The news is so exciting that the boss and the deputy chief of staff and their entourage are very convinced that Kong Jie and Li Yunlong, these two trouble-making guys, will have a lot of trouble once they take the opportunity to break through the Japanese defense line and enter other provinces.
But I never expected that these two brats would be so capable.
If we say that the surprise attack on Datong was a slap in the face of the Mongolian army.
The siege of Licheng was a slap in the face of the First Army.
Kong Jie and Li Yunlong led the rapid reaction force to rush into other war zones, almost intending to slap all the Japanese troops in the face before they would give up.
After a long moment of silence in the headquarters, the boss slowly said: "Kong Jie and Li Yunlong, these two stupid boys, have become more and more promising in recent years.
After these few battles, he has become quite the demeanor of a famous general.
From the start of the surprise attack on Datong, to the two of them leading two lines of rapid reaction forces to fight in a roundabout way, they have achieved numerous results along the way.
This can be said to be the first battle of our Eighth Route Army's rapid reaction force. In the first battle, they fought with peerless style.
After this battle, our Taihang, which will be famous all over the world, will be directly under the rapid reaction force. It seems that we can safely hand it over to outstanding comrades such as Kong Jie and Li Yunlong!"
The deputy chief of staff smiled and said: "Boss! You must not let that kid Li Yunlong hear what you said. With that kid's temper, any praise will definitely lead to bad things!"
As he said this, everyone couldn't help laughing.
After the joke, the boss, who was worried about the safety of his two beloved generals, gave special instructions:
"Once Kong Jie and Li Yunlong start making trouble, the Japanese army's attention will probably be diverted. Although they can use mechanical vehicles to maneuver, after all, they are going deep alone. Once the Japanese are freed, the situation will be very dangerous.
Our main force still needs to move quickly and tell the frontline headquarters that Kong Jie and Li Yunlong have set a good example for everyone.
In order to avoid launching a decisive battle prematurely, we gave up the attack on Li City, but this does not mean that the battle is over.
If we can take the opportunity to expand the offensive and strengthen the armies, this will be much more important than capturing a small city of Li!"
So this explosive news was immediately passed to all frontline headquarters.
When the old brigade commander heard the news, the smile on his face became even brighter.
It’s time to make a career!
Kong Jie and Li Yunlong, these two bastards, have brought glory to us again.
When the news was passed to the 385th Brigade Headquarters.
Brigadier Chen immediately generated electricity and scolded the regiment leaders below.
It is said that all of them are not up to par, but none of them are decent. Not only can they compare with Kong Jie, but they can at least compete with Li Yunlong!
They have two shoulders carrying one head. When I sat there, that brat Li Yunlong had to pour the wine.
With such a history, Captain Wang is naturally unwilling to be outdone.
Crazy Wang is no joke.
"Kong Jie and Li Yunlong, those two brats, have a good life. They have all the equipment at their disposal. They have everything they need. Even mechanized combat troops have been built.
Although the conditions of our regiment are worse, they are much better than those of previous years. Why, we are not equipped with weapons, why don’t we fight the Japanese?
Even though we are fucking infantry, we cannot fall behind them.
I still don’t believe it, two legs really can’t outrun him on four wheels!
Our two legs have traveled twenty-five thousand miles on the Long March, over mountains and ridges, and across mountains and rivers. How can those four broken wheels compare?"
After the domineering speech, Captain Wang directly raised his arms and shouted:
"Hit! The opportunity to eat meat is right in front of you. Whether you can reap the benefits depends entirely on your ability. At present, the Japanese and puppet troops are basically cowardly turtles, huddled in towns and counties.
But there is still a lot of oil and water outside. Even if all the soup cans are collected, it will still be enough for us to eat for three to five years.
Those who are capable will find ways to expand the battlefield, even break through the defense line, or even attack other theaters.
Judging from the fighting situation on Kong Jie and Li Yunlong's side, the little devils in other places may be easier to bully!"
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Shanxi North Iron Triangle, Provisional Joint Command.
Ding Wei and Ding Wanwan, who were sitting in the iron triangle defense zone, strategizing and commanding the three armies, were originally a little complacent.
This time, under the unified and coordinated command of Lao Ding, the three Iron Triangle regiments successfully completed the anti-mopping operations, not only preserving the various military, industrial, economic and other factories and foundations within the Iron Triangle base.
It also successfully blocked the First Army and the main combat troops of the Mongolian Army heading south.
They even cooperated with the dispatch of offensive troops to assist the 385th Brigade in completing a pincer attack on the three major mixed brigades of the Japanese army, causing the Japanese army to retreat miserably.
