...At this time, how could the Japanese army led by Major Na know this?
Just when their entire mobile combat unit appeared more than ten kilometers away from Huangyadong's outer line, the Eighth Route Army had already received the news in advance.
From that time on, every move of the Japanese mechanized combat troops was basically within the surveillance range of the Eighth Route Army soldiers.
When the whole team of little devils successfully passed through the Yixiantian Canyon Passage and entered the interior of the Huangyadong Mountains, they were on the intricate mountain road at the foot of the mountain, bumping around like headless flies.
Every move made by the Japanese will be immediately communicated to the Huangyadong High Command.
The deputy chief of staff, who was sitting at the headquarters and fully responsible for the Huangyadong defense battle, combined the intelligence constantly coming from the front line and marked out the entire internal topography of Huangyadong in detail, even down to every mountain peak and every road.
The military map of the valley shows the specific location of the Japanese mobile troops.
And as the intelligence came in, the red plaster flag representing the Japanese army was slowly moved on the map.
"Chief of Staff, the Japs' vanguard force has entered the vicinity of our trap. Do you want to destroy the Japs' mobile force first?"
A cadre suggested.
The deputy general staff member shook his head and said with a smile: "This is like fishing. If you want to catch big fish, the bait will inevitably be bitten by small fish.
The cunning and cautious big fish sees that there is no danger in the small fish biting the hook, so it bites it. That is the secret of catching big fish.
Let the troops on all fronts wait patiently!
The best time to take action is coming soon."
"Yes!"
"By the way, there's no problem with the hidden demolition troops near Yixiantian, right?"
"Chief of Staff, don't worry. The mountains on both sides of the canyon are huge. It's impossible for just those little devils to find our soldiers who have made elaborate disguises.
The Japanese thought they could conquer the sky so smoothly and easily? What a dream!
After the main force of the Japs officially entered Yixiantian, we directly blew up the canyon passage in Yixiantian and completely locked up this group of little Japs in Huangya Cave. Let them close the door and beat the dog with one move, and catch the turtle in the jar.
No matter how many little devils there are, they can’t even hope to survive.”
Time passed quickly, as the Japanese Major took the lead in leading the mobile troops through the sky and into the interior of Huangya Cave.
The Japanese command headquarters was also worried that this mobile unit would go deep alone and be severely damaged by the Eighth Route Army, so it quickly ordered the reinforcements to advance quickly to the Huangyadong area.
The battle situation between the two sides shifted from the original focus of the Eighth Route Army's 385th Brigade base area to the direction of Huangyadong.
At this time, the Japanese army truly revealed its intentions.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Japs’ surprise attack on the 385th Brigade base area was fake, but the sneak attack on the Eighth Route Army’s Huangyadong base area was real.
As for the purpose of the Japanese, that was known to everyone on the road.
They were basically heading for the Eighth Route Army's arsenal hidden in Huangyadong.
The intensifying war situation not only alarmed both the Japanese army and the Eighth Route Army.
Thousands of miles away from the Jinsui Army watching the battle, the Chiang Kai-shek troops also received news and paid attention to the rapidly evolving battlefield.
The station of the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army.
Since the winter of this year, we have witnessed various combat units of the Eighth Route Army, led by a team, taking the opportunity to launch a counterattack against the Japanese army.
As a pure soldier, Chu Yunfei was envious in his heart, but because of the orders from his superiors, Chu Yunfei could only stand still, and he was almost jealous.
However, despite the military orders, Chu Yunfei could only use a military exercise to secretly support a detachment of the Eighth Route Army in their winter counterattack against the Japanese army.
I thought this was the end, but unexpectedly the Japanese army's revenge came so suddenly and sharply.
Chu Yunfei understands the nature of the little devil who must retaliate.
There are troops in the Jinsui Army who have suffered losses in this regard.
Some troops accidentally provoked the Japanese army. They thought they could get away with it by relying on the Shanxi-Sui Army and the Japanese army's motto of keeping a close relationship with each other.
As a result, the Japanese army retaliated. After the Japanese had wiped out the entire Jinsui Army battalion, they lied and claimed that they had mistaken the Jinsui Army for the Eighth Route Army.
Regarding this, Lao Yan dared to get angry but did not dare to speak out, and he could only admit that he was unlucky.
At present, the Eighth Route Army, dominated by the 386th Brigade, is at its peak in its offensive against the Japanese army's winter counteroffensive.
In an earth-shattering feint, the Japanese army first launched a surprise attack on the base area of the 385th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army.
Then he turned his troops around and headed straight for Huangya Cave.
This classic tactic of seducing the east and attacking the west suddenly made Chu Yunfei a little surprised and stunned when he learned the news.
"Now it seems that in the contest between the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese Army, not only the Eighth Route Army is learning and making progress from the Japanese Army, but the Japanese Army is also learning excellent combat experience and tactics from the Eighth Route Army!
