Chapter 251 Candle Dragon - The Second Stage (Part 1)
--Luliang Mountain
In the Luliang Mountain command post, the map on the wall changed from densely packed small blue dots at the beginning to only a few large blue dots. Instead, there were more and more red dots, and among the largest blue dots
There is a clearly marked logo with an airplane on it.
Jiang Cheng read on the side, "According to intelligence and radar data, the Japanese air force has increased rapidly in these three days. Among them, there are between 120 and 130 aircraft in Taiyuan and more than 40 in Datong."
, there are more than 40 in Linfen, and there are more than 223 Japanese aircraft in Shanxi. The Japanese army has a total of seven air force groups and three squadrons in North China. Including those transport aircraft and reconnaissance aircraft, there will not be more than three
There are hundreds of planes, and now 70% of them have arrived. And planes are constantly concentrating on the three places."
Boss Zhu asked, "How many aircraft do our military have now?"
Jiang Cheng said, "Our military can use about a hundred aircraft, but our aircraft's stand-alone strength is definitely much higher than theirs."
When Mr. Zhu was in Yan'an, he knew that the Japanese army's top brass had their own people, but seeing such a formation, he was really not sure what the Japanese army wanted to do.
Li Kenong, who came specially to help out, said, "According to intelligence, more than 80% of the materials transported by the Japanese army by air are aviation fuel, without even ammunition. Since the railways and roads have been cut by us, now they can only transport materials by air."
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Zuo Quan asked, "Why don't they transport ammunition? If they want to use the air force to suppress our army, shouldn't they transport a large amount of ammunition? Unless..."
Mr. Peng laughed and said, "Unless they are not here to bomb us, but have another conspiracy to transport fuel this way, we are all in Shanxi and there is no need for them to travel long distances. Then they just want to stay in the air for a while!"
At this time, a communications soldier knocked on the door and came in, handing Mr. Zhu a telegram.
Boss Zhu looked at it and handed it to Boss Peng and said, "The battles in Liao County, Youyu, and Heshun are all over. Our losses are not small. From the average battle loss of four to one in guerrilla warfare and raid warfare, we have become
One to two point six, it was indeed a bit reluctant to let the non-main forces attack the county town. At the same time, a new situation occurred. The Japanese aircraft did not bomb our army to relieve the defenders as expected, but instead stayed in the air above our army and refused to leave.
, based on a comprehensive analysis, the Japs are planning to use these aircraft as eyes to seize the main force of our army."
Zuo Quan immediately said, "That's just right. We will come out with great fanfare and lure them to where we want them to go."
Mr. Zhu nodded and said, "Yeah. I think it's okay. As soon as the Japanese troops start dispatching, the second phase of Zhulong can begin. But since they start dispatching planes, it shouldn't be far away."
Before he finished speaking, another communications soldier ran in. Before he could call for a report, there was another person. Then, more than a dozen communications soldiers kept running into the conference room. Everyone looked at each other and knew that something big had happened.
Mr. Zhu quickly read the telegram, handed it to Zuo Quan and Mr. Peng and said, "The Japanese troops have moved. The Japanese troops from Datong, Taiyuan, Jinzhong, Changzhi, Yangquan and Shuozhou have all been dispatched. They are all organized in brigades from the southeast, north and south.
A long snake array was set up on three sides, pressing towards the west."
Zuo Quan went out and called a bunch of staff in, and quickly started to redraw the sand table according to the information in the telegram.
After about ten minutes, the sand table was set up. Mr. Peng pointed at the sand table and said, "Not only the infantry of these big cities, but also the Japanese cavalry, air force, and engineers were all mobilized. There were also a large number of puppet troops. There were probably
Seventy or eighty thousand people."
Mr. Zhu squinted his eyes and said, "This is to force us away. To surround us. What a big move. With the Air Force as the eye, the county as the point, the entire Taiyuan is regarded as a big chessboard. If we really
With only these few cards, we might really suffer some big losses."
Zuo Quan smiled and said, "But the way the Japs fight is at our will. We can attract all the Japs to our predetermined battlefield, and then close the door and beat the dogs!"
Mr. Zhu knew in his heart that this must be the action of the person at the top of the Japanese army, otherwise the plan would not go so smoothly. Mr. Zhu nodded and said, "Order all the troops to start shrinking immediately, and the militia teams to organize the fellow villagers to evacuate temporarily to avoid being captured by the Japanese."
