The father of the sword is Kong Jie

Kong Jie nodded, saying that these puppet troops are quite interesting.

When he was a traitor to the Japs, he worked as a foreigner all day long, and his combat effectiveness was really reduced.

But once they are incited to rebel, and when they switch sides in battle, they suddenly burst out from within the Jaap, their fighting power cannot be underestimated.

Human nature is complex, but it is most likely that if you hold it in for a long time, it will rebound violently!

With the support of these puppet troops who secretly surrendered, when they launched an offensive against the Japanese army in North China, they would naturally get twice the result with half the effort.

It’s just that the main force of the Japs is still there after all. The Japs may not be able to defend those remote counties and towns that are easy to attack and difficult to defend, but those important counties that are easy to defend and difficult to attack where the Japanese army has reduced its troops are not so easy to break.

Even if the Eighth Route Army is now stronger, it will not be easy to completely break through the defense of these important cities where the Japanese army was last stationed through offensive battles.

And the gain outweighs the loss.

You will inevitably pay a heavy price.

Most of the financial systems in the key Japanese-occupied areas are now basically on the verge of collapse. The Japanese and puppet troops in the city are so poor that there is little to gain from fighting them.

The so-called best strategy is to defeat the enemy without fighting, and to defeat the enemy without fighting.

It is better to spend more time until the Japanese army is completely defeated.

But it was not a problem to keep wasting the Japanese troops in the base area, so the Eighth Route Army headquarters finally adopted Kong Jie's suggestion and decided to secretly mobilize the main force to advance northward and open up a new battlefield while the base area was in a stalemate with the Japanese troops.

As long as the main force of the Kwantung Army is still there, no matter how miserable the Chinese Expeditionary Force is defeated, there is still a glimmer of hope.

Then completely extinguish the devil's last flame of hope.

……

Licheng.

The Allied military competition is still going on amidst the noise of gongs and drums.

The old Japanese Okamura, who is in charge of the headquarters of the Chinese Expeditionary Force in Nanjing, does not have the confidence to launch a large-scale attack on Licheng for the time being. The only thing he can do is to secretly send some spies to explore the situation near Licheng, and at the same time explore the allied forces. What is the situation like in the military competition held by various countries in Licheng?

"Sir, they have many competitions, divided into individual and group competitions, including some basic skills of infantry, collaborative operations of various units, collaborative competitions of various arms, etc."

Okamura nodded. These are considered basic items in military competitions. Warriors from his empire also perform them in military training. It is not surprising.

Then, he asked casually: "Is there anything different?"

The officer replied: "Yes, sir, they also have some very special projects, including infantry armed swimming projects, kayaking and the like.

We even discovered that the Eighth Route Armored Corps also added water-draining projects, replaced wide crawler tracks in water network areas, and built fast load-carrying pontoon projects.

Their artillery even has competitions for training in swamp areas to gain the ability to quickly construct artillery positions in such harsh environments.

However, from observation, it is obvious that Balu’s ability to master these projects is still very poor. "

When the officer said this, there was still some disdain on his face, which was somewhat mocking.

Okamura thought of something in an instant. Distraught, he waved his hand to let the officer leave, and then called his chief of staff over.

After talking about this matter, the Japanese chief of staff pointedly pointed out:

"General, I'm afraid this is not good. Why would the Eighth Route Army assume these training projects in particular? Are these cunning guys strengthening targeted training for operations in the southern water network area and the Yellow River Yellow River Flood Zone?

After all, we are only fighting in the north, so these special fighting methods are not needed at all. "

Okamura was silent. He was worried about this.

These special training programs of the Eighth Route Army once again demonstrated from the side the strategic plan of the Eighth Route Army to prepare to attack the south and defend the north.

Licheng, Allied military competition...

Mengdong spent a lot of effort and such a long time to build such a stable and permanent military defense line.

A massive counterattack in North China.

The New Fourth Army troops in Central China and South China are particularly noisy.

All of this is constantly impacting Okamura, and the Southern No. 1 combat plan has reached its final moments, and it seems that the transportation lines in mainland China will be successfully opened according to the original plan.

If the Eighth Route Army launches a large-scale offensive at this juncture, it will even paralyze the mainland's communication lines that have been completely opened.

Operation Plan No. 1 will surely fall short.

Thinking of this, Okamura could no longer sit still and dialed the Kwantung Army headquarters again.