The Japanese are becoming more and more cunning."
When the staff analyzed the matter, Chu Yunfei said with emotion.
Chief of Staff Fang Ligong deeply agrees with this.
"Yes, to say that this tactic of attacking from the east to the west has always been what the Eighth Route Army is best at, who would have thought that this time the little devil would also use it."
"Team leader, I'm afraid the Eighth Route Army will be in trouble this time. I heard that the Huangyadong Arsenal is the largest arsenal of the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang base. If it is completely destroyed by the Japanese army this time, it will be a very heavy blow to the Eighth Route Army!
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Chu Yunfei remained silent, but his hands wearing white gloves had subconsciously clenched into fists.
"We are in the midst of a national crisis and our friendly troops are suffering, but we stand by and sit idly by. We are really unworthy of our military uniform!"
Fang Ligong didn't dare to say anything. He was afraid that if he opened his mouth, the whole group would get hot and directly pull the 358th Regiment over to reinforce the Eighth Route Army.
The conversation between the two men was enough to show that the battle situation between the Japanese army and the Eighth Route Army surrounding the Huangyadong area at this time was, to the troops watching.
The situation does not seem optimistic.
They are not optimistic about the Eighth Route Army.
The elite of the Japanese First Army stationed in Shanxi almost came out in full force this time. In addition, they crossed the sea, made false claims to the east and struck in the west, and with a false shot, they directly attacked the Huangyadong Arsenal of the Eighth Route Army.
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The Japanese attack was massive.
In the minds of many anti-Japanese armed forces, soldiers and civilians, the Eighth Route Army still retains the image of having backward equipment and scarce ammunition.
Is it really possible to withstand such a fierce Japanese offensive?
Many armed forces who sincerely resisted Japan, as well as ordinary people who were concerned about the fate of their home and country and supported the Eighth Route Army troops, as well as patriotic overseas Chinese, were all deeply worried about the Eighth Route Army when they heard the news.
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The situation continues to evolve.
The Japanese army mobilized elite combat troops from the 3rd, 9th, and 16th mixed brigades, which had been planned for a long time, and continued to advance rapidly towards the Huangyadong area.
Naturally, the Eighth Route Army troops would not sit back and ignore this, and launched layer-by-layer attacks along the way.
In addition, with the full cooperation of the local army, various means of ambush and harassment were carried out based on the terrain.
Continuously delaying the main force of the Japanese army's reinforcements in the direction of Huangyadong.
All this is based on the speculation of the Japanese commander Yoshio Shinozuka.
As Yoshio Shinozuka said when the staff deduced the battle situation:
"Even if we use the surprise attack on the base of the 385th Brigade to attack the Eighth Route Army's Huangyadong arsenal, the Eighth Route Army will definitely be able to recover in the shortest time and send reinforcements towards Huangyadong to prevent our main force from heading towards Huangyadong.
The holes are close together.
However, Balu's thinking is too naive.
The troops that were removed from the three mixed brigades to reinforce Huangyadong were still just cover and cover. Our army's real launch of a fatal attack on Huangyadong was the main combat force of the 36th Division that had been on standby in the Changzhi area.<
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That was our army’s absolute trump card in destroying the Eighth Route Army’s Huangyadong base and destroying the Eighth Route Army’s largest arsenal.
After nearly two months of covert troop transfers, the Eighth Route Army would never have imagined that our army had gathered a large number of troops in the Changzhi area in advance.
When the forces of three mixed brigades launched an attack on the base area of the 385th Brigade under the designation of the 36th Division.
Can the Eighth Route Army guess that the main force of our 36th Division has not moved an inch, but has placed its final target at Huangyadong?"
So just when the Eighth Route Army seemed to put more troops in the middle to block the main combat troops of the Japanese army that were reinforcing toward Huangyadong.
The main force of the 36th Division of the Japanese army, an absolute elite of nearly 6,000 people, set off from the southern end of the Taihang Mountains and suddenly headed north, heading straight for the Huangyadong area north of Licheng County.
The Japanese First Army in Shanxi is permanently stationed in Changzhi to stabilize the public security in Changzhi. It is also used to suppress the 36th Japanese Division of the Eighth Route Army in the Zhongtiao Mountain base area.
Naturally, the strength is more than just 6,000 elites.
It's just that Changzhi and Licheng, as the logistics base camp of the Japanese army, also need to be guarded by the remaining troops.
Therefore, it is impossible for the 36th Division to come out in full force.
When the staff analyzed the matter, Yoshio Shinozuka even suggested:
"The damn Tubal Road is especially good at stealing homes. After the main force of the 36th Division sets out from Licheng, the Eighth Route Army will most likely take advantage of Licheng.
The main force of this dispatch was announced to be 20,000 people.
All the remaining field troops were hiding in the Licheng area, blending into the security forces to guard against the Eighth Route Army's massive raid on Licheng.