Because trouble is coming, I order all the main forces to rush to the preset battlefield and prepare to close the door. I order the garrison and special forces to be ready for battle at any time. Also, what is the situation over there with Yan Xishan?"
Li Kenong said, "When Yan Xishan saw how happy we were fighting, he also took action. He has already captured the three county towns of Gu County, Fushan County, and Anze County. He seems to have the intention to counterattack Linfen, but since the little devil dares to
The troops have been withdrawn from Linfen, I'm afraid our Commander Yan has done some big business again."
Mr. Zhu shook his head and said, "Ignore him, let's fight our own and start taking action."
——Ji County
Several officers of the Jinsui Army hurriedly walked into a courtyard. Yang Aiyuan saw everyone drinking and said, "What do you guys want to do in such a hurry?"
Everyone looked at each other and pushed one person out. The person said, "Sir Yang, our situation is very good now. Most of the Japanese in Linfen City have withdrawn. Why don't we fight?"
Yang Aiyuan hummed, "What do you know? Commander Yan naturally has his own intentions. Just obey the order, okay, don't be anxious, I'll give you a breather. We still have to fight in Linfen, but not now, you have all the troops."
Take control and act immediately as soon as you go up to the peak and give the order." After saying this, Yang Aiyuan turned around and entered the room. Several officers looked at each other helplessly and did not dare to say anything more, so they could only leave.
In the room, Yan Xishan opened his eyes and asked, "Sent away?"
Yang Aiyuan nodded and said, "Sir Yan, the morale of the army is uncertain. Everyone has taken advantage of it and thinks that the little devil is nothing more than that, so they all want to fight back."
"Nonsense!" Yan Xishan yelled, snapping at the case. "Is that what the little Japs are doing? That's because the Japs don't have this ambition! We all know how powerful the Japanese army is. This time the Eighth Route Army has made such a big move, and the Japs are ready to go all out.
Deal with them! We have just negotiated a temporary truce with us. Isn’t that good? Let them fight first, fight to the death, and both sides suffer losses. I have seen through it all. The Eighth Route Army, Chiang Kai-shek, and the Japanese are not good people. I am Yan Xishan.
It's like dancing on three eggs. It won't work if we step on any of them, so we just pretend to be deaf and mute and let them finish singing the scene first."
——Chongqing
Agent Jiang rubbed his eyebrows weakly. A pair of jade hands appeared on his shoulders and started massaging him.
Agent Jiang smiled and clapped his hands and said, "It's okay. I'm just a little tired. The Fifth Plenary Session of the CPC Central Committee held in advance made me very tired, but at least it set the tone."
Song Meiling asked, "What's the tone?"
A flash of light flashed in Jiang Jie's eyes and he said, "Develop the rear area, persist in the war of resistance and change the relationship with the Red Army."
When Soong Meiling heard about the change in relations with the Red Party, she couldn't help but said, "Speaking of the Red Party, they have made a lot of noise in the north recently. News about them has been everywhere in the recent newspapers, almost covering up the news about our Fifth Plenary Session.
How do you say that? North China has no viable railways, no telephones, and no supplies to transport. The Japanese troops are trapped in various cities, crying for food. They want to fight but have no way out, and want to retreat but are unwilling to give up. It can be said that rats have entered the bellows--they are being criticized at both ends.
, the evaluation is quite high.”
Agent Jiang hummed, "This is why I have to adjust the relationship with the Red Army. According to regulations, their 18th Group Army is attached to the Second War Zone, and I didn't let them leave Shanxi at all. The result? Not only did they
They followed Yan Xishan's orders and fought on their own. They also extended their hands to Suiyuan, Hebei, even Shandong and most of North China. Look at how well they fought this time. I think there are at least one or two hundred thousand people who can fight such a battle. Anti-Japanese,
In the fight against Japan, I am afraid that in the end it will not be who wins between us and the Japanese, but the Red Party in Yan'an will take over."
Song Meiling nodded and said, "Then how do we adjust?"
