Changyong wanted to wait until he recaptured the Yikzhao League before reporting it, so he concealed the news that almost the entire Hetao had fallen. However, the news of the incident in the Yikzhao League had already passed through the people hidden around Altan Eqil.
The female agent passed it on to the Japanese secret service in Shanxi, but this could not be concealed.
Before Changyong set out, a telegram from the headquarters of the Mongolian Army arrived.
In this telegram, the commander of the Mongolian Army, Naosaburo Okabe, reprimanded General Chang Yong in extremely severe terms, and then ordered Chang Yong to immediately lead his troops to recapture the Yikezhao League. It is not true that Naosaburo Okabe is so concerned about the safety of the Loop.
There is no reason, because it is directly related to the battle to encircle and annihilate Fu Zuoyi.
Regarding the Hetao, there has been a saying since ancient times that the Yellow River is full of dangers but only rich in one thing.
This statement refers to the unique natural environment of the Hetao Plain, which can be used for both grazing and farming. Since the Republic of China, the Hetao has also been a famous granary. During the Central Plains War, the reason why Feng Yuxiang was able to compete with the Central Army was
It relies on the continuous food support from the Hetao.
After the Japanese occupied the Northeast, why did they risk the world's disapproval to support a pseudo-Mongolian autonomous government? And they also wanted to seize Suiyuan Province from Fu Zuoyi at any cost? Because this rich Hetao Plain can be used by the Mongolian troops.
As well as the Japanese army in North China, they continuously provided food.
Putting aside these great benefits, the current battle to encircle and annihilate Fu Zuoyi's headquarters is inseparable from the Hetao.
This time, in order to annihilate Fu Zuoyi, Naosaburo Okabe mobilized a main division, a mixed brigade, and two cavalry brigades. With so many combat troops, people eat what horses chew, and the food and grass they consume every day is astronomical.
Figures, the financial resources of the Mongolian Army Headquarters alone cannot sustain it for too long.
Therefore, this battle has to rely on the grain and grass support from Hetao.
However, at this juncture, something happened to the Yikezhao League, the capital of the Hetao! Once the situation in the Yikezhao League spreads to the entire Hetao, it will not only mean that the Mongolian army will lose half of Suiyuan Province, but also the encirclement and annihilation of Fu Zuoyi.
In the war, one of the most solid sources of food and grass was lost!
This is extremely disadvantageous for the troops stationed in Mongolia.
That's why Naosaburo Okabe was furious and ordered Changyong to recapture the Yikezhao League as soon as possible and calm the situation in the Loop.
However, in fact, even without the order of Naosaburo Okabe, Chang Yong could no longer sit still. After receiving the order from Naosaburo Okabe, Chang Yong no longer had any scruples and simply left the one who originally decided to stay in Hangjin Banner.
The infantry brigade was also brought along, and the main force of the Thirteenth Infantry Regiment was gathered together to attack the Yike Zhao League with great momentum.
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At almost the same time, Yan'an also learned about the Hetao.
Mr. Zhu came to Chairman Mao's house so excitedly that Chairman Mao's guards even laughed secretly. As the founder of the Red Army and the commander-in-chief of the 18th Group Army, Mr. Zhu has almost become a correspondent in recent times.
, whenever any telegram was sent from Hetao, he would rush over happily with the telegram in hand.
When Mr. Zhu came in, Chairman Mao was drafting a document with a pen in hand.
They were all old guys. Mr. Zhu sat cross-legged on the pit, patted the telegram in his hand on the short table, and said: "Old Mao, I really asked you to tell me, this little guy Xu Rui really didn't get along well.
Instead of harvesting, there was a lot of blooming, and more than a dozen county flags in Hetao were occupied. This is really amazing!"
Upon hearing this, Chairman Mao put down his brush and asked, "Have they all been taken down?"
"We've taken it down, we've taken it all down!" Mr. Zhu patted the telegram on the table again, and continued, "Do you see what this guy said in the telegram? Let's send enough cadres over quickly to take down Iraq.
Anti-Japanese democratic governments have been formed in the counties and banners of Kezhao League, and the people of Hetao have been fully mobilized."
The reason why Mr. Zhu is so excited is not without reason.
Because northern Shaanxi is poor and barren, the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region not only has no commercial taxes to collect, but even public grains are often unable to be collected. However, the number of off-duty cadres in Yan'an has increased to more than 40,000, and so many people are not engaged in productive labor.
, but they all needed food and clothing. In addition, after the Japanese government changed its countermeasures, the Nationalist Government gradually tightened the blockade, and even daily supplies such as rust needles were prohibited from flowing in. Therefore, by 1939, the situation in Yan'an changed
It becomes increasingly difficult.
It was against this background that Chairman Mao put forward the slogan of self-reliance and adequate food and clothing, and led the broad masses of party members to launch a vigorous large-scale production movement. After two years of production, Yan'an not only solved the problem of eating, but even had excess food for
Supporting the troops on the front line is what the Communist Party does.
But now, Yan'an has not yet launched a large-scale production movement, so as the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army, Mr. Zhu is troubled every day by the problem of feeding the frontline combat troops and the 40,000 party members and cadres staying in Yan'an. Now, Mr. Zhu can finally take a break
I feel relieved, because the Hetao Plain is a big granary.
