Time passed quietly in the midst of all kinds of busyness, and in a blink of an eye it was New Year's Day, 1940.
Because more than 2,100 people were transferred from various ministries to join the airborne regiment, Liu Yu's reorganization plan for the two divisions was also delayed.
It is said that because of this incident, the commanders of the regiments of the Shanxi-Hebei Border Military Region also scolded their commanders behind their backs...
For this reason, Liu Yu could only transfer veterans from the garrison brigade, military region guard battalion, reconnaissance battalion and other units to fill the gap.
Finally, on Christmas Eve, December 24, as soon as the preparations were completed, Liu Yu immediately began the reorganization of the 122nd Division and the reorganization of the new 2nd Division.
The gun training ceremony has to wait until the recruits get off the company. Each company carries out the gun training independently. It is definitely unrealistic for everyone to give the gun together. There are more than 80,000 people. When can the gun training ceremony be held?
After another week, the reorganization of the 122nd Division was completed, and the reorganization of the new Second Division was completed!
Then they selected cadres, established a second security brigade, and assigned three additional supplementary regiments to each division.
After the reorganization, too many people can't be idle, right?
Since then, the troops under the Shanxi-Hebei Border Military Region have included 3 integrated divisions, 1 armored brigade, 1 airborne regiment, 2 guard brigades, and 9 supplementary regiments.
In addition to the directly affiliated guard battalion, reconnaissance battalion, aviation and other units, the real number is 100,000 Tigers!
Yan'an, the headquarters, and various military regions all sent congratulatory messages.
However, just when everyone was happy about this, a piece of news came that made everyone so sick that they couldn't eat.
The Nanjing puppet government was supposed to be established in March this year, but it happened to be established early on New Year's Day.
The Eighth Route Army's Shanxi-Hebei Border Military Region was reborn from the ashes, and its strength increased significantly. Everyone felt excited, but the Japanese suddenly showed up.
Not to mention, it really damaged the morale of the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians.
Wang Zhaoming, who is that?
President of the State!
Strictly speaking, he is the current head of state of China!
He has become a traitor, so how can he resist the Japanese?
To this end, Chongqing held a press conference to speak and refuted the "Declaration of Peace" of Wang Puppet, while our party issued a "Electrical Message to Desire Wang to Save the Country."
As soon as this happened, the Eighth Route Army had no problem, but the National Army was in trouble, especially those miscellaneous troops, many of whom began to feel uneasy.
Although Liu Yu had been prepared for this, he was still disgusted. It happened just when he had finished reorganizing his troops and was full of enthusiasm.
So he gritted his teeth and ordered all the troops to step up their training, especially the airborne regiment. When the troops were completely adjusted, he would look for bad luck with the Japanese and traitors!
However, as soon as Liu Yu's order was issued, several telegrams came from Jizhong and northwest Shanxi, which were like a basin of cold water, extinguishing the fire in Liu Yu's heart.
On this day, Liu Yu was watching the training of the airborne regiment, and was suddenly called back by the staff of the headquarters.
"The 2nd Division is here too?"
Liu Yu frowned after reading the first telegram from northwest Shanxi.
On January 5th, the day before yesterday, the Japanese 2nd Division entered Xinkou!
Then came the second telegram, which stated that the Japanese 5th Division and the 2nd Field Heavy Artillery Brigade were stationed at Shimen.
After reading it, Liu Yu cursed his mother for selling batches.
Counting the 3rd Division in Shuozhou, the 14th Division in Xinkou and the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade, plus the 9th Mixed Brigade that was originally in Shuozhou, the 4th Cavalry Brigade in Datong, and the 110th Division in Shimen regiments, the 108th Division in Handan, the 36th Division in Linfen, the 20th Division and the First Heavy Artillery Brigade in Yuncheng, and now the 2nd and 5th permanent divisions and a heavy artillery brigade... .
It is possible to say that they came to fight the national army, but it is really unlikely.
In other words, the Eighth Route Army may soon face the siege of 8 Japanese divisions, 3 brigades, 2 heavy artillery brigades, and a 200,000-strong army!
This is not even a puppet army!