Just a few days ago, the final encirclement and annihilation campaign against the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia who moved south also came to an end.
Although the Japanese army continued to arrive with reinforcements in order to rescue the besieged troops stationed in Mongolia, even the elite of the Eastern Army entered the battlefield for reinforcements soon after.
The 11th Regiment of the 27th Division of the Mongolian Army that went south was still almost wiped out. The two cavalry regiments were also severely damaged, but only some of the remnants escaped in embarrassment.
Even the elite field troops of the Kwantung Army, which quickly moved south for reinforcements, suffered a big loss after they were too careless and blindly broke into Ding Wei's ambush circle.
If Ding Wei had not believed that it was not worth exchanging the lives of the soldiers for the lives of the little Japs, even one person for three, the Japanese casualties of the Kwantung Army would have been even more severe.
The mighty elite Kwantung Army!
The battlefield that originally clamored for reinforcements to the First Army wanted to give the First Army, which was constantly losing battles at the hands of the Eighth Route Army, a good look at what the true elite of the empire was, the flower of the imperial army.
But he was slapped in the face!
In order to cover up the embarrassment, the major general of the Kwantung Army who led the team told the First Army Headquarters:
It was a complete accident!
Japanese commander Yoshio Shinozuka maintained a friendly yet sarcastic smile:
Please continue!
However, in the face of the rapid shrinkage of the Eighth Route Army, they relied on the solid fortifications in the base area and the large number of occupied Japanese strongholds and gun towers to develop a defensive line.
The Kwantung Army major general finally retreated. Looking at the abyss-like Eighth Route Army base, he did not dare to attack blindly.
In this regard, Ding Wei said very domineeringly:
"When it comes to the fat on my lips, Ding Wei, not to mention the Kwantung Army, even the Japanese Emperor's personal guards are not easy to use."
As for the constant commotion between Kong Jie and Li Yunlong, Ding Wei was a little sour.
We agreed on the Iron Triangle, but in the end it was just the two of you who went to play without me.
"Lao Kong, Lao Li, just watch it! Even if we stay in the base area, we can't be compared to you two!"
Until the news from the headquarters came.
It was learned that the rapid reaction troops led by Li Yunlong and Kong Jie were divided into two groups. One was heading toward the east of Hebei Province, and the other was advancing toward the north of Henan Province. They were about to penetrate the central Luxi area.
It almost shocked the entire Sino-Japanese battlefield.
It even attracted the attention of various international countries.
Ding Wanwan fell silent.
"Damn it, Kong Er is stupid, Li Datou... you are bullying people!!!"
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Northern Henan, Xinxiang.
After successfully capturing Xinxiang, or to be more precise, even in a daze, the Eighth Route Army troops from various local base areas quickly assisted Kong Jie and took over the defense of the entire Xinxiang.
At this time, the rapid reaction force led by Kong Jie became stronger and stronger.
It has many more vehicles of all kinds than the entire team before they were separated from Li Yunlong.
There are more than 100 Japanese medium-sized transport vehicles with the strongest transport capacity.
As for the Harada Division in northern Henan, although it seems to be a ragtag group, there is nothing else. It has sufficient supplies of all kinds, as well as military vehicles and equipment.
Even as good as the vehicles and other materials that Kong Jie seized from the 27th Division of the Mongolian Army after the capture of Datong.
Why are there so many transport vehicles?
Of course it’s convenient when doing business and transporting!
...After completely taking over Xinxiang, the Eighth Route Army troops quickly began to deploy troops and rest and arrange defense fortifications.
In addition, granaries and material warehouses are being opened to provide relief to local people who suffered from disasters.
There is also almost all the business channels between the Japanese army and the Central Army in northern Henan.
In the words of Kong Jie:
"Doing business with whom is not business? These guys don't care about the identity of the partner, they only care about whether the other party has money."
And no matter what you say, the Eighth Route Army is a legitimate friendly force after the Chinese military government declares war on Japan.
It will be more convenient for both parties to do business.
Kong Jie even waved his hand, much more generous and heroic than the little devil. If the Central Army wants gold bars, give them gold bars, and if they want silver dollars, give them silver dollars.
What Kong Jie needs is very clear: food, food, more food!
In addition, there is a large amount of military supplies.
As for the food and materials exchanged, in addition to being used for the army, it is mainly used to relieve the surrounding people affected by the disaster.
These are businesses that are on the market. Of course, there are also many businesses that cannot be on the market, but Kong Jie directly destroyed them.
For example, the Japanese army had long-term cigarette business with the Central Army in northern Henan.
How hateful is this little devil?