Soon after, Okamura and the commander of the Kwantung Army, Umezu Yoshijiro, analyzed the war situation on the Eastern Mongolian defense line and the great commotion caused by the Eighth Route Army in Licheng, North China, Central China, and South China.

Okamura put forward his point of view directly: "All this shows that the Eighth Route Army is preparing for the south attack and the north defense. Once the Mengdong defense line is completely built, the situation in the rear of North China will basically stabilize.

It is very likely that the Eighth Route Army will launch a complete offensive against the mainland transportation lines in the south.

By then, with the alliance of those national armies, our China Expeditionary Force will be attacked from both sides, and the No. 1 combat plan will be in vain. Umezu-kun, if it really gets to this bad point, you and I will become the biggest sinners of the empire! "

Feeling the long silence on the other end of the phone, Okamura struck while the iron was hot and said:

"Mejin-kun, what are you still hesitating about? Are you still worried about the Eighth Route Army's surprise attack on your Kwantung Army? Or do you think the Eighth Route Army already has the courage and confidence to invade Manchuria?

If this could be achieved, wouldn't the Eighth Route Army be able to fight on two fronts inside and outside the Pass?

I am afraid that the Japanese Empire has long been defeated and returned home!

Please do not hesitate any longer. The next battle plan is directly related to the final direction of the Holy War. Isn’t the ultimate fate of our empire enough for us to bet everything on it? "

"As for the Soviet side, the main force that you have been wary of, the main force of the German army has not been eliminated. They have been too busy taking care of themselves recently. How can they still have extra energy to deal with your Kwantung Army?

Umezu-kun, please don’t hesitate! "

In the end, Umezu Yoshijiro was convinced, and he promised Okamura to send elite troops south for reinforcements to cooperate with China's dispatched troops to deal with the Eighth Route Army's offensive from the south to the north.

……

On the other side, the Eighth Route Army generals represented by Kong Jie sat firmly on the Diaoyutai and watched the little devil fall into the trap step by step.

On the other hand, the Licheng Allied Forces Competition continued.

This Allied Forces Competition is a bit like a military sports meeting. It is very lively. Not only leaders from the former enemy headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, but also many leaders from Yan'an will attend the official competition after the preliminary competition.

Including Commander Yan, Commander Tang, Commander Hu and others from the national army also came to join in the fun.

The British side sent a high-profile delegation headed by General Parisi Hobert.

The United States sent a delegation headed by General Patton.

The Soviet side also sent a delegation headed by General Rotmistrov.

Even the Free French side was personally led by a famous general. On the one hand, they came to visit the experts they sent to the Eighth Route Army base. On the other hand, they also wanted to sell some technology and see if the Eighth Route Army could accept some more technicians and technicians who had been exiled from the country. engineers, in exchange for labor fees, and they also needed money to raise troops.

As for the preliminary round of this military competition, teams drawn from various armies came, it was a hodgepodge, some came to compete, and some came to watch the fun.

When Kong Jie, who was responsible for organizing the competition, reviewed the list, he was surprised to find that a certain detachment of the New Fourth Army even applied for a combined mechanized company, tank company, anti-tank company, self-propelled artillery company, mountain artillery company, field artillery company, and 105 howitzer company. , 155 howitzer company and other competitions. The key to the problem is that their team simply does not have that many technical arms.

What is this like?

For example, at the student sports meeting, a certain student was actually good at one or two things, but he ended up registering for all the participating events in one go.

Doesn't this look like a competition?

It’s all here to experience it!

If we really want to participate in a formal competition, maybe during the armored force competition, the regular team will come with armored vehicles and tanks, and our New Fourth Army comrades will dare to claim that they are modified armored vehicles by pushing two bicycles!

In this regard, Kong Jie could only bow his head and sigh: "If nothing else, the competitive courage of our New Fourth Army comrades is quite commendable!

Ahem, as for whether it's embarrassing or not, forget it, that's secondary.

Maybe we can even put some smoke bombs to fool the little devils! "

This is why Kong Jie proposed to let the leaders directly watch the final official game.

This preliminary round was so chaotic that it was hard to watch.

There's a lot of fun in it.

For example, in the preliminary round, there was a project to simulate the construction of artillery positions in swampy areas.

The participating Allied countries were a little dumbfounded. It was the first time for an artillery competition to take place in such a harsh environment.

