"If they want to kill our command system, the Japanese underestimate our Eighth Route Army!" the deputy commander-in-chief said with confidence.
"We mainly fight mobile warfare, unlike the Central Army which fights positional warfare and stays in one place. Our command system, including the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, can be transferred at any time. If you want to knock out our command system through one attack, that's better than
It’s even harder to reach the sky!”
"Chief of Staff, send a telegram to these commanding agencies immediately to tell them to pay attention to the Japanese attacking troops. The Japanese have attacked them, so don't capsize in the ditch!"
After the failure of the attack on the Eighth Route Army's command system at all levels, the Japanese army did not compromise or withdraw.
Centering on the location of these command systems, search for the main force of the Eighth Route Army for a decisive battle.
In the eyes of the Japanese, in a place selected by the Eighth Route Army command system as a base, the people must be completely biased towards the Eighth Route Army and be die-hard supporters of the Eighth Route Army.
In order to force out the main force of the Eighth Route Army, the cruel Japanese started brutal burning, killing and looting directly in the base area.
In order to rescue the common people found by the Japanese, the Eighth Route Army hidden in the surrounding areas had to come out to fight the Japanese.
As a result, news began to appear that the main forces in various base areas were organized into infantry companies, and even infantry battalions were completely annihilated by the Japanese and puppet troops!
After the news that another infantry battalion had been wiped out by the Japanese and puppet troops reached the Eighth Route Army headquarters, the deputy commander could no longer suppress his inner anger and began to curse in the war room.
"Deputy Chief of Staff, find out which unit of the Japanese army is responsible for this. Write down this account for me. As long as our Eighth Route Army survives, we must find them, kill them, and avenge the sacrificed soldiers!"
"And those devils who massacred the villages, memorized all the troops, and then notified all the troops to keep an eye on them, and kill them whenever there was a chance. Even the common people were not spared, they are simply beasts, no
, worse than animals, such people don’t deserve to live!”
The deputy chief of staff was also very angry.
It has been so long since the counter-encirclement and suppression campaign began that the military and civilian casualties in the base area have exceeded 20,000, half of which were ordinary people, guerrillas, and local troops. The people in several villages were massacred by the Japanese in anger, even the babies were not spared.
Facing such an opponent, a person will be very angry.
"Boss, I agree to list these Japanese as our key targets!" the deputy chief of staff replied with approval.
Then he continued to suggest: "In addition, I think we should also send a clear telegram to announce the bestiality of the Japanese in our base area. At the same time, tell the Japanese that if our Eighth Route Army encounters these troops who massacred ordinary people in the future, they will definitely be
Annihilate, and take no prisoners. Boss, what you said just now is right, such a person who is inferior to a beast does not deserve to live!"
"Okay!" Although this clear telegram was a bit against discipline, the angry deputy commander couldn't control that much.
In order to minimize the casualties among the people in the base area, some threats must be made to make the Japanese have some scruples.
After finishing, he continued to order: "Send a telegram to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Division. They have the best equipment in the entire army, and there is a group of such Japs in their military division. Tell them that in three days, I want to hear this
With the news that the entire Japs army has been destroyed, their heads will be used to commemorate the villagers they massacred!"
After a series of retaliatory orders were issued, the deputy commander's anger finally subsided a lot.
But at this moment, an exclamation suddenly came from the mouth of a senior staff officer.
"Chief, there's a situation!"
"The Japanese army's ten offensive troops and nine have stopped, occupied our headquarters at all levels, and fought our main force for a decisive battle. Only the Japanese did not stop, and the Japanese seemed to be heading towards our arsenal!
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"Originally, one of our teams thought that they were cooperating with another raiding force to encircle the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region Headquarters. Now looking at the situation, it seems that we all deduced it wrong!"
"Arsenal!" The deputy commander-in-chief's brows, which had just relaxed, once again furrowed into a big "Sichuan" sign.
His eyes quickly shifted to the sand table, and he focused on the Japanese Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade, which was pointed by the senior staff officer!
The deputy chief of staff was the first to react: "Boss, we have forgotten the arsenal!"
"Headquarters at all levels can be moved at any time, but the arsenal cannot be moved, at least not in a short period of time!"
"The little devil played this trick very cleverly. He used the guise of besieging the headquarters of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region to directly attack our arsenal!"
"The arsenal must not be allowed to be occupied by the Japanese! It is the foundation for the development and growth of our Eighth Route Army, and it must be defended!" the deputy commander-in-chief said firmly, without any tone of discussion in his words.
Then he stared at the senior staff officer who had just discovered the problem and asked: "Tell me the equipment and strength of the Japanese Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade!"
"Yes, chief!" the senior staff officer replied immediately.
"The Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army has five infantry brigades, a cavalry brigade, a mountain artillery brigade, and a baggage brigade. Together with engineers and other arms, there are a total of 7,000 people."
"However, for this encirclement and suppression operation, the Japanese army strengthened it with a field artillery brigade, a tank brigade, a vehicle transport squadron, plus three divisions of puppet troops, with a total strength of nearly 15,000 people!"
"After our resistance all the way, there are still 14,000 Japanese and puppet troops left!"
The deputy commander's face suddenly became serious.
"The arsenal has only one guard regiment with a total strength of 2,000 people. Even if they have advantageous terrain, they are no match for so many Japanese and puppet troops, not to mention that the Japanese also have a tank brigade."
"We must send troops to reinforce the arsenal. No matter what the cost, we must defend the arsenal!"
The deputy commander-in-chief's decisive decision put a lot of pressure on the deputy chief of staff.
He frowned and thought for almost a minute before replying: "I can only ask Lao Nie for troops!"
"Boss, in addition to a guard regiment, Old Nie also has a mobile brigade, which was formed less than three months ago! Although Old Nie also has more than 10,000 Japanese puppet troops looking for him, but a regiment can still be spared.
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"As for Lao Nie himself, with the three regiments and several surrounding military divisions cooperating in the operation, safety should not be a problem!"
"Then why are you still standing there? Send a telegram to Lao Nie right away. The little devil doesn't have much time left for us!" the deputy commander ordered anxiously.
"Tell Lao Nie that even if both regiments are exhausted, we must still defend the arsenal!"
"You know, the arsenal not only has military equipment that cannot be bought outside, but also has thousands of skilled workers."
"Without them, it would be almost impossible for our Eighth Route Army's military industry to develop again!"
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