Time flies so fast, Liu Yu has been missing for half a month.
In the past half month, the 122nd Division had been peaceful and quiet without any commotion, except that Xu Liqing had caught a few spies, most of whom had sneaked in through recruitment. These agents include Japanese and military commanders. They are all peripheral and small roles. They don't know each other yet and they are dealt with directly.
The Eighth Route Army in other places was not so peaceful. On the third day after Liu Yu disappeared, fighting broke out throughout Shanxi.
First, Yoshio Shinozuka, the commander of the Japanese 1st Army in Shanxi, took office earlier than the original time and space.
He was really complacent at the moment. He originally wanted to attack the 122nd Division and restore the smooth flow of the Shota Line. But after going to Tumen Pass and seeing the densely packed reinforced concrete bunkers and the visible and invisible machine gun holes on the mountain, he felt as if a cold air rushed directly from the back door to Tianling Gai, completely waking him up.
I went to Shouyang again and took a look. Good guy, 5 of the 6 main regiments of the 122nd Division are here (the 727th Regiment suffered too many casualties in the last tough attack on the 37th Division, so it was withdrawn to Yangquan for repairs). There are many large and small surrounding areas. The tops of the mountains were all occupied, and a lot of semi-permanent fortifications were also built.
Coupled with the terrifying firepower equipment of the 122nd Division, I heard that there is also a heavy artillery regiment.
Damn it, fuck me!
There is indeed a heavy artillery brigade under the 1st Army, which is currently assigned to the 20th Division for coordinated operations, but it is a strategic force, and now their logistics source is almost cut off. If all the artillery shells are used up in one battle, what will happen next? At least until the Kwantung Army and the Soviet-Mongolian Army decide the winner, they won't be able to make up any more.
Furthermore, when the big guys from the heavy artillery brigade were dragged into the Taihang Mountains, just moving would be difficult. Shinozuka Yoshio said that he was not crazy yet.
Then, Yoshio Shinozuka set his sights on the southeast, the base of the 129th Division. He believed that if he could break through the 129th Division's defense area and capture Liao County, he could follow the Ping-Liao Highway and penetrate directly into the hinterland of Liu Yu's base area!
Just in time, a military commander named He Jintang sent him news, saying that the National Army's Second Theater and some other troops would cooperate with him to destroy the Eighth Route Army.
Therefore, he ignored the advice of Chief of Staff Hashimoto Gun and transferred the 37th Division to the south of Shouyang to confront the main force of the 122nd Division. Then he transferred about 50,000 troops from other places and launched a large-scale attack on the 129th Division base area in southeastern Shanxi. Sweep.
As a result, the confident Yoshio Shinozuka was beaten so badly by Liu Shuai that he retreated in panic after only three days of fighting.
At that time, Yoshio Shinozuka exclaimed that the Eighth Route Army, which used to only run around and was as slippery as a loach, actually started a positional battle with the Imperial Army! What made him curse "Baga" even more was that the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army used more than 100 cannons in one battle! Those 75mm field guns produced in Sweden had a range of 9 kilometers, which made their Type 41 mountain artillery group with a range of only 6 kilometers cry.
Not to mention the Type 92 infantry gun’s range of just over 2 kilometers, which makes those who hear it sad and those who see it cry!
In just three days, Shinozuka Yoshio's First Army suffered more than 8,000 casualties. You must know that the Japanese army only lost more than 2,000 during the nearly month-long raid on southeastern Shanxi.
However, before the Eighth Route Army could celebrate their victory, the National Army caused trouble. First, Hu Zongnan led the 17th Army Corps (formerly the 1st Army of the National Revolutionary Army) to launch an attack on the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region and shouted "Destroy the Border Region" "Slogan; then Yan Xishan's 8th Independent Brigade of the Shanxi-Sui Army surrounded the New Army's 3rd Column and killed about 600 members of our party in the entire 3rd Column; then came Zhu Huaibing's 97th Army, and Shi Yousan's 69th Army , invaded the 129th Division base area from the south and buried alive more than 500 anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians belonging to the 129th Division's youth column, advance detachment and other departments.
Originally, they thought that working together with the Japanese would definitely wipe out the Eighth Route Army of our party. However, they did not expect that Yoshio Shinozuka betrayed his teammates and withdrew after fighting for three days. Three days was not enough for them to assemble the troops.
Colluding with the Japanese is already risking the world's disapproval. During specific combat operations, it is of course impossible to keep in contact with the Japanese at all times, otherwise once the news gets out, the principal can be electrified and removed from the field.
Of course, Yoshio Shinozuka had no obligation to inform the National Army. Anyway, it was the Chinese who were fighting among themselves, and it was too late for him to watch the show. Besides, he lost more than 8,000 men in one battle, and nearly a field brigade was gone. It was too late to be depressed, so he reminded the National Army?
Just kidding!
Then, on July 1st, Party Founding Day (there is no Party Founding Day yet, just a commemoration day), we received the news that Yan Xishan had killed members of our party in the 3rd Column, and at the same time, there was news from Shandong that Shen Honglie The parents couldn't stand the fallacy that Er Wu Zai said, which would last forever. They ordered a full-scale counterattack.
The Eighth Route Army's left-behind corps in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region may look like a second-line security force despite their name, but in fact, with the three main divisions of the Eighth Route Army almost completely dismantled, the current left-behind corps is currently the most elite force of our party. Among the troops, the old Red Army accounted for a very high proportion. During this period, they received equipment handed over by the 129th Division and other units, and their combat effectiveness increased sharply.
