The father of the sword is Kong Jie

Chapter 1066 Annihilation of the Japanese Sixth Field Division
After the old devil Okamura put pressure on high-level military officers at all levels in North China, the operations of various Japanese troops accelerated.

Finally arrived the moment of life and death contest between the two sides.

For a long time, among the Japanese troops stationed in China, except for the Kwantung Army, the North China Front Army has always been the most powerful among the various armies.

This time, Okamura, the commander-in-chief of North China, has made up his mind to severely damage the Eighth Route Army troops in Shandong and Shanxi in one fell swoop, and completely destroy the Eighth Route Army's Jizhong Military Region, destroy the Eighth Route Army's granary, and completely stabilize the rear in military battles. The energy gradually shifted to the Pacific battlefield.

For this reason, the Japanese army spent a lot of manpower and material resources, and prepared several months in advance for this conspiracy against the Eighth Route Army's Jizhong Military Region, and finally set off an unprecedented May [-]st sweep.

In this sweep, the Japanese North China Front Army invested an unprecedented amount of troops.

Preliminary estimates, including the No.12 Army originally stationed in Shandong, the First Army troops stationed in Shanxi, plus the Kwantung Army Ushidoman Division, which was specially enhanced by the Chinese dispatched troops, and the Sixth, No.13 and Third Field Divisions group.

Plus some local security forces and imperial association troops.

The strength of the Japanese and puppet troops has exceeded 30.

This is also quite rare in the history of large-scale operations launched by the Japanese army against China.

You know, even after the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, the first Songhu battle between the two sides.

The troops invested by the Japanese army before and after were only about 30.

In the subsequent series of battles with the Central Army on the frontal battlefield, the Japanese army basically did not invest more than 30 troops.

For example, in the Zhejiang-Jiangxi battle that broke out at the same time as the May [-]st raid, the Japanese army invested about [-] troops.

In other words, the scale of troops invested by the Japanese North China Front Army in the May [-]st raid behind enemy lines was even nearly three times that of the troops invested in the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Battle.

It is enough to demonstrate the determination of the old devil Okamura to completely wipe out the Eighth Route Army!

The headquarters of the Japanese First Army in Shanxi.

This time, under the arrangement of Okamura, the Shanxi First Army and the Twelfth Army stationed in Shandong conducted a large-scale exchange of defense areas to better deal with the Eighth Route Army troops in the occupied area.

After the First Army Commander Yoshio Iwamatsu attended the military conference held by Okamura from Beiping, he returned to the headquarters and held a military conference as well.

At the meeting that Peiping participated in, Yoshio Iwamatsu was also scolded for being bloody.

Okamura, who was completely furious, didn't give anyone face.

This is something that has almost never happened since Yoshio Iwamatsu came to a high position.

For this reason, the senior officer felt very humiliated.

On the one hand, as usual, he scolded Yoshio Shinozuka, the previous commander of the First Army.

On the other hand, Yoshio Iwamatsu made up his mind. After returning to the First Army, he held a special military meeting and put pressure on officers at all levels at the meeting.

It is required to speed up the process of combat.

In accordance with the requirements of the commander-in-chief, we must complete the strategic goal of the May [-]st raid as soon as possible, severely damage the Eighth Route Army base areas in Shanxi, Shandong, and wipe out the Eighth Route Army's viable combat forces. Jizhong Military Region.

"Everyone, at this point in the battle, the shame has already been attached to each of you, and no one can escape, even me.

Right now, what the Commander-in-Chief wants to see is the final result, and what I want to see is also the final result.

Over the years, my First Army has frequently suffered ineffective battles in the hands of the Eighth Route Army, and almost lost its military prestige. This is the responsibility of the soldiers, but it is even more the responsibility of you commanders.

During the May Day raids, if our First Army can't make a special record and fully display the military might of our Great Japanese Empire, after the holy war is over and you return to your country, how can you face His Majesty the Emperor? "

After the meeting started, Yoshio Iwamatsu first scolded a group of Japanese military officers, and then gave them blood to boost morale.

Finally set the tone.

The units of the First Army have specially strengthened the combat process, and strengthened the mopping up of the Eighth Route Army bases in Shandong, and must completely complete the sweeping of the Eighth Route Army bases in the shortest possible time.

Then quickly turned the guns, according to the plan of His Excellency Commander-in-Chief, from the west of Shandong to the middle of Jizhong to encircle.

almost simultaneously.

In the headquarters of the Sixth Field Division of the Japanese Army, there are also the headquarters of the Kwantung Army's Ushishima Man Division, the headquarters of the No.13 Field Division, and the headquarters of the Third Division.

Devil commanders are encouraging generals at all levels to start the final decisive battle with the Eighth Route Army.

