After the Eighth Route Army regained northern and eastern Manchuria, it did not rush to attack the Japanese, but suppressed the bandits. This left the Kwantung Army Commander Umezu Yoshijiro puzzled.
He really wanted to know what kind of medicine was sold in Chuxiong's gourd. After studying with several chiefs of staff and deputy chiefs of staff for several days, he still couldn't figure out a clue. He said to Yukio Kasahara:
"Kasahara-kun, Chu Xiong seems to be in no rush to attack Xinjing. He drove away most of the pioneering regiment some time ago, which bankrupted the Kwantung Army's plan to expand its army by 100,000;
They occupied most of the area except Qiqihar, Bingcheng, and Xingjing, and controlled Khabarovsk. Our Kwantung Army has been surrounded by the Eighth Route Army on three sides, leaving only Korea.
Just when I thought the Eighth Route Army would concentrate its forces to attack our Kwantung Army, they unexpectedly stopped their attack. Instead, they concentrated their forces to clean up the area and focused on suppressing bandits. Based on your understanding of Chuxiong, do you think What was his idea? "
Kasahara has been studying the rise of Chu Xiong and past battles during this period. He came to a conclusion. When the commander asked, he replied:
"Your Excellency, Commander, according to intelligence, the Eighth Route Army is not only suppressing bandits, but also distributing a large amount of land left by the pioneering regiment to landless farmers;
This is their usual method in the pass, establishing base areas in the vast rural areas and small and medium-sized towns. The experience of North China tells us that once they establish a solid base area, no one can try to drive them away!
This is the case in Hedong, and it is also the case in North China. Even Mr. Okamura, who is known as the most intelligent general in the empire, was driven to Yancheng, Jinmen, Quancheng and other central cities by their cannibalizing tactics;
How similar is it to the current situation between ourselves and the enemy?
Our Kwantung Army, which has more than 200,000 men, was surrounded by the Eighth Route Army in Qiqihar, Bingcheng, Xingjing and other core cities, leaving us with a way to retreat to Goryeo. The same tactics. "
After Kasahara reminded him, Umezu Meijiro realized that this was really the case, and couldn't help but take a deep breath and said:
"Sinai, Chu Xiong's goal is to force the main force of the Kwantung Army to retreat into Goryeo. Does he think that our Kwantung Army will be like the cowardly North China Front Army?
Or do you think that I, Umezu Yoshijiro, will become the second old cunning Okamura?
Bagaya Road, he is insulting me and the noble Kwantung Army! "
Lieutenant General Kasahara chose to remain silent. He was not one of those young men in the military who believed whatever others said. He had seen too many duplicitous people, and the more aggressive they shouted, the less trustworthy they were.
Mizu Mijiro pretended to be cool and continued:
"Kasahara-kun, feel free to say what you have to say, it's all for the sake of the empire and the Kwantung Army!"
Kasahara then said insinuatingly:
"Your Excellency, Commander, just like in North China, Chu Xiong will adopt various defeat strategies, such as concentrating his forces to attack Qiqihar or Bingcheng first, and then continue to siege Xinjing after destroying the 27th Army;
If the imperial army sends troops to rescue, they will surround the point to bring reinforcements, surround and eliminate our reinforcements on the road.
If there is no rescue, they will be defeated one by one, and the initiative is completely in Chu Xiong's hands.
The reason why he has not launched an attack yet is because he is integrating the internal forces. The suppression of bandits will not only seize a large amount of property, but also capture a large number of armed bandits, which will become the source of troops for the Eighth Route Army;
There are more than 100,000 armed bandits in northern and eastern Manchuria, and there are also anti-alliance armed forces scattered in various places. Once they are integrated by them, the Eighth Route Army will have at least 100,000 more troops, or even more.
However, the strength of our Kwantung Army has not increased, and its consumption has also intensified. One is ebbing and the other is ebbing. What can the Kwantung Army do to fight against the Eighth Route Army, which is growing in strength?
