The Eighth Route Army's warnings proved ineffective.
The leader provided intelligence to the recalcitrant army through intelligence personnel: he first used the radio to contact our army's intelligence personnel in Zhongtiao Mountain, and then contacted the intelligence personnel layer by layer, and finally found the anti-war faction among the recalcitrant army, so that
They uploaded intelligence on various situations to warn the recalcitrant military authorities.
The most obvious point is the accumulation of too many Japanese aviation units.
But this still failed to attract the attention of the recalcitrant military authorities, or in other words, they received the information but ignored it, believing in their hearts that the Japanese had gathered these troops to attack the Eighth Route Army.
The chief then held a meeting to discuss how to deal with the current situation.
Li Yunlong became happy when he heard this situation. He stood up and said with a smile: "We usually fight with the Japanese with real swords and guns in the front, and later we have to guard against the stubborn soldiers stabbing them. It would be better if they don't listen. In this way, in the future
Let’s fight the Japanese with real swords and guns, no one can hide and tease us! Have fun!”
"That's easy for you to say!" Kong Jie raised the cigarette stick in his hand: "If the Japanese occupy Zhongtiao Mountain, our flank of more than 200 kilometers will be completely exposed to the Japanese. The Japanese only need to bring cars and tanks
Just drive inward, we don’t even have any fortifications to block it!"
Li Yunlong refused to agree: "I said Kong Er is stupid. It's not me, Li Yunlong, who let this devil in. Why are you so angry at me? We have warned the stubborn army. What can we do if they don't listen?"
! If you have the ability, go to the stubborn army and talk to them! Don’t sit back and worry about it!"
Kong Jie tilted his head to the side and smoked the cigarette rod without saying anything.
He knew that Li Yunlong could not be relied upon for this matter. The recalcitrant army was full of bad intentions. They were terribly afraid of the Japanese over there, but they acted like they were condescending and coaxing when dealing with the Eighth Route Army.
Not to mention Li Yunlong, no one would be happy to arrest anyone in this state.
At this time, the leader spoke: "Although the recalcitrant troops brought their own fault, but from the perspective of national justice and our own interests, I think we should do our best to help. After all, this is Chinese land, and no matter where it is, we should be careful
No!"
"But the leader!" Li Changfu, the leader of the Hundred Battle Group, stood up and said: "The Japs have gathered 100,000 people this time, and the stubborn army has taken the initiative to give up the flanks of the Jin army. It is estimated that the Jin army will have to retreat as soon as the attack begins. The Japs only need to
Pushing forward, these 100,000 troops will stand between our army and the stubborn army, and we can't save them even if we want to!"
The anti-Japanese base areas were mainly developed based on mountainous areas. The Eighth Route Army in western Shanxi was located in Luliang Mountain and Yunzhong Mountain, while the stubborn troops were stationed in Zhongtiao Mountain in the south.
There is a relatively obvious separation zone between Luliang Mountain and Zhongtiao Mountain between plains and mountains. This area was originally the base of the Shanxi-Sui Army. If the Japanese were to occupy it, it would be equivalent to cutting off the connection between Luliang Mountain and Zhongtiao Mountain.
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When the Eighth Route Army wants to reinforce Zhongtiao Mountain, it will need to go to the plains to fight the Japs. The opponent will still be hundreds of thousands of Japs, and the regular army will have a large number of tanks, artillery, and aircraft.
This is obviously an attempt to attack the enemy's strengths with one's own shortcomings. To put it bluntly, if we attack like this, even if all 400,000 Eighth Route Army troops are put in, we may not be able to win!
Then the conference room fell into silence, some frowned, some sighed, and some resented the stubbornness.
At this time, Wang Xuexin also had mixed feelings in his heart and couldn't tell what they were.
This should be the battle known as "the greatest shame in the history of the Chinese Anti-Japanese War" in history.
The reason why it is called "the greatest shame" is because the stubborn army has occupied the Zhongtiao Mountain natural barrier and has been operating it for several years. Everyone thought that even if they did not win this battle, they would at least peel off a layer of skin from the Japanese.
However, the results were shocking.
In this battle, the 200,000 stubborn troops were almost defeated at the first touch. In just 20 days, more than 40,000 people were killed and more than 30,000 wounded, for a total of more than 80,000 casualties.
The Japs only killed 634 people and injured 2,279 people.
There are many reasons for this, including the recalcitrant army being unpopular and lacking the support of the people, the recalcitrant army being keen on internal power struggles and half-heartedly preparing for war, and the recalcitrant army misjudging its strategy and changing generals on the spot, etc.
But Wang Xuexin believes that the most important thing is actually the "understanding".
At this time, the news that Yingjiang was going to mediate had actually spread, but most people didn't know the specific content of the "understanding case."
This may seem insignificant on the surface, but it is fatal to a stubborn army with poor military discipline.
If China started with the September 18th Incident in 1931, the Anti-Japanese War has been going on for ten years.
The Eighth Route Army was well prepared for a long-term war of resistance and at the same time had no illusions about the Japanese. It aimed to drive the Japanese out of China, so this "understanding case" had no lethal effect on them. It even made the Eighth Route Army filled with indignation and sought various methods to deny the so-called so-called
"understanding".
This is not the case with the stubborn army. They don't have much feeling for the country. Their goal is to cease the war and save their lives in a corner of peace. They only want to end this battlefield as soon as possible and survive to the end.
In this case, the situation will be different.
The "Modern Understanding" is a life-saving straw for them.
A considerable number of the generals in the recalcitrant army had returned from studying in the United States. They knew the power of Yingjiang and thought that nothing the Japs' arms could do could twist Yingjiang's thigh.
Therefore, it is optimistically estimated that this war will soon end due to the mediation of Yingjiang.
Now that the war is about to end, dying on the battlefield at the last moment is not cost-effective.
As a result, the whole army had no intention of fighting, and despite the natural danger and superior strength, it was defeated like a mountain.
Otherwise, given the terrain of Zhongtiao Mountain and several years of operation, it would be impossible to exchange more than 80,000 people for more than 2,000 Japanese casualties.
What's even more ridiculous is that after Chongqing suffered such a disastrous defeat, they immediately blamed the Eighth Route Army, saying that this defeat was all due to the Eighth Route Army's inaction.
The fact is that at this time, the Eighth Route Army was still blocked by stubborn troops and could not move even if it wanted to.
The leader waited for a while, but when no one spoke, he said: "So we should make two preparations! On the one hand, we should take the initiative to attack the Japs' traffic routes and increase the difficulty for the Japs in transporting strategic materials to the front line. On the other hand, we should
We have to think ahead, if Zhongtiao Mountain is lost, our flanks will be in danger!"
The chief of staff added: "That is to supplement the defense of the flanks. The difficulty is that the flanks are more than two hundred kilometers long. With the current strength of our army, it is difficult to organize such a long line of defense in a short time. What do comrades think about this?
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The conference room fell into silence again.
A defense line of more than 200 kilometers suddenly jumped out, and war is still imminent. There is no time, no troops, and no conditions. It is easier said than done to prevent it.
unless……
Then abandon the defensive line and enter the mountains to fight guerrillas as before.