In the Taihang Mountain area, the battle between the combat troops led by the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese enemy forces was in full swing.
In the Northwest Military Region, the Eighth Route Army units, led by the 120th Division, are naturally not idle either.
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A week ago, the major propaganda departments of the Eighth Route Army launched a propaganda offensive against the Japanese army with this large-scale operation on the 385th Brigade, 386th Brigade and multiple battlefields in the direction of Huangyadong.
The huge momentum, coupled with the fact that the national army also reported the matter through various newspapers, sat on the mountain and watched the tigers fight, fanned the flames, and expected that both sides would suffer losses and reap the benefits of the fishermen. Why not?
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In the end, it even attracted the attention of many neutral countries in the international community.
The Japanese commander Yoshio Shinozuka at the First Army Headquarters had a headache over this.
The Eighth Route Army's proactive propaganda offensive made the First Army's surprise attack gradually fall into a passive situation. If the Eighth Route Army's Huangyadong Arsenal could be successfully destroyed according to the original plan, and even the main force of the Eighth Route Army's combat troops in the Taihang base area could be severely damaged,
That would be perfect.
However, with the 385th Brigade's base direction, the 386th Brigade's base area, and the situation on many battlefields inside and outside Huangyadong, the situation gradually reached a deadlock.
The First Army even joined forces with the troops stationed in Mongolia going south to launch this large-scale operation with the climax of the surprise attack on Huangyadong.
There was no overwhelming progress as Yoshio Shinozuka imagined.
Especially as time goes by.
The attack originally went smoothly. After the Japanese and puppet troops, mainly composed of the Japanese Third Mixed Brigade, completely entered the hinterland of the 385th Brigade Base Area, they were met with a sudden and violent counterattack by the 385th Brigade Base Area after showing weakness to the enemy for a long time.<
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From that moment on, the balance of the battlefield between the Japanese army and the Eighth Route Army began to gradually reverse.
Yoshio Shinozuka, who realized something was wrong, also took into account the Eighth Route Army's deliberate propaganda campaign, which attracted the attention of all international parties.
The imperial troops can only win this battle and not lose.
But if this continues, with the reversal of the situation and the imperial troops' operations in the Eighth Route Army base area, it will be impossible to continue for a long time.
The situation will only become more unfavorable.
If his First Army suffers a huge defeat with the attention of neutral countries, this will definitely have serious consequences for the empire's war against China.
After all, it is easier for the strong to call for allies.
Finally, Yoshio Shinozuka summoned his staff to discuss the matter.
Then he came up with the final plan:
In order to publicize the offensive needs, the Japanese army specially invited the Asahi Shimbun, neutral country media, allied media, puppet regime media, Greater East Asia Daily, etc. to go to the Huangyadong area, the 385 Brigade Base Area, and the 386 Brigade Base Area to take real photos to show them
The occupied Eighth Route Army hilltop positions, weapons repair shops, foundries, some headquarters, and a large number of captured Eighth Route Army guns and ammunition, etc.
Regardless of whether it is true or false.
This scene was blown away by the little devil.
The Japanese Lieutenant Colonel who led the reporters to visit said proudly:
"The military front of our Empire of Japan is unstoppable. Within half a month, our Imperial Army will be able to clear out the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang Mountains.
Thoroughly stabilize the development zone and eliminate all these moths that are destroying the area of co-prosperity between our Empire of Japan and China."
Perhaps it is to increase the sense of reality and to leave more shock to the reporters who came to shoot.
All frontline combat units of the Japanese army stepped up their offensive at the same time.
As a guide, the Japanese Lieutenant Colonel also guided the reporters to take real-life shots of heavy artillery positions bombarding the Eighth Route Army positions, as well as scenes of the air force's intensive bombardment of the Eighth Route Army positions.
It seems that he wants to use this to prove that what he just said is true.
As everyone knows...
Several Japanese major generals fighting in the front, led by Ishikawa, the commander of the Japanese 3rd Mixed Brigade, were yelling at the headquarters.
What are you scolding?
"These stupid civil servants, when the war is urgent, have so many reporters everywhere filming. Do they think the war is a child's play?"
This family knows their own affairs.
Although the reporters who came from all walks of life took photos of the situation, it seemed that his Third Mixed Brigade was launching an offensive with overwhelming force. It bombarded the Eighth Route Army positions with heavy artillery and provided aerial firepower reinforcements, leaving the Eighth Route Army with almost no ability to fight back. p>
The old Japanese Ishikawa felt even more humiliated.
He knows the actual situation very well.
The Eighth Route Army troops of the 385th Brigade suddenly launched a counterattack. His two vanguard brigades were almost wiped out by the entire army, and the two subsequent brigades that came to reinforce them were almost crippled.