It’s fine if the Eighth Route Army doesn’t make a sneak attack. If the Eighth Route Army dares to come, then take the opportunity to annihilate the Eighth Route Army’s surprise force in one fell swoop!”
With the rapid movements of the Japanese army, the commotion around the entire Taihang base area, the entire Huangyadong, and Licheng became louder and louder.
Just when all the forces thought that this was all the elite that the Japanese army deployed to deal with the Eighth Route Army troops.
The main forces of the Japanese garrison in Mongolia as far away as Inner Mongolia and the Japanese 26th Division stationed in northern Shanxi and Datong, affiliated with the garrison in Mongolia, suddenly moved south.
Rushing towards the Taihang base in awe.
The cavalry group of the Mongolian Army originally stationed in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, was also mobilized by the Japanese army, with considerable advantages in mobility.
With more than two full cavalry regiments and more than 3,000 elite cavalry, they took the lead in advancing towards the Taihang base of the Eighth Route Army with lightning speed.
From this.
It’s really a stone that stirs up a thousand waves.
Only then did all the forces realize that the little devil was serious this time.
In order to deal with the Eighth Route Army troops in the Taihang base area and to destroy the Eighth Route Army's Huangyadong Arsenal, the Japanese field elites were not only the main force of the First Army, but also united with the troops stationed in Mongolia in Inner Mongolia.
In response to this, the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia had already taken action.
As early as half a month ago, the Japanese army began to send additional troops to consolidate the blockade in the direction of Shanxi and Inner Mongolia to guard against corresponding military attacks by the Eighth Route Army troops.
In addition, the Japanese army also specially reinforced the blockades in Shanxi and Shaanxi directions.
In the Hetao area, the Japanese army even strengthened its military blockade against Fu Yisheng.
This is how the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia are now moving southward in a mighty manner, advancing towards the Taihang base of the Eighth Route Army.
Inner Mongolia.
Wuyuan County.
National Revolutionary Army Second Theater North Route Army Headquarters.
Since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Fu Yisheng, who has made great achievements in the war. He is famous on the Chinese battlefield with the victory of Wuyuan and set a precedent for the national army to regain lost territory. Like a sculpture, Fu Yisheng is hanging on the wall, occupying almost half of the wall. The military battle map
Before.
The chief of staff who had followed Fu Yisheng for many years rushed into the house and brought the latest situation. He said: "Yigong, there is news from the front line. The Mongolian troops originally stationed in Datong and Baotou suddenly mobilized and moved south on a large scale. Look at the direction. Like
We were heading towards the Taihang Mountains.
A few days ago, the Japanese army launched a large-scale raid against the 385th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang Base Area, and then raided the Eighth Route Army Huangyadong Base Area.
Who would have thought that the scale of this battle would become bigger and bigger.
Now, even the troops stationed in Mongolia have suddenly moved south. It seems that the Japanese army had a premeditated plan."
Having said this, the chief of staff suddenly said worriedly:
"Yigong, do you think the Eighth Route Army can cope with the current predicament?"
As the chief of staff finished speaking, Fu Yisheng, who was like a sculpture, seemed to come to life. There was no excessive worry on his face, but he asked with a smile:
"Did Lao He mention this?"
"Never."
"Is there any change in the 120th Division?"
"No."
Fu Yisheng's smile became more relaxed, "Then what else is there to worry about?
Lao He is an expert in warfare. In such a situation, the Japanese army has strengthened its military blockade against our department and the Northwest Military District of the Eighth Route Army during this period. The Eighth Route Army is not in a hurry, so why should we be in a hurry?"
The chief of staff suddenly said: "Yi Gong, what do you mean... Could it be that the Eighth Route Army has been prepared for this?"
Fu Yisheng said: "It's hard to say how specific it is!
In short, the Eighth Route Army is not a team that suffers losses for nothing, and Brother Wen Chang is not a casualty.
Let's just wait and see how the situation evolves.
By the way, notify our frontline troops to advance the garrison area 20 miles. In addition, in the past few days, I will launch attacks on the surrounding Japanese defense areas non-stop!
Of course, the thunder should be louder and the raindrops should be smaller.
You can attack, but no one should be so foolish as to rush forward. If he loses his troops again, I won't be able to spare him."
The chief of staff was obviously stunned: "Yi Gong, didn't you say you want to wait for the situation to evolve? This..."
Fu Yisheng laughed heartily and said: "The Eighth Route Army is capable of forcing the little devils to make such a big fuss in the Taihang area.
The protagonist of this battlefield is someone else.
But we are not dead after all. We are the army and the anti-Japanese armed forces. We sit back and watch the friendly forces and the Japanese army fight to the death and turn a blind eye. Is that what we Linyi men do?
Tell the brothers, hit me hard and build up your momentum.
When I met Lao He later, he had to treat me to a drink!"