"Order, all the main forces of the detachment must assemble immediately and prepare for battle!" The detachment leader responded quickly. He could see the political commissar's inner thoughts at a glance, and then resumed his previous serious expression and began to issue orders.
"Local troops and guerrillas, immediately complete the work of strengthening the walls and clearing the fields!"
"The reconnaissance force, the cavalry company directly under the detachment, will attack immediately and closely monitor all intersections in the base area. As soon as the Japanese and puppet encirclement and suppression troops enter the base area, report immediately!"
"Political Commissar, you are responsible for the logistics support of the army and the ideological work of the soldiers. Chief of Staff, please contact the military division and military region to see if you can get the Japanese army's action plan and marching route for this encirclement and suppression!"
Not deploying troops from around the base area, it can be seen that Juichi Terauchi has learned the lessons from previous failures and is bound to win this encirclement and suppression campaign.
By the time the Eighth Route Army intelligence system actually discovered the Japanese encirclement and suppression troops, they had already reached the edge of the base area through railways and highways. Then they did not stop and rest at the surrounding Japanese and puppet army strongholds, but directly bypassed these strongholds and entered the base area.
At the Eighth Route Army headquarters, the deputy commander-in-chief has lost his temper several times.
The reason was that he believed that the intelligence agencies were inactive. Although he had known for a long time that the Japanese army was preparing for a large-scale raid, the specific scale of the raid, the start time of the raid... nothing.
In the end, the intelligence department only sent the relevant information to him after hundreds of thousands of Japanese and puppet troops arrived at his doorstep.
"What's the use of sending the information over after the Japanese have already entered the base area?" the deputy commander couldn't help but continue to curse.
The deputy chief of staff comforted: "Boss, it's not their fault. This must have been intentional. Hundreds of thousands of people were mobilized from other places and transported by road and rail. They broke into us with lightning speed.
Base, this is obviously an attempt to catch us off guard!"
"It seems that our old rival Juichi Terauchi is bound to win this encirclement and suppression campaign!"
The deputy commander finally calmed down and analyzed with a frown: "The little devil is indeed bound to win!"
"Look at their various attacking troops. Each route has nearly a brigade of real Japs and the same number of Imperial Alliance troops. Those with smaller troops also have a reinforced regiment, and they are also equipped with a lot of heavy artillery. In addition, the sky
With aircraft escort, they obviously suffered from the previous division of troops, and they have learned a lesson this time!"
"The Japanese and puppet troops have the smallest strength, and we can't even assemble a brigade of troops to kill them in a short time!" the deputy chief of staff continued his analysis.
"Boss, it seems that in this counter-encirclement and suppression campaign, we can't fight head-on with the Japanese!"
"Then we will fight guerrillas and mobile warfare!" the deputy commander replied without thinking!
"Inform all troops, military regions, and military subdivisions. In the early stage of the counter-encirclement and suppression campaign, we will focus on guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare, but all troops must keep a close eye on the Japanese and look for fighter opportunities."
"As long as a fighter plane appears, the troops do not need to report it and can fight directly!"
"However, I have a prerequisite. The casualties of the troops must be controlled."
"The encirclement and suppression operation launched by hundreds of thousands of Japanese puppet troops is unprecedented in scale. It will definitely not end in a short time. All troops must control the casualties and be prepared for a protracted war with the Japanese!"
The Japanese and puppet troops moved very quickly and fought very resolutely.
When encountering the Eighth Route Army's blocking position, they directly bombed it with aircraft and artillery, and then attacked forward with lightning speed.
As soon as the fighting began, in less than three days, a large area of land was lost in the base area, more than a dozen counties were occupied by the Japanese army, a large number of villages were burned to ashes by the Japanese army, and many anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians were massacred by the Japanese and puppet troops, without even a body being collected.
"Boss, the Japs are fighting too fiercely. There are ten groups of attacking troops, each of which has penetrated the base area for more than fifty kilometers!" the deputy chief of staff pointed to the military flag representing the Japs' attacking troops on the sand table, reminding him with a worried look on his face.
"Where are our casualties? Are they big?" the deputy commander asked with a frown.
"The casualties of the main force are not large, but the casualties of local troops and guerrillas are very large!" the deputy chief of staff replied.
"The little devil is really evil this time. When he encountered our sneak attack troops, he didn't fight back. Instead, he bombarded us with artillery and planes, as if ammunition was free of charge!"
The deputy commander's anger suddenly emerged. He hit the edge of the sand table with his clenched fist and cursed loudly: "What nonsense! The local troops and guerrillas have done everything. What do I want the main force to do! The local troops and guerrillas have done everything."
There are so many casualties, but there are no casualties in the main force, how do you ask us to give an explanation to the people!"
"Pass the order, the main force will be the main force in the next counter-encirclement and suppression battle. Local troops and guerrillas can only undertake the tasks of on-site vigilance, treating the wounded, and cleaning the battlefield. They must not be allowed to go directly to the battlefield unless it is absolutely necessary!"
"Also, the people who informed us should not be passively beaten all the time. We should look for opportunities to fight back against the Japanese. If we can't defeat the Japanese, we can just eliminate some puppet troops!"
"In addition, inform the arsenal that as long as the fighting does not reach him, they will work overtime to produce ammunition. As much as they can be sent to the front-line troops. Soldiers cannot be allowed to fight the Japanese with weapons without ammunition. That is no different from burning fire sticks.
So many differences!”
"Yes, boss!" the deputy chief of staff replied immediately.
The entire North China was shrouded in flames of war.
The Japanese and puppet troops attacked the Eighth Route Army, and the Eighth Route Army attacked the Japanese and puppet troops. Dozens of battles, large and small, took place every day.
As the main force of the Eighth Route Army began to attack, the speed of the Japanese attack finally slowed down.
Especially the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, because of its arsenal, takes advantage of the first-come-first-served advantage. Although the heavy equipment of the main forces of each military division is similar to that of other Eighth Route Army units, the light weapons configuration can be said to be the best in the Eighth Route Army.
Each man has a rifle, the infantry platoon is equipped with one machine gun, the infantry company is equipped with a small artillery squad, equipped with three grenade launchers. The infantry battalion is equipped with a machine gun platoon with three heavy machine guns, and the infantry regiment is equipped with an artillery company...
Although many artillery companies are not fully manned, other small arms are sufficient, and ammunition is sufficient, with more than fifty rounds of ammunition per rifleman.
Moreover, as the arsenal works overtime to produce, the ammunition reserves of each regiment are still increasing.
With good weapons and equipment, you will feel more confident when fighting a war.
After receiving the order to counterattack, the first detachment fired the first shot of the counterattack.
He pulled his teeth out of the tiger's mouth and used the cover of night to eat an infantry brigade of the Japanese army and a regiment of the Imperial Army in one bite!
But what is surprising is that the Japanese army did not care about these casualties. They had no intention of stopping and fighting a decisive battle with one team and continued to attack forward.
At the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, when the counter-encirclement and suppression campaign began, the deputy commander-in-chief and the deputy chief of staff were stationed in the war room. They had all food and accommodation in the war room, watching the latest movements of the Japanese and puppet troops on the sand table.
After reading several more telegrams sent by the communications staff, the deputy chief of staff, who had been frowning, suddenly showed an expression of realization on his face and shouted loudly.
"I understand! Boss, I finally figured it out!"
"The reason why the Japanese troops marched straight in was to head towards our headquarters in various places. They wanted to kill our command system first, and then after the troops were in chaos, they would attack individually and eliminate us in one fell swoop!"
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