854 The bombardment of Baiyang Town is not very harmful but extremely insulting!
"General, general——"
It wasn't until Chief of Staff Kitagawa's call came to his ears that Yoshio Shinozuka suddenly woke up.
After calming down and suppressing the anger in his heart, Yoshio Shinozuka slowly said: "Kitagawa-kun, in recent years, the strength of the Eighth Route Army has continued to grow, especially this first detachment in northwestern Shanxi.
He repeatedly disrupted the Public Security Department of the Japanese Empire in North China.
In the fall, our army suffered a heavy loss at the hands of a team during the autumn harvest harvest battle.
I thought that in the cold winter, these troublesome Eighth Route Army should calm down, but these guys actually intensified and even became more and more rampant. They dared to break the absolute proactive offensive advantage of our Empire of Japan against the Eighth Route Army and took the lead in launching a counterattack against our army's villages and towns! It really deserves to be damned, these abominable bastards, I will destroy them all sooner or later!"
Beichuan, the Japanese chief of staff, analyzed: "The general is right. The Eighth Route Army has become more and more aggressive in recent years. They seem to have forgotten the power of the Japanese Empire!
When the Pacific War broke out, the United States declared war on our empire, and then the Nationalist Government also declared war on us.
It is really ironic to say that this seems to have sent the wrong signal to those stupid Chinese people. After the Nationalist government declared war on our army, the national army on the front battlefield began to prepare for action.
The Eighth Route Army troops operating around the occupied areas, just like a detachment of the Eighth Route Army in front of us, even thought that the end of our empire was over, and dared to take the initiative to launch an attack.
Even the Jinsui Army, which has always been on good terms with our First Army and has secret dealings with it, dares to raise its chips and bargain with our army these days."
"Damn it!" Yoshio Shinozuka yelled.
Beichuan said: "However, there is an old saying in China that a blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise. General, in my opinion, this matter is not necessarily a bad thing."
"Oh, how do you say this?"
"General, just imagine, with the outbreak of the Pacific War, as our elite troops fighting in China are constantly being transferred to the Pacific War, and the United States and the Nationalist Government have successively declared war on our Empire of Japan.
In fact, many Chinese armed forces believe that the Japanese Empire has reached the end of its rope.
This is certainly a shame for the Japanese Empire, but it is also the best disguise and cover-up.
This is when our army takes the opportunity to show its weakness to the enemy.
The Eighth Route Army, the Shanxi-Sui Army, including the National Army, think that the strength of our imperial troops has declined, so we should deliberately show this illusion and let them launch arrogant attacks in their self-righteousness.
When the right time comes and our army suddenly takes action, we will be able to destroy these arrogant Chinese armed forces in one fell swoop."
Beichuan continued: "In addition, this is also a positive response to the large-scale sweep plan customized by the Commander-in-Chief.
Our army wants to stabilize the security of the entire North China in one fell swoop and use the entire occupied area of North China as the rear area for logistics and troop supply in the Pacific battlefield.
It is necessary to carry out a large-scale sweep to suppress the Eighth Route Army troops in central Hebei, southern Hebei, and northern Hebei, including Taihang Taiyue, Zhongtiao Mountain and other base areas.
Then, before this large-scale sweep, we should make sufficient disguises.
At least let the Eighth Route Army think that our Empire of Japan is on the decline."
Yoshio Shinozuka thought for a moment in silence, and then nodded thoughtfully...
"Having said that, the period of time when the enemy is weak must be well controlled. Once this period is too long, it is very likely to cause the anti-Japanese sentiment of the Chinese military and civilians to rise.
It will also greatly demoralize the Japanese Empire.
In addition, the Eighth Route Army made a sneak attack on the four townships and three towns of the Japanese Empire in Shouyang, Yangquan, and Tan County. Naturally, our army cannot watch helplessly.
Reinforcements from all parties will be dispatched immediately, and these towns must be captured by me again.