As a result, reporters from the rear were still taking pictures here and there, using the pretentious artillery bombardment in front of them to brag that his First Army's offensive was unstoppable.
His third mixed brigade is about to penetrate the base area of the 385th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army.
The more I thought about it, the more depressed Ishikawa became, and his old face seemed a little helpless.
I am very disgusted with the reporters behind me who take pictures everywhere with cameras.
It was like he was naked but there were a bunch of people behind him taking photos with cameras and making comments from time to time.
Shame on you!
Therefore, when the Japanese lieutenant colonel who led the reporters sent a signal corps and expressed his desire to ask the brigade commander Ishikawa to go and say hello to the reporters and share his thoughts on the combat command at hand.
Ishikawa refused directly and cursed: "If that bastard Lieutenant Colonel really thinks fighting is interesting, I will send someone to capture him in a while and put him on the front line to fight!"
After the news spread, the lieutenant colonel shivered and quickly gave up the idea of inviting Ishikawa to explain it to the reporters.
Then he took the reporters and returned quickly.
The Japanese army's propaganda offensive naturally took effect very quickly.
The Eighth Route Army also learned the news soon.
The former enemy headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.
I learned that the Japanese army had sent many reporters to the front lines to interview and take photos on the spot in the past two days, and they were also spreading news throughout the occupied areas, saying that the First Army's offensive was unstoppable and that they would soon win a complete victory.
While they found it very ridiculous, the Eighth Route Army cadres also felt a little indignant.
"Boss, why didn't I see it before? How can these little devils be so shameless? I'm talking about these guys!"
"Still a great victory?"
"Inside Huangyadong, the more than 3,000 elite soldiers of the Japs are already our thorns in the urn. In the battle outside Huangyadong, more than a dozen regiments of our army pressed forward and fought fiercely with the Japs. The reinforcements sent by the 36th Division
, we are still stuck in a bitter struggle at this time."
"Not to mention the 386th Brigade, the troops stationed in Mongolia going south were directly held back by Ding Wei and the Iron Triangle regiments. In the direction of the 385th Brigade, Lao Chen has launched an offensive. The Japanese and puppet troops who entered the base area will have to die even if they don't die.
Delaminated skin."
"A big victory? Did he, the little devil, use his butt to win?"
Then another cadre said with a smile: "The devil has a mouth, so he can say whatever he wants?"
The political commissar concluded:
"Since the leak of the Japs' premeditated plan to attack our army's Huangyadong Arsenal, the defeat of the Japs' war has been determined. It's just a matter of time.
For us, this is a rare opportunity. This time, we not only want to severely damage the Japanese army and let the little devils return home in defeat, we also need to severely attack the Japanese army in the propaganda offensive and promote the military prestige of our Eighth Route Army. p>
After this battle, not only the anti-Japanese armed forces of all parties must be aware of the unshakable strength of our Eighth Route Army.
We must also build up the confidence of all soldiers and civilians in our base areas, including guerrilla zones and even Japanese-occupied areas, to win the war against Japan."
The boss finally made the decision: "The political commissar said it well. This battle will not only bring the Japanese army back with a huge defeat, but also completely disgrace the Japanese army.
Send me an order to immediately generate electricity for the 120th Division, and ask Kong Jie and Li Yunlong to step up their actions. We want the Japanese to fall down hard when they stand at their highest and smile brightest, and give them a hard blow.
Slap him!"
"Yes!"
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But on the other side, Kong Jie and Li Yunlong took three batches of transferred mobile combat troops and were temporarily stationed in the Northwest Military Region.
The long-term confrontation with the Northwest Military Region is the combat troops mainly composed of the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia.
The Japanese cavalry troops moving south from Baotou this time, as well as the elite troops from the 26th Division stationed in Datong, went south for reinforcements. Naturally, a series of preparations were made before the reinforcements.
Among them, the biggest move was that the Mongolian army sent quite elite troops to quickly occupy Baode County.
Baode County is located in XZ City, SX Province, on the western slope of the northern section of Luliang Mountain, on the eastern edge of the Loess Plateau, facing Fugu County, Shaanxi Province across the Yellow River.
It is an important link between northwest Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Inner Mongolia, and its strategic position is very prominent.
If the Japanese army wanted to completely cut off the connection between the Eighth Route Army in Shaanxi and the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi when the troops stationed in Mongolia moved south to reinforce the First Army, they had to firmly guard the key node of Baode County. p>
...The base area where the 358th Brigade of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army is located.
"Brigadier Commander, we have found out clearly that after the Japs stationed in the Mongolian Army went south, the Japanese army launched a sudden attack at night in order to completely block the passage from Shaanxi to Shanxi and occupied Baode.
After the Japanese occupied Baode, they immediately began to overhaul the stronghold and fortifications internally. It seemed that they were preparing for a long-term garrison.
