"Well, don't worry about this. I will reorganize two field divisions and two independent brigades from the domestic reserves in the near future. At the same time, I will transfer a tank brigade and a field group from the Kwantung Army.
The artillery wing, a heavy howitzer wing, and an aviation wing support the North China garrison. These troops will arrive in up to a month, so you have to be prepared to accept it..." Tojo nodded and said
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"Hi, thank you General for your support. I believe that with the reinforcement of these troops, our North China Garrison will be able to reverse the current war situation and complete the mission entrusted to me by His Majesty the Emperor..." Hearing that his subordinates suddenly felt so much
Having recruited so many elite troops, General Bin Sanyuan couldn't help but look excited, and expressed his sincere gratitude to the Minister of War in front of him...
Immediately, in the afternoon of the same day, after receiving the command sword personally awarded by His Majesty the Emperor, General Bin Sangen took the special plane designated by Emperor Hirohito and arrived at the North China Garrison Headquarters in Peiping as soon as possible...
After a brief greeting, General Bin Sanyuan rushed into the war room in the headquarters without even having time to eat the welcome banquet. Want to know the specific situation immediately?
"Chief of Staff, time is running out now, so I won't say anything more. Immediately report to me the current situation and specific situation of the enemy and our armies in the entire North China region." Entering the war room, Bin Sanyuan, who had just taken office,
The general, it could be said that he didn't even have time to drink a sip of water before he hurried to the huge combat sand table and said to the chief of staff who was following closely behind him.
"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander. According to the latest situation we have, after a day and night of decisive battles, a total of 16 counties in the entire North China region have been occupied by the Eighth Route Army. Among them, at least 12,000 imperial soldiers were killed, and nearly 12,000 imperial soldiers were killed.
Thousands of soldiers from the Imperial Alliance Army were killed or captured. At the same time, a large number of military supplies stored in these dozen counties were rarely seized by the Eighth Route Army... All the situations have been marked on the sand table. Commander, please
Check it out..." Regarding the familiar commander in front of him, the chief of staff did not hesitate and reported immediately.
"Baga, the cunning Eighth Route Army... I really didn't expect that in just one year, the strength of the Eighth Route Army would develop to the point where it was as powerful as expected. In one day and one night, it would capture so many county towns from the imperial army.
Geya Road." A look of shock immediately appeared on General Bin Sanyuan's face.
"Hi, Your Excellency Commander, the Eighth Route Army has indeed developed very rapidly in the past two years. And it occupies a very important position in the hearts of the Chinese people in North China. Especially the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army's independent division, the quality of its individual soldiers, and
The equipment of the army is no longer inferior to my ability to fight the Japanese Imperial Army." The chief of staff nodded and replied.
"Baga, I really didn't expect that the situation in North China would be so bad. However, the first thing I need to do now is to find a way to solve the difficulties encountered by our North China garrison... Chief of Staff, on this day and night,
Do you have any good countermeasures within the time? We can't just watch so many northern counties being occupied and so many imperial soldiers killed at the hands of the Eighth Route Army, right?" General Bin Sanyuan was still full of confidence just now.
, after listening to the chief of staff's words, he immediately frowned. He continued to ask the chief of staff beside him.
"Hi, Commander, before you take office, I asked the staff to formulate an emergency combat plan. However, due to the limited strength of the entire North China garrison, the main content of our plan is to give up. Order
The imperial troops in various places took the initiative to abandon some county strongholds that were not particularly important. All the main forces were concentrated in some county towns along the railway and transportation hubs to ensure the smooth flow of various railway lines. For our army's future counterattack,
Lay a certain foundation." Looking at the commander, General Bin Sanyuan, who was frowning in front of him, the chief of staff quickly replied.
"Yo Xi, for our current army, this strategy can be said to be the best combat plan. Chief of Staff, please explain to me the combat plan just formulated by your staff based on the sand table in front of you.
If there are no problems with this battle plan, it will be immediately sent to the top commanders of each county in the form of a command order, and they will be executed immediately..." General Bin Sanyuan nodded and said.
"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander. What our staff department means is to abandon the 116 county strongholds outside the railway line, and concentrate all the remaining hundreds of thousands of our North China garrison troops into the 48 county strongholds along the railway line.
At the same time, all the aviation forces assigned to the North China region are also providing continuous support to dozens of county strongholds. I think that as long as our army can hold these dozens of county strongholds, it can provide a solid foundation for our army's future counterattacks.
, be prepared..." Under the command of the chief of staff, a group of combat staff gathered around the flash drive immediately pulled down a large area of flags representing the Imperial Army... In an instant, the entire combat sandbox was filled with flags representing the fight against the Japanese Emperor.
The flags of the army are only left in dozens of counties along the railway line. The small flags representing the little devils are like several thin lines, entrenched there...