At the same time, it also convinced the Chinese troops that our First Army was already tired of dealing with the offensive launched by the Eighth Route Army, and basically had no spare power to launch any large-scale crusade against the Eighth Route Army's base areas."
This is naturally to paralyze the judgment of the Chinese army and show weakness to the enemy.
As for the ultimate goal, Yoshio Shinozuka said: "Temporarily paralyze the first detachment of the Eighth Route Army, and then carry out a targeted sweep to inflict heavy losses on the entire Eighth Route Army in the Taihang base area.
Including the destruction of the first detachment of the Eighth Route Army.
In order to cope with the large-scale sweep plan customized by His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief.
Completely stabilize the security of our army throughout North China."
"Hey, General, you are so wise!" Beichuan, the Japanese chief of staff, said sincerely.
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The Japanese commander said that the fighting in the four townships and three towns has completely stopped.
The so-called Four Townships and Three Towns are Neixiang and Xixiang in Shouyang, Sanquan Township and Jiutai Township in Yangquan, plus Qingye Town in Shouyang, Yatu Town and Guanping Town in Tan County.<
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It is also the seven township target points selected early in the winter counterattack that Kong Jie formulated this time.
With the official start of the winter counteroffensive, with the help of a heavy snow cover and a well-prepared political offensive.
There are also two sides of the political power covering the road. When a team of elites descend from the sky like magic soldiers, they appear in these four townships and three towns.
The final victory of the Eighth Route Army was destined from the very beginning of the war.
At this moment, the seven larger targets of this winter counterattack, four townships and three towns, have all been captured by the soldiers.
"Neixiang, Xixiang and other four townships, Qingye Town, Yatu Town and other three towns, Lao Kong, now we have all these four townships and three towns under our control.
The land controlled by our team will probably nearly double this time."
In the detachment headquarters, after various combat troops successfully captured the villages and towns.
As good news came one after another, Chief of Staff Xu Guoan smiled from ear to ear.
He planted small military flags belonging to a unit of the Eighth Route Army in Neixiang, Qingye Town, Xixiang and other areas successively captured by the soldiers.
Looking at the base area belonging to a team connected by a small military flag, Xu Guoan's smile almost reached his ears.
An overwhelming counterattack.
The little devil was completely caught off guard.
After the battle started completely, even the commanders of a team were shocked by the rapid results. Everything seemed like a dream.
Kong Jie smiled and said: "Old Xu, where are you now?
The key point of this winter counterattack is actually whether it can be concealed, deceive the enemy's eyes and ears on the outside, and lurk the combat troops near the target towns without anyone noticing.
Once the transfer and hiding of the troops are successfully completed, the subsequent results are completely predictable.
These remote towns and villages have never been the focus of the Japanese military garrison. They were already lacking in troops, but our main force suddenly appeared and launched a fierce attack.
How can a little devil not lose?"
He changed the subject, "Right now, the first two steps of this first phase of the operation, transferring troops and attacking township targets, have been completed.
Next, whether we can firmly control the four townships and three towns we captured in the hands of our team depends on the subsequent defensive battle!"
Having said this, a bright smile suddenly appeared on Kong Jie's face:
"Having said that, we have to share the cake and eat it together. We can't put all the pressure on our team to resist on our own!"
"Old Xu, is there any movement over there at the 57th Regiment of the Jinsui Army?"
Xu Guoan said happily: "Old Kong, I know that you are probably going to trick someone when you smile.
Don’t worry, Yang Chongshan was still hesitant about the 57th Regiment.
After our counterattack started, we directly captured the Japanese's four townships and three towns in just two hours.
Yang Chongshan was dumbfounded now.
This old boy thought that the little devil was really bad and could take advantage of him at will!
After we secured the target towns and passed the news, we heard that Yang Chongshan immediately ordered his troops and went straight to Baiyang Town without saying a word."
Kong Jie said with a serious face: "Old Xu, your words are too hurtful. No one knows that I, Old Kong, am a real person?