In the Supreme Military Conference held in Peking, the old devil Okamura also analyzed the reasons for the special acceleration of the military process:
On the one hand, it was because with the extension of the front line and the extension of the sweeping time, after all, it was a mighty 30 army, and it was troublesome to eat, drink, and scatter.

While the Japanese army is gradually moving away from the stable occupied area, it will definitely increase the logistical burden.

Once the logistics line is stretched too long, it is easy to be raided by the Eighth Route Army.

Once the logistics are destroyed, it will be a fatal blow to the huge Japanese mopping up force.

It may even lead to a final defeat.

On the other hand, the devil's intelligence department is not a vegetarian. As time goes on, the rainy season will soon enter after May and June.

After entering the rainy season completely, whether it is Shandong, Shanxi or central Hebei, there will be much more rainfall than before.

The area where the two sides fought was in some suburbs and mountainous areas close to the base of the Eighth Route Army. There was no convenient concrete road at all, and most of them were dirt roads and mountain roads.

These dirt roads can easily become muddy once heavy rains arrive.

The muddy road will not only make it difficult for soldiers to march, but it is also a deadly threat to the Japanese army, which has more obvious advantages in mechanization.

At that point, the transportation of a large number of mechanized combat vehicles of the Japanese army, including the supply and artillery units, will be seriously affected by the muddy roads.

So Okamura has been worrying about this issue.

Prior to this, the reason why Okamura hesitated was because during the battle against the Eighth Route Army base areas in Shandong, Shanxi, and central Hebei, the imperial troops were stubbornly blocked by the Eighth Route Army.

In recent years, the Eighth Route Army, whose equipment level has been continuously improved, has become significantly stronger in combat effectiveness, and has also caused a lot of casualties to the imperial troops.

For this, Okamura also felt distressed. He was still unable to make up his mind, and it was impossible to issue orders to the troops to forcefully launch an attack regardless of the cost.

This is exactly what the boss and deputy chief of the general staff of the Eighth Route Army's former enemy general headquarters said.

——"The devil is like a cunning big fish that wants to eat the bait but never dares to bite. After all, it lacks some special stimulation, which can stimulate them to bite the fuse fiercely!"

Until a series of fuses that made the Japanese army panic and finally formed appeared.

Even Supreme Commander Okamura couldn't sit still.

Not to mention the Japanese commanders at all levels at the bottom.

It has been more than half a month since the May [-]st raid started, and it has been going on for more than half a month. The Japanese army suffered a lot of casualties, but they still have the strength to fight decisively.

Okamura is also a little bit hard to ride a tiger now. If he had known that the May Day sweep would be so difficult, he would not have thought about premeditating this battle plan.

But it's too late to say anything now, we can't just withdraw our troops in such a disheartened manner without reaching the final strategic goal, right?

until the fuse appears.

Okamura finally broke out in anger.

The Huangyadong Arsenal of the Eighth Route Army with astonishing output.

The armored troops of the Eighth Route Army appeared in the Mengxi area with strong combat effectiveness.

Wuchagou Airport was completely looted, and it was even suspected that a large number of fighter jets were seized by the Eighth Route Army.

The Eighth Route Army's logistics granary with astonishing output is the Jizhong Military Region.

Large oil fields in the EEDS Basin...

……

All these piles, one by one, all stimulated the big fish Okamura to bite the bait fiercely.

Then news came from the intelligence department that the main force of the armored forces of the Eighth Route Army seemed to have been transferred to the rear of Yan'an.

In Yan'an, the Eighth Route Army even held a review ceremony for armored troops. In addition, Kong Jie and Li Yunlong, the commanders of the Eighth Route Army's mobile troops, also showed up in Yan'an.

This made Okamura secretly happy, maybe his chance has come.

Then, the powerful commander-in-chief of the Japanese army in North China felt very humiliated.

As the dignified commander-in-chief, when he considered the overall situation of the battle, he actually had to be afraid of a small mobile unit of the Eighth Route Army, and even two mere bumpkin generals of the Eighth Route Army.

This is simply unreasonable!
But when I thought about it, Kong Jie and Li Yunlong led the armored troops of the Eighth Route Army to defeat the two tank troops of the Empire in the western Meng area.

Then think of the heavy losses that the Eighth Route Army and the various troops of the Audio-Technica have caused to his North China Front Army again and again in the past few years.

Datong was attacked by surprise.

The area around central Shandong and western Shandong was directly pierced.

Even the general headquarters in Beiping was almost threatened by a surprise attack by the mobile units of the Eighth Route Army.

After all, Okamura breathed a sigh of relief from the bottom of his heart.

The next decisive battle would have been much smoother without the participation of the Eighth Route Army Mobile Force and the participation of the two bastards Kong Jie and Li Yunlong!

