During this period, in addition to continuous training of troops, various troops of the *** Division, the local governments in the base areas, under the leadership of the political commissar, also began to carry out large-scale production and build base areas. In the words of division commander Liu Hua, we must seize the opportunity
This is a favorable opportunity for development. Before the Japanese army can react and concentrate its forces to deal with our Eighth Route Army, we can carry out large-scale military training and accumulate food to prepare for the war that will face us in the future.
A few months have passed, and after more than half a year of busy work, the entire base area has slowly ushered in the most important harvest period of the year. Looking at the golden waves of wheat in the base area, division commander Liu Hua knew
, this year will definitely be a good harvest year for the entire base area, which means that our tens of thousands of troops will not be short of food.
Of course, because the food in the base area is under the control of the *** division, not a single grain will fall into the hands of the little devil. However, in the enemy-occupied areas, there are also countless fertile fields and countless grains. However,
Except for what the common people ate themselves, basically all of this food fell into the hands of the little devils. The little devils used the grains handed over by the common people as military rations. After they had eaten enough and drank enough, they picked up the weapons in their hands and started killing.
Chinese people.
As the commander of the *** division, Liu Hua, of course, could not tolerate this kind of thing happening. Looking at the rolling waves of wheat, a trace of murderous aura that had not appeared for several months slowly appeared on his face again.
.; At the same time, the idea of an armed food grab also slowly emerged in his mind. With the idea, Liu Hua of course did not hesitate at all, and immediately returned to the division headquarters, preparing to discuss it with the political commissar.
Ichiban.
"Teacher, I agree with you. The food that we people have worked so hard to grow must not fall into the hands of little devils. Teacher, please tell us what you think first, and we can discuss what to do in detail.
Do it. In a word, we must not let these grains fall into the hands of the Japs." After learning that the division commander was planning to carry out an armed food grab against the Japs, political commissar Luo Ronghuan had no objections and raised his hands in approval.
"Political Commissar, my idea is very simple. Aren't the Japs' troops insufficient now? Then let's send out troops, beat them, inflict pain on them, and let them all retreat into the county towns protected by city walls. In this way, the vast rural areas
It was occupied and controlled by us. At this time, it is also the time of grain harvest. At that time, in addition to the grain harvested by the common people, in addition to their own consumption, our secret service camp will collect the rest and transport it back to the base area. Of course,
If the enemy does not counterattack in the vast rural areas we occupy, we will slowly turn them into our base areas. However, if the enemy gathers heavy troops to counterattack, we will retreat one after another, leaving rural areas without a grain of food.
, give it back to these little devils." Teacher Liu Hua introduced with a smile...
"Okay, division commander, I agree with your opinion. However, if the Japs gather heavy troops to counterattack, although we can easily retreat, the local people will suffer..." The political commissar nodded. At the same time, if there is
The thought raised a question.
"Well, if we leave easily, the little devils will definitely retaliate against the local people because there is no food. This is a very important issue, and we must not leave the danger to the local people. But if we want to solve it, that is
It's very easy, that is, we will eliminate as many little devils as they come. At the same time, form guerrillas locally, establish organizations, and organize local people to save themselves..." Zhang Hua quickly answered.
In this way, after detailed discussions, the two people finally finalized a complete combat plan. At the same time, the name of this combat plan was also directly named "Armed Grain Stealing" by Liu Hua without any scruples.
As a result, the North China battlefield, which had been quiet for more than two months. In order to fight for the countless grains in the enemy-occupied areas and prevent them from falling into the hands of the little devils, the North China battlefield once again erupted with the sound of gunfire. However, this time, those who took the initiative to attack
He is no longer a little devil, but a master who has been developing quietly for several months in his own base area.
After more than two months of training, the entire army of the *** Division can be said to have been completely transformed. In front of the little devil, it once again burst out with amazing combat effectiveness. Each unit, with the support of various artillery fire, was like
The autumn wind swept away the fallen leaves and quickly established a foothold in the enemy-occupied area. At the same time, it began to continuously expand its occupied area. It can be said that the main force of dozens of regiments basically swept away the enemy-occupied areas like the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves.
All Japanese and puppet army strongholds with a garrison size smaller than one squadron around the base area.
Faced with the sudden armed grain grabbing operation launched by the Eighth Route Army and the sudden counterattack by the main force of the Eighth Route Army, the entire Japanese army in North China, especially the little devils in Shanxi, could be said to be caught off guard, without even any room to fight back. When a
When an urgent distress telegram was sent to the Supreme Headquarters, the entire North China Command once again became a mess.
Looking at the small red dots representing the strongholds of the Imperial Army of the Japanese Empire on the map in front of me, they were erased one by one by the combat staff next to them. In less than two days, in Jindong, southern Shanxi, and even western Shanxi
In the vast area, there are only a few large strongholds with the county seat as the support point.