Unlike Mr. Zhu's excitement, Chairman Mao was actually a little worried.
Chairman Mao said: "Hasn't Hangjin Banner not been captured yet? Moreover, Hangjin Banner is stationed with an infantry regiment and a mountain artillery brigade. This is the main force of the Japanese in Hetao. If this group of Japanese is not eliminated, then more will be eliminated.
The puppet Mongolian army is useless. No matter how many banners and counties we occupy, they will be lost quickly."
Boss Zhu said: "But the Langya Brigade is not a vegetarian. Do the devils from Hangjin Banner dare to attack?"
Chairman Mao said: "Boss, the Hetao Plain is a famous granary in the fortress. The reason why Feng Yuxiang was able to feed hundreds of thousands of troops back then was the output of the Hetao. If Japan wants to feed the army stationed in Mongolia and so many troops in Shanxi
, I’m afraid they have to rely on the food supply from the Hetao, so they definitely won’t give up.”
"If you put it that way." Mr. Zhu nodded and added, "Xu Rui's next pressure will not be light."
Chairman Mao asked again: "Boss, can you take a regiment from the river defense troops on the west bank of the Yellow River and go north?"
"I'm afraid not." Mr. Zhu shook his head and said solemnly, "After learning that the Japanese army in Shanxi had massed heavy troops to press against the line from Luliang to Yuncheng, the stubborn army in southern Shaanxi and the Shanxi-Sui army in western Shanxi began to prepare for action. Look,
In this posture, Jiang and Yan Laoxi want to take advantage of the situation, but they dare not move the river defense troops northward at this time."
Chairman Mao sighed: "Then Xu Rui can only rely on himself."
Mr. Zhu nodded and continued: "I believe Xu Rui can withstand it."
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Qiulin Town, Yichuan County, Headquarters of the Second War Zone.
In the twenty-seventh year of the Republic of China, after the defeat of the Taiyuan Battle, Yan Xishan hurriedly crossed the Yellow River from the boathouse and fled all the way to Qiulin Town in Yichuan County before finally gaining a foothold. Then, he took the commander of the Second War Zone
The ministry is located here. It should be noted that the straight-line distance from Yichuan to Yan'an is less than 100 kilometers.
After the Battle of Wuhan, the Japanese government changed its strategy against China. It changed from the previous military attack as the mainstay, with political inducement as a supplement, to political inducement as the mainstay, with military attack as a supplement. Immediately afterwards, the first anti-communist wave appeared.
During this wave, Yan Xishan acted very reactionary, and the two families were at loggerheads ever since.
Until now, the relationship between the two families has not eased at all.
In the "Liang Sword" TV series, there is no such thing as the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army uniting sincerely to fight the Japanese. In fact, the Jinsui Army often joins forces with the Japanese to fight the Eighth Route Army. It is precisely because of this that the situation in northwest and southwest Shanxi is like that.
Due to the complexity of the situation, the territories of various forces will become intertwined, and you will be surrounded by me, and I will be surrounded by you.
By the way, Yan Xishan is a warlord with no bottom line and no integrity. In Yan Laoxi's eyes, all national and national justice are bullshit. Only his rule over Shanxi is the most real. As long as Japan
If people agreed that he should continue to be the local emperor of Shanxi, he would not hesitate to defect to the Japanese.
Unfortunately, it was impossible for the Japanese to agree to his conditions.
Closer to home, Yan Xishan's life has not been easy recently. Hundreds of thousands of Jinsui troops have been beaten to pieces. What's even worse is that most of Shanxi has been lost. Taxes are nowhere to be found. Without taxes, the Jinsui troops cannot be fed.
There are hundreds of thousands of troops, so now when Yan Xishan gets up every day, he sighs at a few ledgers.
Just as he was sighing, the adjutant suddenly walked in and whispered a few words into Yan Xishan's ear.
After hearing this, Yan Xishan's eyes immediately widened and he asked in disbelief: "What did you mean?"
The adjutant had no choice but to repeat again: "Chief, I just got the news that the Chahar Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army has recovered most of the county flags in Hetao, and even the Yike Zhao League has been recovered."
This time Yan Xishan finally heard clearly and said in a deep voice: "With just a few broken guns and a few native cannons of the Eighth Route Army, can the Yikezhao League be recovered? How is this possible?" After a pause, he continued.
He asked, "Also, where did this Chahar Independent Group come from? Why haven't I heard of it before?"
The adjutant replied: "It is said to be the newly established cavalry unit."
"Cavalry unit?" Yan Xishan asked, "Even the cavalry unit only has a few more horses, no cannons, and no heavy firepower. How can they take down the Yike Zhao League? The Yike Zhao League is stationed with the Puppet Mongolian Army Cavalry.
The first division, and the Japs, are these thousands of troops made of clay and paper?"
Yan Xishan speaks with a thick Shanxi accent, which sounds quite funny.
"I'm not sure about this humble position." The adjutant shook his head. The Jinsui Army's intelligence network was still incomparable to that of the military commander. The military commander could know that Xu Rui had brought the Langya Brigade to Yan'an, but Yan Xishan didn't know. He was even more
I don't know, but the Chahar Independent Regiment was expanded from the Langya Brigade.