They used this smoke to poison the Chinese military and civilians, gradually eroding the combat effectiveness of Chiang Kai-shek's troops. At the same time, they also used it to make huge profits and obtain abundant food, military supplies, and various rare military production raw materials from the Central Army.
When Datong was conquered before, Kong Jie and Li Yunlong discovered that there was an entire industrial chain for the opium business built by the Japanese army in Datong.
That’s appalling!
There are thousands of opium dens in the entire city, and most of the interests of these opium dens are in the hands of the Japanese.
The little devils completely banned smoking in their own troops, but it was never banned among the people and in the puppet army.
As for the Chiang Kai-shek Army, some of the direct line troops of the Central Army are okay, and many local warlords even have double-gun teams with rifles in their left hands and cigarette guns in their right hands.
Once an army composed of old smokers goes to the battlefield, how much combat effectiveness will it have?
The key is that these bastard troops in northern Henan secretly sell and digest these big cigarettes internally.
They also transported the cigarettes to other inland provinces to make huge profits.
It is equivalent to indirectly becoming an accomplice of the Japanese army, helping the little devils to expand the persecution of Chinese soldiers and civilians with these cigarettes.
This made Kong Jie become more and more angry.
Although more and more materials are seized.
"We are fighting so hard behind enemy lines. A bullet wants to be broken in half and a pair of trousers wants to be cut into two pieces to wear.
The conditions of the Anti-Japanese War were so difficult that it was unimaginable.
Including many armed forces who sincerely resisted Japan, the soldiers even had insufficient food in their stomachs, but they still risked their lives and fought against the Japs.
I thought that China’s productivity was insufficient and resources were scarce, and we couldn’t even support our troops.
Is this really the case?
I think it's all bullshit. If only there were fewer damn bugs, half of the wealth these bastards could collect could be used on our anti-Japanese troops.
How come the little devil is so rampant now?"
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After the forces from all parties advanced all the way to Kaifeng, Kong Jie did not stop. Instead, he led the rapid reaction force to bypass Kaifeng and advance toward central Shandong. According to the original plan, he met the rapid response force led by Li Yunlong in the central Shandong area. p>
Forcibly attacking a fortress is not what a rapid reaction force should do.
Before leaving.
Kong Jie suggested to some Eighth Route Army commanders in the northern Henan base area:
"Zhu Yuanzhang, the great ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, relied on the nine-character policy of accumulating grain, building high walls, and slowly becoming king, and he rose from beggar to emperor step by step.
In fact, this has many similarities with the Eighth Route Army's path of encircling cities from rural areas and finally seizing power across the country with armed force.
At present, our troops are fighting against the Japanese army and we cannot care about the gains and losses of one city or one place overnight.
What is important is the development of the army, the construction of base areas, and the accumulation of materials.
Including places like Xinxiang, when we knock it down, the biggest benefits will already be in our pockets.
There is no need to guard this empty shell and let the Japanese army die."
"So, I think we still have to prepare evacuation channels at any time. Once the Japanese army comes back and presses the territory with heavy troops, and nothing can be done, the worst case scenario is that Xinxiang and other places will be left to the little devils again!"
"Well, Lao Kong, don't worry, we know this!"
After the handover was completed, Kong Jie led the rapid reaction force to easily break through the Japanese defense line on the outer line of Kaifeng and advance toward southwest Shandong.
The northern Henan base area also dispatched some elite troops to follow Kong Jie and coordinate with the rapid reaction force.
The strength of this unit is not small. Even if Kong Jie has captured a lot of machines and vehicles, he cannot guarantee that they will all be pulled up.
In this regard, Kong Jie's approach is quite bold.
After advancing into southwestern Shandong, they directly defeated the local Japanese and puppet troops with thunderous force, and then completely took over the local Japanese train station.
What are you doing?
Use the train to transfer the troops to the direction of Shandong in an open and honest manner.
The other way is to ride on various mechanical vehicles while pushing towards the direction of Luzhong.
There were some incidents along the way.
When the soldiers took the train north, they encountered comrades from the railway guerrillas who were ambushing them along the way.
The skills of these comrades are extraordinary. They have been dealing with Japanese trains all year round. When the Japanese train slows down, they can even climb onto the train with their bare hands.
When the railway guerrilla soldiers successfully climbed into the carriage and raised their guns in preparation for a sneak attack, they suddenly discovered that the carriage was filled with soldiers wearing Eighth Route Army uniforms.
After the misunderstanding between the two parties was clarified.
I learned that this was the Eighth Route Army troops from the northern Henan base area who were using trains to advance to central Shandong.
The soldiers of the railway guerrillas were so surprised that their jaws almost dropped to the ground.