Finally, on the tenth day after the Nationalist Government began to publicize the achievements of the *** Division, Luo Ronghuan, the political commissar in charge of recruiting troops for the entire military region, walked into the headquarters' war room with excitement... looking at Commander Liu in front of him.
Hua, political commissar Luo Ronghuang is all smiles when he thinks of the results of recruiting troops from various places that he just received today...
"Political Commissar, have you received any good news... I see that your mood now is like eating honey, with a smile on your face..." Zhang Hua looked away from the map and looked at the person sitting
In front of him, political commissar Luo Ronghuan, who was drinking tea with a smile on his face, asked with a smile.
"Commander, it is the recruitment point that has given us good news. In less than ten days, after reports from each division, our recruitment point has welcomed more than 12,400 young people from all over the country. At
Among these young people, there are more than 2,350 who have received a certain degree of questioning education. More than 1,300 of them are soldiers who were laid off when Chiang Kai-shek downsized the Northeast Army. Among them, there are more than five
Hundreds of people are students and even professors from universities all over the country. With the participation of these young people, our base area will have great development in all aspects..." Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan smiled at the glance.
"Political commissars still follow the old rules, and educated recruits must be reorganized separately. As for those technical staff and college students, they are all sent to the logistics department and military factories to engage in various research activities... As for the more than a thousand people
The entire Northeast Army is undergoing centralized reorganization. As you know, the task given to us by the Communist Party is to gather a certain amount of troops and march into the Northeast before the end of the year. In the Northeast, we will open up a new situation and join forces with the Northeast Anti-Resistance Alliance.
As long as these Northeastern troops can all be integrated into our Eighth Route Army, when the time comes to march into the Northeast, they will definitely have some results that neither you nor I can expect..." Liu Hua said.
"Commander, don't worry. We promise to complete the mission. Especially the Northeast Army. We promise to allow them to fully integrate into our troops and into our party within three months. However, Commander, this recruitment has just begun.
, I think that in the near future, more young people will come from all over the country to join our *** division..." Luo Ronghuan said with a smile...
"Maybe, political commissar. However, I have a bad premonition in my mind now. Chiang Kai-shek is unexpected this time and has promoted us so vigorously. It can be said that it has brought our *** division to the forefront.
, if we are not careful, our *** division will become the number one target of the Japanese army... By that time, our base area will be encircled and suppressed by more Japanese troops..." Facing the increasingly better situation, Liu, as the division commander,
Hua did not lose his mind because of this, but stared at the map in front of him, frowning and asked...
"Commander, you mean that Chiang Kai-shek is so vigorously promoting our *** Division, just to turn our *** Division into a thorn in the heart of the Japanese army. Then, with the help of the Japanese army, it can achieve the purpose of annihilating us..." Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan
He is also a very shrewd assassin. Liu Hua gave a small reminder and he immediately reacted and said with a look of enlightenment.
"Yes, political commissar, that's what I'm worried about. If the situation is really like what you just said, the Japanese army's next goal is to concentrate its forces to deal with our *** division. Then when the time comes, our *** division will face
The Japanese army was not besieged by one or two divisions, but heavily encircled and suppressed by several divisions..." Liu Hua said with a worried look on his face.
"Commander, I think that no matter whether the final result is so serious or not, we need to prepare in advance. Only with certain preparations, can we face the possible encirclement and suppression by the Japanese army and remain unchanged in response to changes..." After hearing this,
At Commander Liu Hua's words, the political commissar who had been smiling a moment ago immediately frowned...
"Yes, I think so too... But before the Japanese army takes action, the only thing we can do is to train the troops and strengthen the training of each unit so that each unit can increase its combat effectiveness by 10% in the shortest possible time... Only
In this way, we can cope with all changes by remaining unchanged..." Liu Hua said with certainty.
"Commander, I understand what you mean... After a while, I will go to the chief of staff and ask the chief of staff to issue orders to each unit to strengthen their training. At the same time, I will urge the intelligence department to strengthen the investigation of the mobilization of Japanese troops in various places. As long as
If there is any movement from the Japanese army, report it immediately..." The political commissar nodded and answered affirmatively.