Especially this damned Kong Jie, he is simply the nemesis of the Great Japanese Empire!
With this in mind, Okamura decided to give it a go. At this time, his gambler's interest was once again revealed. He would rather risk the casualties of the imperial troops, but also completely injure the Eighth Route Army troops in Shandong and Shanxi, and at the same time destroy the Eighth Route Army. Central Military Region.

In addition, they seized the large oil mines developed by the Eighth Route Army in the EEDS Basin.

Orders were issued quickly.

Feeling the great determination of His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, the commanders at all levels of the Japanese North China Front also gritted their teeth and commanded desperately.

Headquarters of the Sixth Field Division of the Japanese Army.

Kazuo Guancun, head of the Devils Division, led the troops to launch an offensive in the Yangquan area.

The troops led by this old devil did not belong to the battle order of the North China Front Army.

For the North China Front Army, especially the North China Front Army, which has been frequently reported by the Eighth Route Army with outdated equipment and scarce ammunition in the occupied areas over the years.

Kazuo Sekimura looked down on him.

In his opinion, the mere Tuba Route Army, which was struggling to survive in the cracks of the occupied area, could make the North China Front Army into such a mess, and it almost lost the face of the Great Japanese Empire.

Guancun, an old devil, was very arrogant. Back then he led the Sixth Division, and even had a pretty good record in the Battle of Songhu.

In his view, even in the battle of Songhu, the first large-scale battle between China and Japan, China invested the most elite German weapon divisions, and the combat effectiveness was nothing more than that.

Since then, he has never paid attention to other armed forces in China.

I learned that the Eighth Route Army troops in the Taihang area are the most noisy in the area occupied by the North China Front Army, and the most troublesome among the Eighth Route Army troops in the Taihang area is the defense area of ​​the Iron Triangle in Northwest Shanxi.

The arrogant and invincible Guan Cun chose this so-called Iron Triangle Force of the Eighth Route Army as his opponent without hesitation.

"Please rest assured, Commander-in-Chief, within a week, our army will be able to completely wipe out the Iron Triangle Base of the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi, and severely damage the so-called New First Regiment, the Independent Regiment, and the main force of the Eighth Route Army's so-called New First Regiment, the Independent Regiment, and the main force of the First Regiment of the Eighth Route Army.

These are the words that the old devil Guancun swore when he took the order.

As for the reminders from some old comrades in the North China Front Army, as well as the special entrustment of Commander-in-Chief Okamura, he had long since forgotten about it.

In the end, after the confrontation between the Sixth Field Division of the Japanese Army and the Iron Triangle Force of the Eighth Route Army in the Yangquan area officially started.

At the same time, Kong Jie and Li Yunlong were leading the mobile troops directly under Taihang, and there was also a team of armored corps fighting in the Mengxi area!
The unified anti-sweeping operation of the Iron Triangle is commanded by generals such as Ding Wei, Xu Guoan, and Li Wenjie.

The cooperation of the three parties, with the help of the solid fortifications specially built in the Audio-Technica area over the years, and the outstanding stability of the Audio-Technica defense system, launched a blocking attack.

Only then did the old devil Guan Cun realize that his opponent was indeed a tough nut to crack.

A week passed quickly, and according to Guancun's plan, it was to completely penetrate the Iron Triangle Defense Zone in Northwest Shanxi and severely damage the main force of the Iron Triangle's Eighth Route Army.

As a result, the reality was very skinny. The vanguard of his Sixth Division couldn't even break through 1/3 of the defense zone of the Iron Triangle.

However, this old devil is also considered lucky.

At this time, Ding Wei, who was in command, followed the orders of his superiors and carried out the weekly tactics.

Before exhausting the aggressiveness of the Japanese army's attack, and before they became more exhausted, although there was a certain degree of blocking operations, they were generally showing the enemy's weakness, constantly luring the enemy to go deep, and taking advantage of the terrain along the way to launch Layer upon layer of resistance, the frogs were boiled in warm water, slowly consuming the manpower and material resources of the Japanese army.

This also gave the old devil Guancun an illusion that the Eighth Route Army, especially the main force of the so-called Iron Triangle Eighth Route Army, although it is a difficult bone, can still be slowly gnawed down after all.

Although his Sixth Division advanced slowly, the casualties were still within a controllable range.

It can be seen from this that the so-called Iron Triangle of the Eighth Route Army is nothing more than that.

How would he know what Ding Wei at the Audio-Technica Joint Headquarters said.

——"If we want to wipe out this group of little devils, we must first let the devils taste the sweetness, and make them feel that we are easy to bully, and then we will go deeper step by step.

When the decisive battle is finally launched and we fully demonstrate our strength, the little devil wants to run away?Hey, it's too late! "

The decisive battle between the two sides has not yet broken out, and the daring Ding Wei has even thought about how to wipe out the Sixth Field Division of the Japanese Army...

(End of this chapter)