Jiang Jingwei said, "Melt the Reds, prevent the Reds, limit the Reds, and fight against the Reds! This is also to win the hearts of people within the party. You don't know, Wang Jingwei raised the anti-Red banner and the slogan of peacefully ending the war in Nanjing. He wanted to
It’s not that he was beaten to death by the martyrs, but when everyone saw Wang Jingwei’s fate, they were afraid that he would be assassinated now and in the past. I’m afraid a lot of people would run to his side.”
Song Meiling asked doubtfully, "Righteous soldier? Isn't it the one sent by Darling?"
Agent Jiang shook his head and said, "I asked Dai Li and the Chen brothers. They are not from them. It seems that they are civilian killers. Don't forget Wang Yaqiao. Who knows where there is such a person?"
--Nanjing
Wang Jingwei's rescue had ended long ago. Zhongxi Gong could not help but secretly sigh at his good luck. The bullet only took away a large area of muscle tissue and did not damage bones or internal organs. It was just heavy bleeding. After this period of treatment, Wang Jingwei has already
Out of the dangerous period.
When Zhongxi Gong saw Chen Bijun lying on Wang Jingwei's body, he said to Chen Gongbo who came with him, "Mr. Wang and Mrs. Wang are very affectionate and harmonious. They are really enviable."
Chen Gongbo nodded and said nothing.
Zhongxi Gong walked out of the room, saw the doctor, and asked, "How is Mr. Wang doing now? What medicine is he using??"
The doctor said, "Mr. Wang is out of danger and will probably wake up in a while. However, in order to prevent the wound from getting infected, penicillin needs to be administered. Fortunately, we still have some. Although they were seized, it shouldn't be a big deal."
Penicillin, this life-saving miracle drug, only Jiang Cheng's Weihua Company can ship and sell in large quantities until now. Although Germany has obtained the industrial formula, the current output is still very low because there are no strains. It only solves the problem of whether
Other countries are still in the laboratory stage. Firstly, the source of penicillin for the Japanese army was to purchase products from China, but the price was too high. Secondly, they were captured from the National Army. Thirdly, they were purchased from a man who claimed that he was not willing to lose his family fortune.
For my brother-in-law's Chinese wife.
Penicillin from the third source was large in quantity and cheap, and because it was often not packaged, the Japanese army packaged it themselves, then claimed that it was self-produced, and promoted that Wei Hua had stolen Japanese scientific research results. Of course, Wei Hua was too lazy to pay attention to him
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After hearing the doctor's words, Nakanishi Gong immediately scolded, "Why use confiscated products? Don't you know how important Mr. Wang is? What if there are poisons deliberately left by the Chinese in those seized products? Replace them all with domestic products!"
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When the doctor heard this, he quickly lowered his head and said, "Hey! I'll do it right away."
Chen Bijun woke up in a daze, heard Nakanishi's conversation, and said gratefully, "Thank you so much, Nakanishi-san. Your Japanese products must be better than our Chinese ones."
The corners of Zhongxi Gong's mouth curved slightly and he said, "I hope Mr. Wang recovers soon. I'll leave first if I have something else to do."
Chen Bijun nodded repeatedly and sent Zhongxi Gong to the door before going back.
——Taiyuan
Takeda Takeo has unknowingly become Tada Shun's confidant. At this time, he and Tada Shun were listening to Chief of Staff Yoshimoto Teiichi's introduction to the war situation in the conference room.
Yoshimoto Sadai circled and said, "In four days, our army has eliminated the Eighth Route Army armed forces in seven counties. When these troops see our large army, they often leave small groups to contain our army, and then most of them flee. But in our case
Under the surveillance of the army's cavalry and aircraft, there is no way to escape. Although our army has not yet encircled and annihilated any battalion-level or above troops of the Eighth Route Army, I believe that as long as it continues, it is a certainty that the Eighth Route Army will be encircled and annihilated.
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Jun Tada nodded approvingly and said, "Okay, let's continue the siege. Those safe counties must be carefully defended in case the Eighth Route Army counterattacks."
Takeda Yixiong rolled his eyes and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, I have a suggestion."
Tada Shun asked, "Takeda-kun, just say it."
Takeda Takeda said, "I believe that the best defense is to attack. I checked the intelligence and found that the Eighth Route Army's troops were very large and scattered. It is not so much that we succeeded in clearing it, but that it was the Eighth Route Army that evacuated on its own initiative. I think the Eighth Route Army must have wanted to
Choose our army to attack all the way in order to break our army's encirclement and suppression."