While the various departments of the Communist Party of China are carrying out crazy training in their own stations, the country of the Communist Party of China is in chaos at this moment... Because of the changes in the attitudes of Western countries, many Western countries support the Communist Party of China
, slowly became ambiguous... Japanese diplomats dealing with Western countries sent telegrams to the country one after another. Just after the news that the Eighth Route Army's *** Division completely annihilated the two main divisions of the Imperial Army appeared in the newspapers,
The attitudes of Western countries toward the Chinese government are slowly beginning to become ambiguous, while their attitudes toward Japan are slowly becoming stiffer...
Faced with the increasingly bad situation, the foreign affairs prime minister who received the telegram had to report this bad situation to His Majesty Emperor Hirohito... Emperor Hirohito couldn't help being shocked after receiving the news. All ministers immediately became anxious and began to
Discuss possible countermeasures…
Finally, after almost two hours of discussion between the emperor and his ministers, a solution slowly appeared in front of Emperor Hirohito... As for this solution, it is very simple to say, that is to solve it from the source... to solve the problem...
The trigger for the whole incident was the complete elimination of the Eighth Route Army's *** divisions. Only by completely eliminating the Eighth Route Army's *** divisions, the most serious embarrassment to the empire, can we restore the war of the Great *** Empire in the international arena.
An invincible honor. Only in this way can Western countries know that the Chinese government will eventually be destroyed under the fierce attack of the Japanese imperial army...
"Yo Xi, let the staff draw up a battle plan immediately according to the plan we discussed. I will give the staff one day. Within one day, there must be a foolproof battle plan in front of me..." Seriously
After looking over the solution in his hand, Emperor Hirohito gave a loud order to the ministers in front of him...
"Hi, His Majesty the Emperor...the General Staff will draft a complete combat plan within one day and hand it over to you for review..." After receiving the order, the Army Chief of Staff replied loudly.
"Yoshi, the future of the Great Japanese Empire depends on you. I hope you won't let me down again, and don't let the Yamato nation down..." After saying that, Emperor Hirohito ignored the ministers in front of the imperial court.
With the support of two guards, he left his seat and walked to the office not far away...
As His Majesty the Emperor's order was issued, the entire Army Staff Headquarters immediately fell into chaos... Each combat staff immediately began to use their strengths and began to contribute suggestions for the entire combat plan...
"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, according to the telegrams sent by the North China Garrison Army Headquarters and THT, the current strength of the regular army of the *** Division is about 150,000, and it is equipped with a certain number of heavy weapons, including various types of heavy weapons.
Artillery of various calibers, armored fighting vehicles and anti-aircraft artillery fire... Therefore, I believe that in order to completely annihilate the Japanese division, we must mobilize at least four divisions with 100,000 troops and a certain number of aviation forces.
Successfully completed the mission..." After a few hours of busy work, the deputy chief of staff loudly suggested to the chief of staff in front of him...
"Yo Xi, I think so too. However, now the entire North China garrison can hardly mobilize a single soldier. The imperial troops of these four divisions must be mobilized from other places. I mean, then
Two divisions were transferred from the garrison in the south at a time, plus the original two divisions, to form two armies. They launched attacks from northern Shanxi and eastern Shanxi at the same time. At the same time, the two armies had to take step by step**
*’s tactics compressed all the main forces of the Eighth Route Army to the Taiyuan area bit by bit. In the end, the final decisive battle with the Eighth Route Army’s *** Division was held in Taiyuan..." Regarding the deputy chief of staff’s suggestion, the Army Chief of Staff nodded with satisfaction,
Speak out what’s on your mind…
"Hi, Your Majesty, Chief of Staff, I completely agree with your idea. From the dispatched army from the south, we once again mobilized two divisions to form two attack groups, attacking step by step from the northeast and two directions.
The final decisive battle between Taiyuan and the main force of the *** Division..." the deputy chief of staff replied with a flattering look.
"Yo Xi, deputy chief of staff... Now I order you to follow this combat idea, immediately organize the staff, and make a complete troop dispatch plan within two hours... In two hours, I will report it to His Majesty the Emperor,
Please ask His Majesty the Emperor to make the final decision..." the chief of staff ordered loudly...
"Hi, thank you, Chief of Staff, for your trust. I will definitely live up to the expectations of Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, and complete the task within two hours..." the deputy chief of staff replied excitedly, turned around and began to make arrangements to the staff behind him.