To the astonished Allied generals, Kong Jie said very solemnly: "War is never fair, and it is never enjoyable. In war, harsh combat environments are the norm.

Not to mention an environment like a swamp, even exaggeratedly harsh combat environments have long been commonplace for our Eighth Route Army.

After all, war is never fair, and the enemy will not show you mercy! "

This is not Kong Jie's bragging. During the Long March, the conditions were so difficult that they could not be described in words. Many experiences and lessons were gained with human lives.

After the final game started, the Allied countries were very surprised.

Even in such a harsh environment as a swamp, those Eighth Route Army soldiers still used their skilled and excellent operating techniques to perfectly construct an adapted artillery position in the most suitable position in the shortest possible time with the help of the surrounding terrain.

As for the U.S. troops, ahem - the artillery barracks were not reinforced before firing, and the ground was muddy in the swamp environment. As a result, the recoil directly overturned the 155 howitzer, and the shells also hit the Allied observation post.

Fortunately, it is a training paintball and has no actual lethality.

The key point is that it is embarrassing. The generals of the US delegation quickly turned their heads away, for fear that others would say that it was their US team competing in the audience.

In addition, after the competition started, many cheating players appeared.

For example, the Soviet Union actually sent the legendary sniper Vasily in the shooting competition.

The United States even sent the legendary machine gunner Basilone.

The British legendary aerial combat ace Johnson was also present.

Of course, Lao Li is not to be outdone. Isn't it just cheating? Who can't do it? Directly and secretly, Kong Jie's commando team, Duan Peng and his party were disguised as ordinary troops to participate in the competition.

What we are playing is dimensionality reduction attack!

In the end, Kong Jie couldn't stand it any longer, but these elite troops were here to participate in the competition after all, and they couldn't let people come in joy and return disappointed.

So as soon as Kong Jie thought about it, he invited these amazing guys to participate in the competition against the blue team - for example, using a small number of troops such as the commando team to directly conduct a confrontation drill game against a main group.

Or just use a main force to encircle a small group of elite troops on a certain mountain and watch the confrontation between the two sides.

otherwise.

Those fierce men who carry heavy machine guns with one hand to transfer positions are like drinking cold water.

A person who carries a recoilless gun alone, a pervert who plays with a mortar alone.

A genius sniper who suppresses half a company by one person.

There are also those monsters who can shoot accurately and rapidly with howitzers.

Can others still compare?

This novel challenge also made the elite troops enjoy it!

In addition, this Allied military competition can actually be regarded as a weapons display meeting of the Eighth Route Army.

If we don't take the opportunity to flex our muscles and demonstrate the military power of the Eighth Route Army to the Allied countries, how can we let you know the power of our now fully strengthened Eighth Route Army?

How can I let you know that China cannot be bullied from now on?

——105 light mountain howitzer, 105 cannon, 105 howitzer, and 105 plus howitzer, which have almost become their own system.

With the unveiling of these weapons, visitors from allied countries were naturally amazed.

As a guide, Kong Jie also introduced to the Allied friends in detail:

“Some of these artillery equipment were modified from equipment captured by the Japanese army, and some were independently produced and designed by our Eighth Route Army military factory.

Let’s talk about various comprehensive performances.

Whether it is accuracy, range, power, or stability, they are all stronger than the same type of Japanese artillery.

In addition, we have also carried out special weight reduction to reduce the difficulty of transporting troops, carried out modular design, and improved the gun mount to facilitate the towing and transfer of mechanized troops. "

General Patton exclaimed: "Kong, your Eighth Route Army is really amazing. It is really amazing that you can build such an advanced military-industrial system with such a poor material foundation.

These artillery pieces of yours are very practical.

To fight the Japanese army under the special environment in China, I think there is no more suitable weapon than these! "

I heard that these artillery pieces are also specially designed to withstand freezing.

The Soviet generals' eyes sparkled, and they were even thinking about doing business with the Eighth Route Army after the competition, to see if they could also buy a batch of similar artillery from the Eighth Route Army, or get the corresponding military technology.

It's more than that.

Except for the 105mm caliber gun.

155mm caliber howitzers, cannons, and howitzers have also been developed in a systematic manner.

There are also more confidential 122 plus howitzers, 130 cannons and the like.

These are the trump cards after the launch of the Eighth Route Army's elite advance operation plan.

In Kong Jie’s words: “If we really didn’t have some diamonds, how dare we take on this porcelain job?”