-ta-ta..."
The machine guns of the Japanese search team conducted fire reconnaissance on both sides of the road from time to time, but this still did not make Nakata feel at ease.
Ten minutes later, everyone in the Nakano brigade entered the ambush circle, and Zhou Dapao pressed the detonator with a grin.
"Boom boom boom..."
A series of explosions sounded in the valley, swallowing up dozens of Japs hanging at the rear, and also blasting a big hole in the road.
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
The Eighth Route Army ambushing the mountains on both sides of the road began to fire wildly at the Zhongye Brigade. The unlucky Japanese were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army again.
