The father of the sword is Kong Jie

Chapter 1097 Burn Licheng to a piece of scorched earth for me

Kong Jie was obsessed with building the aviation force of the Eighth Route Army, and vigorously engaged in the construction of the Eighth Route Army's aviation force.

How many people's soldiers crossed the river in high spirits.

Follow one after another, brave and not afraid of death.

In the end, we won the battle of nation-building that attracted worldwide attention and raised the prestige of our Chinese military.

But who can really appreciate how hard and tragic this battle is for China?
Who can really feel sorry for the precious lives of the people's soldiers who should have lived in peace and prosperity?
It can be said that the people's soldiers won this battle with iron will.

We paid too much for this.

All of this is ultimately due to the weak national strength. At that time, the motherland could not even send out a decent fighter.

Air supremacy is entirely in the hands of the enemy.

The logistics transportation line was directly cut off by the enemy.

How tragic and tragic the battle was!

I don't know how many heroic souls were finally buried on this tragic battlefield.

Kong Jie can't pass this hurdle in his heart, so even if it's just a butterfly inciting the effect, it will do its best to flap its wings, try to change everything, and avoid repeating the same mistakes.

in case……

If we say that by the time of the founding of the People's Republic of China, a powerful aviation force belonging to the Eighth Route Army had been successfully built.

If it is said that in the battle for the founding of the nation, the people's soldiers also had their own fighter jets and bombers, and had an air force that could compete with the enemy.

What will happen then?

In this regard, Kong Jie often dreamed of such a situation in his dreams. When he woke up, there was a smile on his mouth, but then he realized that he should do everything for this goal now, and strive hard!
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By the beginning of July, the unprecedented May [-]st raid launched by the Japanese army, after the Eighth Route Army launched a full-scale counter-offensive operation, officially ended with the final battle—the Battle of Licheng.

There are not many twists and turns in the middle.

If the disastrous defeat in the May [-]st raid made the Japanese army aware of the strength of the Eighth Route Army's defense, then the Eighth Route Army's rapid attack on Licheng made the Japanese army realize the sharpness of the Eighth Route Army's offensive.

In this way, Licheng was completely broken and occupied by the Eighth Route Army while the Japanese army watched helplessly.

Not only Licheng, Liao County, She County and other four cities around Licheng were all captured by the Eighth Route Army, and the last Japanese troops stationed there were basically wiped out.

So far, the Eighth Route Army has won five cities. If these five cities are included in the scope of the base area, it is unknown how much vast land will be expanded.

When the people's soldiers entered the city in mighty strength, the common people of the five cities lined the road to greet them.

Even the old man wept bitterly and shouted with emotion, finally waiting for this day.

Wait until the day when the fallen land is recovered.

For this reason, when the troops entered Licheng, according to the instructions of the Eighth Route Army's former enemy general headquarters, a grand entry ceremony was held outside the city.

To strengthen the military prestige of the Eighth Route Army.

Push the Eighth Route Army to a climax by successfully completing the May [-]st anti-sweeping campaign and severely injuring the Japanese army.

Of course, the Eighth Route Army also specially invited some guests, such as Commander Yan, the nominal supreme commander of the World War II zone.

The words in the publicity to the outside world are sincere, and Chief Yan led the Chinese armed forces, and they fought quite beautifully in this battle.

The Jinsui Army led by him also participated in this battle and achieved many victories.

In fact, this is indeed the case - it's just that Chief Yan exaggerated a little bit, probably when the devils were defeated in a sweeping and complete defeat, there were troops from the Jinsui Army, such as Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment, Yang Chongshan's 57th Regiment, etc. Taking the opportunity to launch an ambush on the way, he took advantage of the fire to rob the Japanese army, and then made two sips of soup to drink.

Chief Yan would never refuse such a good thing of showing his face and earning a wave of fame.

At the speech conference for the city entry ceremony, Yan Zhangguan also put on a few words. In addition to praising him for the bravery of the Jinsui Army in this battle and beating the Japanese invaders, he also mentioned the Eighth Route Army troops. heroic performance.

Regarding this, in private, Li Yunlong cursed and said: "Damn it, Lao Yan has become a genius, and he didn't do any business at all. Let him say all the good things. If we don't know what's going on, listen to this After the old boy's speech, I almost believed that this battle was directed by him!"

Kong Jie said with a smile: "After all, he is the nominally supreme officer in the World War II zone, and this kind of thing cannot be avoided.

Besides, we have to restrain ourselves when we should restrain ourselves. With Chief Yan helping us to attract our attention and block the gun, maybe it will really work! "

On the other hand, in order to exaggerate the heavy price paid by the Eighth Route Army in this counterattack, in order to seek more support from international countries.

In the meeting attended by the headquarters, Kong Jie also made suggestions:
"After the May [-]st raid, the devils were in a hurry to find a fig leaf after the fiasco. In the post-war propaganda reports, they will publicize whatever is beneficial to them.