Then, Lao Wu handed over another telegram:
The 4th Group Army of the National Army's First Theater Command arrived in Pucheng and was suspected of attacking the border area again.
"Zinima!"
Liu Yu was so angry that he crumpled the telegraph newspaper into a ball and threw it to the ground.
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At the same time, the Japanese North China Front Headquarters was in Tieshizi Hutong, Peiping.
At this time, Jun Tada was playing chess with the new chief of staff, Major General Yukio Kasahara.
It is said that the former chief of staff of the North China Front was Yamashita Fengfumi who soon caused the British troops to flee and MacArthur almost committed suicide by swallowing a gun. Of course, the current Yamashita Fengwen is not the "Malay Tiger" later, but it will be soon.
Kasahara Yukio dropped a piece and asked aloud: "Sir, the Southern Army is preparing to launch an operation in the Zaoyi area in the near future. I think we should not launch a large-scale attack on the Eighth Route Army at this time. The base camp cannot be launched at the same time. Support two battles."
Jun Tada smiled when he heard this, and said, "Kasahara-kun, what do you think of the Eighth Route Army?"
Yukio Kasahara thought for a moment and replied truthfully: "They are very difficult to deal with. They are like stubborn rocks and weeds. They cannot be broken or killed!"
"Very pertinent!" Jun Tada praised, and then his face darkened, "Originally, they were really like stubborn rocks and weeds that we could smash and harvest, but what about now?"
"In the past year, the Eighth Route Army has risen to a higher level in terms of equipment and soldier quality. Now it has several arsenals that continuously provide them with equipment; plus Jinzhong is occupied by them, they have more We have created a relatively sufficient place to replenish troops and source of tax revenue. What will happen if we let them develop for a few more years?"
Kasahara Yukio was not a general person, he also frowned and finally replied: "It's unimaginable!"
"So it must be contained! Only by destroying the Eighth Route Army can we freely attack the National Army!" Jun Tada said again, "According to my observation, the great changes in the Eighth Route Army are actually due to One person, Liu Yu!"
"I don't know where this person came from, but he was able to form three well-equipped reorganization divisions on his own, and he was also able to provide a large amount of equipment to other Eighth Route Army units! His equipment seemed to appear out of thin air. No matter how much I check, I can’t find the source, which is really unbelievable! In my opinion, as long as Liu Yu is eliminated, the development momentum of the Eighth Route Army can be curbed!"
Kasahara Yukio deeply agreed and nodded: "That's true, but Liu Yu is now full-fledged, and he is blocked by two fortresses, Tumen Pass and Shiling Pass. If we want to eliminate him, we may have to pay a lot of effort." The price!”
Jun Tada also nodded and said: "Actually, we had a chance to eliminate him in the last battle in Taiyuan. However, there was an intelligence error. Shinozuka-kun misjudged Liu Yu's strength, which led to Taiyuan being captured and the battle situation collapsing. In addition, It’s because the Tubal Road on the outside desperately delayed our Imperial Army’s reinforcements, leading to defeat!”
"So, if you want to eliminate Liu Yu, you must first eliminate his helpers and cut off the wings of this tiger! After the Eighth Route Army in central Hebei, southern Hebei, northwest Shanxi and other places have been eliminated, and the rear of the imperial army has been stabilized, then return If we go over and eliminate Liu Yu, then there will be a lot to do!"
Kasahara Yukio nodded again, then looked at the chessboard and said: "But the Eighth Route Army is rooted in the masses. To put it bluntly, it is a group of farmers who put down their hoes and picked up rifles. If they kill a group today, they will be able to replenish their troops tomorrow, or even more. I think It is too difficult to completely eliminate it.”
"Kill!" Jun Tada's eyes became cold, "Kill all the Chinese people in the guerrilla zone so that the Eighth Route Army can't replenish their troops! Burn down their residences so that the Eighth Route Army can't hide! Steal all their food and supplies so that the Eighth Route Army can't Get supplies!”
Saying that, Jun Tada picked up a piece and slapped it hard on the chessboard.
When Yukio Kasahara saw that his dragon had been cut off, he lost...