"Yo Xi, that's very good. I completely agree with the battle plan formulated by the staff. Chief of staff, please immediately issue this order in my name. Our army must complete the defense in the shortest possible time.
Mission..." Commander Bin Sanyuan nodded with satisfaction and then ordered.
"Hi, Commander, I'll go give the order right away..." After saying that, the chief of staff turned and left the war room.
However, although General Bin Sanyuan and even the combat staff of the entire headquarters, their ideas are the best for the Japanese army at this moment. However, they underestimated the power of the people in the entire North China region and underestimated the power of the North China region.
The real strength of the Eighth Route Army? They have forgotten, or they have never imagined, what will happen to those breakout troops without the protection of the city wall under the attack of various units of the Eighth Route Army.
Just after the top commanders of each county received the telegram from the headquarters, without any hesitation, they immediately gathered the remaining soldiers, prepared for a breakout, and then assembled at the nearest assembly target. However, right at
After these little devil commanders abandoned a large amount of baggage and ammunition and hurriedly withdrew from the county where they were entrenched, they fell completely into the people's war prepared by the common people in North China for the little devils.
As soon as the little Japanese breakout troops left the county where they were trapped, they were randomly surrounded by the main force of the Eighth Route Army, militia troops, local guerrillas and even local people. Around them, gunshots rang out from time to time, and they were surrounded by
Look at the explosion of landmines planted on the road, the poisoned well water... everything is aimed at this branch, the little Japanese army that has done many evil things...
At this moment, the little Japanese army of nearly a thousand people, under the command of a lieutenant general, is marching hard under the trouble of various attacks around it. Since the picture is shown, this army has been marching for a day.
Time. However, during this day, due to constant attacks by cold guns and even a large number of homemade landmines, the entire brigade of more than a thousand little Japs only marched less than 20 kilometers.
What's more important is that in the midst of these constant attacks, due to my own carelessness, three reorganized teams responsible for the attack were ambushed by the main force of the Eighth Route Army hidden around them, and the entire army was eventually destroyed. At the same time, nearly
150 soldiers were killed or lost their combat effectiveness in today's continuous attacks... In just one day's march, my reinforced brigade lost more than 300 soldiers. If we follow this loss rate, we will wait until our brigade arrives.
At the predetermined target, there will be very few troops left.
"Baga, the Eighth Route Army is so cunning, why don't they dare to fight the Japanese Imperial Army in a decisive battle directly opposite, Baga Road..." As night fell, the little devil who had been walking in fear all day finally breathed a sigh of relief.
, preparing to set up camp. However, the top commander of this unit looked at the corpses in front of him, the seriously wounded people who were wailing in pain. He couldn't help but hold his command knife tightly and pointed it at his side.
A group of officers cursed loudly to vent their bad mood at this moment...
However, his venting did not have any effect. Less than half an hour after these little devils set up camp, questions came one after another. Commander Zhongzuo sat in his tent,
When I was bored because of the casualties suffered by the troops for a day, a staff officer rushed into his tent and came to him...
"Reporting to Your Excellency Lieutenant Colonel... the cooking squads of each team reported that we have not found any drinking water sources within several kilometers of the surrounding area. Even the wells in nearby villages have been contaminated by the Chinese and cannot be used.
Use..." Seeing the dissatisfied look on His Excellency Lieutenant Colonel's face, the staff officer quickly replied...
"Baga, the cunning Eighth Route Army, the cunning Chinese people... If there is no water, let the soldiers collect all the water in their kettles and let the cooking team cook... No matter what, eating must be the first priority..." Lieutenant Colonel
He ordered loudly...
In this way, nearly a thousand little devils had to eat a meal with uncooked rice due to lack of water. More importantly, after this meal, they no longer had any drinking water to drink...
However, the uncooked rice and lack of water are just appetizers tonight... Just when each of the little devils finished eating the uncooked rice and were just lying next to piles of bonfires, sleeping, replenishing the physical strength consumed by the day's march... bursts of
Sparse gunshots reached their ears... These well-trained Japanese soldiers quickly fell to the ground as soon as they heard the gunshots. At the same time, a pair of hands quickly raised their arms and hugged them.
The rifle is inside, loaded and ready for battle...
However, just as they were preparing for battle and searching for the attackers, the sparse gunfire only lasted for less than half a minute and then disappeared... and the final result was that three patrol teams, 36 people
All the imperial soldiers were killed in the attack that lasted only half a minute, and no one was spared... As for the attackers, after wiping out the patrol, they had quietly disappeared into the dark night, making it impossible to pursue them.
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Nearly a thousand little Japs, after scolding the Eighth Route Army, had to put away their weapons and prepare to continue resting... However, in less than half an hour, there was an explosion mixed with a burst of messy gunfire.