Seeing the sudden change in front of him, Lieutenant General Tada Shun, the commander of the Japanese army in North China, could be said to be extremely anxious at this time. Facing the strong offensive of the Japanese division, General Tada Shun, whose troops were already stretched thin, the only order he issued was
All ministries were ordered to stand firm and wait for reinforcements, and all units were prohibited from leaving their strongholds or county towns to engage in field battles with the Japanese divisions. Instead, they relied on various fortifications to stand firm on the spot.
However, although the little devils have the cover of the stronghold, no matter how strong the stronghold is, it cannot stop the direct aim and fire of 75mm mountain artillery and infantry artillery. Only two days have passed, and the enemy is located in the ***-type base area.
In the surrounding area, nearly a hundred small strongholds of various sizes were wiped out. As for the remaining dozens of larger strongholds and heavily garrisoned county towns, they were isolated and surrounded by various participating troops and were in danger of being wiped out at any time.
.At the same time, the entire military division's control range has unknowingly expanded by more than one-third.
"Baga, when will the officers of the General Staff Headquarters understand that in today's China, the regular army of the Communist Party is no longer our main enemy. Our main enemy is in North China, which is the Eighth Route Army." Looking at the growing enemy in front of him.
The area was occupied by the Eighth Route Army's *** division. Tada Jun couldn't help but slapped the table in front of him and roared loudly.
"Commander, please calm down. Those at the General Staff Headquarters don't believe our intelligence at all and are unwilling to send troops to reinforce us. However, Commander, I think they will soon discover the seriousness of this problem. Commander
, we must seize the time to solve the problems encountered by our troops stationed in North China. If we do not change the combat plan, the entire North China region, especially the entire Shanxi, except for some big cities, the rest of the places will basically be destroyed by this
The *** Division has occupied it." Looking at the angry-looking commander Lieutenant General Tada Shun, the chief of staff quickly reminded him.
"Baga, those idiots and so many imperial warriors have died because of their wrong orders. Chief of Staff, the current situation has reached this point. Our stronghold cannot stop any offensive from the Eighth Route Army's *** division.
.Please tell me what you think first. What should we do? Do we really have to abandon all the small strongholds and order all the imperial soldiers to retreat to the county town and give up the vast rural areas to this *** division?
"Tada Jun frowned and replied helplessly.
"Hi, Your Excellency Commander, I think that in the situation we are currently facing, this is the only way to ensure the effective strength of our North China garrison as much as possible. Your Excellency, Commander, in just two days of attack by the Eighth Route Army's *** Division, we have
Once again, more than 6,000 outstanding imperial soldiers were lost. If we had not issued a retreat order earlier, our casualties would have skyrocketed at a rate of 3,000 per day. Therefore, for the future of the North China garrison,
Commander, please make your decision as soon as possible." The chief of staff replied loudly.
"But, Chief of Staff, have you ever thought about it, now is the grain harvest season in the vast areas of Shanxi. If we abandon the vast rural areas and hand over all the large grain-producing areas to the Eighth Route Army, then in the next year of fighting
During the battle, what did the Imperial Army eat? Without food, what could we do to continue fighting with the Eighth Route Army? You know, due to the shortage of domestic food at this time, the military department had stopped distributing military food to the garrison, and instead distributed it to various
The troops raise their own rations within their own defense zones." The commander asked with a frown.
After listening to Commander Tada Shun's words, the chief of staff could only smile bitterly. Because everything the commander said was true. Due to the shortage of various resources and materials in the empire, arable land, food, and soldiers are now in short supply.
The North China garrison is in urgent need of replenishment. However, now they can only choose one of them, which makes it difficult for any commander to make a decision.
"Your Excellency, Commander, there is an idiom in China that a strong man has his arm broken. If it is cut off, it will be broken off. For the future of the North China Garrison, we can no longer afford to lose even one soldier. Therefore, Your Excellency, Commander, please make a decision early.
If the food is gone, we can allocate it from the Northeast or even grab food from the local people. However, if the soldiers are gone, then the entire Japanese empire will have no hope at all." The chief of staff still insisted on his plan.
, continued.
At this time, Lieutenant General Tada Shun fell into deep thought after listening to the chief of staff's analysis. However, Lieutenant General Tada Shun soon seemed to have made up his mind and slowly raised his head.
"Chief of Staff, immediately issue an order to all the strongholds located around the *** division base area. Order the strongholds whose garrison size is smaller than one squadron of the Imperial Army to evacuate immediately and assemble to the nearest county town, preparing to encircle these county town key points. However, retreat
The scope is limited to the strongholds around the *** division's base area. We can't abandon it under any circumstances, such as the vast rural areas in western Shanxi. Not only can we not abandon it, we must also strengthen the azimuth strength of the entire western Shanxi.
.Order a brigade of the Naodong Army Division to immediately reinforce western Shanxi. We must ensure that the entire grain-producing area in western Shanxi is in the hands of our Imperial Army." Commander Lieutenant General Tada Shun ordered loudly.
road.
