Chapter 275 Encirclement and suppression in advance
"No problem. As long as the base becomes more and more stable, the scale of these farms will expand sooner or later. Just like our original chicken farms, didn't they start from scratch?" Political Commissar Cheng Xiao comforted with a confident look on his face.
The expansion of chicken farms convinced him that pig and sheep farms would be able to expand to a large enough scale as long as there was time.
While the independent regiment's top-down development was getting more and more on track, the North China Japanese Army Headquarters was not idle.
Attacking Guangzhou in the south, Wuhan in the middle, and encircling Wutai in the north are the established strategies of the Japanese invaders this year.
According to the battle plan formulated by the Japanese army in North China, 50,000 elite troops will be concentrated in 25 lines to launch an attack on the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area with Wutai as the center in September, wiping out the Eighth Route Army entrenched in the rear of the imperial army in one fell swoop.
However, the battle in Laiyuan broke this plan.
Four thousand Imperial troops were killed on the battlefield, and a large amount of equipment and supplies were seized. Since the establishment of the North China Japanese Army Headquarters, they have not suffered such heavy losses.
In particular, the loss of a large amount of equipment made the Japanese army know that the operation to encircle and suppress the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Eighth Route Army could not wait any longer.
A battle that wiped out four thousand imperial troops at one time had made the Japanese aware of the powerful combat effectiveness of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Eighth Route Army.
If the Eighth Route Army is allowed to use all the equipment seized from Laiyuan to form new troops and form combat effectiveness, the strength of the Eighth Route Army in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei area will definitely be further expanded. By then, it will be very difficult for the Imperial Army to eliminate them again.
difficulty.
With this idea in mind, the Japanese North China Front directly decided to launch an encirclement and suppression campaign against Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei in advance.
The Eighth Route Army's First Military Division, which eliminated the 4,000 elite Imperial troops of the Laiyuan Ono Brigade, was positioned as the key target of the encirclement and suppression campaign by the Japanese army. 20,000 Imperial troops, 20,000 Imperial Alliance troops, plus a large number of artillery units and air support,
Let's attack the First Military Division of the Eighth Route Army together.
Although the entire Japanese army's encirclement and suppression campaign was conducted with great secrecy, such a large-scale troop mobilization and material transfer could not be concealed from the intelligence personnel of the Eighth Route Army.
The Eighth Route Army headquarters received the news first and then notified it to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region.
"The 40,000 Japanese puppet troops are divided into troops to attack the First Military Division. This time Yang Chengwu is under a lot of pressure! Maybe the newly expanded First Military Division will be hit hard by the Japanese army and suffer heavy losses!" Commander Nie got the intelligence.
He frowned and sighed.
The chief of staff's brows furrowed deeper, and he reminded with a solemn look: "There are more than 40,000 Japanese puppet troops, and there is also an artillery regiment and a mountain artillery regiment. Together with infantry artillery and other mountain artillery, the large-caliber artillery of Guangdong exceeds
A hundred dollars, and there’s air support!”
"When did the Japanese army think so highly of our Eighth Route Army? They sent more troops to deal with us than to fight a decisive battle head-on!"
"That's because after the base area was established, our Eighth Route Army beat them hard. The Japanese saw our threat, and then they sent out heavy troops to encircle and suppress us!" Commander Nie answered sharply.
"Although we have not launched any large-scale battles in the past six months, various small-scale battles have never stopped. There must have been hundreds of battles. In addition to the results of the last battle of the First Military Division, and the last counterattack
As a result of the encirclement and suppression campaign, if not 10,000 Japs died in our hands, there must have been 8,000!"
"To lose so many troops in such a short period of time, for the Japanese army in North China, such losses are no less than a large-scale battle. Getting rid of us will be normal for the Japanese!"
After finishing speaking, Commander Nie directly ordered: "The military situation is urgent, I plan to go to the First Military Division in person!"