You must know that Manchuria belongs to the Chinese. There are 30 million people here who are loyal to them. If you give the Eighth Route Army enough time, it is possible for them to arm another million troops! "
This time Umezu Yoshijiro was completely silent. No wonder Chuxiong was not in a hurry to attack, nor was he worried about the Far Eastern Army entering Manchuria. With the support of Manchuria's huge manpower and material resources, the Eighth Route Army's troops would only fight more and more, swelling like a snowball;
As long as they are allowed to enter Manchuria, even if they bring all the troops to Manchuria, they will not be able to gain any advantage. Maybe Chuxiong wishes they would send more troops in!
"Baga Yalu, Chu Xiong is so cunning! He is really the nemesis of the empire!"
Thinking of the terrible things, the old Japanese man Mizu couldn't help but cursed. He really felt a deep sense of powerlessness towards Chu Xiong and the Eighth Route Army. Now he began to understand the old Japanese man Okamura somewhat.
"Kasahara-kun, your judgment is correct. Chuxiong is now integrating the internal affairs. This is the specialty of the Eighth Route Army. Their sources of troops are not only the anti-Japanese alliance and bandit armed forces, but also tens of millions of farmers who have just been allocated land. This makes They have an inexhaustible source of troops;
Even later, hundreds of thousands of Manchurian troops will defect on a large scale, and the Kwantung Army will be embattled on all sides! "
Kasahara Yukio nodded silently, the shadow of failure hung over their hearts. Even if they saw through Chu Xiong's strategy, it would be of no help and could not change anything, including the withdrawal of troops. The base camp and Yujin would not agree to their withdrawal.
At the Eighth Route Army Joint Headquarters, Chu Xiong was also introducing his strategy. It must be said that Kasahara and Umezu Yoshijiro, two old Japanese, had two skills.
"Comrades, this is a conspiracy. The Japanese have no idea if they know it. The Eighth Route Army entering outside the Pass this time are all veterans. Together with Shengjing's troops, there are 300,000 veterans and cadres. There is no problem in expanding the army by one million;
Give us another three months, and there will be hundreds of thousands more troops in the white mountains and black waters, or even millions, and the limit can reach 1.5 million!
With such a powerful force, we can not only easily eliminate more than 200,000 Kwantung Army troops, but also make Big Brother, who always likes agreements, be more honest;
This time we are going to take back the Far East forcefully!
Drive the Japanese Far East Front to Northwest Asia. By the time Big Brother resolves the war in Europa, hundreds of thousands of our Eighth Route Army troops have already taken root in the Far East. That was originally our land. They also promised to return it and signed an agreement. Even if the agreement is actually occupied, there is no need to worry about them going back on it;
As long as they dare to attack, the Chinese people will dare to fight another anti-aggression war!
This is the real reason why there is no rush to attack. As long as the devils are around, Big Brother will not be in a hurry to tear up the agreement;
Without sufficient strength to back it up, all agreements are a piece of waste paper. Only by arming millions of troops outside the customs can the land they promised to return truly return to the embrace of the Chinese people.
Our Eighth Route Army has no intentions of harming others, but we still need to be cautious of others. "
The commander-in-chief nodded and said:
"Do we still need to transfer more troops from North China? To expand the army by one million, 300,000 veterans are still a little short!"
Chu Xiong shook his head and said:
“That’s enough, Hans Cat relied on 100,000 veterans to expand into millions of people, sweeping across the entire Europa;
There are 300,000 veterans outside the customs, which is enough. There are tens of thousands of elite veterans of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. The quality of the soldiers of the Manchurian National Army is also good. Most of the bandits who dominate the mountains are former troops of the Northeast Army. , these are not recruits in the true sense.
What we need now is time, we are not in a hurry to destroy the Kwantung Army, nor are we in a hurry to send troops to the Far East;
Let them fight in the Far East for another two or three months. The Japanese Far East Front will no longer be able to get supplies from Manchuria, especially ammunition.
Wait another two or three months, and by around May, there will probably be few bullets left in the Japs’ guns, and we will send troops to deal with them by then..."