How can you say that you are cheating Yang Chongshan? This is obviously a win-win cooperation, something that you and I are willing to do!"
After thinking about it, Kong Jie said in particular: "In this way, immediately communicate with the headquarters of the 1st and 3rd regiments, and ask Lei Dasheng and Shen Quan to send teams to block the Japanese reinforcements approaching Baiyang Town from the left and right wings, and coordinate with the 57th Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army.
Attack Baiyang Town."
Where did this come from?
Xu Guoan was stunned, do we really have to help him in the Jinsui Army like this?
Kong Jie naturally saw Xu Guoan's confusion. He smiled and said: "Old Xu, don't you understand yet?
The little devil is not afraid of the Shanxi-Sui Army resisting Japan, nor is it afraid of our Eighth Route Army resisting Japan.
What I fear most is that the Jinsui Army will join hands with our Eighth Route Army to deal with this little devil.
A few years ago, the Japanese tried to defeat them one by one but failed.
Now that the Pacific War has broken out, can the little Japanese whose strength has been weakened still be able to deal with our Eighth Route Army and Shanxi-Sui Army at the same time?
Therefore, in the battle of the 57th Regiment of the Jinsui Army to attack Baiyang Town, no matter what the 57th Regiment does, we must show an attitude of fully assisting the 57th Regiment, and even create an appearance for the little devils that we are sincerely cooperating and resisting Japan together. In this case, with your little devil's temper, would you suspect that the Jinsui Army has secretly formed an alliance with our Eighth Route Army to form an anti-Japanese coalition?"
After Xu Guoan heard this, he suddenly realized.
"Good old Kong, I really made you understand the little tricks of the little devil and the Jinsui Army!"
"I'll arrange this right away."
"Oh, by the way, the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment are also asking about the situation to see where Lao Li and Lao Ding have been." Kong Jie said without changing his expression.
Xu Guoan bowed his hands to Kong Jie with a look of conviction and said: "I admire you! Old Kong, if you are so ruthless, you will not only spare the Jinsui Army next door, but also your own old comrades!"
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Kong Jie retorted: "Look what you said, there are Yang Chongshan on the outside, Lao Li on the outside, and Lao Ding on the inside. You see, they have to rush to thank me, Lao Kong, afterward!"
Xu Guoan: "..."
But at this time, on the other side, Yang Chongshan, the commander of the 57th Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army, took command personally for the first time and led the main elite of the 57th Regiment straight to Baiyang Town.
To be honest, over the years of working closely with a team, the 57th Regiment has developed quite well.
Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment has more than 5,000 troops each, which can be said to be a strong force.
And what about the 57th Regiment of the Jinsui Army?
In Yang Chongshan's words, "We have money and food, but are we afraid that we can't find soldiers willing to fight hard?"
Just like this, it will take less than a year.
The 57th Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army, which originally had less than 2,000 men, unexpectedly grew its strength to nearly 6,000 men.
Just stuck on the threshold, I beat the 358 group.
At this time, Captain Yang was satisfied, and he continued: "Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment has strong soldiers and horses, and our 57th Regiment is not bad at all, and its combat strength is even greater than his 358th Regiment.
I heard that his 358th Regiment also formed a mountain artillery battalion, so our 57th Regiment must also have it."
So Yang Chongshan, who was well-educated, spent a lot of money to form an artillery battalion in his 57th regiment, equipped with some mountain cannons and mortars.
The quality may not be as good as Chu Yunfei's artillery battalion, but at least the lineup is there.
The external propaganda of the 57th Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army even stated bluntly: There are fifty-one artillery pieces!
As for whether it is true or false, what kind of gun it is, and what its caliber, no one knows.
This time, I finally seized the opportunity and finally felt proud and took the initiative to attack Baiyang Town.
Yang Chongshan was hesitant at first. He suspected that Kong Jie was using him to deliberately create conflicts between the Jinsui Army and the Japanese Army.
After all, he is the leader of a regiment, so Yang Chongshan is not confused.
