September 14, 1940, Shanxi Province, outside Datong City, the Eighth Route Army Headquarters
The numerous atrocities committed by the Japanese in the Taiyue base area cannot be concealed. Although the Japanese propaganda agencies tried to avoid mentioning it, the comrades of the anti-war alliance quickly sent the information to northern Shaanxi. In addition to the description of the incident, they also There are the records of the North China Expeditionary Force's combat meeting and the attachments of the warrants written by Neji Okamura.
In fact, the leaders have already received some information, but the information is one after another and imperfect. However, seeing the intelligence from the anti-war alliance, everything has been confirmed. While grieving, the leaders were also extremely angry. They immediately instructed the Eighth Route Army headquarters near Datong, demanding that the Eighth Route Army immediately launch retaliatory actions against the Japanese army. Regardless of the cost, they must hurt the Japanese army, shock the Japanese army, and prevent the Japanese army from massacres on the Chinese people. .
At the same time, the Eighth Route Army also disclosed the massacre carried out by the Japanese army in Li County to the outside world. Radio stations, newspapers, radio stations, and power lines were all used.
For a time, the whole country was in an uproar, and the entire rear area erupted. There were angry crowds everywhere, heart-wrenching shouts, and raging flags. The people were angry, the army was angry, and even the highest authorities personally He delivered a radio speech, strongly condemning the atrocities committed by the Japanese army, and at the same time stated that the government would use all means to counter the Japanese army.
Even large-scale demonstrations broke out in the Japanese-occupied areas of Jinling and Magic City. Several officials of the Jinling puppet government also promoted this matter overtly and covertly. Large-scale demonstrations by the Imperial Association Army and the pseudo-police appeared in many places. Regarding the escape incident, I won’t fight you, I have no guts, so I’ll just do it if I don’t help you.
In the huge headquarters, the deputy commander moved a chair and sat in front of the huge battle map. He stared at it for several hours. The dry tobacco basket on one side was almost empty, and the air was full of the choking local smoke. the taste of.
As if he had finally made up his mind, the deputy commander suddenly stood up, snapped the baton in his hand, and said viciously. "Hit! Neji Okamura, the turtle son, I will kill him this time even if I want to wipe out all my family wealth!"
"Boss, should we continue to fight against Datong or turn to Taiyuan?" The deputy chief of staff suddenly had an unpleasant feeling in his heart. Every time the deputy commander encounters a major event, he will think about it for a long time. If he wants to win Datong at all costs, , I will never let the deputy commander-in-chief think about such a long incident. This must be a big thing, something bigger than the great attack on North China.
"Fuck Datong, there are just some Japanese remnants on the left and right. Tell the Jinsui Army that our army will withdraw from the siege of Datong. If they want to fight, they can continue. If they don't want to fight, they can retreat with us!" The boss hates it. He said that the Japs in Datong have been almost exhausted, the troops are exhausted, and ammunition is also very scarce. As long as the Eighth Route Army and the Jinsui Army use their strength, they can take them down at any time. But now, facing Datong at their fingertips, the Deputy The commander-in-chief found it boring.
So what if Datong is captured? Can the people of Li County survive? Can the epidemic in the base area be ended? It was just a little seizure and a seemingly important city, but compared to the people, Datong was nothing. The Eighth Route Army could do without the city, but the Eighth Route Army could not do without the people.
"Boss." The deputy chief of staff hesitated to speak. He would definitely be reluctant to give up Datong, but the deputy chief of staff did not believe that the boss gave up attacking Datong because he was frustrated.
"Beiping, let's fight Beiping and reach the headquarters of the North China Expeditionary Force. I will definitely kill Okamura Neji! As long as he doesn't run back to the mainland, I will definitely kill him this time! "If it were before, even if it was No matter how heavy the losses were in the base area, the boss would never decide to attack Peiping. Anger was one thing, but the boss would not do anything he couldn't do, let alone let the soldiers do unnecessary things. sacrifice.
The reason why they dare to attack Peiping is because the current Eighth Route Army has substantially improved its offensive firepower. Today's Eighth Route Army is no longer the Eighth Route Army during the great sweep at the beginning of the year. The siege and attack on Datong also verified this.
"Really fight?" The deputy chief of staff hesitated. Attacking Peiping is by no means a matter of words. Regardless of whether it can be defeated, the manpower and material resources that need to be mobilized are huge, and the responsibilities and casualties are also huge.
"Fight, whether we can win or not, we have to fight Peiping. Our Eighth Route Army must not let the people of the country down in this matter. We must tell everyone that if you dare to massacre the Chinese people, you must pay the price, Gang Cunning This time is just the first, but he is definitely not the last! Iwane Matsui, Hisao Furu, and that dog prince, all of them have to pay the price!" The boss lit the dry pipe again and took a deep puff. The tone was long and firm, but the angry look from before was nowhere to be seen.
"Okay, I will report it to Northern Shaanxi and ask the superiors to approve our action!" The deputy chief of staff also felt the mood of the boss, and suddenly understood that the attack on Peiping was definitely not a simple military operation; A far-reaching political declaration is not only a declaration to the general public, but also a declaration to the whole world. It declares the determination and capabilities of the Eighth Route Army. It also declares the responsibility and responsibility of the Eighth Route Army. No matter whether others are willing to bear it or not, the Eighth Route Army is willing to bear it, even if it is No matter how much the whole army is wiped out, they will be smashed to pieces!
"The one outside the door, come in!" The deputy commander nodded and immediately shouted toward the door.
"Boss, I, I just happened to be passing by." As soon as he finished his voice, Brigadier Chen walked in with an embarrassed look on his face. Although there was a smile on his face, the dark circles and bloodshot eyes showed that these days, He was also in great pain. As the commander of the Taiyue Military Region, the base area had now become a sea of fire and an epidemic area. How could he feel better?
"Stop thinking nonsense, come with me, gather everyone, and formulate a battle plan. Since the little devil looks down on our Eighth Route Army, let's give him a hard blow." The deputy commander glanced at Brigadier Chen and walked out casually. .
That night, while the deputy commander-in-chief and others were studying the battle plan, the order from northern Shaanxi finally arrived. Just as the deputy commander-in-chief expected, the superiors agreed to the plan of the Eighth Route Army headquarters to attack Peiping, not to capture the city. But I hope I can create opportunities to kill or capture Neji Okamura.
The next day, the Eighth Route Army troops throughout North China began to shrink and gradually broke away from contact with the Japanese army. At first, the Japanese army thought that the Eighth Route Army was too weak to fight. However, as the Eighth Route Army troops continued to shrink, even Datong was within easy reach. They all gave up, and the Japanese army realized that something was unusual.
Some people died, but not completely...