Just like in the casualty data, the little devils have slightly concealed their own casualty data, and they don't know much about our casualties, but for the sake of face, it's great to speculate on the big ones!
Let's just go with the flow and give the little devil some sweetness.

Not only should we respond to the casualty data advertised in the report of the little devil, but we must also emphasize that our Eighth Route Army did suffer heavy casualties and losses in this anti-sweeping operation! "

"What are you doing?"

"On the one hand, it is to paralyze the Japanese army. We cannot let the devils shift all their military focus to our Eighth Route Army just because of the May [-]st sweep.

In the future, we also want to take advantage of this stable situation to vigorously develop and build base areas behind the enemy lines, and take this opportunity to raise our military industrial strength!

On the other hand, on the Pacific battlefield, including the Southeast Asian battlefield, the little devils are at their peak right now. Detain more Japanese troops in China.

But some people can't support the wall with mud!

The battle of Zhejiang and Jiangxi was poorly fought.

Comparing the two, I think anyone who is not blind at this time will realize that in the future, if they want to contain the Japanese army and cause more troubles to the Japanese army, so as to indirectly support the Chinese anti-Japanese armed forces in the Pacific and Southeast Asian battlefields, that is still a problem. It depends on our Eighth Route Army.

Then we apply for assistance from the United Kingdom, the United States and other countries.

Let’s just say that this anti-sweep has caused heavy losses to our troops. If there is no more international reinforcements, our Eighth Route Army may not be able to persist.

If you talk about this situation, don’t the British and American countries understand who they should bet on and who they should invest in in this game between the two sides in order to obtain greater benefits and value?

This is also our once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to buy equipment, buy equipment, buy technology, buy arms, in short, we can buy whatever we need! "

These words reached the hearts of the commanders.

That's how things settled.

The specific propaganda work is in charge of the propaganda department of a team.

The strategic camouflage bureau led by Laoyin Bishi Dahu made a move at the same time.

After some publicity, the Eighth Route Army deliberately exaggerated some casualties.

In addition, Okamura, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese army in North China, also wore a lot of high hats.

For example, the heavy casualties of the Eighth Route Army this time were entirely due to the efficient combat command of the old devil, Okamura. The base area was almost destroyed by the Japanese mopping up troops. up...

Finally, a conclusion is drawn:
His Excellency, Commander Okamura, is indeed the most difficult commander-in-chief of the Japanese Army's North China Front!
It is said that when the relevant reports issued by the Eighth Route Army reached the ears of Neiji Okamura of the North China General Headquarters of the Japanese Army in Beiping.

Old Devil Okamura's entire face was black.

what is this?This is humiliation!

What a shame!

"Bastard!" No amount of self-cultivation could stop such humiliation, Okamura was so angry that he almost smashed the headquarters.

However, there are some officers who don't have a good eye. There are old friends of Okamura in the navy's Chinese fleet, and they even called to congratulate them.

Congratulations to Okamura for achieving a phased victory in this May Day sweep.

"In this way, the rear will be stabilized, and our empire will be able to fight decisively with the enemy in the Pacific and Southeast Asian battlefields with peace of mind. Victory is guaranteed! Okamura-kun, you will be a great contributor to victory!"

Okamura: "..."

Not to mention being a hero, this old devil is so ashamed at the moment, he can't wait to take out a knife and cut himself open.

He didn't know that this was a deliberate method of the Eighth Route Army, but the disastrous defeat of the May [-]st sweep, the morale of the army was shaken, and the morale plummeted, and these superficial tasks were also needed.

In the end, Okamura could only bite his steel teeth and swallow it in his stomach, holding his nose and admitting it!
Right now, for him, the most important thing is to quickly stabilize the situation in North China.

After experiencing the May [-]st sweep, after such a disastrous defeat, the empire's stable occupied areas and important lines of communication were held.

Daxia can't be overthrown just like this.

Okamura was very worried about this. He worried that after he stepped down, the next commander of the North China Front Army would completely collapse the security and stability of the entire North China Front because of this already unstable situation.

This old devil did his duty, and worked hard to plan before stepping down, hoping to fill in some gaps.

As for the five cities of Licheng, Shexian, Lucheng, Xiangyuan, and Liaoxian, which were captured by the Eighth Route Army with great fanfare, Okamura can't control so much now, and his mobile troops in North China are basically buried in the west of Mengxi. There is simply no armed force that can quickly reinforce the past.

What can be done then?

He could only honestly report the information to Hata Junliu, commander-in-chief of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.

"Baga, Okamura is such a stupid and incompetent guy!" After hanging up the phone, Hata Shunroku couldn't help cursing at Okamura.

He probably forgot that during the first year Okamura took office, he spoke highly of it: Okamura-kun is the most cultivated and capable officer among the senior military officers of the empire I have ever seen!

This time it was really a slap in the face.

