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Chapter 765 Chapter 774, Yoshio Shinozuka's powerlessness

"Bagaya Road, this simply doesn't take us seriously! Order, mobilize the 36th Division, fully defend the Baijin Railway, mobilize the 40th Independent Infantry Brigade of the Independent Ninth Mixed Brigade, and immediately go to Qi County to reinforce Baijin Along the railway line! Also, connect me to the front army headquarters immediately!"

At the headquarters of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka looked at the telegrams for help on the table, his inner anger was high, but he felt a little helpless.

That's right, he really felt a little powerless in his heart.why?Because...the strength of his men is really—not enough!
First of all, as the war progressed, the elite veterans of the devils gradually decreased, and the growth of new soldiers became slower and slower.Of course, this is not the point, the point is: the 108th, 109th, 10th, and 20th divisions have been transferred back to China last year, resting and recuperating, withdrawing from the formation, and changing defenses.

然后……他手下就还剩下36、37、41师团，以及独立混成第3、4、9、16旅团。嗯，比起去年，师团整整少了一个，然后多了个独立混成第16旅团。这个第16旅团是去年11月在临汾编成的，守在汾阳那边。

One division is missing, which is not just the strength of one division. It means that the 108th Division and the 20th Division are all four-unit divisions, while the existing divisions are all three-unit divisions. The strength of a division is nearly 4.As for the increased independent mixed brigade?Can this be compared with the division?
Judging from the current distribution of troops, there is only one independent mixed ninth brigade guarding near Taiyuan, and the rest of the troops... are gone.

Cough, if you don't give Li Yunlong a division, if he dares to fight Taiyuan, there are really not many troops in Taiyuan.

Then the 36th Division guarded the Lu'an area, that is, the Changzhi line, and was also responsible for guarding the Baijin Railway (road) line of communication. The 37th Division, guarding the Yuncheng area, guards against the Central Army on Zhongtiao Mountain. The 41st Division, guarding the front line of Linfen, is responsible for the safety of the Tongpu Railway.

The 3rd Mixed Brigade, the defense area is in Nao County, responsible for the safety of the Xinkou line and the northern section of the Tongpu Railway.The 4th Mixed Brigade is guarding the Yangquan side, and there must be no mistakes on the Zhengtai Railway and Niangziguan.

Therefore, Shinozuka Yoshio had a heart, but felt powerless.Well, according to the information collected from various places, the Eighth Route Army is mobilizing on a large scale this time, launching an attack on the entire northern section of the Baishan-Shanxi Railway together, with at least the strength of a 4-unit division.

Judging from the multi-point "Desperate Telegram" in hand, the attack ability of the Eight Routes is super strong, and many strongholds fell after resisting for a short time.Shinozuka Yoshio did some calculations in his mind, and judging from the battle damage summarized in these telegrams, probably the strength of a brigade is already in the past.

Cough cough, you said the loss of the Imperial Association Army? ?Are they a loss?It doesn't have to be counted.Well, even the Manchurians and Bangziren in the 20th Division are not considered battle-damaged, let alone the Imperial Association Army.Gone?Didn't Wang Jingwei set up a new government, didn't he call for curves to save the country?
With this slogan, it is enough to instigate some rebellions from the Central Army, Jinsui Army, and other armed forces.Besides, there is no such thing, just recruit some casually. There are too many Chinese traitors. Give some money, some food, and some good looks, and immediately someone crawls over on their knees.

While Yoshio Shinozuka was thinking, the communication soldier connected him. Yoshio Shinozuka hurried over to pick up the phone and put it to his ear: "Moses Moses, I'm Yoshio Shinozuka...Hi, Your Excellency Commander, our side……"

"I already know your situation! Damn Balu, you chose a good time..." On the other end of the phone, Tada Hayao also sighed: "And damn Neiji Okamura, who didn't obey the orders of the base camp and insisted on attacking The Central Army launched the Zaoyi Battle, damn it!"

"Don't he know that we are having secret talks with Jiang Guangtou's representative in Hong Kong and Macau? Once this matter is settled, the bald head may give up resistance. Even if he doesn't give up resistance, at least he can have a tacit understanding with us Attack other troops!"

"However, in this way, we not only have to deal with the harassment of the Eighth Route Army, but also guard against the hostility of the Jinsui Army and the Central Army. We cannot mobilize too many troops to carry out security warfare against the Eighth Route Army. In addition, the raids in the central Jizhong area encountered In a more difficult situation, the Eighth Route is lurking over there, destroying a large number of roads and pulling out some strongholds, and the situation over there is not ideal, and it is impossible to mobilize troops at all."

"There is also the Eastern Hebei region, and the Eighth Route Army is also fighting with us... So, the front army does not have too many troops to support you. However, you have the right to mobilize the air force to carry out air strikes. This, I am afraid, is one of the few we have There are so many advantages... oh..."

Tada Jun sighed softly and put down the phone.Then he looked at the map of North China in front of him and was a little lost.On the map, it is obvious that they are all occupied areas by themselves, but in these occupied areas, there are spots or large areas.These areas are the bases and guerrilla areas of the Eighth Route Army.

"So, have we really occupied North China?" Hayao Tada asked this question again.

Well, it is a fact that the devils have occupied North China, because many large cities and many lines of communication are in the hands of the devils.However, the devils don't care about the area among them. It depends on whose armed force is stronger.

In fact, Hayao Tada knew much more than Shinozuka, such as the international situation.The mustache head of state who is allied with them is now attacking cities in Europe, and one country after another was defeated by blitzkrieg, and then became part of their territory.

However, compared with the triumphant progress of their allies, the devils have become a stalemate in China as if they have fallen into a quagmire.Compared with the previous year, the actual control area of ​​the devils has not been strengthened, but has been gradually eroded by the Eight Route Army.

Otherwise, why did the devils launch a raid in Northwest Shanxi this spring, and raids in Central Hebei in April?They don't want the places they worked so hard to gradually become the bases of the Eighth Route Army?In the battle in the Jizhong district, the devils actually started after seeing the Jizhong garrison brigade and the youth column being transferred away.

As a result... the Jizhong Garrison Brigade and the Youth Column who came back received a large amount of weapons and ammunition, and even absorbed a large number of stubborn army prisoners into the team, which was stronger than when they went out.Even in the Southern Hebei District, in order to cooperate with the raid on the Baijin Railway and the anti-mopping up in Central Hebei, a large number of troops in the Southern Hebei District are also destroying railways and highways, delaying the mobilization of troops by the devils.

Well, this attack on the Baijin Railway can really be regarded as a preview of the Hundred Regiments War.

(End of this chapter)