Until the news came, a detachment of the Eighth Route Army suddenly launched a fierce attack on the surrounding towns and villages of Shouyang, Yangquan, and Tan County of the Japanese army.
And in just two hours, they captured four townships and three towns in one fell swoop, and even completely besieged the entire Shouyang, Yangquan and Tan counties.
Yang Chongshan was stunned at the time.
Good guy, I knew Captain Kong was powerful, but I didn’t expect him to be such a fierce man!
How big is the territory of the four villages and three towns of the Japanese?
It was done as soon as it was said to be done, and it only took less than two hours.
Now Yang Chongshan understood that Kong Jie was not joking with him.
With the situation of Captain Kong, there was no need to deceive Yang Chongshan.
After understanding this and being tempted by the fertile farmland and supplies in Baiyang Town, Yang Chongshan did not hesitate and directly issued a combat order to attack Baiyang Town.
In order to win this battle thoroughly, he not only won Kong Jie's attention, but also promoted the reputation of his 57th Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army.
In Yang Chongshan's words to Qian Shoucai: "This opportunity comes once in a lifetime to capture Baiyang Town. I don't know how long it will take to capture the Japanese territory in the future.
So in this attack, we are not afraid of using a butcher's knife to kill the chicken.
We have to use this butchering knife!
One battle will demonstrate the prestige of our 57th regiment and the prestige of Yang Chongshan!"
Deputy commander Qian Shoucai flattered him and said: "The regiment is wise. So, regiment, how many main forces should we send to fight?"
Yang Chongshan said categorically: "Send me 60% of the main force, and also pull our artillery battalion directly over.
We are going to use the most massive attack to take down Baiyang Town in one fell swoop!
"Yes, Tuanzuo Yingming!"
...Boom——
After the battle has completely begun, no matter what the combat effectiveness of the 57th Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army is.
At least this artillery is really powerful.
A large number of artillery shells fell like raindrops on the top of the city gate of Baiyang Town.
With a series of earth-shaking roars, the entire south gate of Baiyang Town was almost blown out of the gap.
At this time, the Japanese army's attention was basically focused on the four towns and three towns attacked by the Eighth Route Army.
No one could have imagined that at this juncture, the 57th Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army would suddenly jump out and stab the important county town of Yangquan in the Japanese-occupied area - Baiyang Town!
Isn’t this just like being stabbed in the back by the Jinsui Army!
For the Japanese army, this wave of operations by the 57th Regiment.
——It’s not very harmful, but it’s extremely insulting!
"Baga, these damn bastards, the damn Jinsui Army, what are they going to do? Are they going to join the Eighth Route Army to go to war with our Empire of Japan?
The person named Yan actually broke his promise like this, you bastard!"
Looking at the angry Shinozuka Yoshio, the Japanese chief of staff Kitagawa comforted him: "General, things don't seem to be as bad as we thought.
According to our investigation, the Jinsui Army attacking Baiyang Town is the 57th Regiment of the Jinsui Army. It was originally an inconspicuous miscellaneous army of the Jinsui Army, but it later developed and grew stronger somehow.
I think their attack this time is more like taking advantage of the situation, and may not necessarily represent a joint effort between the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army."
After his anger gradually subsided, Yoshio Shinozuka quickly noticed the clues.
The reason why he was furious was that he mistakenly believed that the duplicitous Yan Yan was once again on the united front with the Eighth Route Army.
"As early as last year, Chu Yunfei of the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army also took the opportunity to raid two towns in our Japanese Empire.
It is tolerable, but what is intolerable?
Since the 57th Regiment of the Jinsui Army dares to initiate an attack, it must be prepared to bear the wrath of the Japanese Empire.
Destroy the 57th regiment!
I understand that the man surnamed Yan has nothing to say. At the same time, it is a wake-up call for the Shanxi-Sui Army. Even if the Pacific War breaks out, the military might of our Empire of Japan will never be offended by them!"