"Although the troops in Yang Chengwu's hands have been expanded to 20,000, seven to eight thousand of them are new recruits. They have only been trained for less than two months, and I don't know what their combat effectiveness is. I don't feel at ease unless I go to his place in person.
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The arrival of Commander Nie from the First Military Division Headquarters made Yang Chengwu both happy and worried.
He was happy because Commander Nie came to the first division, which showed that he attached great importance to the first division. He was worried because Yang Chengwu knew that Commander Nie would never come down without some reason.
As for this reason, it may be good or bad. Commander Nie doesn't say it, and Yang Chengwu doesn't know either.
Soon, the atmosphere at the headquarters, which had been lively just now, suddenly became serious as Commander Nie laid out various enemy situations.
After looking at the map for nearly five minutes, Yang Chengwu frowned and analyzed: "The 40,000-day puppet army is far stronger than our military division. However, judging from the enemy's troop distribution, they also seem to have key attack targets!
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"Yes, it is the independent regiment that severely damaged the Japanese Ono Brigade!"
"After supplementation, the Ono Brigade's more than 5,000 Japanese troops are attached to a division of the Imperial Association Army, with a total of more than 12,000 people. Eighty percent of them are prepared for your independent regiment. This little devil wants revenge and annihilates all the independent regiments in the mountains.
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"It's true!" Yang Chengwu affirmed, and his brows furrowed even deeper!
After some thought, he analyzed: "I'm not worried about the Japanese and puppet troops in the other three directions. Although half of the troops in the three detachments are recruits, they have been trained for such a long time and are well-equipped and have sufficient ammunition."
"Even if we can't stop the Japanese and puppet troops from attacking, hold them back, engage in guerrilla warfare with them, and finally wear them down, forcing them to hastily end the encirclement and suppression, there will still be no problem. You know, the strength of the three detachments
There are more than 5,000 people in total, and there are also a large number of local troops and guerrillas to cooperate with them in fighting."
At this point, Yang Chengwu changed the topic and continued: "The only thing we need to worry about is the independent group!"
"Although the Fighting Independent Regiment has expanded a lot, its total strength is still controlled below 3,000. Although there are still 1,000 local troops and 2,000 guerrillas to cooperate with them, the combat effectiveness of the local troops and guerrillas
After all, it is limited, and compared with the Japanese, the disparity in strength is huge!"
Commander Nie was not polite and ordered directly: "Then go to the independent regiment station. I will go with you!"
"If we really can't stop the Japanese and puppet troops from attacking, we can think of ways to mobilize troops to reinforce the Independent Regiment. If we really don't have troops, we can only abandon the Independent Regiment's station in Laiyuan, break it into pieces, and fight with the Japanese and puppet troops who invade Laiyuan."
The army fights guerrillas!”
"No, there are a lot of Japs stationed in Laiyuan City. It's too dangerous to go to Laiyuan now. Commander, I don't agree!" Yang Chengwu subconsciously objected.
Commander Nie shook his head and replied: "I'm going to book the Independent Regiment. The last time the Independent Regiment killed so many Japanese, it's reasonable and logical for me, the commander, to go there."
"As for safety, you, Yang Chengwu, don't be alarmist. I also know a little about the situation in Laiyuan. There are a lot of Japs, but they are all huddled in Laiyuan City. Even if the Japs leave the city, the independent regiment in Laiyuan is not a vegetarian. That's it.
Well, we will set off tonight, work hard, and strive to reach the independent regiment’s station at noon tomorrow!”
Commander Nie had made up his mind, and Yang Chengwu could only agree: "Yes, Commander!"
As soon as Commander Nie went to rest, Yang Chengwu went to the chief of staff and ordered: "Secretly transfer a company from the guard camp to protect Commander Nie when he goes to the independent regiment. Don't inform Wang Ping yet. After all, it is the front line there. We are afraid of Japanese spies.
The commander’s whereabouts were leaked!”
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