"Hi, Commander... I will send a report to my unit right away..." the chief of staff replied loudly with deep understanding.
With the issuance of the order from the Little Japs Headquarters, the little Japs who were in those small strongholds all day long immediately withdrew from the strongholds after receiving the order to retreat. Even many troops even took advantage of the large amount of military supplies stored in the store.
, they forgot to destroy them, so they hurriedly retreated and gave these military supplies to the soldiers of the Japanese division in vain.
However, the soldiers were also very happy when faced with the vast rural areas where there was almost no Japs left. Each unit easily occupied it without suffering any attacks or losses. Faced with a small enemy inserted in their occupied area,
There was a Japanese stronghold in the county where heavy troops were stationed. While the soldiers seized the time to collect military supplies, they also eliminated them from time to time.
"Division Commander, good news, all frontline units have sent good news. According to the current situation, now in the entire Shanxi, except for Shanxi, all the remaining vast rural areas have been occupied by our *** division.
Now various troops are occupying the area, seize the time to help the people harvest food..." Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan held a stack of telegrams and pointed to the increasing number of small red flags in front of him, while the white flags representing the Japs' strongholds were getting fewer and fewer.
Sand table. The political commissar said with a smile on his face.
"Political Commissar, I didn't expect that the little devil, who has always been arrogant and unwilling to admit defeat, would take the initiative to retreat this time, abandoning the vast rural areas and only occupying western Shanxi." Liu Hua was also full of satisfaction because of the great situation in front of him.
He replied with a smile on his face.
"Commander, now all the Japs from three directions have huddled in the county town and other county towns protected by city walls. We are the only one in western Shanxi that we have not solved. Look, do you order all the troops on the front line to continue the attack? Will the entire vast area in western Shanxi be destroyed?"
The rural areas will also be taken back, so that the little devils will fight with us hungry in the coming year." Looking at the great form in front of him, the political commissar said with confidence.
After listening to the political commissar's words, Zhang Hua was not in a hurry to answer this question. Instead, he was calculating how much grain he could harvest from the grain-producing areas he occupied. At the same time, he was thinking about whether the enemy's actions would change and he would follow suit.
Change. However, soon, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Political commissar, order all the troops on the front line to suspend the attack on the vast rural areas of western Shanxi and stick to their occupied areas. After all, rabbits will jump over the wall when they are in trouble. Since the little devil has made such a big concession to us, then we
Just give it up as soon as it's ready. However, should we change the original battle plan?" Zhang Hua's mouth showed a smile.
"Change the battle plan? Division commander, please tell me first..." the political commissar asked doubtfully.
"Our army's original battle plan was just to use armed forces to seize food. If the enemy launched a counterattack, we would retreat. However, now that the Japs are retreating on their own initiative, why can't we use various units to occupy the vast rural areas?
How about turning it into our real base?" Liu Hua suggested with a smile.
"Become our own base... If this can be done, the entire Shanxi, except for Shanxi, will be the world of our *** division. Division commander, your idea is really bold. However, in the current form,
, this is really the best opportunity to develop the base area..." The political commissar stared at his big eyes and replied excitedly.
"Well, this is also an opportunity created by the little devil for us. Don't the little devil think that we are just here to compete for food? Haha, after we collect enough food, we will stay there and not leave." Zhang Hua
Said with a smile.
"Commander, what are you going to do?" Thinking that his base area would expand to more than a dozen counties, political commissar Luo Ronghua couldn't help but his eyes lit up and he asked excitedly.
"It's very simple. Order soldiers from all units to stop attacking, and form guerrillas and militia units on the spot. In addition, send out the directly affiliated corps, concentrate as much force as possible, eliminate these counties where a large number of little devils have gathered, and remove all the people in the occupied areas.
The little devils must be completely driven out or completely eliminated. Of course, there is another most important thing, that is, local cadres. Local cadres must enter the occupied areas in the shortest possible time, manage the occupied areas, and completely control these areas.
It will become our base." Liu Hua slammed the table in front of him and said loudly.
"Ah, completely wipe out the little Japs in the occupied area... Division Commander, this is a dozen counties, ten thousand to twenty thousand Japs and tens of thousands of puppet troops. Your tone is really loud... It's just
, Commander, with so many little devils and the protection of the city wall, do our *** divisions have such good teeth?" Regarding Zhang Hua's plan, the political commissar opened his mouth and asked with worry on his face.
"Political Commissar, then you underestimate the combat effectiveness of the columns directly under our *** division. Whether there are such good teeth will only be known if you go up and take a bite. At that time, the three brigades will form three attack groups, carrying a large number of
Siege artillery. Concentrate superior forces and attack one county after another. Of course, if the little Japanese is afraid and retreats in advance, it would be better to eliminate him in the wild." Zhang Hua answered affirmatively.
"Sir, since you are so confident, I will definitely support you." The political commissar said with a smile.