The matter of the airborne force came to an end. After it was on the right track, Wang Xuexin gave full authority over the training to Wang Shuheng.
After Wang Xuexin gave the order to the Eighth Route Army on the Datong line to postpone the attack, he finally had some time to rest and drink a cup of coffee.
Just as I was drinking coffee, good news came from Su Liguo across the three stores: the first mark3 radar produced by our army has successfully passed the test and been used in actual combat.
Wang Xuexin couldn't help but secretly praise in his heart. Su Liguo's research and development progress is quite fast, and he relies on him for both radar and electronic tubes. This is also difficult for him.
Later, Wang Xuexin learned that after Su Liguo went to three stores to set up production lines, he spent day and night in the factory learning production and research and development.
What he did most often was to carry a few steamed buns with him in his bag, and when he was hungry, he could take them out and take a few bites. At this time, he was still staring at the drawings and the machine.
When I feel tired, I lie down on my desk and fall asleep for a while, then continue my study and research as soon as I open my eyes.
When Su Liguo was like this, others thought he was working too hard.
But Su Liguo himself enjoyed it. He even felt that this kind of life was very happy. He often said to his hardware apprentices: "You don't know what conditions we were in before. When I was assembling the radio station, I couldn't even dream about it."
I want to have a few machines like this, but we can’t do it without us. Now that everything is in front of us and everything has been realized, what else is there to do? It’s great!”
Wang Xuexin can understand Su Liguo's mood.
Because this is where his interest lies, just like many people who are addicted to games and can stay up for days and nights without feeling hungry.
The only difference is that for people who are addicted to the game, their excitement comes from passing a certain level and defeating a certain boss or getting some equipment, while Su Liguo's excitement comes from making a certain part, solving a certain problem and developing a new product.
something.
What Wang Xuexin needs is this kind of talent. He has always believed in one thing: It doesn't matter if the level of talent in China is low, the important thing is to have this kind of thirst for knowledge that can make people addicted.
Because of this thirst for knowledge, they will tirelessly use all their time and energy to solve this problem.
In this spirit, no problem is insurmountable.
On the other side, Okamura Neiji in Datong was furious to death because of Wang Xuexin's understatement of an order to "suspend the attack."
Wang Xuexin's guess was correct. Okamura Neiji really wanted to use Yanmen Pass as a bait to lure the Eighth Route Army into taking the bait.
Neji Okamura wants to fight a beautiful counterattack.
At this time, the empire needed a victory to resolve the immediate crisis.
Because under the pressure of the Eighth Route Army, the whole of North China was a bit out of control... The puppet troops and even the common people everywhere were ready to move, thinking of rebelling and stabbing the imperial army in the back.
This is the strategic disadvantage of the Japanese. They can only win but not lose.
Because when the Japanese are victorious, the people and puppet soldiers who are oppressed by the Japanese will not see any hope of success, so they will choose to swallow their anger and continue to bear the bullying of the Japanese.
Once the Japanese are defeated on the battlefield, and are defeated again and again, the people and the puppet army will naturally hope to fight with the Chinese army... Whether it is the stubborn army or the Eighth Route Army, the people will actively respond to it and get rid of the Japanese control.
Okamura Neiji had already sensed this sign, which was the main reason why he did not dare to mobilize troops from other places to deal with the Eighth Route Army's attack.
For example, in Peiping, although the empire has more than 100,000 troops there, they are only more than 100,000 on the surface.
The more than 100,000 troops actually only have one division plus a military police brigade, and the total strength is only more than 20,000. The rest are all North China Security Forces.
Does Neji Okamura dare to transfer this division?
Will there be only one gendarmerie brigade in Peiping by then?
The remaining nearly 100,000 troops are all the North China Security Army?
What if the North China Security Army rises up, and brings more than 3 million people from Peiping with them? Wouldn’t the empire just get out of the way and start a fire again in the backyard?
(Note: In 1942, the urban population of Peking was 1.79 million, and the total population of the ten outer suburbs was 1.93 million. During the period of the occupation, the population decreased at a rate of 70,000 to 80,000 per year)
In this regard, Yoshio Shinozuka once made a suggestion. He said: "Your Excellency, General, if we are worried that the North China Security Army has set up an army in Peiping and needs to use the imperial army to overwhelm them, then why not transfer them to Taiyuan?"
Fight against the Eighth Route Army?”
Okamura Neiji just asked coldly: "Transfer the North China Security Army to fight? Haven't you seen what is happening on the front line? Do you think there will be any difference between the North China Security Army transferred from Peiping?
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Okamura Neji's words immediately left Shinozuka Yoshio speechless.
During this time, on the battlefield against the Eighth Route Army, it has been proven that the North China Security Army is not reliable. They surrendered to the Eighth Route Army in large numbers, and some even defected before the battle... When the battle was fierce, they suddenly killed their commanders.
Imperial officers, and then launched an attack on the flank and rear of the Imperial army.
These are the North China Security Forces. They are the North China Security Forces that the imperial army spent a lot of money and manpower to train. This situation actually happened.
What made Yoshio Shinozuka even more speechless was that some of the North China security forces were as timid as mice when they were usually asked to deal with the guerrillas, and they had to be forced by imperial officers before they were willing to step forward.
But now, when they rebelled against the imperial army, they suddenly discovered that their combat effectiveness was quite good, and sometimes they were evenly matched against the imperial army...
Therefore, this is not a question of combat effectiveness and quality at all, but a question of whether they are willing or not.
Under this situation, Okamura Neji could only focus on Yanmen Pass.
He tapped his finger on Yanmen Pass and said: "There is a saying in China, 'There are nine fortresses in the world, and Yanmen is the leader.' I would like to let the Eighth Route Army see if they can conquer this first pass in the world!"
Okamura Neji's plan is simple.
Yanmen Pass has a favorable geographical location, so it is enough to leave only one brigade of troops to defend it.
The remaining troops were lurking on both sides of Yanmen Pass. When the Eighth Route Army reached Yanmen Pass, the Japanese attacked at night, surrounded the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and took advantage of the momentum to counterattack directly at Ningbei Railway Station.
If all the railway lines of the Eighth Route Army were breached by the imperial army, Datong would become an isolated city and it would only be a matter of time before it returned to the empire's territory.
Who would have thought that the Eighth Route Army would stop attacking fifty kilometers away.
This moment put Okamura Neji into a dilemma.
After thinking for a long time, Okamura Neiji ordered: "Call the commander of the 31st Regiment of the Security Army!"