If Zhao Wenzhou, as the political commissar, does not object, Zhang Yunfei can implement his plan.

The troops started from Changyu and swept all the way south. In the past, the Japanese army was stationed there. As a military zone, naturally there would be no such things as gun towers.

The artillery towers can only defend against armed forces without heavy weapons, and are of course useless against the Central Army with artillery.

Therefore, most of the fortifications of the Japanese and puppet army strongholds in these two counties are not complete. Many of them are trenches, barbed wire, and ordinary construction fortifications.

The bunkers and artillery towers in many places have not yet been built or are only half-built. There are no solid defenses, and the Japanese and puppet troops' strongholds with few troops are easy to attack.

There is a serious shortage of troops in the areas occupied by the Japanese. In addition, the Japanese are currently raiding all the major bases of the Eighth Route Army.

In the area where these two counties were located, where they had completely defeated and annihilated the local defenders in the past, the Japanese would naturally not waste too many troops garrisoning there.

The Japanese troops were insufficient, and the puppet troops always acted like foxes and tigers, and their combat effectiveness was not strong. Without the solid fortifications and artillery fortifications, these puppet troops simply withered when faced with the attack of the New Ninth Regiment.

According to Zhang Yunfei's request, the troops directly abandoned some important strongholds with complete fortifications and attacked most of the secondary strongholds defended by the puppet troops that the Japanese had not taken into account for a while. Under such a combat policy, many times, when the Eighth Route Army just started to attack,

Most of the puppet troops simply raised their hands and surrendered.

In just half a day, the New Ninth Regiment, which was divided into three groups, took out more than ten Japanese and puppet strongholds in Xiangyuan and northern Huaide in one fell swoop.

In addition, the three troops cooperated with each other and ambushed a Japanese and puppet reinforcements, annihilating more than ten Japanese soldiers and capturing more than a hundred puppet soldiers.

More than 200 rifles, a crooked handle, more than ten rifles, and tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition were seized.

In this operation, the New Ninth Regiment wiped out most of the strongholds near Changyu. Huaide was a little far away and blocked by rivers. Zhang Yunfei's plan was to fight quickly, so only a small part of Huaide was affected.

By the time the Japanese reacted and came out of the city for reinforcements, the New Ninth Regiment had already taken the loot and quickly headed north.

Zhang Yunfei's move made Mugahara's Japanese garrison captain Yoshida Masanobu so angry that he threw the tea cup in his hand and smashed it into pieces on the blue brick wall.

Then he looked at the broken pieces of the teacup and began to feel distressed again. This was a piece of teacup that the local squire paid filial piety to him. He said it was an antique that was quite old and was worth a lot of money.

He only slightly mourned the shattered teacup. He was more concerned about the enemies invading his defense zone than money.

When your Excellency the new commander inspected various places, he repeatedly emphasized the strengthening of public security and that he wanted to create a prosperous and stable controlled area.

He was just a small garrison captain and did not even have the chance to meet the commander. But as the saying goes, what is good from above will be affected by the bottom. Now the entire North China region is promoting the strengthening of public security.

Whose defense area has poor security, it means that the work is not done well and it is dereliction of duty.

At such a critical moment, if something happened to me, if I was set up as a negative example, where would I put my face?

What made him even more angry was that the joint siege operation he launched to the surrounding areas was rejected, especially the reply from Xincheng, saying that there were no signs of enemy activity in their territory, and that the troops would block all arteries and strictly guard against infiltration from the Eighth Route.

Ways to coordinate their actions.

This is simply a bunch of lies. The Qing River flows from west to east, through Pingchuan and then turns to the southeast. It flows into Xiangyuan from the junction of Xincheng and Jianyang, passes through the northeast corner of Xiangyuan, and then enters Huaide territory.

In other words, Qinghe is equivalent to the boundary river between Xincheng and Jianyang. The Chinese army obviously came from the direction of Xincheng. If it came from the direction of Jianyang, the main attack would be Huaide instead of itself.

The guys in Xincheng were shameless and blamed them all. How could Yoshida Masanobu not be angry?

Guard division, there is no affection at all.

Talking will only make the matter bigger, and the only one who will suffer is himself, because he is the one who doesn't want to make things worse, so Xincheng doesn't cooperate, and he really has nothing to do.

He had no choice but to seek help from Huaide, but he was also turned down. Huaide only suffered attacks on several strongholds near Xiangyuan, and the losses were not great.

The imperial army is currently conducting a large-scale mopping up. Their defensive strength is at its weakest. What they need is stability in the rear, and it is not appropriate to make any big moves.

Because Yoshida suffered huge losses, he had to take revenge even for the sake of face, but Huaide had no such need.

Naturally, Huaide's commander, Uno Genryo, did not want to participate in this purely retaliatory military operation.

Objectively speaking, he did not agree with Yoshida Masanobu's inference. Did the China Army really come from Xincheng?

It’s not necessarily true. The Qinghe River is not the Yellow River. It’s summer and swimming across it is not difficult. Some shallow river sections are easy to swim across.

The movements of this group of Chinese troops were unclear, and they used an accusatory tone to demand cooperation from Xincheng. It was strange that they ignored him.

Moreover, Huaide's situation is similar to that of Xiang Yuan. The stronghold fortifications in various places are not perfect, and in order to cooperate with the main force's mopping up, most of the garrison forces have been transferred away. The strength of the troops is seriously insufficient. At this time, if the weak garrison forces are transferred, it will be impossible.

Once this group of enemies enters one's defense area, one does not want to repeat the same mistakes as the original enemy.

As Huaide's garrison captain, he must first ensure Huaide's safety and prevent the enemy from infiltrating and causing any adverse effects.

Uno Genryo had already ordered to shrink his troops and defense lines and defend key areas to prevent them from being defeated one by one. Naturally, he had no time to participate in Yoshida Masanobu's revenge actions.

Zhang Yunfei swept across the Japanese and puppet strongholds in the northern part of Yuan and the western part of Huaide, destroying most of the Japanese and puppet strongholds here.

He shot and arrested a large number of fake officials who had committed many evil deeds and shocked the local traitor organizations. The purpose of his operation was basically achieved.

Naturally, he would not waste any time and launch an attack in the direction of Huaide. He just caught the enemy by surprise, which was a one-shot deal in itself.

When the Japanese and puppet troops were prepared, they lost their surprise. What they have to do now is to deal with the Japanese's revenge.

However, from the intelligence feedback received from all parties, Zhang Yunfei felt a little heavy. His original intention was to mobilize and contain the enemy's forces.

But now the situation is not optimistic. Except for the Japanese and puppet troops in Xiangyuan, the Japanese and puppet troops in Xincheng and Jianyang have all stayed put.

Instead, Huaide's Japanese and puppet troops began to shrink and retreat, concentrating their forces to defend important strongholds and towns.

This is a bit difficult to deal with. The Japanese are no longer as arrogant and easy-going as before, and now they have learned to assess the situation.
Chapter completed!