Once again, it reached the ears of these little devils who had just closed their eyes...
"Baga, it's an artillery attack by the Eighth Route Army. Everyone should take cover immediately, take cover quickly...get ready for battle..." Orders followed by the explosion of artillery shells resounded in the Japanese military camp. The little devils who had just closed their eyes one after another.
, I had to cheer up again, hold the weapon in my hand, lie on the ground again, and get ready for battle.
Of course, the shelling and gunfire this time were no surprise. They were just another false alarm. Except for a dozen unlucky little Japs who died in the gunfire and explosions just now, the rest of the Japs were all
Intact, ready to rest again... However, such sneak attacks will still happen every half an hour in the next time...
In this way, throughout the night, almost every half hour, the camp would be reminded of a burst of gunfire like exploding beans. And each gunshot would take away the lives of more than a dozen imperial warriors... What's more important is that
, amidst the sound of gunfire all night, almost no one of the nearly a thousand little Japs in the entire camp rested for more than half an hour...
Finally, in the expectation of all the little devils, the next day finally arrived. The sound of gunfire that had been haunting them all night slowly stopped because of the arrival of dawn. Although, the gunfire stopped. But,
Nearly a thousand soldiers did not take any rest all night, and almost everyone had a bunch of black eyes. More importantly, the one-night attack caused this unit, which had already suffered heavy losses, to lose a large number of Japanese soldiers once again.
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"Nani, what are you talking about? In one night's attack, the army once again lost 158 people, and there were dozens of lightly and seriously injured people. How is this possible? What did the patrol do for food last night? Why did the army continue to be attacked by the Eighth Route Army?
Sneak attack, Bagya Road..." Commander Lieutenant Colonel asked with a look of shock and disbelief after receiving the report from the staff.
"Hi, Your Excellency Lieutenant Colonel, our army now has 846 Imperial Army warriors left who can continue to fight. In addition, there are 47 seriously wounded soldiers who need two teams of soldiers to take care of them. Therefore, our army can still continue to fight.
There are only 750 troops left...less than two-thirds of the troops when they broke through..." the staff officer replied affirmatively.
"Baga...how could this happen? If we had known this, we might as well stick to the county seat. In the county town, we at least have the protection of the city wall and a large amount of logistical supplies, which is enough for us to hold on for a period of time. On Bagaya Road, the Eighth Route Army
Cunning..." Commander Lieutenant Colonel clenched his fists and cursed loudly.
"Hi, Lieutenant Colonel, now the troops have suffered heavy losses, what should we do next?" the staff officer asked.
"Baga, our only way out now is to continue moving forward and rush to the scheduled assembly county. Order the troops to set off immediately. No matter what today, we cannot stop on the road. Even if we encounter a sneak attack by a small group of Eighth Route Army troops
, and cannot make any stops. In short, with your fastest marching speed, you must rush to the scheduled assembly position before dark..." Commander Lieutenant Colonel ordered loudly...
More than 800 little devils without any energy, carrying dozens of seriously injured people, and Ou's own weapons, set off on the journey again under the orders of commanders at all levels... because of the orders of the supreme commander
, facing the gunshots that rang out from time to time around them, their comrades fell in a pool of blood. The remaining Japanese soldiers did not stop at all, and continued to march with their heads lowered...
This kind of marching method did have a great effect in the first two hours. Although the army once again lost more than 20 soldiers, the entire army covered a distance of almost ten kilometers.
If you follow this marching speed, you can take most of the main force into the scheduled assembly county without waiting until dark...
However, the kid's wishful thinking did not escape the eyes of the commanders of the surrounding Eighth Route Army. Since the Japanese army's tactics and tactics have changed, the tactics of the surrounding Eighth Route Army have also made changes immediately. That is to strengthen the troops' sneak attacks.
Frequency, try to beat the little devil so hard that he has to stop in the face of huge casualties...
Thinking of this, during the sneak attack, in addition to dozens of rifles, the Eighth Route Army commander actually brought out all six light and heavy machine guns, the only heavy weapons in his army. He was ready to use all the heavy weapons in his hand.
Firepower, fighting guerrillas with the little devils...
"Bang, bang, bang..." Several more messy gunshots rang out, and several little devils who lowered their heads and marched quickly let out screams. With a look of despair, they fell into a pool of blood...
As for the remaining Japanese soldiers, they continued to march indifferently because they believed that the gunfire just now must be another sneak attack by a small group of the Eighth Route Army.
"Da da da..." Just as the remaining little devils, unaware of the approaching danger, still lowered their heads and marched quickly, a burst of intensive machine gun fire suddenly came from the side of the marching column.
Come here. Immediately afterwards, the sound of "chichichi..." as the bullet entered the body immediately reached everyone's ears.