Faced with the urgent situation that Licheng was completely captured by the Eighth Route Army, Yan Junliu also had a headache.

The Eighth Route Army suddenly overwhelmed the border and attacked Licheng with lightning speed. The Japanese army had no time to deploy and deploy, and Licheng was directly breached.

However, Licheng's special location determines its extremely important military status.

As the hub of the special traffic line of the Japanese army.

Once something happened in Licheng, the impact on the Japanese army would be extremely severe, especially when the four cities around Licheng were captured by the Eighth Route Army at the same time.

At least three arterial transportation lines will be completely cut off by the Eighth Route Army.

It will even lead to complete turmoil in the rear of the entire North China, which the Japanese army will never tolerate.

He then started yelling at Okamura for being stupid again.

If it weren't for this fool, he would have believed some nonsense about the large oil field in Mengxi.

How could it cause such a bad situation?

Originally, in places like Shanxi, Hebei, and Shandong, the May Day raids were almost over.

However, Okamura, an old boy with the nature of a gambler, placed all his bets on the Wuyun Oilfield.

He dispatched one mobile unit after another to the Mengxi area to build a permanent fortification group to defend the Wuyun Oilfield.

The old devil even asked the troops to prepare long-term supplies and various supporting facilities, and began to build vigorously, mobilizing a lot of manpower, material resources and various construction machinery.

So far, Okamura is still dreaming that he can use the Wuyun Oilfield as a large-scale developed oilfield to directly supply the oil consumption of the imperial war machine!

Until it was finally discovered that the Wuyun Oilfield was basically shale oil, and it was impossible to exploit it on a large scale.

Okamura was completely dumbfounded!

At this time, the other places of the Eighth Route Army were guerrillas, local armed forces, and autumn harvest grain collection teams, and they confronted the Japanese army everywhere, destroying the autumn harvest in the occupied areas.

Japanese military intelligence indicated that the main forces of the Eighth Route in the Yan'an, Taihang, and Luliang Mountain areas were constantly gathering in western Mengxi.

As time went on, the rainy season in Mengxi area came again.

Moreover, the rainfall this year is even more exaggerated, and it is expected to come half a month earlier.

At this time, the devil is guarding a chicken rib oil field, confronting the Eighth Route Army and the 35th Route Army in the mud. Whether to retreat or stick to it has become a choice that almost collapsed Okamura.

Standing firm is worthless.

When attacking, more and more numbers of the Eighth Route Army appear, which is probably no different from throwing yourself into a trap.

The escape route was almost cut off, and supplies would not be available in a long-term confrontation with the Eighth Route Army.

The mobile troops were caught in the mud and encircled and blocked by the Eighth Route Army, and there was even a crisis of annihilation of the entire army.

In desperation, Okamura had to lower his head and ask Hata Junliu for help.

Now, his prestige as the commander-in-chief of North China has been greatly reduced, and the transfer orders issued by him may not be effective.

In desperation, Hata Junliu had no choice but to personally contact the commanders of the First Army, the Twelfth Army, the Mongolian Army, and the Kwantung Army to directly dispatch troops to reinforce the Mengxi Mobile Force and let the Mengxi Army abandon all that could not be taken away. The materials were quickly evacuated under the cover of the reinforcements and the air force, to avoid entanglement with the Eighth Route Army, and to get rid of the situation surrounded by the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army, the Yan'an Army, the 129th Division, and the 35th Route Army.

So far, the mobile troops of the Japanese army in North China have been basically disabled, unable to reinforce Licheng at all.

In addition, North China suffered such a big defeat.

Hata Junliu also wanted to get back the scene and save face.

It just so happened that the Japanese military spies found out that the Eighth Route Army was planning to hold a military parade on August 8st, the day they built their army. He immediately called the chief of the intelligence agency and the commander of the Army Aviation Headquarters to gather in three places in Central China, East China, and North China. The air force carried out devastating air strikes on Licheng in three batches.

First, the army aviation unit in North China was dispatched, and the flying teams at airports in Beiping and Shandong conducted reconnaissance on Licheng, conducted exploratory air strikes, cooperated with hidden secret agents on the ground and airdropped airborne troops, and comprehensively investigated the air defense forces and distribution positions of the Eighth Route Army in Licheng.

With carpet bombing, the air strikes the whole city.

"Blast those damn Eighth Route Army to death!"

Hata Junroku's eyes were full of coldness.

"The North China Air Force tested the air defense firepower of the Eighth Route Army and carried out a preliminary strike. After the Eighth Route Army was exhausted.

The main force of the air force, which took off from the airports in Wuhan and other places in central China, launched a comprehensive air raid on Licheng, hit the targets of the Eighth Route Army, and hit air defense positions.

Finally, the heavy bomber team in the Shanghai area of ​​East China carried out incendiary bomb attacks and burned Licheng to scorched earth! "

(End of this chapter)