Hu Zongnan originally strode forward confidently, but in the Pucheng area he ran into the 359th Brigade led by Brigadier Wang who had just been transferred to the border area. He was stunned at that time.
You agreed on a brigade with more than 23,000 people?
In addition, many of the soldiers below were opposed to the Chinese attacking the Chinese, so morale was very low. In addition, General Wei Lihuang did not agree to oppose our party and refused to send reinforcements.
As a result, an army of more than 50,000 people fought for four days without moving forward.
After his side was blocked by the 359th Brigade, the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region calmly mobilized troops. Hu Zongnan became more and more difficult to fight.
On the fifth day of the war, which was the third day after the parents ordered a full-scale counterattack, on July 3, the 2nd Border Guard Regiment bypassed the frontal battlefield and penetrated into Weinan County south of Pucheng.
Seeing that his retreat was about to be cut off, Hu Zongnan had no choice but to order a retreat.
Besides, Yan Xishan's Independent 8th Brigade had just handed over the weapons of the 3rd Column. Before they were proud, they were surrounded by He Shuai, who had just been transferred back to northwest Shanxi, and Nie Shuai from the 115th Division. After two days, they were completely wiped out. The brigade commander Yu Xianji was captured alive. The remaining more than 3,000 people were either killed or captured.
Zhu Huaibing and Shi Yousan were even worse. At that time, Liu Shuai had just finished fighting the Japs in the north and had not returned yet. The political commissar of the 129th Division was in charge of commanding the south. Zhu Huaibing and Shi Yousan were the two most ruthless in fighting the Japanese soldiers and civilians, and the political commissar beat them as hard as they could.
Comrade Political Commissar gathered 13 regiments in one go, and used 2 regiments to block Zhu Huaibing's troops in the Taiyue Mountain area. The 11 regiments of the main force relied on the terrain of Taihang Mountain to press Shi Yousan to the floor and rub him.
Zhu Huaibing's 97th Army, with more than 30,000 people, was surrounded by two regiments. He saw that it was too deep, and just when he was about to retreat, Commander Liu returned with the main force. Without any courtesy, he directly surrounded Zhu Huaibing's 97th Army. .
In the original time and space, because the Eighth Route Army did not kill them, many people in the 97th Army fled. This time, the entire army was eaten, and most of them were captured, without any mercy.
Zhu Huaibing was still the same as in the original time and space. He followed the commander-in-chief's order and did not kill or capture him alive. After giving a warning, he "sent out of the country with gifts."
When Shi Yousan saw that the 129th Division was so fierce and even rushed towards him after eating the 97th Army, he was so frightened that he withdrew to Jinan with the remaining troops.
Compared with the original time and space, this time the National Army's invasion came earlier and was called the "July Incident."
In this battle, the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army invested a total of 30 regiments, about 110,000 troops; the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Remaining Corps invested 9 regiments plus 359 brigades, about 50,000 troops; the 120th Division and the 115th Division were slightly less, with 6 regiments. , also has nearly 20,000 troops.
After the incident, Chongqing was first horrified by the strength of the Eighth Route Army, and then criticized it, slandering our party for harming friendly forces and undermining the anti-Japanese united front. At the same time, it accused the Eighth Route Army of expanding its army without permission, and wanted to revoke the designation of the 18th Group Army.
Within our party, a large number of people also jumped out to show their presence at the impromptu enlarged meeting of our party and loudly asked why they did such a thing that makes those who are close and those who are enemies happy.
On the contrary, the United Front Department headed by Wang Ming miraculously did not jump out and make a noise this time. Instead, it refuted those who questioned. Finally, it seemed that it was too much and said: If the National Army invades, just fight back, why bother to annihilate them all? 97th Army and 8th Independent Brigade?
Over in Chongqing, Mr. Wu took the lead in dealing with it.
As for the party, General Secretary Xi Jinping formally ordered the launch of a "rectification movement" at the meeting to eliminate left-leaning and right-leaning ideas, and at the same time abolish the United Front Department, completely rejecting Wang Ming's "good intention" to speak for him.
Not only did he not jump into the trap, but he also used the previous events during the Agrarian Revolutionary War as an excuse, and beat Wang Ming to the end with a backhand, and arranged for him to have a sinecure.
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Just after the situation stabilized again, Gao Jingting was escorted to Yan'an.
Liu Yu originally thought that Gao Jingting's bad temper would change after experiencing the incident of almost being shot, but who knew that Gao Jingting would still be the same as before.
After arriving in Yan'an, Gao Jingting said bluntly: Liu Yu saved my life, I am grateful to him, but I don't think I was wrong!
Just holding your neck to express your reservations.
In the end, Mr. Wu had to finish the negotiation with Chongqing and rushed back to Yan'an. After calling Gao Jingting, he first cursed and then talked earnestly for more than two hours. Finally, the strong man realized his mistake and cried bitterly. He apologized to the party organization with tears in his eyes.
Then came the issue of Gao Jingting's arrangements, and everyone was in trouble.
It's hard to say whether Gao Jingting has truly repented and rehabilitated himself. Such a problematic figure is really a headache.
Finally, the man waved his hand and said: Give the people Yuyazi retrieves to him and see if he can use the sword well.
You see, this means you have a good level. You must know that the sword is double-edged...
