In order to stabilize the situation in North China, the Little Japanese Army dispatched an additional 100,000 troops to North China in a short period of time. These 100,000 troops were all transferred from the Japanese mainland.

Moreover, according to the military plan, the second batch of additional troops of 50,000 to 100,000 will be sent to North China to increase the military strength in North China.

Because in the overall strategy of the little devils, North China is already their rear area.

They want to ensure the stability of the area as much as possible, so that the little devils can continuously plunder supplies here, and only in this way can they achieve the purpose of supporting war with war.

The little devil attaches so much importance to this area, so he will naturally do his best to protect the safety of this area.

The growth of the Eighth Route Army has affected the overall strategy of the Japanese.

Under the personal deployment of Gangcun Ningji, the little Japanese quickly mobilized more than 60,000 troops, divided into groups, and launched an unprecedented large-scale mopping up operation in the central Hebei region.

The Japs no longer dare to attack the Taiyue area, and Gangcun Ningji also wants to regain his confidence by attacking the Jizhong area.

In the central Hebei region, there is a vast plain area covering hundreds of miles, which is truly boundless.

Let alone a mountain, there are not even any larger mounds of soil.

If you were to find a large mound in this area, it would be dozens or even hundreds of meters in diameter and more than ten or twenty meters high!

Then this is probably not a mound, but a cemetery, probably a large tomb from the Han Dynasty, such as Yuan Shao's tomb.

There's no way, this place is just so flat.

The average altitude is only about ten or twenty meters, and it's vast as far as the eye can see.

Therefore, this place is very beneficial to the mechanized troops of the Japs.

What does the Eighth Route Army rely on to fight guerrillas here?

Can we only rely on the green gauze tent?

What is Qing Sha Zhang?

In fact, it is a crop field.

There are great plains and fertile fields for hundreds of miles around.

In summer and autumn, crops such as corn and sorghum grow. Large areas of corn and sorghum fields are the best natural barriers.

Once you dig in, it's not that easy to find.

But this time period is very short. Once autumn comes and all these crops are cut down, there will be nowhere to hide.

The little devil is also very cunning. He just chose to take action after the autumn, and the little devil dispatched a large number of troops.

Although the units of the Eighth Route Army in the central Hebei area resisted with all their strength, they tried to crush the enemy's mopping up.

But after about a month of fierce fighting, they were finally completely defeated.

In order to maintain the effective strength of the Anti-Japanese War, the main force of the Central Hebei Military Region could only temporarily abandon the Central Hebei region and disperse to break out.

Part of them retreated towards Shandong, and the other part retreated into the Taihang Mountains.

The battle finally ended with the victory of the Japs. The Eighth Route Army suffered heavy losses and was forced to withdraw from Jizhong.

This time the little devil also spent a lot of time and publicity in newspapers.

…

After Li Yunlong read the newspaper, he slapped his hand on the table angrily.

"This is really unreasonable!"

"These stupid little devils are so shameless."

"In the first battle in Hebei Province, they won the battle, so they publicized it overwhelmingly, thinking how powerful they were."

"They were fooled into thinking about the Ninth Division before. It's really unreasonable."

Zhao Gang said: "Although the Jizhong Military Region was defeated this time, overall, the losses were not too great."

"It's just a pity that the Jizhong base area will not be so easy to rebuild if we want to rebuild it."

Li Yunlong lit a cigarette, took a puff, and puffed out a stream of white smoke from his mouth.

Li Yunlong said thoughtfully: "This little devil is picking up soft persimmons and pinching them!"

'Before, on our side, the little Japanese were defeated one after another, and Okamura Neiji couldn't stand it any longer, so he changed his strategy and only defended us but did not attack us.'

"Don't take the initiative to provoke us, but concentrate the main force to encircle and suppress other base areas."

“I hit Jizhong this time, I don’t know where I will be next time!”

Zhao Gang analyzed: "Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi-Suiyuan and even eastern Hebei and southern Hebei may become their next attack targets."

"I estimate that the little devil's actions this time will not be too small, and it cannot be just to hit a Jizhong."

Li Yunlong nodded slightly and said: "Now that the little devils have won the battle, Okamura Neiji will definitely become more arrogant, and then they will definitely launch a new round of attack."

Zhao Gang continued: "According to the intelligence we have received, in the recent period, the Japs have increased a lot of troops to North China."

"This also shows that the little devils are paying more and more attention to North China. Neiji Okamura will definitely go all out to deal with us."

"But we've scared him so much that he won't try to take advantage of us. But in other base areas, I'm afraid life won't be so easy in the coming period."

Li Yunlong took another puff of cigarette and asked with a smile: "Then what do you think?"

Zhao Gang smiled and shook his head and said, "I should be the one asking you this, right?"

"It's obvious that you can't hold it anymore."

Li Yunlong smiled and said, "You can see all this."

Zhao Gang said: "After getting along with each other for this period of time, I have gotten to know you somewhat. Can I still not guess what you are thinking?"

Li Yunlong continued: "We have been resting for a while recently, and I have roughly tested the results of training in the past two days."

"Overall, it's pretty good, but the real strength can't be seen on the training field."

"If it's a mule or a horse, it needs to be pulled out for a run."

"When you get to the battlefield, you will know for yourself who is a hero and who is a coward."

Zhao Gang said impatiently: "Don't you just want to draw the troops out to fight?"

"I don't have any objections to this, but the closest place to Luzhou where we are from the enemy-occupied area is a hundred miles away."

"The distance is too far. To mobilize large forces, we still need to say hello to the top."

Li Yunlong said with some confusion: "It stands to reason that we have been resting for such a long time, and it is time for us to have a new mission."

"Can the superior leaders really stand still?"

Zhao Gang said: "If the superiors don't have any tasks, we can apply. I guess it won't be difficult."

Li Yunlong nodded and said, "Then you should write a report first!"

"As for me! I have to prepare in advance. If the higher-ups approve it, we will take action immediately."

"I've been suffocating in the base area for this period of time. I'm almost going crazy from suffocation."

Zhao Gang promised: "Okay, leave this matter to me! I will inform you as soon as I have the news."

Li Yunlong didn't say anything more, turned around and walked out of the headquarters.
Chapter completed!