Tada Shun said doubtfully, "We have planes in the sky, how can they still ambush us?"
Takeda Takeo nodded and said, "Our planes can only catch their large troops. If they try to reduce troops and increase troops, our army will not be able to detect them."
Yoshimoto Sadao nodded and said, "What Mr. Takeda said makes sense, what is your opinion?"
Takeda Takeo said, "Deploy half of the troops in all safe counties and hang them behind the main force in the front. Once the Eighth Route Army dares to ambush us, we will attack from both front and rear, and do the opposite to encircle and annihilate their troops."
Tada Shun slapped the table and shouted, "Okay, what do you think, Yoshimoto-kun?"
Yoshimoto Jung nodded and said, "I think it is possible, and it can also ensure that the Eighth Route Army cannot counterattack our army's retreat."
Tada Shun said, "Then let's act according to Takeda-kun's opinion."
——Qinyuan County
A unit without a flag was marching rapidly under the cover of night. Due to the presence of planes during the day, the Eighth Route Army was forced to march at night and in daylight. The nights in January were longer than the days, but the march was not delayed. Thanks to the troops' daily routine,
We have always focused on night fighting, and we can persist in marching at night. From time to time, several gunshots were heard from behind the large army, which was an exchange of fire between the troops behind and the pursuing Japanese cavalry.
"Report to the leader, a troop appears in front, it seems to be members of the National Army." A scout came running on a fast horse and said.
The regiment leader asked, "National Army? Is it the Jinsui Army? What are they doing here? There is still more than a hundred miles between here and their defense area. Let's go and meet them."
After walking less than a mile, I saw a team standing there with torches. I saw that this team was neatly dressed, and the whole team was silent. The officer leading it had a broad mouth and a long face, with bright eyes, and was dressed in a straight suit.
He is wearing an officer's uniform and is about 1.85 meters tall. The rank of colonel on his shoulders tells everyone his identity.
The regiment leader cupped his fists and asked, "I am Ding Xianguo, the commander of the Second Regiment of the Taihang Mountain Guerrilla Zone of the Eighth Route Army. I wonder which hero of the Jinsui Army I am?"
The colonel also clasped his fists and said, "I'm Zhang Guangbei of the 65th Division of the Shanxi-Sui Army. Your Eighth Route Army has been in such great limelight during this period. I really admire you when you see it."
Ding Xianguo waved his hand and smiled and said, "Is this all a soldier's duty? Listen, the little Japs are chasing us very hard. Commander Zhang, the military situation is urgent. How about we talk about it later? Commander Zhang, please get out of the way."
Zhang Guangbei waved his riding crop and said, "It's easy to say, get out of the way and let the friendly forces pass."
Looking at the Nationalist troops on both sides of the road and the machine guns erected on the road, Ding Xianguo frowned slightly, only to see Zhang Guangbei smile and say, "Please."
Ding Xianguo nodded, waved his hand and said, "Comrades, move forward." He came to Zhang Guangbei's side, held Zhang Guangbei's hand and said, "Thank you, Captain Zhang, for coming to escort us."
Zhang Guangbei smiled and said, "Easy to say, easy to say."
Ding Xianguo took off his clothes and said, "It will not be easy for us to fight. Captain Zhang, please take a look at my load."
When he saw seven or eight grenades tied into Ding Xianguo's clothes, with the fuse pulled in his sleeve, Zhang Guangbei's expression suddenly changed dramatically.
Ding Xianguo laughed loudly and said, "We in the Eighth Route Army are not afraid of death. No, in order to prevent me from being captured, I tied this one up. What do you think, Commander Zhang?"
The corners of Zhang Guangbei's mouth slowly curved and he said, "Yes, yes, Commander Ding, I wonder how many officers like you are there in your army?"
Ding Xianguo laughed and said, "There are about one or two thousand officers who are more capable than me, and those who are about the same as me are probably over ten thousand."
Of course Zhang Guangbei would not believe what he said. Seeing that the Eighth Route Army had all passed, Zhang Guangbei got on his horse and said, "Then your army has left safely, please invite Commander Ding as well."
Ding Xianguo nodded and said, "Okay, our mountains will remain green and our waters will flow forever. We hope to fight side by side one day."