Specific tasks…
Sure enough, under the constant urging and supervision of the Deputy Chief of Staff, in less than two hours, a nearly perfect combat plan appeared in the hands of the Chief of Staff. After confirming that the combat plan in his hand was foolproof,
After there were no loopholes, the chief of staff immediately came to the imperial court and reported to Emperor Hirohito, who was anxiously waiting...
Similarly, Emperor Hirohito made almost no modifications to the battle plan reported by the General Staff Headquarters before agreeing to this almost perfect siege plan. However, what the Japanese Army General Staff Headquarters and even Emperor Hirohito did not expect was that the Eighth Route Army's *** Division
In the face of the Japanese army's heavy encirclement and suppression, in addition to being able to continuously block and retreat, they can also launch certain counterattacks. The second is some unexpected counterattacks, which ruined the Japanese army's heavy encirclement and suppression plan...
"Yo Xi, this battle plan is very good. Immediately send this battle plan to the China Dispatch Army Headquarters. My request is very simple, that is, within one month, we will obtain the Eighth Route Army's *** Division.
Under the encirclement and suppression of our imperial army, the good news is that the entire army has been destroyed..." After reading the battle plan in his hand, Emperor Hirohito nodded with satisfaction to the Army Chief of Staff in front of him, and then ordered...
Under the personal order of Emperor Hirohito, the response speed of the China Expeditionary Forces Headquarters can be said to be very rapid. As soon as it received the domestic combat plan, the China Expeditionary Forces sent the contents of the telegram and orders to those who needed to participate in the exhibition.
In the hands of the commander. At the same time, the commander of the North China Garrison Army, General Okamura Neiji, was ordered to perform meritorious service and serve as the direct commander of this encirclement and suppression operation...
Faced with the telegram personally sent by His Majesty the Emperor in his hand, Okamura originally thought that if he caused the North China Garrison Army to lose two field divisions under his command, he would be severely punished domestically and might even be sent to a military court.
General Neji couldn't help but kneel on the ground facing the direction of the police, and began to cry bitterly, thanking Emperor Hirohito for his trust...
After almost a day of rest, General Okamura Neiji was appointed as the direct commander of this battle. Regardless of the obstruction of the chief of staff, he resolutely went to Shijiazhuang, preparing to visit the front line in person and more directly command the encirclement and suppression of the four divisions.
Operation... At the same time, the four Japanese divisions that were dispatched by the General Staff Headquarters and sent to North China also began to quickly assemble...
However, even if the Japanese army's actions could be concealed from the intelligence personnel deployed by the Japanese Army, they could not be concealed from the intelligence agents deployed by the entire Communist Party all over the country... Just when General Okamura Neiji flew to Shijiazhuang, far away
Liu Hua, who was in Taiyuan City, received a piece of information forwarded by the police...
"Commander, *** telegram, General Okamura Neiji, commander of the Japanese garrison in North China, personally led a group of staff members to fly to Shijiazhuang today and set up a front-line headquarters in Shijiazhuang. If nothing goes wrong,
This time Okamura Neiji's combat target should be our *** division, and the kid should be on the move..." The chief of staff took the message he had just received and hurried to Liu Hua and the political commissar.
reported…
"Well, it's been half a month, and the little devils should start taking action. Chief of Staff, are there any mobilizations of the Japanese troops in various parts of North China... Can we find out now the scale of the Japanese troops dispatched this time..." Regarding the Chief of Staff,
Liu Hua was not surprised by Li Qing's answer. Based on Liu Hua's two generations' understanding of the Japanese army, it is impossible that the Japanese army suffered such heavy losses this time and was disgraced internationally. With their character, it is impossible
No retaliation.
"Commander, according to reports from intelligence personnel from various places, there is no movement among the Japanese troops in the entire North China region... I am also worried about this matter now. The little devil commanders have arrived at the front line, but not a single soldier has opened fire.
To the front line... Do you think the kid is playing some trick..." Chief of Staff Li Qing frowned and asked...
"Chief of Staff, Political Commissar, if nothing else happens, I think that this time, the Japs are planning to mobilize troops from other places... I wonder if you still remember that the Japanese army dispatched troops from the south in order to concentrate more troops to encircle and suppress us.
Among them, two main divisions have been taken out. However, due to an unexpected situation in which two divisions were suddenly eaten by us, the reinforcements of these two divisions all stopped advancing and were on standby.