The defending troops were found to be affiliated to the Nishino Regiment of the Japanese First Army in Shanxi. In addition, the Suzuki Regiment of the Mongolian Army was used as backup."
One of the group leaders immediately gritted his teeth with hatred: "Damn it, it's this Suzuki team again, there are traces of this little devil everywhere.
When Baode County fell for the first time, it was this Suzuki Regiment that was responsible. Later, this crazy little devil also carried out massacres in Baode County.
The hands of this little son of a bitch are stained with the blood of too many of our Northwest soldiers and civilians, and I will have to smash it sooner or later!"
As soon as these words came out, the other cadres who knew about this were all indignant, and they all said that they must kill this Suzuki unit completely to avenge the tragic death of the villagers.
Li Yunlong, who also participated in the meeting, said: "If you don't say anything, you deserve this Suzuki company to run into our hands. It's bad luck for him.
Speaking of the other little Japs, that is, the West Field Regiment currently mainly stationed in Baode, does it sound familiar to me?"
One of the regimental commanders who answered smiled and said: "Old Li, Lao Kong, this sounds familiar to you. Speaking of which, if this West Field Regiment knew that you two were in our Northwest Military Region, I'm afraid they would be so scared that they would wet their pants.
Then evacuate from Baode overnight!"
Li Yunlong said happily: "Is there such a thing?"
The regiment leader said: "I have inquired about this matter in particular. I heard that the West Field Regiment was originally responsible for stationing on the defense line between your iron triangle base area in northern Shanxi and Zhongtiao Mountain.
Didn’t you later send troops to try to open up a passage to the Zhongtiao Mountain base area?
It was this Nishino Regiment that was responsible for blocking us in the middle, but was almost completely wiped out by you.
Later, due to poor combat performance, Nishino, an old Japanese soldier, was sent to the Baode County area. Also, because the troops were completely crippled by your Iron Triangle, they were not replenished in time. Even the subsequent replenishments were mostly new recruits.
The military quality of the entire team varies.
The overall morale is very low. Unlike the Suzuki United, which has not been hit by us, the morale is very high!"
Kong Jie on the side suddenly realized: "I remember, when we opened the passage to Zhongtiao Mountain, we encountered a Japanese army.
As a result, he was penetrated in less than an afternoon.
I don’t remember the specific number, but feelings are something like Nishino United!”
The cadres couldn't help but laugh.
At this point in the battle, a regiment was crippled by Lao Kong, and as a result, Captain Kong didn't even take the number into his mind.
This old devil, Nishino, is really embarrassed to be thrown into grandma's house.
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"So, it's not as difficult as we thought to clean up the West Field Regiment and open up the passage to Baode County this time!" A regimental leader laughed.
After just a few words, no one cared about the Nishino Alliance at all.
However, one of the group leaders reminded him with a strange look: "Don't be careless, everyone. After several days of inquiring, we also found that the little devil from the West Field Alliance is very cautious.
After being stationed in Baode, they did nothing but overhaul the fortifications and completely blockade the stronghold. The machine gunners were always behind the fortifications.
It's been several days in a row, but we haven't seen a single kid step out of the defense area and go outside to sweep."
"This is not cautious. I think it was when I fought against the Iron Triangle that I was completely frightened by Lao Li and Lao Kong!"
And what is the real situation?
In fact, it is even more exaggerated than what Brigadier Zhang and the others discovered.
Baode County.
After receiving orders from their superiors, the West Field Regiment stationed its main force in Baode County to ensure that the passage connecting Shaanxi and the Shanxi Eighth Route Army was blocked.
The Japanese regiment headquarters is located in Baode County.
But in fact, this is just an empty shell.
The commander of the regiment, Colonel Nishino, was not in the headquarters at all. He just sent some staff officers, and then asked his adjutant to replace him and take charge of the temporary headquarters.
As for himself, guess what?
This old devil actually withdrew his real headquarters more than ten kilometers back in one breath, and then hid it in a very stable transfer station for material transfer.
They are even more disguised to the outside world, so that no one can tell that this is the command's intention.
In addition, for several days in a row, the old devil Nishino didn't even show his face, and basically didn't show up in public.
When he had to go out on business, he didn't even wear his military rank. At the same time, he was among the small soldiers and couldn't detect any flaws at all.
Don't ask.
——Ask, just be cautious!
How can we, the dignified imperial commander, admit that he was completely frightened out of his courage by the Iron Triangle of the Eighth Route Army in northwest Shanxi?
Who knows if there are guys in this place who are as hard to guard against as those Eighth Route Army snipers in the Iron Triangle.
Nishino touched the top of his head, which was missing a piece of scalp after taking off his military cap. He is still frightened, obediently...