…Chief of Staff, please notify the intelligence department immediately to collect the troop mobilization situation of Japanese troops across the country in the shortest possible time. If we are incapable, we can ask for help from the Eighth Route Army Headquarters and the central intelligence department..." He cleared his mind.
After coming up with the idea, Zhang Hua ordered to the chief of staff in front of him.
"Yes, Commander, I'll get there right away..."
Sure enough, less than half a day after the chief of staff left, a copy of the recent situation on the mobilization of Japanese troops appeared in Liu Hua's hands... From the telegram in his hand, it can be clearly analyzed that this time the Japanese troops
It is planned to dispatch four main divisions from the southern dispatched troops at once to besiege the Shanxi base area where the *** division is located...
"Commander, there are four main divisions with a total strength of 100,000. Even if we count all the local troops and militia troops in our base area, we cannot be their opponents..." After reading the telegram, after a few
After a minute of contemplation, political commissar Luo Ronghuan sighed helplessly and said.
"Political Commissar, Commander. This time the Japanese army is pressing heavily on the border. If we have a head-on collision with the Japs, we will definitely not be their opponents. Even if we concentrate our forces and annihilate the enemy all the way, it is impossible to complete the mission. After all, the Japanese army is passing by.
After this experience and lesson, we will march as a group this time. There is no chance for us to take advantage of it... Therefore, Commander, Political Commissar, I suggest that we abandon Taiyuan City on our own initiative, avoid the sharp edge of the Japanese army, and find a way
Inflict heavy damage on the main force of the Japanese army as much as possible..." The chief of staff followed closely behind the political commissar and said to the commander Liu Hua, who was silently looking at the map next to him.
"No? No matter what, we can't give up Taiyuan City... Our *** division has just won a few battles and has just established a little prestige in front of the Chinese people. It has even gained a certain reputation internationally... If we defeat the capital
If we don't fight, we will give up Taiyuan City hastily. This will make the Chinese people think of our *** division. I think that even Chiang Kai-shek, who is far away in Chongqing, will add insult to injury and will not let go of such a good opportunity to attack us.
"Liu Hua didn't even think about the seemingly wise proposal of the Chief of Staff, and rejected it with an affirmative expression.
"But, Commander...if we don't take the initiative to retreat, we will definitely suffer heavy losses in the decisive battle with the main force of the Japanese army in Taiyuan City, and even..." Looking at the determined Commander Liu Hua in front of him, the Chief of Staff quickly reminded him
…
"Political Commissar, Chief of Staff, let's not discuss this issue for now. Only by knowing ourselves and the enemy can we be victorious in every battle. So, let me ask you a question first. For this operation, the Japanese army assembled a total of four main divisions with nearly 100,000 troops.
Army. What kind of offensive method do you think Okamura Neji is going to use to attack our base area..." Liu Hua asked...
After a few seconds of thinking, political commissar Luo Ronghuan took out the pencil on the table, quickly drew two arrows on the map, and then said: "Commander, Lao Li, if I were the commander of the little devil,
, I will divide these 100,000 troops into two groups, follow the last march route of the Japanese army. Using the tactics of pressing forward step by step and fighting steadily, we will slowly compress our main force to the Taiyuan area, and then in
In the vast plain area around Taiyuan City, a decisive battle will take place..."
"Okay, well said. Old Li, what tactics do you think the Japanese commander will use..." After listening to the political commissar's words, Liu Hua couldn't help but applaud. Then, he set his sights on Chief of Staff Li Qing...
"Commander, political commissar, according to the distribution of enemy and friendly strength around our army, the plan mentioned by the political commissar can be said to be the most suitable plan for Japanese military operations. I completely agree with the political commissar..." the chief of staff nodded affirmatively.
"Well, I also very much agree with the offensive plan mentioned by the political commissar. Now that we have figured out the possible march plan of the Japanese army, we can consider this issue from a different operational perspective. Now our *** division has a total of fifteen regular troops
Thousands of people. If you include the militia troops, local garrison troops and newly recruited recruits from various places, there will be a full 250,000 people... With such a large army in our hands, why should we let the little devils lead us by the nose?
What?" Liu Hua smiled at his partner in front of him and said...
"Commander, what you mean is that we can use our existing strength to take the initiative of the entire campaign into our own hands. Let the little devils who attack our base follow our ideas completely and disrupt their plans.
Battle plan..." Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan's eyes lit up and he quickly chased Liu Hua and asked...
"Yes, in terms of military strength, our *** division has an absolute advantage. In terms of geographical location, the Japs are no match for us. In terms of people and people, to put it bluntly, in the hearts of the people in Shanxi now, our ***
The division's prestige can be said to have reached its peak. The Japs are no match for us... With so many advantages, we can seize the initiative of the entire campaign before the Japanese army launches an encirclement and suppression campaign, and launch an attack on the Japanese army first.
Disrupt their deployment..." Liu Hua analyzed with certainty.
"Commander, I understand. As long as we can know every move of the four main divisions of the Japanese army in advance by then, we will have enough ability to take the initiative in the entire campaign... By then, even if the Japs come with more troops
, in the huge Shanxi Province, they can only fight behind us, they cannot be our opponents..." Luo Ronghuan said thoughtfully...
"Well, so our urgent priority now is to find out the movements of the Japanese army in the shortest possible time, especially the Japanese army's combat plan... In addition, it is to strengthen the training of the troops. This cannot be done at any time.
Relax at all." Liu Hua ordered firmly...
Just when the three heads of the *** division were making careful arrangements for the encirclement and suppression campaign that the Japanese army was about to launch. Chiang Kai-shek in Chongqing, the Communist Party in Yan'an, and even the Eighth Route Army headquarters. Everyone's eyes were at the same time.
Gathered on the *** divisions of Shanxi Province...
"Ci Xiu, I really didn't expect that your *** strategy would be so effective. It has only been less than half a month. Although the *** teacher has benefited greatly from this propaganda. But
, has also become the number one enemy in the hearts of the ***...Yunong, please inform Cixiu and Jingzhi of the intelligence just received by your intelligence department..." At this moment, Chiang Kai-shek was in a very good mood, facing
Dai Li in front of him ordered with a smile on his face.
"Yes, Chairman. According to the intelligence sent by our informants inside the Japanese army, in order to save the loss of face it has received internationally, the Japanese dispatched troops to China to annihilate the Eighth Route Army in one month.
The order of the *** Division. Ordered four Japanese field divisions and a large number of Guard troops to prepare to launch a large-scale encirclement and suppression operation in Shanxi Province where the *** Division was trapped in the near future... More importantly, these four
All three main divisions were transferred from the Southern Expeditionary Force. Now the Japanese army opposite our *** has all ceased operations due to the transfer of four main divisions, and has changed from offensive to defensive posture. It can be said that, give me a million
***'s rest provides enough time..." Dai Li reported excitedly to the people in front of him...
"Good, very good... There are a hundred thousand elite Japanese troops, and at least four divisions, 50,000 puppet troops, and 150,000 people. No matter what the final result of this battle is, I think the Eighth Route Army
The enemy troops will all suffer very serious losses. It seems that the tactics we formulated to kill with a borrowed knife have achieved initial results. What we need to wait for is the final result..." Chiang Kai-shek said in a good mood...
"It is thanks to the wise leadership of the Commission that we can formulate such a good strategy...Commissioner, I think that while the Japanese army is attacking the Japanese division, our *** troops must also make certain preparations...
"After feeling happy, He Yingqin said.
"Well, Jingzhi, tell me what you think..." Chiang Kai-shek said with a smile...
"Yes, commission. I believe that under the heavy encirclement and suppression by the Japanese army, even if the Eighth Route Army's *** division is not completely destroyed, it will be severely damaged to a certain extent and lose its combat effectiveness. At this moment, it is our ***
, the best time to extend our hands into Shanxi Province... Therefore, we should send a certain number of *** troops in advance, and quickly send troops to occupy the vast areas controlled by the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi Province while the *** divisions and the Japanese army are fighting to the death.
Rural areas... In this way, on the one hand, it can reduce the influence of the Eighth Route Army's *** divisions, reduce their scope of activities, and avoid their resurgence. On the other hand, in Shanxi Province, it can expand the influence of our *** troops and avoid Yan
Xishan took the opportunity to send troops and regain his position as the king of Shanxi, affecting the National Government's control over Shanxi Province..." He Yingqin said...